Contents

Notices ............................................................................................

v

Safety information ..........................................................................

vi

About this guide.............................................................................

vii

ASUS contact information ............................................................

viii

A7V600-X specifications summary .................................................

ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome! ...........................................................................

1-2

1.2

Package contents ...............................................................

1-2

1.3

Special Features ................................................................

1-3

 

1.3.1

Product highlights ...................................................

1-3

 

1.3.2

Value-added solutions ............................................

1-5

1.4

Motherboard components ..................................................

1-6

 

1.4.1

Core specifications .................................................

1-7

1.5

Motherboard layout ............................................................

1-9

1.6

Before you proceed ..........................................................

1-10

1.7

Motherboard installation ....................................................

1-11

 

1.7.1

Placement direction ..............................................

1-11

 

1.7.2

Screw holes ..........................................................

1-11

1.8

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

1-12

 

1.8.1

Installing the CPU ................................................

1-12

1.9

System memory ...............................................................

1-13

 

1.9.1 DDR400 Qualified Vendor List .............................

1-13

1.10

Expansion slots ................................................................

1-14

 

1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card...........................

1-14

 

1.10.2

Standard interrupt assignments .........................

1-14

 

 

IRQ assignments for this motherboard .......................

1-15

 

1.10.3

AGP slot .............................................................

1-15

1.11

Jumpers............................................................................

1-16

1.12

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

1-18

Chapter 2: BIOS information

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ....................................

2-2

2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............

2-2

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