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Introduction

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1-1. Features & Specifications

1. CPU

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Supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor with 800MHz, 533MHz (for Northwood &
Prescott), and 400MHz (for Northwood only) System Data Bus

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Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

2. Chipset

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Intel 82875P (MCH) + 82801ER (ICH5R)

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Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266 with ECC function and “Performance
Acceleration Technology (PAT)”

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Supports Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0)

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Supports Ultra ATA/100/66/33 mode

3. Memory

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4x 184-pin DIMM sockets

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Supports 4 DIMM Single/Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266 (Max. 4GB)

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Supports configurable ECC function

4. AGP

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Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP PRO 8X/4X Interface (0.8V/1.5V)

5. LAN

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Onboard Intel CSA Gigabit LAN

6. Dual Serial ATA RAID

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2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (RAID 0/RAID 1)
via ICH5R South Bridge

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4 channels of Serial ATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (RAID 0/ RAID
1/ RAID 0+1) via Silicon Image PCI Chip

7. Media XP (Optional)

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Supports card reader function for Memory Stick, Secure Digital and Type I/II CompactFlash

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Supports Wireless Remote Control and S/PDIF Out / Mic In / Headphone Out / USB 2.0 /
IEEE 1394

8. USB

2.0

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8x USB 2.0 ports support 480 Mb/s data transfer rate

9. IEEE

1394

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Supports IEEE 1394a at 400/200/100 Mb/s data transfer rate

10. Audio

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Onboard RealTek ALC650 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for IC7-MAX3

Page 1: ...IC7 MAX3 Socket 478 System Board User s Manual 4200 0370 12 Rev 1 01 ...

Page 2: ...tal 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 manu...

Page 3: ...pporting Base 2 2 2 3 Install System Memory 2 3 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches 2 5 1 ATX Power Input Connectors 2 5 2 FAN Connectors 2 6 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header 2 7 4 Wake up Header 2 8 5 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 2 9 6 Additional USB Port Headers 2 10 7 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header 2 11 8 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 12 9 System Management Bus Headers 2 13 10 ...

Page 4: ... Setup 3 23 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 23 Appendix A Install Intel Chipset Software Utility A 1 Appendix B Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID B 1 Appendix C Install Audio Driver C 1 Appendix D Install LAN Driver D 1 Appendix E Install Silicon Serial ATA RAID Driver E 1 Appendix F Install USB 2 0 Driver F 1 Appendix G BIOS Update Guide G 1 Appendix H Hardware Monitoring The Winbond Hardware...

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Page 6: ...ket 478 設計的散熱套件及散熱片 1 請在主機板上面找出 Socket 478 插座的位置然後將固定模組基座固定在主機板上面注意如果您使用專門為英特爾 Pentium 4 處理器所設計的機殼請注意已經安裝在機箱上的金屬螺栓或是間隔卡樁請小心不要讓金屬螺栓或是間隔卡樁接觸到印刷電路板上的線路或是零件 2 請將處理器插座的釋放拉桿向插座的外側拉出然後將釋放拉桿以 90 度角的角度向上拉起然後請您以正確的方向將處理器插入處理器插座切勿太過施力地將處理器置入插座因為您只能以一個固定的方向來將處理器插入當處理器置入到處理器插座之後請將插座釋放拉桿再下推到底即可 3 請將散熱片面朝下地置放到處理器的上面直到散熱片完全地蓋住處理器為止 4 將風扇及其固定架機構組件覆蓋至散熱片上面請確認風扇及其固定架機構組件四個邊角的鎖扣都已經卡入固定架的鎖孔位置 ...

