ASUS K7V User Manual

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K7V

Slot A Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

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Product Name: K7V
Manual Revision: 1.01 E533
Release Date: April 2000

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7

1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7

1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7

2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8

2.1 The ASUS K7V Motherboard..................................................... 8

2.1.1 Specifications..................................................................... 8

2.1.1.1 Optional Components .................................................. 9

2.1.2 Performance ..................................................................... 10

2.1.3 Intelligence (only with optional hardware monitor) ........ 11

2.2 K7V Motherboard Components................................................ 12

3. HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14

3.1 K7V Motherboard Layout......................................................... 14

3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15

3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17

3.4 Motherboard Settings................................................................ 17

3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 22

3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 22

3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation ............................................ 23

3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................................. 25

3.6.1 Quick CPU Installation Procedure................................... 25

3.6.2 Attaching the Heatsink..................................................... 26

3.6.3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism................ 26

3.6.4 Installing the Processor .................................................... 26

3.6.5 Removing the Processor .................................................. 28

3.6.6 Smart Thermal Solutions ................................................. 29

3.6.7 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot A Processors .............. 30

3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 31

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure............................ 31

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 31

3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro)....................... 33

3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 33

3.8 External Connectors.................................................................. 35

3.9 Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ 47

4. BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 49

4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS......................................... 49

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 49

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures.............................................. 50

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CONTENTS

4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 53

4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 54

4.2.2 Legend Bar....................................................................... 54

4.3 Main Menu................................................................................ 56

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 57

4.3.2 Keyboard Features ........................................................... 60

4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 62

4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 65

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 67

4.4.3 PCI Configuration............................................................ 70

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 73

4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 74

4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 76

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor............................................................ 78

4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 79

4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 81

5. SOFTWARE SETUP....................................................................... 83

5.1 Operating Systems .................................................................... 83

5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation................................. 83

5.2 K7V Series Motherboard Support CD...................................... 84

5.3 Registry patch for VIA Chipset................................................. 85

5.4 VIA PCI IRQ Routing Miniport Driver .................................... 86

5.5 AUDIO Driver (only with onboard audio option) ...................... 87

5.6 PC-cillin 98 ............................................................................... 88

5.7 Acrobat Reader Vx.x ................................................................ 89

5.8 IDE Driver ................................................................................ 90

5.9 AGP Miniport Driver ................................................................ 91

5.10 ASUS PC Probe x ..................................................................... 92

5.11 YAMAHA XGStudio (only with onboard audio option).......... 93

5.12 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 94

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ........................................................... 95

6.1 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 95

6.2 YAMAHA XGStudio.............................................................. 100

7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 103

7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 103

7.2 Modem Riser........................................................................... 105

7.3 Glossary .................................................................................. 107

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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 ap-

proved 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 numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist

2. FEATURES Product information and specifications

3. HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard

4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software

5. SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software

7. APPENDIX Optional items and general reference

1.2 Item Checklist

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

Sections/Checklist

1. INTRODUCTION

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 User’s 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.

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2.1 The ASUS K7V Motherboard

The ASUS K7V 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 AMD Athlon™ processors—

2. FEATURES

Specifications

• North Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT8371™ system controller supports a

• South Bridge System Chipset: VIA VT82C686A PCIset with PCI Super I/O

2. FEATURES

including 1GHz— designed for the AMD Athlon™ Processor Module (242-pin
Slot 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.

integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode
data transfer rates of up to 66.6MB/sec.

• Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot V irus 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 sup-

port 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 fre-

quency 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 processor’s 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 expan-

sion 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.

• AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports a very affordable audio

and/or modem riser card.

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2. FEATURES

• 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: T o enhance user accessibility to system components and

to meet PC 99 compliancy , major connectors in this motherboard are color -coded.

Specifications

2. FEATURES

2.1.1.1 Optional Components

The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase.

• Onboard Audio: Hardware AC’97 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.

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2. FEATURES

Performance

2. FEATURES

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 mas-

ter buses to memory to CPU.

• VCM/SDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports a new gen-

eration memory, NEC’s 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) Synchronous
Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which is compatible to the indus­try standard SDRAM. The VCM’s core design provides up to 50% higher
SDRAM speed at reduced power consumption of about 30%. This motherboard
also supports standard SDRAM, which increases the data transfer rate (1.064GB/s
max using PC133-compliant SDRAMs and 800MB/s max using 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.

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2. FEATURES

2.1.3 Intelligence (only with optional hardware monitor)

• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system

damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.

• Voltage Monitoring and Alert: Processor and system voltage levels are moni-

tored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage speci­fications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to
ensure proper system configuration and management.

• Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep
mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is

an important feature to implement silent PC systems.

• Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer with this
motherboard to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem.
With this feature, users can access their computer from anywhere in the world!

Intelligence

2. FEATURES

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2. FEATURES

Components

2. FEATURES

2.2 K7V Motherboard Components

See opposite page for locations.

Location

Processor Support Slot A for AMD Athlon™ Processors ...................................... 1

Frequency Selection DIP Switches .......................................... 5

Chipsets/Chips North Bridge: VIA VT8371™

(System Controller) .................................................................. 2

South Bridge/Super I/O: VIA VT82C686A™

(PCI-to-ISA Bridge) ............................................................... 12

2Mb Programmable Flash EEPROM ....................................... 9

Main Memory Maximum 1.5GB support

3 DIMM Sockets ...................................................................... 3

PC133 SDRAM / VC133 VCM support

Expansion Slots 5 PCI Slots .............................................................................. 18

1 AGP Pro Slot ....................................................................... 20

1 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ........................................ 16

System I/O 2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA33/66 Support) ......................... 6

1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector .............................................. 7

1 Serial COM1 Connector ...................................... (Bottom) 24

1 Serial COM2 Connector ...................................... (Bottom) 22

1 Parallel Port Connector ............................................. (Top) 23

USB Connectors (Port 0 & Port 1) ......................................... 25

USB Connectors (Ports 2–3; Ports 4–6 optional)................... 10

1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .............................................. (Top) 26

1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................... (Bottom) 26

Audio AC’97 V2.1 Audio Codec (optional)...................................... 17

Aureal PCI Audio Controller (optional) ................................. 14

Digital Audio Interface Header (optional).............................. 15

1 Joystick/MIDI Connector (on audio model only) .... (Top ) 21

1 Line Out Connector (on audio model only) ........ (Bottom) 21

1 Line In Connector (on audio model only) ........... (Bottom) 21

1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 21

Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector........................................................ 8

