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Introduction of AT7 Features

User’s Manual

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6. Audio

Realtek ALC650 (AC-Link)

Supports 6 CH DAC for AC3 5.1 CH purpose

Professional digital audio interface supporting 24-bit S/PDIF OUT

7. LAN

Onboard Realtek 8100B single chip Ethernet controller interface

10/100 Mb Operation

User friendly driver included

8. Card Reader (Optional)

Supports memory card (MS, SD, CF and MicroDrive) interface

Supports LPC (

ount) bus

Supports SONY MS (

emory

tick) interface/SD (

ecure

igital) memory card interface

Supports CF (

ompact

lash) ROM interface (Both Type I & Type II)

9. Multi I/O Functions

Two channels of bus master IDE ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 devices
(IDE1 & IDE2)

Four channels (IDE3, IDE4, IDE5 and IDE6) of bus master IDE ports supporting up to four Ultra
DMA 33/66/100/133 (RAID 0/1/0+1) specifications HDD devices

(For AT7 full version only)

One floppy port connector (up to 2.88MB)

Four USB 1.1 connectors (Located at USB1 and USB2 connectors)

One USB header (USB 3) for two extra USB channels (USB 1.1)

Onboard VIA VT6202 chipset, provide two USB 2.0 connectors (Located at U30 connector)

Onboard VIA VT6202 chipset, provide one USB 2.0 header (USB4) for two extra USB 2.0 channels

Two IEEE 1394 connectors

(For AT7 full version only)

One S/PDIF-Out connector (OPT1)

One 10/100 Mb port connector

Two sets of audio connectors (included Mic-In, Line-In, Front Right+Left, Rear Right+Left and
Subwoofer connectors)

10. Miscellaneous

ATX form factor

One AGP slot, three PCI slots

Built-in Wake on LAN header

Built-in Wake on Ring header

One built-in SM-Bus header

One built-in IEEE 1394 header

(For AT7 full version only)

One CD audio input connector

One AUX audio input connector

One ABIT front panel

Media XP

header for analog and digital signal connection to computer

chassis front panel (

ABIT Media XP

is optional accessory designed by ABIT)

Hardware monitoring

：

Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment temperature

Board size: 305 * 245mm

Summary of Contents for AT7

Page 1: ...cidental 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...

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Page 3: ... FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 10 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 14 3 5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 3 21 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU 3 25 3 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS SETUP MENU 3 32 3 8 PC HEALTH STATUS 3 35 3 9 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 3 36 3 10 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 3 36 3 11 SET PASSWORD 3 36 3 12 SAVE EXIT SETUP 3 37 3 13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 3 37 CHAPTER 4 RAID SETTING GUIDE 4 1 4 1 THE FEA...

Page 4: ...00 C 1 APPENDIX D USB 2 0 DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 D 1 APPENDIX E INSTALLING THE WINBOND HARDWARE MONITOR SOFTWARE E 1 APPENDIX F BIOS UPDATE GUIDE F 1 APPENDIX G TROUBLESHOOTING NEED ASSISTANCE G 1 APPENDIX H HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT H 1 ...

Page 5: ...te to 133 Mbytes sec The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus environment Another benefit is the ability to connect four IDE devices to your system either through Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 or Ultra DMA 133 With this you will have more flexibility to expand your computer system AT7 s built in HighPoint HPT 374 chipset gives you the capability to support Ultra DMA 133 ...

Page 6: ...ltra DMA 133 RAID For AT7 Full Version Only HighPoint HPT 374 IDE controller Supports Ultra DMA 133MB sec data transfer rate Supports RAID0 Stripping mode for boosting performance mode Supports RAID1 Mirroring mode for data security mode Supports RAID 0 1 Stripping and Mirroring mode 4 Memory System Memory Four 184 pin DIMM slots support PC 1600 PC 2100 and PC 2700 DDR SDRAM modules Supports 6 ban...

