Table Of Contents - Asus a7n8x User Manual

Contents
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 Package contents .......................................................
1.3 Motherboard components ..........................................
1.4 Motherboard layout.....................................................
1.5 Before you proceed.....................................................
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)...................................
1.7 System memory...........................................................
1.8 Expansion Slots........................................................... 1-8
1.8.1 Configuring an expansion card ..................................
1.8.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments ................................
1.8.3 AGP Slot ........................................................
1.9 Jumpers ....................................................................... 1-10
1.10 Connectors ................................................................. 1-13
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information ..................................................... .2-1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................ 2-2
2.1.1 Using ASUS AWDFLASH to update the BIOS................ 2-2
2.1.2 Using ASUS AWDFLASH to update the BIOS.................. 2-3
2.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................... 2-6
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ........................................................... 2-7
2.2.2 Legend bar .................................................................. 2-7
Updating BIOS procedures.................................... 2-3
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