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How to Get Technical Support

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North America and South America:

ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation

45531 Northport Loop West,
Fremont, California 94538, U.S.A.
Tel: 1-510-623-0500
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Japan:

ABIT Computer (Japan) Co. Ltd.

Fax: 81-3-5396-5110

http://www.abit4u.jp

Shanghai:

ABIT Computer (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Tel: 86-21-6235-1829
Fax: 86-21-6235-1832

http://www.abit.com.cn

Russia:

ABIT Computer (Russia) Corporation
Ltd.

Fax: 7 (095) 937 8237

http://www.abit.ru

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ABIT Computer France SARL

4, Place La Defense,
92974 Paris La Defense cedex, France
Fax: 33-1-5858-0047

http://www.abit.com.tw

All other territories not covered above please contact Taiwan Head Office:

When contacting our headquarters please Note we are located in Taiwan and we are 8+ GMT
time. In addition, we have holidays that may be different from those in your country.

ABIT Computer Corporation

No.323, YangGuang St., Neihu, Taipei, 114, Taiwan
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User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for SI7

Page 1: ...SI7 Series SI7 SI7 G Socket 478 System Board User s Manual 4200 0346 02 Rev 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...al 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 manua...

Page 3: ...5 2 FAN Connectors CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 AUXFAN1 2 6 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header CCMOS1 2 7 4 Front Panel Audio Connection Header FP AUDIO1 2 8 5 Additional USB Port Headers FP USB1 FP USB2 2 9 6 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers FP 1394 1 FP 1394 2 2 10 7 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers FPIO1 2 11 8 System Management Bus Header SMB1 2 12 9 Internal Audio Connectors CD1 AUX1 2 12 10 Accelerated...

Page 4: ...lts 3 22 3 12 Save Exit Setup 3 22 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 22 Appendix A Install SiS Chipset Driver A 1 Appendix B Install SiS IDE Driver B 1 Appendix C Install Audio Driver C 1 Appendix D Install LAN Driver D 1 Appendix E Install SiS USB 2 0 Driver E 1 Appendix F Install Serial ATA RAID Driver F 1 Appendix G BIOS Update Guide G 1 Appendix H Hardware Monitoring The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utili...

Page 5: ...的 CPU 應已配備一組散熱套件及散熱片如果沒有請購買專為 Pentium 4 Socket 478 設計的散熱套件及散熱片 1 請找出 Socket 478 的位置然後將散熱套件支座固定在主機板上注意若果您使用專為 Pentium 4 設計的底座請注意底座上的金屬螺栓或墊片若已安裝的話請確定金屬螺栓或墊片不會碰到印刷電路板上的電線或零件 2 請將 CPU 插座桿拉出至插座旁然後將插座桿以 90 度角向上拉請以正確的方向插入 CPU 由於只能朝著一個固定的方向插入 CPU 因此如果遇到阻礙時切勿勉強用力最後壓住 CPU 並且閂上插座桿 3 請將散熱裝置的正面向著 CPU 放入直至完全蓋住 CPU 為止 4 將散熱裝置的支罩蓋在散熱裝置上請確定支罩的每邊四個鎖扣都已鎖入鎖孔 5 將支罩兩側的固定夾往下壓以夾緊支座壓固定夾時請注意壓按的方...

Page 6: ...RIMM 記憶體模組僅能由一個方向插到 RIMM 插槽之上當您將 RIMM 記憶體模組完全插入 RIMM 插槽時模組退出固定夾應該會將 RIMM 記憶體模組自兩側卡緊並緊緊地固定住記憶體模組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器的電源線連接頭與主機板上的 ATX12V 電源接頭連接起來請將電源供應器的 ...

Page 7: ...属していない場合 Pentium 4 Socket 478 向けに特別に設計されたキットをお求めください 1 Socket 478 を設置しますヒートシンクをマザーボード上のサポート台に固定してください注意 Pentium 4 向けに特別に設計されたシャーシをお使いの場合金属スタッドやスペーサがすでにインストールされている場合それらの場所に注意してください金属スタッドやスペーサがプリント基板線や PCB の部品に触れないように気をつけてください 2 CPU のソケットレバーをソケットから横方向に引いて 90 度上に持ち上げます CPU を正しい方向に挿入します CPU を挿入する際余分な力を入れないでください 1 方向にだけ適合します CPU を下に押しながらソケットレバーをクローズします 3 ヒートシンクの面が CPU を完全に覆うまで CPU の上に下ろ...

