Asus Motherboard A7N8X-VM - Manual (Page 3)

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Features
Contents
Contents ......................................................................................... iii
Notices ............................................................................................ v
Federal Communications Commission Statement ................. v
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ........... v
Safety information .......................................................................... vi
About this guide ............................................................................. vii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................ vii
Where to find more information ............................................ vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................. vii
Specifications summary ................................................................. ix
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info ........................................... 1-1
1.1 Welcome ...................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ......................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special Features .......................................................... 1-3
1.4 Motherboard components ............................................ 1-4
1.5 Motherboard layout ...................................................... 1-7
1.6 Before you proceed ...................................................... 1-8
1.7 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..................................... 1-8
1.8 System memory ........................................................... 1-9
1.9 Expansion Slots ............................................................ 1-9
1.9.1 Configuring an expansion card ........................... 1-9
1.9.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments ....................... 1-10
1.9.3 AGP Slot ........................................................... 1-10
1.9.4 CNR Slot ............................................................1-11
1.9.5 PCI Slot ............................................................. 1-11
1.10 Jumpers .................................................................... 1-12
1.11 Connectors ............................................................... 1-14
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information ........................................... 2-1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .............................. 2-2
2.1.1 Using AFUDOS utility to update the BIOS .......... 2-2