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Chapter 1
1-1 Preface ...........................................................................................
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1-2 Key Feature ...................................................................................
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Chapter 2
Installation ..................................................................................
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2-1 Unpacking ........................................................................................ 3
2-2 Mainboard Layout ............................................................................ 4
2-3 Installation Steps ............................................................................. 6
2-3-1 Jumper Settings ................................................................... 6
2-3-2 System Memory (DRAM) ..................................................... 8
2-4 Central processing Unit (CPU) ........................................................ 8
2-5 Expansion Cards ............................................................................. 9
2-6 External Connectors ........................................................................ 10
Chapter 3
AWARD BIOS SETUP .................................................................
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3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ............................................................... 17
3-2 BIOS FEATURES SETUP .................................................................. 17
3-3 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ........................................................... 21
3-4 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ...................................................... 22
3-4-1 The Description of the Power Management......................... 22
3-4-2 Description of the Green Functions ..................................... 23
3-5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ................................................. 24
3-6 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS .................................................................... 25
3-7 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ................................................................. 25
3-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP ............................................. 26
3-9 SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ................................................... 28
3-10 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION .......................................................... 28
3-11 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ....................................................................... 30
3-12 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ................................................................. 30
3-13 I/O & MEMORY MAP ....................................................................... 30
3-14 TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP ....................................................... 32
3-15 INTERRUPT MAP ............................................................................ 32
3-16 RTC & CMOS RAM MAP ................................................................. 32
3-17 BIOS REFERENCE-POST CODES ................................................. 33
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