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  • Page 1 ® A7V133 JumperFree™ PC133/VC133 200/266MHz 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 ... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ... 8 2.1.2 Special Features ... 10 2.1.3 Performance Features ... 10 2.1.4 Intelligence ... 11 2.2 Motherboard Components ...
  • Page 5 4.7 Exit Menu ... 81 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System ... 83 5.2 Start Windows ... 83 5.3 A7V133 Series Motherboard Support CD ... 84 5.4 Using the Promise 5.5 Installing IDE/RAID 0 Drivers Manually ... 89 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ...

  • 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    UltraDMA/33 IDE drives/devices) (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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS A7V133 The ASUS A7V133 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.
  • Page 9 • 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.

  • Page 10: Special Features

    Windows 98/ME/2000/NT. Color-coded connectors and descrip- tive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. • Onboard AC’97 Audio Controller: (optional) Supports advanced automated audio performance.

  • 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Components

    1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 23 Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ... 17 Wake-On-Ring Connector ... 13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ... 15 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ... 5 Special Feature Onboard LED ...

  • Page 13: Component Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual 1110...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    A7V133 PCI Slot 5 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase ( sary on motherboards with PCB versions 1.02 and later) ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual 24.5cm (9.64in) JTPWR DIP Switches VT8363A AGP4X & PC133 Memory...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    13) WOR p. 38 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 14) PWR_, CPU_,CHA_FAN p. 39 Chassis, Power Supply, CPU, F_ Fan Connectors (3 pins) F_FAN 15) CD_IN, AUX p. 40 Internal Audio Connectors (4 4-pin) (optional) MODEM ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual continued...
  • Page 16 44 System Message LED (2 pins) 25) RESET (PANEL) p. 44 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) PWRSW (PANEL) p. 44 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) SMI (PANEL) p. 44 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins) ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    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. A7V133 A7V133 Onboard LED ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Standby Powered Power...
  • Page 18 Setting Jumper Mode (See #7 External Frequency Setting) JumperFree™Mode All OFF (Default) A7V133 A7V133 Jumper Mode Settings ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual 1. Frequency Selection 2. Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 5. Frequency Selection (See #9 Voltage Regulator Output)
  • Page 19 NOTE: This setting is available only on motherboards with the onboard audio option. Setting AUDIOCODEC Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] A7V133 A7V133 Audio Codec Setting ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Enable Disable Onboard Onboard Audio Codec Audio Codec...
  • Page 20 3 VSB [2-3] (default) A7V133 A7V133 PCI 3Volt Selection 5) ATA100 / RAID 0 Setting (ATA100/RAID 0) (Optional) Jumper 13 and 14 allow you to select the ATA100 IDE protocol or the RAID 0 protocol and so, specify the function of the Promise IDE controller. More infor- mation is available on the Support CD and in Section 5.4 of Software Setup:...
  • Page 21 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 this setting on its default. ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual 3.45 Volt test mode 3.30 Volt...
  • Page 22 CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’s Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). A7V133 A7V133 CPU External Frequency Selection IMPORTANT: 1. To use this feature, JEN must be set to Jumper Mode: [1-2]; [See section 2].
  • Page 23 2. To use this feature, JEN must be set to Jumper Mode: [1-2]; [See section 2]. 3. Processor speeds may be also be adjusted in JumperFree Mode using BIOS software. For more up to date processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual 5.0x...
  • Page 24 CPU Default as the CPU core voltage. CPU Default means the Vcore is generated according to the CPU VID configuration. For each jumper setting, there are two voltage options, depending on the CPU used. A7V133 A7V133 CPU Core Voltage Selection VID4 VID3...

  • Page 25: System Memory (Dimm)

    For the system CPU bus to operate at compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Extended Data Output) chips.

  • Page 26: Memory Installation

    SDRAM DIMMs have different pin contacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin density. A7V133 A7V133 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).

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard surface when mounting a clamp-style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard. A7V133 A7V133 Socket A ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual LOCK AMD™ Athlon BLANK LEVER NOTCH...

  • Page 28: Expansion Cards

    5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By Legacy Drive: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP Pro slot Onboard USB controller Onboard Audio/AMR Onboard Promise IDE Controller ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

  • Page 30: Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (Agp Pro)

    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 31: Audio Modem Riser (Amr) Slot

    For availability, see your vendor or dealer. A7V133 A7V133 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual ASUS MR-1 Unlike that of standard cards,...
  • Page 32 3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 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 A7V133 User’s Manual COM1 COM2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male)
  • Page 35 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). A7V133 A7V133 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Game/MIDI (15-pin Female) Line Out Line In 1/8"...
  • Page 36 SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup. IMPORTANT: UltraDMA66 and UltraDMA100 IDE devices require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled. A7V133 A7V133 IDE Connectors ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1...
  • Page 37 Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detec- tor is triggered. This function requires the optional ASUS CIDB chassis intru- sion module to be installed (see 7. APPENDIX). If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit.
  • Page 38 12) 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.
  • 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). The Rotation signal is not supported by F-FAN.
  • Page 40 CD-ROM or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard au- dio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector. A7V133 A7V133 Internal Audio Connectors 16) Internal Microphone Header (3-pin MIC2) This connector allows you to connect a chasssis mounted microphone to the mother- board instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the ATX connectors.
  • Page 41 A7V133 A7V133 SMBus Connector ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual USBPORT Bundled 2-port USB Connector Set...
  • Page 42 20) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin block JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. A7V133 A7V133 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual +12.0Volts +5.0 Volts +5.0 Volts...
  • Page 43 Primary/Secondary IDE and Primary/ Secondary ATA100 connectors will cause the LED to light up. A7V133 A7V133 IDE Activity LED ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug.
  • Page 44 3. HARDWARE SETUP The following PANEL illustration is used for items 23–28: A7V133 A7V133 System Panel Connectors 22) 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.

