Asus A7N8X-XE manual Welcome, Package contents, Special features

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1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® A7N8X-XE motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS A7N8X-XE motherboard

Cables

Serial ATA signal cable and Serial ATA power cable

 

Ultra DMA cable

 

Floppy Disk Drive cable

Accessories

I/O shield

Application CDs

ASUS motherboard support CD

Documentation

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

400 MHz FSB Athlon XP CPU Support

The motherboard supports 400MHz front side bus frequency for AMDʼs Athlon XP and Sempron processors allowing increased office productivity and enhanced digital media experience. See page 1-8.

Dual-Channel DDR 400

The 128-bit TwinBank DDR Memory architecture doubles the DDR 400 (PC3200) bandwidth. System bottlenecks are eliminated with balanced architecture and peak bandwidths up to 6.4 GB/s. See page 1-9 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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Contents Motherboard E2126 First Edition July Contents Chapter Bios Setup Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications StatementElectrical safety Operation safetyWhere to find more information How this guide is organizedConventions used in this guide A7N8X-XE Specifications Summary Support CD Page Introduction Package contents Special featuresWelcome Serial ATA technology Integrated 10/100 LAN controllerCoaxial S/PDIF out USB 2.0 technologyInnovative Asus features Before you proceed Motherboard overview Motherboard layoutPlacement direction Screw holesInstalling the CPU Central Processing Unit CPUOverview System memory Memory configurationsRecommended memory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors List SS/DSInstalling a Dimm Removing a DimmInstalling an expansion card Expansion slots2 Configuring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboardAGP slot PCI slotsJumpers Clear RTC RAM ClrtcPS2/USB Device Wake-up 3-pin PS2USBPW A7N8X-XE PS2/USB Device Wake-upConnectors Rear panel connectorsAudio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin FloppyIDE connectors 40-1 pin PRIIDE, Secide Serial ATA connectors 7-pin SATA1, SATA2 CPU and chassis fan connectors 3-pin CPUFAN, ChafanUSB connectors 10-1 pin USB56, USB78 Internal audio connectors 4-pin CD, AUXFront panel audio connectors 10-1 pin Fpaudio ATX power connector 20-pin AtxpwrSystem panel connector 20-pin Panel System power LED 3-1 pin PledReset button 2-pin Reset ATX power button/soft-off button 2-pin PwrbtnBios Setup Managing and updating your Bios Creating a bootable floppy diskUsing Afudos to copy the current Bios Using Afudos to update the BiosAfudos /ofilename Afudos /i filename.rom Asus CrashFree Bios utility Using Asus EZ Flash to update the Bios To update the Bios using Asus EZ FlashAsus Update utility Installing Asus UpdateUpdating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Flash ROMBios menu bar Navigation keysTab F10Saving changes and exiting the Setup program General helpScroll bar Sub-menuLegacy Diskette B Disabled Main menuSystem Time hhmmss System Date day, mm dd yyyyLBA/Large Mode Auto Type AutoBlock Multi-sector Transfer M Auto Type AutoSystem Information Bios Setup Utility JumperFree ConfigurationAI Overclock Tuner Auto JumperFree ConfigurationUSB Controller Enabled USB 2.0 Support EnabledUSB Configuration Legacy USB Support AutoCPU Internal Cache Disabled CPU ConfigurationChipset NorthBridge ConfigurationMDA Access Control PCI TV Mode Support DefaultC1 Discounnect Auto Mode NorthBridge Chipset ConfigurationSystem Performance Settings Memory Clock AutoDram Timing Auto TrasOnboard LAN Enabled MAC Bridge Mode AutoOnBoard Sata Controller Enabled Sata Operation Mode non-RAIDOnboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Power menu Suspend Mode AutoAcpi Apic Support Enabled Repost Video on S3 Resume NoAPM Configuration PME Resume Disabled Ring-In Power On DisabledRTC Resume Disabled Resume On PS/2 Keyboard EnabledMB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF Hardware MonitorVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage Boot menu Boot Device Priority1st ~ xxth Boot Device Removable CDROMSM-ASUS DVDBoot Settings Configuration Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error Enabled Hit ʻDELʼ Message Display EnabledChange Supervisor Password Change Supervisor PasswordChange User Password Load Setup Defaults Exit menuExit & Save Changes Exit & Discard ChangesSoftware Support Installing an operating system Support CD informationRunning the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menuAsus Update Contacts menuAsus Screen Saver Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
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