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    ® A7A266-E DDR RAM / SDRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X Socket A Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7A266-E Manual Revision: 1.00 E881 Release Date: October 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, exce[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desk[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 4 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist .............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7A266-E .................................................................. [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................ 48 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 48 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 50 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause u[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE S[...]

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    8 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 2.1 The ASUS A7A266-E The ASUS A7A266-E motherboard is carefully designed for the value-conscious PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Core Specifications • AMD ® Athlon ™ / Duron ™ Pr ocessor Suppor t: Supports AMD ’ s new socket- A Palomino ™ / Thunderbird ™ [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2.1.2 Connections • CPU socket: Socket A (462) for AMD processors. • PCI/AMR Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev . 2.2) expansion slots, which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput), and one [...]

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    10 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Special Features • Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic. • ACPI Ready: A dvanced C onf[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot V irus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 982000/Millenium compat- ibility , built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most de- vices for virtually automatic setup. • Dual [...]

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    12 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts Location Processor Support Socket A (462) for AMD Athlon/Duron CPUs ......................... 2 (NOTE: A CPU thermal sensor is integrated on the motherboard, located near the center of the CPU heat source, just below the CPU socket) DIP Switches .........................[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 3 25 22 26 8 21 24 19 12 1 5 6 18 11 20 7 23 27 2 109 17 13 14 15 16 4 2.2.1 Component Locations[...]

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    14 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.5cm (12.0in) Primary IDE Secondary IDE P ANEL PCI 2 SMB FLOPPY A7A266-E ALi M1535D+ Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor PCI 1 Accelerated [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p . 17 JumperFree Mode (JumperFree/Jumper Mode) 2) V I D p. 18 V oltage Regulator Output Setting (Enable/Disable) 3) JP10 p . 18 DDR V oltage Selection (2.5 / 2.6) 4) DSW Switches 1 – 4 p . 19 CPU External Frequency Setting 5) DSW Switches 6-10 p[...]

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    16 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.3 Getting Started Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel W ires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Softw[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 1) JumperFree ™ Mode (JEN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree ™ mode. The JumperFree ™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu ). The default setting is for JumperFree mode: all DSWs come set to the OFF position and th[...]

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    18 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 2) V oltage Regulator Output Setting (VID) This jumper allows you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. It is better to use the CPU Default for the CPU core voltage. CPU Default means the Vcore is generated according to the CPU VID configuration. Disabling the V oltage regulator output allows[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 4) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW Switches 1 – 4) This option tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM, and chipset. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency . (The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU ?[...]

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    20 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 5) Manual CPU Ratio Settings (DSW Switches 6-9) Set DSW switches (6-9) to use the clock multiplier to coordinate the ratio of bus speeds with CPU settings. Set the DSW switches according to the internal speed of your processor and the bus frequency (133/100MHz). IMPORT ANT : 1 . T o use this fea[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) Bass Center Setting (BCS1, BCS2) ( NOTE : Only available on PCB 1.10 & later versions) Use these jumpers in conjunction with the C-Media PCI Audio Driver to adjust output for 6 speaker audio. No audio standard exists for the three pick-up surfaces on male audio jacks, therefore it may be [...]

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    22 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory This motherboard features two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Mod- ule sockets and three Single Data Rate (SDR) Dual Inline Memory Module sockets. 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support The two DDR DIMM sockets support 2.5V olt (power level) unbuffered Double Data Rate Synchronous Dy[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 SDR DIMM Support The three SDR DIMM sockets support 3. 3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Single Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDR SDRAM) of 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB to form a memory size between 64MB to 3GB. One side (with memory ch[...]

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    24 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5.3 Memory Installation W ARNING! 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 motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). Follow these steps to ins[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 1. Locate the Socket 462 and open it by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket. Then lift the lever upwards. The socket lever must be fully opened (90 to 100 degrees). 2. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation. The notched corner of the CPU must be oriented toward the inner [...]

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    26 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W 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[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclu- sively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs f[...]

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    28 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 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 compute[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.8 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 alwa[...]

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    30 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. An optional USB header is available if you need more USB ports. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1 USB 0 4) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 6) Game/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. Game/MIDI (15-pin Female) 7) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” G[...]

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    32 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 9) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA133/100 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then co[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor/ sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is sent to the Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or[...]

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    34 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector supports a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPOR T ANT : This feature requires that the W ake-On-LAN or PCI[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 14) Chassis, Power Supply , CPU, and Chipset Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_F AN, PWR_F AN, CPU_F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead [...]

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    36 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) USB Headers (10-1 pin USB1, 10-1 pin USB2) If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, two USB headers are available for four additional USB port connectors. Connect each USB header to an optional 2-port USB connector set and mount the bracket to an o[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 17) ASUS IrDA / iPanel Connector (24- 1 pi n AFP ANEL) This connector supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access drive bay with front I/O ports, buttons and status LEDs. Alternatively , connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to th[...]

