Table Of Contents - Asus CUBX User Manual

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7
1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7
2. FEATURES ......................................................................................... 8
2.1 The ASUS CUBX Motherboard ................................................. 8
2.1.1 Specifications .................................................................. 8
2.1.2 Special Features ............................................................. 10
2.1.3 Performance Features .................................................... 10
2.1.4 Intelligence .................................................................... 11
2.2 CUBX Motherboard Components ............................................ 12
2.2.1 Component Locations .................................................... 13
3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 14
3.1 CUBX Motherboard Layout ..................................................... 14
3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15
3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17
3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 17
3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 22
3.5.1 General DIMM Notes .................................................... 22
3.5.2 Memory Installation ...................................................... 23
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 25
3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 26
3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... 26
3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................ 27
3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ................................. 29
3.8 Connectors ................................................................................ 30
3.9 Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ 41
4. BIOS SETUP .................................................................................... 42
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 42
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ....................... 42
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) ...... 43
4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 45
4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. 46
4.2.2 Legend Bar .................................................................... 46
4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 48
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 49
4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 52
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ASUS CUBX User's Manual