3. CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin): JP4
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM
short 2-3 pins of JP4 to store the CMOS data.
Note: You can clear CMOS by shorting 1-2 pin, while the system is off. Then
return to 2-3 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is
on, it will damage the motherboard always unplug the power cord from
the wall socket.
2-3 Install CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic)
- two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between
the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket
- the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the
motherboard.
Slot
(AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
AGP
-
A
ccelerated
G
raphics
P
ort - a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X
(66MHz), 2X (133MHz), or 4X (266MHz).
PCI
-
P
eripheral
C
omponent
I
nterconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound
cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
ISA
-
I
ndustry
S
tandard
A
rchitecture - a relatively low speed interface primarily used for
sound cards and modems; runs at approx. 8MHz.
Serial Port
- a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel
Port
- a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2
- a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB
-
U
niversal
S
erial
B
us - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,
scanners, scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound
(interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and
speakers, mic, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN
(interface) -
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork - the interface to your local area network.
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