Asus CUVL-VM manual 4

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................		7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ...................................................	7
1.2	Item Checklist ..............................................................................	7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................		8
2.1	ASUS CUVL-VM Motherboard ..................................................	8
	2.1.1 Specifications .....................................................................	8
	2.1.2 Performance ......................................................................	10
	2.1.3 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 .........................................................................	19
	3.5.1 General DIMM Notes .......................................................	19
	3.5.2 Memory Installation .........................................................	20
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..................................................	21
	3.6.1 CPU Installation ...............................................................	22
3.7	Expansion Cards ........................................................................	23
	3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card ...........................................	23
	3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ..............................	24
3.8	Connectors ................................................................................	25
	3.8.1 External Connectors .........................................................	25
	3.8.2 Internal Connectors ..........................................................	28
3.9	Starting Up the First Time ..........................................................	36
4. BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................		37
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS ..........................................	37
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ..........................	37
	4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ..............................................	39
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ..................................................................	41
	4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................	42
	4.2.2 Legend Bar .......................................................................	42

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