Asus A7V8X-MXSE manual

Motherboard A7V8X-MX SE User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Copyright © 2003 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 A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* ..................................................... vii About this [...]

iv Safeguards Contents 2.4 Main menu ..................................................................................... 2-8 2.5 Advanced menu ........................................................................... 2-12 2.5.1 Chip Configuration ......................................................... 2-13 2.5.2 I/O Device Configuration .....[...]

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 A7V8X -MX SE specif ication summar y* (continued next page) Socket A for AMD Athlon ™ XP up to 3200+ processor Thoroughbred/Barton core support VIA KM400 VIA VT8235 CE 333/266/200 MHz 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to maximum 2 GB unbuffered PC2700/2100/1600 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory . 3 x PCI 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V or 1.5V only) 2 x Ult[...]

viii A7V8X -MX SE specification summar y* * Specifications are subject to change without notice. PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Screensaver A ward BIOS Flash Utility Microsoft DirectX Adobe Acrobat Reader T rend Micro ™ PC-cillin 2002 User Guide ASUS A7V8X-MX SE support CD UltraA T A cable FDD c[...]

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 ® A7V8X-MX SE motherboard! The ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard comes with the most advanced technologies to deliver maximum performance for Socket A processors. This motherboard is also packed with value-added features for guaranteed consumer satisfaction. The following[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-3 Integrated 10/100 LAN The A7V8X-MX SE motherboard comes with an onboard 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller to give you a fast and reliable connection to a local area networks (LANs) and the Internet. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatica[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .4 Motherboard components Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions. 3 2 1 11 4 7 14 6 8 13 5 9 10 12 15 25 18 19 20 21 16 17 23 24 22[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-5 CPU socket. Socket 462 (Socket A) Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for AMD Athlon XP ™ up to 3200+ processors. North bridge controller . The VIA KM400 North bridge controller chipset supports a 64-bit DDR memory controller and up to 2 GB of 333/266/200MHz DDR memory . It also incorporates the fast Hype[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction South bridge controller . The VIA VT8235 CE integrated South bridge controller provides efficient bandwith requirements for PCI, USB and support for LAN devices. This controller also supports standard UltraA T A133 IDE drives and provides separate data paths for each IDE channel. The controller supports six USB p[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-7 1 .5 Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PCI1 P ANEL A7V8X-MX SE ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD1 AUX1 Super I/O 2Mbit Firmware Hub PS/2KBMS T : Mouse B: Ke yboard Below:Mic In Center:Line Out T op:Line In Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) CPU_F AN FP_AUDIO AD1980 CODEC USB2.0 T : USB3 B: USB4 T op: [...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .6 Motherboard installation The A7V8X-MX SE uses the Micro A TX form factor , measuring 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) x 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) - a standard fit for most Micro A TX chassis. 1.6.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard to the chassis, make sure to place it in the correct orientation. The edge with ex[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-9 1 .7 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. A7V8X-MX SE ® A7V8X-MX SE Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a[...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a Socket A (462) for CPU installation. The A7V8X-MX SE supports Athlon ™ XP processors with “ QuantiSpeed ” data processing, large data caches, 3D enhancements and 333/266/200MHz bus speeds. AMD Athlon ™ XP processors of fer gigahertz speeds to [...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-11 1 .9 System memory The motherboard has two Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that supports up to 2GB non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DDR SDRAM DIMMs. Each DIMM socket is double-sided. DIMMs come in combinations of single or double-sided types ranging through 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1 GB. Installing a D[...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction IRQ assignments for this motherboard ABC PCI slot 1 shared –– –– PCI slot 2 –– shared –– PCI slot 3 –– –– shared AGP slot shared –– –– 1 . 10 Expansion slots The A7V8X-MX SE motherboard has three (3) PCI slots and one (1) Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). The following sub-sections[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-13 1.10.3 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: 1.10.2 AGP slot This motherboard has an Accelerate[...]

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction A7V8X-MX SE ® ON 12345 A7V8X-MX SE DIP Switches DSW ON OFF 1.Frequency Selection 2.Frequency Selection 3.Frequency Selection 4.Frequency Selection 5.Frequency Selection 1 . 1 1 Switch and jumper s The motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch position. The[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-15 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56) 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, p[...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 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 jumper[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-17 1 . 1 2 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard. 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 co[...]

