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Motherboard Manual

 

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2.4 C

ONNECTORS AND 

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LOTS

 

IDE: IDE/ATAPI Connector 

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO 
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.   
The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect 

up to two drives. 

2

1

39

40

 

 

JATXPWR4: ATX Power Source Connector 

This connect pr12V to CPU power circuit. 

 
 

 
 

Pin 

 
 

     

 

Assignment 

1 +12V 
2 +12V 
3 Ground 

2

3

4

1

 

4 Ground 

Summary of Contents for N68S3B

Page 1: ... to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing The content of this user s manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the...

Page 2: ...ory 8 2 4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4 RAID Functions 18 4 1 Operating System 18 4 2 Raid Arrays 18 4 3 How RAID Works 18 Chapter 5 Useful Help 20 5 1 Driver Installation Note 20 5 2 Software 21 5 3 Extra Information 24 5 4 AMI BIOS Beep Code 25 5 5 Troubleshooting 26 Appendix SPEC In Other Languages 28 Germ...

Page 3: ...e Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment Keep the computer from dangerous area such as heat source humid air and water 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIS...

Page 4: ...d Graphics Integrated in GeForce 7025 Chipset Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB IDE Integrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0 4 SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb s SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant LAN Realtek RTL 8201CL 10 100 Mb s auto negotiation Half Full duplex capability Sound VT1708B 5 1 channels audio o...

Page 5: ...PS 2 Mouse x1 VGA port x1 LAN port x1 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3 Connects to PS 2 Keyboard Connects to PS 2 Mouse Connect to D SUB monitor Connect to RJ 45 ethernet cable Connect to USB devices Provide Audio In Out and microphone connection Board Size 170 mm W x 235 mm L uATX Special Features RAID 0 1 OS Support Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With ...

Page 6: ...JATXPWR4 JVGA JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JAUDIO1 JUSBPWR1 JCFAN BAT1 LAN JAUDIOF Codec PCI1 JPRNT SATA2 SATA1 JSFAN JPANEL1 BIOS Super I O JCMOS1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSBPWR2 IDE JATXPWR1 DDR3_B1 DDR3_A1 PEX16_1 GeForce 7025 nForce 630a So ck et A M 3 Note represents the 1 st pin ...

Page 7: ...NIT CPU Step 1 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 2 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation ...

Page 8: ...ep 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN This completes the installation ...

Page 9: ... 1 JCFAN CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 1 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan JSFAN System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN supports 4 pin head connector the JSFAN 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wir...

Page 10: ..._ DR B1 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot so that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...

Page 11: ...mory installation Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the table Dual Channel Status DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Disabled O X Disabled X O Enabled O O O means memory installed X means memory not installed The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same x8 or x16 ...

Page 12: ...oller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two drives 2 1 39 40 JATXPWR4 ATX Power Source Connector This connect provides 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 2 3 4 1 4 Ground ...

Page 13: ...in Assignment Pin Assignment 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 Standby Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V Note Before you power on the system please make sure that both JATXPWR1 and JATXPWR4 connectors have been plugged in ...

Page 14: ...e of 8GB s totally PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture PEX16_1 PCI1 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI1 ...

Page 15: ...der This 16 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 8 16 PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK 9 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 9 N A 2 N A 10 N A N A 3 N A 11 N A N A 4 Speaker Speaker Connector 12 Power LED 5 HDD LED 13 Power LED 6 HDD LED Hard drive LED 14 Power LED Po...

Page 16: ... devices like USB card reader Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 2 1 1 0 9 JUSB2 JUSB3 10 Key SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3 0Gb s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 1 4 7 S ATA2 SATA1 7 Ground ...

Page 17: ...Key 9 Left line in 1 9 2 10 10 Jack Sense JCMOS1 Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 3 1 Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default 3 1 3 1 Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 ...

Page 18: ...ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 Data 3 22 Ground 10 Ground 23 PE 11 Data 4 24 Ground 12 Ground 25 SCLT 13 Data 5 26 Key JKB_PWR Power Source Header for PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 3 1 Pin 1 2 close 5V for PS 2 keyboard and mouse 3 1 3 1 Pin 2 3 close 5V STB for PS 2 keyboard and mouse ...

