User's Manual

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Contents
2.7.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane ..................... 2-18
2.8 Expansion cards ........................................................................
2-19
2.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-20
2.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-21
2.9 Cable connections .....................................................................
2-22
2.9.1 Motherboard connections .............................................
2-22
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections .......................................
2-23
2.10 Removable components ............................................................
2-25
2.10.1 Removing rear system fan ............................................
2-25
2.10.2 Removing front system fan ...........................................
2-26
2.11 Installing the ASMB6 management board ...............................
2-27
Chapter 3: Motherboard Info
3.1 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................
3-5
3.3 Onboard buttons and switches ..................................................
3-8
3.4 Onboard LEDs ..............................................................................
3-9
3.5 Connectors .................................................................................
3-14
3.5.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................
3-14
3.5.2 Audio I/O connections ...................................................
3-15
3.5.4 Internal connectors .......................................................
3-18
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-2
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
4-2
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ..................................................
4-3
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility
............................................................ 4-4
4.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
4-6
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
4-7
4.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
4-7
4.2.3 Menu items .....................................................................
4-8
4.2.4 Submenu items ...............................................................
4-8
4.2.5 Navigation keys ...............................................................
4-8
4.2.6 General help ...................................................................
4-8
4.2.7 Conguration elds .........................................................
4-8
4.2.8 Pop-up window ...............................................................
4-8