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2.7 Audio Card Installation ..............................................................2-24
2.8 Connectors .................................................................................2-25
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................2-25
2.8.2 Internal connectors .......................................................2-27
2.8.3 Onboard switches .........................................................2-37
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................3-1
3.2 Turning off the computer .............................................................3-2
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function ....................................3-2
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch ..............................3-2
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................4-1
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................4-1
4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................4-4
4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................4-5
4.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................4-6
4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................4-8
4.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................4-9
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................4-10
4.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................4-10
4.2.3 Navigation keys .............................................................4-10
4.2.4 Menu items ....................................................................4-11
4.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................4-11
4.2.6 Conguration elds ........................................................4-11
4.2.7 Pop-up window ..............................................................4-11
4.2.8 Scroll bar ........................................................................4-11
4.2.9 General help ..................................................................4-11
4.3 Main menu ..................................................................................4-12
4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .................................................4-12
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .......................................4-12
4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] .................................4-12
4.3.4 Language [English] .......................................................4-12
4.3.5 Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave ...................4-13
4.3.6 IDE Conguration ..........................................................4-14