Asus A7N266-VM manual

Motherboard ® A7N266-VM User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Product Name: A7N266-VM Manual Revision: 1.00 E1014 Release Date: March 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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[...]

iii Features About this guide This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard. How this guide is organized • Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and special attributes of new technologies. • Chapter 2: Hardware information. A list of hardware setup procedures and descriptio[...]

iv Safeguards Contents About this guide .......................................................................................... iii How this guide is organized ............................................................... iii Conventions used in this guide .......................................................... iii Safety information ......[...]

v Contents 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ........................... 35 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ............................................... 37 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ...................................................................... 39 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................................[...]

vi Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. Disconnect all power cables[...]

vii FCC/CDC statements 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 undesired operation. This equipment [...]

viii ASUS contact information 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 T el (English): +886-2-2890-7123 T el (Chinese): +886-2-2890-71 13 Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup:[...]

Chapter 1 Product introduction[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® A7N266-VM motherboard! The A7N266-VM is powered by AMD ® Athlon ™ , Athlon ™ XP and Duron ™ processors and supplies advanced features to ensure long-lasting, superlative performance. The ASUS ® A7N266-VM motherboard is the prime choice for home PCs and workst[...]

2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.2 Core Specifications The A7N266-VM motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances and of fers users the finest componentry available today ... AMD ® Athlon ™ / Athlon ™ XP and Duron ™ Socket A (462) Processor North Bridge Chip[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 3 1.3 Special Features T emperature, Fan and V oltage Monitoring : CPU temperature is monitored by ASUS ASIC through a thermal sensor mounted under the CPU. The sensor signals the computer to prevent overheating and damage. The CPU and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. System voltage levels are [...]

4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Location Processor Support Socket A for AMD ® Athlon ™ and Duron ™ Processors ....... 1 Chipsets nV idia ® 220D North Bridge .............................................. 2 Realtek 8201L PHY controller ........................................ 3 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM .......................... 13 Mu[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 5 1.4.1 Component Locations 24 6 1 11 7 16 20 5 8 10 13 12 9 14 15 17 19 18 3 21 23 24 31 30 22 29 28 25 26 27[...]

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Chapter 2 Hardware information[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 7 2.1 Motherboard installation The A7N266-VM uses the Micro-A TX form factor , measuring 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) x 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) - a standard fit for most large chassis. 2.1.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, take care to orient the chassis correctly: The edge with external ports goes to the r[...]

8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.5cm (12.0in) Primary IDE Secondary IDE FLOPPY A7N266-VM nVidia MCP-D Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) nVidia 220D Chipset CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AUDIO_COM1 PLED DDR DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) 0 1 A TX Power Connector Super I/O 2Mb BIOS ® S[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 9 2.2 Layout contents CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots 1) Socket 462 p. 12 CP U Support 2) DIMM 1/2 p. 14 System Memory Support 3) PCI 1/2/3 p. 18 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4) AGP 4x p. 18 Accelerated Graphics Slot Motherboard Settings (Switches and Jumpers) 1) BSEL0, BSEL1 p . 19 CPU:DRAM Frequency Setting[...]

10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. A7N266-VM ® A7N266-VM Onboard LED PLED ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off CAUTION! 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a ground[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 11 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard provides a Socket A (462) for CPU installation. AMD processors of fer gigahertz speeds to support all the latest computing platforms and applications. The A7N266-VM supports Athlon ™ XP processors with “ QuantiSpeed ” data processing, lar[...]

12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. Once completely inserted, press the CPU firmly and close the socket lever until it snaps shut. 5. Place the CPU fan and heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. Carefully attach the heatsink locking brace to the plastic clips on the socket base. With the added weight of the CPU fan and h[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 13 2.5 System memory 2.5.1 Overview This motherboard uses only Double Data Rate (DDR) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). These sockets support up to 1GB system memory using non-ECC PC200/ 266 DIMMs. Each DIMM socket/module is two-sided: each side defines one “[...]

14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.2 Memory configurations Install DIMMs in any of the following combinations. DIMM Location 184-pin DIMM (DDR) T otal Memory Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) 6 4MB, 1 28 MB, 2 56 MB, 512MB x 1 Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) 6 4MB, 1 28 MB, 2 56 MB, 512MB x 1 T otal system memory (Max. 1G B) = Installing a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 15 2.6 Expansion slots The motherboard has three PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot.. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1. Before installing the expansio[...]

16 Chapter 2: Hardware information IMPORT ANT! When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “ Share IRQ ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the three PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperative. 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card Some expansion ca[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 17 2.6.3 PCI slots Three 32-bit PCI slots are available on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. This figure shows a typical PCI card installed into a slot: Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard INT -A [...]

18 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7N266-VM ® A7N266-VM Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Keyed for 1.5v 2.6.4 AGP slot This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 4X) slot to support AGP graphics cards. T ake note of the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard. Below is an example[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 19 2.7 Jumpers The jumpers on the motherboard allow you to change some feature settings to suit your customized system configuration. A7N266-VM ® A7N266-VM CPU External Frequency Selection 1 2 BSEL0 BSEL1 CPU 133MHz (Default) DRAM 100MHz 3 BSEL0 BSEL1 100MHz 133MHz BSEL0 BSEL1 100MHz 100MHz BSEL0 BSEL1 133MHz [...]

