Asus K7V-T manual

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2 ASUS K7V -T 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 w[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3 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) Desktop/Server (T el): +886-2-2[...]

4 ASUS K7V -T 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 K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 53 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 54 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 54 4.3 Main Menu .........................[...]

6 ASUS K7V -T 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 un[...]

ASUS K7V -T 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 setti[...]

8 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS K7V -T Motherboard The ASUS K7V -T motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high-performance features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD Athlon ™ Pr ocessor Support: Supports the K7, K75, and Thunderbird cores of the AM[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports a very af fordable audio and/or modem riser card. • AGP Pr o Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port/AGP Pro card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display ap- plications using 4[...]

10 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Performance • 200/133MHz or 200/100MHz Synchronous Host/DRAM Clock Support: CPU frequency can operate at 200MHz while system memory operates at 133MHz or 100MHz. • High-Speed Data T ransfer Interface: This motherboard with its chipset and support for UltraDMA/66 double[...]

ASUS K7V -T 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 thr[...]

12 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Components 2. FEA TURES 2.2 K7V -T Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Slot A for AMD Athlon ™ Processors ...................................... 1 Frequency Selection DIP Switches .......................................... 5 Chipsets/Chips North Bridge: V[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Locations K7V -T Motherboard Component Locations 6 3 24 25 21 24 26 9 7 14 1 12 5 22 23 17 10 18 13 8 20 11 16 15 19[...]

14 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.6cm (12in) USB Hub Au9254 CPU_F AN 01 DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module) 5 4 PWR_F AN WOR SPDIFOUT CD MODEM AUX VIDEO Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP PRO) PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 P ANEL FLOPPY SECOND ARY IDE A TX Power Connector IR VIA VT82C[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree ™ Mode (JEN) 2) 3VSBSL T p.18 V aux Setting (+3V/+3VSB) 3) AUDIO_CODEC p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable.../Disable...) 4) VIO p.19 I/O V oltage Setting (VIO) 5) DSW p.20 CPU External Frequency Setting [...]

16 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 22) SPEAKER (P ANEL) p.46 System W arning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 23) PWRLED (P ANEL) p.46 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 24) MSGLED (P ANEL) p.46 System MessageLED Lead (2 pins) 25) RESET (P ANEL) p.46 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) PWRSW (P ANEL) p.46 A TX Power[...]

ASUS K7V -T 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[...]

18 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) PCI 3V olt Setting (3VSBSL T) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices. If you have PCI devices that require auxiliary power , set this jumper to 3 VSB . Setting 3VSBSL T 3 V olt [1-2] 3 VSB [2-3] (default) 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V-T ® K7V -[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) Onboard Audio Setting (available on audio model only) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR s[...]

20 ASUS K7V -T 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[...]

ASUS K7V -T 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.[...]

22 ASUS K7V -T 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 only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of 16, 32, 64, 128MB[...]

ASUS K7V -T 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 h[...]

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ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP AMD Athlon ™ processor with heatsink and fan (top view) 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 K7 Series m[...]

26 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6.2 Attaching 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. 1. Attach the heatsink to the pr[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 1. Place the motherboard on the anti-static foam that was shipped with the mother - board. Do not place the motherboard on a hard surface while installing the URM as the black fastener sleeves must protrude through the bottom of the mother - board. 2. Locate the Slot A connector o[...]

28 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP CPU fan cable to fan connector Lock hole 2. Push down firmly but gently the processor into the URM until it snaps into place. NOTE: The processor edge fingers must be kept parallel to the connector or else misalignment will occur . Secure the assembly in place by pushing the two l[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6.6 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 packa[...]

30 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6.7 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 [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards 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 do[...]

32 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard Interrupt requests are shared as shown by the following table: INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D PCI slot 1 shared ——— PCI slot 2 — not shared —— PCI slot 3 —— shared — PCI slot 4 —— — shared PCI slot 5 ?[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) slot to sup- port AGP/AGP Pro graphics cards, such as an ASUS AGP-V6800DDR/64M. CAUTION! T o avoid damaging your AGP/AGP Pro graphics card, your computer [...]

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ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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 shou[...]

36 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1 USB 0 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboar[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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 [...]

38 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 8) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then connect [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 39 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. IMPO[...]

40 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) 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 will cause the LED to light up. K7V -T IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 41 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 simi[...]

42 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 16) Serial Infrar ed 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 UART2 Use [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 18) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-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 connec[...]

