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SR7-8X

APPENDIX B.

SIS IDE DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

2000

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APPENDIX C.

AUDIO DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

2000

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APPENDIX D.

LAN DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

2000

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APPENDIX E.

USB 2.0 DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

2000

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APPENDIX F.

INSTALLING THE WINBOND HARDWARE MONITOR
SOFTWARE........................................................................... F-1

APPENDIX G.

AMI BIOS UPDATE GUIDE................................................ G-1

APPENDIX H.

TROUBLESHOOTING (NEED ASSISTANCE?) ...............H-1

APPENDIX I.

HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT.............................. I-1

Summary of Contents for SR7-8X

Page 1: ...cidental 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...

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Page 3: ... 1 3 1 INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD TO THE CHASSIS 3 2 3 2 INSTALL PENTIUM 4 PROCESSOR AND HEATSINK SUPPORTING BASE 3 3 3 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY 3 4 3 4 CONNECTORS HEADERS AND SWITCHES 3 5 CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCING THE BIOS 4 1 4 1 SOFT MENU III SETUP 4 3 4 2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES SETUP MENU 4 7 4 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU 4 10 4 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU 4 14 4 5 POWER MANAG...

Page 4: ... 2000 C 1 APPENDIX D LAN DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 D 1 APPENDIX E USB 2 0 DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 E 1 APPENDIX F INSTALLING THE WINBOND HARDWARE MONITOR SOFTWARE F 1 APPENDIX G AMI BIOS UPDATE GUIDE G 1 APPENDIX H TROUBLESHOOTING NEED ASSISTANCE H 1 APPENDIX I HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT I 1 ...

Page 5: ...特爾 Pentium 4 處理器所使用的支援英特爾 Socket 478 架構的處理器並支援最高至 2 GB 容量的記憶體必需是非緩衝式 Unbuffered PC 2700 的記憶體模組或是 3 GB 必需是非緩衝式 Unbuffered PC 1600 或是 PC 2100 的記憶體模組如您要瞭解此主機板更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此快速安裝手冊是給有經驗的系統組裝者使用如果這是您第一次嘗試來組裝您的電腦系統我們建議您先去閱讀完整版的使用手冊或是詢問技術人員來幫助您組裝您的電腦系統 1 SR7 8X 主機板主要元件配置圖圖 1 顯示了 SR7 8X 主機板主要元件的配置此配置圖僅供您參考使用圖 1 SR7 8X 主機板主要元件配置圖 ...

Page 6: ...屬螺栓或墊片沒有接觸到印刷電路板上的線路或是零件 2 請將處理器插槽釋放拉桿向插座的外側拉出然後將插槽釋放拉桿以 90 度角角度向上拉起然後請您以正確的方向將處理器插入處理器插槽由於您只能朝著一個固定的方向插入處理器因此如果當您在插入處理器時遇到阻礙的話切勿勉強或用力將處理器置入插槽當處理器正確地置入到處理器插槽之後請將插槽釋放拉桿再反方向推到底並且將插槽釋放拉桿的卡榫與處理器插槽鎖上如此即完成了處理器的安裝 3 請將散熱片的平坦面向下朝著處理器並沿著散熱片固定架基座四個角落上支架的位置將散熱片置入直到散熱片完全地蓋住處理器為止 4 將散熱片的固定架蓋在散熱片上請確定散熱片固定架四個邊角的鎖扣都已到達散熱片固定架基座的鎖孔位置 5 將散熱片固定架兩側的固定夾一起往下壓以將散熱片固定架上的四個鎖扣與散熱片固定架基座上的四個鎖孔扣上壓...

Page 7: ...C 1600 或是 PC 2100 的記憶體模組在主機板上有三個記憶體模組插槽總共有六個記憶體模組區塊 Bank 將DDR DIMM記憶體模組如圖3所示插入DIMM 插槽請注意記憶體模組的楔子是如何對應到 DIMM 插槽上的卡榫之上此種設計可確保 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組僅能由一個方向插到 DIMM 插槽之上當您將 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組完全插入 DIMM 插槽時模組退出固定夾應該會將 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組自兩側卡緊並緊緊地固定住記憶體模組我們建議您將記憶體模組依照 DIMM1 至 DIMM3 的順序妥善地安裝於記憶體插槽最後您必需將所有必需的裝置纜線連接到主機板上相關的連接頭或是連接器上面以完成您系統的硬體安裝動作 5 連接器連接頭以及其它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...

