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Introduction

1.2 Features & Specifications

CPU

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Supports Socket 940 AM2 Processor with 2GHz system bus using Hyper-Transport™
Technology

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Supports AMD CPU Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology

Chipset

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Northbridge: NVIDIA

C51XE Chipset

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Southbridge: NVIDIA

MCP55PXE Chipset

Memory

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Four 240-pin DIMM slots

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Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800 Un-buffered ECC/Non-ECC memory

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Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB

ABIT Engineered

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ABIT Fatal1ty Guru

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Technology

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ABIT OTES GT

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Technology

NVIDIA SLI Technology

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Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface

SATA 3Gb/s RAID

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Supports 6 ports NV SATA 3Gb/s RAID 0/1/0+1/5/JBOD

Dual GbE LAN

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Dual NVIDIA

Gigabit Ethernet

IEEE 1394

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Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394a at 400Mb/s transfer rate

Audio

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ABIT AudioMAX HD 7.1 CH

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Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out

Expansion Slots

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2x PCI Express x16 slots

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2x PCI Express x1 slots

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1x PCI slot

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1x AudioMAX slot

Internal I/O Connectors

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1x Floppy port

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1x UDMA 133/100/66/33 connector

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6x SATA connectors

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3x USB 2.0 headers

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Summary of Contents for FATAL1TY AN9 32X

Page 1: ...or more information www abit com tw AMD Socket AM2 ATX Motherboard NB NVIDIA C51XE SB NVIDIA MCP55PXE 2GHz HT Dual DDR2 800 DIMM Slots NVIDIA SLI Technology Dual PCI E X16 Slots Dual GbE LAN IEEE 1394a 6x SATA 3Gb s with RAID 0 1 0 1 5 JBOD Fatal1ty Guru Technology ABIT OTES GT Technology 7 1 Channel HD Audio ...

Page 2: ...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 manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the ...

Page 3: ...nectors 2 8 2 5 Installing Hardware 2 9 2 5 1 CPU Socket AM2 2 9 2 5 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 2 11 2 5 3 PCI Express X16 Add on Slots Install Graphics Card 2 13 2 5 4 AudioMAX Connection Slot 2 16 2 6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2 19 2 6 1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 19 2 6 2 Serial ATA Connectors 2 20 2 6 3 Additional USB 2 0 Port Headers 2 21 2 6 4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 2 21 2...

Page 4: ...thout Saving 3 26 4 Driver Utility CD 4 1 4 1 nVidia nForce Chipset Driver 4 2 4 2 Realtek HD Audio Driver 4 3 4 3 Silicon Image 3132 RAID Driver 4 4 4 4 Cool n Quiet Driver 4 5 4 5 USB 2 0 Driver 4 7 4 6 ABIT µGuru Utility 4 7 4 7 NVRaid Floppy Disk 4 8 5 Appendix 5 1 5 1 POST Code Definitions 5 1 5 1 1 AWARD POST Code Definitions 5 1 5 1 2 AC2005 POST Code Definitions 5 4 5 2 Troubleshooting How...

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 tru...

Page 6: ...ng faster and allowing more 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 fac...

Page 7: ... ABIT Fatal1ty Guru Technology ABIT OTES GT Technology NVIDIA SLI Technology Two PCI Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SATA 3Gb s RAID Supports 6 ports NV SATA 3Gb s RAID 0 1 0 1 5 JBOD Dual GbE LAN Dual NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 1394 Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394a at 400Mb s transfer rate Audio ABIT AudioMAX HD 7 1 CH Supports auto jack sensing and optical S PDIF In Out Exp...

Page 8: ...se connector 2x RJ 45 Gigabit LAN ports 4x USB 2 0 ports RoHS Compliancy 100 Lead free process and RoHS compliancy Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305mm x 245mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice For more information www abit com tw 1 4 ...

Page 9: ...Introduction 1 3 Motherboard Layout 1 5 ...

Page 10: ...For more information www abit com tw 1 6 ...

