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Contents

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

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

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

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

P4S800 specifications summary .................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

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

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

1.3 Motherboard components .................................................. 1-3

1.4 Special Features ................................................................ 1-6

1.5 Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-8

1.6 Before you proceed ............................................................ 1-9

1.7 Motherboard installation ..................................................... 1-9

1.7.1 Placement direction ............................................... 1-9

1.7.2 Screw holes ......................................................... 1-10

1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU)......................................... 1-10

1.8.1 Overview .............................................................. 1-10

1.8.2 Installing the CPU .................................................1-11

1.9 System memory ............................................................... 1-12

1.9.1 Overview .............................................................. 1-12

1.9.2 Qualified Vendor List ............................................ 1-13

1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-14

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-15

1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................ 1-15

1.11 Jumpers............................................................................ 1-16

1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-18

Chapter 2: BIOS information

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

2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-2

2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ....................... 2-3

2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS 2 feature ..................................... 2-6

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

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