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... ASUS A7V266 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. 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 Memory 25 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support 25 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes 26 3.5.2 Memory Installation 26 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 27... 45 4.1.2 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 User's Manual CONTENTS 1.
... ASUS A7V266 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. 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 Memory 25 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support 25 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes 26 3.5.2 Memory Installation 26 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 27... 45 4.1.2 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 User's Manual CONTENTS 1.
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...to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. 8 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual The slot is backward compatible with two connectors that supports high performance AGP cards targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz 4X mode. DDR DRAM is targeted diversely for six...workstations and servers. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through BIOS. FEATURES 2.1 ASUS A7V266 Motherboard The ASUS A7V266 motherboard is the...
...to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. 8 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual The slot is backward compatible with two connectors that supports high performance AGP cards targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz 4X mode. DDR DRAM is targeted diversely for six...workstations and servers. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through BIOS. FEATURES 2.1 ASUS A7V266 Motherboard The ASUS A7V266 motherboard is the...
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...Features an ACR slot for wireless connections. The Super I/O controller also supports a floppy disk drive, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse. • Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/DDR SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/... Easy Connectivity and System Information Access: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy-to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher level of I/O functions. ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 9 The AFPANEL connector on the motherboard. The ACR specification supports modem, audio and LAN technologies. FEATURES...
...Features an ACR slot for wireless connections. The Super I/O controller also supports a floppy disk drive, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse. • Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/DDR SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/... Easy Connectivity and System Information Access: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy-to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher level of I/O functions. ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 9 The AFPANEL connector on the motherboard. The ACR specification supports modem, audio and LAN technologies. FEATURES...
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2. A chassis intrusion event is kept in sleep mode. ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 11 All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • Power LED (requires ACPI OS support): The power LED indicates the system status. • Remote Ring-On (requires modem): This allows a computer...are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is pressed for more than 4 seconds when the system is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU's internal thermal diode (on battery power for RPM and failure. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is...
2. A chassis intrusion event is kept in sleep mode. ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 11 All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • Power LED (requires ACPI OS support): The power LED indicates the system status. • Remote Ring-On (requires modem): This allows a computer...are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is pressed for more than 4 seconds when the system is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU's internal thermal diode (on battery power for RPM and failure. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is...
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.../ +5VSB) USB23_PWR USB45_PWR 11) CLR_RTC p. 24 Clear RTC RAM (2 pin contact) 12) THEMCPU p. 24 Thermal Sensor CPU Setting (Athlon-Duron / Reserved) Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) DIMM 1/2/3 p. 25 System Memory Support 2) Socket 462 / A p. 28 CPU Support 3) PCI 1/2/3/4/5 p. 29 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4) AGP Pro p. 31 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 5) ACR ...) 7) AUDIO p. 35 Audio Connectors (Three 1/8" AUDIO) (optional) 8) IDELED p. 36 IDE Activity LED (2 pin) 9) FLOPPY p. 36 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34 pin) ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 15 H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3.
.../ +5VSB) USB23_PWR USB45_PWR 11) CLR_RTC p. 24 Clear RTC RAM (2 pin contact) 12) THEMCPU p. 24 Thermal Sensor CPU Setting (Athlon-Duron / Reserved) Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) DIMM 1/2/3 p. 25 System Memory Support 2) Socket 462 / A p. 28 CPU Support 3) PCI 1/2/3/4/5 p. 29 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4) AGP Pro p. 31 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 5) ACR ...) 7) AUDIO p. 35 Audio Connectors (Three 1/8" AUDIO) (optional) 8) IDELED p. 36 IDE Activity LED (2 pin) 9) FLOPPY p. 36 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34 pin) ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 15 H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3.
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... for the three pick-up surfaces on the Support CD. It is generated according to help reroute signals among the internal leads in conjunction with the C-Media PCI Audio Driver and to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. A7V266 A7V266 CPU Core Voltage Selection 123 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 .../BASS, BASS/CENTER) Use these jumpers in the Line-In, Line-Out, Mic female sockets. A7V266 A7V266 Bass Center Setting BCS 12 23 type 1 Bass (CENTER/BASS) (Default) type 2 Bass (BASS/CENTER) ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 21 No audio standard exists for 4 or 6 speaker audio. For each jumper setting...
... for the three pick-up surfaces on the Support CD. It is generated according to help reroute signals among the internal leads in conjunction with the C-Media PCI Audio Driver and to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. A7V266 A7V266 CPU Core Voltage Selection 123 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 .../BASS, BASS/CENTER) Use these jumpers in the Line-In, Line-Out, Mic female sockets. A7V266 A7V266 Bass Center Setting BCS 12 23 type 1 Bass (CENTER/BASS) (Default) type 2 Bass (BASS/CENTER) ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 21 No audio standard exists for 4 or 6 speaker audio. For each jumper setting...
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... Installing an Expansion Card 1. Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. H/W SETUP CPU Installation 28 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual Follow the steps in place. 4. Keep the screw for later use . Install the necessary software drivers for the... card before installing it. 2. Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any . (see section 4.4.3 PCI Configuration to support ...
... Installing an Expansion Card 1. Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. H/W SETUP CPU Installation 28 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual Follow the steps in place. 4. Keep the screw for later use . Install the necessary software drivers for the... card before installing it. 2. Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any . (see section 4.4.3 PCI Configuration to support ...
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... caps over these connectors! 01 01 01 01 01 01 3. USBP2+ GND NC A7V266 Front Panel USB Headers 36 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 11) CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) The three fan connectors support cooling fans of sufficient airflow within the system could cause damage to go...
... caps over these connectors! 01 01 01 01 01 01 3. USBP2+ GND NC A7V266 Front Panel USB Headers 36 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual HARDWARE SETUP 11) CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) The three fan connectors support cooling fans of sufficient airflow within the system could cause damage to go...
