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AMD Athlon 64™ (FX) System Board Socket 939 User`s Manual

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1. ies 1 1 l2 1 3 Chapter 2 2 1 2 1 Install The 0 00 000000000000000000888 2 1 2 2 Install CPU and 2 2 2 54 Install System MOImOLy io e eoe eere 2 3 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches eee 2 5 1 AIX Power Input Connectors oii eec t Ge e tede 2 5 2 FAN CONECO 2 6 3 CMOS Memory Clearing 2 7 4 Wake c pileadet suos dto tics eres ob ba E 2 8 5 Front Panel Switches amp Indicators Headers 2 9 6 Additional USB Port 2 10 7 Additional IEEE1394 Port 2 11 8 Front Panel Audio Connection 2 12 9 Internal Audio Connectors 2o tete ht E en p eo 2 13 10 GURU Clock Connection 2 13 11 Accelerated Graphics Port 2 14 12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector cere rete de 2 15 15
2. Fo2usE muni 2 1 in EST M T cis uA 1 1 J AUXTANT 1 Em ETE re gt ALTA User s Manual 2 14 Chapter 2 11 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X mode SILURO ATTENTION This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP cards Use only 1 5V 0 8V AGP cards AV8 Hardware Setup 2 15 12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports two standard floppy disk drives via a 34 pin 34 conductor ribbon cable Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable 1 Install one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of FDC1 connector 2 Install the other end s of ribbon cable into the disk drive connector s The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be also aligned with pin 1 of disk drive connector The endmost connector should be attached to the drive designated as Drive A FDC1
3. PCI3 FPUSB2 L BEEP TTI tit J RITTER E yg 3 100 1 CCMOS1 1 1394 Controller 5 gt 2 T AUXFAN 1 1 SLEDPYR CH PLED EVE FP 1394 1 1394 2 Frio ell Less AUXFAN2 HLED RST SPK User s Manual 1 4 Chapter 1 AV8 Hardware Setup 2 1 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Before the Installation Turn off the power supply switch fully turn off the 5V standby power or disconnect the power cord before installing or unplugging any connectors or add on cards Failing to do 50 may cause the motherboard components or add on cards to malfunction or damaged 2 1 Install The Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow motherboard to be securely attached on and at the same time prevented from short circuits There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the chassis base 1 use with studs 2 or use with spacers In principle the best way to attach the board is to use with studs Only if you are unable to do this SPACER should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If the holes line up and there are Moths peated screw holes you can attach the board w
4. OnChip USB Controller This option enables or disables the USB controller USB 2 0 Controller This option enables or disables the USB 2 0 controller USB Emulation Three options are available OFF KB MS or ON When set to OFF the system will not support any USB devices in DOS environment Select KB MS to support USB keyboard and mouse select ON to support USB keyboard mouse and storage devices When set to KB MS the following two options will be available to configure USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB keyboard in DOS environment or OS in OS environment USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB mouse in DOS environment or OS in OS environment User s Manual 3 20 Chapter 3 Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu SuperlO Device Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu Item Help ECP Mode Use BMA Tt43 Hove Enter Select PU PD Value F1i8 3ave f it Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 timized Defaults Onboard FDD Controller Two options are available Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled You can enable or disable the onboard FDD controller Onboard Serial Port 1 This is used to specify the I O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1 Six options ar
5. WIE IT ips aa Em SYETAN z svn Jl Hagi INI See Appendix for both AWARD and AC2003 POST Code definition User s Manual 2 18 Chapter 2 15 Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable TEU z SEPARI aug 99 M LSb iat VIA USB1 Cl LoniroNa E MEL CIL HUI AUST ABA 1 1 ans ALIAE OB G AV8 Hardware Setup 2 19 16 Status Indicators LEDI VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on LED2 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source AVE 5VSB A VCC A User s Manual 2 20 Chapter 2 17 Back Panel Connectors AV8 LPT1 OPTIN1 OPTOUT1 AUDIO1 AUDIO2 USB1 USB2 Mouse Connects to PS 2 mouse Keyboard Connects to PS 2 keyboard LPT1 Connects to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol COM I Connects to external modem mouse
6. HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel Pin 5 7 Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel SPK Pin 15 17 19 21 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis e SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of chassis front panel PWR ON Pin 6 8 Connects to the Power Switch cable of chassis front panel e PLED Pin 16 18 20 Connects to the Power LED cable of chassis front panel User s Manual 2 10 Chapter 2 6 Additional USB Port Headers These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications nas s spei AV8 Hardware Setup 2 11 7 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket 108 6 42 1394 1 1394 2 User s Manual 2 12 Chapter 2 8 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel use the audio connector at front panel remove all the jumpers this header and then connect to front panel by the extension cable provided with the chassis
7. NOTE It is recommended to connect to a power supply with 350W 20A 5VDC capacity at least for heavily loaded system and 2A 5VSB capacity at least for supporting wake up features User s Manual 2 6 Chapter 2 2 FAN Connectors These 3 pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan e CPUFANI CPU Fan NBFANI Chipset Fan SYSFANI System Fan AUXFANI 2 Auxiliary Fan WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors GND 12V SENSOR AV8 Hardware Setup 2 7 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory E 3 22 3 EN n 8 de Sen 2 T gs E n x x ed 5 5 n E 2 a Normal Default Clear CMOS 321 CCMOS1 WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction User s Manual
8. n L User s Manual 2 16 Chapter 2 13 IDE Connectors lia CENY a x ed IDE2 Master Drive Black Connector 40 pin IDE plug on the motherboard Blue Connector Slave Drive Gray Connector This motherboard provides two IDE ports to connect up to four IDE drives at Ultra DMA mode by Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables Each cable has 40 pin 80 conductor and three connectors providing two hard drives connection with motherboard Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port on motherboard and the other two ends gray and black connector at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors on hard drives If you want to connect two hard drives together through one IDE channel you must configure the second drive to Slave mode after the first Master drive Please refer to the drives documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE2 is referred to as Secondary Master and the second drive as Secondary Slave Keep away from connecting one legacy slow speed drive like CD ROM together wit
9. 4 Place the Retention Frame onto the motherboard and align it with the Backplate Standoffs 5 Place heatsink on top of CPU and make sure the heatsink fits properly on the retention frame 6 Hook both sides of the Spring Clip onto the Mounting Tabs of Retention Frame Tighten screws until the Spring Clip is fully installed 7 Attach the fan connector of Heatsink amp Fan Assembly with the CPU FAN connector on the motherboard ATTENTION Do not forget to set the correct bus frequency and multiple for your processor AV8 Chapter 2 Heatsink amp Fan Assembly Socket 939 CPU lt gt NE Pin Side Mounting Holes CPU Release Lever e Motherboard Backplate Standoffs Hardware Setup 2 3 2 3 Install System Memory This motherboard provides four 184 pin DDR DIMM slots for Single Dual Channel DDR 400 333 266 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 4GB Table 2 1 Valid Memory Configurations Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0 1 DIMM1 128 256 512 1GB 128MB 1GB Bank 2 3 DIMM2 128 256 512MB IGB 128MB 1GB Bank 4 5 DIMM3 128 256 512 1GB 128MB IGB Bank 6 7 DIMM4 128 256 512 1GB 128MB IGB Total System Memory 128MB 4GB Table 2 2 Unbuffered DIMM Support For AMD 939 pin Processor Maximum saa ee ins DIMM4 Speed DORADO User s Manual 2 4 Chapter 2 To reach the performance of
