Contents
Before you begin….............................................................................................3
Chapter 1: Instructions........................................................................................4
1.1 Congratulations.......................................................................................4
1.2 Hardware Specifications.........................................................................4
1.3 AST2050 Application..............................................................................6
Chapter 2: Board Installation..............................................................................7
2.1 Board Image...........................................................................................8
2.2 Block Diagram ........................................................................................9
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors.................................................10
2.4 Installing the Processor ........................................................................18
2.5Heat sink Installation.............................................................................24
2.6Thermal Interface Material....................................................................26
2.7Finishing Installing the Heat sink ..........................................................27
2.8Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis............................................28
2.9Installing the Memory............................................................................30
2.10 Attaching Drive Cables.........................................................................33
2.11 Installing Add-In Cards .........................................................................35
2.12 Installing I/O Shield...............................................................................36
2.13 Installing the Power Supply...................................................................37
2.14 Finishing Up..........................................................................................38
Chapter 3: BIOS...............................................................................................39
3.1 About the BIOS.....................................................................................39
3.2 BIOS Main Menu ..................................................................................41
3.3BIOS Advanced Menu..........................................................................42
3.4PCI/PnP Menu......................................................................................59
3.5Boot Menu ............................................................................................61
3.6Security Menu.......................................................................................64
3.7Chipset Menu........................................................................................65
3.8Power Menu..........................................................................................73
3.9Exit Menu..............................................................................................74
Chapter 4: Diagnostics .....................................................................................75
4.1 Beep Codes..........................................................................................75
4.2 Flash Utility...........................................................................................75
4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code.............................................................................76
Glossary ...........................................................................................................78
Technical Support.............................................................................................84
