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Introduction

1. Introduction

1.1 Features & Specifications

CPU

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Support Intel

Core 2 Duo, Pentium

4, & Pentium

D processor with

1066/800/533MHz FSB

Chipset

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Intel P965 / ICH8R

(AB9 Pro)

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Intel P965 / ICH8

(AB9)

Memory

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4x 240-pin DIMM slots

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Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 Un-buffered Non-ECC memory

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Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB

LAN

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Onboard dual PCI-E Gigabit LAN controllers support 10/100/1000M Ethernet

(AB9

Pro)

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Onboard PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet

(AB9)

IEEE 1394

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Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394 at 400Mb/s transfer rate

Audio

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Onboard 7.1 CH HD Audio CODEC

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Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out

Expansion Slots

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1x PCI-E X16 slot

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2x PCI-E X1 slots

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2x PCI slots

Internal I/O Connectors

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1x Floppy port

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1x ATA 100/66/33 IDE connector

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9x SATA connectors

(AB9 Pro)

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6x SATA connectors

(AB9)

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3x USB 2.0 headers

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2x IEEE1394 headers

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1x FP-Audio header

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1x CD-In connector

AB9 Pro, AB9

1-1

Summary of Contents for AB9 Pro

Page 1: ...o read the user s manual of PDF format readable by Adobe Reader place the Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive in your system The auto run screen will appear click the Manual tab to enter its submenu If not browse the root directory of the CD ROM via the File Manager and double click the AUTORUN file LGA775 ATX Motherboard Intel 965 ICH8R AB9 Pro 1066MHz FSB Dual DDR2 800 Dual GbE LAN AB9 Pro I...

Page 2: ...t indirect special incidental 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 res...

Page 3: ... FAN Power Connectors 2 8 2 5 Installing Hardware 2 9 2 5 1 CPU Socket 775 2 9 2 5 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 2 12 2 6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2 14 2 6 1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 14 2 6 2 Serial ATA Connectors 2 15 2 6 3 Additional USB 2 0 Port Headers 2 16 2 6 4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header 2 16 2 6 5 Internal Audio Connectors 2 17 2 6 6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 17 2 ...

Page 4: ... Matrix Storage Technology Driver 4 3 4 3 Realtek Audio Driver 4 4 4 4 Realtek LAN Driver 4 5 4 5 Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver 4 6 4 6 JMicron SATA Driver 4 7 4 7 USB 2 0 Driver 4 8 4 8 ABIT µGuru Utility 4 8 4 9 Intel SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker 4 9 4 10 Sil3132 SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker 4 10 4 11 JMicron SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker 4 11 5 Appendix 5 1 5 1 POST Code Definitions 5 1 5 1 1 AWAR...

Page 5: ...abit LAN controllers support 10 100 1000M Ethernet AB9 Pro Onboard PCI E Gigabit LAN controller supports 10 100 1000M Ethernet AB9 IEEE 1394 Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394 at 400Mb s transfer rate Audio Onboard 7 1 CH HD Audio CODEC Supports auto jack sensing and optical S PDIF In Out Expansion Slots 1x PCI E X16 slot 2x PCI E X1 slots 2x PCI slots Internal I O Connectors 1x Floppy port 1x ATA 100 66 ...

Page 6: ...l ATA 6x SATA 3Gb s offered by Intel ICH8R supports Intel Matrix Storage Tech AHCI RAID 0 1 5 10 AB9 Pro 4x SATA 3Gb s offered by Intel ICH8 AB9 2x SATA 3Gb s offered by JMicron JMB363 supports up to 0 1 JBOD RAID function 2x SATA 3Gb s offered by Silicon Image 3132 AB9 Pro ABIT Engineered ABIT SoftMenu Technology ABIT uGuru Technology ABIT Silent OTES Technology RoHS Compliancy 100 Lead free proc...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 2 Motherboard Layout 1 2 1 AB9 Pro AB9 Pro AB9 1 3 ...

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Page 9: ... for I O shield located at the rear panel Make sure the I O shield of the chassis matches the I O port configuration of this motherboard You can find an I O shield specifically designed for this motherboard in its package 2 2 Installing Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time prevent the system fro...

Page 10: ...them tightened Face the chassis s rear panel To prevent shorting the PCB circuit please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting holes on the motherboard to align with 2 3 Checking Jumper Settings For a 2 pin jumper plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE SHORT Remove the jumper cap or plug it on either pin reserved for...

Page 11: ...the CMOS memory and have it reconfigured to the default values stored in BIOS Pins 1 and 2 shorted Default Normal operation Pins 2 and 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory To clear the CMOS memory and load in the default values 1 Power off the system 2 Set pin 2 and pin 3 shorted by the jumper cap Wait for a few seconds Set the jumper cap back to its default settings pin 1 and pin 2 shorted 3 Power on the ...

