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AT7-MAX2 Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. 1-1. 1-2. 1-3. 1-4. 1-5. 1-6. SIX LANGUAGES QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE .....1-1 AT7-MAX2 中文快速安裝指引 ......................................................................... 1-1 AT7-MAX2 クイックインストールガイド ......................................................... 1-5 AT7-MAX2 SCHNELLINSTALLATIONSANLEITUNG ................................................ 1-9 AT7-MAX2 GUIDE D’INSTALLATION RAPIDE .....................................................
CHAPTER 7. HPT 374 RAID MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR WINDOWS® 2000 ...........7-1 APPENDIX A. VIA 4 IN 1 DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS® 2000.......................................................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B. AUDIO DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS® 2000 .................................................................................................. B-1 APPENDIX C. LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS® 2000 .. C-1 APPENDIX D. USB 2.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-1 Chapter 1. Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-1. AT7-MAX2 中文快速安裝指引 感謝您購買 ABIT 的主機板,此主機板是設計給 AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP、Athlon™以及 Duron™ 處 理器使用。支援 AMD Socket-A 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】且非 ECC 的 PC 2700/PC 3200 記憶體模組)或是 3.5 GB(必需是非緩衝式 【Unbuffered】且非 ECC 的 PC 1600/PC 2100 記憶體模組)。如果您想要瞭解這片主機板更詳細 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).
Chapter 1 1-2 (2). AMD Socket A 處理器的安裝 AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP、Athlon™與 Duron™處理器的安裝如同以前的 Socket 7 Pentium®處理器 一樣地簡單。由於它使用「Socket A」 ZIF(Zero Insertion Force,零插入力)腳座,可以讓您輕 易將處理器牢牢地固定在定位。圖 2 告訴您 Socket A 插座的外觀模樣,以及您要如何地去開啟它 的固定桿。若您置入處理器至腳座的方向不對時,您將無法輕易地將處理器插入 Socket A 的插座 上,並且處理器的針腳將無法完全地插入腳座。當您發現有這種現象時,請您改變處理器插入至腳 座的方向,直到它能輕易且完全地插入 Socket A 插座為止,請參見圖 3。同時您必需檢視處理器的 溫度偵測熱敏電阻的高度(如果有的話),然後再小心的將 AMD Athlon(或是 Duron)處理器依 前述的方法正確地安裝到 Socket A 腳座上去。 (3).
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-3 (5). 安裝系統記憶體 本主機板提供四組 184 腳的 DDR DIMM 插座可 供記憶體擴充,可支援 DDR SDRAM 的最小記憶 體大小為 64 MB,而最大的記憶體大小則為 2 GB 容量的記憶體(必需是非緩衝式【Unbuffered】 且非 ECC 的 PC 2700/PC 3200 記憶體模組)或是 3.
1-4 Chapter 1 ATX12V1 的連接頭,所以您不必連接任何的電源纜線接頭到 ATX2 連接頭上面。)。請記住您必 需將來自 ATX 電源供應器的電源供應纜線連接頭牢牢地插到主機板上的 ATX1 以及 ATX2 連接頭 上面,並確認其連接頭有良好連接。 注意:請注意接腳的位置及方向。 (8).
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-5 1-2. AT7-MAX2 クイックインストールガイド ABIT マザーボードをお買い上げいただきありがとうございます。 このマザーボードは AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP、Athlon™ および Duron™ プロセッサ向けに設計されています。AMD Socket-A 構 造をサポートして、最大 2 GB (バッファなし、非 ECC、PC 2700/PC 3200) または 3.5 GB (バ ッファなし、 非-ECC、PC 1600/PC 2100)までの DDR DIMM メモリモジュールをサポートします。 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).
Chapter 1 1-6 (2). プロセッサの取り付け AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP、Athlon™ および Duron™ プロセッサの取り付けは、それまでの Socket 7 Pentium®のように簡単です。“Socket A” ZIF (ゼロインサーションフォース)ソケットを使 用するため、プロセッサを所定の位置に簡単に固定することができます。図 2 では、Socket A の外観とレバーの持ち上げ方を示しています。方向を間違えて差し込むと、プロセッサはスムー ズに入っていかず、途中で止まってしまいます。この場合、向きを変えると、Socket A に完全 に差し込まれます。図 3 をご覧ください。同時に、プロセッサの温度検出サーミスタの高さもチ ェックしてください(マザーボードにこのコンポーネントが搭載されている場合)。その後で、プ ロセッサを Socket A にゆっくり差し込むことができます。 (3).
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-7 (4). マザーボードをシャーシに取り付ける マザーボードにプロセッサを取り付けた後、シャーシにマザーボードを固定することができるよ うになります。まず、シャーシにマザーボードを固定する必要があります。ほとんどのコンピュ ータシャーシには、多くの取り付け穴の付いた台が付属しており、それを使用することでマザー ボードをしっかり取り付けたり、同時にショートを避けることができます。シャーシに付属する 飾りボタンかスペーサーを使用してマザーボードを固定します。 (5). システムメモリを取り付ける このマザーボードは、4 つの 184 ピン DDR DIMM スロットメモリ拡張機能を提供します。最小メ モリは 64 MB で、最大メモリは 2 GB (バッファ なし、 非-ECC、PC 2700/PC 3200) または 3.
