Asrock AM1B-ITX User Manual

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published October 2014

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two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Unique Features 6

1.4 Motherboard Layout 9

1.5 I/O Panel 11

Chapter 2 Installation 12

2.1 Installing the CPU 13

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 18

2.5 Jumpers Setup 19

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 24

3.1 Installing Drivers 24

3.2 A-Tuning 25

3.3 Start8 28

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 31

4.1 Introduction 31

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 31

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 32

4.2 Main Screen 33

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 34

4.4 Advanced Screen 37

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 38

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 39

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 41

4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 42

4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 43

4.4.6 USB Conguration 45

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 46

4.5 Tools 47

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 50

4.7 Boot Screen 51

4.8 Security Screen 54

4.9 Exit Screen 55

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock AM1B-ITX motherboard, a reliable motherboard

produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent

performance with robust design conforming to ASRock ’s commitment to quality

and endurance.

In this manual, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the motherboard

and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation guide of the

soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In ca se any modica­tions of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website
without further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to this motherboard,
please visit our website for spe cic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock ’s website a s well.
ASRock website http://www.a srock .com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock AM1B-ITX Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock AM1B-ITX Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock AM1B-ITX Support CD

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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Memory

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

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Mini-ITX Form Factor

All Solid Capacitor design

Supports AMD AM1 Socket A-series and E-series Quad-

Core/Dual-Core APU up to 25W

2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB (see CAUTION1)

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1 @ x4 mode)

Integrated AMD RadeonTM R3 Series Graphics in A-series /

E-series APU

DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0

Max. shared memory 2GB

ree graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K × 2K

(4096x2160) @ 24Hz or 4K × 2K (3840x2160) @ 30Hz

Supports DVI-D with ma x. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @

60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D

and HDMI Ports

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Audio

5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

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Supports Full Spike Protection

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LAN

Rear Panel
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PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Realtek RTL8111GR

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Supports Realtek RealWoW! Technolog y

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Full Spike Protection

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Supports LAN Cable Detection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP support)

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x DVI-D Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports Full Spike Protection)

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2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports Full Spike Protection)

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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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AM1B-ITX

Storage

Connector

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by AMD AM1 Series Socket

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25W Quad-Core APU, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

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port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

1 x COM Port Header

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1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

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1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

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1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports Full

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Spike Protection)

1 x USB 3.0 Header by ASMedia ASM1042A (Supports 2 USB

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3.0 ports) (Supports Full Spike Protection)

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BIOS
Feature

Support
CD

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3.1 support

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DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment

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Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Soware (Tria l Version), Google

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Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

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CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

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CPU Quiet Fan

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CPU Fan multi-speed control

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CASE OPEN detection

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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

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Microso® Windows® 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-

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bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit

FCC, CE, WHQL

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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://ww w.asrock.com

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including adju st­ing the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Ove rclocking Technology, or using third­party o verclocking tools. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause
damage to the components and dev ices of your system. It should be done at your own
risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage cau sed by overclocking.

Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for
the reservation for system usage under Windows® 8 / 7 / XP. For Windows® 64-bit OS with
64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the
memory that Windows® cannot use.

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1.3 Unique Features

ASRock A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose soware suite with a new interface, more new

features and improved utilities, including XFast R AM, Dehumidier, Good Night

LED, FAN-Tastic Tuning and a whole lot more.

ASRock Instant Boot

ASRock Instant Boot allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a

much more ecient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running

speed for your system. It leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI features which normally

enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows® to shorten boot

up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specic timing during the shutdown and startup

process, Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds.

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS ash utility embedded in Flash ROM. is conve-

nient BIOS update tool allows you to update the system BIOS in a few clicks without

preparing an additional oppy diskette or other complicated ash utility. Just save

the new BIOS le to your USB storage and launch this tool by pressing <F6> or

<F2> during POST to enter the BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash.

Please be noted that the USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le

system.

ASRock APP Charger

Simply by installing the ASRock APP Charger makes your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

charge up to 40% faster than before on your computer. ASRock APP Charger allows

you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports

continuous charging when your PC enters into Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation

mode (S4) or power o (S5).

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ASRock XFast LAN

ASRock XFast LAN provides faster internet access, which includes the benets

listed below. LAN Application Prioritization: You can congure your application’s

priority ideally and add new programs to the list. Lower Latency in Game: Aer

setting online game’s priority higher, it can lower the latency in games. Trac

Shaping: You can watch Youtube HD videos and download simultaneously. Real-

Time Analysis of Your Data: With the status window, you can easily recognize

which data streams you are currently transferring.

