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Contents
2.7
Expansion cards
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2-15
2.7.1
Installing an expansion card
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2-15
2.7.2
Configuring an expansion card
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2-17
2.8
System fan
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2-18
2.9
Cable connections
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2-19
Chapter 3:
Motherboard Info
3.1
Motherboard layout
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3-2
3.2
Jumpers
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3-4
3.3
Internal connectors
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3-7
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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4-2
4.1.1
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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4-2
4.1.2
ASUS EzFlash Utility
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4-4
4.1.3
BUPDATER utility
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4-5
4.2
BIOS setup program
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4-7
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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4-8
4.2.2
Menu bar
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4-8
4.2.3
Menu items
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4-9
4.2.4
Submenu items
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4-9
4.2.5
Navigation keys
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4-9
4.2.6
General help
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4-9
4.2.7
Configuration fields
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4-9
4.2.8
Pop-up window
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4-9
4.2.9
Scroll bar
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4-9
4.3
Main menu
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4-10
4.3.1
System Date
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4-10
4.3.2
System Time
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4-10
4.4
Advanced menu
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4-11
4.4.1
CPU Configuration
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4-12
4.4.2
PCH-IO Configuration
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4-15
4.4.3
SATA Configuration
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4-16
4.4.4
System Agent (SA) Configuration
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4-17
4.4.5
PCI Subsystem Settings
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4-19
4.4.6
USB Configuration
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4-21
4.4.7
TPM
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4-22
4.4.8
ACPI Settings
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4-22
4.4.9
WHEA Support
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4-23
4.4.10
NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
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4-23