20 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7N266-VM ® A7N266-VM Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 +5VSB 2 3 +5V (Default) 1 2 2) Keyboard W ake Up (3 pin KBPWR1) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Retain the default setting of [1-2] to use your keyboard by pressing <Spacebar> to power up your computer . This feature re[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 21 3) USB Device W ake-up (2x3 pin USBPWR01, 23, 45) Set these jumpers to +5V to allow wake up from the S1 sleep state (CPU stopped; RAM refreshed; system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to allow wake up from S3 sleep state (no power to CPU; RAM in slow refresh; power su[...]

22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5) Clear RTC RAM (CLR_CMOS) This jumper clears the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM of date, time, and system setup parameters in CMOS. The RAM data in CMOS is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the battery . 3. Short the sol[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 23 2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. IMPORT ANT! Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 in the connector scoket. 1) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green 6-pin PS2KBMS) The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one[...]

24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 and 1 (Black two x 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. 4) Serial Ports (T eal/T urquoise, One 9-pin COM1, One 10-1 pin COM2) One serial port can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. The other is available as an onboard header . T o en[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 25 6) 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 Configuration) . Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin female) NOTE! Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Joystick/MIDI (15-pin female) 7) Game/MIDI P[...]

26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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. A7N266-VM ® A7N266-VM IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try rev[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 27 10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables[...]

28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 12) CPU Fan Connector (3 pin CPU_F AN) Three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orient the fans so that airflow flows across the onboard heat sinks instead of expansion slots. The fan wiring and plug vary depending on the type employed. Connect the fan cable to the connector , ensur[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 29 14) Power Supply Connectors (20 pin block A TXPWR) This connector supports an A TX 12V power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation. Push down firmly ensuring that the pins are aligned. 15) SMBus Connector (6-1 pin SMB) This connector supports SMBus (System Management Bus) devic[...]

30 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7N266-VM ® A7N266-VM Digital Audio Connector +5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF1 17) Digital Audio Interfaces (4-1pin SPDIF1) ( Optional ) These connectors supply an SPDIF audio cable that outputs digital audio. 16) Internal Audio Connectors (T wo x 4 pin CD_IN1, AUX) (Optional) These connectors allow you to receive stereo [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 31 18) USB Headers (10-1 pin USB23, USB45) If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, two USB headers are available for four additional USB port connectors. Connect a 2- port USB connector set to a USB header and mount the USB bracket to an open slot in the chassis. (The USB connector set is o[...]

32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 20) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR_LED) This 3-1 pin connector supplies the system power LED. The LED lights up when the system power is on, and the LED blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode. 21) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector supplies the case-mounted key switch f[...]

Chapter 3 Powering up[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 33 3.1 Starting up for the first time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protecto[...]

34 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering off the computer Y ou must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power . For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. If you use Windows 95/98/2000/XP , click the Start button, click Shut Down, then[...]

Chapter 4 BIOS setup[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 35 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time 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.EXE is a Flash [...]

36 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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, then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 37 1. FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page x 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 then press <Enter>. 4. At the Main Menu, type 2 then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Including Boot Bloc[...]

38 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “Flashed Successfully” appears. 8. Follow the onscreen instruct[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 39 4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. ” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ”[...]

40 Chapter 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 Management features. BOOT Use this menu [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 41 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 and their corresponding fun[...]

42 Chapter 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> keys to move between the hour , mi[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 43 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave T ype [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 [...]

44 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. Other options for the T ype field are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP] - for ZIP-compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other A T API Device] - f[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 45 T ranslation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity . Configur[...]

46 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology . This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 47 4.3.2 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 [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 chara[...]

48 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 <Enter>. Y ou can type up to eight alphanumeri[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 49 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed This field displays the internal frequency of your CPU. CPU/PCI Frequency (MHz) [100/33] This feature tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed . Incre[...]

50 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup CPU Fast Decode [Disabled] This field functions as a supplemntary speed enhancement device for streamlining CPU calculations. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data. When set to [Enable[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 51 1. Cause for Hangup: Checksum Error W arning “ The CMOS checksum is incorrect. Please reload the cmos default value. ” T o solve this problem, clear the CMOS RTC memory (see pages 22 and 59) and then reenter the default values in the BIOS Exit menu and restart the system. 2. Cause for Hangup: Improper Sy[...]

52 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.2 Chip Configuration (Scroll down to view all items on the menu.) 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 param[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 53 Internal Graphic Over-clocking [Disable] This feature permits the grapical processor to participate in over-clocking. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] Internal VGA LCD TV Display Type [NTSC-M] The system automatically detects and sets up screen-type compatibility . Configuration options: [NTSC-M] [N[...]

54 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.3 I/O Device 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). Change to [Read Only] for [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 55 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 bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal[...]

