Cmos Rtc & Isa Cfg Cmos Ram; Speaker Connector Installation; Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation; Power Led Connector Installation - Gigabyte GA-6ZX7 Quick Start Manual

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3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM

There're RTC & CMOS RAM on board; they have a power supply from

external battery to keep the DATA inviolate & effective. The RTC is a REAL-

TIME CLOCK device, which provides the DATE & TIME to system. The

CMOS RAM is used for keeping the information of system configuration, so

the system can automatically boot OS every time. Since the lifetime of internal

battery is 5 years, the user can change a new Battery to replace old one after

it cannot work.

M Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

M Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer.

M Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer' s instructions.

There is a speaker in AT system for sound purpose. The 4 - Pins connector

SPKR is used to connect speaker.

The RESET switch on panel provides users with HARDWARE RESET

function. The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and

released by user. The RESET switch is a 2 PIN connector and should be

installed to RST on main board.

System has Power LED lamp on the panel of case. The Power LED will light

on off or flash to indicate which step on the system. The connector should be

connected to PWR of main board in correct direction.

3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION

There are two-Enhanced PCI IDE ports (IDE1, IDE2) on board, which

following ATAPI standard SPEC. Any one IDE port can connected to two

ATAPI devices (IDE Hard Disk, CD-ROM & Tape Driver), so total four ATAPI

devices can exist in a system. The HD is the active LED port for ATAPI

devices.

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