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..., LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE... SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual,...
..., LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE... SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual,...
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Features Contents Notices ...v Safety information vi A7V8X-MX SE specification summary vii About this guide viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Motherboard components 1-4 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Motherboard installation 1-8 1.6.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.6.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.7 Before ...
Features Contents Notices ...v Safety information vi A7V8X-MX SE specification summary vii About this guide viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Motherboard components 1-4 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Motherboard installation 1-8 1.6.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.6.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.7 Before ...
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A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Graphics Audio LAN Hardware monitoring Rear panel I/O ports Internal connectors BIOS features Socket A for ...
A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Graphics Audio LAN Hardware monitoring Rear panel I/O ports Internal connectors BIOS features Socket A for ...
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... when trying to complete a task. CAUTION. A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* Industry standard Manageability Support CD contents Accessories Form Factor PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Screensaver Award BIOS Flash Utility Microsoft DirectX Adobe Acrobat Reader Trend Micro™ PC-cillin 2002 User Guide ASUS A7V8X-MX SE support CD UltraATA cable FDD cable...
... when trying to complete a task. CAUTION. A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* Industry standard Manageability Support CD contents Accessories Form Factor PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Screensaver Award BIOS Flash Utility Microsoft DirectX Adobe Acrobat Reader Trend Micro™ PC-cillin 2002 User Guide ASUS A7V8X-MX SE support CD UltraATA cable FDD cable...
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... with value-added features for future upgrades or system reconfiguration. The ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard comes with high bandwidth speeds of up to deliver maximum performance for video and DVD. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction This motherboard is the next generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with the most advanced technologies to 2.12...
... with value-added features for future upgrades or system reconfiguration. The ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard comes with high bandwidth speeds of up to deliver maximum performance for video and DVD. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction This motherboard is the next generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with the most advanced technologies to 2.12...
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... 2.0. ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-3 SoundMAX Digital Audio System can now enjoy this feature without the need to buy a new ROM. The ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) is the industry's highest performance and most reliable audio solution for business professionals, audiophiles, musicians, and gamers. ASUS C.O.P. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification...
... 2.0. ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-3 SoundMAX Digital Audio System can now enjoy this feature without the need to buy a new ROM. The ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) is the industry's highest performance and most reliable audio solution for business professionals, audiophiles, musicians, and gamers. ASUS C.O.P. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification...
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...into a slot: ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-13 Note the notches on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard. ® A7V8X-MX SE Keyed for 1.5v A7V8X-MX SE Accelerated Graphics Port ...(AGP) 1.10.3 PCI slots Three 32-bit PCI slots are available on the card golden fingers to ensure that comply with PCI specifications. 1.10.2 AGP slot This motherboard has an ...
...into a slot: ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-13 Note the notches on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard. ® A7V8X-MX SE Keyed for 1.5v A7V8X-MX SE Accelerated Graphics Port ...(AGP) 1.10.3 PCI slots Three 32-bit PCI slots are available on the card golden fingers to ensure that comply with PCI specifications. 1.10.2 AGP slot This motherboard has an ...
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... System. Use this menu to enable and make changes to the basic system configuration. Navigation Key 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 Left or Right arrow Selects the...
... System. Use this menu to enable and make changes to the basic system configuration. Navigation Key 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 Left or Right arrow Selects the...
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... second fields. System Time [hh:mm:ss] Sets the system to the BIOS Setup menus. Type in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [Enabled] Clear Clear [Setup] 256MB [All Errors] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. This password allows full access to the time that you specify...
... second fields. System Time [hh:mm:ss] Sets the system to the BIOS Setup menus. Type in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [Enabled] Clear Clear [Setup] 256MB [All Errors] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. This password allows full access to the time that you specify...
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...-Detection [Press Enter] IDE Primary Master Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 40020 MB Cylinder Head Sector Transfer Mode 19158 16 255 UDMA 2 Select Menu Item Specific Help To auto-detect the HDD's size, head...on this may be because the hard disk drive is not already detected. If automatic detection fails...
