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Asus K8V-X 1.3.1 Product Highlights, S/PDIF out, AGP 8X support, Serial ATA solution, Serial ATA RAID solution, HyperTransport™ Technology, Latest processor technology

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1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product Highlights

Latest processor technology

The AMD Athlon™ 64 desktop processor is based on AMD’s 64-bit architecture, which represents the landmark introduction of the industry’s first x86-64 technology. This processor provides a dramatic leap forward in compatibility, performance, investment protection, and reduced total cost of ownership and development.

HyperTransport™ Technology

HyperTransport™ Technology is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in computers, networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to 48 times faster than other existing technologies.

Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

The motherboard supports the AMD® Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed, voltage and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs.

Serial ATA solution

The motherboard supports two 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 solution

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 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 speeds 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.

ASUS K8V-X motherboard

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Contents

Page E1879 Revised Edition January Chapter 1: Product introduction Standard interrupt assignments 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® K8V-Xmotherboard Check your motherboard package for the following items 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cables 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x IDE cable 1.3.1 Product Highlights 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features ASUS EZ Flash BIOS 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 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location 1.7.2Memory configurations Table 1 Recommended memory configurations DDR Qualified Vendor List Table 2 DDR400 Qualified Vendor List (QVL) 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Standard interrupt assignments 1.8.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.8.4 AGP slot 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) 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4 or 6-channelconfiguration USB 2.0 ports 3 and USB 2.0 ports 1 and Serial connector S/PDIF out jack 1.10.2 Internal connectors 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 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-pinPLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPEAKER) •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW ) •Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) 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 2. 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 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 Language [English] 2.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.6 System Information 2.4.1 CPU Configuration HyperTransport Configuration Memory Configuration Memclock Mode [ Auto] Bank Interleaving [ Auto] CAS Latency (CL) [Auto] TRC [Auto] TRFC [Auto] TRCD [Auto] 2T Command [Auto] Master ECC Enable [Disabled] DRAM ECC Enable [Disabled] L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Data Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration 2.4.2 Chipset AGP Bridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration USB Configuration 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] EPP Version [1.9] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] 2.4.4 PCI PnP 2.4.5 JumperFree Configuration 2.4.6 Instant Music Configuration 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) & S3 (STR)] 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 Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) [Disabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Allows you to select the video power down mode Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Enabled] 2.5.6 Hardware Monitor 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2.6.2 Hard Disk Drives 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.4 Security User Access Level (Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility Change User Password Installed To set a User Password: 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 Manual menu 3.2.5 ASUS Contact Information Instant Music Lite To enable ASUS Instant Music Lite: Turn on the system and enter the BIOS by pressing the In the Advanced Configuration Instant Music 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 3.4.1 Installing hard disks 3.4.2 VIA RAID configurations To create a RAID driver disk: 3.Write-protectthe floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver: During the OS installation, the system prompts to press the <F6 3.6.1 Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ technology: Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the In the menu, select the item Windows® 98SE/ME: button Click the Performance 3.6.2 Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software To launch the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ program: 1.If you are using Windows® 98SE/ME/2000, click the Start button. Select Programs > ASUS > Cool & Quiet > Cool & Quiet 2.If you are using Windows® XP, click the Start button. Select All Programs