Asus P4T-M P4T-M User Manual - Page 4

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-M 8 2.2 P4T-M Motherboard Components 12 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 P4T-M Motherboard Layout 14 3.2 Layout Contents 15 3.3 Getting Started 16 3.4 System Memory 17 3.5.1 CPU Installation 19 3.5 Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 3.5.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation 20 3.6 Expansion Cards 23 3.6.1 Installing an Expansion Card 23 3.6.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 24 3.7 External Connectors 26 3.8 Starting Up the First Time 37 4. BIOS SETUP 39 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 39 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 39 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 40 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 42 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 43 4.2.2 Legend Bar 43 4.3 Main Menu 45 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 46 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 49 4.4 Advanced Menu 51 4.4.1 Chip Configuration 54 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 56 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 58 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration 60 4.5 Power Menu 61 4.5.1 Power Up Control 63 4 ASUS P4T-M User's Manual