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1. TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug A7V266 E IDE Activity LED 9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 34 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 10 Primary Blue Secondary Black IDE Connectors 40 1 pin PRIMARY IDE and SECONDARY IDE 40 1 pin PROMISE IDE1 and PROMISE2 IDE These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the motherboard Connect the cable s blue connector to the motherboard s primary IDE connector recommended or the secondary IDE connector Then connect the opposite end of the cable to your UltraDMA 100 66 device hard disk drive A second slave hard disk may be attached to the intermediate connector on the cable If a second hard disk drive is connected you may reset its jumper to Slave mode Refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings It is recommended that non UltraDMA 100 66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector BIOS now supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two Ultr
2. 1 Disable Check renders the Smart Manager security system inoperative 2 Boot Check enables the Smart Manager security system for start up The user must insert the smart card into the reader during start up in order to complete the Windows boot up process In this mode the user may remove the smart card and continue to use the PC after the start cycle is complete If no smart card or the wrong one is inserted during boot up the PC displays the Smart Manager Protection Screen Whenever the Smart Manager i nm Protection Screen is displayed a the computer is secured and impenetrable The ayatam Hipietactad by the Sman Manager Bj rsa caret tha negiiianed card to Murn the syahmi Fem at Aga E p a 1 a ej aj BP FEA Hipy mai Ta 3 Always Check configures the Smart Manager to require that the user insert the smart card during start up then if the card is removed at any time during the operation of the PC the Smart Manager protection screen will automatically pop up and the PC is secure until the card is reinserted File Protect Check Mode This is a sub program used to encrypt and decode individual files stored in the system using a smart card as a key NOTE Do take care not to lose your smart card or you may not be able to restart the PC or decode encrypted files Test each new smart card to ensure that it is completely compatible with the card reader the Read2 In 01 Smart Card Reader is designed only to read cards w
3. 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 47 48 4 BIOS SETUP 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 appears Update BIOS Inelodiey Bort Bleck amd ESA Flash Hmmh FLUS We LUREERT HSU tr i BIOS Podi CUREEHT HH HH te jhe a WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the system may not boot If this happens call the ASUS service center for support ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 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 Your BIOS The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section describes how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program at some time in the futu
4. 3 3 Volts E 12 0Volts a o 3 3 Volts 3 3Volts ia a J Hm igt oto eo A7V266 E ATX Power Connector 16 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices SMBus is a specific implementation of an C bus a multi device bus that allows multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enabling each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer SMB_COM 3V SMBCLK Ground SMBDATA A7V266 E SMBus Connector 38 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE 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 similar connector It also allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card AUX Black CD White MODEM 4 7 jauueyg oipny 427 punog 1n0 w pow punog punog jauuey9 oipny 427 u Wepoy punoly jouueyo olpny yYy6IYy jouueyo olpny bly A7V266 E Internal Audio Connectors 18 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 optional
5. ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM 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 Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make further changes After you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 77 4 BIOS SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 78 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 1 Install Operating System You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy You may use any version of Windows 98 2000 Millenium but for Windows 95 you must use OSR 2 0 or later For Windows NT 4 0 you must use Service Pack 3 0 or later NOTE To configure your system to use the RAID 0 or 1 option you must run the FastTrack100
6. 5 Replace the system cover 6 Change the necessary BIOS settings if any see section 4 4 3 PCI Configuration to change the settings 7 Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card Q g i S T 28 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE 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 cards If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard an additional IRQ will be used If your motherboard also has MIDI enabled another IRQ will be used leaving 4 IRQs free IMPORTANT If using PCI cards on shared slots make sure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Conflicts arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 8 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 8 3 11 Communications Port COM2 5 A 12 Communications Port COM1 i 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 8 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller Mi hig 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Tim
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8. Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer A bit can have one of two values Oorl ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 111 N t x lt 112 7 APPENDIX 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 Windows 95 or later select ing Restart from Start Shut Down will reboot your computer Bus Master IDE PIO Programmable I O IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events Bus master IDE transfers data to from the memory without interrupt ing the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character punctuation mark or other symbol Cache Memory A type of RAM that allows a faster from the CPU than a regular RAM The cache memory eliminates the CPU wait state When the CPU reads data from the main memory a copy of this data is stored in the cache memory The next time the same address the data is transferred from the cache memory instead of from the main memory CODEC Compressor Decompressor A software component that translates video or au dio between its uncompressed form and the
9. Swap AB Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use COM Port This field can activate the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If also may be used to configure another COM port or to support a serial smart card reader See IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3 8 Connectors Configuration options COM Port IR Smart Card Reader Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this field the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 7 g a I O Device Config 65 4 BIOS SETUP 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 the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Selec
10. Configuration options ATA100 SCSI SCSI ATA 100 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ 3 Used By ISA IRQ XX Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 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 E boot Exit Tten Specific Help Video Off Option Sus gt Off Video OFF Method DPHS OFF lt Enter gt to select the HOD Power Down Pee Disabled Foyer saving e You Suspend to Ad Capability Disabled can select User Define to go te the Suspend Suspend Hode Disabled Hode entry below PWR Button lt amp Secs Soft OFF CPU Thermal Option Throttle e Power Up Control e Harddare Roni tor Power Management User Defined This field must be enabled to activate the automatic power saving features When set to Disabled the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu The User Defined option
11. z G me c Q O oO RAID IDE Primary IDE JP1 Spo EEE PROMISE Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro IDE Controller IED PCI 1 SYSCLK Super O VIA PCI 2 VT8233 Chipset Ele le s SMARTCARD A7V266 E BIOS omel PCS Erim PCI 3 CR2032 3V E JcD Lithium Cell E i pgg AAPANEL EE CLR_RTC ASUS MODEM PCI 4 LORRY NIC BEE with Hardware PCI o O 5 PEPER Epere PE CON Eii USB23 PWR mey EEEN ELERGEGEEEEE EEEE CDSPDIF IN iEn H USB4_5 AFPANEL xs sgg B35 Seno 52 0 oss o SPDIF OUT 14 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 30 5cm 12 0in 3 HARDWARE 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 PALO_FREQ p 20 FID setting FIDO 3 5 JP1 JP2 p 20 I O Voltage Settings 2 5V 2 65V 2 75V 2 8V 6 VID1 2 3 4 p 21 Voltage Regulator Output Volt Setting 1 675 V 1 85 V 7 CENTER BASS p 21 Bass Center Setting Type 1 or Type 2 BASS CENTER 8 KBWK p 22 Keyboard Power Up Enable Disable 9 ACRUSB1 ACRUSB2 p 22 ACR USB Selection USB to Conn USB on ACR 10 USBO1 23 45_PWR p 23 Three USB Device Wake ups 5V 5VSB 11 JP2601 p 23 IDE Channel Setting ATA100 or RAID 1 0 12 CLR_RTC p 24 Clear RTC RAM 2 pin contact 13 THEMCPU p 24 Thermal Sensor CPU Setting Athlon
12. 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some non standard VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you have a SYMBIOS SCSI card If such card is detected the SCSI BIOS is enabled Otherwise the onboard SCSI BIOS is disabled The setting Disabled disables the onboard SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add on SYMBIOS SCSI card can be used If the SY MBIOS SCSI card does not have a BIOS the Symbios SCSI card will not work Configuration options Auto Disabled ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 67 4 BIOS SETUP F 3 4 Q J S dNLAS SOW t 68 4 BIOS SETUP 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 Card AGP Card SCSI ATA100 Boot Sequence ATA100 SCSI This field sets the priority of boot sequencing for either the ATA100 or the SCSI controller
13. 98 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 2 3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring Popup Asus Probe Pause All Monitoring Besume el kiontonnma Exit Asus Probe 10 35 PM When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions a s F of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 99 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 3 Multi Channel Audio Feature Setup The C Media PCI Audio Driver and Applications are located on the Support CD Installing the programs enables the multi channel audio feature Note You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup 3 7 i 5 6 3 1 The C Media Audio Mixer 1 The C Media Mixer Icon appears on the Eoi Han bottom right of the screen or the Mixer 9 may be turned on from the PCI Audio Applications amp Audio Rack groups on the Main Program menu using the Windows Start button Click on the icon to display the C Media Audio Mixer 2 The Advanced button activates the Speaker Volume Sound Effects and ua Options menus The Speaker menu offers various configurations for your ss speaker system This menu enables the praz 5 oo Line In and Mic In audio jacks on the Aoo back panel to setup additional speakers a a for
14. 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 too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details NOTE After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active CAUTION Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 53 54 4 BIOS SETUP User Type HDD ETATER Enter to select the Translation Method IL type of the IDE drive Cylinders Head ea User Type HOD allows 1024 you to set each entry on 255 vour Wn apacity Bu WARNING Ultra DMA mode Maximum LBA Capacity foo 90HB MA5 can be enabled y only when BIOS detects Multi Sector Transfers Maximum shiel
15. BIOS before installing the OS Normally this firmware will be activated automatically when the ATA100 and RAID 0 or jumpers have been ad justed correctly see Section 3 4 5 Motherboard Settings Hardware Setup and Sec tion 5 5 Manual Installation fo IDE RAID Drivers for more information about driver installation 5 2 Start Windows When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard Windows will detect all plug and play devices Follow the Add New Hardware Wiz ard to install all necessary device drivers When prompted to restart select No and then follow the setup procedures in this section NOTE Because there are various motherboard settings options and expansion cards the following can only be used as a general reference and may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 79 80 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 3 A7V266 E Motherboard Support CD NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice To 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 appear double click or run D ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D 5 3 1 Installation Menu ne T ra eraa irra berilen Installation MAA ae esis PE OD La ieee a AG ee Dopa ai Sp oe Ll e VIA 4in 1 drivers Installs PCI Bus Master IDE D
16. Je ao ja A ep PIN 1 PIN 1 A7V266 E IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 35 3 HARDWARE SETUP 11 CPU Fan Power Fan and Chassis Fan Connectors CPU_FAN PWR_FAN CHA_FAN The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sinks instead of the expansion slots The fan wiring and plug may vary depending on the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector making sure that the black wire matches the ground pin NOTE Use the Rotation signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal You can monitor the Rotations Per Minute RPM using ASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE WARNING Make sure to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient airflow within the system could cause damage to the motherboard These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these connectors CPU_FAN oE PWR_FAN GND Rotation CHA_FAN 9 0 12V A7V266 E 12 Volt Cooling Fan Power 12 USB Headers 10 1 pin USB2_3 USB4_5 If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate two USB headers are available for four additional USB port connectors Connect a 2 port USB connector set to a USB header and mount the USB brack
17. MIS staff for the E mail server IP address if you are not sure Click Next to continue Then the Video Configuration screen shows up You may have to specify the video driver for VLM 3 if there are several video input devices installed Then configure the number of video frames to be captured per second Note that the more frames you choose the bigger the file size will be Click Next to continue Then the Setup Wizard will then search for the GSM CODECS module for au dio compression and prompt you with the result Click Next to continue Setup Wizard then tests the audio volume during playing and recording Click Next when ready Configuration done Click Finish to complete the environmental setting proce dure 6 7 2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Minimize Help Video Mail Wizard EEE a Start Playback Sy IE save Video File Snapshot to File Stop Recording Playback Send Mail Video Configuration Start Recording jay i Load Video File Pause i Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 107 This page was intentionally left blank 7 APPENDIX 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 With this software modem you can connect your com puter to a remote locati
