BE7 Series (BE7-G, BE7-S, BE7-RAID, BE7-B, BE7) Socket 478 System Board User’s Manual 4200-0329-02 Rev. 1.
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Contents BE7 系列快速安裝指引............................................................................ 1 BE7 シリーズのクイックインストールガイド ................................... 3 BE7-Serie Schnellinstallationsanleitung ................................................ 5 Série BE7 Guide d’Installation Rapide .................................................. 7 Краткое руководство по установке BE7 cерия.................................. 9 Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre serie BE7 ......................11 CHAPTER 1.
3-11. SET PASSWORD ........................................................................... 3-27 3-12. SAVE & EXIT SETUP ................................................................... 3-28 3-13. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING .............................................................. 3-28 APPENDIX A. INSTALL INTEL CHIPSET SOFTWARE UTILITY .................................................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B. INSTALL INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR ............................
BE7 系列快速安裝指引 1 BE7 系列快速安裝指引 感謝您購買 ABIT 的主機板，此主機板是設計給 Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 處理器使用，支援 Intel Socket-478 架構的處理器，並支援最高至 2GB 容量的 DDR 記憶體模組。 如您要瞭解此主機板更詳細的資訊，請參閱我們的完整版使用手冊，裡面會有詳盡的說明。此快速 安裝手冊是給有經驗的系統組裝者使用，如果這是您第一次嘗試來組裝您的電腦系統，我們建議您 先去閱讀完整版的使用手冊，或是詢問技術人員來幫助您組裝您的電腦系統。 處理器的安裝 本主機板提供零出力 (Zero Insertion Force, ZIF) 式 Socket 478，以方便安裝 Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU。您所 購買的 CPU 應已配備一組散熱套件及散熱片，如果沒 有，請購買專為 Pentium® 4 Socket 478 設計的散熱套件 及散熱片。 1.
2 BE7 系列快速安裝指引 將主機板安裝到機殼上 當您將處理器安裝到主機板上之後，您便可以開始將主機板固定到電腦機殼裡去。首先；請您先將 主機板固定到電腦機殼。大多數的電腦機殼底座都有許多的固定孔位，請將主機板上的固定孔位與 機殼底座上的固定孔位對準。如果孔能對準並且有螺絲孔，就表示可使用銅柱來固定主機板。另外； 您可以使用塑膠墊片來讓螺絲與主機板的 PCB 表層隔離（絕緣）。 安裝系統記憶體 本主機板提供 3 組 184 腳的 DDR DIMM 插座可供記憶體擴充，可支援 DDR SDRAM 的最小記憶 體大小為 64MB，而最大的記憶體大小則為 2GB。 將 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組插入 DIMM 插槽。請注意記 憶體模組的楔子是如何對應到 DIMM 插槽上的卡榫之 上。此種設計可確保 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組僅能由一 個方向插到 DIMM 插槽之上。當您將 DDR DIMM 記憶 體模組完全插入 DIMM 插槽時，模組退出（固定）夾 應該會將 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組自兩側卡緊並緊緊地 固定住記憶體模組。請依 DIMM1~DIMM3 插槽的順序 來安裝記憶體模組。 最後，您必需將所有必
BE7 シリーズのクイックインストールガイド 3 BE7 シリーズのクイックインストールガイド ABIT マザーボードをお買い上げいただきましてありがとうございます。このマザーボードは Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 プロセッサ用に設計されています。最高 2GB の DDR メモリを搭載し た Intel Socket-478 構造をサポートします。 このマザーボードの詳細については、ユーザーズマニュアルの完全版を参照してください。この クイックインストールガイドは、経験あるシステム構築者向けに書かれました。今回始めてコン ピュータシステムをセットアップする方は、まず完全版のマニュアルをお読みになるか、専門技 術者に連絡してコンピュータシステムのセットアップを行うようお勧めします。レバー プロセッサの取り付け このマザーボードは ZIF (ゼロインサーションフォース) Socket 478 を提供して Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU をインスト ールします。お買い上げになった CPU には、ヒートシン クと冷却ファンのキットが付属しています。付属してい ない場合、Pent
