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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS CUPLE-VM 8 2.1.1 Specifications 8 2.1.2 Special Features 10 2.1.3 Performance Features 10 2.1.4 Intelligence 11 2.2 Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations 13 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout 14 3.2 Layout Contents 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 16 3.4 Motherboard Settings 16 3.5 System Memory (DIMM 18 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes 18 3.5.2 Memory Installation 19 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 20 3.6.1 CPU Installation 21 3.7 Expansion Cards 22 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 22 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 23 3.7.4 Advanced Modem Riser (AMR) Slot 24 3.8 External Connectors 25 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 35 4. BIOS SETUP 37 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 37 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 37 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 38 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 40 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 41 4.2.2 Legend Bar 41 4 ASUS CUPLE-VM User's Manual

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ASUS CUPLE-VM User’s Manual
4
CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION
7
1.1
How This Manual Is Organized
.................................................
7
1.2
Item Checklist
............................................................................
7
2.
FEATURES
8
2.1
The ASUS CUPLE-VM
.............................................................
8
2.1.1
Specifications
..................................................................
8
2.1.2
Special Features
............................................................
10
2.1.3
Performance Features
....................................................
10
2.1.4
Intelligence
....................................................................
11
2.2
Motherboard Components
.......................................................
12
2.2.1
Component Locations
...................................................
13
3. HARDWARE SETUP
14
3.1
Motherboard Layout
................................................................
14
3.2
Layout Contents
.......................................................................
15
3.3
Hardware Setup Procedure
......................................................
16
3.4
Motherboard Settings
...............................................................
16
3.5
System Memory (DIMM)
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18
3.5.1
General DIMM Notes
...................................................
18
3.5.2
Memory Installation
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19
3.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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20
3.6.1
CPU Installation
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21
3.7
Expansion Cards
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22
3.7.1
Installing an Expansion Card
........................................
22
3.7.2
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
...........................
23
3.7.4
Advanced Modem Riser (AMR) Slot
...........................
24
3.8
External Connectors
.................................................................
25
3.9
Starting Up the First Time
.......................................................
35
4. BIOS SETUP
37
4.1
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
........................................
37
4.1.1
Upon First Use of the Computer System
......................
37
4.1.2
Updating BIOS Procedures
...........................................
38
4.2
BIOS Setup Program
...............................................................
40
4.2.1
BIOS Menu Bar
............................................................
41
4.2.2
Legend Bar
....................................................................
41