18. Raid0or1 Win9x ME 5 5 2 Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 Lite Simple Controller Driver 1 Right click My Computer icon on the desktop Select Properties when the menu appears Or you can Press Start button Move highlight bar to Settings and select Control Panel Double click on System icon 2 Select Hardware page and then click Device Manager button 3 View device by type and find Other devices node 4 Right Click the Mass Storage Controller node 5 When the menu appears click the Properties item 6 Please select select Driver page to update driver 7 Press Next while Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears 8 Choose Select for a suitable driver for my device recommended option and then press Next 9 Select Specify a location check box 10 Type or browse the path CD ROM Drive Promise Raid0or1 Win2000 to the driver and click OK 11 Press Next 12 Press Yes 13 Finally press Finish to complete the installation 14 Please restart you computer for these changes to take effect Driver Location CD ROM driver Promise Raid0or1 Win2000 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 89 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com puter system s vital components such as fan rotations voltages and tem peratures It also has a utility that lets you review useful inform
19. Slave Auta Secondary Master Auta Secondary Slave Auta Keyboard Features Language English Supervisor Password Disabled leer Password Disabled Halt n All Errors Installed Memory 125K System Time XX XX XX Sets the system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets the system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1 2MB as opposed to 1 44MB on a 3 5 inch diskette Configuration options Disabled Enabled 52 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave Type
20. This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of connecting an external microphone to the ATX connector NOTE The internal microphone does not work if there is an external microphone connected to the external Mic pink jack You may only use one microphone at a time 3 O D MIC Power MIC Input A7V266 E Internal Microphone Connector ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 39 3 HARDWARE SETUP 19 Headphone True level Line Out Header 3 pin HPHONE optional This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted headphone to the motherboard instead of connecting an external headphone to the ATX connector NOTE The internal microphone does not work if there is an external microphone connected to the external Mic pink jack You may only use one microphone at a time HP OUT LT GND HP OUT RT A7V266 E True Level Line Out Header 20 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pin JTPWR If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector JTPWR 5 Power Supply Thermal Sensor A7V266 E Thermal Sensor Connector 40 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 21 Digital Audio Interfaces 2 pin SPDIFOUT CDSPDIFIN optional These connectors connect SPDIF audio cable that allows digital instead of
21. allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu When set to Max Saving system power conserved to its greatest amount The Suspend Mode field is then be set to a predefined value that ensures maximum power savings This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactivity period is longer Disabled deactivates the power saving features User Defined allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMPORTANT You should install the Advanced Power Management APM utility to keep the system time updated even when the computer enters suspend mode In DOS environment you need to add the statement DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE to the CONFIG SYS file In Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature In Windows 98 or later APM is automatically installed as indicated by a battery and power cord icon labeled Power Management in the Control Panel Select the item Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialog box ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 69 70 4 BIOS SETUP Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Con
22. compressed form in which it is stored COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports Pointing de vices modems and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports Each COM port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI maximizes system performance with simultaneous CPU PCI and ISA bus activities It includes multi transaction timing enhanced write performance a passive release mechanism and support for PCI 2 1 compliant delayed transactions Concurrent PCI provides increased bandwidth reduced system latencies improves video and audio performance and improves processing of host based applications CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory Currently there are socket 370 for Pentium II FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD processors Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer s operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA audio printer or modem DOS Disk Operating System DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications operate includ ing Windows DOS is responsible for allocating system resou
23. mUS A7 V266 E JumperFree DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro 4X Socket A Motherboard USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE 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 without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALLASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are
24. mu or 102 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 5 3Deep Color Tuner The 3 Deep color tuner is designed to match your CRT 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 displayed on the monitor p E Simply run the setup program from the start menu and follow the instruc tions on the various setup test screens 6 5 1 3Deep Color Tuning 1 Select the type of monitor connected 4 to the computer either CRT or Welcome to LCD 2 Follow the instructions to manually 4 adjust the brightness level of the monitor 3 Select the faintest of the three 4 colors blue red and green ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 103 z z f 104 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 4 Select the color squares which most a n closely blend and match with the background 5 The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality P E Sirei mia manai ies T a Lee Vou are now ready ba set up True interest Onor en EEr De Uar Las meian gaty a mpe Ba repre Tene E epee Ber etek Poe hosel b Bpan ha ems cs ha aa i reom dn mara ree Cide maoe THEI EA FOHA ER HEN E HE ae EEE EON EEE Tee w miT ab E me 6 The tuning process is complete Click on the bottom left button to connect to the
25. of the system case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If the monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED does The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance nA BwN Award BIOS Beep Codes Bep Meaning S One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency 7 At power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in 4 BIOS SETUP Powering Off the computer You must first exit or shut down the system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shu
26. the 1394 standard Wake On LAN Computer will automatically wake up upon receiving a wake up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft off suspend or sleep mode ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual INDEX Symbols 3Deep Color Tuner Using 103 A Accelerated Graphics Port 8 AGP Capability 63 AGP Pro Slot 30 Modem Riser 109 AGP See Accelerated Graphics Port ASUS PC Probe Using 95 ASUS Update Using 102 ATAPI CD ROM 74 Automatic Power Up 72 B BIOS Advanced Menu 58 Beep Codes 44 Boot Menu 74 Boot Sequence 74 Exit Menu 76 Language 57 Legend Bar 50 Main Menu 52 Menu Bar 50 Power Menu 69 Setup Defaults loading 77 Setup Program 49 Smart BIOS 9 Sub menu launching 51 Updating 45 Boot Device Selection 74 Boot Up NumLock Status 56 Boot Virus Detection 75 C C Media Audio Setup 100 Central Processing Unit 27 Central Processing Unit CPU External Frequency 19 22 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 59 Speed 58 Upgrade Reinstallation 60 Chassis Intrusion 41 Chip Configuration 62 Connectors Audio 33 Chassis Fan 36 CPU Fan 36 External 31 Floppy Disk Drive 34 39 Game MIDI 33 IDE 35 Infrared Module 37 Internal Audio 39 Panel 43 Parallel Port 32 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 43 PS 2 Keyboard 31 PS 2 Mouse 31 Serial Port 32 SMBus 36 38 USB 32 CPU See Central Processing Unit CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 105 VideoLive Mail 106 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE Using 105 CyberLink VideoLive Mail Using 1
27. these ports see Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for the settings Q oO TO oO t COM1 COM2 Serial Ports 9 pin Male CSIRO 1 32 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE 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 Joystick Midi 15 pin Female IMO OOOOOOOOO000 G gt O a s ol i E S Ne 7 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO optional The Line Out lime connects a headphone or speakers The Line In light blue connects a tape players or other audio sources The Mic pink connects a microphone NOTE The functions of the audio connectors Line Out Line In and Mic change when the 6 channel audio feature is enabled Refer to Chapter 5 SOFTWARE SETUP looooooooooo0o00 G O s Jol S li O a oles o oes Line Out Lineln Mic 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 33 3 HARDWARE 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 IDELED
28. with Windows 98 ME and 2000 However the Windbond Smart Manager application is readily compatible only with Windows 98 and ME ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 2 Starting to Use Smart anaon After installing the software start Windbond Smart Manager for the first E time select the Programs menu from the Start bar and select the Windbond program group When you click the program application an icon is created for the Logon Smart Card software in the bottom right hand corner of the screen Bowe 11 29 PM The new icon resembles a key i File Prolect Chack Moda Right click on the icon and select LopnCad Check Hode Setting Logon Smart Card Click the Add New button Emmm and then select the type of I card you are using Insert the smart card into the card reader then enter your name and any remarks into the fields Click OK The card reader detects the iE smart card ID Smart Manager registers the smart card for security capability and prompts to T rere ase click OK The card s any security status is displayed C in the main program window ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 93 94 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 38 Smart Manager Modes Return to the Windbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the Windows screen Select the Logon Card Check Mode to choose the security mode Three basic modes are available a Eie Protect Check Hode
29. 06 D DIMMs See Dual Inline Memory Modules DIP Switches 18 E Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs 29 Installing 28 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 115 INDEX Expansion Slots 9 Notes for 60 F JumperFree Mode 18 K Floppy 3 Mode 52 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 39 Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 56 G Auto Repeat Rate 56 Connector 31 Glossaty i Features 56 H Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 16 43 Hard Disk Drives HDDs L CHS Capacity 55 Cylinders 54 La Heads 55 Jumper Setting 23 LBA Capacity 55 Legacy Diskette 52 Primary Secondary Master 53 LiveUpdate 103 Primary Secondary Slave 53 Using 103 Sectors 54 M Translation Method 54 Types 53 Memory Hole 64 Memory Installation 26 ae ae m Modem Riser 109 nstallation Motherboard PEOR P AA 4 Components 12 13 IRQ Table 29 Hardware Monitor 73 Headers Layout 14 USB 36 Settings 17 I Specifications 8 Mouse IDE Activity LED 34 Connector 31 IDE Connectors 35 Multi Channel Audio 100 IDE Hard Disks See Hard Disk Drives Using 100 HDDs Multi Sector Transfers 55 Infrared Module Connector 37 P Installation CPU 27 Parallel Port 65 Interrupt Request IRQ Modes 66 Standard Assignments 29 Parallel Port Connector 32 J Password If You Forget 57 JumperFree Mode Notes 57 116 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual INDEX Supervisor 57 User 57 PC Probe Using 95 PCI Configuration 67 PCI Latency Timer 67 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 55 Plug amp Play O S 75 Port
30. 23 123 1283 JP2 g ae o D gt 2 5V 2 65V 2 75V 2 8V Default A7V266 E Voltage Setting 20 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 Voltage Regulator Output Setting VID1 VID2 VID3 VID4 7 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 to the CPU VID configuration For each jumper setting there are two voltage options depending on the CPU used 12 VID4 PEE ame vios an a 123 VID2 E O VID4 QA viD1 B 000 VID3 aa 1 85 1 825Volts 1 8 1 775Volts i Se viD1 EE a E ooz oog VID4 5 CPU Default y p3 Pa D E viD2 ooo art vio1 BE 0o00 ao 1 75 1 725Volts _1 7 1 675Volts B o omme A7V266 E CPU Core Voltage Selection Bass Center Setting CENTER BASS BASS CENTER Use these jumpers in conjunction with the C Media PCI Audio Driver and to adjust output for 4 or 6 speaker audio No audio standard exists for the three pick up surfaces on male audio jacks therefore it may be necessary to switch jumpers from the default position type 1 to type 2 in order to help reroute signals among the internal leads in the Line In Line Out Mic female sockets Make sure a test is made using the C Media Audio Driver software setup available on the Support CD BCS 12 2 3 a 5 nu t
31. 4 5 cccccccesssscessesesseeseesesseeseeaeees 13 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector sscsscovevvaesscsesvvssececedevvavestonnevees Top 28 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector cceeeeseseseeeeeeteees Bottom 28 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring integrated in ASUS ASIC 9 Special Feature Onboard LED 0 cccccscsessesesesessesesessesesesnesescecsseseseeness 21 Audio Features on audio models only CMI8738 6 Channel Audio Controller cccccccescseesseteees 13 1 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector oo ccecceseesetsetetseseeeeeees 16 lGame MIDI Pofl oooi ii rrei inerea kiaii Top 23 1 Line Out Connector ss sesseeseeseseeereeseerereese Bottom left 23 1 Line HC Onna Cl Otis hase testes Bottom center 23 1 Microphone Connector ccceeeceeeeees Bottom right 23 Internal Audio Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector cecssssseesesesesesesesseeeseneeeses 5 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 2 FEATURES 2 2 1 Component Locations ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 13 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 1 Motherboard Layout 24 5cm 9 64in PS 2 DSW B Keyboard KBWK Keyboar CPU_RATIO USB01_PWR THEMCPU OV JOY90S PROMISE IDE2 PROMISE IDE1 PARALLEL PORT VIA err KT266A E PWR_FAN C hipset DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module uw Q gt
