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    ® A7V266-EX JumperFree ™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X Socket A Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7V266-EX Manual Revision: 1.00 E935 Release Date: January 2002 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, [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX 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) D[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist .............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ..........[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ............................................................ 54 4.4 Advanced Menu ......................................................................... 56 4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................... 60 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ....[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX 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 caus[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX 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 [...]

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    8 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 2.1 ASUS A7V266-EX Motherboard The ASUS A7V266-EX motherboard is the perfect answer for home PCs, workstations and servers. The A7V266-EX is powered by the AMD ® Athlon ™ / Duron ™ processor and is bundled with advanced features to provide superlative performance. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD ® Athlon ™ / [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware enables Vcore and CPU/DDR SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. 2.1.2 Connections • CPU socket: Socket A (462) for AMD ® processors. • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bi[...]

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    10 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Performance • DDR D RAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports a new generation memory , Double Data Rate (DDR) Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM). This new memory technology increases performance by executing two actions per clock cycle, resulting in d[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.3 Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans powers of f automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power[...]

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    12 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES M/B Components Location Processor Support Socket A for AMD ® Athlon ™ XP and Duron ™ Processors ........ 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 8 Chipsets VIA ® KT266A North Bridge .................................................... 1 VI[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2.1 Component Locations 3 23 14 21 24 26 16 13 5 17 22 19 11 20 18 15 14 7 8 9 12 10 25 26 27 28 29 30 33 32 31[...]

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    14 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP R 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.5cm (12.0in) PR0MISE IDE2 Secondary IDE P ANEL FLOPPY VIA VT8233A Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor PCI 1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) VIA VT8366 Chipset CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power GAME_AUDIO Mic In [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p . 18 JumperFree Mode Setting (Disable / Enable) 2) DIP_SW p. 19 CPU External Frequency Selection (Switches 1 – 4) 3) DSW p. 20 Manual CPU Ratio Settings (Switches 1-5) 4) VID1, 2, 3, 4 p. 21 V oltage Regulator Output V olt. [...]

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    16 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 16) SMB p. 38 SMBus Connector (5-1 pin) 17) CD/AUX/MODEM p. 39 Internal Audio Connectors (Three 4-1 pin) ( optional ) 18) JTPWR p. 39 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pin) 19) SPDIFOUT / CDSPDIFIN p. 40 Digital audio Interfaces (2 pin) ( optional ) 20) CHASS[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Complete the following steps before using your 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 supply cables 6. Configure the B[...]

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    18 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings Motherboard Fr equency Settings (DIP Switches) The motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch ’ s position. The illustration below shows all the switches in the OFF position. 1) JumperFree ™ Mode (JEN) [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 2) CPU External Frequency Selection (DIP_SW Switches 1 – 4) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency (or BUS Clock ). The BUS Clock multiplied[...]

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    20 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 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 , all jumpers [2-3], means the Vcore is generated according t[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX Bass Center Setting BCS1 type 1 Bass 12 type 2 Bass 23 (CENTER/BASS) (BASS/CENTER) (Default) BCS2 5) Bass Center Setting (CENTER/BASS, BASS/CENTER) Use these jumpers in conjunction with the C-Media PCI Audio Driver and to adjust output for[...]

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    22 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX Keyboard W ake Up KBWK Enable (Default) 1 2 Disable 23 R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX USB/ACR Selection ACRUSB1 USB to Conn. 12 USB on ACR 23 ACRUSB2 (Default) 7) ACR/USB Selection (ACRUSB1, ACRUSB2) (audio models only) When set to pins 1-2, these [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX USB Device W ake Up USB23_PWR USB01_PWR +5VSB 23 +5V 12 +5V 1 2 +5VSB 2 3 (Default) (Default) 8) USB Device W ake-up (USB01_PWR/USB23_PWR/USB45_PWR) Set these jumpers to +5V to allow wake up from the S1 sleep state (CPU stopped; RAM refres[...]

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    24 ASUS A7V266-EX 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 clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS R TC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory This motherboard uses only Double Data Rate (DDR) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support DIMMs come in combinations of single or double-sided types ranging through 6 4MB, 128MB, 256[...]

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    26 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 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 Insert the module(s) as shown. Beca[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W 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 b[...]

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    28 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Installation 3. H/W 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 29 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 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[...]

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    30 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 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. CAUTION! The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20-pin b[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX 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 [...]

