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® A7V266 JumperFree ™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X Socket A Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7V266 Manual Revision: 1.05 E766 Release Date: JUNE 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ........
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 52 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................. 53 4.3.2 Keyboard Features .......
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard.
8 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 2.1 ASUS A7V266 Motherboard The ASUS A7V266 motherboard is targeted diversely for home PCs, workstations and servers. Powered by AMD ® Athlon ™ /Duron ™ processor .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • PCI Expansion Slots: Five 32-bit PCI (Rev . 2.2) expansion slots that support Bus Master PCI cards, like SCSI or LAN cards, with 133MB/s maximum throughput. • Advanced Communication Riser (ACR): Features an ACR slot for the Advanced Communication Riser card.
10 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Performance • DDR D RAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports a new generation memory , Double Data Rate (DDR) Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM).
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.3 Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans powers of f automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems.
12 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES M/B Components Location Processor Support Socket A for AMD ® Athlon ™ and Duron ™ Processors .............. 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2.1 Component Locations 4 24 21 25 23 19 9 15 17 20 22 26 2 7 12 10 11 6 13 18 15 3 8 16 14.
14 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.5cm (12.0in) Primary IDE Secondary IDE P ANEL FLOPPY A7V266 VIA VT8233 Chi.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. HARDW ARE 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) P ALO_FREQ p.
16 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 10) P RIMAR Y I D E p. 37 IDE C onnectors (T wo 40- 1 pin) SECONDAR Y IDE 1 1) C P U /PWR/ CHA_F AN p . 3 8 CPU, Power , and Chassis Fan Connectors (Three 3 pin) 12) USB2_3 / USB4_5 p.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Complete the following steps before using your computer: 1. Check motherboard settings 2. Install memory modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5.
18 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings Motherboard Fr equency 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 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 ).
20 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 5) I/O V oltage Settings (JP1, JP2) Th ese 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings A7V266 0 1 0 1 0 1 A7V266 CPU Core V oltage Selection 3 2 1 1.85/1.
22 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings A7V266 0 1 0 1 0 1 A7V266 Keyboard W ake Up Enable (Default) KBWK Disable 23 1 2 A7V266 USB/ACR Selection ACRUSB USB to Conn.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings A7V266 0 1 0 1 0 1 A7V266 USB Device W ake Up USB45_PWR USB23_PWR USB01_PWR +5V +5VSB +5V 1 2 +5VSB 2 3 12 23 10) .
24 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 1 1) Clear R TC RAM (2-pin CLR_R TC) Th is jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS R TC RAM data.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory This motherboard features three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module sockets.
26 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP A7V266 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins A7V266 0 1 0 1 0 1 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes • DIMMs that have mor e than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 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).
28 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Installation 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate.
30 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.8 Connectors 3.8.1 External Connectors W ARNING! 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.
32 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. 5) Serial Ports (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1 / 9-pin COM2) T wo serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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.
34 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP IMPORT ANT : For UltraDMA/ 100/66 IDE devices, use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable.
36 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU_F AN, PWR_F AN, CHA_F AN) The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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.
38 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX 12 V power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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.
40 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) Headphone T rue-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 A TX connector .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP A7V266 0 1 0 1 0 1 A7V266 Digital Audio Interface SPDIFIN SPDIFOUT GND GND 21) Digital Audio Interfaces (2-pin SPDIFOUT/CDSP.
42 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 23) ASUS iPanel Audio Connector ( 10- 1 p i n AAP ANEL) Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 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.
44 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the AC cord to the power connector on the system chassis.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our 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 W riter utility (AFLASH.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Curr ent BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 7. 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 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 Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ” .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 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. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Type [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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives [User Type HDD] 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives CHS Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Of f] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu System/SDRAM Frequency Ratio [Auto] This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the system frequency .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that the system can enter BIOS Setup after changing the processor , the system starts up running at a bus speed of 100MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 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 100MHz and enters the BIOS Setup.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. NOTE: This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined].
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 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 .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 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 A TX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Plug & 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 [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 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 <F5>, a confirmation window appears.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu (This page was intentionally left blank.).
79 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.
80 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5 . 3 A7V266 Series Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear .
81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP • E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CR T and LCD monitors. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU.
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ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager The W inbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a Read2-IN-01 Smart Car d Reader ( see page 7 ) and a smart card containing a mini-chip insert, like a GSM cell phone SIM car d .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE The auto-installer implements all of the drivers, base components and displays the W inbond Smart Manager program groups. Restart . W indows should auto-detect the smart car d r eader and install its system drivers.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1.2 Starting to Use Smart Manager After installing the software, start W indbond Smart Manager for the first time: select the Pr ograms menu from the Start bar and select the Windbond program group.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.1.3 Smart Manager Modes Return to the W indbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the W indows screen. Select the Logon Card Check Mode to choose the security mode.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 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, V oltages, and temperatures.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 88 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe PC Probe 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 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- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 91 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 92 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 93 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W 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 system.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 94 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.4 ASUS LiveUpdate 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 I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP).
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 95 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CR T or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality . 6. The tuning process is complete.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 98 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.7 CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerDVD is the flagship of CyberLink ’ s complete range of video and audio software products. It features unrivaled functions allowing users to view high quality video and media-rich DVD contents on the personal computer .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 99 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.8 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.8.2 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 6.8.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Programs , and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 101 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 102 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 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.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 103 7. APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.2 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 104 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot 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 .
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 105 7. APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 106 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary 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 repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS).
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 107 INDEX Symbols 3Deep Color T uner Using 95 A Accelerated Graphics Port 8 AGP Capability 63 AGP Pro Slot 30 Accessories Modem Riser 101 AGP .
108 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual E Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs 29 Installing 28 Expansion Slots 9 F Floppy 3 Mode 52 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 55 Cylind.
ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual 109 P Parallel Port 65 Modes 66 Parallel Port Connector 32 Password If Y ou For get 57 Notes 57 Supervisor 57 User 57 PC Probe Using 87 PCI Configuration 67 PCI Latency T imer 67 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 55 Plug & Play O/S 75 Ports.
110 ASUS A7V266 User ’ s Manual INDEX V V ideo Memory 64 V ideoLive Mail 99 Using 99 W W inbond Smart Manager 83 W indbond Smart Manager Modes 86 Using 85.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Asus A7V266 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Asus A7V266 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Asus A7V266 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Asus A7V266 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Asus A7V266, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Asus A7V266.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Asus A7V266. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Asus A7V266 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
