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About this guide .......................................................................................... iii
How this guide is organized ............................................................... iii
Conventions used in this guide .......................................................... iii
Safety information ...................................................................................... vi
FCC/CDC statements ................................................................................. vii
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... viii
A7N8X Specifications summary ................................................................. ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction ............................................. 1
Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1
1.1
Package contents .............................................................................. 1
1.2
Core Specifications ........................................................................... 2
1.3
ASUS Special Features ..................................................................... 3
1.4
Motherboard Components ................................................................. 4
1.5
Special Features ............................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Hardware information ............................................ 7
2.1
Motherboard installation .................................................................... 7
2.2
Layout contents ................................................................................. 9
2.3
Before you proceed ......................................................................... 10
2.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................................ 11
2.5
System memory .............................................................................. 13
2.6
Expansion slots ............................................................................... 15
2.7
Jumpers .......................................................................................... 19
2.8
Connectors ...................................................................................... 22
Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 35
3.1
Starting up for the first time .............................................................. 35
3.2
Vocal POST Messages ................................................................... 36
3.3
Powering-off the computer .............................................................. 38
Chapter 4: BIOS ..................................................................... 39
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS .................................................. 39
4.2
BIOS Setup program ....................................................................... 42
4.3
Main Menu ...................................................................................... 46
4.4
Advanced Menu .............................................................................. 51
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