AN8 Series (AN8 SLI/AN8 Ultra/AN8-3rd Eye /AN8 V2.0/AN8/AN8-V) AMD Athlon 64/64FX System Board Socket 939 User’s Manual 4200-0438-11 Rev. 1.04
1-6 Chapter 1 1-5. Layout Diagram (AN8 V2.0) AN8 Series
H-4 Appendix H ) Technical Support Form ! Company Name: * Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: + E-mail Address: Model * BIOS
How to Get Technical Support I-1 Appendix I. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.ab
I-2 Appendix I 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 I-3 North America and South America ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont CA, 94538,
I-4 Appendix I Poland ABIT Computer (Poland) Co. Ltd. Przedstawicielstwo w Polsce ul. Wita Stwosza 28, 50-149 Wrocław Tel: 48 71 780 78 65 / 66 Fax:
Introduction 1-7 1-6. Layout Diagram (AN8-V) User’s Manual
1-8 Chapter 1 1-8 Chapter 1 AN8 Series AN8 Series
Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Before the Installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V standby power), or di
2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan AssemblyPlease pay attention to the following notices before installing the CPU and heatsink/fan as
Hardware Setup 2-3 6. On the other side, push the retention clip straight down to lock into the plastic lug on the retention frame. 7. Turn the c
2-4 Chapter 2 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for Single/Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266 memory module
Hardware Setup 2-5 To reach the performance of Dual Channel DDR, the following rules must be obeyed: • When installing TWO DIMM modules: Install DIM
2-6 Chapter 2 Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules. 1. Locate the DIMM slot on the board
Hardware Setup 2-7 2-4. Install two Graphics Cards with NVIDIA SLI Technology (AN8 SLI) This motherboard supports the NVIDIA SLI (Scalable-Link-Inte
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
2-8 Chapter 2 Please follow the instructions below to set the system to SLI mode and install your graphics cards. NOTE: Please handle the switchboard
Hardware Setup 2-9 6. Insert the SLI Bridge Connector into the SLI goldfingers on each graphics card. 7. The SLI bracket included in the package
2-10 Chapter 2 2-5. Connectors, Headers and Switches Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, and how to connect them. Ple
Hardware Setup 2-11 AN8 SLI Note: It is recommended to connect to a power with 350W, 20A +5VDC capacity at least for heavily loaded system,
2-12 Chapter 2 (2). FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan Pow
Hardware Setup 2-13 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal op
2-14 Chapter 2 (4). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis fron
Hardware Setup 2-15 (5). Additional USB Port Headers These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through a USB cable designed f
2-16 Chapter 2 (6). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers This header provides one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bra
Hardware Setup 2-17 (7). Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. AN8 Ultra/AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/AN8 V2.0/AN8
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ... 1-1 1-1. Features & Specif
2-18 Chapter 2 • USB-PWR3: Pin 1-2 shorted: Disable wake-up function support at FP-USB1 port. Pin 2-3 shorted (default): Enable wake-up function sup
Hardware Setup 2-19 (8). GURU Clock Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT’s exclusive GURU Clock. AN8 Ultra/AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/
2-20 Chapter 2 (9). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors AN8 Ultra/AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/AN8 V2.0/AN8-V AN8 SLI The FDC1 connector conne
Hardware Setup 2-21 Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor, and 3-connector Ultra ATA/6
2-22 Chapter 2 (10). Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable. AN8 Ul
Hardware Setup 2-23 (11). Status Indicators • LED1 (5VSB): This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • LED2 (VCC): T
2-24 Chapter 2 (12). POST Code Display This is an LED device to display the “POST” Code, the acronym of Power On Self Test. The computer will execute
Hardware Setup 2-25 (13). PCI Express x16 Slot This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture. AN8 Ultra/AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/AN
2-26 Chapter 2 (14). PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I/O architecture. AN8 Ultra/AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/AN8 V2.0/
Hardware Setup 2-27 (16). AUDIOMAX Slot The slot “AUDIOMAX1” provides the audio input/output connection at back panel through an audio daughter-card.
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup... 3-1 3-1. µGuru™ Utility ...
2-28 Chapter 2 S/PDIF Connection: Note: Remove the rubber protection-caps before using this optical fiber cable. AN8 Series
Hardware Setup 2-29 • S/PDIF Output Connection: 1. Pull out the 3.5mm adapter at one end. Plug the rest of this end into the [SPDIF OUT] jack on th
2-30 Chapter 2 • S/PDIF Input Connection: 1. Plug the end with 3.5mm adapter into the [Line-in/IN] jack on this daughter-card. (This jack is used f
Hardware Setup 2-31 • Line-in connection: 1. Plug one end of a standard 3.5mm audio stereo cable into the [Line-in/IN] jack on this daughter card.
