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WARNING!
Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or
other system components.
damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
2-1
Hardware Installation Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:
1. Check motherboard jumper setting
2. Install CPU and Fan
3. Install System Memory (DIMM)
4. Install Expansion cards
5. Connect hard disk and front panel /back panel cable
6. Connect ATX Power cable
7. Power-On and Load Standard Default
8. Reboot
9. Install Operating System
10. Install Driver and Utility
2-2
Checking Motherboard's Jumper Setting
(1) JBAT1 (3-pin): CMOS RAM Clear
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM
short 1-2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1.
Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.
2.
Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector.
3.
Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
4.
Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2.
5.
Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector.
Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
2. Forget password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
JBAT
1-2 Closed: Normal;
Failure to do so may cause severe
JBAT
2-3 Closed: Clear CMOS
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
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