Abit AN9 32X Computer Hardware User Manual
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1. AudioMAX S PDIF OUT S P DIF OUT S PDIF IN S P DIF IN Line in LINE IN CD1 Mic in MIC IN FP AUDIO1 Line out LINE OUT Cen Sub CEN SUB R L R R REAR SURR S L S R SURROUND AUDIOMAX1 e S PDIF Out This connector provides S PDIF Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices e S PDIF In This connector provides an S PDIF In connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources e Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone e Line Out Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 7 1 channel or regular 2 channel audio system e Cen Sub Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 1 channel audio system e R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system e S L S R Surround Left Surround Right Connects to the surround left and surround right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system e CD1 This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card cpi 1 LGGR 2 16 FATAL TY ANS 32x e FP AUDIO1 This header provides the connection to audio connector at2. To reach the performance of Dual Channel DDR2 the following rules must be obeyed e Fora 2 DIMM dual channel installation Populate DIMM modules of the same type and size on slots DIMM1 DIMM2 or slots DIMM3 DIMM4 e Fora 4 DIMM dual channel installation Populate 2 DIMM modules of the same type and size on slots DIMM1 DIMM2 another 2 DIMM modules of the same type and size slots DIMM3 DIMM4 X DIMM1 and DIMM2 slots are made of the same color DIMM3 and DIMM4 are made of another same color 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 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 11 install system memory 1 Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules Locate the DIMM slot on the board Mounting Notch Notch Key Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully keep away of touching its o 6 connectors Align the notch key on the module with the rib the slot Ejector Tab 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
3. 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 2 3 Checking Jumper Settings For a 2 pin jumper plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE SHORT Remove the jumper cap or plug it on either pin reserved for future use will leave it at OPEN position SHORT AL OPEN OPEN For 3 pin jumper 12 or pin 2 3 can be shorted by plugging the jumper cap in 1 2 3 Pin 1 2 SHORT Pin 2 3 SHORT 2 2 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 3 1 5 Memory Clearing Header Battery The time to clear the CMOS memory occurs when a the CMOS data becomes corrupted b you forgot the supervisor or user password preset in the BIOS menu c you are unable to boot up the system because the CPU ratio clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS menu This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory and have it reconfigured to the default values stored in BIOS e Pins 1 and 2 shorted default Normal operation e Pins 2 and 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory To clear the CMOS memory and load in the default values 1 Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source 2 Set pin 2 and pin 3 shorted by the jumper cap Wait for a few seconds Set the jumper cap back to its default settings pin 1 and pin 2 shorted 3 Power on the system 4 For incorrect
4. 1655000560900 FATAL TY ANS 32x PCI1 Eis EE LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL FATA ANS 2 2 23 2 6 7 GURU Panel Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT s exclusive GURU Panel For more information please refer to the included GURU Panel Installation Guide ar 4 GURU1 D I 1 IR AUDIO1 AUDIO2 EE swi USB1 l N I Guru Link 2227 N EER FP 1394 1 FP AUDIO1 FP 1394 2 on AudioMAX daughter card FP USB1 FP USB2 FP USB3 I FATAMTY ANS 32X 6 mm 1 2 24 FATAL TY ANS 2 7 Onboard Status Display 2 7 1 POST Code Displayer 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 com
5. e Memory brand Type in the brand and model name of your memory module Example Memory brand Kingston KVR533D2N4 1G 5 6 FATA ANS 2 e Memory size in the size of your memory module Example 512 4PCS e Memory configuration Type in the memory configuration in BIOS setting Example Memory Timing 2 5 3 3 7 533MHz e Graphics information Note Graphics card s brand model and driver version e Graphics card in the brand and model name of your graphics card Example ATI RADEON X850 XT PE e Graphics driver version Type in the driver version of your graphics Example Catalyst 5 12V e Power supply maker Type in the brand and model name of your power supply unit e Power supply wattage Type in the power wattage of your power supply unit e Storage devices Type in the brand and specifications of your HDD drive and quantity Specify if it was inserted on IDE Master or Slave or SATA ports including the RAID allocation status Example 1 WD Caviar WD600 60GB on IDE2 master Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA 300GB on SATA 3 Example 2 Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA 300GB 2 on SATA 3 SATA 4 RAID 1 Optical devices Type in the brand and specifications of your optical drives and quantity Specify if it was inserted on IDE Master or Slave or SATA ports e Other devices Indicate which add on cards USB devices that you absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot ide
6. FDC1 1 The FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34 wire 2 connector floppy cable Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDC1 on the board the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives connector Generally you need only one floppy disk drive in your system The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin 1 on both the FDC1 port and the floppy connector Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives Master Drive at Ultra ATA 100 mode by one 40 pin 80 conductor Black Connector and 3 connector Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables 40 pin IDE plug Connect the single end blue connector at the conser longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board the other two ends gray and black connector at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors of your hard drives Slave Drive Gray Connector x Make sure to configure the Master and Slave relation before connecting two drives by one single ribbon cable The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin 1 on both the IDE port and the hard drive connector FATAL TY ANS 2 19 2 6 2 Serial Connectors Each 5 serves as single channel to connect SATA device thin SATA cable The RAID 0 1 0 1 5 JBOD configuration is also possible through the combinati
