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A7A266-E
DDR RAM / SDRAM
266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X
Socket A Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EI- THER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support MB/Others (Tel): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Addre
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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 A7A266-E .................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Optional Components ......................................................... 9
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CONTENTS 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................ 48 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 48 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 50 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................. 51 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ............................................................ 54 4.4 Advanced Menu ..............................
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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 provid
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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 Production information and specifications 3. HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 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
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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7A266-E The ASUS A7A266-E motherboard is carefully designed for the value-conscious PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Core Specifications ® • AMD Athlon™/ Duron™ Processor Support: Supports AMD’s new socket- A Palomino™ / Thunderbird™ processor cores. • North Bridge System Chipset: ALi M1647™ chipset with AGP/PCI/Memory controller supports a 133/100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), supports DDR SDRAM DIMM
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2. FEATURES 2.1.2 Connections • CPU socket: Socket A (462) for AMD processors. • PCI/AMR Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots, which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput), and one Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot (shared), which supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card. • AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports AGP cards for high performance, co
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2. FEATURES Performance 2. FEATURES 2.1.3 Special Features • Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic. • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in th
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2. FEATURES • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 982000/Millenium compat- ibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most de- vices for virtually automatic setup. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec- onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states: sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS or OS setting (
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2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2. FEATURES 2.2 Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket A (462) for AMD Athlon/Duron CPUs ......................... 2 (NOTE: A CPU thermal sensor is integrated on the motherboard, located near the center of the CPU heat source, just below the CPU socket) DIP Switches ............................................................................ 8 Chipsets ALi M1647 system controller ..................................
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2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 131211 109 8 ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 13 2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts
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Socket 462 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout 24.5cm (9.64in) PS/2 T: Mouse CPU_FAN B: Keyboard USB1 USB2 COM1 LED JTPWR COM2 Line Out ALi PWR_FAN M1647 Line In Chipset Mic In 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 MIC2 AUDIO_PANEL AUX CD1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) JP10 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI 1 CLRTC BCS1 A7A266-E FLOPPY MODEM BCS2 Flash EEPROM PCI 2 ALi (Programable BIOS) M1535D+ Chipset JEN PCI 3 VID WOR PCI 4 WOL_CON IR CHA PCI 5 AFPANEL SMB U
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 17 JumperFree Mode (JumperFree/Jumper Mode) 2) VID p. 18 Voltage Regulator Output Setting (Enable/Disable) 3) JP10 p. 18 DDR Voltage Selection (2.5 / 2.6) 4) DSW Switches 1–4 p. 19 CPU External Frequency Setting 5) DSW Switches 6-10 p. 20 Manual CPU Ratio Setting 6) BCS1, BCS2 p. 21 Bass Center Setting Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p. 22 System Memory Support 2) DDR1/DDR2 p. 22 DDR DIMM Memory Module Support 3) DIMM1
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Getting Started Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software 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 a
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ON 2 34 7 8 9 10 1 1 5 6 ON 8 9 10 1 1 2 34 5 6 7 3. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - DSW) 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. 1-10: Frequency Multiples DSW A7A266-E OFF ON A7A266-E DIP Switch 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The JumperFree™ mode allows processo
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 2) Voltage Regulator Output Setting (VID) This jumper allows you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. It is better to use the CPU Default for the CPU core voltage. CPU Default means the Vcore is generated according to the CPU VID configuration. Disabling the Voltage regulator output allows higher voltage settings to be made; however care must be exercised not to damage the CPU. VID Enable Disable (Default) A7A266-E 23 12 A7A266-E VID Selection 3) DDR Voltage Setting (JP10
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ON 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON ON 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 12 34 5 6 7 ON ON 12 34 7 8 9 10 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 ON ON 10 8 9 10 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 12 34 5 6 7 3. HARDWARE SETUP 4) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW Switches 1–4) This option tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM, and 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 s
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ON ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 ON ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 ON ON ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 12 12 12 34 34 34 34 5 5 5 5 67 67 67 67 89 89 89 89 10 10 10 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 ON ON ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 ON ON ON 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 12 34 5 67 89 10 3. HARDWARE SETUP 5) Manual CPU Ratio Settings (DSW Switches 6-9) Set DSW switc
