Hardware Installation

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CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN1) connectors

With these connectors you can attach the CPU fan or fans to your motherboard. They supply power and (in the case of CPUFAN1)

Hallow you to monitor the speed of the FAN via the SOYO Hardware Monitor software or via CMOS setup. For more details on the lay-out of these connectors, check the (1) CPU Cooling Fan (CPUFAN1) paragraph on page 31

DDR DIMM Banks

IThese 4, 184 pin memory slots are to install your system memory in. They support up to 4 GB of memory. For more details check the Step 2 Install Memory Module paragraph on page 17.

Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports

These connectors are to attach your IDE devices to. Each connector

Jcan support up to 2 IDE devices, 1 master and 1 slave. Please check the A.IDE Device Installation (HDD, CD-ROM)paragraph on page 20 for more details.

Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) connector

KThis 34 pins connector is to connect your floppy drive to. Check for more details in the B. Floppy Drive Installation paragraph on page 23.

Intel 82801EB South Bridge chip

ICH5 platforms enable the next generation desktop storage

interface with integration of Serial ATA (SATA). The ICH5 also

Lsupports eight, high-speed USB 2.0 ports and integrates an Alert Standard Format (ASF) System Management controller for network manageability. The ICH5 includes enhancements for ACPI 2.0 compliant power management logic.

CMOS Clear Jumper (JP5)

MThis jumper allows you to clear your CMOS RAM contents in order to reset your system configuration. . For more details on this check the G. CMOS Clear (JP5) paragraph on page 37.

3V Lithium Battery

This battery supplies power to the CMOS RAM. As long as the

Nbattery supplies enough power, the contents of your CMOS RAM will be valid. CMOS RAM contents are configured by CMOS setup, and can be cleared by JP5. For more details on this check the G. CMOS Clear (JP5) paragraph on page 37.

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AB Soft ATX 12V CPU Cooling Fan CPUFAN1 connectors, DDR Dimm Banks, Bus Mastering EIDE/ATAPI Ports, Cmos Clear Jumper JP5

ATX 12V specifications

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