4 BE7 シリーズのクイックインストールガイド マザーボードをシャーシに取り付ける マザーボードにプロセッサを取り付けた後、シャーシにマザーボードを固定することができるよ うになります。まず、シャーシにマザーボードを固定する必要があります。ほとんどのコンピュ ータシャーシには、多くの取り付け穴の付いた台が付属しており、それを使用することでマザー ボードをしっかり取り付けたり、同時にショートを避けることができます。シャーシに付属する 飾りボタンかスペーサーを使用してマザーボードを固定します。 システムメモリの取り付け このマザーボードでは、3 つの 184 ピン DDR DIMM スロットメモリ拡張を提供します。最小メモリは 64 MB で、最大メモリは 2GB DDR SDRAM です。 DDR DIMM を図に示すように拡張スロットに差し込 みます。モジュールがソケットにどのように固定され ているか注意してください。これにより、DDR DIMM モジュールに差し込む方法が 1 つしかないことを確認できます。DDR DIMM モジュールを DDR DIMM ソケットにしっかりと押し込み、モジュールが D
BE7-Serie Schnellinstallationsanleitung 5 BE7-Serie Schnellinstallationsanleitung Vielen Dank für Ihren Kauf der ABIT-Hauptplatine. Diese Hauptplatine wurde für Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 Prozessore ausgelegt. Sie unterstützt die Intel Socket-478-Struktur und DDR-Speichersteckplätze mit der Kapazität von bis zu 2 GB RAM. Beziehen Sie sich bitte für detaillierte Informationen über diese Hauptplatine auf die vollständige Version des Benutzerbuchs.
6 BE7-Serie Schnellinstallationsanleitung Achtung: Vergessen Sie nicht, die korrekte Busfrequenz und Multiplikator für Ihren Prozessor einzustellen. Installieren der Hauptplatine im Gehäuse Nach der Installation des Prozessors können Sie anfangen die Hauptplatine im Computergehäuse zu befestigen. Die meisten Gehäuse haben eine Bodenplatte, auf der sich eine Reihe von Befestigungslöcher befinden, mit deren Hilfe Sie die Hauptplatine sicher verankern können und zugleich Kurzschlüsse verhindern.
Série BE7 Guide d’Installation Rapide 7 Série BE7 Guide d’Installation Rapide Merci d’avoir acheté la carte mère ABIT. Cette carte mère est conçue pour les processeurs Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478. Elle supporte la structure Socket-478, avec jusqu’à 2 GB de mémoire DDR. Pour des informations relatives à cette carte mère plus détaillées, veuillez vous référer à notre version complète du manuel utilisateur. Ce guide d’installation rapide est créé pour les assembleurs système expérimentés.
8 Série BE7 Guide d’Installation Rapide 6. Le couvercle support et la base du dissipateur thermique doivent maintenant être fermement fixés l'un à l'autre fermement avec le dissipateur thermique à l'intérieur. Attention: N'oubliez pas de régler une fréquence de votre processeur. Bus et un coefficient multiplicateur corrects pour Installer la Carte Mre dans le Châssis Une fois que vous aurez installé le processeur sur la carte mère, vous pourrez commencer à fixer la carte mère sur le châssis.
Краткое руководство по установке BE7 cерия 9 Краткое руководство по установке BE7 cерия Благодарим вас за приобретение материнской платы производства ABIT. Эта материнская плата предназначена для использования с процессорами Intel Socket 478. Она поддерживает структуру Intel Socket 478, максимальный объем памяти DDR составляет 2 Гбайт. Более подробные сведения о материнской плате приведены в руководстве пользователя. Краткое руководство по установке предназначено для опытных специалистов.
10 Краткое руководство по установке BE7 cерия Внимание: Не забудьте установить для процессора надлежащую частоту шины и множитель. Установка материнской платы в корпус После установки процессора на материнскую плату можно начинать установку материнской платы в корпус. Большая часть корпусов оборудована основанием, в котором проделаны монтажные отверстия, которые позволяют надежно закрепить материнскую плату и предотвратить короткие замыкания.
Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre serie BE7 11 Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre serie BE7 Complimenti per l’acquisto di una scheda madre ABIT. Questa scheda madre è progettata per processori Intel Pentium 4. Supporta la struttura Socket 478 con fino a 2GB di memoria DDR. Per maggiori e dettagliate informazioni su questa scheda madre si prega di fare riferimento alla versione integrale del Manuale utente. Questa guida all’installazione veloce è intesa per costruttori esperi di sistemi.
12 Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre serie BE7 6. Il coperchio di supporto e la base del dispersore di calore dovrebbero ora essere fissate saldamente l’uno all’altra, contenendo al loro interno il dispersore di calore. Attenzione: Non dimenticare di impostare la corretta frequenza BUS e multiplier per il processore. Installazione della scheda madre sul telaio Dopo avere installato il processore sulla scheda madre si può iniziare a fissare la scheda madre sul telaio.
Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 socket 478 processor with 400MHz/533MHz System Data Bus Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology 2. Chipset Intel 82845PE (MCH) + 82801DB (ICH4) Supports Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) Supports Ultra ATA/100/66/33 mode 3. Memory Three 184-pin DIMM sockets (un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM) Supports 3 DIMM DDR 200/266 (Max. 2GB) Supports 2 DIMM DDR 333 (Max. 2GB) 4.
1-2 Chapter 1 9. Internal I/O Connectors 1 x AGP slot 5 x PCI slots 1 x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB 2 x Ultra ATA 33/66/100 connectors 2 x Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 connectors (For BE7-RAID) 2 x Serial ATA 150 connectors (For BE7-G & BE7-S) 2 x USB headers 1 x CD-IN, 1 x AUX-IN header 1 x IrDA header 10.
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Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup It is required to adopt an ATX12V power supply to meet the power requirement of Pentium® 4 This motherboard provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers with great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step-by-step all of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities.
2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Install Pentium® 4 CPU and Heatsink Supporting-Base This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 478 to install Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU. The CPU you bought should have a kit of heatsink and cooling fan along with. If that’s not the case, buy one specially designed for Pentium® 4 Socket 478. Please refer to figure 2-3 to install CPU. 1. Locate the Socket 478. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the motherboard.
Hardware Setup 2-3 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides three 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size of 2GB DDR SDRAM (DIMM2 & DIMM3 are sharing). Table 2-1.
2-4 Chapter 2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Inside the case of any computer there are several cables and plugs that have to be connected. These cables and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located on the board. You have to pay attention carefully to any connection orientation the cables may have and, if any, notice the position of the first pin. Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, and how to connect them.
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2-6 (3). Chapter 2 CCMOS1: CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper to clear the CMOS memory. Short pin 2 and pin 3 only when you want to clear the CMOS memory. The default setting is pin 1 and pin 2 shorted for normal operation. NOTE: 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.
Hardware Setup (4). 2-7 FPIO1/FPIO2: Additional USB Port Headers This motherboard provides totally six USB 2.0 ports controlled by ICH4. Two of them are through the onboard USB connectors; four of them are capable through these two headers.
2-8 (5). Chapter 2 FPIO3: Infrared Device Header This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis. This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. (6). FPIO4 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.
Hardware Setup • Pin 1, 3: HDD-LED Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel. • Pin 5, 7: RESET Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel. • Pin 15, 17, 19, 21: SPEAKER Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis. • Pin 2, 4: SP-LED Connects to the Suspend LED cable (if there is one) of chassis front panel. • Pin 6, 8: PWR-ON Connects to the Power Switch cable of chassis front panel. • Pin 16, 18, 20: PWR-LED Connects to the Power LED cable of chassis front panel.
2-10 (7). Chapter 2 FPAUD1: Front panel audio connection header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. • To use the audio connector at front panel, remove all the jumpers on this header, and then connect to front panel by the extenson cable provided with the chassis. • To 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). Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 BE7 Series Pin Assignment Audio Mic.
Hardware Setup (8). 2-11 SMB1: System Management Bus Headers This header is reserved for system management bus (SM bus). The SM bus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus. I2C is a multi-master bus, which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer. If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus, an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority. (9).
2-12 (10). Chapter 2 CD1, AUX1: Internal Audio Connector These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card.
Hardware Setup (11). 2-13 AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 4X mode. Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards.