Page 8: ...してくださいこれにより RIMM モジュールに差し込む方法が 1 つしかないことを確認できます RIMM モジュールを RIMM ソケットにしっかりと押し込みモジュールが RIMM ソケットに完全に差し込まれていることを確認します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取り付けたらネジでシャーシの背面パネルに固定してください詳細についてはユーザーズマニュアルの...

Page 9: ...n Sie ein speziell für den Pentium 4 entworfenes Gehäuse verwenden achten Sie bitte auf die Lage der Metallbolzen oder Abstandhalter falls diese schon im Gehäuse angebracht sind Achten Sie darauf diese Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter nicht in Kontakt mit den gedruckten Schaltkreisen oder Teile auf dem PCB kommen zu lassen 2 Ziehen Sie den CPU Sockelhebel seitlich vom Sockel weg und dann nach im 90 ...

Page 10: ...t werden kann Drücken Sie das RIMM Modul fest in den RIMM Steckplatz bis es komplett und fest darin sitzt 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 Hauptplatine verbunden Sie müssen genau auf die Anschlussorientie...

Page 11: ...8 Fixez la base support du dissipateur thermique sur la carte mère Attention Si vous utilisez un châssis conçu spécialement pour Pentium 4 veuillez faire attention à l emplacement des clous ou spacers métalliques si ceux ci sont déjà installés sur le châssis Faites attention de ne pas laisser les talons studs ou entretoises spacers métalliques en contact avec des fils ou des parties de circuit imp...

Page 12: ... le module RIMM Pressez fermement le module RIMM dans l emplacement RIMM assurez vous que le module est installé complètement dans l emplacement RIMM 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 connectés Ces câbles et prises sont habituellement connectés les uns après les autre...

Page 13: ...я Pentium 4 обратите внимание на расположение металлических вставок или распорок если они уже установлены в корпус Не допускайте контакта металлических вставок или распорок с проводниками или деталями печатной платы 2 Сместите рычаг гнезда процессора в сторону от гнезда а затем поверните его вверх на 90 градусов Вставьте процессор ориентировав его надлежащим образом Устанавливая процессор не прикл...

Page 14: ...до RIMM и убедитесь что модуль надежно установлен в гнездо RIMM Разъемы переключатели и адаптеры Внутри корпуса компьютера необходимо расположены несколько кабелей и вилок которые необходимо подключить Обычно эти кабели подключаются к разъемам расположенным на материнской плате При подключении любого кабеля необходимо обращать внимание на расположение первого контакта разъема Для особых целей могу...

Page 15: ...re Pentium 4 prestare attenzione all ubicazione delle borchie in metallo o degli spaziatori nel caso in cui siano già installati sul telaio Assicurarsi di non permettere alle borchie in metallo od agli spaziatori di entrare in contatto con il cavo o con le parti del circuito stampato 2 Tirare di lato la leva della presa del processore allontanandola dalla presa poi sollevarla di 90 gradi Inserire ...

Page 16: ...erito completamente nello slot RIMM 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 solitamente collegati uno ad uno ai connettori situati sulla scheda madre E necessario prestare particolare attenzione a qualunque orientamento del collegamento che possono avere i cavi e se...

Page 17: ...I Ethernet Controller For SI7 G Onboard 10 100M PCI Fast Ethernet Controller For SI7 6 Serial ATA 150 Onboard Silicon Image Serial ATA PCI Controller Support 2 ports SATA 150 1 5G bps 7 Media XP Optional Supports card reader function for Memory Stick Secure Digital and Type I II CompactFlash Supports Wireless Remote Control and S PDIF Out Mic In Headphone Out USB 2 0 IEEE 1394 8 USB 2 0 6x USB 2 0...

Page 18: ...system temperature Supports Wake Up by LAN Modem Ring RTC Alarm Keyboard and Mouse Power On Supports STR Suspend to RAM Onboard debug card design with 7 segment display 15 Order Information Model Features SI7 SATA 10 100M LAN SI7 G SATA Gigabit LAN Supports Wake On LAN Modem but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity Otherwise the functions...

