Asus 815EG manual 4

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................			7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ..................................................		7
1.2	Item Checklist .............................................................................		7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................			8
2.1	The ASUS TUEG-VM ...............................................................		8
2.2	TUEG-VM Motherboard Components ...................................		12
3. HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................			14
3.1	TUEG-VM Motherboard Layout ............................................		14
3.2	Layout Contents ........................................................................		15
3.3	Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................		17
3.4	Motherboard Settings ................................................................		17
3.5	System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................		24
	3.5.1	General DIMM Notes ....................................................	24
	3.5.2	Memory Installation ......................................................	25
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................		26
3.7	Expansion Cards .......................................................................		27
	3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure .........................		27
3.7	Expansion Cards .......................................................................		27
	3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure .........................		27
	3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................		28
	3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot ......		29
3.8	Connectors .................................................................................		30
	3.8.1	External Connectors ......................................................	30
	3.8.2	Internal Connectors .........................................................	34
3.9	Starting Up the First Time ........................................................		43
4. BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................			45
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................		45
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .......................		45
	4.1.2	Updating BIOS Procedures ...........................................	47
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ................................................................		49
	4.2.1	BIOS Menu Bar .............................................................	50
	4.2.2	Legend Bar ....................................................................	50

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