Page 7: ...onnector up to 2 88MB Four USB 1 1 connectors Located at USB1 and USB2 connectors One USB header USB 3 for two extra USB channels USB 1 1 Onboard VIA VT6202 chipset provide two USB 2 0 connectors Located at U30 connector Onboard VIA VT6202 chipset provide one USB 2 0 header USB4 for two extra USB 2 0 channels Two IEEE 1394 connectors For AT7 full version only One S PDIF Out connector OPT1 One 10 1...

Page 8: ...hese standard bus speeds is not guaranteed due to the specific component specifications Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice Note All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners 1 3 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover any damaged or missing items please contact your retailer or dealer ...

Page 9: ...Introduction of AT7 Features User s Manual 1 5 1 4 Layout Diagram for AT7 Figure 1 1 AT7 motherboard component location ...

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Page 11: ... please remember to turn the ATX power supply switch off fully turn the 5V standby power off or take the power cord off Otherwise you may cause the motherboard components or add on cards to malfunction or be damaged User Friendly Instructions Please read our instructions carefully and follow them step by step Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by himsel...

Page 12: ...ou can easily fix the processor firmly into position Figure 2 1 shows you what the socket A looks like and how to open the lever The socket A has more pins than the socket 7 Therefore a Pentium level processor cannot be inserted into a socket A When you raise the lever you have to loosen the socket lock Please raise the lever to the end and prepare to insert the processor Next you need to align th...

Page 13: ... and cause circuit damage break socket hooks or damage the die on the top of processor Please follow the sequence metioned below Do Not inverse the sequence Otherwise you may have a situation like the photo on the left Because of the design of the CPU socket the left side hooks are not as strong as the right side hooks If you follow our suggestions you will prevent your processor and socket from d...

Page 14: ...erboard back into the chassis When all above procedures done you can connect the ATX power cable to the motherboard If you have different types of heatsink kit please refer to the manual that came with the heatsink kit The left photo shows another type of heatsink fix plate design The install sequences are still the same from right side to left side Just remember that We strongly recommand you to ...

Page 15: ... up and there are only slots this means you can only attach the motherboard with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with the slots After the motherboard has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on Figure 2 4 shows you the way to affix t...

Page 16: ... 3 DDR DIMM2 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1024 MB 64 MB 1 GB Bank 4 5 DDR DIMM3 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1024 MB 64 MB 1 GB Bank 6 7 DDR DIMM4 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1024 MB 64 MB 1 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered DDR DIMM PC 1600 PC 2100 64 MB 3 GB Total System Memory for Registered DDR DIMM PC 1600 PC 2100 64 MB 3 5 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered DDR DIMM PC 2700 64 MB 2 GB Tota...

Page 17: ... locked into the DDR DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on the both sides It is difficult to differentiate between the PC 1600 PC 2100 and PC 2700 DDR SDRAM modules from the exterior The only way you can identify them is to look at the sticker on the DDR SDRAM module The sticker will tell you which kind of structure module the DDR SDRAM is 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches Inside...

Page 18: ... connectors headers and switches mentioned here will depend on your system configuration Some features you may or may not have and need to connect or configure depending on the peripheral If your system doesn t have such add on cards or switches you can ignore some special feature connectors Figure 2 7 All connectors and headers for the AT7 First Let s see the headers that AT7 uses and what their ...

Page 19: ...let Be aware that when facing the wall outlet the round hole is in the middle The right side slot is called ground wire slot It has a longer slot length than the left side slot The left side slot is called the live wire slot You can use an electroscope to detect its polarity or you can use a voltage meter to measure the voltage of both slot sides If you insert an electroscope into the live wire sl...

Page 20: ...e computer chassis internal temperature from getting too high also connect the chassis fan Note Watch the pin position and the orientation 3 SMB1 System Management Bus SM Bus Header This header is reserved for the system management bus SM Bus The SM Bus is a specific implementation of an I 2 C bus I 2 C is a multi master bus this means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each ...