7. 2 st e er OE EE g d 3 2 FATAL TY ANS 2 8 JeAuq 41395 5018 dnjas xipueddy 3 2 Standard CMOS nnn 3 3 3 3 Advanced BIOS 2 2 3 3 3 4 Advanced Chipset 3 4 3 5 Integrated Peripherals eee nennen nnns 3 4 3 6 Power Management RR RR Re eek ee ee ee AA AR EE EER Ee 3 5 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations esse ese ee ee ee RR Re ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 5 3 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults iss ee ee ee ee ER RR 3 6 3 9 Load Optimized Defaults sees ee ee ee ee ee 3 6 3 10 Set PaSSword e ra Ag ERG 3 6 3 17 Save S Exit Setup EE tense RE MEN 3 6 3 12 Exit Without 0 j 3 6 4 Driver amp Utility KERR KEER KERR KERE RR EER KERE nnn 4 1 5 Appendix EE RR KEER KEER RR KEER KEER 5 1 5 1 POST Code Definitions ee EE nnn nena ben nnne 5 1 5 1 1 AWARD POST Code 5 1 5 1 2 AC2005 POST Code 5 5 4 5 2 Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Suppo
8. CPU ratio clock settings in the BIOS press Del key to enter the BIOS setup menu right after powering on system 5 Set the CPU operating speed back to its default or an appropriate value 6 Save and exit the BIOS setup menu O 2 sem pm Default 3 2 1 Clear CMOS 32 1 CCMOS1 FATAL TY ANS 2 3 CMOS Backup Battery An onboard battery saves the CMOS memory to keep the BIOS information stays on even after disconnected your system with power source Nevertheless this backup battery exhausts after some five years Once the error message like CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED or CMOS checksum error displays on monitor this backup battery is no longer functional and has to be renewed O os m ATRI the backup battery 1 Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source 2 Remove the exhausted battery 3 Insert a new CR2032 or equivalent battery Pay attention to its pola
9. Screw Screw E Motherboard D Motherboard Motherboard 1 with studs AA 28 2 or with Spacers STUD STUD ES dos is with studs Only if you are unable to do GE x INTER EED this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If the holes line up there screw holes you attach the board with studs If the holes line up and there only slots can only attach with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into In principle the best way to attach the board the slots After doing 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 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 1 install this motherboard 1 Locate all the screw holes on the motherboard and the chassis base Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base and have them tightened Face the motherboard s I O ports toward the chassis s rear panel Line up all the motherboard s screw holes with those studs or spacers on the chassis Install the motherboard with screws and have them tightened Face the chassis s rear panel
10. cards with the SLI Connector Card fit in both direction Keep any components on the SLI Connector Card away from been touched by the metal frame of the SLI FAN assembly Now complete the installation of two graphics cards SLI FAN assembly and the SLI Connector Card 2 14 FATAL TY ANS 4 To install together with the SLI supporting bracket unscrew the central hole of the I O panel insert the SLI 3 supporting bracket and then have it secured The default airflow direction blows the motherboard To reverse the airflow pull out the fan body from the frame overturn and push it in To install without the 511 FAN assembly connect the SLI Connector Card right after having installed two graphics cards and then insert and secure the SLI supporting bracket Connect the power plug from the SLI FAN assembly either to the three leaded fan power connector on your motherboard or directly to the ATX12V power supply For more information WWW ABIT GOM TW WWW FATAL TY GOM FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 15 2 5 4 Audio MAX Connection Slot This slot provides the audio input output connection over the 1 part through an add on daughter card Find your AudioMAX daughter card and its driver in the motherboard package
11. installing motherboard reconfiguring system or prompted to Run Setup This chapter explains the Setup Utility of BIOS utility 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 Ctrl Alt Del keys 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 Del key the main menu screen appears x Award BI ced Chipset gt Integrated Peripher ower Management X In order to increase system stability and performance our engineering staff is constantly improving the BIOS menu The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only and may not completely match with what you see on your screen FATAL TY ANS 2 3 1 dnjes 5018 3 1 Guru Utility There are two setup menus in this Guru utility You may switch between these two by clicking the left or right arrow key on keyboard 3 1 1 OC Guru This option configures the CPU s clock and voltage pGuru Utility vi 88 0C Guru ABIT EQ AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 35004 Item Help gt Frequency 2222MHz Select to run the CPU at factory default lt Multiplier