Wake-On-Ring Connector ...................................................... 13

Hardware Monitoring Hardware Monitor Chip ......................................................... 11

3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors

Power ATX Power Supply Connector ................................................. 4

Special Feature Onboard LED (Standby Power Warning) ............................... 19

Form Factor ATX, 305mm x 244mm (12” x 9.6”)

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2. FEATURES

K7V Motherboard Component Locations

26
25

24

23

22

21

20
19

1

5

6324

7

2. FEATURES

Component Locations

18
17

14

12

13 8

1116 15

10

9

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.1 K7V Motherboard Layout

24.5cm (9.64in)

PS/2

T: Mouse
B: Keyboard

USB

T: Port0
B: Port1

COM1

Motherboard Layout

3. H/W SETUP

COM2

Line
Out

Line

In

Mic

In

GAME_AUDIO

CPU Core Voltage

CD

HPHONE

MIC2

Audio

Codec

Audio Codec
Setting

AUD_EN2, AUD_EN1)

PARALLEL PORT

Setting (VID)

AUX

VIDEO

MODEM

(SPK, ADN#,

F_FAN

01

CPU_FAN

VIA

VT8371

AGP4X &

CPU S2K-SLOT-A

JTCPU

Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP PRO)

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 4

PC133 Memory

Controller

JTPWR

K7V

®

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

Row

5 4

3 2

PLED

VT82C686A

PCIset

PWR_FAN

VIO

01

01

3VSBSLT

CLRTC

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

ATX Power Connector

DSW

DIP Switches

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

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

1 0

VIA

ASUS

ASIC

with Hardware

Monitor

CMOS Power

CHA_FAN

PRIMARY IDE

IDE

SECONDARY

SMB

JEN

CHASSIS

USBPORT

2Mbit Flash EEPROM

(Programmable BIOS)

FLOPPY

30.6cm (12in)

PCI Slot 5

Audio Modem Riser

(AMR)

AUDIOEN

SPDIFOUT

Aureal

Audio

Chipset

WOR

USB3A

Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.

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USB Hub

Au9254

USB3

IR

IDELED

WOLCON

PANEL

3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.2 Layout Contents

Motherboard Settings

1) JEN p.18 JumperFree™ Mode (JEN)

2) 3VSBSLT p.18 Vaux Setting (+3V/+3VSB)

3) AUDIO_CODEC p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable.../Disable...)

4) VIO p.19 I/O Voltage Setting (VIO)

5) DSW p.20 CPU External Frequency Setting

6) VID1, VID2, VID3 p.21 Voltage Regulator Output Setting

Expansion Slots

1) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 p.23 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support

2) Slot A p.25 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

3) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4, PCI5 p.31 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots

4) AGP p.33 Accelerated Graphics Port

5) AMR p.33 Audio Modem Riser Slot

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS p.35 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female)

2) PS2KBMS p.35 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female)

3) USB p.36 Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 & 1 (Two 4-pin female)

4) PRINTER p.36 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female)

5) COM1, COM2 p.36 Serial Port Connectors (Two 9-pin male)

6) GAME_AUDIO p.37 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female) (optional)

7) GAME_AUDIO p.37 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” female) (optional)

8) PRIMARY/SECONDAR Y IDE p.38 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pins)

9) FLOPPY p.38 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins)

10) WOL_CON p.39 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)

11) WOR p.39 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins)

12) IDELED p.40 IDE Activity LED (2 pins)

13) PWR_, CPU_, CHA_, F_F AN p.40 Power Supply, CPU, Chassis Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin)

14) CD, AUX, VIDEO, MODEM p.41 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4 pins) (optional)

15) HPHONE p.41 Headphone T rue-Level Line Out Header (3 pins) (optional)

16) IR p.42 Serial Infrared Module Connector (5-1 pins)

3. H/W SETUP

Layout Contents

17) SMB p.42 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins)

18) CHASSIS p.43 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1 pins)

19) ATXPWR p.43 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)

20) USBPORT p.44 USB Connector Set (10-1 pins)

21) SPDIFOUT p.44 Digital Audio Interface Connector (3 pins)

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22) SPEAKER (PANEL) p.46 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

23) PWRLED (PANEL) p.46 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

24) MSGLED (PANEL) p.46 System MessageLED Lead (2 pins)

25) RESET (PANEL) p.46 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

26) PWRSW (PANEL) p.46 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

27) SMI (PANEL) p.46 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

Layout Contents

3. H/W SETUP

3. HARDWARE SETUP

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

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 motherboard’s function settings
through the use of switches and/or jumpers.

WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Inte-

grated 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 motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted
through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The
example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.

01

01

01

DSW

3. H/W SETUP

Motherboard Settings

K7V

®

K7V DIP Switches

ON

12

34

1. Frequency Selection

2. Frequency Selection

3. Frequency Selection

4. Frequency Selection

ON

OFF

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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]

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K7V 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 3VSBSLT

3 Volt [1-2]
3 VSB [2-3] (default)

01

01

01

K7V

®

Jumper Mode Jumper Free

12

DSW

OFF

VID3
VID2
VID1

ON

12

34

34

(Default)

2

3

JEN

01

01

01

3VSBSLT

2

1

Add 3 Volt Add 3 VSB

K7V

®

K7V PCI 3Volt Selection

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2

3

(Default)

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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 AC’97 Audio Con-

troller in 4 .4.5 Peripheral Setup 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]

01

01

01

K7V

®

Enable

Onboard

Audio Codec

(Default)

2
1

Disable

Onboard

Audio Codec

ADN#

SPK

3
2

AUD_EN2

AUD_EN1

SPK

ADN#

AUD_EN1

K7V Audio Codec Setting

AUD_EN2

4) I/O Voltage Setting (VIO)

VIO allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP, PCI,

and the CPU’s I/O buffer. The default voltage (3.31V) should be used unless
processor overclocking requires a higher voltage.

01

01

01

VIO

3

12

3.30 Volt

K7V

®

2

3

3.40 Volt

4

3.56 Volt

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Motherboard Settings

K7V VIO Setting

WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may re-

sult in the shortening of your computer component’s life. It is strongly recom-
mended that you leave this setting on its default.

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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 CPU’s External frequency. The
CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’s
Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed).

IMPORTANT:

1. To use this feature, JEN [see 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) in 3. HARD-
WARE SETUP] must be set to Jumper mode or Disable [1-2].

2. In JumperFree mode, all dip switches (DSW-1–DSW-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).

Motherboard Settings

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K7V 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).

