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Contents
2.8
Hard disk drives .................................................................. 2-21
2.8.1
Removing a SATA HDD ......................................... 2-21
2.8.2
Installing a SATA HDD .......................................... 2-22
2.9
Expansion cards .................................................................. 2-23
2.9.1
Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-23
2.9.2
Removing an expansion card ................................ 2-25
2.10
Cable connections .............................................................. 2-26
2.10.1 Motherboard connections ..................................... 2-26
2.11
Removable components ..................................................... 2-27
2.11.1 Chassis fan ........................................................... 2-27
2.11.2 Floppy disk drive ................................................... 2-29
2.11.3 Front I/O board .................................................... 2-31
2.11.4 Power supply unit ................................................. 2-33
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
3.1
Motherboard layouts ............................................................ 3-2
3.2
Jumpers ................................................................................ 3-4
3.3
Connectors ........................................................................... 3-9
3.3.1 Rear panel connectors ........................................... 3-9
3.3.2 Internal connectors ............................................. 3-10
Chapter 4:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 4:
BIOS information
BIOS information
BIOS information
BIOS information
BIOS information
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 4-2
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 4-2
4.1.2
AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 4-3
4.1.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 4-5
4.1.4
ASUS Update utility ................................................ 4-7
4.2
BIOS setup program ........................................................... 4-10
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen ................................................. 4-11
4.2.2
Menu bar ............................................................... 4-11
4.2.3
Navigation keys .................................................... 4-11
4.2.4
Menu items ........................................................... 4-12
4.2.5
Sub-menu items ................................................... 4-12
4.2.6
Configuration fields .............................................. 4-12
4.2.7
Pop-up window ..................................................... 4-12
4.2.8
Scroll bar .............................................................. 4-12
4.2.9
General help .......................................................... 4-12
