Asus CUW(E)-FX manual 4

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................		7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ..................................................	7
1.2	Item Checklist .............................................................................	7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................		8
2.1	The ASUS CUW(E)-FX Motherboard .......................................	8
	2.1.1 Specifications .....................................................................	8
	2.1.2 Optional Components ........................................................	9
	2.1.3 Performance .....................................................................	10
	2.1.4 Intelligence .......................................................................	11
2.2	ASUS CUW(E)-FX Components .............................................	12
2.3	Component Locations ...............................................................	13
3. HARDWARE SETUP .....................................................................		14
3.1	Motherboard Layout .................................................................	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) .................................................	24
3.7	Expansion Cards .......................................................................	25
	3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................	25
	3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ..............................	26
	3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ....................................	28
3.8	External Connectors ..................................................................	29
3.9	Starting Up the First Time ........................................................	41
4. BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................		43
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................	43
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .........................	43
	4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ..............................................	44
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ................................................................	46
	4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ...............................................................	47
	4.2.2 Legend Bar .......................................................................	47
4.3	Main Menu ................................................................................	49
	4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................	50
	4.3.2 Keyboard Features ...........................................................	54
4.4	Advanced Menu ........................................................................	56
	4.4.1 Chip Configuration ..........................................................	60
	4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................	63
	4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................	65
	4.4.4 Shadow Configuration .....................................................	68

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