Asus A7V266-M How this guide is organized, Conventions used in this guide, About this guide, NOTE, •Index, WARNING, CAUTION, IMPORTANT, Appendix and Glossary

About this guide

This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS A7V266-M motherboard.

How this guide is organized

•Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and special attributes of new technologies.

•Chapter 2: Hardware information. A list of hardware setup procedures and descriptions of all jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.

•Chapter 3: Powering up. Describes the power up sequence with information on BIOS beep codes.

•Chapter 4: BIOS setup. How to change system settings using onboard BIOS firmware. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are supplied.

•Chapter 5: Software support. A summary of contents on the motherboard support CD ROM.

•Appendix and Glossary. Optional components and technical definitions.

•Index

Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform set-up tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

WARNING! Information to prevent injury to yourself.

CAUTION! Information to prevent damage to the components.

IMPORTANT! Information that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE! Tips and helpful information.

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