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Contents
2.8
Hard disk drives
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2-21
2.8.1
Removing a SATA HDD
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2-21
2.8.2
Installing a SATA HDD
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2-22
2.9
Expansion cards
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2-23
2.9.1
Installing an expansion card
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2-23
2.9.2
Removing an expansion card
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2-25
2.10
Cable connections
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2-26
2.10.1
Motherboard connections
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2-26
2.11
Removable components
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2-27
2.11.1
Chassis fan
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2-27
2.11.2
Floppy disk drive
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2-29
2.11.3
Front I/O board
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2-31
2.11.4
Power supply unit
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2-33
Chapter
3:
Chapter
3:
Chapter
3:
Chapter
3:
Chapter
3:
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
Motherboard info
3.1
Motherboard layouts
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3-2
3.2
Jumpers
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3-4
3.3
Connectors
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3-9
3.3.1
Rear panel connectors
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3-9
3.3.2
Internal connectors
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3-10
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
BIOS information
BIOS information
BIOS information
BIOS information
BIOS information
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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4-2
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
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4-2
4.1.2
AFUDOS utility
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4-3
4.1.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
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4-5
4.1.4
ASUS Update utility
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4-7
4.2
BIOS setup program
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4-10
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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4-11
4.2.2
Menu bar
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4-11
4.2.3
Navigation keys
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4-11
4.2.4
Menu items
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4-12
4.2.5
Sub-menu items
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4-12
4.2.6
Configuration fields
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4-12
4.2.7
Pop-up window
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4-12
4.2.8
Scroll bar
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4-12
4.2.9
General help
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4-12