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Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-9 1-3. AT7-MAX2 Schnellinstallationsanleitung Vielen Dank für Ihren Kauf eines ABIT-Motherboards. Dieses Motherboard eignet sich für die Prozessoren AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ und Duron™. Es unterstützt die AMD Socket-A-Struktur mit bis zu 2 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC, PC 2700/PC 3200) oder 3.5 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC, PC 1600/PC 2100) DDR DIMM-Speichermodule.
Chapter 1 1-10 (2). Installieren des Prozessors Die Installation des AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ und Duron™ Prozessors ist genauso einfach wie bei Socket 7 Pentium® Prozessoren davor. Da der “Socket A” ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Sockel verwendet, können Sie den Prozessor fest in der Position verankern. Die Abb. 2 zeigt, wie der Socket A aussieht und wie Sie den Hebel aufziehen.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-11 (4). Installieren der Hauptplatine im Gehäuse Nach der Installation des Prozessors können Sie anfangen die Hauptplatine im Computergehäuse zu befestigen. Die meisten Gehäuse haben eine Bodenplatte, auf der sich eine Reihe von Befestigungslöcher befinden, mit deren Hilfe Sie die Hauptplatine sicher verankern können und zugleich Kurzschlüsse verhindern.
Chapter 1 1-12 (7). Einstecken der Stromstecker in den ATX1- und ATX2-Anschluss AT7-MAX2 hat, anders als die üblichen Motherboards, zwei Stromversorgungsanschlüsse (ATX1 und ATX2). Es hat einen speziell für Pentium® 4-Prozessore ausgelegten Stromversorgungsanschluss und einen für allgemeine Zwecke ausgelegten ATX-Stromversorgungsanschluss. Es unterstützt die neulich entwickelte ATX12V1 +12VDC Stromversorgung mit 300W, 20A +5VDC für ein hochbelastetes System und 720mA +5VSB für manche Sondereffekte.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-13 1-4. AT7-MAX2 Guide d’Installation Rapide Merci pour votre achat de cette carte mère ABIT. Cette carte mère est conçue pour les processeurs AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ et Duron™. Elle accepte la structure AMD Socket-A, et jusqu’à 2 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC, PC 2700/PC 3200) ou 3.5 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC, PC 1600/PC 2100) sous forme de modules mémoire DDR DIMM.
Chapter 1 1-14 (2). Installer le Processeur L’installation du processeur AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ et Duron™ est facile, comme les processeurs Socket 7 Pentium® auparavant. Comme elle utilise l’emplacement “Socket A” ZIF (Zero Insertion Force), vous pourrez facilement fixer le processeur fermement dans sa position. La Schema 2 vous montre à quoi ressemble l’emplacement socket A, et comment soulever le levier.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-15 (4). Installer la Carte Mère dans le Châssis Une fois que vous aurez installé le processeur sur la carte mère, vous pourrez commencer à fixer la carte mère sur le châssis. Tout d’abord, vous avez besoin de fixer la carte mère sur le châssis. La plupart des châssis d’ordinateur possèdent une base sur laquelle il y a nombreux trous de montage permettant à la carte mère d’être fixée fermement, et en même temps d’éviter les court-circuits.
Chapter 1 1-16 (7). Branchez les connecteurs d'alimentation sur les connecteurs ATX1 et ATX2 AT7-MAX2 a été conçu pour deux connecteurs d'alimentation (ATX1 et ATX2), son design en matière d'alimentation est différent de celui des cartes-mères conventionnelles. Il permet d'avoir l'alimentation électrique conçue pour les processeurs Pentium® 4, et permet aussi de brancher l'unité d'alimentation ATX classique.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-17 1-5. Краткое руководство по установке AT7-MAX2 Благодарим Вас за приобретение системной платы ABIT. Эта системная плата разработана для процессоров AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ и Duron™. Она поддерживает структуру AMD Socket-A, максимальный объем модулей памяти DDR DIMM может составлять 2 Гбайт (небуферированные, без контроля четности, PC 2700/PC 3200) или 3,5 Гбайт (небуферированные, без контроля четности, PC 1600/PC 2100).
Chapter 1 1-18 (2). Установка процессора: Процесс установки процессора AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ и Duron™ несложен, он напоминает процесс установки процессоров Pentium® Socket 7. Гнездо “Socket A” ZIF (Zero Insertion Force – с нулевым усилием вставки) позволяет легко установить процессор на место. На рис. 2 показано гнездо “Socket A” и направление перемещения рычага. Если рычаг будет смещен не в нужную сторону, легко установить процессор не удастся, а контакты процессора не попадут в гнезда.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-19 (4). Установка материнской платы в корпус После установки процессора на материнскую плату можно начинать установку материнской платы в корпус. Большая часть корпусов оборудована основанием, в котором проделаны монтажные отверстия, которые позволяют надежно закрепить материнскую плату и предотвратить короткие замыкания. Для крепления материнской платы к основанию используются винты и прокладки. (5).
