Introduction AB9 Pro/AB9 Motherboard Socket 775 Hardware Setup Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium D User’s Manual BIOS Setup Intel 965 / ICH8R (AB9 Pro) 1066MHz FSB Dual DDR2 800 Driver & Utility CD LGA775 ATX Motherboard Dual GbE LAN (AB9 Pro) IEEE 1394 10x SATA 3Gb/s (AB9 Pro) HD 7.1 Silent OTES™ Technology uGuru™ Technology Appendix About this Manual: This user’s manual contains all the information you may need for setting up this motherboard.
AB9 Pro, AB9 User’s Manual English, 2nd Edition August, 2006 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document.
Introduction Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Features & Specifications .............................................................1-1 Hardware Setup 1.2 Motherboard Layout.....................................................................1-3 1.2.1 AB9 Pro ..............................................................................1-3 1.2.2 AB9....................................................................................
3.2 Standard CMOS Features............................................................ 3-11 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................ 3-14 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features......................................................... 3-17 3.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 3-18 3.6 Power Management Setup.......................................................... 3-21 3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations ......................
Introduction 1. Introduction 1.
Rear Panel I/O • • • • • • • 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector 1x PS/2 Mouse connector ABIT Silent OTES™ 1x OPT-IN1 connector 1x OPT-OUT1 connector 1x eSATA1 connector (AB9 Pro) 1x AUDIO1 Connector (Surround-Left / Surround-Right, Rear-Left / Rear-Right, Center/Subwoofer, Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out) • 4x USB 2.
Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout 1.2.
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2. Hardware Setup In this chapter we will elaborate all the information you need upon installing this motherboard to your computer system. ※ 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. • This motherboard carries an ATX form factor of 305 x 245 mm.
1. Locate all the screw holes on the motherboard and the chassis base. 2. Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base and have them tightened. 3. Face the motherboard’s I/O ports toward the chassis’s rear panel. 4. Line up all the motherboard’s screw holes with those studs or spacers on the chassis. 5. Install the motherboard with screws and have them tightened. Face the chassis’s rear panel.
2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery The time to clear the CMOS memory occurs when (a) the CMOS data becomes corrupted, (b) you forgot the supervisor or user password preset in the BIOS menu, (c) you are unable to boot-up the system because the CPU ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS menu, or (d) whenever there is modification on the CPU or memory modules. This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory and have it reconfigured to the default values stored in BIOS.
CMOS Backup Battery: An onboard battery saves the CMOS memory to keep the BIOS information stays on even after disconnected your system with power source. Nevertheless, this backup battery exhausts after some five years. Once the error message like “CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED” or “CMOS checksum error” displays on monitor, this backup battery is no longer functional and has to be renewed. To renew the backup battery: 1. Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source. 2. Remove the exhausted battery.
2.3.2 Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. USB-PWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (Default): Disable wake-up function support at USB1 port. Pin 2-3 shorted: Enable wake-up function support at USB1 port. • USB-PWR2: Pin 1-2 shorted (Default): Disable wake-up function support at USB2 port.
2.4 Connecting Chassis Components 2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors These connectors provide the connection from an ATX power supply. As the plugs from the power supply fit in only one orientation, find the correct one and push firmly down into these connectors. ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: The power supply with 20-pin or 24-pin cables can both be connected to this 24-pin connector. Connect from pin-1 for either type.
2.4.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch the power LED pin position and orientation. The mark “+” align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the LED connection. Please pay attention when connecting these headers. A wrong orientation will only cause the LED not lighting, but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction.
2.4.3 FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector • NBFAN1: Chipset Fan Power Connector • SYSFAN1: System Fan Power Connector • AUXFAN1~3: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector ※ These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
2.5 Installing Hardware ※ DO NOT scratch the motherboard when installing hardware. An accidentally scratch of a tiny surface-mount component may seriously damage the motherboard. Hardware Setup ※ In order to protect the contact pins, please pay attention to these notices: 1. A maximum 20 cycles of CPU installation is recommended. 2. Never touch the contact pins with fingers or any object. 3. Always put on the cap when the CPU is not in use. 2.5.1 CPU Socket 775 1.
4. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. The alignment key must be located in the notch of package. 5. Use your left hand to hold the load plate, and use your right thumb to peel the cap off. ※ The cap plays an important role in protecting contact pins. In order to prevent bent pin, PUT ON the cap after operation or testing. 6. Lower the plate onto the CPU package. Engage the load lever while gently pressing down the load plate. 7.
8. Place the heatsink and fan assembly onto the socket. Align the four fasteners toward the four mounting holes on the motherboard. Hardware Setup 9. Press each of the four fasteners down into the mounting holes. Rotate the fastener clock-wise to lock the heatsink and fan assembly into position. 10. Attach the four-pin power plug from the heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU FAN connector. ※ The installation procedures vary with different types of CPU fan-and-heatsink assembly.
2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots This motherboard provides four 240-pin DIMM slots for Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 8GB. • To reach the optimum performance in dual-channel configurations, install identical DDR2 DIMM pairs for each channel. • Install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. To reach the optimum compatibility, obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• [Dual Channel Asymmetric]: both channels are populated, but each channel has a different amount of total memory. (Channel A≠Channel B) Method • Channel B DIMM2 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB DIMM3 256MB 512MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB DIMM4 512MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB [Dual Channel Symmetric]: both channels are populated where each channel has the same amount of total memory.
2.6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.6.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors The FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable. Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDC1 on the board, the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives connector. Generally you need only one floppy disk drive in your system. ※ The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the FDC1 port and the floppy connector.
2.6.2 Serial ATA Connectors Each SATA connector serves as one single channel to connect one SATA device by SATA cable. The disk array for RAID configuration is also provided: SATA1~SATA6: Available for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration. (Supports up to 4 disks for RAID 0/10/5, or up to 2 disks for RAID 1) (For model “AB9 Pro”) • SATA8~SATA9: Available for RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD configuration. • SATA7, eSATA1: Available for RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration.
2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers Besides the 4x USB 2.0 ports located at rear I/O part, this motherboard also features 2x more USB 2.0 headers onboard. Each header supports 2x additional USB 2.0 ports by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I/O panel or the front-mounted USB ports of your chassis. Pin Pin Assignment Pin 1 VCC 2 Pin Assignment VCC 3 Data0 - 4 Data1 - 5 Data0 + 6 Data1 + 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC ※ Make sure the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment. 2.6.
2.6.5 Internal Audio Connectors This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. Hardware Setup 2.6.6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the front panel connection for HD (High Definition) Audio, yet for AC’97 Audio CODEC connection, 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.
Driver Configuration for AC’97 audio connection: The audio driver is originally configured to support HD Audio. For AC’97 audio connection, you may: 1. Right-click the “Realtek HD Audio in system tray. Manager” icon 2. Click “Audio I/O” tab, and then click “Connector Settings”. 3. Click “Disabled front panel jack detection”, and then click “OK” to confirm.
2.6.7 PCI and PCI Express X16, X1 Slots Install PCI Express X16 graphics card into slot “PCIEXP1”. Install PCI Express X1 cards into slots “PCIE1” and/or “PCIE2”. Install PCI cards into slots “PCI1” and/or “PCI2”.
2.6.8 GURU Panel Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT’s exclusive GURU Panel. For more information, please refer to the included GURU Panel Installation Guide.
2.7 Onboard Status Display 2.7.1 POST Code Displayer This LED device also displays the “POST” Code of AC2005, an “uGuru” chipset developed exclusively by Universal ABIT. ※ The decimal point lights up during the AC2005 POST action. See Appendix for both AWARD and AC2005 POST Code definitions. AB9 Pro, AB9 2-21 Hardware Setup This is an LED device to display the “POST” Code, the acronym for Power On Self Test. The computer will execute the POST action whenever you power on the computer.
2.7.2 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.
