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® A7V266-E JumperFree™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X Socket A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
® A7V266-E JumperFree™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X Socket A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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... alteration is authorized in writing by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by ASUS; Product Name: ASUS A7V266-E Manual Revision: 1.00 E883 Release Date: October 2001 2 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual or (2) the serial number of the means indicated on the product itself. SPECIFICATIONS AND...
... alteration is authorized in writing by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by ASUS; Product Name: ASUS A7V266-E Manual Revision: 1.00 E883 Release Date: October 2001 2 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual or (2) the serial number of the means indicated on the product itself. SPECIFICATIONS AND...
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...) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 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 A7V266-E User's Manual 3
...) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 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 A7V266-E User's Manual 3
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... Pro Slot 30 3.7.4 Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) Slot 30 3.8 Connectors 31 3.8.1 External Connectors 31 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 44 4. FEATURES 8 2.1 ASUS A7V266-E Motherboard 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Performance 10 2.1.3 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. BIOS SETUP 45 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS... Updating BIOS Procedures 47 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 49 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 50 4.2.2 Legend Bar 50 4 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2.
... Pro Slot 30 3.7.4 Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) Slot 30 3.8 Connectors 31 3.8.1 External Connectors 31 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 44 4. FEATURES 8 2.1 ASUS A7V266-E Motherboard 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Performance 10 2.1.3 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. BIOS SETUP 45 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS... Updating BIOS Procedures 47 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 49 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 50 4.2.2 Legend Bar 50 4 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2.
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SOFTWARE REFFERENCE 91 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager 91 6.2 ASUS PC Probe 95 6.3 Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup 100 6.4 ASUS Live Update 102 6.5 3Deep Color Tuner 103 6.6 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 105 6.7 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 106 7. SOFTWARE SETUP 79 5.1 Install Operating System 79 5.2 Start Windows 79 5.3 A7V266-E Motherboard Support CD 80 5.3.1 Installation Menu 80 5.4... 109 7.1.1 56K Software Modem 109 7.1.2 Primary/Seconday MR 109 7.1.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 109 7.1.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 110 7.2 Glossary 111 INDEX 115 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 5
SOFTWARE REFFERENCE 91 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager 91 6.2 ASUS PC Probe 95 6.3 Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup 100 6.4 ASUS Live Update 102 6.5 3Deep Color Tuner 103 6.6 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 105 6.7 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 106 7. SOFTWARE SETUP 79 5.1 Install Operating System 79 5.2 Start Windows 79 5.3 A7V266-E Motherboard Support CD 80 5.3.1 Installation Menu 80 5.4... 109 7.1.1 56K Software Modem 109 7.1.2 Primary/Seconday MR 109 7.1.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 109 7.1.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 110 7.2 Glossary 111 INDEX 115 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 5
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... accept any assurances of the FCC Rules. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Canadian ICES-003. WARNING! Washington DC: Office of the FCC Rules. This equipment has...
... accept any assurances of the FCC Rules. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Canadian ICES-003. WARNING! Washington DC: Office of the FCC Rules. This equipment has...
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... BIOS Instructions on setting up the included software Reference material for two 3.5" floppy disk drives (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) User's Manual ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 7 Package Contents Optional Items (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA100/66//33 IDE drives...
... BIOS Instructions on setting up the included software Reference material for two 3.5" floppy disk drives (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) User's Manual ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 7 Package Contents Optional Items (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA100/66//33 IDE drives...
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..., among others, high multimedia requirements. (Caution: Do not attempt to use DIP switches come with the motherboard board to allow manual adjustment of the processor external/ internal frequency. • UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with...and Vcore voltage through BIOS. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with advanced features to each other. 8 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual Data "mirroring," or RAID 1, improves system fault tolerance as I/O tasks are spread between two hard disk drives. The Super I /O ...
..., among others, high multimedia requirements. (Caution: Do not attempt to use DIP switches come with the motherboard board to allow manual adjustment of the processor external/ internal frequency. • UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with...and Vcore voltage through BIOS. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with advanced features to each other. 8 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual Data "mirroring," or RAID 1, improves system fault tolerance as I/O tasks are spread between two hard disk drives. The Super I /O ...
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...volt AGP cards. • Floppy disk connector: Supports the floppy disk drive. • Wake-On-LAN: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI-L101 10 /100 Fast Ethernet PCI card. • Wake-On-Ring: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI modem card. • ...supply must have at 3D graphical applications using a 4X mode bus. Supplies the MB with no ISA, eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues. ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 9 All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as a mouse and PDA. • Serial ports: Two 9-pin COM1/COM2...
