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Safeguards Contents 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.5 2.5.6 Installing an expansion card 2-15 Configuring an expansion card 2-15 Interrupt assignments 2-16 PCI slots 2-17 AGP slot 2-17 WiFi slot 2-18 2.6 Jumpers 2-19 2.7 Connectors 2-21 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2-21 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2-22 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch 3-2 3.3 ASUS POST Reporter 3-3 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages 3-3 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor 3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4-2 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4-3 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4-4 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 4-5 4.1.6 ASUS Update 4-7 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-10 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-10 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4-10 4.2.4 Menu items 4-11 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4-11 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4-11 4.2.7 Pop-up window 4-11 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4-11 4.2.9 General help 4-11 iv

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iv
Safeguards
Contents
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
................................
2-15
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
............................
2-15
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
..........................................
2-16
2.5.4
PCI slots
..............................................................
2-17
2.5.5
AGP slot
...............................................................
2-17
2.5.6
WiFi slot
...............................................................
2-18
2.6
Jumpers
............................................................................
2-19
2.7
Connectors
.......................................................................
2-21
2.7.1
Rear panel connectors
.........................................
2-21
2.7.2
Internal connectors
..............................................
2-22
Chapter
3:
Powering up
3.1
Starting up for the first time
................................................
3-1
3.2
Powering off the computer
.................................................
3-2
3.2.1
Using the OS shut down function
..........................
3-2
3.2.2
Using the dual function power switch
....................
3-2
3.3
ASUS POST Reporter™
....................................................
3-3
3.3.1
Vocal POST messages
..........................................
3-3
3.3.2
Winbond Voice Editor
............................................
3-5
Chapter
4:
BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
....................................
4-1
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
.............................
4-1
4.1.2
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
......................
4-2
4.1.3
Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC
.................
4-3
4.1.4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
............
4-4
4.1.5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2
.......
4-5
4.1.6
ASUS Update
........................................................
4-7
4.2
BIOS Setup program
..........................................................
4-9
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen
..............................................
4-10
4.2.2
Menu bar
..............................................................
4-10
4.2.3
Navigation keys
...................................................
4-10
4.2.4
Menu items
...........................................................
4-11
4.2.5
Sub-menu items
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4-11
4.2.6
Configuration fields
...............................................
4-11
4.2.7
Pop-up window
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4-11
4.2.8
Scroll bar
...............................................................
4-11
4.2.9
General help
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4-11