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    Motherboard A7V8X-LA Kelut User Guide[...]

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    ii Contents A7V8X-LA specification summary ............................................. iii 1. Motherboard layout .................................................................. 1 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................ 2 Installing the CPU ...............................................................[...]

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    iii Socket A for AMD Athlon™/Athlon™XP Core frequency up to Athlon™ XP 3200+ VIA KM400A VIA VT8237 400/333/266MHz 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to maximum 2GB unbuffered PC2700/2100 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory 3 x PCI 1 x AGP 8X/4X (1.5V) 2 x UltraDMA100 IDE connectors 2 x Serial A T A connectors Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Graphics Re[...]

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    iv A7V8X -L A specif ication summary * Specifications are subject to change without notice 4Mb Flash ROM, A ward BIOS, Enhanced ACPI, DMI2.0, Green, PnP features PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 WOL, WOR, W ake on KB, W ake on PS/2 mouse Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Screensaver A ward BIOS Flash Utility Microsoft ® Direct X Adobe Acrobat Reader T rend Mi[...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 1 1 . Mot herboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PCI1 A7V8X-LA(KELUT) CD-IN AUX-IN Super I/O 4Mbit Flash ROM PS/2KBMS T : Mouse B: Ke yboard Below:Mic In Center:Line Out T op:Line In Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) CPU_F AN PRONT_AUDIO ALC658 USB2.0 T : USB3 B: USB4 T op: RJ-45 CLRTC FLOPPY PRIMARY_IDE SECONDARY_IDE A TX Power Co[...]

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    2 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 2. Centr al Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a Socket A (462) for the AMD processor . AMD processors offer gigahertz speeds to support all latest computing platforms and applications. The A7V8X-LA supports AMD Athlon™/Athlon XP™ 3200+ processors. This motherboard also supports 400/333/266MHz front sid[...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 3 3. Syst em memor y The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2 GB system memory using 184-pin unbuf fered non-ECC PC/2700/PC2100/PC1600 double-sided DDR DIMMs. The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. Make sure[...]

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    4 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 4. Expansion slots The motherboard has three PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. T o install and configure an expansion card: 1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis. 2. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . 3. Assign an IRQ to [...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 5 Install only +1.5V AGP cards on this motherboard! PCI slots There are three (3) 32-bit PCI slots on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The figure below shows a typical PCI card installed into a slot. AGP slot This mot[...]

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    6 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 5. Jumpers 1. Clear CMOS (3-pin CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the RAM data in CMOS, except the system date and time. The RAM data in CMOS, is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o erase the CMOS RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (Default) to[...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 7 2. Clear Password (3-pin CLPWD) This jumper allows you to clear the BIOS setup password. T o erase the BIOS setup password: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (Default) to pins 1-2 (Clear Password). Keep the cap on pins 1-2 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap b[...]

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    8 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 6. Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to pre[...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 9 3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y_IDE, SECONDAR Y_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA100 device (hard disk drive) and the black conne[...]

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    10 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 4. 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.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V . 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 conn[...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 11 6. USB headers (10-1 pin FRONT_USB1) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. The USB header complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 allows faster Interne[...]

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    12 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 9. Front audio connector (10-1 pin FRONT_AUDIO) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel headphone and MIC-IN jack. 8. IEEE 1394 connector (10-1 pin FRONT_1394) This connector is for a 10-to-6-pin 1394 serial connector cable that connects to a 1394 module. Attach the 10-1 pin cable plug to this connector , an[...]

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    ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 13 Important notes on Serial A T A • The Serial A T A cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial A T A cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables of the Parallel A T A interface. • Hot plug support for Serial A T A drive and [...]

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    14 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 1 1. System panel connector (10-1 pin FRONT_P ANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. • System Power LED Lead (2-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. • Hard[...]