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24.5cm (9.6in)

PANEL

A7V8X-MX

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CD1AUX1

CPU_FAN

FP_AUDIO

AD1980CODEC

GAME

CLRTCCHASSIS

CHA_FAN1

USB56SB_PWR

24.5

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BP

WR

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US

BP

WR

34

USBPWR56

Socket 462

DSW

BU

ZZ

ERSPDIF

VIAVT6103

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1-8

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Onboard LED

SB_PWR

ONStandbyPower

OFFPowered

Off

1-9

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Socket 462

AMD™ CPUCPU NOTCH

LOCK

CPU NOTCHTO INNERCORNER

LEVER

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets

80 P

ins

104

Pin

s

DIM

M1

DIM

M2

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A B C D

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Keyed for 1.5v

1-13

A7V8X-MX

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ON

1 2 3 4 5

A7V8X-MX DIP Switches

DSWON

OFF

1.Frequency Selection2.Frequency Selection3.Frequency Selection4.Frequency Selection5.Frequency Selection

A7V8X-MX

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ON

1 2 3 4 5

ON

1 2 3 4 5

ON

1 2 3 4 5

A7V8X-MX CPUExternal Frequency Selection

DSW

CPUAGPPCI

166.67MHz66.67MHz33.33MHz

133.33MHz66.67MHz33.33MHz

100MHz66.67MHz33.33MHz

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A7V8X-MX

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+5V(Default)

+5VSB

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32

A7V8X-MX USB Device Wake Up

USBPWR12USBPWR34

2 321

+5V(Default)

+5VSB

USBPWR56

1-15

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Clear RTC RAM

CLRTC

NormalClear CMOS(Default)

1 2 2 3

1-16

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX IDE Connectors

SE

C_I

DE

PR

I_ID

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PIN 1

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX ATX Power Connector

ATXPWR

+3.3VDC-12.0VDCCOMPS_ON#

COMCOM

COM-5.0VDC+5.0VDC+5.0VDC

PWR_OK

+12.0VDC

+3.3VDC+3.3VDC

COM

+5.0VDCCOM

+5.0VDC

COM

+5VSB

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector

PIN 1

1-18

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Front Panel Audio Connector

FP_AUDIO

BLI

NE

_OU

T_L

MIC

2

Line

out

_R

Line

out

_L

BLI

NE

_OU

T_R

NC

MIC

PW

R+

5VA

AG

ND

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX USB 2.0 Header

USB56

US

B+

5VU

SB

_P6-

US

B_P

6+G

ND

NC

US

B+

5VU

SB

_P5-

US

B_P

5+G

ND

1

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX 12-Volt Fan Connectors

CPU_FAN

CHA_FANGND

Rotation+12V

GN

D

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12V

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Game Connector

GAME

+5V

+5V

J2B

1J2

CX

MID

I_O

UT

J2C

YJ2

B2

MID

I_IN

J1B

1J1

CX

GN

DG

ND

J1C

YJ1

B2

+5V

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Chassis Alarm Lead

CHASSIS+

5VS

B_M

B

Cha

ssis

Sig

nal

GN

D

(Default)

A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Internal Audio Connectors

CD(Black)AUX(White)

Rig

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Cha

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Left

Aud

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Gro

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Rig

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Cha

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Aud

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Gro

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX Digital Audio Connector

+5V

SP

DIF

OU

TG

ND

SPDIF

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A7V8X-MX

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A7V8X-MX System Panel Connectors* Requires an ATX power supply.

PLE

D

Gro

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PW

RB

IN

+5

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+5V Spe

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SpeakerConnectorPower LED

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Reset SW

SMI Lead

Ext

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Res

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dG

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ATX PowerSwitch*

HD

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HD

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IDELED

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<F1>

<Esc>

← ← ← ← ← or → → → → → (keypad arrow)

↑↑↑↑↑ or ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ (keypad arrows)

<PgDn> or - (minus key)

<PgUp> or + (plus key)

<Enter>

<F10>

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Date (mm:dd:yy)Time (hh:mm:ss)

Drive ADrive B

IDE Primary MasterIDE Primary SlaveIDE Secondary MasterIDE Secondary Slave

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Change the day, month,year and century.

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, May 28 2003Time (hh:mm:ss) 15 : 30 : 30

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]Drive B [None]

IDE Primary Master [ST321122A]IDE Primary Slave [ASUS CDS520/]IDE Secondary Master [None]IDE Secondary Slave [None]Chassis intrude detection [Enabled]Set Supervisor Password ClearSet User Password ClearSecurity Option [Setup]

Installed Memory [256MB]Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

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2-10

To auto-detect theHDD’s size, head...onthis channel.

IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]

IDE Primary Master [Auto]Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 40020 MB

Cylinder 19158Head 16Precomp 0Landing Zone 19157Sector 255Transfer Mode UDMA 2

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To auto-detect theHDD’s size, head...onthis channel.

IDE Secondary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]

IDE Secondary Master [Auto]Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0 MB

Cylinder 0Head 0Precomp 0Landing Zone 0Sector 0Transfer Mode None

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2-13

CPU Type AMD Athlon(tm)CPU Speed 1050MHz/280MHzCPU Cache RAM 256KCurrent FSB Frequency 133MHzCurrent DRAM Frequency 166MHzDRAM Clock [By SPD]CPU Internal Cache [Enabled]External Cache [Enabled]PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Enabled]USB Legacy Mode Support [Auto]Chip ConfigurationI/O Device ConfigurationPCI ConfigurationFrequency Voltage Control

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AGP & P2P Bridge ControlDRAM Clock/Drive ControlCPU & PCI Bus ControlVIA OnChip IDE DeviceVGA Share Memory Size [32MB]System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]Video RAM Cacheable [Disabled]

Chip Configuration

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AGP Aperture Size [128MB]AGP Mode [4X]AGP Driving Control [Auto]AGP Driving Value [00]AGP Fast Write [Disabled]AGP Master 1 WS Write [Disabled]AGP Master 1 WS Read [Disabled]AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Enabled]

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD]DRAM CAS Latency [2.5]Bank Interleave [Disabled]Pre-charge to Active (Trp) [2T]Active to CMD (Trcd) [2T]DRAM Burst Lenght [4]DRAM Command Rate [2T Command]Write Recovery Time [3T]

DRAM Clock/Drive Control

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PCI1 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled]PCI2 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled]PCI1 Post Write [Enabled]PCI2 Post Write [Enabled]OCI Delay Transaction [Enabled]

CPU & PCI Bus Control

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IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled]OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled]OnChip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled]IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]Primary Master PIO [Auto]Primary Slave PIO [Auto]Secondary Master PIO [Auto]Secondary Slave PIO [Auto]Primary Master UDMA [Auto]Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]

VIA OnChip IDE Devices

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Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]Parallel Port Mode [SPP]ECP Mode USE DMA [3]EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7]VIA-3058 AC97 Audio [Auto]VIA-3068 MC97 Modem [Auto]VIA-3043 OnChip LAN [Auto]Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]Game Port Address [201]MIDI Port Address [330]MIDI Port IRQ [10]

I/O Device Configuration

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Resources controlled by [Auto (ESCD)]IRQ Resources

PCI/CGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled]Assign IRQ for USB [Enabled]

PCI Configuration

2-23

Spread Spectrum [Disabled]CPU Clock [140]

Frequency/Voltage Control

IRQ 3 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 4 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 5 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 7 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 9 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 10 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 11 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 12 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 14 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ 15 assigned to [PCI Device]

IRQ Resources

Select [PCI Device] toassign the IRQ to aPCI/PnP device. Select[Reserved] to allocatethe IRQ to a legacyISA device.

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ACPI Function [Enabled]ACPI Suspend Mode [S1 (POS)]Power Management Option [User Define]HDD Power Down [Disabled]Auto Suspend Timeout [Disabled]Video-off Option [Suspend -> Off]Video Off Method [V/H Sync+Blank]PWR Button < 4 Sec [Instant-off]Run VGA BIOS if S3 Resume [Auto]AC Loss Auto Restart [Previous State]Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]C.O.P. Control [85 degree]

Power Up ControlHardware Monitor

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2-26

PS2KB Wakeup Select [Hot Key]PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled]PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled]USB Resume from S3 [Disabled]Power on by PCI Card [Disabled]Modem Ring Resume [Disabled]RTC Alarm Resume [Disabled]Date (of Month) 0Resume Time 0 : 0 : 0

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

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2-28

CPU Fan Check [Enabled]System Fan Check [Enabled]CPU Temperature Warning [Disabled]

MB Temperature 34°C/ 93°FCPU Temperature 47°C/116°F

Chassis Fan 0RPMCPU Fan 5443RPM

Vcore 1.79V+3.3V 3.37V+5V 4.94V+12V 11.36V

Hardware Monitor

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First Boot Device [HDD-0]Second Boot Device [CDROM]Third Boot Device [Floppy]Fourth Boot Device [Disabled]PNP OS Installed [Yes]Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]Quick Power On Self Test [Disabled]Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]APIC Mode [Enabled]

Select your bootdevice priority.

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Save & Exit SetupExit Without SavingLoad Optimized DefaultsDiscard ChangesSave Changes

Save data to CMOS.

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