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Appendix D

Click [Next].

Click [Finish].

Click [Yes] to restart your system.

After the system restarted, open the “Power

Options” from 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’ Quiet
software for Windows 2000 and ME is installed.
This must be set to “Automatic Mode” for Cool
‘n’ Quiet to be enabled.

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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: ...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 manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of thi...

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 Disk Drive Connectors 2 16 10 Serial ATA Connectors 2 17 11 Status Indicators 2 18 12 POST Code Display 2 19 13 PCI Express x1 Slots 2 20 14 PCI Express x16 Slot 2 21 15 SLI Switchboard Slot 2 22 16 A...

Page 4: ...ithout 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 Appendix E Install ABIT µGuru Utility E 1 Appendix F AN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk F 1 Appendix G POST Code Definition G 1 Appendix H Troubleshooting Need Assistance H 1 Appendix I How to Get Technical Suppor...

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 entered competitions all over the world including Singapore Korea Germany Australia Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles New York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my tr...

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 want to worry about my equipment I want it to be there over and done with so I can focus on the game I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the planet so quality ...

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 OTES Technology ABIT AudioMAX Technology ABIT CPU ThermalGuard Technology 6 NV SATA RAID Supports SATA 3Gbps data transfer rate Supports SATA RAID 0 1 0 1 7 NV GbE LAN NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet Controll...

Page 8: ...66 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 Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305 x 245 mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice For more information www abit com tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

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: ...he 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 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 int...

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 on the motherboard and then place the processor vertical down into the socket 3 Lower the locking lever to the fully locked position 4 Apply thermal interface material 5 Place the heatsink and fan a...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...mum 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 Double rank N A DDR400 Double rank N A Single rank N A DDR400 64 bits Single Channel Double rank N A Double rank N A DDR333 Single rank Single rank Empty Empty DDR400 Double rank Double rank Empty E...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...he 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 motherboard is factory pre installed with an ABIT SLI switchboard By the default Normal mode this motherboard is set for one single graphics card operation To operate two graphics cards on this motherboard ...

Page 17: ...hboard 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 the retention clip snap into places Make sure the switchboard is completely inserted into the slot 4 Insert the two graphics cards into PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots on the motherboard 5 There are goldfi...

Page 18: ...he 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 disable the following items in BIOS setup while running under SLI mode All the FanEQ controls CPU NB SYS OTES1 OTES2 and AUX FanEQ Control and Cool n Quiet Technology The system may be unstable without ...

Page 19: ...otherboard 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 power supplier NOTE This 24 pin power connector ATXPWR1 is compatible with the older 20 pin plug When plugging a 20 pin plug to this connector pins 11 12 23 and 24 should be left unconnected NOTE For...

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 WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 21: ...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 User s Manual ...

Page 22: ...on 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 SPKR Pin 13 15 17 19 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 pan...

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 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 ...

Page 24: ...port 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 support at FP USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted default Enable wake up function support at FP USB1 port USB PWR4 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function support at FP USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted default Enable wake...

Page 25: ...are 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 Manual ...

Page 26: ...C1 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 hard dr...

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: ...s 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 SLI mode Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 29: ...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 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: ...ions 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 graphics cards on this motherboard you will have to set the SLI switchboard to SLI mode in advance See the description on section 2 4 Install two Graphics Cards with NVIDIA SLI Technology for details...

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: ...gh 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 front right channel in the 7 1 channel or regular 2 channel audio system Cen Sub Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 1 channel audio system R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to ...

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: ...utput 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 multimedia device User s Manual ...

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 digital multimedia device Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 37: ...etup 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 User s Manual ...

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: ...s 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 NC 9 Speaker Out Left Channel 10 Speaker Out Left Channel Return User s Manual ...

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: ...PS 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 monitor mouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc User s Manual ...

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Page 43: ...tility 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 Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup F6 Save PROFILE to BIOS Select Item NF CK804 6A61FA1BC 00 F7 Load PROFILE from BIOS OC Guru ABIT EQ NOTE In order to increase ...

Page 44: ... item 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 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 frequ...

Page 45: ...n 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 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 VTT Voltage This item selects ...

