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  • Page 1 ® A7N266 JumperFree DDR DRAM ™ 266MHz FSB ® NVIDIA nForce 420 Chipset ™ Socket A Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ........... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 ASUS A7N266 Motherboard ............8 2.1.1 Core Specifications ............. 8 2.1.2 Connections ................ 9 2.1.3 Performance and Intelligence ........... 10 2.2 Motherboard Components ............
  • Page 5 5. SOFTWARE SETUP ............... 77 5.1 Install Operating System ............77 5.2 Start Windows ................77 5.3 A7N266 Series Motherboard Support CD ......... 78 5.3.2 Installation Procedure ............79 5.3.3 Manual Installation of Drivers for Windows 98 ....80 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............82 6.1 ASUS Live Update ..............

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    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. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    UltraDMA100/66/33 IDE drives (1) Extra 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable (1) Ribbon cable for two 3.5” floppy disk drives (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector (1) COM 2 Bracket...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 ASUS A7N266 Motherboard The ASUS A7N266 motherboard is a high-performance motherboard powered by ® ™ ™ ® ™ Athlon /Duron processors. It sports the new nVidia Force 420 chipset ™ and features GeForce2 MX GPU performance. The board offers users several advanced features to provide superlative performance.

  • Page 9: Connections

    Onboard Power LED: Signals AC power is okay. • Onboard AGP Warning LED: Signals AGP configuration problems. • ATX power connector. Supplies the MB with ATX 12V power. The power supply must have at least 1A on the +5V standby lead (+5VSB). ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Performance And Intelligence

    ACPI benefits, use an ACPI-supported OS like Windows XP. • PC’99 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards are PC’99 compliant. The new PC’99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug- n-Play compatibility and power management to configure and manage all system components.
  • Page 11 • Chassis Intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is kept in memory on battery power for more protection. • PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to test and manage system status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe.

  • Page 12: Motherboard Components

    USB Headers (Ports 2/3/4/5) ..........13 Infrared Header (IrDA) ............11 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector ..........(Top) 28 1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ........(Bottom) 28 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitor (with ASUS ASIC) ......14 Network Feature (Network Models only) ® Realtek LAN Chip controller ..........

  • Page 13: Component Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    BIOS PCI 2 AUD_EN Super PCI 3 COM2 CLRTC VID1 PCI 4 VID2 JTPWR VID3 VID4 BUZZER LAN_EN USBPWR45 PCI 5 IDELED USBPWR23 USB45 USB23 CHASSIS PANEL (Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase.) ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    37 CPU, NB, and Chassis Fan Connectors (Three 3 pin) 14) USB_23 / USB_45 p. 37 USB Headers (10-1 pin) 15) IrDA p. 38 Infrared Connector (10-1 pin) 16) ATXPWR p. 39 Power Supply Connectors (20 pin block) ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Hardware Setup Procedure

    5. Connect ribbon cables, panel wires, and power supply cables 6. Configure the BIOS parameter settings All pertinent information to configure settigns and power up the computer for the first time appears in the following pages. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Motherboard Settings

    AGP card is connected to the board: (See AGP Pro, p. 32) PLED A7N266 Standby Powered Power ® WARNING Incorrect Correct A7N266 Onboard LED AGP Card AGP Card ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 ® Disable Enable (Default) A7N266 Jumper Mode Setting 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: To make any changes to jumper speed settings, the JEN jumper must be set to [1-2].
  • Page 19 VID2 VID3 VID3 VID4 VID4 1.75/1.725Volts 1.70/1.675Volts A7N266 CPU Core Voltage Selection 5) DDR Voltage Setting (VDDR) This jumper controls the voltage output to the DDR memory DRAMS. Less strain is placed on components at lower voltage settings. Setting VDDR 2.7V...
  • Page 20 The onboard LAN network chip (RTL8100) may be activated or deactivated. The operational default, [1-2], already enables the network function. Reset to [2-3] to disable the onboard ethernet. A7N266 LAN_EN ® Enable Disable (Default) A7N266 On Board LAN Setting ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) for normal working conditions or in sleep mode. A7N266 USBPWR01 +5VSB (Default) ® USBPWR45 USBPWR23 +5VSB A7N266 USB Device Wake Up (Default) ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 “normal” position. Re-install the battery. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. Hold down the <Del> key during boot-up to enter BIOS setup. A7N266 ® CLRTC Normal Clear CMOS (Default) A7N266 Clear RTC RAM ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: System Memory

    256MB - 1B 1.5 GB 512MB - 1B or 2B 512MB - 1B or 2B 512MB - 1B Table Legend: 1B = 1 bank: a single load module. 2B = 2 bank: a dual load module. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Memory Installation

    2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notches on the DIMM exactly match the notches in the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place. Unlocked Retaining Clip Locked Retaining Clip ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: General Dimm Memo

    • DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • BIOS shows DDR RAM memory on bootup screen.