32. 4 and 6 Channel Audio C _ _ 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 Windows Start button fF Start 100 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE 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 ff system To activate the Speaker Channel Configuration Menu point your mouse arrow and click on the TV box k i 8 s 3 The Speaker Channel Configuration m Menu displays all the options e m available to help tune the multi 1 mi smmimis n channel audio system even more precisely Fie Sa cl fi Wik cn ee sc E leima ee im Dat Pi Eee aged Corcud Hall Cae Tae PD kier Man Hd OCA ae es Par T peng ell cht k mep ral sight peer ej cet zm AES 6 3 3 Connector Configuration n j The chart below displays the configurations for lt O000000 JS the line connectors on the yellow MIDI Game Audio connector port located on the back panel The three female connectors are available for use in the 6 Channel audio system Line Out Line In Mic Connector Settings a
33. 6 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 7 CyberLink VideoLive Mail CyberLink s VideoLive Mail Plus Ver 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 built in e mail system through the Internet VLM 3 s mails comprise video sound or snapshot informa tion and thus may convey the most profound information to target audiences It is very convenient for mail recipients who do not need to install additional software component in order to view VLM 3 mails VLM 3 works as a very applicant sales tool It efficiently delivers profound and live product information to your target customers without costing a fortune VLM 3 also helps corporate managers easily give vivid speeches and broadcast through corpo rate E mail system For personal or home users VLM 3 easily records live video clips allowing users to send them to friends or family members across the Internet VLM 3 loads video messages from PC cameras digital camcorders analog camcorder via video capture cards or from an existing AVI video clips and captures audio messages from PC microphones Video and audio messages are encoded at a very high compressed rate in a real time mode From data input data conversion to sending video mails via Internet or saving data to disks the whole procedure is done in an easy and continuous process VLM 3 s video clip comp
34. A 184 pin DDR DRAM DIMM has a single notch slightly to the right of center i k q i 1 i r 5 j 26 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 104 Pins 80 Pins A7V266 E 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard provides a Socket 462 or Socket A for CPU installation A fan and heatsink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating Purchase and install a fan and heatsink before turning on the system CPU NOTCH J TO INNER F CORNER AMD CPU A7V266 E Socket A 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 be oriented toward the inner corner of the socket base nearest to the lever hinge CAUTION The CPU fits in one orientation and should drop easily into place Do not force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending the pins If the CPU does not fit check its alignment and look for bent pins 3 Once completely inserted press the CPU firmly and close the socket lever until it snaps into its locked position 4 Place the CPU fan and heatsink on the CPU The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU Carefully attach the heatsink locking brace to the plastic clips on th
35. A7V266 E User s Manual 10 2 FEATURES 2 1 2 Performance DDR DRAM 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 data transfer rates of up to 2 1 GB s for 133MHz DDR SDRAM and 1 6GB s for 1OOMHz DDR SDRAM Onboard Audio Audio models come with the six channel C Media CMI8738 PCI audio controller that supplies HRTF 3D positional audio functions The chip supports software access to PC DVD 5 1 6 1 and AC 3 DTS via SPDIF Other integrative featues include full DVD playback PCtel 56K modem and even Karaoke echo effects The chip offers 24 bit SPDIF digital recording and playback with additional support for legacy audio SBPRO and FM emulator DLS wavetable music synthesis A software package helps setup the multi channel PC sound system ACPI Ready Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features employed in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock but comply with energy saving standards To fully utilize the ACPI benefits use an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 Smartcard Reader Connector This connector that provides the convenience of PS SC compatible Smart Card security plus support for a mult
36. AM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as CMOS DRAMs memory controllers and graphics video ICs RAM Random Access Memory The computer s primary storage area used to write store and retrieve information and program instructions which are passed to the CPU for process ing The information in RAM can be repeatedly re written with new data Compared to other storage media like magnetic tape floppy disk and hard disk RAM has an extraordinarily fast access rate RAM however is volatile which means that the data stored in it are lost when the system power is turned off or if power glitches occur See also DRAM and SDRAM ROM Read Only Memory ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs called firmware used in certain computer components Flash ROM or EEPROM can be reprogrammed with new programs or BIOS SCSI Small Computer System Interface High speed multi threaded I O interface defined by the X3T9 2 committee of the American National Standards Institute ANSI for connecting many peripheral devices The standard started from 10MBytes sec to 160MBytes sec available today SDRAM Synchronous DRAM A type of DRAM with access signals that are synchronized with the CPU clock eliminating the delay associated with data transfers between the CPU and memory SDRAM takes memory access away from the CPU control internal registers in the memory accept the re
37. Configuration options Always Prefetch Prefetch disabled Prefetch only enhance command AGP Capability 4X Mode This motherboard supports the AGP 4x interface that transfers video data at 1066MB s AGP 4x is backward compatible so you may leave the default 4X Mode on even if you are using an AGP 1x or 2x video card When set to 1X Mode the AGP interface only provides a peak data throughput of 266MB s even if you are using an AGP 2x 4x card When set to 2X Mode the AGP interface only provides a peak data throughput of 533MB s even if you are using an AGP 4x card Configuration options 1X Mode 2X Mode 4X Mode AGP Fast Write Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 3 U 63 Q z a 3 3 g 64 4 BIOS SETUP 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 Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Onboard PC
38. Duron Reserved Expansion Slots Sockets 1 DIMM 1 2 3 p 25 System Memory Support 2 Socket 462 p 27 CPU Support 3 PCI 1 2 3 4 5 p 28 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4 AGP Pro p 30 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 5 ACR Slot p 30 Advanced Communication Riser Slot Connectors 1 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Mouse Port 6 pin female 2 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Keyboard Port 6 pin female 3 USB p 32 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 amp 2 Two 4 pin female 4 PRINTER p 32 Parallel Port 25 pin female 5 COMI1 COM2 p 32 Serial Ports 9 pin 10 1 pin male 6 GAME_AUDIO p 33 Game MIDI Port 15 pin female optional 7 AUDIO p 33 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO optional 8 IDELED p 34 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 9 FLOPPY p 34 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 pin 10 PRIMARY SEC IDE p 35 IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pin 11 CPU PWR CHA_FAN __ p 36 CPU Power and Chassis Fan Connectors Three 3 pin 12 USB2_3 USB4_5 p 36 USB Headers 10 1 pin 13 IR_CON p 37 Standard Infrared Module Connector 10 1 pin 14 AFPANEL p 37 ASUS iPanel Connector 12 1 pin 15 ATXPWR p 38 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 15 3 HARDWARE 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 MIC2 p 39 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin optional 19 HPHONE p 40 Headphone Line Out connector 3 pin optional 20 JTPWR p 40 Pow
39. ETUP 10 USB Device Wake up USB01_PWR USB23_PWR USB45_PWR Set these jumpers to 5V to allow wake up from the S1 sleep state CPU stopped RAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to allow wake up from S3 sleep state no power to CPU RAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode The default setting for the three jumpers is 1 2 to select 5V because not all computers have the appropriate power supply NOTES 1 This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 2A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5 VSB Otherwise the system does not power up 2 The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal working conditions or in sleep mode 12 23 GE usBo1 PwR GE 5V 5VSB 12 2 3 JA USB23 PWR GEE A USB45 PWR 5V 5VSB A7V266 E USB Device Wake Up 11 IDE Channel Setting for ATA100 or RAID 0 1 JP2601 These jumpers enable the ATA100 IDE Controller or the IDE RAID controller function The default setting enables ATA 100 Setting JP2601 Enable ATA100 1 2 default Enable RAID 0 1 2 3 JP2601 3 2 ATA100 RAIDO 1 Default A7V266 E ATA100 RAIDO Selection ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 23 3 HARDWARE SETUP 12 Clear RTC RAM 2 pin CLR_RTC This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You
40. Enable JumperFree 2 3 default Disable Jumper Mode 1 2 JEN CPU_RATIO lt amp ON OFF SYSCLK lt amp ON lt lt OFF 12 23 EEI Jumper Mode Jumper Free A7V266 E Jumper Mode Setting Default NOTE In JumperFree mode set all DIP switches DIP_SW to OFF 18 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 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 by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s Internal frequency the advertised CPU speed SYSCLK ON 1234 iia Hm BEHI Hm CPU 100MHz 133 33MHz 140MHz AGP 60 67MHz 66 67MHz 70MHz JumperFree Mode PCI 33 33MHz 33 33MHz 35MHz A7V266 E CPU External Frequency Selection WARNING Set the CPU frequency only to the recommended settings Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable Overclocking the processor is not recommended It may result in a slower speed 3 Manual CPU Ratio Settings DSW Switches 5 10 Set DSW switches 5 10 to use the clock multiplier to coordinate the ratio of bus speeds with CPU settings Set the DSW switches according to the internal speed of your processor and the bus frequency 133 100MHz IMPORTANT 1 To use this featur
41. Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 75 76 4 BIOS SETUP 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 NOTE Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit this menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting
42. I IDE Enable Both This field allows enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE channel or both You can also set both channels to Disabled Configuration options Both Primary Secondary Disabled Onboard ACR LAN Enable Auto Detect This field enables or disable the onboard Advanced Communication Riser ACR and Local Area Network LAN controller built in the VT8233 chipset Configuration options Enabled Auto Detect Disabled Onboard PCI Audio Enable Enabled This field enables PCI audio Configuration options Enabled Disabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field reserves an address space for ISA expansion cards Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration lt Enter gt to select if i switch drive letter Onboard Serial Port 1 JFEH IRA assignments or not Inboard Serial Port 2 2F SHS IRQS WART Use Com Fort Onboard Parallel Port 3 7SH TROT Parallel Port Hode ECP EPP ECP Select 3 e Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Onboard CIR L 0 Disabled 1 TE ec b Enter Onboard FDC Swap A amp B No Swap This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives Configuration options No Swap
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44. OS SETUP 4 6 Boot Menu Iten Specific Help 2 IDE Hard Drive 3 ATAPI CO ROH Home Boot Sequence Other Boot Device INT18 Device Networl Enter gt to select the Flug amp Play 0 5 Mo device Reset Configuration Data Mol Virus Detection Enabled To select the boot Quick Power On Self Test Enabled sequence use the up or Boot Up Floppy Seek Everts Led down arrow Press lt gt fo nove the dewice up the list of lt gt to move if down the list 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 lt gt or lt Space gt key you can promote devices and by using the lt gt key you can demote devices Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up Configuration fields include Removable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD ROM drives Other Boot D
45. PU System Frequency Mul tiple Cause for Hangup Improper CPU System Frequency Multiple For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only System PCI Frequency MHz Cause for Hangup Improper System SDRAM Frequency ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 61 9 2 a 3 g g s 62 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 1 Chip Configuration SIRAN Configuration SIRHM LH ancy 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 EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Defined 7ns 143MHz 8ns 125MHz By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency DDR 2 ST SDR 3 This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined Configuration options DDR 2 ST SDR 3T 2T SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 2T This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM NOTE This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined Configuration options 3T 2T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3T This controls the latency between the SDRAM activ
46. RES gt NC GND NC2 SCRCLK SCRFET A7V266 E Smartcard 42 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following 20 pin PANEL illustration is for items 25 31 Requires an ATX power supply Keyboard Lock Power LED Connector 1 A w l a Q D l a 5V a 4 Ground Reset Ground xtSMl 2_ Keylock Ground a_ Ground round ta _a Speaker G E F a Reset SW lessage ATX Power SMI Lead Switch 25 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 26 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pin KEYLOCK This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted key switch to allow keyboard locking 27 System Warning Speaker Lead 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 28 System Message LED Lead 2 pin MSG LED This 2 pin connector is for the system message LED that indicates receipt of messages from a fax modem The normal status for this LED is ON when there is no incoming data signal The LED blinks when data is received The system message LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support 29 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually pl
47. S Production information and specifications E q 3 HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard Eg 4 BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS r 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer Package Contents Optional Items MI 1 ASUS Motherboard O ASUS IrDA compliant infrared module MI 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA100 66 33 IDE drives vi 1 Ribbon cable for two 3 5 floppy disk drives MI 1 ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities M 1 Bag of spare jumper caps MI 1 ASUS 2 port USB Connector Set VJ 1 User s Manual ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 7 2 FEATURES 2 1 ASUS A7V266 E Motherboard The ASUS A7V266 E motherboard is the perfect answer for home PCs workstations and servers The A7V266 E is powered by the AMD Athlon Duron processor and is bundled with advanced features to provide superlative performance 2 1 1 Specifications AMD Athlon Athlon XP and Duron Processor Support e North Bridge System Chipset Features the VIA KT266A North Bridge that supports AGP 4X 2X mode 133 100MHz Front Side Bus FSB and 266 200MHz memory bus e South Bridge System Chipset VIA V
