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Chapter 2
Installation Instructions
Chapter 2
Installation Instructions
This section covers External Connectors, Jumper Settings and Memory Configuration. Re-
fer to the mother board layout chart for locations of all the jumpers, external connectors,
slots and I/O ports. Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments
for your reference. The particular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated
in the following figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting thes e connectors, please
pay attention to the directions.
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or rem oving expansion
cards or other system peripherals, otherw ise your m otherboard and expan-
sion cards m ight be seriously damaged.
External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard Connector, PS/2 Mouse Connector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standar d AT size
keyboard, an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the
usage of PS/2 mouse.
USB1, USB2
Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.
Parallel Port Connector and Serial Port Connector (UART1, UART2)
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer, while
the serial port connectors can be connected to serial port devices such as a serial port
mouse. You can enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated
Peripherals” from AWARD BIOS SETUP.
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