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Asus A7V266-E AA User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® A7V266-E JumperFree™ DDR DRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro/4X 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

    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 Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: +1-510-608-4555 Email: tmd1@asus.com Technical Support Fax:...

  • 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 A7V266-E Motherboard ........... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Performance ..............10 2.1.3 Intelligence ............... 11 2.2 Motherboard Components ............12 2.2.1 Component Locations ............
  • Page 5 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 ........82 6. SOFTWARE REFFERENCE ............91 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager ............91 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ................. 95 6.3 Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup ......... 100 6.4 ASUS Live Update ..............102 6.5 3Deep Color Tuner ..............

  • 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    UltraDMA100/66//33 IDE drives (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) User’s Manual ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 ASUS A7V266-E Motherboard The ASUS A7V266-E motherboard is the perfect answer for home PCs, workstations ® ™ ™ and servers. The A7V266-E is powered by the AMD Athlon /Duron processor and is bundled with advanced features to provide superlative performance.
  • Page 9 1.5 volt AGP cards. • Floppy disk connector: Supports the floppy disk drive. • Wake-On-LAN: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI-L101 10 /100 Fast Ethernet PCI card. • Wake-On-Ring: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI modem card.

  • Page 10: Performance

    • 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-...

  • Page 11: Intelligence

    • 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. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Components

    USB Connectors (Ports 2/3/4/5) ..........13 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector ..........(Top) 28 1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ........(Bottom) 28 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..9 Special Feature Onboard LED ................. 21 Audio Features (on audio models only) CMI8738 6-Channel Audio Controller Chipset .....

  • Page 13: Component Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    CR2032 3V JTPWR Lithium Cell CMOS Power CLR_RTC AAPANEL ASUS PCI 4 ASIC MODEM FLOPPY with Hardware Monitor CHA_FAN CHASSIS PCI 5 IR_CON IDELED ACRUSB USB45_PWR SPDIF OUT SMB_CON USB23_PWR PANEL CDSPDIF IN USB2_3 USB4_5 AFPANEL ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    12) USB2_3 / USB4_5 p. 36 USB Headers (10-1 pin) 13) IR_CON p. 37 Standard Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pin) 14) AFPANEL p. 37 ASUS iPanel Connector (12-1 pin) 15) ATXPWR p. 38 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pin) ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 21) SPDIFOUT / CDSPDIFIN p. 41 Digital audio Interfaces (2 pin) (optional) 22) CHASSIS p. 41 Chassis Intrusion Lead (2 pin) 23) AAPANEL p. 42 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (10-1 pin) 24) SMARTCON p. 42 ASUS SmartCard Connector (14-1 pin) 25) PWR.LED (PANEL) p.

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. (TIP: When lit, the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode, not powered OFF. See illustration below.) A7V266-E Standby Powered Power A7V266-E Onboard LED ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 Disable (Jumper Mode) [1-2] CPU_RATIO 1 2 3 4 5 SYSCLK 1 2 3 4 A7V266-E Jumper Mode Jumper Free A7V266-E Jumper Mode Setting (Default) NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, set all DIP switches (DIP_SW) to OFF. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 CPU_RATIO 8.5X 9.5X 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 CPU_RATIO 10.5X (JumperFree Mode) A7V266-E A7V266-E CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 AGP, and PCI. The default setting for the jumpers is: JP1 [2-3] and JP2 [1-2], 2.65 volts. Use the default setting for better system reliability. JP1/JP2 1 2 3 2.5V 2.65V 2.75V 2.8V A7V266-E (Default) A7V266-E Voltage Setting ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 Line-In, Line-Out, Mic female sockets. Make sure a test is made using the C-Media Audio Driver software setup available on the Support CD. A7V266-E type 1 Bass type 2 Bass (CENTER/BASS) (BASS/CENTER) (Default) A7V266-E Bass Center Setting ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 The default setting for both jumpers is 1-2. (NOTE: The USB port 2 is always active regardless of the setting of these jumpers.) IMPORTANT! Always set both jumpers accordingly when selecting a device. ACRUSB A7V266-E USB to Conn. USB on ACR A7V266-E USB/ACR Selection ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 These jumpers enable the ATA100 IDE Controller, or the IDE RAID controller function. The default setting enables ATA100. Setting JP2601 Enable ATA100 [1-2] (default) Enable RAID 0/1 [2-3] JP2601 ATA100 RAID0/1 (Default) A7V266-E A7V266-E ATA100/RAIDO Selection ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 13) Thermal Sensor CPU Setting (2-pin THEMCPU) This jumper selects the type of CPU and coordinates its thermal sensory capability. The default setting, [1-2], is for Athlon/Duron and, [2-3], is for Reserve type processors. THEMCPU ATHLON/DURON RESERVED (Default) A7V266-E A7V266-E THEMCPU Setting ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: System Memory

