Elitegroup A960M-M3 (V1.0) - Manual (Page 3)

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A960M-M3 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..........................................................12
Connecting Optional Devices.................................................14
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/ SATA Hard Drive........19
Connecting Case Components........................................................21
Front Panel Header................................................................24
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 25
Using BIOS 25
About the Setup Utility......................................................................25
The Standard Configuration........................ ...........................25
Entering the Setup Utility.......................................................25
Resetting the Default CMOS Values.....................................26
Using BIOS ......................................................................................... 26
BIOS Navigation Key s.. ............................................................27
Main Menu.............................................................................28
Advanced Menu......................................................................29
Chipset Menu..........................................................................40
M.I.B III(MB Intelligent Bios III) Menu....................................42
Boot Menu...............................................................................45
Security Menu.........................................................................46
Exit Menu...............................................................................47
Updating the BIOS......................................................................48