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Motherboard A7N8X-LA (Focus) User Guide.
ii Checklist Contents A7N8X-LA (Focus) specifications summary ................................... iii 1. Motherboard layout ............................................................... 1 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................
iii Socket A for AMD Athlon™/Athlon XP™ Supports up to Athlon XP™ 3200+ nVidia nForce2 400 SPP nVidia MCP-T 400/333/266 MHz 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 2GB memory Supports PC2700/PC21.
iv 4Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS with Enhanced ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP features USB 2.0/1.1, PCI 2.2 MicroA TX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm) BIOS features Industry Standard Form factor A7N8.
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 1 1 . Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.64in) IDE1 FLOPPY1 A7N8X-LA /Focus nVIDIA MCP-T Chipset Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP8X1) nVidia nForce2 400 SPP Chipset A TX Powe.
2 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the Socket 462 and open it by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket. Then lift the lever upwards. The socket lever must be fully opened (90 to 100 degrees).
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 3 3. System memor y The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/PC2100 double-sided DDR DIMMs.
4 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 4. Expansion slots The motherboard has three PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. T o install and configure an expansion card: 1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis.
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 5 Install only +1.5V AGP cards on this motherboard! PCI slots There are three (3) 32-bit PCI slots on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
6 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 5. Jumpers 1. Clear RTC (3-pin CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 7 2. Clear Password (3-pin J1 1) This jumper allows you to clear the password in CMOS. T o erase the Password move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (Default) to pins 2-3 (Clear Password). Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2.
8 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 6. Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive.
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 9 3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin IDE1, IDE2) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA100/66/3 3 IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
10 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 4. CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN1, CHA_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 11 7. IEEE 1394 connector (10-1 pin IEEE1394_1) This connector is for a 10-to-6-pin 1394 serial connector cable that connects to a 1394 module. Attach the 10-1 pin cable plug to this connector , and the 6-pin cable plug to the 1394 module.
12 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 9. Front microphone connector (3-pin FP_MIC1) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel microphone jack. Use a 3-pin audio cable to connect the microphone jack to this connector . A7N8X-LA/ Focus A7N8X-LA/Focus Front Microphone Connector FP_MIC1 MIC Power MIC Input Ground 8.
ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 13 10. Digital audio connector (3-pin ASPDIF1) This connector is for an S/PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound output. Connect one end of the audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S/PDIF module.
14 ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 1 1. System panel connector (10-pin HP ANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. • System Power LED Lead (2-pin PLED) 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 mode.
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