Page 11: ... shield located at the rear panel Make sure the I O shield of the chassis matches the I O port configuration of this motherboard You can find an I O shield specifically designed for this motherboard in its package 2 2 Installing Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time prevent the system from short ...

Page 12: ... have them tightened Face the chassis s rear panel To prevent shorting the PCB circuit please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting holes on the motherboard to align with 2 3 Checking Jumper Settings For a 2 pin jumper plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE SHORT Remove the jumper cap or plug it on either pin reserv...

Page 13: ...reconfigured to the default values stored in BIOS Pins 1 and 2 shorted default Normal operation Pins 2 and 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory To clear the CMOS memory and load in the default values 1 Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source 2 Set pin 2 and pin 3 shorted by the jumper cap Wait for a few seconds Set the jumper cap back to its default settings pin 1 and pin 2 shorted 3 Power...

Page 14: ...ew the backup battery 1 Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source 2 Remove the exhausted battery 3 Insert a new CR2032 or equivalent battery Pay attention to its polarity The side is its positive polarity 4 Connect AC power source and power on the system 5 Enter the BIOS setup menu Reconfigure the setup parameters if necessary CAUTION Danger of explosion may arise if the battery is ...

Page 15: ...t at USB1 port USB PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB2 port FP PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at FP USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at FP USB1 port FP PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at FP USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Ena...

Page 16: ... pin cables can both be connected to this 24 pin connector Connect from pin 1 for either type However a 20 pin power supply may cause the system unstable or even unbootable for the sake of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W or higher is recommended ATX 12V 4 Pin Power Connector This connector supplies power to CPU The system will not start without connecting power to this one Auxilia...

Page 17: ...rientation will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel 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 fro...

Page 18: ...provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1 4 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors 2 8 ...

Page 19: ...uidelines 1 Pull out the socket lever away from the socket and fully lift it up over 90 degree angle Locate and align the triangle mark with both the CPU and the socket body Vertically place the CPU with its pin side down into the socket Be careful to insert the CPU into the socket The CPU only fits in one orientation with the socket DO NOT force the CPU into the socket 2 After placing the CPU int...

Page 20: ...ctor on this motherboard The CPUFAN1 connector can be connected either with a 3 Pin or 4 Pin CPU cooling fan For a 3 Pin connection there will be no speed control available in the BIOS setup menu the CPU fan will run at full speed Also please watch out for the orientation when inserting 3 Pin plug into this 4 Pin fan connector A higher fan speed will be helpful for better airflow and heat dissipat...

Page 21: ...ype and size on slots DIMM1 DIMM2 or slots DIMM3 DIMM4 For a 4 DIMM dual channel installation Populate 2 DIMM modules of the same type and size on slots DIMM1 DIMM2 and another 2 DIMM modules of the same type and size on slots DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM1 and DIMM2 slots are made of the same color DIMM3 and DIMM4 are made of another same color Usually there is no hardware or BIOS setup requires after adding ...

Page 22: ...lots 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 DIMM module only fit in one direction 6 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional ...

Page 23: ...rovides dual PCI Express X16 slots for one or two graphics cards installation One PCIE graphics card installation Normal Mode Insert your PCIE graphics card into PCIEXP1 slot Two PCIE graphics cards installation SLI Mode Insert two identical SLI ready graphics cards into both PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots The NVIDIA SLI technology currently supports the Windows XP operating system only 2 13 ...

Page 24: ...tarting from the first one for PCIEXP1 slot Carefully insert two graphics cards into both the PCI Express X16 slots on this motherboard Secure the graphics cards with the two screws removed from the I O bracket to the first and last screw holes Leave the three screw holes in between unscrewed 2 Place Abit s exclusive SLI FAN assembly SLIpstream atop the two graphics cards For not installing the SL...

Page 25: ...rflow pull out the fan body from the frame overturn and push it in 5 To install without the SLI FAN assembly connect the SLI Connector Card right after having installed two graphics cards and then insert and secure the SLI supporting bracket 6 Connect the power plug from the SLI FAN assembly either to the three leaded fan power connector on your motherboard or directly to the ATX12V power supply F...