Page 21: ...gs Each connector can provides two additional USB plugs Which means total you can get two additional USB plugs from each connector You can use the special USB port expansion cable to connect it the cable come with the metal plate can fixed on the back panel of computer chassis The USB3 is for USB 1 1 devices connection and USB4 is for USB 2 0 devices connection Note Watch the pin position and the ...

Page 22: ... size panel can fit on the chasses front panel 5 25 diskette slot For detailed information of ABIT Media XP please see its user s manual Note Watch the pin position and the orientation Note You don t need to install any additional drivers for IEEE 1394 devices The newest operation system will fully support this feature For example Windows 2000 Windows XP etc 7 CCMOS1 Header CMOS Discharge Jumper J...

Page 23: ...he FPIO1 functions of the pins FPIO1 Pin 1 3 HDD LED Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel HDD LED to this header If you install it in the wrong direction the LED light will not illuminate correctly Note Watch the HDD LED pin position and the orientation FPIO1 Pin 5 7 Hardware Reset Switch Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel Reset switch to this header Press and hold ...

Page 24: ... PIN 3 HDD LED PIN 4 SP LED PIN 5 Reset SW PIN 6 PWR ON PIN 7 Reset SW PIN 8 PWR ON PIN 9 No Connection PIN 10 No Pin PIN 11 No Pin PIN 12 No Pin PIN 13 No Pin PIN 14 No Pin PIN 15 Speaker 5V PIN 16 PWR LED PIN 17 Speaker GND PIN 18 No Pin PIN 19 Speaker GND PIN 20 PWR LED PIN 21 Speaker Driver PIN 22 No Connection FPIO1 PIN 23 No Pin FPIO1 PIN 24 No Connection 9 FPIO2 Header Front Panel Input Out...

Page 25: ...ou have a network adapter that supports this feature then you can connect the specific cable from the network adapter to this header This feature lets you wake up your computer via remote control through a local area network You may need a specific utility to control the wake up event like using the PCnet Magic Packet utility or other similar utilities There are three types of WOL Remote Wake Up h...

Page 26: ... need to align the wire pin 1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1 then insert the wire connector into the FDC1 connector 14 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 IDE4 IDE5 and IDE6 Connectors This motherboard provides two IDE ports IDE1 IDE2 to connect up to four IDE devices in Ultra DMA 133 mode by Ultra DMA 66 ribbon cables Each cable has 40 pin 80 conductor and three connectors providing two hard drive connections with the m...

Page 27: ...st drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE2 is referred to as Secondary Master and the second drive as Secondary Slave Keep away from connecting one legacy slow speed device like CD ROM together with another hard drive on the same IDE channel this will decrease your integral system performance Figure 2 ...

Page 28: ...onnector You must make sure your operating system supports this feature and you may need to install an additional driver for individual devices In Please refer to your device user s manual for detailed information Note Please use the special USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications Otherwise it may cause not stable or signal error situation 16 IEEE 1394 Ports For AT7 Full Version Only These t...

Page 29: ...el speakers or rear channel amplifier to this connector Please make sure you are connect to the rear channel speakers or rear channel amplifier correctly otherwise you may get the wrong sound positioning Center Subwoofer Channel Connector You can connect the plug from the center subwoofer channel speakers or center subwoofer channel amplifier to this connector Please make sure you are connect to t...

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Page 31: ...ash and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are very familiar with them If you are not able to boot your computer anymore please refer to the section CCMOS1 Header in Chapter 2 to see how to discharge the CMOS date When you start the computer the BIOS program controls it The BIOS...

Page 32: ...on may change periodically However most of the functions covered in this manual will work We suggest that you go to our WEB site often to see if there are new manual releases Then you can check the newly updated BIOS items Computer Knowledge CMOS Data Maybe you have heard somebody saying that his or her CMOS DATA was lost What is the CMOS Is it important The CMOS is the memory used to store the BI...

