Contents
Before you begin… ............................................................................................. 3
Chapter 1: Instructions ........................................................................................ 4
1.1 Congratulations ....................................................................................... 4
1.2 Hardware Specifications ......................................................................... 4
1.3 AST2050 Application .............................................................................. 6
Chapter 2: Board Installation .............................................................................. 7
2.1 Board Image ........................................................................................... 8
2.2 Block Diagram ........................................................................................ 9
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors ................................................. 10
2.4 Installing the Processor ........................................................................ 18
2.5 Heat sink Installation ............................................................................. 24
2.6 Thermal Interface Material .................................................................... 26
2.7 Finishing Installing the Heat sink .......................................................... 27
2.8 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis ............................................ 28
2.9 Installing the Memory ............................................................................ 30
2.10 Attaching Drive Cables ......................................................................... 33
2.11 Installing Add-In Cards ......................................................................... 35
2.12 Installing I/O Shield ............................................................................... 36
2.13 Installing the Power Supply................................................................... 37
2.14 Finishing Up .......................................................................................... 38
Chapter 3: BIOS ............................................................................................... 39
3.1 About the BIOS ..................................................................................... 39
3.2 BIOS Main Menu .................................................................................. 41
3.3 BIOS Advanced Menu .......................................................................... 42
3.4 PCI/PnP Menu ...................................................................................... 59
3.5 Boot Menu ............................................................................................ 61
3.6 Security Menu ....................................................................................... 64
3.7 Chipset Menu ........................................................................................ 65
3.8 Power Menu .......................................................................................... 73
3.9 Exit Menu .............................................................................................. 74
Chapter 4: Diagnostics ..................................................................................... 75
4.1 Beep Codes .......................................................................................... 75
4.2 Flash Utility ........................................................................................... 75
4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code ............................................................................. 76
Glossary ........................................................................................................... 78
Technical Support ............................................................................................. 84