ASUS A7S8X-MX User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Welcome!

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• Package contents

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• Special features

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• Product highlights

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• Innovative ASUS features

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• Before you proceed

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• Motherboard overview

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• Placement direction

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• Screw holes

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• Motherboard layout

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• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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• System memory

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• Overview

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• Memory Configurations

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• Installing a DIMM

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• Removing a DIMM

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• Expansion slots

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• Installing an expansion card

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• Configuring an expansion card

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• Interrupt assignments

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• PCI slots

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• AGP slot

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• Jumpers

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• Connectors

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• 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors

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• 1.10.2 Internal connectors

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• Managing and updating your BIOS

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• Creating a bootable floppy disk

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• AwardBIOS Flash Utility

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• ASUS EZ Flash utility

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• ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility

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• ASUS Update utility

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• BIOS Setup program

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• BIOS menu bar

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• Legend bar

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• Main Menu

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• System Time

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• System Date

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• Legacy Diskette A

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• HDD SMART Monitoring

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• Installed Memory

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• Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

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• First and Second SATA Master

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• Advanced Menu

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• CPU configuration

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• Chipset configuration

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• PCIPnP

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• Onboard device configuration

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• USB configuration

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• Power Menu

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• APM configuration

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• Hardware monitor

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• Boot Menu

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• Boot Device Priority

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• Removable drives

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• Hard Disk Drives

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• CD-ROM drives

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• Boot settings configuration

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• Security

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• Exit menu

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• Installing an operating system

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• Support CD information

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• Running the support CD

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• Drivers menu

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• Utilities menu

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• ASUS Contact information

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