Asus A7N8X-XE manual Bios Setup

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This chapter tells how to change	2
This chapter tells how to change
the system settings through the BIOS
Setup menus. Detailed descriptions
of the BIOS parameters are also provided.	BIOS Setup

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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 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 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 directionInstalling the CPU Central Processing Unit CPUOverview System memory Memory conﬁgurationsRecommended memory conﬁgurations SS/DS DDR400 Qualiﬁed Vendors ListRemoving a Dimm Installing a DimmInstalling an expansion card Expansion slots2 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 PS2USBPWConnectors 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 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 copy the current Bios Using Afudos to update the 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 BiosAsus Update utility Installing Asus UpdateUpdating 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 EnabledMB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF Hardware MonitorVcore 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 Installing an operating system Support CD informationRunning the support CD Utilities menu Drivers menuContacts menu Asus UpdateAsus Screen Saver Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

BIOS Setup