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Onboard Buttons, Switches, and LEDs, BIOS Switch and BIOS LED Indicators, Quick Buttons

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F_ U F_ U F_ U F_ U B_ B_ B_ B_ S S S S B SS S B SS S B SS S B SS S 1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches, and LEDs 1 23 U U 1234 U 1234 U 1 234 1 234 BIOS Switch and BIOS LED Indicators The BIOS switch (BIOS_SW) allows users to easily select a different BIOS for boot up or overclocking, helping to reduce BIOS failure during overclocking. The SB switch allows enabling or disabling of the Dual BIOS function. The LED indicator (MBIOS_LED/BBIOS_LED) shows which BIOS is active. 1 234 BIOS_SW (BIOS Switch) 1 2 1: Main BIOS (Boot from the main BIOS) 1 234 1 234 S3 S3 S3 S3 __ 3 __ 3 __ 3 __ 3 1 234 1 2 2: Backup BIOS (Boot from the backup BIOS) 1 234 1 2 3142 3 4 1 2 3142 3 4 SB (SB Switch) 1 2 1: Dual BIOS 1 234 BBIOS_LED MBIOS_LED 1 2 2: Single BIOS 1 234 1 234 SB BIOS_SW BIOS LED Indicators: MBIOS_LED (The main BIOS is active) BBIOS_LED (The backup BIOS is active) 1 23 Quick Buttons 1 23 This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear CMOS button. The power button and reset button allow users1 2to3 quickly turn on/off or reset the computer in an open-case environment when 1 2 31 2 3 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. 1 2 31 2 3 PW_SW 1 23 1 23 1 RST_SW 1 PW_SW: Power button RST_SW: Reset button 1 23 CMOS_SW: Clear CMOS Button 1 1 23 1 1 23 1 1 1 B SS 1 B SS B SS 1 1 S B SS 1 1 2 3 S S 1 23 1 2 3 S 1 F_ F_ F_ F_ _S _S _S _S 1 1 F_USB30 F_USB30 F_USB30 F_USB30 1 CMOS_SW 1 •• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before using the clear CMOS button. •• NOTE: 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). - 23 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
1-8
Onboard Buttons, Switches, and LEDs
BIOS Switch and BIOS LED Indicators
The BIOS switch (BIOS_SW) allows users to easily select a different BIOS for boot up or overclocking, helping to
reduce BIOS failure during overclocking. The SB switch allows enabling or disabling of the Dual BIOS function.
The LED indicator (MBIOS_LED/BBIOS_LED) shows which BIOS is active.
MBIOS_LED (The main BIOS is active)
BBIOS_LED (The backup BIOS is active)
BIOS LED Indicators:
2: Backup BIOS (Boot from the backup BIOS)
1: Main BIOS (Boot from the main BIOS)
BIOS_SW (BIOS Switch)
2: Single BIOS
1: Dual BIOS
SB (SB Switch)
BIOS_SW
SB
BBIOS_LED
MBIOS_LED
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.
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 using
the clear CMOS button.
•
NOTE: 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).
CMOS_SW
PW_SW
RST_SW
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2
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