48. SE and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail ASUS Screen Saver Installs a nifty ASUS screen saver E Color 3Deep Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors Show Motherboard Information Allows you to view information about your motherboard such as product name BIOS version and CPU Browse Support CD Allows you to view the contents of the CD ReadMe Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information Exit Exits the CD installation menu RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 81 82 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise chip PDC20265R onboard the A7V266 E offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID configuration that supports only UltraATA 100 66 33 EIDE or FastATA 2 hard disks After connecting two hard disks to the motherboard activating either RAID 0 or 1 function is easily configured through the FastTrak100 Lite firmware BIOS during boot up In addition the support CD allows you to install system drivers according to the Operating System OS on your computer Read through this section in its entirety before setting up a new RAID system RAID 0 is also known as data striping Striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perfo
49. T8233 integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA 100 66 33 for burst mode data transfer rates of up to 1OOMB sec and USB controller with three root hubs for six USB ports e PC2100 PC1600 DDR Support Equipped with three Double Data Rate Dual Inline Memory Module DDR DIMM sockets to support up to 3GB of DDR DRAM DDR DRAM is the newest memory standard with the highest bandwidth and lowest latency currently available and dramatically improves the memory system s ability to service among others high multimedia requirements Caution Do not attempt to use SDRAM modules e JumperFree Mode Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage through BIOS Easy to use DIP switches come with the motherboard board to allow manual adjustment of the processor external internal frequency UltraDMA 100 Support Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives e Super Multi I O The multi I O chipset offers complete support for a variety of I O functions Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections The Super I O c
50. aDMA100 66 devices you will need to purchase another UltraDMA100 66 cable Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables The TUSL2 motherboard is supplied with two extra onboard IDE connectors one Promise IDE and one Promise IDE2 You can use them to setup the RAID 0 or 1 arrays and to support extra IDE devices A total of eight hard disks two on each IDE connector can be connected to the A7V266 E but only two can function in a RAID array See 5 4 Software Setup for more information about setting up a RAID array TIP For high performance and RAID 0 or 1 set ups always setup two hard disks with two separate ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector Usually both disks may be set to the Master settings Also you may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS See 4 6 Boot Menu NOTE UltraDMA 100 is backward compatible with DMA 66 and DMA 33 and with all with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives and host systems IMPORTANT UltraDMA66 and UltraDMA100 IDE devices require a 40 pin 80 conductor cable and RAID arrays only operate with such cables 5 5 3 5 g 2 Je 5 3 E s E o c e A O D 5 oO O O A Ju 8 w Q JO D a a SU 2 2 A g oa
51. ace the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 30 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this connector Pressing the button switches the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the button while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system off 31 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch This is a preferred method A7V266 E System Panel Connectors ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 43 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 Starting Up the First Time After making all the connections replace the system case cover Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O Connect the AC cord to the power connector on the system chassis Connect the AC cord to an outlet equipped with a surge protector Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power For ATX power supplies you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis 6 The power LED on the front panel
52. analog sound output from CD ROM DVD ROM CD RW and advanced sound cards such as SoundBlaster Live GND GND SPDIFOUT SPDIFIN A7V266 E Digital Audio Interface 22 Chassis Open Alarm Lead 4 pin CHASSIS This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor sensor or microswitch When any chassis component is removed the sensor is triggered and a high level signal is sent to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event The event is then be processed by software such as LDCM When not using the chassis intrusion lead place a jumper cap over the pins to close the circuit CHASSIS Power Supply Stand By gnal Chassis Si Ground 5Volt E A7V266 E Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 41 3 HARDWARE SETUP 23 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 10 1 pin AAPANEL Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control AAPANEL y u aun ZaN9Y Tu eury aN9Y ZOIN QNOvV Jno eur YMdoIN YW no eur A7V266 E Audio Panel Connectors 24 ASUS SmartCard Connector 14 1 pin SMARTCON This connector attaches to an optional SmartCard reader device The SmartCard reader permits data access from the memory chip of PC SC smart cards SMARTCARD SCRREST NC SCR
53. astBuild offers a choice between two options Use lt Y gt for Create and Duplicate to mirror a pre existing hard disk formatted with data that you want to save on both hard disks Go to step 4 Use lt N gt for Create Only if using two new hard disks to configure a new RAID 1 mirrored array Go to step 6 Do you want the disk image to be duplicacec to anocher wes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 4 If selecting lt Y gt for Create and Duplicate this screen will be displayed FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Channel ID ST3322IA t Up b Down ESC Exit Enter Select ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 85 86 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 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 target Then select lt Ctrl Y gt to save the selection The utility prompts a choice between lt Y gt to continue and lt N gt to stop and escape Choosing lt Y gt begins to duplicate the source hard disk onto the target hard disk 6 To configure two new blank hard disks in a RAID 1 array choose lt N gt for Create Only At step 3 The FastBuild utility configures the RAID 1 array and a message appears Array has been created lt Press Any Key to REBOOT gt 7 Rebooting the system allows the FastTrakI100 Lite BIOS to display the status of your new array Fa
54. ation about your computer such as hard disk space memory usage and CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box _ 3 M Show up in next execution 1998 ASUSTeK Computer Inc lt All rights revered The ASUS Logo is trademark of ASUSTeK Computer Inc To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon R will appear on the taskbar s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC 22g Gy 0PM 90 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 Winbond Smart Manager The Winbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a Read2 IN O1 Smart Card Reader see page 7 and a smart card containing a mini chip insert like a GSM cell phone SIM card Once a smart card reader is configured set up the Smart Manager software utility for boot up or always on system security 6 1 1 Setting Up Smart Manager Connect the smart card reader to the A7V266 E refer to Section 3 8 13 in Hardware Setup for the connector location Boot up the PC and e
55. ay However two warnings may appear Critical indicates that one or more drives in the array are not functional or are disconnected In this case enter the FastBuild Utitility to diagnose the problem and replace the faulty drive The second warning Offline indicates that one hard disks in a striped array has failed cannot be detected or has become disconnected In this case adjust or replace the hard disk if necessary and rebuild data from a back up source ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 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 View Array 3 View the drive assignments of hard disks in an array Delete Array 4 Deletes an array to reconfigure the system Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks If an array is deleted by mistake recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array Rebuild Array 5 This command restores the array and system data after faults on RAID 1 arrays Follow the steps below to rebuild and restore data in the array On boot up an error message notifies of a system failure Press lt Ctrl F gt keys to enter the FastBuild MMain Menu Select lt 3 gt for View Array to verify the ID of the defunct hard disk Power off the system and replace the hard disk with an identical model Rebo
56. can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Short the jumper by removing and replacing the jumper cap 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data ee CLRTC Remove and then replace the jumper cap A7V266 E Clear RTC RAM 13 Thermal Sensor CPU Setting 2 pin THEMCPU This jumper selects the type of CPU and coordinates its thermal sensory capability The default setting 1 2 is for Athlon Duron and 2 3 is for Reserve type processors 3 THEMCPU 12 23 ATHLON DURON RESERVED Default A7V266 E THEMCPU Setting 24 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 System Memory This motherboard features three Double Data Rate DDR Dual Inline Memory Module sockets 3 5 1 DDR DIMM Support The three DDR DIMM sockets support 2 5 Volt power level unbuffered registered Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR SDRAM of 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB to form a memory si
57. configuration fields Forgot the Password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord Remove the battery Short the jumper Re install the battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Halt On All Errors This field specifies the types of errors that will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard AI but Disk Al but Disk Keyboard Installed Memory XXX MB This field automatically displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during the boot process Qe aie ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 57 58 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 Advanced Menu Iten Specific Help CPU System Frequency Mul tiple a System PCI Frequency MHz 3 To make changes to the Svs tow SIRAN Frequency Ratio Autol first 4 fields the CPU Vcore 1 motherboard must be set to junperfree mode 1 2 Cache i CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check i To set the following 2 BIOS Update Enabled fields the CPU speed PS 2 Housa ga Control d nust be set to Hann lo USE Legacy Support Autol If the frequency is a ee Leet ppaki gt H Disabled eeka a in thi p Configuration system ma
58. d combinations a third hot spare hard disk may be used to support a RAID 1 array see the end of this section for more detail For optimal performance install only identical hard disks of the same model and storage capacity Use only Ultra ATA 100 66 compatible IDE cables and connectors The Promise chip also supports UltraATA 100 specifications of up to 100 MB sec per disk with or without multiple disk arrays up to four hard disks ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE 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 hard disk bays of your system Connect each hard disk drive with a separate UltraDMA 100 cable one to the Primary ATA IDE connector and the other to the Secondary ATA IDE2 connector onboard the A7V266 E 2 Connect the power cables to the hard disks 3 Ensure that the ATA 100 RAID 0 1 jumper 3 is reset from the default 1 2 to the RAID 0 1 setting 2 3 See Section 3 4 2 Hardware Setup Motherboard Settings 4 Boot up the PC 5 4 2 Enter Fastlrak100 BIOS and FastBuild Utility 1 Boot up your computer once more If this is the first time you have booted with two hard disks correctly installed then FastTrak100 Lite BIOS scans the IDE drives and disp
59. d field to Manual ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 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 information you entered Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive You may also manually configure this field Refer to the documentation that came with the hard drive to determine the optimum value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors Maximum SMART Monitoring Disabled This filed allows you to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successively incr
60. d for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Configuration options Soft off Suspend CPU Thermal Option Throttle Configuration options Throttle Shutdown ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 1 Power Up Control an Power Up Control Item Specific Help Pusat Leg Restart the system or PHR Up On External Hodem Act Disabled not after AC power loss Wake On LAN or PCI Hoden Disabled Wake Up by USB device Disabled Wake Up By Keyboard Space Bar Per Up On PS KB Mouse Disabled Automatic Power Up Disabled 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 interruption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Previous State PWR Up On External Modem Act Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Tu
61. ded 8 pin cable SMART Moni toring i wages Disabled 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 None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing LBA is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive disregarding cylinders heads or sectors Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity Configuration options LBA LARGE Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Metho
62. der up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC s fan rotation Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Voltage Monitor Shows the PC s voltages 96 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC s tem perature fan rotation and voltages ht Trans 1a z ae n CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Over heated is selected the CPU cooling sys tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem perature reaches the threshold value naaa LA L History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used i civic ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage 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 size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program
63. e 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH lt Enter gt to run AFLASH Ru iT COMPUTER H Axo EFL PIUS Fmwinion 2B IMPORTANT If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 45 4 BIOS SETUP 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press lt Enter gt The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press lt Enter gt 46 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION 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 then press lt Enter gt 4 At the Main Menu type 2 then press lt Enter gt The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press lt Enter gt NOTE To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt
