Abit AW8-D User Manual

AW8 Series (AW8, AW8-MAX) Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User’s Manual 4200-0454-03 Rev. 1.01

2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan AssemblyIn order to protect the contact pins, please pay attention to these notices: 1. A maximum

Hardware Setup 2-3 The cap plays an important role in protecting contact pins. In order to prevent bent pin, PUT ON the cap after operation or testin

2-4 Chapter 2 2-3. Install System Memory The Intel® 955X Express Chipset MCH memory interface is designed with Flex Memory Technology supporting sin

Hardware Setup 2-5 • [Dual Channel Asymmetric]: both channels are populated, but each channel has a different amount of total memory. (Channel A≠Cha

2-6 Chapter 2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, and how to connect them. Plea

Hardware Setup 2-7 (2). FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan

2-8 Chapter 2 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operatio

Hardware Setup 2-9 (4). Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. • USB-PWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (default):

2-10 Chapter 2 (5). Back Panel Audio Connection Slot The slot “BP-AUDIO1” provides the audio input/output connection at back panel through an audio

Hardware Setup 2-11 S/PDIF Connection: Along with the motherboard package you can find an audio daughter-card and a roll of optical fiber cable for S

Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of th

2-12 Chapter 2 (6). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis fron

Hardware Setup 2-13 (7). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension ca

2-14 Chapter 2 (8). Additional USB Port Headers These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for U

Hardware Setup 2-15 (9). GURU Clock Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT’s exclusive GURU Clock. User’s Manual

2-16 Chapter 2 (10). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors The FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector f

Hardware Setup 2-17 (11). POST Code Display This is an LED device to display the “POST” Code, the acronym of Power On Self Test. The computer will e

2-18 Chapter 2 (12). Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable. This

Hardware Setup 2-19 (13). PCI Express x16 Slot This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture. (14). PCI Express x1 Sl

2-20 Chapter 2 (15). Back Panel Connectors AW8: AW8-MAX: • IEEE1: Connects to devices of IEEE1394 protocol. (For model AW8-MAX only) • Mouse: Co

BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Out

Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction... 1-1 1-1. Features & Specific

3-2 Chapter 3 3-1. µGuru™ Utility There are two setup menus in this µGuru utility. You may switch between these two by clicking the left or right arr

BIOS Setup 3-3 ! External Clock: This item selects the external clock frequency. Due to the specification limit of the CPU you installed, the speed

3-4 Chapter 3 Power Cycle Statistics: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: These items display the power cycle statistics for each element.

BIOS Setup 3-5 # Temperature Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU Temperature/System Temperature/PWM Temperature: These ite

3-6 Chapter 3 # Voltage Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: All Voltages: These items display the voltage of each element. !

BIOS Setup 3-7 # Fan Speed Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU/NB/SYS/AUX/OTES FAN Speed: These items display the speed of

3-8 Chapter 3 # FanEQ Control: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu (1st FanEQ Group): CPU/NB/SYS FanEQ Control: When set to [Enabled], thes

BIOS Setup 3-9 Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu (2nd FanEQ Group): Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu (3rd FanEQ Group): AUX/

3-10 Chapter 3 3-2. Standard CMOS Features This section contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour

BIOS Setup 3-11 IDE HDD Auto-Detection: This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters wil

3-12. Exit Without Saving...3-24 Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Softw

3-12 Chapter 3 Halt On: This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot wi

BIOS Setup 3-13 Quick Power On Self Test: When set to [Enabled], this item speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after powering on the system. The

3-14 Chapter 3 EIST Function This item appears only for certain processors with the EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) Function. When set to

BIOS Setup 3-15 Report No FDD For OS: When set to [Yes], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive. Leave thi

3-16 Chapter 3 Memory Hole At 15M-16M: When set to [Enabled], the memory address space at 15M-16M will be reserved for ISA expansion cards that speci

BIOS Setup 3-17 3-5. Integrated Peripherals # On-Chip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE Bus Master: This option enables

3-18 Chapter 3 On-Chip SATA: This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controller. [Auto]: Allows

BIOS Setup 3-19 ! SATA Mode: This item displays the variety modes for SATA Mode. # On-Chip PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:

3-20 Chapter 3 Floppy Disk Controller This option enables or disables the floppy disk controller. # Onboard PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to en

BIOS Setup 3-21 ACPI Suspend Type: This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(PowerOn-Suspend)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3(Susp

Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU • Designed for Intel® Pentium 4 / Pentium D LGA775 processors w

3-22 Chapter 3 Power On Function This item selects the way you want your system to power on. [Password]: Use a password to power on the system, selec

BIOS Setup 3-23 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By: This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Aut

3-24 Chapter 3 3-8. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3-

Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility A-1 Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility NOTE: Please install this In

A-2 Appendix A AW8 Series

Install Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver B-1 Appendix B. Install Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver The installation procedures

B-2 Appendix B 5. Click [Next]. 6. Click [Finish] to complete setup. AW8 Series

Install Audio Driver C-1 Appendix C. Install Audio Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP oper

C-2 Appendix C AW8 Series

Install BCM LAN Driver D-1 Appendix D. Install BCM LAN Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP

1-2 Chapter 1 • 2x PCI slots • 1x AudioMAX slot • 1x Floppy port • 1x UDMA 100/66/33 connector • 2x SATA connectors (For model AW8-MAX only) •

D-2 Appendix D AW8 Series

Install Sil3132 SATA Driver (AW8-MAX) E-1 Appendix E. Install Sil3132 SATA Driver (AW8-MAX) The installation procedures and screen shots in this se

E-2 Appendix E 7. Choose [I accept the terms in the license agreement], and click [Next]. 8. Click [Next]. 9. Click [Finish]. 10. Click [Fini

Install USB 2.0 Driver F-1 Appendix F. Install USB 2.0 Driver NOTE: The “USB 2.0 Driver” packed in the “Driver & Utility CD” is currently availa

F-2 Appendix F AW8 Series

Install ABIT µGuru Utility G-1 Appendix G. Install ABIT µGuru Utility The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Win

G-2 Appendix G AW8 Series

POST Code Definition H-1 Appendix H. POST Code Definition AWARD POST Code Definitions POST (hex) Description CF Test CMOS R/W functionality C0 Early

H-2 Appendix H 1F Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 21 HPM initialization (notebook platform) 23 1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value

POST Code Definition H-3 55 Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 57 Display PnP logo Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to e

Introduction 1-3 1-2. Layout Diagram User’s Manual

H-4 Appendix H 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

POST Code Definition H-5 AC2005 POST Code Definition: POST (hex) Description Power On Sequence 8.1. Start power on sequence 8.2. Enable ATX power sup

H-6 Appendix H H-6 Appendix H AW8 Series AW8 Series

Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) I-1 Appendix I. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new

I-2 Appendix I 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 “Technic

Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) I-3 Main instructions: To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given belo

I-4 Appendix I ' Technical Support Form ! Company Name: ( Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: ) E-mail Address: Model *

How to Get Technical Support J-1 Appendix J. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.ab

J-2 Appendix J 4. Internet Newsgroups. These are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group,

How to Get Technical Support J-3 North America and South America ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont CA, 94538, U

1-4 Chapter 1 AW8 Series

J-4 Appendix J Poland ABIT Computer (Poland) Co. Ltd. Przedstawicielstwo w Polsce ul. Wita Stwosza 28, 50-149 Wrocław Tel: 48 71 780 78 65 / 66 Fax:

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Before installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V standby power), or discon