Elitegroup A990FXM-A (V1.1) - Manual (Page 3)

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A990FXM-A USER MANUAL
Chapter 2 7
Installing the Motherboard 7
Safety Precautions..............................................................................7
Installing the Motherboard in a Chassis.......................................7
Checking Jumper Settings..................................................................8
Installing Hardware...........................................................................9
Installing the Processor............................................................9
Installing the CPU Cooler........................................................10
Installing Memory Modules...................................................11
Installing Add-on Cards..........................................................13
Connecting Optional Devices.................................................15
Installing a SATA Hard Drive...................................................19
Connecting Case Components........................................................20
Front Panel Header................................................................22
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 23
Using BIOS 23
About the Setup Utility......................................................................23
The Standard Configuration........................ ...........................23
Entering the Setup Utility.......................................................23
Resetting the Default CMOS Values.....................................24
Using BIOS ......................................................................................... 25
BIOS Navigation Key s.. ............................................................25
Main Menu.............................................................................26
Advanced Menu......................................................................27
Chipset Menu..........................................................................35
M.I.B X(MB Intelligent Bios X) Menu....................................36
Boot Menu...............................................................................40
Security Menu.........................................................................41
Save & Exit Menu........................................................................42
Updating the BIOS......................................................................43