Page 33: ...n for that option Figure 3 2 CPU SOFT MENU III CPU Name Is AMD Athlon tm XP AMD Athlon tm AMD Duron tm CPU Operating Speed This option sets the CPU speed In this field the CPU speed is indicated like this CPU speed External clock Multiplier factor select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU For AMD Athlon XP Athlon and Duron processors you can choose the following settings Th...

Page 34: ...4 2 1 5 2 1 The default setting is 3 2 1 This item lets you set the processor Front Side Bus AGP and PCI clock It correlates with the processor FSB clock you set Many of options are available you can choose the divider ratio you want The default setting is 3 2 1 In this case the AGP clock will be the processor FSB clock divided by 3 and times 2 The PCI clock will be the processor FSB clock divided...

Page 35: ... setting up the parameters and leaving the BIOS SETUP and having verified that the system can be booted do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply Otherwise the BIOS will not read correctly the parameters will fail and you must enter SOFT MENU III again to set up the parameters all over again CPU Power Supply This option allows you to switch between Default and User Define voltages...

Page 36: ...parameters of the BIOS These parameters include date hour VGA card floppy disk and HDD settings Figure 3 3A Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date mm dd yy You can set the date in this item month mm date dd and year yy Time hh mm ss You can set the time in this item hour hh minute mm and second ss ...

Page 37: ...then FORMAT the drive Most current HDDs have already been subjected to low level format at the factory so you can probably skip this operation Remember though the primary IDE HDD must have its partition set to active within the FDISK procedure If you are using an old HDD that is already formatted auto detection can t detect the correct parameters You may need to do a low level format or set the pa...

Page 38: ...d you use this mode Currently the BIOS can support the INT 13h extension function enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 8 4 GB Large Mode When the number of cylinders CYLs of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not able to support it or if your operating system does not support LBA mode you should select this mode Auto Just let the BIOS detect your HDD access mode...

Page 39: ...ilable None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Four options are available Disabled Driver A Driver B Both The default setting is Disabled 3 Mode floppy disk drives FDD are 3 5 drives used in Japanese computer systems If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy you must select this mode and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy drive ...

Page 40: ...Setup Upper Screen Figure 3 4B Advanced BIOS Features Setup Lower Screen Virus Warning Two options are available Enabled or Disabled the default setting being Disabled When this feature is enabled if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access the hard disk CPU L2 Cache ECC ...

Page 41: ... is HDD 0 Third Boot Device Description is same as the First Boot Device the default setting is LS120 Boot Other Device Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled This setting allows the BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above First Second and Third Boot Devices If you set to Disabled the BIOS will boot from only the three ki...

Page 42: ...ose Setup a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup If the correct password is not given you can t enter the BIOS setup menu Default setting SYSTEM When you choose System a password is required each time the computer boots up If the correct password is not given the system will not start To disable security select Set Supervisor Password at main menu and then you will be asked to e...

Page 43: ... the SHADOW The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM and it is often very slow With the Shadow feature the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM When the CPU runs this BIOS the operation is speeded up Delay IDE Initial Secs This item is used to support some old models or special types of hard disks or CD ROMs They may need a longer amount of time to initia...

Page 44: ...f you don t know the hardware very well use default values i e use the Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults option Figure 3 5A Advanced Chipset Features Setup Screen You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn or key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu Note The parameters in this screen are fo...

Page 45: ...RAM module does not support the set speed the system may be unstable or un able to boot up If you set to By SPD the BIOS will read the DRAM module SPD data and automatically set the DRAM running speed to the value stored in it What s SPD SPD Serial Presence Detect is a feature available on a number of SDRAM DDR SDRAM DIMM modules that solves industry wide compatibility problems by making it easier...

Page 46: ...your SDRAM module structure the 4 Way setting can offer the best performance If you choose the wrong setting the computer system will not run in a stable manner For detailed information on your SDRAM module please ask your SDRAM module manufacturer Precharge to Active Trp Two options are available 2T or 3T The default setting is 3T Trp timing value Precharge time time from precharge command to whe...

