A7N8X-E Deluxe

Motherboard Checklist

ii iii Features

iv Safeguards

v vi Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ¥ This device may not cause harmful interference, and ¥ This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ¥ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ¥ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ¥ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ¥ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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1 x ASUS WiFi LAN

¨ 88E8001 Gigabit LAN ¨

ix 2 USB

¨ 1 2354

6 30 29 7 28 8 27 9 26 25 10 24 11 23 12 22 21 13

20 19 18 17 16 15 14

3132 33 34

4443 42 41 40 39 38 ¨

24.5cm (9.6in)

PS/2 CPU_FAN1 T: Mouse KBPWR1 B: Keyboard Socket 462

Bottom: USBPW12 Top: USB3 RJ-45 USB4

COM1

CNTR/ LFE1 PARALLEL PORT PARALLEL SURR1 USBPW34 NVIDIA

SPDIFOUT2 nForce2 Power Connector ATX SPP FLOPPY1 Bottom: Ultra400 DDR DIMM_B1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR DIMM_A1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) Top: Chipset DDR DIMM_A2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) USB1 RJ-45 CPU_FSB USB2

Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In 0 1 2 3 4 5

Realtek RTL8201

PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 30.5cm (12.0in) Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) SEC_IDE1 PRI_IDE1 4Mb BIOS Marrell

PCI LAN PCI 1 88E8001 NVIDIA nForce2 A7N8X-E MCP-T IE1394_2 Chipset I/O

PCI 2 Super IE1394_1

¨ SPDIF1 GLAN_SW CR2032 3V CLRTC1 PCI 3 Lithium Cell Realtek CMOS Power COM2 RTL8801 USB56 SATA_EN1

CD1 PCI 4 GAME1 ASUS FPAUDIO1 SB_PWR1 SATALInk USBPW56 AUX1 Chipset ASIC with Hardware Monitor IR_CON1 Audio PCI 5 Codec Speech CHASSIS1 MODEM1 Controller WIFI SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID1 CTRL_PANEL1

PWR_LED1

A7N8X-E

ON OFF Standby Powered A7N8X-E Onboard LED Power Off CPU NOTCH TO INNER CORNER

LOCK

LEVER

A7N8X-E CPU NOTCH ¨ AMDª CPU

A7N8X-E Socket 462

104 Pins

A7N8X-E ¨ 80 Pins

A7N8X-E 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets

AGP Card without Retention Notch

A7N8X-E

TOP VIEW 20-pin bay 28-pin bay Rib (inside slot) Rib A7N8X-E Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP8X) A7N8X-E WIFI

A7N8X-E WIRELESS Connectors

ª SATA_EN1

A7N8X-E 1 2 2 3

¨ (Default)Enable Disable (Default)

A7N8X-E SATA Setting

KBPWR1

1 2 2 3

+5V +5VSB (Default)

A7N8X-E

A7N8X-E Keyboard Power Setting USBPW12 USBPW34 1 2 2 3

+5V +5VSB (Default) USBPW56

A7N8X-E

¨ 1 2 2 3 +5V +5VSB (Default) A7N8X-E USB Device Wake Up

GLAN_SW

1 2 2 3 A7N8X-E

¨ Enable Disable (Default)

A7N8X-E Gigabit LAN Switch Setting CLRTC1

12 23 A7N8X-E

¨ Normal Clear CMOS (Default)

A7N8X-E Clear RTC RAM

CPU_FSB

1 2 2 3

A7N8X-E FSB400/333/266 FSB200 ¨ (Default)

A7N8X-E CPU FSB Jumper Setting PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) USB 4 USB 2

USB3 Universal Serial Bus USB1

COM1 Serial Ports (9-pin Male)

COM2

PIN 1

A7N8X-E

A7N8X-E Serial COM2 Bracket RJ-45 ¨ ¨ RJ-45

Parallel Port (25-pin Female) In

Out

Mic

S/PDIF Connector Line in

Front Speaker Left/Right

Microphone

Center/Speaker Surround Speaker Bass Speaker Left/Right FLOPPY1

NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1

A7N8X-E

PIN 1

A7N8X-E Floppy Disk Drive Connector

NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.

A7N8X-E

¨ PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1

PIN 1 A7N8X-E IDE Connectors SATA_RAID1 GND GND GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_TXP1

SATA_RAID2

A7N8X-E

¨ GND GND GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_TXP2

A7N8X-E SATA Connectors

IR_CON1 Standard Infrared (SIR) Front View Back View +5 V IRRX GND IRTX SIR CIR NC NC GND CIRRX +5VSB A7N8X-E

¨ IRTX +5V GND (NC) IRRX

A7N8X-E Infrared Connector CPU_FAN1 Rotation +12V GND

PWR_FAN1 CHA_FAN1

A7N8X-E

¨ GND Rotation GND Rotation +12V +12V

A7N8X-E 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power

IE1394_2 IE1394_1 TPA0- GND TPB0- +12V GND TPA0- GND TPB0- +12V GND

A7N8X-E

¨ 1 1 GND GND +12V +12V TPA0+ TPA0+ TPB0+ TPB0+ A7N8X-E IEEE-1394 Connectors ATXPWR1

+3.3VDC +3.3VDC -12.0VDC +3.3VDC COM COM PS_ON# +5.0VDC COM COM COM +5.0VDC COM COM A7N8X-E -5.0VDC PWR_OK ¨ +5.0VDC +5VSB +5.0VDC +12.0VDC

A7N8X-E ATX Power Connector

MODEM1 AUX1 (White)

CD1 (Black)

A7N8X-E Ground Modem-Out Ground Modem-In

¨ Ground Left Audio Channel Left Audio A7N8X-E Internal Audio Connectors Channel Right Audio GND GND 1 SPDIF1

A7N8X-E

¨ +5V SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT A7N8X-E Digital Audio Connector

A7N8X-E

¨ USB+5V USB_P6- USB_P6+ GND NC USB56 1 A7N8X-E USB 2.0 Header GND USB+5V USB_P5- USB_P5+ A7N8X-E GND GND +5V J1CY J1CX J1B2 J1B1 +5V

¨ GAME1 +5V J2B2 J2B1 J2CY J2CX

A7N8X-E Game Connector MIDI_IN MIDI_OUT

CHASSIS1

A7N8X-E

¨ +5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND

(Default) A7N8X-E Chassis Open Alarm Lead +5VA BLINE_OUT_L BLINE_OUT_R AGND

A7N8X-E FP_AUDIO

¨ NC MIC2 MICPWR Line out_L Line out_R

A7N8X-E Front Panel Audio Connector

Keyboard Lock Speaker Connector Power LED PLED+ PLED- Keylock Speaker Ground Ground +5V Ground GND PWR Reset Ground Ground ExtSMI# A7N8X-E IDE_LED- IDE_LED+

¨ Reset SW IDE_LED ATX Power SMI Lead Switch* * Requires an ATX power supply. A7N8X-E System Panel Connectors

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