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A7V
JumperFree™ PC133/VC133
200MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X
Socket A Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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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, EI- THER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support MB/Others (Tel): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2893-7775 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Addre
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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist .............................................................................. 7 2. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS A7V ............................................................................ 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Special Features ..........................................................
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CONTENTS 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 50 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 52 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................. 53 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ............................................................ 56 4.4 Advanced Menu ......................................................................... 58 4.4.1 Chip Configuration ................
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may 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 provid
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEATURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 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
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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V The ASUS A7V motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD Athlon™/Duron™ Processor Support: Supports Socket A-based AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processors. • North Bridge System Chipset: Features the VIA VT8363 (VIA Apollo KT133) system controller with support for a 200MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); up to 1.5GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM / VC 133 Virtu
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2. FEATURES • Wake-On-Ring Connector: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI modem card that supports a WOR connector. • USB: Supports up to 7 USB ports, two on the back panel and five midboard, for more peripheral connectivity options. • PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System M
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2. FEATURES Performance 2. FEATURES 2.1.2 Special Features • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as Windows 98 must be used. • Easy Installation: Incorporates BIO
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2. FEATURES standard SDRAM. The VCM’s core design provides up to 50% higher SDRAM speed at reduced power consumption of about 30%. This motherboard also supports standard SDRAM, which increases the data transfer rate (1.064GB/s max using PC133-compliant SDRAMs and 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAMs). 2.1.5 Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important fe
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2. FEATURES MB Components 2. FEATURES 2.2 Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket A for Socket A AMD Athlon/Duron Processors ........... 3 (NOTE: Starting with PCB Rev. 1.02, the CPU thermal sensor is integrated on the motherboard, located near the center of the CPU heat source, just below the CPU socket) Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 6 Chipsets VIA VT8363 (VIA Apollo KT133) system controller .
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2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 - 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 ASUS A7V User’s Manual 13 2. FEATURES MB Components
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout 24.5cm (9.64in) PWR_FAN PS/2 JTPWR VIO T: Mouse B: Keyboard 3VSBSLT USB T: Port0 B: Port1 CLRTC COM1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CHA_FAN DIP Switches DSW DSFID VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 COM2 CPU_FAN Line VIA Out F_FAN VT8363 Line AGP4X & In PC133 Memory Controller Mic In SECONDARY IDE 5 4 3 2 1 0 Row AUX Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP PRO) PLED SMB PCI Slot 1 Audio Codec VIA VT82C686A PCI Slot 2 MODEM PCI Slot 3 SP
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) DSW p. 18 DIP Switches 2) JEN p. 18 JumperFree Mode (JumperFree/Jumper Mode) 3) AUDIOCODEC p. 19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable/Enable) 4) 3VSBSLT p. 19 PCI 3Volt Setting (3 Volt/3 VSB) 5) VIO p. 20 I/O Voltage Setting (3.35 Volt/3.56 Volt/3.69 Volt) 6) DSW 1–5 or 1-4 p. 21 CPU External Frequency Setting 7) DSFID 1–6 p. 22 CPU Core: BUS Frequency Multiple 8) VID1/VID2/VID3/VID4 p. 23 Voltage Regulator Output Setting Expansion Slots/Soc
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3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3. HARDWARE SETUP 16) MIC2 p. 38 Internal Microphone Header (3 pins) (optional) 17) USB3A, USBPORT, p. 39 USB Headers (5-1 pins / 10-1 pins) USB3 18) SMB p. 39 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 19) ATXPWR p. 40 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 20) JTPWR p. 40 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) 21) IDELED p. 41 IDE Activity LED (2 pins) 22) PWR.LED (PANEL) p. 42 System Power LED Lead (3 pins) 23) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 42 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer mothe
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 1) Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - DSW) The motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches The white block represents the switch’s position. The default setting is OFF. Note:The diagram pictures Printed Circuit Board (PCB) 1.04, which has 5 DIP switches. PCB 1.02 has 4 DIP switches. The defaults shown below are identical for both versions. DSW 5 4 3 2 1 OFF ON ON 1. Frequency Selection 2. Freq
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3) Onboard Audio Setting (AUDIOCODEC) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot. If using a PCI audio expansion card, Onboard AC’97 Audio Controller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Con- figuration of the BIOS must also be disabled. NOTE: This setting is available only on motherboards with the onboard audio option. Setting A
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 5) I/O Voltage Setting (VIO) VIO allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP, PCI, and the CPU’s I/O buffer. The default voltage (3.56V) should be used unless processor overclocking requires a higher voltage. Setting VIO 3.30 Volt [1-2] 3.45 Volt [2-3] (default) Test Mode [3-4] VIO 12 2 3 3 4 3.30 Volt 3.45 Volt test mode (default) A7V133 A7V VIO Setting WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may
