Contents
Table of Contents
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................ I
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 Hardware Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 2
1.3.2 Software Support ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.5 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................ 7
2.1 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................................ 7
2.1.1 Front Side View ..................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.2 Rear Side View ...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 I/O Side View ........................................................................................................................................ 8
2.2 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 Front Side ............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.2 Rear Side ............................................................................................................................................. 12
2.2.3 I/O Side ............................................................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3 AMI BIOS SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 24
3.1 HOW AND WHEN TO USE BIOS SETUP ............................................................................................................... 24
3.2 BIOS FUNCTIONS............................................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.1 Main Menu ......................................................................................................................................... 25
3.2.2 Advanced Settings .............................................................................................................................. 27
3.2.3 Chipset Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 44
3.2.4 Boot Menu .......................................................................................................................................... 46
3.2.5 Security Menu .................................................................................................................................... 47
3.2.6 Save & Exit .......................................................................................................................................... 48
3.3 USING RECOVERY WIZARD TO RESTORE COMPUTER ............................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 53
4.1 CHIPSET DRIVER .............................................................................................................................................. 53