01

01

01

K7V

®

DSW

CPU

CPU

PCI

PCI

ON

12

34

100.00MHz

33.33MHz

ON

12

34

105MHz

35MHz

ON

12

34

103.00MHz

34.33MHz

ON

12

34

110.00MHz

36.67MHz

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External Frequency Table

CPU PCI Frequency Selection Switches

(MHz) (MHz) 1234

100.00 33.33 [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]

103.00 34.33 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON]

105.00 35 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF]

110.00 36.67 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CON-
TACT INFORMATION).

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.

6) Voltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3)

This jumpers allow you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. It is recom-

mended 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.

3214 3214 3214

2/2.05Volts

3214 3214 3214

1.7/1.75Volts
3214 3214 3214

1.4/1.45Volts 1.3/1.35olts

1.9/1.95Volts

1.6/1.65Volts

1.8/1.85Volts

1.5/1.55Volts

CPU Default/

JumperFree

(Default)

01

01

01

K7V

®

K7V CPU Core Voltage
Selection

VID3
VID2
VID1

VID3
VID2
VID1

VID3
VID2
VID1

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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 Ac-
cess 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 NEC’s V irtual Channel (VC)
SDRAMs.

To use the chipset’s 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 T iming by SPD
(see 4.4.2 Advanced Chipset Setup).

Install memory in any combination as follows:

System Memory

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IMPORTANT

Location 168-pin DIMM Total Memory

DIMM1 (Rows 0&1) SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB x1
DIMM2 (Rows 2&3) SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB x1
DIMM3 (Rows 4&5) SDRAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB x1

3.5.1 General DIMM Notes

• This motherboard supports SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the

• This motherboard does NOT support registered memory.

• SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Ex-

• BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen.

• Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128, 256MB; double-sided come in 32,

•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.

Total System Memory (Max 768B) =

memory of choice for best performance vs. stability.

tended Data Output) chips.

64, 128, 256, 512MB.

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3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation

Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either
side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMM mod­ules are longer and have different pin contact on each side and therefore have a
higher pin density. SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides.

0 1

0 1

0 1

88 Pins

K7V

®

60 Pins

20 Pins

Lock

K7V 168-Pin DIMM Sockets

The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. T o determine the DIMM
type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below).

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System Memory

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

DRAM Key Position

RFU

Buffered

Unbuffered

Voltage Key Position

5.0V

Reserved

3.3V

The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left, center , or right to identify
the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot
on the motherboard. You must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before pur­chasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals.

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3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only. The ap­pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following
examples.

Your K7 Series motherboard provides a Slot A connector for an AMD Athlon™
processor.

AMD Athlon™ processor with heatsink and fan (top view)

3.6.1 Quick CPU Installation Procedure

1. Attach the heatsink to the processor with thermal grease and retention clip.
The recommended heatsinks (see section on recommended heatsinks for your
processor are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the fan connec­tors on the motherboard.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s

heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout sufficient
circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the
motherboard. You may install an auxiliary chassis fan, if necessary.

2. Install the Universal Retention Mechanism onto the motherboard.

3. Insert the processor.

CPU

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3.6.2 Attaching the Heatsink

NOTE: If provided, you should follow the heatsink attachment instructions that
came with your heatsink or processor. The following steps are provided only as a
general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink.

1. Attach the heatsink to the processor core with a good quality thermal interface
material.

2. Mount the heatsink to the processor package.
Push the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor

and the other direction to release.

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CPU

Lock Arm

WARNING! Make sure the heatsink is mounted tightly against the SECC; oth-

erwise, the CPU will overheat. You may install an auxiliary fan to provide ad­equate circulation across the processor’s passive heatsink.

Lock Arm

3.6.3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism

Your motherboard comes with a set of Universal Retention Mechanism (URM),
which supports Athlon processors. There are two types of URMs: (A) With Inte­grated Retainer Pins and (B) With Separate Retainer Pins.

URM (A) URM (B)

Integrated Retainer Pins

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1. Place the motherboard on the anti-static foam that was shipped with the mother­board. Do not place the motherboard on a hard surface while installing the URM
as the black fastener sleeves must protrude through the bottom of the mother­board.

2. Locate the Slot A connector on the motherboard.

3. Position the retention mechanism on either side of the Slot A connector.

4. Making sure that the top retainer pins are not pushed in, press down on the
retention brackets until the black fastener sleeves fit snugly against the board.

WARNING! Installing the URM while the retainer pins are pushed in will not

only cause the URM to be installed improperly but will also damage the URM.

5. Push the four retainer pins completely down into the black fastener sleeves until
the head of each pin is securely seated.

3.6.4 Installing the Processor

NOTE: The following steps assume that you have already attached the heatsink and
installed the URM into your motherboard.

1. Make sure that the processor substrate key is aligned with the Slot A connector key .

Connector Key

CPU

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2. Push down firmly but gently the processor into the URM until it snaps into place.
NOTE: The processor edge fingers must be kept parallel to the connector or else

misalignment will occur.

Secure the assembly in place by pushing the two locks outward so that the locks
show through the retention mechanism’s lock holes.

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Locked Position
(push upward)

Lock hole

CPU fan cable to
fan connector

CPU

3.6.5 Removing the Processor

Push the two locks inward to disengage the latch feature and firmly lift the assembly
out of the URM.

Push lock inward

CPU fan cable to
fan connector

CAUTION! You may wear gloves to protect your hands from the sharp edges

when removing processors.

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3.6.6 Smart Thermal Solutions

Two smart solutions to Slot A CPU thermal problems are available from ASUSTeK
COMPUTER INC.: the ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-K7F AN and the ASUS P2T-

Cable.
ASUS S-K7FAN

Thermal Cable
(2 black wires)

CPU Fan Cable
(3 colored wires)

The optional ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-K7FAN is a
CPU fan for a processor packaged in a Single Edge Con­tact Cartridge (SECC). Unlike other CPU thermal solu­tions, the ASUS S-K7F AN has an integrated thermal sen­sor located near the center of the CPU heat source. The
sensor is optimized to give the most accurate reading of
the CPU temperature, thus provides the best protection to
your computer system.

To Use the ASUS S-K7FAN

See 2. Attach the Heatsink on the preceding page for the relevant procedures. Note
that the S-K7FAN comes with a rock arm design for easy FAN/CPU installation.

ASUS P2T-Cable

The optional ASUS P2T-Cable can be
used for a processor packaged in an

Sensor

SECC2/SECC/SEPP.