Chapter 1 1-20 (7). Подключение кабелей питания к разъемам ATX1 и ATX2 AT7-MAX2 имеет два разъема для подключения питания (ATX1 и АТХ2), что отличает ее от материнской платы, рассчитанной на работу с обыкновенными блоками питания. Она предусматривает подключение как блоков питания, разработанных для работы с процессорами Pentium® 4, так и обычных блоков питания ATX.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-21 1-6. Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre AT7-MAX2 Complimenti per l’acquisto di una scheda madre ABIT. Questa scheda madre è progettata per prese AMD Socket A e processori Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ e Duron™. Supporta la struttura AMD Socket-A, con fino a 2 GB di moduli memoria DDR DIMM (Unbuffered, Non-ECC, PC 2700/PC 3200) o fino a 3.5 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC, PC 1600/PC 2100).
Chapter 1 1-22 (2). Installazione del processore L’installazione del processore AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ e Duron™ è semplice come quella del processore Socket 7 Pentium®. Grazie all’utilizzo della presa “Socket A” ZIF (Zero Insertion Force), il processore può essere inserito in posizione con fermezza e facilità. La Figura 2 mostra l’aspetto della presa A e cole sollevare la levetta.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 1-23 (4). Installazione della scheda madre sul telaio Dopo avere installato il processore sulla scheda madre si può iniziare a fissare la scheda madre sul telaio. Innanzi tutto è necessario fissare la scheda madre al telaio. La maggior parte dei telai ha una base sulla quale sono presenti diversi fori di montaggio che permettono di fissare in modo accurato la scheda madre e, allo stesso tempo, di prevenire corto circuiti.
Chapter 1 1-24 (7). Collegamento dei connettori d’alimentazione ai connettori ATX1 ed ATX2 AT7-MAX2 ha progettato due connettori d’alimentazione (ATX1 ed ATX2), che sono diversi da quelli che si trovano nelle schede madri di progettazione regolare. Possono fornire l’alimentazione designata per i processori Pentium® 4, ed anche supportare l’alimentazione generalre designata al collegamento dell’ATX.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 2-1 Chapter 2. Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 2-1. Features of AT7-MAX2 Motherboard This motherboard is designed for AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ processors. It supports the AMD Socket-A structure, with up to 2 GB (PC 2700/PC 3200, Unbuffered & Non-ECC DDR DIMM) or 3.5 GB (PC 1600/PC 2100, Unbuffered & Non-ECC DDR DIMM) of memory, super I/O, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Serial ATA and Green PC functions.
Chapter 2 2-2 AT7-MAX2 provides high flexibility to users building AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ systems. It provides the option of 133 MHz/133 MHz CPU and memory bus combinations. The AT7-MAX2 has built-in hardware monitoring functions (refer to Appendix E for detailed information) to ensure a safe computing environment. Part of the MAX Motherboard Series The AT7-MAX2 is part of the MAX Series of motherboard products, offering advanced features and extraordinary value.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 2-3 5. Ultra DMA 133/RAID HighPoint HPT 374 IDE controller Supports Ultra DMA 133MB/sec data transfer rate Supports RAID0 (Stripping mode for boosting performance) mode Supports RAID1 (Mirroring mode for data security) mode Supports RAID 0+1 (Stripping and Mirroring) mode 6.
Chapter 2 2-4 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 may not work normally. Serial ATA is designed to support high-speed and high performance mass storage devices. You must connect Serial ATA 150 specifications devices to these connectors (J1 and J2). HPT 374 IDE controller is designed to support high-speed and high performance mass storage devices.
Introduction of AT7-MAX2 Features 2-5 2-4. Layout Diagram for AT7-MAX2 Figure 2-1.
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Installing the Motherboard 3-1 Chapter 3. Installing the Motherboard This AT7-MAX2 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to supports all AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ processors now on the market.
Chapter 3 3-2 3-1. Installation of the AMD Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ CPU Note Installing a heatsink and cooling fan is necessary for heat to dissipate from your processor. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and processor damage. The AMD Socket A processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, so you need to use a large heat sink that is especially designed for the AMD socket A processor. Otherwise, it may result in overheating and processor damage.
Installing the Motherboard 3-3 Heatsink Installation Hints Because the processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, we suggest you use a heatsink approved by AMD to be safe and to keep the processor temperature within normal operation temperatures. The heatsink will be large and heavy, so the fixing plate has a strong tension. When you install the heatsink on to the processor and its socket, you have to very carefully fix the fixing plate to the processor socket hook on both sides.
