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Contents
2.7.2
Installing a floppy disk drive
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2-23
2.7.3
Installing a hard disk drive
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2-2
4
2.8
Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover
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2-25
Chapter 3
Starting up
3.1
Installing an operating system
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3-2
3.2
Powering up
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3-2
3.3
Support DVD information
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3-2
3.3.1
Running the support DVD
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3-3
3.3.2
Utilities menu
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3-
4
3.3.3
Manual menu
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3-7
3.3.4
Make Disk menu
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3-
8
3.3.5
ASUS Contact information
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3-9
3.3.5
Other information
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3-10
3.4
Software information
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3-12
ASUS PC Probe II
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3-12
Chapter 4
Motherboard introductiomn
4.1
Introduction
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4-2
4.2
Motherboard layout
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4-2
4.3
Jumpers
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4-3
4.3
Connectors
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4-4
Chapter 5
BIOS setup
5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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5-2
5.1.1
ASUS Update utility
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5-
2
5.1.2
Creating a bootable floppy disk
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5-5
5.1.3
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
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5-6
5.1.4
AFUDOS utility
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5-
7
5.1.5
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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5-
9
5.2
BIOS setup program
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5-10
5.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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5-11
5.2.2
Menu bar
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5-11
5.2.3
Navigation keys
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5-11
5.2.4
Menu items
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5-1
2
5.2.5
Sub-menu items
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5-1
2
5.2.6
Configuration fields
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5-1
2