Asus P6T DELUXE V2 - Chapter 2: Hardware Information; 2.1 Before you proceed; 2.2 Motherboard overview; 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Contents
2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots ............................................. 2-22
2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-24
2.7 Onboard switches ...................................................................... 2-26
2.8 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-27
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-27
2.8.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-29
2.9 Installing the additional heatsink fan ....................................... 2-40
2.10 Starting up for the rst time ...................................................... 2-41
2.11 Turning off the computer ........................................................... 2-42
2.11.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................. 2-42
2.11.2 Using the dual function power switch ............................ 2-42
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 3-1
3.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 3-1
3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 3-4
3.1.3 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 3-5
3.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 3-6
3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 3-8
3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 3-9
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 3-10
3.2.2 Menu bar ....................................................................... 3-10
3.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................. 3-10
3.2.4 Menu items ....................................................................3-11
3.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................3-11
3.2.6 Conguration elds ........................................................3-11
3.2.7 Pop-up window ..............................................................3-11
3.2.8 Scroll bar ........................................................................3-11
3.2.9 General help ..................................................................3-11
3.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 3-12
3.3.1 System Time ................................................................. 3-12
3.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 3-12
3.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 3-12
3.3.4 Language ...................................................................... 3-12
3.3.5 SATA 1-6 ....................................................................... 3-13
3.3.6 Storage Conguration ................................................... 3-14