- 6 -
1.1 To Different Users
First-Time DIY System Builder
Welcome to the DIY world! Building your own computer system is not as
difficult as you may think. To make your first computer DIY experience
successful, right from the start, we have designed the
3.1 Hardware Installation
section in a step-by-step fashion for all the first-time DIY system builders. Prior
to installation, we also suggest you to read the whole manual carefully to gain a
complete understanding of your new Shuttle AV45GT/AV45GTR mainboard.
Experienced DIY User
Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AV45GT/AV45GTR mainboard.
You will find that installing your new Shuttle AV45GT/AV45GTR mainboard is
just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated
AV45GT/AV45GTR mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the
most stable and reliable system. Refer to sections
3.2 Jumper Settings
and
Chap-
ter 4 Drivers/Software Utilities
to find out how to get the best out of your new
mainboard.
Chapter 5 BIOS
Setup
also contains the relevant information on
how to tune up your system to achieve higher performance.
System Integrator
You have wisely chosen Shuttle AV45GT/AV45GTR to construct your system.
Shuttle AV45GT/AV45GTR incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of
the P4X266A chipset from VIA. It integrates the most advanced functions you
can find to date in a compact ATX board.
1 INTRODUCTION
This manual adopted in AV45GT and AV45GTR mainboards at the same
time. The difference between AV45GT and AV45GTR is that AV45GTR
equips with onboard IDE RAID Controller. In the manual, if there are some
standards, characters, equipment or software only appeared or adopted by
AV45GTR; it will be mentioned
(AV45GTR only)
