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Page 1: ...AN8 32X AMD Athlon 64 64FX 64x2 Dual Core System Board Socket 939 User s Manual 4310 0000 15 Rev 2 00 ...

Page 2: ...ntal 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 man...

Page 3: ... Additional USB Port Headers 2 11 6 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 2 11 7 Wake up Header 2 12 8 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 13 9 Serial ATA Connectors 2 14 10 GURU Clock Connection Header 2 14 11 PCI Express x1 Slots 2 15 12 PCI Express x16 Slot 2 15 13 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 16 14 Internal Audio Connectors 2 16 15 POST Code Display 2 17 16 Back Panel Connectors 2 18 Ch...

Page 4: ... Audio Driver B 1 Appendix C Install Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver C 1 Appendix D Install Silicon Image 3132 RAID Driver D 1 Appendix E Install Cool n Quiet Driver E 1 Appendix F Install USB 2 0 Driver F 1 Appendix G Install ABIT µGuru Utility G 1 Appendix H Generate Raid Floppy Disk H 1 Appendix I POST Code Definition I 1 Appendix J Troubleshooting Need Assistance J 1 Appendix K How to Get Techn...

Page 5: ...y Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB 4 NVIDIA SLI Technology Two PCI Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface 5 NV SATA 3Gb s RAID Supports 4 ports SATA 3Gb s RAID 0 1 0 1 5 Supports SATA AHCI providing native command queuing and native hot plug 6 2nd SATA RAID Serial ATA 3Gb s by Sil 3132 PCIE controller Supports SATA RAID 0 1 NCQ 7 Audio 7 1 channel Audio on Board ALC850 ...

Page 6: ...io header 1 x CD IN 11 Back Panel I O 1x PS 2 keyboard 1x PS 2 mouse 1x OPT IN1 connector 1x OPT OUT1 connector 1x AUDIO1 connector Surround Left Surround Right Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer 1x AUDIO2 connector Mic In Line In Line Out 4x USB 2 0 connector 1x RJ 45 LAN connector 1 x IEEE1394 port 12 Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305 x 245 mm Specifications and information contained herein a...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual ...

Page 8: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 AN8 32X AN8 32X ...

Page 9: ...le the best way to attach the board is to 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 them i...

Page 10: ...lean the heatsink surface and apply new thermal interface material first 1 Pull out the socket locking lever slightly then lift it up 2 Align the corner with triangle mark of the processor with the marking on the motherboard and then place the processor vertical down into the socket 3 Lower the locking lever to the fully locked position Apply thermal interface material 4 5 Place the heatsink and f...

Page 11: ...urn the cam lever to lock into the retention frame 8 Attach the four pin power plug from the heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU FAN connector For detailed information on how to install your heatsink and fan assembly please refer to the instruction manual that came packed with the heatsink and fan assembly you bought User s Manual ...

Page 12: ...00 DDR400 Double rank N A Empty N A DDR400 DDR400 Empty N A Single rank N A DDR333 DDR333 Empty N A Double rank N A DDR400 DDR400 Single rank N A Single rank N A DDR333 DDR400 Single rank N A Double rank N A DDR200 DDR400 Double rank N A Single rank N A DDR200 DDR400 64 bits Single Channel Double rank N A Double rank N A DDR200 DDR333 Single rank Single rank Empty Empty DDR400 DDR400 Double rank D...

Page 13: ...ng 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 extra force as the ...

Page 14: ...d PCIEXP2 slots SLI Mode To install two SLI ready graphics cards under SLI Mode you will need to Prepare two identical NVIDIA certified SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards the same model from the same manufacturer Make sure the graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver form NVIDIA website www nvidia com Make sure your power supply unit is sufficient to...

Page 15: ... used for supporting the SLI bridge connector and the two SLI graphics cards 6 Insert the SLI bracket into the bracket slot between the graphics cards Secure the SLI bracket and the graphics cards to the chassis with screws NOTE The OTES SLIpstream that packed in the package is optional Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide of the OTES SLIpstream if you wish to install it User s Manual ...

Page 16: ...herboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything 1 ATX Power Input Connectors This motherboard provides two power connectors to connect ATX12V power supplier NOTE This 24 pin power connector ATXPWR1 is compliant to the former 20 pin type Pay attention to the orientation when attaching the power cord Pin 11 12 23 and 24 should be left un connect...