    184-pin DDR DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB Socket 3 (Rows 4&5) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB Total System Memory (Max 3GB) ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: General Dimm Notes

    • 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 SDRAM memory on bootup screen.

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    CPU, make sure that exposed CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink, or else damage may occur! Refer to heatsink/CPU documentation. NOTE! Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple (available only on unlocked processors) to avoid start-up problems. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    — — shared AGPPro slot shared shared — — ACR slot shared — — — Onboard audio controller — shared — — Onboard USB controller — — — shared Onboard IDE controller — — — shared ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

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

    Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HPNA) or Home Networking cards. The ACR slot is backward compatible with the Audio Modem Riser (AMR) cards. IMPORTANT! The ACR slot on the motherboard shares the same expansion slot with PCI Slot 5. A7V266-E A7V266-E Advanced Communication Riser (ACR) ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 Two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. To enable these ports, see Onboard Serial Port 1 / Onboard Serial Port 2 in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration for the settings. COM1 COM2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 NOTE: The functions of the audio connectors Line Out, Line In, and Mic change when the 6-channel audio feature is enabled. Refer to Chapter 5. SOFTWARE SETUP. Line Out Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 A7V266-E PIN 1 A7V266-E Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 UltraDMA66 and UltraDMA100 IDE devices require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable and RAID arrays only operate with such cables. A7V266-E PIN 1 PIN 1 A7V266-E IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 (NOTE: Use the “Rotation” signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal. You can monitor the Rotations Per Minute (RPM) using ASUS PC Probe (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
  • Page 37 I/O ports, status LEDs, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. If you are not using an ASUS iPanel, you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector or an optional consumer infrared connector set to the CIR and SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through one external infrared module.
  • Page 38 SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I C bus, a multi-device bus that allows multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enabling each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer. SMB_COM A7V266-E A7V266-E SMBus Connector ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 ATX connector. NOTE: The internal microphone does not work if there is an external microphone connected to the external Mic (pink) jack. You may only use one microphone at a time. MIC2 A7V266-E A7V266-E Internal Microphone Connector ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 Line Out Header 20) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. JTPWR A7V266-E Power Supply Thermal Sensor A7V266-E Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 LDCM. When not using the chassis intrusion lead, place a jumper cap over the pins to close the circuit. CHASSIS A7V266-E A7V266-E Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 3. HARDWARE SETUP 23) ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (10-1 pin AAPANEL) Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control. AAPANEL A7V266-E A7V266-E Audio Panel Connectors 24) ASUS SmartCard Connector (14-1 pin SMARTCON) This connector attaches to an optional SmartCard reader device.
  • Page 43 ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system off. 31) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. This is a preferred method. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Starting Up The First Time

    Shut Down, 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” does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: 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 48 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 49: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 [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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Advanced Menu

    This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed. Configuration ranges from 100/33 to 227/57. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 100MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency. Then it automatically enters the Advanced menu with a popup display of all the possible CPU internal frequencies. For processors with locked frequency multiplier ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 100MHz and enters the BIOS Setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Speed Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU: System Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only) Cause for Hangup: Improper System/SDRAM Frequency ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Chip Configuration

    SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. NOTE: This field appears only if the SDRAM Configuration is set: [User Defined]. Configuration options: [3T] [2T] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 AGP interface only provides a peak data throughput of 533MB/s even if you are using an AGP 4x card. Configuration options: [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 This field reserves an address space for ISA expansion cards. Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7V266-E 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller is enabled; if no modem/audio device is detected, the controller is disabled. If there are conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller, set the appropriate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Pci Configuration

    The setting [Disabled] disables the onboard SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on SYMBIOS SCSI card can be used. If the SYMBIOS SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not work. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Pci Irq Resource Exclusion

    IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card. Set the IRQ field to [Yes] if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Power Menu

    Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. In Windows 98 or later, APM is automatically installed as indicated by a battery and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” in the “Control Panel.” Select the item “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] CPU Thermal Option [Throttle] Configuration options: [Throttle] [Shutdown] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Power Up Control

    Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-On- LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 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] ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Exit Menu

    Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 78 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: A7V266-E Motherboard Support Cd

    ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • ASUS Update Vx.xx: Instals a program that can help you update BIOS or down- load a BIOS image file. • Microsoft DirectX Driver: Installs basic drivers to enable compatibility with audio and other special functions.
  • Page 81 Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail. • 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 82: Using The Promise Chip For Raid 0 Or 1

    Use only Ultra ATA-100/66 compatible IDE cables and connectors. The Promise chip also supports UltraATA-100 specifications of up to 100 MB/sec per ® disk, with or without multiple disk arrays up to four hard disks. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Installing The Hard Disks

    Rebuild Array..[ 5 ] [ 5 ] Controller Configuration . . . [ 6 ] [ 6 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..6 to select Option [ESC] Exit ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Creating A Raid 0 Array

    OS from a CD; alternatively, with a bootable OS CD, you may install the new OS automatically. As you install the OS, the system always treats the RAID 0 array of hard disks as if they are a single drive unit. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Creating A Raid 1 Array

    Drive Model Capacity (MB) Capacity (MB) 3077 1:Mas ST3322IA 1:Sla ST3322IA 3077 [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Up [ ] Down [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [Enter] Select ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 The second warning, Offline, indicates that one hard disks in a striped array has failed, cannot be detected, or has become disconnected. In this case, adjust or replace the hard disk if necessary and rebuild data from a back-up source. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Other Fastbuild Utility Commands

    Mirror Critical Stripe Block: Not Available [ Select Drive for Rebuild ] Channel: ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1: Slave ST3322IA 3077 [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 88 Hard disks used for both RAID 0 and 1 arrays should always have the same storage capacity because the RAID protocol automatically formats both disks to use only up to the maximum write space available on the smaller of two different hard disks. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 89 4. Select the “PCI Mass Storage Controller” node and then click “Properties.” 6. Please select [General] page to reinstall driver or select [Driver] page to update the driver. 7. Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to install the driver. (Driver Location: {CD-ROM driver}:\Promise\Raid0or1\Win9x-ME) ®...

  • Page 90: Software Reference

    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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Winbond Smart Manager

    Advanced BIOS menu select the I/O Device Configuration sub-menu, go to UART2 and select Smart Card Read, save and exit. Finish booting up. Insert the ASUS Support CD and click on the selection: Winbond Smart Manager Application.
  • Page 92 (see page 7). Smart card system software compo- nents support various types of smart card applications; all system components are compatible with Windows 98, ME and 2000. However, the Windbond Smart Manager application is readily compatible only with Windows 98 and ME. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 93 Click OK. The card reader detects the smart card ID. Smart Manager registers the smart card for security capability and prompts to click OK. The card’s security status is displayed in the main program window. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 94 PC or decode encrypted files. Test each new smart card to ensure that it is completely compatible with the card reader; the Read2- In-01 Smart Card Reader is designed only to read cards with the standard PC/SC mini-chip configuration. ASUS A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 96: 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 97 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 98 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: 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 100: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 102: Asus Live Update

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.4 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 103: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 104: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 106: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: 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 A7V266-E User’s Manual...
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