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Contents ......................................................................................... iii
FCC/CDC statements ...................................................................... v
Federal Communications Commission Statement ................. v
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ........... v
Safety information .......................................................................... vi
About this guide ............................................................................. vii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................ vii
Where to find more information ............................................ vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................. vii
Specifications summary ................................................................. ix
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info ................................................... 1-1
1.1 Welcome ...................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ....................................................... 1-2
1.3 Introduction.................................................................. 1-3
1.4 Motherboard components .......................................... 1-3
1.5 Motherboard layout..................................................... 1-6
1.6 Before you proceed..................................................... 1-7
1.7 Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................... 1-7
1.8 System memory........................................................... 1-8
1.9 Expansion Slots........................................................... 1-9
1.9.1 Configuring an expansion card .................................. 1-9
1.9.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments ................................ 1-9
1.10 Jumpers ....................................................................... 1-10
1.11 Connectors ................................................................. 1-11
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information ..................................................... .2-1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................ 2-2
2.1.1 Using ASUS EZFLASH to update the BIOS................ 2-2
2.1.2 Using ASUS AFLASH to update the BIOS................... 2-4
2.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................... 2-7
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ........................................................... 2-7
2.2.2 Legend bar .................................................................. 2-8
Updating BIOS procedures.................................... 2-5
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