Page 8: ...負載系統至少也可以提供 5V 直流電源之電流 20A 安培以上的供電容量而對支援一些其他的特殊功能方面它至少也可提供 5VSB 電壓部份至少 720mA 毫安的電流容量請自您的 Pentium 4 專用 ATX 電源供應器上將 ATXPWR1 以及 ATX12V1 的電源纜線插頭插到主機板上標示為 ATXPWR1 以及 ATX1 的連接頭上去請先檢查電源纜線插頭的方向正確之後再牢牢地把插頭插到連接頭裡固定注意請注意接腳的位置及方向 7 處理器參數的設定 SOFT MENU III 當您將所有的硬體安裝完畢以後就可以開啟電腦的電源並進入 BIOS 的選項請選擇 SoftMenu III Setup 的項目以進行處理器參數的設定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 ...

Page 9: ...lus détaillées veuillez vous référer à notre version complète du manuel utilisateur Ce guide d installation rapide est créé pour les assembleurs système expérimentés S il s agit de votre premier essai pour installer un ordinateur nous vous suggérons de lire d abord le manuel en version complète ou de demander l aide d un technicien pour vous aider à configurer le système ordinateur 1 Emplacement d...

Page 10: ...rer sur le levier de la socket du processeur vers le côté afin de l éloigner de la socket puis vers le haut sur 90 degrés Insérer le processeur dans le bon sens Ne pas forcer pour insérer le processeur il ne peut être installé que dans un sens Fermer le levier de la socket tout en maintenant le processeur vers le bas 3 Installer les faces du dissipateur de chaleur sur le processeur jusqu à ce qu e...

Page 11: ...s Ceci assure qu il n y qu une manière d insérer le module DDR DIMM Pressez fermement le module DDR DIMM dans l emplacement DDR DIMM assurez vous que le module est installé complètement dans l emplacement DDR DIMM Pour ces modules nous vous suggérons de remplir les emplacements de DIMM1 à DIMM3 en respectant l ordre Ensuite vous aurez à connecter les câbles de tous les périphériques nécessaires da...

Page 12: ...ur supporter certaines fonctions spécifiques Fixez le connecteur de la source d alimentation sur les connecteurs ATXPWR1 et ATX12V1 Rappelez vous que vous devez bien pousser le connecteur de votre alimentation sur les connecteurs ATXPWR1 et ATX1 pour vous assurer une bonne connexion Remarque Faites attention à la position des broches et à l orientation 7 Configuration du Processeur SOFT MENU III U...

Page 13: ...speicher Beziehen Sie sich bitte für detaillierte Informationen über diese Hauptplatine auf die vollständige Version des Benutzerbuchs Diese Schnellinstallationsanleitung ist für erfahrene Systemaufbauer gedacht Ist es Ihr erster Versuch ein Computersystem aufzubauen dann empfehlen wir Ihnen zuerst das vollständige Benutzerhandbuch zu lesen oder einen Techniker zum Aufbauen des Systems zu Hilfe zu...

Page 14: ...Sie den Hebel des Prozessorsockels seitwärts vom Sockel und dann im 90 Grad Winkel nach oben Setzen Sie den Prozessor mit der korrekten Ausrichtung hinein Wenden Sie keine Gewalt beim Einsetzen des Prozessors ein er passt nur in eine Ausrichtung hinein Drücken Sie den Sockelhebel wieder herunter während Sie den Prozessor heruntergedrückt halten 3 Setzen Sie das Kühlblech mit der Oberseite nach unt...

Page 15: ... Moduls in den Steckplatz passt Schauen Sie sich bitte Abb 5 an So ist sichergestellt dass das DDR DIMM Modul nur in eine Richtung in den Steckplatz eingesteckt werden kann Drücken Sie das DDR DIMM Modul fest in den DDR DIMM Steckplatz bis es komplett und fest darin sitzt Wir empfehlen Ihnen diese Module in der Reihenfolge von DIMM1 nach DIMM3 zu bestücken Danach müssen Sie alle nötigen Gerätekabe...

Page 16: ...Funktionen Verbinden Sie die Netzstecker mit dem ATXPWR1 und ATX12V1 Anschluss Stecken Sie unbedingt die ATX Netzstecker komplett in den ATXPWR11 und ATX1 Anschluss ein um eine gute Verbindung sicherzustellen Hinweis Achten Sie auf die richtige Ausrichtung und Position der Pole 7 CPU Setup SOFT MENU III Schalten Sie nach der vervollständigten Hardwareinstallation den Computer ein und gehen zur Opt...

