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Contents
Before you begin…....................................................................................5
Chapter 1: Instruction ................................................................................7
1.1 Congratulations .................................................................................7
1.2 Hardware Specifications....................................................................7
1.3 Software Specifications.....................................................................9
Chapter 2: Board Installation...................................................................11
2.1 Board Image....................................................................................12
2.2 Block Diagram.................................................................................13
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors...........................................14
2.4 Installing the Processor...................................................................24
2.5 Heat sink Installation .......................................................................26
Finishing Installing the Heat sink.............................................................26
2.6 Thermal Interface Material ..............................................................27
2.7 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis ......................................28
2.8 Installing the Memory ......................................................................30
2.9 Attaching Drive Cables....................................................................33
2.10 Installing Add-In Cards..................................................................34
2.11 Connecting External Devices ........................................................35
2.12 Installing the Power Supply...........................................................36
2.13 Finishing Up...................................................................................38
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup .............................................................................39
3.1 About the BIOS................................................................................39
3.2 BIOS Main Menu.............................................................................41
3.3 BIOS Advanced Menu.....................................................................42
3.4 PCI/PnP...........................................................................................54
3.5 Boot .................................................................................................55
3.6 Security............................................................................................58
3.7 Chipset ............................................................................................59
3.8 Exit...................................................................................................63
Chapter 4: Diagnostics.............................................................................65
4.1 Beep Codes.....................................................................................65
4.2 Flash Utility......................................................................................65
4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code........................................................................66
Appendix: How to Make a Driver Diskette..............................................69