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Features
Contents
Notices
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Safety information
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About this guide
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P4S800D-X specification 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
Before you proceed
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1-4
1.5
Motherboard overview
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1-5
1.5.1
Motherboard layout
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1-5
1.5.2
Placement direction
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1-6
1.5.3
Screw holes
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1-6
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-6
1.6.1
Overview
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1-6
1.6.2
Installing the CPU
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1-7
1.7
System memory
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1-8
1.7.1
DIMM sockets location
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1-8
1.7.2
Memory configurations
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1-8
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
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1-9
1.8
Expansion slots
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1-10
1.8.1
Standard interrupt assignments
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1-10
1.8.2
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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1-10
1.8.3
PCI slots
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1-11
1.8.4
AGP slot
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1-11
1.9
Jumpers
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1-12
1.10
Connectors
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1-14
1.10.1
Rear panel connectors
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1-14
1.10.2
Internal connectors
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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 copy the current BIOS
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2-3
2.1.3
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
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2-3
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
2.2.3
Navigation keys
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2-9
2.2.4
Menu items
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2-10