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BG-71 Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE ...................................... 1-1 1-1. (CHINESE) BG-71 快速安裝指引........................................................... 1-1 1-2. (JAPANESE) BG-71 クイックインストールガイド ............................. 1-5 1-3. (GERMAN) BG-71 SCHNELLINSTALLATIONSANLEITUNG ........................ 1-9 1-4. (FRENCH) BG-71 GUIDE D’INSTALLATION RAPIDE .............................. 1-13 1-5. (RUSSIAN) КРАТКОЕ РУКОВОДСТВО ПО УСТАНОВКЕ BG-71................
-12. SAVE & EXIT SETUP / EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ..................................... 4-24 APPENDIX A. INSTALL INTEL CHIPSET DRIVER................................. A-1 APPENDIX B. INSTALL INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR ......... B-1 APPENDIX C. INSTALL VGA DRIVER....................................................... C-1 APPENDIX D. INSTALL AUDIO DRIVER .................................................. D-1 APPENDIX E. INSTALL LAN DRIVER.......................................................
Quick Installation Guide 1-1 Chapter 1. Quick Installation Guide For more detailed information on this motherboard, please refer to our full version of the user’s manual. This Quick Installation Guide is meant for experienced system builders. If this is your first attempt at setting up computer system, we suggest that you to read the full version manual first, or ask a technician to help you set up the computer system. 1-1.
1-2 處理器的安裝 若您置入處理器的方向不對，您將無法 輕易㆞將處理器插入 Socket 478 插座， 而且處理器的針腳將無法完全進入腳 座。如果發現有這種現象時，請您改變 處理器的方向，直到它能輕易且完全插 入 Socket 478。同時您必需檢視處理器溫 度偵測熱敏電阻的高度（如果有的話）， 然後再小心的將 Intel Pentium 4 處理器 安裝到 Socket 478 腳座㆖去。 安裝散熱器與散熱風扇是必需的，那樣 可以讓您的處理器適當㆞散熱。未安裝 這些散熱裝置可能導致處理器過熱並且 會損壞您的處理器。Intel Socket 478 處理 器在運作時會產生大量的熱量，所以您 需要使用專門為 Intel Socket 478 處理器 設計的大型散熱風扇。否則，可能導致 過熱且會損壞您的處理器。處理器風扇 未裝置妥當並且風扇電源線尚未連接妥 當之前，請不要把 ATX 電源供應器的電 源纜線接到主機板㆖。如此將可避免㆒ 些潛在損壞處理器的可能性。 BG-71 Chapter 1
Quick Installation Guide 1-3 將主機板安裝到機殼㆖ 當您將處理器安裝到主機板㆖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㆖的固定孔位與機殼底座㆖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 2 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㆖的卡榫之㆖。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㆖。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㆞固定住記憶體模組。請依 DIMM1~DIMM2 插槽的順序來安裝記憶體模組
1-4 Chapter 1 將電源供應器的電源線連接頭與主機板㆖的 ATX1/ATX12V 連接頭連接起來 請將電源供應器的 ATX 電源接頭確實㆞ 壓入主機板㆖的 ATX1/ATX12V1 接頭， 並確定連接妥當。 註：請注意針腳的位置及方向。 處理器參數的設定 當您將所有的硬體安裝完畢以後，就可以開啟電腦的電源並進入 BIOS 的選項。如您想 要瞭解相關且更為詳細的資訊，請參閱我們的完整版使用手冊，裡面會有詳盡的說明。 BG-71
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1-6 プロセッサの取り付け 方向を間違えて差し込むと、プロセッ サはスムーズに入っていかず、途中で 止まってしまいます。この場合、向き を変えると、Socket 478 に完全に差し込 まれます。同時に、プロセッサの温度 検出サーミスタの高さもチェックして ください（マザーボードにこのコンポ ーネントが搭載されている場合）。そ の後で、プロセッサを Socket 478 にゆ っくり差し込むことができます。 ヒートシンクと冷却ファンの取り付け は、コンピュータから熱を分散させる ために必要となります。これらのアイ テムを取り付けないと、過熱してプロ セッサが破損する原因となります。 Intel Socket 478 プロセッサは動作中に 高熱を発生するため、Intel Socket 478 プロセッサ用に特別に設計された大き なヒートシンクが必要となります。そ うでないと、過熱してプロセッサが破 損することもあります。プロセッサフ ァンとその電源ケーブルを正しく取り 付けるまでは、ATX 電源ケーブルをマ ザーボードに決して差し込まないでく ださい。これにより、プロセッサの破 損を避けることができます。