3-4 Chapter 3 Insert a flat screwdriver into the middle slot of the right side fix plate and push down. Then you can push the fix plate over the socket hooks on the right side. Check the photo on the left. Check the photo on the left. You have finished the heatsink installation. Now hold the whole heatsink and slightly shake it, make sure the buttom right side of the heaksink does not contact the right side of the Socket (see bottom picture).
Installing the Motherboard 3-5 3-2. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis After you install the processor to the motherboard, you can start to fix the motherboard into the chassis. Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits.
Chapter 3 3-6 3-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion. The DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets support 8 M x 64 (64 MB), 16M x 64 (128 MB), 32 M x 64 (256 MB), 64 M x 64 (512 MB) and 128 M x 64 (1024 MB) or double density DDR SDRAM DIMM modules. Minimum memory is 64 MB and the maximum memory is 2 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC PC 1600 and PC 2100) or 3.5 GB (Unbuffered, Non-ECC PC 2700 and PC 3200) DDR SDRAM.
Installing the Motherboard 3-7 Step 5. Insert the DDR DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to Figure 3-6 for the details. This insures the DDR DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only. Firmly press the DDR DIMM module into DDR DIMM socket, making certain the module is completely seated in the DDR DIMM socket. Step 6.
Chapter 3 3-8 Figure 2-7. All connectors and headers for the AT7-MAX2 First, Let’s see the headers that AT7-MAX2 uses, and what their functions are. We will show you all the connectors and headers. (1). Plug the Power connectors to the ATX1 and ATX2 Connectors AT7-MAX2 had designed two power connectors (ATX1 and ATX2), it is different from the regular one. It can provide for power supply designed for Pentium® 4 processors, also can provide for general designed ATX power to connect to AT7-MAX2.
Installing the Motherboard 3-9 anything to the ATX2 connector). Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the ATX1 and ATX2 connectors, insuring that you have a good connection. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation. Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged.
Chapter 3 3-10 (3). SMB1: System Management Bus (SM-Bus) Header This header is reserved for the system management bus (SM-Bus). The SM-Bus is a specific 2 2 implementation of an I C bus. I 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 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.
Installing the Motherboard 3-11 (5). USB3 and USB4 Headers: Additional USB Plugs Header Thess headers are for connecting the additional USB port plugs. Each connector can provides two additional USB plugs. Which means, total you can get two additional 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). Both USB3 and USB4 are for USB 2.0 device connection.
Chapter 3 3-12 Note You don’t need to install any additional drivers for IEEE 1394 devices. The newest operation system will fully support this feature. For example: Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, etc. (7). CCMOS1 Header: CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS1 used to discharge CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for normal operation (pin 1 and 2 shorted). See figure below.
Installing the Motherboard 3-13 (8). PN1 Headers: The Headers for Chassis’s Front Panel Indicators and Switches PN1 are for switches and indicators for the chassis’s front panel, there are several functions that come from this header. You have to watch the pin position and the orientation, or you may cause LED do not light up. Figure below shows you the PN1 functions of the pins. PN1 (Pin 1 & 3): HDD LED Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel HDD LED to this header.
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Installing the Motherboard 3-15 (10). CD1 and AUX1 Headers: CD Audio and Auxiliary audio signal input headers These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. (11). CROM: S2K Mode Select Header You can set the S2K bus, the bus between CPU and North Brige, operating mode as figure below.
Chapter 3 3-16 (12). FDD1 Connector This 34-pin connector is called the “floppy disk drive connector”. You can connect a 360K, 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 FDD1, connect the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives.
Installing the Motherboard 3-17 Figure 2-8. Ultra DMA 66 Ribbon Cable Outline Note The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself. Please refer to the hard disk drive user’s manual. To connect Ultra DMA 100 & Ultra DMA 133 devices on IDE1 to IDE4, an Ultra DMA 66 cable is required. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the wire pin 1 to the IDE connector pin 1, before inserting the wire connector into the IDE connector.
Chapter 3 3-18 Figure 2-9. AT7-MAX2 back panel connectors Figure 2-9 shows the AT7-MAX2 back panel connectors, these connectors are for connection to outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below. (15). 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.
Installing the Motherboard 3-19 The IEEE 1394 high-speed serial bus provides enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, storage peripherals, other PCs, and portable devices. Such as DV recoder, DVD recording, etc. IEEE 1394 provides a Plug and Play-compatible expansion interface for the PC. The 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps and 400 Mbps transfer rates currently specified in IEEE 1394.a and the enhancements in IEEE 1394.b are well suited to multi-streaming I/O requirements.
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Introducing the BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4. Introducing the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel the hardware circuit has to communicate with the operating system.
Chapter 4 4-2 In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup. Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify.
Introducing the BIOS 4-3 4-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU™ III] The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU™ III), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup according its specifications. In the first option, you can press at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option.
Chapter 4 4-4 ® User Defined Warning The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the specifications of PCI or of processor may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs, hard disk drive data loss, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards.
