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Motherboard specifications table

Part/Feature		Specification/Support
Motherboard Description		Manufacturer's name - A7N8X-LA HP/Compaq name - Escape
Motherboard Supplier		ASUS
System BIOS Supplier		Award
Form Factor		Micro ATX
Processor Brand		Athlon XP
Processor Socket Type		Socket A
Processor Family		AMD Duron, Athlon, and Athlon XP
Maximum approved processor		Athlon XP 3000+ Processor (2.16GHz, 333MHz)
Proc. Front Side Bus Freq.		266/333 MHz
Chipset Name		NVIDIA nForce2 SPP
Chipset "North Bridge"		NVIDIA IGP-64
Chipset "South Bridge"		NVIDIA MCP2-T
Memory Type		DDR
Memory Speed		PC 2700
Memory Sockets		2 DDR DIMM (184-pin)
Maximum Memory		1GB (2x512 MB)
Graphics Supplier		None
Graphics Configuration		Up
Onboard Graphics Memory		None
Graphics Connector (AGP)		YES
TV-Out Device		YES
TV-Out Configuration
Audio		Integrated AC97 Audio
AC'97 CODEC Device		AC'97 2.1 Crystal CS4299
Audio Jacks (Legend Below)		M, LI, LO
Ethernet 10/100 LAN Supplier		ICS 1893
Ethernet Configuration		integrated, Down
IE 1394 Front/Back Options		1F + 1B
IDE UDMA Modes		1F + 1BUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Expansion Slots (AGP/PCI/Exten)		1 AGP, 3 PCI
USB Ports		6 (2.0)
USB Front/Back Options		2F+4B
Serial, Parallel, Floppy, PS2 Kbd & Mouse		1S,1P,1F,PS2 K+M
Serial Port Front Chassis Option		NO
Available Mfg Options (Legend Below)		LAE

LEGENDS
A	Audio down on motherboard
C	External L2 cache on motherboard
E	1394 on motherboard
G	Graphics down (on motherboard or in chipset)
L	LAN on motherboard (ethernet)P - PCMCIA slot
LI	Line In
LO	Line out
M	Microphone
M/G	Midi/Game
S	S3 power management support
S/O	Speaker
T	TV-out on motherboard
U	Graphics card (up, not on motherboard)
W	Microsoft Windows XP hardware compliant

Motherboard layout and photos

Figure 1: Photo of motherboard

Figure 2: Layout of motherboard

Figure 3: View of back panel connectors

1 - PS/2 mouse

2 - Parallel port

3 - IEEE 1394 connector

4 - RJ-45 connector

5 - Line in jack

6 - Line out jack

7 - Microphone jack

8 - USB 2.0 connectors

9 - USB 2.0 connectors

10 - VGA connector

11 - Serial connector

12 - PS/2 Keyboard

Clearing the CMOS settings

The Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. It also allows clearing of date, time, and system setup parameter memories in CMOS by erasing the RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, including system setup information.

CAUTION:

Do not change any jumper setting while the computer is on. Damage to the motherboard can result.

Turn off the PC and unplug the power cord.
Move the CLRTC jumper cap from pins 1-2 (normal) to pins 2-3 (clear CMOS).
Keep the CLRTC jumper cap on pins 2-3 for 5 to 10 seconds, then move it back to pins 1-2.
Plug in the power cord and turn on the PC.
Start the PC and press F1 to enter the BIOS setup and change BIOS settings.

Clearing the BIOS password

The BIOS password protects the BIOS from undesired changes (Escape password checking is disabled by default). If password checking is enabled, and you need to disable it, use the following steps:

Turn off the PC and unplug the power cord.
Move the J11 jumper cap from pins 1-2 to pins 2-3 to enter BIOS setup without a password.
To enter BIOS setup, start the PC and press the F1 key as the PC starts.
Clear or reset the BIOS password.
Save the BIOS settings and turn off the PC.
If desired, reactivate BIOS password checking by returning the J11 jumper cap to pins 1-2.