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Table of Contents
Before You Begin .................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 1: Instruction............................................................................................. 5
1.1 Congratulations ............................................................................................. 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications................................................................................ 5
1.3 AST2050 ....................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Board Installation................................................................................. 9
2.1 Board Image................................................................................................ 10
2.2 Block Diagram............................................................................................. 11
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors ....................................................... 13
2.4 Installing the Processor and Heat Sink........................................................ 24
2.5 Thermal Interface Material .......................................................................... 26
2.6 Finishing Installing the Heat Sink ............................................................... 27
2.7 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis................................................... 28
2.8 Installing the Memory .................................................................................. 29
2.9 Attaching Drive Cables................................................................................ 33
2.10 Installing Add-In Cards .............................................................................. 34
2.11 Installing I/O Shield ................................................................................... 35
2.12 Connecting External Devices .................................................................... 36
2.13 Installing the Power Supply ....................................................................... 37
2.14 Finishing up............................................................................................... 37
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup ......................................................................................... 39
3.1 BIOS Main Menu......................................................................................... 41
3.2 Advanced Menu .......................................................................................... 42
3.3 PCI PnP Menu............................................................................................. 70
3.4 Boot Menu................................................................................................... 72
3.5 Security Menu ............................................................................................. 77
3.6 Chipset Menu .............................................................................................. 78
3.7 Exit Menu .................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 4: Diagnostics......................................................................................... 85
4.1 Beep Codes ................................................................................................ 85
4.2 Flash Utility.................................................................................................. 85
4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code.................................................................................... 86
Glossary ................................................................................................................ 89
Technical Support ................................................................................................ 95