Chapter 1 Introduction
BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL
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1.1 About This Manual
Thank you for purchasing our BA-2501 system. The BA-2501 provides faster
processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This
manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the whole system. It
contains 5 chapters and 1 appendix. Users can configure the system according to their
own needs. This user manual is intended for service personnel with strong hardware
background. It is not intended for general users.
The following section outlines the structure of this user manual.
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter provides the introduction for the BA-2501 system as well as the
framework of the user manual.
Chapter 2 Getting Started
This chapter describes the package contents and outlines the system specifications.
Read the safety reminders carefully on how to take care of your system properly.
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration
This chapter outlines the locations of the motherboard components and their
respective functions. You will learn how to set the jumpers and configure the system
to meet your own needs.
Chapter 4 Software Utilities
This chapter contains helpful information for proper installations of the Intel Chipset
Software Installation Utility, VGA Driver Utility, LAN Driver Utility, Sound Driver
Utility, KMDF Driver Utility, Intel
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Management Engine Components Installer
Driver Utility, Intel
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Rapid Storage Driver Utility, Intel
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F6 Floppy Disk Driver
Utility, Intel
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Serial I/O Driver Utility and Intel
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USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
Driver Utility.
Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Setup
This chapter indicates you how to change the BIOS configurations.
Appendix A Technical Summary
This appendix provides the information about the allocation maps for BA-2501 block
diagram, system resources, Watchdog Timer Configuration and Flash BIOS Update.
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