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Appendix C 

AI7/AI7-G 

 

AI7/AI7-G 

Summary of Contents for AB-AI7

Page 1: ...AI7 AI7 G Socket 478 System Board User s Manual 4200 0392 03 Rev 1 01 ...

Page 2: ...tal or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manu...

Page 3: ... 2 5 1 ATX Power Input Connectors 2 5 2 FAN Connectors 2 6 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header 2 7 4 Wake up Header 2 8 5 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 9 6 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 2 10 7 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 2 11 8 Additional USB Port Headers 2 12 9 Internal Audio Connectors 2 13 10 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 2 14 11 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2 15 12 IDE Connect...

Page 4: ...2 Save Exit Setup 3 25 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 25 Appendix A Install Intel Chipset Software Utility A 1 Appendix B Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID B 1 Appendix C Install Audio Driver C 1 Appendix D Install LAN Driver D 1 Appendix E Install USB 2 0 Driver E 1 Appendix F Install ABIT µGuru Utility F 1 Appendix G POST Code Definition G 1 Appendix H Troubleshooting Need Assistance H 1 Ap...

Page 5: ...1 User s Manual ...

Page 6: ...計 的散熱套件及散熱片 1 請在主機板上面找出 Socket 478 插座的位置 然後將固定模組基座固定在主機板上面 注意 如果您使用專門為英特爾 Pentium 4 處理器 所設計的機殼 請注意已經安裝在機箱上的金屬螺 栓或是間隔卡樁 請小心不要讓金屬螺栓或是間隔 卡樁接觸到印刷電路板上的線路或是零件 2 請將處理器插座的釋放拉桿向插座的外側拉 出 然後將釋放拉桿以 90 度角的角度向上拉 起 然後請您以正確的方向將處理器插入處理 器插座 切勿太過施力地將處理器置入插座 因為您只能以一個固定的方向來將處理器插 入 當處理器置入到處理器插座之後 請將插 座釋放拉桿再下推到底即可 3 請將散熱片面朝下地置放到處理器的上面 直 到散熱片完全地蓋住處理器為止 4 將風扇及其固定架機構組件覆蓋至散熱片上 面 請確認風扇及其固定架機構組件四個邊角 的鎖扣都已經卡入固定架的鎖孔位置 5 將風扇以及其固...

Page 7: ...入 DIMM 模組 5 要取出 DIMM 模組 請您向外側同時地壓下 DIMM 插槽兩側的模組固定夾 即可將 DIMM 模 組抽取出來 注意 靜電會造成電腦或是附加卡上電子元件的損壞 在您要進行這些程序之前 請確認您已經藉 由暫時地接觸已接地的金屬物體來放掉您身上所帶有的靜電 連接器 連接頭以及附加卡的安裝 在任何一部電腦機殼的裡面 都必需連接一些纜線與插頭 這些纜線與插頭通常都是一對一的連接 至主機板的連接埠上 您必需注意任何一條纜線的連接方向 如果可能的話 請一併注意連接埠第 一根針腳的位置 您將會安裝一些特殊功能的附加卡到主機板上面 像是 SCSI 卡或是 AGP 顯示 卡等等 當您將它們安裝到主機板上適當的插槽之後 請以螺絲將這些附加卡與機殼背板牢牢地固 定好 避免有鬆動的情況發生 如您想要瞭解相關且更為詳細的資訊 請參閱我們的完整版使用手冊 裡面會有詳盡的說明 將電源供應器的電源...

Page 8: ...設計されたキットをお求 めください 1 マザーボードに 478 ピン ZIF ソケットが見つ かったら リテンションモジュールをマザー ボードに固定します 注意 Pentium 4 マザーボードの用に特別に設計 されたシャーシをご使用の場合 金属製スタッド やスペーサーがすでにシャーシに取り付けられ ていれば その場所に注意してください 金属製 スタッドやスペーサーが PCB の印刷回路線や部 品に接触しないように用心してください 2 ソケットから CPU のソケットレバーを横に それから 90 度上に引っ張ります CPU を正 しい方向に差し込みます CPU は一方向にし かフィットしないため CPU を差し込む際に 余分な力をかけないでください CPU を押さ えながらソケットレバーを閉めます 3 ヒートシンクを CPU にすっぽりかぶせます 4 ファンとリテンションメカニズムアセンブ...

