CONTENTS

PNP and PCI Setup ....................................................................

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Details of PNP and PCI Setup ..............................................

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Load BIOS Defaults ...................................................................

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Load Setup Defaults ...................................................................

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Supervisor Password and User Password ..................................

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IDE HDD Auto Detection ..........................................................

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Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................

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Exit Without Saving ...................................................................

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V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE ................................................................

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ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD ...........................................

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Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ............................................

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Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ...............

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System Requirements ...........................................................

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Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ........................

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VI. ASUS CIDB ...................................................................................

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The ASUS CIDB Chassis Sensor ...............................................

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Using the ASUS CIDB .........................................................

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Setting up the ASUS CIDB ..................................................

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ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations ..............................

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VII. ASUS LAN Card .........................................................................

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ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ...............................................

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Features ............................................................................................

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Software Driver Support ............................................................

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Question and Answer .................................................................

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APPENDIX ..........................................................................................

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Glossary ...........................................................................................

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ASUS P5A User’s Manual

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