Asus A7N8X-XE manual E2126 First Edition July

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E2126

First Edition

July 2005

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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 safetyConventions used in this guide Where to find more informationHow this guide is organized A7N8X-XE Specifications Summary Support CD Page Introduction Welcome Package contentsSpecial features Coaxial S/PDIF out Serial ATA technologyIntegrated 10/100 LAN controller USB 2.0 technologyInnovative Asus features Before you proceed Motherboard overview Motherboard layoutPlacement direction Screw holesOverview Installing the CPUCentral Processing Unit CPU Recommended memory configurations System memoryMemory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors List SS/DSInstalling a Dimm Removing a Dimm2 Configuring an expansion card Installing an expansion cardExpansion slots 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-upAudio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration ConnectorsRear panel connectors IDE connectors 40-1 pin PRIIDE, Secide Internal connectorsFloppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin Floppy 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 AtxpwrReset button 2-pin Reset System panel connector 20-pin PanelSystem power LED 3-1 pin Pled ATX power button/soft-off button 2-pin PwrbtnBios Setup Managing and updating your Bios Creating a bootable floppy diskAfudos /ofilename Using Afudos to copy the current BiosUsing Afudos to update the Bios Afudos /i filename.rom Asus CrashFree Bios utility Using Asus EZ Flash to update the Bios To update the Bios using Asus EZ FlashUpdating the Bios through the Internet Asus Update utilityInstalling Asus Update Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Flash ROMTab Bios menu barNavigation keys F10Scroll bar Saving changes and exiting the Setup programGeneral help Sub-menuSystem Time hhmmss Legacy Diskette B DisabledMain menu System Date day, mm dd yyyyBlock Multi-sector Transfer M Auto LBA/Large Mode AutoType Auto Type AutoSystem Information AI Overclock Tuner Auto Bios Setup UtilityJumperFree Configuration JumperFree ConfigurationUSB Configuration USB Controller EnabledUSB 2.0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support AutoChipset CPU Internal Cache DisabledCPU Configuration NorthBridge ConfigurationC1 Discounnect Auto Mode MDA Access Control PCITV Mode Support Default NorthBridge Chipset ConfigurationDram Timing Auto System Performance SettingsMemory Clock Auto TrasOnBoard Sata Controller Enabled Onboard LAN EnabledMAC Bridge Mode Auto Sata Operation Mode non-RAIDOnboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Acpi Apic Support Enabled Power menuSuspend Mode Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume NoAPM Configuration RTC Resume Disabled PME Resume DisabledRing-In Power On Disabled Resume On PS/2 Keyboard EnabledVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxFHardware Monitor 1st ~ xxth Boot Device Removable Boot menuBoot Device Priority CDROMSM-ASUS DVDBoot Settings Configuration Change Supervisor Password Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error EnabledHit ʻDELʼ Message Display Enabled Change Supervisor PasswordChange User Password Exit & Save Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit menu Exit & Discard ChangesSoftware Support Running the support CD Installing an operating systemSupport CD information Drivers menu Utilities menuAsus Screen Saver Asus UpdateContacts menu Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c