Asus P4GE-V User Manual
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Safeguards
Contents
2.6
Expansion slots ................................................................ 2-13
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ................................ 2-13
2.6.2
Configuring an expansion card ............................ 2-13
2.6.3
PCI slots .............................................................. 2-15
2.6.4
AGP slot ............................................................... 2-15
2.7
Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-16
2.8
Connectors ....................................................................... 2-18
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1
Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1
3.2
Vocal POST Messages ...................................................... 3-2
3.3
Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-4
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 4-1
4.1.2
Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ....................... 4-3
4.2
BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-7
4.2.1
BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 4-8
4.2.2
Legend bar ............................................................. 4-8
4.3
Main Menu ........................................................................ 4-10
4.3.1
Primary and Secondary Master/Slave ................. 4-12
4.3.2
Keyboard Features .............................................. 4-16
4.4
Advanced Menu ............................................................... 4-17
4.4.1
Chip Configuration ............................................... 4-20
4.4.2
I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 4-24
4.4.3
PCI Configuration ................................................ 4-26
4.5
Power Menu ..................................................................... 4-29
4.5.1
Power Up Control ................................................ 4-31
4.5.2
Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-33
4.6
Boot Menu ........................................................................ 4-35
4.7
Exit Menu ......................................................................... 4-37