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Introduction

1. Introduction

1.1 Features & Specifications

1.1.1 KN9 SLI

CPU

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

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Technology

Supports AMD CPU Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology

Chipset

NVIDIA

nForce 570 SLI

Memory

4x 240-pin DIMM slots supports memory capacity up to 8GB

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

NVIDIA SLI Technology

Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link
Interface

Serial ATA

6x SATA 3Gb/s

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5

IEEE 1394a

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

LAN

Dual NV Gigabit LAN

Audio

Onboard 7.1-Channel HD Audio CODEC

Supports auto jack sensing

Expansion Slots

2x PCI-E X16 slots

2x PCI-E X1 slots

2x PCI slots

Internal I/O

1x Floppy port

1x UDMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connector

6x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

3x USB 2.0 headers

2x IEEE 1394a headers

Rear Panel I/O

1x PS/2 Keyboard connector

1x PS/2 Mouse connector

1x S/PDIF Out connector

1x Audio Connector (Surround-Left / Surround-Right,
Rear-Left / Rear-Right, Center / Subwoofer, Mic-In, Line-In,
Line-Out)

2x RJ-45 LAN ports

4x USB 2.0 ports

ABIT Engineered

SoftMenu

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Technology

Silent OTES

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Technology

Miscellaneous

ATX form factor (305mm x 245mm)

KN9 SLI, KN9 Ultra, KN9S

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Page 1: ... 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 AM2 ATX Motherboard NVIDIA Chipset MCP55P MCP55Ultra MCP55S 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 R...

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: ...nnectors 2 6 2 4 2 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 2 7 2 4 3 FAN Power Connectors 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 6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2 16 2 6 1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 16 2 6 2 Serial ATA Connectors 2 17 2 6 3 Additional USB 2 0 Port Headers 2 18...

Page 4: ... 21 3 11 Set Password 3 21 3 12 Save Exit Setup 3 21 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 21 4 Driver Utility CD 4 1 4 1 nVidia nForce Chipset Driver 4 2 4 2 Realtek HD 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...

Page 5: ...E 1394a Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394a at 400Mb s transfer rate LAN Dual NV Gigabit LAN Audio Onboard 7 1 Channel HD Audio CODEC Supports auto jack sensing Expansion Slots 2x PCI E X16 slots 2x PCI E X1 slots 2x PCI slots Internal I O 1x Floppy port 1x UDMA 133 100 66 33 IDE connector 6x SATA 3Gb s connectors 3x USB 2 0 headers 2x IEEE 1394a headers Rear Panel I O 1x PS 2 Keyboard connector 1x PS 2 M...

Page 6: ... NV Gigabit LAN Audio Onboard 7 1 Channel HD Audio CODEC Supports auto jack sensing Expansion Slots 1x PCI E X16 slot 3x PCI E X1 slots 2x PCI slots Internal I O 1x Floppy port 1x UDMA 133 100 66 33 IDE connector 6x SATA 3Gb s connectors 3x USB 2 0 headers 2x IEEE 1394a headers Rear Panel I O 1x PS 2 Keyboard connector 1x PS 2 Mouse connector 1x S PDIF Out connector 1x Audio Connector Surround Lef...

Page 7: ...ODEC Supports auto jack sensing Expansion Slots 1x PCI E X16 slot 3x PCI E X1 slots 2x PCI slots Internal I O 1x Floppy port 1x UDMA 133 100 66 33 IDE connector 4x SATA 3Gb s connectors 3x USB 2 0 headers Rear Panel I O 1x PS 2 Keyboard connector 1x PS 2 Mouse connector 1x Audio Connector Surround Left Surround Right Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer Mic In Line In Line Out 1x RJ 45 LAN port 4...

Page 8: ...1 2 Motherboard Layout 1 2 1 KN9 SLI 1 4 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 9: ...Introduction 1 2 2 KN9 Ultra KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S 1 5 ...

Page 10: ...1 2 3 KN9S 1 6 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 11: ...is has sufficient 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 mother...

Page 12: ...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 reserved for futu...

Page 13: ...ry and have it 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 ...

Page 14: ...p 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 incorrectly ...

Page 15: ... 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 sho...

Page 16: ... 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 Connector ...

Page 17: ...aders 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 one...

Page 18: ...r to the cooling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1 2 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors 2 8 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 19: ... installation guidelines 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 plac...

Page 20: ...in 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 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 s...

Page 21: ...es of the same type 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 requir...

Page 22: ...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 boards Befo...

Page 23: ...e or two graphics cards installation One PCIE graphics card installation Normal Mode Insert your PCIE graphics card into PCIEXP1 or PCIEXP2 slot One PCIE graphics card installation on the PCIEXP2 slot supports the speed up to x8 only Two PCIE graphics cards installation SLI Mode For model KN9 SLI only Insert 2 identical SLI ready graphics cards into PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots The NVIDIA SLI technol...

Page 24: ...power supply unit is sufficient to provide the minimum power required The following illustration is served for DEMO only All the devices including the motherboard the graphics cards the SLI Bridge Connector or the SLI bracket may not be exactly the same type shape or model as the one you bought 1 Insert the two graphics cards into PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots on the motherboard 2 There are goldfinger...

