SMC Networks A8V-X User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Welcome!

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• Package contents

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• Special features

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• Product highlights

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• Innovative ASUS features

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• Before you proceed

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• Motherboard overview

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• Placement direction

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• Screw holes

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• Motherboard layout

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• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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• Overview

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• Installling the CPU

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• Installing the heatsink and fan

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• System memory

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• Overview

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• Memory Configurations

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• Installing a DIMM

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• Removing a DIMM

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• Expansion slots

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• Installing an expansion card

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• Configuring an expansion card

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• Interrupt assignments

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• PCI slots

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• PCI Express x16 slot

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• PCI Express x1 slot

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• Jumpers

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• Connectors

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• 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors

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• 1.10.2 Internal connectors

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• Managing and updating your BIOS

  2
• Creating a bootable floppy disk

  2
• ASUS EZ Flash utility

  2
• AFUDOS utility

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• ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility

  2
• ASUS Update utility

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• BIOS setup program

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• BIOS menu screen

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• Menu bar

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• Navigation keys

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• Menu items

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• Sub-menu items

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• Configuration fields

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• Pop-up window

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• Scroll bar

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• General help

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• Main menu

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• System Time

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• System Date

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• Legacy Diskette A

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• Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

  2
• System Information

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• Advanced menu

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• JumperFree Configuration

  2
• USB Configuration

  2
• CPU Configuration

  2
• Chipset

  2
• Onboard Devices Configuration

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• PCI PnP

  2
• Power menu

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• Suspend Mode

  2
• Repost Video on S3 Resume

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• ACPI 2.0 Suppot

  2
• ACPI APIC Suppot

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• APM Configuration

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• Hardware Monitor

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• Boot menu

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• Boot Device Priority

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• Boot Settings Configuration

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• Security

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• Exit menu

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• Installing an operating system

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• Support CD information

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• Running the support CD

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• Drivers menu

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• Utilities menu

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• Manual

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• ASUS Contact information

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