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xA7N8X-E Deluxe specifications summary(continued on the next page)CPUFront Side Bus (FSB)ChipsetMemoryExpansion slotsStorageAudioLAN1394Special Featur

5-6Chapter 5: Software supportTechnical Support FormThe window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that youhave to fill up when requestin

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-75.3 NVIDIA® nForce control panelThe NVIDIA® nForce Control Panel is a suite of five convenientapplications to help y

5-8Chapter 5: Software support• Dolby® Surround Encoding - enables audio to be encoded forplayback on home theater receivers (using analog stereo outp

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-95.3.4 MIDIThis tab allows you to change settingsto MIDI playback. A MIDI song can betested at the Audition section u

5-10Chapter 5: Software support5.3.7 InformationThe Information tab shows the detailsof the APU (optional), hardware andsoftware revisions, driver rev

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-115.4 NVIDIA® NVSwap 1.0 UtilityRunning the NVSwap ApplicationNVSwap 1.0 sets up and optimizes your audio experience

5-12Chapter 5: Software supportLine In and Rear Speaker Toggle ButtonThe first button is for toggling between Line In and Rear Speaker settings.The de

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-135.5 RAID 0/RAID 1 ConfigurationsThe motherboard includes the Silicon Image Sil 3112A controller chipsetand two Seri

5-14Chapter 5: Software supportFollow these steps to install the hard disks for RAID configuration.1. Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-15Creating RAID Sets1. Select “Create RAID Set”2. Choose either a “Striped” or “Mirrored” RAID Set.3. Select if yo

xiA7N8X-E Deluxe specifications summary* Specifications are subject to change without notice.Internal I/OConnectorsBIOS featuresIndustry standardManag

5-16Chapter 5: Software support5.6 Onboard Marvell Gigabit LAN drivers forWindows 98SE/MEBefore you can use the onboard Gigabit LAN under Windows® 98S

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-173. Click on Run to execute test.• The Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) feature is supported in Windows®XP™ and Windows®

5-18Chapter 5: Software support

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Chapter 1This chapter describes the motherboardfeatures and the new technologies itsupports.Product introduction

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboardChapter summary1.1 Welcome! ... 1-11.2 Package contents ...

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard1-11.1 Welcome!1.2 Package contentsCheck your motherboard package for the following items.Thank you for buying the ASUS

1-2Chapter 1: Product introduction1.3 Special features1.3.1 Product HighlightsLatest processor technologyThe motherboard supports the latest AMD Athlo

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard1-3IEEE 1394 supportThe IEEE 1394 interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivityto a wide range of peripher

1-4Chapter 1: Product introductionASUS POST Reporter™The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POSTReporter™ to provide friendly v

Chapter 2Hardware informationThis chapter lists the hardware setupprocedures that you have to perform wheninstalling system components. It includesde

iiChecklistCopyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboardChapter summary2.1 Before you proceed ... 2-12.2 Motherboard overview...

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-12.1 Before you proceedTake note of the following precautions before you install motherboardcomponents or change any

2-2Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassisto ensure that th

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-32.2.3 Motherboard layout24.5cm (9.6in)30.5cm (12.0in)PRI_IDE1FLOPPY1A7N8X-ENVIDIAnForce2MCP-TChipsetASUSASICwith Har

2-4Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2.4 Layout ContentsSlots1. PCI slots p. 2-132. AGP slot p. 2-133. Wi-Fi slot p. 2-144. DDR DIMM slots p. 2-8Jumper

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-5Internal Connectors1. Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) p. 2-192. Secondary IDE connector (40-1 pin SEC_IDE)

2-6Chapter 2: Hardware information2.3.2 Installing the CPUFollow these steps to install a CPU.1. Locate the 462-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.2.3

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-7Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle,otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.The CPU

2-8Chapter 2: Hardware information2.4 System memory2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual InlineMemory Module (DIMM

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-9Obtain DDR400 DIMMs only from ASUS qualified vendors for bettersystem performance. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.

iiiFeaturesContentsNotices ... viSafety information ...

2-10Chapter 2: Hardware information2.4.3 Installing a DIMM2.4.4 Removing a DIMMFollow these steps to remove a DIMM.3. Firmly insert the DIMM into thes

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-112.5 Expansion slots2.5.1 Installing an expansion cardFollow these steps to install an expansion card.1. Before inst

2-12Chapter 2: Hardware informationStandard Interrupt AssignmentsIRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Program

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-132.5.4 PCI slotsThe PCI slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USBcard, and other cards that comply

2-14Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5.6 Wi-Fi slotThe Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) slot will support the ASUS WiFi-b™ modulewhen available. Visit the AS

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-152.6 JumpersA7N8X-E®A7N8X-E Keyboard Power SettingKBPWR1(Default)+5V12+5VSB231. Keyboard wake up (3-pin KBPWR1)This

2-16Chapter 2: Hardware information3. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 s

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-175. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)This jumper clears the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM of date, time, andsystem setup parameters

2-18Chapter 2: Hardware information2.7 Connectors2.7.1 Rear panel connectors1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.2. Fast

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-1913. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB)ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 dev

ivSafeguardsContents2.6 Jumpers... 2-152.7 Connectors ...

