Asus A7S333 2.4.1 Overview, 2.4Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.4Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard provides a Socket A (462) for CPU installation. AMD processors offer gigahertz speeds to support all the latest computing platforms and applications. The A7S333 supports Athlon™ XP processors with “QuantiSpeed” data processing, large data caches, 3D enhancements and 266Mhz bus speeds.

CPU NOTCH

TO INNER

CORNER

AMD™ CPU

A7S333

A7S333 Socket A

CPU NOTCH

LEVER LOCK

Each AMD CPU has a “marked” corner. This corner is usually indicated with a notch, and/or a golden square or triangle. Refer to this indicator while orienting the CPU. See the next section for installation details.

A fan and heatsink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating.

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Contents

Page A7S333 1.00 E982 March How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Glossary Index Electrical safety Operational safety Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7S333 motherboard 1.1Package contents ASUS A7S333 motherboard user guide 1.2Core Specifications AMD® Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron Socket A (462) Processor SiS 745 Chipset: Smart BIOS: 1.3Special Features Easy Overclocking ACPI Ready: A Concurrent PCI: Auto Fan Off: 1.4Motherboard Components Location Chipsets Main Memory Expansion Slots 1.4.1 Component Locations Page Page Page 2.1.1 Placement direction 2.1.2 Screw holes Page 2.2.1 Layout contents Page 2.3Before you proceed 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 2.5.1 Overview 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2.5.3 DDR333 DIMM Qualified Vendor List 2.5.4 Installing a DIMM 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card IRQ Priority Standard Function 2.6.3 PCI slots 2.6.4 AGP slot 2.6.5AMR slot (Optional) 2.7Switches and jumpers Motherboard Frequency Settings (DSW Switches) 1) JumperFree™ Mode (3 pin JEN) 2) CPU and DRAM Frequency Selection (DIP_SW Switches 1–4) Frequency Table DSW CPU DRAM 3) Keyboard Wake Up (3 pin KBPWR) 4) USB Device Wake-up(Three x 3 pin USBPWR_12, 34, 56) Bass Center Setting (Two x 3 pin CENTER/BASS, BASS/CENTER) (audio models only) 6) Audio Setting (3 pin Audio_En) 7) Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2.8Connectors 1) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green 6-pinPS2KBMS) PS/2 Mouse Function Control 4.4 Advanced Menu 2) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple 6-pinPS2KBMS) 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 and 2 (Black two x 4-pinUSB) 4) Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pinLPT) Onboard Parallel Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) 5) Serial Ports (Teal/Turquoise two x 9-pinCOM1 / COM2) 6) Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15-pinGAME_AUDIO) (audio model only) 7) Audio Connectors (Three 1/8” AUDIO) (audio model only) Line Out Line In Mic 8) IDE Activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) 9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 10) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors see 4.6 Boot Menu 11)CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU_, PWR_, CHA_FAN) 5. Software Support These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these connectors 12) ASUS iPanel / Infrared Connector (24-1pin AFPANEL) 13) Power Supply Connectors (20-pinblock ATXPWR) 14) SMBus Connector (6-1pin SMB) 15) Internal Audio Connectors (Three on audio models only 16)Front Panel Audio Connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) (on audio models only) 16) 17) Smart Card Reader Connector (14-1pin SMARTCON) UART2 Use As 18) IEEE-1394Header (Three x 8-pinIEEE1394_1,2,3) (Optional) 19) Digital Audio Interfaces (6-1pinSPDIF) (Optional) 20) USB Headers (Two x 10-1pin USB_34, USB_56) 21) Line-inConnecters (5 pin FP_LIne_In) (Optional) 22) System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) 23) System Warning Speaker Lead (4 pin SPEAKER) 24) System Message LED Lead (2 pin MLED) 25) System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pin SMI) 26) ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2 pin PWR) Page Page Page Award BIOS Beep Codes Chapter 3: Powering up Page Page 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures Page 4.2BIOS Setup program 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar 4.2.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program Scroll bar Sub-menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Legacy Diskette A / B [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [12/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] Language [English] Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] A note about passwords Forgot the password Halt On [All Errors] CPU Speed [Manual] CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) CPU / PCI Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) CPU / Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache EEC Check [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency [3T] SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] SDRAM RAS Precharge Time [3T] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] AGP Fast Write Capability [Enabled] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, 2, 3, 4/5 IRQ [Auto] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] 4.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Enabled] Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Enabled] 4.4.3.2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion 4.4.3.3 Onboard DMA Resource Exclusion 4.4.3.4 PCI UMB Resource Exclusion Power Management [User Defined] Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] ACPI Suspend-to-RAM[Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC Power Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Power Up On USB [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Spacebar] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] CHASSIS Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Boot Sequence Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Interrupt Mode [APIC] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Page Page 5.1.1 Windows first time installation 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.3 A7S333 Motherboard Support CD NOTE: Drivers: SiS AGP Driver: C-Media Software: ASUS PC Probe: ASUS Update: Microsoft DirectX Driver: PC-Cillin Page 5.4.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 5.4.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Settings CPU Cooling System Setup When CPU Overheated History Hard Drives Memory Device Summary DMI Explorer Execute Program 5.4.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 5.5ASUS Live Update 5.6.1 3Deep Color Tuning 5.6.2 The 3Deep Control Panel 5.7.1 Setting Up ITE GSM Editor 5.7.2 The ITE GSM Menu: 5.7.3 Using the basic ITE GSM Editor: 5.7.4 Using the Command field: 5.7.5 Using the PIN Manager: 5.8.1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 5.8.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel 5.9 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 5.9.1 Starting VideoLive Mail 5.9.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Page Page Page Page Appendix: Glossary Page Page Page Page Symbols Index