Page 47: ... set More DDR SDRAM DIMM installed you may set it to High Rx9F 7 Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled This item can improve your system performance DRAM Queue Depth Three options are available 2 Level 4 Level 3 level The default setting is 4 Level This item sets DRAM queue depth to accommodate maximum memory throughput DRAM Command Rate Two options are avai...

Page 48: ...he AGP without any translation See www agpforum org for AGP information AGP Mode Two options are available 4X 2X The default setting is 2X If you use the older AGP adapter that does not support AGP 4X or 2X mode you need to set this item to 1X AGP Driving Control Two options are available Auto or Manual The default setting is Auto Choosing Manual to key in an AGP Driving Value is described within ...

Page 49: ...single delay when reading to the AGP Bus When you set it to Enabled two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability CPU PCI Bus Control This item can let you sets several items concerning the PCI parameters If you do not understand what each item does please keep the default settings as well Wrong settings will cause system unstablity Figure 3 5D CPU PCI Bus Control Screen PC...

Page 50: ...will wait one state before data is written to the PCI1 bus PCI2 Master 0 WS Write Two options are available Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled When Enabled writes to the PCI2 bus are executed with zero wait state immediately when PCI2 bus is ready to receive data If set to Disabled the system will wait one state before data is written to the PCI2 bus PCI1 Post Write Two options are...

Page 51: ...acheable Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled 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 3 5 Integrated Peripherals In this menu you can change the onboard I O device I O port address and other hardware settings Figure 3 6A Integ...

Page 52: ...fault setting is Enabled Master Drive PIO Mode Auto The BIOS can auto detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate Default You can select the PIO mode from 0 to 4 of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate Slave Drive PIO Mode Auto The BIOS can auto detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate Default You ca...

Page 53: ...oller You can refer the above description PIO MODE 0 4 reflects the IDE device data transfer rate The higher the MODE value is the better the IDE device data transfer rate However it does not mean that the highest MODE value can be selected You first have to be sure that your IDE device supports this MODE Otherwise the hard disk will not be able to operate normally VIA OnChip PCI Device This item ...

Page 54: ...e display card the BIOS will detect which slot AGP or PCI you installed it and everything will be taken care of by the BIOS USB Controller Eight options are available All Disabled All Enabled 1 2 USB Port 2 3 USB Port 1 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port The default setting is All Enabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB device installed on the system board and you wish to ...

Page 55: ...fications If you set this controller to Enabled you can use IDE RAID functions inlcuding RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 This feature enables you to maximize your data storage performance and security For detailed information please refer to the Chapter 4 3 6 Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature With thi...

Page 56: ...indows XP supports these functions The second thing is that all devices and add on cards in your system must fully support ACPI both hardware and software drivers If you want to know if your devices or add on cards support ACPI or not please contact the device or add on card manufacture for more information If you want to know more about ACPI specifications please go to the address below for more ...

Page 57: ... or power off mode LAN Sleeping mode or power off mode Modem Sleeping mode or power off mode IR command Sleeping mode USB Sleeping mode PS 2 keyboard Sleeping mode PS 2 mouse Sleeping mode Table 3 6 2 Effect of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this state and the power switch is pressed for the system enters this state Off Less than four seconds Power on On More than four seconds Soft ...

Page 58: ...transitions the system state to S0 This transition causes the processor to begin execution at its boot location The BIOS performs initialization of core functions as required to exit an S3 state and passes control to the firmware resume vector Please see the ACPI Specification Rev 1 0 book section 9 3 2 for more details on BIOS initialization From the software point of view this state is functiona...

Page 59: ...DMPS standard select DPMS Support Modem Use IRQ Eight items available NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Back to NA The default setting is NA You can specify the IRQ for modem use Soft Off by PWRBTN Two items available Delay 4 Sec or Instant Off The default setting is Instant Off It is activated when the user presses the power button for more than four seconds while the system is in the working state then the sys...

