3. HARDWARE SETUP

Motherboard Features Settings (DIP Switches - DSW)

The motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.

A7A266

DSW

ON 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

1-10: Frequency Multiples

A7A266 DIP Switch

OFF ON

3. H/W SETUP

Motherboard Settings

1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). The default setting is for JumperFree mode: all DSWs come set to the OFF position and the JEN jumpers are set to [2-3].

SettingJEN

 

 

 

 

JumperFree

[2-3] (default)

 

 

 

 

Jumper Mode

[1-2]

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

JEN

2

3

 

 

 

Jumper Mode

 

Jumper Free (Default)

 

 

 

 

DSW

 

 

 

 

 

ON 1

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

5

A7A266

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

10

A7A266 Jumper Mode Setting

 

 

OFF (Default)

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