BIW2A User’s Manual
III
Table of Contents
1: Motherboard Features ...................................................1
Package Contents & Options ........................................2
Main Features................................................................3
Layout & Port Positions ................................................8
2: Con iguration & Installation .......................................11
Hardware Con iguration..............................................11
Con iguring The Jumpers........................................11
Installing A CPU.....................................................15
Installing System Memory......................................18
Installing Options....................................................20
Installing The Motherboard ........................................21
Installing in a System Housing................................21
System Housing Connections .................................23
Disk Drive Connections ..........................................24
Other Connections...................................................26
Checking The Installation .......................................28
Support So tware.........................................................29
Installing the Support So tware...............................29
Installing Bundled So tware....................................33
3: Using The Motherboard..............................................35
System Controls ..........................................................35
Front Panel Features................................................35
Keyboard & Pointing Device Features....................37
Connecting External Peripherals.................................39
Connecting Peripherals to Conventional Ports.......39
Connecting USB Peripherals...................................41
Installing Expansion Cards .........................................42
Installing PCI Cards................................................42
Installing A Modem Riser Card ..............................45
Upgrading System Memory ........................................45
4: The System BIOS & CMOS Setup Utility..................47
The System BIOS........................................................47
The CMOS Setup Utility.............................................48
5: Troubleshooting & Technical Summary.....................59
Troubleshooting ..........................................................59
General Troubleshooting.........................................59
Support So tware Problems.....................................61
Battery Replacement ...............................................61
Technical Summary ....................................................62