CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. | 7 | ||
1.1 | How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. | 7 | |
1.2 | Item Checklist ............................................................................. | 7 | |
2. FEATURES ......................................................................................... | 8 | ||
2.1 | The ASUS | 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 | 14 | ||
3.2 | Layout Contents ........................................................................ | 15 | |
3.3 | Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... | 17 | |
3.4 | Motherboard Settings ................................................................ | 17 | |
3.5 | System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... | 22 | |
| 3.5.1 | General DIMM Notes .................................................... | 22 |
| 3.5.2 | Memory Installation ...................................................... | 23 |
3.6 | Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. | 25 | |
3.7 | Expansion Cards ....................................................................... | 26 | |
| 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... | 26 | |
| 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................ | 27 | |
| 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ................................. | 29 | |
3.8 | Connectors ................................................................................ | 30 | |
3.9 | Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ | 41 | |
4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... | 42 | ||
4.1 | Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... | 42 | |
| 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ....................... | 42 | |
| 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) ...... | 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 .............................. | 49 | |
| 4.3.2 | Keyboard Features ......................................................... | 52 |
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