Contents

 

2.7.3

Interrupt assignments....................................................

2-21

2.8

Removing components..............................................................

2-22

 

2.8.1

Removing the floppy disk drive......................................

2-22

 

2.8.2

Removing the system fan..............................................

2-23

 

2.8.3

Removing the SATA backplane.....................................

2-24

2.9

Connecting cables......................................................................

2-26

Chapter 3:Motherboard info

 

3.1

Motherboard layouts....................................................................

3-2

3.2

Jumpers

.........................................................................................

3-6

3.3

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

3-8

 

3.3.1

Rear panel connectors....................................................

3-8

 

3.3.2

Internal connectors.........................................................

3-11

Chapter 4:BIOS infomation

 

4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS.............................................

4-2

 

4.1.1

ASUS Update utility.........................................................

4-2

 

4.1.2

Creating a bootable floppy disk.......................................

4-5

 

4.1.3

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility...................................................

4-6

 

4.1.4

AFUDOS utility................................................................

4-7

 

4.1.5

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.......................................

4-9

4.2

BIOS setup program...................................................................

4-10

 

4.2.1

BIOS menu screen.........................................................

4-11

 

4.2.2

Menu bar........................................................................

4-11

 

4.2.3

Navigation keys..............................................................

4-11

 

4.2.4

Menu items....................................................................

4-12

 

4.2.5

Sub-menu items............................................................

4-12

 

4.2.6

Configuration fields........................................................

4-12

 

4.2.7

Pop-up window..............................................................

4-12

 

4.2.8

Scroll bar.......................................................................

4-12

 

4.2.9

General help..................................................................

4-12

4.3

Main menu...................................................................................

4-13

 

4.3.1

System Time..................................................................

4-13

 

4.3.2

System Date..................................................................

4-13

 

4.3.3

Legacy Diskette A..........................................................

4-13

 

4.3.4

Language.......................................................................

4-13

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