Asus A7V400-MX SE 37

This chapter tells how to change

the system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions2 of the BIOS parameters are also

provided.

BIOS setup

Contents

Page E1942 Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information A7V400-MXSE specifications summary Page Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights DDR memory support Serial ATA technology Integrated Ethernet LAN controller SoundMax 6-channelaudio S/PDIF digital sound ready 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features 1.4Before you proceed Onboard LED 1.5.1Motherboard layout 1.5.2Placement direction 1.5.3Screw holes 1.6.1Overview 1.6.2Installing the CPU 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors List DDR400 Qualified Vendors List (continuation) DDR333 Qualified Vendors List 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3AGP slot 1.8.4PCI slots 1.9 Switch and jumpers 1 . CPU external frequency selection (DSW Switches 1-5) 2 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 3 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR12, USBPWR34, USBPWR56, USBPWR78) 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 Internal connectors 3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) 4 . CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 5 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 6 . GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 7 . Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 8 . Front panel audio connectors (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 9 . Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF) 10 . ATX power connector (20-pinATXPWR) Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2AwardBIOS Flash Utility 2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility 2.1.4ASUS EZ Flash utility 2.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Open Save 2.2BIOS beep codes Award BIOS beep codes 2.3BIOS setup program 2.3.1BIOS menu bar 2.3.2Legend bar General help Scroll bar Sub-menu Saving changes and exiting the Setup program 2.4Main menu System Time [hh:mm:ss] System Date [day, mm dd yyyy] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Installed Memory [XXX MB] Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave [Manual] and [CHS] Settings First/Second SATA Master Sector 2.5.1CPU Configuration 2.5.2Memory Configuration 2.5.3Chipset AGP Bridge Configuration Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Mode AGP Driving Control [Auto] AGP Driving Value [DA] 2.5.4PCIPnP 2.5.5Onboard Devices Configuration Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7] 2.5.6USB Configuration 2.6Power menu ACPI Suspend Mode [S1&S3] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.6.1APM Configuration PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled] USB Resume from S3/S4 [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Modem Ring Resume [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] 2.6.2Hardware Monitor 2.7.1Boot Device Priority 2.7.2Removable Drives 2.7.3Hard Disk Drives 2.7.4CDROM Drives 2.7.5Boot Settings Configuration 2.7.6Security Password Check [Setup] 2.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Ye s Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu 3.2.4Contacts menu