12. module only fit in one direction To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module 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 2 12 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 5 3 PCI Express 16 Add on Slots Install Graphics Card These slots support the connections of graphics cards that comply with PCI Express specifications This motherboard provides dual PCI Express X16 slots for one or two graphics cards installation One PCIE graphics card installation Normal Mode Insert your PCIE graphics card into either PCIEXP1 PCIEXP2 slot 2 ATRI term tu 4 oO Two graphics cards installation 511 Mode Insert two identical SLI ready graphics cards Ee m0 into both PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots X The NVIDIA SLI technology currently SLI ready ods Uu supports the Windows operating JE Graphics Card E system only T SLI read 1 PCIEXP1 S Graphie card H FATAL TY ANS 2 1
13. 1 qo AYINN For more information WWW ABIT COM TW L 1 Fels LJ 4 2 FATAL TY ANS 32x 5 Appendix 5 1 POST Code Definitions 5 1 1 AWARD POST Code Definitions 2 Description CF Test CMOS R W functionality Early chipset initialization Disable shadow Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Detect memory C1 Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3 Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5 Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM 01 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 03 Initial Superio Early Init switch 05 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 07 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 08 2 Enable keyboard interface 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 0 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OE Test FOOOh segment shadow to see whether it is R W able not If test fails keep beeping the speaker 10 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 1 s algorithm to che
14. 3 install two SLI ready graphics cards under 511 Mode you will need to e Prepare two identical NVIDIA certified SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards the same model from the same manufacturer e sure the graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA 511 technology Download the latest driver form NVIDIA website www nvidia com e sure your power supply unit is sufficient to provide the minimum power required X The following illustration is served for DEMO only the devices including the motherboard the graphics cards the SLI Bridge Connector or the SLI bracket may not be exactly the same type shape or model as the one you bought 1 Unscrew and remove five of the I O brackets at the chassis s rear panel starting from the first one for PCIEXP1 slot Carefully insert two graphics cards into both the PCI Express X16 slots on this motherboard Secure the graphics cards with the two screws removed from the I O bracket to the first and last screw holes Leave the three screw holes in between unscrewed 2 Place Abit s exclusive SLI FAN assembly SLIpstream atop the two graphics cards For not installing the SLI supporting bracket you may secure the fan assembly now with the three screws removed from the I O bracket Keep any components on the graphics cards away from been touched by the metal frame of the SLI FAN assembly 3 Bridge connect two graphics
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16. B1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at FP USB1 port FP PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at FP USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at FP USB2 port FP PWR3 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at FP USB3 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at FP USB3 port FATA ANS 2 2 5 2 4 Connecting Chassis Components 2 4 1 ATX Power Connectors These connectors provide the connection from an ATX power supply As the plugs from the power supply fit in only one orientation find the correct one and push firmly down into these connectors forse 6099609609096 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V GND GND ATX 24 Pin Power Connector The power supply with 20 pin or 24 pin cables can both be connected to this 24 pin connector Connect from pin 1 for either type However a 20 pin power supply may cause the system unstable or even unbootable for the sake of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W or higher is recommended 12 4 Pin Powe
17. FATALT TY ANS 32X FA Y Motherboard AMD Socket AM2 User s Manual For more information WWW ABIT COM TW WWW FATALTTY COM Socket 2 Motherboard 51 58 55 2GHz Dual DDR2 800 DIMM Slots NVIDIA SLI Technology Dual PCI E X16 Slots Dual GbE LAN IEEE 1394a D D on oc JO 6x SATA 3Gb s with RAID 0 1 0 1 5 JBOD Fatality Guru Technology ABIT OTES GT Technology 7 1 Channel HD Audio Aun N 4 dnjes 5018 dnjes xipueddy ANS 32X User s Manual English 1 Edition May 2006 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to the quality accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document 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 th
18. Factor x11 8 frequency or by user External Clock fiuto define PCIE Clock 166 MHz AMD Cool and Quiet function vill disable Uoltages Control huto Detect when set to User CPU Core Uoltage 1 2566 1 Def ine DDR2 Uoltage 1 85 NB 1 2U Uoltage 1 28 1 21 Uoltage 1 20 1 51 Uoltage 1 58 HuperTransport Uoltage 1 20 DDR Reference Uoltage 20 mu gt Power Cycle Statistics Press Enter t gt e Move__Enter elect_ PU PD Value 3 1 2 ABIT This option displays CPU system temperature fan speed and voltage pGuru Utility 91 08 OC Guru ABIT EQ Item Help k gt Tenperature Monitoring Uoltage Monitoring Control if Beep sounds gt Fan Speed Monitoring or not when any FanEQ Control warning event occurred Tie lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fid Save ESC Exit 3 2 FATAL TY ANS 3 2 Standard CMOS Features This option configures the time date and hard disk type etc Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy 8 Time hh mm ss E Channel 1 Master Channel 1 Slave Channel 3 Master Channel 4 Master Channel 5 Master Channel 6 Master 7 8 IDE IDE IDE IDE 1 IDE Channel Master Channel Master 123 22 2 2 YF Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Item Help F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features This option c
