Asus K7M manual

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2 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express wri[...]

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4 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES .................[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 46 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS ......................................... 46 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 46 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures .........................[...]

6 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 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 unde[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2) FEA TURES Product information and specifications 3 ) HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting u[...]

8 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS K7M Motherboard The ASUS K7M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high-performance features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD Athlon™ Processor Support: Supports AMD Athlon™ processor de- signed for the AMD Athlon?[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • UltraDMA/66 & UltraDMA/33: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM,[...]

10 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Performance • 100/100MHz Synchronous Host/DRAM Clock Support: CPU frequency can operate at 100MHz while system memory operates at 100MHz. • High-Speed Data T ransfer Interface: This motherboard with its chipset and support for UltraDMA/66 doubles the UltraDMA/33 burst tra[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.3 Intelligence (only with optional hardware monitor) • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: T o prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply , and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm threshol[...]

12 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2. FEA TURES Slot A AMD North Bridge (AGP/PCI/Memory Controller) A TX Power Connector DIMM Sockets IDE Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector USB Connector (Port 2 & Port 3) (optional) Hardware Monitor Chip VIA South Bridge (PCI Super I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller) Programmable[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2 Motherboard Parts... continued 5 4 2 3 22 20 18 17 14 19 21 23 98 10 11 13 6 12 1 15 7 16 ISA model. ISA slots are optional at the time of purchase. Models without ISA will have 5 PCI slots.[...]

14 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP CLRTC (R181) COM1 P ARALLEL PORT COM2 PS/2 CPU_F AN AMD751 AGP/PCI/ Memory Controller 01 DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module) 5 4 PWR_F AN WOR WOL_CON CHASSIS VIDEO MODEM CD AUX Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP) PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 P ANEL IDE LED FLOPPY PRIMAR Y[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) 3VSBSL T p.18 V aux Setting (+3V/+3VSB) 2) MSDA T A p.18 PS/2 Mouse Setting (IRQ12/MSDA T A) 3) VIO p.19 I/O V oltage Setting (3.31V/3.4V/3.56V) 4 ) SPK/AUD_EN1/_EN2/ADN# p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable.../Disable...) 5) DSW1 p[...]

16 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 21) SPEAKER (P ANEL) p.44 System W arning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 22) PWRLED (P ANEL) p.44 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 23) RESET (P ANEL) p.44 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 24) PWRSW (P ANEL) p.44 A TX Power / Soft-Of f Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) SMI (P ANEL) p.44 Syst[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel W ires[...]

18 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 1) V aux Setting (3VSBSL T) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to add-in PCI cards that require V aux power . K7M PCI V aux Selection Add 3 V olt Add 3 VSB 123 1 2 3 3VSBSL T 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7M 2) PS/2 Mouse Setting (MSDA T A) This jumper allows you t[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) V oltage I/O Setting (VIO) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP , and PCI, among others. The default voltage is set at 3.4V . A higher voltage is used for processor overclocking. Setting VIO 3.31V [1-2] 3.4V [2-3] (default)[...]

20 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 5) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM, and the chipset. This allows the selection of the CPU’ s External frequency . The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equ[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 6) V oltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3) This jumpers allow you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. It is recom- mended to use CPU Default as the CPU core voltage. CPU Default means the Vcore is generated according to the CPU VID configuration. For [...]

22 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard uses o nly Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of 16, 32, 64, 128MB, o[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are dif ferent on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMM mod- ules are longer and have dif ferent pin contact on each side and therefore have a[...]

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only . The ap- pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be dif ferent from the following examples. Y our motherboard provides a Slot A connector for an AMD Athlon™ processor . 3[...]

26 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 2. Attach the Heatsink NOTE: If provided, you should follow the heatsink attachment instructions that came with your heatsink or processor . The following steps are provided only as a general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink. The URM is now ready for the installation[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3 . Insert the cartridge Push the cartridge’ s two locks inward until you hear a click (the picture i n step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). W ith the heatsink facing the motherboard’ s chipset, push the cartridge gently but firmly into t[...]

28 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6.4 Smart Thermal Solutions T wo smart solutions to Slot A CPU thermal problems are available from ASUST eK COMPUTER INC.: the ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-K7F AN and the ASUS P2T - Cable . ASUS S-K7F AN The optional ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-K7F AN is a CPU fan for a processor packaged[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6.5 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot A Processors The recommended heatsinks for the Slot A processors are those with three-pin fans, such as the ASUS Smart Fan, that can be connected to the motherboard’ s CPU fan connector . These heatsinks dissipate heat more ef ficiently and with a[...]

