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ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7N266 Manual Revision: 1.00 E853 Release Date: November 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, excep[...]

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

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

ASUS A7N266 User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 54 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................. 55 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ............................................................ 58 4.4 Advanced Menu .........................[...]

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

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

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

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

10 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Performance and Intelligence • UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, an[...]

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

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

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2.1 Component Locations 26 23 27 25 20 12 23 5 22 24 28 1 8 15 13 6 18 17 7 9 10 14 4 16 21 11 19[...]

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

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) PLED, W ARNING p . 17 Onboard System Indicators 2) JEN p . 18 Jumperless Settings (Enable / Disable) 3) BSEL0, BSEL1 p. 18 CPU:DRAM Frequency Setting (100:100, 100:133, 133:100, 133:133) 4) VID1, 2, 3, 4 p.[...]

16 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Complete these procedures before powering up the computer: 1. Check motherboard settings 2. Install memory modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect ribbon cables, panel wires, and power supp[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o avoid damaging them due to static electricity , follow these precautions whenever you work on your computer . 1. Unplug the computer when working on the in[...]

18 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266 CPU External Frequency Selection 12 BSEL0 BSEL1 CPU 133MHz (Default) DRAM 133MHz 3 12 BSEL0 BSEL1 CPU 133MHz DRAM 100MHz 3 12 BSEL0 BSEL1 CPU 100MHz DRAM 133MHz 31 2 BSEL0 BSEL1 CPU 100MHz DRAM 100MHz 3 JEN JEN JEN JEN 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3) CPU:DRAM Freq[...]

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

20 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 7) Onboard Network Setting (LAN_EN) ( LAN Models only ) The onboard LAN network chip (R TL8100) may be activated or deactivated. The operational default, [1-2], already enables the network function. Reset to [2-3] to disable the onboard ethernet. A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 8) Onboard Audio Setting (AUD-EN) ( Audio Models only ) The onboard 6 channel audio chip functions as the primary audio circuit, and may be enabled or disabled with this jumper . The default setting, [1-2], enables the onboard audio chip. Reset the jumper to [2-3][...]

22 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 10) Clear R TC RAM (2-pin CLR_R TC) Th is jumper allows you to reset the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powered by the onboard button cell battery . Erase the R TC RAM: [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support The three DDR DIMM sockets support 2. 5 V olt (power level) Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR SDRAM) of 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB to form a memory size between 64MB to 1.5GB. One side (with memory c[...]

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

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.4 General DIMM Memo • See the Configuration Rules on page 23 for essential installation parameters. • DIMMs that have more than 18 chips ar e not supported on this motherboard. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory o[...]

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

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards. Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards. W ARNING! Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or o[...]

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

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D INT -E PCI slot 1 shared ———— PCI slot 2 —— — shared — PCI slot 3 —— used —— PCI slot 4 — shared ——— PCI slot 5 shared ———— AGP —— —— used ACR slot[...]

30 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro slot to support the new generation graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO) TOP VIEW Rib [...]

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

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

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

34 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 8) Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. 9) Audio Connectors (Three 1/8 ” AUDIO) (optional) The Line Out (lime) connects headphone or spe[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 10) 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. 1 1) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)[...]

36 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP IMPORT ANT : For UltraDMA/ 100/66 IDE devices, use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable. The UltraDMA/66 cable included in the motherboard package also supports UltraDMA/100. 12) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2) These connectors support the UltraDMA[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 13) CPU Fan, North Bridge Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU, NB, CHA_F AN) The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sinks instead of the expansion s[...]

38 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Infrar ed Connector ( 10-1 p i n IrDA) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the CIR and SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through an external infrared module. This connector s[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 16) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector supplies to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins [...]

40 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 18) Internal Audio Connectors (4-1 pin CD, AUX, MODEM) (optional) These connector receives stereo audio input from 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 connector [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 20) Headphone T rue-level Line Out Header (3-pin HPHONE) (optional) This connector supports a chassis-mounted headphone to the motherboard instead of connecting an external headphone to the audio Line-out jack. NOTE: The internal microphone does not work if there is an exte[...]

42 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266 Digital Audio Connector SPDIF GND +5V SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT GND 1 22) Digital Audio Interfaces (2-pin S/PDIF) (optional) These connectors support an S/PDIF audio bracket for digital audio input and output functions. The connector and bracket suppor[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266 Power Supply Thermal Connector JTPWR Ground JTPWR 24) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) Power supplies that offer thermal monitoring may connect the thermal sensor cable to this lead.[...]

