Asus A7V400-MX manual

Motherboard A7V400-MX User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Copyright © 2004 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes[...]

iii Features Contents Notices ............................................................................................ v Safety information .......................................................................... vi About this guide ............................................................................. vii A7V400-MX specifications summ[...]

iv Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2 2.1.2 Using the A wardBIOS Flash Utility ......................... 2-2 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature ........................................ 2-4 2.1.4[...]

v Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Notices Federal Communications Commis[...]

vi Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all[...]

vii Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. Optional documentation Y our product package may include optional doc[...]

viii A7V400-MX specifications summar y (continued next page) Socket A for AMD Athlon ™ XP processors Thoroughbred/Barton core VIA KM400A VIA VT8235 CE 400/333/266/200 MHz 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to maximum 2GB unbuffered PC2700/2100/1600 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory . 3 x PCI 1 x AGP 8X/4X (1.5V only) 2 x UltraA T A133/100/66 Integrat[...]

ix * Specifications are subject to change without notice. 2Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix Award BIOS, Enhanced ACPI, DMI2.0, PnP features, TCA V , CrashFree BIOS PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 W ake on Ring (WOR), W ake on LAN (WOL) Chassis intrusion Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Live Update Utility Award BIOS Flash Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader T rend Micro ™ P[...]

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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors. Product introduction[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 . 1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® A7V400-MX motherboard! The ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard comes with the most advanced technologies to deliver maximum performance for Socket A processors. This motherboard comes with value-added features for guaranteed consumer satisfaction. The following sections pro[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-3 Integrated 10/100 LAN Integrated in this motherboard is a 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller to give you a fast and reliable connection to a local area network (LAN) and the Internet. See page 1-16 . USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramaticall[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .4 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-5 1 .5 Motherboard over view 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PCI1 P ANEL A7V400-MX ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD1 AUX1 Super I/O 2Mbit Low Pin Count PS/2KBMS T : Mouse B: Ke yboard Bottom:Mic In Middle:Line Out T op:Line In Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) CPU_F AN FP_AUDIO 6-channel Audio C[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.5.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard to the chassis, make sure to place it in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below . It may be more convenient to install major cables, the CPU and modular components before f[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-7 1 .6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Overview The motherboard provides a Socket A for CPU installation. Each AMD CPU has a “ marked ” corner . This corner is usually indicated with a notch, and/or a golden square or triangle. Refer to this indicator while orienting the CPU. A fan and heatsink should[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .7 System memor y 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard has two Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that support up to 2GB unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DDR SDRAM DIMMs. Each DIMM socket is double-sided. 1.7.2 Memory configurations Y ou may install single or double-sided 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB DDR DI[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-9 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Follow these steps to install a DIMM. 1. Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard. 2. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 3. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these step[...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .8 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sections describe the motherboard slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the docum[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-11 IRQ assignments for this motherboard ABCD PCI slot 1 shared –– –– –– PCI slot 2 –– shared –– –– PCI slot 3 –– –– shared –– AGP slot shared –– –– –– Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Standard Function 0 System T imer 1 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Inter[...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.4 PCI slots Three 32-bit PCI slots are available on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. This figure shows a typical PCI card installed into a slot. 1.8.3 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot sup[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-13 1 .9 Switch and jumpers 1. CPU external frequency selection (DSW Switches 1-5) The motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch position. The illustration below shows the ON and OFF positions of the switches. The option to set the CPU core bus frequency [...]

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWR12, USBPWR34, USBPWR56) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 sleep mode (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-15 3. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper clears the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM of date, time and system setup parameters in CMOS. The RAM data in CMOS is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the battery . 3. Move the [...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 10 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the rear panel and internal connectors on the motherboard. 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer , a scanner , or other devices. 3. RJ-[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-17 1.10.2 Internal panel connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraA T A133 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE c[...]

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 4. A TX power connector (20-pin A TXPWR) This connects the power plug from the power supply . The power supply plug is designed to fit this connector in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connector completely fits. If you will need to replace the power supply in the [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-19 5. USB header (10-1 pin USB56) If the rear panel USB 2.0 ports are inadequate, a USB header is available at midboard to accommodate two additional USB ports. Y ou may connect the USB cable of a two-port USB/GAME module to this connector , then mount the module to an open slot in the chassis. 6. GAME/MIDI c[...]

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction 7. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN, CHA_F AN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA ~ 740mA (8.88W max). Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . Do not forget to connect the [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 1-21 10. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD, AUX) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. A7V400-MX ® A7V400-MX Internal Audio Connectors CD(Black) AUX(White) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Right Audio Channel Left A[...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 12. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) 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 mode. • Sys[...]