2-14 (12). Chapter 2 FDC1 Connector There are 34 wires and two connectors on each floppy cable providing two floppy disk drives connection. Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to this FDC1, and the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives. Generally you need only one floppy disk drive in your system. Note: The red line on the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 on this connector.
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2-16 Chapter 2 This motherboard provides two IDE ports to connect up to four IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 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.
Hardware Setup 2-17 (14). J6/J7: Serial ATA Connector (For BE7-G & BE7-S) These two connectors are provided to attach one serial ATA device at each channel through Serial ATA cable. It is also possible to connect legacy IDE hard disk through an optional SERILLEL Converter.
2-18 (15). Chapter 2 Back Panel Connectors • Mouse: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector. • Keyboard: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS/2 keyboard connector to this 6-pin Din-connector. If you use an AT keyboard, you can go to a computer store to purchase an AT to ATX converter adapter. You can then connect your AT keyboard to this connector. We suggest you use a PS/2 keyboard for best compatibility.
BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel the hardware circuit has to communicate with the operating system.
3-2 Chapter 3 • Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup. • Press ↑ ↓ ← → (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify. • Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu. • Press Page Up/Page Down or +/- keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option. CMOS Data: Maybe you have heard somebody saying that his or her CMOS DATA was lost.
BIOS Setup 3-3 3-1. CPU Setup [SoftMenu™ III] The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SoftMenu™ III) that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup according to its specifications. In the first option, you can press at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option. Figure 3-2.
3-4 Chapter 3 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.
BIOS Setup 3-5 When you change your CPU: This motherboard has been designed in such a way that you can turn the system on after having inserted a CPU in the socket without having to configure any jumpers or DIP switches. If you change your CPU, normally you just have to turn off the power supply, change the CPU and then set up the CPU parameters through SoftMenu™ III.
3-6 Chapter 3 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This section contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD settings. Figure 3-3. Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
BIOS Setup 3-7 IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Press the key for the BIOS to auto detect all detailed parameters of the hard disk drives (HDD). If auto detection is successful, the correct values will be shown in the remaining items of this menu. NOTE: A new IDE HDD must be first formatted, otherwise it can not read/write. The basic step in using a HDD is to make a HDD low-level format, then run FDISK, and then FORMAT the drive.
3-8 Chapter 3 Cylinder: When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft, the circular vertical “slice” consisting of all the tracks located in a particular position is called a cylinder. You can set the number of cylinders for a HDD. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 65536. Head: This is the tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and read back the magnetic patterns on the disk (also called the read/write head).
BIOS Setup 3-9 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu With each item, you can press at any time to display all the options for that item. ATTENTION: Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use the default values. Figure 3-5.
3-10 Chapter 3 Second Boot Device: Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0. Third Boot Device: Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is CDROM. Boot Other Device: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting allows the BIOS to try three kinds of boot devices that are set from the above three items. Swap Floppy Drive: This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled.
BIOS Setup 3-11 APIC Mode: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. MPS Version Ctrl For OS: This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. The options are 1.1 and 1.4. The default setting is 1.4. If you use an older OS for dual processor executing, please set this option to 1.1.
3-12 Chapter 3 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don’t know the hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option).
BIOS Setup 3-13 DRAM RAS# Precharge: This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM. System BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Video BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled.
3-14 Chapter 3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-7. Integrated Peripherals Menu Screen OnChip IDE Device(s): Press key to enter the OnChip IDE Device(s) menu. OnChip IDE-1 Controller: The OnChip IDE 1 Controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
BIOS Setup 3-15 Master/Slave Drive Ultra DMA Two options are available: Auto and Disabled. The default setting is Auto. Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 100 MB/sec.
3-16 Chapter 3 Init Display First: Two options are available: PCI Slot and AGP. The default setting is PCI Slot. When you install an additional display card, you can choose either a PCI display card or an AGP display card to activate the display boot-up screen. Onboard PCI Device(s): Press key to enter the Onboard PCI Device(s) menu. LAN Controller: This option enables or disables the LAN controller. The default setting is Enabled.
BIOS Setup 3-17 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 AUTO. The default setting is 2F8/IRQ3. Onboard IR Function: Three options are available: IrDA (HPSIR) mode ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR) mode Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. RxD , TxD Active: Four options are available: Hi, Hi Hi, Lo Lo, Hi Lo, Lo. The default setting is Hi, Lo. Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low. IR Transmission Delay: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled.