Quick Installation Guide 1-7 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、2 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
1-8 Chapter 1 電源コネクタを ATX1/ATX12V1 コネクタに差し込む 電源装置から出ている電源ブロックコ ネクタをこの ATX1/ATX12V1 に接続し ます。コネクタが十分奥まで装着されて いることをご確認ください。 注意：ピンの位置と方向を良く確認して ください。 BIOS のセットアップ ハードウェアの取り付けが完了したら、コンピュータの電源をオンにし、BIOS Setup アイテムに移動して、プロセッサのパラメータをセットアップします。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。 BG-71
Quick Installation Guide 1-9 1-3. (German) BG-71 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.
1-10 Installieren des Prozessors Wenn Sie beim Einstecken des Prozessors eine falsche Richtung gewählt haben, kann der Prozessor nicht leicht und komplett eingesteckt werden. Ändern Sie bitte in diesem Fall die Richtung, bis der Prozessor sich leicht und komplett in den Socket 478 einpassen lässt. Überprüfen Sie gleichzeitig die Höhe des Prozessortemperaturerkennungsthermistor s (falls Ihre Hauptplatine diese Komponente besitzt).
Quick Installation Guide 1-11 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. Verwenden Sie entweder die Dübeln oder die Abstandhalter, um die Hauptplatine auf der Bodenplatte des Gehäuses zu befestigen.
1-12 Chapter 1 Verbinden der Netzstecker mit dem ATX11/ATX12V1-Anschluss Denken Sie daran, den Anschluss des ATX-Netzteils fest in das Ende mit dem ATX1/ATX12V1-Anschluss zu drücken, um eine feste Verbindung zu garantieren. Hinweis: Achten Sie auf die richtige Ausrichtung und Position der Pole. BIOS-Setup Schalten Sie nach der vervollständigten Hardwareinstallation den Computer ein und gehen zur Option im BIOS, um die Prozessorparameter einzustellen.
Quick Installation Guide 1-13 1-4. (French) BG-71 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.
1-14 Installer le Processeur La figure vous montre à quoi ressemble l’emplacement Socket 478, et comment soulever le levier. Si vous le mettez dans un mauvais sens, vous ne pourrez pas insérer le processeur facilement, et les broches du processeur n’entreront pas entièrement dans l’emplacement. Dans ce cas, veuillez changer le sens jusqu’à ce qu’il s’insère facilement et complètement dans l’emplacement Socket 478.
Quick Installation Guide 1-15 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. Tout d’abord, vous avez besoin de fixer la carte mère sur le châssis. La plupart des châssis d’ordinateur possèdent une base sur laquelle il y a nombreux trous de montage permettant à la carte mère d’être fixée fermement, et en même temps d’éviter les court-circuits.
1-16 Chapter 1 Brancher les connecteurs d'alimentation dans les connecteurs ATX1/ATX12V1 Souvenez-vous que vous devez pousser le connecteur de votre alimentation fermement dans le connecteur ATX1/ATX12V1 pour assurer une bonne connexion. Remarque: Faites attention à la position des broches et à l'orientation. Configuration du BIOS Une fois le matériel installé complètement, démarrez l'ordinateur et allez sur l'item dans le BIOS pour configurer les paramètres du processeur.
