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... 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.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following...
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4.5 Power Menu 70 4.5.1 Power Up Control 72 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 74
4.6 Boot Menu 75
4.7 Exit Menu 77
5. SOFTWARE SETUP
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5.1 Install Operating System 79
5.2 Start Windows 79
5.3 A7V-M Series Motherboard Support CD 80
5.4 VIA 4 in 1 drivers 81
5.5 Audio Driver 82
5.6 Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver 83
5.7 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx 84
5.8 ASUS Update Vx.xx...
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... SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.
2.1.3 Performance Features
• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to the memory and processor.
• High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: IDE transfers using UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB/s. This motherboard with its chipset...
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3. Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly. 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system's cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary
(such as IRQ XX Reserved for Legacy Device: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards
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... disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence.
4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH to run AFLASH.
4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS
IMPORTANT! If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.
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... want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings. It will then be necessary 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 utility. When you start up...
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... to add the statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For 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.
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... to install all necessary device drivers. When prompted to restart, select No and then follow the setup procedures in this section.
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.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98
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... CD-ROM drive is drive D:).
5.3.1 Installation Menu
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98
• VIA 4 in 1 drivers: Installs Bus Master PCI IDE Driver, AGP VxD Driver, VIA Chipset Functions Registry, and IRQ Routing Miniport Driver.
• Audio Driver: (optional) Installs the necessary audio drivers for the onboard audio CODEC (optional).
• Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver: (optional...
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...SOFTWARE SETUP
5.4 VIA 4 in 1 drivers
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.
(1) Click here.
(2) Click here to open the VIA Service... Click here.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98
(8) Click here.
(9) Click here and then click Finish to restart your computer.
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... You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is offered, especially if you still want to install other drivers and/or software. You may not, however, be able to use immediately the devices associated with the drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled. These drivers are enabled when Windows starts/restarts.
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP
5.6 Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.
(1) Click here to open setup instructions (see below).
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98
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... the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.7 Uninstalling Programs.
(1) Click here.
(2) Click here.
(3) Click here.
(4) Click here.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98...
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP
5.8 ASUS Update Vx.xx
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.
(1) Click here.
(2) Click here.
(3) Click here.
(4) Click here.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98
(5) Click here.
* You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is offered, especially if you...
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP
5.9 YAMAHA Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.
NOTE: Make sure that you have uninstalled any old version of the YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer/XGplayer before installing this version. If you can't uninstall your old version using the...
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... the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.
(1) Click here.
(2) Click here.
(3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement.
(4) Setup will proceed with the installation if no viruses are found. Click here to start installation.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98...
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... came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.
(1) Click here.
(2) Click here.
(3) Click here.
(4) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.
(5) Click here to install PowerDVD.
(6) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98...
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... the environmental setting procedure.
6.4.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface
Snapshot to File Video Configuration
Start Playback Stop Recording / Playback
Start Recording Pause
Exit Minimize Help Video Mail Wizard
Save Video File Send Mail
Load Video File
Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume
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7. APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card
7. APPENDIX
7.1.1 Features
• Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • Wake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev. 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX interfaces &#...
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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...