19. IOS or if the system hangs due to wrong CPU parameters setting always clear CMOS jumper before booting up again Why does the system fail to boot up again right after a mechanical power off Please keep a 30 second interval between each mechanical power On Off Why does the system fail to boot up and nothing displays on the screen after I did some over clocking or non standard settings inside the BIOS 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 making the motherboard work again There is no need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought it 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 reconnect Press and hold the Insert key on the keyboard and press the power on button to boot up system If it works release the Insert key and hit Del key to enter the BIOS setup page to apply 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 jumpe
20. Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83 Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84 Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85 1 USB final Initialization 2 Switch screen back to text mode 87 NET PC Build SYSID Structure 89 1 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 2 Set up ACPI table at top of the memory 8B 1 Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2 Invoke all PCI ROMs except VGA 8D 1 Enable Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup 2 APM Initialization 8F Clear noise of IRQs 93 Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program Daylight Saving 3 Program boot up speed 94 4 Chipset final initialization 5 Power management final initialization 6 Clear screen amp display summary table 7 Program K6 write allocation 8 Program P6 class write combining 95 Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate 1 Build MP table 2 Build amp update ESCD 96 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIRQ routing table FF Boot attempt INT 19h FATAL TY ANS 32X 5 3 xipueddy 5 1 2 2005 POST Code Definitions Description Power On Seguence 8 1 Start power seguence 8 2 Enable ATX power supply 8 3 ATX power supply ready 8 4 DDR voltage ready 8 5 Setup PWM for CPU
21. TAL TY ANS 32x 2 Hardware Setup In this chapter we will elaborate all the information you need upon installing this motherboard to your computer system Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything 2 1 Choosing a Computer Chassis e This motherboard carries form factor of 305 245 mm Choose a chassis big enough to install this motherboard e As some features for this motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis make sure your chassis supports all the features required e If there is possibility of adopting some more hard drives make sure your chassis has sufficient power and space for them e Most chassis have alternatives for I O shield located at the rear panel Make sure the I O shield of the chassis matches the I O port configuration of this motherboard You can find an I O shield specifically designed for this motherboard in its package 2 2 Installing Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time prevent the system from EAS d CTh short circuits There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the chassis base
22. an find one audio daughter card and one optical fiber cable e S PDIF Input Connection Remove the rubber protection cap Attach one end of the optical cable with the 3 5mm Optical to Stereo adapter and have it plugged into the Line In jack this daughter card This jack is served for either optical or line input Connect the other end of the optical cable to the Digital Out SPDIF Out jack on your 1 digital multimedia device e S PDIF Output Connection Remove the rubber protection cap Plug one end of the optical cable into the 1 SPDIF Out jack on this daughter card Cancel Connect the other end of the optical cable to the Digital In SPDIF In jack on your digital multimedia device n A S PDIF Out S PDIF In 200 3 5mm adapter AudioMAX J S P DIF OUT S P DIF IN LINE IN 1 CD1 MIC IN FP AUDIO1 LINE OUT Ad CEN SUB DS REAR SURR LI SURROUND 2 18 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 6 Connecting Peripheral 5 2 6 1 and IDE Disk Drive Connectors L9 K g
23. ck out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time dlock 12 A power status and then check for override 14 Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 16 onboard clock generator if Early Init Onboard Generator is defined See also POST 18 Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 1B 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 1D Initial EARLY PM INIT switch 1 Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 21 HPM initialization notebook platform 23 1 Check validity of value e g value of 5Ah is invalid value for minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 24 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information FATAL TY ANS 2 5 1 xipueddy Early PCI Initialization Enumerate PCI bus number 23 Assign memory amp I O resource Search for 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 26 Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 2 Ini
24. core voltage 8 6 Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 8 7 Check CPU core voltage 8 8 CPU core voltage ready 8 9 Initial clock generator IC 8 A North Bridge chipset voltage ready 8 B AGP voltage ready 8 C 3VDUAL voltage ready 8 D VDDA 2 5V voltage ready 8 D GMCHVTT voltage ready 8 Check CPU fan speed 8 F Assert all power ready 80 Complete uGuru initial process AWARD BIOS take over booting job Power Off Sequence 9 1 Start power off sequence 9 2 De Assert all power 9 3 De Assert power on 9 4 De Assert LDT Bus power 9 5 De Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 9 6 De Assert CPU core voltage 9 Check CPU core voltage 9 8 De Assert ATX power supply 9 9 Complete power off sequence Others F 0 Button reset F 1 SoftMenu reset F 2 Power on seguence timeout F 3 Power off seguence timeout 5 4 FATAL TY ANS 32x 5 2 Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Support 5 2 10 0 gt gt o Do need to clear the CMOS before 1 use new motherboard to assemble new computer system Yes we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing new motherboard Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1 2 position to 2 3 for a few seconds and then back When you boot up your system for the first time follow the instructions in the user s manual to load the optimized defaults If my system hangs when I update the BIOS or set the wrong CPU parameters what should I do Whenever you update the B
