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Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User’s Manual For more information: www.abit.com.tw 4200-0433-01 Rev. 1.00.
Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subj ect to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 1-1. Fatal1ty..................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2. Features & Specifications .
3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations ......................................................................... 3-25 3-8. Load Fail-Safe Defaults ......................................................................... 3-26 3-9. Load Optimized Defaults .......
Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Fatal1ty FATAL1TY STORY Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level.
1-2 Chapter 1 LIVIN’ LARGE Since my first big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV, ESPN and G4TV to name only a few. It's unr eal - it's crazy.
Introduction 1-3 1-2. Features & Specifications 1. CPU • Designed for Intel ® 90nm Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with 1066/800 MHz FSB • Supports Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology 2. Chipset • Intel ® 925XE / Intel ® ICH6R Express Chipset 3.
1-4 Chapter 1 9. Internal I/O Connectors • 1x PCI-E X16 slot • 2x PCI-E X1 slots • 2x PCI slots • 1x Audio daughter card port • 1x Floppy port • 1x UDMA 100/66/33 connector • 4x SATA 150 connectors • 2x USB 2.0 headers • 2x IEEE1394 headers 10.
Introduction 1-5 1-3. Layout Diagram User’s Manual.
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Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Before installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V st andby 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 become damaged.
2-2 Chapter 2 Before installing this motherboard, exam your chassis to ensure this motherboard fits into it. 1. Face the side of the I/O ports toward the rear part of the chassis. 2. Locate the screw holes on the motherboard and the chassis base. 3. Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base, and then have them tightened.
Hardware Setup 2-3 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.
2-4 Chapter 2 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.
Hardware Setup 2-5 2-3. Install System Memory The Intel 925XE Express Chipset MCH memory inte rface is designed with Flex Memory Technology supporting single-channel or dual-channel DDR2 memory configurations. • To reach the optimum performance in dual-channel configurations, install identical DDR2 DIMM pairs for each channel.
2-6 Chapter 2 • [Dual Channel Asymmetric]: both channels are populated, but each channel has a different amount of total memory. (Channel A ≠ Channel B) Channel A Channel B Method DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM.
Hardware Setup 2-7 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.
2-8 Chapter 2 (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 • OTESFAN1, OTESFAN2: OTES Fan Power Connector WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers.
Hardware Setup 2-9 (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.
2-10 Chapter 2 (4). Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. • USB-PWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function support at USB1 port. Pin 2-3 shorted: Enable wake-up function support at USB1 port.
Hardware Setup 2-11 (5). Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 MIC2 L (Microphone 2 Left) 2.
2-12 Chapter 2 (6). Back Panel Audio Connection Slot The slot “ BP-AUDIO1 ” provides the audio input /output connection at back panel through an audio daughter-card. NOTE: Install this daughter-card at slot “ BP-AUDIO1 ”. • S/PDIF Out: This connector provides an S/PDIF-Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices.
Hardware Setup 2-13 S/PDIF Connection: Along with the motherboard package you can find an audio daughter-card and a roll of optical fiber cable for S/PDIF connection. • S/PDIF Input Connection: 1. Plug the end with 3.5mm adap ter into the [JK1] jack on this daughter-card.
2-14 Chapter 2 (7). Front Panel COM1 Connection Header This header provides one additional COM1 port connection through an extension cable and bracket.
Hardware Setup 2-15 (8). 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.
2-16 Chapter 2 (9). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one ad ditional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket.
Hardware Setup 2-17 (10). 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.
2-18 Chapter 2 (11). GURU Clock Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT’s exclusive GURU Clock. (12). Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card.
Hardware Setup 2-19 (13). 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.
2-20 Chapter 2 (14). 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.
Hardware Setup 2-21 (15). Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable. This motherboard provides RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration for Se rial ATA hard drives through the Intel ICH6R chipset.
2-22 Chapter 2 (16). PCI Express x16 Slot This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture. (17). PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I/O architecture.
