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BIOS Setup

KN8 Ultra-SOTES, KN8 Ultra, KN8

3-19

Wake-Up by OnChip LAN:

When set to [Enabled], you can remotely wake up a PC in Soft-Off condition via a LAN card that
support the wake up function.

Wake-Up by Alarm:

Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is

Disabled

. When set to

Enabled

, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the

system from Suspend mode.

Date (of Month) Alarm/ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm:

You can set the Date (month) Alarm and Time Alarm (hh:mm:ss). Any event occurring will
awaken a system that has powered down.

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 <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 key 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 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 can choose the hot key you want to turn on computer power.

Restore on AC Power Loss:

This item selects the system action after an AC power failure.

[Power Off]:

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power remains off.

You must press the Power button to power-on the system.

[Power On]:

When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power will be

powered on automatically.

Summary of Contents for KN8 ULTRA

Page 1: ...the Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive in your system The auto run screen will appear click the Manual tab to enter its submenu If not browse the root directory of the CD ROM via the File Manager and double click the AUTORUN file AMD Socket 939 K8 Dual Core ATX Motherboard NVIDIA Chipset NF4 Ultra NF4 Single Chip 2GHz HT Dual DDR 400 DIMM Slots GbE LAN w Firewall 4x SATA 3Gb s with RAID 0 1 0...

Page 2: ... indirect special incidental 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 rese...

Page 3: ...r Connectors 2 8 2 5 Installing Hardware 2 9 2 5 1 CPU Socket 939 2 9 2 5 2 DDR Memory Slots 2 12 2 5 3 PCI Express X16 Add on Slot Install Graphics Card 2 13 2 6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2 14 2 6 1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 14 2 6 2 Serial ATA Connectors 2 15 2 6 3 Additional USB 2 0 Port Headers 2 16 2 6 4 Internal Audio Connectors 2 16 2 6 5 Front Panel Audio Connection Header...

Page 4: ... Saving 3 25 4 Driver Utility CD 4 1 4 1 nVidia nForce Chipset Driver 4 2 4 2 Realtek Audio Driver 4 3 4 3 Cool n Quiet Driver 4 4 4 4 USB 2 0 Driver 4 5 4 5 ABIT EQ The Hardware Doctor Utility 4 6 4 6 FlashMenu BIOS Update Utility 4 8 4 7 NVRaid Floppy Disk 4 10 5 Appendix 5 1 5 1 Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Support 5 1 5 1 1 Q A 5 1 5 1 2 Technical Support Form 5 4 5 1 3 UNIVERSAL ABIT ...

Page 5: ... s data transfer rate For model KN8 only Support SATA 3Gb s data transfer rate For model KN8 Ultra SOTES and KN8 Ultra only NV GbE LAN NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet with NV Firewall ActiveArmor For model KN8 Ultra SOTES and KN8 Ultra only NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet For model KN8 only Audio Onboard 7 1 CH Audio CODEC Supports auto jack sensing Supports optical S PDIF Out For model KN8 Ultra SOTES and KN8 Ul...

Page 6: ...2 Mouse connector 1x Serial port For model KN8 Ultra and KN8 only 1x Parallel port For model KN8 Ultra and KN8 only 1x S PDIF Out For model KN8 Ultra SOTES and KN8 Ultra only 1x AUDIO1 connector Mic In Line In Line Out 1x AUDIO2 connector Surround Left Surround Right Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer 1x RJ 45 Gigabit LAN port 4x USB 2 0 ports Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305mm x 245mm Specifi...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 2 Motherboard Layout 1 2 1 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 1 3 ...

Page 8: ...1 2 2 KN8 Ultra KN8 1 4 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 9: ...ent power and space for them Most chassis have alternatives for I O 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 se...

Page 10: ...tened 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 reserved for future u...

Page 11: ...o 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 on the system...

Page 12: ...attery 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 incorrectly ren...

Page 13: ... up function support at USB1 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 FP PWR1 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 FP PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function support at FP USB2 port Pin 2 3 ...

Page 14: ... 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 Auxiliary 12V Power Co...

