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Features

Contents

Notices ............................................................................................v

Safety information .......................................................................... vi

About this guide............................................................................. vii

ASUS contact information ............................................................ viii

P4P8X specifications summary ...................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Package contents ............................................................... 1-2

1.3 Special features.................................................................. 1-3

1.4 Motherboard components .................................................. 1-5

1.5 Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-9

1.6 Before you proceed .......................................................... 1-10

1.7 Motherboard installation ....................................................1-11

1.7.1 Placement direction ..............................................1-11

1.7.2 Screw holes ..........................................................1-11

1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU)......................................... 1-12

1.8.1 Overview .............................................................. 1-12

1.8.2 Installing the CPU ................................................ 1-13

1.9 System memory ............................................................... 1-14

1.9.1 Memory configurations ........................................ 1-14

1.9.2 Installing a DIMM ................................................. 1-16

1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-17

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-17

1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................ 1-17

1.10.3 PCI slots .............................................................. 1-18

1.10.4 AGP slot ............................................................... 1-18

1.11 Jumpers............................................................................ 1-19

1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-21

Chapter 2: BIOS information

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2

2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2

2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...................... 2-2

2.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-4

2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-5

2.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-7

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