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Features
Contents
Notices
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v
Safety information
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vi
About this guide
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vii
ASUS contact information
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viii
P4SGX-MX specifications summary
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Chapter
1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
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1-2
1.3
Motherboard components
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1-3
1.4
Special Features
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1-6
1.5
Motherboard layout
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1-7
1.6
Before you proceed
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1-8
1.7
Motherboard installation
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1-9
1.7.1
Placement direction
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1-9
1.7.2
Screw holes
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1-9
1.8
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-10
1.8.1
Overview
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1-11
1.8.2
Installing the CPU
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1-11
1.9
System memory
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1-12
1.10
Expansion slots
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1-13
1.10.1
Standard interrupt assignments
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1-13
1.10.1
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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1-13
1.11 Jumpers
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1-14
1.12 Connectors
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1-16
Chapter
2:
BIOS information
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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2-2
2.1.1
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
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2-2
2.1.2
Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
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2-4
2.1.3
CrashFree BIOS feature
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2-7
2.2
BIOS Setup program
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2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu bar
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2-8