Asus P4V800D-X

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Contents

Notices ...........................................................................................................v

Safety Information ..........................................................................................vi

About This Guide ..........................................................................................vii

P4V800D-X Speciﬁcations Summary ..........................................................viii

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 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................1-4

1.4 Before You Proceed .......................................................................1-5

1.5 Motherboard Overview ...................................................................1-6

1.5.1 Motherboard layout .........................................................1-6

1.5.2 Placement direction ........................................................1-7

1.5.3 Screw holes ....................................................................1-7

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................................1-8

1.6.1 Overview .........................................................................1-8

1.6.2 Installing the CPU ...........................................................1-8

1.7 System Memory .............................................................................1-9

1.7.1 Overview .........................................................................1-9

1.7.2 Memory conﬁgurations ....................................................1-9

1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ...........................................................1-11

1.7.4 Removing a DIMM .........................................................1-11

1.8 Expansion Slots ...........................................................................1-12

1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................1-12

1.8.2 Conﬁguring an expansion card .....................................1-12

1.8.3 AGP slot ........................................................................1-14

1.8.4 PCI slots ........................................................................1-14

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1.9 Jumpers .......................................................................................1-15

1.10 Connectors ...................................................................................1-17

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................1-17

1.10.2 Internal connectors .......................................................1-18

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup

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 copy the current BIOS .......................2-2

2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...............................2-3

2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS .....................2-5