Page 26: ...ine In 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 the rear left and rear right channel in the 7 1 ...

Page 27: ...ot connect the Ground cable or USB VCC cable from the front panel module to the Pin 4 AVCC of this header Driver Configuration for AC 97 audio connection The audio driver is originally configured to support HD Audio For AC 97 audio connection you may Pin Pin Assignment HD AUDIO Pin Pin Assignment AC 97 AUDIO 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 AVCC 4 NC 5 FRO R 5 Line Out R 6 MIC...

Page 28: ...to Stereo adapter and have it plugged into the Line In jack on this daughter card This jack is served for either optical or line input 2 Connect the other end of the optical cable to the Digital Out SPDIF Out jack on your digital multimedia device S PDIF Output Connection 1 Remove the rubber protection cap Plug one end of the optical cable into the SPDIF Out jack on this daughter card 2 Connect th...

Page 29: ...with pin 1 on both the FDC1 port and the floppy connector Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 100 mode by one 40 pin 80 conductor and 3 connector Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board the other two ends gray and black connector at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the c...

Page 30: ...ys through these SATA connectors To connect SATA device 1 Attach either end of the signal cable to the SATA connector on motherboard Attach the other end to SATA device 2 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA device and connect the other end from the power supply The motherboard in this illustration is served for demonstration only may not be the same type or model as the one described in this u...

Page 31: ...in Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC Make sure the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment 2 6 4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers Each header supports 1x additional IEEE1394 port by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I O panel or the front mounted IEEE1394 port of your chassis Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2...

Page 32: ... Add on Slots These slots provide the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI Express specifications 2 6 6 PCI Add on Slots This slot provides the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 2 22 ...

Page 33: ...Hardware Setup 2 6 7 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 2 23 ...

Page 34: ...vance For example 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 L...

Page 35: ... its power switch is on Lights Off Your ATX power supplier is not connected with power source or connected with power source but its power switch is off VCC Lights On The system power is on Lights Off The system power is off SLED1 4 Lights On The system power is on Lights Off The system power is off SLI_PWR1 Lights On The system power is on Lights Off The ATX4P1 connector is connected with power s...

Page 36: ... fin heatsink heat pipe and fans Keep the area for outgoing heat wave open Mouse Connects to PS 2 mouse Keyboard Connects to PS 2 keyboard LAN1 LAN2 Connects to Local Area Network USB1 USB2 Connects to USB devices such as scanner digital speakers monitor mouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc For more information www abit com tw 2 26 ...

Page 37: ...Reset button on computer chassis Only when these two methods fair should you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing Del key the main menu screen appears Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility uGuru Utility PnP PCI Configurations Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Password Integrat...

Page 38: ... Voltage 1 20 V X DDR2 Reference Voltage 20 mv Power Cycle Statistics Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Brand Name This item displays the CPU model name installed on this motherboard Frequency This item displays the processor speed of the CPU installed on this motherboard SLI Ready Memory This item allows you to select the SPD profile for SLI Ready memory modules of EPP s...

Page 39: ...on Any damage of any component on this motherboard or peripherals resulting therein is not our responsibility Multiplier Factor This item displays the multiplier factor for the CPU installed External Clock This item selects the external clock frequency Due to the specification limit of the CPU you installed the speed you set over its standard bus speed is supported but not guaranteed Voltages Cont...

Page 40: ...alue F10 Save ESC Exit These items display the power cycle statistics for each element 3 1 2 ABIT EQ Click right arrow key to switch from OC Guru setup menu to ABIT EQ setup menu µGuru Utility V1 00C ABIT EQ ABIT EQ Beep Control Enabled Item Help Temperature Monitoring Press Enter Voltage Monitoring Press Enter Fan Speed Monitoring Press Enter FanEQ Control Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Valu...

