Abit AS8 manual

AS8 Series (AS8, AS8-V, AS8-G) Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User’s Manual 4200-0409-05 Rev. 1.02[...]

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Table Of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 1-1. Features & Specifications ........................................................................ 1-1 1-2. Layout Diagram (AS8 and AS8-G) ......................................................... 1-3 1-3. Layout Diagram[...]

3-10. Set Password .......................................................................................... 3-26 3-11. Save & Exit Setup .................................................................................. 3-26 3-12. Exit Without Saving ............................................................................... 3-26 Appendix[...]

Hardware Setup 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. LGA775 CPU Socket • Designed for Intel ® 90nm Pentium 4/Celeron D LGA775 processors with 800/533 MHz FSB • Compatible with Intel ® 04B and 04A processors • Supports Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology 2. Chipset • Intel 82865PE (MCH) + 82801ER (ICH5R) (For AS[...]

1-2 Chapter 2 • 4x PCI slots • 1x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB • 2x SATA 150 connectors • 2x Ultra ATA/100/66/33 connectors • 2x USB 2.0 headers • 2x IEEE 1394 headers (For AS8 and AS8-G) • 1x FP-Audio header • 1x CD-IN header • 1x AUX-IN header 12. Back Panel I/O • 1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse • 1x Serial port connect[...]

Hardware Setup 1-3 1-2. Layout Diagram (AS8 and AS8-G) User’s Manual[...]

1-4 Chapter 2 1-3. Layout Diagram (AS8-V) AS8 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 disconnect the power cord before i nstalling or unplugging any connectors or add-on cards. Failing to do so may cause the motherboard components or add-on cards to malfunction or damaged. 2-1. Install The[...]

2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan Assembly In order to protect the contact pins, please pay attention to these notices: 1. A maximum 20 cycles of CPU installation is recommended. 2. Never touch the cont act pins with fingers or any object. 3. Always put on the cap when the CPU is not in use. 1. Place the board so as to let the lever [...]

Hardware Setup 2-3 The cap plays an imp ortant role in protecting contact pins. In order to prevent bent pin, PUT ON the cap after operation or testing. 7. Lower the plate onto the CPU package. Engage the load lever while gently pressing down the load plate. 8. Secure the lever with the hook under retention tab. 9. Place the heatsink a nd fan assem[...]

2-4 Chapter 2 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for Sing le/Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 4GB. To reach the performance of Dual Channel DDR, the following rules must be obeyed: • When installing TWO DIMM modules: Install DIMM modules of th e same type an[...]

Hardware Setup 2-5 Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules. 1. Locate the DIMM slot on the board. 2. Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully, keep away of touching its connectors. 3. Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot. 4. Firmly press the module into the slots unti[...]

2-6 Chapter 2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, an d how to connect them. Please read the entire section for necessary inform ation before attempting to finish all the hardwa re installation inside the computer chassis. A complete en larged layout diagram is shown in Chapter 1 f[...]

Hardware Setup 2-7 (2). FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector • NBFAN1: Chipset Fan Power Connector • SYSFAN1: System Fan Power Connector • AUXFAN1, AUXFAN2: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT [...]

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 operation. • Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory. WARNING: Turn the power off first (in cluding the +5V standby power) before clearing the CMOS memory. Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormall[...]

Hardware Setup 2-9 (4). Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. • PS2-PWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function support at Keyboard/Mouse port. Pin 2-3 shorted: Enable wake-up function support at Keyboard/Mouse port • USB-PWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function supp[...]

2-10 Chapter 2 (5). 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 extension cable provided with the chassis. • To use the audio connector at rear panel, disconnec[...]

Hardware Setup 2-11 (6). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch the power LED pin position and orientation. The mark “+” align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarit y for the LED connection. Please pay attention to connec[...]

2-12 Chapter 2 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers (For AS8 and AS8-G) (7). These headers each provide one ad ditional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket. (8). Additional USB Port Headers These headers each provide 2 addi tional USB 2.0 ports connection th rough an USB cable designed for USB 2.0 specifications. AS8 Series [...]

