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Contents
1 Introduction ......................................................... 7
1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 7
1.2 Specifi cations ................................................................. 8
1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 13
1.4 I/O
Panel ...................................................................... 14
2 Installation ........................................................... 16
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 16
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 16
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 17
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 19
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 20
2.6 Expansion Slots
(PCI and PCI Express Slots)
.................... 22
2.7 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 23
2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 24
2.9 Smart Switches .......................................................... 29
2.10 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 30
2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation .................................................................. 34
2.12 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 34
2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs ............................................................................ 35
2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs .... 35
2.15 SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide ........................................................ 36
2.16 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 38
2.17 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .............. 38
2.17.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions............................................................. 38
2.17.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System ................... 39
2.17.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,
RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................ 40
2.17.4 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions .................... 41
2.18 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 42
2.18.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions............................................................ 42
2.18.2 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit Without RAID Functions ............... 43