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User’ s Manual
Rev. A
5-5 External Conncetion
1.Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or
other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to
both your motherboard and expansion cards.
2.Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1
side of the connector. The Four Corners of the connectors are labeled on the
motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives
and floppy drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 18in. (46cm), with the
second drive connector no more than 6in. (15cm) from the first connector.
3.The motherboard requires a power supply and a “power good” signal. Make
the ATX power supply can take at least 10mAmp load on the 5V Standby
lead (5VSB) to meet the standard ATX specification.
4. To prevent electrical spikes, make sure that the power supply is not con-
nected to an outlet when making or removing connections. Power supplies
contain power remains, which can damage electrical components.
5. Expansion Card Installation Procedure
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Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any
necessary hardware or software settings for your expansion card, such as
jumpers.
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Remove your computer system’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot
you intend to use. Keep the bracket for possible future use.
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Carefully align the card’s connectors and press firmly.
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Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above.
! Replace the computer system’s cover.
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Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP
AND PCI SETUP)