10. Agree C Don t Agree lt Back Next gt Cancel 2 Click Next VIA Setup Wizard Install List Please Check installing items Please Check installing items VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver 2 20 Description RAID Config Utility 2 21 VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Space Required 1260 KB Space Available 28805288 KB lt Back Cancel 3 Click Next VIA Setup Wizard Installing Components List Review setting before installing components Setup has enough information to start installing the components If you want to review or change any settings click Back If you are satisfied with the settings click Next to begin installing components Current setting VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver 2 20 VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver VIA RAID Config Utility 2 21 RAID Config and Monitor Utility lt Back Cancel 4 Click Next VIA Setup Wizard Installing Status Following information to show installing status The following information will tell you whether or not the components is installed successfully Current result SETUP LOG DATE 1 2 2002 TIME 04 50 59 VIA RAID Contig Utility 2 21 Fail to Installed components None 5 Click Next User s Manual E 2 Appendix E InstallShield Wizard Completed The IrataliS held Wieard hat vuccentfuly ratalled VIA 916420 V1T8737 SATA RAID RAID Uik Baline y
11. This item displays the amount of base memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 640K for system with 640K or more memory size installed on the motherboard Extended Memory This item displays the amount of extended memory detected during system boot up Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system User s Manual 3 12 Chapter 3 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Bootable Add in Device First Boot Device Boot Device ot Device Device pu Drive Up Status y Option 5 Yersion Ctrl For ort FDD For 05 ay IDE Initial 3ecs3 Full Screen LOGO Show Disable unused PCI Clock Move Enter 1 e PUZ Value 18 ESC Exit Fi General Help Fa Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 timized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting priority By pressing lt Enter gt key you can enter its submenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items 5 Bootable Add in Device This item allows you to select the add in device priority between PCI Slot Device and Onchip SATA RAID Onchip SATA RAID means VIA SATA RAID First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device
12. 2 8 Chapter 2 4 Wake up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable disable the wake up function PS2 PWRI Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWRI Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USBI port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USBI port USB PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB2 port 5 Winbond 1 1 2 20 3 m 30 Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Default Default PS2 PWR1 USB PWR1 USB PWR2 AV8 Hardware Setup 2 9 5 Front Panel Switches amp 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 to connect these headers A wrong orientation will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction ABT AVE SLED PWR ON PLED r1 r7 1 23 1 HLED RST SPK FPIO1
13. IDE CONECO ood ene teer oes 2 16 74 POST Code Display eae utes 2 17 15 TAC ONMCCORSs HE Rt E eT WERE UE 2 18 uet 2 19 17 Back Panel Connectors cec eco hoc LR P RED 2 20 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup 3 1 Mice E e 3 3 342 Standard GMOS 3 9 S535 Advanced BIOS 3 12 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features essent 3 14 3 5 interred PermpDerals eco 3 18 226 JPowsrManapementselup 3 21 3 12 3 24 3 8 LoadFail Safe Defaults erorcen ero erento it 3 26 User s Manual 2 9 Load Optimized Delaults 3 26 05 28 3 26 XQ SOLD 3 26 3512 Ext Without Savi ione epe 3 26 Appendix A Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver ccccccccccccssssssssssssssssssscsccsccccccccccsccccccccssees A 1 Appendix B Install Audio DFVEE iiie B 1 Appendix C Install LAN Driver ecu C 1 Appendix D Install VIA USB 2 0 Driver ecce e
14. Tt43 Hove Enter Select Value 19 it Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 timized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type This item selects the type of Suspend mode S1 PowerOn Suspend Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 Suspend To RAM Enables the Suspend to RAM function VGABIOS if S3 Resume Three options are available Auto gt Yes gt No The default setting is Auto This item can let you choose when 3 resume active the VGA BIOS need to be initiative or not Resume by OnChip USB Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting from onchip USB will awaken a system that has powered down This item can be configured only if the item ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3 STR 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 CPU THRM Throttling This item controls the CPU speed by cutting down its regular power to a percentage during the STR Suspend To RAM state Restore On AC Power Loss This item selects the system action after
15. ABIT uGuru 6 lt Peep erat Browse CD Your Reliable Partner Move your mouse to ABIT Utility tab Click ABIT uGuru Follow the on screen instruction to complete the driver installation User s Manual F 2 Appendix F AV8 POST Code Definition G 1 Appendix G POST Code Definition AWARD POST Code Definition POST Description CF Test CMOS R W functionality Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below 1 Blank out screen 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in 000 for ESCD amp DMI support Use walking 15 algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers Initial onboard clock generator if Early Onboard Generator is defined S
16. Cancel 5 Click Next User s Manual A 2 Appendix A Setup program will install uninstall AGP driver for you Install AGP driver Uninstall AGP driver lt Back Cancel 6 Click Next Restarting Windows Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer Choose one of the following options and click OK to finish setup Yes want to restart my computer now C will restart my computer later 7 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click OK to complete setup AV8 Install Audio Driver 1 Appendix Install Audio Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver amp Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Audio Driver The following screen appears Realtek AC97 Audio Setup 4 87 2 Welcome to the InstallS heeld Wizard for Realtek AU S7 Auxho The insta hunt Wiraed wi tall Rostok AL Auto on your computer To continuos cick Nest 1 Click Next Realtek 97 Audio Setup 4 87 I
17. Dual Channel DDR the following rules must be obeyed e When installing TWO DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMMI DIMM or slots DIMM3 DIMM4 e When installing FOUR DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMMI DIMM and slots DIMM3 DIMM4 on T zl a L2 d Ti 3 Exe nan x xe 3 3 Oe NOTE Usually there is no hardware or BIOS setup requires after adding or removing memory modules but you will have to clear the CMOS memory first if any memory module related problem occurs Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules 1 Locate the DIMM slot on the board Mounting Notch Notch Key 2 Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully keep away of touching its connectors 3 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 4 Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one direction Ejector Tab 184 pin DDR DIMM 5 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module ATTE
18. Install VIA Serial ATA RAID Driver Appendix E Install VIA Serial ATA RAID Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver amp Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click VIA SATA RAID Driver The following screen appears Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard VIA VIR470 VT3237 SATA RAID Dover RAID Ubh The instal tesid Wizard will ruta VIA 6420 VT 8237 SATA RAID Dever RAID Uti on your computer Orire 1 Click Next VIA Setup Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement VIA SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Please read carefully before you download install or use any VIA SOFTWARE VIA SOFTWARE means software program covered By this Agreement and all related updates supplied by VIA Technologies Inc By loading or installing the software you agree to the terms of this Agreement License This software is licensed for use in conjunction with VIA products only VIA grants you a nonexclusive worldwide fully paid up
19. Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value On The Fly Save Esc Exit Brand Name This item displays the CPU model name for example AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400 Frequency This item displays the processor speed CPU Operating Speed This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU You can also select the User Define option to enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs may cause abnormal memory module functioning system hangs hard disk drive data lose abnormal functioning of the VGA card or abnormal functioning with other add on cards Using non specification settings for your CPU is not the intention of this explanation These should be used for engineering testing not for normal applications There will be no guaranty for the settings beyond specification any damage of any component on this motherboard or peripherals result therein is not our responsibility 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 in
