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Contents Notices ...v Safety Information vi About This Guide vii P4V8X-MX Specifications Summary viii Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package Contents 1-2 1.3 Special Features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 11.4 Before You Proceed 1-4 1.5 Motherboard Overview 1-5 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-5 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-6 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.6.1 Overview 1-7 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.7 System Memory 1-9 1.7.1 Overview 1-9 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-9 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-11 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1-11 1.8 Expansion Slots 1-12 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1-12 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-12 1.8.3 AGP slot 1-14 1.8.4 PCI slots 1-14 1.9 Jumpers 1-15 1.10 Connectors 1-17 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1-17 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1-18 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 iii

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Contents
Notices
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v
Safety Information
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vi
About This Guide
..........................................................................................
vii
P4V8X-MX Specifications Summary
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viii
Chapter 1:
Product Introduction
1.1
Welcome!
.......................................................................................
1-2
1.2
Package Contents
..........................................................................
1-2
1.3
Special Features
............................................................................
1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights
...........................................................
1-2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features
...............................................
1-
3
1.4
Before You Proceed
.......................................................................
1-4
1.5
Motherboard Overview
...................................................................
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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1-7
1.6.1
Overview
.........................................................................
1-7
1.6.2
Installing the CPU
...........................................................
1-8
1.7
System Memory
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1-9
1.7.1
Overview
.........................................................................
1-9
1.7.2
Memory configurations
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1-9
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
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1-11
1.7.4
Removing a DIMM
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1-11
1.8
Expansion Slots
...........................................................................
1-12
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card
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1-12
1.8.2
Configuring an expansion card
.....................................
1-12
1.8.3
AGP slot
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1-14
1.8.4
PCI slots
........................................................................
1-14
1.9
Jumpers
.......................................................................................
1-15
1.10
Connectors
...................................................................................
1-17
1.10.1
Rear panel connectors
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1-17
1.10.2
Internal connectors
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1-18
Chapter 2:
BIOS Setup
2.1
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
...............................................
2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
.......................................
2-2
2.1.2
Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS
.......................
2-2
2.1.3
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
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2-3