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A970M-A DELUXE USER MANUAL

Chapter 2

9

Installing the Motherboard 9

Safety Precautions..............................................................................9
Installing the Motherboard in a Chassis.......................................9
Checking Jumper Settings..................................................................10
Installing Hardware...........................................................................11

Installing the Processor............................................................11
Installing the CPU Cooler........................................................12
Installing Memory Modules...................................................13
Installing Add-on Cards..........................................................14
Connecting Optional Devices.................................................16
Installing a SATA Hard Drive...................................................21

Connecting Case Components........................................................22

Front Panel Header................................................................25

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

i

Chapter 1

1

Introducing the Motherboard

1

Introduction...........................................................................................1
Pakage Contents..................................................................................1
Specifications......................................................................................2
Motherboard Components................................................................4
I/O Ports...............................................................................................6

Chapter 3

27

Using BIOS

27

About the Setup Utility......................................................................27

The Standard Configuration........................ ...........................27
Entering the Setup Utility.......................................................27

Resetting the Default CMOS Values.....................................28

Using BIOS

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BIOS Navigation Key

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............................................................29

Main Menu.............................................................................30
Advanced Menu......................................................................31
Chipset Menu..........................................................................44
M.I.B. X (MB Intelligent BIOS X) Menu.....
...............................46
Boot Menu..............................................
.................................51
Security Menu.........................................................................52
Save & Exit Menu.......................................................................53
Updating the BIOS......................................................................54