25. e 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 The Fatality name Fatality logos and the Fatality likeness are trademarks of Fatality Inc Allrights reserved Built to Kill is a trademark of PWX LLC 2006 UNIVERSAL ABIT Co Ltd other trademarks are the property of their respective owners FATA ANS 2 Contents 1 1 1 1 1 Fatal EE EE aaa 1 1 1 2 Features amp Specifications 2 2 1 3 1 3 Motherboard RR s 1 5 2 Hardware Setup seen keen KEER RR EE RR EER KERE ERK EE nnn 2 1 2 1 Choosing a Computer Chassis Nt 2 1 2 2 Installing 2 1 2 3 Checking Jumper Settings ee 2 2 2 3 1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery 2 3 2 3 2 Wake Up pareri ER Re ER EER rr 2 5 2 4 Connecting Chassis Components 2 6 2 4 1 ATX Power Connectors RR RR nnn 2 6 2 4 2 Front Panel Sw
26. f my best friends so giving back to the gaming community is really important to me Johnathan Fatallty Wendel 1 2 FATAL TY ANS 1 2 Features amp Specifications CPU Supports Socket 940 2 Processor with 2GHz system bus using Hyper Transport Technology Supports AMD CPU Cool n Quiet Technology Chipset Northbridge NVIDIA C51XE Chipset Southbridge NVIDIA MCP55PXE Chipset Memory e Four 240 pin DIMM slots e Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800 Un buffered ECC Non ECC memory e Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB ABIT Engineered ABIT Fatality Guru Technology OTES Technology NVIDIA 511 Technology e Two PCI Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SATA 3Gb s RAID Supports 6 ports NV SATA 3Gb s RAID 0 1 0 1 5 JBOD Dual GbE LAN Dual NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 1394 Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394a at 400Mb s transfer rate Audio e ABIT AudioMAX HD 7 1 CH e Supports auto jack sensing and optical S PDIF In Out Expansion Slots 2x PCI Express x16 slots 2x PCI Express slots 1x PCI slot 1x AudioMAX slot Internal I O Connectors e 1x Floppy port e 1x 133 100 66 33 connector e 6x SATA connectors USB 2 0 headers FATAL TY ANS 32x 1 3 e 2 IEEE1394a headers Rear Panel I O e OTES e 1x PS 2 Keyboard connector 1x PS 2 Mouse connector e 2x RJ 45 Gigabit LAN port
27. front panel 1 3 5 7 9 This header provides the front panel connection for HD High Definition Audio for 97 Audio CODEC connection you must carefully check the assignment before connecting from the front panel module An incorrect FP AUDIO1 connection may cause malfunction or even damage the motherboard C ia 10 Please do not connect the Ground cable or USB Pin SD AUDIO Pin es cable from the front panel module to the Pin 4 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In of this header 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 AVCC 4 NC 5 FRO R 5 Line Out R Driver Configuration for 97 6 MIC2_JD 6 NC audio connection 7 F IO SEN 7 The audio driver is originally 9 FRO L 9 Line Out 1 configured to support HD Audio For 10 LINE2 JD 10 NC AC 97 audio connection you may 1 Right click the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in system tray 2 Click Audio I O tab and then click Connector Settings ANALOG Back Pane FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 17 dnies 3 Click Disabled front panel jack detection and then click OK to confirm Settings xi or Settings IZ Disable front panel jack detection Id Mute rear poner vuput when front headphone plugged in Enable auto popup dialog when device has been plugged in S PDIF Connection In the motherboard package you c
28. ghts Off The system power is off e SLED1 4 Lights On The system power is on Lights Off The system power is off e SLI PWR1 Lights On The system power is on Lights Off The ATX4P1 connector is connected with power source from your ATX power supplier FO 20 sem m 0 SLI PWR1 2 26 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 8 Connecting I O Devices OTES GT Keyboard USB1 USB2 e GT This exclusive technology is served to cool the motherboard s heat source by the cool assembly consisted of fin heatsink heat pipe and fans Keep the area for outgoing heat wave open e Mouse Connects to PS 2 mouse e Keyboard Connects to PS 2 keyboard e LAN1 LAN2 Connects to Local Area Network e USB1 USB2 Connects to USB devices such as scanner digital speakers monitor mouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 27 For more information WWW ABIT COM TW L 1 Fels LJ 2 28 FATAL TY ANS 32x 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
29. ic and took sports like hockey and football very seriously working out and training hard This discipline helps me become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become a professional A DREAM Now another dream is being realized building the ultimate gaming computer made up of the best parts under my own brand Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice It s all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fluid movement around the maps My vision for Fatality hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment something I ve preached since I began competing I don t want to worry about my equipment I want it to be there over and done with so I can focus on the game I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the planet so quality is what Fatality brand products will represent FATALITY BRAIN TRUST This is just the beginning We re already in development for several new products and I m really grateful to all my Fatality Brain Trust partners for helping make my dreams a reality I know there is a business side to all of this but for me the true reward is making products that are so good I can win with them and making them available to fellow gamers Gaming is my life and many fellow gamers around the world are also some o
