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IPPCxxA9-RE User Manual 
Table of Contents 
Safety Information .......................................................................................................... iii 
Setting up your system ................................................................................................. v 
Care during use ........................................................................................................... iv 
Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................ v
 
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 1
 
1.1  eneral Description ................................................................................................ 1
 
1.2 System Specification ............................................................................................... 2
 
1.2.1 Hardware Specifications ....................................................................................... 2
 
1.2.2 Dimensions .......................................................................................................... 3
 
1.2.3 I/O View .............................................................................................................. 5
 
1.3 Packing List ............................................................................................................. 6
 
1.4 Installation ............................................................................................................. 6 
1.4.1 Installing Memory ................................................................................................ 6
 
1.4.2 Installing Storage ................................................................................................. 8
 
1.4.3 Installing CFast ................................................................................................... 10
 
1.4.4 Installing PCI slot ................................................................................................ 11
 
1.4.5 Installing WIFI module ....................................................................................... 13 
CHAPTER 2 MOTHERBOARD INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 14
 
2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 14 
2.2 Installing the Memory ........................................................................................... 17
 
2.3 Setting Jumpers .................................................................................................... 18 
2.4 Connectors ........................................................................................................... 20 
CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................ 2 
 
3.1 BIOS Introduction ................................................................................................. 25 
3.2 BIOS Setup............................................................................................................ 25 
3.3 Main Settings ....................................................................................................... 26 
3.4 Chipset Settings .................................................................................................... 38
 
CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 49
 
4.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility............................................................... 49
 
4.2 V A Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 52
 
4.3 Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation...................................................................... 55
 
4.4 LAN Drivers Installation......................................................................................... 57 
4.5 Realtek LAN Controller Drivers Installation ............................................................ 61
 
4.6 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..................................................................... 63
 
4.7 Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers ........................................................................................... 65 
4.8 ALTERA FP A Driver Installation ............................................................................ 68