Hardware setup, 3 hardware setup procedure, 4 motherboard settings – Asus A7V266-EX User Manual

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ASUS A7V266-EX User’s Manual

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure

Complete the following steps before using your computer:

1. Check motherboard settings
2. Install memory modules
3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
4. Install Expansion Cards
5. Connect ribbon cables, panel wires, and power supply cables
6. Configure the BIOS parameter settings

3.4 Motherboard Settings

This section tells you how to change motherboard function settings through the
switches and/or jumpers.

3. H/W SETUP

Motherboard Settings

WARNING!

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate

Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To avoid damaging them due to static electricity,
follow these precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug the computer when working on the internal components.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal

object, such as the power supply case, before handling computer components.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips on them.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place the components on a grounded

antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the components.

5. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power

supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power
supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard,
peripherals, and/or components.
(TIP: When lit, the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or
soft-off mode, not powered OFF. See illustration below.)

R

A7V266-EX

A7V266-EX Onboard LED

ON

OFF

Standby

Power

Powered

Off

LED

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