Asus ESC1000 Personal SuperComputer - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2.7 Expansion cards ........................................................................ 2-18
2.7.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-18
2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-20
2.8 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-21
2.8.1
Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-21
2.8.2 SATA backplane connections ....................................... 2-22
2.9 Removable components ............................................................ 2-24
2.9.1
Removing rear system fan ............................................ 2-24
2.9.2 Removing front system fan ........................................... 2-25
Chapter 3: Motherboard Info
3.1 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 3-4
3.3 Connectors ................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.1
Rear panel connectors .................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Internal connectors ......................................................... 3-8
3.3.3. ASUS Q-Connector (system panel) .............................. 3-17
3.4 Internal LEDs .............................................................................. 3-18
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-2
4.1.1
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-2
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 4-5
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-6
4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-8
4.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 4-8
4.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 4-8
4.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 4-8
4.2.5 Submenu items ............................................................... 4-9
4.2.6 Configuration fields ......................................................... 4-9
4.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 4-9
4.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 4-9
4.2.9 General help ................................................................... 4-9
4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10
4.3.1
System Time ................................................................. 4-10
4.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 4-10