Page 17: ...Fan Power Connector WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap 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 sy...

Page 18: ...ation will simply cause the LED to not light 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 p...

Page 19: ...tions 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 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 6 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 User s Manual ...

Page 20: ... 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 FP PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at FP USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at FP USB1 port FP PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at FP USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable ...

Page 21: ...e FDC1 port and the floppy connector Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 100 mode by one 40 pin 80 conductor 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 har...

Page 22: ...Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable 10 GURU Clock Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT s exclusive GURU Clock or GURU Panel AN8 32X ...

Page 23: ...up 2 15 11 PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I O architecture PCI Express x16 Slot 12 This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture User s Manual ...

Page 24: ...assis 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 14 Internal Audio Connectors These connect...

Page 25: ...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 26: ... L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 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 Line Out Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 7...

Page 27: ...et 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 appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility µGuru Utility PnP PCI Configurations Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Password Integr...

Page 28: ...iption of the function keys you may use here Esc Press this button to quit the BIOS Setup Press these buttons to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify F10 When you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters press this button to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu F6 Save current setting as a profile F7 Load previous saved profile AN8 32X ...

Page 29: ...erating 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 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 modu...

Page 30: ...ge 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 DDR Reference Voltage This Item selects the voltage for DDR memory reference Power Cycle Statistics Click Enter key to enter its submenu µGuru Utility V1 00 ...

Page 31: ...Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit ABIT EQ Beep Control This item allows you to enable or disable ABIT EQ Beep Control function Temperature Monitoring Click Enter key to enter its submenu µGuru Utility V1 00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Temperature Monitoring Reading Shutdown Enable Shutdown Temp Beep Enable Beep Temp CPU Temperature 52 C 125 F 85 185 F 75 C 167 F SYS Temperature 36 C 96 F 65 C 149 F 55 C 13...

Page 32: ...item selects the warning temperature limit NOTE The shutdown temperature must be set above the warning temperature Voltage Monitoring Click Enter key to enter its submenu µGuru Utility V1 00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Voltage Monitoring Reading Shutdown Enable Beep Enable High Limit Low Limit CPU Core Voltage 1 49 V 1 55 V 0 V DDR Voltage 2 63 V 3 10 V 2 10 V DDR VTT Voltage 1 32 V 1 55 V 1 05 V HyperTranspo...

Page 33: ...ading Shutdown Enable Beep Enable Low Limit CPU FAN Speed 2880 RPM 300 RPM NB FAN Speed 4980 RPM 300 RPM SYS FAN Speed N A 300 RPM AUX1 FAN Speed N A 300 RPM AUX2 FAN Speed N A 300 RPM Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 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 Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable syst...

Page 34: ...mperature Low 35 C 95 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0 V DC Fan Voltage Low 8 0 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit When set to Enabled these items control the CPU NB SYS AUX1 and AUX2 fan speed by the following setting combinations Reference Temperature This item selects the reference point for taking temperature among the available options of CPU SYS and PWM Temperature but there is only...

Page 35: ...None IDE Channel 6 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 1046520K 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...

Page 36: ...een automatically IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master IDE Channel 6 Master 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 instr...

Page 37: ...y 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 errors except a ...

Page 38: ...n 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 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 ...

Page 39: ...e Enter key and it will disable security Once security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup menu freely NOTE 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 Thi...

Page 40: ...S Cachable Disable Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults K8 NB HT Speed This item selects the LDT Bus Frequency between CPU and NB NB SB HT Speed This item selects NB to SB LDT Bus Frequency NB SB HT Speed This item selects SB to NB LDT Bus Frequency K8 NB HT Width This item selects the LDT Bus Width between C...

Page 41: ... mode When set to By SPD the BIOS will read the DRAM module SPD data and automatically set to the values stored in it Leave this item to its default Auto setting DRAM Clock This item sets the DRAM clock of your DRAM module The system may be unstable or unable to boot up if your DRAM module does not support the clock you set When set to By SPD the BIOS will read the DRAM module SPD data and automat...

Page 42: ...able manner For detailed information on your SDRAM module please ask your SDRAM module manufacturer Burst Length DDR SDRAM modules provide a Burst mode that means an auto precharge function for programmable READ or WRITE burst lengths of 2 4 or 8 locations This means that if we set burst length to 8 the address bus will access 8 bytes each cycle to precharge etc MTRR mapping mode The item selects ...

