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    ® A7V133-M PC133/VC133 200/266 MHz FSB AGP 4X Socket A Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7V133-M Manual Revision: 1.01 E668 Release Date: June 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M 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) De[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M 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 8 2.1 The ASUS A7V133-M ............................................................... 8 2.[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu ............................................................................... 48 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 49 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ........................................................ 52 4.4 Advanced Menu ...............................[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M 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 Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SET[...]

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    8 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 2.1 The ASUS A7V133-M The ASUS A7V133-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD ® Athlon ™ /Dur on ™ Pr ocessor Support: Supports Socket A-based AMD ® Athlon ™ /Duron ™ processors. • North B[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus [...]

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    10 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Special Features • ACPI Ready: A dvanced C onfiguration P ower I nterface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality . W ith these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready aroun[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.4 Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power of f automatically even in sleep mode . This function reduces both ener gy consumption and system noise , and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the[...]

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    12 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts Location Processor Support Socket A (462) AMD ® Athlon ™ /Duron ™ Processors ................ 3 (NOTE: CPU thermal sensor is integrated on the motherboard, located near the center of the CPU heat source, just below the CPU socket) Feature Setting DIP Switches ......[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 1 2 34 5 9 10 11 12 13 17 19 20 21 22 23 6 8 7 8 16 18 14 15 24 2.2.1 Component Locations -[...]

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    14 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout CLRTC FLOPPY PRIMARY IDE SECONDARY IDE HP ANEL A7V133-M DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) 23 CPU_F AN IR Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) VIA VT8363A Chipset Flash EEPROM (Programable BIOS) CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power USB2 WOL_CON PS_F AN PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 3[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p . 17 Jumper Mode (Default) 2) SW1_A 1 – 5 p. 18 200 MHz FSB Setting 3) SW1_B 1 – 5 p. 18 266 MHz FSB Setting 4) SW1_C 1 – 5 p. 19 CPU External Frequency Setting Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p. 21 System Memory Support 2) DIMM1/2[...]

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    16 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 1) Jumper Setting (JEN) This jumper is factory set for the default [1-2]. This default enables Jumper mode. The default setting allows changes to frequencies to be made with the DIP switches. Note that the position of this jumper must not be changed. Setting JEN[...]

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    18 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 2) 200 MHz FSB Setting (SW1_A) This switch setting is the factory default for standard processors operating with a 200 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). 3) 266 MHz FSB Setting (SW1_B) This switch setting is designed for faster processors operating with a 266 MHz Front S[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings W ARNING! Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable. Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in poor performance and premature wearing of the processor . 4) CPU External Frequency Setting (SW[...]

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    20 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). T wo sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) of 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 1G B. One side (with memory chips) of [...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 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 motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure fo[...]

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    22 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP System Memory (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 1. Locate the Socket A 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 co[...]

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    24 ASUS A7V133-M 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 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 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 free for expansio[...]

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    26 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot to support AGP graphics cards, such as an ASUS AGP-V7700 GeForce2 GTS graphics card. CAUTION! T o avoid damaging your AGP graphics card, your computer ’ s power supply should be unplugged be[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 27 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 sh[...]

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    28 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 4) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T ur quoise 9 pin COM1 / COM2) T wo serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. For setting up these ports. (See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration for settings.) COM2 COM1 Serial Ports (9-pi[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 7) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” GAME_AUDIO) ( optional ) Line Out (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak- ers. Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re- corded by your computer or played through the Line O[...]

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    30 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 9) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/100 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then con[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2 pin CHASS) This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni- tor/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 li[...]

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    32 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 13) 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. IM[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) CPU, Power Supply , Chassis Fan Connectors (3 pin CPU_F AN, PS_F AN, CHASS_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 of the expan[...]

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    34 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 16) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 p i n CD_IN, 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 simil[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 18) USB Header (10-1 pin USB2) If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, this USB header is available for two additional USB port connectors. Connect the USB headers to the 2-port USB connector set and mount the bracket to an open slot on your chassis. [...]

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    36 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 20) A TX Power Supply Connector (20 pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP The following HP ANEL illustration is used for items 22 – 26: A7V133-M A7V133-M System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED Ground PWR_SW +5 V +5V SPKR Ground ExtSMI# ResetCon Ground Ground Reset SW Power LED A TX Power Switch* SMI Lead Speaker Connec[...]

