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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 or through any of the means indicated on the following page...
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...user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS A7V333 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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... 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 70
4.5 Power Menu 73 4.5.1 Power Up Control 75 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 77
4.6 Boot Menu 78 4.7 Exit Menu 80
Chapter 5: Software support 1
5.1 Install an operating system 83 5.2 Support CD information 83 5.3 A7V333 Motherboard Support CD 84 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 86 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers 93 5.4 ASUS PC Probe 94 5.5 ASUS...
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Feature Setting DIP Switches 9 Chipsets VIA® KT333 North Bridge 1
2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM 4 VIA® VT8233A South Bridge 11 Promise IDE RAID 0/1 Controller (Optional 8 Multi-I/O Controller 19 USB 2.0 Controller 28 1394 Controller (Optional 29 Main Memory 3 DDR DIMM Sockets (3GB 3 Expansion Slots 5 PCI Slots 26 1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP...
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.... 8. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one function at a time. In a standard design configuration, 16 IRQs are available but most are already in use. Normally, 6 IRQs are free for expansion cards. If the motherboard has PCI audio...
A7V333 User Manual - Page 39
... the internal leads in the Line-In, Line-Out, Mic female sockets. Make sure a test is made using the Audio Driver software setup available on the Support CD.
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14) Speaker Selector (3 pin SPEECH)
This jumper specifies which speaker to use for...
A7V333 User Manual - Page 65
... disk in case you need to reflash the original BIOS, or if the new one does not function.
To flash a new BIOS using POST Flash Utility, type the filename of the new BIOS file at the prompt and press . Then, select the type of update and select (Y). The new BIOS is recorded into the firmware memory. Press to reboot.
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... 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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... 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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...PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver: Installs the Realtek fast ethernet network controller driver.
• Promise FastTrak133 Controller: Installs the Promise FastTrak133 IDE/ RAID Controller Driver.
• 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 download a BIOS...
A7V333 User Manual - Page 103
... the CD installation menu.
NOTE: It is not advisable to install any software contained on the support CD which does not appear on the setup menu. The ITE GSM Editor will only appear if you have adjusted the I/O Device Configuration sub-menu in the Advanced BIOS, go to the UART2 field and select Smart Card Read.
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... through the MBFastTrak133™ "Lite" firmware BIOS during boot up. In addition, the support CD permits installation of system drivers according to the Operating System (OS) on your computer. Read through this section in its entirety before setting up a new RAID system.
RAID 0 is also known as "data striping." Striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data...
A7V333 User Manual - Page 111
... Manager" page.
5. View device by type and find "Other devices" node.
4. Select the "PCI Mass Storage Controller" node and then click "Properties."
6. Please select [General] page to reinstall driver or select [Driver] page to update the driver.
7. Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to install the driver.
(Driver Location: {CD-ROM driver}:\Promise\Raid0or1\Win9x-ME...
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..., select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file, a window pops up prompting you to locate the file. Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
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...support CD. See section "5.2.3 Software menu".
To avoid conflicts, do not run the Winbond Voice Editor while running the ASUS PC Probe.
Follow these steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor.
Launching the program
Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop, or from the Windows...the Play button.
The default language setting is English.
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If your language is not in the selection or if you wish to record your own POST messages to replace the pre-installed wave files, you may easily do so.
Follow these steps to customize your...the Voice Editor screen, click on the Add button to display the Add Wave File window.
6. Copy the wave files that you recorded to the database. Close the window when done.
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A7V333 User Manual - Page 131
... 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...
A7V333 User Manual - Page 133
... 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...