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® A7N266-E JumperFree ™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB NVIDIA ® nForce 420-D ™ Chipset Socket A Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL.
ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS A7N266-E Manual Revision: 1.00 E901 Release Date: November 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software descri.
ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.
ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 4 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist .......
ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................ 50 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 50 4.3 Main Menu ................
ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard.
8 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 2.1 ASUS A7N266-E Motherboard The ASUS A7N266-E motherboard is a high-performance motherboard powered by AMD ® Athlon ™ XP / Athlon ™ /Duron ™ processors. It sports the new nV idia ® nFor ce 420-D ™ chipset and features GeForce2 MX ™ GPU performance.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2.1.2 Connections • CPU socket: Socket A (462) for Athlon ™ XP / Athlon ™ / Duron ™ processors. • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI slots, (PCI 2.2 compliant) with no ISA.
10 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.4 Performance and Intelligence • UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence • T wo Onboard LEDs: 1) A gr een LED lights up to indicate that power is available onboard. It reminds users that standby power is available. The LED also serves as a reminder to disconnect the power supply when making any change to the configuration.
12 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES M/B Components Location Processor Support Socket A for AMD ® Athlon ™ XP , Athlon ™ and Duron ™ CPUs 1 Chipsets nV idia ® nForce ™ IGP-128 North Bridge ............................
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2.1 Component Locations 23 20 24 22 12 23 5 19 21 25 1 13 6 17 16 14 4 15 8 7 9 10 11 18.
14 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP IR 24.5cm (9.64in) 30.5cm (12.0in) Primary IDE Secondary IDE FLOPPY A7N266-E nVidia MCP-D C.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) LED p . 17 Onboard System Indicators (Green:power / Red: AGP warning) 2) JEN p . 18 Jumperfree Setting (Enable / Disable) 3) BSEL0, BSEL1 p.
16 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 19) PWR.LED p. 42 System Power LED Lead (3 pin) 20) KEYLOCK p. 42 System Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pin) 21) SPEAKER p . 42 System W arning Speaker Lead (4 pin) 22) LED p .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section tells you how to change motherboard function settings through the switches and/or jumpers. 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips.
18 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3) CPU:DRAM Frequency Setting (BSEL0, BSEL1) This jumper sets the external CPU:DRAM frequency ratio for normal operation. The default operates at 100:100 Mhz. Note : T o make any changes to jumper speed settings, the JEN jumper must be set to [1-2].
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 4) V oltage Regulator Output Setting (VID1, VID2, VID3, VID4) This jumpers allow you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. It is recommended to use CPU Default as the CPU core voltage.
20 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 7) Clear R TC RAM (2-pin CLR_R TC) Th is jumper allows you to reset the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powered by the onboard button cell battery .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory 3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support The three DDR DIMM sockets support 2.5 V olt (power level) Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR SDRAM) of 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB to form a memory size between 64MB to 1.
22 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP A7N266-E 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266-E 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.4 General DIMM Memo • See the Configuration Rules on page 21 for essential installation parameters. • DIMMs that have more than 18 chips ar e not supported on this motherboard.
24 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a Socket 462 or Socket A for CPU installation. A fan and heatsink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating. A7N266 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266 Socket 462 LOCK LEVER AMD ™ Athlon CPU NOTCH CPU NOTCH TO INNER CORNER 1.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards. Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards.
26 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Installation 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D INT -E PCI slot 1 shared ———— PCI s.
28 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro slot to support the new generation graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ACR-A6CH card 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Advanced Communications Riser (Slot) This motherboard supplies an Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) slot for communications and audio systems. The A7N266-E motherboard is bundled with an innovative digital audio resource, the ACR-A6CH card.
30 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ACR-A6CH card 3. H/W SETUP ACR-A6CH Hardware Installation Procedure 1. Power OFF your computer . 2. Carefully align the ACR-A6CH card ’ s connector to the ACR slot (PCI 6) and press firmly so that the slot receives all the teeth evenly along the entire length of the card.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.8 Connectors 3.8.1 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout.