30. itches amp Indicators Headers 2 7 2 4 3 FAN Power Connectors 2 8 2 5 Installing Hardware eere rnnt nnn 2 9 CPU Socket AMZ eot edente gs rr rds 2 9 2 5 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 111 2 11 2 5 3 PCI Express X16 Add on Slots Install Graphics Card 2 13 2 5 4 AudioMAX Connection ee 2 16 2 6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2 19 2 6 1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive 2 19 2 6 2 Serial ATA Connectors Ne 2 20 2 6 3 Additional USB 2 0 Port 2 21 2 6 4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 2 22 2 6 5 PCI Express X1 Add on 510 2 23 2 6 6 PCL Add on Slots 11 torret rei tennis 2 23 2 6 7 GURU Panel Connection Header 2 24 2 7 Onboard Status 2 25 2 7 1 POST Code Displayer eeeeeennn 2 25 2 7 2 Power Source Indicators 2 26 2 8 Connecting I O Devices eene 2 27 3 BIOS 3 1 3 l uGuru sa ata a esat 3 2 cmo eel pM TP 3 2 3 1
31. ntify the problem s origin indicate all the add on cards or USB devices inserted on your system Example AHA 29160 on PCI 2 Sandisk Cruzer mini 256MB USB Flash disk e Operating system Indicate which OS and language version Example Microsoft Windows XP SP2 English version Example Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005 Korean version e Problem description Describe the problem of your system configuration Indicate the steps to duplicate problem if possible See the next page for a blank Technical Support Form or visit our website to fill in the form on line http www abit com tw page en contact technical php Q Is the motherboard dead Do I need to return it to where I bought from or go through an RMA process A After you had gone through the troubleshooting procedures yet the problem still exists or you find an evident damage on the motherboard Please contact our RMA center http www2 abit com tw page en contact index php pFUN KEY 18000 amp pTITLE IMG FATAL TY ANS 32x 5 7 xipueddy 5 2 2 Technical Support Form El 777 wese El J Problem description 5 8 FATAL TY ANS 32x 5 2 3 UNIVERSAL ABIT Contact Information Taiwan Head Office UNIVERSAL ABIT Co Ltd No 323 Yang Guang St Taipei 114 Taiwan Tel 886 2 8751 8888 Fax 886 2
32. on of disk arrays through these SATA connectors us EB To connect SATA device 1 Attach either end of the signal cable to the SATA connector on motherboard Attach the other end to SATA device 2 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA device and connect the other end from the power supply The motherboard in this illustration is served for demonstration only may not be the same type or model as the one described in this user s manual 2 20 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 6 3 Additional USB 2 0 Port Headers Besides the 4x USB 2 0 ports located at rear 1 part this motherboard also features 3x more USB 2 0 headers onboard Each header supports 2x additional USB 2 0 ports by connecting bracket or cable to the rear 1 panel or the front mounted USB ports of your chassis O ssi E 108642 FP USB1 FP USB2 FP USB3 Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 1 5 Data0 6 Datal 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC x Make su
33. onfigures the boot sequence Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Advanced BIOS Features ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Setup Utility Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option MPS Version Control For OS Full Screen LOGO Show Item Help PU PD Yalue EG F10 Sawe Fail Safe Defaults Tle lt Move Enter Select FS Previous Values FATAL TY ANS ESC Exit Fl General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features This option configures the DRAM timing Phoeni peed idth s Enter Enabled Enabled 3 5 Integrated Peripherals This option configures onboard device control ROM Enabled ntroller Enabled FATAL TY ANS 2 3 6 Power Management Setup This option configures the power management Phoenix hip LA bled abled 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations This option configures the settings latency timers etc Disabled PU PD F6 Fail FATAL TY ANS 2 dnjes 5018 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 se
34. puter 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 AC2005 an uGuru chipset developed exclusively by ABIT computer X The decimal point lights up during the AC2005 POST action See Appendix for both AWARD and AC2005 POST Code definitions FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 25 2 7 2 Power Source Indicators These indicators work as a reminding device to display the power status of this motherboard with power source connected 5VSB Lights On Your ATX power supplier is connected with power source and its power switch is Lights Your power supplier is not connected with power source or connected with power source but its power switch is off e VCC Lights On The system power is on Li
35. r Connector This connector supplies power to CPU The system will not start without connecting power to this one Auxiliary 12V Power Connector This connector provides an auxiliary power source for devices added on PCI Express slots ATX4P1 2 6 FATAL TY ANS 2 4 2 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 SLED PWR PLED EI 1 19 PE Lier 134 HLED RST SPKR e HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel e RST Pin 5 7 Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel e SPKR Pin 13 15 17 19 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of chassis front panel e PWR Pin 6 8 to the Power Switch cable of chassis front panel PLED Pin 16 18 20 Connects to
36. r 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 Del 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 while discharging the CMOS data pull out the ATX power connectors from motherboard and remove the button battery during CMOS discharge FATAL TY ANS 5 5 xipueddy 0 zQ How to get a quick response for my request on technical support Please carry out a simple troubleshooting before sending Technical Support Form System boot up fails after the system had been assembled Check the motherboard s supporting specifications first to see if all the key components attached in your system can meet To do so You may Remove all the unnecessary add on devices except the CPU card DRAM and Power Supply and then reboot Ifthe trouble still exists try another VGA card of different brand model to see if the system will start V Ifthe trouble still exists try another memory module of different brand model Ifthe trouble still exists try another CPU and Power Supply If the system runs successfully shut it down and start re installing