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 4. A TX power connectors (20-pin A TXPWR) These connectors connect to an A TX 12V power supply . The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. If you will need to replace the powe[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-19 5. USB header (10-1 pin USB56) If the USB 2.0 port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for two additional USB ports. Connect a 2-port USB/GAME module cable to this connector , then mount the module to an open slot in the chassis. 6. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME) T[...]

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 A7V8X-MX SE 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. A7V8X-MX SE ® A7V8X-MX SE Internal Audio Connectors CD(Black) AUX(White) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Right Audio Channel [...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 1. 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. • Sy[...]

Chapter 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 original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. [...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-3 2.1.2 Using the A wardBIOS Flash Utility Y ou may update the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) using the built-in Award BIOS Flash utility or using a bootable floppy disk with the executable Award BIOS Flash utility (A WDFLASH.EXE). Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility . 1. Downl[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information Updating the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk 1. Boot from the floppy disk. 2. At the “ A: ” prompt, type “ C: ” and then press <Enter>. 3. At the “ C: ” prompt, type “ A WDFLASH/ BIOSFILENAME ” and then <Enter>. For example: “ A WDFLASH/ aw0702.bin ” The A WDFLASH screen appears. [...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-5 2.3 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable FLASH EEPROM 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[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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 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 Management features. BOOT Use thi[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-7 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 prog[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4 Main menu System Date [day:mm:dd:yy] 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 , and year fi[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-9 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 yo[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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 and Acces[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-11 [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 for[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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 transfer m[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-13 VGA Share Memory Size [32M] This field displays the share memory size for the onboard VGA. Configuration options: [16] [32] [64] [Disabled] tWTR [2T] Configuration options: [1T] [2T] 2.5.1 Chip Configuration USB Legacy Support [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. When e[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information AGP Aperture Size [XXXMB] This field sets the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [4M] [8M] [16M] [32M] [64M] [128M] [256M] [512M] [1G] AGP Mode [4X] AGP 4X transfers video data at 1066MB/s and is backward-compatible to AGP 1X video card. When set to [1X], the AGP interface only provid[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-15 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[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI1 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] PCI2 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] PCI1 Post Write [Enabled] PCI2 Post Write [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] VLink 8X Support [Enabled] This option enables or disables the VLink 8X feature of th[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-17 IDE DMA T ransfer Access [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] OnChip Pri IDE Controller [Enabled] OnChip Sec IDE Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Primary Master PIO [Auto] Primary Slave PIO [Auto] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmable Input/Output) [...]

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] This field allow you to enable the onboard FDC controller . Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] These fields allow you to set the address for the onboard serial connector . Configuration options: [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/1RQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] [Au[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-19 VIA-3058 AC97 Audio [Auto] This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard AC97 audio controller . Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard LAN [Auto] This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller . Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disa[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.5.3 PCI Configuration Resources Controlled by [Auto (ESCD)] When set to [Auto (ESCD)], BIOS automatically configures all Plug and Play devices. Setting this item to [Manual], allows manual assignment of IRQ addresses to Plug and Play devices using the IRQ Resources sub-menu. Configuration options: [Auto (ESCD)] [M[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 2-21 IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 1 1, 12, 14, 15 assigned to [PCI Device] The IRQ Resources sub-menu is activated when the Resources Controlled by parameter is set to [Manual]. Select [PCI Device] to assign an IRQ address to a Plug and Play device. Setting to [Reserved] reserves the IRQ address. Configuration opti[...]

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 A7V8X-MX SE 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 “ [...]

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: [Disabled] [Ctrl+F1]...[Ctrl+F12] [Power] [W ake] [Any Key] PS2KB W akeup from S3/S4/S5 [[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX SE 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 emp[...]

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 A7V8X-MX SE 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: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.8 Exit menu Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Lo[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears. Select [Y es] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup p[...]

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 as well as Linux Red Hat, SuSE, T urboLinux and Caldera 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 su[...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX motherboard user manual 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. Some items appear only on specific operating system versions. VIA 4 in 1 Driver This item installs the VIA 4-in-1 drivers. KM400 Display Driver Click this it[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Software support ASUS PC Probe This convenient utility continuously monitors your computer systems vital components such as fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you on any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition. Install ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a [...]

ASUS A7V8X-MX motherboard user manual 3-5 3.2.4 ASUS contact information Click the Contact tab to display ASUS contact information. Screen display and driver options may not be the same for other operating system versions.[...]

3-6 Chapter 3: Software support[...]