3-18 Chapter 3 3-6. Power Management Setup Menu This menu allows you to set up the power management in order to reduce power consumption. Figure 3-8. Power Management Setup Menu If you want ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) functions to work normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI. The second thing is that all devices and add-on cards in your system must fully support ACPI, both hardware and software (drivers).
BIOS Setup 3-19 Table 3-1: Wake Up Device and Events The table below describes which devices or specific events can wake the computer from specific states.
3-20 Chapter 3 The S3 (STR) State (STR means Suspend to RAM): The S3 state is logically lower then the S2 state and is assumed to conserve more power. The behavior of this state is defined as follows: • Processor is not executing instructions. The processor complex context is not maintained. • Dynamic RAM context is maintained. • Power Resources are in a state compatible with the system S3 state. All Power Resources that supply a System Level reference of S0, S1, or S2 are in the OFF state.
BIOS Setup 3-21 NOTE: This feature needs a specific network interface (optional). Also your ATX power supply +5V standby power must be at least 720mA compatible. WakeUp by Ring: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. If you connect an external modem to the onboard serial port, the system will be turned on when a telephone ring-up occurs. WakeUp by Alarm: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.
3-22 Chapter 3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Figure 3-9.
BIOS Setup 3-23 Figure 3-10. IRQ Resources Setup Screen Shot PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status, and to modify the information delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the MPEG Card. This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used the MPEG card. Allocate IRQ To Video: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
3-24 Chapter 3 For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ (the signals from the ICH chipset), INT# (means PCI slot IRQ signals) and devices, please refer to the table below: LAN PCI-1 PIRQ_0 Assignment INT A PIRQ_1 Assignment INT B PIRQ_2 Assignment PIRQ_3 Assignment INT A PIRQ_4 Assignment PIRQ_5 Assignment PIRQ_6 Assignment PIRQ_7 Assignment INT D INT A INT B INT C Signals AGP PCI-2 PCI-3 PCI-4 PCI-5 HPT372 SATA (BE7-RAID) (BE7-G/S) INT A INT A INT B INT C INT D INT B INT C INT D
BIOS Setup 3-25 CPU Shutdown Temperature: Once the system or CPU temperature exceeds the temperature specified, the CPU will shutdown automatically to avoid damaging. This function only works for an ACPI OS such as Windows 98/ Windows 2000 with ACPI activated. The options are Disabled, 60°C/140°F, 65°C/149°F, 70°C/158°F, and 75°C/167°F. The default setting is Disabled.
3-26 Chapter 3 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3-12. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Screen Shot When you press on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3-10. Load Optimized Defaults Figure 3-13.
BIOS Setup 3-27 3-11. Set Password Figure 3-14. Set Password Screen Shot Set Password: You can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press . The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
3-28 Chapter 3 3-12. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-16. Save & Exit Setup Screen Shot Pressing on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again. 3-13.
Intel Chipset Software Utility A-1 Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Software Utility NOTE: Please install this Intel Chipset Driver before installing VGA and 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 & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
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Install Intel Application Accelerator B-1 Appendix B. Install Intel Application Accelerator NOTE: Please make sure to install the “Intel Chipset Driver” first and to reboot the system before installing this “Intel Application Accelerator”. 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.
B-2 5. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to complete setup.
Install Audio Driver C-1 Appendix C. 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 & 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 [Driver] tab.
C-2 Note: To keep a normal operation of 5.1 speakers output, please do not change the settings of “Line In” and “Mic In” in this menu.
Install LAN Driver D-1 Appendix D. Install LAN 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. For BE7-S and BE7-B: After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [Driver] tab. Click [Broadcom 10/100 LAN Driver]. The following screen appears. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
D-2 Appendix D Note: In order to enable the WOL (Wake-up On LAN) function for BE7-S and BE7-B model in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, it is necessary to change the value of the “Wake Up Capabilities” property into “Magic Frame”. Please refer to the following two steps: 2. Select [Advanced] tab. Move your cursor to select the [Wake Up Capabilities] property option and then set the value option to [Magic Frame]. Click [OK] and restart your computer to complete setup. 1.