20. an AC power failure User s Manual 3 22 Chapter 3 Power Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power remains off You must press the Power button to power on the system Power On When power returns after AC power failure the system s power will be powered on automatically Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power 1s on when AC power failure occurs the system will power on when power returns Wakeup by PME of PCI Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting 15 Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting from PCI card PME will awaken a system that has powered down Resume by Ring Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting from Modem Ring will awaken a system that has powered down Wakeup by Alarm Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Date of Month Alarm Resume Time hh mm ss You can set the Date month Alarm and Time Alarm hh mm ss Any event occurring will awaken sy
21. and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law 1 Click Next Software License Agreement x Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement mportant The USB 2 0 drivers contained herein in this CD ROM are solely for use with and in conjunction with chipset products Any unauthorized use other than this purpose including without limitation further redistribution may infringe third parties intellectual property rights and should not be allowed Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install VIA USB 2 0 Driver you must accept this agreement lt Back Yes No 2 Click Yes Select Components 3 Click Next CT MEN 3 Warning message In order to complete the entire driver installation this setup program will restart your system automatically Do you want to continue 4 Click Yes CT EE xi Warning message 2 In order to fix some known issues you should update your system to Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or above Do you want to continue this setup program without SP3 5 Click Yes User s Manual Appendix D Software License Agreement E x Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEM
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23. is By SPD When set to SPD the BIOS will read the DRAM module SPD data and automatically set to the values stored in it DRAM Clock This item sets the DRAM clock of your DRAM module The system may be unstable or unable to boot up if your DRAM module does not support the clock you set When set to By SPD the BIOS will read the DRAM module SPD data and automatically set the DRAM clock by the value stored in it A DRAM Command Rate Two options are available 2T Command or 1T Command The default setting is 27 Command When the host northbridge locates the desired memory address it then processes the wait state of commands CAS Latency Time Three options are available 2 gt 2 5 gt 3 The default setting is 2 5 You can select SDRAM CAS Column Address Strobe latency time according your SDRAM specification RAS to CAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to CAS read write delay time to the same bank Min RAS Active Time This item specifies the minimum RAS active time RAS Precharge Time This item specifies the RAS precharge time Row Cycle Time This item specifies the RAS active to RAS active time or auto refresh time of the same bank Row Refresh Cycle Time This item specifies the auto refresh active to RAS active time or RAS auto refresh time RAS to RAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to RAS active delay time of different bank Write Re
24. set to Disabled data transmissions are not buffered and CPU must wait until the data transmission is complete and then start another transmission cycle HT Stop Tristate Two options are available Driven or Tristate The default setting is Driven Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu Memory Hole When set to 15 16 the memory address space at 15M 16M will be reserved for ISA expansion cards that specifically requires this setting This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system Leave this item to its default setting Vlink Data Rate This item can let you select the Vlink Data Rate between northbridge and southbridge User s Manual 3 18 Chapter 3 3 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix e tup integrated Peripherals III En fee Fress Enter FCI Slot OntChip IDE Device ure o Device nit Di spiay First PIRE Enter Select PU PD Value IE RHET TII Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults OnChip IDE Device Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu SATA IDE Bus Master n Controller Controller IDE Prefetch Mode Select e di od Pal PD Value ere E ilts lues F Fail Safe Defav Enter T43 Hove F5 Previous Ua SATA RAID ROM Item Help p Exit Fi General Help Optimized Defaults Item Help P Exi F1 no abis imized This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on chip Seri
25. to motherboards The CD ROM included with your board will have the manual as well as drivers If you don t have either one go to our Program Download Area of the Website or FTP server 2 Download latest BIOS software or drivers Please go to our Program Download area on our Website to check to see if you have the latest BIOS They are developed over periods of time to fixes bugs or incompatibilities Also please make sure you have the latest drivers from your peripheral cards makers 3 Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our Website We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich Let us know if you have any suggestions For hot topics check out our HOT FAQ User s Manual 1 2 4 Appendix I Internet Newsgroups They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help ABIT s Internet News group alt comp periphs mainboard abit is an ideal forum for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products Many times you will see that your question has already been asked before This is a public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions Here 1s a list of some of the more popular ones alt comp periphs mainboard abit comp sys ibm pc hardware chips alt comp hardware overclocking alt comp hardware homebuilt alt comp hardware pc homebuilt Ask your reseller Your ABIT authorized distributor should be able to provide the
26. use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers back at pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 default setting Minc E amp rx i121 PuTPw E ri m Sonan nao Sar gt 55 E 2mm 3 AudioMic Bias 4 m pomme Channel Channel Return FPAUDIO1 Out Left 10 Speaker Out Left Channel Channel Return AV8 Hardware Setup 2 13 9 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card LH YArbnad wiki EE INIHI r PARI gt Pro HHL d Controller 559 C SYSTA 1384 agra 240 1294 1 10 GURU Clock Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT s exclusive GURU Clock gm ui murium ru ary gE sume Lk Pal M USER VIA AV8 zd
27. zone for the read write heads Sector This item configures the numbers of sectors per track 4 Back to Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu Drive A amp Drive B This item sets the type of floppy drives usually only Drive A installed Floppy 3 Mode Support This item allows you to use 3 Mode Floppy Drive in Japanese computer system by selecting drive A B or both Leave this item to its default Disabled setting if you are not using this Japanese standard floppy drive Video This item selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor AV8 BIOS Setup 3 11 EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot up All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non fatal error No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error detected All But Keyboard The system boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error All But Diskette The system boot will stop for all errors except a diskette error All But Disk Key The system boot will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error Base Memory
28. 00 ABIT EQ EC Up Time Hours PC Up Time Total Hours PC Power Cycles Cycles Reset Button Cycles cycles AC Power on Total Time Hours AC Power Cycles Cycles Move Enter Select PU PD Value On The Fly Save Esc Exit These items display the power cycle statistics for each element AV8 BIOS Setup 3 5 Back to Utility Setup Menu Use lt gt gt key to switch from OC Guru setup menu to ABIT EQ setup menu uGuru Utility 2004 v1 00 oc Guru ABIT EQ Beep Control Temperature Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Fan Speed Monitoring FanEQ Control Enabled Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter i Move Enter Select PU PD Value Save ESC Exit ABIT EQ Beep Control This item allows you to enable or disable ABIT EQ Beep Control function Temperature Monitoring Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu Guru Utility 2004 v1 00 OC Guru Temperature Monitoring Reading Shutdown Shutdown Beep Beep Enable Temp Enable Temp CPU Temperature 42 C 107 F 85 C 185 F 75 C 167 F SYS Temperature 30 C 86 F 65 c 149 F 55 c 131 F PWM Temperature 36 C 96 F gt 1 4 176 bM Move Space Select PU PD Value F10 Save Bsc Exit CPU Temperature SYS Temperature PWM Temperature T