Page 17: ...et 478 アーキテクチャをサポートし最高 2 GB バッファなし PC 2700 または 3 GB バッファなし PC 1600 PC 2100 の DDR SDRAM メモリを搭載していますこのマザーボードの詳細についてはユーザーズマニュアルの完全版を参照してくださいこのクイックインストールガイドは経験あるシステム構築者向けに書かれました今回始めてコンピュータシステムをセットアップする方はまず完全版のマニュアルをお読みになるか専門技術者に連絡してコンピュータシステムのセットアップを行うようお勧めしますレバー 1 SR7 8X マザーボードの配置図 1 では SR7 8X のレイアウト図を示しています参考のためにこの図ですべての主要なコンポーネントを表示します図 1 SR7 8X レイアウト図 ...

Page 18: ...ーシを使用しており金属製のスタッドまたはスペーサをシャーシに取り付ける場合はスタッドまたはスペーサが基板の回線や一部に接触することがないよう注意してください 2 ソケットレバーをソケットから外して 90 の角度まで引き上げますプロセッサを正しい向きに挿入してくださいプロセッサは正しい向きでしか固定できないので無理に挿入しないでくださいプロセッサが挿入できたらソケットレバーを元の位置に戻します 3 プロセッサを完全にカバーするようにヒートシンクを取り付けてください 4 ヒートシンクのサポートカバーをヒートシンクに取り付けますサポートカバーの 4 つの留め金が台座の差し込み口の位置に対応しているかどうか確認してください 5 サポートカバー両側のホルダークリップを持ってサポートカバーを台座に固定しますクリップを差し込む方向に注意してください 6 ヒ...

Page 19: ...ールソケットが搭載されています合計 6 バンク DDR DIMM を図に示すように拡張スロットに差し込みますモジュールがソケットにどのように固定されているか注意してください詳細については図 3 を参照してくださいこれにより DDR DIMM 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 DDR DIMM モジュールを DDR DIMM ソケットにしっかりと押し込みモジュールが DDR DIMM ソケットに完全に差し込まれていることを確認しますこれらのモジュールに関しては DIMM1 から DIMM3 まで順に差し込むようお勧めします次にすべての必要なデバイスケーブルをマザーボードの関連ヘッダとコネクタに接続してシステムのハードウェア取付けを終了する必要があります 5 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...

Page 20: ...00W 20A 5VDC 容量および一部の特殊機能をサポートするために少なくとも 720mA 5VSB 容量を持っています電源装置から出ているコネクタを ATXPWR1 と ATX12V1 コネクタに接続します ATX 電源装置から出ているコネクタを ATXPWR1 や ATX1 コネクタを持つ端にしっかり押し込み接続が完全であることを確認する必要があることを忘れないでください注意ピンの位置と方向をよく確認してください 7 CPU のセットアップ SOFT MENU III ハードウェアの取り付けが完了したらコンピュータの電源をオンにし BIOS アイテム SoftMenu III セットアップに移動してプロセッサのパラメータをセットアップします詳細についてはユーザーズマニュアルの完全版を参照してください ...

Page 21: ...i su questa scheda madre si prega di fare riferimento alla versione integrale del Manuale utente Questa guida all installazione veloce è intesa per costruttori esperi di sistemi Se questa è la prima volta che si cerca di installare un sistema si consiglia di leggere innanzi tutto la versione integrale del manuale oppure di chiedere aiuto ad un tecnico per l installazione 1 1 Disposizione scheda ma...

Page 22: ...ore con il corretto orientamento Non sforzare per inserire il processore poiché si adatta solamente in un dato orientamento Chiudere la leva della presa mentre si trattiene il processore 3 Mettere il dispersore di calore a faccia in giù sul processore finché lo copre completamente 4 Mettere il coperchio di supporto del dispersore di calore sul dispersore di calore Assicurarsi che tutti quattro i f...

Page 23: ...per dettagli Ciò assicura che ci sia un unico modo per collegare il modulo DDR DIMM Premere con fermezza il modulo DDR DIMM nello slot DDR DIMM assicurandosi che il modulo sia inserito completamente nello slot DDR DIMM Per questi moduli si suggerisce di inserire i chip elettronici in ordine da DIMM1 a DIMM3 Per completare l installazione dell hardware del sistema bisogna collegare tutti i cavi del...

Page 24: ...une funzioni speciali Collegare qui il connettore dalla sorgente d alimentazione ai connettori ATXPWR1 ed ATX12V1 Ricordarsi che è necessario spingere fino in fondo il connettore della sorgente d alimentazione ATX con i connettori ATXPWR1 e ATX1 assicurando così un buon collegamento Nota Controllare la posizione e l orientamento 7 Impostazione CPU SOFT MENU III Quando l hardware è stato installato...

