ECS Elitegroup B150M-P73 [3/74] Table of contents

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B150M-P73 USER MANUAL

Chapter 2 7

Installing the Motherboard 7

Safety Precautions.............................................................................7

Installing the Motherboard in a Chassis......................................7

Checking Jumper Settings.................................................................8

Installing Hardware..................................................................9

Installing the Processor.............................................................9

Installing the CPU Cooler.........................................................11

Installing Memory Modules....................................................12

Installing Add-on Cards...........................................................14

Connecting Optional Devices..................................................16

Installing a SATA Hard Drive...................................................22

Connecting Case Components.......................................................23

Front Panel Header.................................................................25

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface i

Chapter 1 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

Introduction...................................................................................1

Pakage Contents............................................................................1

Specifications................................................................................2

Motherboard Components..........................................................4

I/O Ports..............................................................................................6

Chapter 3 27

Using BIOS 27

About the Setup Utility................................................................27

The Standard Configuration....................................................27

Entering the Setup Utility........................................................27

Resetting the Default CMOS Values.....................................28

Using BIOS........................................................................................28

BIOS Navigation Keys..............................................................29

Main Menu.............................................................................31

Advanced Menu......................................................................32

Chipset Menu..........................................................................45

Tweak Menu............................................................................52

Security Menu..........................................................................56

Boot Menu...............................................................................57

Exit Menu................................................................................58