CPU

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NOTE: The ASUS P2T -Cable can only

Sensor Connector Plug

be used in a Slot A motherboard with a
2-pin thermal sensor connector.

To Use the ASUS P2T-Cable

NOTE: The following procedures assume that you have properly attached a
heatsink onto an SECC2/SECC/SEPP.

1. Simply peel off the tab from the sensor and then stick the sensor near the middle
edge of the boxed processor heatsink with fan, as indicated.

Tab

Sensor

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CPU

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WARNING! Do not insert the sensor between the processor and heatsink, other -

wise, it will cause damage to the P2T-Cable.

IMPORTANT! Accurate readings are guaranteed only for the ASUS Smart Fan.

2. Connect the P2T-Cable to the CPU thermal sensor connector (JTCPU).

01

01

01

Thermal Sensor
for CPU

JTPWR

Thermal Sensor
for Power Supply

K7V

®

K7V Thermal Sensor Connectors

JTCPU

NOTE: If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its ther­mal sensor cable to JTPWR.

3.6.7 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot A Processors

The recommended heatsinks for the Slot A processors are those with three-pin fans,
such as the ASUS Smart Fan, that can be connected to the motherboard’s CPU fan
connector . These heatsinks dissipate heat more efficiently and with an optional hard­ware monitor, they can monitor the fan’s RPM and use the alert function with the
Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) or the ASUS PC Probe software.

SECC Heatsink & Fan

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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 system’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you
intend to use. Keep the bracket for possible future use.

3. Carefully align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary
(such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP)

7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.

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.

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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

0 1 System Timer
1 2 Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3* 11 Communications Port (COM2)
4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)
5* 13
6 14 Floppy Disk Controller
7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1)

Expansion Cards

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8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9* 4 ACPI Mode when enabled
10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 8 Numeric Data Processor
14* 9 Primary IDE Channel
15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

*These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard

Interrupt requests are shared as shown by the following table:

PCI slot 1 shared ———
PCI slot 2 — not shared ——
PCI slot 3 ——shared —

INT-A INT-B INT-C INT-D

PCI slot 4 ———shared
PCI slot 5 ———shared
AGP slot shared ———
Onboard USB controller ———shared
Onboard AC’97/MC’97 codec/AMR ——shared —

IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers sup-

port “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.

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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! T o avoid damaging your AGP/AGP Pro graphics card, your computer’s

power supply should be unplugged before inserting your graphics card into the slot.

01

01

01

AGP Card without Retention Notch

K7V

®

TOP VIEW

20-pin bay

Rib (inside slot) Rib

K7V Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO)

28-pin bay

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
ONL Y when you will be using an AGP Pr o card. Use a rigid tip,
such as a pen tip, to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay.

Removing the tab

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 motherboard’s sys-
tem 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 motherboard’s
onboard CODEC (optional) must be disabled when using a primary AMR.

NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard.

01

01

01

3. H/W SETUP

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K7V

®

K7V Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot

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3.8 External Connectors

WARNING! 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.

IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to

Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connec­tor on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on
floppy disk drives. Check the connectors before installation because there may
be exceptions. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm (18 in.), with the sec­ond drive connector no more than 15 cm (6 in.) from the first connector.

1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Green 6-pin PS2KBMS)

The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If one is not
detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Function Control
in 4.4 Advanced Menu.

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

Connectors

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2) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS)
This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This
connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You
may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards.

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

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3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB)

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

USB 0

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1

4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER)
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel
Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration).
NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)

5) Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1/COM2)

One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port
is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an
expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con-
figuration for settings.

COM 1 COM 2

Serial Ports (9-pin Male)

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6) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional)

You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing
games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio.

Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female)

7) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” GAME_AUDIO) (optional)
Line Out (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak-

ers. Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re-
corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink)
allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice.

MicLine InLine Out

1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors

Connectors
DMA Channels

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8) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE)

These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
Connect the cable’s blue connector to the motherboard’s primary (recommended)
or secondary IDE connector, and then connect the gray connector to your
UltraDMA/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to your
UltraDMA/66 master device. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA/66 devices
be connected to the secondary IDE connector . If you install two hard disks, you
must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accord­ingly . Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS
now supports specific device bootup (see 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup). (Pin

20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using
ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged).

TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon

cables – one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE
connector . You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on
a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup.

IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE

cable for 66MBytes/s transfer rates.

01

01

01

NOTE: Orient the red markings
(usually zigzag) on the IDE
ribbon cable to PIN 1.

K7V

®

K7V IDE Connectors

Primary IDE Connector

PIN 1

Secondary IDE Connector

9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect­ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta-

tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).

01

01

01

FLOPPY

NOTE: Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

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®

PIN 1

K7V Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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10) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON)

This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as
the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up
the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that Wake-On-Lan features are enabled

(see 4.4.3 Power Management) and that your system has an ATX power supply
with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

01

01

01

IMPORTANT: Requires an ATX power
supply with at least 720mA +5 volt
standby power

WOL_CON

K7V

®

Ground

+5 Volt Standby
PME

K7V Wake-On-LAN Connector

11) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR)

This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake-On-Ring output.
The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received
through the internal modem card. NOTE: For external modems, W ake-On-Ring
is detected through the COM port.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that Wake-On-Ring features are enabled

(see 4.4.3 Power Management) and that your system has an ATX power supply
with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

01

01

01

WOR

K7V

®

Ring#

Ground

1

2

Connectors

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12) 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
will cause the LED to light up.

01

01

01

TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not
light, try reversing the 2-pin plug.

K7V

®

K7V IDE Activity LED

IDELED

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Connectors

13) Power Supply (PWR_FAN), CPU (CPU_FAN), Chassis (CHA_FAN /
F_FAN) Fan Connectors (3 pins)

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less. Orientate
the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat
sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the
wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the
black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consid-
eration the polarity of the connector.

NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with
rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC
Probe or Intel LDCM Utility. The Rotation signal is not supported by F_FAN.

WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow

across the CPU and onboard heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard
and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers,

do not place jumper caps over these pins.

F_FAN

01

01

01

PWR_FAN
CPU_FAN

NC

GND

+12V

GND

+12V

Rotation

CHA_FAN

K7V

®

GND

+12V

Rotation

K7V 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power

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14) Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin CD, AUX, VIDEO, MODEM)

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources
as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the
onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector . It
also allows the sharing of mono_in (such as a phone) and mono_out (such as a
speaker) between the onboard audio and a voice modem card.

