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... are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED ...or (2) the serial number of the manual revision number. Product Name: ASUS A7V-M Manual Revision: 1.01 E603 Release Date: October 2000 2 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual Manual updates are both printed on the following page. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR ...
... are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED ...or (2) the serial number of the manual revision number. Product Name: ASUS A7V-M Manual Revision: 1.01 E603 Release Date: October 2000 2 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual Manual updates are both printed on the following page. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR ...
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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-M 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-M User's Manual 3
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... BIOS Menu Bar 48 4.2.2 Legend Bar 48 4.3 Main Menu 50 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 51 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 54 4 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout 14 3.2 Layout Contents 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 17 3.4 Motherboard Settings 17 3.5 System...3.8 External Connectors 29 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 41 4. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7V-M 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Special Features 10 2.1.3 Performance Features 10 2.1.4 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. CONTENTS 1.
... BIOS Menu Bar 48 4.2.2 Legend Bar 48 4.3 Main Menu 50 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 51 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 54 4 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout 14 3.2 Layout Contents 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 17 3.4 Motherboard Settings 17 3.5 System...3.8 External Connectors 29 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 41 4. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7V-M 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Special Features 10 2.1.3 Performance Features 10 2.1.4 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. CONTENTS 1.
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...Install Operating System 79 5.2 Start Windows 79 5.3 A7V-M Series Motherboard Support CD 80 5.4 VIA 4 in 1 drivers 81 5.5 Audio Driver 82 5.6 Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver 83 5.7 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx 84 5.8 ASUS Update Vx.xx 85 5.9 YAMAHA Soft Synthesizer S-... Power Menu 70 4.5.1 Power Up Control 72 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 74 4.6 Boot Menu 75 4.7 Exit Menu 77 5. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 93 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 93 6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 98 6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD 98 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 100 7. APPENDIX 103 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card...
...Install Operating System 79 5.2 Start Windows 79 5.3 A7V-M Series Motherboard Support CD 80 5.4 VIA 4 in 1 drivers 81 5.5 Audio Driver 82 5.6 Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver 83 5.7 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx 84 5.8 ASUS Update Vx.xx 85 5.9 YAMAHA Soft Synthesizer S-... Power Menu 70 4.5.1 Power Up Control 72 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 74 4.6 Boot Menu 75 4.7 Exit Menu 77 5. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 93 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 93 6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 98 6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD 98 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 100 7. APPENDIX 103 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card...
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... B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Communications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in accordance with FCC Rules Part 15. If this product not expressly...
... B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Communications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in accordance with FCC Rules Part 15. If this product not expressly...
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..." and 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-M User's Manual 7 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 7. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How...
..." and 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-M User's Manual 7 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 7. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How...
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... 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. It is optimized to 1GB. VC SDRAM... is a new DRAM core architecture that support four ATA66/33 devices on two channels. Appendix). 8 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual and PCI 2.2. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA ... / VC 133 Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM; FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V-M The ASUS A7V-M motherboard is enabled. AC97 audio; FEATURES Specifications 2. 2.
... 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. It is optimized to 1GB. VC SDRAM... is a new DRAM core architecture that support four ATA66/33 devices on two channels. Appendix). 8 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual and PCI 2.2. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA ... / VC 133 Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM; FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V-M The ASUS A7V-M motherboard is enabled. AC97 audio; FEATURES Specifications 2. 2.
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... and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is autodetected to enable/disable suspend-to... (IrDA) Support: Integrated IR supports an optional remote control package for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in this motherboard are color-coded. ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 9 Power supply is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides...
... and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is autodetected to enable/disable suspend-to... (IrDA) Support: Integrated IR supports an optional remote control package for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in this motherboard are color-coded. ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 9 Power supply is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides...
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.../2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make identification easy as required by PC 99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. 2.1.3 Performance Features • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI ...(SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate (1.064GB/s max using PC133-compliant SDRAMs and 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAMs). 10 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual This motherboard with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/ IDE drives and host...
.../2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make identification easy as required by PC 99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. 2.1.3 Performance Features • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI ...(SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate (1.064GB/s max using PC133-compliant SDRAMs and 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAMs). 10 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual This motherboard with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/ IDE drives and host...
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...RPM and failure. Suggestions will warn the user before the system resources are monitored to ensure stable voltage to prevent possible application crashes. ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 11 A chassis intrusion event is kept in memory on battery power for less than 4 seconds, the system enters ... systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds when the system is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent system overheat and system damage. • Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are used up to critical motherboard components...