Page 41: ...ture of CPU System and Power Module Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function If the CPU System PWM s temperature exceeds the shutdown temperature limit the system will shutdown automatically Shutdown Temp This items sets the temperature that will shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheating Beep Enable Use Space key to enable warning beeps functi...

Page 42: ...2 00 V 14 40 V 9 60 V ATX 5V 5 00 V 6 00 V 4 00 V ATX 3 3V 3 30 V 3 95 V 2 65 V ATX 5VSB 5 00 V 6 00 V 4 00 V 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 will automatically shutdo...

Page 43: ...Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit CPU SYS AUX1 4 FAN Speed These items display the speed of the fans connected to CPU SYS and AUX1 4 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 ...

Page 44: ...EQ Control CPU FanEQ Control Enabled Item Help Reference Temperature CPU Temperature Control Temperature High 65 C 149 F Control Temperature Low 35 C 95 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0 V DC Fan Voltage Low 8 0 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit CPU FanEQ Control When set to Enabled these items control the CPU fan speed by the following setting combinations Reference Temperature This item...

Page 45: ...p Reference Temperature System Temperature Control Temperature High 40 C 104 F Control Temperature Low 30 C 86 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0 V DC Fan Voltage Low 8 0 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit SYS FanEQ Control When set to Enabled these items control the SYS fan speed by the following setting combinations Reference Temperature This item selects the reference point for taking te...

Page 46: ...e Low 8 0 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit AUX1 FanEQ Control AUX4 FanEQ Control When set to Enabled these items control the AUX1 4 fan speed by the following setting combinations Reference Temperature This item selects the reference point for taking temperature among the available options of CPU SYS and PWM Temperature Control Temperature High Low These items set the high and low...

Page 47: ...ne IDE Channel 8 Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1046520K Total Memory 1047552K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date mm dd yy This item sets the date you specify usually the current date in the format o...

Page 48: ...utomatically IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 8 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 49: ...ppy drive Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot up All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non fatal error No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error detected All But Keyboard The system boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error All But Diskette The system boot will stop for all errors except ...

Page 50: ...ting priority 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 First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the Fir...

Page 51: ...d at main menu and then you will be asked to enter the password Do not type anything and just press the Enter key and it will disable security Once security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup menu freely 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 syste...

Page 52: ...elect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults K8 NB HT Speed This item selects the LDT Bus Frequency between CPU and NB K8 NB HT Width This item selects the LDT Bus Width between CPU and NB NB SB HT Speed This item selects NB to SB LDT Bus Frequency NB SB HT Width This item selects the LDT Bus Width between NB and SB PCI Express ...

Page 53: ...locks X Row Precharge Time Trp 4 Clocks X Min RAS Act Time Tras 12 Clocks Memory Hole Remapping Enabled DRAM ECC Enable Disabled X DRAM MCE Enable Disabled X Chip Kill Mode Enable Disabled X DRAM ECC Redirection Disabled X DRAM Scrub Rate Disabled X L2 Cache Scrub Rate Disabled X DCache Scrub Rate Disabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled X 31 24 IO Space F0 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save E...

Page 54: ... ROM Disabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard 1394 Controler Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE RAID Function Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE RAID Function IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help RAID Configuration Press Enter ...

Page 55: ...e Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE 1 Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE1 controller IDE DMA transfer access This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through IDE channels IDE HDD Block Mode This item enables or disables the IDE HDD Block Mode Serial ATA Controller This ...

Page 56: ...le or disable the RAID function for Serial ATA 1 6 ports Serial ATA 1 RAID Serial ATA 6 RAID This item allows you to enable or disable the RAID function for each of the Serial ATA 1 6 port individually OnChip SATA Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of OnChip SATA to boot up system Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects which display slot to in...

Page 57: ...roller This option enables or disables the LAN1 controller OnChip LAN2 Controller This option enables or disables the LAN2 controller Onboard 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 Onboard FDD Controller Two options are available Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled You can enable...

Page 58: ...spend Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 Suspend To RAM Enables the Suspend to RAM function USB Resume from S3 When set to Enabled this item allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This item can be configured only if the item ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3 STR Power Button Function This item selects the method of powering off your system ...

