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AI7/AI7-G

Socket 478 System Board

User’s Manual

4200-0392-03

Rev. 1.01

Summary of Contents for AI7-G

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

Page 2: ...al 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 br...

Page 3: ...ctors 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 Por...

Page 4: ...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...

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

Page 6: ...2 Zero Insertion Force ZIF Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU CPU Pentium 4 Socket 478 1 Socket 478 Pentium 4 2 90 3 4 5 6 AI7 AI7 G...

Page 7: ...3 PCB 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM 5 DIMM DIMM DIMM SCSI AGP ATX12V ATX ATX12V BIOS BIOS User s Manual...

Page 8: ...4 CD CPU ZIF Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU CPU Pentium 4 Socket 478 1 478 ZIF Pentium 4 PCB 2 CPU 90 CPU CPU CPU CPU 3 CPU 4 4 5 6 AI7 AI7 G...

Page 9: ...5 RAM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 2 3 4 DIMM DIMM 5 DIMM 2 1 1 SCSI AGP ATX12V ATX12V BIOS BIOS Setup User s Manual...

Page 10: ...nstruiertes Geh use verwenden achten Sie bitte auf die Lage der Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter wenn sie schon im Geh use installiert sind Achten Sie darauf dass kein Kontakt zwischen Metallbolzen bzw...

Page 11: ...es pa t nur in eine Richtung hinein 5 Zum Ausbau der Module dr cken Sie die beiden Auswurflaschen auf dem Steckplatz nach au en zusammen und ziehen das Modul heraus Anschl sse Sockel Schalter und Ada...

Page 12: ...carte m re Serrez la Base du Module de R tention sur la carte Attention Si vous utilisez un ch ssis sp cialement con u pour Pentium 4 veuillez faire attention l emplacement des Clous en M tal ou des...

Page 13: ...ger les composants lectroniques de l ordinateur ou des cartes optionnelles Avant de commencer ces proc dures assurez vous de bien d charger toute l lectricit statique en touchant rapidement un objet m...

Page 14: ...10 ZIP Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Socket 478 1 478 ZIF Pentium 4 2 90 3 4 5 6 AI7 AI7 G...

Page 15: ...11 1 DIMM 2 3 4 5 DIMM SCSI AGP ATX12V ATX ATX12V BIOS BIOS Setup User s Manual...

Page 16: ...rnizioni metalliche o degli spaziatori nel caso in cui siano gi installati sul telaio Assicurarsi di non permettere alle guarnizioni metalliche od agli spaziatori di entrare in contatto con il cavo o...

Page 17: ...Prima di iniziare queste procedure assicurarsi di avere scaricato completamente l elettricit statica toccando brevemente un oggetto metallico con massa a terra Connettori collettori interruttori ed a...

Page 18: ...14 AI7 AI7 G...

Page 19: ...ual 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...

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...

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: ...e 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...

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 C...

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...

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 mo...

Page 27: ...aders 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...

Page 28: ...stem 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...

Page 29: ...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 Failin...

Page 30: ...ard 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 func...

Page 31: ...ension 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 Pi...

Page 32: ...ion 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...

Page 33: ...394 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...

Page 34: ...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 D...

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 card...

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 co...

Page 38: ...n 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 r...

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 AT...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...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...

Page 42: ...ices 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...

Page 43: ...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...

Page 44: ...e 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...

Page 45: ...er 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 corr...

Page 46: ...e 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...

Page 47: ...pacity 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 c...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...bmenu 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...

Page 50: ...ou 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 mothe...

Page 51: ...RAM 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 pre...

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 opti...

Page 53: ...roller 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 i...

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...

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 serve...

Page 56: ...ontroller 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 u...

Page 57: ...s 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 p...

Page 58: ...nnel 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 enabl...

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 syst...

Page 60: ...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 fail...

Page 61: ...riority 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 dat...

Page 62: ...oose 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...

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_...

Page 64: ...U 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 e...

Page 65: ...y 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...

Page 66: ...d 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 N...

Page 67: ...ds 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...

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 di...

Page 70: ...A 2 Appendix A A 2 Appendix A AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G...

Page 71: ...n 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 Clic...

Page 72: ...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 select...

Page 73: ...rray 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 selec...

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: ...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 s...

Page 76: ...C 2 Appendix C C 2 Appendix C AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G...

Page 77: ...creen 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 ent...

Page 78: ...D 2 Appendix D AI7 AI7 G...

Page 79: ...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 autom...

Page 80: ...E 2 Appendix E E 2 Appendix E AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G...

Page 81: ...BIT Guru 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 Guru utility please insert the Driver Utilit...

Page 82: ...F 2 Appendix F F 2 Appendix F AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G...

Page 83: ...erface 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...

Page 84: ...t 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...

Page 85: ...rd 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...

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 allocat...

Page 87: ...ltage 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...

Page 88: ...G 6 Appendix G G 6 Appendix G AI7 AI7 G AI7 AI7 G...

Page 89: ...st 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 whe...

Page 90: ...y 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...

Page 91: ...ample 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...

Page 92: ...e Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System...

Page 93: ...s 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...

Page 94: ...egrated 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 refe...

Page 95: ...osnia Serbia and Macedonia Asguard Computer Ges m b H Schmalbachstrasse 5 A 2201 Gerasdorf Wien Austria Tel 43 1 7346709 Fax 43 1 7346713 asguard asguard at Japan ABIT Computer Japan Co Ltd Fax 81 3 5...

Page 96: ...ted 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 que...

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