Page 60: ...HDD FDD Two items are available OFF or ON The default setting is ON When set to ON any event affecting a hard disk drive or floppy drive port will awaken a system that has powered down PCI Master Two items are available OFF or ON The default setting is OFF When set to ON any event affecting the PCI Master signal will awaken a system that has powered down PowerOn by PCI Card Two items are available...

Page 61: ... specified events occurs the count down for entry into the power saving mode goes back to zero Since the computer will enter a power saving mode only after a specified inactivity delay time specific for Doze Standby and Suspend modes and after there has been no activity during this time period any event will cause the computer to re count the time elapsed Resume events are operations or signals th...

Page 62: ... 7 PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu In this menu you can change the INT and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings Figure 3 8A PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu Force Update ESCD Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled Normally you should leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if y...

Page 63: ...rouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically you can select Manual to set which IRQis assigned to which PCI Device or Reserved it See the screen shot below IRQ Resources If you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically you can select Manual to set which IRQis assigned to which PCI device or reserve it See the screen shot below Figure 3 8B IRQ Resources Setup Menu...

Page 64: ... fit the original computer settings This feature is for the operating system that will record and fix the PCI configuration status if you want to change it For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the VIA VT8233A chipset INT means PCI slot IRQ signals and devices please refer to the table below SIGNALS PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 USB 2 0 LAN IEEE 1394 HPT 374 AGP...

Page 65: ...o remind you that the processor is overheating All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These items list the current states of the CPU and environment using RT1 and RT2 to detect them temperatures as well as fan speeds CPU fan and chassis fan It cann t be changed by the user The following items list the voltage states of the system power It is also unchangeable CPU Shutdown Temperature Five ...

Page 66: ...imized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Set Password Set Password Can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up t...

Page 67: ...d will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup 3 12 Save Exit Setup Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS conf...

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Page 69: ...ing RAID 0 1 operation For the striping operation the identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance The Mirroring operation creates a complete backup of your files Striping with Mirroring operation offers both high read write performance and fault tolerance although requiring 4 hard disks in order to do so 4 2 RAID SETUP on the AT7 Enter Advanced BIOS Features in the...

Page 70: ...o confirm or to modify Press Enter to confirm the selection Press Esc to return to top menu NOTE If you want to create a RAID 0 striping array or RAID 0 1 array all data in your hard disk will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before creating a RAID array If you want to create a RAID 1 mirroring array please be sure which hard disk is the source disk and which one is the destination...

Page 71: ...re are four modes to choose Note It is highly recommended to attach hard disks with the same brand and same model when defining a RAID array RAID 0 Striping for Performance This item is recommended for high performance usage Requires at least 2 disks RAID 1 Mirroring for Data Protection This item is recommended for data security usage Requires at least 2 disks RAID 0 1 Mirrored Striping This item ...

Page 72: ...3 2 OPTION 2 Delete Array This item allows you to remove a RAID Array on this onboard IDE RAID controller Note After you have made and confirmed this selection all the data stored in the hard disk will be lost The entire partition configuration will be deleted too 4 3 3 OPTION 3 Create Delete Spare Create Spare In the menu zone select item 3 Create Delete Spare and press Enter to confirm If you ar...

Page 73: ...4 Select Boot Disk This item allows you to select the boot disk among the hard disk s Use the up down arrow to select the menu option to Select Boot Disk and press Enter In the Channel Status select the channel you would like to set as bootable disk and press Enter an asterisk appears in the parentheses to indicate that the channel has been selected Tips We suggestion you to set the RAID function ...

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Page 75: ...program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below Step 2 Move the cursor to HPT 374 Driver and click on it You will go to the next screen Step 3 The InstallShield Wizard shows up and it will go to the next screen for a while Step 4 You will now see the welcome screen and...

Page 76: ...tion Step 8 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now in the check box and click Finish restart your computer to finish the driver update Step 9 The Digital Signature Not Found menu appears Click Yes to continue This screen will show up again please click Yes to go on Step 10 Go to the Control Panel System Properties Device Manager Now you can see that the driver is installed under the item of ...

