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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 Application 8
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image 10
2.2 Block Diagram 11
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 12
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 29
2.10 Installing Add-in Cards 30
2.11 Installing I/O Shield 31
2.12 Connecting External Devices 32
2.13 Installing the Power Supply 33
2.14 Finishing up 33
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Main Menu 37
3.2 Advanced Menu 38
3.3 PCI PnP Menu 65
3.4 Boot Menu 67
3.5 Security Menu 71
3.6 Chipset Menu 72
3.7 Exit Menu 77
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes 79
4.2 Flash Utility 79
4.3 AMI BIOS Post Code 80
Glossary
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Technical Support
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