Page 12: ... backup battery 1 Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source 2 Remove the exhausted battery 3 Insert a new CR2032 or equivalent battery Pay attention to its polarity The side is its positive polarity 4 Connect AC power source and power on the system 5 Enter the BIOS setup menu Reconfigure the setup parameters if necessary CAUTION Danger of explosion may arise if the battery is incorr...

Page 13: ... the wake up function 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 ...

Page 14: ...ables can both be connected to this 24 pin connector Connect from pin 1 for either type However a 20 pin power supply may cause the system unstable or even unbootable for the sake of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W or higher is recommended ATX 12V 4 Pin Power Connector This connector supplies power to CPU The system will not start without connecting power to this one Auxiliary 12V...

Page 15: ...rs A wrong orientation 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 SPKR Pin 13 15 17 19 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of...

Page 16: ...ling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector NBFAN1 Chipset Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1 3 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors 2 8 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 17: ...the cap when the CPU is not in use 2 5 1 CPU Socket 775 1 Place the board so as to let the lever hook of the socket is on your left side Use your left thumb and forefinger to hold the lever hook pull it away from the retention tab Rotate the lever to fully open position 2 Use your right thumb on the bottom right side of the load plate and lift it up to fully open position 3 Use your right thumb an...

Page 18: ...ad plate and use your right thumb to peel the cap off The cap plays an important role in protecting contact pins In order to prevent bent pin PUT ON the cap after operation or testing 6 Lower the plate onto the CPU package Engage the load lever while gently pressing down the load plate 7 Secure the lever with the hook under retention tab 2 10 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 19: ...tach the four pin power plug from the heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU FAN connector The installation procedures vary with different types of CPU fan and heatsink assembly The one shown here is served for demo only For detailed information on how to install the one you bought refer to its installation guidelines A higher fan speed will be helpful for better airflow and heat dissipation Neverth...

Page 20: ...esource allocation the system may detect less than 4GB of system memory in the installation of four 1GB DDR2 memory modules Usually there is no hardware or BIOS setup required after adding or removing memory modules but you will have to clear the CMOS memory first if any memory module related problem occurs There are several methods of different DDR2 configurations depending on how the DIMMs are p...

Page 21: ...256MB 512MB 256MB 10 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB To install system memory 1 Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules 2 Locate the DIMM slot on the board 3 Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully keep away from touching its connectors 4 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 5 Firmly press the module into the slots until th...

Page 22: ...r and 3 connector Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board the other two ends gray and black connector at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors of your hard drives Make sure to configure the Master and Slave relation before connecting two drives by one single ribbon cable The red line on t...

Page 23: ...AID 1 For model AB9 Pro SATA8 SATA9 Available for RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD configuration SATA7 eSATA1 Available for RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration For model AB9 Pro For more information on how to configure the function mode for SATA please refer to the item On Chip SATA in the BIOS menu of On Chip IDE Device To connect SATA device 1 Attach either end of the signal cable to the SATA connector on mothe...

Page 24: ... Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC Make sure the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment 2 6 4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header Each header supports 1x additional IEEE1394 port by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I O panel or the front mounted IEEE1394 port of your chassis Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 Ground...

Page 25: ...ion you must carefully check the pin assignment before connecting from the front panel module An incorrect connection may cause malfunction or even damage the motherboard Please do not connect the Ground cable or USB VCC cable from the front panel module to the Pin 4 AVCC of this header Pin Pin Assignment HD AUDIO Pin Pin Assignment AC 97 AUDIO 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4...

Page 26: ...ly configured to support HD Audio For AC 97 audio connection you may 1 Right click the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in system tray 2 Click Audio I O tab and then click Connector Settings 3 Click Disabled front panel jack detection and then click OK to confirm 2 18 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 27: ...AB9 Pro AB9 2 19 2 6 7 PCI and PCI Express X16 X1 Slots Install PCI Express X16 graphics card into slot PCIEXP1 Install PCI Express X1 cards into slots PCIE1 and or PCIE2 Install PCI cards into slots PCI1 and or PCI2 ...

Page 28: ...2 6 8 GURU Panel Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT s exclusive GURU Panel For more information please refer to the included GURU Panel Installation Guide 2 20 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 29: ...d by the BIOS in advance For example 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 ...

Page 30: ... work as a reminding device to display the power status of this motherboard with power source connected 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on 2 22 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 31: ...tside Thermal Exhaust System is a device specifically designed to silently cool the motherboard s North Bridge chipset Keep the area for outgoing heat wave open OPT IN1 This connector provides an S PDIF In connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices OPT OUT1 This connector provides an S PDIF Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices eSATA1 This connector...

