Asus A7N8X Deluxe - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
About this guide .......................................................................................... iii
How this guide is organized ............................................................... iii
Conventions used in this guide .......................................................... iii
Safety information ...................................................................................... vi
FCC/CDC statements ................................................................................. vii
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... viii
A7N8X Specifications summary ................................................................. ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction ............................................. 1
Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Package contents .............................................................................. 1
1.2 Core Specifications ........................................................................... 2
1.3 ASUS Special Features ..................................................................... 3
1.4 Motherboard Components ................................................................. 4
1.5 Special Features ............................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Hardware information ............................................ 7
2.1 Motherboard installation .................................................................... 7
2.2 Layout contents ................................................................................. 9
2.3 Before you proceed ......................................................................... 10
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................................ 11
2.5 System memory .............................................................................. 13
2.6 Expansion slots ............................................................................... 15
2.7 Jumpers .......................................................................................... 19
2.8 Connectors ...................................................................................... 22
Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 35
3.1 Starting up for the first time .............................................................. 35
3.2 Vocal POST Messages ................................................................... 36
3.3 Powering-off the computer .............................................................. 38
Chapter 4: BIOS ..................................................................... 39
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................................. 39
4.2 BIOS Setup program ....................................................................... 42
4.3 Main Menu ...................................................................................... 46
4.4 Advanced Menu .............................................................................. 51