CONTENTS

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

7

1.1

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

7

1.2

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

7

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

8

2.1

The ASUS CUSI-FX ...................................................................

8

 

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

8

 

2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components ................................

9

 

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

10

 

2.1.4 Intelligence .......................................................................

11

2.2

CUSI-FX Motherboard Components ........................................

12

3. HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................

14

3.1

CUSI-FX Motherboard Layout .................................................

14

3.2

Layout Contents ........................................................................

15

3.3

Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................

16

3.4

Motherboard Settings ................................................................

16

3.5

System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................

20

 

3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ......................................................

20

 

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

21

3.6

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

22

3.7

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

23

 

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................

23

 

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

23

 

3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ....................................

25

3.8

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

26

3.9

Starting Up the First Time ........................................................

39

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

42

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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