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BIOS Setup 

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FSB Spread Spectrum: 

Three options are available: Disabled 

 0.50% 

 1.00%. The default setting is 

0.50%

AGP Spread Spectrum: 

Two options are available: Disabled 

 0.50%. The default setting is 

0.50%

AGP Aperture Size: 

This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device. The aperture is a 
portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. 

AGP Data Transfer Rate: 

This item selects the data transfer rate of AGP device. A higher rate delivers faster and better graphics to 
your system. Make sure your graphics card supports the mode you select. 

AGP Fast Write Capability: 

Two options are available: Disabled 

 Enabled. The default setting is 

Enabled

. If your AGP adapter can 

support this function, then you can choose 

Enabled

. Otherwise, choose 

Disabled

CPU Thermal-Throttling: 

Eight options are available: Disabled 

 87.5% 

 75.0% 

 62.5% 

 50.0%

 37.5% 

 25.0%

 

12.5%. The default setting is 

50.0%

System BIOS Cacheable: 

Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is 

Enabled

. When you select 

Enabled

you get faster system BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache. 

Video RAM Cacheable: 

Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is 

Enabled

. When you select 

Enable

you get faster video RAM executing speed via the L2 cache. You must check your VGA adapter manual 
to find out if any compatibility problems will occur. 

 

 

User’s Manual 

Summary of Contents for AN7

Page 1: ...AN7 Socket 462 System Board User s Manual 4200 0390 02 Rev 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...dental 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 m...

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

Page 4: ... 3 8 PC Health Status 3 20 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 23 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults 3 23 3 11 Set Password 3 23 3 12 Save Exit Setup 3 23 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 23 Appendix A Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver A 1 Appendix B Install Serial ATA RAID Driver B 1 Appendix C Install ABIT µGuru Driver C 1 Appendix D POST Code Definition D 1 Appendix E Troubleshooting Need Assistance E 1 Appen...

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Page 6: ...專為 Socket A 設計的散熱套 件及散熱片 請參考這裡所表示的圖來安裝 CPU 中央處理器和 散熱器 僅供參考 您的散熱器與風扇組合可 能不見得與這一個完全相同 1 請找出這塊主機板的 Socket 462 位置 將 CPU 插座桿拉出至插座旁 然後將插座桿以 90 度 角向上拉 2 將 CPU 的缺角對準 CPU 插座的缺角 CPU 插腳的一端向下置 CPU 插座 因為只能朝著 一個固定的方向插入 CPU 如果遇到阻礙 時 切勿勉強用力 最後壓住 CPU 拴上插 座桿 3 請將散熱器底面的自黏膠模移除 散熱器底 部凹角一端面向 CPU 插座標示 Socket 462 的一方 散熱器面向下蓋住 CPU 直到完全 蓋住 CPU 為止 4 先將固定夾具短的一邊壓下扣住 CPU 插座底 端的中間鎖扣 5 再以螺絲起子插入固定夾具長的一邊的凹 槽 壓下扣住 CPU 插座底端的中間鎖扣 現 在...

Page 7: ...插入 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...

Page 8: ...ットをお求めください ここに示した図を参照して CPU とヒートシンクを 取り付けます この図は参照専用です お使いのヒー トシンクとファンアセンブリはこの図と異なってい ることがあります 1 このマザーボードの Socket 462 を探します CPU のリリースレバーを横に引っ張って掛け金を外 し 上まで引き上げます 2 CPU のノッチを CPU のソケットのノッチに合わ せます そのピンの横側を下にして CPU のソケ ットに差し込みます CPU に差し込むときに無理 な力を入れないでください ピンは一方向にだけ フィットするようになっています CPU のリリー スレバーを閉じます 3 ヒートシンクのプラスチックフィルム接着剤を はがします ヒートシンクの段のある部分が Socket 462 の文字のある側を向いていることを 確認してください ヒートシンクの面を下にして プロセッサ...

Page 9: ...さい 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...

Page 10: ...ech Lüftergefüge könnten sich von dieser Abbildung unterscheiden 1 Finden Sie Sockel 462 auf diesem Motherboard Ziehen Sie den CPU Haltehebel zur Seite um ihn zu entriegeln und ziehen ihn dann ganz hoch 2 Richten Sie die CPU Kerbe mit der Sockelkerbe der CPU aus Stecken Sie den Prozessor mit den Pins nach unten in den CPU Sockel Wenden Sie keine Gewalt beim Einsetzend der CPU an sie paßt nur in ei...

Page 11: ... an 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 Ha...

Page 12: ... et de votre ventilateur peut ne pas être tout à fait identique à celui ci 1 Repérez le support Socket 462 situé sur cette carte mère Tirez le levier de maintien du processeur vers l extérieur pour le libérer puis soulevez le complètement vers le haut 2 Alignez l encoche du processeur avec celle du support pour processeur Installez le processeur avec sa broche faisant face au support pour processe...

Page 13: ...ndommager 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 co...