  • Page 26: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    CPU, make sure that exposed CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink, or damage may occur! NOTE! Do not neglect to set the correct Bus Frequency and leave the CPU Multiple setting at default to avoid start-up problems. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Expansion Cards

    4. Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier. 5. Replace the system cover. 6. Change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. (see section 4.4.3 PCI Configuration to change the settings.) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Advanced Communication Riser (Acr) Slot

    ACR slot is backward compatible with ISA-side AMR cards only. IMPORTANT: Only the ASUS ACR-A6CH Audio Communications Riser card is recommended for use with this motherboard in the ACR slot. It is impossible to install another card in the adjacent PCI slot since they are using the same space.

  • Page 30: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp) Pro Slot

    OKAY to use. IMPORTANT: ® Only 1.5V AGP cards are supported. ASUS AGP 4X cards are rated for both 1.5 and 3.3 Volts. Early AGP cards only operate at 3.3 volts and will not fit properly into the new AGP 4X slots. See examples of both types above. If the wrong type of AGP card is installed, such as an SiS305, or any other 3.3V...

  • Page 31: Connectors

    This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector does 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) ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 5) Fast Ethernet Port (RJ-45) (Optional) The RJ-45 connector is located on top of the USB connectors. The USB connector supplies a direct connection to a local area network (LAN) and is supported by the onboard LAN controller chipset. RJ-45 ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 COM 1 Serial Port (9-pin male) A7N266 COM2 ® PIN 1 A7N266 Serial COM2 Bracket 7) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector supports output to a VGA compatible screen device. VGA Monitor (15-pin female) ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 The Mic (pink) connects microphones. NOTE: Refer to page 91 for more information about configuring these connectors to 6-channel mode. Line Out Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). A7N266 ® NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 A7N266 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 For UltraDMA/100/66 IDE devices,use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable. The UltraDMA/66 cable included in the motherboard package also supports UltraDMA/100. A7N266 NOTE: Orient the red markings ® (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1 A7N266 IDE Connectors ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 Connect the fan cable to the connector making sure that the black wire matches the ground pin. NOTE: Use the “Rotation” signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal. Monitor Rotations Per Minute (RPM) using ASUS PC Probe (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
  • Page 38 SIR connector according to the pin definitions. (NOTE: The SIR module does not come with the motherboard package.) A7N266 Standard Infrared (SIR) Front View Back View ® IR_CON IRTX (NC) IRRX A7N266 Infrared Connector ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 +5.0VDC +5VSB +5.0VDC +12.0VDC A7N266 ATX Power 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...
  • Page 40 Ground Ground Left Audio Channel Modem-Out A7N266 Internal Audio Connectors 19) Internal Microphone Connector (3-pin INT_MIC) (optional) This connector supports a chassis-mounted microphone instead of connecting an external microphone to the audio Line-in jack. NOTE: The internal microphone does not work if there is an external microphone connected to the external Mic (pink) jack.
  • Page 41 A7N266 HEADPHONE ® A7N266 True-Level Line Out Header 21) Line In Header (3-pin INT_LINEIN) (optional) This connector supports an additional line in to the motherboard. A7N266 INT_LINEIN ® A7N266 Line In Connector ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 LDCM. When not using the chassis intrusion lead, place a jumper cap over the pins to close the circuit. NOTE: Removing the chassis intrusion jumper cap without attaching any detectors prevents boot-up of the PC. A7N266 CHASSIS ® A7N266 Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 3. HARDWARE SETUP 24) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) Power supplies that offer thermal monitoring may connect the thermal sensor cable to this lead. A7N266 ® JTPWR JTPWR Ground A7N266 Power Supply Thermal Connector ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 SMI Lead Switch* Requires an ATX power supply. A7N266 System Panel Connectors 25) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode.

  • Page 45: Starting Up The First Time

    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 ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If the word “unknown” appears 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. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Bios Setup

    5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier.
  • Page 50 BIOS file you saved to the boot disk. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may not boot. If this happens, call the ASUS service center for support.

  • Page 51: Bios Setup Program

    POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Bios Menu Bar

    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 <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: General Help

    Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Main Menu

    Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    CAUTION! Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [Manual]. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 After making your selections on this sub-menu, press the <Esc> key to return to the Main menu. When the Main menu appears, the hard disk drive filed displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Keyboard Features

    [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] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/ Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during the boot process. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    PCI bus. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed. Increasing the ratio will increase the CPU Speed; the user must reboot the computer after making adjustments to this field. Configuration options: [103/33] ... [158/33]. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 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 to the default setting [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 Now, you can adjust the CPU speed as you wish. If the speed is adjusted too high, the system may hang. Please turn off the system and then restart to set the CPU speed.” ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Chip Configuration

    This feature sets the size of mapped memory for VGA monitor data. Configuration options: [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] This feature sets the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] [512MB] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] MCP Audio Controller [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] MCP DOLBY DIGITAL Controller [Auto] Only available on the A7N266-E. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: I/O Device Configuration

    Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you disable this field, the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 Onboard Game Port [200H-207H] This field sets the I/O address to the game port. Configuration options: [200H-207H] [208H-20FH] [Disabled] Onboard MIDI [Disabled] This field sets the I/O address for MIDI. Configuration options: [330H- 331H] [300H-301H] [Disabled] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Pci Configuration

