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JumperFree™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X Product Name: ASUS A7V266-EX Manual Revision: 1.00 E935 Release Date: January ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot 3.7.4 Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) Slot 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 7.1.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 7.1.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help 1.1How This Manual Is Organized 1.2 Item Checklist 2.1ASUS A7V266-EXMotherboard 2.1.1 Specifications 2.1.2 Connections 2.1.2Performance 2.1.3Intelligence 2.2Motherboard Components 2.2.1Component Locations 3.1Motherboard Layout 3.2Layout Contents SETUP H/W 3.3Hardware Setup Procedure 3.4Motherboard Settings Motherboard Frequency Settings (DIP Switches) 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) 4.4 Advanced Menu Setting JEN 2)CPU External Frequency Selection (DIP_SW Switches 1–4) 3)Voltage Over Setting (OVER1, OVER2) 4)Voltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3, VID4) CPU Default 5)Bass Center Setting (CENTER/BASS, BASS/CENTER) 6)Keyboard Wake Up (KBWK) KBWK Enable Disable [2-3] 8)USB Device Wake-up(USB01_PWR/USB23_PWR/USB45_PWR) NOTES: 9)Promise RAID Controller (RAID_EN) (Optional) 10)Clear RTC RAM (2-pinCLR_RTC) 11)Thermal Sensor CPU Setting (2-pinTHERMTRIP) 3.5System Memory 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support 3.5.2Memory Installation 3.5.3 General DIMM Memo 3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3.7Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 3.7.2Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 3.7.3Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot 3.7.4 Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) Slot 3.8Connectors 3.8.1 External Connectors 4)Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pinPRINTER) Onboard Parallel Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port NOTE 6)Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15-pinGAME_AUDIO) (optional) 7)Audio Connectors (Three 1/8” AUDIO) (optional) Line Out Line In Mic 8)IDE Activity LED (2-pinIDELED) 9)Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) (40-1pin PROMISE IDE1 and PROMISE2 IDE) See 5.4 Software Setup Boot Menu.) 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these connectors 12)USB Headers (10-1pin USB2_3) 13)Infrared Module Connector (10-1pin IR_CON) 14)ASUS iPanel Connector (24-1pin AFPANEL) 15)Power Supply Connectors (20-pinblock ATXPWR) IMPORTANT: Make sure that the ATX 12V power supply (minimum IMPORTANT: 16)SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB) 17)Internal Audio Connectors (4-1pin CD, AUX, MODEM) (optional) 18)Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pinJTPWR) Digital Audio Interfaces (2-pin SPDIFOUT/CDSPDIFIN) 20)Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-pinCHASSIS) 21)ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (10-1pin IPANEL) 22)ASUS SmartCard Connector (14-1pin SMARTCON) 24)System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PWR.LED) 25)Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) 26)System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) 27)System Message LED Lead (2-pinMSG.LED) 28)System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) 4.1Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Save Current BIOS to File Save Current BIOS To File A:\XXX-XX.XXX SETUP BIOS 4.1.2Updating BIOS Procedures Page 4.2BIOS Setup Program 4.2.1BIOS Menu Bar 4.2.2 Legend Bar General Help Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program Scroll Bar Sub-Menu 4.3Main Menu 4.3.1Primary & Secondary Master/Slave [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Type Translation Method CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum] SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] 4.3.2Keyboard Features Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version A Note about Passwords Forgot the Password 3.Short the jumper 4.4Advanced Menu System/SDRAM Frequency Ratio [Auto] System/ PCI Frequency (MHz) Vcore [1.775V] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] Notes for JumperFree Mode System Hangup Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Speed Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU: System Frequency Multiple Cause for Hangup: Improper (For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only) 4.4.1Chip Configuration SDRAM Active to Precharge Time [6T] Bank Interleave [Auto] Configuration options: [None] [2 Banks] [4 Banks] [Auto] DRAM 4K/8K Page Enable [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [4K page enable] [8K page enable] AGP Drive Strength [Auto] Graphics Aperture Size [32MB] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] Onboard ACR LAN Enable [Auto Detect] 4.4.2I/O Device Configuration Onboard Peripheral Resource Control 4.4.3PCI Configuration PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion 4.5Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Suspend-to-RAMCapability [Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] 4.5.1Power Up Control Wake Up by USB Device [Disabled] Wake Up by Keyboard [Space Bar] Power Up on PS2 KB/Mouse [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2Hardware Monitor 4.6Boot Menu Boot Sequence Plug & Play O/S [No] Reset Configuration Data [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] 4.7Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 5.1Install Operating System 5.2 Start Windows 5.3A7V266-EXMotherboard Support CD 5.3.1 Installation Menu •ASUS Screen Saver: Installs the nifty ASUS screen saver ASUS Screen Saver: E-Color 3Deep: Show Motherboard Information: •Browse Support CD: Allows you to view the contents of the CD 5.4Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 5.4.1Installing the Hard Disks 5.4.2 Enter MBFastTrak133 BIOS and FastBuild Utility 5.4.3Creating a RAID 0 Array 5.4.4Creating a RAID 1 Array Please Select A Source Disk <Ctrl-Y <Y <N <N 5.4.5Other FastBuild Utility Commands 5.4.6 Alternative Set Ups and Other Details 5.5.1 Win9x-MEPromise® MBFastTrak133 Speed BIOS 5.5.2Win2000 Promise® MBFastTrak133™ Lite/Simple Controller Driver Page 6.1Winbond Smart Manager 6.1.1 Setting Up Smart Manager ManagerSmart REFERENCES/W6 Restart smart card reader 6.1.2Starting to Use Smart Manager 6.1.3Smart Manager Modes 6.2ASUS PC Probe 6.2.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 6.2.2Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Information Utility 6.2.3ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 6.3Multi-ChannelAudio Feature Setup 6.3.1 The C-MediaAudio Mixer 6.3.2 The C-MediaAudio Demo Program 6.3.3 Connector Configuration 6.4ASUS Live Update 6.53Deep Color Tuner 6.5.1 3Deep Color Tuning 6.5.2The 3Deep Control Panel 6.6CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 6.6.1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 6.6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel 6.7CyberLink VideoLive Mail 6.7.1Starting VideoLive Mail 6.7.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Page 7.1 Modem Riser 7.1.1 56K Software Modem 7.1.2 Primary/Seconday MR 7.1.3Hardware Installation Procedure 7.1.4Software Setup in Windows 7.2 Glossary Page Page Page INDEX Symbols