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    38 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 39 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 of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case accordin[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 40 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 42 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 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 update[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 43 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 yo[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 45 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 ?[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 46 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 47 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 48 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 49 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 50 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 51 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “ Type: ” are: [None] - for nothing [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP] - for ZIP compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After u[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 53 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu Operating Frequency Setting [By Jumper] When the motherboard is set to [By Jumper], this field permits external CPU frequency settings through onboard jumpers. Select [Jumper Mode] if you want to make changes to the CPU Fr equency field. Configuration op-[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu System Performance Setting [Optimal] T o optimize the speed performance of the motherboard circuits and the CPU, keep the default setting, [Optimal]. For better system stability , choose the [Normal] setting. Configuration options: [Optimal] [Normal] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 56 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 [...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for SDRAM related fields, depending on the memory modules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which configures the subsequent 3 items by reading the contents in the SPD (Se- rial Presence Detect) [...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Memory Early/Delay Write [Auto] Configuration options: [0.0 ns] [0.5 ns]...[Auto] Memory Data Driving [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Strong] [W eak] Memory Address Driving [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Strong] [W eak] DIMM Interleave Setting [Auto] Conf[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 59 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 60 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 available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] Par[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] The onboard chipset is integrated with a SoundBlaster Pro controller . T o use it, you must enable this field. Change the default setting from [Auto] to [Disabled] if you want to use an add-on aud[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Sound Blaster Emulation [Disabled] Select [Enabled] for this field if you want to use the Sound Blaster ™ emu- lation feature. Sound Blaster I/O Base Address [220h-22Fh] Sound Blaster IRQ [IRQ5] Sound Blaster DMA [DMA 1] These fields set the I/O address, IRQ, and DMA[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 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. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14][...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration IRQ XX Reserved for Legacy Device [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) device. The default value indi- cates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utili[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration DMA x Reserved 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) device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is bei[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Reserved MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] This field allows you to set the base address and block size of an onboard legacy ISA device that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range. If you have such a device and you are not using an ICU to specify its addr[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C8000-DFFFF Shadow [Disa[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 68 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 69 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 [...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 70 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 of f and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before th[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 71 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 n[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M 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] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard ha[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M 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 d[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI/Onboard A T A Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] [LANDesk (R) Service Agent] Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 75 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 o[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 76 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 ma[...]

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    77 ASUS A7V133-M 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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    78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. 3 A7V133-M 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 no[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 79 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 80 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 Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase th[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 81 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 82 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 Prog[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 83 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 rob le m with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beep[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PowerPlayer 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.[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PowerDVD 6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerDVD is the flagship of CyberLink ’ s complete range of video and audio software products. It features unrivaled functions allowing users to view high quality video and media-rich DVD contents on the personal computer . W ith t[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE VideoLive Mail 6.4 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 A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE VideoLive Mail 6.4.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.4.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr ograms , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard w[...]

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    ASUS A7V133 User ’ s Manual 89 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 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 int[...]

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    ASUS A7V133 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 in- dows 95 or later , s[...]

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    ASUS A7V133 User ’ s Manual 91 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 dif ferent IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which [...]

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    ASUS A7V133 User ’ s Manual 92 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 inter[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 93 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 70 ASUS PC Probe Using 79 A T API CD-ROM 73 A TX Power Supply Connector 36 Audio Controller 61 Audio Port Connectors 29 B BIOS Beep Code 39 BIOS Beep Codes 39 Boot Sequence 73 Boot Up Floppy Seek 74 Boot Up NumLock Status 52 Boot V irus Detection 74 C Central Processing Unit 23 Chassis [...]

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    94 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual I IDE Activity LED Lead 34, 36 IDE Connectors 30 IDE Hard Drive 73 Infrared Module Connector 31 Installation CPU 23 Installed Memory 53 Internal Audio Connector 34 Interrupts Standard Assignments 25 IRQ XX Used By ISA 64 ISA MEM Block BASE 66 J Joystick Connector 29 K Keyboard Connector 27 L Language 53 Leads Chas[...]

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    ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual 95 S Save Changes 76 SDRAM CAS Latency 58 SDRAM Configuration 57 SDRAM RAS Precharge T ime 58 Sector 51 Serial Port Connectors 28 SMAR T Monitoring 51 SMBus Connector 35 Starting Up 39 Supervisor Password 53 Suspend Mode 69 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 69 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 63 System Date 48 System T ime 48 T T ranslatio[...]

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    96 ASUS A7V133-M User ’ s Manual NOTES[...]