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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS P4T-F 8 2.2 P4T-F Motherboard Components 12 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 P4T-F Motherboard Layout 14 3.2 Layout Contents 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 16 3.4 Motherboard Settings 17 3.5 System Memory 23 3.5.1 CPU Installation 25 3.5 Central Processing Unit (CPU 25 3.5.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation 26 3.6 Expansion Cards 29 3.6.1 Installing an Expansion Card 29 3.6.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 30 3.8 External Connectors 32 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 43 4. BIOS SETUP 45 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 45 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 45 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 46 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 49 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 50 4.2.2 Legend Bar 50 4.3 Main Menu 52 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 53 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 56 4.4 Advanced Menu 58 4.4.1 Chip Configuration 61 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 63 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 65 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration 67 4.5 Power Menu 68 4 ASUS P4T-F User's Manual

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ASUS P4T-F User’s Manual
CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION
.............................................................................
7
1.1
How This Manual Is Organized
..................................................
7
1.2
Item Checklist
.............................................................................
7
2.
FEATURES
........................................................................................
8
2.1
The ASUS P4T-F
........................................................................
8
2.2
P4T-F Motherboard Components
..............................................
12
3. HARDWARE SETUP
......................................................................
14
3.1
P4T-F Motherboard Layout
......................................................
14
3.2
Layout Contents
........................................................................
15
3.3
Hardware Setup Procedure
.......................................................
16
3.4
Motherboard Settings
................................................................
17
3.5
System Memory
........................................................................
23
3.5.1
CPU Installation
............................................................
25
3.5
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
.................................................
25
3.5.2
CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation
...............
26
3.6
Expansion Cards
.......................................................................
29
3.6.1
Installing an Expansion Card
.........................................
29
3.6.2
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
............................
30
3.8
External Connectors
..................................................................
32
3.9
Starting Up the First Time
........................................................
43
4. BIOS SETUP
.....................................................................................
45
4.1
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
.........................................
45
4.1.1
Upon First Use of the Computer System
.......................
45
4.1.2
Updating BIOS Procedures
...........................................
46
4.2
BIOS Setup Program
................................................................
49
4.2.1
BIOS Menu Bar
.............................................................
50
4.2.2
Legend Bar
....................................................................
50
4.3
Main Menu
................................................................................
52
4.3.1
Primary & Secondary Master/Slave
..............................
53
4.3.2
Keyboard Features
.........................................................
56
4.4
Advanced Menu
........................................................................
58
4.4.1
Chip Configuration
........................................................
61
4.4.2
I/O Device Configuration
..............................................
63
4.4.3
PCI Configuration
.........................................................
65
4.4.4
Shadow Configuration
...................................................
67
4.5
Power Menu
..............................................................................
68