
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. | 7 | ||
1.1 | How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. | 7 | |
1.2 | Item Checklist ............................................................................. | 7 | |
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ | 8 | ||
2.1 | The ASUS | 8 | |
2.2 | 12 | ||
3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... | 14 | ||
3.1 | 14 | ||
3.2 | Layout Contents ........................................................................ | 15 | |
3.3 | Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... | 17 | |
3.4 | Motherboard Settings ................................................................ | 17 | |
3.5 | System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... | 24 | |
| 3.5.1 | General DIMM Notes .................................................... | 24 |
| 3.5.2 | Memory Installation ...................................................... | 25 |
3.6 | Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. | 26 | |
3.7 | Expansion Cards ....................................................................... | 27 | |
| 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... | 27 | |
3.7 | Expansion Cards ....................................................................... | 27 | |
| 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... | 27 | |
| 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................ | 28 | |
| 3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot ...... | 29 | |
3.8 | Connectors ................................................................................. | 30 | |
| 3.8.1 | External Connectors ...................................................... | 30 |
| 3.8.2 | Internal Connectors ......................................................... | 34 |
3.9 | Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ | 43 | |
4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... | 45 | ||
4.1 | Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... | 45 | |
| 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ....................... | 45 | |
| 4.1.2 | Updating BIOS Procedures ........................................... | 47 |
4.2 | BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ | 49 | |
| 4.2.1 | BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. | 50 |
| 4.2.2 | Legend Bar .................................................................... | 50 |
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