64. e JEN must be set to Jumper Mode 1 2 See 1 JumperFree Mode JEN in 3 HARDWARE SETUP 2 When JumperFree mode is enabled use BIOS setup in place of these switches Set Operating Frequency Setting to User Define under 4 4 Advanced Menu in BIOS Setup so you can set the CPU Frequency CPU_RATIO 0J X IHAIN 12345 CPU_RATIO 8X Ee e CPU_RATIO 10X 10 5X JumperFree Mode A7V266 E CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 19 3 HARDWARE SETUP 4 CPU Type Frequency Setting PALO_FREQ This jumper setting accomodates the difference between the internal frequency between standard and new AMD CPUs If changing from one type of CPU to another the jumper caps must be adjusted The factory default setting 2 3 is for standard Athlon Duron CPUs The Palomino processor will only function on this motherboard after the jumpers are adjusted to 1 2 PALO FREQ 123 123 FIDO EPEA FIDO a FID1 ea FID1 3 ee FID2 Ne O FID2 aM FID3 EEN FID3 CEE PALOMINO ATHLON DURON Default A7V266 E PALO_FREQ Setting 5 TO Voltage Settings JP1 JP2 These jumpers allow you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM chipset AGP and PCI The default setting for the jumpers is JP1 2 3 and JP2 1 2 2 65 volts Use the default setting for better system reliability JP1 JP2 123 1
65. e socket base With the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking brace no extra force is required to keep the CPU in place CAUTION Take care not to scrape the motherboard surface when mounting a clamp style processor fan or else damage may occur When mounting a heatsink onto your CPU make sure that exposed CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink or else damage may occur Refer to heatsink CPU documentation NOTE Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple available only on unlocked processors to avoid start up problems ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 27 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 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 WARNING Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 1 Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any necessary hardware settings for the card before installing it 2 Remove the system unit cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 3 Align the card connectors with the slot and press firmly until the card fits in place 4 Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier
66. e Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 used PCI slot 5 shared AGPPro slot shared shared ACR slot shared Onboard audio controller shared Onboard USB controller shared Onboard IDE controller shared ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 29 3 HARDWARE 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 AGP Card without Retention Notch TOP VIEW 20 pin bay 28 pin bay A7V266 E Accelerated Rib inside slot Rib Graphics Port AGP PRO CAUTION The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20 pin bay DO NOT remove this label and the safety tab underneath it if you are using an AGP card without a retention notch Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to the card slot and motherboard Remove the label and tab ONLY
67. e and click Next coed _ 4 Insert the Support CD that came with geese your motherboard into your CD ROM ciciibial einen drive Enter the path E Modem Win98 assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive E for the MR driver Mb Ei DE CAA bees hater od cere ea eal ha bt chik a ld rere Dick Bech i peiri g hrai dere or clic Mint incor Laska col chive BP cenean 5 After the driver is located click Next and then click Finish 6 Restart your computer Double click the modem icon at the bottom right corner of the window ERE rasan 7 Click the Settings tab Select your coun ay eee try and language Click OK 8 Click Start point to Settings click Control Panel double click Modems click the General tab and click Motorala SM56 AC L Modem 9 Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown Foii 10 Click More Info If the computer sys eee tem successfully communicates with the Haber owed THR Bat modem responses will be displayed as Rilke i Ga shown li Bai Ped 1000 a di Oo aie Lett beaded Cf wor i LL Heia TPI AOL Pa Hea ii Di LEl 110 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 2 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht offers 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 v
68. e command and the read write command NOTE This field appears only if the SDRAM Configuration is set User Defined Configuration options 3T 2T ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP SDRAM Active to Precharge Time 6T To make changes to this field set the SDRAM Configuration field to User Defined Configuration options 6T ST A7V Bank Interleave Auto Configuration options None 2 Banks 4 Banks Auto DRAM 4K 8K Page Enable Auto Configuration options Auto 4K page enable 8K page enable DDR_1T 2T_ITEM 2T CMD Configuration options 1T CMD 2T CMD Auto Mode Burst Len Auto The DRAM burst length supports 8QW and 4QW The default Auto detects the appropriate setting Configuration options Auto 4 Read Around Write Enabled Setting this field to Enabled allows the memory controller to store write data in its buffer whenever the CPU issues a write command The next time the CPU needs the data it retrieves the data from the memory buffer without accessing the SDRAM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Delayed Transaction Disabled When set to Enabled this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards This process normally consumes about 50 60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed transaction Set this field to Disabled when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCI to DRAM Prefetch Always prefetc
69. e opposite page for locations Processor Support Socket A for AMD Athlon and Duron Processors 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches si2c ccetcscccsescotenctolseovecedicdiiansions 3 Chipsets VIA KT266A North Bridge ccccccsessesessesessesseseeteseeteseeteees 1 VIA VT8233 South Bridge issf wea assed termes caters 11 Promise IDE RAID controller eseenseenesrrererrrrerrs 8 ASUS System Monitor controller eeeeseeeeeeeeeeteneeeeeees 9 C Media 6 Channel CMI8738 PCI audio controller 15 Multi I O controller svete ka cenaderes suseecarebesecans Waieanantecnsts 20 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM ee eeeeeseseteteeeteeees 19 Main Memory Maximum 3GB support gt DDR DIMM Sockets x inieanannciuioadataniiehintnd 4 Expansion Slots 5 PCI Slots 53 AanctineoiniwiiMasesanininia dace 17 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro 4X Slot 0 cee 22 1 Advanced Communication Riset cccccccsesecseesseseeseeeees 14 System I O 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector c cccscssssesesseseseeseeseeeseees 12 2 IDE Connectors UltraDMA 100 RAID Support 6 2 IDE Connectors UltraDMA 100 Support eee 7 LASUS tPanel Connector sx cccsacers nates esurde dedvapiersiaeteceredeornpasin 10 1 Smart Card Connector 33 chaituananiwienadananinen 18 E eie e EE e3 i a EEEE Top 25 2 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 nsss Bottom 24 26 USB Connectors Port 0 amp Port 1 woe eee Bottom 27 USB Connectors Ports 2 3
70. e to the SIR connector or an optional consumer infrared connector set to the CIR and SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through one external infrared module AFPANEL f lt a gt xox L g 2 c rBFZL2 2 CHASSIS EXTSMI 5V MLED PCIRST BATT NC N gt Eg PT gu Standard Infrared SIR P Front View Back View S oO Zz J A7V266 E Front Panel Connectors ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 37 3 HARDWARE SETUP 15 Power Supply Connectors 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX 12V 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 the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX 12V power supply minimum recommended wattage 230W can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5 VSB The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate For Wake On LAN support the ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB OG _ D 12 0Volts 5 0 Volts Ol 5V Standby E 5 0 Volts Power Good 5 0 Volts Ground Ground aa 45 0 Volts Ground i L Ground Ground m Cl 5 0 Volts E Power Supply On s Ground E Ground e
71. eased performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress Ultra DMA capability NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 5 Disabled Other options for the Type field are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here After making your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive filed displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 55 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 2 Keyboard Features Boot Un NumLock Status Fi ti Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displayin
72. eeeeeeanees 65 4 4 3 PCI Configuration ccsscascstsdacesnvacadsensactasaduce vasuacedavanecenssteles 67 A Ds POWER Menisi erere nesre ne erete a E E E ES 69 45 1 Power Up Control ee et EEE E RA E E EE ESS 71 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor esseseeeesseeeessseessseeesssressseesssreesssreesesres 73 A Or HOOU WICIN sa E E Secuos tieslay dead Renee used eacoreetvedtes 74 4 BEME r rae E nt a xi geese aeties EE E eN EEr e E AEOS 76 5 SOFTWARE SETUP seossoossoossoeseoessoossoseesoessossoeseooseoossssesssesssesso 7 O 5 1 Install Operating System ssseseseeeesseeesseseesseessseresssressseressseees 79 5 2 St rt WINJOW S saeaancede ssl inconthecaes a tanta aA EEA dees 79 5 3 A7V266 E Motherboard Support CD ssssssessesssesssssserssseseesseres 80 5 3 1 Installation Men s sec sor contcavacesoa rr E E 80 5 4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 eessessessseesesessssre 82 6 SOFTWARE REFFERENCE 0 cccsccsssscsscsscsscsssccscssssssscsssoees JL 6 1 Winbond Smart Manager 0 ceeccceceeseecceenteceeesneeeeeeeeeeeseanees 91 0 2 AS WS RG Probe oes cise sacs astro aei a GEA E ER Ate EEGA 95 6 3 Multi Channel Audio Feature Setup ceeeceeesseceeesteeeeeeees 100 6 4 ASUS Live Update 8 Aces uci cv det ecccuitaceseaccheee eueretaastexcctduceeiss 102 6 3 3 Deep Color Tunet necem is aude ae eect eases 103 6 6 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE ccccsssscssssencssescrecceereccssenees 105 6 7 CyberLink Videolive Ma
73. er Supply Thermal Sensor 2 pin 21 SPDIFOUT CDSPDIFIN p 41 Digital audio Interfaces 2 pin optional 22 CHASSIS p 41 Chassis Intrusion Lead 2 pin 23 AAPANEL p 42 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 10 1 pin 24 SMARTCON p 42 ASUS SmartCard Connector 14 1 pin 25 PWR LED PANEL p 43 System Power LED Lead 3 pin 26 KEYLOCK PANEL p 43 System Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pin 27 SPEAKER PANEL p 43 System Warning Speaker Lead 4 pin 28 MSG LED PANEL p 43 System Message LED Lead 2 pin 29 SMI PANEL p 43 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin 30 PWR SW PANEL p 43 ATX Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin 31 RESET PANEL p 43 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin 16 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure Complete the following steps before using your computer 1 Check motherboard settings Install memory modules Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect ribbon cables panel wires and power supply cables 6 Configure the BIOS parameter settings 3 4 Motherboard Settings This section tells you how to change motherboard function settings through the switches and or jumpers oe o WARNING Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To avoid damaging them due to static electricity follow these precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug the computer when working on the inte
74. ersion is the integration of I O connectivity at the back panel of personal computers using a low cost scalable high pes serial interface The 1394 standard also provides new services such as live connect isconnect capability for external devices including disk drives printers and hand held pe ripherals such as scanners and cameras This is a new standard to complement the slower USB interface and to compete with the more expensive SCSI interface AC97 Audio Codec 97 AC 97 is the next step in enabling PCs with audio quality comparable to consumer electron ics devices The specification defines new cost effective options to help integrate the compo nents necessary to support next generation auto intensive PC applications such as DVD 3 D multiplayer gaming and interactive music The specification also defines new extensions sup porting modem and docking to help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new technologies more quickly and cost effectively This specification uses software emulation to compete with the PCI SoundBlaster specification ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a cross platform interface designed to support many operat ing systems ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automat
75. ess space IrDA Infrared Data Association An internaltional organization that creates and promotes inter operable low cost infrared data interconnection standards that support a walk up point to point model The IrDA proto col is designed to support transmission of data between two devices over short range point to point infrared at speeds between 9 6Kbps and 4Mbps ISP Internet Service Provider A company that provides customer access to the Internet and the World Wide Web for a fee The ISP also provides Internet utilities and services like e mail newsgroup weather reports and a host of others The user can connect to the ISP using a modem installed in the computer and connected to a phone line LPT Port Line Printer Port Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment MMX A set of 57 new instructions designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applica tions such as 3D video 3D sound video conference Modem A device that allows a computer to talk to another computer through the phone system Network An interconnected computer system linked by telephone wires or other means OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and de vice power control OnNow is a term for PC that is always ON but appears OFF and responds immediately to user or other requests The OnNow design initiati
76. et to an open slot in the chassis The USB connector set is optional and does not come with the motherboard package aN9 daSn edasn Jamod JSN aS o 2 ew ON GND dasn dasn Jamod JSN A7V266 E Front Panel USB Headers 36 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE 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 You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions NOTE The SIR module does not come with the motherboard package The CIR module is currently not available Standard Infrared SIR Front View Back View 5V NC IRRX GND IRTX A7V266 E Infrared Module Connector 14 ASUS iPanel Connector 24 1 pin AFPANEL This connector allows you to install an optional ASUS 1Panel an easy to access drive bay with front I O ports status LEDs and space reserved for a hard disk drive If you are not using an ASUS iPanel you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared modul
