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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)
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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
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2.1.1 Placement direction
2.1.2 Screw holes
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2.2.1 Layout contents
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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)
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Award BIOS Beep Codes
Chapter 3: Powering up
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4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures
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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
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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
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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
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Appendix: Glossary
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Symbols
Index