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Features Contents Notices ...v Safety information vi About this guide vii PCH-DL specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard installation 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout Contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-5 2.3.1 Overview 2-5 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 2-5 2.3.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-7 2.4 System memory 2-12 2.4.1 Overview 2-12 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-12 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2-14 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-15 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-15 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-15 2.5.3 PCI slots 2-17 2.5.4 AGP Pro slot 2-17 2.6 Jumpers 2-18 2.7 Connectors 2-21 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2-21 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2-22 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-1 3.2 Vocal POST Messages 3-2 3.3 Powering off the computer 3-4 3.3.1 Using the OS shut down function 3-4 3.3.2 Using the dual function power switch 3-4 iii

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iii
Features
Contents
Notices
........................................................................................................
v
Safety information
......................................................................................
vi
About this guide
.........................................................................................
vii
PCH-DL specifications summary
...............................................................
ix
Chapter
1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
.......................................................................................
1-1
1.2
Package contents
..........................................................................
1-1
1.3
Special features
.............................................................................
1-2
Chapter
2:
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed
.......................................................................
2-1
2.2
Motherboard installation
................................................................
2-2
2.2.1
Placement direction
.........................................................
2-2
2.2.2
Screw holes
.....................................................................
2-2
2.2.3
Motherboard layout
..........................................................
2-3
2.2.4
Layout Contents
...............................................................
2-4
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
......................................................
2-5
2.3.1
Overview
..........................................................................
2-5
2.3.2
Installing the CPU
............................................................
2-5
2.3.3
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
.................................
2-7
2.4
System memory
...........................................................................
2-12
2.4.1
Overview
........................................................................
2-12
2.4.2
Memory configurations
..................................................
2-12
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
...........................................................
2-14
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
.........................................................
2-14
2.5
Expansion slots
...........................................................................
2-15
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
..........................................
2-15
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
......................................
2-15
2.5.3
PCI slots
........................................................................
2-17
2.5.4
AGP Pro slot
..................................................................
2-17
2.6
Jumpers
.......................................................................................
2-18
2.7
Connectors
..................................................................................
2-21
2.7.1
Rear panel connectors
...................................................
2-21
2.7.2
Internal connectors
........................................................
2-22
Chapter
3:
Powering up
3.1
Starting up for the first time
...........................................................
3-1
3.2
Vocal POST Messages
..................................................................
3-2
3.3
Powering off the computer
.............................................................
3-4
3.3.1
Using the OS shut down function
....................................
3-4
3.3.2
Using the dual function power switch
..............................
3-4