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Asus P5N7A-VM User Manual (112 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 4.69 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition

2

August 2008

2

Contents

3

Safety information

7

About this guide

8

Typography

9

Vista only)

10

(continued on the next page)

11

Chapter 1: Product

13

1.1 Welcome!

14

1.2 Package contents

14

1.3 Special features

14

ASUS P5N7A-VM 1-3

15

1.3.2 ASUS Special Features

17

ASUS EZ DIY

18

1.3.3 ASUS Stylish Features

19

P5N7A-VM

20

1.5.3 Motherboard layout

22

Alignment key

25

Gold triangle mark

25

Fastener

26

Motherboard hole

26

Narrow end of the groove

29

DDR2-667MHz capability

31

DDR2-800 MHz capability

32

1.7.3 Installing a DIMM

35

1.7.4 Removing a DIMM

35

1.8 Expansion slots

36

1.8.3 Interrupt assignments

37

1.8.4 PCI slots

38

1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot

38

1.8.6 PCI Express x16 slot

38

1.10 Connectors

40

ASUS P5N7A-VM 1-39

51

Chapter 2: BIOS setup

53

2.1.1 ASUS Update utility

54

ASUS P5N7A-VM 2-3

55

Quit all Windows

55

P5N7AVM.rom

56

ASUS P5N7A-VM 2-5

57

2.1.4 AFUDOS utility

59

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

60

lename at the DOS prompt

60

2.2 BIOS setup program

63

2.2.2 Menu bar

64

2.2.3 Navigation keys

64

2.2.1 BIOS menu screen

64

ASUS P5N7A-VM 2-13

65

2.3 Main menu

66

2.3.4 SATA 1/2/4; ESATA

67

2.3.5 Storage Conguration

68

2.3.6 System Information

69

2.4 Advanced menu

70

2.4.1 CPU Conguration

71

CPU TM Function [Enabled]

72

System Clock Mode [Auto]

72

Memory Over Voltage [Auto]

74

Chipset Over Voltage [Auto]

74

CPU Voltage [Auto]

74

Memory Timings [Auto]

74

2.4.3 Chipset

75

MCP7A Conguration

75

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

76

Parallel Port Address [378]

77

Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

77

AZALIA Audio [Auto]

78

Front Panel Type [HD Audio]

78

2.4.5 USB Conguration

79

2.4.6 PCIPnP

80

2.5 Power menu

81

2.5.4 APM Conguration

82

2.5.5 Hardware Monitor

83

2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

84

Control feature

84

2.6 Boot menu

85

2-34 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

86

2.6.3 Security

87

Change User Password

88

Clear User Password

88

Password Check [Setup]

88

2.7 Tools menu

89

2.7.2 Express Gate [Enabled]

90

2.7.3 AI NET 2

90

2.8 Exit menu

91

2-40 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

92

Chapter 3: Software

93

3.2 Support DVD information

94

3.2.2 Drivers menu

95

3.2.3 Utilities menu

96

ASUS P5N7A-VM 3-5

97

3.2.4 Make Disk menu

98

3.2.4 Manual menu

99

3.2.6 Other information

100

Technical support Form

101

Filelist

101

3.3 Software information

102

The First Screen

103

The Express Gate Environment

103

Using the Conguration Panel

105

Using the LaunchBar

106

ASUS P5N7A-VM 3-15

107

Using the Photo Manager

109

Using the Online Games

109

Updating Express Gate

110

Repairing Express Gate

110

ASUS P5N7A-VM 3-19

111

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