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Contents
Notices
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v
Safety information
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vi
General precautions
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vii
About this guide
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System package contents
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Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1
Front panel
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1-2
1.2
Rear panel
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1-3
1.3
Connecting to the keyboard and the mouse
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1-4
1.4
Connecting to other peripheral devices
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1-4
Chapter 2: Getting started
2.1
Installing an operating system
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2-2
2.2
Powering your system
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2-2
2.3
Support DVD information
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2-3
2.3.1
Running the Support DVD
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2-3
2.3.2
Drivers menu
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2-
4
2.3.3
Utilities menu
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2-
5
2.3.4
Make Disk menu
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2-
6
2.3.5
Manual menu
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2-7
2.3.6
ASUS contact information
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2-7
2.3.7
Other information
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2-
8
2.4
Loading the initial OS default settings
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2-10
2.5
Recovery DVD
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2-10
2.5.1
Recovering a Windows
®
XP OS:
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2-10
2.5.2
Recovering a Windows
®
Vista OS:
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2-1
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