Asus MEW-AM manual CONTENTS

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................		7
1.1	How this manual is organized .....................................................	7
1.2	Item Checklist .............................................................................	7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................		8
2.1	The ASUS MEW-AM Motherboard ...........................................	8
	2.1.1 Specifications .....................................................................	8
	2.1.3 Performance .......................................................................	9
2.2	ASUS MEW-AM Part Definitions ...........................................	10
2.3	ASUS MEW-AM Part Locations ..............................................	11
3. HARDWARE SETUP .....................................................................		12
3.1	Motherboard Layout .................................................................	12
3.3	Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................	13
3.2	Layout Contents ........................................................................	13
3.4	Motherboard Settings ................................................................	14
	3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ......................................................	15
3.5	System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................	15
	3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation ............................................	16
3.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................	17
3.7	Expansion Cards .......................................................................	18
	3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................	18
3.8	External Connectors ..................................................................	19
3.9	Power Connection Procedures ..................................................	27
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................	28
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .........................	28

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