Page 9: ...DIMM モジュールは一 方向にしかフィットしません 5 DIMMモジュールは スロットの2つのイジェクタタブを外側に同時に引っ張ると外れます 注意 静電気はコンピュータやオプションのボードの電気コンポーネントを損傷させることがあ ります これらの手順を開始する前に アースされた金属物体に軽く触れて静電気を必ず放電し てください コネクタ ヘッダ スイッチおよびアダプタ コンピュータのケース内部には 複数のケーブルやプラグを接続できます これらのケーブルや プラグは 通常マザーボードにあるコネクタに 1 つずつ接続されます ケーブルの接続方向には 十分な注意を払い また必要に応じ コネクタの第 1 ピンの位置にも注目する必要があります SCSI アダプタ AGP アダプタのような特殊なニーズ向けには それに対応したアダプタを取り 付けてください アダプタをマザーボードのスロットに取り付けた...

Page 10: ...konstruiertes Gehäuse verwenden achten Sie bitte auf die Lage der Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter wenn sie schon im Gehäuse installiert sind Achten Sie darauf dass kein Kontakt zwischen Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter und den gedruckten Schaltkreisen bzw leitfähigen Teilen auf dem PCB entsteht 2 Ziehen Sie den Hebel des Prozessorsockels seitwärts vom Sockel und dann im 90 Grad Winkel nach oben Setze...

Page 11: ...n es paßt nur in eine Richtung hinein 5 Zum Ausbau der Module drücken Sie die beiden Auswurflaschen auf dem Steckplatz nach außen zusammen und ziehen das Modul heraus Anschlüsse Sockel Schalter und Adapter Im Inneren des Gehäuses findet man in jedem Computer viele Kabel und Stecker die angeschlossen werden müssen Diese Kabel und Stecker werden normalerweise einzeln mit den Anschlüssen auf der Haup...

Page 12: ...la carte mère Serrez la Base du Module de Rétention sur la carte Attention Si vous utilisez un châssis spécialement conçu pour Pentium 4 veuillez faire attention à l emplacement des Clous en Métal ou des Espaceurs installés sur le châssis Ne laissez jamais les Clous en Métal ou les Espaceurs entrer en contact des circuits imprimés ou des composants sur le PCB 2 Tirez le levier du socle CPU sur les...

Page 13: ...ommager les composants électroniques de l ordinateur ou des cartes optionnelles Avant de commencer ces procédures assurez vous de bien décharger toute l électricité statique en touchant rapidement un objet métallique relié au sol Connecteurs Socles de connexion Interrupteurs et Adaptateurs A l intérieur du boîtier de n importe quel ordinateur il y a plusieurs câbles et prises qui doivent être conn...

Page 14: ...ание Устанавливая плату в корпус разработанный специально для Pentium 4 обратите внимание на уже установленный крепеж металлические стойки зажимы Убедитесь что установленный крепеж не касается системной платы или ее выводов 2 Оттяните рычаг фиксации процессора в сторону и поднимите его на 90 градусов вверх Расположив процессор соответствующим образом вставьте его в разъем Не прилагайте излишних ус...

Page 15: ...ите модуль Внимание Статическое электричество может стать причиной выхода из строя электронных компонентов компьютера Перед началом данной процедуры снимите с себя статический заряд коснувшись заземленного металлического предмета Разъемы переключатели и адаптеры Внутри корпуса компьютера необходимо расположены несколько кабелей и вилок которые необходимо подключить Обычно эти кабели подключаются к...

Page 16: ...arnizioni metalliche o degli spaziatori nel caso in cui siano già installati sul telaio Assicurarsi di non permettere alle guarnizioni metalliche od agli spaziatori di entrare in contatto con il cavo o con le parti del circuito sul PCB 2 Tirare di lato la leva della presa CPU allontanandola dalla presa poi sollevarla di 90 gradi Inserire la CPU con l orientamento corretto Non sforzare per inserire...

Page 17: ...e Prima di iniziare queste procedure assicurarsi di avere scaricato completamente l elettricità statica toccando brevemente un oggetto metallico con massa a terra Connettori collettori interruttori ed adattatori All interno della copertura di ogni computer ci sono diversi cavi e prese che devo essere collegati Questi cavi e prese sono solitamente collegati uno ad uno ai connettori situati sulla sc...

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Page 19: ...dual channel DDR 400 333 266 Max 4GB 4 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 8X 4X Interface 0 8V 1 5V 5 LAN Onboard 10 100 1000M LAN Controller AI7 G Onboard 10 100M LAN Controller AI7 6 Serial ATA RAID Onboard 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function RAID 0 RAID 1 via ICH5R South Bridge 7 USB 2 0 8x USB 2 0 ports support 480 Mb s data transfer rate 8 ...

