Asus MEW-AM manual

R MEW-AM

Socket 370 Intel® 810 microATX Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Contents

Page USER'S NOTICE ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) CONTENTS Page FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement 1.1How this manual is organized 1.2 Item Checklist 2.1The ASUS MEW-AMMotherboard 2.1.1 Specifications 2.1.3 Performance 2.2ASUS MEW-AMPart Definitions 2.3ASUS MEW-AMPart Locations 3.1Motherboard Layout 3.2Layout Contents 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 3.4Motherboard Settings 3.5System Memory (DIMM) 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes 3.5.2DIMM Memory Installation 3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3.7Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 3.8External Connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.9Power Connection Procedures 4.1Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 4.1.2Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) Page 4.2BIOS Setup Program 4.2.1BIOS Menu Bar 4.2.2 Legend Bar General Help Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program Scroll Bar Sub-Menu 4.3Main Menu 4.3.1Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Page Page 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Page 4.4Advanced Menu 4.4.1 I/O Device Configuration 4.5Security Menu Page 4.6Power Menu General Power Settings Power-UpEvents 4.7Boot Menu Boot Sequence 4.8Exit Menu