77. evice Select INT18 Device Network Configuration options Disabled SCSI Boot Device INT18 Device Network ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Plug amp 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 Yes is selected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS When a non PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Configuration options No Yes Reset Configuration Data No The Extended System Configuration Data ESCD contain information about non PnP devices It can also hold the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted Select Yes only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up
78. figuration options Always On Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features The DPMS Display Power Management System 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 green features If set up in your system your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled This field lets you to enable or disable the Suspend to RAM STR feature allowing the system to go into suspend mode after the specified time in the Suspend Mode parameter Configuration options Disabled enabled Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 1 Hour PWR Button lt 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when presse
79. for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical applications using a 4X mode bus The slot is keyed to support only the latest 1 5 volt AGP cards Floppy disk connector Supports the floppy disk drive Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI L101 10 100 Fast Ethernet PCI card Wake On Ring Supports Wake On Ring activity through a PCI modem card Smartcard Reader Connector Supports a PS SC compatible Smart Card USB ports Four Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA Serial ports Two 9 pin COM1 COM2 ports are for all serial devices IrDA Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface Microphone Pink jack connects a microphone or 6 channel speaker Line In Light blue jack connects a tape player or 6 channel speaker Line Out Lime jack connects a headphone a speaker or 6 channel speaker Game MIDI connector This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files Parallel port 25 pin port connects a parallel printer or other devices PS 2 mouse port Green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse PS 2 keyboard port Purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Onboard LED Signals AC power is okay ATX power connector Supplies the MB with ATX 12V power The power supply must have at least 1A on the 5V standby lead 5VSB ASUS
80. g the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec ca 56 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Language English This field displays the BIOS language version Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password highlight the appropriate field and press lt Enter gt Type in a password then press lt Enter gt You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters Symbols and other characters are ignored To confirm the password type the password again and press lt Enter gt The password is now set to Enabled This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press lt Enter gt The same dialog box as above appears Press lt Enter gt The password is set to Disabled 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 it makes no difference whether you the password using uppercase or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the
81. hard disk in the array the Lite BIOS detects the hot spare and automatically rebuilds the mirrored data from the functional hard disk The FastBuild Utility will report a warning message after such a hard disk failure it may indicate that the good hard disk and the hot spare are connected to the same cable so then it will be necessary to transfer the hot spare to the other cable and reboot again Use Both ATA 100 Connectors Optimal performance for RAID 0 and 1 arrays require that each hard disk be connected to separate IDE channels the first hard disk should be connected to the Primary ATA 100 connector and the second hard disk to the Secondary ATA 100 connector Adding Extra Hard Disks The A7V266 E is supplied with two additional Primary IDE and Secondary IDE connectors Only two hard disks connected to the Primary and Secondary ATA 100 IDE connectors can function in a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array Extra hard disks may be connected to the system using the onboard IDE connectors but such disks cannot be configured in a RAID array In principle up to eight hard disks or other IDE devices may connect to the A7V266 E Whether an array is set up or not all hard disks connected to the A7V266 E will function at the ATA 100 protocol Use ATA 100 High RPM Hard Disks with Identical Storage Capacity The fastest available hard disks should be used in the RAID 0 array to maximize performance Slower hard disks may be used however the RAID 0 array ca
82. ically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phones and stereos With this technology peripherals will also be able to activate the PC For example inserting a tape into a VCR can turn on the PC which could then activate a large screen TV and high fidelity sound system AGP Accelerated Graphics Port An interface specification that enables high performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs AGP was designed to offer the necessary bandwidth and latency to perform texture mapping directly from system memory Bus Bus Frequency Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate PCI 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 266MByte sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte sec Backup A copy of a file directory or volume on a separate storage device from the original This copy is for the purpose of data retrieval in case the original is accidentally erased dam aged or destroyed BIOS Basic Input Output System BIOS is a set of routines that affect how the computer transfers data between computer com ponents such as memory disks and the display adapter The BIOS instructions are built into the computer s read only memory BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM Bit Binary Digit
83. ield plus key or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field lt Enter gt Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field lt Home gt or lt PgUp gt Moves the cursor to the first field lt End gt or lt PgDn gt Moves the cursor to the last field lt F5 gt Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults lt F10 gt Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt or the lt Alt gt lt H gt combination The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding functions Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program See 4 7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window Use lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document Press lt Home gt to display the first page press lt End gt to go to the last page To exit the help window press lt Enter gt or lt Esc gt Sub Menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view System Date age eo legacy Diskett appears to the left of certain fields This p
84. if you are using an AGP Pro card Use a rigid tip such as a pen tip to dislodge Removing the tab 3 7 4 Advanced Communication Riser ACR Slot This motherboard has an Advanced Communication Riser ACR slot for communications and audio subsystems The slot supports modem audio LAN and Home Phoneline Networking Alliance HPNA or Home Networking cards The ACR slot is backward compatible with the Audio Modem Riser AMR cards IMPORTANT The ACR slot on the motherboard shares the same expansion slot with PCI Slot 5 A7V266 E Advanced Communication Riser ACR 30 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 Connectors 3 8 1 External Connectors WARNING 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 IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin PS2KBMS 2 The system automa
85. il sisicic destoestetarieestoticanasdvtenetaiters 106 Tal Modem RISET niner eae eE EER EE 109 7 1 1 56K Software Modem ssssssseeesseseessesesssseessserssereessseessee 109 7 1 2 Primary Seconday MR sss sscavesextacuncsonsaoaesanesvennevesesenesss 109 7 1 3 Hardware Installation Procedure ccceesceeeeeeteeeees 109 7 1 4 Software Setup in Windows 98 ccceeececceesteeeeenteeeeees 110 J2 GOSS AUVs E vs ent nah EEE T vate nc teen EEEE EERE 111 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recept
86. internet and follow the instructions 6 5 2 The 3Deep Control Panel Using the Windows Start button activate the 3Deep Control Panel program from the 3Deep Applications group on the Main Program menu The control panel offers access to the EMET HE Color Wizard tuning program a S twsed ieis ie e Web a Beep sein Game Gamma setting and a Tweak slider for brightness adjustment m ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 No need to waste time identifying your file types 6 6 1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE To start CyberLink Power Player click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then CyberLink PowerPlayer SE and then click PowerPlayer 6 6 2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel Minimize Eject Zoom Help About Power Off Stop Backward Scan amn Forward Scan Backstep Frame ii Step Frame Previous Next St I Play Configuration ee z iPower Increase Volume CD Mode Mute Shuffle Decrease Volume Q Karaoke Nextangle Nextaudio steam Next subtitle Add bookmark 5 Capture frame Go Up Repeat Menu Go to bookmark ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 105 10
87. ion which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations 47 part 15 193 1993 Washington DC Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration U S Government Printing Office 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 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized 6 x This manual is divided into the following sections F q 1 INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist a Y 2 FEATURE
88. ions are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 49 50 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 ADVANCED 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 this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the Setup program To access the menu bar items press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s Function Description lt F1 gt or lt Alt H gt Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu lt or keypad arrow Selects the menu item to the left or right T or J keypad arrow Moves the highlight up or down between fields minus key Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted f
89. ith the standard PC SC mini chip configuration ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 Voltages and temperatures It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer such as hard disk space memory usage and CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 2 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box J Zi r M Show P in next execution r 1998 ASUSTeK Computer Inc nit al revered je ASUS Tek Computer inc To start ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon ER will appear on the taskbar s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC E Gy 308 PM ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 95 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 2 2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored Temperature Monitor Shows the PC s temperature Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the sli
90. itude of new financial telephonic and mobile access services PC 99 Compliant Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards are PC 99 compliant The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals Support for Plug n Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows95 98 NT Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99 High Speed Data Transfer Interface Support for UltraDMA 100 through the onboard IDE bus master controller triples the UltraDMA 33 burst transfer rate UltraDMA 100 is backward compatible with DMA 66 DMA 33 and other existing DMA devices to save the need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives UltraDMA 66 requires a 40 pin 80 conductor cable Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to the memory and processor ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 2 2 FEATURES 1 3 Intelligence Auto Fan Off The system fans powers off 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 button for less than 4 seconds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states sleep mode or soft
91. lays this screen FastTrakl00 itaj Lite BIOS Version 1 31 Build 245 fe 1995 2000 Promiae Techaoloagy Inc Bll Rights Reserved Ho Array is defined Prada lt Ctel F gt te antar Faatheild t Obi lity ae Press lt ESC to continue booting 2 Press lt Ctrl F gt keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Press 1 6 to select Option ESC Exit ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 83 84 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 1 Inthe 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 new array and configures data formats and the IDE channels FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options 4 Up Down 4 Space Change Option ESC Exit CTRL Y Save 2 Go to the field Optimize Array for and select Performance using the arrow and space keys The Mode field displays Stripe 3 Then go to the Typical Application Menu Three options are available A V Editing DESKTOP or Server These selections determine how data blocks are managed to enhance performance A V Editing is intended for audio video applications or similar programs that require larger file tran
92. lead The default is Disabled because not all computer have the appropriate power supply Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor HE Temperature 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 Speed xxxxRPM Chassis Fan Speed N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the speeds of the CPU fan chassis fan and chassis fan measured in rotations per minute RPM VCORE1 VCORE2 Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators r g i Pover Up Control NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 73 74 4 BI
93. n only double the speed of particular hard disks Since you can achieve better performance with a single ATA 100 hard disk than with two ATA 33 disks in a RAID 0 array it is more effective to install two ATA 100 or ATA 66 high RPM hard disks for an array Hard disks used for both RAID 0 and 1 arrays should always have the same storage capacity because the RAID protocol automatically formats both disks to use only up to the maximum write space available on the smaller of two different hard disks ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 5 Manual Installation of IDE RAID Drivers The A7V266 E support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder including Windows NetWare and Nt4 Below follow two popular OS installations The others are available on the support CD 5 5 1 Win9x ME Promise FastTrak100 Speed BIOS 1 Ensure the Support CD ROM is in the CD Drive and press Start button 2 Move highlight bar to Settings and select Control Panel 3 Double click on System icon 4 Select Device Manager page 5 View device by type and find Other devices node 4 Select the PCI Mass Storage Controller node and then click Properties 6 Please select General page to reinstall driver or select Driver page to update the driver 7 Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to install the driver Driver Location CD ROM driver Promise