2-32 Chapter 2 Analog connection for 7.1 channel audio system: Please follow the below diagram to connect your sound system to the audio daughter car
Hardware Setup 2-33 # AudioMAX 5.1 (AN8 3rd EYE/AN8/AN8 V2.0/AN8-V) • SPDIF IN: This connector provides an S/PDIF-In connection through optic
2-34 Chapter 2 S/PDIF Connection: • S/PDIF Input Connection: 1. Remove the rubber protection-caps from both ends of the cable. 2. Plug one end of
Hardware Setup 2-35 Analog connection for 5.1 channel audio system: Please follow the below diagram to connect your sound system to the audio daughte
2-36 Chapter 2 (17). Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/AN8
Hardware Setup 2-37 (18). Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. AN8 3rd E
Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU • Supports AMD Athlon 64/64FX 939-pin K8 CPU with 2GHz system b
2-38 Chapter 2 (19). Back Panel Connectors AN8 SLI/AN8 Ultra/AN8 3rd Eye/AN8/AN8 V2.0 AN8-V • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects
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
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: µGuru Utility V1.00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Power Cycle Statistics
BIOS Setup 3-5 µGuru Utility V1 00 . OC Guru ABIT EQ Temperature Monitoring Reading Shutdowle nEnabShutdown Temp. Beep Enable Beep Temp. (*)
3-6 Chapter 3 $ Voltage Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility V1.00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Voltage r Monito ing
BIOS Setup 3-7 $ Fan Speed Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility V1.00 OC Guru ABIT EQ Fan Spe ored Monit ing
3-8 Chapter 3 $ FanEQ1 Control: µGuru Utility V1.00 OC Guru ABIT EQ FanEQ1 Control CPU FanEQ Control Enabled Item Help -Reference Temper
BIOS Setup 3-9 ! Reference Temperature: This item selects the reference point for taking temperature among the available options of CPU, SYS, and P
1-2 Chapter 1 10. ABIT Engineered • ABIT uGuru! Technology • ABIT OTES! Technology (AN8 SLI/AN8 Ultra/AN8-3rd Eye/AN8 V2.0/AN8) • ABIT AudioMAX! T
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 Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 1 Master IDE HDD Auto-
3-12 Chapter 3 Precomp: This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone: This item displays the number o
BIOS Setup 3-13 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Removable Device Priority P
3-14 Chapter 3 Boot Up Floppy Seek: When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is set to Enabled, if
BIOS Setup 3-15 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features HT Frequency 4X Item
3-16 Chapter 3 DRAM Timing Selectable: This item selects the DRAM timing mode. When set to “By SPD”, the BIOS will read the DRAM module SPD data and
BIOS Setup 3-17 ! Bank Interleaving: Three options are available: Disabled % 2 Way % 4 Way. The default setting is Disabled. Depending on your SDR
3-18 Chapter 3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► Onchip PCI Device Press Enter
BIOS Setup 3-19 ! USB Keyboard Support: This item allows you to select [Enabled] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [Disabled] in OS envi
Introduction 1-3 1-2. Layout Diagram (AN8 SLI) User’s Manual
3-20 Chapter 3 $ IDE Function Setup: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE F tup uctio
BIOS Setup 3-21 $ RAID Config: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config - RAID
3-22 Chapter 3 Init Display First: This item selects which display slot to be initialized first when the system boots. [PCI Slot]: When the system bo
BIOS Setup 3-23 3-6. Power Management Setup Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3(Suspen
3-24 Chapter 3 mode. ! Date (of Month) Alarm/ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm: You can set the Date (month) Alarm and Time Alarm (hh:mm:ss). Any event occurri
BIOS Setup 3-25 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto
3-26 Chapter 3 $ Back to PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu: PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This item determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work
BIOS Setup 3-27 3-8. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.
3-28 Chapter 3 AN8 Series
Install nVidia nForce Chipset Driver A-1 Appendix A. Install nVidia nForce Chipset Driver NOTE: Please install this NVIDIA nForce Chipset driver fir
1-4 Chapter 1 1-3. Layout Diagram (AN8 Ultra) AN8 Series
A-2 Appendix A 5. Click [Yes]. 6. Click [Next]. 7. Click [Next]. 8. Click [Next]. 9. Click [Yes]. 10. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my c
Install Realtek Audio Driver B-1 Appendix B. Install Realtek Audio Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on
B-2 Appendix B AN8 Series
Install USB 2.0 Driver C-1 Appendix C. Install USB 2.0 Driver NOTE: The installation for USB 2.0 driver for Windows XP or Windows 2000 is currently
C-2 Appendix C AN8 Series
Install AMD64 Processor Driver D-1 Appendix D. Install AMD64 Processor Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are base
D-2 Appendix D 6. Click [Next]. 7. Click [Finish]. 8. Click [Yes] to restart your system. 9. After the system restarted, open the “Power Op
Install ABIT µGuru Utility E-1 Appendix E. Install ABIT µGuru Utility The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on the
E-2 Appendix E AN8 Series
Appendix FAN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk Appendix F. AN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk F-1 User’s Manual If you lost or damaged the SATA Driver Disk that came with the
Introduction 1-5 1-4. Layout Diagram (AN8-3rd Eye/AN8) User’s Manual
F-2 Appendix F AN8 Series
POST Code Definition G-1 Appendix G. POST Code Definition AWARD POST Code Definition: POST (hex) Description CF Test CMOS R/W functionality C0 Early
G-2 Appendix G 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 G-3 55 Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 57 Display PnP logo Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to e
G-4 Appendix G 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 G-5 AC2003 POST Code Definition: POST (hex) Description Power On Sequence 8.1. Start power on sequence 8.2. Enable ATX power sup
G-6 Appendix G AN8 Series
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) H-1 Appendix H. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new
H-2 Appendix H 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?) H-3 Main instructions: To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given belo
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