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USERS MANUAL

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Product Name: K7V-T Manual Revision: 1.01 E584 Release Date: July 2000

ASUS K7V-T Users Manual

ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION
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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 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 reception, 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: Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 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 numrique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

1. INTRODUCTION

This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. INTRODUCTION FEATURES HARDWARE SETUP BIOS SETUP SOFTWARE SETUP SOFTWARE REFERENCE APPENDIX Manual information and checklist Product information and specifications Instructions on setting up the motherboard Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Instructions on setting up the included software Reference material for the included software Optional items and general reference

1.2 Item Checklist

Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer.

1.2.1 Motherboard

(1) ASUS Motherboard (1) Universal Retention Mechanism (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for master and slave IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 3.5 floppy disk drive (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard Users Manual ASUS 3-port USB Connector Set ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional)
IMPORTANT: It is strongly recommended that at least a 200-watt (235W for full configuration) ATX power supply be used for this motherboard. Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 20 amperes on the +5-volt lead and at least 10mA (750mA recommended) on the +5-volt standby lead (+5VSB) (see 19) ATX Power Suppy Connector in 3.8 External Connectors). Your system may become unstable/unreliable and may experience difficulty in powering up if your power supply is inadequate.
1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized

2. FEATURES

2.1 The ASUS K7V-T Motherboard
The ASUS K7V-T motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high-performance features in a small package.

2.1.1 Specifications

AMD Athlon Processor Support: Supports the K7, K75, and Thunderbird cores of the AMD Athlon processorsincluding 1GHz designed for the AMD Athlon Processor Module (242-pin Slot A). The K7 and K75 core processors come with 512KB L2 cache, while the Thunderbird core processors come with 256KB on-chip L2 cache. North Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT8371 system controller supports a 200MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), supports up to 1.5GB of PC133/PC100 SDRAM/ Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) SDRAM, complies with AGP 2.0 specifications for 4X, 2X, and 1X AGP modes and PCI 2.2. bus interface with support for 5 PCI masters. It is optimized to deliver enhanced AMD Athlon processor system performance. South Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT82C686A PCIset with PCI Super I/O integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 66.6MB/sec. Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. PC133/PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with three DIMM sockets to support PC133/PC100-compliant SDRAMs or VCM SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB) up to 1.5GB. JumperFree Mode: Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree mode is enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of the processors external frequency. Thermal Sensor Connector with Optional Sensor: Accurately detects the CPU temperature with the ASUS Smart Fan when connected to an ASUS P2T-Cable. Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI 2.2, one AGP, and one AMR expansion slots. PCI supports up to 133MB/sec maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master PCI card, such as a SCSI card. Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) Wake-Up Support: Supports Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring.

2. FEATURES Specifications
AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card. AGP Pro Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port/AGP Pro card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications using 4X, 2X or 1X mode bus. USB: Supports up to 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard, for more peripheral connectivity options. UltraDMA/66 & UltraDMA/33: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDR/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives. Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface that provides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides CPU/SDRAM frequency adjustments, and HD/SCSI/ZIP/CD/Floppy/Network boot selection. Color-coded Connectors: To enhance user accessibility to system components and to meet PC 99 compliancy, major connectors in this motherboard are color-coded.
2.1.1.1 Optional Components
The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase. Onboard Audio: Hardware AC97 V2.1 CODEC compliant, 3D sound circuitry, sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz. Infrared Interface: Integrated Serial Infrared interface supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller. 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 ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. Additional USB Ports: For more peripheral connectivity, two additional USB ports are supported midboard.

2.1.2 Performance

200/133MHz or 200/100MHz Synchronous Host/DRAM Clock Support: CPU frequency can operate at 200MHz while system memory operates at 133MHz or 100MHz. High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: This motherboard with its chipset and support for UltraDMA/66 doubles the UltraDMA/33 burst transfer rate to 66.6MB/s. UltraDMA/66 is backward compatible with both DMA/33 and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/IDE drives and host systems. (UltraDMA/66 requires a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled and/or for UltraDMA Mode 4.) Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to memory to CPU. VCM/SDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports a new generation memory, NECs 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which is compatible to the industry standard SDRAM. The VCMs 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). ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting 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. New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meets PC 99 compliancy. The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.