Page 25: ...еризации PC 2700 или до 3 Гбайт без буферизации PC 1600 PC 2100 Более подробные сведения о материнской плате приведены в руководстве пользователя Краткое руководство по установке предназначено для опытных специалистов Если вы собираете компьютер впервые ознакомьтесь сперва с руководством пользователя или попросите техника помочь в настройке компьютерной системы 1 Расположение компонентов SR7 8X На...

Page 26: ...езда а затем поверните его вверх на 90 градусов Вставьте процессор ориентировав его надлежащим образом Устанавливая процессор не прикладывайте чрезмерных усилий Его установка возможна только в одном положении Прижав процессор сверху опустите рычаг гнезда 3 Поместите радиатор плоской стороной на процессор так чтобы процессор был полностью закрыт 4 Поместите прижимную крышку радиатора на радиатор Вс...

Page 27: ...руется в гнезде Более подробно процесс установки показан на рис 5 Таким образом гарантируется единственно возможный способ установки модуля DDR DIMM Вставьте модуль DDR DIMM в гнездо DDR DIMM и убедитесь что модуль надежно установлен в гнездо DDR DIMM Рекомендуется устанавливать модули памяти последовательно в направлении от DIMM1 к DIMM3 Подключите все необходимые кабели для подключения устройств...

Page 28: ...е разъемы кабелей блока питания к разъемам ATXPWR1 и ATX12V1 на материнской плате Не забудьте вставить разъемы кабелей питания ATX в разъемы ATXPWR1 и ATX1 до упора чтобы быть уверенными в надежности контактов Примечание Обратите внимание на положение контактов и ориентацию разъема 7 Настройка CPU SOFT MENU III По окончании установки аппаратуры включите питание и перейдите в меню BIOS SoftMenu III...

Page 29: ... support a High speed USB 2 0 devices or Low speed USB 1 1 devices The SR7 8X has integrated ATA 133 IDE Master Slave controller features Dual Independent IDE channels supporting PIO mode 0 1 2 3 4 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 MB s It provides two separate data paths for the dual IDE channels that sustain the high data transfer rate in the multitasking environment SR7 8X offers users a robust high ...

Page 30: ...ation Power Interface AMI BIOS 5 Audio Function AC 97 2 Channel Audio CODEC on board 6 Multi I O Functions One floppy port connector up to 2 88MB Two channels of Bus Master IDE ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 devices One PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse connectors Two serial ports connectors One parallel port connector Standard EPP ECP Two USB 2 0 connectors One 10 100 Mb port RJ 4...

Page 31: ...is not guaranteed due to the specific component specifications Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice Note All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2 3 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover any damaged or missing items please contact your retailer or dealer One ABIT SR7 8X Motherboa...

Page 32: ...Chapter 2 SR7 8X 2 4 2 4 Layout Diagram for SR7 8X Figure 1 1 SR7 8X motherboard component location ...

Page 33: ...o turn the ATX power supply switch off fully turn the 5V standby power off or take the power cord off Otherwise you may cause the motherboard components or add on cards to malfunction or be damaged User Friendly Instructions Please read our instructions carefully and follow them step by step Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by himself We have attempte...

Page 34: ... motherboard with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with the slots After the motherboard has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on Figure 2 2 shows you the way to affix the motherboard using studs or spacers Note If the motherboard h...

Page 35: ...s on the PCB 2 Pull the processor socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degrees Insert the processor with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert processor it only fits in one orientation Push down the socket lever while holding down the processor 3 Put the heatsink face down onto the processor until it completely covers the processor 4 Put the heatsink...

Page 36: ...R DIMM3 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1024 MB 64 MB 1 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered PC2700 DDR DIMM 64 MB 2 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered PC1600 2100 DDR DIMM 64 MB 3 GB Generally installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is an easy thing to do You can refer to Figure 2 4 to see what a 184 pin PC 1600 PC 2100 PC 2700 DDR SDRAM module looks like Unlike installing SIMMs DIMMs may...

Page 37: ...the DDR SDRAM module The sticker will tell you which kind of structure module the DDR SDRAM is 3 4 Connectors Headers and Switches Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected These cables and plugs are usually connected one by one to connectors located on the motherboard You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and if a...

Page 38: ...from the regular one It s a newly designed ATX1 power with 300W 20A 5VDC capacity at least for heavily loaded system and 720mA 5VSB at least for supporting Wake On LAN WOL or Wake On Ring WOR features Attach the connector from the power supply to the ATX1 and ATXPWR1 connectors here Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the ATX1 and ATXPWR1 connec...

