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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
P4P800S SE 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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1-2
1.4
Motherboard components
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1-4
1.5
Motherboard layout
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1-7
1.6
Before you proceed
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1-8
1.7
Motherboard installation
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1-9
1.7.1
Placement direction
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1-9
1.7.2
Screw holes
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1-9
1.8
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-10
1.8.1
Overview
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1-10
1.8.2
Installing the CPU
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1-11
1.9
System memory
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1-12
1.9.1
Memory configurations
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1-12
1.9.2
Installing a DIMM
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1-14
1.10
Expansion slots
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1-15
1.10.1
Standard interrupt assignments
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1-15
1.10.2
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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1-15
1.10.3
PCI slots
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1-16
1.10.4
AGP 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
Creating a bootable floppy disk
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2-2
2.1.2
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
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2-2
2.1.3
Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC
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2-4
2.1.4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
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2-5
2.1.5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2
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2-6
2.2
BIOS Setup program
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2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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2-9
2.2.2
Menu bar
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2-9