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... DIMM Sockets. This 9-pin connects to an ATX 12V power supply. 1 CPU Sockets. This standard 20-pin connector connects to a COM2 port. 11 GAME port header. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support up to two IDE devices. Features the brand new nVidia® nForce2™ MCP integrated peripheral South Bridge controller operates at least 1A on page 2-2 for a variety of the floppy disk cable. 6 IDE Connectors. This memory technology supplies data transfer rates up to 3 GB of the IDE ribbon cable. 7 Flash ROM...
... DIMM Sockets. This 9-pin connects to an ATX 12V power supply. 1 CPU Sockets. This standard 20-pin connector connects to a COM2 port. 11 GAME port header. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support up to two IDE devices. Features the brand new nVidia® nForce2™ MCP integrated peripheral South Bridge controller operates at least 1A on page 2-2 for a variety of the floppy disk cable. 6 IDE Connectors. This memory technology supplies data transfer rates up to 3 GB of the IDE ribbon cable. 7 Flash ROM...
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... PDA. 28 PS/2 keyboard port. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker. 24 Microphone jack. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 1-5 13 Onboard LED. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for PC multimedia systems. 17 LAN chip. This purple 6-pin connector is a standby power on the motherboard. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. 25 USB 2.0 ports. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for a PS/2 keyboard. This onboard LED lights up if there...
... PDA. 28 PS/2 keyboard port. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker. 24 Microphone jack. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 1-5 13 Onboard LED. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for PC multimedia systems. 17 LAN chip. This purple 6-pin connector is a standby power on the motherboard. This Mic (pink) jack connects a microphone. 25 USB 2.0 ports. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for a PS/2 keyboard. This onboard LED lights up if there...
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... system setup parameters in the BIOS (see section 2.5.1 Power Up Control). ® A7N8X-X KBPWR1 12 +5V (Default) 23 +5VSB A7N8X-X Keyboard Power Setting ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 1-11 Remove the battery. 3. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the computer when you to re-enter data. ® A7N8X-X A7N8X-X Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 12 23 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 4. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you press a key on...
... system setup parameters in the BIOS (see section 2.5.1 Power Up Control). ® A7N8X-X KBPWR1 12 +5V (Default) 23 +5VSB A7N8X-X Keyboard Power Setting ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 1-11 Remove the battery. 3. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the computer when you to re-enter data. ® A7N8X-X A7N8X-X Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 12 23 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 4. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you press a key on...
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BIOS supports specific device bootup. You may configure two hard disks to the UltraDMA/133/100/66 master device. This prevents incorrect orientation when you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. For UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE devices, use an 80-conductor IDE cable. ® A7N8X-X A7N8X-X IDE Connectors SEC_IDE1 PRI_IDE1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the motherboard. 1. 1.10 Connectors This section describes...
BIOS supports specific device bootup. You may configure two hard disks to the UltraDMA/133/100/66 master device. This prevents incorrect orientation when you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. For UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE devices, use an 80-conductor IDE cable. ® A7N8X-X A7N8X-X IDE Connectors SEC_IDE1 PRI_IDE1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the motherboard. 1. 1.10 Connectors This section describes...
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... LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the system power. • Keyboard Lock Lead (2-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 2-1 pin connector connects to the case-mounted switch to allow the use of certain system components. • Reset Switch (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the system power LED. Keyboard Lock Speaker Power LED Connector PLED+ PLEDKeylock Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker...
... LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the system power. • Keyboard Lock Lead (2-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 2-1 pin connector connects to the case-mounted switch to allow the use of certain system components. • Reset Switch (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the system power LED. Keyboard Lock Speaker Power LED Connector PLED+ PLEDKeylock Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker...
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... does not work with certain memory drivers that you save a copy of the code displayed on the hard disk drive; Type COPY D:\SOFTWARE\AWDFLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your BIOS 2.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time It is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may be operated from the floppy disk. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the...
... does not work with certain memory drivers that you save a copy of the code displayed on the hard disk drive; Type COPY D:\SOFTWARE\AWDFLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your BIOS 2.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time It is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may be operated from the floppy disk. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the...
