Asus A7V600 - Manual (Page 3)

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Features
Contents
Notices ............................................................................................ v
Safety information .......................................................................... vi
About this guide ............................................................................. vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................ viii
A7V600 specifications summary .................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ............................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special Features ................................................................ 1-3
1.3.1 Product highlights ................................................... 1-3
1.3.2 Value-added solutions ............................................ 1-5
1.4 Motherboard components .................................................. 1-6
1.4.1 Core specifications ................................................. 1-7
1.5 Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-9
1.6 Before you proceed .......................................................... 1-10
1.7 Motherboard installation ....................................................1-11
1.7.1
Placement direction ..............................................1-11
1.7.2 Screw holes .......................................................... 1-11
1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................... 1-12
1.8.1
Installing the CPU ................................................ 1-12
1.9 System memory ............................................................... 1-13
1.9.1
DDR400 Qualified Vendor List ............................. 1-13
1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-14
1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card ........................... 1-14
1.10.2 Standard interrupt assignments ......................... 1-14
IRQ assignments for this motherboard ....................... 1-15
1.10.3 AGP slot ............................................................. 1-15
1.10.4 WiFi slot .............................................................. 1-16
1.11 Jumpers ............................................................................ 1-17
1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-19
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2
2.1.1
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-2