Asus A7N8X-XE manual Contacts menu, Asus Update, Asus Screen Saver, Anti-Virus Utility

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ASUS Update

The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows

®environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). See pages 2-7 to 2-8 for details.

ASUS Screen Saver

Bring life to your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver.

ADOBE Acrobat Reader V5.0

The Adobe Acrobat® Reader V5.0 is for opening, viewing, and printing documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer.

Anti-Virus Utility

The anti-virus application scans, identiﬁes, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for detailed information.

3.2.4Contacts menu

Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also ﬁnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.

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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 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 USB 2.0 technology Serial ATA technologyIntegrated 10/100 LAN controller Coaxial S/PDIF outInnovative Asus features Before you proceed Motherboard layout Motherboard overviewScrew holes Placement directionCentral Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPUOverview Memory conﬁgurations System memoryRecommended memory conﬁgurations SS/DS DDR400 Qualiﬁed Vendors ListRemoving a Dimm Installing a DimmExpansion slots Installing an expansion card2 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 PS2USBPWRear 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 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 FpaudioATX power button/soft-off button 2-pin Pwrbtn System panel connector 20-pin PanelSystem power LED 3-1 pin Pled Reset button 2-pin ResetBios Setup Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk Managing and updating your BiosUsing Afudos to update the Bios Using Afudos to copy the current 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 BiosInstalling Asus Update Asus Update utilityUpdating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios ﬁle Flash ROM Bios setup programF10 Bios menu barNavigation keys TabSub-menu Saving changes and exiting the Setup programGeneral help Scroll barSystem Date day, mm dd yyyy Legacy Diskette B DisabledMain menu System Time hhmmssType Auto LBA/Large Mode AutoType Auto Block Multi-sector Transfer M AutoSystem Information JumperFree Conﬁguration Bios Setup UtilityJumperFree Conﬁguration AI Overclock Tuner AutoLegacy USB Support Auto USB Controller EnabledUSB 2.0 Support Enabled USB ConﬁgurationNorthBridge Conﬁguration CPU Internal Cache DisabledCPU Conﬁguration ChipsetNorthBridge Chipset Conﬁguration MDA Access Control PCITV Mode Support Default C1 Discounnect Auto ModeTras System Performance SettingsMemory Clock Auto Dram Timing AutoSata Operation Mode non-RAID Onboard LAN EnabledMAC Bridge Mode Auto OnBoard Sata Controller EnabledOnboard Devices Conﬁguration PCIPnP Repost Video on S3 Resume No Power menuSuspend Mode Auto Acpi Apic Support EnabledAPM Conﬁguration Resume On PS/2 Keyboard Enabled PME Resume DisabledRing-In Power On Disabled RTC Resume DisabledHardware Monitor MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxFVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CDROMSM-ASUS DVD Boot menuBoot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device RemovableBoot Settings Conﬁguration Change Supervisor Password Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error EnabledHit ʻDELʼ Message Display Enabled Change Supervisor PasswordChange User Password Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit menu Exit & Save ChangesSoftware Support Support CD information Installing an operating systemRunning the support CD Utilities menu Drivers menuAdobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Asus UpdateContacts menu Asus Screen Saver