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A8V-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage Audio LAN USB Special features BIOS features Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/... Realtek® ALC653 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface Realtek® RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN PHY Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo™ 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3, PXE flash utility ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) (continued on the next page) viii
A8V-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage Audio LAN USB Special features BIOS features Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/... Realtek® ALC653 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface Realtek® RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN PHY Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo™ 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3, PXE flash utility ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) (continued on the next page) viii
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... operation. No need to buy a replacement ROM chip. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The C.P.R. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add ...default setting for details. See page 2-36 for each parameter. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 2-33 for details. ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the system loading to overclocking, C.P.R. This protection eliminates the need to...
... operation. No need to buy a replacement ROM chip. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The C.P.R. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add ...default setting for details. See page 2-36 for each parameter. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 2-33 for details. ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the system loading to overclocking, C.P.R. This protection eliminates the need to...
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... USB12 USBPW12 USBPW34 LAN_USB34 ATX12V VIA K8M800 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In RTL8201CL AGP CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCIEX1 A8V-MX PCI1 CLRTC ALC653 SB_PWR PCI2 FP_AUDIO AUX CD SPDIF USBPW56 USBPW78 ® USB56 CHA_FAN VIA VT8251 SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 CHASSIS PANEL USB78 BIOS Flash...
... USB12 USBPW12 USBPW34 LAN_USB34 ATX12V VIA K8M800 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In RTL8201CL AGP CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCIEX1 A8V-MX PCI1 CLRTC ALC653 SB_PWR PCI2 FP_AUDIO AUX CD SPDIF USBPW56 USBPW78 ® USB56 CHA_FAN VIA VT8251 SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 CHASSIS PANEL USB78 BIOS Flash...
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...ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD [black], 4-pin AUX [white]) These connectors allow you to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! AUX (White) CD (Black) Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel ® A8V-MX A8V-MX... Internal audio connectors 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC ® A8V-MX USB56 1 A8V-MX USB 2.0 connectors USB78 1 USB+5V...
...ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD [black], 4-pin AUX [white]) These connectors allow you to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! AUX (White) CD (Black) Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel ® A8V-MX A8V-MX... Internal audio connectors 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC ® A8V-MX USB56 1 A8V-MX USB 2.0 connectors USB78 1 USB+5V...
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...and using EZ Flash: 1. Make sure that D: is found !" e. R O M. 2. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... 4. Reading file "A8V-MX.ROM". A A8V-MX.ROM not found , EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that... feature allows you rename the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. ASUS A8V-MX 2-3 When the correct BIOS file is your optical drive. Rebooting. • Do not shut down or reset the system ...
...and using EZ Flash: 1. Make sure that D: is found !" e. R O M. 2. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy... 4. Reading file "A8V-MX.ROM". A A8V-MX.ROM not found , EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that... feature allows you rename the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. ASUS A8V-MX 2-3 When the correct BIOS file is your optical drive. Rebooting. • Do not shut down or reset the system ...
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...sure that you can use as shown. 1. Press . 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you created earlier. 2. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM Main filename Extension name 3. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be exactly the same as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted ...BIOS setup This utility also allows you to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for the extension name. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done A:\> The utility returns to the floppy disk. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support...
...sure that you can use as shown. 1. Press . 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you created earlier. 2. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM Main filename Extension name 3. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be exactly the same as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted ...BIOS setup This utility also allows you to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for the extension name. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done A:\> The utility returns to the floppy disk. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support...
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Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iA8V-MX.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... done A:\> ASUS A8V-MX 2-5 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. You need to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. Boot the ...
Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iA8V-MX.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... done A:\> ASUS A8V-MX 2-5 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. You need to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. Boot the ...
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... BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the...- Starting BIOS recovery... Starting BIOS recovery... Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Reading file "A8V-MX.ROM". Start flashing... Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file....
... BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the...- Starting BIOS recovery... Starting BIOS recovery... Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Reading file "A8V-MX.ROM". Start flashing... Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file....
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...automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS A8V-MX 2-7 Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Start flashing... Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file... for the original or updated BIOS file. Floppy not found ! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive for floppy... Reading file "A8V-MX.ROM".
...automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS A8V-MX 2-7 Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Start flashing... Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file... for the original or updated BIOS file. Floppy not found ! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive for floppy... Reading file "A8V-MX.ROM".
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... transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large... mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS A8V-MX 2-15
... transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large... mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS A8V-MX 2-15
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2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and ... from the available devices. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the system boot options. Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] ASUS A8V-MX 2-35 The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the corresponding menu. Select an item...
2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and ... from the available devices. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the system boot options. Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] ASUS A8V-MX 2-35 The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the corresponding menu. Select an item...
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...key to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for PS/2 mouse. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit...Interrupt 19 Capture BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item to [Enabled to skip certain tests while booting. 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot...
...key to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for PS/2 mouse. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit...Interrupt 19 Capture BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item to [Enabled to skip certain tests while booting. 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot...
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...press . 3. To change password. Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password ... "Press DEL to change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. To set or change the system security settings. ASUS A8V-MX 2-37 Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows I n s t a l l e d. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2....
...press . 3. To change password. Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password ... "Press DEL to change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. To set or change the system security settings. ASUS A8V-MX 2-37 Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows I n s t a l l e d. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2....