Page 19: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual ...

Page 20: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 SI7 Series SI7 Series ...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...PCB 2 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 fit in one orientation Closing 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 heatsink supporting cover onto the heatsink Make su...

Page 23: ...y Configurations Bank Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0 1 RIMM1 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 2 3 RIMM2 128 256 512MB 1GB 128MB 1GB Total System Memory 128MB 2GB NOTE RIMM modules are limited to a total combination of 24 chip devices only The RIMM slots must be fully installed with RIMM modules to avoid breaking the signal lines To assure the electrical integrity of the Rambus interface when in...

Page 24: ...oving memory modules 1 Locate the RIMM slot on the board 2 Hold two edges of the RIMM module carefully keep away of touching its connectors 3 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 4 Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the RIMM module in with extra force as the RIMM modu...

Page 25: ...n 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 ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 1 The Pentium 4 requires a power supplier differen...

Page 26: ... fans installed in your system The CPU must 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 SYSFAN1 System Fan AUXFAN1 Auxiliary Fan WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors SI7 Series ...

Page 27: ...ap to clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction User s Manual ...

Page 28: ...nt panel by the extension 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 Chann...

Page 29: ...1 FP USB2 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 User s Manual ...

Page 30: ...Headers FP 1394 1 FP 1394 2 These headers each provide 1 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 SI7 Series ...

Page 31: ...ing 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 panel PWR ON Pin 6 8 Connects to the Power...

Page 32: ...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 9 Internal Audio Connectors CD1 AUX1 These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card SI7 Series ...

Page 33: ...lot AGP1 This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 4X 8X mode Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards ATTENTION This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP cards Use only 1 5V or 0 8V AGP cards User s Manual ...

Page 34: ...ll 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 SI7 Series ...

Page 35: ...e ribbon 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 t...

Page 36: ...Connectors SATA1 SATA2 These two connectors are provided to attach one serial ATA device at each channel through Serial ATA cable It is also possible to connect legacy IDE hard disk through an optional SERILLEL Converter SI7 Series ...

Page 37: ...the next POST Code into the address 80h If the POST fails we can check the POST Code in address 80h to find out where the problem lies The following table shows the POST Code in detail POST Code Description CF Test CMOS R W functionality C0 Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers C1 Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size...

Page 38: ...atform 23 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI DIMM slots 5 E...

Page 39: ...bed in Setup Auto configuration table 6D 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6F 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 73 Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 75 Detect install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDRO...

Page 40: ...ight saving 2 Update keyboard LED typematic rate 96 1 Build MP table 2 Build update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIRQ routing table FF Boot attempt INT 19h 15 Onboard Switches FORWARD BACK PS_ON RESET FORWARD Move forward to next code layer of the POST Code Displayer BACK Move backward to previous code layer of the POST Code Displayer PS_ON Po...

Page 41: ...g forward to next code layer of the POST Code Displayer D14 BACK This LED lights up moving backward to previous code layer of the POST Code Displayer D15 VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on D18 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source User s Manual ...

Page 42: ...evices AUDIO1 R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel 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 ...

Page 43: ...he memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen Press DEL to run 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 appear...

Page 44: ... This item displays the CPU operating speed according to your CPU in the format of FSB x multiplier You can also select the User Define option to enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs may cause abnormal memory modul...

Page 45: ...mind that you should try to adjust the ratio so that your AGP clock is around 66MHz and your PCI clock is around 33MHz otherwise you may encounter abnormal system behavior Fixed AGP PCI frequency This option allows you to keep your AGP PCI clock at some fixed frequency to improve system stability 2xMREF RDRAM ratio This item displays the ratio of 2xMREF and DRAM The DRAM frequency can be got by 2x...

Page 46: ... usually the current date in the format of Month Date and Year System Time This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second Floppy Driver A Floppy Driver B This item sets the type of floppy drives usually only Drive A installed SI7 Series ...

Page 47: ...ads This item configures the numbers of read write heads Write Precompensation This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing Sectors This item configures the numbers of sectors per track Maximum Capacity This item displays the drive s maximum capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered LBA Logical Block Addressing mode This option ...

