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Asus Motherboard A7Pro User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® A7PRO JumperFree™ PC133/VC133 200MHz 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 al- tered, 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: +886-2-2893-7775 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 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ... 7 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7PRO ... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ... 8 2.1.2 Special Features ... 10 2.1.3 Performance Features ... 10 2.1.4 Intelligence ... 11 2.2 Motherboard Components ...
  • Page 5 5.2 Start Windows ... 83 5.3 A7 Series Motherboard Support CD ... 84 5.4 Uninstalling Programs ... 85 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ... 87 6.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE ... 92 6.3 CyberLink PowerDVD ... 92 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail ... 94 7.

  • 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for one 5.25” and two 3.5” floppy disk drives (1) ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7PRO The ASUS A7PRO motherboard is carefully designed for the value-conscious PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD Athlon™/Duron™ Processor Support: Supports Socket A-based AMD Athlon™/Duron™ processors.
  • Page 9 PC Health Monitoring: An easy way to examine and manage system status information, like CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe software. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi- cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.

  • Page 10: Special Features

    32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows95/98/NT . Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. 2.1.3 Performance Features •...

  • 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Components

    1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 20 Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ... 14 Wake-On-Ring Connector ... 10 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ... 12 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ... 5 Special Feature Onboard LED ...

  • Page 13: Component Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    A7VPRO PCI Slot 5 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase ( sary on motherboards with PCB versions 1.02 and later) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 24.5cm (9.64in) JTPWR DIP Switches VT8363 AGP4X & PC133 Memory...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    15) CD_IN, AUX, VIDEO p. 40 Internal Audio Connectors (4 4-pin) MODEM 16) MIC2 p. 40 Internal Microphone Header (3 pins) 17) HPHONE p. 40 Headphone True-Level Out Header (3 pins) 18) USB3A, USB3 p. 41 USB Headers (5-1 pins / 10-1 pins) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual continued...
  • Page 16 44 System Message LED (2 pins) 26) SMI (PANEL) p. 44 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) 27) PWR.SW (PANEL) p. 44 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 28) RESET (PANEL) p. 44 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF. A7PRO A7PRO Onboard LED ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Standby Powered Power...
  • Page 18 JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). Setting Jumper Mode JumperFree™Mode (Default) A7PRO A7PRO Jumper Mode Settings ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 1. Frequency Selection 2. Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection All ON (See Volt. Reg. Out.) [1-2]...
  • Page 19 NOTE: This setting is available only on motherboards with the onboard audio option. Setting AUDIOCODEC Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] A7PRO A7PRO Audio Codec Setting ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Enable Disable Onboard Onboard Audio Codec Audio Codec (Default) ADN#...
  • Page 20 This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices. If you have PCI devices that require auxiliary power, set this jumper to 3 VSB. Setting 3VSBSLT 3 Volt [1-2] 3 VSB [2-3] (default) A7PRO A7PRO PCI 3Volt Selection ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 3VSBSLT Add 3 Volt Add 3 VSB (Default)
  • Page 21 Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may re- sult in the shortening of your computer component’s life. It is strongly recom- mended that you leave this setting on its default. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 3.45 Volt Test Mode...
  • Page 22 Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable. Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed and premature wearing of the processor. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 90.00 MHz 95.00 MHz 101.00 MHz...
  • Page 23 2. To use this feature, JEN must be set to Jumper Mode: [1-2]; [See section 1]. 3. Processor speeds may be also be adjusted in JumperFree Mode using BIOS software. For more up to date processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 5.0x...
  • Page 24 CPU used. A7PRO A7PRO CPU Core Voltage Selection VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 1.375/1.4Volts VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 1.175/1.20Volts ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual VID4 VID4 VID3 VID3 VID2 VID2 VID1 VID1 1.825/1.85Volts 1.775/1.80Volts VID4 VID4 VID3...

  • Page 25: System Memory (Dimm)

    For the system CPU bus to operate at compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Extended Data Output) chips.

  • Page 26: Memory Installation

    DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual 20 Pins 60 Pins...

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Socket A processors require a socket mounted thermal resistor. CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting/unmounting a clamp-style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard. A7PRO A7PRO Socket 462 (Socket A) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual AMD™ Athlon BLANK LEVER LOCK NOTCH...
  • Page 28 3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Expansion Cards

    5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx used by a legacy device: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP Pro slot Onboard USB controller Onboard audio/AMR ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

  • Page 31: Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (Agp Pro)

    3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) slot to sup- port AGP/AGP Pro graphics cards, such as an ASUS AGP-V6800DDR/64M. CAUTION! To avoid damaging your AGP/AGP Pro graphics card, your computer’s power supply should be unplugged before inserting your graphics card into the slot.

  • Page 32: Audio Modem Riser (Amr) Slot

    For availability, see your vendor or dealer. A7PRO A7PRO Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual ASUS MR-1 Unlike that of standard cards, the component side of the specially-designed AMR card faces the motherboard’s...