2.8 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of this motherboard provides the following I/O ports: AB9 Pro Hardware Setup AB9 • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • Silent OTES: The Silent OTES (Silent Outside Thermal Exhaust System) is a device specifically designed to silently cool the motherboard's North Bridge chipset. (Keep the area for outgoing heat wave open.
• 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 Left / Rear Right): Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7.1 channel audio system. Line-In: Connects to the line out from external audio sources. Line-Out: Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 7.
3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM so that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This chapter explains the Setup Utility of BIOS utility.
3.1 µGuru™ Utility There are two setup menus in this µGuru utility. You may switch between these two by clicking the left or right arrow key on keyboard: 3.1.1 OC Guru µGuru Utility v1.00C OC Guru Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.33GHz Frequency : 3375MHz X X X X X X X CPU Operating Speed - External Clock - Multiplier Factor - Estimated New CPU Clock - N/B Strap CPU As - DRAM Spec.
- External Clock This item selects the external clock frequency. Due to the specification limit of the CPU you installed, the speed you set over its standard bus speed is supported, but not guaranteed. - Multiplier Factor This item displays the multiplier factor for the CPU you installed. - Estimated New CPU Clock This item displays an estimated CPU processor speed. - N/B Strap CPU As This item sets the external hardware reset strap assigned to MCH (Memory Controller Hub). - DRAM Spec.
Power Cycle Statistics Click key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C OC Guru Power Cycle Statistics PC Up Time PC Up Time Total PC Power Cycles PC Reset Button Cycles AC Power On Total Time AC Power Cycles 0 119 538 123 288 228 Hours Hours Cycles Cycles Hours Cycles ↓↑→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value Item Help ►► F10:Save ESC:Exit These items display the power cycle statistics for each element. 3.1.
Temperature Monitoring Click key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ Temperature Monitoring Reading Shutdown Shutdown Enable Temp. (*)CPU Temperature 34°C/93°F (*) 85°/185°F ° (*)System Temperature 29°C/84°F ( ) 65° C/149°F ° (*)PWM Temperature 36°C/96°F ( ) 90° C/194°F ↓↑→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value Beep Enable (*) (*) (*) Beep Temp. 75°C/167°F 55°C/131°F 88°C/176°F F10:Save ESC:Exit These items display the temperature of CPU, System, and Power Module.
Voltage Monitoring Click key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ Voltage Monitoring Reading Shutdown Enable (*)CPU Core Voltage 1.27 V (*) (*)DDR2 Voltage 1.80 V ( ) (*)DDR2 VTT Voltage 0.89 V ( ) (*)CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage 1.20 V ( ) (*)MCH 1.25V Voltage 1.25 V ( ) (*)ICHIO 1.5V Voltage 1.50 V ( ) (*)ICH 1.05V Voltage 1.05 V ( ) (*)ATX +12V (24-Pin Connector) 12.00 V ( ) (*)ATX +12V (4-Pin Connector) 12.00 V ( ) (*)ATX +5V 5.00 V ( ) (*)ATX +3.3V 3.30 V ( ) (*)ATX 5VSB 5.
Fan Speed Monitoring Click key to enter its submenu: (*)CPU FAN Speed ( )NB FAN Speed ( )SYS FAN Speed ( )AUX1 FAN Speed ( )AUX2 FAN Speed ( )AUX3 FAN Speed µGuru Utility v1.
FanEQ Control µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ FanEQ Control ► 1st FanEQ Group Press Enter ► 2nd FanEQ Group Press Enter ↓↑→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value Item Help ►► F10:Save ESC:Exit 1st FanEQ Group Click key to enter its submenu (1st FanEQ Group): µGuru Utility v1.
- Reference Temperature This item selects the reference point for taking temperature among the available options of CPU, SYS, and PWM Temperature, but there is only one “CPU Temperature” item to choose for the “CPU FanEQ Control”. - Control Temperature High/Low These items set the high and low temperature limit that you want to do the fan speed control. - Fan PWM Duty Cycle High/Low These items set the high and low limit of PWM duty cycle that you want to provide the fan with.
