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Page ASUS A7A266-E 1.00 E881 October ASUS A7A266-EUser’s Manual ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Page Page Page 1.1How This Manual Is Organized 1.2 Item Checklist 2.1The ASUS A7A266-E 2.1.1 Core Specifications 2.1.2Connections 2.1.3Special Features 2.1.4 Performance and Intelligence 2.1.2 Optional Components 2.2Motherboard Components 2.2.1Component Locations 3.1Motherboard Layout 3.2Layout Contents 3.3Getting Started 3.4Motherboard Settings Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - DSW) 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) Setting JEN 2)Voltage Regulator Output Setting (VID) the CPU Default CPU Default 3)DDR Voltage Setting (JP10) 4)CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW Switches 1–4) in 3, HARDWARE SETUP.) 5)Manual CPU Ratio Settings (DSW Switches 6-9) See 1, JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) 3, HARDWARE SETUP.) Multiplier Table 6)Bass Center Setting (BCS1, BCS2) (NOTE: Only available on PCB 1.10 & later versions) 3.5System Memory 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support 3.5.2SDR DIMM Support 3.5.3Memory Installation 3.5.4 General DIMM Memo 3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) notched corner CAUTION NOTE 3.7Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 3.7.2Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 3.7.3Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) 3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot 3.8Connectors 3)Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pinUSB) 4)Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pinCOM1 / COM2) Onboard Serial Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 5)Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pinPRINTER) 6)Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pinGAME_AUDIO) (optional) 7)Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Line Out Line In Mic 9)Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE) 10)IDE Activity LED (2-pinIDELED) 11)Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1pin CHASSIS) 12)Wake-On-LANConnector (3-pinWOL_CON) 13)Wake-On-RingConnector (2-pinWOR) 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE do not place jumper caps over these pins 15)USB Headers (10-1pin USB1, 10-1pin USB2) 16)SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB) 17)ASUS IrDA / iPanel Connector (24-1pin AFPANEL) ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (12-1 pin AAPANEL) (on audio model only) 19)Internal Audio Connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX, MODEM) 20)Internal Microphone Connector (3-pinMIC2) Line Out 21)ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinblock ATXPWR) 22)Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pinblock JTPWR) 23)System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) 24)Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) 26)System Message LED Lead (2-pinMLED) 27)System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) 28)ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWRBTN) 3.9Starting Up the First Time Award BIOS Beep Codes 4. BIOS SETUP Powering Off your computer: Start Shut Down Shut down the computer 4.1Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures Page Page 4.2BIOS Setup Program 4.2.1BIOS Menu Bar 4.2.2 Legend Bar General Help Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program Scroll Bar Sub-Menu 4.3Main Menu 4.3.1Primary & Secondary Master/Slave [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Translation Method Head Sector CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Language [English] A Note about Passwords Forgot the Password Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] 4.4Advanced Menu CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio CPU Vcore Setting CPU Vcore CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Enabled] Notes for JumperFree Mode 4.4.1Chip Configuration SDRAM Cycle Time tRAS [7T] SDRAM MA/CMD Leadoff Timing [Fast] SDRAM Short-LatencyMode [Enabled] System Acceleration Mode [Disabled] Graphics Aperture Size [128MB] 4.4.2I/O Device Configuration Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode ECP DMA Select Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] 4.4.3PCI Configuration PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion 4.5Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] 4.5.1Power Up Control Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2Hardware Monitor 4.6Boot Menu Boot Sequence Plug & Play O/S [No] Reset Configuration Data [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] 4.7Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 5.1Install Operating System 5.2 Start Windows 5.3 A7A266-EMotherboard Support CD 5.3.1 Installation Menu 6.1ASUS PC Probe 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2Using ASUS PC Probe Settings History Fan Control Information Hard Drives Memory Device Summary DMI Explorer Utility 6.1.3ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 6.2CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 6.2.1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 6.2.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel 6.3CyberLink VideoLive Mail 6.3.1Starting VideoLive Mail 6.3.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.4ASUS Live Update 6.5Multi-ChannelAudio Feature Setup 6.5.1 The C-MediaAudio Mixer 6.5.2 The C-MediaAudio Demo Program 6.5.3 Connector Configuration Page 7.1 Glossary APPENDIX