Introducing the BIOS 4-5 Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup: Normally, if the CPU clock setup is wrong, you will not be able to boot. In this case, turn the system off then on again. The CPU will automatically use its standard parameters to boot. You can then enter the BIOS Setup again and set up the CPU clock.
Chapter 4 4-6 the default setting is at Fast. You can select item if you want CPU decode address is faster or normal speed. We suggest you choose to Normal for greatest stability. Should you want increased performance then you can select to Fast. You have to set the jumper on the mainboard called “CROM” pin 1 and pin 2 short, then you can see this item appear in this menu. 4-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS.
Introducing the BIOS 4-7 IDE Primary Master / Slave and IDE Secondary Master / Slave: These items have a sub-menu to let you choose further options. You can refer to figure 3-3B to check what options are available. Figure 3-3B. IDE Primary Master Setup Screen Shot IDE HDD Auto-Detection: When you press the key for the BIOS to auto detect all detailed parameters of the hard disk drivers (HDD). If auto detection is successful, the correct values will be shown in the remaining items of this menu.
Chapter 4 4-8 Access Mode: Since old operating systems were only able to support HDDs with capacities no bigger than 528 MB, any hard disk with more than 528 MB was unusable. AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem: you can, according to your operating system, choose four operating modes: CHS LBA Large Auto. The HDD auto detection option in the sub-menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported.
Introducing the BIOS 4-9 Landing Zone: This is a non-data area on the disk's inner cylinder where the heads can rest when the power is turned off. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 65535. Sector: The minimum segment of track length that can be assigned to stored data. Sectors usually are grouped into blocks or logical blocks that function as the smallest units of data permit. You can configure this item to sectors per track.
Chapter 4 4-10 4-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item, you can press 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 the default values. Figure 3-4A. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Screen Virus Warning: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled, the default setting being Disabled.
Introducing the BIOS 4-11 Twelve options are available: Floppy LS120 HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 ZIP100 LAN ATA133RAID Disabled Back to Floppy. The default setting is Floppy. Second Boot Device: Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0. Third Boot Device: Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is CDROM. Boot Other Device: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Chapter 4 4-12 Note Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. APIC Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. If you set to Enabled, the next item will be available to choose.
Introducing the BIOS 4-13 4-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don’t know the hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” or “Load Optimized Defaults” option).
Chapter 4 4-14 DRAM Clock/Drive Control: This item can let you set several items concerning the DRAM parameters. If you do not understand what each item does, please keep the default settings. Wrong settings may cause system unstablity, data loss or even prevent boot up! Figure 3-5B. DRAM Clock/Drive Control Upper Screen Figure 3-5C. DRAM Clock/Drive Control Lower Screen Current FSB Frequency: This item will show you the current system front side bus speed.
Introducing the BIOS 4-15 Note The display of this item might be different when you installed the different type of DDR SDRAM. We just show you an example here. What’s SPD? SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is a feature available on a number of SDRAM/DDR SDRAM DIMM modules that solves industry-wide compatibility problems by making it easier for the BIOS to properly configure the system to fit SDRAM performance profiles.
4-16 Chapter 4 DRAM Burst Length DDR SDRAM modules provide a Burst mode that means an auto precharge function for programmable READ or WRITE burst lengths of 2, 4 or 8 locations. This means that if we set burst length to 8, the address bus will acesss 8 bytes each cycle to precharge, etc. DRAM Queue Depth: Three options are available: 2 Level 4 Level 3 level. The default setting is 4 Level. This item sets DRAM queue depth to accommodate maximum memory throughput.
Introducing the BIOS 4-17 DIMM1&2 CMD Drive: This item allows you to adjust the memory data drive strength. You can key in the HEX number into this section. The minimum number is 0000, and maximum number is 00FF. Adjust the drive strength for command sent to DDR SDRAM (This adjustment for DIMM 1 and DIMM 2 only). This will depend on your DDR SDRAM specification and numbers to set. More DDR SDRAM DIMM installed, you may set it to higher values.
Chapter 4 4-18 AGP & P2P Bridge Control: This item can let you sets several items concerning the AGP parameters. If you do not understand what each item doing, please keep the default settings as well. Wrong settings will cause system unstablity or even prevent boot up! Figure 3-5D. AGP & P2P Bridge Control Screen AGP Aperture Size: Seven options are available: 256M 128M 64M 32M 16M 8M 4M Back to 256M. The default setting is 64M. If you installed the AGP adapter that supports AGP 3.
Introducing the BIOS 4-19 AGP Driving Value: This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. You can key in the HEX number into this section. The minimum number is 0000, and maximum number is 00FF. AGP Fast Write: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your AGP adapter can support this function, then you can choose Enabled. Otherwise, choose Disabled. AGP Master 1 WS Write: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled.
4-20 Chapter 4 PCI1 Master 0 WS Write: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. When Enabled, writes to the PCI1 bus are executed with zero wait state (immediately) when PCI1 bus is ready to receive data. If it is set to Disabled, the system will wait one state before data is written to the PCI1 bus. PCI2 Master 0 WS Write: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Introducing the BIOS 4-21 4-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Default Screen Onboard FDD Controller: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This is used to enable or disable the Onboard FDD Controller. If you add a higher performance controller, you will need to Disable this feature.