Page 43: ...ler Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled OnBoard 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 Defaults OnChip IDE RAID Function Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE RAID Fuction Setup IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help RAID Configu...

Page 44: ... F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE 1 Controller IDE 2 Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the primary IDE1 and secondary IDE2 IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE DMA Transfer access This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through IDE channels IDE HDD Block Mode This it...

Page 45: ...egrated Peripherals Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects which display slot to be initialized first when the system boots PCI When the system boots it will first initialize PCI PCIe When the system boots it will first initialize PCIE OnChip USB 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...

Page 46: ...work directly Onboard 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Onboard FDD Controller Two options are available Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled You can enable or disable the onboard FDD controller OnBoard SATA Controller This item enables or disables the OnBoard SATA controller OnBoard SATA Mode This item determines the mode for OnBoard Serial AT...

Page 47: ...he Suspend to RAM function USB Resume from S3 Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event related to onchip USB will power on the system This item can be configured only if the item ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3 Suspend to RAM Power Button Function Two options are available Delay 4 Sec or Instant Off The default setting is Instant Of...

Page 48: ...wer on the system BUTTON ONLY Use only the power button to power on the system Keyboard 98 Use the power on button on the Keyboard 98 compatible keyboard to power on the system KB Power On Password This item sets the password required in order to power on your computer Once the password has been set you can only power on the system by inputting the password Hot Key Power On Fifteen options are ava...

Page 49: ...y 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 interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assig...

Page 50: ...S default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 9 Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS 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 me...

Page 51: ...g system For other operating systems please follow the on screen instructions Insert the Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executable 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 fo...

Page 52: ...A 2 Appendix A Click Next 6 7 Click Next 8 Click Next Click Next 9 10 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup AN8 32X ...

Page 53: ...nsert 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 Realtek Audio Driver The following screen appears Click Next 1 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click...

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Page 55: ...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 enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver The following screen appears Click Next 1 2 Choose Yes I want to rest...

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Page 57: ...e 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 Silicon Image 3132 RAID Driver The following screen appears NOTE To install this program you have to enable the item RAID first...

Page 58: ...D 2 Appendix D Click Finish 5 6 Check the item I accept the license agreement Click Next to go on next step 7 Click Next Click Finish 8 Click Finish 9 AN8 32X ...

Page 59: ... 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 Cool n Quiet Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Yes Click Next 3 Click Next 4 5 Choose Yes I want to r...

Page 60: ...se the power scheme Minimal Power Management to enable Cool n Quiet NOTE For Windows 2000 or ME system an AMD Cool n Quiet tab will appear under Power Options when the Cool n Quiet software for Windows 2000 and ME is installed This must be set to Automatic Mode for Cool n Quiet to be enabled AN8 32X ...

Page 61: ... Driver F 1 Appendix F Install USB 2 0 Driver NOTE The installation for USB 2 0 driver for Windows XP or Windows 2000 is currently available by updating the latest Service Pack from Microsoft s web site User s Manual ...

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Page 63: ... Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executable file located in the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your cursor to the ABIT Utility tab Click ABIT µGuru The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Next 3 Choose Yes I want to restart my comput...

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Page 65: ...ile at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to ABIT Utility tab Click one of the Generate Raid Floppy Disk items Generate NVRaid Floppy Disk 32bit Generate NVRaid Floppy Disk 64bit Generate SIL3132Raid Floppy Disk 32bit Generate SIL3132Raid Floppy Disk 64bit according to which RAID NVRAID or SIL3132Raid and which operati...

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Page 67: ...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 68: ...set 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 ...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...1 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 MSI...

Page 71: ...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 CPU core voltage 9 8 De As...

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Page 73: ...st the following three troubleshooting methods 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 dis...

Page 74: ...ach 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 identification number CPU re...

Page 75: ...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 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 t...

Page 76: ...ame 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 AN8 32X ...

Page 77: ... need service or technical support please understand the constraints that 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 customers 1 Check the Manual It sounds simple bu...

Page 78: ...hey 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 te...

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Page 80: ...om whom you bought the product You should be able to get RMA service there 8 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms ...

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