Page 15: ...e headers A wrong orientation 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...

Page 16: ...talled in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector NBFAN1 Chipset Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector PWRFAN1 AUXFAN1 2 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors 2 8 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 17: ...ith different types of CPU fan and heatsink assembly The one shown here is served for DEMO only For detailed information on how to install the one you bought refer to its installation guidelines 1 Pull out the socket lever away from the socket and fully lift it up over 90 degree angle 2 Locate and align the triangle mark with both the CPU and the socket body Vertically place the CPU with its pin s...

Page 18: ...thermal paste to the CPU die will help to increase the contact 5 Place the heatsink and fan assembly onto the retention frame Match the heatsink clip with the socket mounting lug Hook the spring clip to the mounting lug Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and snap the four retention legs of the cooling fan into place 6 On the other side push the retention clip straight down to lock into t...

Page 19: ...nnector on this motherboard The motherboard in this illustration is served for DEMO only may not be the same type or model as the one described in this user s manual A higher fan speed will be helpful for better airflow and heat dissipation Nevertheless stay alert to touch any heatsink since the high temperature generated by the working system is still possible ...

Page 20: ... 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 or removing mem...

Page 21: ... 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 boards Before starting these procedures ensure that you are discharged of stat...

Page 22: ...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 connectors of your hard ...

Page 23: ...in SATA cable The RAID 0 1 0 1 configuration is also possible through the combination of disk arrays 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 ...

Page 24: ...necting bracket or cable to the rear I O panel or the front mounted USB ports of your chassis Pin Pin 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 Internal Audio Connectors This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card 2 16 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN...

Page 25: ...der This header provides 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 ...

Page 26: ...ese slots provide the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI Express specifications 2 6 7 PCI Add on Slots These slots provide the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 2 18 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 27: ... 2 7 1 Power Source Indicators These indicators work as a reminding device to display the power status of this motherboard with power source connected 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on ...

Page 28: ...ard Connects to PS 2 keyboard Silent OTES The Silent OTES Silent Outside Thermal Exhaust System is a device specifically designed to silently cool the motherboard s North Bridge chipset Keep the area for outgoing heat wave open For model KN8 Ultra SOTES only 2 20 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 29: ... the Rear Surround Left and Rear Surround Right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system S L S R Connects to the Side Surround Left and Side Surround Right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Connects to the Center and Subwoofer channel in the 7 1 channel audio system AUDIO1 Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources...

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Page 31: ...rl 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 appears Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SoftMenu Setup PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chip...

Page 32: ... a short description of the function keys you may use here Esc Press this button to quit the BIOS Setup Press these buttons to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify F10 When you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters press this button to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu 3 2 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 33: ...PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Brand Name This item displays the CPU model name Frequency This item displays the CPU internal clock speed 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 De...

Page 34: ...ch 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 RAM Voltage This item selects the voltage for DRAM slot DDR Ref Voltage This item selects the reference voltage ...

Page 35: ...e IDE Channel 5 Master None IDE Channel 6 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 cur...

Page 36: ...wn on the screen automatically IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE 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...

Page 37: ...tem to its default Disabled setting if you are not using this Japanese standard floppy 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...

Page 38: ...Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system 3 8 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 39: ...s 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 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 th...

Page 40: ...get 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 this motherboard will use Leave this item to its default setting OS Select For DRAM 64MB This item allows y...

Page 41: ... 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 Min RAS Active time Auto X RAS to CAS delay Auto X RAS Precharge Time Auto X RAS to RAS delay Auto X Write Recovery Time Auto X Write to Read Delay Auto X Read to Wri...

Page 42: ...efresh Cycle Time This item specifies the auto refresh active to RAS active time or RAS auto refresh time Min RAS Active Time This item specifies the minimum RAS active time RAS to CAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to CAS read write delay time to the same bank RAS Precharge Time This item specifies the RAS precharge time RAS to RAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to RAS active ...