Page 7: ...方向來插入 DIMM 模組 5 要取出 DIMM 模組請您向外側同時地壓下 DIMM 插槽兩側的模組固定夾即可將 DIMM 模組抽取出來注意靜電會造成電腦或是附加卡上電子元件的損壞在您要進行這些程序之前請確認您已經藉由暫時地接觸已接地的金屬物體來放掉您身上所帶有的靜電連接器連接頭以及附加卡的安裝在任何一部電腦機殼的裡面都必需連接一些纜線與插頭這些纜線與插頭通常都是一對一的連接至主機板的連接埠上您必需注意任何一條纜線的連接方向如果可能的話請一併注意連接埠第一根針腳的位置您將會安裝一些特殊功能的附加卡到主機板上面像是 SCSI 卡或是 AGP 顯示卡等等當您將它們安裝到主機板上適當的插槽之後請以螺絲將這些附加卡與機殼背板牢牢地固定好避免有鬆動的情況發生如您想要瞭解相關且更為詳細的資訊請參閱我們的完整版使用手冊裡面會有詳盡的說明將電源供應...

Page 8: ...478 向けに特別に設計されたキットをお求めください 1 マザーボードに 478 ピン ZIF ソケットが見つかったらリテンションモジュールをマザーボードに固定します注意 Pentium 4 マザーボードの用に特別に設計されたシャーシをご使用の場合金属製スタッドやスペーサーがすでにシャーシに取り付けられていればその場所に注意してください金属製スタッドやスペーサーが PCB の印刷回路線や部品に接触しないように用心してください 2 ソケットから CPU のソケットレバーを横にそれから 90 度上に引っ張ります CPU を正しい方向に差し込みます CPU は一方向にしかフィットしないため CPU を差し込む際に余分な力をかけないでください CPU を押さえながらソケットレバーを閉めます 3 ヒートシンクを CPU にすっぽりかぶせます 4 ファンとリテンショ...

Page 9: ...ください DIMM モジュールは一方向にしかフィットしません 5 DIMMモジュールはスロットの2つのイジェクタタブを外側に同時に引っ張ると外れます注意静電気はコンピュータやオプションのボードの電気コンポーネントを損傷させることがありますこれらの手順を開始する前にアースされた金属物体に軽く触れて静電気を必ず放電してくださいコネクタヘッダスイッチおよびアダプタコンピュータのケース内部には複数のケーブルやプラグを接続できますこれらのケーブルやプラグは通常マザーボードにあるコネクタに 1 つずつ接続されますケーブルの接続方向には十分な注意を払いまた必要に応じコネクタの第 1 ピンの位置にも注目する必要があります SCSI アダプタ AGP アダプタのような特殊なニーズ向けにはそれに対応したアダプタを取り付けてくださいアダプタをマザーボードのスロットに...

Page 10: ...Pentium 4 konstruiertes Gehäuse verwenden achten Sie bitte auf die Lage der Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter wenn sie schon im Gehäuse installiert sind Achten Sie darauf dass kein Kontakt zwischen Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter und den gedruckten Schaltkreisen bzw leitfähigen Teilen auf dem PCB entsteht 2 Ziehen Sie den Hebel des Prozessorsockels seitwärts vom Sockel und dann im 90 Grad Winkel nach ...

Page 11: ...uls an es paßt nur in eine Richtung hinein 5 Zum Ausbau der Module drücken Sie die beiden Auswurflaschen auf dem Steckplatz nach außen zusammen und ziehen das Modul heraus Anschlüsse Sockel Schalter und Adapter Im Inneren des Gehäuses findet man in jedem Computer viele Kabel und Stecker die angeschlossen werden müssen Diese Kabel und Stecker werden normalerweise einzeln mit den Anschlüssen auf der...

Page 12: ...ches sur la carte mère Serrez la Base du Module de Rétention sur la carte Attention Si vous utilisez un châssis spécialement conçu pour Pentium 4 veuillez faire attention à l emplacement des Clous en Métal ou des Espaceurs installés sur le châssis Ne laissez jamais les Clous en Métal ou les Espaceurs entrer en contact des circuits imprimés ou des composants sur le PCB 2 Tirez le levier du socle CP...

