Asus 810E2 MICROATX MOTHERBOARD CONTENTS, Updating BIOS Procedures, I/O Device Configuration, 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card, 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................			7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ..................................................		7
1.2	Item Checklist .............................................................................		7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................			8
2.1	The ASUS TUWE-M ..................................................................		8
2.2	TUWE-M Motherboard Components .......................................		12
3. HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................			14
3.1	TUWE-M Motherboard Layout ................................................		14
3.2	Layout Contents ........................................................................		15
3.3	Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................		16
3.4	Motherboard Settings ................................................................		16
3.5	System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................		21
	3.5.1	General DIMM Notes ....................................................	21
	3.5.2	Memory Installation ......................................................	22
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................		23
3.7	Expansion Cards .......................................................................		25
	3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card .........................................		25
	3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................		26
	3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot ......		27
3.8	External Connectors ..................................................................		28
3.9	Starting Up the First Time ........................................................		39
4. BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................			41
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................		41
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .......................		41
	4.1.2	Updating BIOS Procedures ...........................................	42
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ................................................................		45
	4.2.1	BIOS Menu Bar .............................................................	46
	4.2.2	Legend Bar ....................................................................	46
4.3	Main Menu ................................................................................		48
	4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ..............................		49
	4.3.2	Keyboard Features .........................................................	52
4.4	Advanced Menu ........................................................................		54
	4.4.1	Chip Configuration ........................................................	56
	4.4.2	I/O Device Configuration ..............................................	58
	4.4.3	PCI Configuration .........................................................	60
4.5	Power Menu ..............................................................................		62

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