Asus P4T-F Updating BIOS Procedures, I/O Device Configuration, 3.6.1 Installing an Expansion Card, 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................			7
1.1	How This Manual Is Organized ..................................................		7
1.2	Item Checklist .............................................................................		7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................			8
2.1	The ASUS P4T-F ........................................................................		8
2.2	P4T-F Motherboard Components ..............................................		12
3. HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................			14
3.1	P4T-F Motherboard Layout ......................................................		14
3.2	Layout Contents ........................................................................		15
3.3	Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................		16
3.4	Motherboard Settings ................................................................		17
3.5	System Memory ........................................................................		23
	3.5.1	CPU Installation ............................................................	25
3.5	Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................		25
	3.5.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation ...............		26
3.6	Expansion Cards .......................................................................		29
	3.6.1 Installing an Expansion Card .........................................		29
	3.6.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................		30
3.8	External Connectors ..................................................................		32
3.9	Starting Up the First Time ........................................................		43
4. BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................			45
4.1	Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................		45
	4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .......................		45
	4.1.2	Updating BIOS Procedures ...........................................	46
4.2	BIOS Setup Program ................................................................		49
	4.2.1	BIOS Menu Bar .............................................................	50
	4.2.2	Legend Bar ....................................................................	50
4.3	Main Menu ................................................................................		52
	4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ..............................		53
	4.3.2	Keyboard Features .........................................................	56
4.4	Advanced Menu ........................................................................		58
	4.4.1	Chip Configuration ........................................................	61
	4.4.2	I/O Device Configuration ..............................................	63
	4.4.3	PCI Configuration .........................................................	65
	4.4.4	Shadow Configuration ...................................................	67
4.5	Power Menu ..............................................................................		68

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