Page 32: ...right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources Line Out Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 7 1 channel or regular 2 channel audio system Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone LAN1 Connects to Local Area Network LAN2 Connects to Local Area Network For model AB9 Pro USB1 USB2 Connects to USB devices suc...

Page 33: ...ssing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when these two methods fair should you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing Del key the main menu screen appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility uGuru Utility PnP PCI Configurations Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Password...

Page 34: ...ard Frequency This item displays the processor speed of the CPU installed on this motherboard CPU Operating Speed This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU You can also select the User Define option to enter the manual option User Define The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the wor...

Page 35: ...the external hardware reset strap assigned to MCH Memory Controller Hub DRAM Spec CPU DRAM This item determines the DRAM frequency Estimated New DRAM Clock This item displays an estimated DRAM speed PCI Express Clock This item selects the clock frequency for PCI Express slot Voltages Control This option allows you to switch between the default and user defined voltages Leave this setting at defaul...

Page 36: ...10 Save ESC Exit These items display the power cycle statistics for each element 3 1 2 ABIT EQ Click right arrow key to switch from OC Guru setup menu to ABIT EQ setup menu µGuru Utility v1 00C ABIT EQ ABIT EQ Beep Control Enabled Item Help Temperature Monitoring Press Enter Voltage Monitoring Press Enter Fan Speed Monitoring Press Enter FanEQ Control Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 ...

Page 37: ...he temperature of CPU System and Power Module Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function If the CPU System PWM s temperature exceeds the shutdown temperature limit the system will shutdown automatically Shutdown Temp This items sets the temperature that will shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheating Beep Enable Use Space key to enable warning be...

Page 38: ...2 00 V 14 40 V 9 60 V ATX 5V 5 00 V 6 00 V 4 00 V ATX 3 3V 3 30 V 3 95 V 2 65 V ATX 5VSB 5 00 V 6 00 V 4 00 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit All Voltages These items display the voltage of each element Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function If the voltage of corresponding element is higher lower than the high low limit the system will automatically shutdo...

Page 39: ...0 RPM Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit CPU NB SYS AUX1 3 FAN Speed These items display the speed of the fans connected to CPU NB SYS and AUX1 3 FAN headers Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function Once the system has detected that the fan speed is lower than the low limit value system will shutdown automatically Beep Enable Use Space key to enable warning bee...

Page 40: ...50 F Fan PWM Duty Cycle High 100 Fan PWM Duty Cycle Low 60 NB FanEQ Control Enabled Reference Temperature SYS Temperature Control Temperature High 40 C 104 F Control Temperature Low 30 C 86 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0 V DC Fan Voltage Low 8 0 V SYS FanEQ Control Enabled Reference Temperature SYS Temperature Control Temperature High 40 C 104 F Control Temperature Low 30 C 86 F DC Fan Voltage High 12...

Page 41: ...of high limit must be set above the one of low limit 2nd FanEQ Group Click Enter key to enter its submenu 2nd FanEQ Group µGuru Utility V1 00 ABIT EQ 2nd FanEQ Group AUX1 FanEQ Control Enabled Item Help Reference Temperature SYS Temperature Control Temperature High 40 C 104 F Control Temperature Low 30 C 86 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0 V DC Fan Voltage Low 8 0 V AUX2 FanEQ Control Disabled AUX3 FanE...

Page 42: ...and low temperature limit that you want to do the fan speed control DC Fan Voltage High Low These items set the high and low voltage limit that you want to provide the fan with The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit 3 10 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 43: ... Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1047552K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date mm dd yy This item sets the date you specify usually the current date in the format of Month Date and...

Page 44: ...en automatically IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave Extended IDE Drive When set to Auto the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using If you want to define your own drive by yourself set it to Manual and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the device s manufacturer to get the set...

Page 45: ...standard floppy drive Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot up All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non fatal error No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error detected All But Keyboard The system boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error All But Diskette The system boot will stop for all er...

Page 46: ...Ctrl For OS 1 4 Report No FDD for OS No Full Screen Logo Show Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Feature Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Item Help C1E Function Auto Execute Disable Bit Enabled Virtualiza...

Page 47: ...itch between multiple frequency and voltage points to optimize the power and performance balance of the processor and system based on demand Back to Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting priority By pressing Enter key you can enter its submenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This i...

Page 48: ...ots up Don t forget your password If you forget the password you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before 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 at its default settin...

Page 49: ...PD configures these four items by reading the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks CAS Latency Time This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available DRAM RAS to CAS Del...

Page 50: ...ove Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device IDE Bus Master Enabled Item Help SATA Mode IDE Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized...

Page 51: ...Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip PCI Device USB Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support via OS USB Mouse Support via OS OnChip Audio Controller Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB Controller This option en...