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...: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] This function controls the ECC capability in the popup menu vary according to the System/ PCI Frequency (MHz). Otherwise, IRQ12 can be in cache. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB)... Processing Unit. When you set to [Enabled], the BIOS loads the update on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the default setting [Disabled]. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 59
...: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] This function controls the ECC capability in the popup menu vary according to the System/ PCI Frequency (MHz). Otherwise, IRQ12 can be in cache. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB)... Processing Unit. When you set to [Enabled], the BIOS loads the update on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the default setting [Disabled]. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 59
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...[1T CMD] [2T CMD] [Auto Mode] Read Around Write [Enabled] Setting this field to store write data in its buffer whenever the CPU issues a write command. Set this field to [Enabled] allows the memory controller to [Disabled] when using an AGP 1x or 2x video card... accessing the SDRAM. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS to DRAM Prefetch [Always prefetc] Configuration options: [Always Prefetch] [Prefetch disabled] [Prefetch only enhance command] AGP Capability [4X Mode] This motherboard supports the AGP 4x interface that are using ISA...
...[1T CMD] [2T CMD] [Auto Mode] Read Around Write [Enabled] Setting this field to store write data in its buffer whenever the CPU issues a write command. Set this field to [Enabled] allows the memory controller to [Disabled] when using an AGP 1x or 2x video card... accessing the SDRAM. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS to DRAM Prefetch [Always prefetc] Configuration options: [Always Prefetch] [Prefetch disabled] [Prefetch only enhance command] AGP Capability [4X Mode] This motherboard supports the AGP 4x interface that are using ISA...
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...Support CD ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 81 5. SOFTWARE SETUP • E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU. • Browse Support... CD: Allows you to view the contents of the CD. • ReadMe: Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information. • Exit: Exits...
...Support CD ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 81 5. SOFTWARE SETUP • E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU. • Browse Support... CD: Allows you to view the contents of the CD. • ReadMe: Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information. • Exit: Exits...
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...able to peripheral devices. will reboot your computer. It includes multi-transaction timing, enhanced write performance, a passive release mechanism and support for allocating system resources such as VGA, audio, printer, or modem. DOS is the foundation on the drive itself, eliminating...95 or later, selecting "Restart" from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that allows the computer's operating system to 33MB/Sec transfer. 104 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual APPENDIX Boot Boot means to restart your computer. Normally, ...
...able to peripheral devices. will reboot your computer. It includes multi-transaction timing, enhanced write performance, a passive release mechanism and support for allocating system resources such as VGA, audio, printer, or modem. DOS is the foundation on the drive itself, eliminating...95 or later, selecting "Restart" from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that allows the computer's operating system to 33MB/Sec transfer. 104 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual APPENDIX Boot Boot means to restart your computer. Normally, ...
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... PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and furthermore, the CPU can be used by expansion card manufacturers. PCI 2.1 supports concurrent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to assure that defines a 32-bit...by referring to documentation provided by DOS for PC that is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to work simultaneously. Plug and play (PnP) BIOS eliminates the ISA add... occur in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 105
... PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and furthermore, the CPU can be used by expansion card manufacturers. PCI 2.1 supports concurrent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to assure that defines a 32-bit...by referring to documentation provided by DOS for PC that is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to work simultaneously. Plug and play (PnP) BIOS eliminates the ISA add... occur in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 105
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...Detect (SPD) is most like an ID detect for connecting many peripheral devices. This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by Intel. Supports synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of the data stroke as real-time video encoding and speech recognition. Wake-On...3D geometry pipeline and support for the next time the CPU talks to boot up the operating system. SDRAM takes memory access away from 10MBytes/sec to 66.6 Mbytes/sec and maximized disk performance under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. 106 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual As they...
...Detect (SPD) is most like an ID detect for connecting many peripheral devices. This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by Intel. Supports synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of the data stroke as real-time video encoding and speech recognition. Wake-On...3D geometry pipeline and support for the next time the CPU talks to boot up the operating system. SDRAM takes memory access away from 10MBytes/sec to 66.6 Mbytes/sec and maximized disk performance under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. 106 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual As they...
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... 55 Plug & Play O/S 75 Ports. See Connectors Power Management 69 Power On Self Test 75 PowerDVD 98 Using 98 PowerPlayer SE Using 97 Procedure CPU Installation 27 Procedures Modem Riser Installation 101 PS/2 Keyboard 31 PS/2 Mouse 31 Function Control 59 R RTC RAM Clearing 24 S SCSI BIOS 67 SDRAM...Thermal Sensor Connector 40 U UART2 65 Ultra DMA Mode 55 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 32 Headers 36 Ports 32 USB Legacy Support 59 Using 3Deep Color Tuner 95 LiveUpdate 94, 95 Multi-Channel Audio Feature 92 PC Probe 87 PowerPlayer SE 97 Windbond Smart Manager 83 USWC 64 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 109
... 55 Plug & Play O/S 75 Ports. See Connectors Power Management 69 Power On Self Test 75 PowerDVD 98 Using 98 PowerPlayer SE Using 97 Procedure CPU Installation 27 Procedures Modem Riser Installation 101 PS/2 Keyboard 31 PS/2 Mouse 31 Function Control 59 R RTC RAM Clearing 24 S SCSI BIOS 67 SDRAM...Thermal Sensor Connector 40 U UART2 65 Ultra DMA Mode 55 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 32 Headers 36 Ports 32 USB Legacy Support 59 Using 3Deep Color Tuner 95 LiveUpdate 94, 95 Multi-Channel Audio Feature 92 PC Probe 87 PowerPlayer SE 97 Windbond Smart Manager 83 USWC 64 ASUS A7V266 User's Manual 109