User manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
LEGAL DISCLAIMER.................................................................................................... 4
COPYRIGHT NOTICE................................................................................................... 4
TECHNICAL SUPPORT................................................................................................. 5
ABOUT THIS USER GUIDE.......................................................................................... 5
SAFETY INSTRUCTION ............................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................ 7
1.1 CONGRATULATIONS ................................................................................................ 7
1.2 UNPACKING ............................................................................................................. 7
1.2.1 Quick Installation Guide............................................................................................................. 8
1.3 FEATURES HIGHLIGHT............................................................................................ 9
1.4 MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATION .......................................................................... 10
1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT [MAJOR COMPONENTS].............................................. 12
CHAPTER 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................................... 13
2.1 MOUNTING THE MOTHERBOARD.......................................................................... 13
2.2 BLOCK DIAGRAM .................................................................................................. 14
2.3 INSTALLING THE PROCESSOR ............................................................................... 15
2.4 INSTALLING THE MEMORY.................................................................................... 19
2.4.1 DIMM Combination.................................................................................................................. 19
2.4.2 Installing DIMM modules ......................................................................................................... 21
2.5 JUMPERS CONFIGURATION ................................................................................... 23
2.5.1 Clear CMOS header.................................................................................................................. 23
2.5.2 Enable onboard VGA header.................................................................................................... 24
2.5.3 PCI-X Frequency Setting .......................................................................................................... 25
2.5.4 Onboard Buzzer ........................................................................................................................ 26
2.6 POWER SUPPLY...................................................................................................... 27
2.6.1 ATX 24-pin power connector and CPU 8/4-pin connector....................................................... 27
2.7 CABLES & CONNECTORS....................................................................................... 29
2.7.1 Front Panel Connectors............................................................................................................. 29
2.7.2 Floppy disk drive connector...................................................................................................... 31
2.7.3 IDE connectors ......................................................................................................................... 33
2.7.4 Rear Panel I/O ports................................................................................................................. 34
2.7.5 Back Panel LAN LED ............................................................................................................... 35
2.7.6 Front USB Connector ............................................................................................................... 36
2.7.7 Front Panel Serial Port Connector........................................................................................... 37
CHAPTER 3. BIOS SETUP.......................................................................................... 39
3.1 ENTERING BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................... 39
3.2 USING SETUP ........................................................................................................... 40
3.3 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................. 41
3.4 MAIN MENU: ........................................................................................................... 42
3.5 ADVANCED MENU: .................................................................................................. 43
3.5.1 Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu .............................................................................................. 44
3.5.2 Disk Configurations Sub-Menu.................................................................................................. 45
3.5.3 I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu ......................................................................................... 47
3.5.4 Console Redirection Sub-Menu.................................................................................................. 48
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