44 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 20) USB Connector Set (10-1 pin USBPOR T) If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate, a USB connector set is available midboard. If you want to use this connector , you need to use the bundled external connector set. The external connector set connects to the 10-1 p[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 45 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 0 1 0 1 0 1 K7V-T ® K7V -T System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED Ground TB_LED PWR +5 V +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground +5 V Reset SW SMI Lead Message LED ExtSMI# Reset Ground Ground A TX Power Switch* Ground The following is for ite[...]

46 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 22) 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 a[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 47 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 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 t[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 48 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 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 pres[...]

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.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updat[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 50 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 Curr ent BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only update [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces- sary . This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent your[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 “ Run Setup ”[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 54 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 Mana[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys wi[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T a[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- ca[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed differ from[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend k[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conve[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu Operating Frequency Setting [Standard] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree ™ mode, this field allows you to configure the external frequency of your CPU. Select [User Define] if you want to make changes to the CPU Frequency field. When [Standard] is[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore Setting [Auto] In JumperFree mode, this feature allows you select the core voltage supplied to the CPU. Leave on [Auto] to use the CPU default setting. If you want to set it manually , select [User Define], go to the subsequent CPU Vcor e field, and refer to your C[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at a DRAM-to-CPU frequency ratio of 3:3 and a bus speed of 100MHz. Y ou will then be led to BIOS set[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] Y ou can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec- ondary] [Disabled] Spread Spectrum Control [Enabled] Leave on default setting. Spread spectrum typically re[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. NOTE: This field will only be dis- played when SDRAM Configuration is set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config 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] When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from bei[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . If you disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be avail- able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] Par[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config For motherboards without onboard PCI audio chipset Game Port Function [Disabled] Enable this field to use the game port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable (200h-207h)] Onboard Legacy Audio Support [Disabled] The onboard chipset is integrated with a SoundBlaster P[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4/5 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En- abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VGA BIOS Sequence [PCI/AGP] If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field all[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration DMA x Used for Legacy Device [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) ISA device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI 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][...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving featur[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Po[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 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 [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the p[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou may config- ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Every- day] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. NOTE: Automatic Power Up will not[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] JTPWR Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard), CPU and power supply temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 79 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 dem[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 80 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassig[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 81 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned of f. Once this opt[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 82 4. BIOS SETUP 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 this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Changes or make[...]

83 ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.1 Operating Systems 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, but 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 . [...]

84 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2 K7V -T 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 app[...]

85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 3 Registry patch for VIA Chipset 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 here and then click Next to start copyi[...]

86 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 VIA PCI IRQ Routing 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. NOTE: Y ou may choose to restart your computer later when this option is of- f[...]

87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 5 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. NOTE: Y ou may choose to restart your computer later when this opt[...]

88 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.6 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agr eement. (4) S[...]

89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.7 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement.[...]

90 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 8 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here and then click Next . (4) Click here. (5) Click here. [...]

91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 9 AGP 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here and then click Next . (4) Click here and then[...]

92 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.10 ASUS PC Probe 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. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in- stalled. T o unins[...]

93 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.11 Y AMAHA XG Studio (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. NOTE: Make sure that you have uninstalled any old version of t[...]

94 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.12 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 [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 95 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 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 about your computer , such as hard disk spac[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 96 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 emperatur e Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature (for supported processors only). T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Settings Lets you set threshold levels and poll- ing intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the monitoring activ- ity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Dri[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 98 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 K7V -T User ’ s Manual 99 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, [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGplayer 6.2 Y AMAHA XGStudio The XGplayer that is installed when you choose this option is an application that is used to playback multimedia files. The XGplayer allows playback of MIDI files (.mid, .rmi), audio files (.wav , .mp3), movie files (.avi, .mpg) and audio CDs all[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.3.3 Y AMAHA XGplayer Mixer Panel T o open the Mixer Panel, click the Open Mixer icon on the Main Panel. 6.3.4 Y AMAHA XGplayer Minimize Panel T o open the Minimize Panel, click theMinimize icon on the Main Panel. V ersion Information Power Master V olume Slider Help Return to Original State[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.3.5 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. Dele[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 103 7. APPENDIX 7.1 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 an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ ASUS. ” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set t[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 104 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 to PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 105 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 7.2 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,[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 106 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 soft- ware. Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver . 1. Power ON the compute[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 107 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.3 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. 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 ver- sion is the in[...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 108 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 in- dows 95 or later , [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 109 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which [...]

ASUS K7V -T User ’ s Manual 110 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O inte[...]