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Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V600-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special Features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 Value-added solutions 1-5 1.4 Motherboard components 1-6 1.4.1 Core specifications 1-7 1.5... 1-14 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1-15 1.10.3 AGP slot 1-15 1.11 Jumpers 1-16 1.12 Connectors 1-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the...
Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V600-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special Features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 Value-added solutions 1-5 1.4 Motherboard components 1-6 1.4.1 Core specifications 1-7 1.5... 1-14 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1-15 1.10.3 AGP slot 1-15 1.11 Jumpers 1-16 1.12 Connectors 1-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the...
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A7V600-X specifications summary CPU Socket A for AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron with Thoroughbred/Barton Core support Chipset Northbridge: VIA KT600 Southbridge: VIA VT8237 Front Side Bus ... support Audio ADI AD1888 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface LAN Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller Special Features ASUS EZ Flash Power Loss Restart ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Instant Music Lite Overclocking Features ASUS JumperFree ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) CPU Voltage adjustable SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100Mhz up to 250MHz at ...
A7V600-X specifications summary CPU Socket A for AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron with Thoroughbred/Barton Core support Chipset Northbridge: VIA KT600 Southbridge: VIA VT8237 Front Side Bus ... support Audio ADI AD1888 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface LAN Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller Special Features ASUS EZ Flash Power Loss Restart ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Instant Music Lite Overclocking Features ASUS JumperFree ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) CPU Voltage adjustable SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100Mhz up to 250MHz at ...
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A7V600-X specifications summary BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 2Mb Flash ROM, ASUS Jumperfree, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS2.3, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2, ASUS C.P.R. x DMI 2.0, WOR, WOL, chassis intrusion ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm) Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti-virus utility ASUS LiveUpdate Utility * Specifications are subject to change without notice. PCI 2.2, USB 2.0 WfM 2.0.
A7V600-X specifications summary BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 2Mb Flash ROM, ASUS Jumperfree, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS2.3, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2, ASUS C.P.R. x DMI 2.0, WOR, WOL, chassis intrusion ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm) Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti-virus utility ASUS LiveUpdate Utility * Specifications are subject to change without notice. PCI 2.2, USB 2.0 WfM 2.0.
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... the ASUS motherboard BIOS allows automatic resetting to the BIOS previous settings in case when the BIOS codes and data are separately purchased.) 1-4 CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. This protection feature eliminates the need to enter Windows. (The stickers on Back I/O The A7V600...
... the ASUS motherboard BIOS allows automatic resetting to the BIOS previous settings in case when the BIOS codes and data are separately purchased.) 1-4 CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. This protection feature eliminates the need to enter Windows. (The stickers on Back I/O The A7V600...
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...monitoring. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 1-5 The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard. The system voltage levels are monitored to update the motherboard BIOS through a user-friendly interface. ASUS update ...This utility allows you to prevent overheating and damage. A chassis intrusion event is retained in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree™ solution • C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)...
...monitoring. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 1-5 The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard. The system voltage levels are monitored to update the motherboard BIOS through a user-friendly interface. ASUS update ...This utility allows you to prevent overheating and damage. A chassis intrusion event is retained in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree™ solution • C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)...
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...connectors. This LED acts as a reminder to an ATX +12V power supply. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for Serial ATA devices. 9 South bridge controller. This 2Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program. 11 Standby power LED. The power supply must have at 266Mhz.) 2 North bridge...to 3GB system memory using CPUs with FSB 100, the maximum DDR data transfer rate allowed is only at least 1A on the motherboard. ASUS A7V600-X Motherboard 1-7 This Low Pin Count (LPC) interface provides the commonly used Super I/O functionality. Both the primary (blue) and secondary ...
...connectors. This LED acts as a reminder to an ATX +12V power supply. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for Serial ATA devices. 9 South bridge controller. This 2Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program. 11 Standby power LED. The power supply must have at 266Mhz.) 2 North bridge...to 3GB system memory using CPUs with FSB 100, the maximum DDR data transfer rate allowed is only at least 1A on the motherboard. ASUS A7V600-X Motherboard 1-7 This Low Pin Count (LPC) interface provides the commonly used Super I/O functionality. Both the primary (blue) and secondary ...
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... an expansion card After physically installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2. Assign an IRQ to the tables below. 3. 1.10 Expansion slots The A7V600-X motherboard has six (6) expansion PCI slots and one (1) AGP 8X slot.
... an expansion card After physically installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2. Assign an IRQ to the tables below. 3. 1.10 Expansion slots The A7V600-X motherboard has six (6) expansion PCI slots and one (1) AGP 8X slot.
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...requires an ATX power supply that can connect to wake up from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in the BIOS (see section 4.5.1 Power Up Control). The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal or... in reduced power mode). 1.11 Jumpers 1. Set to +5VSB to the front USB ports. 1. A7V600-X KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® A7V600-X Keyboard Power Setting 1-16 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information All jumpers are for the internal USB header that can provide at ...
...requires an ATX power supply that can connect to wake up from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in the BIOS (see section 4.5.1 Power Up Control). The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal or... in reduced power mode). 1.11 Jumpers 1. Set to +5VSB to the front USB ports. 1. A7V600-X KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® A7V600-X Keyboard Power Setting 1-16 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information All jumpers are for the internal USB header that can provide at ...
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... allows CPU VCORE ranges of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. 3. A7V600-X OVER_VOLT1 12 23 Enable Disable (Default) ® A7V600-X OVER_VOLT Setting ASUS A7V600-X Motherboard 1-17 You can clear the CMOS memory of 1.7V to the CPU. It is powered by erasing... the CMOS RTC RAM data. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to +1....