- Control Temperature High/Low These items set the high and low temperature limit that you want to do the fan speed control. - DC Fan Voltage High/Low These items set the high and low voltage limit that you want to provide the fan with. ※ The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit.
3.2 Standard CMOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) ► ► ► ► ► ► IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 1 1 2 2 3 4 Master Slave Master Slave Master Master Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values Tue. Aug 1 2006 12 : 34 : 56 Item Help None None None None None None 1.44M, 3.5 in.
IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master Click key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 1 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter IDE Channel 1 Master Access Mode Auto Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector 0 0 0 0 0 :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values Item Help +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults IDE H
Head This item configures the numbers of read/write heads. Precomp This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads. Sector This item configures the numbers of sectors per track. Back to Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu Drive A & Drive B This item sets the type of floppy drives (usually only Drive A) installed.
3.3 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► CPU Feature ► Hard Disk Boot Priority Quick Power on Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option MPS Version Ctrl For OS Report No FDD for OS Full Screen Logo Show :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values Press Enter Press Enter Enabled Floppy Hard Disk SATA CDROM Enabled Disabled On Setup 1.
Limit CPUID MaxVal When set to [Enabled], this item limits the CPUID maximum value to 3, which is usually required for older OS like Windows NT4.0. Leave this item at its default [Disabled] settings for OS like Windows XP. C1E Function This item appears only for certain processors with the C1E (Enhanced Halt State) Function. When set to [Enabled], the processor will further reduce the total power consumption.
Boot Up NumLock Status This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up. [On]: The numeric keypad functions as number keys. [Off]: The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys. Security Option This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup. [Setup]: The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. [System]: The password is required each time the computer boots up.
3.4 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features X X X X X DRAM Timing Selectable - CAS Latency Time - DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay - DRAM RAS# Precharge - Precharge Delay (tRAS) - System Memory Frequency PCI-E Compliancy Mode Init Display First :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values By SPD Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto v1.
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IDE Bus Master This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. SATA Mode This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA. [IDE]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as IDE mode. [RAID]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as RAID mode. [AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for advanced performance and usability.
- USB Mouse Support via Select [BIOS] for the legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support USB mouse. OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller.
[RAID]: The onboard Serial ATA served as RAID mode. JMB363 SATA Controller This item enables or disables the Onboard SATA controller for SATA8, SATA9 and IDE1 port. Onboard 1394 Controller This item enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller. Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Onboard FDC Controller This option enables or disables the floppy disk controller. 3.
Power Button Function This item selects the method of powering off your system: [Delay 4 Sec.]: Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. This will prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button. [Instant-Off]: Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off the system.
[Mouse Right]: Double click the mouse right button to power on the system. [Any KEY]: Use any keyboard keys to power on the system. [Button Only]: Use only the power button to power on the system. [Keyboard 98]: Use the power-on button on the “Keyboard 98” compatible keyboard to power on the system. ※ The mouse wake up function can only be used with the PS/2 mouse, not with the COM port or USB type. Some PS/2 mice cannot wake up the system because of compatible problems.
3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By X - IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Pallete Snoop Auto(ESCD) Press Enter Item Help Disbaled ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size 128 :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices.
- IRQ Resources Click key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved].
3.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3.9 Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations. 3.10 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself. 3.11 Save & Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu. 3.
4. Driver & Utility CD The “Driver & Utility CD” that came packed with this motherboard contains drivers, utilities and software applications required for its basic and advanced features. Place the “Driver & Utility CD” into the CD-ROM drive in your system. The following 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.
4.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility installs Windows [INF] files to the target system. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel chipset components in order to ensure all the features function properly. To install this utility: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.
4.2 Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver This driver provides functionality for the on-chip SATA Controller. ※ This driver installation is necessary for connectors SATA1~SATA6 only when after having enabled the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu. The path to enable the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu is: Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Select “RAID”. To install this driver: Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2.
