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2.5 Expansion slots........................................................................................2-16
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
......................................................2-16
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card .................................................
2-16
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
................................................................2-17
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) .................................................
2-17
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link) .....................................................
2-17
2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link) .....................................................
2-17
2.5.7 PCI slot
.....................................................................................2-17
2.5.8 PIKE slot ..................................................................................
2-18
2.5.9 Installing the ASUS PIKE RAID card
.........................................2-19
2.5.10 Installing the Baseboard Management Card .............................
2-20
2.5.11 Connecting the Thermal sensor cable ......................................
2-21
2.5.12 Installing the Audio card ............................................................
2-22
2.6 Onboard LEDs ..........................................................................................
2-23
2.7 Jumpers ....................................................................................................2-26
2.8 Connectors ...............................................................................................2-29
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors ..............................................................
2-29
2.8.2 Internal connectors
....................................................................2-30
Chapter 3: Powering Up
3.1 Starting up for the rst time ......................................................................3-3
3.2 Powering off the computer
........................................................................3-4
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function ................................................
3-4
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch ..........................................
3-4
Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-1
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................4-3
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
...................................................4-3
4.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility
...................................................................4-4
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility ........................................................................
4-5
4.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................
4-7
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ......................................................................
4-8
4.2.2 Menu bar .....................................................................................
4-8
4.2.3 Menu items
..................................................................................4-9
4.2.4 Submenu items ...........................................................................
4-9
4.2.5 Navigation keys ...........................................................................
4-9
4.2.6 General help
................................................................................4-9
4.2.7 Configuration fields .....................................................................
4-9
4.2.8 Pop-up window
............................................................................4-9
4.2.9 Scroll bar .....................................................................................
4-9