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Contents
2.7.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-21
2.8 Removing components ............................................................. 2-22
2.8.1 Removing the oppy disk drive ..................................... 2-22
2.8.2 Removing the system fan ............................................. 2-23
2.8.3 Removing the SATA backplane ..................................... 2-24
2.9 Connecting cables ..................................................................... 2-26
Chapter 3: Motherboard info
3.1 Motherboard layouts .................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 3-6
3.3 Connectors ................................................................................... 3-8
3.3.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................... 3-8
3.3.2 Internal connectors ........................................................3-11
Chapter 4: BIOS infomation
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-2
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-2
4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 4-5
4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 4-6
4.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 4-7
4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-9
4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 4-10
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen .........................................................4-11
4.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................4-11
4.2.3 Navigation keys ..............................................................4-11
4.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 4-12
4.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 4-12
4.2.6 Conguration elds ....................................................... 4-12
4.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 4-12
4.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 4-12
4.2.9 General help ................................................................. 4-12
4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13
4.3.1 System Time ................................................................. 4-13
4.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 4-13
4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ......................................................... 4-13
4.3.4 Language ...................................................................... 4-13