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... vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V8X-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.3.1 Core specifications 1-4 1.4 Special Features 1-6 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-6 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Before you proceed 1-8 1.7 Motherboard installation 1-9 1.7.1 Placement direction 1-9 1.7.2 Screw holes 1-9 1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.8.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.9 System memory 1-11 1.10 Expansion slots...
... vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V8X-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.3.1 Core specifications 1-4 1.4 Special Features 1-6 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-6 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Before you proceed 1-8 1.7 Motherboard installation 1-9 1.7.1 Placement direction 1-9 1.7.2 Screw holes 1-9 1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.8.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.9 System memory 1-11 1.10 Expansion slots...
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PC2700 maximum to 2 banks only. A7V8X-X specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) LAN (optional) USB 2.0 Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I /O (on audio model only) 4 ...IDE LED connector Chassis Intrusion GAME port (on audio model only) CD/AUX audio in USB 2.0 6 x USB 2.0 ports ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Power Loss Restart ASUS Jumperfree SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) CrashFree BIOS 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x S/PDIF out (on audio model only) ...
PC2700 maximum to 2 banks only. A7V8X-X specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) LAN (optional) USB 2.0 Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I /O (on audio model only) 4 ...IDE LED connector Chassis Intrusion GAME port (on audio model only) CD/AUX audio in USB 2.0 6 x USB 2.0 ports ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Power Loss Restart ASUS Jumperfree SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) CrashFree BIOS 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x S/PDIF out (on audio model only) ...
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... mode, 333/ 266/200MHz Front Side Bus, and the latest 400/333/266/200MHz 64-bit memory bus. 2 CPU socket. PC3200 maximum to four Ultra DMA133/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices. Visit the ASUS website [www.asus.com] for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two ... the programmable BIOS program. 9 Standby power LED. These three 184-pin DIMM sockets support up if there is slotted to 3GB system memory using 333MHz FSB CPU, system memory supports DDR333 only.) TABLE 1.3.1 FSB/DDR Support Table FSB 200/266 MHz 333 MHz DDR 266 DDR 333 DDR 400 3 DDR DIMM...
... mode, 333/ 266/200MHz Front Side Bus, and the latest 400/333/266/200MHz 64-bit memory bus. 2 CPU socket. PC3200 maximum to four Ultra DMA133/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices. Visit the ASUS website [www.asus.com] for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two ... the programmable BIOS program. 9 Standby power LED. These three 184-pin DIMM sockets support up if there is slotted to 3GB system memory using 333MHz FSB CPU, system memory supports DDR333 only.) TABLE 1.3.1 FSB/DDR Support Table FSB 200/266 MHz 333 MHz DDR 266 DDR 333 DDR 400 3 DDR DIMM...
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DDR400 (PC3200) support DDR400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, supports bandwidth up to 3.2 GB/s to provide enhanced system performance. (...The SoundMax Digital Audio System is twice as fast as AGP 4X. Unlike other competing vendors' products, ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to open the case to clear ...automatic CPU Overheating Protection to pay for more DOS-based flash utility and bootable diskette required. ASUS EZ Flash With ASUS EZ Flash, you can output 5.1 channel surround and features state-of-the-art DLS2 MIDI ...
DDR400 (PC3200) support DDR400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, supports bandwidth up to 3.2 GB/s to provide enhanced system performance. (...The SoundMax Digital Audio System is twice as fast as AGP 4X. Unlike other competing vendors' products, ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to open the case to clear ...automatic CPU Overheating Protection to pay for more DOS-based flash utility and bootable diskette required. ASUS EZ Flash With ASUS EZ Flash, you can output 5.1 channel surround and features state-of-the-art DLS2 MIDI ...
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... damaging the DIMM. PC3200 maximum to 2 banks only and PC2700 maximum to 4 banks only. 1.10 Expansion slots The A7V8X-X motherboard has six (6) expansion PCI slots and one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to the card.... Install the software drivers for the expansion card. 1.9 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that supports up to 3GB unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100... change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2. Refer to the tables below. 3. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 1-11
... damaging the DIMM. PC3200 maximum to 2 banks only and PC2700 maximum to 4 banks only. 1.10 Expansion slots The A7V8X-X motherboard has six (6) expansion PCI slots and one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to the card.... Install the software drivers for the expansion card. 1.9 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that supports up to 3GB unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100... change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2. Refer to the tables below. 3. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 1-11
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... CMOS. Short the jumper by placing the jumper cap to pins [1-2] and replace it to re-enter data. A7V8X-X KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® A7V8X-X Keyboard Power Setting 1-14 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) This jumper allows you press a ... feature requires an ATX power supply that can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. Remove the battery. 3. 3. CLRTC A7V8X-X ® 2 1 Clear CMOS 3 2 Normal (Default) A7V8X-X Clear RTC RAM Setting 4. Re-install the battery. 5. ...
