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Safeguards
Contents
2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................ 2-10
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ................................ 2-10
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card .............................2-11
2.7 Switches and jumpers ...................................................... 2-12
2.7.1 Switches .............................................................. 2-12
2.7.2 Jumpers ............................................................... 2-14
2.8 Connectors ....................................................................... 2-15
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1
3.2 Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-2
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Creating a bootable disk ........................................ 4-1
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS ................................................. 4-3
4.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-5
4.2.1 BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 4-6
4.2.2 Legend bar ............................................................. 4-6
4.3 Main Menu.......................................................................... 4-8
4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave ................. 4-10
4.3.2 Keyboard Features .............................................. 4-14
4.4 Advanced Menu ............................................................... 4-15
4.4.1 Chip Configuration ............................................... 4-17
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 4-18
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ................................................ 4-19
4.5 Power Menu ..................................................................... 4-21
4.5.1 Power Up Control ................................................ 4-23
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-24
4.6 Boot Menu ........................................................................ 4-26
4.7 Server Menu ..................................................................... 4-28
4.8 Exit Menu ......................................................................... 4-29