...-Detection [Press Enter] IDE Primary Master Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 40020 MB Cylinder Head Sector Transfer Mode 19158 16 255 UDMA 2 Select Menu Item Specific Help To auto-detect the HDD's size, head...on this may be because the hard disk drive is not already detected. If automatic detection fails...
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... Sector Transfer Mode [19158] [ 16] [ 255] UDMA 2 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to determine the correct value. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of cylinders. The Main menu displays the hard disk drive field with more than 504MB storage capacity. ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-11
... Sector Transfer Mode [19158] [ 16] [ 255] UDMA 2 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to determine the correct value. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of cylinders. The Main menu displays the hard disk drive field with more than 504MB storage capacity. ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-11
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... DRAM Clock [By SPD] External Cache [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Auto] Chip Configuration I/O Device Configuration PCI Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to Disabled prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning and frees up IRQ 12. You can manually set the Type field to...
... DRAM Clock [By SPD] External Cache [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Auto] Chip Configuration I/O Device Configuration PCI Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to Disabled prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning and frees up IRQ 12. You can manually set the Type field to...
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... Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to go to [Disabled], the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you set this item allows the system to detect a USB device at startup. When you are using a USB device. Configuration options: [16] [32] [64] [Disabled] tWTR [2T] Configuration options: [1T] [2T] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard...
... Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to go to [Disabled], the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you set this item allows the system to detect a USB device at startup. When you are using a USB device. Configuration options: [16] [32] [64] [Disabled] tWTR [2T] Configuration options: [1T] [2T] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard...
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... AGP Fast Write AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [64MB] [4X] [Auto] DA [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [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...
... AGP Fast Write AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [64MB] [4X] [Auto] DA [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [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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...[7T] Configuration options: [6T] [7T] [8T] [9T] Active to CMD (Trcd) [5T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] [4T] [5T] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-15 AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Timing DRAM CAS Latency... Length DRAM Command Rate Write Recovery Time [Auto by SPD] [2.5] [Disabled] [5T] [7T] [5T] [4] [2T Command] [3T] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : ...
...[7T] Configuration options: [6T] [7T] [8T] [9T] Active to CMD (Trcd) [5T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] [4T] [5T] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-15 AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Clock/Drive Control DRAM Timing DRAM CAS Latency... Length DRAM Command Rate Write Recovery Time [Auto by SPD] [2.5] [Disabled] [5T] [7T] [5T] [4] [2T Command] [3T] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← : Select Menu Enter : ...
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... PCI2 Master 0 WS Write PCI1 Post Write PCI2 Post Write VLink 8X Support PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [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...
... PCI2 Master 0 WS Write PCI1 Post Write PCI2 Post Write VLink 8X Support PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [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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...UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to for automatic configuration. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit ...Programmable Input/Output) mode for compatible IDE devices. Set to Auto to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-17 Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] Primary Master/Slave UDMA [...
...UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to for automatic configuration. F1 : Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit ...Programmable Input/Output) mode for compatible IDE devices. Set to Auto to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-17 Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] Primary Master/Slave UDMA [...
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... Port Address MIDI Port Address MIDI Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] [3] [EPP1.7] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [201] [330] [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] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] [3] [EPP1.7] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [201] [330] [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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... Resources Controlled by IRQ Resources [Auto (ESCD)] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ for VGA Assign IRQ for USB [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help BIOS can automatically configure all Plug and Play devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled] Setting this problem. Setting this field...
... Resources Controlled by IRQ Resources [Auto (ESCD)] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ for VGA Assign IRQ for USB [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help BIOS can automatically configure all Plug and Play devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled] Setting this problem. Setting this field...
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... to [Manual]. Configuration options: [PCI Devices] [Reserved] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-21 Select [PCI Device] to assign an IRQ address to [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] Select Menu Item Specific Help Where resources are controlled manually, assign...
... to [Manual]. Configuration options: [PCI Devices] [Reserved] ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-21 Select [PCI Device] to assign an IRQ address to [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] Select Menu Item Specific Help Where resources are controlled manually, assign...