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Contents
2.7.2 Installing a oppy disk drive .......................................... 2-23
2.7.3 Installing a hard disk drive ............................................
2-24
2.8 Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover ...........
2-25
Chapter 3 Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 3-2
3.2 Powering up ..................................................................................
3-2
3.3 Support DVD information ............................................................
3-2
3.3.1 Running the support DVD ...............................................
3-3
3.3.2 Utilities menu ..................................................................
3-4
3.3.3 Manual menu ..................................................................
3-7
3.3.4 Make Disk menu .............................................................
3-8
3.3.5 ASUS Contact information ..............................................
3-9
3.3.5 Other information ..........................................................
3-10
3.4 Software information .................................................................
3-12
ASUS PC Probe II ........................................................................ 3-12
Chapter 4 Motherboard introductiomn
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout ......................................................................
4-2
4.3 Jumpers ........................................................................................
4-3
4.3 Connectors ...................................................................................
4-4
Chapter 5 BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
5-2
5.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
5-5
5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
5-6
5.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
5-7
5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
5-9
5.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................
5-10
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .........................................................
5-11
5.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................
5-11
5.2.3 Navigation keys ..............................................................
5-11
5.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
5-12
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................
5-12
5.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
5-12
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