2. FEATURES Components

K7V-T Motherboard Component Locations
2. FEATURES Component Locations

3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.1 K7V-T Motherboard Layout

24.5cm (9.64in)

T: Mouse B: Keyboard

PWR_FAN VIO

ATX Power Connector

T: Port0 B: Port1

DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)

CPU S2K-SLOT-A

CPU_FAN
DIMM2 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)
DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)

PARALLEL PORT

VT8371 AGP4X & PC133 Memory Controller

DIP Switches

FLOPPY PRIMARY IDE

SMB CHASSIS

GAME_AUDIO

Line Out Line In Mic In

CPU Core Voltage Setting (VID)
Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP PRO)
AUX CD VIDEO HPHONE MODEM MIC2
Audio Codec Audio Codec Setting (SPK, ADN#,

AUD_EN2, AUD_EN1)

PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2 K7V-T PCI Slot 3

VT82C686A

PCIset

with Hardware Monitor

ASUS ASIC

PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5

USB Hub Au9254

USBPORT

WOLCON

Audio Modem Riser (AMR)

AUDIOEN

Aureal Audio Chipset

SPDIFOUT

IDELED WOR USB3A

Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.
SECONDARY IDE 2Mbit Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS)

Row 3 2

30.6cm (12in)

3VSBSLT

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell CMOS Power

CHA_FAN
3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout

3.2 Layout Contents

Motherboard Settings 1) JEN 2) 3VSBSLT 3) AUDIO_CODEC 4) VIO 5) DSW 6) VID1, VID2, VID3 p.18 JumperFree Mode (JEN) p.18 Vaux Setting (+3V/+3VSB) p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable./Disable.) p.19 I/O Voltage Setting (VIO) p.20 CPU External Frequency Setting p.21 Voltage Regulator Output Setting

Expansion Slots

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 Slot A PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4, PCI5 AGP AMR p.23 p.25 p.31 p.33 p.33 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support Central Processing Unit (CPU) 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Slot

Connectors

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) PS2KBMS PS2KBMS USB PRINTER COM1, COM2 GAME_AUDIO GAME_AUDIO PRIMARY/SECONDARYIDE FLOPPY WOL_CON WOR IDELED PWR_, CPU_, CHA_, F_FAN CD, AUX, VIDEO, MODEM HPHONE IR SMB CHASSIS ATXPWR USBPORT SPDIFOUT p.35 p.35 p.36 p.36 p.36 p.37 p.37 p.38 p.38 p.39 p.39 p.40 p.40 p.41 p.41 p.42 p.42 p.43 p.43 p.44 p.44 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 & 1 (Two 4-pin female) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) Serial Port Connectors (Two 9-pin male) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female) (optional) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 female) (optional) Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pins) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) IDE Activity LED (2 pins) Power Supply, CPU, Chassis Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin) Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4 pins) (optional) Headphone True-Level Line Out Header (3 pins) (optional) Serial Infrared Module Connector (5-1 pins) SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1 pins) ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) USB Connector Set (10-1 pins) Digital Audio Interface Connector (3 pins)

3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents
22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) SPEAKER (PANEL) PWRLED (PANEL) MSGLED (PANEL) RESET (PANEL) PWRSW (PANEL) SMI (PANEL) p.46 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) p.46 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) p.46 System MessageLED Lead (2 pins) p.46 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) p.46 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) p.46 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)
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3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure
Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: Check Motherboard Settings Install Memory Modules Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply

3.4 Motherboard Settings

This section explains in detail how to change your motherboards function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. 5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard.
Motherboard Feature Settings (DSW) Besides jumper settings, some of the motherboards onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switchs position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.

ON 3 4

1. Frequency Selection 2. Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection

K7V-T DIP Switches

3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings
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). IMPORTANT: In JumperFree mode, all DIP switches (DSW) must be set to OFF and VID1, VID2, and VID3 (see 6) Voltage Regulator Output Setting) must be set to [3-4]. Setting JEN Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) Disable (Jumper) [1-2]

DSW ON OFF

K7V-T Jumper Mode Setting
2) PCI 3Volt Setting (3VSBSLT) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices. If you have PCI devices that require auxiliary power, set this jumper to 3 VSB. Setting 3 Volt 3 VSB

K7V-T PCI 3Volt Selection
VID3 VID2 VID1 Jumper Mode Jumper Free (Default) 2 3
3VSBSLT [1-2] [2-3] (default)
Add 3 Volt Add 3 VSB (Default)
3) Onboard Audio Setting (available on audio model only) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jumpers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section). If using an PCI audio expansion card, Onboard AC97 Audio Controller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration | Onboard Peripheral Resource Control must also be disabled. Setting AUDIO CODEC Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3]

Enable

Onboard Audio Codec (Default)

Disable

Onboard Audio Codec

SPK ADN# AUD_EN2 AUD_EN1

K7V-T Audio Codec Setting
4) I/O Voltage Setting (VIO) VIO allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP, PCI, and the CPUs I/O buffer. The default voltage (3.31V) should be used unless processor overclocking requires a higher voltage.