4.3 Realtek Audio Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard High Definition Audio Codec. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [Audio Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system for the driver to take effect.
4.4 Realtek LAN Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard PCIE Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Controller. To install this driver: Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [LAN Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system for the driver to take effect. AB9 Pro, AB9 Driver & Utility CD 1.
4.5 Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA Controller. ※ This driver installation is necessary for connectors SATA7 and eSATA1. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [Sil3132 SATA Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system for the driver to take effect.
4.6 JMicron SATA Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA RAID Controller. ※ This driver installation is necessary for the devices connected through connectors SATA8, SATA9, and IDE1. To install this driver: Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [JMicron SATA Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system for the driver to take effect.
4.7 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. 4.8 ABIT µGuru Utility The µGuru Utility combined with the optional Guru Clock allows you to access and select system performance of your system while playing games, listening music, browsing Internet or office applications in full screen with no need to stop or close the running application. To install this utility: 1.
4.9 Intel SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker This procedure is necessary if you want to install operating system to a RAID configuration connected among “SATA1~SATA6” connectors: 1. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk drive and connect it to “FDC1” connector on this motherboard. 2. Start install operating system. 3. Insert this driver disk into floppy disk drive when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 4.
4.10 Sil3132 SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker This procedure is necessary if you want to install operating system to a RAID configuration connected between “SATA7” and “eSATA1” connectors: 1. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk drive and connect it to “FDC1” connector on this motherboard. 2. Start install operating system. 3. Insert this driver disk into floppy disk drive when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 4.
4.11 JMicron SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker This procedure is necessary if there is access to the devices connected to connectors “SATA8”, “SATA9”, and “IDE1” during the OS installation: 1. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk drive and connect it to “FDC1” connector on this motherboard. 2. Start install operating system. 3. Insert this driver disk into floppy disk drive when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 4.
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25 26 27 29 2B 2D 33 35 37 39 3C 3E 40 43 47 49 4E 50 52 53 55 57 59 5B 5D 60 63 65 67 69 5-2 Early PCI Initialization: -Enumerate PCI bus number. -Assign memory & I/O resource -Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0 1. If Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is not defined Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 2. Init onboard PWM 3. Init onboard H/W monitor devices Initialize INT 09 buffer 1.
6B 6D 6F 75 76 77 7A 7C 7F Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration table 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” 1. Initialize floppy controller 2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM … (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.
5.1.2 AC2005 POST Code Definitions POST (hex) Description Power On Sequence 8.1. Start power on sequence 8.2. Enable ATX power supply 8.3. ATX power supply ready 8.4. DDR voltage ready 8.5. Setup PWM for CPU core voltage 8.6. Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 8.7. Check CPU core voltage 8.8. CPU core voltage ready 8.9. Initial clock generator IC 8.A. North Bridge chipset voltage ready 8.B. AGP voltage ready 8.C. 3VDUAL voltage ready 8.D. VDDA 2.5V voltage ready 8.D.
5.2 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?) 5.2.1 Q & A Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system? A: Yes, we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard. Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1-2 position to 2-3 for a few seconds, and then back. When you boot up your system for the first time, follow the instructions in the user's manual to load the optimized defaults.
Q: How to get a quick response for my request on technical support? A: Please carry out a simple troubleshooting before sending “Technical Support Form”: System boot-up fails after the system had been assembled: Check the motherboard’s supporting specifications first to see if all the key components attached in your system can meet. To do so, you may: Remove all the unnecessary add-on devices (except the CPU, VGA card, DRAM, and Power Supply), and then reboot.
• Memory size: Type in the size of your memory module. Example: 512M* 4PCS • Memory configuration: Type in the memory configuration in BIOS setting. Example: Memory Timing: 2.5-3-3-7 @533MHz • Graphics information: Note Graphics card’s brand, model and driver version • Graphics card: Type in the brand and model name of your graphics card. Example: ATI RADEON X850 XT PE • Graphics driver version: Type in the driver version of your graphics card Example: Catalyst 5.
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