Hardware Setup 2-13 (9). GURU Clock Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT’s exclusive GURU Clock. (10). System Management Bus Headers This header is reserved for syst em management bus (SM bus). The SM bus is a specific implementation of an I 2 C bus. I 2 C is a multi-master bus, which means that mu ltiple chips can be con[...]

2-14 Chapter 2 (11). Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. AS8 Series[...]

Hardware Setup 2-15 (12). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors The FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-w ire, 2-connector floppy cable. Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDC1 on t he board, the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives connector. Generally you need only one flo [...]

2-16 Chapter 2 (13). POST Code Display This is an LED devi ce to display the “ POST ” Code, the acronym of P ower O n S elf T est. The computer will execute the POST action whenever you power on the computer. The POST process is controlled by the BIOS. It is used to detect the status of the co mputer’s main components and peripherals. Each PO[...]

Hardware Setup 2-17 (14). Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable. (15). Status Indicators • D12 (5VSB): This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • D13 (VCC): This LED lights up when the system power is on. User’s Manual[...]

2-18 Chapter 2 (16). Back Panel Connectors AS8, AS8-G: AS8-V: • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT1: Connects to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol. • COM1: Connects to external modem, mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol. • OPT-IN1: This co[...]

BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM t hat you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a pr ogram that deals with the basi c level of communication between processor and peripher als. Use the BIOS Setup program only wh en installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or pr[...]

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 arrow key on keyboard:  OC Guru: Brand Name: This item displays the CPU model name installed on this motherboard. Frequency: This item displays the processor speed of the CPU installed on this motherb[...]

BIOS Setup 3-3  External Clock: This item selects the external clock fr equency. Due to the specification li mit of the CPU you installed, the speed you set over its standard bus speed is supported, but not guaranteed.  Multiplier Factor: This item displays the multiplier factor for the CPU you installed.  N/B Strap CPU As: This item sets [...]

3-4 Chapter 3 Power Cycle Statistics: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: These items display the power cycle statistics for each element.  ABIT EQ: Click right-arrow < → > key to switch from OC Guru setup menu to ABIT EQ setup menu: ABIT EQ Beep Control: This item allows you to enable or disable ABIT EQ Beep Control function. [...]

BIOS Setup 3-5  Temperature Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU Temperature/System Temperature/PWM Temperature: These items display the temperature of CPU, System, and Power Module.  Shutdown Enable: Use <Space> key to enable system shutdown funct ion. If the CPU/System/PWM’s temperature exceeds the shutdown [...]

3-6 Chapter 3  Voltage Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: All Voltages: These items display the voltage of each element.  Shutdown Enable: Use <Space> key to enable system shutdown function. If the volt age of corresponding element is higher/lower than the high/low limit, the system would automatically shutdown. ?[...]

BIOS Setup 3-7  Fan Speed Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU/NB/SYS/AUX1/AUX2 FAN Speed: These items display the speed of the fans connected to CPU, NB, SYS, AUX1 and AUX2 FAN headers.  Shutdown Enable: Use <Space> key to enable system shutdown function. Once the system has detected that the fan speed is lower[...]

3-8 Chapter 3  FanEQ Control: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU/NB/SYS FanEQ Control: When set to [Enabled], thes e items control the CPU, NB, and/or SYS fan speed by the following setting combinations.  Reference Temperature: This item selects the reference poi nt for taking temperature among th e available options of CPU, SY[...]

BIOS Setup 3-9 3-2. Standard CMOS Features This section contains the basic configuration parameters of t he BIOS. These paramet ers include date, hour, VGA card, FDD, and HDD settings. Date (mm:dd:yy): This item sets the date you specify (usually the current date) in the format of [Month], [Date], and [Year]. Time (hh:mm:ss): This item sets the tim[...]

3-10 Chapter 3 IDE HDD Auto-Detection: This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter > key. The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive: When set to [Auto], the BIOS will au tomatically check what kind of IDE drive you are[...]

