User ManualTable of ContentsWelcome!1Front panel (external)1Rear panel1Internal components1Preparation2Before you proceed2Removing the side cover and front panel assembly2Central Processing Unit (CPU)2Installing the CPU2Installing the CPU fan and heatsink2Installing a DIMM2Memory configurations2Installing a DDR2 DIMM2Removing a DDR2 DIMM2Expansion slots2Installing an expansion card2Configuring an expansion card2PCI Express x1 slot2PCI slots2PCI Express x16 slot2Installing an optical drive2Installing a hard disk drive2Installing the card reader22.10 Installing a floppy disk drive22.11 Re-connecting cables22.12 Reinstalling the cover2Installing an operating system3Powering up3Support CD information3Running the support CD3Utilities menu3Make disk3ASUS contact information3Software information3Introduction4Motherboard layout4Jumpers4Connectors4Managing and updating your BIOS5Creating a bootable floppy disk5ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility5AwardBIOS Flash utility5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility5ASUS Update utility5BIOS setup program5BIOS menu screen5Menu bar5Legend bar5Menu items5Sub-menu items5Configuration fields5Pop-up window5General help5Main menu5System Time .5System Date5Legacy Diskette A5Primary IDE Master/Slave5SATA 1-45HDD SMART Monitoring5Installed Memory5Usable Memory5Advanced menu5JumperFree Configuration5CPU Configuration5Chipset5PCIPnP5Onboard Device Configuration5USB Configuration5Power menu5ACPI Suspend Type5ACPI APIC Support5APM Configuration5Hardware Monitor5Boot menu5Boot Device Priority5Removable Drives5Hard Disk Drives5Boot Settings Configuration5Security5Tools menu5ASUS Music Alarm5ASUS O.C. Profile5ASUS EZ Flash 25Exit menu5Size: 5 MBPages: 108Language: EnglishOpen manual