Page 46: ...splay 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 µGuru Utility V1 00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Item Help ABIT EQ Beep Control Enabled Temperature Monitoring Press Enter Voltage Monitoring Press Enter Fan Speed Monitoring Press Enter FanEQ1 Control Press Enter FanEQ2 Control Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Sa...

Page 47: ...odule 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 This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats Beep Enable Use Space key to enable warning beeps function Once the system has detected...

Page 48: ...V 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 Use Space key to enable system shutdown function If the voltage of corresponding element is higher lower than the high low limit the system would automatically shutdown Beep Enable Use Space key to ena...

Page 49: ...Exit 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 function Once the system has detected that the fan speed is lower than the low limit value system will shutdown automatically Beep Enable Use Space key to enable warning beeps function If the fan speed is...

Page 50: ... EQ 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 Voltage Low 6 0V OTES2 FanEQ Control Enabled 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 Voltage Low ...

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 Voltage High Low This item sets the high and low voltage limits for the fan NOTE The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit User s Manual ...

Page 52: ...el 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 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 of Month Date and ...

Page 53: ...DE 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 instruction manual provided by the device s manufacturer to get the setting right Access Mode This ...

Page 54: ...never 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 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 amou...

Page 55: ...By 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 in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items CD ROM Boot Priority This item allows you to select the booting priority of CD ROM devices NOTE This item appears only if you install CD ROM devi...

Page 56: ...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 This item specifies which version of MPS Multi Processor Specification thi...

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 Row Cycle Time Auto X Row Refresh Cycle Time Auto X RAS to CAS delay Auto X RAS to RAS delay Auto X Min RAS Active time Auto X RAS Precharge Time Auto X Write Recovery Time Auto X Write to Read Dela...

Page 58: ...efresh 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 bank Min RAS Active Time This item specifies the minimum RAS active time RAS Precharge Time This item specifies the RAS precharge time Write Recovery Time This item specifies the time measured from th...

Page 59: ...he 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 access and cacheability of memory regions in the processor Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu SSE SSE2 Instructions This item allows you to Enable or Disable the SSE SSE2 Streaming SIMD Ex...

Page 60: ...enix 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 Boot ROM Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults USB Controller Three options are available Disabled V1...

Page 61: ...s 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 Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE RAID Fuction Setup IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help RAID Config Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1...

Page 62: ...u 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 Serial ATA 1 Serial ATA 2 This item enables or disables the on chip SATA controller SATA DMA transfer SATA 2 DMA transfer This item selects the DMA mode for de...

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 Peripherals Setup Menu USB Park Mode This item enables or disables the USB Park Mode Leave this item to its default setting USB TD Reads This item selects the mode for the USB TD Reads Leave this item to its d...

Page 64: ...lot 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 option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 65: ...e 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 Function Two options are 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 i...

Page 66: ...board 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 available Ctrl F1 Ctrl F12 Power Wake and Any Key The default setting is Ctrl F1 You ...

Page 67: ...es 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 interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Conf...

Page 68: ...or 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 automatically for the devices installed on PCI slots Maximum Payload Size This item sets the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 69: ...ads 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 menu 3 12 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any change User s Manual ...

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Page 71: ...ting 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 32b...

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: ...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 1 Click Next 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click...

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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 site User s Manual ...

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Page 77: ...ation 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 AMD64 Processor Driver The following screen appears NOTE For Windows 2000 operating system this AMD64 Processor Driver button will be replaced by AMD Cool n Quiet Software 1 Click OK 2 Click Nex...

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 Quiet software for Windows 2000 and ME is installed This must be set to Automatic Mode for Cool n Quiet to be enabled Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 79: ...n 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 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 Click Finish ...

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Page 81: ...se 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 ABIT Utility tab Click AN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk The following screen appears 1 Inse...

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Page 83: ...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 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 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 D...

Page 85: ...n 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 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 Detec...

Page 86: ...on 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 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...

Page 87: ...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 uGuru 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 Se 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 89: ...e 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 to where you bought it 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...

Page 90: ...ime 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 refer t...

Page 91: ...r 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 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 ...

Page 92: ...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 Fatal1ty AN8 SLI ...

Page 93: ...ou 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 Fatal1ty customers 1 Check the Manual It sound...

Page 94: ...es 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 customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well They integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is...

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Page 96: ...ly 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 the 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 ...

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