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  • Page 1 ® A7M266 DDR SDRAM 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 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

    ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • 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 A7M266 ..............8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Specifications – Optional Components ......9 2.1.3 Special Features ..............10 2.1.4 Performance Features ............10 2.1.5 Intelligence ...............
  • Page 5 5.2 Start Windows ................83 5.3 A7 Series Motherboard Support CD .......... 83 5.4 Uninstalling Programs ..............85 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ................. 87 6.2 ASUS Update ................92 6.3 YAMAHA XGPlayer ..............93 7. APPENDIX 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ............. 97 7.2 Modem Riser ................

  • 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    ASUS MR-I Modem Riser Card 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 A7M266 The ASUS A7M266 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: Specifications - Optional Components

    One Touch Management: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access box with system information LED display, front I/O ports, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. With an ASUS iPanel, you can monitor your computer system’s vital components.

  • Page 10: Special Features

    (SDRAM), which is compatible to the industry standard SDRAM. This new memory technology increases performance by executing two actions per clock cycle, resulting in data transfer rates of up to 2.1 GB/s for 133MHz DDR SDRAM and 1.6GB/s for 100MHz DDR SDRAM. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Components

    1 LAN (RJ45) Connector ..........(Top) 23 Wake-On-LAN Connector ............12 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............10 Hardware Monitoring ASUS ASIC ................9 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........18 Special Feature Onboard LED ................. 11 Form Factor ATX ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Component Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    USBPWR2 PCI Slot 5 ASUS CHASSIS VID4 IDELED ASIC VID3 MODEM VID2 with Hardware Audio Modem Riser VID1 PANEL Monitor PLED (AMR) AFPANEL Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    16) USBPORT p. 40 USB Header (10-1 pins) 17) SMB p. 40 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 18) AFPANEL p. 41 ASUS iPanel Connector (24-1 pins) 19) JTPWR p. 41 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) continued... ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 43 System Message LED (2 pins) 25) SMI (PANEL) p. 43 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) 26) PWR.SW (PANEL) p. 43 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) RESET (PANEL) p. 43 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: 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 ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Motherboard Settings

    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. A7M266 ® Standby Powered Power A7M266 Onboard LED ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). Setting JumperFree [2-3] (default) Jumper Mode [1-2] VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 A7M266 Jumper Mode Jumper Free ® (Default) A7M266 Jumper Mode Setting NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all VID1-4 must be set to [3-4]. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 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 these settings on their default. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual + ie647 A7M266p20.p65 12/14/01, 10:13 AM...
  • Page 21 ATX power supply. Your computer will not power ON if you set this to +5VSB and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply. Setting USBPWR1, USBPWR2 [2-3] (default) +5VSB [1-2] USBPWR1 USBPWR2 +5VSB (default) A7M266 ® A7M266 USB Device Wake Up ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 ® 110MHz 115MHz 133MHz A7M266 CPU External Frequency Selection WARNING! 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.
  • Page 23 750MHz 7.5x 100MHz [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] Duron 700MHz 7.0x 100MHz [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] Duron 650MHz 6.5x 100MHz [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 1.6/1.575Volts VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 1.55/1.525Volts 1.50/1.475Volts 1.45/1.425Volts VID4 VID3 VID2 A7M266 ® VID1 1.40/1.375Volts 1.35/1.325Volts 1.30/1.275Volts VID4 A7M266 CPU Core Voltage VID3 Selection VID2 VID1 1.25/1.225Volts 1.20/1.175Volts 1.15/1.125Volts VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 1.10/1.075Volts CPU Default/ JumperFree (Default) ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: System Memory (Ddr Dimm)

    64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB Total System Memory (Max 2GB) ASUS A7M266 Qualified DDR DIMM Vendor List The following lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Vendor...

  • Page 26: General Dimm Notes

    For the system CPU bus to operate at MHz/266MHz, use only PC1600-/ PC2100-compliant DIMMs. • 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)

    3. 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. BLANK LEVER LOCK AMD™ Athlon A7M266 ® A7M266 Socket A NOTCH ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Expansion Cards

    4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    — shared PCI slot 5 — — — shared AGP Pro slot shared shared — — Onboard PCI audio — shared shared — AMR devices — — shared — Onboard USB controller — — — shared ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 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

    AMR card (optional). The components of a standard AMR card and its bracket face toward the edge of the motherboard while those of the specially- designed card face the expansion slots. For availability, see your vendor or dealer. A7M266 ® A7M266 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 5) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Game/Midi Connector (On Audio Model Only)

    The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. the connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ45 ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 A7M266 ® PIN 1 A7M266 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 10) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/100 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the motherboard’s primary (recom-...
  • 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: Lan (Rj45) Connector

    13) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOLCON) 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). WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks.
  • Page 40 SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer. A7M266 ® A7M266 SMBus Connector ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 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...
  • Page 42 A7M266 +3.3 Volts +3.3Volts ® A7M266 ATX Power Connector 21) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE and Primary/ Secondary ATA100 connectors will cause the LED to light up.
  • Page 43 SMI Lead Switch* Requires an ATX power supply. A7M266 System Panel Connectors 22) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep or soft-off mode.
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  • Page 45: Starting Up The First Time

    No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 A7M266 ® CLRTC Short solder points A7M266 Clear RTC RAM to Clear CMOS Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but...

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed (the CPU’s internal frequency). Note that selecting a frequency higher than what the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash. See System Hangup later in this section. ASUS A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Chip Configuration

    AGP Fast Write [Enabled] This feature allows the CPU to write directly to the AGP card for up to 30% performance gain over standard AGP 4X mode. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] AGP Single Driving [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 8-bit ISA devices that normally consume about 50-60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed transaction. Select [Disabled] for ISA devices that are not PCI 2.1 compliant. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI to DRAM Prefetch [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 (non-PnP) ISA device. The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA device is using that IRQ. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 (non-PnP) ISA device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA device is using that channel. Con- figuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Software Setup

    To begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear. If the menu does not appear, double- click or run E:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E:). 5.3.1 Installation Menu ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 84 98 Second Edition. To enable USB support in Windows 98 SE, install this USB patch. • 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. (2) Select the program to remove and click here. (3) Click here. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
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  • 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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: Asus Update

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2 ASUS 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 93: Yamaha Xgplayer

    XGplayer. For details on the YAMAHA XGplayer, click the Help icon on the Main Panel. You may also right-click the YAMAHA SXG Driver icon on the taskbar and then click SoftSynthesizer Help. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Yamaha Xgstudio Player Control Panel

    To open the Mixer Panel, click the Open Mixer icon on the Main Panel. Polyphony CPU Usage Rate Effects Block Exit Smart Arrangement Block Minimize Level Meter Display Effect Control Voice Select Channel Solo Channel Mute Pan Knob Master Channel Volume Volume Slider Slider ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Troubleshooting

    Is there an SXG Driver being used with some other previously existing MIDI Player? • If a demonstration model’s use period has expired, it can be selected, but no music will be output. It cannot be used with an 8-bit sound card. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 If the CPU’s load is increased, there will be deviations in the timing of data transfer to the CODEC. As a result, noise may be generated. In such a case, open the SoftSynthesizer setting screen and click OK. The timing discrepancy will be reset. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Appendix

    Motherboard type Other 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Modem Riser

    4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR card’s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. ASUS A7M266 User’s Manual...

  • 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...
  • 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 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 A7M266 User’s Manual...

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