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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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28
BIOS Navigation Key
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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