2.7 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The il- lustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper

 

Setting

Description

PS2_USB_PWR1

1_2

2_3

Short pin2, pin3 to enable

(see p.10 No. 1)

 

 

+5VSB (standby) for PS/2

 

+5V

+5VSB

or USB wake up events.

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply.

Clear CMOS

(CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) (see p.10 No. 10)

2-pin jumper

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.

FD Jumper

(FD, 3-pin jumper, see p.10 No. 32)

1_2

FD

Default

Note1: If you use a FSB1600-CPU on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin2, pin3 for FD jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper settings.

2_3

FD

Note2: If you want to overclock the FSB800-CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin2, pin3 for FD jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please

refer to below jumper settings.

2_3

FD

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ASRock 4CORE1600-GLAN manual Jumpers Setup, PS2USBPWR1

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