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Socket 939 System Board

User’s Manual

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4200-0453-03

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Page 1: ...Socket 939 System Board User s Manual For more information www abit com tw 4200 0453 03 Rev 1 01...

Page 2: ...re 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 und...

Page 3: ...11 4 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 2 12 5 Additional USB Port Headers 2 13 6 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 2 13 7 Wake up Header 2 14 8 GURU Panel Connection Header 2 15 9 Floppy and IDE...

Page 4: ...thout Saving 3 27 Appendix A Install nVidia nForce Chipset Driver A 1 Appendix B Install Realtek Audio Driver B 1 Appendix C Install USB 2 0 Driver C 1 Appendix D Install AMD64 Processor Driver D 1 Ap...

Page 5: ...followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending my title as the world s best Quake III player winning the 40 000 grand prize My earned frags allowed at this tournament were 2 5 From there I...

Page 6: ...fluid movement around the maps My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since I began competing I don t wa...

Page 7: ...of PCI 4 Memory Four 184 pin DIMM sockets Supports 4 DIMM Dual DDR 400 333 266 non ECC un buffered memory Supports maximum memory capacity up to 4GB 5 ABIT Engineered ABIT uGuru 2003 Technology ABIT O...

Page 8: ...6 33 IDE connectors 4x SATA 3G connectors 3x USB headers 1x IEEE 1394 header 12 Back Panel I O 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 1x PS 2 keyboard 1x PS 2 mouse 4x USB 1x RJ 45 LAN Connector 1x Dual OTES 13 Misce...

Page 9: ...Introduction 1 5 1 3 Layout Diagram User s Manual...

Page 10: ...1 6 Chapter 1 For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 11: ...e best way to attach the board is with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If the hol...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...rn 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...

Page 14: ...um DRAM Speed Single rank N A Empty N A DDR400 Double rank N A Empty N A DDR400 Empty N A Single rank N A DDR400 Empty N A Double rank N A DDR400 Single rank N A Single rank N A DDR400 Single rank N A...

Page 15: ...g 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...

Page 16: ...e SLI ready graphics cards into PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots NOTE When PCIEXP2 slot functions as a PCIE x1 slot under Normal mode insert the PCIE x1 card into the marked area of PCIEXP2 slot This motherb...

Page 17: ...board Carefully pull the switchboard out of the slot 2 Flip the switchboard over to the side labeled with SLI Carefully insert the switchboard into the slot 3 Slightly push down the switchboard until...

Page 18: ...e 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 IMPORTANT Please dis...

Page 19: ...therboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything ATX Power Input Connectors 1 This motherboard provides three power connectors to connect ATX12V...

Page 20: ...in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector NBFAN1 Chipset Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector OTESFAN1 OTESFAN2 OTES Fan Power Connector WA...

Page 21: ...o 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 Faili...

Page 22: ...n 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...

Page 23: ...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 6 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers This header provides one additional...

Page 24: ...ort USB PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function support at USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted default Enable wake up function support at USB2 port USB PWR3 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function suppor...

Page 25: ...re Setup 2 15 8 GURU Panel Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT s exclusive GURU Panel For more information please refer to the included GURU Panel Installation Guide User s M...

Page 26: ...1 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 bl...

Page 27: ...Hardware Setup 2 17 10 Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable User s Manual...

Page 28: ...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 LED3 This LED lights up when the system works on S...

Page 29: ...memory presence test is an important checkpoint and its POST Code is C1 When the BIOS execute any POST item it will write the corresponding POST Code into the address 80h If the POST passes the BIOS...

Page 30: ...2 20 Chapter 2 13 PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I O architecture Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 31: ...ons By the default Normal mode this motherboard is set for one single graphics card operation The PCIEXP1 slot functions as PCI Express x16 while as PCIEXP2 functions as PCI Express x1 To operate two...

Page 32: ...2 22 Chapter 2 15 SLI Switchboard Slot This slot and the pre installed ABIT SLI Switch set the graphic mode to either Normal or SLI mode Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 33: ...h optical fiber to digital multimedia devices It also connects to the line out from external audio sources Mic in Connects to the plug from external microphone Line out Connects to the front left and...

Page 34: ...2 24 Chapter 2 S PDIF Connection Note Remove the rubber protection caps before using this optical fiber cable Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 35: ...tput Connection 1 Pull out the 3 5mm adapter at one end Plug the rest of this end into the SPDIF OUT jack on the daughter card 2 Plug another end into the S PDIF In Digital In jack on your digital mul...

Page 36: ...1 Plug the end with 3 5mm adapter into the Line in IN jack on this daughter card This jack is used for either optical or line input 2 Plug another end into the S PDIF Out Digital Out jack on your digi...

Page 37: ...tup 2 27 Line in connection 1 Plug one end of a standard 3 5mm audio stereo cable into the Line in IN jack on this daughter card 2 Plug another end into the Line out jack on your multimedia device Use...

Page 38: ...2 28 Chapter 2 Analog connection for 7 1 channel audio system Please follow the below diagram to connect your sound system to the audio daughter card Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 39: ...the connection to audio connector at front panel 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...

