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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
WARNING!
Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or
other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe
damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
2-1
Hardware
installation
Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:
1. Check motherboard jumper setting
2. Install CPU and Fan
3. Install System Memory (DIMM)
4. Install Expansion cards
5. Connect hard disk and front panel /back panel cable
6. Connect ATX Power cable
7. Power-On and Load Standard Default
8. Reboot
9. Install Operating System
10. Install Driver and Utility
2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting
(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin): JBAT
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM
short 1-2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.
2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector.
3. Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
4. Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector.
Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
2. Forget
password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
2-3 Closed: Clear CMOS
JBAT
JBAT
1-2 Closed: Normal