94. nd Functions Headphone 4 Speaker 6 Speaker 2 Speaker Lime Line Out Line Out Line Out Front Spkr Out Front Spkr Out Front Spkr Out Light Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Speaker Out Sub woofer Note See 7in Section 3 Motherboard settings for the Bass Center Jumper settings to fine tune the output signals ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 101 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 Internet Service Provider ISP 1 Start ASUS Update Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Epe EEE imas e Be 2 Select an update method Se come mae dE me Fi Ea lanier ke m Ba BEE miji peed r Ph l H eia ee i Meal ka sed E 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the instructions on the succeed ing screens to complete the update process If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file a window pops up prompting you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update Ee process
95. nter BIOS press lt del gt to change the configuration to accept smart card hardware in the Advanced BIOS menu select the I O Device Configuration sub menu go to UART2 and select Smart Card Read save and exit UART Use as Finish booting up Insert the ASUS Support CD and click on the selection Winbond Smart Manager Application The auto installer prompts to install the Base Components and after doing show displays a readme file Next immediately install the Smart Card Driver Library as prompted Finally install the Winbond Smart Manager application as prompted Z a Sete Han iratai erpa bies bo paa oie Eeu en be pee ee ee eee a compu ia ewig nnd T Na i lh it eg ee en Peeve ane dha bee thee chee rd ther cick eh COMTI Hai r a ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 91 92 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE The auto installer implements all of OESIE Ee Edt iea Go Fyi Help E the drivers base components and displays the Winbond Smart Manager program groups Restart Windows should auto detect the smart card reader and install its system drivers mi l Ed lag Winbond Land Paia Winbos Smart Manager Sele af Ram to ow nr corer E Mp opie NOTE Do not install system components or Winbond applications unless you install a smart card reader see page 7 Smart card system software compo nents support various types of smart card applications all system components are compatible
96. o USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller is enabled If not detected the USB controller is disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller is disabled whether you are using a USB device or not Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled Otherwise leave to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 59 4 BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade Reinstallation To ensure that the system can enter BIOS Setup after changing the processor the system starts up running at a bus speed of 1OOMHz and a fail safe CPU internal frequency Then it automatically enters the Advanced menu with a popup display of all the possible CPU internal frequencies CPU Speed For processors with locked frequency multiplier 60 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 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 1OOMHz and enters the BIOS Setup CPU Speed Cause for Hangup Improper CPU Speed C
97. off mode depending on the BIOS or OS setting See PWR Button lt 4 Secs in 4 5 Power Menu When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds the system enters the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat and system damage the CPU and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Power LED requires ACPI OS support The power LED indicates the system status Remote Ring On requires modem This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this benefit on hand users can access vital information from their computers anywhere Temperature Monitoring and Alert CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU s internal thermal diode on Pentium III and Celeron to prevent system overheat and system damage Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management Chassis Intrusion Detection Supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC A chassis intrusion event is kept in memory on battery power for more protection ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 11 2 FEATURES 2 2 Motherboard Components Location Se
98. ointer indicates that pete MaE you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a ry Slave sub menu move the highlight to the field and press lt Enter gt dary Slav The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values board Feat and move from field to field within a sub menu as you would ripen ae pas Within a menu Use the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with the legend keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the various menus and sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key lt F5 gt to load the Setup default values While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field NOTE The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 51 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program the following screen appears wa ae yay en eee ey Ttan Specific Hel 1 07 40 ae System Date BS 28 20081 a Legacy Diskette A 1 4440 3 5 in Enter to select field Legacy Diskette B None 3 lt gt to change value Floppy 3 Hode Support Disabled Primary Haster Autol Primary
99. on receiving data at up to 56 Kbps in V 90 or K56flex modes Layout of Primary 7 1 2 Primary Seconday MR There are two types of modem risers primary MR and secondary MR In appearance the pri mary MR has a crystal onboard but the second ary does not If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset onboard you may use the secondary MR otherwise you should use the primary MR 7 1 3 Hardware Installation Procedure aa 1 Power OFF your computer 2 Open the computer chassis and re move the metal plate on the AMR ex pansion slot 3 Carefully align the MR card s connec tor to the AMR slot and press firmly 4 Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2 5 Connect the MR card s LINE connec tor to a telephone wall jack Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone optional 6 Replace the computer chassis ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 109 7 APPENDIX 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 computer after the hard ware installation is completed 2 Windows 98 will automatically detect the modem and display a PCI Card mes sage under Add New Hardware Found 3 Select Search for the best driver for your devic
100. ontroller also supports a floppy disk drive PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse e Promise chip The Promise IDE controller chip supports the ATA 100 protocol and Ultra DMA 100 data transfer speeds The chip also delivers reliable redundancy and stable performance for RAID levels 0 or 1 Data striping or RAID 0 improves speed performance as I O tasks are spread between two hard disk drives Data mirroring or RAID 1 improves system fault tolerance as the protocol optimizes two identical hard disks to write data to each other 8 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 2 FEATURES 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 bit Legacy Free PCI slots PCI 2 2 compliant with no ISA eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards such as SCSI or LAN cards PCI supports up to 133MB s maximum throughput The MB supports Concurrent PCI which allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master bus to the memory and processor IDE connectors Dual channel bus master IDE connectors support up to four Ultra DMA 100 66 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 IDE devices like two HDDs one DVD and an R W CD AGP Pro Slot Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports AGP cards
101. ory 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 Frequency MHz Configuration options Auto 100 100 100 133 Vcore 1 775V This field determines the range of core voltage available to the Central Processing Unit Configuration options 1 850 1 825 1 800 1 775 1 750 CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check Disabled This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabled the BIOS loads the update on all processors during system bootup Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at startup If a mouse is detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS always reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Aut
102. ot and enter the FastBuild Main Menu again Select lt 5 gt for Rebuild Array The malfunctioning array is highlighted Press lt Enter gt to select it FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu NNN BW NY Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Mirror Critical Keys Available 4 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 7 Select the replacement drive Press lt Enter gt FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Array 1 irror 2 eritical Stripe Block Not Available Channel ID rive Mode ST3322IA Keys Available 4 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 87 88 5 SOFTWARE 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 Default for Controller Configuration is enabled 5 4 6 Alternative Set Ups and Other Details Hot Spares A hot spare hard disk may be installed to support a RAID 1 array This spare hard disk must share one of the Ultra DMA 100 cables attached to either of the hard disks active ina RAID 1 array In the event of a failure of either active
103. quest and lets the CPU do something else while the data requested is assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect SPD is most like an ID detect for SDRAM module it using a EE PROM component on DIMM module for storing module configuration information inside The Serial Presence Detect function is implemented using a 2048 bit EEPROM component This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system that boots up the operating system TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The communications proto col used by the UNIX system and the Internet TCP checks for lost packets puts the data from multiple packets into the correct order and requests that missing or damaged packets be resent USB Universal Serial Bus A 4 pin serial cable bus that allows up to 127 plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer modem and monitor to share a bandwidth through a host scheduled token based protocol This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation Supports synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit sec USB 2 0 provides twice the transfer rate com pared to USB 1 0 and competes with
104. rces such as memory CPU time disk space and access to peripheral devices For this reason DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory A type of RAM that requires refresh cycles to prevent the loss of the data stored in it There are several different types of DRAM such as EDO DRAM Extended Data Output DRAM SDRAM Synchronous DRAM and RDRAM Rambus DRAM and DDR DRAM Double Data Rate DRAM Flash ROM non volatile memory device that retains its data even when power is removed This device is similar to EPROM but unlike EPROM which can be erased only using an ultra violet light flash ROM can be electrically erased Flash ROM is normally used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS Since the flash ROM contents can be modified users can easily update the BIOS ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX IDE Integrated Drive Electronics 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 T O Input Output The data transfers from the input devices like a keyboard mouse or scanner to the output devices like a printer or the monitor screen T O Address The specific memory location for a particular device Two devices cannot share the same I O addr
105. re you may want to change the configuration of your computer For example you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press lt Delete gt to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the Reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again But do so only if the first two methods fail The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key after the computer has run through its POST NOTE Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descript
106. ression rate is up to 1 900 and its playback rate is up to 30 frame per second VLM 3 provides CIF 352 x 288 pixel display resolution and support true color configuration A one minute video mail with QCIF 176 x 144 resolution takes up less than 500KB of memory making it easy to transmit and save mail Users may always adjust resolution and recording parameters for different purpose VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Win dows standard Video for Windows is a well accepted and well tested standard Thus users do not have to worry about compatibility issues ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 7 1 Starting VideoLive Mail To start VideoLive Mail click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail and then click VideoLive Mail x x VLM 3 s Setup Wizard will start and guide you through configuring the video and audio input peripherals and to setup the e mail environment L Setup Wizard first will prompt a dialog to confirm that you want to configure the hardware and E mail setting Click Yes to continue the system parameter configuration The e mail configuration screen appears You will need to enter your name and the e mail address Click Next to continue The Internet e mail configuration screen appears You may choose to use the VLM 3 built in E mail functionality SMTP mail or use MAPI compliant e mail system Consult your ISP or
107. river VIA AGP Driver VIA INF Driver and IRQ Routing Driver e VIA Bus Master PCI IDE MPD Driver Installs PCI Bus Master IDE Driver e C Media PCI Audio Driver and Application Installs the drivers for the C Media Audio Driver and the sound system to support the C Media Audio Chip and HRTF 3D Audio circuitry e Promise Ultra 100 IDE Controller Installs the Promise Ultra 100 IDE Controller Driver e Windbond Smart Manager Application Installs the Smart Manager program base components and drivers to read smart cards for system security and file encryption e ASUS PC Probe Vx xx Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer s fan temperature and voltages e ASUS Update Vx xx Instals a program that can help you update BIOS or down load a BIOS image file e Microsoft DirectX Driver Installs basic drivers to enable compatibility with audio and other special functions e PC Cillin 2000 Vx xx Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View online help for more information e ADOBE Acrobat Reader Vx xx Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user s manuals saved in PDF format Updated or other lan guage versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites TO SEE THE NEXT PAGE CLICK RIGHT ARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayer
