Asus a7n8x User Manual

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Features
Contents
Contents ......................................................................................... iii
FCC/CDC statements......................................................................v
Federal Communications Commission Statement .................v
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ...........v
Safety information .......................................................................... vi
About this guide............................................................................. vii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................ vii
Where to find more information ............................................ vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................. vii
Specifications summary ................................................................. ix
Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info ................................................... 1-1
1.1 Welcome ...................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ....................................................... 1-2
1.3 Motherboard components .......................................... 1-3
1.4 Motherboard layout..................................................... 1-6
1.5 Before you proceed..................................................... 1-7
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................... 1-7
1.7 System memory........................................................... 1-8
1.8 Expansion Slots........................................................... 1-8
1.8.1 Configuring an expansion card .................................. 1-9
1.8.2 Standard Interrupt Assignments ................................ 1-9
1.8.3 AGP Slot ........................................................ 1-9
1.9 Jumpers ....................................................................... 1-10
1.10 Connectors ................................................................. 1-13
Chapter 2 - BIOS Information ..................................................... .2-1
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................ 2-2
2.1.1 Using ASUS AWDFLASH to update the BIOS................ 2-2
2.1.2 Using ASUS AWDFLASH to update the BIOS.................. 2-3
Updating BIOS procedures.................................... 2-3
2.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................... 2-6
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ........................................................... 2-7
2.2.2 Legend bar .................................................................. 2-7

Asus a7n8x Specifications

General

Chipset	NVIDIA nForce2
Socket	Socket A (Socket 462)
Memory Type	DDR SDRAM
Memory Slots	3 x DIMM
Max Memory	3 GB
Form Factor	ATX
Supported CPUs	AMD Athlon XP, Duron
Expansion Slots	1 x AGP 8X, 5 x PCI
Storage Interfaces	2 x ATA133
Integrated Audio	Realtek ALC650 (6-channel)
USB Ports	6 x USB 2.0