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2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................ 2-13
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ................................ 2-13
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................ 2-13
2.6.3 PCI slots .............................................................. 2-15
2.6.4 AGP slot ............................................................... 2-15
2.7 Switches and jumpers ...................................................... 2-16
2.8 Connectors ....................................................................... 2-24
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1
3.2 Vocal POST Messages ...................................................... 3-2
3.3 Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-4
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 4-1
4.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ....................... 4-3
4.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-7
4.2.1 BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 4-8
4.2.2 Legend bar ............................................................. 4-8
4.3 Main Menu........................................................................ 4-10
4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave ................. 4-12
4.3.2 Keyboard Features .............................................. 4-16
4.4 Advanced Menu ............................................................... 4-17
4.4.1 Chip Configuration ............................................... 4-21
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 4-24
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ................................................ 4-26
4.5 Power Menu ..................................................................... 4-28
4.5.1 Power Up Control ................................................ 4-30
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-32
4.6 Boot Menu ........................................................................ 4-34
4.7 Exit Menu ......................................................................... 4-36