Chapter 1 General Information..........................................4
1.1 Features...............................................................................5
1.2 Specifications........................................................................5
1.3 Board Layout.........................................................................8
1.4 Checklist & Mechanical Drawing................................................9
Chapter 2 Jumper Setting......................................................10
2.1 Functions of Jumpers.............................................................12
2.2 Setting Jumpers...................................................................13
2.3 Location of Jumpers...............................................................14
2.4 Jumping Setting........ ..........................................................15
2.5 Connector Pin Definition.........................................................16
Chapter 3 Expanded Capabilities.............................................22
3.1 System Memory....................................................................23
3.2 Installing DIMM....................................................................24
3.3 Changing CPU........................................................................26
3.4 Installing Fan Heatsink..........................................................27
3.5 Serial ATA............................................................................30
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup.................................................31
4.1 Entering Setup.....................................................................33
4.2 The Main Menu ....................................................................33
4.3 Getting Help........................................................................35
4.4 Control Keys........................................................................36
4.5 Standard CMOS Features........................................................37
4.6 Advanced BIOS Features........................................................41
4.7 Advanced Chipset Features....................................................45
4.8 Integrated Peripherals...........................................................46
4.9 Power Management Setup......................................................49
4.10 PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................52
4.11 PC Health Status................................................................53
4.12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults........................................................54
4.13 Load Optimized Defaults......................................................54
4.14 Set Supervisor/User Password................................................54
4.15 Save & Exit Setup...............................................................55
4.16 Exit Without Saving.............................................................55
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