29. 003 POST Code Definition POST hex Description Power On Sequence 8 2 Enable ATX power supply 8 4 DDR voltage ready 8 5 Setup PWM for CPU core voltage 8 6 Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 8 9 Initial clock generatorIC o 8 A North Bridge chipset voltage ready 8 D VDDA2SVvolageready 8 D GMCHVITvolageready Check CPU fan speed Assert all power ready Complete uGuru initial process AWARD BIOS take over booting job Power Off Sequence 1 Start power off sequence De Assert all power 9 w Se Assert power on De Assert LDT Bus power De Assert PWM for CPU core voltage De Assert CPU core voltage Check CPU core voltage De Assert ATX power supply 5 7 Complete power off sequence Others Button reset 1 reset Power sequence timeout tj 3 Power off sequence timeout 7 S c 3 5 ga E un 5 T 9 zs ES gt N e e 95 e un C 5 5 User s Manual G 6 Appendix G AV8 Troubleshooting Need Assistance 1 Appendix H Troubleshooting Need Assistance Q amp 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 th
30. 3 Your Reliable Partner AV8 AMD Athlon 64 FX System Board Socket 939 User s Manual 4200 0400 01 Rev 1 00 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 In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of this manual If you do not properly set the motherboard settings causing the motherboard to malfunction or fail we cannot guarantee any responsibility AV8 Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ccc coi ec ccsscsescscscesesscescccecssscesesasedcevecstivescctesdesseese 1 1 Tels
31. AN Driver and then follow the on screen instruction to complete the driver installation User s Manual C 2 Appendix C AV8 Install VIA USB 2 0 Driver D 1 Appendix D Install VIA USB 2 0 Driver NOTE There is no need to install VIA USB 2 0 driver for the Windows XP operating system with Service Pack 1 already installed Please run the Windows update for the latest Service Pack The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000 operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver amp Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click VIA USB 2 0 Driver The following screen appears Welcome to the USB 2 0 Driver Setup program This program will install USB 2 0 Driver on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil
32. After powering up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen the memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt keys or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing lt Del gt key the main menu screen appears puru Utility Quit Setu Esc Save amp Exit F Save PROFILE Bros NOTE In order to increase system stability and performance our engineering staffs are constantly improving the BIOS menu The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only may not completely match what you see on your screen In the BIOS Setup main menu 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 Esc Press this button to quit the BIOS Setup 1 lt 2 Press these buttons to choose in main menu option you want to confirm to modify F10 When you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters press this button to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu User s Manual 3 2 Chapter 3 Fo Y
33. Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device items respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items Swap Floppy Drive When set to Enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of the regular drive A There must be two floppy drives connected in the system to use this function 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 AV8 BIOS Setup 3 13 Setup The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup System The password is required each time the computer boots up 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 MPS Version Ctrl For OS This item specifies which version of MPS Multi Processor
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35. NTION Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional boards Before starting these procedures ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by touching a grounded metal object briefly AV8 Hardware Setup 2 5 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches Here we will show you all of the connectors headers and switches and how to connect them Please read the entire section for necessary information before attempting to finish all the hardware installation inside the computer chassis A complete enlarged layout diagram is shown in Chapter 1 for all the position of connectors and headers on the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything 1 ATX Power Input Connectors This motherboard provides two power connectors to connect to an ATX12V power supply ich B wintend x q n a PE or COM 2115 12VDC COM Tl ei 12VDC LA c ATX12V1 12VDC 5VDC 5VSB 5VDC i PWR_OK 5VDC ABIT ave COM COM 5VDC COM COM COM 5VDC PS_ON COM COM 3 3VDC 12VDC man 3 3VDC 3 3VDC es cen HEL Hee munt
36. Specification this motherboard will use The options are 1 1 and 1 4 The default setting is 7 4 If you use an older OS for dual processor executing please set this option to 1 1 Report No FDD For OS When set to Enabled this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive Leave this item to its default setting Delay IDE Initial Secs This item allows the BIOS to support some old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time A larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation Full Screen LOGO Show This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting Disable unused PCI Clock This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use Enabled The system automatically detect the unused PCI slots and stop sending clock signal to these unused PCI slots Disabled The system always send clock signal to all PCI slots NOTE Set this option to Disabled setting if there are adapters that cannot be automatically detected by the system and will cause malfunction User s Manual 3 14 Chapter 3 4 e tup Chipset Features AGP amp PSF Eridge Control Frese Enter Item Help BRAM Configuration Yess nter LOT amp PCI us Control Press Enter Henu Level Memory Hole Disabled ULink Data Rate Enter Select 7 PUSPD Value 18 Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous
37. Values Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu e tup PSP Bridge Control Aperture Size Item Help 2 68 Hod e Driving Control uto Henu Level Fast Hrite nal Master 1 HS Hrite 1 Hazte 1 HWS Read 3 8 Calibration cycle Gutput for AGP Trans Disabled Boo oD oD Ricca Tt43 Move Enter Select Luder di sd Pal PD Value 18 Exit Fi General feo F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults timized Defaults AGP Aperture Size This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space AGP 2 0 Mode This item selects the data transfer rate of AGP device A higher rate delivers faster and better graphics to your system Make sure your graphics card supports the mode you select AGP Driving Control Leave this item to its default setting Driving Value Leave this item to its default setting AV8 BIOS Setup 3 15 AGP Fast Write Two options are available Disabled gt Enabled The default setting is Enabled If your AGP adapter support this function then you can choose Enabled Otherwise choose Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Two options are available Disabled gt Enabled The default set
38. al ATA RAID to boot up system IDE Bus Master This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment Onboard IDE 1 IDE 2 Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller 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 AV8 BIOS Setup 3 19 Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu OnChip PCI Device Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu evice Onchir 3 u Item Help Onboard LAH Onboard J onchip USE USB Emul Move Enter Select PUSPD Value 18 Save F it 1 General Help Pr ues ail Safe aults Previous F6 1 S af efaults B i d Def OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller Onboard LAN Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller A LAN Boot ROM This item enables or disables the Boot ROM on LAN controller Onboard 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 controller
39. covery Time This item specifies the time measured from the last write datum is safely registered by the DRAM Write to Read Delay This item specifies the time measured from the rising edge following the last non masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next read command Read to Write Delay This item specifies the read to write delay AV8 BIOS Setup 3 17 Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu LDT amp PCI Bus Control Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu tream Bus Width bit Item Help LET Bus Width Bus ES Pele PEL rite Enter Select PUSPD Value 18 it 1 Help F5 Previous Values F Fail sSafe Defaults Defaults Upstream Downstream LDT Bus Width This item allows you to select LDT Bus Width LDT Bus Frequency This item allows you to select LDT Bus Frequency PCI Master 0 WS Write Two options are available Enabled or Disabled The default setting 15 Enabled When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state immediately when PCI bus is ready to receive data If it 15 set to Disabled the system will wait one state before data is written to the PCI bus PCI1 PCI2 Post Write Two options are available Enabled or Disabled The default is Enabled When Enable data transmission from CPU to PCI bus are buffered and compensate for the different speed between CPU and PCI bus If it is