...volt AGP cards. • Floppy disk connector: Supports the floppy disk drive. • Wake-On-LAN: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI-L101 10 /100 Fast Ethernet PCI card. • Wake-On-Ring: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI modem card. • ...supply must have at 3D graphical applications using a 4X mode bus. Supplies the MB with no ISA, eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues. ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 9 All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as a mouse and PDA. • Serial ports: Two 9-pin COM1/COM2...
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...memory, Double Data Rate (DDR) Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM). With these features employed in data transfer rates of ASUS smart series motherboards are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plugn-Play compatibility and power management for configuring and...bus master controller triples the UltraDMA/33 burst transfer rate. 2. The chip supports software access to the memory and processor. 10 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual A software package helps setup the multichannel PC sound system. • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more...
...memory, Double Data Rate (DDR) Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM). With these features employed in data transfer rates of ASUS smart series motherboards are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plugn-Play compatibility and power management for configuring and...bus master controller triples the UltraDMA/33 burst transfer rate. 2. The chip supports software access to the memory and processor. 10 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual A software package helps setup the multichannel PC sound system. • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more...
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... chassis-intrusion monitoring through an internal or external modem. A chassis intrusion event is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU's internal thermal diode (on remotely through the ASUS ASIC. All fans are more protection. ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 11 This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature in...
... chassis-intrusion monitoring through an internal or external modem. A chassis intrusion event is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU's internal thermal diode (on remotely through the ASUS ASIC. All fans are more protection. ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 11 This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature in...
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...DIP Switches 3 Chipsets Main Memory VIA® KT266A North Bridge 1 VIA® VT8233 South Bridge 11 Promise IDE / RAID controller 8 ASUS System Monitor controller 9 Multi-I/O controller 20 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM 19 Maximum 3GB support 3 DDR DIMM Sockets 4 Expansion Slots 5 PCI... ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 16 1 Game/MIDI Port Top) 23 1 Line Out Connector Bottom, left) 23 1 Line In Connector Bottom, center) 23 1 Microphone Connector Bottom, right) 23 Internal Audio Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 5 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual ...
...DIP Switches 3 Chipsets Main Memory VIA® KT266A North Bridge 1 VIA® VT8233 South Bridge 11 Promise IDE / RAID controller 8 ASUS System Monitor controller 9 Multi-I/O controller 20 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM 19 Maximum 3GB support 3 DDR DIMM Sockets 4 Expansion Slots 5 PCI... ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 16 1 Game/MIDI Port Top) 23 1 Line Out Connector Bottom, left) 23 1 Line In Connector Bottom, center) 23 1 Microphone Connector Bottom, right) 23 Internal Audio Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector 5 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual ...
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2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 23 4 28 27 26 25 24 23 56 7 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 13
2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 23 4 28 27 26 25 24 23 56 7 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 13
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... IDE Controller PCI 2 SMARTCARD PCI 3 CD PCI 4 PCI 5 ACR A7V266-E VIA VT8233 Chipset CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power ACRUSB SMB_CON JTPWR CLR_RTC ASUS FLOPPY ASIC with Hardware JEN Monitor CHA_FAN CHASSIS CHA IR_CON USB45_PWR IDELED USB23_PWR USB2_3 USB4_5 AFPANEL PANEL 14 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual ATX Power Connector Primary IDE Secondary IDE 30.5cm...
... IDE Controller PCI 2 SMARTCARD PCI 3 CD PCI 4 PCI 5 ACR A7V266-E VIA VT8233 Chipset CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power ACRUSB SMB_CON JTPWR CLR_RTC ASUS FLOPPY ASIC with Hardware JEN Monitor CHA_FAN CHASSIS CHA IR_CON USB45_PWR IDELED USB23_PWR USB2_3 USB4_5 AFPANEL PANEL 14 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual ATX Power Connector Primary IDE Secondary IDE 30.5cm...
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... / USB4_5 p. 36 USB Headers (10-1 pin) 13) IR_CON p. 37 Standard Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pin) 14) AFPANEL p. 37 ASUS iPanel Connector (12-1 pin) 15) ATXPWR p. 38 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pin) ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 15 HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 18 JumperFree Mode Setting (Disable / Enable) 2) DIP_SW p. 19 CPU External...
... / USB4_5 p. 36 USB Headers (10-1 pin) 13) IR_CON p. 37 Standard Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pin) 14) AFPANEL p. 37 ASUS iPanel Connector (12-1 pin) 15) ATXPWR p. 38 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pin) ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 15 HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 18 JumperFree Mode Setting (Disable / Enable) 2) DIP_SW p. 19 CPU External...
