Asus A8N-SLI - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 2:Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
BIOS setupBIOS setup
BIOS setupBIOS setup
BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 2-2
2.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility .......................................... 2-3
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-7
2.2 BIOS Setup program ............................................................. 2-8
2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ........................................................ 2-9
2.2.2 Legend bar ............................................................. 2-9
2.3 Main Menu........................................................................... 2-11
2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-11
2.3.4 Installed Memory .................................................. 2-11
2.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............. 2-12
2.3.6 First, Second, Third, and Fourth SATA Master ..... 2-14
2.3.7 Installed Memory .................................................. 2-15
2.4 Advanced Menu .................................................................. 2-16
2.4.1 CPU configuration ................................................. 2-17
2.4.2 Chipset configuration ........................................... 2-18
2.4.3 PCIPnP ................................................................... 2-20
2.4.4 Onboard device configuration ............................. 2-22
2.5 Power Menu ........................................................................ 2-28
2.5.1 APM configuration ................................................ 2-29
2.5.2 Hardware monitor ................................................. 2-31
2.6 Boot Menu .......................................................................... 2-32
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 2-33
2.6.2 Hard Disk Drives ................................................... 2-33
2.6.3 Boot settings configuration .................................. 2-34
2.6.4 Security ................................................................ 2-36
2.7 Exit menu ........................................................................... 2-37

Asus A8N-SLI - Motherboard - ATX Specifications

General

Form Factor	ATX
Chipset	NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Socket	Socket 939
Memory Type	DDR
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Max Memory	4 GB
LAN	Gigabit LAN
PS/2 Ports	2
Serial Ports	1
Parallel Port	1
Supported CPUs	AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI
Storage Interfaces	2 x PATA
Audio	Realtek ALC850 8-channel
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 0+1
USB Ports	10 (4 on back panel, 6 via headers)