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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications 5
1.3 AST2050 8
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image 9
2.2 Block Diagram 10
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 11
2.4 Installing the Processor and Heatsink 22
2.5 Thermal Interface Material 24
2.6 Finishing Installing the Heatsink 25
2.7 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 26
2.8 Installing the Memory 27
2.9 Attaching Drive Cables 31
2.10 Installing Add-in Cards 32
2.11 Installing I/O Shield 33
2.12 Connecting External Devices 34
2.13 Installing the Power Supply 35
2.14 Finishing up 35
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Main Menu 39
3.2 Advanced Menu 40
3.3 PCI PnP Menu 71
3.4 Boot Menu 73
3.5 Security Menu 77
3.6 Chipset Menu 78
3.7 Exit Menu 83
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes 85
4.2 Flash Utility 85
4.3 AMI BIOS Post Code 86
Glossary
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Technical Support
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