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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
A7V600 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
Special Features
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1-3
1.3.1
Product highlights
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1-3
1.3.2
Value-added solutions
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1-5
1.4
Motherboard components
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1-6
1.4.1
Core specifications
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1-7
1.5
Motherboard layout
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1-9
1.6
Before you proceed
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1-10
1.7
Motherboard installation
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1-11
1.7.1
Placement direction
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1-11
1.7.2
Screw holes
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1-11
1.8
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-12
1.8.1
Installing the CPU
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1-12
1.9
System memory
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1-13
1.9.1
DDR400 Qualified Vendor List
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1-13
1.10
Expansion slots
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1-14
1.10.1
Configuring an expansion card
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1-14
1.10.2
Standard interrupt assignments
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1-14
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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1-15
1.10.3
AGP slot
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1-15
1.10.4
WiFi slot
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1-16
1.11 Jumpers
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1-17
1.12 Connectors
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1-19
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