1.INTRODUCTION

1.1How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1.

INTRODUCTION

Manual information and checklist

2.

FEATURES

Production information and specifications

3.HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard.

4.

BIOS SETUP

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

5.

SOFTWARE SETUP

Instructions on setting up the included software

6.SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software

7. APPENDIX

Optional items and general reference

1.2 Item Checklist

Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.

1. INTRODUCTION

Manual / Checklist

Package Contents

(1) ASUS Motherboard

(1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/ 100 / UltraDMA/66 (also compatible with UltraDMA/33 IDE drives/devices)

(1) Ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/33 IDE drives

(1) Ribbon cable for one 5.25” and two 3.5” floppy disk drives

(1) ASUS PCI-USB2 Card

(1) Bag of spare jumper caps

(1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities

(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual

Optional Items

ASUS CIDB chassis intrusion detection module

ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module

ASUS iPanel

IMPORTANT NOTES!

1.This motherboard includes a four-port USB 2.0 card, the PCI-USB2, in place of the conventional onboard USB 1.1 ports.

2.Entering BIOS setup with a USB keyboard is not possible, therefore, a PS/2 keyboard is recommended with the A7M266-D motherboard.

3.Before setting up the system components, refer to Appendix 7.1 for a Qualified Vendor’s list. All the components on the list have been tested and are compatible with the A7M266-D motherboard.

ASUS A7M266-D User’s Manual

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