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Motherboard ® A7V333 User Guide.
ii Checklist Product Name: A7V333 Manual Revision: 1.01 E1010 Release Date: March 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and .
iii Features About this guide This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS A7V333 motherboard. How this guide is organized • Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and special attributes of new technologies.
iv Safeguards Contents About this guide .............................................................................. ii i How this guide is organized .................................................... ii i Conventions used in this guide ..........
v Contents 3.3 Powering off the computer .................................................... 4 8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup ............................................................. 1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ...............................
vi Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
vii FCC/CDC stat ements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
viii ASUS contact infor mation ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support T el (English): +886-2-2890-7123 T el (Chinese): +886-2-2890-71 13 Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Email: tsd@asus.
Chapter 1 Product introduction.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 1 Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® A7V333 motherboard! The A7V333 is powered by AMD ® Athlon ™ , Athlon ™ XP and Duron ™ processors and supplies advanced features to ensure long-lasting, superlative performance.
2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 2 Core Specif ications The A7V333 motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances and offers users the finest componentry available today .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 3 1 .3 Special Featur es Easy Overclocking • Quickly adjust CPU frequency multiples with BIOS in JumperFree ™ Mode • Adjustable FSB/MEM/PCI frequency ratio •.
4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Location Processor Support Socket A for AMD ® Athlon ™ and Duron ™ Processors ....... 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ......................................... 9 Chipsets VIA ® KT333 North Bridge ................
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 5 1.4.1 Component Locations 25 3 18 25 1 8 7 19 15 26 4 6 10 9 11 12 16 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 13 14 17 23 24 27 32 33 40 39 38 34 35 36 37.
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Chapter 2 Hardware information.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 7 2. 1 Motherboard ins tallation The A7V333 uses the A TX form factor , measuring 24.5 cm (9.6 in.) x 30.5 cm (12 in.
8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboar d layout 24.5cm (9.6in) 30.5cm (12.0in) PCI1 P ANEL FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE A7V333 CHA_F AN ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power JEN COM1 P AR.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 9 2.2.1 Layout contents CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots 1) Socket 462 p. 12 C PU Support 2) DIMM 1/2/3 p. 14 System Memory Support 3) PCI 1/2/3/4/5 p. 16 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion S lots 4) AGP PRO p. 18 Accelerated Graphics Slot Motherboard Settings (Switches and Jumpers) 1) JEN p .
10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 13) A TXPWR p. 36 A TX Power Supply Connector (20 pin) 14) SMB p. 36 SMBus Connector (5-1 pin) 15) CD / AUX / MODEM p. 37 Internal Audio Connectors (Three 4-1 pin) ( optional ) 16) JTPWR p. 34 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pin) 17) SMARTCARD p.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 11 2.3 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. A7V333 ® A7V333 Onboard LED LED1 OFF Powered Off ON Standby Power CAUTION! 1.
12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4 Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard provides a Socket A (462) for CPU installation. AMD processors of fer gigahertz speeds to support all the latest computing platforms and applications.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 13 4. Once completely inserted, press the CPU firmly and close the socket lever until it snaps shut. 5. Place the CPU fan and heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. Carefully attach the heatsink locking brace to the plastic clips on the socket base.
14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 System memor y 2.5.1 Overview This motherboard uses only Double Data Rate (DDR) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). These sockets support up to 3GB system memory using non-ECC 200/266/ 333MHz DIMMs.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 15 2.5.2 Memory configurations Install DIMMs in any of the following combinations. DIMM Location 184-pin DIMM (DDR) T otal Memory Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) 6 4MB, 1 28.
16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one function at a time. In a standard design configuration, 16 IRQs are available but most are already in use.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 17 Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard This table lists the default IRQ assignments: they are applicable only for OS Win98, WinME; for WinXP , system runs in APIC mode by default.