Page 13: ... endommager les composants électroniques de l ordinateur ou des cartes optionnelles Avant de commencer ces procédures assurez vous de bien décharger toute l électricité statique en touchant rapidement un objet métallique relié au sol Connecteurs Socles de connexion Interrupteurs et Adaptateurs A l intérieur du boîtier de n importe quel ordinateur il y a plusieurs câbles et prises qui doivent être ...

Page 14: ...лате Внимание Устанавливая плату в корпус разработанный специально для Pentium 4 обратите внимание на уже установленный крепеж металлические стойки зажимы Убедитесь что установленный крепеж не касается системной платы или ее выводов 2 Оттяните рычаг фиксации процессора в сторону и поднимите его на 90 градусов вверх Расположив процессор соответствующим образом вставьте его в разъем Не прилагайте из...

Page 15: ...вытащите модуль Внимание Статическое электричество может стать причиной выхода из строя электронных компонентов компьютера Перед началом данной процедуры снимите с себя статический заряд коснувшись заземленного металлического предмета Разъемы переключатели и адаптеры Внутри корпуса компьютера необходимо расположены несколько кабелей и вилок которые необходимо подключить Обычно эти кабели подключаю...

Page 16: ...cessore Pentium 4 si prega prestare attenzione all ubicazione delle guarnizioni metalliche o degli spaziatori nel caso in cui siano già installati sul telaio Assicurarsi di non permettere alle guarnizioni metalliche od agli spaziatori di entrare in contatto con il cavo o con le parti del circuito sul PCB 2 Tirare di lato la leva della presa CPU allontanandola dalla presa poi sollevarla di 90 gradi...

Page 17: ...ggiare i componenti elettronici del computer o delle schede Prima di iniziare queste procedure assicurarsi di avere scaricato completamente l elettricità statica toccando brevemente un oggetto metallico con massa a terra Connettori collettori interruttori ed adattatori All interno della copertura di ogni computer ci sono diversi cavi e prese che devo essere collegati Questi cavi e prese sono solit...

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Page 19: ...le ECC function 4 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP PRO 8X 4X Interface 0 8V 1 5V 5 LAN Onboard Intel CSA Gigabit LAN 6 Dual Serial ATA RAID 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function RAID 0 RAID 1 via ICH5R South Bridge 4 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 via Silicon Image PCI Chip 7 Media XP ...

Page 20: ...k Panel I O 1x PS 2 Keyboard 1x PS 2 mouse 1x S PDIF In connector 1x S PDIF Out connector AUDIO1 connector Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer AUDIO2 connector Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB 2 0 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 2x USB 2 0 1x RJ 45 LAN Connector 14 Miscellaneous ATX form factor Hardware Monitoring including Fan Speed Voltages CPU and system temperature Supports Wake Up by LAN...

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Page 23: ...he best way to attach the board is to use 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 t...

Page 24: ... Pull the CPU socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degree Insert the CPU with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert CPU it only fits in one orientation Close down the socket lever while holding down the CPU 3 Put the heatsink faces down onto the CPU until it completely covers the CPU 4 Put the Fan and Retention Mechanism Assembly onto the heatsink Ma...

Page 25: ... and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 or slots DIMM2 DIMM4 When installing FOUR DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 and slots DIMM2 DIMM4 Table 2 1 Valid Memory Configurations Bank Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0 1 DIMM1 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 2 3 DIMM2 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 4 5 DIMM3 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 6 7 DIMM4 128 256 ...

Page 26: ...e 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 5 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module ATTENTION Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional boa...

Page 27: ...eaders on the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything ATX Power Input Connectors 1 The Pentium 4 requires a power supplier different from t...

Page 28: ...st be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU Fan NBFAN1 Chipset Fan SYSFAN1 OTES Fan AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 Auxiliary Fan No monitoring support in BIOS menu WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 29: ...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 Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction User s Manual ...

Page 30: ...oard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support 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 IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 31: ...tion 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 SPK Pin 15 17 19 21 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of chassis front pane...

