Asus A7N8X-XE manual Serial ATA technology, Integrated 10/100 LAN controller, Coaxial S/PDIF out

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Serial ATA technology

Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility. A7N8X-XE supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0 + 1. See page 1-19 for details.

Integrated 10/100 LAN controller

A 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller is embedded in this motherboard to give you a fast and reliable connection to a local area network (LAN) and the Internet. See page 1-20

Coaxial S/PDIF out

This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via an coaxial S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jack. it allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. See page 1-17 for details.

USB 2.0 technology

USB 2.0 is the latest connectivity standard for next generation components and peripherals. Backwards compatible with current USB 1.1 peripherals, USB 2.0 delivers transfer speeds up to 40 times faster at 480 MB/s, for easy connectivity and ultra-fast data transfer rate. See pages1-17 & 1-20 for details.

AGP8X

AGP8X (AGP 3.0) is the mainstream VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphices performance with high bandwidth up to 2.13 GB/s. See page 1-14 for details.

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Contents Motherboard E2126 First Edition July Contents Chapter Bios Setup Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission StatementOperation safety Electrical safetyHow this guide is organized Where to find more informationConventions used in this guide A7N8X-XE Specifications Summary Support CD Page Introduction Special features Package contentsWelcome Integrated 10/100 LAN controller Serial ATA technologyCoaxial S/PDIF out USB 2.0 technologyInnovative Asus features Before you proceed Motherboard layout Motherboard overviewScrew holes Placement directionCentral Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPUOverview Memory configurations System memoryRecommended memory configurations SS/DS DDR400 Qualified Vendors ListRemoving a Dimm Installing a DimmExpansion slots Installing an expansion card2 Configuring an expansion card IRQ assignments for this motherboard Standard interrupt assignmentsPCI slots AGP slotClear RTC RAM Clrtc JumpersA7N8X-XE PS2/USB Device Wake-up PS2/USB Device Wake-up 3-pin PS2USBPWRear panel connectors ConnectorsAudio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin Floppy Internal connectorsIDE connectors 40-1 pin PRIIDE, Secide CPU and chassis fan connectors 3-pin CPUFAN, Chafan Serial ATA connectors 7-pin SATA1, SATA2Internal audio connectors 4-pin CD, AUX USB connectors 10-1 pin USB56, USB78ATX power connector 20-pin Atxpwr Front panel audio connectors 10-1 pin FpaudioSystem power LED 3-1 pin Pled System panel connector 20-pin PanelReset button 2-pin Reset ATX power button/soft-off button 2-pin PwrbtnBios Setup Creating a bootable floppy disk Managing and updating your BiosUsing Afudos to update the Bios Using Afudos to copy the current BiosAfudos /ofilename Afudos /i filename.rom Asus CrashFree Bios utility To update the Bios using Asus EZ Flash Using Asus EZ Flash to update the BiosInstalling Asus Update Asus Update utilityUpdating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Flash ROM Bios setup programNavigation keys Bios menu barTab F10General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup programScroll bar Sub-menuMain menu Legacy Diskette B DisabledSystem Time hhmmss System Date day, mm dd yyyyType Auto LBA/Large Mode AutoBlock Multi-sector Transfer M Auto Type AutoSystem Information JumperFree Configuration Bios Setup UtilityAI Overclock Tuner Auto JumperFree ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Support Enabled USB Controller EnabledUSB Configuration Legacy USB Support AutoCPU Configuration CPU Internal Cache DisabledChipset NorthBridge ConfigurationTV Mode Support Default MDA Access Control PCIC1 Discounnect Auto Mode NorthBridge Chipset ConfigurationMemory Clock Auto System Performance SettingsDram Timing Auto TrasMAC Bridge Mode Auto Onboard LAN EnabledOnBoard Sata Controller Enabled Sata Operation Mode non-RAIDOnboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Suspend Mode Auto Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled Repost Video on S3 Resume NoAPM Configuration Ring-In Power On Disabled PME Resume DisabledRTC Resume Disabled Resume On PS/2 Keyboard EnabledHardware Monitor MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxFVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage Boot Device Priority Boot menu1st ~ xxth Boot Device Removable CDROMSM-ASUS DVDBoot Settings Configuration Hit ʻDELʼ Message Display Enabled Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error EnabledChange Supervisor Password Change Supervisor PasswordChange User Password Exit menu Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Exit & Discard ChangesSoftware Support Support CD information Installing an operating systemRunning the support CD Utilities menu Drivers menuContacts menu Asus UpdateAsus Screen Saver Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
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