Asus A7N266-VM Symbols, Index

Index

Symbols

3Deep Color Tuner

Using 79

A

Accelerated Graphics Port

AGP Capability 53 ASUS PC Probe

Using 73

ASUS Update

Using 78 ATAPI CD-ROM 63 Audio setting 19 Audio setting jumper 19 Automatic Power Up 63

B

BIOS

Advanced Menu 49 Beep Codes 33 Boot Menu 63 Boot Sequence 63 Exit Menu 65 Legend Bar 40 Main Menu 42 Menu Bar 40 Power Menu 59

Setup Defaults, loading 66 Setup Program 39 Sub-menu launching 41 Updating 35

BIOS Beep Codes 33 Boot Device

Selection 63

Boot Up NumLock Status 47 Boot Virus Detection 64

C

Central Processing Unit (CPU) 11 installation 12

Level 1/Level 2 Cache 49 Speed 49 Upgrade/Reinstallation 51

Chip Configuration 52 Clear RTC RAM jumper 22 Connectors

Audio 27 Chassis Fan 28 CPU Fan 28

Floppy Disk Drive 9, 27, 30 Game/MIDI 25

HDD LED 23 IDE 27

infrared module 31 Internal Audio 9, 30 Panel 32

Parallel Port 25 PS/2 Keyboard 23 PS/2 Mouse 23 Serial Port 24 SMBus 29

USB 24 CyberLink

PowerPlayer SE 81 VideoLive Mail v, 82 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE

Using 81 CyberLink VideoLive Mail

Using v, 82

D

DIMM installing 14

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Contents

Page A7N266-VM 1.00 E1014 March How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: Appendix Index Electrical safety Operational safety Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7N266-VMmotherboard 1.1Package contents ASUS A7N266-VMmotherboard user guide 1.2Core Specifications AMD® Athlon™ / Athlon™ XP and Duron™ Socket A (462) Processor Expansion: 1.3Special Features ACPI Ready: A Concurrent PCI: Auto Fan Off: Dual Function Power Button: 1.4Motherboard Components Location Chipsets Main Memory Expansion Slots 1.4.1 Component Locations Page Page Page 2.1.1 Placement direction 2.1.2 Screw holes Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2Layout contents CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots Motherboard Settings (Switches and Jumpers) Connectors 2.3Before you proceed 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 2.5.1 Overview 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 2.6.3 PCI slots 2.6.4 AGP slot 2.7Jumpers 1) CPU:DRAM Frequency Setting (BSEL0, BSEL1) CPU DRAM BSEL0 2) Keyboard Wake Up (3 pin KBPWR1) 3) USB Device Wake-up(2x3 pin USBPWR01, 23, 45) 5) Clear RTC RAM (CLR_CMOS) 2.8Connectors 1) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green 6-pinPS2KBMS) PS/2 Mouse Function Control 4.4 Advanced Menu 2) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple 6-pinPS2KBMS) 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 and 1 (Black two x 4-pinUSB) 4) Serial Ports (Teal/Turquoise, One 9-pinCOM1, One 10-1pin COM2) Onboard Serial Port 1 / Onboard Serial Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 5)Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pinVGA) 6) Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pinPRINTER) Onboard Parallel Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) 7) Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15-pinGAME_AUDIO) (Optional) 8) Audio Connectors (Three 1/8” AUDIO) (Optional) Line Out Line In Mic 9) IDE Activity LED (2-pinIDELED) 10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 11) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors see 4.6 Boot Menu 12) CPU Fan Connector (3 pin CPU_FAN) 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these connectors 13) ASUS Front Panel Audio Connector (10 pin AAPANEL) 14) Power Supply Connectors (20 pin block ATXPWR) 15) SMBus Connector (6-1pin SMB) 16) Internal Audio Connectors (Two x 4 pin CD_IN1, AUX) (Optional) 17) Digital Audio Interfaces (4-1pinSPDIF1) (Optional) 18) USB Headers (10-1pin USB23, USB45) 19) Infrared module connector (5-1pin IR) UART2 Use As 20) System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PWR_LED) 21) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pin KEYLOCK) 22) System Warning Speaker Lead (4 pin SPEAKER) 23) System Message LED Lead (2 pin LED) 24) System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pin SMI) Page Page Award BIOS Beep Codes Chapter 3: Powering up Page Page 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures Page 4.2BIOS Setup program 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar 4.2.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program Scroll bar Sub-menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [12/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] Language [English] Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] A note about passwords Forgot the password Halt On [All Errors] CPU Speed CPU/PCI Frequency (MHz) [100/33] CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Enabled] CPU Fast Decode [Disabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Devices Support [Disabled] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] 4.4.1 Summary of Warning Messages (Jumperless Operation only) CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation 4.4.2 Chip Configuration Internal Graphic Over-clocking[Disable] Internal VGA LCD TV Display Type [NTSC-M] Onboard VGA BIOS Update [Enabled] MCP IDE Controller [Both] MCP USB Controller [Enabled] 4.4.3 I/O Device Configuration Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] Onboard Game Port [200H-207H] Onboard MIDI [Disabled] 4.4.4 PCI Configuration PCI DMA Resource Exclusion PCI UMB Resource Exclusion 4.4.5 Shadow Configuration ACPI Suspend To RAM [Disabled] PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] 4.5.1 Power Up Control Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Boot Sequence Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Interrupt Mode [APIC] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Page 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.3.1 Installation Menu 5.3.2 Installation Procedure 5.3.3 Installation of PCI Drivers: Win98 5.3.4 Installation of Audio Codec Drivers: Win98 5.3.5 Installation of NVIDIA MCP MAC Driver: Win98 5.3.6 Installation of NVIDIA GeForce2 GPU Driver: Win98 5.4.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 5.4.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Settings CPU Cooling System Setup When CPU Overheated History Information Hard Drives Memory Device Summary DMI Explorer Utility Execute Program 5.4.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 5.5ASUS Live Update 5.6.1 3Deep Color Tuning 5.6.2 The 3Deep Control Panel 5.7.1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 5.7.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel 5.8 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 5.8.1 Starting VideoLive Mail 5.8.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Page Page Page 6.1Glossary Chapter 6: Appendix Page Page 6.2Troubleshooting Page Page Page Symbols