    Leave this field to the default setting [32] for best performance and stability. Primary VGA BIOS [AGP VGA Card] This field allows you to select the primary graphics card. Select the [Onboard VGA Card] option for optimal graphical support. Configuration options: [AGP VGA Card] [Onboard VGA] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 With such a device, select a base address from the options. If an ICU is already in use, then leave the TSM MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Shadow Configuration

    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] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Power Menu

    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] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Power Up Control

    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] [Enabled] [Previous State] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Hardware Monitor

    NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Boot Menu

    This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt Mode [APIC] Configuration options: [APIC] [PIC] ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Exit Menu

    Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make further changes. After you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Software Setup

    NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: A7N266 Series Motherboard Support Cd

    Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver: Installs a fast ethernet driver for the onboard Realtek NIC. • ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • Install ASUS Update Vx.xx: Instals a program that can help you update BIOS or download a BIOS image file.

  • Page 79: Installation Procedure

    Cyberlink VideoLive Mail. ( CLICK RIGHT ARROW TO ACCESS NEXT PAGE ) • ASUS Screen Saver: Installs a nifty ASUS screen saver. • E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors.

  • Page 80: Manual Installation Of Drivers For Windows 98

    8. Click “Next.” 9. You should see that the “AGP Host to the PCI Bridge” is detected. 10. There is no need to restart if you need to install more drivers. 11. Continue to install the next driver. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 81 8. Click “Next.” 9. You should see two “NVIDIA nForce 220/420 Memory Controller” and one “NVIDIA nForce 420 Memory Controller (DDR)” detected. 10. There is no need to restart if you need to install more drivers. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Software Reference

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • Page 83: Asus Pc Probe

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
  • Page 85 Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.3 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...

  • Page 88: Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup

    1. The Audio Demo program offers an easy way to test and tune your new speaker system. Activate the Multi-Channel Audio Demo program from the PCI Audio Applications group on the Main Program menu using the Windows Start button: ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Connector Configuration

    Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Speaker Out, Sub-woofer Note: See 7 in Section 3, Motherboard settings for the Bass/Center Jumper settings to fine tune the output signals. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: 3Deep Color Tuner

    1. Select the type of monitor connected to the computer, either CRT or LCD. 2. Follow the instructions to manually adjust the brightness level of the monitor. 3. Select the faintest of the three colors: blue, red and green. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: The 3Deep Control Panel

    Using the Windows Start button, activate the 3Deep Control Panel program from the 3Deep Applications group on the Main Program menu. The control panel offers access to the Color Wizard tuning program, a Game Gamma setting and a Tweak slider for brightness adjustment. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Cyberlink Powerplayer Se

    Backstep Frame Step Frame Previous Next Play Stop Configuration i-Power! Increase Volume CD Mode Mute Shuffle Decrease Volume Karaoke Next angle Next audio stream Next subtitle Add bookmark Capture frame Go-Up Repeat Menu Go to bookmark ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Cyberlink Videolive Mail

    VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Win- dows standard. Video for Windows is a well-accepted and well-tested standard. Thus, users do not have to worry about compatibility issues. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Starting Videolive Mail

    Start Playback Save Video File Snapshot to File Stop Recording / Playback Send Mail Start Recording Video Configuration Load Video File Pause Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Appendix

    BIOS Setup program. The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer. A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 ROM can be electrically erased. Flash ROM is normally used for system BIOS, which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS. Since the flash ROM contents can be modified, users can easily update the BIOS.. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 97 POST (Power On Self Test) Powering on the computer initiates the POST, a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 98 12Mbit/sec. USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate com- pared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. Wake-On-LAN Computer will automatically wake-up upon receiving a wake-up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Modem Riser

    4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR card’s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 100: Software Setup In Windows 98

    Motorala SM56 AC-L Modem. 9. Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown. 10. Click More Info..If the computer sys- tem successfully communicates with the modem, responses will be displayed as shown. ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Index

    DIMM Memory 23 C-Media Audio Setup 88 Expansion Cards Central Processing Unit 26 ACR 29 Central Processing Unit (CPU) AGP 30 Level 1/Level 2 Cache 61 Assigning IRQs 28 Speed 60 Installing 27 Upgrade/Reinstallation 62 Chassis Intrusion 42 ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 102 Multi-Channel Audio 88 Infrared Connector 38 Multi-Sector Transfers 57 Installation CPU 26 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Network LAN Jumper 20 Standard Assignments 28 Onboard Audio Jumper 21 Jumperless Setting 18 Onboard System Indicator 17 Jumpers Bass Center Audio 20 ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 PS/2 Mouse 31 Function Control 61 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 69 PS/2 Mouse Port 9 VideoLive Mail 93 Voltage Regulator Jumper 19 RTC RAM Clearing 22 SDRAM Configuration 63 Serial Ports 65 Connectors 33 Serial ports 9 ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 104 NOTES ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual...

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