Asus A7V8X-MX - Manual (Page 3)

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Features
Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ....................................................................................... v
ASUS contact information .......................................................................... vi
A7V8X-MX specifications summary ........................................................... vii
About this manual ..................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents .......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
1.4 Motherboard components .............................................................. 1-4
1.5 Motherboard layout ........................................................................ 1-7
1.6 Motherboard installation ................................................................ 1-8
1.6.1
Placement direction ......................................................... 1-8
1.6.2 Screw holes ..................................................................... 1-8
1.7 Before you proceed ....................................................................... 1-9
1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 1-10
1.8.2
Installing the CPU .......................................................... 1-10
1.9 System memory ........................................................................... 1-11
1.9.1
Installing a DIMM ........................................................... 1-11
1.10 Expansion slots ........................................................................... 1-12
1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card ...................................... 1-12
1.10.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments .................................... 1-12
1.10.3 AGP slot ......................................................................... 1-13
1.10.4 PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-13
1.11 Switch and jumpers ..................................................................... 1-14
1.12 Connectors .................................................................................. 1-17
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................... 2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Updating BIOS using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility .......... 2-3
2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature .................................................. 2-4
2.2 BIOS beep codes .......................................................................... 2-5
2.3 BIOS Setup program ..................................................................... 2-5
2-2.3.1 BIOS menu bar ................................................................ 2-6
2.3.2
Legend bar ....................................................................... 2-6
2.4 Main Menu ..................................................................................... 2-8
2.4.1
IDE Primary Master/Slave
IDE Secondary Master/Slave ......................................... 2-10
2.5 Advanced Menu ........................................................................... 2-12
2.5.1
Chip Configuration ......................................................... 2-13
2.5.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 2-18