ASUS P4SGX-MX Manuel D’Utilisation

Features

Contents

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

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

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

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

P4SGX-MX specifications summary .............................................. ix

1.1

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

1.2

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

1.3

Motherboard components .................................................. 1-3

1.4

Special Features ................................................................ 1-6

1.5

Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-7

1.6

Before you proceed ............................................................ 1-8

1.7

Motherboard installation ..................................................... 1-9
1.7.1

Placement direction ............................................... 1-9

1.7.2

Screw holes ........................................................... 1-9

1.8

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................... 1-10
1.8.1

Overview ............................................................... 1-11

1.8.2

Installing the CPU .................................................1-11

1.9

System memory ............................................................... 1-12

1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-13

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-13
1.10.1 IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................ 1-13

1.11 Jumpers ............................................................................ 1-14

1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-16

2.1

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

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

2.1.2

Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ....................... 2-4

2.1.3

CrashFree BIOS feature ........................................ 2-7

2.2

BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-8
2.2.1

BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 2-8