Asus P4SE/U2 - Manual (Page 3)

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Features
Contents
Contents ......................................................................................... iii
FCC/CDC statements ...................................................................... v
Federal Communications Commission Statement ................. v
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ........... v
Safety information .......................................................................... vi
About this guide ............................................................................. vii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................ vii
Where to find more information ............................................ vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................ viii
Specifications summary ................................................................. ix
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info ................................................... 1-1
1.1 Welcome ...................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ....................................................... 1-2
1.3 Motherboard components .......................................... 1-3
1.4 Motherboard layout..................................................... 1-6
1.5 Before you proceed..................................................... 1-7
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................... 1-7
1.7 System memory........................................................... 1-8
1.8 Expansion Slots........................................................... 1-8
1.8.1 Configuring an expansion card .................................. 1-9
1.8.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments ................................ 1-9
1.8.3 AGP Slot ........................................................ 1-9
1.9 Jumpers ....................................................................... 1-10
1.10 Connectors ................................................................. 1-13
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information ..................................................... .2-1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................ 2-2
2.1.1 Using ASUS EZFLASH to update the BIOS................ 2-2
2.1.2 Using ASUS AFLASH to update the BIOS................... 2-4
Updating BIOS procedures.................................... 2-5
2.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................... 2-7
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ........................................................... 2-7
2.2.2 Legend bar .................................................................. 2-8