Chapter 4 4-22 IDE Prefetch Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. OnChip IDE-1 Controller: The OnChip IDE 1 controller can be set as Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Introducing the BIOS 4-23 OnChip PCI Device: Figure 3-6C. OnChip PCI Device Screen OnChip Audio Controller: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. Your motherboard has the built-in audio controller. If you set this controller to Enabled, you can use onboard audio functions. OnChip LAN Controller: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. Your motherboard has the built-in LAN chipset that can support LAN functions.
Chapter 4 4-24 does not support a USB keyboard, should you set it to BIOS. USB Mouse Support: Two options are available: OS BIOS. The default setting is OS. If your operating system supports a USB mouse, please set it to OS. Only in some situations, such as in a pure DOS environment that does not support a USB mouse, should you set it to BIOS. Onboard PCI Device: Figure 3-6D. Onboard PCI Device Screen ATA133 RAID Controller: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled.
Introducing the BIOS 4-25 Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Here: Init Display First: Two options are available: PCI Slot or AGP. The default setting is PCI Slot. When you install more than one display card, you can choose either a PCI display card (PCI Slot) or an AGP display card (AGP) to display the boot-up screen. If you have only installed one display card, the BIOS will detect which slot (AGP or PCI) you installed it, and everything will be taken care of by the BIOS. 4-6.
Chapter 4 4-26 ACPI Function (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The BIOS is fully support the ACPI functions. If you want ACPI functions to work normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI, as of now only Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows® ME and Windows® XP supports these functions.
Introducing the BIOS 4-27 setting is S1 (PowerOn-Suspend). POS is “Power On Suspend”, and STR is “Suspend To RAM”. Generally, ACPI has six states: System S0 state, S1 state, S2 state, S3 state, S4 state, S5 state. S1 and S3 states are described below: The S1 (POS) State (POS means Power On Suspend): While the system is in the S1 sleeping state, its behavior is as described below: The processor is not executing instructions. The processor’s complex context is maintained.
4-28 Chapter 4 Power On Function: Four options are available: Hot Key Password Mouse Button Only. The default setting is Button Only. This iten allow you to choose the computer power turn on method you like. Some item you choose, some of the following items will be available to let you making further setting. For instance, when you set this item to Password, the item of “KB Power On Password” will allow you to enter password.
Introducing the BIOS 4-29 Restore On AC Power Loss: Three options are available: Auto Power On Power Off. The default setting is Power Off. This setting lets you set the system action after a power failure. This item lets you set the system power state when power recovers. If you set it to Power Off, when power returns, whatever state your computer was in before the power failure, the system will always turn off.
Chapter 4 4-30 Resources Controlled By: When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification require a specific interrupt. PCI PnP devices comply with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for the PCI or legacy bus architecture. Two options are available: Auto (ESCD) or Manual. The default setting is Auto (ESCD).
Introducing the BIOS 4-31 request (IRQ) line assigned to the VGA on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. You can assign an IRQ for the either PCI or AGP VGA or Disabled. Allocate IRQ to USB: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. If you need free up another IRQ, you can choose to disable this item to an IRQ.
Chapter 4 4-32 4-8. PC Health Status You can set the warning and shutdown temperatures for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status. Figure 3-9. PC Health Status Screen Shot CPU Shutdown Temperature: Five options are available: Disabled 60℃/140℉ 65℃/149℉ 70℃/158℉ 75℃/167℉. The default setting is Disabled.
Introducing the BIOS 4-33 Note The hardware monitoring features for temperatures, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound card or other add-on cards that might use those I/O addresses, please adjust your add-on card I/O address, to avoid the use of those addresses. 4-9.
Chapter 4 4-34 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 enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.
RAID Setting Guide 5-1 Chapter 5. RAID Setting Guide For detail RAID introduce and concept, you can found it on our WEB site “Technological Terms”, or you can search the concerning information on Internet. We do not description it on this manual. 5-1. The features of RAID on the AT7-MAX2 The AT7-MAX2 supports Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1), or Striping/Mirroring (RAID 0+1) operation. For the striping operation, the identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance.
Chapter 5 5-2 5-3. The BIOS Setting Menu Reboot your system. Press and key while booting up the system to enter the BIOS setting menu. The main menu of BIOS Setting Utility appears as below: For selecting the option in the menu, you may: Press F1 to view array status. Press ↑↓ (up, down arrow) to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify. Press Enter to confirm the selection. Press Esc to return to top menu.
RAID Setting Guide 5-3 4-3-1. OPTION 1: Create Array This item allows you to create a RAID array. After you had selected the function from the main menu, press the key to enter the sub menu as shown below: Array Mode: This item allows you to select the appropriate RAID mode for the desired array. There are four modes to choose. Note It is highly recommended to attach hard disks with the same brand and same model when defining a RAID array.
