Asus A7VL-VM 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 A7VL-VM ...............................................................		8
	2.1.1	Specifications ..................................................................	8
	2.1.2	Special Features ............................................................	10
	2.1.3	Optional Components ...................................................	10
	2.1.4	Performance Features ....................................................	10
	2.1.5	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 ......................................................		16
3.4	Motherboard Settings ...............................................................		16
3.5	System Memory (DIMM) ........................................................		19
	3.5.1	General DIMM Notes ...................................................	19
	3.5.2	Memory Installation ......................................................	20
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................		21
3.7	Expansion Cards ......................................................................		22
	3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure .........................		22
	3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ...........................		23
3.8	External Connectors .................................................................		25
3.9	Starting Up the First Time .......................................................		37
4. BIOS SETUP			39
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS ........................................		39
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................		39
	4.1.2	Updating BIOS Procedures ...........................................	40
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ...............................................................		42
	4.2.1	BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................	43
	4.2.2	Legend Bar ....................................................................	43

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