CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................

7

1.1

How This Manual Is Organized ..................................................

7

1.2

Item Checklist .............................................................................

7

2. FEATURES ........................................................................................

8

2.1

ASUS TRL-DLS Motherboard ...................................................

8

 

2.1.1

Specifications ..................................................................

8

 

2.1.2

Performance ...................................................................

10

 

2.1.3

Intelligence ....................................................................

11

2.2

TRL-DLS Motherboard Components .......................................

12

 

2.2.1 Component Locations .....................................................

13

3. HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................

14

3.1

TRL-DLS Motherboard Layout ................................................

14

3.2

Layout Contents ........................................................................

15

3.3

Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................

16

3.4

Jumper Settings .........................................................................

16

3.5

System Memory ........................................................................

17

 

3.5.1

Memory Configurations ................................................

17

 

3.5.2

Memory Installation ......................................................

18

3.6

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

19

 

3.6.1 Installing the CPU and Terminator ................................

20

3.7

Expansion Slots .........................................................................

21

 

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure .........................

21

 

3.7.2 Configuring an Expansion Card ....................................

21

 

3.7.3

PCI Configuration Diagram ..........................................

23

3.8

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

24

3.9

Starting Up the First Time ........................................................

34

 

Award BIOS Beep Codes ......................................................

34

4. BIOS SETUP .....................................................................................

35

4.1

Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................

35

 

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .......................

35

 

4.1.2

Updating BIOS Procedures ...........................................

37

4.2

BIOS Setup Program ................................................................

39

 

4.2.1

BIOS Menu Bar .............................................................

40

 

4.2.2

Legend Bar ....................................................................

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