18 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7V333 ® A7V333 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Keyed for 1.5v 2.6.4 AGP PRO slot This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO) slot to support AGP graphics cards. T ake note of the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 19 NOTE! The JEN jumper is set in conjunction with the DIP switches. In JumperFree ™ mode, set all DIP switches (DIP_SW) to OFF . A7V333 ® ON 12345 6 A7V333 DIP Switches ON OFF SYSCLK 1.Frequency Selection 2.Frequency Selection 3.
20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2) CPU External Frequency Selection (DIP_SW Switches 1 – 4) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency (or BUS Clock ).
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 21 3) RAID Controller (3 pin RAID_EN) This jumper enables or disables the Promise IDE-RAID controller . The default setting, [1-2], enables both the IDE 133 and RAID functions. T o disable it, reset the jumper cap to [2-3].
22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5) V oltage Regulator Output Setting (4x3 pin VID1 - 4) This jumpers allow you to manually adjust the CPU core voltage. For each jumper setting, there are two voltage options, depending on the CPU used. The factory default sets all jumpers to [2-3], for use with JumperFree ™ mode.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 23 A7V333 ® 23 1 2 A7V333 Keyboard W ake Up Enable (Default) KBWK Disable 7) Keyboard W ake Up (3 pin KBWK) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard (by pressing <Spacebar>) to power up your computer .
24 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7V333 ® A7V333 USB Setting USB_EN USB2.0 ENABLE (Default) 12 23 USB2.0 DISABLE A7V333 ® 23 12 A7V333 USB W ake Up Setting USBWP1_EN W AKEUP ENABLE (Default) USBWP2_EN W AKEUP DISABLE 8) USB 2.0 Compliant Device Enable (3 pin USB) This jumper enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 25 10) USB Device W ake-up (2x3 pin USB01_PWR/USB23_PWR) Set these jumpers to +5V to allow wake up from the S1 sleep state (CPU stopped; RAM refreshed; system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices.
26 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7V333 ® A7V333 1394HEAD Setting 1394_EN 1394 ENABLE (Default) 12 23 1394 DISABLE A7V333 ® A7V333 MS SD Seeting MS SD ENABLE (Default) 1 2 3 2 MS SD DISABLE MS_SD_EN 1 1) IEEE-1394 Device Enable (3 pin 1394_En) This jumper opens the circuit to the 1394 headers.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 27 A7V333 ® A7V333 Speaker Selector SPEECH BACK P ANEL BUZZER (Default) 12 2 3 A7V333 ® A7V333 Bass Center Setting TYPE 1 BASS 12 BCS2 BCS1 23 BCS2 BCS1 (Default) .
28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 16) Clear RTC RAM (CLR_RTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS is powered by the onboard button cell battery .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 29 2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. IMPORT ANT! Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 in the connector scoket.
30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 0, 1, 2 & 3 (Black two 4-pin USB) Four USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. 5) Serial Ports (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1 / 9-pin COM2) T wo serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 31 Audio Connectors In Mic Out 6) Audio Connectors (Three 1/8 ” AUDIO) (optional) The Line Out (lime) connects a headphone or speakers. The Line In (light blue) connects a tape players or other audio sources. The Mic (pink) connects a microphone.
32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 7) 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 or Secondary IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 33 9) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y IDE and SECONDAR Y IDE) (40-1 pin PROMISE IDE1 and PROMISE2 IDE) The Primary and Secondary IDE connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the motherboard.
34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10) CPU Fan, Power Fan, and Chassis Fan Connectors (3x3 pin CPU_, PWR_, CHA_F AN) Three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orient the fans so that airflow flows across the onboard heat sinks instead of expansion slots.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 35 1 1) Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pin IR_CON) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.
36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 13) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector supports an A TX 12V power supply . The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation. Push down firmly ensuring that the pins are aligned. 14) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector supports SMBus (System Management Bus) devices.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 37 15) Internal Audio Connectors (4 pin CD, AUX, MODEM) (optional) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector .
