2.1Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

•Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See “8. ATX power

connectors” on page 2-25 for details.

•Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

•Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity

•Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

•Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component.

•Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

Onboard LEDs

The motherboard comes with a green standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component.

The red warning LED lights up when you installed two graphics card but did not connect the ASUS EZ Plug™. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LEDs.

SLI_WARN_LED

 

ON

OFF

When use 2 Graphics

When use 2 Graphics

but do not plug EZ-PLUG

but do plug EZ-PLUG

A8N-SLI PREMIUM

 

 

 

SB_PWR

 

ON

OFF

A8N-SLI PREMIUM Onboard LED

Standby

Powered

Power

Off

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium

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