Asus A7N8X-XE manual Motherboard overview, Motherboard layout

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1.5Motherboard overview

1.5.1Motherboard layout

 

 

19.9cm (7.8in)

 

 

 

PS/2KBMS PS2USBPW

Socket 462

CPU_FAN

 

 

T: Mouse

 

 

 

B: Keyboard

 

 

 

 

SPDIF_O

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1 PARALLELPORT

 

 

 

bit,184-pin module)

bit,184-pin module)

bit,184-pin module)

 

 

 

 

(64

(64

(64

USB34

 

 

nVidia nForce 2

DDR DIMMA1

DDR DIMMA2

DDR DIMMB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra 400

LAN_USB12

 

FSB_SEL0

 

 

 

FSB_SEL1

 

 

 

 

Top:Line In

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center:Line Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom:Mic In

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

ATXPWR

 

 

 

 

 

CLRTC

 

 

 

 

 

AUX

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR2032 3V

 

AGP

 

 

 

 

Lithium Cell

 

 

 

 

REALTEK

CMOS Power

 

 

 

 

 

RTL8201BL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI1

 

 

 

SATA2

I/O

 

PCI2

 

MCP-RAID

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA1

 

A7N8X-XE

 

 

 

Super

 

 

 

 

4Mb

 

PCI3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE1

 

 

BIOS

 

PCI4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE2

 

 

CM19761A

 

 

USB56

 

 

 

 

 

PCI5

 

USB78

CHA_FAN

 

FP_AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JR1JL1

FLOPPY

 

PANEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.5cm (12.0in)

1-6

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 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 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 holesCentral Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPUOverview Memory configurations System memoryRecommended memory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors List SS/DSInstalling a Dimm Removing a DimmExpansion slots Installing an expansion card2 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-upRear 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 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 update the Bios Using Afudos to copy the current 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 FlashInstalling Asus Update Asus Update utilityUpdating 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 EnabledHardware Monitor MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxFVcore 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 Support CD information Installing an operating systemRunning the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menuAsus Update Contacts menuAsus Screen Saver Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
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