40. e 5 V 5 18v 6 00 v 4 00 v SVDual Voltage 3 95 Vv 2 65 V Move Space Select PU PD Value Save Esc Exit All Voltages These items display the voltage of each element Shutdown Enable Use lt Space gt key to enable system shutdown function If the voltage of corresponding element is higher lower than the high low limit the system would automatically shutdown Enable Use lt Space gt key to enable warning beeps function If the voltage of corresponding element 15 higher lower than the high low limit warning beeps will sound High Low Limit These items set the high and low voltage limit NOTE The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit AV8 BIOS Setup 3 7 Fan Speed Monitoring Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu Guru Utility 2004 v1 00 oc Guru Reading Shutdown Beep Low Enable Enable Limit CPU FAN Speed 5340RPM x x 1200 REM NB FAN Speed 5160RPM 9 1200 RPM SYS FAN Speed N A 1200 RPM AUX1 FAN Speed N A 1200 RPM AUX2 FAN Speed N A 1200 REM bM Move Space Select PU PD Value Save Esc Exit CPU NB SYS AUX1 AUX2 FAN Speed These items display the speed of the fans connected to CPU NB SYS AUXI and AUX2 FAN headers Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function Once the syste
41. e 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 If my systems hang when I update the BIOS or set the wrong CPU parameters what should I do A Whenever you update the BIOS or if the system hangs due to wrong CPU parameters setting always clear CMOS jumper before booting up again Q Why the system failed to boot up and nothing was displayed on the screen after I did some over clocking or non standard settings inside the BIOS Is the motherboard dead Do I need to return it to where I bought from or go through an RMA process A It should not cause hardware or permanent damage to motherboard when BIOS settings were changed from default to over clocking or non standard status We suggest the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought from or go through an RMA process Step 1 Switch off the power supply unit and then switch it on again after one minute If there is no power switch on the power supply unit disconnect its power cord for one minute and then connect it back Press and hold the lt Insert gt key on the keyboard press the power on button to boot up system If it works loose the lt Insert gt key and hi
42. e available Disabled gt 3F8 IRQ4 gt 2F8 IRQ3 gt 4 gt 2ES IRQ3 gt AUTO The default setting 15 3F8 IROQ4 Onboard Parallel Port Sets the I O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Four options are available Disabled 378 IRQ7 gt 278 5 3BC IRQ7 Default setting is 378 IRQ7 Parallell Port Mode Four options are available SPP gt EPP ECP ECP EPP Mode Select Two options are available EPP1 7 gt EPP1 9 When mode selected for the parallel port mode is EPP the two EPP version options are available A ECP Mode Use DMA Two options are available 1 gt 3 The default setting is 3 When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is ECP the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3 Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects to initialize AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI AGP When the system boots it will first initialize AGP AV8 BIOS Setup 3 21 3 6 Power Management Setup MC e tup Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type 1 gt Item Help Power Button Function CPU THEREM Throttling Restore Power Loss Hake by pue of Resume by Fin Hakeup by mien Quiet Technology Function Power ON Password ey Power
43. ee also POST 26 Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR Initial EARLY PM INIT switch 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface User s Manual G 2 Appendix G Load keyboard matrix notebook platform HPM initialization notebook platform 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD 15 valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information Early PCI Initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp 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 amp DIMM slots 2 Init onboard PVM 3 Init onboard H W monitor devices 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PIT for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed Invoke Video BIOS 1 Initiali
44. ee e eee eee eee eee eee ee eee D 1 Appendix E Install VIA Serial ATA RAID Driver eeeee esee eee eeee 1 Appendix Install ABIT uGuru Drive r ccccccccccsccssssssssssssssssssccsssssscccccccccscsceees 1 Appendix G POST Code G 1 Appendix H Troubleshooting Need ASSIiStane cccccccccccccccccsccsssssssssscsccscccccees H 1 Appendix I How to Get Technical SUuppoft sssssssssssssssssssssccsccccscccccccscccccscescesesee 1 1 AV8 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features amp Specifications CPU Supports AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX 939 pin processor e 2000 2 system bus using technology CPU Integrated Dual Channel Memory Controller e Four 184 pin DIMM sockets Un buffered Non ECC DIMM e Supports 2 DIMM Single Channel DDR 400 333 266 Max 2GB e Supports 4 DIMM Dual Channel DDR 400 333 266 Max 4GB Chipset VIA K8T800 Pro VT8237 e Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface ACPI Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 8X AX SATA 150 RAID e Supports SATA 150 MB s RAID 0 1 Gigabit LAN On board Gigabit PCI Ethernet Controller e Operation support ACPI amp Wake on LAN IEEE 1394 e Supports 3 ports IEEE 1394 at 100 200 400 Mb s transfer rate Audio e On boa
45. etter chance of getting a helpful answer if your question can be understood in the first place Be sure to use very simple concise language that clearly states the problem avoid rambling or flowery language and always list your system components Here is the contact information for our branch offices AV8 How to Get Technical Support North America and South America ABIT Computer U S A Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West Fremont California 94538 U S A Tel 1 510 623 0500 Fax 1 510 623 1092 sales abit usa com technical abit usa com http www abit usa com U K and Ireland ABIT Computer U K Corporation Ltd Unit 3 24 26 Boulton Road Stevenage Herts SG 4QX U K Tel 44 1438 228888 Fax 44 1438 226333 sales abitcomputer co uk technical abitcomputer co uk Germany Benelux Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Denmark Norway Sweden Finland and Switzerland AMOR Computer B V ABIT s European Office Van Coehoornstraat 7 5916 PH Venlo The Netherlands Tel 31 77 3204428 Fax 31 77 3204420 sales abit nl technical abit nl http www abit nl Austria Czech Romania Bulgaria Yugoslavia Slovakia Slovenia Croatia Bosnia Serbia and Macedonia Asguard Computer Ges m b H Schmalbachstrasse 5 A 2201 Gerasdorf Wien Austria Tel 43 1 7346709 Fax 43 1 7346713 asguard asguard at 1 3 Computer Japan Ltd Fax 81 3 5396 5110 http www abit4
46. h another hard drive on the same IDE channel this will drop your integral system performance AV8 Hardware Setup 2 17 14 POST Code Display This is an LED device to display the POST Code the acronym of Power On Self Test The computer will execute the POST action whenever you power on the computer The POST process is controlled by the BIOS It is used to detect the status of the computer s main components and peripherals Each POST Code corresponds to different checkpoints that are also defined by the BIOS in advance For example memory presence test is an important checkpoint and its POST Code is C1 When the BIOS execute any POST item it will write the corresponding POST Code into the address 80h If the POST passes the BIOS will process the next POST item and write the next POST Code into the address 80h If the POST fails we can check the POST Code in address 80h to find out where the problem lies This LED device also displays the POST Code of AC2003 an uGuru chipset developed exclusively by ABIT computer NOTE The decimal point lights up when executing the AC2003 POST action 1 mi 107 U16 PEIC i HHH mema nnn 158 ims E SIN iin EE EA Pun 4 1 a Dac ale dm web PCIE um
47. herboard with CPU DRAM COAST HDD CD ROM FDD VGA CARD LAN CARD MPEG CARD SCSI CARD SOUND CARD after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card Driver when you restart the system when it runs the Sound Card Driver it resets automatically This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver During the Starting DOS procedure press SHIFT BY PASS key to skip CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT edit CONFIG SYS with a text editor and in function the line that loads Sound Card Driver add a remark REM in order to disable the Sound Card Driver See the example below CONFIG SYS DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE HIGHSCAN DOS HIGH UMB FILES 40 BUFFERS 36 REM DEVICEHIGH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Write down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identification number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided We will show you how to fill the Technical Support Form AV8 Troubleshooting Need Assistance H 3 Main instructions To fill in this Technical Support Form refer to the step by step instructions given below 1 10 OS APPLICATION Indicate the MODEL Note the model number given in your user s manual Example KV8 MAX3 Motherboard model number REV No
