ASUS a7v600b User Manual

Features

Contents

Notices ............................................................................................ v

Safety information .......................................................................... vi

About this guide ............................................................................. vii

ASUS contact information ............................................................ viii

A7V600 specifications summary .................................................... ix

1.1

Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-2

1.2

Package contents ............................................................... 1-2

1.3

Special Features ................................................................ 1-3

1.3.1    Product highlights ................................................... 1-3

1.3.2    Value-added solutions ............................................ 1-5

1.4

Motherboard components .................................................. 1-6

1.4.1    Core specifications ................................................. 1-7

1.5

Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-9

1.6

Before you proceed .......................................................... 1-10

1.7

Motherboard installation ....................................................1-11
1.7.1

Placement direction ..............................................1-11

1.7.2

Screw holes .......................................................... 1-11

1.8

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................... 1-12
1.8.1

Installing the CPU ................................................ 1-12

1.9

System memory ............................................................... 1-13
1.9.1

DDR400 Qualified Vendor List ............................. 1-13

1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-14

1.10.1    Configuring an expansion card ........................... 1-14
1.10.2   Standard interrupt assignments ......................... 1-14

  IRQ assignments for this motherboard .......................

1-15

1.10.3    AGP slot ............................................................. 1-15

1.10.4    WiFi slot .............................................................. 1-16

1.11 Jumpers ............................................................................ 1-17

1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-19

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2
2.1.1

Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-2