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® A7M266 266MHz FSB DDR RAM AGP Pro Socket A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
® A7M266 266MHz FSB DDR RAM AGP Pro Socket A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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... the third digit in any form or by any of the manual revision number. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Manual revisions are released for identification or explanation and to infringe. ...MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Product Name: ASUS A7M266 Manual Revision: 1.04 E776 Release Date: May 2001 2 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual...
... the third digit in any form or by any of the manual revision number. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Manual revisions are released for identification or explanation and to infringe. ...MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Product Name: ASUS A7M266 Manual Revision: 1.04 E776 Release Date: May 2001 2 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual...
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...) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2893-7775 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: +1-510-608-4555... Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 3
...) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2893-7775 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: +1-510-608-4555... Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 3
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INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. Optional Components 9 2.1.3 Special Features 10 2.1.4 Performance Features 10 2.1.5 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout ... BIOS 47 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 47 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 48 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 51 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 52 4.2.2 Legend Bar 52 4 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual CONTENTS 1. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7M266 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Specifications -
INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. Optional Components 9 2.1.3 Special Features 10 2.1.4 Performance Features 10 2.1.5 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout ... BIOS 47 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 47 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 48 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 51 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 52 4.2.2 Legend Bar 52 4 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual CONTENTS 1. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7M266 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Specifications -
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... Operating System 83 5.2 Start Windows 83 5.3 A7 Series Motherboard Support CD 83 5.4 Uninstalling Programs 85 6. APPENDIX 97 7.1 Modem Riser 97 7.2 Glossary 99 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 5 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 87 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 87 6.2 ASUS Update 92 6.3 YAMAHA XGPlayer 93 7. CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu 54 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 55 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 58 4.4 Advanced Menu 60 4.4.1 Chip...
... Operating System 83 5.2 Start Windows 83 5.3 A7 Series Motherboard Support CD 83 5.4 Uninstalling Programs 85 6. APPENDIX 97 7.1 Modem Riser 97 7.2 Glossary 99 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 5 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 87 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 87 6.2 ASUS Update 92 6.3 YAMAHA XGPlayer 93 7. CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu 54 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 55 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 58 4.4 Advanced Menu 60 4.4.1 Chip...
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... Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual These limits are designed to which the receiver is no guarantee that interference will not occur in violation of Part 15 of safety or performance...
... Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual These limits are designed to which the receiver is no guarantee that interference will not occur in violation of Part 15 of safety or performance...
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.../ 100 / UltraDMA/66 (also compatible with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is complete. FEATURES Production information and specifications 3. APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1.2 Item Checklist Check that your retailer. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist 1. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for one 5.25" and two 3.5" floppy...
.../ 100 / UltraDMA/66 (also compatible with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is complete. FEATURES Production information and specifications 3. APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1.2 Item Checklist Check that your retailer. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist 1. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for one 5.25" and two 3.5" floppy...
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... of frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is carefully designed for more peripheral connectivity options. 8 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual AC97 audio; DDR SDRAM is the newest memory standard with support for 4X, 2X and 1X AGP modes and PCI 2.2. 2. .../100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of up to 100MB/sec; FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7M266 The ASUS A7M266 motherboard is enabled. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master...
... of frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is carefully designed for more peripheral connectivity options. 8 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual AC97 audio; DDR SDRAM is the newest memory standard with support for 4X, 2X and 1X AGP modes and PCI 2.2. 2. .../100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of up to 100MB/sec; FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7M266 The ASUS A7M266 motherboard is enabled. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master...
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...personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller. • Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and ... BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 982000/Millenium compatibility, built-in this motherboard are colorcoded. 2.1.2 Specifications - ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 9 With an ASUS iPanel, you can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum...
...personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller. • Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and ... BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 982000/Millenium compatibility, built-in this motherboard are colorcoded. 2.1.2 Specifications - ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 9 With an ASUS iPanel, you can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum...
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... (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that supports autodetection of this motherboard meet the stringent requirements for 100MHz DDR SDRAM. 10 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual With these features implemented in data transfer rates of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as required by executing two actions per clock cycle, resulting...
... (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that supports autodetection of this motherboard meet the stringent requirements for 100MHz DDR SDRAM. 10 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual With these features implemented in data transfer rates of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as required by executing two actions per clock cycle, resulting...
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...voltage levels are set for more efficiently. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: CPU temperature is necessary to prevent possible application crashes. ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 11 A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user. • Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer to...chassis-intrusion monitoring through an internal or external modem. The system resource monitor will give the user information on remotely through the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is in the working state places the system into one of the BIOS setting. • ...
...voltage levels are set for more efficiently. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: CPU temperature is necessary to prevent possible application crashes. ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 11 A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user. • Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer to...chassis-intrusion monitoring through an internal or external modem. The system resource monitor will give the user information on remotely through the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is in the working state places the system into one of the BIOS setting. • ...
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... 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector Top) 23 Wake-On-LAN Connector 12 Wake-On-Ring Connector 10 Hardware Monitoring ASUS ASIC 9 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 18 Special Feature Onboard LED 11 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. Location Processor Support Socket 462 for locations. 2.
... 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector Top) 23 Wake-On-LAN Connector 12 Wake-On-Ring Connector 10 Hardware Monitoring ASUS ASIC 9 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 18 Special Feature Onboard LED 11 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. Location Processor Support Socket 462 for locations. 2.
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FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 12 3 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 45 13 12 11 10 9 8 76 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 13 2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2.
FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 12 3 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 45 13 12 11 10 9 8 76 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 13 2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2.
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... Modem Riser (AMR) WOR PLED DSCKF A7M266 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power VIA VT82C686B ® PCIset CLRTC JTPWR JEN CHA_FAN USBPORT ASUS USBPWR2 CHASSIS ASIC with Hardware IR Monitor AFPANEL IDELED SMB PANEL Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. 14 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3.