Page 19: ... JUSBPWR1 5V for USB ports at JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JUSBPWR2 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBPWR1 5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JUSBPWR2 5V STB for USB ports at front panel JUSB2 JUSB3 1 3 Pin 1 2 close 1 3 JUSBPWR1 1 3 JUSBPWR2 1 3 Pin 2 3 close ...

Page 20: ...ltiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is up to 6 or 8 Depending on the platform Uses Intended for non critical data requiring high data thr...

Page 21: ... for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is 2 Uses RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other application that requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity Benefits Provides 100 data redundancy Should one drive fail the controller switc...

Page 22: ...tion To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software available for your system click on each software title to launch th...

Page 23: ...ow the on screen instructions to complete the installation BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to personalize your boot logo easily You can choose JPG or BMP as your boot logo so as to customize your computer Please follow the following instructions to update boo logo 1 Load Image Choose the picture as the boot logo 2 Transform Transform the picture for BIOS and preview the result 3 Update B...

Page 24: ... a BIOS file Clear CMOS function Only for AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information Save current BIOS to a bin file AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS Backup BIOS Once click on this button the saving dialog will show Choose the position to save file and enter file name We recommend that the file name should be English number and no longer than 7 characters Then click Save ...

Page 25: ...pen The utility will update BIOS with the proper BIOS file and this process may take minutes Please do not open any other applications during this process After the BIOS Update process click on OK to restart the system While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows press Delete key to enter BIOS setup In the BIOS setup use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and Exit Setup...

Page 26: ...ot power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or you...

Page 27: ...dapter Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1 3 Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules 6 7 Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system Consult your system manufacturer Before declaring the motherboard beyond all hope eliminate the possibility of interference by a malfunctioning add in card Remove all expansion cards except the video...

Page 28: ...k to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from an optical drive Hard disks can be read applications can be used but system fails to boot from a hard disk 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Refo...

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Page 30: ...erstützt DDR3 800 1066 1333 registrierte DIMMs ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterstützt Grafik Integrierter GeForce 7025 Chipsatz Max 512 MB gemeinsam benutzter Videospeicher IDE Integrierter IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Modus Unterstützt PIO Modus 0 4 SATA Integrierter Serial ATA Controller Datentransferrate bis zu 3 Gb s Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 2 0 LAN Realtek R...

Page 31: ...manschluss 24 polig x1 Stromanschluss 4 polig x1 Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 1 Druckeranschluss Rückseiten E A PS 2 Tastatur x1 PS 2 Maus x1 VGA Anschluss x1 LAN Anschluss x1 USB Anschluss x4 Audioanschluss x3 Platinengröß e 170 mm B X 235 mm L Sonderfunkti onen Unterstützt RAID 0 1 OS Unterstü tzung Windows XP Vista 7 Biostarbehält sich das Recht vor ohneAnkündigung ...

Page 32: ...MM à registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge Graphiques Integré dans la chipset GeForce 7025 Mémoire vidéo partagée maximale de 512 Mo IDE Contrôleur IDE intégré Mode principale de Bus Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Prend en charge le mode PIO 0 4 SATA Contrôleur Serial ATA intégré Taux de transfert jusqu à 3 Go s Conforme à la spécification SATA Version 2 0 LAN Rea...

Page 33: ...panneau avant Connecteur d alimentation x1 24 broches Connecteur d alimentation x1 4 broches Connecteur de Port d imprimante x1 Chaque connector prend en charge 1 Port d imprimante E S du panneau arrière Clavier PS 2 x1 Souris PS 2 x1 Port VGA x1 Port LAN x1 Port USB x4 Fiche audio x3 Dimension s de la carte 170 mm l X 235 mm H Fonctionnal ités spéciales Prise en charge RAID 0 1 Support SE Windows...

Page 34: ...0 1066 1333 DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati Grafica Integrata nel Chipset GeForce 7025 La memoria video condivisa massima è di 512 MB IDE Controller IDE integrato Modalità Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Supporto modalità PIO Mode 0 4 SATA Controller Serial ATA integrato Velocità di trasferimento dei dati fino a 3 Gb s Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 2 0 LAN Realtek RTL 8201...

Page 35: ...one x1 24 pin Connettore alimentazione x1 4 pin Connettore Porta stampante x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 1 Porta stampante I O pannello posteriore Tastiera PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta VGA x1 Porta LAN x1 Porta USB x4 Connettore audio x3 Dimension i scheda 170 mm larghezza x 235 mm altezza Caratterist iche speciali Supporto RAID 0 1 Sistemi operativi supportati Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar si riserv...

