µGuru An ABIT Engineered Microprocessor User’s Manual 4200-0394-06 Rev. 4.
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User’s Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................1 2. Entering The ABIT µGuru Utility .............................................2 3. ABIT EQ.......................................................................................4 3.1 3.2 4. OC Guru.....................................................................................14 4.1 4.2 5. The Setup for OC Guru .................................................
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User’s Manual 1. Introduction Designed by ABIT Engineers, µGuru1 delivers an avalanche of advanced features; each specifically designed to give ABIT users total control over their system2. With µGuru, users can take advantage of the most advanced suite of hardware monitoring, tweaking, and e-service tools ever offered on a desktop motherboard by an easy to use, Windows-based3 interface. Never before have users experience a more robust, or user-friendly interface from which to base their PCs.
ABIT µGuru 2. Entering The ABIT µGuru Utility You will have to install the driver first by the “Driver & Utility” CD came packed with your motherboard. Simply follow its instruction to complete the installation. There are 3 ways of entering the µGuru Utility: (1) Execute the [uGuru] program by entering the Windows Menu [Start] [All Programs] [ABIT] [ABIT uGuru] [uGuru].
User’s Manual (2): After executed the [uGuru] program, a µGuru icon positioned at the status bar. Double click your mouse button on the µGuru icon. (3): Or you may move your mouse pointer to the µGuru icon, and right-click your mouse button on the µGuru icon. Move your mouse pointer to [Maximize] and left-click on it.
ABIT µGuru 3. ABIT EQ ABIT EQ protects PC Hardware by monitoring critical items of temperature, voltage, and fan speed, taking action of sounding warning beeps, or even shutting down the system; if there is any preset error situation occurred. The values of these critical items are very easy to read out at a glimpse in a popped-up diagram.
User’s Manual 3.1 Control Buttons Click each of these buttons to enter their sub-screen. Change Skin: Change the skin for µGuru utility. Always on Top: Put the µGuru skin always on top of the other Windows screen. Transparent Setting: Set the transparency level for µGuru skin. Minimize: Minimize the main screen of ABIT EQ to the Windows working bar. Close: Exit the µGuru utility. Simple: Change the µGuru skin to a mini panel. Setup: Enter the setting page for all monitoring items.
ABIT µGuru 3.1.1 To Change the Skin: To change the skin for µGuru utility, click the button. A skin selection page popped up. Here in this selection page you can select “Mini Control”, “Mini Panel”, “Default”, or any new skin. (The “Mini Panel” is the same result by clicking the “Simple” button.
User’s Manual 3.1.2 To Set the Transparent Level: To set the transparent level, click the button. A Transparent Setting page popped up. Drag the adjusting bar leftward or rightward by your mouse pointer to change the level. Click the button to activate the new settings at once and exit the sub-screen, or click the < > button to cancel the new settings and exit the sub-screen. Another way to change the level can be done by moving the left or right arrow on your keyboard.
ABIT µGuru 3.1.3 To Select Preset and User-defined Mode: There are several preset and user-defined modes to select by clicking the downward arrow at the . [Default]: Same configuration as you set up the uGuru option in the BIOS menu. [Turbo] [Normal] [Quiet]: Factory preset modes.5 [User1] [User2] [User3]: User-defined modes. [AutoDrive]: Also a user-defined mode for quick accessing one specific mode for any program you would like to execute.
User’s Manual 3.2 The Setup for ABIT EQ To enter the setup sub-screen for ABIT EQ, first change6 the monitoring page to ABIT EQ by clicking the button, then click the button. In the ABIT EQ sub-screen, there are “Voltage”, “Temperature”, and “Fan” monitoring items. You can click on each tab to enter its contents and make your monitoring selection. 3.2.1 Voltage Monitoring: You can decide to have the ABIT EQ monitoring any abnormal working voltage status over your motherboard.
ABIT µGuru [Name]: This column lists the monitoring items according to the corresponding items of your motherboard. [Enable]: Check each of these boxes to enable their monitoring function. [Beep]: Check each of these boxes to sound warning beep via the PC speaker after the high or low limitation for each monitoring item had been detected. [Shutdown]: Check this box to shut down the system 30 (thirty) seconds after the high or low limitation for each monitoring item had been detected.
User’s Manual [Cancel]: Click this button to cancel the new settings and exit the sub-screen. [Apply]: Click this button to activate the new settings at once. Note: These items are for reference only. All the names and items differ according to each motherboard model. 3.2.2 Temperature Monitoring: You can decide to have the ABIT EQ monitoring any abnormal temperature status over your motherboard. [CPU]: This column configures the CPU temperature. [System]: This column configures the system temperature.
ABIT µGuru To adjust the high and low limitation for each item, click on the item you want, the setting sub-screen appears. Drag the adjusting bar leftward or rightward by your mouse pointer to change the value. Click the button to activate the new settings at once and exit the sub-screen, click the button to cancel the new settings and exit the sub-screen. 3.2.3 FAN Monitoring: You can decide to have the ABIT EQ monitoring any abnormal fan working status over your motherboard.
User’s Manual [NB Fan]: North Bridge fan header. [SYS Fan]: System fan header. [AUX1 / AUX2 / AUX3 / AUX4 / AUX5 Fan]: These items are available only on the motherboards equipped with these fan headers. Note: These items are for reference only. All the names and items differ according to each motherboard model. Only the fans with three output pins can be monitored! To adjust the high and low limitation for each item, click on the item you want, the setting sub-screen appears.
