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A7V8X-MX SE
User Guide
Motherboard
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Checklist E1493 First Edition V1 December 2003 Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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”). Product warranty or service will not be ex
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Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ v Safety information ...................................................................................... vi A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* ..................................................... vii About this guide ........................................................................................ viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! ..................
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Safeguards Contents 2.4 Main menu ..................................................................................... 2-8 2.5 Advanced menu ........................................................................... 2-12 2.5.1 Chip Configuration ......................................................... 2-13 2.5.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 2-18 2.5.3 PCI Configuration .......................................................... 2-20 2.6 Power menu .
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Notices 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 provide reasonable p
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Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cabl
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A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* CPU Socket A for AMD Athlon™XP up to 3200+ processor Thoroughbred/Barton core support Chipset VIA KM400 VIA VT8235 CE Front Side Bus (FSB) 333/266/200 MHz Memory 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to maximum 2 GB unbuffered PC2700/2100/1600 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory. Expansion slots 3 x PCI 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V or 1.5V only) IDE 2 x UltraATA133/100/66/33 Graphics Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Graphics Audio AD1980 6-channel AUDIO CODEC S/PDIF out interface L
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A7V8X-MX SE specification summary* Industry standard PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 Manageability WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Screensaver Award BIOS Flash Utility Microsoft DirectX Adobe Acrobat Reader ™ Trend Micro PC-cillin 2002 Accessories User Guide ASUS A7V8X-MX SE support CD UltraATA cable FDD cable I/O shield Form Factor Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in * Specifications are subject to change without notice. About this guide Conventions use
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors. Product introduction
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1.1 Welcome! ® Thank you for buying the ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard! The ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard comes with the most advanced technologies to deliver maximum performance for Socket A processors. This motherboard is also packed with value-added features for guaranteed consumer satisfaction. The following sections provide important technical information about the motherboard for future upgrades or system reconfiguration. Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it,
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Integrated 10/100 LAN The A7V8X-MX SE motherboard comes with an onboard 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller to give you a fast and reliable connection to a local area networks (LANs) and the Internet. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. Digital audio support A Sony/Philips Digital
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1.4 Motherboard components Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 10 13 12 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 25 24 23 21 22 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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CPU socket. Socket 462 (Socket A) Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for 1 AMD Athlon XP™ up to 3200+ processors. North bridge controller. The VIA KM400 North bridge controller chipset 2 supports a 64-bit DDR memory controller and up to 2 GB of 333/266/200MHz DDR memory. It also incorporates the fast HyperTransport™ link to the CPU and supports AGP 8X technology. VIA KM400 also features the VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D graphics core for efficient multimedia applications including DVD and video playback.
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South bridge controller. The VIA VT8235 CE integrated South bridge 12 controller provides efficient bandwith requirements for PCI, USB and support for LAN devices. This controller also supports standard UltraATA133 IDE drives and provides separate data paths for each IDE channel. The controller supports six USB ports, one LAN port and is PCI 2.2 compliant. The VIA VT8235 communicates with the North bridge chip at rates of up to 533MB/s using the VIA 8X VLink Technology. Audio CODEC. The ADI AD19
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1.5 Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard Socket 462 CPU_FAN COM1 DSW VGA1 USB1 USB2 VIA KM400 USB2.0 Top: T: USB3 RJ-45 B: USB4 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) ® VIA PCI1 VT6103 VIA A7V8X-MX SE VT8235CE PCI2 CHA_FAN1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell Super CMOS Power SPDIF I/O AD1980 PCI3 CLRTC CODEC CHASSIS USBPWR56 USB56 FP_AUDIO AUX1 CD1 SB_PWR GAME PANEL ASUS A7V8X-MX SE motherboard user guide 1-7 PARALLEL PORT USBPWR34 USBPWR12 DDR D
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1.6 Motherboard installation The A7V8X-MX SE uses the Micro ATX form factor, measuring 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) x 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) - a standard fit for most Micro ATX chassis. WARNING! Unplug the power cord before installing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage Motherboard components. 1.6.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard to the chassis, make sure to place it in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the
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1.7 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. 3. Avoid touching the ICs on components. 4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place
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1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a Socket A (462) for CPU installation. The A7V8X-MX SE supports Athlon™ XP processors with “QuantiSpeed” data processing, large data caches, 3D enhancements and 333/266/200MHz bus speeds. AMD Athlon™ XP processors offer gigahertz speeds to support all the latest computing platforms and applications. This motherboard does not support AMD processors with less than 1GHz core speed. CPU NOTCH TO INNER CORNER LOCK LEVER ® A7V8X-MX SE CPU NOTC
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1.9 System memory The motherboard has two Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that supports up to 2GB non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DDR SDRAM DIMMs. Each DIMM socket is double-sided. DIMMs come in combinations of single or double-sided types ranging through 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1 GB. ® A7V8X-MX SE A7V8X-MX SE 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets Installing a DIMM DDR DIMM notch 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket. Make sure the notches on the D
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1.10 Expansion slots The A7V8X-MX SE motherboard has three (3) PCI slots and one (1) Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one function at a time. In a standard design configuration, 16 IRQs are available but most are already in use. Normally, 6 IRQs are free for expansion cards. Som
