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User’s Manual
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PACKAGE CHECKLIST ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................3
2.1 CPU ASSEMBLY.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
A. Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
B. About FAN Headers.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
2.2 SYSTEM MEMORY........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
A. DDR Modules..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
B. Memory Space.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ..4
C. DDR Installation Notice............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................4
D. Special Notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
2.3 PERIPHERALS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
A. Card and I/O Slots:.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
B. Connectors and Headers:.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 3: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS.................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.1 OPERATION SYSTEM......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
3.2 RAID ARRAYS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
3.3 HOW RAID WORKS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP.........................................................................................................................................................................................14
4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
A. BIOS Update..............................................................................................................................................................................14
B. CPU Overheated.........................................................................................................................................................................14
4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15