Page 39: ...pe will light up Using a voltage meter you will find that the live wire slot will register a higher voltage If you reverse the polarity of AC plug it may affect the life of computer equipment or cause an electric shock when you touch the computer chassis We suggest that you plug the computer AC plug to a three hole wall outlet for better safety and to avoid electric shock 2 CPUFAN1 CHAFAN1 and PWR...

Page 40: ...onal USB plugs from each connector You can use the special USB port expansion cable to connect it the cable come with the metal plate can fixed on the back panel of computer chassis 4 FPIO3 Header IR Header Infrared There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 6 attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the IR header FPIO3 This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates Note ...

Page 41: ... switch to this header Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system FPIO4 Pin 15 17 19 21 Speaker Header Attach the cable from the system speaker to this header FPIO4 Pin 2 4 Suspend LED Header Insert the two threaded suspend LED cable into this header If you install it in the wrong direction the LED light will not illuminate correctly Note Watch the Suspend LED pin ...

Page 42: ... Speaker GND PIN 20 PWR LED PIN 21 Speaker Driver PIN 22 No Connection FPIO4 PIN 23 No Pin FPIO4 PIN 24 No Connection 6 SMB System Management Bus SM Bus Header This header is reserved for the system management bus SM Bus The SM Bus is a specific implementation of an I 2 C bus I 2 C is a multi master bus this means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a maste...

Page 43: ... first turn the power off including the 5V standby power Otherwise your system may work abnormally After updating your BIOS and before boot up please clear the CMOS first Then put the jumper to its default position After that you can reboot your system and ensure that your system is working fine 8 RT1 Temperature Thermistor The RT1 is used to detect the system environment temperature You can see t...

Page 44: ...K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 or 2 88M 3 5 floppy disk drive A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide the connection of two floppy disk drives After connecting the single end to the FDC1 connect the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives In general people only install one floppy disk drive on their computer system Note A red mark on a wir...

Page 45: ...er to the HDD documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE2 is referred to as Secondary Master and the second drive as Secondary Slave Keep away from connecting one legacy slow speed device like CD ROM together with another hard disk drive on the same IDE channel t...

Page 46: ... below 13 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS 2 keyboard connector to this 6 pin Din connector If you use an AT keyboard you can go to a computer store to purchase an AT to ATX converter adapter then you can connect your AT keyboard to this connector We suggest you use a PS 2 keyboard for best compatibility 14 PS 2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS 2 mouse to this 6 pin Din connector 15 Serial Port COM1...

Page 47: ...ou use the category 5 UPT Unshielded Twisted Pair or STP Shielded Twisted Pair cable to make this connection The connection length from the hub to the computer is best to be kept under 100 meter The green LED shows the connection situation If the network active well this LED will light on The yellow LED shows if the data is active or not If the computer is translating or receiving data from the ne...

Page 48: ...s connector Please refer to the further connection notes of the device s user s manual for further detailed information Note This chapter contains many color drawing diagram and photos we strongly recommend you to read this chapter use the PDF file we gave you that store in the CD Title It will provide you the better look and clearly color identify ...

Page 49: ...he computer will crash and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are very familiar with them If you are not able to boot your computer anymore please refer to the section CCMOS1 Discharge Jumpr in Chapter 2 to see how to discharge the CMOS date When you start the computer the BIOS ...

Page 50: ... menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option Note Parts of the screenshot may not same as you see on your screen because the BIOS version may change periodically However most of...

Page 51: ...power and if doing so you will loose all CMOS data therefore we recommend that you write down all the parameters of your hardware or to put a label with these parameters on your hard disk 4 1 SOFT MENU III Setup The processor can be setup through a programmable switch SOFT MENU III that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration This feature allows the user to more easily complete the ...

Page 52: ...fication settings for your processor is not the intention of this explanation for which should be used for engineering testing only and not for normal operation If you use non specification settings for normal operation your system may not be stable and may affect system reliability Also we do not guarantee the stability and compatibility for settings that are not within specification and any dama...

Page 53: ...ot guaranteed due to the AGP specs New FSB DRAM AGP PCI clock This item will show you the new FSB DRAM AGP PCI clock frequency that according settings from the item Fixed DRAM AGP PCI frequency Enhance Chipset Mode Four options are available Normal Fast Fixed in 83MHz Fixed in 144 MHz The default setting is Fast This item can set the data transfer speed between the northbridge and southbridge the ...