ABIT µGuru 4. OC Guru The OC Guru is a Windows-based over clocking utility allowing you to automatically and immediately over clocks the external clock for an extra hit of juice. All the settings adjusted under OC Guru are displayed in real-time, allowing the most control over their systems, as well as instant hardware gratification, and save it into different settings. The OC Guru utilizes hard ware technique to protect the act of over clocking failure.
User’s Manual 4.1.1 OC Guru Setting: [ExtClk]: Change the CPU external clock by 1MHz interval. Drag the adjusting bar leftward or rightward by your mouse pointer to change the value.7 The value of the external clock is illustrated simultaneously. Another way to change the value can be done by moving the left or right arrow on your keyboard. [VCore]: Change the CPU core voltage. Point your mouse to the triangle mark and click on it to pull down the voltage table. Choose adequate figure.
ABIT µGuru [Default]: Click this button to set all the monitoring items to their default value. [OK]: Click this button to activate the new settings at once and exit the sub-screen. [Cancel]: Click this button to cancel the new settings and exit the sub-screen. [Apply]: Click this button to activate the new settings at once. 4.1.2 OC Guru Mode Selection: Besides the original [Default] setting, there are three Factory-Preset options and three User-Defined options.
User’s Manual [Normal]: This mode controls the parameters regarding CPU, Memory Modules, AGP and PCI Frequency, and Fan Speed by their standard default value. [Quiet]: This mode controls the parameters regarding CPU, Memory Modules, AGP and PCI Frequency, and Fan Speed by in-aggressive values, resulting lower speed in performance. User-Defined, changeable modes: [User1], [User2], and [User3]: These independent options allow you to have three personal defined settings. 4.
ABIT µGuru 5. FAN EQ The FanEQ intelligently and automatically adjusts CPU fan speed according to system load and temperature. It lowers fan speed when CPU and Chipset temperature is decreased due to lighter system load, ensuring a quiet computing environment. Accompanied with the almost noiseless environment is the eager for more power saving, performance increasing, and easing off CPU loading. 5.
User’s Manual 5.1.1 FAN EQ Setting: [FanEQ Enable]: Check this box to enable the FAN EQ function so as to control the fan speed automatically by different state of configuration. [FanEQ Mode]: Select the mode you want to configure this item. You can select the [User Define] mode for your personal settings, or you can simply select one of the three factory preset modes among [Cool], [Quiet], or [Normal]. [Reference Temperature]: Select the reference point of temperature taking for the FAN EQ type.
ABIT µGuru [Optimize]: Beside the personal configuration, another easy and optimizing way to configure can be done by clicking this button to let your system find its optimized fan configuration. To optimize the fan configuration automatically: (take the type “SYS FanEQ” for example) (1) Select mode for the FAN EQ. (2) Check the box. (3) Click the button. Wait a few seconds; the FANEQ will find its best configuration automatically.
User’s Manual 5.1.2 FAN EQ Mode Selection: Same as the OC Guru Mode Selection, there are also three Factory-Preset options and three User-Defined options besides the original [Default] setting. To select the FAN EQ mode, point your mouse to the triangle mark and click on it to pull down the mode table to select.
ABIT µGuru 6. AutoDrive The “Auto Drive” is a quick access of configuring one specific mode for any program you would like to have. For example, you can select “Turbo” mode for running some particular games, or you can select “Quiet” mode for running media player. 6.
User’s Manual [Add]: Click this button to add any program installed in your system. After clicking the button, the following diagram appears. Move your mouse pointer to any program you would like to specify, and select any mode you want.
ABIT µGuru [Delete]: Select the program you want to delete, and the click this button . [OK]: Click this button to activate the new settings at once and exit the sub-screen. [Cancel]: Click this button to cancel the new settings and exit the sub-screen. [Apply]: Click this button to activate the new settings at once.
User’s Manual 7. General In this General Setting, you can select whether to start up µGuru Utility or not every time the system restarts. By the default settings, the µGuru Utility will refresh your µGuru configuration every two seconds. To change the time interval, move the upward or downward arrow to make your selection. [OK]: Click this button to activate the new settings at once and exit the sub-screen. [Cancel]: Click this button to cancel the new settings and exit the sub-screen.
ABIT µGuru 8. FlashMenu The ABIT FlashMenu is the most stable Windows-based BIOS flash available. No more worries from crashing. With one click of BIOS updating, ABIT users can flash their BIOS more easily and in less time. [ [ ]: Click this button to toggle this program. ]: Click this button to link to ABIT’s Technical Support Web Site. [Update From File]: Click this button to update your BIOS by the BIOS file previously downloaded and stored in your PC.
User’s Manual [Setting]: Click this button to enter the sub-screen of “Advance Setting”. [About]: Click this button to bring out the version screen.
ABIT µGuru 9. BlackBox As the name depicted, the ABIT BlackBox acts like the black box found on aircrafts. When your system crashes, it will record information pertinent to your system and problem, such as CPU Type, CPU speed, memory size, and a summary of devices presented in your PC into a text file. You can then automatically e-mail ABIT for technical support with this text file. ABIT will then be able to determine your problem and will e-mail you back directly with solution.