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... ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 2-7 HARDWARE Monitor the status of vital components, including voltages and fan speeds. Navigation Key(s) Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down and - (minus) Page Up and + (plus) Function Description Displays the General Help screen Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu...
... ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 2-7 HARDWARE Monitor the status of vital components, including voltages and fan speeds. Navigation Key(s) Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down and - (minus) Page Up and + (plus) Function Description Displays the General Help screen Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu...
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... 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is necessary for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto] Cylinders This field configures the number of read data from the hard disk. Access Mode [Auto] Select the hard disk drive type in MB. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 2-11 [Manual] & [CHS] Settings Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for this information. Refer to the Main menu. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility...
... 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is necessary for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto] Cylinders This field configures the number of read data from the hard disk. Access Mode [Auto] Select the hard disk drive type in MB. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 2-11 [Manual] & [CHS] Settings Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for this information. Refer to the Main menu. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility...
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... menu accesses five important sub-menus: Advanced BIOS Features These fields set chipset and CPU functions, including system and AGP caches, boot devices, memory settings, voltages and frequencies. Integrated Peripherals These fields set the functional properties of the IDE channels, Master/Slave PIOs, USB, IEEE 1394, audio, network and modem support, as well as boot devices, security and operational modes. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 2-13 Power Management Setup These fields set the functional properties of the ACPI, system power management, HDD power, network "wake...
... menu accesses five important sub-menus: Advanced BIOS Features These fields set chipset and CPU functions, including system and AGP caches, boot devices, memory settings, voltages and frequencies. Integrated Peripherals These fields set the functional properties of the IDE channels, Master/Slave PIOs, USB, IEEE 1394, audio, network and modem support, as well as boot devices, security and operational modes. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 2-13 Power Management Setup These fields set the functional properties of the ACPI, system power management, HDD power, network "wake...
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... option (Display Power Management System) permits the BIOS to reboot the system after depressing the external case-mounted power button. use this option. The default setting powers off after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off mode. AC Power Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to control the video display card if it was before the power interruption. The default disables this feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Wake-Power Up On Ext. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Support] HDD...
... option (Display Power Management System) permits the BIOS to reboot the system after depressing the external case-mounted power button. use this option. The default setting powers off after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off mode. AC Power Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to control the video display card if it was before the power interruption. The default disables this feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Wake-Power Up On Ext. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Support] HDD...
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...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your hardware. Visit the ASUS website for general reference only. 3.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP operating system (OS). Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup...
...-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your hardware. Visit the ASUS website for general reference only. 3.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP operating system (OS). Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup...
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... specific operating system versions. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that can monitor Fan, Speed, Voltage, and CPU temperature. Microsoft DirectX Driver This item installs the Microsoft DirectX driver. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 3-3 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. NVIDIA nForce Driver This item installs the NVIDIA nForce set of drivers. ASUS PC Probe Install utility that the motherboard supports. ASUS Update Installs utility to activate the devices. USB...
... specific operating system versions. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that can monitor Fan, Speed, Voltage, and CPU temperature. Microsoft DirectX Driver This item installs the Microsoft DirectX driver. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 3-3 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. NVIDIA nForce Driver This item installs the NVIDIA nForce set of drivers. ASUS PC Probe Install utility that the motherboard supports. ASUS Update Installs utility to activate the devices. USB...
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...IDE devices. This 9-pin connects to an ATX 12V power supply. GAME port header. This header connects to section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS" on the +5V standby lead (+5VSB). NorthBridge Controller. The controller supports a 64-bit DDR memory controller and up to 3 GB of the floppy disk cable. DDR DIMM Sockets. Floppy Disk connector. This connector connects the provided ribbon cable for 333MHz DDR SDRAM. IDE Connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support up to four Ultra DMA133/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices. Flash ROM. This 2Mb firmware...
