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Chapter 2

This chapter gives information about the ASUS A7N8X-X Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the ASUS AFLASH BIOS that is bundled with the support CD.

BIOS Information

ASUS A7N8X-X Motherboard

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Page E1461 Revised Edition October Chapter 1: Motherboard Info Chapter 2: BIOS Information Chapter 3: Starting Up Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) ASUSTeK COMPUTER (Middle East and North Africa) Page Page ASUS A7N8X-XMotherboard Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7N8X-Xmotherboard Page NorthBridge Controller DDR DIMM Sockets ATX power connector Floppy Disk connector IDE Connectors Onboard LED S/PDIF connector Audio CODEC LAN chip AGP Slot Page Page 1.7.1Installing a DIMM 1.8.1 Configuring an expansion card Standard Interrupt Assignments 1.8.3 AGP slot 1.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR_12,USBPWR_34,USBPWR_56) 2.Central Processing Unit FSB (CPU_FSB) 3.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) (optional) 4.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 1.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) 2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1) 4.USB header (10-1pin USB56) (optional) 5.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) (optional) 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 8.Front panel audio connectors (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1) 9.Hard disk connector (2-pinIDELED1) 10.OnBoard LED 11.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM1) 12. Power Supply Thermal Sensor (2-pinPWRTMP1) 13. Serial Port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) (optional) 14. Digital Audio Connector (6 pin SPDIF1) (optional) 15. Infrared Module connector (10-1or 10-2pin IR_CON1) (optional) 16.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (2-1pin KEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) Page Page 2.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time 2.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures Updating BIOS via Built-inAwardBIOS Flash Utility Page Updating BIOS via Bootable Floppy Disk Page 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar 2.2.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program Scroll bar Sub-menu System Date [mm/dd/yy] System Time [hh:mm:ss] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Halt On [All Errors] 2.3.1 Primary Master/Slave Cylinders Head Precomp 2.3.2 Secondary Master/Slave Advanced menu items 2.4.1 Advanced BIOS Features 2.4.2 Advanced Chipset Features CPU Frequency Multiple Setting [Auto] CPU Frequency Multiple [5.0x] System Performance [Optimal] CPU Interface [Optimal] Memory Frequency [By SPD] SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [1] SDRAM CAS Latency [2.5T] FSB Spread Spectrum [Disabled] AGP Spread Spectrum [Disabled] CPU Vcore Setting [Auto] 2.4.3 Integrated Peripherals USB Controllers [V1.1+V2.0] USB Legacy Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Legacy Mouse Support [Disabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto] 2.4.4 Power Management Setup Video Off Method [DPMS Support] HDD Down In Suspend [Disabled] PWR button < 4 Secs [Suspend] Power Up on PCI Device [Enabled] Wake-PowerUp On Ext. Modem [Disabled] 2.4.5 PnP / PCI Configurations Page 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 Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu NVIDIA nForce Driver QFE Drivers USB 2.0 Driver 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information