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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized 7 1.2 Item Checklist 7 2. FEATURES 8 2.1 The ASUS TUWE-M 8 2.2 TUWE-M Motherboard Components 12 3. HARDWARE SETUP 14 3.1 TUWE-M Motherboard Layout 14 3.2 Layout Contents 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure 16 3.4 Motherboard Settings 16 3.5 System Memory (DIMM 21 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes 21 3.5.2 Memory Installation 22 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 23 3.7 Expansion Cards 25 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 25 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 26 3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot ...... 27 3.8 External Connectors 28 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 39 4. BIOS SETUP 41 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 41 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 41 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 42 4.2 BIOS Setup Program 45 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar 46 4.2.2 Legend Bar 46 4.3 Main Menu 48 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 49 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 52 4.4 Advanced Menu 54 4.4.1 Chip Configuration 56 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 58 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 60 4.5 Power Menu 62 4 ASUS TUWE-M User's Manual

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ASUS TUWE-M User’s Manual
CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION
.............................................................................
7
1.1
How This Manual Is Organized
..................................................
7
1.2
Item Checklist
.............................................................................
7
2.
FEATURES
........................................................................................
8
2.1
The ASUS TUWE-M
..................................................................
8
2.2
TUWE-M Motherboard Components
.......................................
12
3. HARDWARE SETUP
......................................................................
14
3.1
TUWE-M Motherboard Layout
................................................
14
3.2
Layout Contents
........................................................................
15
3.3
Hardware Setup Procedure
.......................................................
16
3.4
Motherboard Settings
................................................................
16
3.5
System Memory (DIMM)
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21
3.5.1
General DIMM Notes
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21
3.5.2
Memory Installation
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22
3.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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23
3.7
Expansion Cards
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25
3.7.1
Installing an Expansion Card
.........................................
25
3.7.2
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
............................
26
3.7.3
Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot
......
27
3.8
External Connectors
..................................................................
28
3.9
Starting Up the First Time
........................................................
39
4. BIOS SETUP
.....................................................................................
41
4.1
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
.........................................
41
4.1.1
Upon First Use of the Computer System
.......................
41
4.1.2
Updating BIOS Procedures
...........................................
42
4.2
BIOS Setup Program
................................................................
45
4.2.1
BIOS Menu Bar
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46
4.2.2
Legend Bar
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46
4.3
Main Menu
................................................................................
48
4.3.1
Primary & Secondary Master/Slave
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49
4.3.2
Keyboard Features
.........................................................
52
4.4
Advanced Menu
........................................................................
54
4.4.1
Chip Configuration
........................................................
56
4.4.2
I/O Device Configuration
..............................................
58
4.4.3
PCI Configuration
.........................................................
60
4.5
Power Menu
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62