Motherboard
E2126 First Edition July
Contents
Chapter Bios Setup
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Operation safety
Electrical safety
Where to find more information
How this guide is organized
Conventions used in this guide
A7N8X-XE Specifications Summary
Support CD
Page
Introduction
Package contents
Special features
Welcome
Integrated 10/100 LAN controller
Serial ATA technology
Coaxial S/PDIF out
USB 2.0 technology
Innovative Asus features
Before you proceed
Motherboard layout
Motherboard overview
Screw holes
Placement direction
Installing the CPU
Central Processing Unit CPU
Overview
System memory
Memory configurations
Recommended memory configurations
SS/DS
DDR400 Qualified Vendors List
Removing a Dimm
Installing a Dimm
Installing an expansion card
Expansion slots
2 Configuring an expansion card
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
Standard interrupt assignments
PCI slots
AGP slot
Clear RTC RAM Clrtc
Jumpers
A7N8X-XE PS2/USB Device Wake-up
PS2/USB Device Wake-up 3-pin PS2USBPW
Connectors
Rear panel connectors
Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration
Internal connectors
Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin Floppy
IDE connectors 40-1 pin PRIIDE, Secide
CPU and chassis fan connectors 3-pin CPUFAN, Chafan
Serial ATA connectors 7-pin SATA1, SATA2
Internal audio connectors 4-pin CD, AUX
USB connectors 10-1 pin USB56, USB78
ATX power connector 20-pin Atxpwr
Front panel audio connectors 10-1 pin Fpaudio
System power LED 3-1 pin Pled
System panel connector 20-pin Panel
Reset button 2-pin Reset
ATX power button/soft-off button 2-pin Pwrbtn
Bios Setup
Creating a bootable floppy disk
Managing and updating your Bios
Using Afudos to copy the current Bios
Using Afudos to update the Bios
Afudos /ofilename
Afudos /i filename.rom
Asus CrashFree Bios utility
To update the Bios using Asus EZ Flash
Using Asus EZ Flash to update the Bios
Asus Update utility
Installing Asus Update
Updating the Bios through the Internet
Updating the Bios through a Bios file
Flash ROM
Bios setup program
Navigation keys
Bios menu bar
Tab
F10
General help
Saving changes and exiting the Setup program
Scroll bar
Sub-menu
Main menu
Legacy Diskette B Disabled
System Time hhmmss
System Date day, mm dd yyyy
Type Auto
LBA/Large Mode Auto
Block Multi-sector Transfer M Auto
Type Auto
System Information
JumperFree Configuration
Bios Setup Utility
AI Overclock Tuner Auto
JumperFree Configuration
USB 2.0 Support Enabled
USB Controller Enabled
USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support Auto
CPU Configuration
CPU Internal Cache Disabled
Chipset
NorthBridge Configuration
TV Mode Support Default
MDA Access Control PCI
C1 Discounnect Auto Mode
NorthBridge Chipset Configuration
Memory Clock Auto
System Performance Settings
Dram Timing Auto
Tras
MAC Bridge Mode Auto
Onboard LAN Enabled
OnBoard Sata Controller Enabled
Sata Operation Mode non-RAID
Onboard Devices Configuration
PCIPnP
Suspend Mode Auto
Power menu
Acpi Apic Support Enabled
Repost Video on S3 Resume No
APM Configuration
Ring-In Power On Disabled
PME Resume Disabled
RTC Resume Disabled
Resume On PS/2 Keyboard Enabled
MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF
Hardware Monitor
Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
Boot Device Priority
Boot menu
1st ~ xxth Boot Device Removable
CDROMSM-ASUS DVD
Boot Settings Configuration
Hit ʻDELʼ Message Display Enabled
Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error Enabled
Change Supervisor Password
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Exit menu
Load Setup Defaults
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Software Support
Installing an operating system
Support CD information
Running the support CD
Utilities menu
Drivers menu
Contacts menu
Asus Update
Asus Screen Saver
Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
