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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 ...1-14 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 BIOS 2-2 iii
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 ...1-14 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 BIOS 2-2 iii
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... surround sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing your favorite DVDs or games. CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. ASUS Instant Music Lite Through this unique feature, the motherboard is conveniently designed to allow... the need to restore the original BIOS data from a floppy disk. When the system hangs due to enter Windows. (The stickers on Back I/O The A7V600-X provides convenient connectivity to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the ASUS support CD in case the system ...
... surround sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing your favorite DVDs or games. CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. ASUS Instant Music Lite Through this unique feature, the motherboard is conveniently designed to allow... the need to restore the original BIOS data from a floppy disk. When the system hangs due to enter Windows. (The stickers on Back I/O The A7V600-X provides convenient connectivity to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the ASUS support CD in case the system ...
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... to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. A chassis intrusion event is retained in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree™ solution • C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) • adjustable CPU VCORE voltages • Stepless Frequency Selection (... multiple in CMOS for more protection. ASUS update This utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS through a user-friendly interface. Connect to the Internet then to the ASUS FTP site nearest you to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 1-5 The system voltage levels ...
... to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. A chassis intrusion event is retained in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree™ solution • C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) • adjustable CPU VCORE voltages • Stepless Frequency Selection (... multiple in CMOS for more protection. ASUS update This utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS through a user-friendly interface. Connect to the Internet then to the ASUS FTP site nearest you to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 1-5 The system voltage levels ...
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... to update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see on your BIOS It is recommended that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. Write down the BIOS file name on page x). Reboot the computer. 3. ASUS EZ Flash V1.00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS A7V600-X BIOS...
... to update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see on your BIOS It is recommended that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive. Write down the BIOS file name on page x). Reboot the computer. 3. ASUS EZ Flash V1.00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS A7V600-X BIOS...
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... both items to reboot the system with the update process. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-3 Continue to remove the message, then type in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, "WARNING! Update Main BIOS area 2. Press to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _ 7. Update Boot Block area (Y/N)? _ (Y/N)? _ DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS boot block area! If you downloaded from the...
... both items to reboot the system with the update process. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-3 Continue to remove the message, then type in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, "WARNING! Update Main BIOS area 2. Press to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _ 7. Update Boot Block area (Y/N)? _ (Y/N)? _ DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS boot block area! If you downloaded from the...
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... motherboard! 1. Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you created earlier. 2. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, then press . To cancel this operation, press . Type the filename of your problems. Careless updating may result to File from the floppy disk. 3. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard...
... motherboard! 1. Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you created earlier. 2. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, then press . To cancel this operation, press . Type the filename of your problems. Careless updating may result to File from the floppy disk. 3. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard...
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... support CD, or from a floppy disk: 1. Completed. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-7 Boot the system. 2. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in the floppy disk, the BIOS update process continues. If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you to restore the...
... support CD, or from a floppy disk: 1. Completed. ASUS A7V600-X motherboard 2-7 Boot the system. 2. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in the floppy disk, the BIOS update process continues. If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk, you to restore the...
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... be the latest BIOS version for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for CD-ROM... Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information CD-ROM found ! To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Reading file "A7V600-X.rom". DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot...
... be the latest BIOS version for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for CD-ROM... Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information CD-ROM found ! To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Reading file "A7V600-X.rom". DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot...
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...updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ASUS A7V600...-X motherboard 2-9 When you start up the computer, the system provides you to make your computer in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM. Because the BIOS software is designed to reconfigure your system using ...
...updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ASUS A7V600...-X motherboard 2-9 When you start up the computer, the system provides you to make your computer in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM. Because the BIOS software is designed to reconfigure your system using ...