Installing the Motherboard
User’s Manual
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Chapter 3. Installing the Motherboard
This SA7 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also
provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step-by-step all
of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities.
This motherboard is able to support all Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processors now on the market. (For details, see
specifications in Chapter 1.)
This chapter is organized according the following features:
2-1
Install The Motherboard
2-2
Install Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor and Heatsink Supporting-Base
2-3
Install System Memory
2-4
Connectors, Headers and Switches
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Before Proceeding with the Installation
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Before you install or unplug any connectors or add-on cards, please remember to turn the ATX power
supply switch off (fully turn the +5V standby power off), or take the power cord off. Otherwise, you may
cause the motherboard components or add-on cards to malfunction or be damaged.
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User Friendly Instructions
Please read our instructions carefully and follow them step-by-step. Our objective is to enable the novice
computer user to perform the installation by himself. We have attempted to write this document in a very
clear, concise and descriptive manner to help overcome any obstacles you may face during installation.
Diagram and Photos
This chapter contains many color drawings, diagrams and photos, we strongly recommend you read this
chapter use the PDF file that is stored on the CD-Title. Color improves the clarity and quality of the
diagrams. For the downloadable edition, as files larger than 3 MB are difficult to download, we will cut
the graphics and photo resolution to reduce the manual file size. In such this case, if your manual is
downloaded from our WEB site and not from a CD-ROM, enlarging graphics or photos will distort the
image.
