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Table of Contents
Preface
Manual Organization ..........................................................................iii
Checklist ..........................................................................................iv
Conventions Used in the Manual .........................................................iv
Standardized Warning Statements ....................................................... v
Battery Handling ....................................................................... v
Product Disposal .......................................................................vi
Contacting Supermicro ..................................................................... viii
Where to Find More Information..........................................................ix
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview .............................................................................. 1-1
About this Motherboard .......................................................... 1-1
1-2 Chipset Overview .................................................................. 1-1
Intel Z97 Express Chipset Features .......................................... 1-1
1-3 Motherboard Features ............................................................... 1-2
1-4 Special Features .................................................................... 1-4
Recovery from AC Power Loss ................................................. 1-4
1-5 PC Health Monitoring .............................................................. 1-4
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control ............................... 1-4
Environmental Temperature Control ......................................... 1-4
System Resource Alert ........................................................... 1-5
1-6 ACPI Features ....................................................................... 1-5
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator .......................... 1-5
1-7 Power Supply ........................................................................ 1-6
1-8 Super I/O ............................................................................. 1-6
Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Installation Components and Tools Needed ............................... 2-1
2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .......................................................... 2-2
Precautions ........................................................................... 2-2
Unpacking ............................................................................. 2-2
2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation .......................................... 2-3
Installing the LGA1150 Processor ........................................... 2-3
Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan ............................... 2-6
Supermicro C7Z97-M Series Motherboard User’s Manual
