Asus A7N8X-XE manual Drivers menu, Utilities menu

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3.2.2Drivers menu

The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

NVIDIA ALL in 1 Driver

Install NVIDIA ALL in 1 Driver.

Make NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver Disk

Make NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver Disk.

*Note: you can browse the path\Drivers\NVIDIA\winxp_2kIDE Driver to refer the uncompressed ﬁles.

C-Mediaʼs Xear 3D Driver

Install C-Mediaʼs Xear 3D Driver.

USB 2.0 Driver

Install USB 2.0 driver.

The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.

3.2.3Utilities menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.

ASUS PC Probe

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

ASUS A7N8X-XE Motherboard

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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 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 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 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 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 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 EnabledMB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF Hardware MonitorVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 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 Installing an operating system Support CD informationRunning the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menuAsus Screen Saver Asus UpdateContacts menu Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c