Asus ASUS Motherboard - Manuals

Page 2 - ii; Contents

ii Contents A7V8X-LA specification summary ............................................. iii1. Motherboard layout .................................................................. 12. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................ 2 Installing the CPU ..................

Page 3 - iii; x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to maximum; A7V8X-LA specification summary

iii Socket A for AMD Athlon™/Athlon™XPCore frequency up to Athlon™ XP 3200+ VIA KM400AVIA VT8237 400/333/266MHz 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to maximum 2GB unbuffered PC2700/2100 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory 3 x PCI1 x AGP 8X/4X (1.5V) 2 x UltraDMA100 IDE connectors2 x Serial ATA connectors I...

Page 4 - iv; * Specifications are subject to change without notice

iv A7V8X-LA specification summary * Specifications are subject to change without notice 4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, Enhanced ACPI, DMI2.0,Green, PnP features PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 WOL, WOR, Wake on KB, Wake on PS/2 mouse Device driversASUS PC ProbeASUS ScreensaverAward BIOS Flash UtilityMicrosoft ® Di...

Page 5 - ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard; Motherboard layout; VIA

ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 1 1. Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PCI1 A7V8X-LA(KELUT) CD-IN AUX-IN Super I/O 4Mbit Flash ROM PS/2KBMST: MouseB: Keyboard Below:Mic In Center:Line Out Top:Line In Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) CPU_FAN PRONT_AUDIO ALC658 USB2.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 Top:RJ-45 CLRTC FLOPPY ...

Page 6 - Installing the CPU; Follow these steps to install a CPU.; AMDTM CPU

2 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a Socket A (462) for the AMD processor. AMDprocessors offer gigahertz speeds to support all latest computing platforms andapplications. The A7V8X-LA supports AMD Athlon™/Athlon XP™ 3200+processors. This motherboa...

Page 7 - Installing a DIMM; GB DDR; Unlocked Retaining Clip

ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 3 3. System memory The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline MemoryModule (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2 GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC/2700/PC2100/PC1600 double-sided DDR DIMMs. The following figure illustrates t...

Page 8 - To install and configure an expansion card:; Standard interrupt assignments; IRQ; IRQ assignments for this motherboard

4 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 4. Expansion slots The motherboard has three PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. To install and configure an expansion card: 1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis. 2. Turn on the system and change the necess...

Page 9 - PCI slots

ASUS A7V8X-LA 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 PCIcards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply withPCI specifications. The figure below shows a typical P...

Page 10 - To erase the CMOS RAM:

6 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 5. Jumpers 1. Clear CMOS (3-pin CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the RAM data in CMOS, except the systemdate and time. The RAM data in CMOS, is powered by the onboard button cellbattery. To erase the CMOS RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. M...

Page 11 - This jumper allows you to clear the BIOS setup password.; CLPWD

ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 7 2. Clear Password (3-pin CLPWD) This jumper allows you to clear the BIOS setup password. To erase the BIOS setup password: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (Default) to pins 1-2 (Clear Password). Keep the cap on pins...

Page 12 - FLOPPY

8 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 6. Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. Afterconnecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other ...

Page 13 - If

ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 9 3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRIMARY_IDE, SECONDARY_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA IDE hard disk ribbon cable.Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondaryIDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA100 d...

Page 16 - NEVER connect a; USB cable; to any of the IEEE 1394 connectors. Doing so

12 ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 9. Front audio connector (10-1 pin FRONT_AUDIO) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel headphone and MIC-INjack. 8. IEEE 1394 connector (10-1 pin FRONT_1394) This connector is for a 10-to-6-pin 1394 serial connector cable that connects toa 1394 module. Attac...

Page 17 - Important notes on Serial ATA; Install Windows

ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard 13 Important notes on Serial ATA • The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easierrouting inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATAcable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cablesof the Parallel ATA interface. • Hot plug ...