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... trademarks or copyrights of the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES ...OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ii E1942 First edition V1 February 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE...
... trademarks or copyrights of the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES ...OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ii E1942 First edition V1 February 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE...
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Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii A7V400-MX SE specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Welcome 1-2 Package contents 1-2 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 Before you proceed 1-5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-7 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Overview 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 System memory 1-9 1.7.1 Overview 1-9 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-9 ...
Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii A7V400-MX SE specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Welcome 1-2 Package contents 1-2 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 Before you proceed 1-5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-7 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Overview 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 System memory 1-9 1.7.1 Overview 1-9 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-9 ...
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A7V400-MX SE specifications summary CPU Socket A for AMD Athlon™ XP/Sempron™ processors Thoroughbred/Barton core support Chipset VIA KM400A VIA VT8237 (no RAID support) Front Side ...
A7V400-MX SE specifications summary CPU Socket A for AMD Athlon™ XP/Sempron™ processors Thoroughbred/Barton core support Chipset VIA KM400A VIA VT8237 (no RAID support) Front Side ...
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A7V400-MX SE specifications summary Internal connectors (continuation) 1 x AUX connector 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU/chassis fan connectors ATX power connector Panel connector BIOS features 2 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3,ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS, ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) I n d u s t r y s t a n d a r d PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 Manageability Wake on Ring (WOR), Wake on LAN (WOL) Support...
A7V400-MX SE specifications summary Internal connectors (continuation) 1 x AUX connector 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU/chassis fan connectors ATX power connector Panel connector BIOS features 2 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3,ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS, ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) I n d u s t r y s t a n d a r d PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 Manageability Wake on Ring (WOR), Wake on LAN (WOL) Support...
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... reliable audio solution for thinner, more flexible cables with USB 1.1. See pages 1-20 and 1-23 for details. The SATA specification allows for business professionals, audiophiles, musicians, and gamers. SoundMax 6-channel audio Onboard is backward compatible with lower pin count, ...implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to powerful audio and speaker systems. See page 1-25 for details. See page 1-22 for details. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 1-3 See page 1-9 for details. DDR ...
... reliable audio solution for thinner, more flexible cables with USB 1.1. See pages 1-20 and 1-23 for details. The SATA specification allows for business professionals, audiophiles, musicians, and gamers. SoundMax 6-channel audio Onboard is backward compatible with lower pin count, ...implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to powerful audio and speaker systems. See page 1-25 for details. See page 1-22 for details. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 1-3 See page 1-9 for details. DDR ...
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1.8.3 AGP slot The motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that they fit into the AGP slot. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the card golden fingers to ensure that supports +1.5 V 8X/4X AGP graphics card. Note the notches on a PCI slot. 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction A7V400-MX SE Keyed for 1.5v A7V400-MX SE Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 1.8.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
1.8.3 AGP slot The motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that they fit into the AGP slot. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the card golden fingers to ensure that supports +1.5 V 8X/4X AGP graphics card. Note the notches on a PCI slot. 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction A7V400-MX SE Keyed for 1.5v A7V400-MX SE Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 1.8.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
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... Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down or - (minus) Page Up or + (plus) Function Displays the General Help screen Navigates the Item Specific Help screen Loads previous values Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to navigate... motherboard apply for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you to the left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the Setup screen is a legend bar. POWER Use...
... Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down or - (minus) Page Up or + (plus) Function Displays the General Help screen Navigates the Item Specific Help screen Loads previous values Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to navigate... motherboard apply for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you to the left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the Setup screen is a legend bar. POWER Use...
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... (usually the current time). Configuration options: [None] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] 256MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal clock. The format is month, day, year. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup...
... (usually the current time). Configuration options: [None] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] 256MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal clock. The format is month, day, year. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup...
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If automatic detection fails, this sub-menu. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-11 If automatic detection is successful, the setup BIOS automatically fills in to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. In these cases, select [... Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 40020 MB Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode 19158 16 255 [Auto] [Auto] UDMA 5 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive.
If automatic detection fails, this sub-menu. ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-11 If automatic detection is successful, the setup BIOS automatically fills in to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. In these cases, select [... Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 40020 MB Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode 19158 16 255 [Auto] [Auto] UDMA 5 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive.
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... Access Mode [Manual] [CHS] Capacity 40020 MB Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode [19158] [ 16] [ 255] [ Auto] [ Auto] UDMA 4 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to determine the correct value. 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Cylinder Configures the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for configuring...
... Access Mode [Manual] [CHS] Capacity 40020 MB Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode [19158] [ 16] [ 255] [ Auto] [ Auto] UDMA 4 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to determine the correct value. 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Cylinder Configures the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for configuring...
