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Easy Installation Steps
The following “Easy Installation” steps are for
users accustomed to the assembly of a computer
system. For those individuals requiring more
specific information, please refer to the more
detailed descriptions located within the latter
chapters of this manual.
Note: You must keep your power cable unplugged until the
following installation steps are completed.
Getting Start
Touch a grounded metal surface to release static
electricity stored in your body before unpacking
your motherboard. For details please refer to
Precaution section in Chapter 3.
I
nstall the CPU by correctly aligning the CPU
with the socket 370 as noted in the motherboard
diagram. Once aligned, press down on the CPU
gently but firmly and lock it. Next, install the 3.3
volt un-buffered SDRAM into the 168 pin
DIMMs
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See Sec. Sec. 3.4.
A
fter completing the above steps, install any
expansion Cards (PCI, AMR) into riser card and
have the riser card installed firmly into the slot
for riser card on board. See Sec. 3.5.
Plug in all cables included in the package except
for the power cord. Please see Sec. 3.6.
Please recheck all steps to ensure no mistakes
have been made and then plug in the power cord
and turn on the power to enter the BIOS setup,
Chapter 4.
Release
Static Electricity
Insert CPU &
RAM
Install All
Expansion Slots
Set Jumpers of
CPU
Couple
Connectors of
HDD, FDD,...
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Summary of Contents for DR742e
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