C h a p t e r 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup Menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. A wardBIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST .) 3. AS[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-3 5. After verification, A WDFLASH flashes the new BIOS file. Do not shut down the computer during the flash process. The computer returns to POST after the new BIOS file is copied. Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading a wrong BIOS file. 3. Reboot the computer . 4. Press <Alt[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature The CrashFree BIOS feature allows you to boot the computer from a floppy disk and update the BIOS in case the original BIOS fails or gets corrupted. • Y ou must have a bootable floppy disk ready before updating the BIOS. • The bootable floppy disk could be the one that you created fol[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-5 2. Select your desired update method, then click Next . 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next . 5. Follow screen instructions to complete the update process. If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file, an Open window appears prompting you to locat[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.3 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable Low Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. ” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-7 Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only , and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information General help In addition to the Item 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>. The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Saving changes and exiting the Setup program See “ [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-9 2.4 Main menu System Date [day , mm dd yyyy] Sets the system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). The format is month, day , year . V alid values for month, day , and year are Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Y ear: (1999 to 2099). Use the <T ab> key to move between the month, day[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information A note about passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. Passwords are not case sensitive, meaning, passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specif[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-11 IDE Primary Master/Slave IDE Secondary Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Press enter to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive, if the hard drive is not already detected. In cases of undetected HDDs, pressing enter will detect the HDD and then open access to both the IDE Primary Master[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information [Manual] & [CHS] Settings Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or the drive label for this information. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility , such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-13 2.5 Advanced menu Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. T o make changes to this field, set the T ype field to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field to [Manual]. T ransfer Mode This field selects the UDMA [...]

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information Init Display First [PCI Slot] This option allows you to select the primary VGA type if your system has multiple video controllers. Configuration options: [PCI Slot] [AGP] AGP Display switch [Auto] This option allows you to set the AGP display control to [Auto] or through the onboard AGP controller . Configuration op[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-15 AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Driving Control [Auto] AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write [Disabled] AGP Master 1 WS Write [Disabled] AGP Master 1 WS Read [Disabled] AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Enabled] AGP & P2P Bridge Control F1 : Help ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ : Se[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD] It is recommended that you set this parameter to [Auto by SPD]. Setting to [Auto by SPD] synchronizes the DRAM timing with the DRAM clock. Setting to [Manual] allows you to set the values for DRAM CAS Latency , Bank Interleave, Pre-charge to Active (TRP) and Active to CMD (T rcd) prameters.[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-17 CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI1 Master 0 WS W rite [Enabled] PCI2 Master 0 WS W rite [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] PCI1 Post Write [Enabled] PCI2 Post Write [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VLink 8X Support [Enabled] This option enables or disables the VLink 8X f[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information IDE DMA T ransfer Access [Enabled] This option allows you to enable the IDE DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard Pri IDE Controller [Enabled] Onboard Sec IDE Controller [Enabled] This option allows you to enable the onboard IDE controllers. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabl[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-19 Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] These fields allow you to set the interrupt address of the serial port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/1RQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] [Auto] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the address for the onboard serial connector . Configu[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.5.3 PCI Configuration Resources controlled by [Auto] IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled] Assign IRQ for USB [Enabled] PCI Configuration F1 : Help ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓ : Select Item -/+ : Change Value F5 : Setup Defaults ESC : Exit →← →← →← →← ?[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-21 PCI/VGA Snoop Palette [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly . Setting this field to [Enabled] corrects this problem. If you are using a standard VGA card, leave this field to the default setting [Disabled]. Configuration options[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.6 Power menu ACPI Suspend Mode [S1&S3] Allows you to select the ACPI state to used for system suspend. Configuration options: [S1 (POS)] [S3 (STR)] [S1 & S3] Power Management [User Define] Configuration options: [User Define] [Min Saving] [Max Saving] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-23 V ideo Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank] This field defines the video off features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors without power management or “ gr[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS information PS2KB W akeup Select [Hot Key] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Hot key] [Password] PS2KB W akeup Password [Clear] This item appears when you select pas[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-25 Shutdown T emperature [Disabled] This option allows BIOS to set a threshold value for the CPU temperature. The system shuts down when the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value. Configuration options: [Disabled] [60 ° C/140 ° F] [65 ° C/149 ° F] [70 ° C/158 ° F] [75 ° C/167 ° F] System T emper[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.7 Boot menu First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device The Boot Menu allows you to select 13 types of boot devices. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to boot on system power up. Configuration options include [Floppy] [LS120] [HDD-0] [SCSI] [CDROM] [HDD-1] [HDD-2] [HDD-3] [ZIP100[...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 2-27 APIC Mode [Enabled] When enabled, this option allows you to distribute interrupt routings other than the 16 IRQs. The Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) setting allows you to use the 16 IRQs only . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][...]

2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.8 Exit menu Save & Exit Setup 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. When you select this option, a confi[...]

Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support[...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Software support 3. 1 Installing an oper ating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 98SE/Me/2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware. 3.2 Suppor t CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful [...]

ASUS A7V400-MX motherboard user guide 3-3 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu displays the available device drivers for this motherboard. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. VIA 4 in 1 Drivers This item installs the VIA 4-in-1 drivers. KM400A Display Driver Click this item to install the KM400A display driver for the onboard VGA.[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.4 ASUS contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Screen display and driver options may not be the same for other operating system versions. Install ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers. This utility requires an[...]