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7. Expansion Cards W ARNING ! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion ca[...]

32 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Some expansion cards need to use 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 cards. If your motherboard has PCI audi[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur . 3.7.5 Accelerated Graphics Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to suppor[...]

34 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.8 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 : Ribbon cables should [...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W 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. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose t[...]

36 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio. Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female) 7) Audio Port Connectors (Thr ee 1/8?[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 8) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must co[...]

38 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 10) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix ). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPOR T[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDE) 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 will cause the LED to light up. K7M IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not[...]

40 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 14) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin CD, AUX, VIDEO, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 16) Serial Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting through 4.4.5 Peripheral[...]

42 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 18) Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After -market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components. T wo wires should be available from the chassis to connect[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP The following P ANEL illustration is used for items 21-25 (next page). 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7M K7M System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED Ground PWR +5 V Keylock +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground Reset SW SMI Lead ExtSMI# +3VSB Reset Ground Ground Gr[...]

44 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 21) System W arning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker . T wo sources (LINE_OUT and SPEAKER) will allow you to hear system beeps and warn- ings. Only SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps before the integrated audi[...]

3. HARDW ARE SETUP Power Connections 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and 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 to your system u[...]

K7M User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 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 EPROM Programming Utility (FLASHXXX.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . FLASHXXX.EX[...]

K7M User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5 . Use the up or down keypad ar - row to select File from the Main Menu and press <Enter> to acti- vate the File frame. 6 . Use the up or down keypad arrow to select the BIOS Filename for sav- ing field. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXXXXXXX.XXX and then press <Enter&g[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash EPRO[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Program Information 4.2. BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as 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 [...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction 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. SECURITY Use this menu to configure and [...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction Pop-up Menu Pop-up menus can be launched from fields that are not grayed out. A pop-up menu contains additional options for a field parameter . T o call up a pop-up menu, simply move the selection to the field and press <Enter>. The pop-up menu will then immediately ap[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu 4.3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears: System Date T o set the date, select this field and then press <+> o r <–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. V alid values for month, day and year are: Month: [...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary IDE Master/Slave Select any one of the four IDE device configuration fields from the main menu and press <Enter>. The default setting [Auto] leads you to a screen as follows: Under the [Auto] setting, the BIOS is able to detect the drive[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. Heads This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documen- tation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. Write [...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu 4.4 Advanced Menu When the Advanced menu is selected, the following screen appears: Six sub-menus are listed in this window: Advanced CMOS Setup , Advanced Chipset Setup , Power Management Setup , Plug and Play Setup , Peripheral Setup , and Hardwar e Monitor Setup . Use the ↑[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced CMOS 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup Quick Boot [Disabled] Set this feature to [Enabled] if you want to speed up the bootup by skipping some POST (power -on self test) routines such as memory checking. 1st Boot Device [Floppy] / 2nd Boot Device [IDE-0] / 3rd Boot Device [CDROM] These field[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced CMOS Floppy Drive Swap [Disabled] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. A vailable options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Floppy Drive Seek [Disabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the d[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Chipset 4.4.2 Advanced Chipset Setup CPU Frequency Selection [100Mhz] This field allows you to select the CPU external frequency (bus fr equency) , which the clock generator sends to the CPU, DRAM, and PCI bus. The external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU’ s[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Chipset Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the Configur e SDRAM T iming by SPD field must be set to [Disabled]. A vailable options: [3 Cycles] [2 Cycles] [1 Cycle] RAS Active Time This sp[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP Chipset Features 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Chipset MDA Support [No] Leave on the default setting [No] unless you are using a monochrome display adapter (MDA). PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled] When [Enabled], this frees the PCI Bus during CPU accessing of 8-bit ISA cards that normally consume about 50-60 PCI Cl[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chipset Features 4. BIOS SETUP Power Management 4.4.3 Power Management Setup ACPI Aware O/S [Yes] Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specifies how software and hardware components talk to each other about power consumption. Its integrates various power management tools such as [...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP Chipset Features 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Management Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Disabled] (*APM feature) This field sets when to power down all the IDE hard disk drives in the system. The hard disks automatically wake up when any specified system activity is detected. A vailable options: [Disabled[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Management Restore on AC/Power Loss [Power Off] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Power Off] leaves your system of f after reapplying power and [Power On] boots up your system after reapplying power . [Last state] return[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI/PnP 4.4.4 Plug and Play Setup Plug and Play Aware O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when [Y es] is selected. When a non-PnP OS is installed or t[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP Power Management PCI/PnP 4. BIOS SETUP OffBoard PCI IDE Card [Auto] This feature allows you to use a PCI IDE controller card. Y ou may specify a PCI slot for the card or leave the default setting of [Auto] to use the card on any of the PCI slots. A vailable options: [Auto] [Slot1] [Slot2] [Slot3] [Slot4] [[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Peripheral 4.4.5 Peripheral Setup Onboard FDC [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard to detect whether you have a separate floppy disk drive controller (FDC). If a separate card is detected, the onboard FDC will be dis- abled. If no separate card is detected, the onboard FDC will be enabled. Wh[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults 4. BIOS SETUP Peripheral Onboard Parallel Port [Auto] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . A vailable o p- tions: [Auto] [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.4.6 Hardware Monitor Setup Chassis Intrusion [Disabled] This motherboard has a chassis intrusion alarm lead. Y ou must install an external detection mechanism and enable this field to make it work. If the chassis is opened when this feature is enabled, select [Reset] to dis[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Security Menu 4.5 Security Menu Set Supervisor Password / Set User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a password that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on[...]

ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4. BIOS SETUP 4.6 Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specified during the current session. T o save the configuration changes, select this option, press <Enter> and then press <Enter> again to confirm your choice. Exit D[...]

71 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Operating Systems Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . For W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later . 5.1.1 Windo[...]

72 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2 K7M 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 , double-click or run [...]

73 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3 Audio Driver (only with onboard audio option) Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click her e and then click Next to s[...]

74 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 PC-cillin 98 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (3) Click here only after you have r ead the License Agreement. (8 ) Insert a floppy disk and then click [...]

75 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.5 Acrobat Reader Vx.x Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have r ead the License Agreement. ( [...]

76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.6 IDE Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (3) Click here and then click Next to start copying files. (1) Click here. (5) Click here and then click Fi[...]

77 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.7 Miniport Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (3) Click Finish to r estart. (1) Click here. (2) Click here.[...]

78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7M User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8 ASUS PC Probe Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in- stalled. T o uninstall an[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 9 Y AMAHA S-YXG50 (only with onboard audio option) Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Fill in the necessary informa- t[...]

80 ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 10 Y AMAHA XGStudio (only with onboard audio) Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click Ye s to signify your ac- cept[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.1 1 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to r[...]

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter system’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information a[...]

ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2 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 [...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS 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 monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC by date, time, and tar get history . H[...]

ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE 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, click Execute Program . [...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the P C Probe icon will bring up a menu to open o r exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem wi th your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and t[...]

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.2 Using Y AMAHA XGPlayer T o start the Y AMAHA XGPlayer , click Start , point to Pr ograms , point to Y AMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50 , and then click XGPlayer . Y ou may also right-click the XGPlayer icon on the taskbar to start Y AMAHA XGPlayer . 6.2.1 Y AMAHA XGstudio[...]

ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.2.2 T roubleshooting Cannot install • Do you have the required hardware, such as hard disk and memory? • Do you have the required software, such as MS-DOS and W indows? • Installation may not be possible if you have insuf ficient space on your hard disk. Delete u[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 91 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.3 Using Y AMAHA XGstudio Mixer T o start the Y AMAHA XGstudio, click Start , point to Programs , point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Mixer . 6.3.1 Y AMAHA XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Smart Arranger Image Switcher Assign Slider Master V olume Slider Exit Song Image Display Area Mi[...]

ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 92 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGstudio Mixer Smart Arranger The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. Y ou can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. T o return to the original voice set, click . Piano Orchestra Mallet T echno Choir Robot Natur e Return 6.3.2 Abo[...]

ASUS K7M User’s Manual 93 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Other Intel Chipset If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on this motherboard, leave the jumper on its default setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard[...]

ASUS K7M User ’ s Manual 94 7. APPENDIX 7.1.1 Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • W ake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies with PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies with IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T[...]

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