3.30 Volt

3.40 Volt

3.56 Volt

K7V-T VIO Setting
WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer components life. It is strongly recommended that you leave this setting on its default.
5) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM, and the chipset. This allows the selection of the CPUs External frequency. The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPUs Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). IMPORTANT: 1. To use this feature, JEN [see 1) JumperFree Mode (JEN) in 3. HARDWARE SETUP] must be set to Jumper mode or Disable [1-2]. 2. In JumperFree mode, all dip switches (DSW-1DSW-4) must be set to OFF. 3. 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).
K7V-T CPU External Frequency Selection
NOTE: Frequency Multiple settings are not available here because AMD Athlon processors have locked Frequency Multiples. NOTE: The motherboard supports PC100 / PC133 DIMMs or VC SDRAMsfor system memory. Registered DIMMs are not supported (see 3.5 System Memory (DIMM).

103.00MHz 34.33MHz

CPU 100.00MHz PCI 33.33MHz

CPU PCI 105MHz 35MHz

110.00MHz 36.67MHz
External Frequency Table CPU PCI (MHz) (MHz) 100.00 33.33 103.00 34.33 105.110.00 36.[ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] Frequency Selection Switches [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] 4 [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION).
6) Voltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3) 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 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.
VID3 VID2 VID1 2/2.05Volts 1.9/1.95Volts 1.8/1.85Volts 3 4
K7V-T CPU Core Voltage Selection
VID3 VID2 VID1 1.7/1.75Volts 1.6/1.65Volts 1.5/1.55Volts VID3 VID2 VID1 1.4/1.45Volts 1.3/1.35olts CPU Default/ JumperFree (Default)
WARNING! Premature wearing of the processor may result when overclocking. Be sure that the DIMM you use can handle the specified SDRAM MHz or else bootup will not be possible.

3.5 System Memory (DIMM)

NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory. This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3Volt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) of 16, 32, 64, 128MB, 256 or 512MB. to form a memory size between 16MB and 1.5GB. One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard. This motherboard also supports NECs Virtual Channel (VC) SDRAMs. To use the chipsets Error Checking and Correction (ECC) feature, you must use a DIMM with 9 chips per side (standard 8 chips/side + 1 ECC chip). Memory speed setup is recommended through Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD (see 4.4.2 Advanced Chipset Setup). Install memory in any combination as follows: IMPORTANT For optimum signal integrity, inserting the DIMMs in the following order is recommended: DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3. SDRAMs used must be compatible with the current PC133/PC100 SDRAM specification. DO NOT attempt to mix SDRAMs with VCM SDRAMs.
Location DIMM1 (Rows 0&1) DIMM2 (Rows 2&3) DIMM3 (Rows 4&5) 168-pin DIMM SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB Total System Memory (Max 768B) x1 x1 x1 = Total Memory

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures
WARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your 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 disk you created earlier. 2. Boot from the disk you created earlier. 3. At the A:\ prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. 4. At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. 5. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX.XXX, and then press <Enter>. NOTE: To cancel this operation, press <Enter>.
6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.
7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when necessary. This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent your system from booting up. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed.
8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS K7V-T Users Manual 51
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4.2 BIOS Setup Program

This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as 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 future 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 <Delete> 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 <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, 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 <Delete> key after the computer has run through its POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly.

