Asus A7N266-E manual

® A7N266-E JumperFree ™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB NVIDIA ® nForce 420-D ™ Chipset Socket A Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7N266-E Manual Revision: 1.00 E901 Release Date: November 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, exc[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desk[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 4 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist .............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ............[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................ 50 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 50 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 52 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause u[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE S[...]

8 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 2.1 ASUS A7N266-E Motherboard The ASUS A7N266-E motherboard is a high-performance motherboard powered by AMD ® Athlon ™ XP / Athlon ™ /Duron ™ processors. It sports the new nV idia ® nFor ce 420-D ™ chipset and features GeForce2 MX ™ GPU performance. The board of fers users advanced features to provide [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2.1.2 Connections • CPU socket: Socket A (462) for Athlon ™ XP / Athlon ™ / Duron ™ processors. • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI slots, (PCI 2.2 compliant) with no ISA. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards. (PCI s[...]

10 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.4 Performance and Intelligence • UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence • T wo Onboard LEDs: 1) A gr een LED lights up to indicate that power is available onboard. It reminds users that standby power is available. The LED also serves as a reminder to disconnect the power supply when making any change to the configuration. 2) A re d onboard warn[...]

12 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES M/B Components Location Processor Support Socket A for AMD ® Athlon ™ XP , Athlon ™ and Duron ™ CPUs 1 Chipsets nV idia ® nForce ™ IGP-128 North Bridge .................................. 2 nV idia ® nForce ™ MCP-D South Bridge ................................. 12 Multi-I/O co[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2.1 Component Locations 23 20 24 22 12 23 5 19 21 25 1 13 6 17 16 14 4 15 8 7 9 10 11 18[...]

14 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP IR 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.5cm (12.0in) Primary IDE Secondary IDE FLOPPY A7N266-E nVidia MCP-D Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) nVidia nForce IGP-128 Chipset CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PLED 01 DDR[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) LED p . 17 Onboard System Indicators (Green:power / Red: AGP warning) 2) JEN p . 18 Jumperfree Setting (Enable / Disable) 3) BSEL0, BSEL1 p. 18 CPU:DRAM Frequency Setting (100:100, 100:133, 133:100, 133:1[...]

16 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 19) PWR.LED p. 42 System Power LED Lead (3 pin) 20) KEYLOCK p. 42 System Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pin) 21) SPEAKER p . 42 System W arning Speaker Lead (4 pin) 22) LED p . 42 System Message LED Lead (2 pin) 23) SMI p. 42 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pin) 24[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section tells you how to change motherboard function settings through the switches and/or jumpers. 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o avoid damaging them due [...]

18 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3) CPU:DRAM Frequency Setting (BSEL0, BSEL1) This jumper sets the external CPU:DRAM frequency ratio for normal operation. The default operates at 100:100 Mhz. Note : T o make any changes to jumper speed settings, the JEN jumper must be set to [1-2]. CPU DRAM BSE[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 4) V oltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3, VID4) This jumpers allow you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. It is recommended to use CPU Default as the CPU core voltage. CPU Default means the Vcore is generated according to the CPU VID configur[...]

20 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 7) Clear R TC RAM (2-pin CLR_R TC) Th is jumper allows you to reset the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powered by the onboard button cell battery . Erase the R TC RAM:[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support The three DDR DIMM sockets support 2.5 V olt (power level) Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR SDRAM) of 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB to form a memory size between 64MB to 1.5GB. One side (with memory [...]

22 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP A7N266-E 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266-E 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to bot[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.4 General DIMM Memo • See the Configuration Rules on page 21 for essential installation parameters. • DIMMs that have more than 18 chips ar e not supported on this motherboard. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory[...]

24 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a Socket 462 or Socket A for CPU installation. A fan and heatsink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating. A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266 Socket 462 LOCK LEVER AMD ™ Athlon CPU NOTCH CPU NOTCH TO INNER CORNER 1. Locate the S[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards. Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards. W ARNING! Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or[...]

26 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Installation 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D INT -E PCI slot 1 shared ———— PCI slot 2 —— — shared — PCI slot 3 —— shared —— PCI slot 4 — used ——— PCI slot 5 shared ———— AGP —— —— used ACR sl[...]

28 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro slot to support the new generation graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. A7N266-E 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266-E Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO) TOP VIE[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ACR-A6CH card 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Advanced Communications Riser (Slot) This motherboard supplies an Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) slot for communications and audio systems. The A7N266-E motherboard is bundled with an innovative digital audio resource, the ACR-A6CH card. This super -connector[...]

30 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ACR-A6CH card 3. H/W SETUP ACR-A6CH Hardware Installation Procedure 1. Power OFF your computer . 2. Carefully align the ACR-A6CH card ’ s connector to the ACR slot (PCI 6) and press firmly so that the slot receives all the teeth evenly along the entire length of the card. 3. Secure the ACR car[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.8 Connectors 3.8.1 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT :[...]

32 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. 4) Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Confi[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 6) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Seri[...]

34 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 8) Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15-pin GAME) (Optional) This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. Joystick/MIDI (15-pin female)[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 9) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet ’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up. 10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)[...]

36 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2) These connectors support the UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable supplied with the motherboard. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , then[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) CPU Fan, North Bridge Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU, NB, CHA_F AN) The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sinks instead of the expansion[...]

