Asus A7V 2. FEATURES, 4. BIOS SETUP, 1. INTRODUCTION, 3. HARDWARE SETUP

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION		7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ...................................................	7
1.2	Item Checklist ..............................................................................	7
2. FEATURES		8
2.1	The ASUS A7V ............................................................................	8
	2.1.1 Specifications .....................................................................	8
	2.1.2 Special Features ................................................................	10
	2.1.3 Performance Features .......................................................	10
	2.1.4 Intelligence .......................................................................	11
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 .........................................................	17
3.4	Motherboard Settings .................................................................	17
3.5	System Memory (DIMM) ..........................................................	25
	3.5.1 General DIMM Notes .......................................................	25
	3.5.2 Memory Installation .........................................................	26
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..................................................	27
	3.6.1 ASUS P2T-Cable ..............................................................	28
3.7	Expansion Cards ........................................................................	28
	3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................	28
	3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ..............................	30
	3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) .......................	31
	3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .....................................	32
3.8	External Connectors ...................................................................	33
3.9	Starting Up the First Time ..........................................................	45
4. BIOS SETUP		47
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS ..........................................	47
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ..........................	47
	4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ..............................................	48
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ..................................................................	51
	4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................	52
	4.2.2 Legend Bar .......................................................................	52

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