... Modem Riser (AMR) WOR PLED DSCKF A7M266 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power VIA VT82C686B ® PCIset CLRTC JTPWR JEN CHA_FAN USBPORT ASUS USBPWR2 CHASSIS ASIC with Hardware IR Monitor AFPANEL IDELED SMB PANEL Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. 14 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3.
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ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 15 HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents 3. 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 19 JumperFree Mode (JumperFree / Jumper Mode) 2) VIO VIO1 p. 20 Clock Generator Voltage Setting (3.30V / 3.... p. 39 Chassis, Power Supply, CPU, Chipset Fan Connectors (3 pins) 16) USBPORT p. 40 USB Header (10-1 pins) 17) SMB p. 40 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 18) AFPANEL p. 41 ASUS iPanel Connector (24-1 pins) continued...
ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 15 HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents 3. 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 19 JumperFree Mode (JumperFree / Jumper Mode) 2) VIO VIO1 p. 20 Clock Generator Voltage Setting (3.30V / 3.... p. 39 Chassis, Power Supply, CPU, Chipset Fan Connectors (3 pins) 16) USBPORT p. 40 USB Header (10-1 pins) 17) SMB p. 40 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 18) AFPANEL p. 41 ASUS iPanel Connector (24-1 pins) continued...
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HARDWARE SETUP 19) JTPWR 20) ATXPWR 21) IDELED 22) PWR.LED (PANEL) 23) SPEAKER (PANEL) 24) MSG.LED (PANEL) 25) SMI (PANEL) 26) PWR.SW (PANEL) 27) RESET (PANEL) p. 41 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) p. 42 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) p. 42 IDE Activity LED (2 pins) p. 43 System Power LED Lead (3 pins) p. 43 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) p. 43 System Message LED (2 pins) p. 43 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) p. 43 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 43 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 16 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 3.
HARDWARE SETUP 19) JTPWR 20) ATXPWR 21) IDELED 22) PWR.LED (PANEL) 23) SPEAKER (PANEL) 24) MSG.LED (PANEL) 25) SMI (PANEL) 26) PWR.SW (PANEL) 27) RESET (PANEL) p. 41 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) p. 42 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) p. 42 IDE Activity LED (2 pins) p. 43 System Power LED Lead (3 pins) p. 43 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) p. 43 System Message LED (2 pins) p. 43 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) p. 43 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 43 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 16 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 3.
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Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Check Motherboard Settings 2. H/W SETUP Getting Started ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 17 Setup the BIOS Software 3. 3. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Getting Started Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1.
Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Check Motherboard Settings 2. H/W SETUP Getting Started ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 17 Setup the BIOS Software 3. 3. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Getting Started Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1.
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... severe damage to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. WARNING! H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 01 01 A7M266 ® A7M266 Onboard LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 18 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual To protect them against damage from the system. 5. 3. Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips...
... severe damage to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. WARNING! H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 01 01 A7M266 ® A7M266 Onboard LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 18 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual To protect them against damage from the system. 5. 3. Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips...
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... you to [3-4]. Setting JumperFree Jumper Mode JEN [2-3] (default) [1-2] 34 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 A7M266 ® A7M266 JumperFree Mode Setting 12 23 Jumper Mode Jumper Free (Default) JEN NOTE: In JumperFree™ ...A7M266 ® A7M266 DIP Switch DSCKF ON 1234 OFF ON 1. The white block represents the switch's position. Frequency Selection 2. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be set to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. ASUS A7M266 User's Manual...
... you to [3-4]. Setting JumperFree Jumper Mode JEN [2-3] (default) [1-2] 34 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 A7M266 ® A7M266 JumperFree Mode Setting 12 23 Jumper Mode Jumper Free (Default) JEN NOTE: In JumperFree™ ...A7M266 ® A7M266 DIP Switch DSCKF ON 1234 OFF ON 1. The white block represents the switch's position. Frequency Selection 2. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be set to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. ASUS A7M266 User's Manual...
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...Setting Disable Enable LAN_EN [1-2] [2-3] (default) 3. Setting 2.7 Volt 2.9 Volt 2.8 Volt VIO1 [1-2] (default) [2-3] [3-4] Setting 3.30 Volt 3.56 Volt 3.45 Volt VIO [1-2] (default) [2-3] [3-4] A7M266 ® A7M266 Voltage Settings 2 1 2.7 Volt (default) 2 1 3.30 Volt (default) VIO1 3 2 2.9 Volt VIO 3 2 4 3 2.8 Volt 4 3 3.56 Volt 3.45 Volt WARNING! It is...supplied to the clock generator and VIO1 (for better system reliability. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings A7M266 ® A7M266 Lan Setting LAN_EN 12 23 Disable Enable (default) 20 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 01 01 01 01 3.
...Setting Disable Enable LAN_EN [1-2] [2-3] (default) 3. Setting 2.7 Volt 2.9 Volt 2.8 Volt VIO1 [1-2] (default) [2-3] [3-4] Setting 3.30 Volt 3.56 Volt 3.45 Volt VIO [1-2] (default) [2-3] [3-4] A7M266 ® A7M266 Voltage Settings 2 1 2.7 Volt (default) 2 1 3.30 Volt (default) VIO1 3 2 2.9 Volt VIO 3 2 4 3 2.8 Volt 4 3 3.56 Volt 3.45 Volt WARNING! It is...supplied to the clock generator and VIO1 (for better system reliability. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings A7M266 ® A7M266 Lan Setting LAN_EN 12 23 Disable Enable (default) 20 ASUS A7M266 User's Manual 01 01 01 01 3.