Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or
WARNING!
other system components.
damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
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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 IDE 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
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Checking Motherboard's Jumper Setting
(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin): JBAT
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM
short 1-2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
ATTENTION: Please unplug the AC power before you Clear CMOS.
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
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Hardware Installation
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Failure to do so may cause severe