Chapter 5 5-4 JBOD (Volume): This item is recommended for high capacity without redundancy or performance features usage. Requires at least 2 disks. Array Name: You can give a name of your array here. Select Disk Drives: This item allows you to select the disk drives to be used with the RAID array. Block Size: There are eight options available: 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K, 1M and 2M. This item allows you to select the block size of the RAID array.
RAID Setting Guide 5-5 Delete Spare: In the menu zone, select item “3. Create/Delete Spare” and press to confirm. In the validated channel status zone, select the spare disk to be removed and press to confirm. Note You can creat more than one spare disk in the system, if you want to removed them, do the step mentioned in “Delete Spare” several times, then you can delete all the spare disks you created. 4-3-4.
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HPT 374 Driver Installation 6-1 Chapter 6. HPT 374 Driver Installation Here we will show you the driver installation procedure under various operating systems. 6-1. DOS® This IDE RAID BIOS supports DOS® 5.x (or above) and Windows® 3.1x without the software driver. 6-2. Windows® 2000 Step 1: Insert the AT7-MAX2 series CD into your CD-ROM drive. 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.
6-2 Step 6: Program will start to install all drivers the system needs. The installer will show the install progress percentage. Chapter 6 Step 9: The “Digital Signature Not Found” menu appears. Click “Yes” to continue. This screen will show up again, please click “Yes” to go on. Step 7: Windows has completed installing the driver. Click “Finish” to end the installation. Step 10: Go to the “Control Panel” “System Properties” “Device Manager”.
HPT 374 Driver Installation 6-3 Installing the driver (During a fresh Windows® 2000 installation) Note: Follow the standard procedures for installing Windows® 2000. 1. During the first part of the setup procedure, Windows® 2000 will prompt you to press “F6” key to specify an additional device. Press “F6” key, and let Windows continue on with setup. It will continue to scroll through various device listings for several minutes. It will then prompt you to press the “S” key to add a device. 2.
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HPT 374 RAID Management Software Installation Guide for Windows® 2000 7-1 Chapter 7. HPT 374 RAID Management Software Installation Guide for Windows® 2000 In order to enable the on-screen monitoring function displaying disk array device information, you may install the “HPT 374 RAID Management” onto your system. The main features of this administrator are described below: 1. It can let you monitor the status of HDDs that are connected on HPT 374 controller. It can show the RAID types and status on screen.
7-2 Chapter 7 Step 8: Program ask you want to add a shortcut to startup folder or not? We suggestion you choose “Yes”. Step 5: Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. When you are sure of the folder, click “Next>” to go on. Step 9: When the installation is completed, and if you don’t want to lunch readme file. Click “Finish” to end the setup. Step 6: Now you can select the program folder.
HPT 374 RAID Management Software Installation Guide for Windows® 2000 This screen show you the first screen you will see when you starting the software. This is the “Configuration” Menu screen. 7-3 This is the “View” Menu screen. For detailed information of this software, you can refer to the “Help” menu. It will provide you all the information of this software that you need to know. This is the “Management” Menu screen.
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VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 A-1 Appendix A. VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed Windows® 2000, you will need to install the VIA 4 in 1 drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note After installing Windows® 2000, the quality of your display will be poor because it will be set to 640*480 and 16 colors.
A-2 Appendix A For users who are upgrading VIA Drivers, we recommend installing the 4-in-1 using the “Quickly Install” mode, as it will automatically detect and update the necessary drivers. The following step we will describe the “Normally Install” mode procedure. Step 3: You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Step 6: This setup program will install three kinds of drivers. Please check which drivers you want to install.
VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 Step 8: Choose “Install AGP 4X/133 Driver”, then click the “Next>” button. A-3 Step 10: 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 driver update. Step 9: The installer will show the install progress percentage.
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Audio Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 B-1 Appendix B. Audio Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed VIA 4 in 1 drivers, you will need to install the audio drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note Details of the Windows® 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual.
B-2 Appendix B Step 5: The “Digital Signature Not Found” screen show up, click “Yes” to go on. 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 6: 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 driver updates.
Audio Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 : Volume control B-3 : Close RtlRack promgram : Key up and key down control : Minize RtlRack window : Voice cancellation control : Toggle repeat mode : Toggle environment effect : Change skin : Toggle recorder window : Mute : Toggle playlist window : Open media file : Toggle equalizer window : Control panel Recorder window: : Stop recording : Select input source : Playback recorded data : Save recorded data to file : Record : Create file for re
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LAN Driver Installation for Windows® 2000 C-1 Appendix C. LAN Driver Installation for Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed VIA 4 in 1 drivers, you will need to install the LAN drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ® Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual.
