CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................

7

1.1

How This Manual Is Organized ...................................................

7

1.2

Item Checklist ..............................................................................

7

2. FEATURES ........................................................................................

8

2.1

ASUS A7V266-C Motherboard ...................................................

8

 

2.1.1 Specifications .....................................................................

8

 

2.1.2 Connections ........................................................................

9

 

2.1.3 Performance ......................................................................

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 .........................................................................

23

 

3.5.1 DDR DIMM Support ........................................................

23

 

3.5.2 Memory Installation .........................................................

24

 

3.5.3 General DIMM Memo ......................................................

24

3.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..................................................

25

3.7

Expansion Cards ........................................................................

26

 

3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card ...........................................

26

 

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ..............................

27

 

3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 4x Slot ........................

28

3.8

Connectors ................................................................................

29

 

3.8.1 External Connectors .........................................................

29

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 ..............................................

43

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 .................................

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