Asus A7N8X-E ASUS POST Reporter™

ASUS POST Reporter™

The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power-On Self-Tests (POST). Through an added external speaker, you will hear the messages informing you of the system boot status and causes of boot errors, if any. The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the voice messages, and provides multi-language support. See page 3-3.

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Contents

Page E1322 First Edition October Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Quick Reference Card Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Page Page Page Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7N8X-EDeluxe motherboard 1.3.1 Product Highlights Latest processor technology NVIDIA® nForce™ Platform Processing Architecture Serial ATA solution AGP 8X support 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features ASUS Wi-Fislot ASUS Q-Fantechnology ASUS POST Reporter™ Hardware information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1 Placement direction 2.2.2 Screw holes 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2.2.4 Layout Contents Page 2.3.1 Overview 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Page 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory configurations Important notes on memory configurations Table 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4 PCI slots 2.5.5 AGP slot 2.5.6 Wi-Fislot 1.Keyboard wake up (3-pinKBPWR1) 2.Central Processing Unit FSB (CPU_FSB) USB device 4.Gigabit LAN switch setting (3-pinGLAN_SW) 5.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 6.Serial ATA setting (3-pinSATA_EN1) 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 3.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 4.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2) Important notes on Serial ATA solution: 5.CPU, Power and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 6. Serial Port connector (10-1pin COM2) 7.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1) 8.USB header (10-1pin USB56) 1394 cable 9.Internal audio connectors (4-pinMODEM1, CD1, AUX1) 10.IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1pin IE1394_1, IE1394_2) A7N8X-E IEEE-1394Connectors 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 12.Digital Audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF1) 13.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 14.Infrared Module connector (10-1pin IR_CON1) UART2 Use As 15.System panel connector (20-pinCTRL_PANEL1) •System Power LED Lead (Green 3-1pin PLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (Brown 2-pinKEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPKR) •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) Powering up Starting up for the first time Page 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages Page 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Page BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS Important notes 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility Updating BIOS via the Built-inAwardBIOS Flash Utility Page Updating BIOS via Bootable Floppy Disk 4.1.3 ASUS Update Save Page 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menuitems 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4.2.7 General help 4.2.8 Pop-upwindow 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4 Halt On [All Errors] 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection[Press Enter] IDE Primary Master [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] [Manual] & [CHS] Settings Cylinders Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Page 4.4.1 Advanced BIOS Features Boot Virus Detection [Disabled] CPU Level 1 Cache [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [HDD] Third Boot Device [LS120] Boot Other Device [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate Setting (Char/Sec) [6] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] APIC Mode [Enabled] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64MB [Disabled] 4.4.2 Advanced Chipset Features CPU External Frequency (MHz) [100MHz] CPU Frequency Multiple Setting [Auto] CPU Frequency Multiple [5.0x] System Performance [Optimal] CPU Interface [Optimal] Memory Frequency [By SPD] Resulting Frequency SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [1] SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [1] SDRAM CAS Latency [2.5T] FSB Spread Spectrum [Disabled] AGP Spread Spectrum [Disabled] System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled] Video RAM Cacheable [Disabled] DDR Reference Voltage [ 2.6V] AGP VDDQ Voltage [1.5V] AGP 8X Support [Enabled] 4.4.3 Integrated Peripherals Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] USB Controllers [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard and Legacy Support [Disabled] USB Legacy Mouse Support [Disabled] Onboard 1394 Device [Enabled] Floppy Disk Access Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART use as [COM Port] 4.4.4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend to RAM [Disabled] Video Off Method [DPMS Support] PWR button < 4 Secs [Suspend] Power Up on PCI Device [Enabled] Wake-PowerUp On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] Time (hh:mm:ss) of Alarm 0:00:00 4.4.5 PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Table 1: Supervisor/User Set Password Security Option Supervisor Password User Password Date and Security Option [Setup] Set Supervisor Password / Set User Password MB, CPU Temperature [xx C / xx F] VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage CPU Fan Speed xxxx RPM or 0 RPM CHASSIS Fan Speed xxxx RPM or 0 RPM POWER Fan Speed xxxx RPM or 0 RPM Fan Speed Ratio [10/15] Speed Up/Down Response Time [4 Sec/8 Sec] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Software support NVIDIA® RAID 0 / RAID 1 configurations Onboard LAN drivers for Win 98SE/ME Marvell® Virtual Cable Tester Technology 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu NVIDIA nForce driver Silicon Image Serial ATA driver Marvell Gigabit LAN Driver USB 2.0 Driver 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Winbond Voice Editor PC-CILLIN2002 5.2.4 ASUS Contact Information 5.2.5 Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1 Launching the NVIDIA® control panel 5.3.2 Main 5.3.3 Speaker Setup Dolby Surround Encoding Digital Encoding Create Center Channel Create Channel 3D Pan 5.3.4 MIDI 5.3.5 Environment 5.3.6 Applications 5.3.7 Information Running the NVSwap Application Testing the Speakers Line In and Rear Speaker Toggle Button Microphone In and Center and Subwoofer Speaker Toggle button Center and SubwooferToggle button 5.5.1 Install the hard disks 5.5.2Creating and Deleting RAID sets Loading the RAID Configuration Utility Creating RAID Sets Deleting RAID Sets Resolving Conflict Installing onboard LAN drivers Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.8.1 Installing I’m InTouch™ Computer Name Login Name Password Enable Remote Control Use the same Login password previously established 5.8.2 Using I’m InTouch™