Page 14: ...нок здесь 1 Найтите на этой плате гнездо Socket 462 Вытяните рычаг гнезда процессора в сторону от гнезда затем поднимите его 2 Расположите зарубку процессора и зарубку гнезда для процессора по одной линии Положите процессор со стороной контактов в гнездо процессора Устанавливая процессор не прикладывайте чрезмерных усилий Его установка возможна только в одном положении Опустите рычаг гнезда процес...

Page 15: ...ащите 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...

Page 16: ...lla scheda madre Tirare lateralmente la leva di sblocco della CPU e sollevare la CPU completamente 2 Allineare la tacca della CPU con quella del socket CPU Appoggiare il processore con il lato di connessione verso il basso nel socket senza forzare La CPU può essere montata in una sola direzione Chiudere la leva di sblocco della CPU 3 Staccare la pellicola adesiva dal termodispersore the plastic fi...

Page 17: ...le schede 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 ...

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Page 19: ...ABIT µGuruTM Technology ABIT SoftMenuTM Technology ABIT FanEQTM Technology ABIT MaxFIDTM Technology 5 SATA 150 RAID Onboard Silicon Image Sil 3112A SATA PCI Controller Supports 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function 0 1 6 Audio Onboard Realtek ALC658 6 Channel AC 97 CODEC Professional digital audio interface supports S PDIF Input Output NVIDIA SoundStormTM Technolog...

Page 20: ...IF In connector 1x S PDIF Out connector AUDIO2 connector Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer AUDIO1 connector Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB 1x IEEE 1394a Connector 2x USB 1x RJ 45 LAN Connector 11 Miscellaneous ATX form factor Hardware Monitoring Including Fan speed Voltages CPU and System temperature Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without no...

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

Page 22: ...1 4 Chapter 1 AN7 ...

Page 23: ... the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the board into position aligned with slots After the board has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the chassis back on ATTENTION To prevent shorting the PCB circuit please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are wit...

Page 24: ... force to insert CPU it only fit in one direction Close the CPU release lever 3 Remove the plastic film adhesive on the heatsink Make sure the stepped portion of the heatsink is facing toward the end of the socket that reads Socket 462 Put the heatsink faces down onto the processor until it covers the processor completely 4 Push down the short end of the retaining clip first to lock up with the ce...

Page 25: ...d before installing or removing memory modules 1 Locate the DIMM slot on the board 2 Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully keep away of touching its connectors 3 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 4 Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with ex...

Page 26: ...hapter 1 for all the position of connectors and headers 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 This mo...

Page 27: ...nectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan NBFAN1 Chipset Fan SYSFAN1 System Fan FAN4 FAN5 Auxiliary Fan WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors User s Manual ...

Page 28: ...p to 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 AN7 ...

Page 29: ...oard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USBPWR1 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 USBPWR2 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 User s Manual ...

Page 30: ...tation 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 pa...

Page 31: ...ader This header provides 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 User s Manual ...

Page 32: ...l IEEE1394 Port Header This header provides 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 AN7 ...

Page 33: ...xtension 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 Grou...

Page 34: ...2 12 Chapter 2 9 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card AN7 ...

Page 35: ...rt Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 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 User s Manual ...

Page 36: ...all 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 AN7 ...

Page 37: ...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 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 38: ...e connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable To enable the SATA1 and SATA2 controller the item Serial ATA Controller must be kept enabled default setting in the BIOS menu of Onboard PCI Device AN7 ...

Page 39: ...Hardware Setup 2 17 14 Status Indicators LED1 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source LED2 VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on User s Manual ...

Page 40: ... specific implementation of an I2 C bus I2 C is a multi master bus which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority AN7 ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ... devices AUDIO2 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 AUDIO1 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 fron...

Page 43: ...ssis 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 appears NOTE In order to increase system stability and performance our engineering staffs are constantly improving the BIOS menu The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only may not completely matc...

Page 44: ...wing message will appear to assist you in creating a name for the profile Enter Profile Name Type the profile name and press Enter The new BIOS settings now are saved to the selected profile NOTE You may save up to five profiles to BIOS F7 Press F7 button in the main menu a dialog box with five numbers 1 5 will appear on the screen Select the profile you want and press Enter Then you will get a co...

Page 45: ...tances 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 cards Using non specification settings for your CPU is not the intention of this explanation These should be used for engineering te...

Page 46: ... default and user defined voltages Leave this setting to default unless the current voltage setting cannot be detected or is not correct The option User Define enables you to select the following voltages manually CPU Core Voltage This item selects the CPU core voltage DDR SDRAM Voltage This item selects the voltage for DRAM slot NB Core Voltage This item selects the NB core voltage AGP Voltage Th...

Page 47: ...he current date in the format of Month Date and Year Time hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave Click Enter key to enter its submenu IDE HDD Auto Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing Enter key The parameters will be shown on th...

Page 48: ...f 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 the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This item configures the numbe...

Page 49: ...e 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 errors 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 ...

Page 50: ... to Enabled this item speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after powering on the system The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device items respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to ...