Quick Installation Guide 1-17 1-5. (Russian) Краткое руководство по установке BG-71 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.
1-18 Установка процессора Если рычаг будет смещен не в нужную сторону, легко установить процессор не удастся, а контакты процессора не попадут в гнезда. Если так получилось, измените направление перемещения, до тех пор, пока процессор не станет на свое место в гнездо “Socket 478”. В то же время проверьте высоту температурного датчика (если он установлен на материнской плате). Теперь можно установить процессор в гнездо “Socket 478”.
Quick Installation Guide 1-19 Установка материнской платы в корпус После установки процессора на материнскую плату можно начинать установку материнской платы в корпус. Большая часть корпусов оборудована основанием, в котором проделаны монтажные отверстия, которые позволяют надежно закрепить материнскую плату и предотвратить короткие замыкания. Для крепления материнской платы к основанию используются винты и прокладки.
1-20 Chapter 1 Подключение кабелей питания к разъемам ATX1/ATX12V1 Обратите внимание, разъем блока питания ATX необходимо вставить в разъем ATX1/ATX12V1 до упора, чтобы обеспечить надежное соединение. Примечание: Обратите внимание на положение контактов и ориентацию разъема. Настройка BIOS По окончании установки аппаратуры включите питание и перейдите в меню BIOS Setup, чтобы настроить параметры процессора. За более подробной информацией обращайтесь к руководству пользователя.
Quick Installation Guide 1-21 1-6. (Italian) Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre BG-71 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.
1-22 Installazione del processore Se il processore è collocato nella posizione sbagliata, non si sarà in grado di inserirlo con facilità e non si riuscirà ad inserirlo completamente nella presa. In questo caso cambiare la posizione – direzione finché il processore si inserisce completamente e con facilità nella presa Socket 478. Allo stesso tempo controllare la condizione del termostato per il rilevamento della temperatura (se la scheda madre possiede questo elemento).
Quick Installation Guide 1-23 Installazione della scheda madre sul telaio Dopo avere installato il processore sulla scheda madre si può iniziare a fissare la scheda madre sul telaio. Innanzi tutto è necessario fissare la scheda madre al telaio. La maggior parte dei telai ha una base sulla quale sono presenti diversi fori di montaggio che permettono di fissare in modo accurato la scheda madre e, allo stesso tempo, di prevenire corto circuiti.
1-24 Chapter 1 Collegamento dei connettori d’alimentazione ai connettori ATX1/ATX12V1 Ricordarsi che è necessario spingere con fermezza fino in fondo il connettore della sorgente d’alimentazione ATX al connettore ATX1/ATX12V1, assicurando così un buon collegamento. Nota: Prestare attenzione alla posizione ed all’orientamento dei pin. Impostazione BIOS Quando l’hardware è stato installato completamente, accendere il computer ed andare alla voce BIOS per impostare i parametri del processore.
Introduction 2-1 Chapter 2. Introduction 2-1. Features Congratulations on purchasing this motherboard. This motherboard is a Micro-ATX motherboard that uses a 4-layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 244 mm. The motherboard is design to support the mPGA Socket 478 Intel P4 Willamette/Northwood processors and the new Intel 845-GL chipset. With system bus speeds up to 400MHz, this motherboard represents the most powerful desktop and cost-effective integrated solution available today.
2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Specifications 1. CPU ! Supports Intel Pentium® 4 socket 478 processor ! 400MHz System Data Bus 2. Chipset ! Intel 82845GL (GMCH) + 82801DB (ICH4) ! Integrated graphics architecture yields higher 2D/3D performance ! Supports AGP 4X 1.5V device only ! Supports Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB v2.0) 3. Memory ! Supports two 184-pin DDR DIMM modules up to 2GB Max. ! Supports PC1600 and PC2100 (DDR200 and DDR266) ! Do not support ECC functionality and registered DIMMS 4.
