JumperFree™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X
Product Name:
ASUS A7V266
Manual Revision:
1.05 E766
Release Date:
JUNE
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
Marketing
Technical Support
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
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
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 Motherboard
2.1.1 Specifications
PCI Expansion Slots:
Advanced Communication Riser (ACR):
Wake-On-LAN:
Smart BIOS:
Enhanced ACPI and
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)Manual CPU Ratio Settings (DSW Switches 5-10)
1. To use this feature, JEN must
be set to Jumper Mode, [1-2]
in 3, HARDWARE SETUP.)
4)CPU Type Frequency Setting (PALO_FREQ)
5)I/O Voltage Settings (JP1, JP2)
6)Voltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3, VID4)
7)Bass Center Setting (CENTER/BASS, BASS/CENTER)
8)Keyboard Wake Up (KBWK)
KBWK
Enable
Disable
[2-3]
10)USB Device Wake-up(USB01_PWR/USB23_PWR/USB45_PWR)
NOTES:
11)Clear RTC RAM (2-pinCLR_RTC)
12)Thermal Sensor CPU Setting (2-pinTHEMCPU)
3.5System Memory
3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support
3.5.1General DIMM Notes
3.5.2 Memory Installation
3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU)
3.7Expansion Cards
3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card
3.7.2Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Standard Interrupt Assignments
Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard
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)
10)Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1pin IDE1/IDE2)
TIP:
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these connectors
12)USB Headers (10-1pin USB2_3, USB4_5)
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
16)SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB)
enabling each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer
17)Internal Audio Connectors (4-1pin CD, AUX, MODEM) (optional)
18)Internal Microphone Connector (3-pinMIC2) (optional)
one microphone at a time
20)Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pinJTPWR)
Digital Audio Interfaces
(2-pin
SPDIFOUT/CDSPDIFIN)
22)Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-pinCHASSIS)
chassis intrusion lead, place a jumper cap over the pins to close the circuit
23)ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (10-1pin AAPANEL)
24)ASUS SmartCard Connector (14-1pin SMARTCON)
The following 20-pinPANEL illustration is for items
25)System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PWR.LED)
26)Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK)
27)System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER)
28)System Message LED Lead (2-pinMSG.LED)
29)System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
3.9Starting Up the First Time
Award BIOS Beep Codes
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 RAS to CAS Delay [3T]
SDRAM Active to Precharge Time [6T]
Bank Interleave [Auto]
Configuration options: [None] [2 Banks] [4 Banks] [Auto]
DRAM 4K/8K Page Enable [Auto]
AGP Fast Write [Disabled]
AGP Drive Strength [Auto]
Graphics Aperture Size [32MB]
Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]
Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both]
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
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5.1Install Operating System
5.2 Start Windows
5.3A7V266 Series Motherboard Support CD
5.3.1 Installation Menu
E-Color
3Deep:
Show Motherboard Information:
•Browse Support CD: Allows you to view the contents of the CD
Browse Support CD:
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
Settings
CPU Cooling System Setup
History
Information
Hard Drives
Memory
Device Summary
DMI Explorer
Utility
Execute Program
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 LiveUpdate
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 PowerDVD
6.7.1 Starting CyberLink PowerDVD
6.7.2 CyberLink PowerDVD User Interface
6.8CyberLink VideoLive Mail
6.8.1Starting VideoLive Mail
6.8.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface
7.1 Modem Riser
7.1.1 56K Software Modem
7.1.2 Primary/Seconday MR
Layout of Primary
7.1.3Hardware Installation Procedure
7.1.4Software Setup in Windows
7.2 Glossary
Boot
Bus Master IDE
Byte (Binary Term)
COM Port
Concurrent PCI
LPT Port (Line Printer Port)
MMX
(Klamath) CPU as well as other
OnNow
PC100
ROM (Read Only Memory)
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)
SPD for SDRAM module
SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)
INDEX
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