Contents

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

v

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

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

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P4PE2-X specifications summary ................................................

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Chapter

1: Product introduction

 

1.1

Welcome! ...........................................................................

1-2

1.2

Package contents ...............................................................

1-2

1.3

Special features ..................................................................

1-2

 

1.3.1

Product Highlights ..................................................

1-2

 

1.3.2

Unique ASUS features ...........................................

1-3

1.4

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

1-4

1.5

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

1-5

 

1.5.1

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

1-5

 

1.5.2

Placement direction ...............................................

1-6

 

1.5.3

Screw holes ...........................................................

1-6

1.6

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

1-7

 

1.6.1

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

1-7

 

1.6.2

Installing the CPU ..................................................

1-8

1.7

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

1-9

 

1.7.1

DIMM sockets location ...........................................

1-9

 

1.7.2

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

1-9

 

1.7.3

DIMM Qualified Vendors List ...............................

1-10

 

1.7.4

Installing a DIMM ..................................................

1-11

1.8

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

1-11

 

1.8.1

Standard interrupt assignments ...........................

1-12

 

1.8.2

IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................

1-12

 

1.8.3

PCI slots ..............................................................

1-13

 

1.8.4

AGP slot ...............................................................

1-13

1.9

Jumpers ............................................................................

1-14

1.10

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

1-16

 

1.10.1

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

1-16

 

1.10.2

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

1-17

Chapter 2: BIOS Information

 

2.1

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

2-2

 

2.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................

2-2

 

2.1.2

Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................

2-3

 

2.1.3

Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC .................

2-4

 

 

 

 

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