01

01

01

AUX (White)

Left Audio Channel
Ground

Right Audio Channel

VIDEO (Green)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

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®

CD (Black)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

MODEM

(to Modem)

Modem-In
Ground
Modem-Out
(from Modem)

K7V Internal Audio Connectors

15) Headphone True-Level Line Out Header (3 pin HPHONE) (optional)

This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted headphone to the
motherboard instead of having to attach an external headphone onto the ATX
connectors.

01

01

01

HP OUT LT

GND

K7V

®

1

HP OUT RT

Connectors

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K7V True-Level Line Out Header

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16) Serial Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR)

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. You must also configure the setting through 4.4.5 Peripheral Setup
to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five
pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the
motherboard’s IR connector according to the pin definitions.

01

01

01

IR

1

+5V

GND

IRTX

IRRX

K7V

®

Front View

Back View

IRTX
GND

IRRX

+5V
(NC)

K7V Infrared Module Connector

17) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de­vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus
host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I

2

C
bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the
same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.

01

01

01

Ground

K7V

®

SMBCLK

1

SMB

+5V

SMBDATA

K7V SMBus Connector

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18) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pin CHASSIS)

This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After-market
toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable
components. Two wires should be available from the chassis to connect to this
lead. When any chassis component is removed, the contact should open and the
motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event. The event can then be pro­cessed by software, such as LDCM.

IMPORTANT: If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be

placed over the pins to prevent unnecessary power loss.

01

01

01

K7V

®

Ground

Chassis Signal

1

CHASSIS

K7V Chassis Open Alarm Lead

19) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR)

This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power sup­ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the
proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that your ATX power supply (minimum recommended

wattage: 200 watts; 235W for a fully-configured system) can supply at least 20
amperes on the +5-volt lead and at least 10mA (750mA recommended) on the +5­volt standby lead (+5VSB). Your system may become unstable/unreliable and may
experience difficulty in powering up if your power supply is inadequate. For W ake­On-LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 750mA +5VSB.

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01

01

01

K7V

®

K7V ATX Power Connector

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+12.0Volts

+5V Standby

Power Good

Ground

+5.0 Volts

Ground

+5.0 Volts

Ground
+3.3 Volts
+3.3 Volts

+5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts

-5.0 Volts
Ground
Ground
Ground
Power Supply On
Ground

-12.0Volts
+3.3Volts

ATX

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20) USB Connector Set (10-1 pin USBPORT)

If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate, a USB connector set is
available midboard. If you want to use this connector, you need to use the bundled
external connector set. The external connector set connects to the 10-1 pin block
and mounts to an open slot on your computer’s chassis. For more peripheral
connectivity, two additional USB ports are supported midboard.

01

01

01

K7V

®

USBPORT

USB3A

(Optional)

USB Power

USB Power

USBP2–

USBP2+

15
610

GND

USBP-

Optional USB

NC

GND

USBP+

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USB3

(Optional)

K7V USB Ports

GND

USBP3–

USBP3+

USB Power

21) Digital Audio Interface Connector (3-pin SPDIFOUT) (optional)

This optional connector is the digital link between the motherboard and your
devices, such as CD player, sampler , or DAT recorder . It allows the digital trans­mission of audio data in SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) format.

01

01

01

SPDIFOUT

K7V

®

+5V

Ground

SPDIFOUT

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The following is for items 22–27 (next page)

0 1

0 1

0 1

Power LED

Speaker
Connector

K7V

®

K7V System Panel Connectors

+5 V

+5 V

PLED

Ground

ExtSMI#

TB_LED

PWR

Ground

+5V

Ground

Reset

Ground

Speaker

Ground

Reset SW

Message LED

ATX Power

SMI Lead

*

Requires an ATX power supply.

Switch*

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22) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Two sources
(LINE_OUT and SPEAKER) will allow you to hear system beeps and warn­ings. Only SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps before the integrated
audio has been properly initialized.

23) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWRLED)

This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the
system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.

24) System Message LED Lead (2-pin MSG.LED)

This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The
LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data re­ceived. This function requires an ACPI OS and driver support.

25) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting
your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred
method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply.

26) ATX Power Switch Lead (2-pin PWRSW)

The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead.
Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF.
Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the
system off. The system power LED shows the status of the system’s power.

27) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI)

This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or “Green”
mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life
of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector con­nects to the case-mounted suspend switch. If you do not have a switch for the
connector, you may use the “Turbo Switch.” SMI is activated when it detects a
short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any prob­lems. This may require one or two presses depending on the position of the
switch. W ake-up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will
always allow wake-up (the SMI lead cannot wake up the system).

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3.9 Starting Up the First Time

1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover.

2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the
back of your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge
protector.

5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order:
a. Your monitor
b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on

the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front
of the case.

6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For
ATX power supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power
switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be­tween orange and green after the system’s if it complies with “green”
standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run
power-on tests. While the tests are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps
or additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see any­thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system
may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and con­nections or call your retailer for assistance.

).

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Award BIOS Beep Codes

Beep Meaning

One short beep when No error during POST
displaying logo
Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected
One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card
three short beeps memory bad

High frequency beeps when CPU overheated
system is working System running at a lower frequency

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7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the

* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your

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instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP.

operating system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power
supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting
down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X, click the Start
button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer?
The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down.

NOTE: The message “Y ou can now safely turn of f your computer” will
not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies.

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4.1 Managing and Updating Your 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 Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable
floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a
Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new
BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file
works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your mother­board, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left­hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer
BIOS file.

1. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system
floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS to the
disk.

2. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-
ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk.

NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS
prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that
may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended
that you reboot using a floppy.

3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must
specify “Floppy” as the first item in the boot sequence.

4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.

Updating BIOS

4. BIOS SETUP

IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory

chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there­fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.

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5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press
<Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears.

6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then
press <Enter>.

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures

WARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother-

board and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care­less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems!

4. BIOS SETUP

Updating BIOS

1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or

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

5. T ype the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-

FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details)
and save to the disk you created earlier.

Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears.

XX.XXX, and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: To cancel this operation, press <Enter>.

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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.

Updating BIOS

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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. BIOS SETUP

Program Information

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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.
ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced

features.

POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management

features.

BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to lo-

cate and load the Operating System.

EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the

Setup program.

