User`s manual

SQ575

3 Installation Preview

Before you install the SQ575 mainboard into the system chassis you may find it convenient to

first configure the mainboard hardware. This section describes how to configure the jumper

settings, install memory modules, and how to attach the various system components. Before

using your computer you must review the following 7 steps:

1. Jumper settings

2. Installation of DRAM modules (SIMM or DIMM)

3. Installation of the CPU

4. Installation of expansion cards

5. Installation of IDE, I/O cables connection., and Power Supply connection

6. Installation of the Power Core to the System Power

7. Setup of the system BIOS software

WARNING: When handling the system upgrade or plug in additional Add-On Card, please

be sure your System is Power Off.

3.1 Jumper Settings

You can configure the hardware options by setting jumpers on the mainboard. A jumper is a

set of two or more metal pins in a plastic base attached to the mainboard. A plastic “jumper

cap” with a metal (conductive) plate inside fits over two pins to create an electrical contact or

short between them. This contact establishes a hardware setting and is referred to as a

“closed” jumper setting.

Some jumper have two pins while others may have three or more. Jumpers are sometimes

combined into sets called jumper blocks where all the jumpers in the block must be set

together to establish a hardware setting. In this manual, the jumper settings will be described

graphically using a triangle (s) always marking pin 1. Those jumpers with two pins will be

shown as closed or open. A jumper is closed by placing the plastic jumper cap over the two

jumper pins and is opened by removing the jumper cap. Some jumpers are oriented vertically

and others horizontally with pin 1 marked as (s=P1).

3.1.1 Jumpers, Jumper caps, and Jumper blocks

Jumper cap 2-pin jumper 3-pin jumper 4-pin jumper Jumper block