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3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 16 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 16) SMB p. 38 SMBus Connector (5-1 pin) 17) CD/AUX/MODEM p. 39 Internal Audio Connectors (Three 4-1 pin) (optional) 18) MIC2 p. 39 Internal Microphone Connector... pin) 21) SPDIFOUT / CDSPDIFIN p. 41 Digital audio Interfaces (2 pin) (optional) 22) CHASSIS p. 41 Chassis Intrusion Lead (2 pin) 23) AAPANEL p. 42 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (10-1 pin) 24) SMARTCON p. 42 ASUS SmartCard Connector (14-1 pin) 25) PWR.LED (PANEL) p. 43 System Power LED Lead (3 pin) 26) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 43 System Keyboard Lock...
3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 16 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 16) SMB p. 38 SMBus Connector (5-1 pin) 17) CD/AUX/MODEM p. 39 Internal Audio Connectors (Three 4-1 pin) (optional) 18) MIC2 p. 39 Internal Microphone Connector... pin) 21) SPDIFOUT / CDSPDIFIN p. 41 Digital audio Interfaces (2 pin) (optional) 22) CHASSIS p. 41 Chassis Intrusion Lead (2 pin) 23) AAPANEL p. 42 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (10-1 pin) 24) SMARTCON p. 42 ASUS SmartCard Connector (14-1 pin) 25) PWR.LED (PANEL) p. 43 System Power LED Lead (3 pin) 26) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 43 System Keyboard Lock...
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... motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. See illustration below.) 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 01 01 01 A7V266-E A7V266-E Onboard LED LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 17 Install Expansion Cards 5. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or...
... motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. See illustration below.) 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 01 01 01 A7V266-E A7V266-E Onboard LED LED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 17 Install Expansion Cards 5. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or...
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The white block represents the switch's position. The illustration below shows all DIP switches (DIP_SW) to OFF. 18 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual CPU_RATIO ON 12345 ON OFF A7V266-E SYSCLK ON 1234 ON OFF A7V266-E DIP Switch 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) This jumper allows you to be made through the DIP switches. Setting JEN Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default...
The white block represents the switch's position. The illustration below shows all DIP switches (DIP_SW) to OFF. 18 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual CPU_RATIO ON 12345 ON OFF A7V266-E SYSCLK ON 1234 ON OFF A7V266-E DIP Switch 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) This jumper allows you to be made through the DIP switches. Setting JEN Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default...
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...ON 12345 8.5X ON 12345 9X ON 12345 9.5X 12345 CPU_RATIO 10X 12345 12345 10.5X (JumperFree Mode) A7V266-E CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 19 H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU's Internal frequency... (the advertised CPU speed). 01 01 01 01 01 01 A7V266-E SYSCLK ON 1234 ON 1234 ON 1234 ...
...ON 12345 8.5X ON 12345 9X ON 12345 9.5X 12345 CPU_RATIO 10X 12345 12345 10.5X (JumperFree Mode) A7V266-E CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual 19 H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU's Internal frequency... (the advertised CPU speed). 01 01 01 01 01 01 A7V266-E SYSCLK ON 1234 ON 1234 ON 1234 ...
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... Setting JP1/JP2 12 3 JP1 JP2 12 3 12 3 2.5V 2.65V 2.75V (Default) 12 3 2.8V 20 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 4) CPU Type Frequency Setting (PALO_FREQ) This jumper setting accomodates the difference between the internal frequency between standard and new AMD... the jumpers are adjusted to another, the jumper caps must be adjusted. 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. A7V266-E PALO_FREQ FID0 FID1 FID2 FID3 123 PALOMINO FID0 FID1 FID2 FID3 123 ATHLON/DURON (Default) A7V266-E PALO_FREQ Setting 01 01 01 01 01 01 5) I/O Voltage Settings (JP1, JP2) These jumpers allow ...
... Setting JP1/JP2 12 3 JP1 JP2 12 3 12 3 2.5V 2.65V 2.75V (Default) 12 3 2.8V 20 ASUS A7V266-E User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 4) CPU Type Frequency Setting (PALO_FREQ) This jumper setting accomodates the difference between the internal frequency between standard and new AMD... the jumpers are adjusted to another, the jumper caps must be adjusted. 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. A7V266-E PALO_FREQ FID0 FID1 FID2 FID3 123 PALOMINO FID0 FID1 FID2 FID3 123 ATHLON/DURON (Default) A7V266-E PALO_FREQ Setting 01 01 01 01 01 01 5) I/O Voltage Settings (JP1, JP2) These jumpers allow ...