Contents

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

v

Safety Information..........................................................................................

vi

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

vii

P4V8X-MX 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 ...............................................

1-3

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

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

1.9

Jumpers

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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

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