... CMOS. Short the jumper by placing the jumper cap to pins [1-2] and replace it to re-enter data. A7V8X-X KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® A7V8X-X Keyboard Power Setting 1-14 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) This jumper allows you press a ... feature requires an ATX power supply that can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. Remove the battery. 3. 3. CLRTC A7V8X-X ® 2 1 Clear CMOS 3 2 Normal (Default) A7V8X-X Clear RTC RAM Setting 4. Re-install the battery. 5. ...
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... name, the error message, "WARNING! If you typed Y. [BIOS Information in the correct file name. Press . 6. The following message appears on screen. Flash Memory: SST 49LF004 1. File not found , the following prompts appear if you accidentally typed in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the...cause system boot failure. 8. 5. When the update process is done, the message, "Press a key to remove the message, then type in File] BIOS Version: A7V8X-X Boot Block WARNING! Press to reboot" appears. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-3 Update Main BIOS area 2.
... name, the error message, "WARNING! If you typed Y. [BIOS Information in the correct file name. Press . 6. The following message appears on screen. Flash Memory: SST 49LF004 1. File not found , the following prompts appear if you accidentally typed in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the...cause system boot failure. 8. 5. When the update process is done, the message, "Press a key to remove the message, then type in File] BIOS Version: A7V8X-X Boot Block WARNING! Press to reboot" appears. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-3 Update Main BIOS area 2.
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...only in DOS mode. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is a Flash Memory Writer utility that may not be exactly the same as the first item in the above screen is for reference only... from the hard drive. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to the disk. 2. It does not work with certain memory drivers that updates the BIOS by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. ...
...only in DOS mode. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is a Flash Memory Writer utility that may not be exactly the same as the first item in the above screen is for reference only... from the hard drive. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to the disk. 2. It does not work with certain memory drivers that updates the BIOS by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. ...
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If the Flash Memory Writer utility is done, the message "Flashed Successfully" appears. 8. When the programming is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, call the ASUS service center for support. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 6. This may cause boot problems. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS...
If the Flash Memory Writer utility is done, the message "Flashed Successfully" appears. 8. When the programming is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, call the ASUS service center for support. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 6. This may cause boot problems. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS...
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Halt On [All Errors] This field specifies the types of conventional memory detected by the drive manufacturer. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the ...] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of errors that will cause the system to the next section for this sub-menu. Refer to...
Halt On [All Errors] This field specifies the types of conventional memory detected by the drive manufacturer. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the ...] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of errors that will cause the system to the next section for this sub-menu. Refer to...
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...) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [200] [266] [333] [400]. Memory Frequency (MHz) This field determines the memory clock frequency. It is recommended that you to manually select the core voltage supplied to automatically determine the appropriate CPU core voltage.... CPU VCore Setting [Auto] The [Manual] setting allows you keep the default setting [Auto] to allow the system to the CPU (see next item). ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-15 Configuration options: [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard ...
...) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [200] [266] [333] [400]. Memory Frequency (MHz) This field determines the memory clock frequency. It is recommended that you to manually select the core voltage supplied to automatically determine the appropriate CPU core voltage.... CPU VCore Setting [Auto] The [Manual] setting allows you keep the default setting [Auto] to allow the system to the CPU (see next item). ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-15 Configuration options: [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard ...
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... expansion cards. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is detected, the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to [Auto]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using a USB device. CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you need to set to the PS/2 mouse. Configuration...
... expansion cards. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is detected, the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to [Auto]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using a USB device. CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you need to set to the PS/2 mouse. Configuration...
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...read /write command. The default setting is backwardcompatible. SDRAM RAS Active Precharge Delay [7T] This item controls the number of mapped memory for DDR SDRAM parameters. When set the SDRAM Configuration to select the size of DDR SDRAM clocks used for AGP graphic data....time the data actually becomes available. Configuration options: [Auto] [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] [8X Mode] ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-17 The EEPROM on the memory modules that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [User Defined] [By...
...read /write command. The default setting is backwardcompatible. SDRAM RAS Active Precharge Delay [7T] This item controls the number of mapped memory for DDR SDRAM parameters. When set the SDRAM Configuration to select the size of DDR SDRAM clocks used for AGP graphic data....time the data actually becomes available. Configuration options: [Auto] [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] [8X Mode] ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-17 The EEPROM on the memory modules that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [User Defined] [By...
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...[0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][A][B][C][D][E][F] AGP performance control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AGP Fast Write control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks ...may not boot. Set this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] This field allows you to [...
...[0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][A][B][C][D][E][F] AGP performance control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AGP Fast Write control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks ...may not boot. Set this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] This field allows you to [...