Page 52: ...oard 1394 Controller Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard LAN 1 Controller This option enables or disables the LAN1 controller Onboard LAN 2 Controller For model AB9 Pro This option enables or disables the LAN2 controller Invoke Boot Agent This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a ...

Page 53: ...of PCI Disabled Wake Up by Onboard LAN1 Disabled Wake Up by Onboard LAN2 Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled X Date of month Alarm 0 X Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY X KB Power ON Password Enter X Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Restore On AC Power Loss Power Off Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized De...

Page 54: ...ime you would like the Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm items However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the date and time set in these items the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network instead Date of Month Alarm 0 This option power on the system everyday according to the time se...

Page 55: ...l have to clear the CMOS and reset all parameters in order to utilize this function again Hot Key Power ON This item powers on the system by pressing Ctrl key plus one of each function key F1 F12 simultaneously Restore On AC Power Loss This item selects the system action after an AC power failure Power Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power remains off You must press t...

Page 56: ...lative items Maximum Payload Size 128 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu 3 24 AB9 P...

Page 57: ...e IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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...

Page 58: ...OS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 10 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself 3 11 Save Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu 3 12 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any changes 3 26 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 59: ... installation auto run screen appears If not browse the root directory of the CD ROM via the File Manager and double click the AUTORUN file Drivers Click to enter the driver installation menu Manual Click to enter the user s manual menu Utility Click to enter the utilities installation menu ABIT Utility Click to enter the installation menu of utilities exclusively developed by ABIT Browse CD Click...

Page 60: ...el chipset components in order to ensure all the features function properly To install this utility 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 2 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 61: ... RAID function in the BIOS setup menu The path to enable the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu is Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Select RAID To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Rest...

Page 62: ...ition Audio Codec To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Audio Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 4 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 63: ...board PCIE Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Controller To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the LAN Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 64: ...on is necessary for connectors SATA7 and eSATA1 To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Sil3132 SATA Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 6 AB9 Pro AB9 ...

Page 65: ...llation is necessary for the devices connected through connectors SATA8 SATA9 and IDE1 To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the JMicron SATA Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 66: ...lect system performance of your system while playing games listening music browsing Internet or office applications in full screen with no need to stop or close the running application To install this utility 1 Click on the ABIT Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the ABIT Guru item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restar...

Page 67: ...river disk into floppy disk drive when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 4 Press F6 key and then follow the screen instruction to complete the installation To create a driver disk 1 Click on the Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker item The installation screen appears Insert one blank floppy disk to ...

Page 68: ...isk drive when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 4 Press F6 key and then follow the screen instruction to complete the installation To create a driver disk 1 Click on the Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Sil3132 SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker 32bit item The installation screen appears Insert one blank floppy disk to the selected flo...

Page 69: ... to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 4 Press F6 key and then follow the screen instruction to complete the installation This procedure is particularly necessary when you want to install operating system from a CD ROM drive connected through connectors SATA8 SATA9 or IDE1 To create a driver disk 1 Click on the Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the JMicron SATA RAID Driver...

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Page 71: ...nt 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 algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 14 Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default v...

Page 72: ...t mask bits for channel 2 43 Test 8259 functionality 47 Initialize EISA slot 49 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4E 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller on...

Page 73: ...ok 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83 Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84 Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85 1 USB final Initialization 2 Switch screen back to text mode 87 NET PC Build SYSID Structure 89 1 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 2 Set up ACPI table at top of the memory 8B 1 Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2 Invoke all PCI ...

Page 74: ... C 3VDUAL voltage ready 8 D VDDA 2 5V voltage ready 8 D GMCHVTT voltage ready 8 E Check CPU fan speed 8 F Assert all power ready 9 0 Complete µGuru initial process AWARD BIOS take over booting job Power Off Sequence 9 1 Start power off sequence 9 2 De Assert all power 9 3 De Assert power on 9 4 De Assert LDT Bus power 9 5 De Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 9 6 De Assert CPU core voltage 9 7 Check ...

Page 75: ...thods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then making the motherboard work again There is no need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought it 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 its power cord for one minute and...

Page 76: ...cognized properly if the display resolution mixed or if a certain program cannot be executed etc you may Upgrade the motherboard s latest BIOS version Upgrade the add on device s latest driver version Check if there is any conflict in the Control Panel System Properties Q How to fill in the Technical Support Form A To fill in this Technical Support Form please refer to the following instructions R...

Page 77: ...and and specifications of your optical drives and quantity Specify if it was inserted on IDE Master or Slave or SATA ports Other devices Indicate which add on cards or USB devices that you absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot identify the problem s origin indicate all the add on cards or USB devices inserted on your system Example AHA 29160 on PCI 2 Sandisk Cruzer mini 256MB US...

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