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Asus A7V880 1.3.1 Product Highlights, S/PDIF out, AGP 8X support, Serial ATA RAID, USB 2.0 technology, Serial ATA solution, 6-ChannelAudio solution

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1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product Highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard supports the latest AMD Athlon™, Athlon™ XP and AMD Duron™ processors via a 462-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The AMD Athlon™ and AMD Athlon™ XP processors features a 400Mhz front side bus and the QuantiSpeed™ architecture for rapid execution of applications.

Serial ATA solution

The motherboard supports four interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA (SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA RAID

The motherboard provides a high-performance Serial ATA RAID controller that enhance hard disk performance and data backup protection without the cost of additional RAID cards. The onboard VIA VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions.

AGP 8X support

AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with maximum bandwidth speed of up to 2.12 GB/s.

S/PDIF out

The motherboard’s S/PDIF out function turns your computer into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful speaker systems.

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0 - supporting up to eight USB 2.0 ports. The higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras, next generation scanners and printers, and fast storage units. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.

6-Channel Audio solution

The motherboard uses an onboard audio Codec that lets you enjoy high-quality 6-channel audio without having to buy advanced sound cards.

ASUS A7V880 motherboard

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Contents

Page E1791 Revised Edition January Chapter 1: Product introduction IRQ assignments for this motherboard Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.1 Running the support CD Where to find more information Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® A7V880 motherboard Check your motherboard package for the following items 1 x 2-portUSB module with cable 1 x Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inchfloppy drive I/O shield Bag of extra jumper caps User guide 1.3.1 Product Highlights 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS Instant Music Lite Onboard LED 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1.5.2 Placement direction 1.5.3 Screw holes 1.6.1 Overview 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 2.Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90° 100° angle 4.Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location 1.7.2Memory configurations DDR Qualified Vendor List Table DDR400 Qualified Vendors List Table 1 DDR400 Qualified Vendors List 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1.8.1 Interrupt assignments 1.8.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.8.4 AGP slot 1.8.5 Wi-Fislot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 3.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the 2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR12, USBPWR34, USBPWR56, USBPWR78) 4.VCORE over-voltage (3-pinOVER_VOLT1) When enabled, this jumper allows CPU VCORE ranges of 1.75V 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 Internal connectors 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR) 4.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 6.USB header (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 7.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) Be default, the pins labeled LINE OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins 8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 9.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 10.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) 11.Digital Audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 12.System panel connector (10-1pin PANEL) •System Power LED Lead (Green 3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPEAKER) •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (Yellow 2-pinPWR ) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) •Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pinIDELED) Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system To recover the BIOS from the support CD: Place the support CD in the Otherwise, POST continues with its test routines <Ctrl+Alt+Delete 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2.2.2 Menu bar 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2.2.4 Menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menuitems 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2.2.7 Pop-upwindow 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.5 System Information 2.4.1 Instant Music Configuration 2.4.2 Chipset SDRAM CAS# Latency [2.5] SDRAM Bank Interleave [Disabled] Precharge to Active(Trp) [4T] Active to Precharge(Tras) [9T] Active to CMD(Trcd) [4T] REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trcfc) [15T] AGP Mode [AGP 8X] AGP Read Synchronization [Disabled] AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Graphics Aperture Size [128MB] AGP Master 1 W/S Read [Disabled] 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration EPP Version [1.9] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] 2.4.4 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] Configuration options: [No] [Yes] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 2.4.5 JumperFree Configuration 2.4.6 USB Configuration 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.5 APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Wake Up/ Power On By Ring [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Hardware Monitor 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for option ROM 2.6.3 Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility Change User Password Installed To set a User Password: Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Exit & Save Changes Yes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Instant Music Lite To enable ASUS Instant Music Lite: Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive Turn on the system and enter the BIOS by pressing the In the To use ASUS Instant Music Lite: Instant Music function keys (Set 1) Instant Music function keys (Set 2) 4.Press Esc to turn ON Instant Music Lite 5.Place an audio CD into the drive