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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 A7V-M 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 17 3.4 Motherboard Settings 17 3.5 System Memory (DIMM 21 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes 21 3.5.2 Memory Installation 22 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 23 3.7 Expansion Cards 24 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 24 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 26 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 27 3.8 External Connectors 29 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 41 4. BIOS SETUP 43 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 43 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 43 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 44 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 47 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 48 4.2.2 Legend Bar 48 4.3 Main Menu 50 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 51 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 54 4 ASUS A7V-M User's Manual

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ASUS A7V-M 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 A7V-M
.....................................................................
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
......................................................
17
3.4
Motherboard Settings
...............................................................
17
3.5
System Memory (DIMM)
........................................................
21
3.5.1
General DIMM Notes
...................................................
21
3.5.2
Memory Installation
......................................................
22
3.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
................................................
23
3.7
Expansion Cards
......................................................................
24
3.7.1
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
.........................
24
3.7.2
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
...........................
26
3.7.3
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
.................................
27
3.8
External Connectors
.................................................................
29
3.9
Starting Up the First Time
.......................................................
41
4. BIOS SETUP
43
4.1
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
........................................
43
4.1.1
Upon First Use of the Computer System
......................
43
4.1.2
Updating BIOS Procedures
...........................................
44
4.2
BIOS Setup Program
...............................................................
47
4.2.1
BIOS Menu Bar
............................................................
48
4.2.2
Legend Bar
....................................................................
48
4.3
Main Menu
...............................................................................
50
4.3.1
Primary & Secondary Master/Slave
..............................
51
4.3.2
Keyboard Features
........................................................
54