Page 59: ...ogy This option enables or disables the AMD K8 cool and quiet function Power On Function This item selects the way you want your system to power on Password Use a password to power on the system select this option then press Enter Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm and then press Enter Hot KEY Use any of the function keys between F1 to...

Page 60: ...urn to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Item Help X IRQ R...

Page 61: ...RQ 11 assigned to PCI Device Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Back to PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI VGA Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work...

Page 62: ...lues 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 changes For more information www abit com tw 3 26 ...

Page 63: ...uto run screen appears If not browse the root directory of the CD ROM via the File Manager and double click the AUTORUN file Drivers Click to enter the driver installation menu Manual Click to enter the user s manual menu Utility Click to enter the utilities installation menu ABIT Utility Click on this tab to enter the menu for installing utilities exclusively developed by ABIT Browse CD Click to ...

Page 64: ... menu screen 2 Click the nVidia nForce Chipset Driver The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect Please install this nVidia nForce Chipset Driver first after having installed the Windows operating system 4 2 ...

Page 65: ...s tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Realtek HD Audio Driver item The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect Install this Driver after having installed the AudioMAX daughter card 4 3 ...

Page 66: ...iver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Silicon Image 3132 RAID Driver item The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 4 ...

Page 67: ...l this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Cool n Quiet Driver item The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 5 ...

Page 68: ...the power scheme Minimal Power Management to enable Cool n Quiet 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 4 6 ...

Page 69: ...to access and select system performance of your system while playing games listening music browsing Internet or office applications in full screen with no need to stop or close the running application To install this utility 1 Click on the ABIT Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the ABIT Guru item The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installa...

Page 70: ...the installation menu screen 2 Click the Generate NVRaid Floppy Disk 32bit The following screen appears Insert one blank floppy disk to the selected floppy drive and click Build 3 Click OK to finish building the SATA Driver Disk If you are using a windows 2000 operating system please update your system to Service Pack 4 before starting to setup the NVIDIA RAID For more information www abit com tw ...

Page 71: ...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 algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 14 Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are ...

Page 72: ...terrupt mask bits for channel 2 43 Test 8259 functionality 47 Initialize EISA slot 49 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4E 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smal...

Page 73: ...er the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83 Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84 Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85 1 USB final Initialization 2 Switch screen back to text mode 87 NET PC Build SYSID Structure 89 1 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 2 Set up ACPI table at top of the memory 8B 1 Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2 Invoke all PCI ROMs excep...

Page 74: ...eady 8 C 3VDUAL voltage ready 8 D VDDA 2 5V voltage ready 8 D GMCHVTT voltage ready 8 E Check CPU fan speed 8 F Assert all power ready 9 0 Complete µGuru initial process AWARD BIOS take over booting job Power Off Sequence 9 1 Start power off sequence 9 2 De Assert all power 9 3 De Assert power on 9 4 De Assert LDT Bus power 9 5 De Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 9 6 De Assert CPU core voltage 9 7 ...

Page 75: ...ischarge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then making the motherboard work again There is no need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought it from or go through an RMA process Step 1 Switch off the power supply unit and then switch it on again after one minute If there is no power switch on the power supply unit disconnect its power cord for one minute and then reco...

Page 76: ... be recognized properly if the display resolution mixed or if a certain program cannot be executed etc you may Upgrade the motherboard s latest BIOS version Upgrade the add on device s latest driver version Check if there is any conflict in the Control Panel System Properties Q How to fill in the Technical Support Form A To fill in this Technical Support Form please refer to the following instruct...

Page 77: ...ecifications of your optical drives and quantity Specify if it was inserted on IDE Master or Slave or SATA ports Other devices Indicate which add on cards or USB devices that you absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot identify the problem s origin indicate all the add on cards or USB devices inserted on your system Example AHA 29160 on PCI 2 Sandisk Cruzer mini 256MB USB Flash di...

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