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave
Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, your hard disk drive may be too old or too new. You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually. NOTE: After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS, new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK) and then formatted before data can be read from and write on. Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices
4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives
NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically, select [Auto].
IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the disk will not be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk, you should enter the correct ones manually by setting [User Type HDD]. [User Type HDD]
Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive 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 is enabled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than 504MB in storage capacity. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS K7V-T Users Manual
Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. CHS Capacity This field shows the drives maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drives maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive. This field can also be configured manually. Note that when this field is automatically configured, the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive. Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this 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 increased 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, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]

For motherboards without onboard PCI audio chipset
Game Port Function [Disabled] Enable this field to use the game port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable (200h-207h)] Onboard Legacy Audio Support [Disabled] The onboard chipset is integrated with a SoundBlaster Pro controller. To use it, you must enable this field. Leave on the default setting [Disabled] if you want to use an add-on audio device. NOTE: To display the rest of the setup items, this field must be enabled (as shown above).
Sound Blaster I/O Base Address [220h-22Fh] Sound Blaster IRQ [IRQ5] Sound Blaster DMA [DMA 1] These fields set the I/O address, IRQ, and DMA channel for the Sound Blaster feature. MPU 401 [Enabled] Enable this field if you want to use the MIDI device onboard. MPU 401 I/O Base Address [300h-303h] This sets the I/O address for the onboard MIDI device. FM Enable (388h-38Bh) [Disabled] This field enables or disables the FM modulation feature.
Sound Blaster Emulation [Disabled] Select [Enabled] for this field if you want to use the Sound Blaster emulation feature.

4.4.3 PCI Configuration

Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4/5 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. The setting [Enabled] should correct this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability. SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboards BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card. If the Symbios SCSI card is detected, the motherboards Symbios BIOS will be enabled; if no Symbios SCSI card is detected, the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled. [Disabled] will disable the motherboards Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 70 ASUS K7V-T Users Manual

4.6 Boot Menu

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. 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-100] [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 Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] [LANDesk (R) Service Agent] ASUS K7V-T Users Manual 79

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 [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 Floppy Seek [Disabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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 based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors. The MMX instructions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device 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 initiative involves changes that will occur in the Microsoft Windows operating system, device drivers, hardware, and applications, and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. PC100 SDRAM is Intel's goal is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become a bottleneck to system performance. It is especially important to ensure that the PC memory roadmap evolves together with the performance roadmaps for the processors, I/O and graphics. PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32-bit data bus interface. PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers. PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and furthermore, 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. Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I/O address, DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISA cards. However, configuration of ISA cards is typically done with jumpers that change the decode maps for memory and I/O space and steer the DMA and interrupt signals to different pins on the bus. Further, system configuration files may need to be updated to reflect these changes. Users typically resolve sharing conflicts by referring to documentation provided by each manufacturer. For the average user, this configuration process can be unreliable and frustrating. Plug and play (PnP) BIOS eliminates the ISA add-on card hardware conflict problem. The PnP BIOS uses a memory block to define and remember each card's configuration, which allows the user to change the card's IRQs and DMA in BIOS either automatically or manually. POST (Power On Self Test) When you turn ON the computer, it will first run through 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. PS/2 Port 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. RDRAM 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. ASUS K7V-T Users Manual 109

2. FEATURES Specifications
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 Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. PCI/AMR Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots, which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput), and one Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot (shared), which supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card. Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to the memory and processor. Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Power supply is autodetected to enable/disable suspend-to-RAM. Integrated Infrared (IrDA) Support: Integrated IR supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller. Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) Promise PCI-ATA100 Support: Provides optional support to PCI-ATA/100 controller to provide Ultra DMA/100 solutions. Color-coded Connectors: To enhance user accessibility to system components and to meet PC 99 compliancy, major connectors in this motherboard are color-coded.

AS99127

ASUS ASIC

CHASSIS IR JEN IDELED

PCI Slot 5

Audio Modem Riser (AMR)

USBPORT USB3A USB3

Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase (JTCPU is no longer necessary on motherboards with PCB versions 1.02 and later)

ATA100 IDE Controller

SECONDARY Ultra ATA100 IDE

Row 5 4

SECONDARY IDE

PRIMARY Ultra ATA100 IDE

2Mbit Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS)

FLOPPY

CPU_FAN

PRIMARY IDE

30.6cm (12in)

VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1

CHA_FAN DIP Switches

DSW DSFID

3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout

3.2 Layout Contents

Motherboard Settings
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) DSW JEN AUDIOCODEC 3VSBSLT VIO DSW 15 or 1-4 DSFID 16 VID1/VID2/VID3/VID4 System Memory DIMM1/2/3 Socket 462 (Socket A) PCI1/2/3/4/5 AGP PRO AMR p. 18 p. 18 p. 19 p. 19 p. 20 p. 21 p. 22 p. 23 p.24 p.25 p.26 p.27 p.29 p.30 DIP Switches JumperFree Mode (JumperFree/Jumper Mode) Onboard Audio Setting (Enable/Enable) PCI 3Volt Setting (3 Volt/3 VSB) I/O Voltage Setting (3.35 Volt/3.56 Volt/3.69 Volt) CPU External Frequency Setting CPU Core: BUS Frequency Multiple Voltage Regulator Output Setting System Memory Support DIMM Memory Module Support CPU Support 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot PS/2 Mouse Port Connector (6-pin female) PS/2 Keyboard Port Connector (6-pin female) Universal Serial Bus Connectors 0 & 1 (Two 4-pin female) Serial Port Connector (9-pin male) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) Game/MIDI Connector (15-pin female) (optional) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 female) (optional) Floppy Disk Drive Port Connector (34 pins) IDE Connectors (Four 40-1 pins)

Expansion Slots/Sockets

Connectors
PS2KBMS p.31 PS2KBMS p.31 USB p.32 COM1/COM2 p.32 PRINTER p.32 GAME_AUDIO p.33 GAME_AUDIO p.33 FLOPPY p.33 PRIMARY IDE p.34 SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY ATA100 SECONDARY ATA100 CHASSIS p. 35 IR p. 35 WOL_CON p. 36 WOR p. 36 PWR_, CPU_,CHA_FAN p. 37 F_FAN CD_IN, AUX, MODEM p. 38

10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15)

Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1 pins) Infrared Module Connector (5 pins) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) Chassis, Power Supply, CPU, F_ Fan Connectors (3 pins) Internal Audio Connectors (4 4-pin) (optional)

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3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents
16) MIC2 17) USB3A, USBPORT, USB3 18) SMB 19) ATXPWR 20) JTPWR 21) IDELED 22) PWR.LED (PANEL) 23) SPEAKER (PANEL) 24) MSG.LED (PANEL) 25) SMI (PANEL) 26) PWR.SW (PANEL) 27) RESET (PANEL) p. 38 Internal Microphone Header (3 pins) (optional) p. 39 USB Headers (5-1 pins / 10-1 pins) p. 39 p. 40 p. 40 p. 41 p. 42 p. 42 p. 42 p. 42 p. 42 p. 42 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) IDE Activity LED (2 pins) System Power LED Lead (3 pins) System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) System Message LED (2 pins) System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

A7V Socket 462 (Socket A)

LEVER LOCK

AMD Athlon

3.7 Expansion Cards

WARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure
1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer systems cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. Keep the bracket for possible future use. 3. Carefully align the cards connectors and press firmly. 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer systems cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (see 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards
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 will 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 System Timer Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) System CMOS/Real Time 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 Numeric Data Processor 14* 9 Primary IDE Channel 15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.

Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard
PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP Pro slot Onboard USB controller Onboard audio/AMR Promise ATA100 SMBus INT-A shared shared INT-B shared shared INT-C shared shared INT-D shared shared shared
3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro)
This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) slot to support AGP/AGP Pro graphics cards, such as an ASUS AGP-V6800DDR/64M. CAUTION! To avoid damaging your AGP/AGP Pro graphics card, your computers power supply should be unplugged before inserting your graphics card into the slot.
A7V Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO)
CAUTION! The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a safety tab on the 20-pin bay for use with AGP cards without a retention notch. DO NOT remove this tab if you will be using such cards; removing may cause these cards to shift, which may cause damage to your card, slot, and motherboard. Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card. Use a rigid tip, such as a pen tip, to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay.

Removing the tab

AGP Card without Retention Notch

TOP VIEW

20-pin bay Rib (inside slot) 28-pin bay
3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot
This connector supports a specially designed audio and/or modem card called an AMR. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboards system chipset. This provides an upgradeable audio and/or modem solution at an incredibly low cost. There are two types of AMR, one defined as primary and another defined as secondary. This motherboard uses the primary channel so that a secondary AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC. The motherboards onboard CODEC must be disabled when using a primary AMR. IMPORTANT: The AMR slot of this motherboard shares the same expansion slot as PCI Slot 5. Because of this and its location, the slot can only accept a specially designed AMR card (optional). The components of a standard AMR card and its bracket face toward the edge of the motherboard while those of the speciallydesigned card face the expansion slots. For availability, see your vendor or dealer.

ASUS MR-1

Unlike that of standard cards, the component side of the specially-designed AMR card faces the motherboards expansion slots when the card is installed

Other options for Type: 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 using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press the <Esc> key to exit back to the Main menu. When the Main menu appears, you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured.

