Asus A7N8X-LA (Focus) User manual

Motherboard
A7N8X-LA
(Focus)
User Guide

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Checklist
Contents
A7N8X-LA (Focus) specifications summary ................................... iii
1. Motherboard layout ............................................................... 1
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU).............................................. 2
Installing the CPU.................................................................. 2
3. System memory .................................................................... 3
Installing a DIMM................................................................... 3
4. Expansion slots ..................................................................... 4
Standard interrupt assignments ............................................ 4
IRQ assignments for this motherboard.................................. 4
PCI slots ................................................................................ 5
AGP slot ................................................................................ 5
5. Jumpers................................................................................. 6
6. Connectors ............................................................................ 8
Product Name: A7N8X-LA Focus
Manual Revision: E1317 V1
Release Date: May 2003

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Socket A for AMD Athlon™/Athlon XP™
Supports up to Athlon XP™ 3200+
nVidia nForce2 400 SPP
nVidia MCP-T
400/333/266 MHz
2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 2GB memory
Supports PC2700/PC2100 double-sided DDR
1 x AGP 8X slot
3 x PCI slots
2 x UltraDMA100/66/33 connectors, PIO Mode 3/4
Supports ATAPI IDE, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and LS-120
RealTek ALC650 6-channel audio CODEC subsystem
AC’97 2.2 compliant
Realtek 8201BL LAN PHY supports 10/100 Mbps
Agere FW802C PHY supports 2 x 1394 ports with
400/200/100Mbps data transfer rate
Super I/O integrated monitoring of CPU and chassis fan
rotations and CPU/chassis temperature
Wakeup on Ring, LAN, Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RTC Timer
Supports ACPI STR (S3) function
Restart/Off Setup of AC recovery from power failure
1 x Parallel port
1 x Serial port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
1 x IEEE 1394 port
Line In/Line Out/Microphone ports
1 x USB 2.0 connector for 2 additional USB ports
1 x IEEE 1394 connector for additional 1394 port
CPU/chassis fan connectors
20-pin ATX power connectors
S/PDIF out connector
CD/AUX audio connectors
Front headphone connector
Front MIC-IN connector
CPU
Chipset
Front Side Bus (FSB)
Memory
Expansion slots
IDE
Onboard Audio
Onboard LAN
Onboard IEEE 1394
Hardware monitoring
Special features
Rear panel I/O
Internal I/O
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4Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS with Enhanced ACPI,
DMI, Green, PnP features
USB 2.0/1.1, PCI 2.2
MicroATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm)
BIOS features
Industry Standard
Form factor
A7N8X-LA (Focus) specifications summary
* Specifications are subject to change without notice

ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard 1
1. Motherboard layout
24.5cm (9.64in)
IDE1
FLOPPY1
A7N8X-LA/Focus
nVIDIA
MCP-T
Chipset
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP8X1)
nVidia
nForce2
400 SPP
Chipset
ATX Power Connector
Super
I/O
4Mb
BIOS
PCI 1
PS/2
T: Mouse
B: Keyboard
Realtek
RTL8201
CHA_FAN1
Agere
1394
PHY
Audio
Codec
Below:Mic In
Center:Line Out
Top:Line In
DDR DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)
01
DDR DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)
4 5
PCI 2
PCI 3
Socket 462
24.5cm (9.64in)
CPU_FAN1
RJ-45
Top:
USB1
USB2
Bottom:
IDE2
1394
Top:
USB1
USB2
Bottom:
CLRTC1
BUZZ1
BAT1
J11
USB56 HPANEL
IEEE1394_1
CD1 AUX1 FP_MIC1
HJACK1
ASPDIF1
COM1
PARALLEL PORT