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Hardware installation
2-1 Hardware installation Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:
1.
Check motherboard setting
2.
Install CPU
3.
Install Memory
4.
Install Expansion cards
5.
Connect Ribbon cables, Panel wires, and power supply
6.
Setup BIOS
7.
Install software driver & utility
2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting
(1) CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting (4-pin) : JP4
CPU Front Side Bus Frequency Setting
1-2 : 100MHz
(Default)
JP4
1
4
2-3 : 133MHz
JP4
1
4
3-4 : 166MHz
JP4
1
4
(2) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JBAT
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-
2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1.
Turn off the system and unplug the AC power
2.
Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector
3.
Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds
4.
Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2
5.
Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector
Note: When should clear CMOS
1.
Troubleshooting
2.
Forget password
3.
After over clocking system boot fail
