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Asus A8V 5.5.1 Sound Effect options, Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application, SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel

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5.5Audio configurations

The Realtek® ALC850 AC ‘97 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software provides Jack-Sensing function (Line-In, Line-Out, Mic-In), S/PDIF out support and interrupt capability. The ALC850 also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio Jack) technology for three ports (Line-In, Line-Out and Mic-In), eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience.

Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package.

If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the SoundEffect icon on the taskbar.

From the taskbar, double-click on the

Realtek SoundEffect icon

SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel.

The Jack-sensing and UAJ® technology features are supported on the Line-In, Line-Out, and Mic jacks only.

5.5.1 Sound Effect options

The Realtek® ALC850 Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment, adjust the equalizer, set the karaoke, or select pre-programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure.

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Contents

Page E1878 Revised Edition January Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® A8V Deluxe motherboard 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology HyperTransport™ Technology AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Dual Channel DDR memory support Dual Serial ATA RAID AGP 8X support S/PDIF out IEEE 1394 support USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features AI NET solution AI Audio technology AI BIOS solution ASUS Q-Fan2 technology ASUS POST Reporter™ AI Overclocking ASUS MyLogo2™ C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS Instant Music Hardware information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1 Placement direction 2.2.2 Screw holes Motherboard layout Layout Contents Internal Connectors 2.3.1 Overview 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Page 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan Page 2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory configurations Important notes on memory configurations Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Table 2 DDR400 Qualified Vendors List 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4 PCI slots 2.5.5 AGP slot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR12, USBPWR34, USBPWR56, USBPWR78) 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors USB 2.0 ports 3 and USB 2.0 ports 1 and Serial connector S/PDIF optical out port S/PDIF coaxial out port 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 3.RAID ATA connector (40-1pin PRI_RAID) Operation Mode 4.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Important notes on Serial ATA solution: 5.RAID Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2) 6.CPU, Power and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) 7. Serial Port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) 8.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 9.USB headers (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 1394 cable 10.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 11.IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1pin IE1394_1) USB cable 12.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 13.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 14.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 15.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System Power LED Lead (Green 3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPKR) •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (Yellow 2-pinPWRBTN ) •Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) Powering up Page Page 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2 Using the dual-functionpower switch 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages Page 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Edit Save BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS Important notes 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 4.1.6 ASUS Update Auto Select Save Page 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menuitems 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4.2.7 Pop-upwindow 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4 Language [English] 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave 4.3.6 System Information AMI BIOS System Memory 4.4.1 CPU Configuration HyperTransport Configuration HT Frequency [1000 MHz] HT DATA Width (Upstream) [16 BIT] HT DATA Width (Downstream) [16 BIT] Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Page Page ECC Configuration AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration Cool N’ Quiet [Disabled] 4.4.2 Chipset AGP Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter [AGP] Search for MDA Resources [Yes] VLink 8X Supported [Enabled] AGP Mode [AGP 8X] AGP Fast Write [Enabled] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Disabled] DBI Output for AGP Trans [Disabled] USB 1.1 Ports Configuration [USB 8 Ports] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [FullSpeed] 4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Enabled] OnChip SATA Boot ROM [Enabled] OnBoard Promise Controller [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] OnBoard IEEE 1394 [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [378] Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 4.4.4 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 4.4.5 JumperFree Configuration AI Overclocking [Standard] CPU FSB Frequency [200MHz] CPU Speed/Voltage Setting [Auto] CPU Speed [800 MHz] CPU Voltage [1.450 V] DDR Voltage [Auto] AGP Voltage [1.5V] V-LinkVoltage [2.5V] 4.4.6 Speech Configuration Speech POST Reporter [Enabled] Report IDE Error [Disabled] Report System Checking [Disabled] Report System Booting [Disabled] 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) & S3 (STR)] 4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On External Modems [Disabled] 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF] MB Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF] Power Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled] CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled] VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software support Installing an operating system 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu VIA 4 in 1 drivers Promise FastTrak 378 Driver VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver 5.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Winbond Voice Editor Anti-virusUtility 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information 5.2.6 Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ Flash 5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music To use ASUS Instant Music: Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.5.1 Sound Effect options 5.5.2 S/PDIF options 5.5.3 Speaker Configuration 5.5.4 AI Audio feature 5.5.5HRTF Demo 5.5.6 General settings 5.5.7 Rear panel audio ports function variation RAID RAID 0+1 Multiple RAID JBOD 5.6.1 Installing hard disks Installing Parallel ATA hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 5.6.2 Promise® RAID configurations Entering the MBFastBuild™ utility Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance) Creating a RAID 1 array (Security) Creating a Security Array with New Drives Page Other FastBuild Utility Commands Controller Configuration (6): 5.6.3 VIA RAID configurations Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility Create Array RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection Auto Setup for Data Security Select Disk Drives Start Create Process Page Delete Array Select Boot Array Serial Number View “\Drivers\Promise\378RAID\Makedisk.exe” “\Drivers\VIARAID\6420RAID\DriverDisk\Makedisk.exe” 5.8.1 Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Windows® 2000/XP Windows® 98SE/ME 5.8.2 Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software