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... the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF...
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...this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7S266-VM/U2 specifications summary ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.4 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5 Before you proceed 1-7 1.6 Motherboard installation 1-8
1.6.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.6.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.7 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-9 1.7.1 Installing the CPU...
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...16 2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 2-18 2.4.3 PCI Configuration 2-19
2.5 Power Menu 2-21 2.5.1 Power Up Control 2-22 2.5.2 Hardware Monitor 2-23
2.6 Boot Menu 2-24 2.7 Exit Menu 2-26
Chapter 3: Software support
3.1 Install an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2
3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-3 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information...
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...limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, ... the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with ...
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... to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.
• Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage...
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About this guide
Conventions used in this guide
To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.
WARNING/DANGER:...and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Websites
The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page...
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A7S266-VM/U2 specifications summary
BIOS features
Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents
Accessories
2Mb Flash ROM, CrashFree BIOS 2, EEPROM, ASUS JumperFree, Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI2.0, PnP, WfM2.0, Green, TCAV (Trend Chip Away Virus)
PCI 2.2, USB 2.0
WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOR, WOL
Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm)
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Trend...
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... installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.
1.2 Package contents
Check your ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 package for the following items. ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 motherboard Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm) ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 series support CD 1 pc. 80-conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA 66/100/133 IDE drives Ribbon cable...
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1.3 Motherboard components
Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions.
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... provides the commonly used Super I/O functionality. The chipset supports a high-performance floppy disk controller for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, a game port and a serial port.
13 PCI slots. These 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum output.
14 Audio CODEC. The C-Media 4-channel CODEC is...
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... HC1 - - - - - used - -
Onboard USB controller HC2 used -
Onboard USB controller HC3 used
Onboard LAN
- - - shared - - - -
Onboard Audio
shared
Onboard VGA
shared
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between two PCI groups.
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... disk.
Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen.
2. Reboot the computer. 3. To use EZ Flash, press + during POST to display the following
screen.
ASUS EZ Flash V1.00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
[Onboard BIOS Information]
BIOS Version : ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 BIOS Revision 1001 Beta
003
BIOS Model
: A7S266...
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... _
7. Press Y to update the main BIOS area.
Flash Memory: SST 49LF004
1. Update Main BIOS area
(Y/N)? _
DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS boot block area! Doing so may cause system boot failure.
8. When the update process is done, the message, "Press a key to reboot" appears. Press any key to reboot the system with the new BIOS.
ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 Motherboard
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... disk.
2. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the boot disk you created.
AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive. It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk.
3. Reboot the computer from the floppy disk.
BIOS setup...
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... created earlier.
2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the "A:\" prompt, type AFLASH and then press . 4. At the Main Menu, type 2 then press . The Update BIOS Including Boot
Block and ESCD screen appears. 5. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-
XX.XXX, then press . To cancel this operation, press .
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...password feature or make changes to the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.
The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup....
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are...
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Chapter 3
This chapter helps you power up your system and install drivers and utilities that came with the support CD.
Starting Up
ASUS A7S266-VM/U2 Motherboard
3-1
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... the motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website for updates.
3.2.1 Running the support CD
To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
Click an item to install...
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...PCI LAN Driver
This item installs the SiS PCI LAN driver.
USB 2.0 Driver
This item installs the USB 2.0 driver.
Some menu items appear only to specific operating system versions.
3.2.3 Utilities menu
The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.
ASUS PC Probe
Install utility that can monitor Fan, Speed, Voltage, and CPU temperature.
ASUS A7S266-VM/U2...
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ASUS Update
Installs utility to download and update motherboard BIOS & drivers.
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver
This item installs the Microsoft V8.1 driver.
PC-cillin 2002
This item installs the PC-cillin 2002 V9.02 anti-virus software.
ADOBE Acrobat Reader V5.0
This installs software for viewing files in Portable Document Format (PDF).
ASUS Screen Saver
This item installs the ASUS screen saver.
E-...