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... shield Bag of extra jumper caps User guide If any of power computing! Supporting up to set a new benchmark for buying the ASUS® A7V880 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of the AMD Athlon... devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. ASUS motherboard ASUS support CD 1 x Serial ATA 2-in the world of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product ...
... shield Bag of extra jumper caps User guide If any of power computing! Supporting up to set a new benchmark for buying the ASUS® A7V880 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of the AMD Athlon... devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. ASUS motherboard ASUS support CD 1 x Serial ATA 2-in the world of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product ...
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... to buy advanced sound cards. The onboard VIA VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA connectors for rapid execution of additional RAID cards. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-3 Serial ATA solution The motherboard supports four interfaces compliant to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 1.1 to the Serial ATA (SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement...
... to buy advanced sound cards. The onboard VIA VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA connectors for rapid execution of additional RAID cards. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-3 Serial ATA solution The motherboard supports four interfaces compliant to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 1.1 to the Serial ATA (SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement...
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...may cause severe damage to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the wall socket before handling components to avoid damaging them . 4. ASUS Instant Music Lite This unique feature allows you install motherboard components or change any component. 2. See pages 2-14, 3-5 1.4 Before you ...cord is switched off mode, a reminder that you proceed Take note of the onboard LED. A7V880 ® A7V880 Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-5 Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music! Unplug the power cord from a floppy...
...may cause severe damage to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the wall socket before handling components to avoid damaging them . 4. ASUS Instant Music Lite This unique feature allows you install motherboard components or change any component. 2. See pages 2-14, 3-5 1.4 Before you ...cord is switched off mode, a reminder that you proceed Take note of the onboard LED. A7V880 ® A7V880 Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-5 Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music! Unplug the power cord from a floppy...
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1.5.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-7 The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.5.3 Screw holes Place nine (9) screws into the chassis in the correct orientation. Doing so may damage the motherboard.
1.5.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-7 The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.5.3 Screw holes Place nine (9) screws into the chassis in the correct orientation. Doing so may damage the motherboard.
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... lift it up to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. The lever clicks on the side tab to a 90°100° angle. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-9 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in place. Gold triangle The...
... lift it up to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. The lever clicks on the side tab to a 90°100° angle. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-9 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in place. Gold triangle The...
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...; MT46V32M8TG-5BC •• V58C2256804SAT5B ••• V58C2256804SAT5B ••• A2S56D30ATP ••• A2S56D30BTP ••• (Continued on the next page) ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-11 DDR Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the PC3200 (DDR400) memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this...
...; MT46V32M8TG-5BC •• V58C2256804SAT5B ••• V58C2256804SAT5B ••• A2S56D30ATP ••• A2S56D30BTP ••• (Continued on the next page) ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-11 DDR Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the PC3200 (DDR400) memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this...
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... a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-13 Refer to the card. Assign an IRQ to the tables next page. 4. 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Follow these steps to the card documentation. 1.8.1 Interrupt assignments...
... a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-13 Refer to the card. Assign an IRQ to the tables next page. 4. 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Follow these steps to the card documentation. 1.8.1 Interrupt assignments...
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Install only +1.5V AGP cards. Note the notches on the motherboard. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-15 When you buy an AGP card, make sure that they fit the AGP slot on the card golden fingers to ensure that you ask for optimum performance and overclocking stability. A7V880 Keyed for 1.5v ® A7V880 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards, use only the card version PN xxx-xxxxx-30 or later, for one with +1.5V specification. 1.8.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP 8X/4X (+1.5V) cards.
Install only +1.5V AGP cards. Note the notches on the motherboard. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-15 When you buy an AGP card, make sure that they fit the AGP slot on the card golden fingers to ensure that you ask for optimum performance and overclocking stability. A7V880 Keyed for 1.5v ® A7V880 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards, use only the card version PN xxx-xxxxx-30 or later, for one with +1.5V specification. 1.8.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP 8X/4X (+1.5V) cards.
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... boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 1-2. 3. 1.9 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to overclocking. The RAM data in CMOS. A7V880 ® A7V880 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 2 1 Normal (Default) 3 2 Clear CMOS You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to clear the Real... cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to re-enter data. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-17
... boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 1-2. 3. 1.9 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to overclocking. The RAM data in CMOS. A7V880 ® A7V880 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 2 1 Normal (Default) 3 2 Clear CMOS You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to clear the Real... cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to re-enter data. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-17
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You may cause permanent damage to the CPU. 4. Setting to a very high core voltage may adjust the CPU VCORE through the BIOS Setup. It is disabled, VCORE setting has a range of 1.75V ~ 1.95V. OVER_VOLT1 12 23 Disable (Default) Enable A7V880 ® A7V880 OVER_VOLT Setting ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-19 When this jumper allows CPU VCORE ranges of +1.65V ~ +1.85V. VCORE over-voltage (3-pin OVER_VOLT1) When enabled, this jumper is recommended that you keep the default setting (Disable).
