This Quick Setup Guide will help you get your motherboard up and running quickly. Refer to the Quick Reference Card included in the User Guide when using this Quick Setup Guide. For detailed setup instructions, refer to the User Guide. English Getting Started What’s in the box? Check your motherboard package for the following items.
English Installation WARNING! Do not connect any power cable to live AC outlets until configuration and setup is complete. 1 Install memory modules Memory module 1. Unlock the DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 4. Follow steps 1-3 to install additional modules.
English 2 Install the CPU and heatsink with fan Lever 1. Unlock the socket by pressing the level sideways, then lift it up to a 90º~100º angle. 2. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle, while making sure that the CPU is parallel to the socket. Socket CPU 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. WARNING! The CPU fits only in one orientation.
English 3 Mount the motherboard Screws NOTE: The following procedure applies to most standard chassis. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. 1. Screw the standoffs that came with your chassis into the appropriate screw holes on the chassis. 2. Remove the temporary metal shield on the rear panel that covers the rear I/O slot opening. 3. Install the rear I/O shield that came with the motherboard package.
English 4 Install hard disk and floppy drives IDE 1. If installing two IDE hard disk drives on the same cable, set one device as “Master” and the other as “Slave.” Check the label on the IDE device for the jumper settings. Power cable 2. Mount the drives in the chassis. 3. Connect the floppy disk signal cable and power cable. 4. If installing IDE hard disk drives, connect the IDE signal cable and power cable. 5. If installing SATA hard disk drives, connect the SATA signal cable and power cable.
English 5 Connect drive signal cables 1. Connect the floppy disk signal cable. Make sure the side of the cable with the colored stripe is plugged into pin 1 of the floppy disk connector. Floppy disk 2. If you are using IDE hard disk drives, connect the IDE signal cable. Make sure the side of the cable with the colored stripe is plugged into pin 1 of the IDE connector. 3. If you’re using SATA hard disk drives, connect the SATA signal cable. The SATA connector fits only in one orientation.
English 6 Connect the chassis LED and power switch cable On the front of your chassis, you will find some LED and power switch leads. Connect these leads to the panel connector on the motherboard. LED and switch leads 7 Install expansion cards 1. Remove the slot covers from the chassis where you wish to install the expansion cards. PCI card AGP card Wi-Fi card 2. Install your AGP graphics card in the proper slot. 3. Press the card firmly into the slot. 4. Secure the card with a screw. 5.
English 8 Connect the power supply cables The plugs from an ATX power supply are designed to fit the power connectors on the motherboard. 1. Orient the 20-pin power plug such that the plastic clip on the side matches the plastic tab on motherboard power connector. The plug is in place when the clip snaps over the tab. 2. Follow step 1 to connect the 4-pin ATX 12V power plug.
English 9 Connect the peripherals and accessories Power strip AC Keyboard PS/2 Digital Speakers S/PDIF PDA cradle Serial Storage device USB Microphone Speakers Mic Line Out PS/2 Mouse Parallel Printer IEEE 1394 Mobile HDD RJ-45 Switch Hub Line in Tape recorder VGA CRT Monitor DVI Flat Panel Monitor 9
English 10 Power Up Turn on the power of the monitor, peripherals and system. If necessary, format your hard disk drive and install an operating system. NOTE: If you encounter any BIOS related problems, enter the BIOS setup by pressing during startup. To restore all BIOS settings to the default value, press and select Yes.