Page 48: ...lect Auto will enhance the hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing 32 Bit Transfer Mode This option allows you to select On to enable 32bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate Primary Display This option allows you to select the type video adapter used for the primary system monitor 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot This item speeds up the POST Power On Sel...

Page 49: ...This option will prevent the PS 2 mouse port from using system resources and will prevent the port from being active Use this setting if installing a serial mouse Password Check 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 Always The password is required...

Page 50: ...o be cached if the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the faster the video performance will be 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item selects the type of DRAM in your system ECC is Error Checking and Correction Choose the ECC option only when your memory is ECC type Synchronous Mode Select This item selects the Synchronous mode of the signal...

Page 51: ...tain VGA cards Choose Enabled only when compatibility issue occurs Hyper Threading Technology Leave this item to its default setting to enable the simultaneous multi threaded SMT processor so as to make one physical processor looks like two logical processors to the OS and applications This option is for CPU with Hyper Threading Technology only For more information on Hyper Threading Technology pl...

Page 52: ... ACPI Standby State This item selects the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function Auto Automatically select the type of suspend mode Initialize VGA BIOS By S3 When set to Enabled this item allows the system to initialize VGA BIOS after woke up from S3 state Leave this item to its default settings to let the display screen back to...

Page 53: ... Click Enter key to enter its submenu Keyboard PowerOn Function This item selects the wake up method by keyboard Disabled Disable the keyboard power on function Any Key Allows the keyboard power on function by any keypad Specific Key Allows the keyboard power on function only by Ctrl Alt Back Space key Password Allows the keyboard power on function by a password of 5 character length Resume by USB...

Page 54: ... Enabled any event occurring at LAN port will awaken the system that has been powered down Wake Up by Modem Ring When set to Enabled any event occurring by modem ring will awaken the system that has been powered down Wake Up by RTC When set to Enabled you can set the date hour minute and second you want for RTC Real Time Clock to awaken the system from suspend mode RTC Alarm Date Select the date f...

Page 55: ... over When set to higher values every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth For better PCI performance you should set the item to higher values Primary Graphics Adapter This item selects whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the AGP PCI When the system boots it...

Page 56: ...T A INT B PCI 1 INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI 2 INT B INT D INT C INT A PCI 3 INT B INT A INT D INT C PCI 4 INT D INT A INT B INT C PCI 5 INT C INT D INT A INT B LAN INT A SATA INT A NOTE PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with AGP slot PCI slot 2 shares IRQ signals with PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 shares IRQ signals with LAN PCI slot 5 shares IRQ signals with SATA If you want to install two PCI cards into tho...

Page 57: ...sed by a PCI PnP device Reserve This setting allows the specified IRQ to be used by a legacy ISA device DMA Resources This item modifies the DMA settings PnP This setting allows the specified DMA to be used by a PCI PnP device Reserve This setting allows the specified DMA to be used by a legacy ISA device User s Manual ...

Page 58: ...3 7 Integrated Peripherals OnBoard Super I O Devices Click Enter key to enter its submenu OnBoard FDC Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller SI7 Series ...

Page 59: ...tion is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable 378 This option allows the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting 278 This option allows the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address 3BC This option allows the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel ...

Page 60: ...I Devices Click Enter key to enter its submenu Serial ATA RAID This item selects the onboard Serial ATA controller When set to Enabled two additional channels will be provided for adding high performance devices to system Serial ATA RAID boot ROM This item enables or disables the Boot ROM on Serial ATA controller LAN Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller LAN boot ROM This i...

Page 61: ...astering capability Onboard PCI IDE This item allows you disable all onboard PCI IDE devices or enable one of them Primary Master Slave UDMA Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields set the Ultra DMA in use Auto The BIOS will automatically select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories User s Manual ...

Page 62: ...les the USB 2 0 function When set to Disabled the USB port will be running at USB 1 1 Specification USB KB Mouse FDD Legacy Support This option enables or disables the USB support in DOS environment SiS OnChip 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the onchip IEEE1394 controller SiS OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the onchip audio controller SI7 Series ...

Page 63: ...U Warning Temperature This item selects the temperature you want the system to send out a warning message to PC speaker 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 NOTE The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages will occupy the I O address from 29...

Page 64: ...lues that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 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 SI7 Series ...

Page 65: ...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 Driver tab Click SiS Chipset Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Next 3 ...

