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Introduction
I/O Connectors
............................................................................ 38
CD-in Internal Audio Connector ................................................. 38
S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 39
LVDS LCD Panel Connector ........................................................ 40
LCD/Inverter Power Connector ................................................... 40
Digital I/O Connector ................................................................ 42
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 43
IDE Connector ......................................................................... 44
FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) Connector ............................................ 46
Cooling Fan Connector .............................................................. 48
Chassis Instrusion Connector .................................................... 49
Power Connector ...................................................................... 50
Standby LED ........................................................................... 51
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................. 52
Expansion Slots ....................................................................... 53
Battery ................................................................................... 54
CompactFlash Socket ................................................................ 55
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
.................................................................. 56
Award BIOS Setup Utility
.............................................................. 56
Standard CMOS Features .......................................................... 57
Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 61
Advanced Chipset Features ........................................................ 66
Integrated Peripherals .............................................................. 70
Power Management Setup ......................................................... 78
PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................. 81
PC Health Status ...................................................................... 83
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................. 84
Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 85
Set Supervisor Password ........................................................... 86
Set User Password ................................................................... 87
Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 88
Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 89
Updating the BIOS
........................................................................ 90
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
................................................... 92
Drivers for Windows 7 / Windows Vista System
.............................. 93
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .................................... 93
Intel Graphics Drivers ............................................................... 95
Audio Drivers ........................................................................... 98
LAN Drivers ............................................................................. 99
Hardware Monitor for Windows ................................................ 100
Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility ......................................... 105
F6 Floppy Configuration Utility ................................................. 108
Installing the AHCI Driver During Windows 7 / Windows Vista
Installation ............................................................................ 110
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 ....................................................... 114