  • Page 33: External Connectors

    This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration). NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel Port (25-pin Female) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual COM1 COM2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male)
  • Page 35 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). A7PRO A7PRO Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Game/MIDI (15-pin Female) Line Out Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors...
  • Page 36 IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable for 66MBytes/s transfer rates. A7PRO A7PRO IDE Connectors ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1...
  • Page 37 Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detec- tor is triggered. This function works with an optional ASUS CIDB chassis intru- sion module (see your vendor for more details). If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit.
  • Page 38 12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 39 NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE). The Rotation signal is not supported by F-FAN.
  • Page 40 This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted headphone to the mother- board instead of having to attach an external headphone onto the ATX connectors. A7PRO A7PRO True-Level Line Out Header ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual AUX (White) Left Audio Channel Ground...
  • Page 41 A7PRO A7PRO SMBus Connector ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Bundled 2-port USB Connector Set USBPORT...
  • Page 42 21) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin block JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. A7VPRO A7PRO Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual +12.0Volts +5.0 Volts +5V Standby +5.0 Volts Power Good -5.0 Volts...
  • Page 43 PCB version, see the area between PCI4 and PCI5 and look for the marking that starts with “REV.” This PANEL illustration is for items 23–28 on the next page. A7PRO A7PRO System Panel Connectors ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED PCI4...
  • Page 44 This may require one or two presses depending on the position of the switch. Wake-up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake-up (the SMI lead cannot wake up the system). ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Starting Up The First Time

    Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Meaning No error during POST No DRAM installed or detected Video card not found or video card...
  • 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less 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 disk you created earlier.
  • Page 49 If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup Program

    POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re- flect your BIOS screens exactly. ASUS A7PRO 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 A7PRO 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Main Menu

    This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capa- bility. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS A7PRO 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 charac- ters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual CLRTC CR2032 3V Lithium Cell...

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    CPU Frequency multiplied by 4/3. To maintain and ensure system stability, DRAM Fre- quency is set to [100 MHz] when the BIOS setup default settings are loaded/ selected. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] 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 this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at a DRAM-to-CPU frequency ratio of 3:3 and a bus speed of 100MHz. You will then be led to BIOS setup to adjust the configurations. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Chip Configuration

    Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F] AGP Drive Strenght N Ctrl [E] Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F] AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual (When AGP 4X Drive Strength set to [Manual]) (When AGP 4X Drive Strength set to [Manual])
  • Page 64 (bytes or words) into a single 32-bit block of data. However, byte merging may only be done when the bytes within a data phase are in a prefetchable address range. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Read Latch Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [-0.01 ns] [0.75 ns]...[Auto] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 It can greatly improve the dis- play speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may not boot. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: I/O Device Configuration

    COM2 connec- tor, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See Standard and Con- sumer Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 External Connectors. Configuration op- tions: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 If you have conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller, you may set the appro- priate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 Enable this field if you want to use the MIDI device onboard. MPU 401 I/O Base Address [300h-303h] This sets the I/O address for the onboard MIDI device. FM Enable (388h-38Bh) [Disabled] This field enables or disables the FM modulation feature. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Pci Configuration

    [Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 (non-PnP) legacy device. The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that legacy Configura- tion Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA device is using that IRQ. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 (non-PnP) device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if a legacy device is using that channel. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave Reserved MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configu- ration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Power Menu

    Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Power Up Control

    Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface card with Wake- On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 77 [By Date]. NOTE: Automatic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating sys- tems, such as Windows 98, that have ACPI support enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Hardware Monitor

    NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Boot Menu

    Make sure the ATAPI CD-ROM drive that you want to use in the boot sequence is connected to either the PRIMARY or SECONDARY IDE con- nectors, not to the ATA100 connectors. Currently, the Promise® Ultra DMA/100 chip does not support this feature. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 80 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Exit Menu

    This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for con- firmation before exiting. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: A7 Series Motherboard Support Cd

    • Audio Driver: Installs the necessary audio drivers for the onboard audio CODEC. • Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • ASUS Update Vx.xx: (Currently not available for this motherboard).

  • Page 85: Uninstalling Programs

    Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual (2) Select the program to remove and click here. (3) Click here.
  • Page 86 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 88: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature (for supported processors only). Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the...
  • Page 89 CPU temperature and predefined thresh- old. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allo- cation table or file system used. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 90 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. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 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 sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe...

  • Page 92: Cyberlink Powerplayer Se

    About Stop Backward Scan Backstep Frame Previous Stop Configuration i-Power! CD Mode Shuffle Karaoke Capture frame ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Eject Help Power Off Forward Scan Step Frame Next Play Increase Volume Mute Decrease Volume Next angle Next audio stream...

  • Page 93: Cyberlink Powerdvd

    To start CyberLink PowerDVD, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then CyberLink PowerDVD, and then click PowerDVD. 6.3.2 CyberLink PowerDVD User Interface Minimize Exit Main Display Control Full Screen / CD/File Control Help Eject Panel Wheel Video Window Mode (closed) Functions ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Starting Videolive Mail

    Next when ready. 7. Configuration done. Click Finish to complete the environmental setting proce- dure. 6.4.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Snapshot to File Video Configuration ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Start Playback Stop Recording / Playback Start Recording Pause Exit...
  • Page 96 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Appendix

    7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card RJ45 If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “Other.” Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard’s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth-...

  • Page 98: Software Driver Support

    A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Modem Riser

    If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset on- board, you may use the secondary MR; oth- erwise, you should use the primary MR. 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual Layout of Primary MR Codec Top: PHONE...

  • Page 100: Software Setup In Windows

    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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Glossary

    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 A7PRO User’s Manual Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate 33MHz...
  • Page 102 IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, elimi- nating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as, CMOS DRAMs, memory control- lers, and graphics/video ICs. ASUS A7PRO User’s Manual...
  • Page 104 USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared 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 A7PRO User’s Manual...

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