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...SATA Master Extended IDE Drive Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 82 GB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector 39420 16 0 39419 255 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to determine the correct value. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] UDMA... enables or disables the LBA mode for the SATA hard disk drive. Head Configures the number of sectors per track. Configuration options: [Auto] [Large] ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-13 PIO Mode Sets the PIO mode. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit...
...SATA Master Extended IDE Drive Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 82 GB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector 39420 16 0 39419 255 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to determine the correct value. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] UDMA... enables or disables the LBA mode for the SATA hard disk drive. Head Configures the number of sectors per track. Configuration options: [Auto] [Large] ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-13 PIO Mode Sets the PIO mode. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit...
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... Current FSB Frequency AMD Athlon(tm) 750MHz 256K 100MHz Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and Exit ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-15 F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5... side bus frequency auto-detected by the BIOS. CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Devices Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
... Current FSB Frequency AMD Athlon(tm) 750MHz 256K 100MHz Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and Exit ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-15 F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5... side bus frequency auto-detected by the BIOS. CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Devices Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
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... parameters. Configuration options: [By SPD] [133 MHz] [166 MHz] DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD] 2.5 Disabled 5T 7T 5T [4] [2T Command] [3T] [2T] Select Menu Item Specific Help Set DRAM frequency. Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto By SPD] [Safe] DRAM CAS Latency [2.5] Sets the override clock cycle for DRAM CAS Latency, Bank Interleave...
... parameters. Configuration options: [By SPD] [133 MHz] [166 MHz] DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD] 2.5 Disabled 5T 7T 5T [4] [2T Command] [3T] [2T] Select Menu Item Specific Help Set DRAM frequency. Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto By SPD] [Safe] DRAM CAS Latency [2.5] Sets the override clock cycle for DRAM CAS Latency, Bank Interleave...
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... system has multiple video controllers. Configuration options: [PCI Slot] [AGP] ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-17 Select an item then press to [Auto] or through the onboard AGP controller. Chipset AGP Display switch [Auto] Init Display First [PCI Slot] AGP Bridge Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5...
... system has multiple video controllers. Configuration options: [PCI Slot] [AGP] ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-17 Select an item then press to [Auto] or through the onboard AGP controller. Chipset AGP Display switch [Auto] Init Display First [PCI Slot] AGP Bridge Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5...
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... Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control AGP Driving Value AGP Fast Write Onboard Video Memory [64M] [4X] [Auto] DA [Disabled] [32M] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select AGP aperture size. AGP 4X transfers video data at 1066 MB/s and is enabled when you install an AGP 8X card. Configuration options...
... Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control AGP Driving Value AGP Fast Write Onboard Video Memory [64M] [4X] [Auto] DA [Disabled] [32M] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select AGP aperture size. AGP 4X transfers video data at 1066 MB/s and is enabled when you install an AGP 8X card. Configuration options...
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...devices in the system. PCIPnP Plug and Play OS [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu ... -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and Exit ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-19 2.5.4 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu allows you installed a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required ...
...devices in the system. PCIPnP Plug and Play OS [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu ... -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and Exit ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-19 2.5.4 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu allows you installed a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required ...
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... Port Address MIDI Port Address MIDI Port IRQ [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] [EPP1.7] [3] [201] [Disabled] 10 Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and...
... Port Address MIDI Port Address MIDI Port IRQ [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] [EPP1.7] [3] [201] [Disabled] 10 Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and...
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... to adjust the settings for legacy USB devices. USB Configuration OnChip USB Controller OnChip EHCI Controller USB Legacy Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and...
... to adjust the settings for legacy USB devices. USB Configuration OnChip USB Controller OnChip EHCI Controller USB Legacy Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : Select Sub-menu F10 : Save and...
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... Suspend. ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC Support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI stare used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-23 Select an item, then press to change the settings for system suspend. 2.6 Power menu The Power...
... Suspend. ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC Support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI stare used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7V400-MX SE 2-23 Select an item, then press to change the settings for system suspend. 2.6 Power menu The Power...
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... disabled the password. PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/ S5 are not configurable if you set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to password mode. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC... Key] Clear [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 [Suspend -> Off] [Instant-Off] [Last State] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select wakeup by PS2KB, Hot key, or Password. 2.6.1 APM Configuration APM Configuration PS2KB Wakeup Select PS2KB Wakeup Password PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5...
... disabled the password. PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/ S5 are not configurable if you set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to password mode. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC... Key] Clear [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 [Suspend -> Off] [Instant-Off] [Last State] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select wakeup by PS2KB, Hot key, or Password. 2.6.1 APM Configuration APM Configuration PS2KB Wakeup Select PS2KB Wakeup Password PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5...