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® A7V-E JumperFree™ PC133/VC133 200MHz FSB AGP 4X Socket A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
® A7V-E JumperFree™ PC133/VC133 200MHz FSB AGP 4X Socket A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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... BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product Name: ASUS A7V-E Manual Revision: 1.01 E746 Release Date: March 2001 2 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration...
... BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product Name: ASUS A7V-E Manual Revision: 1.01 E746 Release Date: March 2001 2 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration...
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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 A7V-E 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 A7V-E User's Manual 3
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... Procedures 42 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 44 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 45 4.2.2 Legend Bar 45 4.3 Main Menu 47 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 48 4 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. CONTENTS 1. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7V-E 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Special Features 10 2.1.3 Optional Components 10 2.1.4 Performance Features 10 2.1.5 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13...
... Procedures 42 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 44 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 45 4.2.2 Legend Bar 45 4.3 Main Menu 47 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 48 4 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. CONTENTS 1. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7V-E 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Special Features 10 2.1.3 Optional Components 10 2.1.4 Performance Features 10 2.1.5 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13...
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APPENDIX 89 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 89 7.2 Glossary 91 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 75 5.1 Install Operating System 75 5.2 Start Windows 75 5.3 A7V-E Series Motherboard Support CD 76 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 79 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 79 6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD 84 6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 85 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 86 7. CONTENTS 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 51 4.4 Advanced Menu 53 4.4.1 Chip...
APPENDIX 89 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 89 7.2 Glossary 91 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 75 5.1 Install Operating System 75 5.2 Start Windows 75 5.3 A7V-E Series Motherboard Support CD 76 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 79 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 79 6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD 84 6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 85 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 86 7. CONTENTS 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 51 4.4 Advanced Menu 53 4.4.1 Chip...
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... the Canadian Department of the FCC Rules. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual WARNING! This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Canadian ICES-003. This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by turning the...
... the Canadian Department of the FCC Rules. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual WARNING! This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Canadian ICES-003. This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by turning the...
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... two 3.5" floppy disk drives Optional Items ASUS CIDB chassis intrusion detection module ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/ 100 Ethernet Card (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 7 Package Contents (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) 40-pin 80-conductor...
... two 3.5" floppy disk drives Optional Items ASUS CIDB chassis intrusion detection module ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/ 100 Ethernet Card (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 7 Package Contents (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) 40-pin 80-conductor...
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FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V-E The ASUS A7V-E motherboard is a new DRAM core architecture that support four ATA devices on two channels. bus ...100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to allow manual adjustment of frequency and Vcore voltage all through an optional onboard Realtek Fast Ethernet Controller or an optional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Supports UltraDMA...Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes; Appendix). 8 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 2. It is enabled.
FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V-E The ASUS A7V-E motherboard is a new DRAM core architecture that support four ATA devices on two channels. bus ...100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to allow manual adjustment of frequency and Vcore voltage all through an optional onboard Realtek Fast Ethernet Controller or an optional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Supports UltraDMA...Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) with support for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes; Appendix). 8 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 2. It is enabled.
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... to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware monitoring and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI Expansion... Connectors: To enhance user accessibility to system components and to meet PC 99 compliancy, major connectors in this motherboard are color-coded. FEA TURES Specifications 2. 2. ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 9
... to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware monitoring and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI Expansion... Connectors: To enhance user accessibility to system components and to meet PC 99 compliancy, major connectors in this motherboard are color-coded. FEA TURES Specifications 2. 2. ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 9
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...2.1.4 Performance Features • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to be enabled.) 10 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual To fully utilize the benefits of this motherboard meet the stringent requirements for Windows95/98/NT . The new PC 99 requirements... hardware levels of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as required by PC 99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. 2.1.3 Optional Components • Realtek RTL8139C Ethernet: (optional) single chip fast ethernet controller...
...2.1.4 Performance Features • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to be enabled.) 10 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual To fully utilize the benefits of this motherboard meet the stringent requirements for Windows95/98/NT . The new PC 99 requirements... hardware levels of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as required by PC 99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. 2.1.3 Optional Components • Realtek RTL8139C Ethernet: (optional) single chip fast ethernet controller...
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All fans are used up to ensure proper system configuration and management. ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 11 FEA TURES Intelligence 2. With this benefit on-hand, users can be turned on managing their computers from anywhere in the world! • System Resources ...
All fans are used up to ensure proper system configuration and management. ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 11 FEA TURES Intelligence 2. With this benefit on-hand, users can be turned on managing their computers from anywhere in the world! • System Resources ...
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...) 19 Network Features 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional Top) Wake-On-LAN Connector 15 Wake-On-Ring Connector 13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 12 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 1 Others Onboard LED 8 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual
...) 19 Network Features 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional Top) Wake-On-LAN Connector 15 Wake-On-Ring Connector 13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 12 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 1 Others Onboard LED 8 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual
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FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 3 4 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 DSFID 5 17 16 5 67 - 15 14 13 121110 9 8 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 13 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.
FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 3 4 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 DSFID 5 17 16 5 67 - 15 14 13 121110 9 8 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 13 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.
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... Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) ® PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 IR SMB USB2 WOR PLED CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power DSFID DIP Switches A7V-E IDELED HPANEL Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase. 14 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE FLOPPY 30.6cm (12in) 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3.
... Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) ® PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 IR SMB USB2 WOR PLED CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power DSFID DIP Switches A7V-E IDELED HPANEL Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase. 14 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE FLOPPY 30.6cm (12in) 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3.
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...) p.37 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) PWR.SW (PANEL) p.37 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) SMI (PANEL) p.37 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 15 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3.
...) p.37 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) PWR.SW (PANEL) p.37 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) SMI (PANEL) p.37 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 15 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3.
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..., you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer when working on the motherboard. 3. H/W SETUP 01 01 ® A7V-E A7V-E Onboard LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 16 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual Install Expansion Cards 5. Unplug your computer. 1. If you unplug your motherboard's function settings through the use of switches and/or...
..., you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer when working on the motherboard. 3. H/W SETUP 01 01 ® A7V-E A7V-E Onboard LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 16 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual Install Expansion Cards 5. Unplug your computer. 1. If you unplug your motherboard's function settings through the use of switches and/or...
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... are adjusted through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). Frequency Selection 1234 5 ON OFF ON 01 01 01 01 ® A7V-E A7V-E DIP Switches DSFID ON ON 1. Frequency Selection 1. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. SW1...Mode (Default) JEN 12 DSFID ON ON OFF 1 2345 ® A7V-E A7V-E JumperFree™ Mode Setting JEN 23 DSFID ON ON OFF 1 2345 CLOCK TABLE ON ON OFF 1234 5 CPU 100MHz ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 17 The example below shows all Clock Multiplier combinations. Frequency Multiple OFF...
... are adjusted through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). Frequency Selection 1234 5 ON OFF ON 01 01 01 01 ® A7V-E A7V-E DIP Switches DSFID ON ON 1. Frequency Selection 1. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. SW1...Mode (Default) JEN 12 DSFID ON ON OFF 1 2345 ® A7V-E A7V-E JumperFree™ Mode Setting JEN 23 DSFID ON ON OFF 1 2345 CLOCK TABLE ON ON OFF 1234 5 CPU 100MHz ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 17 The example below shows all Clock Multiplier combinations. Frequency Multiple OFF...
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...mode is enabled, use this feature, JEN must be stable. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. This allows the selection of the processor. 18 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual External Frequency Table CPU (MHz) 100.00 103.00 105.00 110.00 PCI (MHz) 33.57 34.33 35.00 36.67...ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). 3. HARDWARE SETUP 2) CPU External Frequency Setting (SW1 Switches 1-5) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to User Define under...
...mode is enabled, use this feature, JEN must be stable. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. This allows the selection of the processor. 18 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual External Frequency Table CPU (MHz) 100.00 103.00 105.00 110.00 PCI (MHz) 33.57 34.33 35.00 36.67...ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). 3. HARDWARE SETUP 2) CPU External Frequency Setting (SW1 Switches 1-5) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to User Define under...
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...frequency multiple, which determines the relationship between the frequency of your processor is ON for all DSFID settings. 2. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 19 To use this feature, JEN must be adjusted in JumperFree Mode using BIOS software. 3. Switch 5 is locked, setting the... Frequency Multiple will have no effect. ® A7V-E A7V-E CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 01 01 ON ON ON ON 1 2345 5.0x ON 1 2345 5.5x ON...
...frequency multiple, which determines the relationship between the frequency of your processor is ON for all DSFID settings. 2. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings ASUS A7V-E User's Manual 19 To use this feature, JEN must be adjusted in JumperFree Mode using BIOS software. 3. Switch 5 is locked, setting the... Frequency Multiple will have no effect. ® A7V-E A7V-E CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 01 01 ON ON ON ON 1 2345 5.0x ON 1 2345 5.5x ON...
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...sided DIMMs come in 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB. Registered DIMMs are not supported. • SDRAMs used must be possible. 20 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual H/W SETUP System Memory 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). One side (with VCM SDRAMs. ...Install memory in 16, 32, 64,128, 256MB; compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is recommended ...
...sided DIMMs come in 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB. Registered DIMMs are not supported. • SDRAMs used must be possible. 20 ASUS A7V-E User's Manual H/W SETUP System Memory 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). One side (with VCM SDRAMs. ...Install memory in 16, 32, 64,128, 256MB; compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is recommended ...