37. rags allowed at this tournament were 2 5 From there I entered competitions all over the world including Singapore Korea Germany Australia Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles New York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally different first person shooter fps game Alien vs Predator II I won that competition and walked away with a new car The next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003 becoming the only three time CPL champion And I did it playing a different game each year something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am extremely proud At QuakeCon 2002 I faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year winning in a 14 to 1 killer victory Competing at Quakecon 2004 I became the World s 1 Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler a series of very challenging matches and earning 25 000 for the victory FATAL TY ANS 32x 1 1 LIVIN LARGE Since my first big tournament wins I been Professional Cyberathlete traveling the world and livin large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV ESPN to name only a few It s unreal it s crazy I m living a dream by playing video games for a living I ve always been athlet
38. re the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment 2 21 FATA L TY ANS 32X 2 6 4 Additional 1394 Port Headers Each header supports 1x additional IEEE1394 port by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I O panel or the front mounted IEEE1394 port of your chassis EE 7531 108642 1394 1 1394 2 Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12V 8 12V 10 Ground Make sure the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment 2 22 FATA ANS 2 2 6 5 PCI Express X1 Add on Slots These slots provide the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI Express specifications Da gam gn 2 6 6 PCI Add on Slots This slot provides the connection of add on cards that comply with specifications EO sem mm e a A ATRI E 900000000001
39. rity The side is its positive polarity 4 Connect AC power source and power on the system 5 Enter the BIOS setup menu Reconfigure the setup parameters if necessary CAUTION X Danger of explosion may arise if the battery is incorrectly renewed X Renew only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the battery manufacturer X Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions 2 4 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 3 2 These headers use jumper cap to enable disable the wake up function 123 123 3 2 OO 1 1 wj Disabled Enabled ATALTTY AN9 32x 1 Default Enabled PS2 PWR1 FP PWR1 USB PWR1 FP PWR2 USB PWR2 FP PWR3 e PS2 PWR1 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 e USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at USB1 port e 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 lt lt FP PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted Default Disable wake up function support at FP US
40. rt 5 5 5 2 QU 5 5 5 2 2 Technical Support 5 8 5 2 3 UNIVERSAL ABIT Contact Information 5 9 FATA ANS 2 1 Introduction 1 1 Fatality FATALITY STORY Who knew that at age 19 I would be a World Champion PC gamer When I was 13 I actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level I actually thought of making a career of it but at that young age situations change rapidly Because I ve been blessed with great hand eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics an important element in video gaming I gravitated to that activity GOING PRO I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL Cyberathlete Professional League tournament in Dallas and won 4 000 for coming in third place Emerging as one of the top players in the United States a company interested in sponsoring me flew me to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world I won 18 straight games lost none and took first place becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world in the process Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending my title as the world s best Quake III player winning the 40 000 grand prize My earned f
41. ry ISA PnP device 59 Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5B Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5D 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO 60 enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage users enter the CMOS setup utili 63 Reset keyboard if Early Reset KB is not defined 65 Initialize 5 2 Mouse 67 Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 69 Turn on L2 cache 5 2 FATAL TY ANS 32x 6 Program chipset registers according to items described Setup amp Auto configuration table 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 6 2 Auto assign ports to onboard ports if the corresponding item Setup is set to GE 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 75 Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD 15120 ZIP CDROM Optional Feature 76 Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 77 Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 7A Detect amp install co processor 7C Init HDD write protect Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported 7F 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 ESPOST ASM starts 1 Call chipset power management hook 82 2
42. s 4x USB 2 0 ports Miscellaneous form factor 305mm 245mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice For more information WWW ABIT COM TW WWW L 1 4 FATAL TY ANS 2 1 3 Motherboard Layout AUXFAN1 SLED1 A WEI ATX12V1 SLED2 5 FATAL TY 1111111111 SLED4 1005 el PS2 PWR1 Mouse Keyboard LED_SLI_PWR1 ATX4P1 9 9 O O PCIEXP1 ITT AUXFAN3 1005 USB PWR1 1G USB PWR2 SYSFAN1 CPUFAN1 ZWV 134205 mr AZ FATALITY 100 17 IT DIMM3 AUDIOMAX1 Super I O CCMOS1EDa1 AUXFANA FDC1 1394 1 E sd 1 CR2032 3V ATXPWR1 donu ww J SATA3 PWR2 PWR1 i DD oo ODT FP PWR3 5 HLED RST FATA ANS 32X 1 5 For more information WWW ABIT COM TW VV VV VV s 1 L 1 Ye G G M 1 6 FA
