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Contents
1 Introduction
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1.1
Package Contents
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1.2
Specifications
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1.3
Motherboard Layout
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1.4
ASRock I/O Plus
TM
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2 Installation
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Pre-installation Precautions
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2.1
CPU Installation
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2.2
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
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2.3
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
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2.4
Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)
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2.5
Jumpers Setup
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2.6
Onboard Headers and Connectors
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2.7
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
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2.8
Making An SATA Driver Diskette
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3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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3.1
Introduction
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3.1.1
BIOS Menu Bar
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3.1.2
Navigation Keys
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3.2
Main Screen
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3.3
Advanced Screen
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3.3.1 CPU Configuration
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3.3.2
IDE Configuration
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3.3.3
Floppy Configuration
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3.3.4
Super IO Configuration
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3.3.5
Hardware Health Configuration
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3.3.6
ACPI Configuration
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3.3.7
USB Configuration
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3.4
PCIPnP Screen
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3.5
Boot Screen
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3.5.1 Boot Setting Configuration
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3.5.2 Boot Device Priority
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3.6
Security Screen
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3.7
Chipset Screen
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3.7.1 North Bridge Configuration
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3.7.1.1
Memory Configuration
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3.7.2 South Bridge Configuration
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3.7.3 AGP Configuration
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3.7.4 HyperTransport Configuration
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3.8
Exit Screen
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