User ManualTable of ContentsNotices6Safety information7About this guide8System package contents10System introduction111.1 Welcome!121.2 Front panel121.3 Rear panel141.4 Internal components18Basic installation192.1 Preparation202.2 Before you proceed202.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly212.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)222.4.1 Overview222.4.2 Installing CPU222.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly242.5 Installing a DIMM262.5.1 Overview262.5.2 Memory configurations272.5.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM332.5.4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM332.6 Expansion slots342.6.1 Installing an expansion card342.6.2 Configuring an expansion card342.6.3 PCI slots362.6.4 PCI Express x1 slot362.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot362.7 Installing an optical drive372.8 Installing a hard disk drive382.9 Installing the card reader402.10 Installing a floppy disk drive422.11 Re-connecting cables432.12 Reinstalling the cover44Starting up453.1 Installing an operating system463.2 Powering up463.3 Support DVD information463.3.1 Running the support DVD473.3.2 Utilities menu483.3.3 Manual menu503.3.4 Make Disk menu513.3.5 ASUS Contact information513.3.6 Other information523.4 Software information54Motherboard introductiomn614.1 Introduction624.2 Motherboard layout624.3 Jumpers634.3 Connectors66BIOS setup775.1 Managing and updating your BIOS785.1.1 ASUS Update utility785.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk815.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility825.1.4 AFUDOS utility835.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility855.2 BIOS setup program865.2.1 BIOS menu screen875.2.2 Menu bar875.2.3 Navigation keys875.2.4 Menu items885.2.5 Sub-menu items885.2.6 Configuration fields885.2.7 Pop-up window885.2.8 Scroll bar885.2.9 General help885.3 Main menu895.3.1 System Time895.3.2 System Date895.3.3 Legacy Diskette A895.3.4 SATA 1–6905.3.5 Storage Configuration915.3.6 AHCI Configuration925.3.7 System Information935.4 Ai Tweaker menu945.4.1 Configure System performance Settings945.5 Advanced menu1015.5.1 CPU Configuration1015.5.2 Chipset1035.5.3 Onboard Devices Configuration1045.5.4 USB Configuration1055.5.5 PCIPnP1065.6 Power menu1075.6.1 Suspend Mode1075.6.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume1075.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support1075.6.4 ACPI APIC Support1075.6.5 APM Configuration1085.6.6 Hardware Monitor1095.7 Boot menu1115.7.1 Boot Device Priority1115.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration1125.7.3 Security1135.8 Tools menu1155.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 21155.8.2 Express Gate1165.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile1175.8.4 AI Net 21185.9 Exit menu119Size: 6.1 MBPages: 120Language: EnglishOpen manual