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4.1Installing an operating system
• This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ Vista /
•Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information.
•Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability.
4.2Support DVD information
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.
4.2.1Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to install.
The Drivers menu shows the available | The Make Disk menu | The Manual menu contains |
device drivers if the system detects | contains items to | the list of supplementary user |
installed devices. Install the necessary | create the RAID/AHCI | manuals. Click an item to open |
drivers to use the devices. | driver disk. | the folder of the user manual. |
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If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder.
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