ASRock XFast RAM

ASRock XFast RAM is included in A-Tuning. It fully utilizes the memory space

that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. ASRock XFast RAM

shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surng faster

than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another

advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your

SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.

ASRock Crashless BIOS

ASRock Crashless BIOS allows users to update their BIOS without fear of failing. If

power loss occurs during the BIOS updating process, ASRock Crashless BIOS will

automatically nish the BIOS update procedure aer regaining power. Please note

that BIOS les need to be placed in the root directory of your USB disk. Only USB 2.0

ports support this feature.

ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)

Administrators are able to establish an internet curfew or restrict internet access

at specied times via OMG. You may schedule the starting and ending hours of

internet access granted to other users. In order to prevent users from bypassing

OMG, guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required.

AM1B-ITX

ASRock Internet Flash

ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI rmware version

from our servers for you without entering Windows® OS. Please setup network

conguration before using Internet Flash.

ASRock UEFI Tech Service

Contact ASRock Tech Service by sending a support request from the UEFI setup

utility if you are having trouble with your personal computer. Users may try to

choose the category of the issue they have encountered, describe the problem in

detail, and then attach an optional picture or log le for our technical support team.

ASRock Dehumidier Function

Users may prevent motherboard damages due to dampness by enabling

“Dehumidier Function”. When enabling Dehumidier Function, the computer

will power on automatically to dehumidify the system aer entering S4/S5 state.

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ASRock Easy Driver Installer

For users that don’t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support

CD, Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the LAN driver

to your system via an USB storage device, then downloads and installs the other

required drivers automatically.

ASRock Interactive UEFI

ASRock Interactive UEFI is a blend of system conguration tools, cool sound eects

and stunning visuals. e unprecedented UEFI provides a more attractive interface

and more amusment.

ASRock Fast Boot

With ASRock’s exclusive Fast Boot technolog y, it takes less than 1.5 seconds to

logon to Windows 8 from a cold boot. No more waiting! e speedy boot will

completely change your user experience and behavior.

ASRock Restart to UEFI

Windows® 8 brings the ultimate boot up experience. e lightning boot up speed

makes it hard to access the UEFI setup. ASRock Restart to UEFI allows users to

enter the UEFI automatically when turning on the PC. By enabling this function,

the PC will enter the UEFI directly aer you restart.

ASRock USB Key

In a world where time is money, why waste precious time everyday typing

usernames to log in to Windows? Why should we even bother memorizing those

foot long passwords? Just plug in the USB Key and let your computer log in to

windows automatically!

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ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning

ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning is included in A-Tuning. Congure up to ve dierent

fan speeds using the graph. e fans will automatically shi to the next speed level

when the assigned temperature is met.

ASRock Good Night LED

ASRock Good Night LED technology oers you a better sleeping environment by

extinguishing the unessential LEDs. By enabling Good Night LED in the BIOS, the

Power/LAN LEDs will be switched o when the system is powered on. Good Night

LED will automatically switch o the Power and LAN LEDs when the system enters

into Standby/Hibernation mode as well.

1.4 Motherboard Layout

ATXPW R1

FS B 800

DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 24 0- pi n mo d ul e)

DDR3_A2 ( 64 bit, 240 -p in mod u le )

SATA3_1

Sup er

I/O

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

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CLRCMO S1

PCIE1

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USB6_ 7

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USB4_ 5

HD_AUD IO1

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CPU_FA N1

CHA_FAN 1

SPEAKE R1

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HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

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PANEL 1

Top:

LINE IN

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MIC I N

RJ-45 LAN

USB 3. 0
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CI1

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SOCK ET FS1 b

SATA3_2

Fr on t US B 3. 0

PWR_FAN 1

TPMS1

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COM1

USB 2.0
T: USB 0
B: U SB1

PS2

Key boa rd/

Mou se

USB3_ 2_3

SATA3_A 1

SATA3_A 2

PARAL LE L PORT

VGA1

DVI1

HDMI 1

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BAT TE RY

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No. Description

1 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

2 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

5 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (DDR3_A1, DDR3_A2)

6 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

7 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

8 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

9 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

10 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A2)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_A1)

13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

14 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_2_3)

15 TPM Header (TPMS1)

16 COM Port Header (COM1)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)

18 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)

19 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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1.5 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 7 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_0_1)

2 Parallel Port 8 HDMI Port

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 DVI-D Port

4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 D-Sub Port

5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

6 Microphone (Pink)

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications .

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,

study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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