108. rm the same work as a single drive and at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone The main advantage of a RAID 0 array is to improve the Speed Performance of data access and storage With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning the array will be addressed as one large volume RAID 1 is also known as data mirroring Mirroring optimizes two identical hard disk drives to copy all data from one hard disk drive to the other and vice versa As new data is written it is duplicated onto both disks using a parallel write process The main advantage of RAID 1 is that it greatly increases Fault Tolerance of the entire system especially if each hard disk is connected separately to both ATA 100 IDE channels available on the A7V266 E Should one hard disk suffer mechanical trouble all system data will be preserved on the other drive IMPORTANT Before setting up your new RAID array verify the status of your hard disks It is possible to use a pre existing hard disk for RAID 0 only if the data is backed up before configuring the array as all hard disk data will be lost during the set up RAID 0 requires at least two hard disks for optimal results It is possible to use a pre existing hard disk for RAID 1 to duplicate the source data also RAID 1 can set up two or more new disks The Promise chip the FastTrak Lite BIOS and the FastBuild Utility on the A7V266 E permit only two disks to be configured in RAID 0 or RAID 1 pairs an
109. rnal components 2 Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling computer components 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place the components on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the components 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components TIP When lit the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or soft off mode not powered OFF See illustration below LED ON OFF Standby Powered Power Off A7V266 E Onboard LED ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 17 3 HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Frequency 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 CPU_RATIO lt ON lt lt OFF A7V266 E DIP Switch 1 JumperFree Mode JEN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu Setting JEN
110. rning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN or PCI Modem Disabled Wake On LAN PCI Modem allows your computer to be booted from another computer via a network by sending a wake up frame or signal Configuration options Disabled Enabled IMPORTANT This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake On LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 71 72 4 BIOS SETUP 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 ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead The default is Disabled because not all computer have the appropriate power supply A computer without the correct power supply will power up if you set this field to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake Up by Keyboard Space Bar This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to power up the computer Configuration options Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Power Up on PS2 KB Mouse Disabled Set this field to Enabled if you want to use your PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power up the computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5 VSB
111. s See Connectors Power Management 69 Power On Self Test 75 PowerPlayer SE Using 105 Procedure CPU Installation 27 Procedures Modem Riser Installation 109 PS 2 Keyboard 31 PS 2 Mouse 31 Function Control 59 R RAID 0 Arrays 84 RAID 1 Arrays 85 RAID 1 or 0 82 RTC RAM Clearing 24 S SCSI BIOS 67 SDRAM Active to Precharge Time 63 CAS Latency 62 Configuration 62 RAS Precharge Time 62 RAS to CAS Delay 62 Read Around Write 63 Serial Ports 65 Connectors 32 Smart Manager 91 Modes 94 Using 93 SMART Monitoring 55 SMBus Connector 36 38 Suspend Mode 70 System Chipset 8 System Date 52 System Frequency Multiple 58 System Hangup 61 System Start Up 44 System Time 52 System PCI Frequency 58 T Thermal Sensor Connector 41 43 U UART 2 65 Ultra DMA Mode 55 Universal Serial Bus USB 32 Headers 36 Ports 32 USB Legacy Support 59 Using 3Deep Color Tuner 103 ASUS Update 102 LiveUpdate 103 Multi Channel Audio Feature 100 PC Probe 95 PowerPlayer SE 105 Windbond Smart Manager 91 USWC 64 Vv Video Memory 64 VideoLive Mail 106 Using 106 W Winbond Smart Manager 91 Modes 94 Using 93 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 117 118 NOTES ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual
112. sfers Desktop combines large and small file sizes Server is for numerous file transfers 4 After making the selection use lt Ctrl Y gt to save it FastBuild automatically constructs the RAID 0 array 5 Then the command appears Press Any Key to Reboot Reboot the system and the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS checks and displays the status of the new array FastTrakld0 taj Lite BIOS Version 1 31 Build 24 fe 1995 2000 Promiae Technology Ine Bll Rights Reserved MODE SIZE TRACE MAFFING STATUS 240 Stripes 3257H Frasas Ctrl F gt to antar Faatheild t Utility 6 To finish installation of your new Operating System to the RAID 0 array reboot with a floppy disk to format the hard disks with the FDISK command and then install the OS from a CD alternatively with a bootable OS CD you may install the new OS automatically As you install the OS the system always treats the RAID 0 array of hard disks as if they are a single drive unit ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 4 Creating a RAID 1 Array 1 In the FastBuild Utility Main Menu select Auto Setup 1 FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise chnology Inc enu Keys Available 4 Up Down Space Change Option ESC Exit CTRL Y Save 2 Go to the field Optimize Array for and select Security The Mode field displays Mirror 3 After making the selection use lt Ctrl Y gt to save it F
113. stTraklO0 te Lite BIOS Versi n 1 31 Build 24 fe 1995 2000 Promiss Techaoleagy Ine Bll Rights Rasaerved ID HODE SIZE TRACE MAFFIHG STATUS 1 luz Mirror 1528 g2Tfaa aa Functional Frasas lt Ctel F gt te enter Fastheild te Utility 8 If duplicating an original Operating System to another new hard disk the system will start up automatically If creating a brand new RAID 1 array only it will be necessary to intstall a new OS Reboot with a rescue floppy disk to format the hard disks with the FDISK command and then install the OS from a CD alternatively with a bootable OS CD install the new OS automatically NOTES for Troubleshooting Array Set Ups Always use two separate UltraDMA 100 cables for linking each of two hard disks to the Primary ATA 100 and the Secondary ATA 100 connectors Usually a two disk array will set up properly if both sets of hard disk jumpers are set to Master However it may be necessary to reset the jumpers on each of the hard disks in such cases try Master for the Source disk and Master Slave or Slave for the Target disk Also if a Source hard disk larger than the Target disk is selected the FastBuild utility suggests using a larger or equal size disk for the Target instead During reboots after configuring a RAID array the IDE scan process determines if the system is working okay Normally the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS displays system status as Functional after rebooting the new RAID arr
114. t 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Disabled Onboard CIR I O Disabled This field allows you to select the I O address and IRQ for consumer infrared device Configuration options Disabled 2E0 2E8H 3E0 3E8H Onboard Peripheral Resource Control A el Mmboard Peripheral Resource Control Item Specific Help Enter to select Onboard ACI Audio Controller Autol eo op Drq O I dNLAs SOIA t Fl T4 I cr ie SC Enter Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem audio device If a modem audio device is detected the onboard modem audio controller is enabled if no modem audio device is detected the controller is disabled If there are conflicts with the onboard modem audio controller set the appropriate field to Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto 66 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Slot 1 5 IRQ Fi Th ESI ii Enter 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
115. tauiieseuensuasenseoed T 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized ccceeesececeeeneeceenteeeeeeteeeeees 7 1 2 Item CE CRIS 3 oe ee a EE A EE EE 7 2 1 ASUS A7V266 E Motherboard cccceceeeeeceeeneeceeseeeeeetteeeeees 8 Dolla ll SS PECTHCALIOMS snas nennen nae tad aa e n aeeoa 8 2 1 2 POT ane ic va reee A te AE 10 Dl d MRS I SENOS e acin twa dicen E cee RAE EE EEE EEE AE EE 11 2 2 Motherboard Components ccccccccesseecceeseeceeeseeeeceeeeeeeeanees 12 2 2 1 Component Locations sacs cnc ches sexes shceduadsvensu vs ctbenenicededecerese 13 3 HARDWARE SETUP sscdssccssasssdsssscsssscdssecseacscsvossepsesctescoseucsesccssusnsace LA 3 1 Motherboard Layout wisi sncsercenssncastyvinisecantetens sntalvientomreaenasds 14 3 2 Mea OU Conten tSean A E E E co a TS 15 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure ya lt aco cst us secerenbaed seasnentarsons eden a eweaneneas 17 3 4 Motherboard Settings ack sielorecactectshcrsmnath Veswetiesianneldarieantcoan 17 Jeo DY SUM MO OT a a tid EE DAEA EER EAEE RE 25 3 5 1 DDR DIMM Support sseseeseseeesssesseesssessressrrssrrssrressresses 25 3 3 l Genera DIMM NOLES cicasd isp isuasnintes arsed tosizeseiartesiengidutss 26 3 5 2 Memory Ins allatiOns c ccsevelretenhatpecusauialesbarietsl cbeinctes 26 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU susnccuntosrecave usmle 27 Bol Expansion Card Seere a etae E EE E E E 28 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card ssesssseessereesseessseresssrressee 28 3 7 2 Assigning
116. tically directs IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If no mouse is detected IRQ12 become available to expansion cards See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female OWSSESESESISE O fe EH lena Co l c0o000 e O laste oon oek oole k PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin PS2KBMS This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector does not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards O irae o m El E PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 31 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Pi m o dsw 0 O Universal Serial Bus USB 2 Nlooocoooooocoooo0o00 4 z i SEESE 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Port 25 pin Female M A E H ee 5 Serial Ports Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 9 pin COM2 Two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices To enable
117. ts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies 44 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 Managing and Updating Your 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 Writer utility AFLASH EXE to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk NOTE BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequenc
118. used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe e Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc e 3Com is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation e C Media is a registered trademark of C Media Electronics Inc e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Trend and ChipAway Virus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc e Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT
119. ve involves changes that will occur in the Microsoft Windows operating system device drivers hardware and appli cations and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI specification PC100 133 This is an industry standard designation for memory capacity as a measure of the speed of the memory bus New platform requirements ensure that memory does not become a bottleneck to system performance PCI Bus Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus PCI bus is a standard specification that defines a 32 bit data bus interface PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters PCI 2 1 supports concurrent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously POST Power On Self Test Powering on the computer initiates the POST a series of software controlled diagnostic tests The POST checks system memory the motherboard circuitry the display the keyboard the diskette drive and other I O devices ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 113 N t x lt 114 7 APPENDIX 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 ATX motherboards RDRAM Rambus DRAM Developed by Rambus Inc this type of memory can deliver up to 1 6GB of data per second RDR
120. y hang Please r T 0 Device Configuration turn off the system and e PCL Configuration then restart to set the frequency CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode this field sets the internal frequency of your CPU Select Manual if you want to make changes to the next two fields Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash Configuration options Manual 750MHz 1000MHz 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 processors this field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency CPU speed and the external frequency Set this field in conjunction with the System PCI Frequency MHz to match the speed of the CPU Configuration options 5x 14x 5 5x 6 0x 12 0x 12 5x System PCI Frequency MHz if CPU Speed set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed Configuration ranges from 100 33 to 227 57 M4 aaa ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP System SDRAM Frequency Ratio Auto This field determines whether the mem
121. ype 1 Bass type 2 Bass CENTER BASS BASS CENTER Default A7V266 E Bass Center Setting ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 21 3 HARDWARE SETUP 8 Keyboard Wake Up KBWK This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard by pressing lt Spacebar gt to power up your computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead The default is set to Enable The computer will not power ON if you set this to Enable but do not have the correct ATX power supply NOTE This jumper must be set in conjunction with Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR in 4 5 1 Power Up Control Setting KBWK Enable 1 2 default Disable 2 3 KBWK 0 12 23 Enable Disable Default A7V266 E Keyboard Wake Up 9 ACR USB Selection ACRUSB1 ACRUSB2 audio models only When set to pins 1 2 these jumpers allow you to activate USB port 3 Setting the jumpers to pins 2 3 activates the Advanced Communication Riser ACR slot The default setting for both jumpers is 1 2 NOTE The USB port 2 is always active regardless of the setting of these jumpers IMPORTANT Always set both jumpers accordingly when selecting a device ACRUSB 1 2 2 3 a a n USB to Conn USB on ACR A7V266 E USB ACR Selection 22 ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE S
122. ze between 64MB to 3GB One side with memory chips of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard DDR DIMMs support non ECC memory used on desktops laptops Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 184 pin DDR DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 amp 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 amp 3 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 3 Rows 4 amp 5 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Total System Memory Max 3GB ASUS A7V266 E User s Manual 25 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard e ASUS motherboards support SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen e Single sided DDR DIMMs come in 64 128 and 256MB double sided come in 128 256 and 512MB WARNING Be sure that the DIMMs you use can handle the specified DDR RAM MHz or else bootup will not be possible 3 5 2 Memory Installation WARNING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information Insert the module s as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module will only fit in the orientation shown

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