48. hese items display the temperature of CPU System and Power Module E Shutdown Enable Use Space key to enable system shutdown function If the CPU System PWM s temperature exceeds the shutdown temperature limit the system would shutdown automatically User s Manual 3 6 Chapter 3 Shutdown Temp This items sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats Enable Use lt Space gt key to enable warning beeps function Once the system has detected that the CPU System PWM s temperature exceeded beep temperature limit warning beeps will sound Temp This item selects the warning temperature limit NOTE The shutdown temperature must be set above the warning temperature Voltage Monitoring Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu uGuru Utility 2004 v1 00 oc Guru Reading Shutdown Beep High Low Enable Enable Limit Limit CPU Core Voltage 1 537v 9 1 80 v 1 00 v DDER Voltage 2 67V 9 3 10 wv 2 10 v DDR VTT Voltage 1 34v 1 55 1 05 v NB Voltage 1 59wv 1 80 wv 1 20 wv SB Voltage 2 504 3 00 wv 2 00 v 4 HyperTransport Voltage 1 24 1 45 wv 0 95 V AGP VDDo Voltage 1 lt 1 85 v 1 25 wv ATX 5 5b 13v lt 6 00 wv 4 00 v ATX gt 3 95 v 2 65 V Standby Voltag
49. ications space write FX 400D System Memory DDR SDRAM Indicate the brand and specifications DDR DIMM of your system memory Such as Density Description Module Components Module Part Number CAS Latency and Speed MHz For example In the Brand space write Micron in the Specifications space write Density 128MB Description SS 16 Megx72 2 5 ECC Gold Module Components 9 16 8 Module Part Number MT9VDDT1672AG CAS Latency 2 Speed MHz 200 MHz Please give us the detailed information of your DDR SDRAM module it will help us to simulate the problems you met ADD ON CARD Indicate which add on cards you are absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot identify the problem s origin indicate all the add on cards inserted into your system NOTE Items between the are absolutely necessary User s Manual H 4 Appendix H LI Technical Support Form S 4 Company Name 23 Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Motherboard Model No NEN DRIVER REV NENNEN OS Application IDEI HDD IDE2 IDEI CD ROM Drive System Memory ADD ON CARD Problem Description AV8 How to Get Technical Support 1 1 Appendix 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
50. ice or Reserved assigned t Item Help assigned to assigned t Henu Level gt Legacy for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus Specification PnP for devices compliant with the Plu and Play standard whether designed for PCI bus architecture Enter 3elect PUSPD Value 18 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Back to PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI VGA AV8 BIOS Setup 3 25 PIRO 0 Use No PIRO 7 Use IRO No This item specifies the IRQ number manually or automatically for the devices installed on PCI slots For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the VIA VT8237 chipset INT means PCI slot IRQ signals and devices please refer to the table below LAN NTA INT PRQ 2 Assignment PIRO 3 Assignment PRQ 4 Assignment PIRO 5 Assignment PRQ 6 Assignment PIRO 7 Assignment NOTE PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with AGP slot e If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same time you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices driver supports the IRQ sharing f
51. ith studs If the holes line up and there are only slots you can only attach with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing Chassis Base this to all the slots you can slide the board into position aligned with slots After the board has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the chassis back on ATTENTION To prevent shorting the PCB circuit please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting holes on the motherboard to align with User s Manual 2 2 Install CPU and Heatsink This motherboard provides a ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 939 to install AMD Socket 939 CPU The CPU you bought should contain with a kit of heatsink cooling fan retention frame and blackplate If that s not the case buy one specially designed for Socket 939 Please refer to the figure shown here to install CPU and heatsink For reference only Your Heatsink amp Fan Assembly may not be exactly the same as this one 1 Locate the Socket 939 on this motherboard Pull the CPU release lever sideways to unlatch and then raise it all the way up 2 Drop the processor with its pin side down into the CPU socket Do not use extra force to insert CPU it only fits in one direction Close the CPU release lever 3 Align the Backplate Standoffs with the mounting holes on motherboard Position the backplate onto motherboard
52. itialize floppy controller 75 Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed Detect serial ports amp parallel ports Detect amp install co processor Init HDD write protect Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported J OY 77 7C tj If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo E8POST ASM starts 1 Call chipset power management hook N 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83 1 USB final Initialization 7 1 Assign IRQs to PCI devices User s Manual G 4 Appendix G 8F FF 1 Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2 Invoke all PCI ROMs except VGA 1 Enable Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup Enable L2 cache Program Daylight Saving Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation DN t BR Program P6 class write combining 1 Build MP table 2 Build amp update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h AV8 POST Code Definition G AC2
53. m has detected that the fan speed is lower than the low limit value system will shutdown automatically Enable Use Space key to enable warning beeps function If the fan speed is lower than the low limit value warning beeps will sound Low Limit These items set the low limit of fan speed NOTE Only the fans with 3 pin plugs provide the speed monitoring function User s Manual 3 8 Chapter 3 S FanEQ Control Click Enter key to enter its submenu Guru Utility 2004 v1 00 OC Guru CPU FanE control Enabled Item Help Reference Temperature CPU Temperature Control Temperature High 65 C 149 F Control Temperature Low 35 C 95 F DC Fan Voltage High 12 0 v DC Fan Voltage Low NB FanEQ Control Disabled SYS FanEQ Control Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 Save ESC Exit CPU NB SYS FanEQ Control When set to Enabled these items allow you to control the CPU NB System fan speed by its setting combination of temperature and voltage high low limit Reference Temperature These items display the CPU NB System temperature Control Temp High Low These items set the high and low temperature limit that you want to do the fan speed control Fan Voltage High Low These items set the high and low voltage limit that you want to provide the fan with NOTE The value of high limit mus
54. n and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to reply directly But your questions may be posted to the Internet news group in order that a larger number of users can have the benefit of the information Please check the news group from time to time The information listed below are some chipset vendors WEB site addresses for your reference HighPoint Technology Inc s WEB site http www highpoint tech com Intel s WEB site http www intel com Silicon Image s WEB site http www siimage com 515 WEB site http www sis com tw VIA s WEB site http www via com tw Thank You ABIT Computer Corporation http www abit com tw AV8
55. nstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Realtek 97 Audio on your computer Yes want to restart my computer now C will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup 2 Recycle Bin 3 After the system restarted a shortcut icon appears at the right corner of Windows task bar ACP Ludia 9 a D Pohiri ranie foe oh cute mode ex d 58 merda fer b aupa 4 Inthis Speaker Configuration tab select 6 channels mode for 5 1 speakers output to enable 6 channel audio system User s Manual B 2 Appendix B AV8 Install LAN Driver 1 Appendix Install LAN Driver To install the LAN driver please insert the Driver amp Utility CD into CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu The following screen appears VIA Chipset Series MB Drivers Manual Utility ABIT DBtility 4in1 Driver Audio Driver LAN Driver USB 2 0 Driver SATA RAID Driver amp lt lt She st ap Close Your Reliable Partner Click L
56. ongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law 1 Click Next VIA Service Pack README Hyperion 4 in 1 Driver README TXT VIA Service Pack VIA 4 In 1 Copyright C 2002 Technologies Inc TABLE OF CONTENTS About Hyperion 4 in 1 Setting Up Update Technical Support Clicking Yes means you have read and agreed with the license agreement and README Click No to decline and Exit lt Back No 2 Click Yes 4in1 Setup Mode Option Click to enable Normal or Quick Installation Normal Installation Quick Installation This setup program will install the following drivers If you don t want to install them you can uncheck the associated check box VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver AGP Driver amp GP3 0 Supported VIA INF Driver 2 00a lt Back Cancel Install Uninstall PCI IDE Bus Driver Install PCI IDE Bus Driver C Uninstall VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver lt Back
