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Safeguards
Contents
2.6
Expansion slots ................................................................. 2-11
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ................................. 2-11
2.6.2
Configuring an expansion card ............................. 2-11
2.6.3
PCI slots .............................................................. 2-13
2.7
Switches and jumpers ...................................................... 2-14
2.7.1
Switches .............................................................. 2-14
2.7.2
Jumpers ............................................................... 2-15
2.8
Connectors ....................................................................... 2-18
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1
Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1
3.2
Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-2
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1
Creating a bootable disk ........................................ 4-1
4.1.2
Updating the BIOS ................................................. 4-3
4.2
BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-5
4.2.1
BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 4-6
4.2.2
Legend bar ............................................................. 4-6
4.3
Main Menu .......................................................................... 4-8
4.3.1
Primary and Secondary Master/Slave ................. 4-10
4.3.2
Keyboard Features .............................................. 4-14
4.4
Advanced Menu ............................................................... 4-15
4.4.1
Chip Configuration ............................................... 4-17
4.4.2
I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 4-18
4.4.3
PCI Configuration ................................................ 4-20
4.5
Power Menu ..................................................................... 4-22
4.5.1
Power Up Control ................................................ 4-24
4.5.2
Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-26
4.6
Boot Menu ........................................................................ 4-27
4.6.1
Boot Configuration ............................................... 4-29
4.7
Server Menu ..................................................................... 4-30
4.8
Exit Menu ......................................................................... 4-31