You may cause permanent damage to the CPU. 4. Setting to a very high core voltage may adjust the CPU VCORE through the BIOS Setup. It is disabled, VCORE setting has a range of 1.75V ~ 1.95V. OVER_VOLT1 12 23 Disable (Default) Enable A7V880 ® A7V880 OVER_VOLT Setting ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-19 When this jumper allows CPU VCORE ranges of +1.65V ~ +1.85V. VCORE over-voltage (3-pin OVER_VOLT1) When enabled, this jumper is recommended that you keep the default setting (Disable).
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... when you connect the cables. • The hole near the blue connector on each IDE connector is removed to PIN 1. A7V880 PRI_IDE SEC_IDE ® A7V880 IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon... the covered hole on the IDE ribbon cable to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug). A7V880 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-21 IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraATA133 IDE hard disk ribbon ...
... when you connect the cables. • The hole near the blue connector on each IDE connector is removed to PIN 1. A7V880 PRI_IDE SEC_IDE ® A7V880 IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon... the covered hole on the IDE ribbon cable to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug). A7V880 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-21 IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraATA133 IDE hard disk ribbon ...
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... not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC A7V880 ® A7V880 USB 2.0 Header USB56 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND Install the USB 2.0 driver before using the USB 2.0 feature. USB header (10-1... pin USB56, USB78) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, two USB headers are not jumpers! ASUS A7V880 motherboard USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1-23 Connect the USB cable of the connector. DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that...
... not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC A7V880 ® A7V880 USB 2.0 Header USB56 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND Install the USB 2.0 driver before using the USB 2.0 feature. USB header (10-1... pin USB56, USB78) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, two USB headers are not jumpers! ASUS A7V880 motherboard USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1-23 Connect the USB cable of the connector. DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that...
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... connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for playing or editing audio files. +5V J1B2 J1CY GND GND J1CX J1B1 +5V A7V880 ® A7V880 Game Connector GAME MIDI_IN J2B2 J2CY MIDI_OUT J2CX J2B1 +5V The GAME/MIDI module is available, connect the GAME/MIDI cable to... 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB/s (Ultra ATA/133). A7V880 ® A7V880 SATA Connectors SATA1 SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-25 9.
... connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for playing or editing audio files. +5V J1B2 J1CY GND GND J1CX J1B1 +5V A7V880 ® A7V880 Game Connector GAME MIDI_IN J2B2 J2CY MIDI_OUT J2CX J2B1 +5V The GAME/MIDI module is available, connect the GAME/MIDI cable to... 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB/s (Ultra ATA/133). A7V880 ® A7V880 SATA Connectors SATA1 SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-25 9.
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ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-27 Attach the case-mounted suspend switch to this LED to the hard disk activity LED. Any read or write activity of an IDE ...
ASUS A7V880 motherboard 1-27 Attach the case-mounted suspend switch to this LED to the hard disk activity LED. Any read or write activity of an IDE ...
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Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-1
Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-1
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... screen instructions. 2. Click Start, then select Run. Save the BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk that you see on a piece of the update process. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-3 d. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. Boot the system from the support CD to a bootable floppy disk. e.
... screen instructions. 2. Click Start, then select Run. Save the BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk that you see on a piece of the update process. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-3 d. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the floppy disk. 4. Boot the system from the support CD to a bootable floppy disk. e.
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...the floppy disk, the error message "Floppy not found !" ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-5 Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. User recovery requested. Reading flash ..... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to display the following. is not writeprotected. Checking for... your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as "A7V880.ROM". 4. Make sure to go through the long process of...
...the floppy disk, the error message "Floppy not found !" ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-5 Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. User recovery requested. Reading flash ..... Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to display the following. is not writeprotected. Checking for... your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as "A7V880.ROM". 4. Make sure to go through the long process of...
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Reading file "A7V880.ROM". Doing so may cause system boot failure! 4. When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot the system. Bad BIOS checksum. CD-ROM found ! The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for CD-ROM... Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest...detected, the following screen message appears. Boot the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... The support CD contains the a working BIOS for floppy... ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-7 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Floppy ...
Reading file "A7V880.ROM". Doing so may cause system boot failure! 4. When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot the system. Bad BIOS checksum. CD-ROM found ! The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for CD-ROM... Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest...detected, the following screen message appears. Boot the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... The support CD contains the a working BIOS for floppy... ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-7 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Floppy ...
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Use [+] or [-] to another. Use the navigation keys to select items in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S340] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General ... IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 08/05/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in the menu and change the settings. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-9 Sub-menu items Navigation keys 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot...
Use [+] or [-] to another. Use the navigation keys to select items in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S340] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General ... IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 08/05/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in the menu and change the settings. ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-9 Sub-menu items Navigation keys 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot...
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... system information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S340] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you...Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 08/05/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-11 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears giving you to select a field. Refer to...
... system information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in ] : [ST320413A] : [ASUS CD-S340] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you...Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 08/05/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS A7V880 motherboard 2-11 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears giving you to select a field. Refer to...