Introduction ! ! ! ! ! 2-3 Micro ATX form factor (244 x 244 mm) 4 PCI slots Hardware Monitoring – including Fan Speed, Voltages, CPU and system temperature and one thermal header for other devices temperature monitoring Keyboard and Mouse Power On Built-in IrDA TX/RX header # The Switching Power Supply must meet ATX 2.03 specification with ATX12V and AUX Power connectors. # Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice.
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Hardware Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. Hardware Setup 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.
3-2 Chapter 3 3-2. 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 3-3 3-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size of 2GB DDR SDRAM. Table 2-1.
3-4 Chapter 3 3-4. 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.
Hardware Setup 3-5 (2). FAN Connectors: CPUFAN1: CPU Fan PWRFAN1: Power Fan CASFAN1: Chassis Fan 1 (3). JP1: 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.
3-6 Chapter 3 (4). JP4: Onboard LAN Selector This selector enables or disables the onboard LAN network adapter. Short pin 2 and pin 3 only when you want to disable the onboard LAN and to use the add-on LAN adapter. The default setting is pin 1 and pin 2 shorted for onboard LAN adapter. (5). SPEAKER1: Speaker Connection Header This header connects to the onboard or chassis speaker. Remove the jumper-hat for chassis speaker operation.
Hardware Setup 3-7 (6). USB2/USB3: Additional USB Port Headers This motherboard provides totally 6 USB 2.0 ports controlled by ICH4. Two of them are through the onboard USB connectors; four of them are available through these headers. Pin Number Pin Assignment Pin Number Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 + 6 Data1 + 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC (7). IR1: Infrared Device Header This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis.
3-8 Chapter 3 (8). AUDIO1: 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 Pin Assignment Audio Mic. Audio Mic.
Hardware Setup 3-9 (10). COM2: Onboard Serial Port Header Use this header to connect to second serial port with an extension bracket. (11). FDD1 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.
3-10 Chapter 3 (12). IDE1 and IDE2 Connectors 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.
Hardware Setup 3-11 (13). PANEL1 Header 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.
3-12 Chapter 3 (14). Back Panel Connectors • Mouse: PS/2 Mouse Connector Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT1 Connector: Connects to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol. • COM1 Connector: This motherboard provides two COM ports to connect external modem, mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol.
BIOS Setup 4-1 Chapter 4. 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.
4-2 Chapter 4 NOTE: Because the BIOS menu is being constantly improved to increase stability and performance, the BIOS screens in this manual may not completely match your BIOS version. All the default settings in this chapter are taken from the Load Optimized Defaults settings, which are different from those taken from Load Fail-Safe Defaults. In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 4-1, you can see several options.
BIOS Setup 4-3 If you use non-specification settings for normal operation, your system may not be stable, and may affect system reliability. Also, we do not guarantee the stability and compatibility for settings that are not within specification, and any damage of any elements on the motherboard or peripherals, is not our responsibility. # External Clock: After choosing the “CPU Operating Speed” option as “User Define”, you can choose the external clock frequency from 100MHz to 250 MHz.
4-4 Chapter 4 4-2. 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 4-3. 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 4-5 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. Most current HDDs have already been subjected to low-level format at the factory, so you can probably skip this operation.
4-6 Chapter 4 NOTE: All the items below are available when you set the item “Primary IDE Master” to “Manual”. 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.
BIOS Setup 4-7 Halt On: You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt. 4-3. 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 4-5.
4-8 Chapter 4 devices in the sequence selected in these items: floppy disk drive A, LS/ZIP devices, hard drive C, SCSI hard disk drive or CD-ROM. Second Boot Device: Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0. Third Boot Device: Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is LS120. Boot Other Device: This setting allows the BIOS to try three kinds of boot devices that are set from the above three items.
BIOS Setup 4-9 Typematic Delay (Msec): When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according to a certain rate (Unit: milliseconds). Security Option: This option can be set to System or Setup. The default setting is Setup. After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users.
