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Chapter 1 Introduction
Copyright
.............................................................................................................2
Trademarks
........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
.....................................................2
About this Manual
..........................................................................................4
Warranty
............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions
......................................................................4
Safety Measures
..............................................................................................4
About the Package
.........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction
.............................................................................6
Specifications
................................................................................................6
Features
........................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
................................................ 9
Board Layout
.................................................................................................9
System Memory
............................................................................................9
Installing the DIMM Module
....................................................... 10
CPU
................................................................................................................ 11
Installing the CPU ....................................................................................... 11
Installing the Fan and Heat Sink.................................................................. 12
Jumper Settings
......................................................................................... 13
Clear CMOS Data ........................................................................................ 13
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 14
PS/2 Power Select ...................................................................................... 14
COM5/ COM6 RS232/422/485 Select ........................................................... 15
COM1/ COM2 RS232 Power Select ............................................................... 15
Power-on Select.......................................................................................... 16
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 16
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .......................................................... 17
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 17
Graphics Interface ...................................................................................... 18
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 18
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 19
Audio ......................................................................................................... 20
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 20
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 20
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 21
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 21
Chassis Instrusion Connector ..................................................................... 22
Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 22
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 23
Digital I/O Connectors ................................................................................ 23
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................................... 24
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 24
Battery ....................................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 27
Overview
..................................................................................................... 27
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 28
Main .......................................................................................................... 28
Advanced ................................................................................................... 28
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 38
Boot........................................................................................................... 42
Security ...................................................................................................... 43
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 44
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 45
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
.......................................................... 46
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide
........................... 57
nLite
............................................................................................................... 57
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 61
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 63
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 64
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 65
Appendix E - BIOS Status Code
............................................................ 67
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