Page 54: ...he processor Then turn the system on again and set up the processor parameters through SOFT MENU III Method 2 Since you have to open the computer case when you change the processor it could be a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original processor and enter BIOS Setup to set up processor parameters again Attention After setting up the parameters and leaving the BIOS ...

Page 55: ... You can set the time in this item hour hh minute mm and second ss Floppy Driver A Floppy Driver B If you have installed the floppy disk drive here then you can select the type of floppy drive it can support Five options are available Not Installed 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 The BIOS will automatically detect the devices installed on FDD connectors Primary IDE Master Slave a...

Page 56: ...ted otherwise it can t do the read write The basic step in using a HDD is to run FDISK and then FORMAT the drive Most current HDDs have already been subjected to low level format at the factory so you can probably skip this operation Remember though the primary IDE HDD must have its partition set to active within the FDISK procedure If you are using an old HDD that is already formatted auto detect...

Page 57: ... You can select Auto for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows environment Select Off under Netware and UNIX environment The earlier LBA mode can support HDD capacities of up to 8 4GB and this mode uses a different method to calculate the position of disk data to be accessed It translates Cylinders CYLS Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data is located The Cylinders Heads and Secto...

Page 58: ...EGA CGA 40x25 CGA 80x25 Mono The default setting is VGA EGA You can set your monitor display typr here 4 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item you can press Enter at any time to display all the options for this item Attention Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu we recommend you use ...

Page 59: ...ant to use it as the 1st boot device 2nd Boot Device Description is the same as the 1st Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Description is the same as the 1st Boot Device Try Other Boot Other Devices Two options are available Yes or No The default setting is Yes This setting allows the BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above 1st 2nd and 3rd Boot Devices If you set to...

Page 60: ...created a password through Set User Password this option will deny access to your computer system Always or modification of computer BIOS setup Setup by unauthorized users Setup When you choose Setup a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup If the correct password is not given you can t enter the BIOS setup menu Always When you choose Always a password is required each time the co...

Page 61: ...of the system will greatly decrease Shadowing address ranges This option allows you to decide if the ROM BIOS area of an interface card at a specific address uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option You have six address ranges you can select C8000 16K Shadow CC00 16K Shadow D000 16K Shadow D400 16K Shadow D800 16K Shadow DC00 16K...

Page 62: ...5A Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu Screen Shot You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn or key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu Note The parameters in this screen are for system designers service personnel and technically competent users only Do not reset these values unless you understand the co...

Page 63: ...you choose the Manual the following items will be available DDR RAS Precharge Time Three options are available 2T 3T 4T The default setting is 3T This item is to set SDR DDR SDRAM RAS precharge time It can define the SDRAM precharge to ACT command period tRP timing value Precharge time time from precharge command to when back can be activated DDR RAS to CAS Delay Three options are available 2T 3T ...

Page 64: ...ipset Features Setup Menu Here Advanced Read Prefetch Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled This item controls the prefetch caching for PCI slave control Select Enable will increase the system performance AGP Capability Two options are available 4X 2X The default setting is 4X If you use the older AGP adapter that does not support AGP 4X mode you need to set ...

Page 65: ...use an older operating system for dual processor executing please set this option to 1 1 4 5 Power Management Setup Menu When the computer operates normally it is in Normal mode In this mode the Power Management Program will monitoring the access to video I O ports and drives and the operating status of the keyboard mouse and other device These are referred to as Power Management Events In cases w...

Page 66: ...es include Plug and Play including bus and device enumeration and APM functionality normally contained in the BIOS Power management control of individual devices add in cards some add in cards may require an ACPI aware driver video displays and hard disk drives A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer Support for multiple wake up events see Table 4 5 1 Support...

Page 67: ...led to wake the system and that can do so from their current device state can initiate a hardware event which transitions the system state to S0 This transition causes the processor to continue execution where it left off To transition into the S1 state the operating software does not have to flush the processor s cache The S3 STR State STR means Suspend to RAM The S3 state is logically lower then...

Page 68: ... wake up from S3 state then system will initialize VGA BIOS or not Because some VGA card needs to do this action then after wake up the display screen can back to normal Power Switch Type Two options are available On Off or Suspend The default setting is On Off This item allow you choose the functions for power button Select On Off for power on and power off the computer system Select Suspend for ...

Page 69: ...assword The default setting is Disabled This item let you set the key for keypad wakeup After you set the key or password any event affecting keypad will awaken a system that has powered down Resume by USB Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event occurring at a USB port will awaken a system that has powered down Wake Up by PS2 Mous...

