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A7V-E
JumperFree™ PC133/VC133
200MHz FSB AGP 4X
Socket A Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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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-E ...................................................................... 8 2.1.1 Specifications .................................................................. 8 2.1.2 Special Features ............................................................ 10 2.1.3
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CONTENTS 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ........................................................ 51 4.4 Advanced Menu ....................................................................... 53 4.4.1 Chip Configuration ....................................................... 56 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ............................................. 59 4.4.3 PCI Configuration ......................................................... 62 4.4.4 Shadow 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 Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTWARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the included software 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7. APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1.2
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2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V-E The ASUS A7V-E 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 1GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM / VC 133 Vi
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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 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard, for more peripheral connectivity options. • PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware monitoring and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System
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2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEATURES 2.1.2 Special Features • 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 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 BIOS t
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2. FEATURES • VCM/SDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports a new gen- eration memory, NEC’s 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) Synchronous Dy- namic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which is compatible to the industry 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
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2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 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: 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 (CPU Speed) ............................. 7 Feature Setting DIP Switches (Clock Multiplier) .................. 10 Chipsets VIA VT8363 (VIA A
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2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 34 5 6 7 24 23 22 21 20 19 DSFID 5 18 17 16 - 15 14 13121110 9 8 ASUS A7V-E User’s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout 24.5cm (9.64in) PS/2 CPU_FAN T: Mouse B: Keyboard Socket A USB T: Port0 B: Port1 DIP Switches COM1 PS_FAN VIA COM2 VT8363 AGP4X & Line PC133 Memory Out Controller CHASSIS Line In Realtek Fast Mic In Enternet 0 1 2 3 CD CHASS_FAN Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP) CLRTC AUX JEN Audio PCI Slot 1 Codec VIA VT82C686B HPHONE Chipset PCI Slot 2 WOLCON MODEM PCI Slot 3 ® PCI Slot 4 IR PLED USB2 SMB CR2032 3V PCI Slot 5 WOR Lith
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 18 JumperFree Mode (JumperFree/Jumper Mode) 2) SW1 1–4 p. 20 CPU External Frequency Setting Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p.21 System Memory Support 2) DIMM1/2 p.22 DIMM Memory Module Support 3) Socket 462 (Socket A) p.23 CPU Support 4) PCI1/2/3 p.24 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AGP p.26 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p.27 PS/2 Mouse Port Connector (6 pin-female) 2) PS2KBMS p.27 PS/2 Keybo
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3. H/W SETUP 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! C
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3. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - SW1) The motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. CLOCK TABLE 5. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 2. Frequency Selection 1. Frequency Selection ® DSFID 1. Frequency Multiple ON ON A7V-E 2. Frequency Multiple 3. Frequency Multiple 4. Frequency Multiple 12 3 4 5
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 2) CPU External Frequency Setting (SW1 Switches 1–5) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM, and the chipset. This allows the selection of the CPU’s External frequency. The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’s Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). For JumperFree Mode, the de- fault setting enabling BIOS control is 100 MHz. CLOCK TABLE CPU 100MHz 103MHz 105M
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3) CPU Core BUS Frequency Multiple (DSFID Switches 1–5) For unlocked CPUs only, the DSFID switches set the frequency multiple, which determines the relationship between the frequency of the CPU and the CPU Bus frequency. Notes: If the Frequency Multiple of your processor is locked, setting the Fre- quency Multiple will have no effect. ON ON ON ON 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 5.0x 5.5x 6.0x 6.5x ON ON ON ON 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 7.0x 7.5x 8.0x 8.5x ® ON
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3. H/W SETUP System Memory 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Two sockets are available for 3.3Volt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) of 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 1GB. One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard. This motherboard also supports NEC’s Virtual Channel (VC) SDRAMs. Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Co