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard
until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.2 Legend Bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar. The keys in the
legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following
table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and

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functions.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

<F1> or <Alt + H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-

← or → (keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right
↑ or ↓ (keypad arrow) Moves the highlight up or down between fields

- (minus key) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field

+ (plus key) or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
<Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
<Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field
<End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field

Setup

menu

<F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults
<F10> Saves changes and exits Setup

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General Help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also pro­vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim­ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists
the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions.

Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program

See 4.7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the
setup program.

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is
more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use <PgUp> and
<PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help docu­ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page.
To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

Sub-Menu

Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view)
appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that
a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con­tains additional options for a field parameter . To call up a sub­menu, simply move the highlight to the field and press <En­ter>. The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the
legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within
a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the <Esc>
key to return to the main menu.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their
corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub­menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set
default hot key <F5>. While moving around through the Setup program, note that
explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each
menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field.

4. BIOS SETUP

Menu Introduction

NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for
that field.

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4.3 Main Menu

When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:

System Time [XX:XX:XX]

Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time).

4. BIOS SETUP

Main Menu

The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and sec­ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the
<Tab> or <Shift> + <Tab> keys to move between the hour, minute, and
second fields.

System Date [XX/XX/XXXX]

Sets your system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). The
format is month, day , year . Valid values for month, day, and year are Month:
(1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Y ear: (100 year range). Use the <T ab> or <Shift>
+ <Tab> keys to move between the month, day, and year fields.

Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.], Legacy Diskette B [None]

Sets the type of floppy drives installed. Configuration options: [None]
[360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
[2.88M, 3.5 in.]

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode
support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB)
on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A]
[Drive B] [Both]

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4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

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].

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).

4. BIOS SETUP

Master/Slave Drives

Other options for the Type field are:

[None] - to disable IDE devices

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IMPORT ANT: 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]

Master/Slave Drives

4. BIOS SETUP

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].

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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 drive’s maximum CHS capacity calculated automati-
cally by the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Maximum LBA Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum LBA capacity calculated automati-
cally 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]

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Master/Slave Drives

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]

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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

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Main Menu

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]

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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>. T ype in a password and press <Enter>. You can type up
to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o 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.

01

01

01

CLRTC

Short solder points
to Clear CMOS

K7V

®

K7V Clear RTC RAM

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

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]

Main Menu

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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.

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4.4 Advanced Menu

Operating Frequency Setting [Standard]

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 Frequency field. When [Standard]
is selected, CPU (external) Frequency will be fixed at 100MHz. Configu-

4. BIOS SETUP

Advanced Menu

ration options: [Standard] [User Define]

DRAM to CPU Frequency Ratio

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. Configuration options: [3:3] [4:3]

CPU Frequency
(when Operating Frequency Setting is set to [User Define])

This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send
to the system bus and PCI bus. The bus frequency (external
frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU
speed (the CPU’s internal frequency). Note that 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.

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CPU Vcore Setting [Auto]

In JumperFree mode, this feature allows you 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 complete the configuration.

CPU Vcore

In JumperFree mode, when CPU Vcore Setting is set to [User
Define], this field allows you to manually select the core
voltage supplied to the CPU. The picture shown here pro­vides only examples of possible Vcore ranges.

CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]

These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose
[Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled]

This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Vcore

BIOS Update [Enabled]

This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the
processor with the required data. In the default position of [Enabled], the
BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]

The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup.
If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved
for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will
always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto]

USB Legacy Support [Auto]

This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The de­fault of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If de­tected, the USB controller will be enabled. If not detected, the USB control­ler will be disabled. When this field is set to [Disabled], the USB controller
is disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled]

When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than
64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on
[Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced Menu

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Notes for JumperFree Mode

System Hangup

If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power
OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running
at a DRAM-to-CPU frequency ratio of 3:3 and a bus speed of 100MHz. You
will then be led to BIOS setup to adjust the configurations.

JumperFree Mode

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4.4.1 Chip Configuration

Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both]

You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel,
both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec­ondary] [Disabled]

Spread Spectrum Control [Enabled]

Leave on default setting. Spread spectrum typically reduces system electro­magnetic interference (EMI) by 8dB to 10dB.

AGP 4X Drive Strength [Auto]

Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]

AGP Drive Strength P Ctrl [C]

Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F]

AGP Drive Strenght N Ctrl [E]

Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F]

AGP Fast Write [Disabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]

This sets the optimal timings for SDRAM related fields, depending on the
memory modules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which
configures the subsequent 3 items by reading the contents in the SPD (Se­rial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores
critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size,
speed, voltage interface, and module banks. Configuration options: [User
Define] [By SPD]

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Chip Configuration

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SDRAM CAS Latency

This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time
that the data actually becomes available. NOTE: This field will only be dis­played when SDRAM Configuration is set to [User Define].

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the
SDRAM. NOTE: This field will only be displayed when SDRAM Con-
figuration is set to [User Define].

SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay

This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the
read/write command. NOTE: This field will only be displayed when
SDRAM Configuration is set to [User Define].

Delayed Transaction [Enabled]

Enabled, this frees the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards
that normally consume about 50-60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed trans­action. Select [Disabled] for ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant. Con­figuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

PCI to DRAM Prefetch [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Chip Configuration

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Byte Merge [Disabled]

To optimize the data transfer on PCI, this merges a sequence of individual
memory writes (bytes or words) into a single 32-bit block of data. However,
byte merging may only be done when the bytes within a data phase are in a
prefetchable address range. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DRAM Read Latch Delay [0.5 ns]

Configuration options: [0.0 ns] [0.5 ns] [1.0 ns] [2.0 ns]

DRAM Interleave Setting [Auto]

Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]

This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic
data. Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB]
[128MB] [256MB]

Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]

USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technol­ogy for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the dis­play speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable)
if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may
not boot. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC]

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4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration

Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap]

This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of
your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB]

Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]

When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy
disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes. The setup
default [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W]
[Read Only]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3]

These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec­tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configu­ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10]
[Disabled]

UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled]

When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the
second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If
your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connec­tor, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See IrDA-Compliant
Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 External Connectors. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

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I/O Device Config

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Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]

This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you disable this
feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be avail-
able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5]

Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]

This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows
normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel
port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode;
[ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration op­tions: [Normal] [ECP] [EPP] [ECP+EPP]

ECP DMA Select [3]

This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP
mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel
Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] [Disabled]

Onboard Peripheral Resource Control

I/O Device Config

4. BIOS SETUP

Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto]
Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto]

[Auto] allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you are using any
modem/audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard
modem/audio controller will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is de­tected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be disabled. If you have
conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller, you may set the appro­priate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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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 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.

