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    Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

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    ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications This [...]

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    iii Chapter 2 7 7 7 7 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions............................................................................7 Choosing a Computer Case.............................................................7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case............................................7 Checking Jumper Settings........[...]

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    iv Boot Menu.............................................. . ................................47 Security Menu.........................................................................48 Save & Exit Menu...................................................................49 Updating the BIOS..........................................................[...]

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    1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the H61H2-I2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1 155 socket for new 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 series processor/Intel ® Core TM i5 series processor/Intel ® Cor[...]

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    2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates new 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 series processor/Intel ® Core TM i5 series processor/Intel ® Core TM i3 series processor/Intel ® Pentium ® processor/Intel ® Celeron ® processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operatin[...]

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    3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x1 slot • Four SA T A 3.0 Gb/s connectors Expansion Options The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors: Integrated I/O • One PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors • One RJ45 LAN port • One D-sub (VGA) port • One [...]

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    4 Introducing the Motherboard • LGA1155 socket for new 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM i7 series processor/Intel ® Core TM i5 series processor/Intel ® Core TM i3 series processor/Intel ® Pentium ® processor/Intel ® Celeron ® processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • DMI 20Gb/s CPU Specifications • AMI BIOS with 32M[...]

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    5 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

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    6 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. LAB EL COM PO NENT S 2. C P U_FAN 4-pin CPU cooli ng fan connector 3. SYS _FAN 3-pin system cool ing fa n conn ec tor 4. DD R3_1~2 240-pin D DR3 S DRAM s lot s 5. A T X_PO WER Sta ndard 24-pin ATX power [...]

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    7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

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    8 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pin[...]

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    9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings T o avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save and Exit Setup”. Jumper T ype[...]

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    10 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboar d or any of the surface-mount resis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes acr oss the motherboard, you may cause serious damage [...]

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    11 Installing the Motherboard A. Disengaging of the Load Lever · Press the hook of lever down and pull it to the right side to release it from retention tab. B. Opening of the Load Plate · Lift the tail of the load lever . · Rotate the load plate to fully open position. C. Removing the Cap · Be careful not to touch the contact at any time. D. I[...]

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    12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR3 1333/1066. The total memory capacity is 16 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the two slots. T otal memory capacity is 16 GB. DDR3 SDRAM memory module table Do not remove any memory module from i[...]

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    13 Installing the Motherboard Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM . 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3 Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can onl[...]

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    14 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these efficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding[...]

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    15 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

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    16 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1~4: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the Serial A T A 3.0Gb/s device, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . It eliminates limitations of the current Par[...]

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    17 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has two USB 2.0 headers supporting four USB 2.0 ports. Addition- ally , some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Please make sure that t[...]

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    18 Installing the Motherboard CASE: Chassis Intrusion Detect Header Short Chassis cover is removed Open Chassis cover is closed This detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS. Pin 1-2 Function ME_UNLOCK: ME Unlock Header Short Unlock Open Lo[...]

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    19 Installing the Motherboard Installing a SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install a SA T A Hard Drive. SA T A cable (optional) SA T A power cable (optional) About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features four SA T A connectors supporting a total of four drives. SA T A refers to Serial A T A (Advanced T echnology Attachment) is [...]

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    20 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network. VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port. Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack is for stereo line-in[...]

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    21 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: The A TX 24-pin connector allows you to connect to A TX v2.x power supply . W ith A TX v2.x power supply , users please note that when installing 24-pin power cab[...]

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    22 Installing the Motherboard A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connector Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM Pi n Signal Name Function 2 +12V Power +12V SYS_F AN: System Cooling F AN Power Conne[...]

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    23 Installing the Motherboard A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector Pi n Signal Name 4 +12V 3 +12V 2 Ground 1 Ground SPK: Internal speaker Pi n Signal Name 1 VCC 2 Key 3 GND 4 Signal[...]

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    24 Installing the Motherboard Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to th[...]

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    25 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc.” BIOS with support for W indows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status[...]

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    26 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility . Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When [...]

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    27 Using BIOS BIOS Information System Language [English] System Data [ Wed 03/30/201 1] System Time [00:02:46] The default BIOS setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. W e do not suggest users change the default values in the BIOS setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS set[...]

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    28 Using BIOS Date & Time The Date and T ime items show the current date and time on the computer . If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the W indows Date and T ime Properties utility . The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system. Advaned Me[...]

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    29 Using BIOS Onboard LAN Controller (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. LAN Configuration The item in the menu shows the LAN-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Enable/Disable Onboard LAN Controller LAN Configuration Onboard LAN Controller [Enable[...]

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    30 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the paeameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit CPU Fan Speed : 3229 RPM CPU Voltage : 1.188V DIMM Voltage : 1.488V V ersion 2.1 1.1210. Copyright (C) 2011, American [...]

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    31 Using BIOS • CPU Fan Speed • CPU V oltage • DIMM V oltage System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,... etc. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. SMART Fan start[...]

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    32 Using BIOS EUP Support (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Resume By PS2 MS (S3) (Disabled) This item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Resume By PME (Disabled) T[...]

