....................1 What’s in this manual ......................2 You Must Notice......................... 10 Before You Start .........................11 Overview..........................12 AK73 Series Comparison Table ..................13 Quick Installation Procedure ....................21 Motherboard Map....................... 22 Block Diagram ........................23 Block Diagram ........................24 Hardware Installation................
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Supported CPU Frequency ....................30 CPU Overheat Protection....................33 CPU and Housing Fan Connector (With H/W Monitoring) ..........35 Fansink on North Bridge ....................36 DIMM Socket ........................37 3.3V Main Power Adjustable ....................39 3.3V RAM Power LED......................40 Front Panel Connector .......................
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PC99 Color Coded Back Panel ..................56 Support 2 USB Port ......................57 Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller................... 58 JP12 Enable/Disable Onboard Sound ................59 CD Audio Connector ......................60 Modem Audio Connector....................61 Video-Audio-IN Connector ....................62 Front Panel Audio ......................63 Battery-less and Long Life Design ..................
Low ESR Capacitor......................78 Layout (Frequency Isolation Wall)..................80 Driver and Utility ................... 81 Autorun Menu from Bonus CD Disc ................... 82 Installing Windows 95 ......................83 Installing Windows 98 ......................84 Installing Windows 98 SE, Windows ME & Windows2000 ..........85 Installing VIA 4 in 1 Driver ....................
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Although we have implemented protection circuit try to prevent any human operating mistake, there is still certain risk that CPU, memory, HDD, add-on cards installed on this motherboard may be damaged because of component failure, human operating error or unknown nature reason.
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: If you suspect your BIOS is infected by virus, just rescue your bios by following steps: Turn off the system, set the External Controller to “'*” to read from rescue ROM. Boot the system and set the switch back to “
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AOpen Easy Flash BIOS programs are designed to be compatible with the Award BIOS. At the date of this note, AOpen Easy Flash BIOS programs are not available for AMI BIOS. AMI BIOS appears mostly only on old 486 boards and some early Pentium boards.
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