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A7S333 User Manual - Page 2
... are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number.
For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at: http://www.asus.com or through any of the means indicated on the following page...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 3
...user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS A7S333 motherboard.
How this guide is organized
• Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and special attributes of new technologies.
• Chapter 2: Hardware information. A list of hardware setup procedures and descriptions of all jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.
• Chapter 3: Powering...
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...Chip Configuration 59 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 61 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 63
4.5 Power Menu 67 4.5.1 Power Up Control 69 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 71
4.6 Boot Menu 72 4.7 Exit Menu 74
Chapter 5: Software support 77
5.1 Install an operating system 77 5.2 Support CD information 77 5.3 A7S333 Motherboard Support CD 78 5.4 ASUS PC Probe 81 5.5 ASUS Live Update 86 5.6 3Deep Color Tuner...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 14
... controller (Optional 22 Main Memory Maximum 3GB support 3 DDR DIMM Sockets 3 Expansion Slots 5 PCI Slots 21 1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 4X Slot 5 1 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot (Optional 17 System I/O 2 IDE Connectors 7 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 8 1 System Panel Connector 9 1 ASUS iPanel & Infrared Connector 10 3 1394 Headers (Optional 11 USB Headers (Ports 2/3 12 Smart Card...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 29
... free for expansion cards. If the motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your motherboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free. Sometimes IRQs are "shared" by more than one function; in this case, IRQ assignments are swapped automatically or adjusted through the BIOS firmware.
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2.6.5 AMR slot (Optional)
The Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports interface cards that integrate audio, modem, and network functions. This connector supports a specially designed audio and/or modem card called an AMR. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard's system chipset. This provides an upgradeable audio and/ or modem solution at an incredibly low cost. ...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 59
... DOS mode. It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows, and 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.
NOTE! BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 63
... is a menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various submenus and make your selections among the predetermined choices.
NOTE! Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
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A7S333 User Manual - Page 74
... be used for expansion cards. When you set this field to [Enabled], BIOS reserves IRQ12, whether or not a PS/2 mouse is detected at startup. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto]
USB Legacy Support [Auto]
This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 83
... time updated even when the computer enters suspend mode. In Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. In Windows 98 or later, APM is automatically installed as indicated by a battery and power cord icon labeled "Power Management" in the Control Panel. Select the item "Advanced" in the Power Management Properties dialog box.
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...! The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website for updates.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the welcome screen and the installation menus if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
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A7S333 User Manual - Page 96
...: Installs the display drivers. • C-Media PCI Audio Driver and Application: Installs the drivers for the
C-Media Audio Driver and the sound system to support the C-Media Audio Chip and HRTF 3D Audio circuitry. • ITE GSM Editor: Installs the GSM SIM card editing application.
NOTE: It is not advisable to install any software contained on the support CD which does not appear on the setup...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 97
... Driver: Installs basic drivers to enable compatibility
with audio and other special functions. • PC-Cillin 2000: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. View online
help for more information. • ADOBE Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software
necessary to view user's manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 104
... 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 Internet Service Provider (ISP).
1. Start ASUS Update. Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu:Programs/AsusUpdate.
2. Select an update method.
3. If you selected "downloading from the Internet," you will need to select an...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 106
... to connect to the internet and follow the instructions.
5.6.2 The 3Deep Control Panel
Using the Windows Start button, activate the 3Deep Control Panel program from the 3Deep Applications group on the Main Program menu. The control panel offers access to the Color Wizard tuning program, a Game Gamma setting and a Tweak slider for brightness adjustment.
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A7S333 User Manual - Page 112
... pixel) display resolution, and support true color configuration. A one-minute video mail with QCIF (176 x 144) resolution takes up less than 500KB of memory, making it easy to transmit and save mail. Users may always adjust resolution and recording parameters for different purpose.
VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Windows standard. Video for Windows is...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 113
... to continue. 6. Setup Wizard then tests the audio volume during playing and recording. Click Next when ready. 7. Configuration done. Click Finish to complete the environmental setting procedure.
5.9.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface
Snapshot to File Video Configuration
Start Playback Stop Recording / Playback
Start Recording Pause
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A7S333 User Manual - Page 117
... computers using a low-cost, scalable, high-speed serial interface. The 1394 standard also provides new services such as live connect/disconnect capability for external devices including disk drives, printers and hand-held peripherals such as scanners and cameras. This is a new standard to complement the slower USB interface and to compete with the more expensive SCSI interface.
AC97 (Audio...
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... processors.
Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer's operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, printer, or modem.
DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory, CPU time, disk...
A7S333 User Manual - Page 119
... of the Bus Masters. PCI 2.1 supports concurrent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously.
POST (Power On Self Test) Powering on the computer initiates the POST, a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices.
PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are...