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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 Yes to load default

values. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other changes before saving

the values to the non-volatile RAM.

Discard Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the

previously saved values. After selecting this option, a conﬁrmation appears.

Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

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Motherboard 1
First Edition 2
January 2006 2
Table of contents 3
Contents 5
Safety information 7
About this guide 8
Typography 9
A8V-XE speciﬁcations summary 10
Product 13
1.1 Welcome! 14
1.2 Package contents 14
1.3 Special features 15
1.4 Before you proceed 17
1.5 Motherboard overview 18
1.5.3 Motherboard layout 19
1.6.2 Installling the CPU 20
1.6.1 Overview 20
Retention Module Base 22
CPU Heatsink 22
Retention bracket lock 22
Retention bracket 22
Rotation 23
1.7 System memory 24
(blue sockets) 25
DDR400 Qualified Vendors List 26
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 27
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 27
1.8 Expansion slots 28
1.8.4 PCI slots 30
1.8.3 PCI Express x1 slot 30
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot 30
1.9 Jumpers 31
A8V-XE USB Device Wake Up 32
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 33
1.10.2 Rear panel connectors 34
NOTE: Orient the red markings 35
(usually zigzag) on the IDE 35
A8V-XE SATA Connectors 36
A8V-XE ATX Power Connectors 39
Right Audio Channel 40
Left Audio Channel 40
Requires an ATX power supply 42
BIOS setup 43
DOS environment 44
Windows® XP environment 44
Windows® 2000 environment 44
2.1.2 Updating the BIOS 45
2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 46
ASUS A8V-XE 2-5 47
2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 48
2.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash utility 50
2.1.6 ASUS Update utility 51
2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 52
2.2 BIOS setup program 54
2.2.2 Menu bar 55
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 55
2.2.4 Menu items 56
2.2.5 Sub-menu items 56
2.2.6 Configuration fields 56
2.2.3 Legend bar 56
2.2.7 Pop-up window 57
2.2.8 General help 57
2.3 Main menu 58
Slave [Auto] 59
Access Mode [Auto] 59
2.4 Advanced menu 61
CPU Multiplier [Auto] 62
Hammer Vid control [Startup] 62
2.4.2 CPU Configuration 63
2.4.3 Chipset 63
2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 64
2.4.4 PCIPnP 65
IRQ Resources 66
Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled] 66
Maximum Payload Size [4096] 66
ASUS A8V-XE 2-25 67
2.4.6 USB Configuration 68
2.5 Power menu 69
2.5.3 APM Configuration 70
2.5.4 Hardware Monitor 71
2.6 Boot menu 72
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 73
2.6.2 Removable Drives 73
2.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 73
2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 74
2.6.5 Security 75
Password Check 76
2.7 Exit menu 77
Load Setup Defaults 78
Discard Changes 78
Software 79
3.2 Support CD information 80
3.2.2 Drivers menu 81
3.2.3 Utilities menu 82
3.2.4 Make Disk menu 83
3.2.5 Manuals menu 84
ASUS A8V-XE 3-7 85

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