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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Overview
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview...................................................................1-11
1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-12
1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-12
1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-13
1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-13
1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-14
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-1
2-2
Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2
2-3 Installing and Removing the Memory Modules ............................................... 2-8
Installing & Removing DIMMs ......................................................................... 2-8
Removing Memory Modules ........................................................................... 2-8
2-4 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................ 2-12
Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-12
Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-12
Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................ 2-13
2-5 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ...................................................... 2-14
Back Panel Connectors and I/O Ports .......................................................... 2-14
Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Definitions
........................................... 2-14
Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-15
Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 2-15
ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-16
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 2-17
(Back_Panel) High Definition Audio (HD Audio)
..................................... 2-18
Front Accessible Audio Header ................................................................ 2-18
Front Control Panel ....................................................................................... 2-19
Front Control Panel Pin Definitions
............................................................... 2-20
NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-20
Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-20
HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-21
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ....................................................................... 2-21
Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED.................................................................... 2-22
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-22
X9DAi Motherboard User's Manual