Page 36: ... de memoria DDR3 de canal Doble Admite DDR3 de 800 1066 1333 No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con ECC Gráficos Integrados en el conjunto de chips GeForce 7025 Memoria máxima de vídeo compartida de 512 MB IDE Controlador IDE integrado Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Soporte los Modos PIO 0 4 SATA Controlador ATA Serie Integrado Tasas de transferencia de hasta 3 Gb s Compatible...

Page 37: ...onector soporta 2 puertos USB frontales Conector de alimentación X1 24 patillas Conector de alimentación X1 4 patillas Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Cada conector soporta 1 Puerto de impresora Panel trasero de E S Teclado PS 2 X1 Ratón PS 2 X1 Puerto VGA X1 Puerto de red local X1 Puerto USB X4 Conector de sonido X3 Tamaño de la placa 170 mm A X 235 Mm H Funciones especiales Admite RAID 0 1 Sopor...

Page 38: ...dulo de memória DDR3 de canal duplo Suporta módulos DDR3 800 1066 1333 Os módulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC não são suportados Placa gráfica Integrada no chipset GeForce 7025 Memória de vídeo máxima partilhada 512 MB IDE Controlador IDE integrado Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Suporta o modo PIO 0 4 SATA Controlador Serial ATA integrado Velocidades de transmissão de dados até 3 Gb s C...

Page 39: ...painel frontal Conector de alimentação x1 24 pinos Conector de alimentação x1 4 pinos Conector da para impressora x1 Cada conector suporta 1 Porta para impressora Entradas S aídas no painel traseiro Teclado PS 2 x1 Rato PS 2 x1 Porta VGA x1 Porta LAN x1 Porta USB x4 Tomada de áudio x3 Tamanho da placa 170 mm L X 235 mm A Característi cas especiais Suporta as funções RAID 0 1 Sistemas operativos su...

Page 40: ... Monitor H W Funkcja ITE Smart Guardian Grafika Zintegrowana w chipsecie GeForce 7025 Maks wielkość współdzielonej pamięci video wynosi 512 MB IDE Zintegrowany kontroler IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Tryb Bus Master obsługa PIO tryb 0 4 SATA Zintegrowany kontroler Serial ATA Transfer danych do 3 Gb s Zgodność ze specyfikacją SATA w wersji 2 0 LAN Realtek RTL 8201CL 10 100 Mb s z automatyczną negocja...

Page 41: ...a panelu przednim Złącze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Złącze zasilania 4 pinowe x1 Złącze Port drukarki x1 Każde złącze obsługuje 1 Port drukarki Back Panel I O Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Port VGA x1 Port LAN x1 Port USB x4 Gniazdo audio x3 Wymiary płyty 170 mm S X 235 mm W Funkcje specjalne Obsługa RAID 0 1 Obsluga systemu operacyjne go Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lu...

Page 42: ...я ITE Smart Guardian Интеллектуальная защита Графика Встроенная в набор микросхем GeForce 7025 Максимальная совместно используемая видео память составляет 512 МБ IDE Встроенное устройство управления встроенными интерфейсами устройств Режим хозяина шины UltraDMA 33 66 100 133 Поддержка режима PIO 0 4 SATA Встроенное последовательное устройство управления ATA скорость передачи данных до 3 гигабит с ...

Page 43: ...т 2 USB порта на лицевой панели Разъем питания 24 вывод x1 Разъем питания 4 вывод x1 Разъём Порт подключения принтера x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 Портподключения принтера Задняя панель средств ввода выв ода Клавиатура PS 2 x1 Мышь PS 2 x1 Порт VGA x1 Порт LAN x1 USB порт x4 Гнездо для подключения наушников x3 Размер панели 170 мм Ш X 235 мм В Специальн ые техническ ие характери стики Поддержка...