4.3.2 Keyboard Features

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 displaying the first and second characters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] 56 ASUS A7V Users Manual
Language [English] This allows selection of the BIOS displayed language. Currently only English is available. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the passwords. To set the password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>. Type in a password and press <Enter>. You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. To confirm the password, type the password again and press the <Enter>. 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 <Enter>. The same dialog box as above will appear. Press <Enter> and the password will be 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. The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all configuration fields. Forgot the Password? If you forgot the password, you can clear the password 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) Unplug your computer, (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences.

Short solder points to Clear CMOS

A7V Clear RTC RAM

Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. ASUS A7V Users Manual 57

4.4 Advanced Menu

Operating Frequency Setting [User Define] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode, this field allows you to configure the external frequency of your CPU. Select [User Define] if you want to make changes to the CPU Clock Multiplier or the CPU Frequency field. When [Standard] is selected, the Clock Mutliplier will be fixed and the CPU (external) Frequency will be fixed at 100MHz. Configuration options: [Standard] [User Define] CPU Clock Multiplier (if Operating Frequency Setting is set to [User Define]) This feature signals the CPU and North Bridge to initialize the power sequence. Select the desired multiplier appropriate for your system. CPU Frequency (if Operating Frequency Setting is set to [User Define]) This feature tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus. Select the desired frequency appropriate for your system. NOTE: The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus clock multiple equals the CPU speed (the CPUs internal frequency). Selecting a frequency higher than what the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash. See System Hangup later in this section.
4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu
DRAM Frequency This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Frequency. This must be set in conjunction with CPU (external) Frequency to match the speed of your SDRAM. When you press <Enter> on this field, the first available option in the pop-up menu equals the CPU Frequency you select for the previous field, and the second available option is the CPU Frequency multiplied by 4/3. To maintain and ensure system stability, DRAM Frequency is set to [100 MHz] when the BIOS setup default settings are loaded/ selected. System Performance Setting [Optimal] This function controls settings related to system memory performance. When [Optimal] is selected, DRAM bank interleave, 4k page, and burst refresh will be enabled to boost system performance. For more system stability, select [Normal]. Configuration options: [Optimal] [Normal] CPU Vcore Setting [Auto] In JumperFree mode, this field allows you to select the core voltage supplied to the CPU. Leave on [Auto] to use the CPU default setting. If you want to set it manually, select [User Define], go to the subsequent CPU Vcore field, and refer to your CPU documentation to make the configuration.

Game Port Function [Disabled] Enable this field to use the game port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable (200h-207h)] Onboard Legacy Audio Support [Disabled] The onboard chipset is integrated with a SoundBlaster Pro controller. To use it, you must enable this field. Leave on the default setting [Disabled] if you want to use an add-on audio device. NOTE: To display the rest of the setup items, this field must be enabled (as shown below).
Sound Blaster Emulation [Disabled] Select [Enabled] for this field if you want to use the Sound Blaster emulation feature. Sound Blaster I/O Base Address [220h-22Fh] Sound Blaster IRQ [IRQ5] Sound Blaster DMA [DMA 1] These fields set the I/O address, IRQ, and DMA channel for the Sound Blaster feature. MPU 401 [Enabled] Enable this field if you want to use the MIDI device onboard. MPU 401 I/O Base Address [300h-303h] This sets the I/O address for the onboard MIDI device. FM Enable (388h-38Bh) [Disabled] This field enables or disables the FM modulation feature.

4.4.3 PCI Configuration

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. The setting [Enabled] should correct this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability. SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboards BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card. If the Symbios SCSI card is detected, the motherboards Symbios BIOS will be enabled; if no Symbios SCSI card is detected, the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled. [Disabled] will disable the motherboards Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS A7V Users Manual 67
4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration
Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4/5 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15]
USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [Enabled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion
IRQ XX Reserved for Legacy Device [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) device. The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that the legacy Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if a legacy device is using that IRQ. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes]

Exit Discarding Changes

This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for confirmation before exiting.

4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu

NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.

Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to load default values. You can now 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 values you previously saved. After selecting this option, a confirmation is requested. 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 changes. After selecting this option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM.

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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 option, you must run the FastTrack (tm) Simple BIOS before installing the OS. (SEE: Section 5.5

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 Wizard 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.

