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Table of Contents
Installing the LGA1155 Processor .................................................................2-5
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink .................................................................2-8
Removing the Heatsink ...................................................................................2-9
Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink .........................................................2-10
Removing the Heatsink .................................................................................2-12
2-4 Installing DDR3 Memory ............................................................................... 2-13
DIMM Installation ..........................................................................................2-13
Removing Memory Modules .........................................................................2-13
Memory Support ............................................................................................2-14
Memory Population Guidelines ..................................................................... 2-14
2-5 Motherboard Installation ................................................................................2-16
Tools Needed ................................................................................................ 2-16
Location of Mounting Holes .......................................................................... 2-16
Installing the Motherboard ............................................................................2-17
2-6 Connectors/IO Ports ......................................................................................2-18
Back I/O Panel ..............................................................................................2-18
ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ............................................................ 2-19
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ......................................................................2-20
Ethernet Ports ..........................................................................................2-21
Serial Ports ...............................................................................................2-22
Video Connector .......................................................................................2-23
Front Control Panel .......................................................................................2-24
FrontControlPanelPinDenitions...............................................................2-25
Power LED ..............................................................................................2-25
HDD LED ..................................................................................................2-25
NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) ..........................................................................2-26
Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/Front .................................................................. 2-26
Reset Button ...........................................................................................2-27
Power Button ...........................................................................................2-27
2-7 Connecting Cables ........................................................................................2-28
ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors ..............................................2-28
Fan Headers .............................................................................................2-29
Chassis Intrusion .....................................................................................2-29
Internal Buzzer ......................................................................................... 2-30
Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-30
Onboard Power LED ................................................................................2-31
Power Supply I2C Connector ...................................................................2-31
T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers .............................................................................. 2-32