...RPM and failure. Suggestions will warn the user before the system resources are monitored to ensure stable voltage to prevent possible application crashes. ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 11 A chassis intrusion event is kept in memory on battery power for less than 4 seconds, the system enters ... systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds when the system is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent system overheat and system damage. • Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are used up to critical motherboard components...
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... (optional) ....... 21 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional Top) 26 Wake-On-LAN Connector 16 Wake-On-Ring Connector 12 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 10 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 1 Others Onboard LED 5 SMBus Connector 11 Buzzer (optional 15 Form Factor Micro...
... (optional) ....... 21 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional Top) 26 Wake-On-LAN Connector 16 Wake-On-Ring Connector 12 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 10 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 1 Others Onboard LED 5 SMBus Connector 11 Buzzer (optional 15 Form Factor Micro...
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ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 13 2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 12 3 4 27 26 25 5 678 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 -
ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 13 2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 12 3 4 27 26 25 5 678 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 -
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... 23 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CLRTC JEN Audio Codec HPHONE PCI Slot 1 MODEM PCI Slot 2 Audio Controller WOLCON PCI Slot 3 VIA VT82C686A Chipset A7V-M USB2 IR Buzzer WOR IDELED HPANEL SMB Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 14...
... 23 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CLRTC JEN Audio Codec HPHONE PCI Slot 1 MODEM PCI Slot 2 Audio Controller WOLCON PCI Slot 3 VIA VT82C686A Chipset A7V-M USB2 IR Buzzer WOR IDELED HPANEL SMB Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 14...
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...) p.40 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) PWR.SW (PANEL) p.40 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) SMI (PANEL) p.40 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 15 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3.
...) p.40 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) PWR.SW (PANEL) p.40 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) SMI (PANEL) p.40 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 15 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3.
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WARNING! Unplug your computer when working on your power supply when adding or removing system components. LED A7V-M A7V-M Onboard LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 17 Install Memory Modules 3. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. 3. Use a grounded wrist strap before you plug in or remove the ...
WARNING! Unplug your computer when working on your power supply when adding or removing system components. LED A7V-M A7V-M Onboard LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS A7V-M User's Manual 17 Install Memory Modules 3. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. 3. Use a grounded wrist strap before you plug in or remove the ...
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... - SW1) The motherboard's onboard functions are adjusted through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). 3. SW1 O1 2 3 4 N A7V-M A7V-M DIP Switches 1. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The... example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. OFF: 3) O1 2 3 4 N A7V-M A7V-M Jumper Setting JEN 12 23 Jumper Mode JumperFree™ (Default) 18 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 1) Jumper Setting (JEN) This jumper allows you to...
... - SW1) The motherboard's onboard functions are adjusted through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). 3. SW1 O1 2 3 4 N A7V-M A7V-M DIP Switches 1. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The... example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. OFF: 3) O1 2 3 4 N A7V-M A7V-M Jumper Setting JEN 12 23 Jumper Mode JumperFree™ (Default) 18 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 1) Jumper Setting (JEN) This jumper allows you to...
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... feature, JEN [see 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) in place of the processor. 20 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual External Frequency Table CPU (MHz) 100.00 103.00 105.00 110.00 PCI... [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see 3.5 System Memory (DIMM)]. The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU's Internal frequency (the...Settings CPU 100.00MHz PCI 33.33MHz 103.00MHz 34.33MHz ON 1234 ON 1234 A7V-M A7V-M CPU External Frequency Selection CPU 105.00MHz PCI 35.00MHz 110.00MHz 36.67MHz ...
... feature, JEN [see 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) in place of the processor. 20 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual External Frequency Table CPU (MHz) 100.00 103.00 105.00 110.00 PCI... [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see 3.5 System Memory (DIMM)]. The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU's Internal frequency (the...Settings CPU 100.00MHz PCI 33.33MHz 103.00MHz 34.33MHz ON 1234 ON 1234 A7V-M A7V-M CPU External Frequency Selection CPU 105.00MHz PCI 35.00MHz 110.00MHz 36.67MHz ...
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... not be compatible with current PC133 SDRAM specifica- HARDWARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is recommended through SDRAM Configuration under "Chipset Features Setup". One side (with VCM SDRAMs. Install memory in...
... not be compatible with current PC133 SDRAM specifica- HARDWARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is recommended through SDRAM Configuration under "Chipset Features Setup". One side (with VCM SDRAMs. Install memory in...