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2 E1119Second Edition September 3 Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support 6 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications StatementThis class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 7 Electrical safetyOperation safety 8 How this guide is organized•Chapter 1: Product introduction •Chapter 2: Hardware information •Chapter 3: Powering up •Chapter 4: BIOS setup •Chapter 5: Software support •Index 9 Conventions used in this guideDANGER/WARNING: CAUTION: IMPORTANT: Where to find more information1.ASUS Websites 2.Optional Documentation 10 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) 13 Product introduction25 Hardware information27 2.1.1 Placement direction2.1.2 Screw holes 30 2.4.1 Overview31 2.4.2 Installing the CPUnotched or golden corner Do not force the CPU 32 2.5.1 Overview33 2.5.2 Memory configurationsDDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 2.5.3 DDR400 Qualified Vendor List 34 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM35 2.5.4 Removing a DIMM37 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 39 2.6.3 PCI slots2.6.4 AGP slot40 1.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1)2.VCORE over-voltage (3-pinOVER_VOLT1) 41 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR_12, USBPWR_34, USBPWR_56)42 4.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)5.WPCI_USB Setting (6-pinWPCI_USB1) A7V8X WPCI_USB Setting 43 1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED1)2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 44 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin IDE1, IDE2)45 4.RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1pin PRI_RAID)Important notes on the RAID feature: 46 5.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)6.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB_CON1) 47 7. ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1)8.Smart Card Reader connector (14-1pin SMARTCON1) 48 9.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN1, CHA_FAN1)10.Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR1) A7V8X Thermal Sensor Connector 49 11.USB header (10-1pin USB_56)12.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) (on Audio model only) 50 13.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM1) (on audio models only)14.ASUS iPanel connector (24-1pin AFPANEL1) 51 15.IEEE 1394 connector (8-1pin IEEE1394_1, IEEE1394_2) (on 1394 model only)52 16.Digital audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF1) (on audio models only)17.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1) (on audio models only) A7V8X Front Panel Audio Connector 53 18.Serial ATA connector (7 pin PRI_SATA1, SEC_SATA1) (on SATA model only)A7V8X SATA Connectors 19.Infrared Module connector (10-1or 10-2pin SIR) UART2 Use As 54 20.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1)A7V8X System Panel Connectors •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) •ATX Power Switch/Soft-offSwitch Lead (2-pinPWR) •Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET) 55 Powering up61 BIOS setup62 Managing and updating your BIOSoriginal BIOS 63 4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS65 Creating a bootable disk67 Updating the BIOS70 4.2.1 BIOS menu barMAIN ADVANCED POWER BOOT EXIT 4.2.2 Legend barNavigation Key(s) Function Description <F1> or <Alt + H <Esc Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow - (minus key) + (plus key) or spacebar <Enter <Home> or <PgUp <End> or <PgDn <F5 <F10 71 General helpSaving changes and exiting the Setup program Scroll bar Sub-menu 72 System Time [XX:XX:XX]System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]; Legacy Diskette B [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] 73 Language [English US]Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] 74 Type [Auto]75 [User Type HDD]76 Translation Method [LBA]Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity 77 Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum]SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] 78 Boot Up NumLock Status [On]Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] 79 CPU Speed [Manual]CPU Frequency Multiple 80 CPU External Frequency (MHz)Memory Frequency (Mhz) [Auto] CPU VCore Setting [Auto] CPU VCore [1.750V] AGP Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] System Performance [Optimal] 81 CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] 82 SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay 83 SDRAM Active Precharge Delay (value depends on SDRAM SPD)SDRAM 1T Command Control SDRAM Bank Interleave Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [8X Mode] AGP Drive Strength [Auto] AGP Drive N Control [E] AGP Drive P Control [F] AGP performance control [Disabled] AGP Fast Write control [Disabled] 84 Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] Delayed Transaction [Disabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] DRAM Burst Length S2K Bus Driving Strength S2K Strobe P Control S2K Strobe N Control 85 Onboard FDC Swap A & BFloppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] UART2 Use As [COM Port] 86 Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] Onboard Game Port [200H-207H] Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled] Speech POST Reporter [Enabled] 87 Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto]PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] USB Function [Enabled] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard ATA device First [No] 88 4.4.3.1 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion91 AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] 92 Wake/Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar]Wake/Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 93 MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature [N/A] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] 94 VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V VoltageQ-FanControl [Disabled] Fan Speed Ratio [10/15] Speed Up/Down Response Time [16 Sec/32Sec] 95 Boot SequenceRemovable Device [Legacy Floppy] IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] 96 Plug & Play O/S [No]Reset Configuration Data [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Interrupt Mode [APIC] 97 Exit Saving ChangesExit Discarding Changes 98 Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes Save Changes 99 Software support
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