  • Page 45: Starting Up The First Time

    Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Meaning No error during POST No DRAM installed or detected Video card not found or video card...
  • 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 4. BIOS SETUP (This page intentionally left blank.) ASUS A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. A7V133 A7V133 Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    CPU speed (the CPU’s inter- nal frequency). 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] ASUS A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Chip Configuration

    Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F] AGP Drive Strenght N Ctrl [E] Configuration options: [0] [1] [2]...[F] AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual (When AGP 4X Drive Strength set to [Manual]) (When AGP 4X Drive Strength set to [Manual])
  • Page 64 (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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 (non-PnP) device. The default value indi- cates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that the legacy Configura- tion Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if a legacy device is using that IRQ. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 (non-PnP) device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if a legacy device is using that channel. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 Select [ON] to make CPU Fan keep turning in Standby Mode. Configura- tion options: [ON] [OFF] Suspend Mode [Disabled] Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [30 Sec] [1 Min]... [40 Min] ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Power Up Control

    Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 80 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SCSI/ATA100 Boot Sequence [ATA100/SCSI] Configuration options: [ATA100/SCSI] [SCSI/ATA100] Load Onboard ATA Bios [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Primary VGA Bios [PCI Card] Configuration options: [PCI Card] [AGP Card] ASUS A7V133 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 A7V133 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Software Setup

    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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: A7V133 Series Motherboard Support Cd

    Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • ASUS Update Vx.xx: Instals a program that can help you update BIOS or down- load a BIOS image file. • YAMAHA Soft Synthesizer: Installs the Yamaha SoftSynthesizer for playing MIDI files.
  • Page 85 Intel LDCM 6.1 Client Setup: LANDesk Client Manager software monitors the Client system and operates hardware management features. • ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.1: Installs a utility that remotely flashes to a client PC’s BIOS software when used in conjunction with Intel LDCM Administrator.

  • Page 86: Using The Promise Chip For Raid 0

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 The optional Promise chip, PDC20265, onboard the A7V133, offers a high ® performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration that supports UltraATA/100/66/33, EIDE or FastATA-2 hard disks. After connecting two hard disks to the motherboard, activating the RAID 0 function is easily configured through the FastTrack100™...

  • Page 87: Installing The Hard Disks

    Connect each hard disk drive with a separate UltraDMA/100 cable, one to the Primary ATA/100 IDE connector and the other to the Secondary ATA/100 IDE connector onboard the A7V133. 2. Ensure that ATA/100 / RAID 0 jumpers 13 and 14 are both covered: [2-3] (See: Section 3.4.5, Hardware Setup: Motherboard Settings)
  • Page 88 UltraDMA/100 cables; however, optimal performance is only assured for two disks that are individually connected to the two ATA/100 IDE ports onboard the A7V133. Use only the ends of cable connectors to avoid signal ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Installing Ide/Raid 0 Drivers Manually

    6. Select the “PCI Mass Storage Controller” node and click the “Properties.” 7. Please select [General] page to reinstall driver or select [Driver] page to update driver. 8. Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to install the driver. (Driver Location: {CD-ROM driver}:\Promise\Ata100\Win95-98) 5.5.2 To install Win9x-ME Promise...

  • Page 90: 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: 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 92 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 93 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: 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 95: Cyberlink Powerplayer Se

    Stop Backward Scan Backstep Frame Previous Stop Configuration i-Power! CD Mode Shuffle Karaoke Next angle Capture frame ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Eject Help Power Off Forward Scan Step Frame Next Play Increase Volume Mute Decrease Volume Next audio stream Next subtitle...

  • Page 96: Cyberlink Powerdvd

    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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Cyberlink Videolive Mail

    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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Starting Videolive Mail

    Next when ready. 7. Configuration done. Click Finish to complete the environmental setting proce- dure. 6.4.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Snapshot to File Video Configuration ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Start Playback Stop Recording / Playback Start Recording Pause Exit...
  • Page 99 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...
  • Page 100 RGB monitor, TV, or digital flat panel. The ASUS AGP-V7100 Series graphics cards not only fully exert the power of the GeForce2 MX GPU, but they also continue the ASUS tradition of providing the greatest security for your valuable entertainment platform.

  • Page 101: Appendix

    7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card RJ45 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 102: 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Modem Riser

    If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset onboard, you may use the secondary MR; otherwise, you should use the primary MR. 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual Layout of Primary MR Top: LINE Bottom:...

  • Page 104: 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: 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 A7V133 User’s Manual Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate 33MHz...
  • Page 106 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 107 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...
  • Page 108 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 A7V133 User’s Manual...

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