Contents

Notices.........................................................................................................

vi

Safety information......................................................................................

vii

About this guide........................................................................................

viii

E45M1-I DELUXE specifications summary...............................................

ix

Chapter 1:Product introduction

 

1.1

Before you proceed......................................................................

1-1

1.2

Motherboard overview.................................................................

1-2

 

1.2.1

Motherboard layout..........................................................

1-2

 

1.2.2

Layout contents...............................................................

1-2

1.3

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

1-3

1.4

System memory............................................................................

1-3

 

1.4.1

Overview..........................................................................

1-3

 

1.4.2

Memory configurations....................................................

1-4

1.5

Expansion slots............................................................................

1-7

 

1.5.1

Installing an expansion card............................................

1-7

 

1.5.2

Configuring an expansion card........................................

1-7

 

1.5.3

PCI Express x16 slot.......................................................

1-7

1.6

Jumpers

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

1-8

1.7

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

1-9

 

1.7.1

Rear panel connectors....................................................

1-9

 

1.7.2

Internal connectors.........................................................

1-11

1.8

Onboard switches.......................................................................

1-16

1.9

Onboard LEDs.............................................................................

1-18

1.10

Software support........................................................................

1-19

 

1.10.1

Installing an operating system.......................................

1-19

 

1.10.2

Support DVD information...............................................

1-19

Chapter 2:BIOS information

 

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS.............................................

2-1

 

2.1.1

ASUS Update utility.........................................................

2-1

 

2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2............................................................

2-2

 

2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.......................................

2-3

 

2.1.4

ASUS BIOS Updater.......................................................

2-4

2.2

BIOS setup program.....................................................................

2-7

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