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Contents
Notices ...........................................................................................................v
Safety Information ..........................................................................................vi
About This Guide ..........................................................................................
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P4V8X-MX Specifications Summary ...........................................................
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package Contents ..........................................................................
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1.3 Special Features ............................................................................
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1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
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1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
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1.4 Before You Proceed .......................................................................
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1.5 Motherboard Overview ...................................................................
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1.5.1 Motherboard layout .........................................................
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1.5.2 Placement direction ........................................................
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1.5.3 Screw holes ....................................................................
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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................................
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1.6.1 Overview .........................................................................
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1.6.2 Installing the CPU ...........................................................
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1.7 System Memory .............................................................................
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1.7.1 Overview .........................................................................
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1.7.2 Memory configurations ....................................................
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1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ...........................................................
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1.7.4 Removing a DIMM .........................................................1-11
1.8 Expansion Slots ...........................................................................
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1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
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1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card .....................................
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1.8.3 AGP slot ........................................................................
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1.8.4 PCI slots ........................................................................
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1.9 Jumpers .......................................................................................
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1.10 Connectors ...................................................................................
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1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................
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1.10.2 Internal connectors .......................................................
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Chapter 2: BIOS Setup
2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ............................................... 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk .......................................
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2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS .......................
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2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...............................
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