Page 70: ...y The default setting is Everyday This field is not available to enter when the Resume by RTC Alarm field is Disabled RTC Alarm Hour You can select the hour from 00 23 which means the hour of 00 to hour of 24 This field is not available to enter when the Resume by RTC Alarm field is set to Disabled RTC Alarm Minute You can select the minute from 00 59 which means the minute of 00 to minute of 60 T...

Page 71: ...ons are available 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 The default setting is 64 This item allows you to set the PCI latency delay time Generally the default will meet all requires for PCI cards But some special PCI card may need the special PCI latency delay time then can work normally In this case please change the delay time to meet the PCI card requirement Primary Graphics Adapter Two options are avai...

Page 72: ...NT or Windows 2000 you can simply specify the IRQ for the device installed on the new computer to fit the original computer settings This feature is for the operating system that will record and fix the PCI configuration status if you want to change it For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the SiS 963chipset INT means PCI slot IRQ signals and devices please refer t...

Page 73: ...are available PCI PnP or Reserve The default setting is PCI PnP If you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically you can choose Reserve to set which IRQ should be reserved See the screen shot below Figure 4 7B IRQ Resource Setup Menu Screen Shot ...

Page 74: ...d Peripherals In this menu you can change the onboard I O device I O port address and other hardware settings Figure 4 8A Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Upper Screen Shot Figure 4 8B Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Lower Screen Shot ...

Page 75: ... Both Default setting is Both This item allows you disable all onboard PCI IDE devices or enable one of them Of course you can enable both PCI IDE devices as well The enabled items will appear white in color and disabled items will show in a blue green color Primary Master UDMA Two options are available Auto or Disabled The default setting is Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that uti...

Page 76: ...ter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices you can try to set this item to Disabled Secondary Slave UDMA Two options are available Auto or Disabled The default setting is Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 133 MB sec Auto When you select Auto the system automatically determines ...

Page 77: ...portA controller will access Onboard Serial PortB Six options are available Auto Disabled 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3E8 COM3 2E8 COM4 The default setting is 2F8 COM2 This item allows you to determine which I O address the onboard serial portB controller will access Serial PortB Mode Four options are available Normal 1 6 us 3 16 Baud ASKIR The default setting is Normal When you select the item Normal then ...

Page 78: ...lel Port Mode and its following three items Items Normal SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP EPP Version N A N A EPP 1 9 or EPP 1 7 N A EPP 1 9 or EPP 1 7 Parallel Port IRQ Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Parallel Port DMA Channel N A N A N A Auto Auto OnBoard Midi Port Five options are available Disabled 330h 300h 290h 292h Default is 330h This item allows you to choose the onboard Midi port address Midi IRQ Select Thr...

Page 79: ...ture Six options are available Disabled 50 55 60 65 70 The default setting is Disabled You can set the processor warning temperature here If the processor temperature exceeds the settings value the system will give you an alarm message or sound to remind you that the processor is overheating All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These items list the current states of the processor and env...

Page 80: ...ted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is ...

Page 81: ...mal performance system operations or you can press Esc to abort 4 13 Save Exit Setup Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Save Current Settings and exit Pressing Enter stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup select...

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Page 83: ...atest service pack to get the best system performance You can download SP2 at Microsoft WEB site Note Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 2000 installation operation or settings please refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 648 series CD into your CD...

Page 84: ...he version you see may differ because we may change the drivers or change the CD version If this happens the version may be different with this picture but the install process won t change at all Step 5 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your c...

Page 85: ...t service pack to get the best system performance You can download SP2 at Microsoft WEB site Note Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 2000 installation operation or settings please refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 648 series CD into your CD ROM...

Page 86: ...ill show the install progress percentage Step 6 The Digital Signature Not Found menu show up Click Yes to go on This screen will show up again please click Yes to go on Step 7 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the drive...

Page 87: ...ck Next button to go on Step 11 You can choose the file locate in which drivers here we do not need to choose anything Click Next button to go on Step 12 After searching program will fine Ultra DMA Channel device driver and tell you where it located Click Next button to go on Step 13 The Digital Signature Not Found screen show up click Yes to go on Step 14 When completing the upgrade device driver...

Page 88: ... when you choose No to go on Windows 2000 starts the update process and new hardware device will be found Step 16 You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box Click Next button to go on The procedure will go through from Step 9 to Step 15 again After you restart the system again you can go to next step Step 16 When Windows 2000 restart you can then check the Device Manager to see that ...

Page 89: ...to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 648 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below Step 1 Move the cursor to Audio Driver and click on it You ...

Page 90: ...uter now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates Step 7 When system restarts and enters the operating system you can then check the Device Manager to see that the devices are properly installed Step 8 You can choose from Start Programs then from item Avance Sound Manager AvRack to starting the applications program You can quickly start the mixer panel by ...

