3: Using The Motherboard; System Controls; Front Panel Features - Procom BST1M Series User Manual

What's In This
Chapter:

System Controls

Connecting
External
Peripherals
Installing Expan-
sion Cards
Upgrading System
Memory
Using The Motherboard
This chapter covers a few points on how some of the
motherboard features impact use of the computer it is
installed in. This includes using system control fea-
tures, connecting external peripherals, installing ex-
pansion cards and upgrading system memory.
System Controls
There are several system controls that either connect
to the motherboard from the front panel of the sys-
tem housing or work through the keyboard or point-
ing device.

Front Panel Features

System housings vary in design, so a particular sys-
tem case may not support all the features on the
motherboard. Most housing do support the majority
of these features however. The location and appear-
ance of these features will vary according to the
housing design.
The Power Button
The power switch on an ATX case is likely to be a
power button that can do more than function as an
on/off switch. You can set how the power button
works in the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. The button
can either function as instant on/off or as suspend/off
after 4 second delay. You can configure the power
button under the Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN line in
the Power Management Setup section of the CMOS
Setup Utility.
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