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Table of Contents .................................................................... ii
Chapter 1 ............................................................................... 1
Specifications ....................................................................... 1
Mainboard Specifications ....................................................... 2
Mainboard Layout ................................................................. 4
Back Panel Layout ................................................................. 5
Back Panel Ports ................................................................... 6
Slots.................................................................................... 6
Onboard Connectors.............................................................. 7
Onboard Jumpers.................................................................. 7
Chapter 2 ............................................................................... 8
Installation........................................................................... 8
CPU ..................................................................................... 9
Memory Module Installation ................................................. 11
Connecting the Power Supply ............................................... 12
Back Panel Ports ................................................................. 13
Connectors ......................................................................... 16
Jumpers ............................................................................. 21
Slots.................................................................................. 22
Chapter 3 ............................................................................. 23
BIOS Setup ........................................................................ 23
Entering Setup ................................................................... 24
Control Keys....................................................................... 25
Navigating the BIOS Menus .................................................. 26
Getting Help ....................................................................... 27
Main Menu ......................................................................... 28
Standard CMOS Features ..................................................... 30
IDE Drives ......................................................................... 31
Advanced BIOS Features...................................................... 32
Hard Disk Boot Priority ........................................................ 35
Advanced Chipset Features .................................................. 36
AGP & P2P Bridge Control .................................................... 38
CPU & PCI Bus Control ........................................................ 40