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I/O Device Config

FM Enable (388h-38Bh) [Disabled]

This field enables or disables the FM modulation feature.

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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

PCI Configuration

4. BIOS SETUP

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 motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios
SCSI card. If the Symbios SCSI card is detected, the motherboard’s Symbios
BIOS will be enabled; if no Symbios SCSI card is detected, the onboard
Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled.

[Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s 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]

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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]

VGA BIOS Sequence [PCI/AGP]

If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field allows ¥ou to
select which of the cards will act as your primary graphics card. [AGP/PCI]
uses the AGP card as your primary card. The default, [PCI/AGP], allows
your PCI graphics card to take precedence when detected. Configuration
options: [PCI/AGP] [AGP/PCI]

PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion

IRQ XX Used 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) ISA device. The default value
indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration
Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA device is using that IRQ.
Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes]

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PCI Configuration

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PCI/PNP DMA Resource Exclusion

DMA x Used for Legacy Device [No/ICU]

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each
field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) ISA device. The default
setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an
ICU is being used to determine if an ISA device is using that channel. Con-

PCI Configuration

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figuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes]

PCI/PNP UMB Resource Exclusion

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Reserved MEM Block BASE [No/ICU]

This field allows you to set the base address and block size of an onboard
legacy ISA device that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF
address range. If you have such a device and you are not using an ICU to
specify its address range, select a base address from the six available op­tions; the Reserved MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting
the block size. If you have more than one legacy ISA device onboard that
requires the use of this address range, you can increase the block size to 8K,
16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave
Reserved MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configu­ration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00]

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration

Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled]

This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to
RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information
access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

C8000-DFFFF Shadow [Disabled]

These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you
install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know
which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a
ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount
used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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PCI Configuration

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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.

Power Management [User Define]

This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If
this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function

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Power Menu

regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you
to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system
power will be conserved to its greatest amount. The Suspend Mode field will then
be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings.

This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. [Max Sav­ing] puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv­ity; [Min Saving] is almost the same as [Max Saving] except that the system inactiv­ity period is longer; [Disabled] disables the power saving features; [User Define]
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference. Configuration
options: [User Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving]

IMPORT ANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep

the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by
the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the
statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For
Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM
feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery
and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control
Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box.

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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 off features. The DPMS (Display Power Manage­ment System) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it
supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen (use this
for monitors without power management or “green” features. If set up in your
system, your screen saver will not display with [Blank Screen] selected). [V/
H SYNC+Blank] blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scan-
ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS
Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON]

HDD Power Down [Disabled]

Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac­tivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not affect
SCSI hard drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [3
Min]...[15 Min]

Suspend-to-RAM Capability [Disabled]

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is an energy-saving feature. In Suspend-to-RAM
state, all devices on the computer are turned off, except for the system
RAM. Thus, the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power. [Auto] allows
the BIOS to provide STR support, but to make the STR feature function,
your operating system, device drivers, and power supply all have to support
this feature. Please make sure your power supply can supply at least 720mA
on the +5VSB lead. If your OS, power supply, and the expansion cards you
use on the motherboard do not support the STR function, you may leave
this field on the default setting [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Auto]
[Disabled]

Suspend Mode [Disabled]

Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [30 Sec] [1 Min]... [40 Min]

PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off]

When set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can be used as a normal system
power-off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows
the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will
place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX
switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration
options: [Soft off] [Suspend]

Power Menu

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4.5.1 Power Up Control

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. [Previous State] sets your system back to the
state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled]

Power Up Control

4. BIOS SETUP

[Enabled] [Previous State]

PWR Up On External Modem Act [Enabled]

This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the
computer when the modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off
mode. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com­puter and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made
on the first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the
computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system
to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Wake On LAN or PCI Modem [Disabled]

Wake-On-LAN/PCI Modem allows your computer to be booted from an­other computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface card with W ake-

On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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Automatic Power Up [Disabled]

This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may config­ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Every­day] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. NOTE: Automatic
Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating sys­tems, such as W indows 98, that have ACPI support enabled. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date]

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Power Up Control

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4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
JTPWR Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard),

Hardware Monitor

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CPU and power supply temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary.

CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power
supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM).
The presence of the fans is automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if
necessary.

VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage [xx.xV]

-12V Voltage, -5V Voltage [Ignore]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the
onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary.

NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will
appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for
details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter
SETUP”.

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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 , A T API 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.

Boot Menu

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Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net­work)] [LANDesk (R) Service Agent]

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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

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Boot Menu

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]

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4.7 Exit Menu

Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro­gram, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to
display the following 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.

Exit Saving Changes

Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the
Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM.
The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on
even when the PC is turned off. Once this option is selected, a confirmation
is asked. Select [Yes] to save changes and exit.

NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your
changes, the program will prompt you with a message asking if you want
to save your changes before exiting. Pressing <Enter> will then save changes
while exiting.

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.

Exit Menu

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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 val-
ues 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 [Y es] 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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Exit Menu

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5.1 Operating Systems

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, but
for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must use
Service Pack 3.0 or later.

5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation

When you start W indows for the first time after the installation of your motherboard,
Windows 98 will detect the onboard audio and video chips and may attempt to in­stall a driver from its system registry. When prompted to restart, select No and then
follow the normal setup procedures later in this section.

NOTE: The screen displays in this and the following section may not reflect exactly
the screen contents displayed on your screen.

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5.2 K7V 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. If the menu does not appear, double­click or run D:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:).

5.2.1 Installation Menu

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• Show MB Information: Allows you to view information about your

motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU.

• Browse CD Content: Allows you to view the contents of the CD.

• Registry patch for VIA Chipset: Installs VIA Chipset Functions Registry patch.

• VIA PCI IRQ Routing Miniport Driver: Installs VIA IRQ Routing Miniport Driver .

• AUDIO Driver (Optional): Installs the necessary audio drivers for the onboard

audio CODEC.

• PC-Cillin 98: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. View the online

help for more information.

• Acrobat Reader Vx.x: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to

view user’s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of
this motherboard’s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites.

• IDE Driver: Installs VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver.

• AGP Miniport Driver: Installs the necessary AGP miniport driver under W indows 9x .

• ASUS PC Probe x: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, tem-

perature, and voltages.

• Y AMAHA XGStudio (Optional): Installs the Y amaha XGplayer for playing MIDI

files, audio files, movie files and audio CDs. See online help for more informa­tion.

• EXIT: Exits the CD installation menu.

Additonal CD Content: Flash BIOS writer in the FLASH folder.