Page 77: ...t you to press F6 key to specify an additional device Press F6 key and let Windows continue on with setup It will continue to scroll through various device listings for several minutes It will then prompt you to press the S key to add a device 2 Press S key and insert the HPT 374 driver diskette Press Enter when prompted and allow Windows 2000 to install the HPT 374 drivers 3 Windows 2000 will con...

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Page 79: ... any mode of the RAID function in a Windows environment making it easier and more user friendly than creating the RAID function in BIOS mode Please insert the AT7 CD into your CD ROM drive It should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of the CD After it is executed you will see the screen shot below Step 1 Mo...

Page 80: ...will add program icons to those program folders listed Click Next to go on Step 7 The system will start copying files You can see the percentage bar on the screen Step 8 Program ask you want to add a shortcut to startup folder or not We suggestion you choose Yes Step 9 When the installation is completed and if you don t want to lunch readme file Click Finish to end the setup Step 10 After the syst...

Page 81: ...en you will see when you starting the software This is the Configuration Menu screen This is the Management Menu screen This is the View Menu screen For detailed information of this software you can refer to the Help menu It will provide you all the information of this software that you need to know ...

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Page 83: ...k 2 SP2 or latest service pack to get the best system performance You can download SP2 at Microsoft WEB site Note Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 2000 installation operations or settings please refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the AT7 series CD...

Page 84: ... detect and install the latest 4 in 1 drivers For users who are upgrading VIA Drivers we recommend installing the 4 in 1 using the Quickly Install mode as it will automatically detect and update the necessary drivers The following step we will describe the Normally Install mode procedure Step 6 This setup program will install three kinds of drivers Please check which drivers you want to install Wh...

Page 85: ...the Next button Step 9 The installer will show the install progress percentage Step 10 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now Then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver update ...

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Page 87: ...series CD had included DirectX 8 under Utility Click the Utility button then you will see the DirectX 8 button Click it to start DirectX 8 installation and the system will ask you to restart computer When you restart again you can start to install the audio drivers and applications Please check the BIOS menu Integrated Peripherals item VIA OnChip Device as this item need to be set to Auto before y...

Page 88: ...ignature Not Found menu show up Click Yes to go on This screen will show up again please click Yes to go on Step 6 The installer will continue the setup process and show the install progress percentage again Step 7 Windows has completed installing the driver Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now in the check box and click Finish restart your computer to finish the driver update ...

Page 89: ...om Start Programs then from item Avance Sound Manager AvRack to starting the applications program You can quickly start the mixer panel by double click on the AvRack icon on the desktop You can click on the audio configure icon on the task bar and you can see the AvRack panel as above The following diagrams will show you the Avance AC97 Audio Configuration application software each menu item This ...

Page 90: ...ies you have and can select the signal source is from which phone jack This menu item can let you test the speaker position is correct or wrong you can check each speaker is sound correctly or poor quality Thi smenu item can give you the information such as audio driver version DirectX version audio controller name AC97 Codec name ...

Page 91: ...o your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the AT7 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below Step 1 Move the cursor to Lan Driver and click on it You wil...

Page 92: ...indows has completed installing the driver Click Finish to end the driver installation Step 8 When system restarts and enters the operating system you can then check the Device Manager see that the devices are properly installed ...

Page 93: ...refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the AT7 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below Step 1 Move the cursor to USB 2 0 Driver and click on...

Page 94: ...eted installing the driver Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now in the check box and click Finish restart your computer to finish the driver update Step 7 When system restarts and enters the operating system you can then check the Device Manager see that the devices are properly installed ...

Page 95: ...rrors may result in permanent damage to the PC Once any item is out of its normal range a warning message will pop up and remind the user to take proper measures The following description will tell you how to install the Winbond hardware monitor software and use it Insert the AT7 series CD into your CD ROM drive It should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and e...

