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Features
Contents
Notices........................................................................................................ v
Safety information...................................................................................... vi
About this manual ......................................................................................vii
ASUS contact information.........................................................................viii
A7N8X-VM specifications summary .......................................................... ix
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info
1.1 Welcome........................................................................................1-2
1.2 Package contents ..........................................................................1-2
1.3 Special Features............................................................................1-3
1.4 Motherboard components..............................................................1-4
1.5 Motherboard layout........................................................................1-7
1.6 Motherboard installtion ..................................................................1-8
1.7 Before you proceed .......................................................................1-9
1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................1-10
1.9 System memory........................................................................... 1-11
1.10 Expansion Slots ...........................................................................1-12
1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card ......................................1-12
1.10.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments .................................... 1-12
1.10.3 AGP Slot ........................................................................ 1-13
1.10.4 PCI Slot..........................................................................1-13
1.11 Jumpers .........................................................................................1-14
1.12 Connectors ....................................................................................1-16
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ...............................................2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk .......................................2-2
2.1.1 Using AFUDOS utility to update the BIOS ....................... 2-3
2.1.2 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ......................2-4
2.2 BIOS Setup Program .....................................................................2-5
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ................................................................2-5
2.2.2 Legend bar.......................................................................2-6
2.3 Main Menu .....................................................................................2-7
2.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave .............................2-8
2.3.2 System Information..........................................................2-9
2.4 Advanced Menu...........................................................................2-10
2.4.1 Chipset...........................................................................2-10
2.4.2 Onboard Devices Configuration..................................... 2-11
2.4.3 PCI PnP ......................................................................... 2-13