2-20Chapter 2: Hardware information2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. Af

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-214. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2)These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that you

2-22Chapter 2: Hardware information5. CPU, Power and Chassis Fan Connectors(3-pin CPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN1, CHA_FAN1)The fan connectors support cooling fans

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-237. ATX power connectors (20-pin ATXPWR1)This connector connects to an ATX 12V power supply. The plugs fromthe power

2-24Chapter 2: Hardware information8. USB header (10-1 pin USB56)If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header isavailable for addit

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-2510. IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_1, IE1394_2)These connectors are for IEEE 1394 modules. Attach the 10-1 p

2-26Chapter 2: Hardware information11. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO)This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allowc

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard2-2713. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1)This connector supports a GAME/MIDI module. If a GAME/MIDImodule is availab

2-28Chapter 2: Hardware information15. System panel connector (20-pin CTRL_PANEL1)This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.• S

Chapter 3Powering upThis chapter describes the power upsequence, the vocal POST messages andways of shutting down the system.

vContents4.4.4 Power Management Setup ... 4-244.4.5 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 4-26

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboardChapter summary3.1 Starting up for the first time... 3-13.2 Powering off the computer ...

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard3-13.1 Starting up for the first time1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.2. Be sure that

3-2Chapter 3: Powering up3.2 Powering off the computer3.2.1 Using the OS shut down functionIf you are using Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000, click the Star

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard3-33.3 ASUS POST Reporter™This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support aspecial feature called th

3-4Chapter 3: Powering upPOST Message ActionNo keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properlyconnected to the purple PS/2connector on the rear pa

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard3-53.3.2 Winbond Voice EditorThe Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocalPOST messages. Install

3-6Chapter 3: Powering upChanging the default language1. Click on the Load button. awindow showing the availablelanguages appears.2. Select your desir

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard3-7You may want to create a separate folder for your wave files so youcan locate them easily in one place.Customizing y

3-8Chapter 3: Powering upIf you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the totalallowable size, do one or all of the following.• T

Chapter 4BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change the systemsettings through the BIOS Setup menus.Detailed descriptions of the BIOSparameters are a

viNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject tothe following two condi

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboardChapter summary4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ... 4-14.2 BIOS Setup program...

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-14.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboardBasic Input

4-2Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOSfile for your motherboard and

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-36. The program asks to save the previous BIOS to a separate file. Type afile name for the old bios and then press &

4-4Chapter 4: BIOS Setup8. Type <Y> and Press <Enter> to flash the new Bios file. NOTE: Do notshut off system power or unplug the supply

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-54.1.3 ASUS UpdateThe ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboardBIOS in Windows® environment.

4-6Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4. From the FTP site, select theBIOS version that you wish todownload. Click Next.5. Follow the instructions on thesucceeding

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-74.2 BIOS Setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you canupdate using the provided u

4-8Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing the basic system configurationA

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-94.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bardisplays the specific items for that menu.For example, selecting

viiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable fromthe electrical outlet before relocating the

4-10Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appearsgiving you an overview of the basic system in

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-114.3.5 Primary and Secondary Master/SlaveWhile entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices.There i

4-12Chapter 4: BIOS SetupAccess Mode [Auto]The default [Auto] automatically detects an IDE hard disk drive. Select [CHS]in coordination with the [Man

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-13Access Mode [Auto]Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing(LBA) is enabled, t

4-14Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPUand other system devices.Take caution wh

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-154.4.1 Advanced BIOS Features(Scroll down to view all items on the menu.)Boot Virus Detection [Disabled]This field e

4-16Chapter 4: BIOS SetupFirst Boot Device [Floppy]This field sets the priority of the first boot device. By default, the systemboots up on the floppy

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-17Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]This field enables or disable permission to change the rate of keystrokeregistrati

4-18Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.4.2 Advanced Chipset FeaturesThe Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipsetsettings. Select an item then p

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-19CPU Frequency Multiple [5.0x]This field is available to unlocked processors only. For unlockedprocessors, this fie

viiiAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing andconfiguring the motherboard.How this guide is organizedThis m

4-20Chapter 4: BIOS SetupSDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3]RAS-to-CAS. This item controls the latency between the SDRAM Activecommand to the SDRAM.SDRAM RAS P

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-21System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]This field establishes whether or not the BIOS is cacheable. Disabled bydefault.

4-22Chapter 4: BIOS SetupPrimary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card]This field sets the priority for the display of VGA signals. Change from thePCI VGA Cardt def

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-23Onboard 1394 Device [Auto]When set to auto, this field sets the on chip support for IEEE 1394 signaloutputs. Confi

4-24Chapter 4: BIOS SetupOnboard Game Port [201]This field sets the address of the game port t0 201 by default. Disabling thegame port makes the port

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-25PWR button < 4 Secs [Soft-Off]This field sets the delay after which the system powers off after depressingthe ex

4-26Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.4.5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsResources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]This field sets control over the IRQ resources by the automat

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-274.5 Security MenuThe BIOS Setup program permits two different passwords to controlaccess to the BIOS during system

4-28Chapter 4: BIOS SetupSecurity Option [Setup]This field sets the security options. The default enables the setup optionfor security. Configuratio

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-294.6 Hardware Monitor MenuThe Harware Monitor menu displays all vital system statistics.MB, CPU Temperature [xx C /

ixConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of thefollowing symbols used throughout this manual.Wh

4-30Chapter 4: BIOS SetupFan Speed Ratio [10/15]This item allows you to select the appropriate fan speed ratio for thesystem. The default [10/15] is t

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard4-31Exit & Discard ChangesSelect this option only if you do not want to save the changes that youmade to the Setup

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Chapter 5Software supportThis chapter describes the contents of thesupport CD that comes with themotherboard package.

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboardChapter summary5.1 Install an operating system... 5-15.2 Support CD infomation...

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-15.1 Install an operating systemThis motherboard supports Windows 2000/XP operating system (OS).Always install the la

5-2Chapter 5: Software support5.2.2 Drivers menuThe drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detectsinstalled devices. Install th

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-35.2.3 Utilities menuThe Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that themotherboard supports.ASUS P

5-4Chapter 5: Software support5.2.4 ASUS Contact InformationClicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. You mayalso find this inform

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard5-55.2.5 Other informationThe icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional informationon the motherboard