Page 66: ...A 2 Appendix A A 2 Appendix A SI7 Series SI7 Series ...

Page 67: ... 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 Driver tab Click SiS IDE Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Next 3 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Fi...

Page 68: ...B 2 Appendix B B 2 Appendix B SI7 Series SI7 Series ...

Page 69: ... to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click RealTek Audio Driver 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 task bar 4 In this Speaker Configuration tab select 6 channels mo...

Page 70: ...C 2 Appendix C 5 To run the AvRack control panel click Start All Programs Avance Sound Manager AvRack 6 The AvRack control panel with Recorder Equalizer and Playist window appears SI7 Series ...

Page 71: ...nsert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu For SI7 After entering the installation menu move your curser to Driver tab Click Broadcom 10 100 LAN Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Yes Click Next 3 Click Yes 4 Click ...

Page 72: ...lease refer to the following two steps 1 After finished the driver installation check the Network adapters in the Device Manager You will find the Broadcom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controller is successfully installed Select Broadcom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controller Right click your mouse to enter its properties 2 Select Advanced tab Move your cursor to select the Wake Up Capabilities property opti...

Page 73: ... to Driver tab Click Broadcom Gigabit LAN Driver The following screen appears 1 Check Device Manager Click Ethernet Controller 2 Select Driver tab in the Ethernet Controller Properties Click Update Driver 3 Check Install from a list or specific location and then click Next User s Manual ...

Page 74: ...river or type in the path D Drivers lan Broadcom 5702 D is the CD ROM drive Click Next to continue 5 Click Finish 6 Back to the Ethernet Controller Properties Click Close to finish driver update 7 Check Device Manager again Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is successfully upgraded SI7 Series ...

Page 75: ...our Windows 7 After Windows update finish click Start Control Panel 8 Double click System 9 Select Hardware tab and click Device Manager 10 Right click on Universal Serial Bus USB Controller and click Update Driver 11 Click Next The system will search and install USB 2 0 driver automatically For Window 2000 The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000 oper...

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Page 77: ...een 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 Driver tab Click Serial ATA RAID Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Yes Click Next 3 Click Next 4 ...

Page 78: ...te setup 7 Check Device Manager Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller is successfully installed 8 To run the SATARaid application click Start All Programs SATARaid 9 This is the SATALink configuration menu For more information on how to operate please refer to the Help menu SI7 Series ...

Page 79: ...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 result in both hard disks becoming blank Option 1 Create RAID set This item allows...

Page 80: ...o the disk includes drive connection information Primary Channel Secondary Channel If after a disk failure 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 prop...

Page 81: ... already 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 amiflash exe and rom 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 prom...

Page 82: ... process is complete you can see the completed message that will ask you to restart your system Note The AMI flash utility cannot be completed under the Windows environment It must be done in a pure DOS environment You should check which BIOS file is to be used with your motherboard don flash with the wrong BIOS file Otherwise it may cause system malfunctions SI7 Series ...

Page 83: ...s 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 execution file at ...

Page 84: ...vate 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 85: ...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 86: ... 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 m...

Page 87: ...e CMOS data recover 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 ...

Page 88: ...y 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 ident...

Page 89: ... HDD s specify if the HDD is using IDE1 or IDE2 If you know the disk capacity indicate it and check in case you give no indication we will consider that your HDD is IDE1 Master Example In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses IDE1 or I...

Page 90: ...ll known issue of Windows 95 98 s FDISK utility If an IBM 75GB hard disk DTLA 307075 only gets 7768MB in Windows 95 98 s FDISK utility please contact Microsoft for a latest version of FDISK utility or download IBM s Disk Manager DiskGo 2 5 to fix it For windows 2000 there is no such a 64GB issue http www storage ibm com techsup hddtech welcome htm Q How to create a striping and mirror array RAID 0...

Page 91: ...ALTED when booting A There isn t any activated primary partition in you system Please use FDISK or any other utilities to create set one Do Don t 1 Do always use the same model drives to achieve best quality and performance Different firmware has different timing characteristic thus may somewhat decrease the RAID performance 2 If you have two drives do connect them on two different channels as mas...

Page 92: ...me 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 SI7 Series ...

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: ...tegrated 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 for...

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Page 96: ...ted 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 be...

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