Page 40: ...2 30 Chapter 2 18 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 41: ...S 2 mouse Keyboard Connects to PS 2 keyboard IEEE1 Connects to devices of IEEE1394 protocol LAN1 Connects to Local Area Network USB1 USB2 Connects to USB devices such as scanner digital speakers monit...

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Page 43: ...lity PnP PCI Configurations Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Password Integrated Peripherals Save Exit Setup...

Page 44: ...em displays the processor speed of the CPU installed on this motherboard CPU Operating Speed This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU You can also select...

Page 45: ...allows you to switch between the 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...

Page 46: ...play the power cycle statistics for each element ABIT EQ Click right arrow key to switch from OC Guru setup menu to ABIT EQ setup menu Guru Utility V1 00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Item Help ABIT EQ Beep Control...

Page 47: ...ule Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function If the CPU System PWM s temperature exceeds the shutdown temperature limit the system would shutdown automatically Shutdown Temp Th...

Page 48: ...5 03V 6 00V 4 00V ATX 3 3V 3 39V 3 95V 2 65V ATX 5VSB 5 06V 6 00V 4 00V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit All Voltages These items display the voltage of each element Shutdown Enable Us...

Page 49: ...xit CPU NB SYS OTES1 OTES2 AUX FAN Speed These items display the speed of the fans connected to CPU NB SYS OTES1 OTES2 and AUX FAN headers Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown funct...

Page 50: ...Q FanEQ1 Control OTES1 FanEQ Control Enabled Item Help Reference Temperature SY Temper S ature Control Temperature High 45 C 113 F Control Temperature Low 35 C 95 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0V DC Fan Vo...

Page 51: ...but there is only one CPU Temperature item to choose for the CPU FanEQ Control Control Temperature High Low This item sets the high and low temperature limits desired for the fan speed control DC Fan...

Page 52: ...l 5 Master None IDE Channel 6 Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Halt On All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1046520K Total Memory 1047552K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 S...

Page 53: ...E 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 se...

Page 54: ...ever 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...

Page 55: ...y pressing Enter key you can enter its submenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk i...

Page 56: ...ystem 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 be...

Page 57: ...Configuration Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration DRAM Timing Selectable Auto Item Help X DRAM Clock Auto X CAS latency Time Auto X...

Page 58: ...fresh time RAS to CAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to CAS read write delay time to the same bank RAS to RAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to RAS active delay time of different b...

Page 59: ...e method to remap the 32 bit Dram memory hole Leave this item to its default Auto Setting MTRR mapping mode The item selects the MTRR mapping mode The MTRR Memory Type and Range Registers controls the...

Page 60: ...nix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onchip PCI Device USB Controller V1 1 V2 0 Item Help USB Memory Type Shadow USB Keyboard Support Disable USB Mouse Support Disable LAN Controller Auto LAN...

Page 61: ...or disables the LAN controller LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly IDE RAID Function Click E...

Page 62: ...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...

Page 63: ...enable or disable the IDE RAID function IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave RAID SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary Master RAID Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks Back to Integrated Peripheral...

Page 64: ...ot to be initialized first when the system boots PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI PCIEx When the system boots it will first initialize PCIE Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This...

Page 65: ...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 STR Power Button F...

Page 66: ...oard 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 pass...

Page 67: ...s 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 IR...

Page 68: ...r not Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI VGA Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No PIRQ 3 Use IRQ No This item specifies the IRQ number manually or aut...

Page 69: ...ds 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...

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Page 71: ...ing 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 doubl...

Page 72: ...A 2 Appendix A 5 Click Yes 6 Click Next 7 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 Click Yes 10 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 73: ...sert 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...

Page 74: ...B 2 Appendix B For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 75: ...Driver C 1 Appendix C 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 sit...

Page 76: ...C 2 Appendix C For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 77: ...tion 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 C...

Page 78: ...the control panel and choose 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...

Page 79: ...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 located in the main directory of this C...

Page 80: ...E 2 Appendix E For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 81: ...e 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...

Page 82: ...F 2 Appendix F For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 83: ...erface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed by a port interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 0E Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it...

Page 84: ...3 Program early chipset 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 d...

Page 85: ...resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard 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 hard...

Page 86: ...n for Trend Anti Virus code 94 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...

Page 87: ...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 uGuru initial process AWARD BIOS take over booting job Power Off Sequence 9 1 Start p...

Page 88: ...G 6 Appendix G For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI...

Page 89: ...suggest the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status making the motherboard work again There is no need to bother returning the motherboard t...

Page 90: ...me 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 I...

Page 91: ...Example 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 Spec...

Page 92: ...hone 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 Mem...

Page 93: ...u 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...

Page 94: ...s Your reseller should be very familiar with your system configuration and should be able to solve your problem much more efficiently than we could After all your reseller regards you as an important...

Page 95: ...lux Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg France Italy Spain Portugal Greece Denmark Norway Sweden Finland and Switzerland AMOR Computer B V ABIT s European Office Jan van Riebeeckweg 15 5928LG Venlo The Net...

Page 96: ...y that you have a defective component Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product You should be able to get RMA service there 10 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of th...

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