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A78F2-TI USER MANUAL
Chapter 2 7
Installing the Motherboard 7
Safety Precautions..............................................................................7
Installing the Motherboard in a Chassis.......................................7
Checking Jumper Settings..................................................................8
Installing Hardware..........................................................................10
Installing the Processor............................................................10
Installing the CPU Cooler........................................................11
Installing Memory Modules...................................................12
Installing Add-on Cards..........................................................13
Connecting Optional Devices.................................................15
Installing
a Hard Disk Drive/Optical Disk Drive.......................23
Connecting Case Components...................................................25
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface i
Chapter 1 1
Introducing the Motherboard 1
Introduction...........................................................................................1
Package Contents..................................................................................1
Specifications......................................................................................2
Motherboard Components................................................................4
I/O Ports...............................................................................................6
Chapter 3 29
Using BIOS 29
About the Setup Utility......................................................................29
The Standard Configuration...................................................29
Entering the Setup Utility.......................................................29
Resetting the Default CMOS Values.....................................30
Using BIOS ......................................................................................... 30
BIOS Navigation Key s.. ............................................................31
Main Menu.............................................................................32
Advanced Menu..........................................................................33
Chipset Menu..........................................................................41
Boot Menu..............................................
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Security Menu..........................................................................44
Exit Menu................................................................................45
Updating BIOS ........................................................................................ 46