Page 44: ...ﺔ 8 ﺑﺎیﺖ ﺟﻴﺠﺎ ﻓﺘﺤﺔ آﻞ ﺗﺪﻋﻢ DIMM ﻥﻮع ﻡﻦ ذاآﺮة ﺗﺪﻋﻢ DDR3 ﺳﻌﺔ 512 ﺑﺎیﺖ ﻡﻴﺠﺎ و 1 و 2 و 4 ﺟﻴﺠﺎ ﺑﺎیﺖ اﻟﺬاآﺮة اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ أﻗﺼﻰ ﺳﻌﺔ ﻟﺬاآﺮة اﻟﻔﻴﺪیﻮ اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮآﺔ 512 یﺠﺎ ﺑﺎیﺖ رﻗﺎﺋﻖ ﻓﻲ ﻡﺪﻡﺠﺔ GeForce 7025 ﺑﻄﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﺮﺳﻮﻡﺎت ﺑﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ ﻥﺎﻗﻞ Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 رﺋﻴﺴﻲ وﺿﻊ وﺿﻊ دﻋﻢ PIO Mode 0 4 ﻡﺘﺤﻜﻢ IDE ﻡﺘﻜﺎﻡﻞ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ IDE ﻥﻘﻞ اﻟﺒﻴ ﺎﻥﺎت ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺎت ﺗﺼﻞ إﻟﻰ 3 ﺟﻴﺠﺎﺑﺖ ﺙﺎﻥﻴﺔ ﻡﻄﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻟﻤﻮاﺹﻔﺎت SATA اﻹﺹﺪار 2 0 ﻡﺘﺤﻜﻢ Serial ATA ﻡﺘﻜﺎﻡﻞ SATA ﺗ...

Page 45: ...ﺡﺔ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ USB ﻋﺪد 2 اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻮﺹﻴﻞ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ 24 دﺑﻮس ﻋﺪد 1 اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﻮﺹﻴﻞ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ 4 دﺑﻮس ﻋﺪد 1 ﻃﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻡﻔﺎﺗﻴﺢ ﻟﻮﺡﺔ PS 2 ﻋﺪد 1 ﻡﺎوس PS 2 ﻋﺪد 1 ﻡﻨﻔﺬ VGA ﻋﺪد 1 ﻡﺤﻠﻴﺔ اﺗﺼﺎل ﺵﺒﻜﺔ ﻡﻨﻔﺬ ﻋﺪد 1 ﻡﻨﺎﻓﺬ USB ﻋﺪد 4 ﺹﻮت ﻡﻘﺒﺲ ﻋﺪ 3 ﻡﻨ ﺎﻓﺬ دﺥﻞ ﺥﺮج اﻟﻠﻮﺡﺔ اﻟﺨﻠﻔﻴﺔ 170 ﻡﻢ ﻋﺮض X 235 ﻡﻢ ارﺗﻔﺎع ﺡﺠﻢ اﻟﻠﻮﺡﺔ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ ﺗﺪﻋﻢ RAID 0 1 ﺥﺎﺹﺔ ﻡﺰایﺎ ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ Biostar أو ﺑﺈﺥﻄﺎر ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﻥﻈﺎم ﻷي اﻟﺪﻋﻢ إزاﻟﺔ أو إﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ إﺥﻄﺎر ﺑﺪون Windows XP V...

Page 46: ...サポートされません Super I O ITE 8728 もっとも一般に使用されるレガシーSuper I O 機能を採用しています 低ピンカウントインターフェイス 環境コントロールイニシアチブ H Wモニター ITEの スマートガーディアン 機能 グラフィッ クス GeForce 7025チップセットに統合 最大の共有ビデオメモリは512 Bです IDE 統合IDEコントローラ Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133バスマスタモード PIO Mode 0 4のサポート SATA 統合シリアルATAコントローラ 最高3Gb 秒のデータ転送速度 SATAバージョン2 0仕様に準拠 LAN Realtek RTL 8201CL 10 100 Mb 秒のオートネゴシエーション 半 全二重機能 HDオーディ オのサポー ト VT1708B 5 1チャンネルオーディオアウト ハイデフィニション...

Page 47: ...ヘッダ x1 USBコネクタ x2 各コネクタは2つのフロントパネルUSBポートをサポートし ます 電源コネクタ 24ピン x1 電源コネクタ 4ピン x1 プリンタポートコネクタ x1 各コネクタは1つのプリンタポートをサポートします 背面パネル I O PS 2キーボード x1 PS 2マウス x1 VGAポート x1 LANポート x1 USBポート x4 オーディオジャック x3 ボードサイ ズ 170 mm 幅 X 235 mm 高さ 特殊機能 RAID 0 1 のサポート OSサポート Windows XP Vista 7 Biostarは事前のサポートなしにOSサポートを追加または削 除する権利を留保します 2010 11 12 ...

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