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Hardware Setup Procedure, Motherboard Settings

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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply WARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED (see 3.1 Motherboard Layout for location) when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF. 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard's function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS CUW(E)-FX User's Manual 17

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3. HARDWARE SETUP
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User’s Manual
Motherboard Settings
3. H/W SETUP
3.3
Hardware Setup Procedure
Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:
•
Check Motherboard Settings
•
Install Memory Modules
•
Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
•
Install Expansion Cards
•
Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply
WARNING!
Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or
removing system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to
your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED (see
3.1
Motherboard Layout
for location) when lit acts as a reminder that the system is
in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF.
3.4
Motherboard Settings
This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings
through the use of switches and/or jumpers.
WARNING!
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate
Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electric-
ity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1.
Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2.
Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal
object, such as the power supply case.
3.
Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con-
nectors, or other components.
4.
Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
component whenever the components are separated from the system.