Table Of Contents - Asus Motherboard P4V800-X User Manual

Contents
Notices ............................................................................................ v
Safety information .......................................................................... vi
About this guide ............................................................................. vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................ viii
P4V800-X specifications summary ................................................. ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ............................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special features .................................................................. 1-2
1.4 Motherboard components .................................................. 1-4
1.5 Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-7
1.6 Before you proceed ............................................................ 1-8
1.7 Motherboard installation ..................................................... 1-9
1.7.1 Placement direction ............................................... 1-9
1.7.2 Screw holes ........................................................... 1-9
1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................... 1-10
1.8.1 Overview .............................................................. 1-10
1.8.2 Installing the CPU .................................................1-11
1.9 System memory ............................................................... 1-12
1.9.1 Installing a DIMM ................................................. 1-12
1.9.2 Memory configurations ........................................ 1-13
1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-14
1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-14
1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................ 1-14
1.10.3 PCI slots .............................................................. 1-15
1.10.4 AGP slot ............................................................... 1-15
1.11 Jumper ............................................................................. 1-16
1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-18
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...................... 2-2
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ................. 2-4
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-5
2.1.5 Using ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ............................ 2-6
2.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-8
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