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5.3 Registry patch for VIA Chipset

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here and then click

Next to start copying files.

(4) Click here and then click

Finish to restart your
computer.

NOTE: You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is of-

fered, especially if you still want to install other drivers and/or software. You
may not, however, be able to use immediately the devices associated with the
drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled. These drivers are
enabled when Windows starts/restarts.

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5.4 VIA PCI IRQ Routing Miniport Driver

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

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(3) Click here and then click Next

to start copying files.

(4) Click here and then click Finish

to restart your computer.

NOTE: You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is of-

fered, especially if you still want to install other drivers and/or software. You
may not, however, be able to use immediately the devices associated with the
drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled. These drivers are
enabled when Windows starts/restarts.

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5 .5 AUDIO Driver (only with onboard audio option)

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(3) Click here and then click Next

to start copying files.

(4) Click here and then click Finish

NOTE: You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is of-

fered, especially if you still want to install other drivers and/or software. You
may not, however, be able to use immediately the devices associated with the
drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled. These drivers are
enabled when Windows starts/restarts.

(2) Click here.

to restart your computer.

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5.6 PC-cillin 98

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(3) Click here only after you have read

the License Agreement.

(2) Click here.

(4) Setup will proceed with the

installation if no viruses are
found. Click here to start
installation.

(6) & (7) Select the preferred features by

clicking the appropriate buttons.

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(5) Click here.

(8) Insert a floppy disk and then click

here. Once the Emergency Clean disk
is created, click OK.

(9) Click here and then click

Finish to restart.

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5.7 Acrobat Reader Vx.x

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here only after you have read

the License Agreement.

(5) Click here and then click

Finish to restart.

(4) Click here.

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5.8 IDE Driver

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

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(3) Click here and then click

Next.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here and then click

Finish to restart.

(5) Click here.

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5.9 AGP Miniport Driver

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or
double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here and then click

Next.

(4) Click here and then click Finish

to restart.

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5.10 ASUS PC Probe x

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or
double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in­stalled. To uninstall any program, see 5.12 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

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(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(7) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

(8) Click Next and when the Setup

Complete box appears, click Finish to
complete setup.

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5.11 YAMAHA XGStudio (only with onboard audio option)

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

NOTE: Make sure that you have uninstalled any old version of the YAMAHA
SoftSynthesizer/XGplayer before installing this version. If you can’t uninstall your
old version using the procedures in 5.12 Uninstalling Programs, see the
files under the Yamaha folder of your support CD for uninstallation information.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

README.TXT

(3) Fill in the necessary information in the

space provided. When all the
information are filled and the serial
number* is validated, click Next.

(5) Click here. Setup then begins copying

the necessary files, after which a series of
questions will be asked regarding your
preferences. Answer accordingly.

(7) Click here and then OK to

restart your computer.

(4) Click here to accept the

default location.

(6) Click Yes to signify your acceptance

of the conditions of use or license
agreement.

*The product serial number can be found on this
software’s license agreement card.

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5.12 Uninstalling Programs

Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this
function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program.

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(1) Double-click here to open

the Add/Remove Programs
Properties dialog box.

(2) Select the program to

remove and click here.

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6.1 ASUS PC Probe

ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com­puter system’s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem-
peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about
your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU
speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer.

6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe

When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select
whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not. To by­pass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box.

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To open ASUS PC Probe, click the Windows Start button, point to Pro­grams, and then ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx.

The PC Probe icon
that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the
status of your PC.

will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating

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6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe

Monitoring

Monitor Summary

Shows a summary of the items being
monitored.

Temperature Monitor

Shows the PC’s temperature (for
supported processors only).

(Move the slider up to increase the

threshold level or down to decrease

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Temperature Warning

threshold adjustment

the threshold level)

Fan Monitor

Shows the PC’s fan rotation.

Fan Warning

threshold adjustment

(Move the slider up to increase the

threshold level or down to decrease

the threshold level)

Voltage Monitor

Shows the PC’s voltages.

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Settings

Lets you set threshold levels and poll­ing intervals or refresh times of the PC’s
temperature, fan rotation, and voltages.

CPU Cooling System Setup

Lets you select when to enable software CPU

cooling. When When CPU Overheated is selected,

the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the

CPU temperature reaches the threshold value.

History

Lets you record the monitoring activ­ity of a certain component of your PC
for future reference.

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Fan Control

Lets you enable/disable Smart Fan Con­trol. Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan
speed automatically based on the current
CPU temperature and predefined thresh­old.

Information

Hard Drives

Shows the used and free space of the
PC’s hard disk drives and the file allo-
cation table or file system used.

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Memory

Shows the PC’s memory load, memory
usage, and paging file usage.

Device Summary

Shows a summary of devices in your PC.

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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. T o run a program,
click Execute Program. NOTE: This
feature is currently unavailable.

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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.

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6.2 YAMAHA XGStudio

XGplayer

The XGplayer that is installed when you choose this option is an application that is
used to playback multimedia files. The XGplayer allows playback of MIDI files
(.mid, .rmi), audio files (.wav, .mp3), movie files (.avi, .mpg) and audio CDs all
from a single application. With MIDI files, you can mix, arrange (change voices/
effects) and attach MIDI files to e-mails. Also, its links to various Internet services
allows you to listen to music on web sites or purchase music easily.

6.3.1 Using YAMAHA XGplayer

To set up the S-YXG50 SoftSynthesizer to match your system’s performance (for
example, playback sound, quality priority/CPU load reduction priority), click Start,
point to Programs, point to YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50, and then click
S-YXG50 Setup. You may also right-click the YAMAHA SXG Driver icon
the taskbar and then click SoftSynthesizer Setup.

T o get help on the SoftSynthesizer settings, click Start, point to Programs, point to
YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50, and then click S-YXG50 Help.

T o start the YAMAHA XGplayer , click Start, point to Programs, point to YAMAHA
SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50, and then click XGplayer. You may also right-click the

on

YAMAHA SXG Driver icon

on the taskbar and then click XGplayer.

For details on the YAMAHA XGplayer , click the Help icon
You may also right-click the YAMAHA SXG Driver icon

then click SoftSynthesizer Help.

6.3.2 YAMAHA XGplayer Main Panel

Select Next Song

Select Previous Song

Select Final Song

Select Top Song

Version Information

Song Number Display

Power

Setup

Rewind

Fast Forward
Pause

Playback

on the Main Panel.

on the taskbar and

Master Volume Control

Key Control
Tempo Control

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