Asus P4P800S SE - Manual (Page 3)

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Features
Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ v
Safety information ...................................................................................... vi
About this guide ......................................................................................... vii
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... viii
P4P800S SE specifications summary ....................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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 Before you proceed ....................................................................... 1-8
1.7 Motherboard installation ................................................................ 1-9
1.7.1
Placement direction ......................................................... 1-9
1.7.2 Screw holes ..................................................................... 1-9
1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 1-10
1.8.1
Overview ........................................................................ 1-10
1.8.2 Installing the CPU .......................................................... 1-11
1.9 System memory ........................................................................... 1-12
1.9.1
Memory configurations .................................................. 1-12
1.9.2 Installing a DIMM ........................................................... 1-14
1.10 Expansion slots ........................................................................... 1-15
1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments ..................................... 1-15
1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard .......................... 1-15
1.10.3 PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-16
1.10.4 AGP 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
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ................................ 2-2
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ........................... 2-4
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ...................... 2-5
2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ................. 2-6
2.2 BIOS Setup program ..................................................................... 2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 2-9
2.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................... 2-9