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WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL ............................................................... 5
Quick Reference ....................................................................................... 5
About This Manual ................................................................................... 5
Technical Support .................................................................................... 5
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 6
1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ....................................................................... 6
FIRST-TIME DIY SYSTEM BUILDER ........................................................ 6
EXPERIENCED DIY USER ....................................................................... 6
SYSTEM INTEGRATOR ............................................................................ 6
1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST: ............................................................................... 7
2 FEATURES ................................................................................... 8
2.1 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................... 8
3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................... 11
3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION ......................................................... 11
ME17/ME18 Mainboard with 3 PCI slots .............................................. 11
STEP 1 Install the CPU ........................................................................ 12
STEP 2 Set Jumpers ............................................................................ 13
STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory .............................................. 13
STEP 4 Install Peripherals in System Case.......................................... 14
STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis ..................... 15
STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker ........................ 16
STEP 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives.......................................... 18
STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals ......................................... 18
STEP 9 Connect the Power Supply...................................................... 19
STEP 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots ............................... 20
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