C-2 Appendix C Install driver manually Step 2: Please move cursor to “Ethernet Controller” and select it. Then click mouse-right button, and choose “Properties”. Step 1: Please check the “Device Manager”, you will see “Ethernet Controller” in the “Other devices”. Step 3: The “Ethernet Controller Properties” screen show up, click “Reinstall Driver” to go on. Step 4: The “Upgrade Device Driver Wizard” screen show up, click “Next>” to go on.
LAN Driver Installation for Windows® 2000 Step 5: Be sure the option “Search for new suitable driver for my device (recommanded)” is selected, and click “Next>” to go on. Step 6: Select “Specifly a location”, and click “Next>” to go on. C-3 Step 8: Then “Windows found a drive…” message will be seen in “Upgrade Device Driver Wizard” screen, and click “Next>” to go on.
C-4 Step 10: Now, you can check the “Device Manager” to see that the devices are properly installed.
USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 D-1 Appendix D. USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed VIA 4 in 1 drivers, you will need to install the USB 2.0 drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note Details of the Windows® 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual.
D-2 Appendix D Step 5: The “Software License Agreement” screen will appear. Click the “Yes” button to go on. Step 8: The “Information” screen will appear. Click the “OK” button to go on. Step 6: The “Information” screen will appear. Click the “OK” button to go on. Step 9: Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the “Finish” button to complete the installation. Step 7: The “Print End User Legal Agreement” screen will appear. Click the “Print to File” button to go on.
USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for Windows® 2000 D-3 Step 10: You can check the “Device Manager” see that the devices are properly installed.
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Installing The Hardware Monitor System E-1 Appendix E. Installing The Hardware Monitor System The Hardware Monitor System is a self-diagnostic system for PCs. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltage, CPU and system fan speeds, and CPU and system temperatures. These items are important for the operation of the system; errors may result in permanent damage to the PC.
Appendix E E-2 name then click “Next>” button. Step 5: The welcome screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click the “Next>” button to go on. Step 6: Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. Step 7: You can choose the name of the program folder. We suggest you use the default program folder name.
Installing The Hardware Monitor System Step 10: 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 driver update. E-3 Step 11: You can select the program from Start toolbar, and then choose Programs. You will see the item called “Winbond” “Hardware . Click it, and you Doctor” will be able to see the screen below.
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BIOS Update Guide F-1 Appendix F. BIOS Update Guide We will use the SE6 motherboard as an example. All other models follow the same process. (The motherboard photo we show you below is SX7-533) 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.
F-2 Appendix F For example, in this case, the current BIOS ID is “00”. If you 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. 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 awdflash.exe and .bin files. 5.
BIOS Update Guide F-3 After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk, copy two files into it. One is the BIOS flash utility “awdflash.exe” and the other is the decompressed BIOS “.bin” file. 6. Boot off floppy disk.
F-4 Appendix F Please set the first boot sequence as “floppy” in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk. 7. Flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode. After successfully booting off of the floppy, execute the flash utility according to these instructions. Note We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following “awdflash” to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin” without the above parameters following the .bin file.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) G-1 Appendix G. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Motherboard Troubleshooting: Q & A: Q: After tried some over clocking or non-standard settings inside the BIOS, the system failed to boot up and nothing was displayed on the screen.
G-2 Appendix G 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 system using the procedure described below. First remove all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot. If you still cannot boot up: Try installing another brand/model VGA card and see if the system will start.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) G-3 For example: AT7-MAX2, AT7, KD7-RAID, etc. 2*. Motherboard PCB Version: Note the motherboard PCB version labeled on the motherboard slot or back side as “Rev:*.**”. For example: REV: 1.01 * 3 . BIOS ID & Part Number: See Appendix C for detialed information. 4. DriverVersion: Note the driver version number indicated on the device driver disk or CD-ROM (if have) as “Release *.**” (or Rev. *.**, Version *.**). For example: 5*.
G-4 Appendix G 10. Add-On Card: Indicate which add-on cards you are absolutely sure are related to the problem. If you can’t identify the problem’s origin, indicate all the add-on cards inserted into your system. Remember to identify which card insert on which slot. For example: Creative SB Value sound card insert on PCI slot 3. 11. Problem Description: Please tell us problem you met. The more detailed, the better as our engineers can help to find the solution more quickly.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) G-5 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 master drive please. 3. When attach drives to the RAID card, do make sure the master/slave jumper settings are correct please.
G-6 Appendix G Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: * Model Name Motherboard PCB Version Hardware Name IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 System Memory (DDR DRAM) Add-On Card Problem Description: AT7-MAX2 Brand * Processor Type CD-ROM Drive Driver Version * OS/Applications Hard Disk Drive BIOS ID & Part Number * Specifications
How to Get Technical Support H-1 Appendix H. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.abit-usa.com (In Europe) http://www.abit.nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system integrators, we have no direct sales to end-users.
H-2 Appendix H customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. They integrated 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. 5. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department.
How to Get Technical Support H-3 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 sales@abit.com.tw market@abit.com.tw technical@abit.com.tw Tel: 886-2-87518888 Fax: 886-2-87513381 RMA Service.
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