Document Outline

• ASUS contact information
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
  • System package contents
• Chapter 1
• System introduction
  • 1.1 Welcome!
  • 1.2 Front panel
  • 1.3 Rear panel
    • Voltage selector
  • 1.4 Internal components
• Chapter 2
• Basic installation
  • 2.1 Preparation
  • 2.2 Before you proceed
  • 2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly
  • 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Installing CPU
    • 2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
    • 2.4.4 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • 2.5 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.5.1 Memory configurations
    • 2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM
    • 2.5.3 Removing a DIMM
  • 2.6 Expansion slots
    • 2.6.1 PCI slots
    • 2.6.2 PCI Express x1 slot
    • 2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slot
    • 2.6.4 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.6.5 Configuring an expansion card
    • 2.6.6 Interrupt assignments
  • 2.7 Installing storage drives
    • 2.7.1 Installing an optical drive
    • 2.7.2 Installing a floppy disk drive
    • 2.7.3 Installing a hard disk drive
  • 2.8 Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover
• Chapter 3
• Starting up
  • 3.1 Installing an operating system
  • 3.2 Powering up
  • 3.3 Support DVD information
    • 3.3.1 Running the support DVD
    • 3.3.2 Utilities menu
    • 3.3.3 Manual menu
    • 3.3.4 Make Disk menu
    • 3.3.5 ASUS Contact information
    • 3.3.5 Other information
  • 3.4 Software information
    • ASUS PC Probe II
• Chapter 4
• Motherboard introductiomn
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Motherboard layout
  • 4.3 Jumpers
  • 4.3 Connectors
• Chapter 5
• BIOS setup
  • 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 5.1.1 ASUS Update utility
    • 5.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
    • 5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
    • 5.1.4 AFUDOS utility
    • 5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 5.2 BIOS setup program
    • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 5.2.2 Menu bar
    • 5.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 5.2.4 Menu items
    • 5.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 5.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 5.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 5.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 5.2.9 General help
  • 5.3 Main menu
    • 5.3.1 System Time
    • 5.3.2 System Date
    • 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A
    • 5.3.4 SATA 1~6
    • 5.3.5 Storage Configuration
    • 5.3.6 System Information
  • 5.4 Advanced menu
    • 5.4.1 Jumperfree Configuration
    • 5.4.2 CPU Configuration
    • 5.4.3 Chipset
    • 5.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration
    • 5.4.5 USB Configuration
    • 5.4.6 PCI PnP
  • 5.5 Power menu
    • 5.5.1 Suspend Mode
    • 5.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support
    • 5.5.3 ACPI APIC Support
    • 5.5.4 APM Configuration
    • 5.5.5 Hardware Monitor
  • 5.6 Boot menu
    • 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 5.6.3 Security
  • 5.7 Tools menu
    • 5.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
    • 5.7.2 Express Gate
    • 5.7.3 AI NET 2
  • 5.8 Exit menu