4-10 Chapter 4 user. For detailed information of your HDD specs, please read the HDD’s user’s manual or contact the dealer. Report No FDD For WIN 95: When using Windows® 95 without a floppy drive, please set this item to Yes. Otherwise, set it to No. The default setting is No. Small Logo(EPA) Show: This item determines to show the EPA logo when booting. The default setting is Disabled. 4-4.
BIOS Setup 4-11 # Active to Precharge Delay: The options are: 7, 6, and 5. # DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command. The options are: 2 and 3. # DRAM RAS# Precharge: This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM. Turbo Mode: This item enhances performance by selecting Enabled, but the system night be unsteady. The default setting is Disabled.
4-12 Chapter 4 Delay Prior to Thermal: The options are: 4, 8, 16, and 32 Minutes. The default setting is 16 Min. AGP Aperture Size: This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device. AGP Data Transfer Rate: You can select the AGP device data transfer rate capability. On-Chip Video Window Size: This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP graphic data. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size: This option selects the size of on-chip frame buffer.
BIOS Setup 4-13 4-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 4-7. Integrated Peripherals Menu Screen Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard 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. If you choose Disabled, it will effect the settings of four items not available.
4-14 Chapter 4 Ultra DMA/33 or Ultra DMA/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows® 95 OSR2 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). Auto: If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA, select Auto to enable BIOS support. Disabled: If you encounter a problem in using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to disable this item.
BIOS Setup 4-15 IDE HDD Block Mode: Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The default setting is Enabled. POWER ON Function: This item allows you to select which way you want your system to power on.
4-16 Chapter 4 default setting is Hi, Lo. Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low. IR Transmission Delay: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time (40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX mode to TX mode. UR2 Duplex Mode: Two options are available: Full and Half. The default setting is Half. This item lets you choose the operation mode for your IR KIT. Some IR device only can work at half duplex mode.
BIOS Setup 4-17 4-6. Power Management Setup Menu This menu sets up the power management in order to reduce power consumption. Figure 4-8. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving mode for ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). The options are: S1(POS), S3(STR), and Auto. • S1 (POS): Enables the function of Power On Suspend. • S3 (STR): Enables the function of Suspend to RAM.
4-18 Chapter 4 CPU THRM-Throttling This option is used during Suspend To RAM (STR) mode. It controls the CPU speed as a percentage of regular power. Wake-Up by PCI card(PME#): This item allows you wake-up your computer by PCI devices. For instance, if you had installed a PCI LAN card with Wake-Up on LAN capability, then you could wake-up your computer from another computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame signal.
BIOS Setup 4-19 FDD, COM, LPT Port: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. If any floppy disk, COM ports and Parallel port I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. PCI PIRQ[A-H]#: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. If any INTA~INTD signal activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed.
4-20 Chapter 4 The following figure shows you the screen of IRQ resources. Each item has two options: PCI Device and Reserved. The default setting is PCI Device. Figure 4-10. 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.
BIOS Setup 4-21 This feature is for the operating system that will record and fix the PCI configuration status, if you want to change it.
4-22 Chapter 4 4-8. PC Health Status You can set the warning temperature for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status. Figure 4-11. PC Health Status Screen Shot FAN Fail Alarm Selectable: This item lets you select which one of the fans will be monitored for malfunction.
BIOS Setup 4-23 NOTE: The hardware monitoring features for temperatures, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound card or other add-on cards that might use those I/O addresses, please adjust your add-on card I/O address to avoid using these addresses. 4-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Loads Fail Safe settings into the BIOS Setup program. These options are designed to slow the system down for troubleshooting purposes.
4-24 Chapter 4 To disable a password, just press when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. Changing a Password: Select the appropriate password option (Supervisor or User) from the main menu and press . Enter the current password and press . The screen does not display the characters entered. Enter in the new password, then the confirmation.