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 internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

Utility

Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable.
6.1.3 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.
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.
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.
6.2.1 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.
6.2.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel
Minimize Zoom About Eject Help Power Off
Stop Backward Scan Backstep Frame Previous Stop Forward Scan Step Frame Next Play
Configuration i-Power! CD Mode Shuffle
Increase Volume Mute Decrease Volume

Karaoke

Next angle

Next audio stream

Next subtitle

Add bookmark

Capture frame

Repeat

Go to bookmark
6. S/W REFERENCE ProbePowerPlayer
6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE

6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD

CyberLink PowerDVD is the flagship of CyberLinks 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. With the iPower Internet Enabling feature, PowerDVD opens DVD enthusiasts to on-line DVD resources via the PowerDVD Desktop Portal Page.
6. S/W REFERENCE PowerDVD
6.3.1 Starting CyberLink PowerDVD
To start CyberLink PowerDVD, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then CyberLink PowerDVD, and then click PowerDVD.
6.3.2 CyberLink PowerDVD User Interface

Main Display

Minimize Exit

Control Panel (closed)

Full Screen / CD/File Control Video Window Mode Wheel Functions

6.4.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface
Exit Minimize Help Video Mail Wizard Start Playback Snapshot to File Video Configuration Stop Recording / Playback Start Recording Pause Save Video File Send Mail Load Video File Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume

7. APPENDIX

7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card
LAN Activity Output Signal

Intel Chipset

Wake on LAN Output Signal

Motherboard type

If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of ASUS. If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to Other. Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboards WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the motherboard. Connect the LAN activity output signal (LAN_LED) to the system cabinets front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity.
7. APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card

7.1.1 Features

Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) Wake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev. 2.1 specifications Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX interfaces Fully supports 10BASE-T & 100BASE-TX operations through a single RJ45 port Supports 32-bit Bus Master Technology / PCI Rev. 2.1 Enhancements on ACPI & APM Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev. 1.0, ACPI Rev. 1.0, and Device Class Power Management Rev. 1.0 IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation for 10Mbps/100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates. Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions Plug and Play
7.1.2 Software Driver Support
NetWare ODI Drivers - Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, DOS, OS/2 Client NDIS 2.01 Drivers - Microsoft LAN Manager, Microsoft Windows 3.11, IBM LAN Server NDIS 3.0 Drivers - Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 3.11
7.1.3 Question and Answer
Q: What is Wake-On-LAN ? A: The Wake-On-LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on systems supporting Wake-On-LAN by simply sending a wake-up frame. With this feature, remotely uploading/downloading data to/from systems during off-peak hours will be feasible. Q: What can Wake-On-LAN do for you ? A: Wake-On-LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload, provide flexibility to the system administrators job, and then of course save you time-consuming efforts and costs. Q: What components does Wake-On-LAN require to be enable? A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capability, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame.

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. Reboot means to restart your computer. When using Windows 95 or later, selecting 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 interrupting 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. COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports. Pointing devices, 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 III FC-PGA and CeleronPPGA), 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 computers 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, including Windows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources 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) There are several different types of DRAM such as, EDO DRAM (Extended Data Output DRAM), SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM), and RDRAM (Rambus DRAM). Flash ROM The flash ROM is designed to be a resident program and can be updated by a specific programming method. Normally, the flash ROM is used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS. Since the contents of flash ROM can be modified, users are able to update the BIOS by themselves. 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.

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 based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors. The MMX instructions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device 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 initiative involves changes that will occur in the Microsoft Windows operating system, device drivers, hardware, and applications, and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. PC100 SDRAM is Intel's goal is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become a bottleneck to system performance. It is especially important to ensure that the PC memory roadmap evolves together with the performance roadmaps for the processors, I/O and graphics. PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32-bit data bus interface. PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers. PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and furthermore, 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. Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I/O address, DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISA cards. However, configuration of ISA cards is typically done with jumpers that change the decode maps for memory and I/O space and steer the DMA and interrupt signals to different pins on the bus. Further, system configuration files may need to be updated to reflect these changes. Users typically resolve sharing conflicts by referring to documentation provided by each manufacturer. For the average user, this configuration process can be unreliable and frustrating. Plug and play (PnP) BIOS eliminates the ISA add-on card hardware conflict problem. The PnP BIOS uses a memory block to define and remember each card's configuration, which allows the user to change the card's IRQs and DMA in BIOS either automatically or manually. POST (Power On Self Test) When you turn ON the computer, it will first run through 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. PS/2 Port 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. RDRAM 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. ASUS A7V Users Manual 99