Page 20: ... Parallel port connector 1x S PDIF In connector 1x S PDIF Out connector 1x AUDIO1 connector Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer 1x AUDIO2 connector Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB 2 0 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 2x USB 2 0 1x RJ 45 LAN Connector 12 Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305 x 245 mm Hardware Monitoring including Fan Speed Voltages CPU and system temperature Specifications and inf...

Page 21: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual ...

Page 22: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 23: ...he best way to attach the board is to use with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If the holes line up and there are screw holes you can attach the board with studs If the holes line up and there are only slots you can only attach with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert t...

Page 24: ... Pull the CPU socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degree Insert the CPU with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert CPU it only fits in one orientation Close down the socket lever while holding down the CPU 3 Put the heatsink faces down onto the CPU until it completely covers the CPU 4 Put the Fan and Retention Mechanism Assembly onto the heatsink Ma...

Page 25: ... and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 or slots DIMM2 DIMM4 When installing FOUR DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 and slots DIMM2 DIMM4 Table 2 1 Valid Memory Configurations Bank Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0 1 DIMM1 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 2 3 DIMM2 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 4 5 DIMM3 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 6 7 DIMM4 128 256 ...

Page 26: ... ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one direction 5 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module ATTENTION Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional boar...

Page 27: ...eaders on the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything ATX Power Input Connectors 1 The Pentium 4 requires a power supplier different from t...

Page 28: ...ystem The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU Fan NBFAN1 Chipset Fan SYSFAN1 System Fan AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 Auxiliary Fan WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 29: ...o clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction User s Manual ...

Page 30: ...oard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB1 port USB PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB2 port AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 31: ...tension cable provided with the chassis To use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers back at pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 default setting Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 Audio Mic 2 Ground 3 Audio Mic Bias 4 VCC 5 Speaker Out Right Channel 6 Speaker Out Right Channel Return 7 X 8 NC 9 Speaker Out Left Channel 10 Speaker Out Left Channel Return 11 Groun...

Page 32: ...tion will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel SPK Pin 15 17 19 21 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of chassis front pane...

Page 33: ...1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 12V 8 12V 9 NC 10 GND User s Manual ...

Page 34: ...s These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 35: ...Hardware Setup 2 13 9 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card User s Manual ...

Page 36: ... Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 4X 8X mode Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards ATTENTION This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP cards Use only 1 5V or 0 8V AGP cards AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 37: ... one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of FDC1 connector 2 Install the other end s of ribbon cable into the disk drive connector s The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be also aligned with pin 1 of disk drive connector The endmost connector should be attached to the drive designated as Drive A User s Manual ...

Page 38: ...on cable to the connectors on hard drives If you want to connect two hard drives together through one IDE channel you must configure the second drive to Slave mode after the first Master drive Please refer to the drives documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE2...

Page 39: ... For more information on how to configure the function mode for SATA1 and SATA2 please refer to the item Serial ATA 1 Mode and Serial ATA 2 Mode in the BIOS menu of OnChip IDE Device NOTE The Serial ATA controller only supports Ultra DMA ATA100 or higher hard drive Do not use hard drives under this specification or it won t work User s Manual ...

Page 40: ...e memory presence test is an important checkpoint and its POST Code is C1 When the BIOS execute any POST item it will write the corresponding POST Code into the address 80h If the POST passes the BIOS will process the next POST item and write the next POST Code into the address 80h If the POST fails we can check the POST Code in address 80h to find out where the problem lies This LED device also d...

Page 41: ...p 2 19 15 Status Indicator D13 VCC Power on Indicator This LED lights up when the system power is on D14 5VSB 5VSB LED Indicator This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source User s Manual ...

Page 42: ...vices AUDIO1 R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 5 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 5 1 channel audio system AUDIO2 Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources F L F R Front Left Front Right Connects to the front l...

Page 43: ...e memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing Del key the main menu screen appea...

Page 44: ...ne option to enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs may cause abnormal memory module functioning system hangs hard disk drive data lose abnormal functioning of the VGA card or abnormal functioning with other add on c...

Page 45: ...wer Supply This option allows you to switch between CPU default and user defined voltages Leave this setting to default unless the current CPU type and voltage setting cannot be detected or is not correct The option User Define enables you to select the Core Voltage manually CPU Core Voltage This item selects the CPU core voltage ATTENTION A wrong voltage setting may cause the system unstable or e...

Page 46: ...me hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master Click Enter key to enter its submenu NOTE Item IDE Channel 3 Master and IDE Channel 4 Master appears only when the item OnChip Serial ATA in the OnChip IDE Device menu is set as Enhanced Mode...

Page 47: ...apacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders Head This item configures the numbers of read write heads Precomp This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This item displays the number of cylinders specified as t...