Install Intel Chipset Driver A-1 Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Driver NOTE: Please install this Intel Chipset Driver before installing VGA and Audio driver. The installation procedures and screen shots in this chapter are based on Windows 2000 operating system. Please follow the on-screen instruction for those of other operating system. Insert the Installation Disk into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
A-2 5. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”, and click “Finish” to end the installation.
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 chapter are based on Windows 2000 operating system. Please follow the on-screen instruction for those of other operating system.
B-2 5. Click “Next>”. 6. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”, and click “Finish” to end the installation.
Install VGA Driver C-1 Appendix C. Install VGA Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this chapter are based on Windows 2000 operating system. Please follow the on-screen instruction for those of other operating system. Insert the Installation Disk into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this Installation Disk to enter the installation menu. 3. Click “Yes”. 1. Click “VGA Driver”. 4.
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Install Audio Driver D-1 Appendix D. Install Audio Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this chapter are based on Windows 2000 operating system. Please follow the on-screen instruction for those of other operating system. Insert the Installation Disk into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this Installation Disk to enter the installation menu. 3. Click “Next>”. 1.
D-2 6. Click “Next>”. Appendix D 9. Click “Finish”. 10. Click “Yes” to end the installation and to restart the computer now. 7. Click “Yes”. 8. Click “Yes”.
Install LAN Driver E-1 Appendix E. Install LAN Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this chapter are based on Windows 2000 operating system. Please follow the on-screen instruction for those of other operating system. Insert the Installation Disk into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this Installation Disk to enter the installation menu. 3. Click “Finish”. 1. Click “LAN Driver”. 2.
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Install USB2.0 Driver F-1 Appendix F. Install USB2.0 Driver For Intel ICH4 USB 2.0 Driver: Please look into our Web site at http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjsp/english/faqs/ich4usb2.htm for the formal driver release.
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BIOS Update Guide G-1 Appendix G. 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.
G-2 Appendix G 3. 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 G-3 6. Boot off floppy disk. Please set the first boot sequence as “floppy” in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk.
G-4 Appendix G 7. Flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode. After successfully booting off of the floppy, execute the flash utility according to these instructions. Note • We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following ‘awdflash’ to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin” without the above parameters following the “.bin” file. • The Award flash utility cannot be completed under the Windows® environment. It must be done in a pure DOS environment.
The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility H-1 Appendix H. 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.
H-2 6. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”, and then click “Finish” to end the installation. Appendix H 9. 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. Shutdown: Choosing this button will shutdown the computer.
Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Appendix I. I-1 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.
I-2 % ACPI System Button % Advance Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS % SCI IRQ use by ACPI bus % System board extension for ACPI BIOS Appendix I Method 2: Define the case “Power” button to initiate STR sleep Mode After these items show up, you can go to the next step for the STR function setting. How to use the STR function: There are two ways to put your system into STR mode: Method 1: Select “Stand by” in the “Shut Down Windows” area. 1.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) J-1 Appendix J. 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.
J-2 Appendix J and try to start the system each time you insert a card, until the system will not start. Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard, remove any other cards or peripheral, and start again.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) J-3 4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if any) as “Release *.**”. For example: 5*. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate the operating system and applications you are running on the system. Example: MS-DOS® 6.22, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® 2000, etc.... * 6 . CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example:(A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write “Pentium® 4 1.9GHz”。 7.
J-4 Appendix J ) Technical Support Form ! Company Name: * Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: + E-mail Address: Model * Motherboard Model No.
How to Get Technical Support K-1 Appendix K. 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.
K-2 Appendix K 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 K-3 In North America and South America please contact: ABIT Computer (USA) Corporation 46808 Lakeview Blvd. Fremont, California 94538, U.S.A. sales@abit-usa.com technical@abit-usa.com Tel: 1-510-623-0500 Fax: 1-510-623-1092 In the UK and Ireland: ABIT Computer Corporation Ltd. Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Road Stevenage, Herts SG1 4QX, UK abituksales@compuserve.com abituktech@compuserve.
K-4 Appendix K 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. Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day, we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others.
