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Asus P4B-MX User Manual

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Safeguards

Contents

2.7

Switches and jumpers ....................................................... 2-16
2.7.1

Switch settings ...................................................... 2-16

2.7.2

Jumper settings .................................................... 2-18

2.8

Connectors ....................................................................... 2-21

Chapter 3: Powering up ........................................................ 3-1

3.1

Starting up for the first time .................................................. 3-1

3.3

Powering off the computer ................................................... 3-2

Chapter 4: BIOS setup .......................................................... 4-1

4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS ...................................... 4-1
4.1.1

Using the computer system for the first time ........... 4-1

4.1.2

Updating BIOS procedures ..................................... 4-3

4.2

BIOS Setup program ........................................................... 4-5
4.2.1

BIOS menu bar ....................................................... 4-6

4.2.2

Legend bar ............................................................. 4-6

4.3

Main menu .......................................................................... 4-8
4.3.1

Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ........................ 4-9

4.3.2

Keyboard Features ............................................... 4-13

4.4

Advanced Menu ................................................................ 4-15
4.4.1

Chip Configuration ................................................ 4-17

4.4.2

I/O Device Configuration ....................................... 4-19

4.4.3

PCI Configuration ................................................. 4-21

4.5

Power Menu ...................................................................... 4-24
4.5.1

Power Up Control ................................................. 4-26

4.5.2

Hardware Monitor ................................................. 4-28

4.6

Boot Menu ........................................................................ 4-29

4.7

Exit Menu .......................................................................... 4-31

Chapter 5: Software support ................................................ 5-1

5.1

Install an operating system .................................................. 5-1
5.1.1

Windows 98 first time installation ............................ 5-1

5.2

Support CD information ....................................................... 5-1
5.2.1

Running the support CD ......................................... 5-1

5.2.2

Main menu ............................................................. 5-2

5.2.3

Software menu ....................................................... 5-3

5.2.4

Drivers menu .......................................................... 5-5