User manual FIC NOUGAT AS-N270G2 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. Observe the following basic precautions when handling the motherboard or other computer components: n Wear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is connected to a natural earth ground. n Touch a grounded or anti-static surface or a metal fixture such as a water pipe. n Avoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards, and modules with the golden fingers connectors plugged into the expansion slot. The above methods prevent static build-up and cause it to be discharged properly. Trademark All trademarks mentioned in this manual are registered properly of the respective owners. Handling Precautions This manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced, transcribed, translated, or transmitted in whatever form without the written consent of the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the purchaser for personal archival purposes. Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Package Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Make sure that the card has been placed evenly and completely into the expansion slot. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card. 4. 5. 6. Connect Devices Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FDD This connector provides the connection with your floppy disk drive. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1. 2 - 10 Installation Procedures IDE Device Connectors: PRIMARY, SECONDARY These two connectors are used for your IDE hard disk drives, CD drives, LS120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1. ATX Power Connector: ATX_PWR This 20-pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned. 2 - 11 NOUGAT AS-N270G2 Mainboard Manual CPU Fan Connector: CPU_FAN This connector is linked to the CPU fan to lower the CPU temperature. Please refer to the CPU fan installation manual for more information. System Case Fan Connectors: CHS_FAN, SYS_FAN Either of these two 3-pin connectors allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. 2 - 12 Installation Procedures CD Audio-In Connectors: CD_IN1, CD_IN2 These three 4-pin connectors are used for different types of the AUDIO-OUT port from your CD drive. Front Panel Block Connector: FPNL This block connector includes the connectors for linking with IDE LED, power LED, remote power button, message LED, suspend button, reset button and speaker on the front panel of the system case. Please identify polarities of plug wires for the case speaker and LEDs. Please ask vendor about this information when you buy them and install the system by yourself. The plug wires' polarities of these buttons will not affect the function. 2 - 13 NOUGAT AS-N270G2 Mainboard Manual Message LED is connected with the message LED. The options are: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0 (Default), SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled. Third Boot Device This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM (Default), HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled. Boot Other Device This feature allows user to select the boot device priority. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. 3-4 BIOS Setup Swap Floppy Drive Allows you to switch the order in which the operating system accesses the floppy drives during boot up. Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, assigns the BIOS to perform floppy diskette drive tests by issuing the time-consuming seek commands. Boot Up Numlock Status When set to On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock Function when the system boots up. Gate A20 Option When set at Fast, allows a faster access response under Protected mode. Memory Parity/ECC Check Enabling it will add a parity/ECC check to the boot-up memory tests. Typematic Rate Setting The term typematic means that when a keyboard key is held down, the character is repeatedly entered until the key is released. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This feature is available only if the above item, Typematic Rate Setting, is set at Enabled. [. . . ] Primary INTR Whe the Primary interrupt (the Primary option in the featuer of IRQ# Activity) generates will make the Power Management feautre (PM) wake-up event on. If set at OFF, all the primary interrupt will not wake-up the systetm. IRQs Activity Monitoring After the time period which you set, the system advances from doze mode to suspend mode in which the CPU clock stops and the screen display is off. At this moment, if the IRQ activity occurs, the system goes back to full-on mode directly. [. . . ]