Page 32: ...rs These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 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 IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 33: ...1394 Port Header These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 12V 8 12V 9 NC 10 GND User s Manual ...

Page 34: ...xtenson cable provided with the chassis To use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers back at pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 default setting Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 Audio Mic 2 Ground 3 Audio Mic Bias 4 VCC 5 Speaker Out Right Channel 6 Speaker Out Right Channel Return 7 X 8 NC 9 Speaker Out Left Channel 10 Speaker Out Left Channel Return 11 Groun...

Page 35: ...er bus which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority 10 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card User s Manual ...

Page 36: ...rst simply by your fingertips and keep it for future use NOTE Remove this plastic retention piece only when installing the AGP Pro 50 compliant card To install a regular VGA card will require this retention piece back in its original position to keep the VGA card from sliding back and forth or even damage the VGA card and or motherboard ATTENTION This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP cards Us...

Page 37: ... one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of FDC1 connector 2 Install the other end s of ribbon cable into the disk drive connector s The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be also aligned with pin 1 of disk drive connector The endmost connector should be attached to the drive designated as Drive A User s Manual ...

Page 38: ...bon cable to the connectors on hard drives If you want to connect two hard drives together through one IDE channel you must configure the second drive to Slave mode after the first Master drive Please refer to the drives documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE...

Page 39: ...l ATA first in the BIOS menu of OnChip IDE Device The following table displays the quantity of devices at IDE1 IDE2 SATA1 and SATA2 channel under different OnChip Serial ATA configuration WinXP Windows NET Server OnChip Serial ATA OnChip Serial ATA Mode IDE1 IDE2 SATA1 SATA2 Enhanced Mode IDE 2 2 1 1 DOS Win2K Win98 WinME OnChip Serial ATA OnChip Serial ATA Mode IDE1 IDE2 SATA1 SATA2 0 2 1 1 Combi...

Page 40: ...ion mode for SATA1 and SATA2 please refer to the item Serial ATA 1 Mode and Serial ATA 2 Mode in the BIOS menu of OnChip IDE Device NOTE The Serial ATA controller only supports Ultra DMA ATA100 or higher hard drive Do not use hard drives under this specification or it won t work 15 Status Indicators D1 VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on D2 5VSB This LED lights up when the power sup...

Page 41: ...l in the 5 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 5 1 channel audio system AUDIO2 Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources F L F R Front Left Front Right Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 5 1 channel or regular 2 channel audio system IEEE1394...

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Page 43: ...e memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing Del key the main menu screen appea...

Page 44: ...ne option to enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs may cause abnormal memory module functioning system hangs hard disk drive data lose abnormal functioning of the VGA card or abnormal functioning with other add on c...

Page 45: ...AGP PCI This item determines the ratio among CPU AGP and PCI Fixed AGP PCI Frequency This item determines the AGP PCI bus frequency This option allows you to keep your AGP PCI clock at some fixed frequency to improve system stability CPU Power Supply This option allows you to switch between CPU default and user defined voltages Leave this setting to default unless the current CPU type and voltage ...

Page 46: ...ime hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master Click Enter key to enter its submenu NOTE Item IDE Channel 3 Master and IDE Channel 4 Master appears only when the item OnChip Serial ATA in the OnChip IDE Device menu is set as Enhanced Mod...

Page 47: ...imate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders Head This item configures the numbers of read write heads Precomp This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Landing Zone This item displays the number of cylinders specifi...

Page 48: ...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 amount of base memory installed in the system The valu...

Page 49: ...e Power On Self Test POST after powering on the system The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting 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 F...

Page 50: ...The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys Security Option This item determines when the system will prompt for password every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup Setup The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup System The password is required each time the computer boots up NOTE Don t forget your password If you forget the password you will have to open the c...

Page 51: ... 2 3 specification Intel OnScreen Branding This item determines whether to display the Intel Inside logo or not at system boots up Disable Unused PCI Clock This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use Yes The system automatically detect the unused DIMM and PCI slots and stop sending clock signal to these unused PCI slots No The system always send clock signal to all PCI slots NOTE...