57. or other devices that support this communication protocol This connector provides an S PDIF in connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices This connector provides an S PDIF out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices AUDIOI R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 5 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 5 1 channel audio system AUDIO2 Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources F L F R Front Left Front Right Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 5 1 channel or regular 2 channel audio system IEEE1394 Connects to devices of IEEE1394 protocol LAN Connects to Local Area Network USB1 USB2 Connects to USB devices such as scanner digital speakers monitor mouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc BIOS Setup 3 1 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM 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
58. ou cn use the you mutt restart your computer fe Yes want to restart my computer now No yall restart my computer ister Remove any hom thes dives and then lo Complete setup 6 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup 2 28 PM 7 After the system restarted a shortcut icon appears at the right corner of Windows task bar F monaco s peeogos 38 nein 85H ed a inibi lj d 3 mode D 1 2 mode 0 1 2 3 4 7 Uta DH 2 8 This 15 VIA RAID Tool configuration menu For more information on how to operate please refer to the Help menu AV8 Install ABIT uGuru Driver F 1 Appendix F Install ABIT wGuru Driver ABIT uGuru is a fresh Microprocessor developed by ABIT engineers used only on ABIT motherboards This processor combines the current ABIT engineered features into a user friendly Windows based interface providing users a perfect environment to maximize PC performance and stability To install the ABIT uGuru driver please insert the Driver amp Utility CD into CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu The following screen appears VIA Chipset Series MB Drivers Manual Utility
59. ou may create a profile to save the new BIOS settings in it Press lt F6 gt button in the main menu a dialog box with five numbers 1 5 will appear on the screen Select one number and press lt Enter gt Then you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Save Profile To BIOS Y N After pressing the following message will appear to assist you in creating a name for the profile Enter Profile Name Type the profile name and press lt Enter gt The new BIOS settings now are saved to the selected profile NOTE You may save up to five profiles to BIOS Fi Press lt F7 gt button in the main menu a dialog box with five numbers 1 5 will appear on the screen Select the profile you want and press lt Enter gt Then you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Profile From BIOS Y N Press Y to load the BIOS settings in this profile AV8 BIOS Setup 3 3 3 1 uGuru Utility uGuru Utility 2004 v1 00 oc Guru ABIT EQ Brand Name AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 Frequency 2244MHz Item Help CPU Operating Speed 2200 200 External Clock 204 68 34 MHz Multiplier Factor x11 AGP Ratio CPU AGP PCI 6 2 1 voltages Control Auto Detect CPU Core Voltage 1 500 AGP VDDG Voltage 1 55 v DDR SDRAM Voltage 2 60 V NB Voltage 1 50 VW SB Voltage 2 50 wv HyperTransport Voltage 1 20 v Power Cycle Statistics
60. products ABIT sells all our products through distributors resellers and system integrators we have no direct sales to end users Before sending email for tech support please check with your resellers or integrators if you need any services they are the ones who sold you your system and they should know best as to what can be done how they serve you is a good reference for future purchases We appreciate every customer and would like to provide the best service to you Providing fast service to our customers is our top priority However we receive many phone calls and a huge amount of email from all over the world At the present time it is impossible for us to respond to every single inquiry Therefore it is quite possible that if you send an email to us that you may not receive a response We have done many compatibility tests and reliability tests to make sure our products have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To expedite service we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before contacting us With your help we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the greatest number of ABIT customers 1 Check the Manual It sounds simple but we have taken a lot of care in making a well written and thorough manual It is full of information that doesn t only pertain
61. r or to the company where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support You can refer to the examples given below Example 1 With a system including motherboard with CPU DRAM COAST HDD CD ROM FDD VGA CARD MPEG CARD SCSI CARD SOUND 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 If 1t still does not start note the VGA card model motherboard model Bios identification number CPU on the technical support form refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the problem description space provided If you can boot up Insert the interface cards you have removed back into the system one by one and try to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note the information related to both cards in the add on Card space provided and don t forget to indicate the motherboard model version BIOS identification number CPU refer to main instructions and give a description of the problem Example 2 With a system including the mot
62. rd 6 Channel AC 97 CODEC Professional digital audio interface supports optical S PDIF Input Output ABIT Engineered ABIT uGuru Technology CPU ThermalGuard Technology Internal I O Connectors Ix AGP 8X AX slot e 5x PCI slots floppy port supports up to 2 88MB e 2x Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 connectors e 2x SATA 150 connectors User s Manual AV8 Chapter I 2x USB headers 2x IEEE 1394 headers 1x FP Audio header 1x CD IN 1x AUX IN header 10 Back Panel I O 1 PS 2 keyboard 1x PS 2 mouse 1x Serial port connector 1x Parallel port connector 1 S PDIF In connector Ix S PDIF Out connector Ix AUDIO connector Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer Ix AUDIO2 connector Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB Ix IEEE 1394 Connector 2x USB Ix RJ 45 LAN Connector 11 Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305 x 245 mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram CPUFAN1 Winbond W83627HF nananaanaumnanuunta 1 OPTOUT 1 6 6 194205 LAN Controller mL LEE EE un FPAUDIO1 LI FPUSB
63. stalled NOTE Some processors might have this multiplier factor locked so there is no way to choose a higher multiplier factor AGP Ratio CPU AGP DRAM This item allows you to set the frequency ratio between CPU AGP and DRAM When set to Fixed the User s Manual 3 4 Chapter 3 AGP and PCI bus frequency would stay unchangeable at 66MHz and 33MHz Voltages Control This option allows you to switch between the default and user defined voltages Leave this setting to default unless the current voltage setting cannot be detected or is not correct The option User Define enables you to select the following voltages manually Core Voltage This item selects the CPU core voltage AGP VDDQ Voltage This item selects the voltage for AGP slot DDR SDRAM Voltage This item selects the voltage for DRAM slot X Voltage This item selects the NB voltage SB Voltage This item selects the SB voltage HyperTransport Voltage This item selects the voltage for LDT Bus lt F8 gt function key After a new configuration on items External Clock and Voltage pressing lt F8 gt button now in this menu will make it become effective immediately ATTENTION An external clock too much over its specification may cause the system unstable or even fail please proceed with highly attention Power Cycle Statistics Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu uGuru Utility 2004 v1
64. stem that has powered down Cool n Quiet Technology This option enables or disables the AMD cool and quiet function POWER ON Function This item selects the way you want your system to power on Password Use a password to power on the system select this option then press lt Enter gt Enter your password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm and then press lt Enter gt Hot KEY Use any of the function keys between lt F1 gt to lt F12 gt to power on the system Mouse Left Double click the mouse left button to power on 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 AV8 BIOS Setup 3 23 NOTE To enable this Power On function the wake up header of PS2 PWRI1 USB PWR1 and USB PWR2 must be set to Enabled position Please refer to the configuration of Wake up Header in section 2 4 chapter 2 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 If the specs of your keyboard are too old 1 may fail to power Power ON Password This item sets the password req
