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CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Getting Started........................................................1-1
1.1 System Specifications.................................................1-2
1.2 System Configuration..................................................1-4
Front Panel...............................................................1-4
Rear Panel...............................................................1-5
Chassis Design..........................................................1-6
1.3 Thermal Solution........................................................1-7
Chapter 2. Introducing Mainboard.............................................
2-1
2.1 Mainboard Layout.......................................................2-2
2.2 CPU...........................................................................2-3
2.3 Memory.....................................................................2-3
Memory Speed /CPU FSB Support Matrix....................2-3
DDR Population Rules...............................................2-4
DDR Module Combination......................................2-4
Installing DDR Modules............................................2-5
2.4 Power Supply.............................................................2-6
2.5 Front Panel.................................................................2-7
SPDIF-Out Jack.........................................................2-7
Audio Ports...............................................................2-7
USB Ports.................................................................2-8
IEEE 1394 Port: J1394-2.............................................2-8
2.6 Rear Panel.................................................................2-9
Mouse/Keyboard Connectors......................................2-9
Audio Ports...............................................................2-10
Composite Connector: TV1........................................2-10
RJ45 LAN Jack..........................................................2-11
USB Ports.................................................................2-11
Parallel Port..............................................................2-12
DVI Connector: DVI1 (optional).................................2-13
