Contents

1. Introduction

1-1

1.1

Features & Specifications

1-1

1.2

Motherboard Layout

1-3

2. Hardware Setup

2-1

2.1

Choosing a Computer Chassis

2-1

2.2

Installing Motherboard

2-1

2.3

Checking Jumper Settings

2-2

 

2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery

2-3

 

2.3.2 Wake-up Header

2-5

2.4

Connecting Chassis Components

2-6

 

2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors

2-6

 

2.4.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers

2-7

 

2.4.3 FAN Power Connectors

2-8

2.5

Installing Hardware

2-9

 

2.5.1 CPU Socket 775

2-9

 

2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots

2-12

 

2.5.3 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors

2-14

 

2.5.4 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots

2-15

 

2.5.5 Serial ATA Connectors

2-17

 

2.5.6 AudioMAX Connection Slot

2-19

 

2.5.7 PCI Express X1 Add-on Slots

2-21

 

2.5.8 PCI Add-on Slot

2-21

2.6

Connecting Optional Devices

2-22

 

2.6.1 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers

2-22

 

2.6.2 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header

2-23

2.7

Onboard Status Display

2-24

 

2.7.1 POST Code Displayer

2-24

 

2.7.2 Power Source Indicators

2-25

2.8

Connecting I/O Devices

2-26

3. BIOS Setup

3-1

3.1

µGuruUtility

3-2

 

3.1.1 OC Guru

3-2

 

3.1.2 ABIT EQ

3-4

3.2

Standard CMOS Features

3-11

3.3

Advanced BIOS Features

3-14

Introduction

Hardware Setup

BIOS Setup

Driver & Utility CD

Appendix

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