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Features
Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ v
Safety information ...................................................................................... vi
About this guide ......................................................................................... vii
A7N8X-VM/400 specification summary .................................................... viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents .......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
1.4 Motherboard components .............................................................. 1-4
1.5 Motherboard layout ........................................................................ 1-7
1.6 Motherboard installation ................................................................ 1-8
1.6.1 Placement direction ......................................................... 1-8
1.6.2 Screw holes ..................................................................... 1-8
1.7 Before you proceed ....................................................................... 1-9
1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 1-10
1.9 System memory ........................................................................... 1-11
1.10 Expansion slots ........................................................................... 1-12
1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card ...................................... 1-12
1.10.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments .................................... 1-12
1.10.3 AGP slot ......................................................................... 1-13
1.10.4 PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-13
1.11 Jumpers ....................................................................................... 1-14
1.12 Connectors .................................................................................. 1-16
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................... 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS ....................... 2-3
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ................................ 2-4
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ...................... 2-5
2.1.5 ASUS Update .................................................................. 2-6
2.2 BIOS Setup program ..................................................................... 2-8
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ................................................................ 2-8
2.2.2 Legend bar ....................................................................... 2-9