Hardware Setup 2-23 (18). Onboard Switches • PWR-ON: Press this button to power on the system. • RESET: Press this button to reset the system. User’s Manual.
2-24 Chapter 2 (19). Status Indicator • 5VSB: This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • SUS: This LED lights up when the system is in suspend mode. • HD: T his LED lights up when the hard drive is activating. • VCC: This LED lights up when the system power is on.
Hardware Setup 2-25 (20). Back Panel Connectors • IEEE1: Connects to devices of IEEE1394 protocol. • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LAN1: Connects to Gigabit Local Area Network. • LAN2: Connects to 10/100Mbps Local Area Network.
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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 basic level of communication between processor and peripher als.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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].
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.
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.
3-12 Chapter 3 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Thermal Management This item selects the type of thermal monitoring. 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.
BIOS Setup 3-13 Back to Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu: Hyper-Threading Technology This item is used to enable the functionality of the proc essor with Hyper-Threadi ng Technology and will appear only when using such processor.
3-14 Chapter 3 MPS Version Ctrl For OS: This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Pro cessor Specification) this motherboard will use. Leave this item to its default setting. Report No FDD For OS: When set to [Yes], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive.
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.
3-16 Chapter 3 PCI Express Root Port Func: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: PCI Express Slot 1 / PCI Express Slot 2: This option enables or disables the PCI Express port function. PCI-E Compliancy Mode: This item selects the mode for PCI Express add-on card.
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. On-Chip IDE-1 Controller: This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller.
3-18 Chapter 3 On-Chip Serial ATA: This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controller. [Auto]: Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arranged by BIOS automatically. [Combined Mode]: Parallel ATA and Serial ATA are combined together.
BIOS Setup 3-19 OnChip PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: OnChip USB Controller: This option enables or disables the USB controller.
3-20 Chapter 3 SuperIO Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Onboard FDD Controller: This option enables or disables the onboard FDC controller. Onboard Serial Port 1: This item determines which I/O addresses the onboard Serial Port controller will access.
BIOS Setup 3-21 Onboard PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IEEE 1394 Controller: This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller.
3-22 Chapter 3 3-6. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type: This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(PowerOn-Suspend)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function.
BIOS Setup 3-23 WakeUp by Alarm: When set to [ Enabled ], you can set the date and time you would like the Soft-Of f PC to power-on in the “ Date (of Month) Alarm ” and “ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm ” items.
3-24 Chapter 3 Restore On AC Power Loss: This item selects the system action after an AC power failure. [Power Off]: When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power remains off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.
BIOS Setup 3-25 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By: This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Auto(ESCD)]: The system will automatically detect the settings. [Manual]: Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” menu.
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.
Install Intel Chipset Software Utility A-1 Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Software Utility NOTE: Please install this Intel Chipset driver first after installing the Windows operating system. The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are base d on the Windows XP operating system.
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Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID B-1 Appendix B. Install Intel Application Accelerator RAID 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 the on-screen instructions.
B-2 Appendix B 5. Click [Next]. 6. Click [Finish] to complete setup. 7. To run the “Intel St orage Utility”, click [Start] [All Programs] [Intel(R) Application Accelerator] [Intel Application Accelerator]. 8. This is the “Intel Storage Utility” configuration menu.
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 the on-screen instructions. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive.
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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 the on-screen instructions. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive.
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Install USB 2.0 Driver E-1 Appendix E. Install USB 2.0 Driver NOTE: The installation of USB 2.0 driv er for Windows XP or Windows 20 00 is currently available by updating the latest Service Pack from Microsoft’s web site.
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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 other operating systems, please follow the on-screen instructions.
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POST Code Definition G-1 Appendix G. POST Code Definition AWARD POST Code Definitions POST (hex) Description CF Test CMOS R/W functionality C0 Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disabl.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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: Fatal1ty AA8XE 2 * .
H-4 Appendix H Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model * BIOS ID # * Motherboard Model No.
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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