Page 43: ...h to 8 the address bus will access 8 bytes each cycle to precharge etc 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 32 bit Dram Memory Hole This item selects the method to remap the 32 bit Dram memory hole Leave this item to its default Auto Setting Back to Advanced Chipset ...

Page 44: ... Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP X EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 X ECP Mode Use DMA 3 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE RAID Function Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE RAID Fuction Setup IDE Function Setup Press E...

Page 45: ...l 1 OnChip IDE Channel 2 This item allows you 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 2 Serial ATA 3 4 This item enables or disables the on chip SATA controller IDE Prefetch Mode Two optio...

Page 46: ...n IDE 1 2 Master Slave RAID Serial ATA 1 2 3 4 RAID Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects which display slot 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 OnChip USB Three options are avail...

Page 47: ...ddress and IRQ of Serial Port 1 Six options are available Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 AUTO The default setting is 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port For model KN8 Ultra and KN8 only Sets the I O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Four options are available Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Default setting is 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode For model KN8 Ultra and KN8 only Four...

Page 48: ...sume from S3 Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The 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 ...

Page 49: ...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 key 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 to power on the system KB Power...

Page 50: ...e 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 20 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 51: ...PIRQ_1 Use IRQ No Auto PIRQ_2 Use IRQ No Auto PIRQ_3 Use IRQ No Auto PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the se...

Page 52: ...r 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 with PCI VGA PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No PIRQ 3...

Page 53: ... Fail Alarm Selectable This item selects the fan that will be monitored for malfunction Shutdown When Fan Fail The system will be shut down if the selected fan is not running CPU FanEQ Speed Control This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed down to a specific percentage When set to a specific percentage the CPU fan speed will run at the percentage you set in this item if the temperature li...

Page 54: ...ssage to the PC speakers of when the temperature goes beyond either limit You can select the temperatures you want All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage 3 24 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 55: ...efaults 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 restricts access to the computer itself 3 12 Save Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu 3 13 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any change ...

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Page 57: ...wing installation auto 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 ...

Page 58: ...ia nForce Chipset Driver item under the Drivers tab 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 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 59: ...o install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Realtek Audio Driver item under the Drivers tab The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 60: ...s tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Cool n Quiet Driver item under the Drivers tab 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 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 61: ...able 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 4 USB 2 0 Driver There is no need to install this driver for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or their later version ...

Page 62: ...g critical items of Power Supply Voltage CPU System Fans Speed and CPU System Temperature To install this utility 1 Click on the ABIT Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the ABITEQ item under the ABIT Utility tab 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 6 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra K...

Page 63: ...ility CD KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 4 7 5 Execute the ABIT EQ by entering the Windows Menu Start All Programs ABIT ABIT EQ 6 ABIT EQ shows you the status of Voltage Fan Speed and Temperature readings as well ...

Page 64: ...users can flash their BIOS more easily and in less time To install this utility 1 Click on the ABIT Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the FlashMenu item under the ABIT Utility tab 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 8 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 Ultra KN8 ...

Page 65: ... KN8 4 9 5 Execute the FlashMenu by entering the Windows Menu Start All Programs ABIT FlashMenu 6 This FlashMenu screen appears You can easily update the BIOS from clicking Update From File One Click LiveUpdate or LiveUpdate Step by Step button ...

Page 66: ...nstallation menu screen 2 Click the NVRaid Floppy Disk item under the ABIT Utility tab 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 4 10 KN8 Ultra SOTES KN8 ...

Page 67: ...from default to over clocking or non standard status We suggest the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge 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 mi...

Page 68: ...nstalled in the system Re install and start the system one at a time until the system won t start Malfunction in the OS If the system hangs after resuming from S3 or some testing program if the CPU cannot 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 driv...

Page 69: ... Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA 300GB on SATA 3 Example 2 Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA 300GB 2 on SATA 3 SATA 4 RAID 1 Optical devices Type in the brand and specifications 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 ...

Page 70: ...try First name Last Name Subject Motherboard BIOS Version CPU Memory brand Memory size Memory configuration Graphics card Graphics driver version Power supply maker Power supply wattage Storage devices Optical devices Other devices Operating system Problem description ...

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