Page 96: ...E 2 Appendix E AT7 You will see the program extracting files You will see the install shell wizard active The welcome screen and its dialogue box will appear Click the Next button to go on ...

Page 97: ...he default folder as the destination location After checking the folder click Next button You can choose the name of the program folder We suggest you use the default program folder name After checking the program folder name then click Next button Program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer is ready to start coping files click Next button to go on ...

Page 98: ...aller will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver update You can select the program from Start toolbar and then choose Programs You will see the item called winbond Hardware Doctor Click it and you will be able to see the screen below ...

Page 99: ...User s Manual E 5 This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen It shows information about system temperature voltages and fan speed Some items can let you set the warning range you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system ...

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Page 101: ...You can find it on one slot or at the back of the motherboard Each motherboard always has the label at the same place as shown in the photo below You will find the model name and version on the white sticker 2 Know the current BIOS ID For example in this case the current BIOS ID is 00 If you already have the latest BIOS no any update action is necessary If your BIOS is not the latest BIOS go on to...

Page 102: ... our Web site and choose the correct BIOS file and download it 4 Double click the download file it will self extract to bin file 5 Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode ...

Page 103: ... 3 User s Manual After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk copy two files into it One is the BIOS flash utility awdflash exe and the other is the decompressed BIOS binary file 6 Boot off floppy disk ...

Page 104: ...sed with your motherboard don t flash with the wrong BIOS file Otherwise you may cause system malfunctions Note Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version that earlier than Version 7 52C to flash your AT7 motherboard BIOS Otherwise it may cause flash fail or un anticipate problems Note During the updating the progress will be measured by white blocks The last four blue blocks of the f...

Page 105: ... form Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support You can refer to the examples given below Example 1 With a system including motherboard with processor DDR DRAM etc HDD CD ROM FDD graphic adapter MPEG 2 card SCSI adapter audio card etc After the system is assembled if you cannot boot up check the key components of the...

Page 106: ...VICEHIGH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Write down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identification number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided We will show you how to fill the Technical Support ...

Page 107: ...the Brand space write Pioneer in the Specifications space write DVD 16 9 System Memory DDR SDRAM Indicate the brand and specifications DDR DIMM of your system memory Examples Density Description Module Components Module Part Number CAS Latency Speed MHz For example In the Brand space write Micron in the Specifications space write Density 128MB Description SS 16 Megx72 2 5V ECC Gold Module Componen...

Page 108: ...w storage ibm com techsup hddtech welcome htm Q How to create spare disk In the menu zone select item 3 Create Delete Spare and press Enter to confirm If you are not creating the RAID system yet screen will show you the warning message tell you the current system do not create the RAID system If you choose create the RAID system then you can select the spare disk you want to creat In the validated...

Page 109: ...es do connect them on two different channels as master drive please 3 When attach drives to the RAID card do make sure the master slave jumper settings are correct please If there is only one drive on one channel cable do set it as master or single drive 4 Do always use 80 conductor cables please 5 Don t connect any ATAPI devices CD ROM LS 120 MO ZIP etc on the RAID card please 6 For the best perf...

Page 110: ...ct Person Fax Number 3 E mail Address Model Name BIOS ID Part Number Motherboard PCB Version Driver Version OS Applications Hardware Name Brand Specifications Processor Type Hard Disk Drive IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory DDR DRAM Add On Card Problem Description ...

Page 111: ...written and thorough manual It is full of information that doesn t only pertain to motherboards The CD ROM included with your board will have the manual as well as drivers If you don t have either one go to the Program Download Area of our website or FTP server 2 Download latest BIOS software or drivers Please go to our Program Download area on our website to check to see if you have the latest BI...

Page 112: ...on t have the resources to serve every end user However we will try to do our best to help every customer Please also remember that for many of our technical support team English is a second language you will have a better chance of getting a helpful answer if your question can be understood in the first place Be sure to use very simple concise language that clearly states the problem avoid rambli...

Page 113: ...ty 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 will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to rep...

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