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Features
Contents
Contents
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Notices
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v
Safety information
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vi
ASUS contact information
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viii
A7N8X-VM 400 specifications summary
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ix
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info
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1-1
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
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1-2
1.3
Special features
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1-2
1.4
Motherboard components
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1-3
1.5
Motherboard layout
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1-6
1.6
Before you proceed
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1-7
1.7
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-7
1.8
System memory
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1-8
Installing a DIMM
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1-8
1.9
Expansion slots
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1-8
1.9.1
Configuring an expansion card
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1-8
1.9.2
Standard Interrupt Assignments
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1-9
1.9.3
AGP slot
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1-10
1.9.4
PCI slots
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1-10
1.10 Jumpers
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1-11
1.11 Connectors
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1-13
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information
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2-1
2.1
Managing and Updating your BIOS
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2-2
2.1.1
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
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2-2
2.2
BIOS Setup program
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2-3
2.2.1
BIOS menu bar
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2-3
2.2.2
Legend bar
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2-4
2.3
Main Menu
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2-5
2.3.1
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
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2-6
2.3.2
System Information
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2-7