Chapter 2 Installing The Mainboard - Abit SM5 User Manual

Installing the Mainboard
Chapter 2
This mainboard series not only provides all standard equipment for classic
personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade
demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard equipment and
will also present, as completely as possible future upgrade capabilities.
mainboard is able to support all Intel Pentium including P55C with MMX, Cyrix
6x86, 6x86L and AMD-K5 processors now on the market. (For details, see
specifications in Chapter 1.) 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. Thus we were not able to include these
specifications in your motherboard. We will supply further information about CPU
support when new CPUs arrive on the market.
This chapter is organized according the following features:
ΠStandard external connectors
• Jumpers and switches
Ž Installing the CPU--steps for installing Intel, Cyrix and AMD processors.
• Installing cache memory--If you don' t want to upgrade the cache memory
you can skip this chapter.
• 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. Before making any modifications to the hardware 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.
Installing the Mainboard
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