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III. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings III. HARDWARE SETUP Hardware Setup Steps Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software 1. Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard's function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. Jumpers 1. AGP Frequency Setting (AGPFS) This option sets the frequency ratio between the AGP bus frequency and the CPU bus frequency. The default sets the AGP bus frequency to be 2/3 of the CPU bus frequency. AGPFS 123 AGP Frequency = 2/3 CPU Bus or Host Frequency (Default) (2:3) 123 AGP Frequency = CPU Bus or Host Frequency (1:1) P2-99 P2-99 AGP Frequency Setting WARNING! AGP bus frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for the AGP interface and are not guaranteed to be stable. 14 ASUS P2-99 User's Manual