Install LAN Driver D-3 For BE7-G: Note: There is no need to set up Gigabit LAN driver for Windows XP. The following installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000. After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [Driver] tab. Click [Broadcom Gigabit LAN Driver]. The following screen appears. 1. 2. 3. Click [Yes]. 4. Select Windows 2000. Click [Next]. Click [MAKEDISK UTILITY]. Click [Next]. 5. Insert a blank floppy disk to [A] drive.
D-4 Appendix D 6. The setup wizard is copying files to floppy disk. 9. Select [Driver] tab in the [Ethernet Controller Properties]. Click [Update Driver]. 7. The setup wizard finish copying files to floppy disk. Click [OK] to exit. 10. The upgrade wizard appears. Click [Next] to continue. 8. Check [Device Manager]. Click [Ethernet Controller].
Install LAN Driver 11. Select [Search for a suitable driver for my device]. Click [Next]. D-5 14. Click [Finish]. 12. Select [Floppy disk drives]. Click [Next]. 15. Back to the [Ethernet Controller Properties]. Click [Close] to finish driver update. 13. Click [Next].
D-6 16. Check [Device Manager] again. [Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet] is successfully upgraded.
Install USB 2.0 Driver E-1 Appendix E. Install USB 2.0 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 & 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.
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Install Serial ATA RAID Driver (For BE7-G & BE7-S) F-1 Appendix F. Install Serial ATA RAID Driver (For BE7-G & BE7-S) 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 & 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.
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HPT 372 Setup (For BE7-RAID) G-1 Appendix G. HPT 372 Setup (For BE7-RAID) Driver Installation 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 & 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.
G-2 Appendix G 9. Click [Yes] if you want to add a shortcut to startup folder. 6. Click [Yes]. 10. Click [Finish] to end the setup. 7. Click [Next]. 11. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to complete setup]. 8. Click [Next].
HPT 372 Setup (For BE7-RAID) G-3 BIOS Setup for RAID For further information on RAID concept, you can find it on the “Technological Terms” from our WEB site, or you can search the related information on the Internet. 12. Execute the [RAID Management Software] by entering the Windows menu: [Start] [All Programs] [HighPoint] [HighPoint ATA RAID Management Software]. This motherboard supports the RAID operation of “Striping (RAID 0)”, “Mirroring (RAID 1)”, or “Striping/Mirroring (RAID 0+1)”.
G-4 Appendix G Option 1 Create RAID BIOS Setting Utility Main Menu This item allows you to create a RAID array. Reboot your system. Press and key while booting up the system to enter the BIOS setting menu. The main menu of BIOS Setting Utility appears as shown below: • To select the option in this menu, you may: Array Mode: This item allows you to select the appropriate RAID mode for the desired array. There are four modes to choose.
HPT 372 Setup (For BE7-RAID) • Select Disk Drives: This item allows you to select the disk drives to be used with the RAID array. • Stripe Size: This item allows you to select the stripe size of the RAID array. There are five options: 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, and 64K. • Start Creation Process: After you have made your selection, choose this item and press to start creation. G-5 • Select Source Disk: This item selects the source disk.
G-6 Appendix G Option 5 Remove Spare Disk To remove the spare disk: 1. Select “5. Remove Spare Disk” in the Main Menu, and press to confirm. 2. The item “1. Select Mirror Array: None” appears in the menu zone of pop up sub interface. 3. In the validated channel status zone, select the spare disk to be removed and press to confirm. Option 7 Set Boot Disk This item allows you to select boot disk among hard disk(s). To set disk mode: 1. Select “7.
BIOS Update Guide H-1 Appendix H. BIOS Update Guide The procedure illustrated here is based on the model SE6 as an example; all other models follow the same process. 1. First, find out the model name and version number of this motherboard. You can find a sticker with model name and version number on one slot or at the back of the motherboard. 2. Find out the current BIOS ID. For example, in this case, the current BIOS ID is “00”. If you already have the latest BIOS, no any update action is necessary.