... allows CPU VCORE ranges of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. 3. A7V600-X OVER_VOLT1 12 23 Enable Disable (Default) ® A7V600-X OVER_VOLT Setting ASUS A7V600-X Motherboard 1-17 You can clear the CMOS memory of 1.7V to the CPU. It is powered by erasing... the CMOS RTC RAM data. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to +1....
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... This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the UltraDMA/133/100/66 cable is intentional. The hole near the blue connector on the motherboard. 1. A7V600-X NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to the UltraDMA/133/100/66 master device. Connect the cable's blue connector... is removed to the hard disk documentation for the secondary IDE connector. 1. If you install two hard disks, you connect the cables. 2. PRI_IDE SEC_IDE ® A7V600-X IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 For UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE devices, use an 80-conductor IDE cable...
... This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the UltraDMA/133/100/66 cable is intentional. The hole near the blue connector on the motherboard. 1. A7V600-X NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to the UltraDMA/133/100/66 master device. Connect the cable's blue connector... is removed to the hard disk documentation for the secondary IDE connector. 1. If you install two hard disks, you connect the cables. 2. PRI_IDE SEC_IDE ® A7V600-X IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 For UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE devices, use an 80-conductor IDE cable...
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Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Information ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-1
Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Information ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-1
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... POST to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you see ASUS contact information on your BIOS It is recommended that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. Reboot the computer. 3. ASUS EZ Flash V1.00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS A7V600-X BIOS Revision 1001 Beta 003 BIOS Model : A7V600-X BIOS Built Date : 06...
... POST to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you see ASUS contact information on your BIOS It is recommended that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. Reboot the computer. 3. ASUS EZ Flash V1.00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS A7V600-X BIOS Revision 1001 Beta 003 BIOS Model : A7V600-X BIOS Built Date : 06...
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... reboot the system with the update process. Press . 6. At the query prompt, type Y to continue with the new BIOS. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-3 appears. Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS. Flash Memory: SST 49LF004 1. Update Boot Block area (Y/N)? _ (Y/N)? _ DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating...
... reboot the system with the update process. Press . 6. At the query prompt, type Y to continue with the new BIOS. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-3 appears. Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS. Flash Memory: SST 49LF004 1. Update Boot Block area (Y/N)? _ (Y/N)? _ DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating...
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... to File from the floppy disk. 3. Boot from the Main menu and press . ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-5 5. XX.XXX, then press . Save Current BIOS to more problems with the motherboard! 1. At the Main Menu, type 2 then press . Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you created earlier. 2. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX...
... to File from the floppy disk. 3. Boot from the Main menu and press . ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-5 5. XX.XXX, then press . Save Current BIOS to more problems with the motherboard! 1. At the Main Menu, type 2 then press . Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you created earlier. 2. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX...
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... system boot failure! 4. If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you to restore the BIOS. See section "4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk." To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. 2. Boot the system. 2. Reading file "A7V600-X.rom". Completed. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-7
... system boot failure! 4. If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you to restore the BIOS. See section "4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk." To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process. 2. Boot the system. 2. Reading file "A7V600-X.rom". Completed. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-7
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... CD contains the original BIOS for CD-ROM... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... DO... NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Bad BIOS checksum. Completed. Boot the system. 2. Bad BIOS checksum. Place...
... CD contains the original BIOS for CD-ROM... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... DO... NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Bad BIOS checksum. Completed. Boot the system. 2. Bad BIOS checksum. Place...
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...these changes and record them in the future. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-9 It is constantly being updated, the following selections: MAIN Use this program. Because the BIOS software is a menudriven program, which means you see on your screen. 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the EEPROM. To...CMOS RAM of the screen has a menu bar with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to "Run Setup". 2.2 BIOS Setup program Use the BIOS Setup program when you may want to enable the security password ...
...these changes and record them in the future. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-9 It is constantly being updated, the following selections: MAIN Use this program. Because the BIOS software is a menudriven program, which means you see on your screen. 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the EEPROM. To...CMOS RAM of the screen has a menu bar with the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to "Run Setup". 2.2 BIOS Setup program Use the BIOS Setup program when you may want to enable the security password ...
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... options depends on the optical drives installed on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in BIOS. The above item appears only if you wish to use for expansion cards. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-17 If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] ... supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. When you set this field to [Enabled], BIOS reserves IRQ12, whether or not a PS/2 mouse is disabled whether or not you are using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of [Auto...
... options depends on the optical drives installed on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in BIOS. The above item appears only if you wish to use for expansion cards. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-17 If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] ... supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. When you set this field to [Enabled], BIOS reserves IRQ12, whether or not a PS/2 mouse is disabled whether or not you are using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of [Auto...
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... installed a non-PnP OS or if you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS-120] [ZIP] [ATAPI MO] [USB FDD] [USB ZIP/Flash] IDE ...ROM, and Other Boot Device. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-27 2.6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you can promote devices and by the OS. When [Yes] is selected, interrupts may...
... installed a non-PnP OS or if you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS-120] [ZIP] [ATAPI MO] [USB FDD] [USB ZIP/Flash] IDE ...ROM, and Other Boot Device. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-27 2.6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you can promote devices and by the OS. When [Yes] is selected, interrupts may...
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... load the default values for a confirmation before exiting. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other than system date, system time, and password, the BIOS asks for each of the parameters on even when the PC is turned off. Select Exit from the legend bar to exit. Select one of... your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-29 The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on the Setup menus. Load Setup Defaults This option allows ...
... load the default values for a confirmation before exiting. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other than system date, system time, and password, the BIOS asks for each of the parameters on even when the PC is turned off. Select Exit from the legend bar to exit. Select one of... your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-29 The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on the Setup menus. Load Setup Defaults This option allows ...