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Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7V333 motherboard!

The A7V333 is powered by AMD® Athlon™ , Athlon™ XP and Duron™ processors and supplies advanced features to ensure long-lasting, superlative performance. The ASUS® A7V333 motherboard is the prime choice for home PCs and workstations.

~CPU Thermal Protection

~Up to 3GB of system memory of the latest DDR RAM

~High-resolution graphics via an AGP 4X slot

~Digital Audio Interface for 3D sound

~Promise IDE RAID 0/1 Controller onboard

~1394 Interface ready

~Memory Stick™ & Secure Digital ™ memory support.

~Four USB 2.0 ports

~UltraDMA 133 data rates

The A7V333 is the perfect vehicle to get ahead in the world of power computing!

1.1Package contents

Check your A7V333 package for the following items.

ASUS A7V333 motherboard (ATX form factor: 12.0 in x 9.6 in)

ASUS A7V333 support CD

ASUS 2-port USB/Game Port module

80-conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA/33/66/100/133 IDE drives

40-conductor IDE cable

Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive

Bag of extra jumper caps

I/O Plate

User Guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide

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Contents

Page A7V333 1.01 E1010 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® A7V333 motherboard 1.1Package contents ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 1.2Core Specifications AMD® Athlon™ / Athlon™ XP and Duron™ Socket A (462) Processor UltraDMA/133 Support: Multi-I/O Chipset 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 2.2Motherboard layout 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 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 PRO slot 2.7Switches and jumpers Motherboard Frequency Settings (DIP Switches) 1) JumperFree™ Mode (3 pin JEN) 2) CPU External Frequency Selection (DIP_SW Switches 1–4) Frequency Table DSW CPU MHz 3) RAID Controller (3 pin RAID_EN) 4) ROM Setting (3 pin ROMSIP) 5) Voltage Regulator Output Setting (4x3 pin VID1 - 4) 6) Voltage Regulator Output Limit (3 pin VID) 7) Keyboard Wake Up (3 pin KBWK) 8) USB 2.0 Compliant Device Enable (3 pin USB) 9) USB Wakeup Enable (2x3 pin USBWP2_EN, USBWP1_EN) 10) USB Device Wake-up(2x3 pin USB01_PWR/USB23_PWR) 11) IEEE-1394Device Enable (3 pin 1394_En) 12) MS SD Device Enable (3 pin MS_SD_EN) 13) Bass Center Setting (2x3 pin CENTER/BASS, BASS/CENTER) 14) Speaker Selector (3 pin SPEECH) 15) Audio Setting (3 pin Audio_En) 16) Clear RTC RAM (CLR_RTC) 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 0, 1, 2 & 3 (Black two 4-pinUSB) 4) Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pinPRINTER) Onboard Parallel Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) 5) Serial Ports (Teal/Turquoise 9-pinCOM1 / 9-pinCOM2) 6) Audio Connectors (Three 1/8” AUDIO) (optional) Line Out Line In Mic 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 7) IDE Activity LED (2-pinIDELED) 8) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 9) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors see 4.6 Boot Menu See 5.4 Software Setup 10)CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (3x3 pin CPU_, PWR_, CHA_FAN) 10) 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these connectors 11) Infrared Module Connector (10-1pin IR_CON) UART2 Use Infrared 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) 12) ASUS iPanel Connector (24-1pin AFPANEL) 13) Power Supply Connectors (20-pinblock ATXPWR) 14) SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB) 15) Internal Audio Connectors (4 pin CD, AUX, MODEM) (optional) 16) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pin JTPWR) 17) Smart Card Reader Connector (14-1pin SMARTCARD) UART2 Use As 18) SD and MS Connector (2 x 10 pin SD, MS) 19) Game Connector (16-1pin GAME) 20) Digital Audio Interfaces (6-1pin SPDIF_C) 21) USB Headers (10-1pin USB20_34, USB2_3) 22) Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-1pin CHASSIS) 23) Line-outSelector Jumpers (4 pin BACK_LT / BACK_RT) 24) Audio Input Line In Header (LINE_IN) NOTE only 25) ASUS Front Panel Audio Connector (10-1pin IPANEL) 26) IEEE-1394Header (8-pin1394HEAD) (Optional) 27) System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) 28) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pin KEYLOCK) 29) System Warning Speaker Lead (4 pin SPEAKER) 30) System Message LED Lead (2 pin MLED) 31) System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pin SMI) Page Page Award BIOS Beep Codes POST Voice Message Action Chapter 3: Powering up POST Message Page Page Page 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time ASUS POST Flash Utility Using AFLASH from a Floppy Disk: 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 [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Legacy Diskette B [None] 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 [0] 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 VCore Setting [Auto] CPU VCore [1.850V] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency [2.5T(DDR)/3T(SDR] SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] SDRAM RAS Precharge Time [3T] SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay [6T] SDRAM 1T Command Control [Disabled] SDRAM Bank Interleave [Auto] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both] S2K Strobe P Control [2] S2K Strobe N Control [3] DQS Driving Strength [Auto] DQS P Contol [2] 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] Onboard Card Reader Type [Disabled] Speech POST Reporter [Enabled] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4 IRQ [Auto] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] 4.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control 4.4.3.2 PCI IRQ 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 PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature [N/A] CPU 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] Reset Configuration Data [No] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Page Page 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.3.1 Installation Menu ASUS Screen Saver: ITE GSM Editor: Winbond Voice Editor: E-Color 3Deep: 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 5.4.1 Installing the Hard Disks 5.4.2 Enter FastTrak100 BIOS and FastBuild Utility 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 5.4.4 Creating a RAID 1 Array Page 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands 5.4.6 Alternative Set Ups and Other Details 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers 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 Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Page Setting Up ITE GSM Editor The ITE GSM menu: Using the basic ITE GSM Editor: Using the Command field: Using the PIN Manager: Page Page Page Page Appendix: Glossary Page Page Page Page Symbols Index