Asus A7N8X-VM 11

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the features of the A7N8X-VM motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors.

Product introduction

Contents

Page E1306 First Edition May Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info Chapter 2 - BIOS Information Chapter 3 - Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Technical Support Page Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7N8X-VMmotherboard Check your ASUS A7N8X-VMpackage for the following items ASUS A7N8X-VMmotherboard Micro-ATXform factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in ASUS A7N8X-VMseries support CD Dual Channel DDR memory support AGP 8X support Integrated GeForce4 MX GPU ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS C.O.P Page Onboard LED ATX power connector CPU Socket IDE Connectors Floppy Disk connector AGP Slot 15PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pinconnector is for a PS/2 mouse PS/2 mouse port Parallel port RJ-45 nVidia 1.6.1 Placement direction 1.6.2 Screw holes 1.Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 3.Avoid touching the ICs on components 1.8.2 Installing the CPU 1.9.1 Installing a DIMM 1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card 1.10.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments 1.10.3 AGP slot 1.10.4 PCI slots This section describes and illustrates the jumpers on the motherboard 1.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56) 2.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 1.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) For UltraDMA133/100 IDE devices, use 40-pin 80-conductorcable 2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1) 4.USB header (10-1pin USB56) The USB connector module is not included in this motherboard package 5.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) The GAME port module is not included in this motherboard package 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 8.Front panel audio connectors (10-1pin FPAUDIO) 9.Internal audio connectors (4 pin CD1, AUX1) 10. TV out connector (6-1pin U46) The AV/S module is not included in this motherboard package 11. Digital Audio Connector (6-1pin SPDIF1) 12.Serial Port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) The serial port bracket is not included in this motherboard package 13.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (2-1pin KEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar 2.2.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program Sub-menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.1 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.2 System Information 2.4.1 Chipset Video Frame Buffer Size [ 32 MB] Graphics Aperture Size [ 64MB] MDA Access Control [PCI] Primary Video [PCI] 2.4.2 Onboard Devices Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [Disabled] Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Onboard Game Port [Disabled] Onboard MIDI Port [Disabled] 2.4.3 PCIPnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] PCI IDE BusMaster [Disabled] Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11, IRQ14, IRQ15 [Available] DMA Channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 [Available] Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] 2.5.1 Power Up Control Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Resume on Keyboard [Disabled] Resume on PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] PME Resume [Disabled] 2.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Disabled] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Disabled] 2.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Enabled] Typematic Rate [Fast] 2.6.2 Security Change Supervisor Password / User Password Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Temperature Monitor Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Information Utility ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon ASUS Update ASUS MyLogo2™ 5.When you click on an image, it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen 7.When finished, click Exit, then reboot your computer Your system boots with the new boot logo PC-CILLIN2002 Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver E-Color3Deep