Page 48: ...s except a diskette error All But Disk Key The system boot will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error Base Memory This item displays the amount of base memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 640K for system with 640K or more memory size installed on the motherboard Extended Memory This item displays the amount of extended memory detected during s...

Page 49: ...ubmenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items Bootable Add in Device This item allows you to select the add in device among the PCI Slot Device and OnChip SATA channels to serve as the bootable device listed in the item Hard Disk Bo...

Page 50: ...you can start up the system But by doing this you will have to reset all previously set options MPS Version Ctrl For OS This item specifies which version of MPS Multi Processor Specification this motherboard will use Leave this item to its default setting Report No FDD For OS When set to Yes this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive Leave this item to its de...

Page 51: ...DRAM parameters DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command DRAM RAS Precharge This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the system BIOS enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to video BIOS addressed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache c...

Page 52: ... your system Make sure your graphics card supports the mode you select Game Accelerator This item selects the mode for Game Accelerator among the options of Auto Turbo Street Racer and F1 NOTE The option Street Racer and F1 mode will stress the DDR memory critically not every kind of DDR memories could be stable with these two options Turbo mode is okay for most of DDR memories Refresh Cycle Time ...

Page 53: ...troller This item allows you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller OnChip IDE 2 Controller The description is same as the OnChip IDE 1 Controller OnChip Serial ATA Mode This item determines the mode for on chip Serial ATA IDE The on chip Serial ATA served as IDE Mode RAID The on chip Serial ATA served as R...

Page 54: ... Serial ATA This item determines the function for on chip Serial ATA Disabled Disable the Serial ATA controller Auto Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arranged by BIOS automatically Combined Mode Parallel ATA and Serial ATA are combined together Supports up to 4 IDE drives Enhanced Mode Enable both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA Supports up to 6 IDE drives SATA Only The SATA is operating in lega...

Page 55: ... Master OnChip IDE 1 and IDE 2 controller enabled IDE 1 Master IDE 1 Slave SATA1 serves as IDE 1 Master SATA2 serves as IDE 1 Slave OnChip IDE 1 controller disabled IDE 1 Slave IDE 1 Master SATA1 serves as IDE 1 Slave SATA2 serves as IDE 1 Master OnChip IDE 1 controller disabled IDE 2 Master IDE 2 Slave SATA1 serves as IDE 2 Master SATA2 serves as IDE 2 Slave OnChip IDE 2 controller disabled Combi...

Page 56: ...controller USB Keyboard Support Via This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB keyboard in DOS environment or OS in OS environment USB Mouse Support Via This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB mouse in DOS environment or OS in OS environment OnChip Audio Controller Enabled Enables the onchip audio controller Disabled Disables the onchip audio controller when using PCI sound card A...

Page 57: ...is option prevents the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable 378 IRQ7 This option allows the parallel port to use 378 IRQ7 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting 278 IRQ5 This option allows the parallel port to use ...

Page 58: ...annel of the parallel port Onboard PCI Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu IEEE 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Onboard LAN Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly Enhance Performance Th...

Page 59: ... Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm and then press Enter Hot KEY Use any of the function keys between F1 to F12 to power on the system Mouse Left Double click the mouse left button to power on the system Mouse Right Double click the mouse right button to power on the system Any KEY Use any keyboard keys to power on the system But...

Page 60: ...o the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns Power Button Function This item selects the method of powering off your system Delay 4 Sec Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will...

Page 61: ...priority to the incoming calls or network instead Date of Month Alarm 0 This option power on the system everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm item 1 31 This option selects a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the date set and the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm item Time hh mm ss Alarm This item sets the time you would like the system...

Page 62: ...hoose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu IRQ Resources Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI VGA AI7 ...

Page 63: ... signals from the ICH chipset INT means PCI slot IRQ signals and devices please refer to the table below Signals AGP LAN PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 IEEE 1394 SATA PIRQ_0 Assignment INT A INT D PIRQ_1 Assignment INT B INT A INT A PIRQ_2 Assignment INT A INT B PIRQ_3 Assignment INT C INT A PIRQ_4 Assignment INT A INT D INT C INT B PIRQ_5 Assignment INT B INT A INT D INT C PIRQ_6 Assignment INT C ...

Page 64: ...PU shutdown temperature must be set above the CPU alarm temperature CPU Alarm Temperature This item selects the CPU s warning temperature limit Once the system has detected that the CPU s temperature exceeded the limit warning beeps will sound NOTE The CPU alarm temperature must be set below the CPU shutdown temperature CPU Temperature SYS Temperature PWM Temperature These items display the temper...