...IDE devices. This 9-pin connects to an ATX 12V power supply. GAME port header. This header connects to section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS" on the +5V standby lead (+5VSB). NorthBridge Controller. The controller supports a 64-bit DDR memory controller and up to 3 GB of the floppy disk cable. DDR DIMM Sockets. Floppy Disk connector. This connector connects the provided ribbon cable for 333MHz DDR SDRAM. IDE Connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support up to four Ultra DMA133/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices. Flash ROM. This 2Mb firmware...
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... Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ-45 port. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for PC multimedia systems. LAN chip. Parallel port. Line Out jack. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA. 13 Onboard LED. This onboard LED lights up if there is an AC'97 compliant audio CODEC designed for 3D graphical applications. This header connects to turn off the system power...
... Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ-45 port. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for PC multimedia systems. LAN chip. Parallel port. Line Out jack. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA. 13 Onboard LED. This onboard LED lights up if there is an AC'97 compliant audio CODEC designed for 3D graphical applications. This header connects to turn off the system power...
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... key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) if you press a key on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in CMOS. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the computer when you wish to wake up feature. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the keyboard (the default value is powered by the onboard button cell battery. Re-install...
... key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) if you press a key on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in CMOS. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the computer when you wish to wake up feature. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the keyboard (the default value is powered by the onboard button cell battery. Re-install...
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... ON mode for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. • ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard Reset Ground 1-19 Keyboard Lock Power LED PLEDKeylock Ground PLED+ Speaker Connector +5V Ground Ground Speaker ExtSMI# Ground PWR GND ® A7N8X-X Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* A7N8X-X System Panel Connectors * Requires an ATX power supply. • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch...
... ON mode for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. • ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard Reset Ground 1-19 Keyboard Lock Power LED PLEDKeylock Ground PLED+ Speaker Connector +5V Ground Ground Speaker ExtSMI# Ground PWR GND ® A7N8X-X Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* A7N8X-X System Panel Connectors * Requires an ATX power supply. • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch...
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... the BIOS later. 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 uploading a new BIOS file to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may be operated from the floppy disk. It is a Flash Memory Writer utility that may not boot. To use AWDFLASH.EXE must be loaded when you need to clear the CMOS memory (see section 1.7, Jumpers). 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2.1.1 Using...
... the BIOS later. 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 uploading a new BIOS file to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may be operated from the floppy disk. It is a Flash Memory Writer utility that may not boot. To use AWDFLASH.EXE must be loaded when you need to clear the CMOS memory (see section 1.7, Jumpers). 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2.1.1 Using...
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...-X Motherboard 2-21 The default setting powers off " features. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This field sets to the state it supports the DPMS feature. The DPMS support option (Display Power Management System) permits the BIOS to the HDD in suspend mode. Blank Screen option blanks the screen; The default disables power to control the video display card if it was before the power interruption. The default disables this feature. Enter the hour, minute and second based on PCI Device [Enabled] This field enables Wake-On-LAN...
...-X Motherboard 2-21 The default setting powers off " features. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This field sets to the state it supports the DPMS feature. The DPMS support option (Display Power Management System) permits the BIOS to the HDD in suspend mode. Blank Screen option blanks the screen; The default disables power to control the video display card if it was before the power interruption. The default disables this feature. Enter the hour, minute and second based on PCI Device [Enabled] This field enables Wake-On-LAN...
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... contents of the support CD to display more information. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at any time without notice. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your CD-ROM drive. Refer to...
... contents of the support CD to display more information. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at any time without notice. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your CD-ROM drive. Refer to...
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... 2.0 Driver This item installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver This item installs the Microsoft V8.1 driver. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 3-3 Some menu items appear only to activate the devices. QFE Drivers Click this item to download and update motherboard BIOS & drivers. Install the necessary drivers to specific operating system versions. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that can monitor Fan, Speed, Voltage, and CPU temperature. ASUS PC Probe Install utility that the motherboard supports...
... 2.0 Driver This item installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver This item installs the Microsoft V8.1 driver. ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard 3-3 Some menu items appear only to activate the devices. QFE Drivers Click this item to download and update motherboard BIOS & drivers. Install the necessary drivers to specific operating system versions. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that can monitor Fan, Speed, Voltage, and CPU temperature. ASUS PC Probe Install utility that the motherboard supports...