38 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 13) Infrar ed Connector ( 10-1 p i n IrDA) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the CIR and SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through an external infrared module. This connector[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 14) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector supplies to an A TX 12V power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the[...]

40 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-pin CHASSIS) This lead is designed for chassis intrusion detection. It requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor/sensor or microswitch. Opening the chassis triggers the sensor and a high-level signal is sen[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP A7N266-E 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266-E Power Supply Thermal Connector JTPWR Ground JTPWR 17) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector . 18) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin[...]

42 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode. 20) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin con[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Powering Up 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 44 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Powering Up 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can pr[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type AFLASH and t[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, Flashed Successfully appe[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ” [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Ma[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [ None[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives CHS Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive informatio[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Of f] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [6/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range fro[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password then press <[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Frequency Multiple [9.5x] This field is for unlocked processors only and will not be available to standard AMD processors. For unlocked processors, this field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU ’ s internal frequency (CPU speed) and the external frequenc[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto] This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the memory frequency . The options that appear in the popup menu vary according to the status of the CPU/PCI Fr equen[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP W arning Messages 1. Cause for Hangup: Checksum Error W arning “ The CMOS checksum is incorrect. Please reload the cmos default value. ” T o solve this pr oblem, clear the CMOS RTC memory (see pages 20 and 57) and then r eenter the default values in the Exit menu and r estart the sy[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timing. The default setting is [By SPD], which automatically configures the timing by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter informat[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Internal Graphic Over-clocking [Disable] This feature permits the grapical processor to participate in over -clocking. Remember to disable this feature if installing an AGP card to the motherboard. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] VGA LCD TV Display Type [Aut[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Configuration Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB] Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Set this field to read and write the floppy disk (R/W). C[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirec[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ assignments. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI DMA Resource Exclusion DMA x Reserved for Legacy Drive [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the DMA channel displayed for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default setting indicates either that the DMA channel displayed is not us[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for mo[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] When set to [Soft of f], the A TX switch can be used as a normal system power -of f button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the syste[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature N/A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard), CPU, and JTPWR (power supply) temperatures. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] CHIP Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] PWR [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices. Promotion or d[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector . The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus-free boo[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this opt[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Y es] to load default values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make [...]

75 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must[...]

76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.3 A7N266-E Series Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , d[...]

77 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP • PC-CILLIN 2000: Installs the latest anti-virus protection application. • ADOBE Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software neces- sary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is availab[...]

78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD 5.3.3 Manual Installation of Drivers for Windows 98 Use the Device Manager to uninstall all previously installed system drivers that may conflict with the installation and operation of the nV idia ® system drivers . ~ Three nV idia ® drivers need to be installed to oper[...]

79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD ITEM 3: PCI Standard Ram Contr oller 1. Go to the Device Manager 2. Select PCI standard RAM Controller in “ System Devices ” 3. Click on “ Properties. ” 4. Click on “ Driver . ” 5. Select “ update driver ” 6. Select “ Search for a better driver than the [...]

80 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS Update 6.1 ASUS Live Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard ’ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Up[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 81 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 82 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe PC Probe 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperatur e Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, cl[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 3Deep Color 6.3 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CR T or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications. Users may also tune their internet applications to match “ true ” internet source colors with the co[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality . 6. The tuning process is complete. Click on the bottom left button to connect to the internet and follow th[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 88 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.4 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well. This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files. No need to [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excel- lent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input de- vices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 ’ s built-in e-ma[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.5.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Programs , and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will start and gui[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 91 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data transfers at 100/ 200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable version[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 92 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . “ Reboot ” means to restart your computer . When using W indows 95 or later , s[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 93 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX IDE (Integrated Drive Electr onics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer . I/O (Input/Output) The[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 94 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards. RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver u[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 95 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.1 Modem Riser 7.2 .1 56K Software Modem The Modem Riser (MR) is a high-speed PC communication peripheral which works with AMC ’ 97/MC ’ 97 compliant codecs. W ith this software modem, you can connect your com- puter to a remote location, receiving data at up to 56 Kbps in [...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 96 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 The Modem Riser supports the Plug and Play feature. It allows your computer to automatically set the optimal configurations for the MR and communication software. Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver . 1. Power ON the computer[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 97 INDEX A Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Capability 62 AGP Pro Slot 28 Accessories Modem Riser 95 ACR-A6CH-Audio Card 29 ASUS PC Probe 81 ASUS Update 80 A T API CD-ROM 71 B BIOS Advanced Menu 58 Beep Code 43 Boot Menu 71 Boot Sequence 71 Exit Menu 73 Language 57 Legend Bar 50 Main Menu 52 Menu Bar 50 Power Menu 68 Se[...]

98 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual G Glossary 91 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 55 Cylinders 54 Heads 55 LBA Capacity 55 Primary/Secondary Master 53 Primary/Secondary Slave 53 Sectors 54 T ranslation Method 54 T ypes 53 Hardware Monitor 70 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 24 Memory Installation 22 Procedure 16 Headers USB 40 I IDE Activity L[...]

ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 99 PCI Latency T imer 65 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 65 PIO Mode 55 Ports. See Connectors Power On Self T est 72 PowerPlayer SE Using 88 Procedure ACR-A6CH Installation 30 CPU Installation 24 Hardware Setup 16 Procedures Modem Riser Installation 95 PS/2 Keyboard 31 PS/2 Keyboard Port 9 PS/2 Mouse 31 Function Control 59 PS/[...]

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