Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................

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1.1

Package Checklist ...............................................................................................

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1.2

Specifications ......................................................................................................

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1.3

Mainboard Layout ...............................................................................................

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1.3.1 nVIDIA N61(V1.0) ...........................................................................................................

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1.3.2 nVIDIA N61(V2.0) ...........................................................................................................

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1.4

Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ...................................................................

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..................................................................

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2.1

Choosing a Computer Chassis .............................................................................

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2.2

Installing Mainboard ...........................................................................................

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2.3

Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler...............................................................

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2.3.1 Installation of the CPU ....................................................................................................

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2.3.2 Installation of the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................

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2.4

Installation of Memory Modules........................................................................

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2.5

Connecting Peripheral Devices..........................................................................

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2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ............................................................................

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2.5.2 Serial ATA Connectors .....................................................................................................

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2.5.3 PCI and PCI Express slots ...............................................................................................

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Chapter 3 Jumpers & Headers Setup ................................................

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3.1

Checking Jumper Settings ................................................................................

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3.2 CMOS Memory Clearing Header ........................................................................

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3.3

Keyboard Power Function .................................................................................

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3.4 FAN Power Connectors ......................................................................................

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3.5

Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers .....................................................

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3.6

Additional USB Port Headers ............................................................................

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3.7

Front Panel Audio Connection Header...............................................................

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3.8

Internal Audio Connectors ................................................................................

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3.9

IR Connection Header........................................................................................

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3.10 ATX Power Input Connectors ..........................................................................

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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................

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4.1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................................................

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4.2 To Run BIOS Setup ..............................................................................................

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4.3 About CMOS.............................................................................................................

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4.4

The POST (Power On Self Test)..........................................................................

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4.5 BIOS Setup — CMOS Setup Utility.....................................................................

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4.5.1 CMOS Setup Utility ........................................................................................................

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4.5.2 Control Keys ..................................................................................................................

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4.5.3 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................................

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4.5.4 Advanced BIOS Features ...............................................................................................

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4.5.5 Advanced Chipset Features ...........................................................................................

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4.5.6 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................................

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4.5.7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................................

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4.5.8 PnP PCI Configuration ...................................................................................................

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4.5.9 PC Health Status ............................................................................................................

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4.5.10 Frequency/Voltage Control .........................................................................................

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4.5.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................................

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4.5.12 Load Optimized Defaults ..............................................................................................

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4.5.13 Set Supervisor/User Password ....................................................................................

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4.5.14 Save & Exit Setup ........................................................................................................

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4.5.15 Exit Without Saving .....................................................................................................

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Chapter 5 Driver Installation ...... ......................................................

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