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... to find more information ix Conventions used in this guide x Typography x A8V-E Deluxe specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive features 1-4 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout Contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Overview 2-6 2.3.2 Installling the...
... to find more information ix Conventions used in this guide x Typography x A8V-E Deluxe specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive features 1-4 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout Contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Overview 2-6 2.3.2 Installling the...
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...fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the... motherboard, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you are not sure about the voltage of the ...
...fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the... motherboard, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you are not sure about the voltage of the ...
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...to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ix It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. About this guide is organized This manual contains the following sources for additional information and for .... • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages...
...to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ix It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. About this guide is organized This manual contains the following sources for additional information and for .... • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages...
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction
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...ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 1-1 Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS A8V-E Deluxe motherboard I/O modules IEEE1394 (1 port) module Serial port module (COM port) USB 2.0 (2 ports) and GAME (1 port) module Cables 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cables (dual plugs) 2 x Ultra DMA/133 cables 40-conductor IDE cable Floppy disk drive cable Accessories Dipolar wireless LAN antenna I/O shield A p p l i c a t i o n C D s ASUS motherboard... your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® A8V-E Deluxe motherboard! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and...
...ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 1-1 Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS A8V-E Deluxe motherboard I/O modules IEEE1394 (1 port) module Serial port module (COM port) USB 2.0 (2 ports) and GAME (1 port) module Cables 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cables (dual plugs) 2 x Ultra DMA/133 cables 40-conductor IDE cable Floppy disk drive cable Accessories Dipolar wireless LAN antenna I/O shield A p p l i c a t i o n C D s ASUS motherboard... your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® A8V-E Deluxe motherboard! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and...
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...technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. See page 2-6. Dual Channel DDR memory support Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the motherboard supports up to 4GB of the industry's first x86-64 technology. See page 2-10. Serial ATA technology with lower pin count, reduced... are based on the task the CPU performs. See pages 4-18 and 5-27 for details. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed, voltage and amount of ownership and development. ...
...technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. See page 2-6. Dual Channel DDR memory support Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the motherboard supports up to 4GB of the industry's first x86-64 technology. See page 2-10. Serial ATA technology with lower pin count, reduced... are based on the task the CPU performs. See pages 4-18 and 5-27 for details. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed, voltage and amount of ownership and development. ...
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...) technology. The IEEE 1394a interface allows up the PCI bus. See pages 2-23, 2-27 and 4-25 for details. ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 1-3 AI Audio technology The motherboard supports 8-channel audio through the S/PDIF interfaces on USB 1.1 to the IEEE 1394a standard. See pages 2-22, 2-23 and... increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on the rear panel and at midboard. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up to -point serial interconnections between computers, peripherals, and ...
...) technology. The IEEE 1394a interface allows up the PCI bus. See pages 2-23, 2-27 and 4-25 for details. ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 1-3 AI Audio technology The motherboard supports 8-channel audio through the S/PDIF interfaces on USB 1.1 to the IEEE 1394a standard. See pages 2-22, 2-23 and... increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on the rear panel and at midboard. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up to -point serial interconnections between computers, peripherals, and ...
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... menus allow you to your choice from the support CD in different languages. ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 1-5 See details on page 4-5. ASUS POST Reporter™ The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power-... 4-15 for optimized graphics performance. PEG Link mode This feature allows you to achieve maximum system performance. 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features Precision Tweaker Designed for overclocking aficionados, this feature allows you of the system boot status and causes of your system ...
... menus allow you to your choice from the support CD in different languages. ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 1-5 See details on page 4-5. ASUS POST Reporter™ The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power-... 4-15 for optimized graphics performance. PEG Link mode This feature allows you to achieve maximum system performance. 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features Precision Tweaker Designed for overclocking aficionados, this feature allows you of the system boot status and causes of your system ...
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ASUS Instant Music This unique feature allows you to personalize and add style to Windows™. See page 5-9 for details. 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 4-32 for details. Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music! ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to playback audio files even without booting the system to your system with customizable boot logos.