38 Chapter 2: Hardware information A7V333 ® A7V333 Smartcard SMARTCARD NC SCPWR# NC NC NC2 VCC GND SCIO SCRRES# NC SCRCLK 1 NC SCRREST A7V333 ® MS 1 SDALED SDAPWCTL# SDACLK SDA5 SDA3 SDA4 MSDA2 +3V .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 39 A7V333 ® A7V333 Game Connector GAME 1 +5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN +5V J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1B2 +5V 9 8 16 A7V333 ® A7V333 Digital Audio Connecto.
40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 21) USB Headers (10-1 pin USB20_34, USB2_3) If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, two USB headers are available for four additional USB port connectors. Connect a 2-port USB connector set to a USB header and mount the USB bracket to an open slot in the chassis.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 41 22) Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is intended for a chassis designed to support intrusion detection. The lead requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor/sensor or microswitch.
42 Chapter 2: Hardware information 23) Line-out Selector Jumpers (4 pin BACK_L T / BACK_RT) By default, these jumpers are shorted (jumpers on) to route the signal from the audio controller to the rear panel Line Out jack to make it available for audio out devices such as speakers or a headphone.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 43 25) ASUS Front Panel Audio Connector (10- 1 p i n IP ANEL) Connect the audio cable for front panel audio control.
44 Chapter 2: Hardware information 27) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector supplies the system power LED. The LED lights up when the system power is on, and the LED blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode.
Chapter 3 Powering up.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 45 3. 1 S tar ting up for the f ir st time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis.
46 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 V ocal POS T Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter ™ . This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform you of system events and boot status.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 47 No keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel.
48 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.3 Power ing off the computer Y ou must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power . For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system.
Chapter 4 BIOS setup.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 49 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later .
50 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX, then press <Enter>. 4. In DOS mode, type A:AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 51 1. FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>.
52 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “ Flashed Successfully ” appears.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 53 4.2 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. ” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ” .
54 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 55 General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
56 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59).
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 57 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave T ype [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu.
58 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. Other options for the T ype field are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] -.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 59 T ranslation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors.
60 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 61 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Of f] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
62 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 63 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree ™ mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of the CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the two subsequent fields.
64 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup CPU VCore Setting [Auto] This field determines if the CPU Vcore is automatically scaled or set manually by the user . The default for this field is [Auto], so the CPU vcore voltage is set for maximum performance without stressing the CPU.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 65 NOTE! The following 5 SDRAM parameters appear only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. SDRAM CAS Latency [2.5T(DDR)/3T(SDR] This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available.
66 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay [6T] This item controls the number os SDRAM clocks used for SDRAM parameters. SDRAM 1T Command Control [Disabled] This item controls the pulse signal for DDR commands. The [Disabled] default is equivalent to 2T and enabled, to 1T .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 67 Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both] This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE channel, or both.
68 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field reverses the hardware drive letter assignments of floppy disk drivers. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB] Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] This field sets the capacity of the floppy disk drivers to read and/or write.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 69 Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field sets the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal- speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] all.
70 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ assignments.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 71 Onboard PCI Audio [Enabled] [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device. If an audio device is detected, the onboard audio controller is enabled; if no audio device is detected, the controller is disabled.
72 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.3.2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ XX Used By ISA [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 73 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features.
74 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 75 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system of f while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption.
76 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to turn on the system.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 77 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER T emperature [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures.
78 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 79 Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS.
80 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 81 Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Y es] to load default values.
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Chapter 5 Software support.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 83 5. 1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and OS/2 operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware.
84 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3 A7V333 Motherboar d Suppor t CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 85 • ASUS Screen Saver: Installs a nifty ASUS screen saver . • ITE GSM Editor: Installs the GSM SIM card editing application. • Winbond V oice Editor: Installs an application to record and customize audio “ wave ” files for use with the ASUS Post Reporter ™ .
86 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 Using the Promise 5.4 Using the Promise 5.4 Using the Promise 5.4 Using the Promise 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 Chip for RAID 0 or 1 Chip for RAID 0 o.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 87 5.4.1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously . RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks.
88 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Keys Available ] [ Auto Setup Options Menu ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ , ,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save [ ] Up [ ] Down [ , ,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save Mode .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 89 F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Source DiSk ] [ Please Select A Source Disk ] [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exi.
