Table of Contents Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1 3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-1 Reset ............................................................................................................... 3-1 Power .............................................................................................................. 3-1 3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................
3-2 Overheat/Fan Fail ........................................................................................... 3-2 NIC2 ................................................................................................................ 3-2 NIC1 ................................................................................................................ 3-2 Power .............................................................................................................. 3-3 HDD .................................................................................................................
3-3 3-4 Serial ATA Drive Carrier LEDs ........................................................................ 3-3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1 4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................ 4-2 4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................. 4-3 4-4 Operating Precautions ....................................................................................
4-4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Handling the Motherboard .............................................................................. 5-1 Precautions ..................................................................................................... 5-1 Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 5-1 5-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 5-2 Installing the LGA1155 Processor ................................................................. 5-2 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink .................................................................
5-4 5-3 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-6 Removing the Heatsink ................................................................................... 5-4 Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-6 Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-6 Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-6 5-4 I/O Ports ..........................................................................................................
5-7 5-5 Installing Memory ............................................................................................ 5-8 5-6 Adding PCI Cards ......................................................................................... 5-10 5-7 Motherboard Details .......................................................................................5-11 5-9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 5-19 5-8 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-13 5-10 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................
5-21 5-11 SATA Drive Connections ............................................................................... 5-22 vii