ASUS Instant Music This unique feature allows you to personalize and add style to Windows™. See page 5-9 for details. 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 4-32 for details. Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music! ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to playback audio files even without booting the system to your system with customizable boot logos.
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It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
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Chapter summary 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-10 2.5 Expansion slots 2-14 2.6 Jumpers 2-19 2.7 Connectors 2-22 ASUS A8V-E Deluxe
Chapter summary 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-10 2.5 Expansion slots 2-14 2.6 Jumpers 2-19 2.7 Connectors 2-22 ASUS A8V-E Deluxe
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...so may cause severe damage to indicate that lights up to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. A8V-E DELUXE SB_PWR ON ® Standby Power A8V-E DELUXE Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you install or remove any... electricity • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. • Whenever you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded...
...so may cause severe damage to indicate that lights up to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. A8V-E DELUXE SB_PWR ON ® Standby Power A8V-E DELUXE Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you install or remove any... electricity • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. • Whenever you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded...
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... with external ports goes to do so can damage the motherboard. Make sure to the chassis. Doing so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles to ... chassis in the correct orientation. Place this side towards the rear of your chassis to ensure that you place it . 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the chassis A8V-E DELUXE ® 2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information
... with external ports goes to do so can damage the motherboard. Make sure to the chassis. Doing so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles to ... chassis in the correct orientation. Place this side towards the rear of your chassis to ensure that you place it . 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the chassis A8V-E DELUXE ® 2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information
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...™ 64FX or AMD Athlon 64™ processor. A8V-E DELUXE ® A8V-E DELUXE CPU Socket 939 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the motherboard. Locate the CPU socket on the socket to...: 1. The 128-bit-wide data paths of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on your left. 2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.
...™ 64FX or AMD Athlon 64™ processor. A8V-E DELUXE ® A8V-E DELUXE CPU Socket 939 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the motherboard. Locate the CPU socket on the socket to...: 1. The 128-bit-wide data paths of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on your left. 2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.
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If the instructions in this section do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or ... the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base. • The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. • You do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter. 2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information
If the instructions in this section do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or ... the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base. • The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. • You do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter. 2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information
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...System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 A8V-E DELUXE ® A8V-E DELUXE 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets... Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information CPU_FAN A8V-E DELUXE ® A8V-E DELUXE CPU_Fan connector Do not forget to connect ...
...System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 A8V-E DELUXE ® A8V-E DELUXE 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets... Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information CPU_FAN A8V-E DELUXE ® A8V-E DELUXE CPU_Fan connector Do not forget to connect ...
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... performance (DIMM_A1+DIMM_A2=DIMM_B1+DIMM_B2). • Always install DIMMs with 128 Mb memory chips or double-sided x16 memory chips are not supported in this motherboard. • Due to chipset limitation, DIMM modules with the same CAS latency. Refer to the DDR400 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details...; VS32M8-5 • N/A • HY5DU56822DT-D43 ••• HY5DU56822DT-D43 •• GL3LC32G88TG-5A ••• GLIL DDR 32M8 • GLIL DDR 32M8 • ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 2-11
... performance (DIMM_A1+DIMM_A2=DIMM_B1+DIMM_B2). • Always install DIMMs with 128 Mb memory chips or double-sided x16 memory chips are not supported in this motherboard. • Due to chipset limitation, DIMM modules with the same CAS latency. Refer to the DDR400 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details...; VS32M8-5 • N/A • HY5DU56822DT-D43 ••• HY5DU56822DT-D43 •• GL3LC32G88TG-5A ••• GLIL DDR 32M8 • GLIL DDR 32M8 • ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 2-11
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... notch 1 Unlocked retaining clip A DDR DIMM is properly seated. Firmly insert the DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. 3. ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 2-13 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to both the motherboard and the components. 1. DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in only one direction...
... notch 1 Unlocked retaining clip A DDR DIMM is properly seated. Firmly insert the DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. 3. ASUS A8V-E Deluxe 2-13 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to both the motherboard and the components. 1. DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in only one direction...
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... the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Secure the card to use . 4. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page. 3. Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. The following sub-sections describe the slots... and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1.
... the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Secure the card to use . 4. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page. 3. Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. The following sub-sections describe the slots... and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1.