Page 91: ... The following diagrams will show you the Avance AC97 Audio Configuration application software each menu item This menu item can let you set environmental and KaraOK key factor This menu item can let you set specific frequency dB value Thi smenu item can give you the information such as audio driver version DirectX version audio controller name AC97 Codec name ...

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Page 93: ... 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 648 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below Step 1 Move the cursor to LAN Driver and click on it You will go to the ne...

Page 94: ...age Step 5 Windows has completed installing the driver Click Finish to end the driver installation Step 8 When system restarts and enters the operating system you can then check the Device Manager see that the devices are properly installed ...

Page 95: ... Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 648 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below Step 1 Move the cursor to USB 2 0 Driver and click on it You will ...

Page 96: ...Appendix E SR7 8X E 2 Step 5 When system restarts and enters the operating system you can then check the Device Manager see that the devices are properly installed ...

Page 97: ...rs may result in permanent damage to the PC Once any item is out of its normal range a warning message will pop up and remind the user to take proper measures The following description will tell you how to install the Winbond hardware monitor software and use it Insert the 648 series CD into your CD ROM drive It should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and exec...

Page 98: ...Appendix F SR7 8X F 2 You will see the program extracting files You will see the install shell wizard active The welcome screen and its dialogue box will appear Click the Next button to go on ...

Page 99: ...he default folder as the destination location After checking the folder click Next button You can choose the name of the program folder We suggest you use the default program folder name After checking the program folder name then click Next button Program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer is ready to start coping files click Next button to go on ...

Page 100: ...staller will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver update You can select the program from Start toolbar and then choose Programs You will see the item called winbond Hardware Doctor Click it and you will be able to see the screen below ...

Page 101: ...User s Manual F 5 This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen It shows information about system temperature voltages and fan speed Some items can let you set the warning range you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system ...

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Page 103: ...ocess 1 Know your motherboard s PCB version number You can find it at the front or back of the motherboard Each motherboard always has the label Bar code sticker at a different place on the PCB to show the PCB version As shown in the photo below just for example 2 Know the current BIOS ID For example in this case the current BIOS ID is 89 If you already have the latest BIOS no update ...

Page 104: ...S for SX7 533 You can click the Download button on the green line then go to our download center and choose the correct BIOS file and download it 4 Double click the download 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 prompt mode ...

Page 105: ...ting and transferring the system to the floppy disk copy two files into it One is the BIOS flash utility amiflash exe and the other is the decompressed BIOS rom file 6 Boot off floppy disk 7 Please set the 1st Boot Device as Floppy 1 44 MB 31 2 in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk ...

Page 106: ...utility according to these instructions amiflash sx7_89 rom then press the Enter key and the flashing procedure will start When the flash process is complete you can see the completed message that will ask you to restart your system Note The AMI flash utility can t be completed under a Windows 95 98 98SE Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows ME environment you must be in a pure DOS environ...

Page 107: ... form Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support You can refer to the examples given below Example 1 With a system including motherboard with processor DDR DRAM etc HDD CD ROM FDD graphic adapter MPEG 2 card SCSI adapter audio card etc After the system is assembled if you cannot boot up check the key components of the...

Page 108: ...GH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Write down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identification number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided We will show you how to fill the Technical Support Form r...

Page 109: ... box in the Brand space write Pioneer in the Specifications space write DVD 16 9 System Memory DDR SDRAM Indicate the brand and specifications DDR DIMM of your system memory Examples Density Description Module Components Module Part Number CAS Latency Speed MHz For example In the Brand space write Micron in the Specifications space write Density 128MB Description SS 16 Megx72 2 5V ECC Gold Module ...

Page 110: ...tact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model Name BIOS ID Part Number Motherboard PCB Version Driver Version OS Applications Hardware Name Brand Specifications Processor Type Hard Disk Drive IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory DDR DRAM Add On Card Problem Description ...

Page 111: ...written and thorough manual It is full of information that doesn t only pertain to motherboards The CD ROM included with your board will have the manual as well as drivers If you don t have either one go to the Program Download Area of our website or FTP server 2 Download latest BIOS software or drivers Please go to our Program Download area on our website to check to see if you have the latest BI...

Page 112: ... don t have the resources to serve every end user However we will try to do our best to help every customer Please also remember that for many of our technical support team English is a second language you will have a better chance of getting a helpful answer if your question can be understood in the first place Be sure to use very simple concise language that clearly states the problem avoid ramb...

Page 113: ...ty Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported 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 rep...

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