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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications 5
1.3 AST2050 Application 6
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image 8
2.2 Block Diagram 9
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 10
2.4 Installing the Processor and Heatsink 20
2.5 Thermal Interface Material 23
2.6 Finishing Installing the Heatsink 24
2.7 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 25
2.8 Installing the Memory 26
2.9 Attaching Drive Cables 29
2.10 Installing Add-in Cards 30
2.11 Installing I/O Shield 31
2.12 Connecting External Devices 32
2.13 Installing the Power Supply 33
2.14 Finishing up 33
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Main Menu 37
3.2 Advanced Menu 38
3.3 PCI PnP Menu 64
3.4 Boot Menu 66
3.5 Security Menu 70
3.6 Chipset Menu 71
3.7 Exit Menu 76
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes 77
4.2 Flash Utility 77
4.3 AMI BIOS Post Code 78
Glossary 81
Technical Support 87