Page 52: ... item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for the DRAM parameters DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command DRAM RAS Precharge This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provid...

Page 53: ...he type of DRAM in your system ECC is Error Checking and Correction Choose the ECC option only when your memory is ECC type AGP Data Rate Capability This item selects the data transfer rate of AGP device A higher rate delivers faster and better graphics to your system Make sure your graphics card supports the mode you select Game Accelerator This item selects the mode for Game Accelerator among th...

Page 54: ... add a different hard drive controller Master Slave Drive PIO Mode The PIO Programmed Input Output mode allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task rather than having the BIOS issue a series of commands to affect a transfer to or from the disk drive Auto The BIOS will select the best available mode after checking your disk ...

Page 55: ... served as IDE Mode RAID The on chip Serial ATA served as RAID Mode NOTE The RAID option is only available when the item OnChip Serial ATA is set as Enhanced Mode SATA RAID ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on chip Serial ATA RAID to boot up system OnChip Serial ATA This item determines the function for on chip Serial ATA Disabled Disable the Serial ATA controller Auto Allows the Ser...

Page 56: ... 3 Master OnChip IDE 1 and IDE 2 controller enabled IDE 1 Master IDE 1 Slave SATA1 serves as IDE 1 Master SATA2 serves as IDE 1 Slave OnChip IDE 1 controller disabled IDE 1 Slave IDE 1 Master SATA1 serves as IDE 1 Slave SATA2 serves as IDE 1 Master OnChip IDE 1 controller disabled IDE 2 Master IDE 2 Slave SATA1 serves as IDE 2 Master SATA2 serves as IDE 2 Slave OnChip IDE 2 controller disabled Com...

Page 57: ...ing USB keyboard in DOS environment or OS in OS environment USB Mouse Support Via This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB mouse in DOS environment or OS in OS environment OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller OnChip LAN Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a di...

Page 58: ... Onboard PCI Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu IEEE 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Serial ATA Controller This option enables or disables the Serial ATA controller of Silicon Image PCI Chip SATA RAID ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on chip Serial ATA RAID to boot up system IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 59: ...er button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system This will prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off the system CPU THRM Throttling This item controls the CPU speed by cutting down its regular power to a percentage during the STR Suspend To RAM s...

Page 60: ... Use any of the function keys between F1 to F12 to power on the system Mouse Left Double click the mouse left button to power on the system Mouse Right Double click the mouse right button to power on the system Any KEY Use any keyboard keys to power on the system Button Only Use only the power button to power on the system Keyboard 98 Use the power on button on the Keyboard 98 compatible keyboard ...

Page 61: ... On When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power will be powered on automatically Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return 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 sys...

Page 62: ...rces Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI VGA Allocate IRQ To Video This item assigns an IRQ for the VGA card installe...

Page 63: ...ove the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No PIRQ_7 Use IRQ No This item specifies the IRQ number manually or automatically for the devices installed on PCI slots For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the ICH chipset INT means PCI slot IRQ signals and devices please refer to the table below Si...

Page 64: ...t in the item Active Temperature is exceeded Active Temperature This item sets the temperature limit that would activate the function of CPU FanEQ Speed Control option CPU Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats CPU Warning Temperature This item selects the CPU s warning temperature limit Once the system ...

Page 65: ... your add on card I O address to avoid using these addresses 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restric...

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Page 67: ... 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 Drivers tab Click Intel Chipset Software Utility The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2...

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Page 69: ...llation 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 Intel Application Accelerator RAID The following screen appears NOTE This Intel Application Accelerator RAID program edition is available for Windows XP only To install this program you have t...

Page 70: ...B 2 Appendix B Click Next 5 Click Finish to complete setup 6 IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 71: ... If you want to create a RAID 0 striping array all the data stored in the hard disks will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before starting to create the RAID array If you want to create a RAID 1 mirroring array please make sure which hard disk is the source disk and which one is the destination disk If you make a mistake you may copy the blank data to the source disk which will res...