BIOS Setup 3-11 [All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error. [No Errors]: The system-boot will not stop for any error detected. [All, But Keyboard]: The system-boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error. [All, But Diskette]: The system-boot will stop for all errors except a diskette error. [All, But[...]

3-12 Chapter 3 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features  CPU Feature: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Limit CPUID MaxVal When set to [Enabled], this item limits the CPUID maximum value to 3, whic h is usually required for older OS like Windows NT4.0. Leave this item to its default [Disabled] settings for OS like Windows XP. NX BIOS Control When[...]

BIOS Setup 3-13 The Hyper-Threading Technology hel ps your PC work more efficien tly by maximizing processor resources and enabling a si ngle processor to run two separate threads of softw are simultaneously, bringing forth greater pe rformance and system resp onsiveness when running mu ltiple applications at once. Quick Power On Self Test: When se[...]

3-14 Chapter 3 Security Option: This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup. [Setup]: The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. [System]: The password is required each time the computer boots up. NOTE: Don’t forget your passw ord. If you forget t[...]

BIOS Setup 3-15 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable: This item sets the optimal timings for the following fo ur items, depending on th e memory module you are using. The default setting “By SPD” configures these four items by re ading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module st o[...]

3-16 Chapter 3 AGP Aperture Size: This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Init Display First: This item selects to initialize AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots. [AGP]: When the system boots, [...]

BIOS Setup 3-17 3-5. Integrated Peripherals  OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE Bus Master: This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. OnChip IDE-1 Controller: This item allows you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. Select [Disabled] if[...]

3-18 Chapter 3 NOTE: The [RAID] option is only available when t he item “OnChip Serial ATA” is set as [Enhanced Mode].  SATA RAID ROM: This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on-chip Serial ATA RAID to boot-up system. OnChip Serial ATA: This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controlle[...]

BIOS Setup 3-19 IDE-1 Master IDE-2 Master • SATA1 serves as IDE-1 Master • SATA2 serves as IDE-2 Master • OnChip IDE-1 and IDE-2 controller disabled SATA Only IDE-2 Master IDE-1 Master • SATA1 serves as IDE-2 Master • SATA2 serves as IDE-1 Master • OnChip IDE-1 and IDE-2 controller disabled  OnChip PCI Device: Click <Enter> key[...]

3-20 Chapter 3  SuperIO Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Onboard FDC Controller: This option enables or disables the onboard FDC controller. Onboard Serial Port: This item determines which I/O addresses the onboard Serial Port controller will access. [Auto]: The system automatically select an I/O address for the onboard Seri[...]

BIOS Setup 3-21  EPP Mode Select: This item selects the EPP mode.  ECP Mode Use DMA: This item selects the DMA channel of the parallel port.  Onboard PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IEEE 1394 Controller: (For AS8 and AS8-G) This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller. Onboard LAN Controller: This opti[...]

3-22 Chapter 3 ACPI Suspend Type: This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(PowerOn Suspend)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3(Suspend To RAM)]: Enables the Suspend to RAM function. Resume by USB From S3: When set to [Enabled], this item allo ws you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) st[...]

BIOS Setup 3-23 press the Power button to power-on the system. [Power On]: When power returns after an AC power failu re, the system’s power will be powered on automatically. [Last State]: When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will re turn to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is o[...]

3-24 Chapter 3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By: This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Auto]: The system will automatically detect the settings. [Manual]: Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” menu.  IRQ Resources: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This i[...]

BIOS Setup 3-25 PCI Latency Timer(CLK): This item controls how long each PC I device can hold th e bus before another ta kes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer ti me and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values. PIRQ_0 Use IRQ [...]

3-26 Chapter 3 3-8. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3-9. Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS defau lt values that are fact ory settings for optima l-performance system operations. 3-10. Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuratio[...]

Install Intel Chipset Software Utility A-1 Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Software Utility NOTE: Please install this Intel Chipset driver first after having installed the Windows operating system. The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are base d on the Windows XP operating system. For other operating systems, please follo[...]

A-2 Appendix A A-2 Appendix A AS8 Series AS8 Series[...]