65. t lt Del gt key to enter the BIOS setup page to do the correct settings If the situation remains the same repeat the procedures in Step 1 for three times or try Step 2 Step 2 Switch off the power supply unit or disconnect the power cord Open the chassis cover Locate the CCMOS jumper near the button battery Change the jumper position from default 1 2 to 2 3 for one minute to discharge the CMOS data and then put it back to default 1 2 position Close the chassis and switch on the power supply unit or plug in the power cord Press the power on button to boot up system If it works hit lt Del gt key to enter the BIOS setup page to do the correct settings If the situation remains the same try Step 3 Step 3 The same procedure as Step 2 but in the meantime of discharging the CMOS data pull out ATX power connectors from motherboard and remove the button battery during CMOS discharging User s Manual H 2 Appendix H Q How can I get a quick response to my request for technical support A sure to follow the guidelines as stated in the Technical Support Form section of this manual If you have a problem during operation in order to help our technical support personnel quickly determine the problem with your motherboard and give you the answers you need before filling in the technical support form eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem and indicate it on the form Fax this form to your deale
66. t be set above the one of low limit AV8 BIOS Setup 3 9 3 2 Standard CMOS Features This section contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS These parameters include date hour VGA card FDD and HDD settings T e tup Standard CHOS Features ate tmm dd Thu 13 2664 Item Help me mn 4 7 Henu Level mi E Channel Change the day month E Channel year and century E Channel ive 1 44 3 5 ve Hone rey 3 Mode Support Disabled eo EGA UGA 1t On Al gt But Keyboard Memory tended tal Memory y ip m n T I I I I n n F u H T PET Enter Select e di od Pal PD Value 18 it 1 Help Fa Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 timized Defaults Date mm dd yy This item sets the date you specify usually the current date in the format of Month Date and Year Time hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu H ae e tup Channel 1 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 1 Master Auto Henu Level gt Access Auto To auto detect the Capacity si
67. te the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as Example REV 1 01 BIOS ID and Part Number See the on screen message DRIVER REV Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk if any as Release For example CD Tiile Rev No Device Driver Drivers Diskette Release 1 094 Floppy Disk Driver Rev No operating system and applications you are running on the system Example MS DOS 6 22 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 CPU Indicate the brand and the speed MHz of your CPU Example A In the Brand space write Intel in the Specifications space write Pentium 4 1 9GHz HDD Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD s specify if the HDD is using or LIIDE2 If you know disk capacity indicate it and check v in case you give no indication we will consider that your HDD is MIDE1 Master Example In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses 0 IDEI or LIIDE2 gt and check _ in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is MIDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in the Specif
68. ting is Disabled This implements single delay when writing to the AGP Bus When you set it to Enabled two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability AGP Master 1 WS Read Two options are available Disabled gt Enabled The default setting is Disabled This implements single delay when reading to the AGP Bus When you set it to Enabled two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability AGP 3 0 Calibration cycle Leave this item to its default setting DBI Output for AGP Trans Leave this item to its default setting Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu DRAM Configuration Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu DRAM Configuration Item Help Rate tenc Time RASH qi Vere EI Precharge Time cle Time FASH to FASH Delay Hrite Fecovery Time Hrite to Read Delay Read to Mrite Delay n Select e PUZ Value 18 H it 1 Help Fa Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 timized Defaults Current FSB Frequency This item will show you the current system front side bus speed Current DRAM Frequency This item will show you the current DRAM bus speed User s Manual 3 16 Chapter 3 DRAM Timing Selectable Two options are available Manual gt By SPD The default setting
69. u jp Shanghai ABIT Computer Shanghai Co Ltd Tel 86 21 6235 1829 Fax 86 21 6235 1832 http www abit com cn Russia ABIT Computer Russia Co Ltd Fax 7 095 937 2837 techrussia abit com tw http www abit ru France Italy Spain Portugal and Greece ABIT Computer France SARL Tel 33 1 5858 0043 Fax 33 1 5858 0047 http www abit fr 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 Yang Guang St Neihu Taipei 114 Taiwan Tel 886 2 8751 8888 Fax 886 2 8751 3382 sales abit com tw market abit com tw technical abit com tw http www abit com tw User s Manual 7 Appendix I RMA Service If your system has been working but it just stopped but you have not installed any new software or hardware recently it is likely that you have a defective component Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product You should be able to get RMA service there Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration informatio
70. uired in order to power on your computer NOTE Do not forget your password or you will have to clear the CMOS and reset all parameters in order to utilize this function again Hot Key Power ON This item powers on the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt key plus one of each function key lt 1 gt lt 12 gt simultaneously User s Manual 3 24 Chapter 3 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations 0 e tup PnP PCI Configurations Fesources Controlled By Item Help Menu Level FCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled BIOS can automatically Auto configure all the Auto boot and Plug and Play Auto compatible devices Auto If you choose Auto Auto ou cannot select IRQ Auto and memory base Auto address Fields since Auto BIOS automatically assigns then e Nt eI EI ed 1 E F F F F F F F Id nl ee Move Enter Select PUSPD Value 18 1 Fi General Help F5 Previous Values Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu 3 IRQ Resources Click lt Enter gt key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Dev
71. unction User s Manual 3 26 Chapter 3 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 amp Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu 3 12 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any change AV8 Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver Appendix A Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver NOTE Please install this VIA 4 in 1 driver first after having installed the Windows operating system The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver amp Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click VIA 4in1 Driver The following screen appears Welcome Welcome to the VIA Service Pack Setup program This program will install VIA Service Pack on your xd computer It is str
72. ze head this channel Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Enter Select PU PD Value F1i8 3ave Fi General Help Previous Values Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing lt Enter gt key The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically User s Manual 3 10 Chapter 3 IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave When set to Auto the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using If you want to define your own drive by yourself set it to Manual and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the device s manufacturer to get the setting right Access Mode This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices Leave this item to its default Auto setting to detect the access mode of your HDD automatically Capacity This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders 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
73. ze double byte language font Optional 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed full 8 screen logo Reset keyboard if Early Reset KB is defined e g Winbond 977 series Super I O chips See also POST 63 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 1 Program MTRR of MI CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical Initialize USB Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 Clear password according to H W jumper Optional POST Code Definition G 3 Display number of processors multi processor platform Display PnP logo Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 59 Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO Okay to enter Setup utility 1 e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices ol 63 67 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 1 In

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