44 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 25) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode. 26) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin conne[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 45 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Powering Up 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according t[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 46 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Powering Up 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can pres[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.E[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Curr ent BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type AFLASH and the[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, Flashed Successfully appear[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ” . [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 52 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 A7N266 User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with th[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab&g[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or to[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [ None ][...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives CHS Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Of f] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [6/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password then press <En[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Frequency Multiple [9.5x] This field is for unlocked processors only and will not be available to standard AMD processors. For unlocked processors, this field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU ’ s internal frequency (CPU speed) and the external frequency [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto] This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the memory frequency . The options that appear in the popup menu vary according to the status of the CPU/PCI Fr equency[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP W arning Messages 1. Cause for Hangup: Checksum Error W arning “ The CMOS checksum is incorrect. Please reload the cmos default value. ” T o solve this pr oblem, clear the CMOS RTC memory (see pages 22 and 59) and then r eenter the default values in the Exit menu and r estart the syst[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timing. The default setting is [By SPD], which automatically configures the timing by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter informatio[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Internal Graphic Over-clocking [Disable] This feature permits the grapical processor to participate in over -clocking. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] VGA LCD TV Display Type [Auto] The system automatically detects and sets up screen-type compatibility . Confi[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Configuration Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB] Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Set this field to read and write the floppy disk (R/W). Cha[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirecti[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ assignments. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI DMA Resource Exclusion DMA x Reserved for Legacy Drive [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the DMA channel displayed for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default setting indicates either that the DMA channel displayed is not used[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for moni[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] When set to [Soft of f], the A TX switch can be used as a normal system power -off 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 i[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature N/A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard), CPU, and JTPWR (power supply) temperatures. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] CHIP Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] PWR Fa[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 73 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 A7N266 User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector . The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus-free boota[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this optio[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Y es] to load default values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make ot[...]

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

78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5 . 3 A7N266 Series Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , dou[...]

79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP • Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.xx: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other lan- guage versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. • Cyberlink V ideo and Audi[...]

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

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

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

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe PC Probe 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperatur e Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to d[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Dr[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, clic[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit A[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 88 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.3.2 The C-Media Audio Demo Program 1. The Audio Demo program offers an easy way to test and tune your new speaker system. Activate the Multi-Channel Audio Demo program from the PCI Audio Applications group on the Main Program menu using the W indows Start button : LiveUpdate[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 2. The PCI Multi-Channel Audio Demo has several Demos to help fine tune your PC speaker system. The Help menu features several pages of instructions and hardware diagrams to help configure and test the system. T o activate the Speaker Channel Configuration Menu , point your mo[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 3Deep Color 6.4 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CR T or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications. Users may also tune their internet applications to match “ true ” internet source colors with the colo[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 91 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality . 6. The tuning process is complete. Click on the bottom left button to connect to the internet and follow the [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 92 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 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 wa[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 93 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excel- lent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input de- vices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 ’ s built-in e-mail[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 94 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6.2 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 6.6.1 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 V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will start and gui[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 95 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data transfers at 100/ 200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable version i[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 96 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . “ Reboot ” means to restart your computer . When using W indows 95 or later , sel[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 97 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX IDE (Integrated Drive Electr onics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer . I/O (Input/Output) The d[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 98 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards. RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 99 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 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, receiving data at up to 56 Kbps in V [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 100 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 The Modem Riser supports the Plug and Play feature. It allows your computer to automatically set the optimal configurations for the MR and communication software. Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver . 1. Power ON the computer [...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 101 INDEX A Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Capability 64 AGP Pro Slot 30 Accessories Modem Riser 99 ASUS PC Probe 83 ASUS Update 82 A T API CD-ROM 73 B Bass Center Audio Jumper 20 BIOS Advanced Menu 60 Beep Code 45 Boot Menu 73 Boot Sequence 73 Exit Menu 75 Language 59 Legend Bar 52 Main Menu 54 Menu Bar 52 Power Menu 7[...]

102 ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual F Floppy 3 Mode 54 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 35 G Glossary 95 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 57 Cylinders 56 Heads 57 LBA Capacity 57 Primary/Secondary Master 55 Primary/Secondary Slave 55 Sectors 56 T ranslation Method 56 T ypes 55 Hardware Monitor 72 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 26 Memory Installatio[...]

ASUS A7N266 User ’ s Manual 103 P Parallel Port 65 Modes 66 Parallel Port Connector 32 Password If Y ou Forget 59 Notes 59 Supervisor 59 User 59 PC Probe 83 PCI Configuration 67 PCI Latency T imer 67 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 57 Ports. See Connectors Power On Self T est 74 PowerPlayer SE Using 92 Procedure CPU Installation 26 Hardware Set[...]

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