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    38 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX, 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 co[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 21) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure th[...]

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    40 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP The following P ANEL illustration is used for items 23-29 0 1 0 1 A7A266-E A7A266-E System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . IDE LED PLED Ground MLED PWR_SW +5 V IDELED+ +5V SPKR Ground +5 V ExtSMI# ResetCon Ground Ground IDELED- Reset SW Power LED A TX P[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 41 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 ), and the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your country (220V -240V or 1 10-[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 42 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 pre[...]

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    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[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 44 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>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only updat[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. Updating BIOS NOTE: When you see the message “ Boot Block is dif ferent ” , you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS. Y et if the update fails, your system will run a greater risk of boot failure dep[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 46 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 Flas[...]

  • Page 47

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 47 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 ?[...]

  • Page 48

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Ma[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 49 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 [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 50 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[...]

  • Page 51

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 51 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- [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 52 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 dif fer f[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 53 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 fie[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 54 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[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 55 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 con[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] In JumperFree ™ Mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subse- quent 2 fields. Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manu- facturer rec[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio This field adjusts the allocation of frequency response between the CPU and memory . At 800 MHz, the ratio is automatically set to 1:1. At 600 MHz, the ratio has three configuration options: [Auto] [1:1] [3:4] CPU Vcore Setting This field can ena[...]

  • Page 58

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz). It will[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for items 4-7, depending on the memory mod- ules that you are using. The default setting [By SPD] configures items 4-7 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) devic[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Cycle Time tRAS [7T] This feature controls the number of SDRAM clocks used for SDRAM parameters T ras and T rc. T ras specifies the minimum clocks required between active command and prechar ge command. T rc specifies the minimum clocks required between active c[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 being copied to flo[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 configura- tions will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] Parallel Port Mode [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 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] [14] [15[...]

  • Page 64

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration IRQ XX Reserved [No] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a specified device. The default value indicates that the dis- played IRQ is not used. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion USB Function [...]

  • Page 65

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 65 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 . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving featu[...]

  • Page 66

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 66 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 off features. The DPMS (Display P[...]

  • Page 67

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Previous State] 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 befo[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] Set this field to [Space Bar] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead. The computer will not power on without the c[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Chassis Fan Spee[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices. Promotion or d[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 71 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 configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is se- lected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reass[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 72 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 off. Once this op[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 73 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 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 Cha[...]

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    75 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Install OS 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.[...]

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    76 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD 5.3 A7A266-E 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 , double- click or[...]

  • Page 77

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 77 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 sp[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 78 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 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 (for supported processors only). T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to dec[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 79 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 D[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 80 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explor er 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 Pr o[...]

  • Page 81

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 81 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the PC 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 p ro ble m with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beep[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 82 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well. This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files. No need to waste time identi[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE VideoLIve Mail 6.3 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 ’ [...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.3.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.3.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start VideoLive 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 guide you through co[...]

  • Page 85

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Live Update 6.4 ASUS Live Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard ’ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Up[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Multi-Channel Audio 6.5.2 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 Sta[...]

  • Page 87

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Multi-Channel Audio 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 Configuratio[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 89 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[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 90 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . “ Reboot ” means to restart your computer . When using W indows 95 or later , s[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 91 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[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 92 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards. RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver u[...]

  • Page 93

    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 93 A AC PWR Loss Restart 67 ASUS PC Probe Using 77 ASUS Update Using 85 A T API CD-ROM 70 A TX Power Supply Connector 38 Audio Port Connectors 31 Automatic Power Up 68 B BIOS Beep Code 41 BIOS Beep Codes 41 Boot Sequence 70 Boot Up Floppy Seek 71 Boot Up NumLock Status 54 Boot V irus Detection 71 C C-Media Audio Setu[...]

  • Page 94

    94 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual I IDE Activity LED Lead 42 IDE Hard Drive 74 Installation CPU 27 Installed Memory 59 Interrupts Standard Assignments 29 J Joystick Connector 35 K Keyboard Connector 33 Keyboard Connector 33 L Language 59 Leads Chassis Intrusion 37 IDE Activity LED 42 Reset Switch 43 System Message LED 43 System Power LED 43 Legacy[...]

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    ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual 95 INDEX S Save Changes 77 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 63 SDRAM CAS Latency 63 SDRAM Configuration 63 Sector 57 Serial Port Connectors 34 SMAR T Monitoring 57 SMBus Connector 40 Starting Up 45 Supervisor Password 59 Suspend Mode 70 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 70 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 67 System Date 54 System Message LED Lead [...]

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    96 ASUS A7A266-E User ’ s Manual NOTES[...]