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Introduction
I/O Connectors
............................................................................ 41
CD-in Internal Audio Connector ................................................. 41
S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 42
Digital I/O Connector ................................................................ 43
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 44
IDE Connector ......................................................................... 45
FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) Connector ............................................ 47
Cooling Fan Connector .............................................................. 48
Chassis Instrusion Connector .................................................... 49
Power Connector ...................................................................... 50
Standby LED ........................................................................... 51
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................. 52
Expansion Slots ....................................................................... 53
Battery ................................................................................... 54
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
.................................................................. 55
Award BIOS Setup Utility
.............................................................. 55
Standard CMOS Features .......................................................... 56
Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 60
Advanced Chipset Features ........................................................ 66
Integrated Peripherals .............................................................. 69
Power Management Setup ......................................................... 76
PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................. 80
PC Health Status ...................................................................... 83
Frequency/Voltage Control
........................................................ 84
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................. 85
Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 86
Set Supervisor Password ........................................................... 87
Set User Password ................................................................... 88
Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 89
Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 90
Updating the BIOS
........................................................................ 91
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
................................................... 93
Drivers for Windows Vista System
................................................. 93
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .................................... 94
Intel Graphics Drivers ............................................................... 96
Audio Drivers ........................................................................... 99
LAN Drivers ........................................................................... 100
Hardware Monitor for Windows ................................................ 101
Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID/AHCI ............................. 106
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (English Version)
.............................. 108
Installing the AHCI Driver During Windows Vista Installation
....... 110
Creating an AHCI Driver Floppy Diskette under Vista
.................. 112
Drivers for Windows XP System
................................................. 113
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .................................. 114
Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver .................................................. 116
Intel Graphics Drivers ............................................................. 117
Audio Drivers ......................................................................... 119
LAN Drivers ........................................................................... 120
