Asus A7V8X-MX User Manual

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ASUS A7V8X-MX motherboard user manual

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CPU Socket. Socket 462 (Socket A) Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for
AMD Athlon XP™ up to 3200+ processors.

NorthBridge Controller. The VIA KM400 North Bridge controller chipset
supports a 64-bit DDR memory controller and up to 2 GB of 333/266/
200MHz DDR memory. It also incorporates the fast HyperTransport™ link
to the CPU and supports AGP 8X technology. VIA KM400 is also loaded
with the VIA UniChrome™ 2D/3D graphics core for efficient multimedia
applications including DVD and video playback support.

DDR DIMM Sockets. Equipped with two Double Data Rate Dual Inline
Memory Module (DDR DIMM) sockets to support up to 2GB of DDR
SDRAM, the newest memory standard with the highest bandwidth and
lowest latency currently available. This memory technology supplies allows
data transfer rates of up to 2.7 GB/s on 333MHz DDR SDRAM.

ATX power connector. This standard 20-pin connector connects to an
ATX 12V power supply. The power supply must have at least 1A on the
+5V standby lead (+5VSB).

DIP switches. This 5-pin Dual Inline Package (DIP) switches allows you to
select the CPU frequency multiple.

Floppy Disk connector. This connector connects the provided ribbon
cable for the floppy disk drive. One side of the connector is slotted to
prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable.

IDE Connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support
up to four UltraATA133/100/66/33, PIO Modes 0-4 IDE devices. Both the
primary(blue) and secondary(black) connectors are slotted to prevent
incorrect insertion of the IDE ribbon cable.

AGP Slot. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot only supports 1.5V
and 0.8V AGP 8X/4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications.

Flash EEPROM. This 2Mb ISA chip contains the programmable BIOS
program.

Super I/O chipset. Winbond 83697HF I/O controller offers support for a
variety of I/O functions. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial
ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. The Super I/O
controller supports a floppy disk drive, Game/MIDI port, PS/2 keyboard,
and PS/2 mouse.

Onboard LED. This onboard LED lights up if there is a standby power on
the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power
before plugging or unplugging devices.