Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 User Manual - Page 31

COM Serial Port Header, 15/16 PW_SW/ RST_SW/ CMOS_SW Quick Buttons, the CMOS values.

Get Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 PDF manuals and user guides View all Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 31 highlights

13) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. Pin No. Definition 1 NDCD- 9 1 2 NSIN 10 2 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 14/15/16) PW_SW/ RST_SW/ CMOS_SW (Quick Buttons) This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear CMOS button. The power button and reset button allow users to quickly turn on/off or reset the computer in an open-case environment when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. Use this button to clear the BIOS configuration and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults when needed. CMOS_SW PW_SW RST_SW PW_SW: Power button RST_SW: Reset button CMOS_SW: Clear CMOS Button •• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• Do not use the clear CMOS button when the system is on, or the system may shutdown and data loss or damage may occur. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations). - 31 - Hardware Installation

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
- 31 -
Hardware Installation
13) COM (Serial Port Header)
The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional
COM port cable, please contact the local dealer.
10
9
2
1
Pin No.
Definition
1
NDCD-
2
NSIN
3
NSOUT
4
NDTR-
5
GND
6
NDSR-
7
NRTS-
8
NCTS-
9
NRI-
10
No Pin
14/15/16) PW_SW/ RST_SW/ CMOS_SW (Quick Buttons)
This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear CMOS button. The power but-
ton and reset button allow users to quickly turn on/off or reset the computer in an open-case environment
when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. Use this button to clear the
BIOS configuration and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults when needed.
•
Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing
the CMOS values.
•
Do not use the clear CMOS button when the system is on, or the system may shutdown and
data loss or damage may occur.
•
After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or
manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations).
PW_SW: Power button
RST_SW: Reset button
CMOS_SW: Clear CMOS Button
CMOS_SW
PW_SW
RST_SW