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    33 Using BIOS ACPI Setting The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. ACPI Sleep State (S3(Suspend to RAM)) This item allows user to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend toRAM) Sleep State(default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. CPU Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter>[...]

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    34 Using BIOS Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2300 CPU @ 2.90GHz This is display-only field and diaplays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . EMT64 (Supported) This item shows the computer supports EMT64. Processor Speed (2900MHz) This item shows the current processor speed. Processor Stepping (206a7) This item shows the processor stepping [...]

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    35 Using BIOS SA T A Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SA T A configuration options. Serial-A T A Controller 0/1 (Compatible/Enhanced) Use this item to select the Serial-A T A cotroller options: Disabled, Compatible, En- hanced. SA T A Mode (IDE Mode) Use this item to select SA T A mode. SA T A Configuration SA T A Mode [IDE Mo[...]

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    36 Using BIOS USB Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: All USB Devices (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable all USB devices. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to Audio allows the system to detect the presence of the USB d[...]

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    37 Using BIOS Super IO Configuration Use this item to show the information of the Super IO Configuration. Super IO Configuration Serial Port 0 Configutation Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit V ersion 2.1 1.1210. Copyright (C) 2011, American Megatrends, In[...]

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    38 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the chipset menu page.  North Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> and view the following screen: IGD Memory (64M) This item shows the information of the IGD(Internal Graphics device) memory . DVMT Mode Select (DVMT Mode) This item allows you to select the DVMT operating mode. DVMT/FIXED[...]

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    39 Using BIOS  South Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Restore AC Power Loss (Power Off) This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status. Audio Configuration This item shows the information of the audio configuration. Azalia HD Audio (Enabled) This item ena[...]

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    40 Using BIOS Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. V ersion 2.1 1.1210. Copyright (C) 2011, American Megatrends, Inc. ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version 7. 0. 4. 1 197 ME Subsys tem [Enabled] Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit  ME Subsystem Scroll to this item an[...]

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    41 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. M.I.B III (MB Intelligent BIOS III) Menu ICC Over-Clocking Lib V ersion (7.0.0.29) This item shows the ICC over-clocking lib version. Number of ICC Profi[...]

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    42 Using BIOS Current ICC Profiles Index (N/A) This item shows current ICC profiles index. ICC Enable (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable current ICC. Press <Esc> to return to the M.I.B III menu page.[...]

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    43 Using BIOS Power Limit 2 Switch (Enabled) Use this item to control the Power Limit 2. This is for Turbo mode. Power Limit 1 Value(Watt) (95) Use this item to control the limit of the TDP . This is for T urbo mode.  Performance T unning Scroll to this item to view the following screen: Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatren[...]

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    44 Using BIOS Power Limit 2 V alue (1 18) Use this item to control Power Limit 2. PL2 provides an upper limit of the TDP excursions. This is for Turbo mode. Long Duration maintainded (1) Use this item to control the time window over PL1 value should be maintained. This is for Turbo mode. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (Enabled) This item allow[...]

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    45 Using BIOS RAS# to CAS# Delay(tRD) (9) This item specifies the RAS# to CAS# delay to Rd/Wr command to the same bank. RAS# Active Time(tRAS) (24) This item specifies the RAS# active time. GT OverClocking (Disabled) This item allows you to control the internal GFX Turbo mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Performance Tunning page. Press <E[...]

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    46 Using BIOS B.O.M.P T echnology (Enabled) This item allows users to enable or disable B.O.M.P technology. This function can run safe setting to setup menu when system boot fail 3 times. Spread Spectrum (Enabled) If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) generated by the system. Intel(R) Cor[...]

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    47 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state. Boot Menu Boot Configuration This item shows the information of the boot configuration. Bootup NumLock State (On) This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start-up time. Set Boot Priority This item enables you to select boot priority for all boot d[...]

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    48 Using BIOS V ersion 2.1 1.1210. Copyright (C) 2011, American Megatrends, Inc. This page enables you to set setup administrator and password. Security Menu Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Set Setup Administrator Password Administrator Password Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B III Boot Security Save & Exit  [...]

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    49 Using BIOS Boot Override Use this item to select the boot device. This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes. Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit This item enables you to save the changes that you have made and exit. Discard Changes and Exit This item enables you to discard any changes that you h[...]

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    50 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software s[...]

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    51 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under W indows XP/V ista/7 The Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager [...]

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    52 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the software fr[...]

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    53 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automati[...]

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    54 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drive[...]

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    55 Trouble Shooting Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does no[...]

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    56 Trouble Shooting Y our computer , like any electrical appliance, requires proper care and maintenance. Here are some basic PC care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can. 1. Keep your computer in a well ventilated area. Leave some space between the PC and the wall for suf ficient airflow . 2. Keep [...]

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    Power Bu on is pr essed but PC fails to s tart. Y es Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound ？ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connecte d art the PC st Re Problem with PSU or boar d? If board pr oblem -> contact RMA AC power cor d is plu ed g g and PSU sw itch is turned on? Y es oblem r Board p -> cont act[...]

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    58 Trouble Shooting Memo[...]