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Chapter 1 Introduction
Copyright .............................................................................................................2
Trademarks ........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ..................................................... 2
About this Manual ..........................................................................................4
Warranty ............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions ...................................................................... 4
Safety Measures ..............................................................................................4
About the Package .........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction .............................................................................6
Specifications ................................................................................................6
Features ........................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation ................................................9
Board Layout ................................................................................................. 9
System Memory ............................................................................................ 9
Installing the DIMM Module ....................................................... 10
CPU ................................................................................................................ 11
Installing the CPU ....................................................................................... 11
Installing the Fan and Heat Sink.................................................................. 12
Jumper Settings ......................................................................................... 13
Clear CMOS Data ........................................................................................ 13
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 14
PS/2 Power Select ...................................................................................... 14
COM5/ COM6 RS232/422/485 Select ........................................................... 15
COM1/ COM2 RS232 Power Select ............................................................... 15
Power-on Select.......................................................................................... 16
Rear Panel I/O Ports ................................................................................. 16
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports .......................................................... 17
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 17
Graphics Interface ...................................................................................... 18
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 18
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 19
Audio ......................................................................................................... 20
I/O Connectors ........................................................................................... 20
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 20
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 21
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 21
Chassis Instrusion Connector ..................................................................... 22
Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 22
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 23
Digital I/O Connectors ................................................................................ 23
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................................... 24
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 24
Battery ....................................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 27
Overview ..................................................................................................... 27
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................................. 28
Main .......................................................................................................... 28
Advanced ................................................................................................... 28
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 38
Boot........................................................................................................... 42
Security ...................................................................................................... 43
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 44
Updating the BIOS .................................................................................... 45
Chapter 4 - Supported Software .......................................................... 46
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ........................... 57
nLite ............................................................................................................... 57
AHCI .............................................................................................................. 61
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................ 63
Appendix C - System Error Message ................................................... 64
Appendix D - Troubleshooting ................................................................ 65
Appendix E - BIOS Status Code ............................................................ 67
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