Asus A7N266-E ACR-A6CHLayout, 2.1.4 Performance and Intelligence, 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card, ACR-A6CHHardware Installation Procedure

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................		7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ...................................................	7
1.2	Item Checklist ..............................................................................	7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................		8
2.1	ASUS A7N266-E Motherboard ...................................................	8
	2.1.1 Core Specifications .............................................................	8
	2.1.2 Connections ........................................................................	9
	2.1.3 Special Features ..................................................................	9
	2.1.4 Performance and Intelligence ...........................................	10
2.2	Motherboard Components ..........................................................	12
	2.2.1 Component Locations .......................................................	13
3. HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................		14
3.1	Motherboard Layout ..................................................................	14
3.2	Layout Contents .........................................................................	15
3.3	Hardware Setup Procedure .........................................................	16
3.4	Motherboard Settings .................................................................	17
3.5	System Memory .........................................................................	21
	3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support ........................................................	21
	3.5.2 Memory Installation .........................................................	22
	3.5.4 General DIMM Memo ......................................................	23
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..................................................	24
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 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot ......................	28
	3.7.4 Advanced Communications Riser (Slot) ..........................	29
	ACR-A6CH Layout ..........................................................	29
	ACR-A6CH Hardware Installation Procedure .................	30
3.8	Connectors ................................................................................	31
	3.8.1 External Connectors .........................................................	31
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

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