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Features Contents Notices v Safety information vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V8X-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.3.1 Core specifications 1-4 1.4 Special Features 1-6 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-6 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Before you proceed 1-8 1.7 Motherboard installation 1-9 1.7.1 Placement direction 1-9 1.7.2 Screw holes 1-9 1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.8.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.9 System memory 1-11 1.10 Expansion slots 1-11 1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card 1-12 1.10.2 Standard interrupt assignments 1-12 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1-12 1.10.3 AGP slot 1-13 1.11 Jumpers 1-13 1.12 Connectors 1-15 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS 2-4 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar 2-8 2.2.2 Legend bar 2-9 iii

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iii
Features
Contents
Notices
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v
Safety information
..........................................................................
vi
About this guide
.............................................................................
vii
ASUS contact information
............................................................
viii
A7V8X-X specifications summary
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ix
Chapter
1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
...........................................................................
1-2
1.2
Package contents
...............................................................
1-2
1.3
Motherboard components
..................................................
1-3
1.3.1
Core specifications
.................................................
1-4
1.4
Special Features
................................................................
1-6
1.4.1
Product highlights
...................................................
1-6
1.5
Motherboard layout
............................................................
1-7
1.6
Before you proceed
............................................................
1-8
1.7
Motherboard installation
.....................................................
1-9
1.7.1
Placement direction
...............................................
1-9
1.7.2
Screw holes
...........................................................
1-9
1.8
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
.........................................
1-10
1.8.1
Installing the CPU
................................................
1-10
1.9
System memory
................................................................
1-11
1.10
Expansion slots
.................................................................
1-11
1.10.1
Configuring an expansion card
...........................
1-12
1.10.2
Standard interrupt assignments
.........................
1-12
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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1-12
1.10.3
AGP slot
.............................................................
1-13
1.11 Jumpers
............................................................................
1-13
1.12 Connectors
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1-15
Chapter
2:
BIOS information
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
....................................
2-2
2.1.1
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
............
2-2
2.1.2
Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
.......................
2-4
2.1.3
CrashFree BIOS feature
........................................
2-7
2.2
BIOS Setup program
..........................................................
2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu bar
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2-8
2.2.2
Legend bar
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2-9