CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................

1

How this manual is organized ..........................................................

1

Item Checklist ..................................................................................

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II. FEATURES .................................................................

2

Features of the ASUS Motherboard .................................................

2

Parts of the ASUS Motherboard ......................................................

3

III. INSTALLATION .......................................................

4

Map of the ASUS Motherboard .......................................................

4

Installation Steps ..............................................................................

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1. Jumpers ........................................................................................

6

2. System Memory (DRAM & SRAM) ........................................

12

DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ..........................

13

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

15

4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................

16

Expansion Card Installation Procedure: .............................

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Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................

16

Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ...........................

17

5. External Connectors ..................................................................

19

Power Connection Procedures .................................................

25

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................

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Support Software ...........................................................................

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Flash Memory Writer Utility .........................................................

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Main Menu .........................................................................

26

Advanced Features Menu ...................................................

27

Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ........................................

28

6. BIOS Setup ...............................................................................

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Load Defaults .....................................................................

30

Standard CMOS Setup .............................................................

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Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................

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BIOS Features Setup ................................................................

34

Details of BIOS Features Setup ..........................................

34

Chipset Features Setup .............................................................

37

Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................

37

Power Management Setup ........................................................

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