Chapter 2 Installing The Mainboard - Abit AX5 Instruction Booklet

Installing the Mainboard
Chapter 2
This AX5/PX5/TX5 mainboard not only provides all standard equipment for
classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future
upgrade demands.
equipment and will also present, as completely as possible future upgrade
capabilities.
P55C with MMX, Cyrix 6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX and AMD-K5/K6 processors
now on the market.
However, we cannot guarantee that the description given in this manual on the
circuitry of your mainboard will work for processors not listed in Chapter 1.
For example, the operating voltage of Cyrix' s next generation CPUs is unknown
at the present time.
your motherboard.
when new CPUs arrive on the market.
This chapter is organized according the following features:
ΠInstalling the Mainboard to the Casing
• Standard external connectors
Ž Jumpers and switches
• Presentation and Installing of the CPU.
º Installing the system memory.
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Before proceeding with the installation
Before installing the mainboard please be sure to turn off or disconnect the
power supply unit.
configuration of the mainboard, the power supply to any areas of the mainboard
you plan to modify should be turned off to avoid unnecessary damage to the
hardware.
Mainboard
This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard
This mainboard is able to support all Intel Pentium including
(For details, see specifications in Chapter 1.)
Thus we were not able to include these specifications in
We will supply further information about CPU support
Before making any modifications to the hardware
Installing the
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