43. t onboard PWM 3 Init onboard H W monitor devices 27 Initialize INT 09 buffer 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PIT for 0 640K memory address 29 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 2B Invoke Video BIOS 1 Initialize double byte language font Optional 2D 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed full screen logo 33 Reset keyboard if Early Reset KB is defined e g Winbond 977 series Super I O chips See also POST 63 35 Test DMA Channel 0 37 Test DMA Channel 1 39 Test DMA page registers 3C Test 8254 3E Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 40 Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 43 Test 8259 functionality 47 Initialize EISA slot 49 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 4E 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 50 Initialize USB 52 Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53 Clear password according to H W jumper Optional 55 Display number of processors multi processor platform Display PnP logo 57 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to eve
44. the Power LED cable of chassis front panel FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 7 2 4 3 Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed your system e CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector e SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector e AUXFAN1 4 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector X These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors Ground 12V RPM SYSFAN1 AUXFAN1 4 Ground 12V E RPM Control CPUFAN1 2 8 FATA ANS 2 2 5 Installing Hardware DO scratch the motherboard when installing hardware An accidentally scratch of a tiny surface mount component may seriously damage the motherboard 2 5 1 CPU Socket AM2 x DO NOT touch or bend the delicate pins on the CPU whenever you are holding it The installation procedures vary with different types of CPU fan and heatsink assembly The one shown here is served for DEMO only For detailed information on how to install the one you bought refer to its installation guidelines 1 Pull out the socket lever away from the socket and fully lift it up over 90 degree angle Locate and align the triangle mark with both the CPU and the socket body Vertically place the CPU with its pin side down into the socket Be careful to insert the CPU in
45. the interface cards and devices that were previously installed in the system Re install and start the system one at a time until the system won t start Malfunction in the OS If the system hangs after resuming from S3 or some testing program if the CPU cannot be recognized properly if the display resolution mixed or if a certain program cannot be executed etc you may Upgrade the motherboard s latest BIOS version 1 Upgrade the add on device s latest driver version V Check if there is any conflict in the Control Panel System Properties How to fill in the Technical Support Form To fill in this Technical Support Form please refer to the following instructions e Region Type in your country name e E mail Type in your contact E mail information e First name Type in your first name e Last name Type in your last name e Subject Type in the model name and the problem of your motherboard Example 1 AA8XE and SCSI 29160 malfunction Example 2 AA8XE boot fails POST code AF Example 3 AA8XE system hang when S3 resume Motherboard Type in the model name and revision number of your motherboard Example AA8XE REV 1 00 BIOS Version in the BIOS version of your motherboard You can find it on the screen during the POST sequence CPU Type in the brand name and the speed MHz of your CPU Illustrate the over clocking status if you had done so Example Intel 650 3 4GHz OC 5 220 2
46. to the socket The CPU only fits in one orientation with the socket DO NOT force the CPU into the socket 2 After placing the CPU into position push the socket lever down into its locked position to secure the CPU The lever clicks when it s locked into position 3 The heatsink for CPU may have thermal interface material attached to its bottom If not applying few squeeze of thermal paste to the CPU die will help to increase the contact FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 9 4 the heatsink and fan assembly onto the retention frame Match the heatsink with the socket mounting lug Hook the spring clip to the mounting lug 5 On the other side push the retention clip straight down to lock into the plastic lug on the retention frame 6 Connect the CPU cooling fan power cable to the CPUFAN1 connector on this motherboard X A higher fan speed will be helpful for better airflow heat dissipation Nevertheless stay alert to touch any heatsink since the high temperature generated by the working system is still possible For more information WWW ABIT GOM TW www FATALTT v GGM 2 10 FATAL TY ANS 32x 2 5 2 DDR2 Memory 51015 This motherboard provides four 240 DIMM slots for Dual Channel DDR2 800 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 8
47. ttings 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 changes For more information WWW ABIT COM TW VV VV VV s 1 L 1 Ye G G M 3 6 FATAL TY ANS 32x 4 Driver amp Utility CD The Driver amp Utility CD that came packed with this motherboard contains drivers utilities and software applications reguired for its basic and advanced features Place the Driver amp Utility CD into the CD ROM drive in your system The following installation auto run screen appears If not browse the root directory of the CD ROM via the File Manager and double click the AUTORUN file ABIT nForce Series Motherboard gt Manual _ Utility ABIT Utility ye B FATA e Drivers Click to enter the driver installation menu e Manual Click to enter the user s manual menu e Utility Click to enter the utilities installation menu e ABIT Utility Click on this tab to enter the menu for installing utilities exclusively developed by ABIT e 1 Mu Browse Click to browse the contents of this Driver amp Utility CD e Click to exit this installation menu FATAL TY ANS 32x 4
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