Hardware Installation

Connecting Cables and Setting Switches

This section takes you through all the connections and switch settings necessary on the motherboard. This will include:

•Power Connections

➢24-pin ATX Power (PWR1)

➢8-pin ATX 12V power (PWR2)

➢Auxiliary power for graphics (PWR3)

•Internal Headers

➢Front panel

➢IEEE 1394a (FireWire)

➢USB (Universal Serial Bus)

➢Front Panel Audio

➢Fan Connections

➢Serial (COM)

•FDD Connector

•IDE Connector

•Serial ATA II Connectors

•Expansion Slots

•CMOS Jumper Settings

See Figure 1 on page 9 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure.

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Nvidia 680i manual Connecting Cables and Setting Switches