User ManualTable of ContentsNotices6Safety information7About this guide8System package contents10Welcome!14Front panel (external)14Front panel (internal)17Rear panel19Internal components21LED panel222.1 Preparation242.2 Before you proceed242.3 Removing the cover252.4 Removing the power supply262.5 Installing a CPU27CPU installation282.6 Installing a DIMM30Memory configurations30DIMM installation312.7 Installing an expansion card32Expansion slots32Expansion card installation33Configuring an expansion card342.8 Installing a second optical drive352.9 Installing a hard disk drive372.10 Re-installing the power supply unit392.11 Replacing the cover412.12 Connecting external devices42Installing an operating system46Powering up46Support CD information46Running the support CD47Drivers menu47Utilities menu48ASUS contact information49Other information50Software information51Multi-channel audio feature51ASUS Instant Music54ASUS Radio Play56LifeView® TVR Application58ASUS Wireless LAN adapter59LED indicators60Antenna installation60Installing the WLAN Card utilities and driver61Other support CD options61The Control Center utility62Introduction74Motherboard layout74Jumper75Connectors76Managing and updating your BIOS865.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk865.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS875.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS885.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS905.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2915.1.6 ASUS Update93BIOS Setup program955.2.1 BIOS menu screen965.2.2 Menu bar965.2.3 Navigation keys965.2.4 Menu items975.2.5 Sub-menu items975.2.6 Configuration fields97Pop-up window97Scroll bar97General help97Main menu98System Time98System Date98Legacy Diskette A98Third and Fourth IDE Master99IDE Configuration100System Information101Advanced menu102CPU Configuration102Chipset103Onboard Devices Configuration106PCI PnP108USB Configuration109Instant Music Configuration111Power menu112Suspend Mode112Repost Video on S3 Resume112ACPI 2.0 Support112ACPI APIC Support112APM Configuration113Hardware Monitor114Boot menu116Boot Device Priority116Removable Drives117CDROM Drives117Boot Settings Configuration118Security119Exit menu122Size: 3.57 MBPages: 128Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsNotices6Safety information7About this guide8System package contents10Welcome!12Front panel (external)12Front panel (internal)15Rear panel17Internal components20LED panel212.1 Preparation242.2 Before you proceed242.3 Removing the cover252.4 Removing the power supply262.5 Installing a CPU27CPU installation282.6 Installing a DIMM30Memory configurations30DIMM installation312.7 Installing an expansion card32Expansion slots32Expansion card installation33Configuring an expansion card342.8 Installing a second optical drive352.9 Installing a hard disk drive (HDD)372.10 Re-installing the power supply unit392.11 Replacing the cover412.12 Connecting external devices42Installing an operating system46Powering up46Support CD information46Running the support CD47Drivers menu47Utilities menu48ASUS contact information49Other information50Software information51Multi-channel audio feature51ASUS Radio Player54ASUS Instant Music56LifeView® TVR Application58Audio DJ59Playing an audio CD/DVD59Tuning into an FM radio station59Presetting a station60Adjusting the volume60ASUS Wireless LAN adapter61LED indicators62Antenna installation62Installing the utilities and driver63Other support CD options63The Control Center utility64Introduction76Motherboard layout76Jumper77Connectors78Managing and updating your BIOS885.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk885.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS895.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS905.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS925.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2935.1.6 ASUS Update95BIOS Setup program975.2.1 BIOS menu screen985.2.2 Menu bar985.2.3 Navigation keys985.2.4 Menu items99Sub-menu items99Configuration fields99Pop-up window99Scroll bar99General help99Main menu100System Time100System Date100Legacy Diskette A100Third and Fourth IDE Master101IDE Configuration102System Information103Advanced menu104CPU Configuration104Chipset105Onboard Devices Configuration108PCI PnP110USB Configuration112Instant Music Configuration114Power menu115Suspend Mode [Auto]115Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]115ACPI 2.0 Support [No]115ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]115APM Configuration116Hardware Monitor117Boot Device Priority119Boot menu119Removable Drives120CDROM Drives120Boot Settings Configuration121Security123Exit menu125Size: 3.7 MBPages: 130Language: EnglishOpen manual