90 Chapter 5: Software support NOTES for T roubleshooting Array Set Ups : Always use two separate UltraDMA/100 cables for linking each of two hard disks to the Primary A T A-100 and the Secondary A T A-100 connectors. Usually , a two disk array will set up properly if both sets of hard disk jumpers are set to Master .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 91 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array , but they are useful for reconfiguring an array: V iew Array (3): V iew the drive assignments of hard disks in an array .
92 Chapter 5: Software support 8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task. 9. After the rebuild is complete, the user is prompted to reboot the system.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 93 The A7V333 support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder , including Windows, NetW are and Nt4. Below follow two popular OS installations. The others are available on the support CD.
5.4 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 95 5.4.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature.
96 Chapter 5: Software reference Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 97 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules.
98 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.4.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 99 5.5 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 connected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP).
100 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.6 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CR T or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications. Users may also tune their internet applications to match “ true ” internet source colors with the color displayed on the monitor .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 101 4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality . 6. The tuning process is complete. Click on the bottom left button to connect to the internet and follow the instructions.
102 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.7 Winbond Voice Editor The Winbond V oice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. Install the software from the software menu in the support CD. See section “ 5.2.3 Software menu ” . Follow these steps to use the Winbond V oice Editor .
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 103 Changing the default language 1. Click on the Load button. a window showing the available languages appears. 2. Select your desired language then click Open. The event messages for the language you selected appear on the V oice Editor screen.
104 Chapter 5: Software reference Y ou may want to create a separate folder for your wave files so you can locate them easily in one place. Customizing your POST messages If your language is not in the selection or if you wish to record your own POST messages to replace the pre-installed wave files, you may easily do so.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 105 If you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the total allowable size, do one or all of the following. • T ry to modify your messages to make them shorter • Save the wave files at a lower quality • Skip lesser used events like FDD Detection, IDE HDD Detection, etc.
106 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.8 ITE GSM Editor The ITE GSM Editor is a useful application for editing and managing the data contained on a GSM cell phone SIM card chip . This unique software supports access of the SIM card “ phone book. ” The editor helps you to add or delete data including new names and phone numbers.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 107 The ITE GSM menu: Using the basic ITE GSM Editor: 1. Carefully remove the SIM chip from your mobile phone and insert it into the card reader . The most convenient method is to use a conversion card: slip the SIM chip into the conversion card and then insert it into the card reader .
108 Chapter 5: Software reference Using the Command field: 1. W rite All Entries into SIM Card , and the program writes all new data appearing in the fields onto the SIM card. 2. Write Revised Entry into SIM Card , and the program writes all updated entries into the existing SIM card phone book.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 109 Using the PIN Manager: 1. Enable PIN Set-Up : This function is used to set the PIN. This function is effective only if the PIN set-up is disabled and the SIM card is not blocked . First enter the PIN set previously to enable the PIN set-up function.
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Glossary.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 111 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data transfers at 100/200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
112 Appendix: Glossary Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 113 I/O (Input/Output) The data transfers from the input devices like a keyboard, mouse, or scanner , to the output devices like a printer or the monitor screen. I/O Address The specific memory location for a particular device.
114 Appendix: Glossary RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) 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 controllers, and graphics/video ICs.
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ASUS A7V333 motherboard.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 115 Index Index Index Index Index Symbols 3Deep Color T uner Using 101 A ASUS PC Probe Using 95 ASUS Update Using 100 A T API CD-ROM 78 Automatic Power Up 77 B BIOS .
116 Index F Floppy 3 Mode 56 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 32, 37 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 59 Cylinders 59 Heads 59 LBA Capacity 59 Primary/Secondary Master 57 Primary/Secondary Slave 57 S.
ASUS A7V333 motherboard user guide 117 R RAID 1 or 0 86 R TC RAM Clearing 9, 28 S SDRAM Active to Precharge T ime 66 CAS Latency 65 Configuration 65 RAS to CAS Delay 65 Serial Ports 68 Connectors 30 s.
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