56 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.4 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 [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] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Di[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 57 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 used or an ICU is being used to determine [...]

58 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.5 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] [Enabled] C8000-DFFFF Shadow [Disabled] These fields are used for [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 59 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 . ACPI Suspend T o RAM [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend-to-RAM feature. T o support this feature, the [...]

60 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] When set to [Soft off], 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 system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 61 AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration option[...]

62 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor NOTE! If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: “ Hardware Monitor found an error . Enter Power setup menu for details ” . Y ou will then be prompted to “ Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP ” . MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/x[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 63 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 demotion of devices alters the pr[...]

64 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Boot V irus 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 bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate yo[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 65 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 option from the Exit menu to ensure[...]

66 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 other changes before saving the values to the no[...]

Chapter 5 Software support[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 67 5.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/ and 2000/XP operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware. 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation When you start Windows for the first time afte[...]

68 Chapter 5: Software support 5 . 3 A7N266-VM Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change 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 , double-click or run D:ASSETUP .EXE (assuming that yo[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 69 • Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.xx: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. • Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: Installs Cy[...]

70 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.3 Installation of PCI Drivers: Win98 Use the Device Manager to uninstall all previously installed system drivers to prevent conflict with the installation and operation of nVidia ® drivers. Three nV idia ® drivers need to be installed to operate with the Win98: 1. PCI System Management Bus. 2. PCI Standard Host [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 71 ITEM 3: PCI Standard Ram Controller 1. Go to the “ Device Manager . ” 2. Select PCI standard RAM Controller in “ System Devices ” 3. Click on “ Properities. ” 4. Click on “ Driver . ” 5. Select “ Update Driver . ” 6. Select “ Search for a better driver than the one your device is using [...]

72 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.5 Installation of NVIDIA MCP MAC Driver: Win98 1. Go to the Device Manager . 2. Select “ PCI Ethernet controller ” in “ Other Devices. ” 3. Click on “ Properities. ” 4. Click on “ Driver . ” 5. Select “ Update Driver . ” 6. Select “ Search for a better driver than the one your device is using[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 73 5.4 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 as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU t[...]

74 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.4.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PC ’ [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 75 Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the P[...]

76 Chapter 5: Software 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 internal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, click Execute Program . Memory Shows the PC ?[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 77 5.4.3 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 PC Probe and pause or resume[...]

78 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.5 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 connected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update. Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu:Pr[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 79 5.6 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CRT 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 color displayed on the monitor . Simply run the s[...]

80 Chapter 5: Software 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 the instructions. 5.6.2 The 3Deep Control Pa[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 81 5.7 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 waste time identifying your file t[...]

82 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.8 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excellent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input devices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 ’ s built-in e- mail system through the Internet. VLM 3 ’ s m[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 83 5.8.2 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 5.8.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Programs , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click VideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup Wizard will start and guide you through configuring the vid[...]

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Chapter 6 Appendix[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 85 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 is the integration of I/O connectivity at[...]

86 Chapter 6: Appendix Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary T erm) [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 87 I/O (Input/Output) The data transfers from the input devices like a keyboard, mouse, or scanner , to the output devices like a printer or the monitor screen. I/O Address The specific memory location for a particular device. T wo devices cannot share the same I/O address space. IrDA (Infrared Data Association[...]

88 Chapter 6: Appendix RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as, CMOS DRAMs, memory controllers, and graphics/video ICs. RAM (Random Access Memory). The computer ’[...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 89 6.2 T roubleshooting 1. Windows 2000 ™ system fails to run the FIF A 2000 ™ video game: the program exits after start up. However , the FIF A 2002 ™ version of the video game functions flawlessly . 2. If the NEC ® FDA-5101 USB keyboard is used to install Windows XP ™ , the keyboard cannot be detecte[...]

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ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 91 Index Symbols 3Deep Color T uner Using 79 A Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Capability 53 ASUS PC Probe Using 73 ASUS Update Using 78 A T API CD-ROM 63 Audio setting 19 Audio setting jumper 19 Automatic Power Up 63 B BIOS Advanced Menu 49 Beep Codes 33 Boot Menu 63 Boot Sequence 63 Exit Menu 65 Legend Bar 40 M[...]

92 Index E Expansion card installation 15 Expansion slots 15 F Floppy 3 Mode 42 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 9, 27, 30 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 45 Cylinders 45 Heads 45 LBA Capacity 45 Primary/Secondary Master 43 Primary/Secondary Slave 43 Sectors 45 T ypes 43 Hardware Monitor 62 I IDE Activity LED 26 IDE Connectors 27 J Jumpers Audio [...]

ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard user guide 93 PS/2 Mouse 23 Function Control 50 PS/2 Mouse Port 2 R R TC RAM Clearing 9, 22 S SDRAM Configuration 52 Serial Ports 54 Connectors 24, 25 slots AGP 17 PCI 17 SMAR T Monitoring 46 SMBus Connector 29 Support CD 67 Welcome screen 67 System Date 42 System memory configurations 13 System T ime 42 U UART2 54, 56 Ul[...]

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