Page 65: ...ey to enter its submenu CPU NB SYS AUX1 AUX2 FAN Speed These items display the speed of the fans connected to CPU NB SYS AUX1 and AUX2 FAN headers CPU FAN Failed Shutdown When set to Enabled the system will be shut down if the fan connected to CPUFAN header is failed NOTE Only the fans with 3 pin plugs provide the speed monitoring function User s Manual ...

Page 66: ...nd low voltage limit that you want to provide the fan with NOTE The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit NB FanEQ Control When set to Enabled this item allows you to control the NB fan speed by its setting combination of temperature and voltage high low limit System Temperature This item displays the system temperature FanEQ Control Temp High Low This item sets the high and l...

Page 67: ...ads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself 3 12 Save Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu 3 13 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any change User s Manual ...

Page 68: ...3 26 Chapter 3 3 26 Chapter 3 AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 69: ... OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Intel Chipset Software Utility The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2...

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Page 71: ...on program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Intel Application Accelerator RAID The following screen appears NOTE This Intel Application Accelerator RAID program edition is available for Windows 2000 XP only To install this program you have t...

Page 72: ...o enter the main menu of RAID Configuration Utility To select the option in this menu you may Press up down arrow to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify Press Enter to confirm the selection Press Esc to return to previous menu NOTE If you want to create a RAID 0 striping array all the data stored in the hard disks will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before starting...

Page 73: ...array NOTE It is highly recommended to attach hard disks with the same model in reaching the RAID performance Delete RAID Volume This item allows you to remove a RAID Array Press up down arrow to select the RAID array you want to delete Press Del to delete the volume Press Esc to return to previous menu NOTE After you have made and confirmed this selection all the data stored in the hard disk will...

Page 74: ...B 4 Appendix B Exit This item allows you to exit the Intel Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Type Y if you want to exit AI7 AI7 G ...

Page 75: ...t double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Audio Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup 3 After the system restarted a shortcut icon appears at the right corner of Windows task b...

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Page 77: ...screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click LAN Driver The following screen appears Click Next 1 Click Finish to complete setup 2 User s Manual...

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Page 79: ...t service pack first from Microsoft s web site To install the USB 2 0 driver for Windows 9x and ME please insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu The following screen appears Click USB 2 0 Driver and then follow the on screen instruc...

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Page 81: ...ABIT µGuru family currently includes six categories 1 ABIT EQ 2 ABIT FanEQ 3 ABIT OC Guru 4 ABIT FlashMenu 5 ABIT AudioEQ 6 ABIT BlackBox To install the ABIT µGuru utility please insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu The following ...

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Page 83: ...terface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed by a port interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 0E Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker 10 Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD DMI support 12 Use walking 1 s algorit...

Page 84: ...et according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 2B Invoke Video BIOS 2D 1 Initialize double byte language font Optional 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed full screen logo 33 Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e g Winbond 977 series Super I O chips See also POST 63 35 Test DMA Channel 0 37 Test DMA Channel 1 39 Test D...

Page 85: ...ard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6F 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 75 Detect install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 76 Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 77 Detect serial ports parallel ports 7A Detect install co processor 7C Init HDD write protect 7F Switch bac...

Page 86: ... Enable L2 cache 2 Program Daylight Saving 3 Program boot up speed 4 Chipset final initialization 5 Power management final initialization 6 Clear screen display summary table 7 Program K6 write allocation 8 Program P6 class write combining 95 Update keyboard LED typematic rate 96 1 Build MP table 2 Build update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIR...

Page 87: ...oltage ready 8C 3VDUAL voltage ready 8D VDDA 2 5V voltage ready 8D GMCHVTT voltage ready 8E Check CPU fan speed 8F Assert all power ready 90 Complete uGuru initial process AWARD BIOS take over booting job Power Off Sequence 91 Start power off sequence 92 De Assert all power 93 Se Assert power on 94 De Assert LDT Bus power 95 De Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 96 De Assert CPU core voltage 97 Check...

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Page 89: ...est the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought from or go through an RMA process Step 1 Switch off the power supply unit and then switch it on again after one minute If there is no power switch on the power supply unit disconnect it...

Page 90: ...ry to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note the information related to both cards in the add on Card space provided and don t forget to indicate the motherboard model version BIOS iden...

Page 91: ...xample In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses IDE1 or IDE2 and check in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is IDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in ...

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Page 93: ...ts have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To expedite service we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before contacting us With your help we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the greatest number of ABIT ...

Page 94: ...tegrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support team for...

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Page 96: ...rted to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to reply directly But your questions may be posted to the Internet news group in order that a larger number of users can have the benefit of the information Please check the news group from time to time 9 The information listed b...

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