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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.
CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES The ASUS A7VI-VM ..............8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Special Features ............10 2.1.3 Optional Components ........... 10 2.1.4 Performance Features ............ 10 2.1.5 Intelligence ..............
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Boot Menu ................70 Exit Menu ................72 5. SOFTWARE SETUP Install Operating System ............79 Start Windows ................79 A7VI-VM Series Support CD ..........80 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ............... 77 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE ............. 82 CyberLink PowerDVD ............82 CyberLink VideoLive Mail ............
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/ 100 Ethernet Card (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 Manual ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7VI-VM The ASUS A7VI-VM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding 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.
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• PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi- cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.
UltraDMA/100 is backward compatible with both DMA/33 and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/ IDE drives and host systems. (UltraDMA/100 requires a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled.) ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
• 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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
1 LAN (RJ45) Connector ......(optional) (top) 24 Wake-On-LAN Connector ............16 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............11 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..9 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........1 Others Onboard LED ................
System Power LED Lead (3 pins) 25) RESET (PANEL) p.35 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) PWR.SW (PANEL) p.35 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) SMI (PANEL) p.35 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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. Standby Powered Power A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM Onboard LED ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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(see 4.4 Advanced Menu). Jumper Setting JumperFree™ [2-3] (default) Jumper Mode [1-2] In JumperFree™ mode, DIP switches (SW1) must be set as shown: (ON: 1,2,4; OFF: 3) A7VI-VM Jumper Mode JumperFree ® (default) A7VI-VM JumperFree™ Mode Setting ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed and premature wearing of the processor. NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site: www.asus.com (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
For the system CPU bus to operate at MHz/133MHz, use only PC100-/PC133- 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.
60 Pins 88 Pins A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM 168-Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) DRAM Key Position...
CPU, make sure that the CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink; otherwise, your CPU will be damaged! See your heatsink/CPU documentation for details. BLANK LEVER LOCK NOTCH AMD™ Athlon A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM Socket A ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ XX Reserved for Legacy Device: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers sup- port “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inop- erable. ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot to support AGP graphics cards, such as an ASUS AGP-V7700 GeForce2 GTS graphics card. CAUTION! To avoid damaging your AGP graphics card, your computer’s power supply should be unplugged before inserting your graphics card into the slot.
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configu- ration for settings. COM 1 Serial Port (9-pin male) 5) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin female) ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re- corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink) allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice. Line Out Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM IDE Activity LED ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 information). If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit.
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14) 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.
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Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector. NOTE: Rotations Per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe if the fan supplies a rotation out- put signal. (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
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Ground ® Modem-Out A7VI-VM Internal Audio Connectors Setting 18) Headphone True-Level Out Header (3-pin HPHONE) 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.
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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. A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM SMBus Connector ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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+12.0 Volts +5.0 Volts A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM ATX Power Connector 22) 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.
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ATX Power Switch* ® Requires an ATX power supply. A7VI-VM System Panel Connectors 23) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Two sources (LINE_OUT and SPEAKER) will allow you to hear system beeps and warn- ings.
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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.
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode sup- port 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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configu- ration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
6 to 30 characters per second. Configuration options: [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. Con- figuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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Clear CMOS A7VI-VM ® A7VI-VM Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configu- ration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but...
(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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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If not detected, the USB controller will be disabled. When this field is set to [Disabled], the USB controller is disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
When AGP 4X Drive Strength set to [Manual]) Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F] AGP Drive Strenght N Ctrl [E] When AGP 4X Drive Strength set to [Manual]) Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F] AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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(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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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It can greatly improve the display 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 op- tions: [UC] [USWC] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See Standard and Consumer Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 External Connec- tors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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If you have conflicts with the onboard network/audio controller, you may set the appropriate field to [Disabled]. Configu- ration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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. Game Port Function [Disabled] Enable this field to use the game port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable (200h-207h)] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
[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. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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(non-PnP) 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 a legacy device is using that IRQ. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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(non-PnP) device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to deter- mine if an ISA device is using that channel. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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]. Con- figuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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. Configura- tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
Configuration 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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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[By Date]. NOTE: Automatic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating systems, such as Windows 98, that have ACPI support enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 confirmation before exit- ing. ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
• USB patch file for AMD K7: Updates USB support for K7 CPUs. • ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • ASUS Update Vx.xx: Installs ASUS\Update to help you update your BIOS or download BIOS image file from the Internet.
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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...
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NOTE: This feature is not available on ASUS Probe version 2.12.01/2.12.02 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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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Thin & Light Convertible Notebook PC • 1 Internal & 1 External Drive • 13.3”/12.1” TFT Color Display • 500MHz to 650MHz+ • 64MB to 192MB Memory • Internal Modem+LAN • Ext. PortDock Module Bay Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...
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AP6300 2 Socket370 New! Three 1.6-inch or five 1-inch SCA-2 SCSI hard drives Eight 1.6-inch or 1-inch SCSI hard drives Mid-Range Servers AP6000 AP8000 Value Servers AP6300 AP2000 Group Servers AP2300 AP100 AP3000 AP200 Rack Mountable Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...
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• Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation • 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI-DA2200 Series SCSI RAID Card • PCI-DA2200 series support 5x86-133 processor • One 72-pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory • RAID levels 0, 0+1, 3, 5, non-RAID •...
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• Supports Multi-Read function ® Ultra-Fast CD-ROM • Supports high speed CD-Audio playback • Supports high speed digital audio extraction • Supports UltraDMA/33 transfer mode • Compatible with all CD formats • Supports multi-read function (CD-R/CD-RW) Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...
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This product may not be available in certain areas. Ask your dealer for availability.
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RGB monitor, TV, or digital flat panel. The ASUS AGP-V7100 Series graphics cards not only AGP-V7100 Series fully exert the power of the GeForce2 MX GPU, but they •...
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-...
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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
The flash ROM is designed to be a resident program and can be updated by a specific programming method. Normally, the flash ROM is used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS. Since the contents of flash ROM can be modified, users are able to update the BIOS by themselves. ASUS A7VI-VM User’s Manual...
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12Mbit/sec. 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 A7VI-VM User’s Manual...