Asus manual A7N8X-XE Specifications Summary

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A7N8X-XE Specifications Summary

CPU

Chipset

FrontSideBus(FSB)

Memory

Expansion Slots

Storage

Audio

LAN

USB

ASUS Special features

Rear panel I/O ports

Internal I/O connectors

BIOS features

Socket A for AMD Athlon™ XP/Sempron™/Duron™ processors

NVIDIA® nForce 2 Ultra 400

NVIDIA® nForce 2 MCP-RAID

400/333/266 MHz

3 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Dockets for up to 3GB memory Support DDR 400/333/266, non-ECC, un-buffered memory Support Dual Channel Architecture

1 x AGP 8X

5 x PCI

2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33

2 x Serial ATA, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0 + 1 support

C-Media CMI9761A 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface

Realtek RTL8201BL 10/100Mbps LAN PHY

Supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports

ASUS C.P.R.

ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) ASUS MyLogo2

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment

1 x Parallel port

1 x Serial (COM1) port

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)

1 x PS/2 Mouse port (green)

1 x Audio I/O port

1 x LAN (RJ-45) port

1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial) port

4 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

2 x IDE connectors

2 x Serial ATA connectors

2 x USB connectors supports additional 4 USB ports

20-pin ATX power connector CD/AUX audio in connectors CPU/Chassis FAN connectors Front panel audio connector

4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS

Industry standard

PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1

 

Manageability

 

 

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME

 

 

 

 

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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 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 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 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 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 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 EnabledVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxFHardware Monitor 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 Running the support CD Installing an operating systemSupport CD information Drivers menu Utilities menuAsus Update Contacts menuAsus Screen Saver Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
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