32 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. 4) Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 6) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin 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.
34 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 8) Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15-pin GAME) (Optional) This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 9) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet ’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up.
36 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2) These connectors support the UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable supplied with the motherboard.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) CPU Fan, North Bridge Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (CPU, NB, CHA_F AN) The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.
38 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 13) Infrar ed Connector ( 10-1 p i n IrDA) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the CIR and SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through an external infrared module.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 14) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector supplies to an A TX 12V power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes.
40 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-pin CHASSIS) This lead is designed for chassis intrusion detection. It requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor/sensor or microswitch.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP A7N266-E 0 1 0 1 0 1 ® A7N266-E Power Supply Thermal Connector JTPWR Ground JTPWR 17) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector .
42 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Powering Up 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 44 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Powering Up 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in 4.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives CHS Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Of f] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [6/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Frequency Multiple [9.5x] This field is for unlocked processors only and will not be available to standard AMD processors.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto] This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the memory frequency .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP W arning Messages 1. Cause for Hangup: Checksum Error W arning “ The CMOS checksum is incorrect.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timing. The default setting is [By SPD], which automatically configures the timing by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Internal Graphic Over-clocking [Disable] This feature permits the grapical processor to participate in over -clocking. Remember to disable this feature if installing an AGP card to the motherboard.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O 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] Set this field to read and write the floppy disk (R/W).
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ assignments.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI DMA Resource Exclusion DMA x Reserved for Legacy Drive [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the DMA channel displayed for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 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.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] When set to [Soft of f], the A TX switch can be used as a normal system power -of f button when pressed for less than 4 seconds.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature N/A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard), CPU, and JTPWR (power supply) temperatures.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 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.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears.
75 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.
76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.3 A7N266-E 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 .
77 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP • PC-CILLIN 2000: Installs the latest anti-virus protection application. • ADOBE Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software neces- sary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format.
78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD 5.3.3 Manual Installation of Drivers for Windows 98 Use the Device Manager to uninstall all previously installed system drivers that may conflict with the installation and operation of the nV idia ® system drivers .
79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD ITEM 3: PCI Standard Ram Contr oller 1. Go to the Device Manager 2. Select PCI standard RAM Controller in “ System Devices ” 3. Click on “ Properties. ” 4. Click on “ Driver .
80 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS Update 6.1 ASUS Live Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard ’ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP).
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 81 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 82 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe PC Probe 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 3Deep Color 6.3 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CR T or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality . 6. The tuning process is complete.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 88 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.4 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.5.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Programs , and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 91 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data transfers at 100/ 200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 92 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer .
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 93 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX IDE (Integrated Drive Electr onics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices).
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 94 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 95 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.1 Modem Riser 7.2 .1 56K Software Modem The Modem Riser (MR) is a high-speed PC communication peripheral which works with AMC ’ 97/MC ’ 97 compliant codecs.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 96 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 The Modem Riser supports the Plug and Play feature. It allows your computer to automatically set the optimal configurations for the MR and communication software.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 97 INDEX A Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Capability 62 AGP Pro Slot 28 Accessories Modem Riser 95 ACR-A6CH-Audio Card 29 ASUS PC Probe 81 ASUS Update 80 A T API CD-ROM .
98 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual G Glossary 91 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 55 Cylinders 54 Heads 55 LBA Capacity 55 Primary/Secondary Master 53 Primary/Secondary Slave 53 Sectors 54 T ran.
ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual 99 PCI Latency T imer 65 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 65 PIO Mode 55 Ports. See Connectors Power On Self T est 72 PowerPlayer SE Using 88 Procedure ACR-A6CH Installation 30 CP.
100 ASUS A7N266-E User ’ s Manual NOTES.
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If you already are a holder of Asus A7N266-E, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Asus A7N266-E.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Asus A7N266-E. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Asus A7N266-E along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