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    32 ASUS A7V266-EX 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. 5) Serial Ports (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1 / 9-pin COM2) T wo serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. T o enable these [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 6) 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. 7) Audio Connectors (Three 1/8 ” AUDIO) (optional) The Line Out (lime) connects a headphone o[...]

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    34 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 8) 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. 9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PROMISE IDE2 Connector PROMISE IDE1 Connector PIN 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector PIN 1 10) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connec[...]

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    36 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU_F AN, PWR_F AN, 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 exp[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 13) Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pin IR_CON) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting through UAR T2 U[...]

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    38 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX 12 V power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that th[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 17) Internal Audio Connectors (4-1 pin CD, AUX, MODEM) (optional) These connectors allow you to receive 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 si[...]

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    40 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX Digital Audio Connector SPDIF_C GND +5V SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT GND 1 19) Digital Audio Interfaces (2-pin SPDIFOUT/CDSPDIFIN) (optional) These connectors connect SPDIF audio cable that allows digital instead of analog sound output from CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, C[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 21) ASUS iPanel Audio Connector ( 10- 1 p i n IP ANEL) Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control. R A7V266-EX A7V266-EX Front Panel Audio Connector IP ANEL BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR +5V [...]

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    42 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 24) 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. 25) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin co[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 43 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 . AFLAS[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 44 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>.[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 45 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 [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 46 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 app[...]

  • Page 47

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 47 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 ”[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX 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 M[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX 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 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 50 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 a[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 51 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[...]

  • Page 52

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 52 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 [ Non[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 53 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 informati[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 54 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 [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range f[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 55 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 <[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU : System Frequency Multiple, (if CPU Speed set to [Manual]) This field is for unlocked processors only and will not be available to standard AMD processors. If the processor frequency multiple is detected as being locked, you cannot access this field. For unlocked[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu System/SDRAM Frequency Ratio [Auto] This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the system frequency . The options that appear in the popup menu vary according to the System/ PCI Fr equency (MHz[...]

  • Page 58

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that the system can enter BIOS Setup after changing the processor , the system starts up running at a bus speed of 100MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency . Then it automatically enters the Advanced menu with a popup[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Hangup If the system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power OFF the system and restart. The system starts up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 100MHz and enters the BIOS Setup. JumperFree Mode Cause for Hangup: Impr oper CPU Speed Cause for Hangup: Impr [...]

  • Page 60

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for items 2 – 5, depending on the memory modules that you are using. The default setting is [By SPD], which configures items 2 – 5 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The E[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM Active to Precharge Time [6T] T o make changes to this field, set the SDRAM Configuration field to [User Defined]. Configuration options: [6T] [5T]A7V Bank Interleave [Auto] Configuration options: [None] [2 Banks] [4 Banks] [Auto] DRAM 4K/8K Page Enable [Auto] Configuration optio[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration AGP Drive Strength [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] Graphics Aperture Size [32MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] Video Memory Cache[...]

  • Page 63

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow yo[...]

  • Page 64

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard Peripheral Resource Control 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 th[...]

  • Page 65

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4/5 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][...]

  • Page 66

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration USB Function [Enabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you want to use Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI Card] This field allows you to select the primary graphics card. Configuration options: [PCI Car[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 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 Defined] This field must be enabled to activate the automatic power sav[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Power Manage[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake Up by USB Device [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this field allows you to wake up the system by a USB device ac tivity . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. The default is [Disabled] because not all computer [...]

  • Page 71

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU1/CPU2 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] JTPWR Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard), CPU, and JTPWR (power supply) temperatures. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Power Fan Spee[...]

  • Page 72

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 demotion o[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 73 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 selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassi[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot 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 op[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 75 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[...]

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    77 ASUS A7V266-EX 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 mus[...]

  • Page 78

    78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD 5 . 3 A7V266-EX 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 ap[...]

  • Page 79

    79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD • ASUS Screen Saver: Installs the nifty ASUS screen saver . • E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CR T and LCD monitors. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your mo[...]

  • Page 80

    80 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise ® chip, PDC20276, onboard the A7V266-EX, offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration that supports only UltraDMA-133/100/66/33, EIDE or FastA T A-2 hard disks. After connecting two [...]

  • Page 81

    81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4.1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously . RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks. 1. Install the first and second hard disk into the ha[...]

