Abit AX5 Instruction Booklet

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Part No:MN-096-2C1-41 Rev:1.21ForewordForewordThank you for purchasing the AB-PX5/AX5/TX5 as the heart of your computer’s system.We hope this instruction booklet will enable you to install PX5/AX5/TX5 in your systemsafely and without any errors. Although you may be familiar with some of the concepts wewill explain, please read over them again to avoid any problems.1. The motherboard in most PCs use many connecting cables to connect peripherals tothe main unit. The important thing to remember is that these cables all have a‘direction’. Later in the chapter, we will talk more about the definition of connectingcables and the method of installation. Please pay special attention to our prompts.Because we are using the exclusive ABIT SOFTMENU technology to modify themotherboard , the jumper is not required anymore. We also use simple and easy tounderstand software design to complete this task. Because of this, you can installthe motherboard directly into the system. However, we still suggest you first carryout a simple test before you install the motherboard inside the computer.2. In this booklet, we will write out in full any new technical words we encounter forthe first time and use their contractions thereafter.3. If, when you are installing the CPU problems occur and there is no way to solvethem, we suggest you first clear the CMOS information (refer to Chapter 2). If youstill have problems, contact us.4. How to perform a simple basic test? It’s simple. Place the mother board on a flatinsulated surface (like the packaging the motherboard came in). Plug the CPU into