1: Introduction

Critical Topics

Many users do not read through the entire User’s Manual. While this may not be necessary for experienced users or if the motherboard is already installed, there are some topics which are particularly important and deserve your specific attention. Some topics cover information critical to the proper installation and use of the motherboard.

For this motherboard, please review the sections on the following topics:

CPU installation Please see Chapter 4.

System memory installation Please see Chapter 4.

AGP card installation Please see Chapter 5.

Required BIOS configuration Please see Chapter 5.

Support software installation Please see Chapter 5.

User’s Manual

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