  • Page 82

    82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 1. In the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu , select Auto Setup [1] . The screen below is displayed. The Auto Setup Options Menu configures hard disks for RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays. These selections assign all available drives that are appropriate for the[...]

  • Page 83

    83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Source DiSk ] [ Please Select A Source Disk ] [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Channel:ID Channel:ID ------ ------ Drive Model Drive Model -[...]

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    84 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5. The utility prompts: Please Select A Source Disk . Choose the pre-existing hard disk as the source and then a new , blank hard disk as the tar get. Then select <Ctrl-Y> to save the selection. The utility prompts a choice between <Y> to continue and <N> to [...]

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    85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array , but they are useful for modifying or reconfiguring an array: V iew Array (3) : V iew the drive assignments of hard disks in an array . D[...]

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    86 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task. 9. After the rebuild is complete, the user is prompted to reboot the system. Controller Configuration (6)[...]

  • Page 87

    87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP The A7V266-EX support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder , including W indows, NetW are and Nt4. Below follow two popular OS installations. The others are available on the support CD. 5.5.1 Win9x-ME Promise ® MBFastT rak133 Speed BIOS 1. Ensure t[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager The W inbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a smart card containing a mini-chip insert, like a GSM cell phone SIM car d . Once a smart card reader is configured, set up the Smart Manager software utility for “boot[...]

  • Page 90

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE The auto-installer implements all of the drivers, base components and displays the W inbond Smart Manager program groups. Restart . W indows should auto-detect the smart car d r eader and install its system drivers. Smart Manager NOTE : Do not install system components or W[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 91 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1.2 Starting to Use Smart Manager After installing the software, start W indbond Smart Manager for the first time: select the Pr ograms menu from the Start bar and select the Windbond program group. When you click the program application, an icon is created for the Logon [...]

  • Page 92

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 92 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.1.3 Smart Manager Modes Return to the W indbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the W indows screen. Select the Logon Card Check Mode to choose the security mode. Three basic modes are available: 1. Disable Check renders the Smart Manager se[...]

  • Page 93

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 93 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[...]

  • Page 94

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 94 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 emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to[...]

  • Page 95

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 95 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[...]

  • Page 96

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 96 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, c[...]

  • Page 97

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 97 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 exi[...]

  • Page 98

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 98 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 : LiveUpd[...]

  • Page 99

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 99 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[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE LiveUpdate 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 U[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 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 color displa[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 102 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 [...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.6 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 A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.7 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 b[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.7.2 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 6.7.1 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 wil[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 107 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.1 Modem Riser 7.1 .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 i[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 108 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.1.4 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 comput[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 109 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.2 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 versi[...]

  • Page 110

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 110 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 ,[...]

  • Page 111

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 111 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) T[...]

  • Page 112

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 112 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[...]

  • Page 113

    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 113 INDEX Symbols 3Deep Color T uner Using 101 A Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Capability 61 AGP Pro Slot 30 Accessories Modem Riser 107 ACR/USB jumpers 22 AGP . See Accelerated Graphics Port ASUS PC Probe Using 93 ASUS Update Using 100 A T API CD-ROM 72 Automatic Power Up 70 B Bass center jumper 21 BIOS Advanced Me[...]

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    114 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual D DIMMs. See Dual Inline Memory Modules DIP Switches 18 E Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs 29 Installing 28 F Floppy 3 Mode 50 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34, 39 G Glossary 109 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 53 Cylinders 52 Heads 53 LBA Capacity 53 Primary/Secondary Master 51 Primary/Secondary Slave 51 Sec[...]

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    ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual 115 M Memory Hole 62 Memory Installation 26 Modem Riser 107 Motherboard Components 12, 13 IRQ T able 29 Layout 14 Settings 17 Specifications 8, 9 Mouse Connector 31 Multi-Channel Audio 98 Using 98 Multi-Sector T ransfers 53 P Parallel Port 63 Modes 64 Parallel Port Connector 32 Password If Y ou For get 55 Notes 55 S[...]

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    116 ASUS A7V266-EX User ’ s Manual INDEX U UAR T2 63 Ultra DMA Mode 53 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 32 Headers 36 Ports 32 USB device wake up jumper 23 USB Legacy Support 57 USB ports 9 Using 3Deep Color T uner 101 ASUS Update 100 LiveUpdate 101 Multi-Channel Audio Feature 98 PC Probe 93 PowerPlayer SE 103 W indbond Smart Manager 89 USWC 62 V V ide[...]