Asus A7N8X-XE manual AGP slot, PCI slots

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1.8.3AGP slot

The motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that supports +1.5 V 8X AGP graphics card. Note the notches on the card golden ﬁngers to ensure that they ﬁt into the AGP slot.

A7N8X-XE

Keyed for 1.5v

A7N8X-XE Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

1.8.4PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

1-14	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