Page 72: ...revious menu 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 Reset Disks to Non RAID This item allows you to reset all RAID data Type Y if you want to reset all RAID data Exit This item allows you to exit the Intel Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Type Y if you want to exit IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 73: ...uble 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 ALC650 Audio The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup 3 After the system restarted a shortcut icon appears at the right corner of Windows ta...

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Page 75: ...nstallation 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 Intel Gigabit Lan The following screen appears 1 Click Wired LAN Adapters 2 Click Install Base Driver 3 Click OK to start installing the LAN driver For Windows 98 and Windows NT4 0 you mus...

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Page 77: ...creen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Silicon Serial ATA RAID The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Continue Anyway Click Yes ...

Page 78: ...o complete setup 8 Check Device Manager Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Controller is successfully installed 9 To run the SATARaid application click Start All Programs SATARaid 10 This is the SATALink configuration menu For more information on how to operate please refer to the Help menu IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 79: ... selection Press Esc to return to previous menu Press Ctrl E to exit the RAID configuration utility NOTE If you want to create a RAID 0 striping array or RAID 0 1 array all the data stored in the hard disks will first be erased Please backup the hard disk data before starting to create these RAID arrays If you want to create a RAID 1 mirroring array please make sure which hard disk is the source d...

Page 80: ...re the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata specifically in reference to the drive connection information If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function properly this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata To resolve this select Resolve Co...

Page 81: ...rom Microsoft s web site To install the driver for Windows 9x and ME please insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab The following screen appears Click USB 2 0 Drive...

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Page 83: ...lready have the latest BIOS no any update action is necessary If your BIOS is not the latest BIOS go on to the next step 3 Download the correct BIOS file from our Web site 4 Double click the downloaded file it will self extract to awdflash exe and bin files 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...

Page 84: ...wrong BIOS file Otherwise it may cause system malfunctions Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version earlier than Version 7 52C to flash the BIOS Otherwise it may cause flash fail or un anticipated problems During the updating the progress will be measured by white blocks The last four blue blocks of the flash update process represent the BIOS boot block The BIOS boot block is used t...

Page 85: ...ce any item is out of its normal range a warning message pops up reminding you to take proper measures The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system For those 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 execu...

Page 86: ...ivate it in the Configuration page Shutdown Choosing this button will shutdown the computer Help You can read more information and self diagnose simple problems If the warning message pops up due to the wrong warning limit you can adjust it in the Configuration option For example if you set the temperature high limit to 40 C you will easily exceed the proper temperature Pay attention to two things...

Page 87: ...t went to sleep When idle STR enabled systems consume only a small fraction of the power used for full operation Instead of shutting down the system to save power when not in use and then having to reboot later users can let the STR function take over and not have to worry about using power to run all the electronics fans and disks When needed a PC with STR function can restore all applications an...

Page 88: ...f Computer 2 Click Stand by Method 2 Define the chassis s Power button to initiate STR sleep Mode 1 Open Control Panel and then enter Power Options 2 Select Advanced tab Set the Power Buttons option to Stand by Restart your computer to put these settings into effect Now you will only need to press the Power button on the front panel of the chassis when you want to put your computer into STR sleep ...

Page 89: ...cover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought 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 connect it back Press and hold the I...

Page 90: ...ry to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note the information related to both cards in the add on Card space provided and don t forget to indicate the motherboard model version BIOS iden...

Page 91: ...xample In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses IDE1 or IDE2 and check in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is IDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in ...

Page 92: ...ame Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory ADD ON CARD Problem Description IC7 MAX3 ...

Page 93: ...ts have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint 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 ...

Page 94: ...ntegrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support team fo...

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Page 96: ...rted 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 reply directly But your questions may be posted to the Internet news group in order that a larger number of users can have the benefit of the information Please check the news group from time to time 9 The information listed b...

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