Install Intel Application Acce lerator RAID (For AS8 only) B-1 Appendix B. Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID (For AS8 and AS8-G) The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are base d on the Windows XP operating system. For other operating systems, please follow its on-screen instructions. Insert the Driver & Utility [...]

B-2 Appendix B Click [Next]. 5. Click [Finish] to complete setup. 6. AS8 Series[...]

Install Intel Application Acce lerator RAID (For AS8 only) B-3 Intel Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility The on-chip Serial ATA RAID supports the Stripe (RAID 0) and Mirror (RAID 1) RAID set. For the striped RAID set, the identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance. The Mirrored RAID set creates a complete backup [...]

B-4 Appendix B Delete RAID V olume This item allows you to remove a RAID Array. • Press < ↑↓ > (up, down arrow) to select the RAID array you want to delete. • Press < Del > to delete the volume. • Press < Esc > to return to previous menu. NOTE: After you have ma de and confirmed this selection, all the data stored in the[...]

Install Audio Driver C-1 Appendix C. Install Audio Driver The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are base d on the Windows XP operating system. For other operating systems, please follow its on-screen instructions. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program aut omatica[...]

C-2 Appendix C C-2 Appendix C AS8 Series AS8 Series[...]

Install LAN Driver D-1 Appendix D. Install LAN Driver The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are base d on the Windows XP operating system. For other operating systems, please follow its on-screen instructions. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program aut omatically.[...]

D-2 Appendix D AS8 Series[...]

Install USB 2.0 Driver E-1 Appendix E. Install USB 2.0 Driver NOTE: The installation for USB 2.0 d river for Windows XP or Windows 2000 is currently available by updating the latest Service Pack from Microsoft’s web site. User’s Manual[...]

E-2 Appendix E E-2 Appendix E AS8 Series AS8 Series[...]

Install ABIT µGuru Utility F-1 Appendix F. Install ABIT µGuru Utility The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are base d on the Windows XP operating system. For thos e of other OS, please follow its on-screen instructions. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program au[...]

F-2 Appendix F AS8 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 chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers C1 Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC -Auto-detection of L2 cach[...]

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 of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute. 2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead. 24 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid[...]

POST Code Definition G-3 55 Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 57 Display PnP logo Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 59 Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code 5B (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) 5D 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO 2. Initializ[...]

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 Initialization 8F Clear noise of IRQs 93 Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code 94 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program Daylight Saving 3. Program boot up speed 4. Chipset final initializ[...]

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 supply 8.3. ATX power supply ready 8.4. DDR voltage ready 8.5. Setup PWM for CPU core voltage 8.6. Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 8.7. Check CPU core voltage 8.8. CPU core voltage ready 8.9. Initial cloc[...]

G-6 Appendix G AS8 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 motherboard to ass emble 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 [...]

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 “Technical Support Form” section of this manual. If you have a problem during opera tion, in order to help our te chnical support personnel quickly determine the problem with your motherboard and give y ou t[...]

Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) H-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: AS8, AS8-V, AS8-G 2 * . Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard [...]

H-4 Appendix H  Technical Support Form  Company Name:  Phone Number:  Contact Person:  Fax Number:  E-mail Address: Model * BIOS ID # * Motherboard Model No. DRIVER REV OS/Application * Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU * HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD-ROM-Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory ADD-ON CARD Problem Description: AS8 Series[...]

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.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. [...]

I-2 Appendix I 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 informati on and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products. Many times you will see that your question has alre[...]

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, U.S.A. Tel: 1-510-623-0500 Fax: 1-510-623-1092 Sales: sales@abit-usa.com Latin America Sales: ventas@abit-usa.com Marketing: marketing@abit-usa.com Web Site: http://www.abit-usa.com RMA Center 46808 Lakev[...]

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: 48 71 372 30 87 Japan Web Site: http://www.abit4u.jp Taiwan Head Office (Serving all other territories not listed above. Taiwan is 8+ GMT time, and may have different holiday calendar from yours.) ABI[...]