Page 25: ...ingers on each graphics card 5 The SLI bracket included in the package is used for supporting the SLI bridge connector and the two SLI graphics cards 6 Insert the SLI bracket into the bracket slot between the graphics cards Secure the SLI bracket and the graphics cards to the chassis with screws ...

Page 26: ...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 connectors of your h...

Page 27: ...ration is also possible through the combination of disk arrays through these SATA connectors Both SATA 5 and SATA 6 are available only for models KN9 SLI and KN9 Ultra 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 28: ...a1 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 The IEEE1394 Port Headers are available only for models KN9 SLI and KN9 Ultra Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin...

Page 29: ...onnection you must carefully check the pin assignment before connecting from the front panel module An incorrect connection may cause malfunction or even damage the motherboard Please do not connect the Ground cable or USB VCC cable from the front panel module to the Pin 4 AVCC of this header 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 P...

Page 30: ...nfigured to support HD Audio For AC 97 audio connection you may 1 Right click the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in system tray 2 Click Audio I O tab and then click Connector Settings 3 Click Disabled front panel jack detection and then click OK to confirm 2 20 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 31: ... Setup KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S 2 21 2 6 7 PCI Express X1 Add on Slots These slots provide the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI Express specifications KN9 SLI PCIE1 PCIE2 KN9 Ultra KN9S PCIE1 PCIE3 ...

Page 32: ...d Status Display 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 2 22 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 33: ...n OPT OUT1 This connector provides an S PDIF Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices For model KN9 SLI and KN9 Ultra only AUDIO1 S L S R Surround Left Surround Right Connects to the surround left and surround right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 1 channel audio system R L R R Rear Lef...

Page 34: ...m Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone LAN1 Connects to Local Area Network LAN2 Connects to Local Area Network For model KN9 SLI and KN9 Ultra only USB1 USB2 Connects to USB devices such as scanner digital speakers monitor mouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc 2 24 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 35: ... 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 Chipset Fe...

Page 36: ...ed on this motherboard CPU Operating Speed This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU You can also select the User Define option to enter the manual option User Define 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...

Page 37: ...d bus speed is supported but not guaranteed PCIE Clock This item selects the clock frequency for PCI Express slot Voltages Control This option allows you to switch between the default and user defined voltages Leave this setting at 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 Vo...

Page 38: ...nnel 8 Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in 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 of Month Date and Year T...

Page 39: ...ally 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 item se...

Page 40: ...e 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 a diskette error All But Disk Key The system boot...

Page 41: ...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 First Second Third Boot Device items First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot fi...

Page 42: ...ble 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 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...

Page 43: ...er x HT Spread Spectrum Disabled SSE SSE2 Instructions Enabled Init Display First PCIe 1 System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults K8 MCP55 HT Speed This item selects the LDT Bus Frequency between CPU and MCP55 Chipset K8 MCP55 HT Width This item selects the LDT Bus Width between CPU ...

Page 44: ...Write Recovery Time Twr 4 Clocks x Precharge Time Trtp 2 Clocks x Row Cycle Time Trc 17 Clocks x RAS to CAS Delay Trcd 4 Clocks x RAS to RAS Delay Trrd 2 Clocks x Row Precharge Time Trp 4 Clocks x Min RAS Act Time Tras 12 Clocks CAS Latency Auto Command Rate Auto Memory Hole remapping Enabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previou...

Page 45: ...Chip LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE RAID Function Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility On Chip IDE RAID Function IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help RAID Configurati...

Page 46: ...D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip 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 On Chip SATA Controllers This item ena...

Page 47: ... you to enable 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 RAID ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of OnChip SATA to boot up system Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu On Chip USB Select the type of USB controller Three options a...

Page 48: ...2 Controller This option enables or disables the LAN2 controller On Chip 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 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Onboard FDD Controller Two options are available Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled Yo...

Page 49: ...spend mode S1 PowerOn Suspend 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 p...

Page 50: ... 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 F12 to power o...

Page 51: ...er 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 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 p...

Page 52: ... 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 settings Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu 3 18 KN9 SLI KN...

Page 53: ...ed to PCI Device IRQ 15 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 V...

Page 54: ...vious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature You can set the processor shutdown temperature here If the processor temperature exceeds the settings value system will force to shutdown to protect the processor not overheat CPU Warning Temperature This item lets you select the temperature at which you want the system to send out a warning message to the PC speakers of...

Page 55: ...able items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage 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...

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Page 57: ... 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 Brow...

Page 58: ... Click the nVidia nForce Chipset 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 Please install this nVidia nForce Chipset Driver first after having installed the Windows operating system 4 2 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 59: ...river To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers 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 ...

Page 60: ... 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 4 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 61: ... 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: ...ware by monitoring 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 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 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 63: ...r Utility CD KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S 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: ...OS updating ABIT 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 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 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 65: ...S 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: ...tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Generate NVRaid Floppy Disk item 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 KN9 SLI KN9 Ultra KN9S ...

Page 67: ... 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 minute...

Page 68: ...y installed 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 d...

Page 69: ...tor 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 prob...

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