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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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