Page 51: ...eviously set options APIC Mode Leave this item to its default setting MPS Version Ctrl For OS This item specifies which version of MPS Multi Processor Specification this motherboard will use The options are 1 1 and 1 4 The default setting is 1 4 If you use an older OS for dual processor executing please set this option to 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that i...

Page 52: ...will read the DRAM module SPD data and automatically set to the values stored in it Row active delay Fifteen options are available from 1 to 15 This option specifies the row active time This is the minimum number of cycles between an activate command and a precharge command to the same bank RAS to CAS delay Seven options are available from 1 to 7 This item is to set SDR DDR SDRAM RAS to CAS delay ...

Page 53: ...u select AGP Fast Write Capability Two options are available Disabled Enabled The default setting is Enabled If your AGP adapter can support this function then you can choose Enabled Otherwise choose Disabled CPU Thermal Throttling Eight options are available Disabled 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 12 5 The default setting is 50 0 System BIOS Cacheable Two options are available Disabled or Enabled ...

Page 54: ...oller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task rather than having the BIOS issue a series of commands to affect a transfer to or from the disk drive Auto The BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your disk drive Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your disk drive s timing Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors Mas...

Page 55: ...es or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu OnChip PCI Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu USB Controller Three options are available Disabled V1 1 V2 0 V1 1 The default setting is V1 1 V2 0 If you choose to disable this item the USB Keyboard Support and USB Mouse Support items will not be able to select in Integrated ...

Page 56: ...bmenu Serial ATA Controller This option enables or disables the onboard Silicon Image SIL3112A SATA controller Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects to initialize AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI AGP When the system boots it will first initialize AGP EXT P2P s Discard Time This item allo...

Page 57: ...Q7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Default setting is 378 IRQ7 Parallel1 Port Mode Four options are available SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP The default setting is ECP EPP mode EPP Mode Select Two options are available EPP1 7 EPP1 9 The default setting is EPP 1 9 When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is EPP the two EPP version options are available ECP Mode Use DMA Two options are available 1 3 The default set...

Page 58: ...button Wakeup by PME of PCI Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting from PCI card PME will awaken a system that has powered down Wakeup by Ring Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting from Modem Ring will awaken a system that has powered down W...

Page 59: ...lems If the specs of your keyboard are too old it may fail to power on KB Power On Password When you perss the Enter key then you can enter the password you want When set be done you need to saving and leave the BIOS setting menu to reboot your computer system Next time when you shutdown your computer you can t use the power button to turn on the computer power anymore You need to press the passwo...

Page 60: ...ion data But the next time you boot up this option will automatically be set as Disabled 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 IRQ Resources Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrup...

Page 61: ... from 0 to 255 are available with the default setting at 32 This item can let you set the PCI latency clock delay time Which means you can set how many clocks you want it delay INT Pin 1 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment This item specifies the IRQ number manually or automatically for the devices installed on PCI slots For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the south ...

Page 62: ...event system overheats NOTE The CPU shutdown temperature limit must be higher than the CPU alarm temperature limit 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 CPU Temperature System Temperature PWM Temperature These items display the temperature of CPU System and Powe...

Page 63: ...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 64: ... and low voltage limit that you want to provide the fan with NOTE The value of high limit must be higher than the value 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 FanEQ Control Temp High Low This item sets the high and low temperature limit that you want to do the fan speed ...

Page 65: ...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 ...

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Page 67: ...BIOS Setup 3 25 BIOS Setup 3 25 User s Manual User s Manual ...

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Page 69: ... those of other 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 nVidia nForce Chipset Driver The following screen appears 1...

Page 70: ...A 2 Appendix A AN7 ...

Page 71: ... 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 Serial ATA Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Continue Anyway Click Yes 3 Click Nex...

Page 72: ... to complete setup 8 Check Device Manager Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller is successfully installed 9 To run the SATARaid application click Start All Programs SATARaid 10 This is the SATALink configuration menu For more information on how to operate please refer to the Help menu AN7 ...

Page 73: ... disks will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before starting to create the RAID array If you want to create a RAID 1 mirroring array please make sure which hard disk is the source disk and which one is the destination disk If you make a mistake you may copy the blank data to the source disk which will result in both hard disks becoming blank Option 1 Create RAID set This item allow...

Page 74: ...en to the disk includes drive connection information Primary Channel Secondary Channel If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata specifically in reference to the drive connection information If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function ...

Page 75: ...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 driver 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 s...

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Page 77: ...e 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 values are MODBI...

Page 78: ...8259 interrupt 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 ...

Page 79: ...cover 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 ROMs ex...

Page 80: ...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...

Page 81: ...cover 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 its power cord for one minute and then connect it back Press and hold the I...

Page 82: ...d try 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 i...

Page 83: ...ple 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 the...

Page 84: ... Name 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 Memory ADD ON CARD Problem Description AN7 ...

Page 85: ...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 86: ... integrated 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 ...

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Page 88: ...eported 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 liste...

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