H-2 3. Appendix H Download the correct BIOS file from our Web site. Go to our Web site and choose the correct BIOS file and download it. 4. Double click the download file, it will self-extract to .bin file. 5. Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it. You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode. After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk, copy two files into it. One is the BIOS flash utility “awdflash.
BIOS Update Guide 6. H-3 Boot off floppy disk. Please set the first boot sequence as “floppy” in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk.
H-4 7. Appendix H Flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode. After successfully booting off of the floppy, execute the flash utility according to these instructions. Note • We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following ‘awdflash’ to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin” without the above parameters following the “.bin” file. • The Award flash utility cannot be completed under the Windows environment. It must be done in a pure DOS environment.
Hardware Monitoring (The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Appendix I. I-1 Hardware Monitoring (The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) The Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs used with Winbond W83627HF chipset. It protects PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU & system fan speeds and CPU and system temperatures. These items are important for the system operation. Errors may result in permanent damage to the PC.
I-2 Appendix I critical or over its limitation, the reading turns red. Also, a pop-up window appears warning you the system has a problem! 5. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] and click [Finish] to complete setup. 8. This is the warning message window: Ignore: You can ignore the warning message of the item, but it will pop up again when an error of the same item reoccurs. Disable: The chosen item will be no longer monitored thereafter, unless you activate it in the “Configuration” page.
Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM J-1 Appendix J. Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Suspend To RAM (STR) is a cost-effective, optimal implementation of the ACPI 1.0 specification. The ACPI specification defines the S3 sleep state, in which all system context is lost except system memory. CPU, cache, and chip set context are lost in this state. Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context.
J-2 Appendix J How to use the STR function: There are two ways to put your system into STR mode: Method 2: Define the chassis’s [Power] button to initiate STR sleep Mode Method 1: Select [Stand by] in the [Turn Off Computer…] area. 1. Open [Control Panel], and then enter [Power Options]. 1. Click [Start] in the Windows Tools Bar, and then select [Turn Off Computer…] 2. Click [Stand by]. 2. Select [Advanced] tab. Set the [Power Buttons] option to [Stand by].
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) K-1 Appendix K. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Motherboard Troubleshooting: Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system? A: Yes, we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard. Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1-2 position to 2-3 for a few seconds, and then back.
K-2 Appendix K Q: How can I get a quick response to my request for technical support? A: Be 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.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) K-3 Main instructions: To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: 1*. MODEL: Note the model number given in your user’s manual. Example: BE7/BE7-RAID. * 2 . Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**”. Example: REV: 1.01 * 3 . BIOS ID and Part Number: See the on screen message. 4.
K-4 Appendix K Please give us the detailed information of your DDR SDRAM module; it will help us to simulate the problems you met. 10. 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.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) K-5 Q: How to rebuild a mirror array when one of the drives corrupts? A: You need to delete previous array setting, duplicate the data, and then rebuild a new array setting (See Appendix G for detailed information). 1. Press to setup configuration 2. Choose item 2 to Delete Array. 3. Choose item 3 to Rebuild Mirror Array. 4. Choose sub item 1 to Select Source Disk, the one with data on it. 5.
K-6 Appendix K Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model * Motherboard Model No.
How to Get Technical Support L-1 Appendix L. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.abit-usa.com (In Europe) http://www.abit.nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system integrators; we have no direct sales to end-users.
L-2 Appendix L 4. 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 is a list of some of the more popular ones: alt.comp.periphs.
How to Get Technical Support L-3 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 U.K. and Ireland: ABIT Computer (U.K.) Corporation Ltd. Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Road, Stevenage, Herts SG1 4QX, U.K. Tel: 44-1438-228888 Fax: 44-1438-226333 sales@abitcomputer.co.uk technical@abitcomputer.co.
L-4 Appendix L Japan: ABIT Computer (Japan) Co. Ltd. Fax: 81-3-5396-5110 http://www.abit4u.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) Corporation Ltd. Fax: 7 (095) 937 8237 http://www.abit.ru France: ABIT Computer France SARL 4, Place La Defense, 92974 Paris La Defense cedex, France Fax: 33-1-5858-0047 http://www.abit.com.
How to Get Technical Support L-5 7. 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. 8. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT.
L-6 Appendix L Thank You ABIT Computer Corporation http://www.abit.com.
