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Safety information ...................................................................................................... vi
About this guide ........................................................................................................ vii
SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 specifications summary .............................................. ix
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Installation tools and components ......................................................................... xiii
1.1
Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
1.1.7
1.1.8
1.1.9
2.1
Building your PC system ........................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.2
BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-11
2.3
Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-13
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4
Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-17
2.5
Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-18
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-1
Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 1-2
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-4
System memory .......................................................................... 1-5
Expansion slots ........................................................................... 1-7
Onboard buttons ......................................................................... 1-9
Jumpers .................................................................................... 1-11
Onboard LEDs .......................................................................... 1-12
Internal connectors.................................................................... 1-13
Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-1
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-3
CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ............................... 2-4
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-6
ATX power connection ................................................................ 2-7
SATA device connection ............................................................. 2-8
Front I/O connector ..................................................................... 2-9
Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-10
Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-13
Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-15
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