Abit AN7 manual

AN7 Socket 462 System Board User’s Manual 4200-0390-02 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. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accu[...]

Table Of Contents AN7 快速安裝指引 ................................................................................... 2 AN7 のクイックインストールガイド ................................................... 4 AN7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung .......................................................... 6 AN7 Guide d’Installation [...]

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 3-1 3-1. SoftMenu Setup........................................................................................ 3-3 3-2. Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 3-5 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features ..[...]

1 User’s Manual[...]

2 AN7 快速安裝指引 AN7 快速安裝指引 如您要瞭解此主機板更詳細的資訊 ， 請 參閱我們的完整 版使用手冊 ， 裡面會有詳盡的說明 。 此快速 安裝手冊是給有經驗的系統組裝者使用 ， 如果這是 您第一次嘗試來組裝您的電腦系統 ， 我們建議您 先去閱讀完整版的使?[...]

AN7 快速安裝指引 3 將主機板安裝到機殼上 當您將處理器安裝到主機板上之後 ， 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 ， 請將主機板上的固定孔位與 機殼底座上的固?[...]

4 AN7 のクイックインストールガイド AN7 のクイックインストールガイド このマザーボードの詳細については、 ユーザーズ マニュアルの完全版を参照してください。 この クイックインストールガイドは、 経験あるシステ ム構築者向けに書かれました。 今回始?[...]

AN7 のクイックインストールガイド 5 注意： 正しいバス周波数と倍数をプロセッサ用に設定するのを忘れないでください。 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 ?[...]

6 AN7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung AN7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung Beziehen Sie sich bitte fü r detaillierte Informationen über diese Ha uptplatine auf die vollständige Version des Benutzerbuchs. Diese Schnellinst allationsanleitung ist für erfahrene Systemaufb auer gedacht. Ist es Ihr erster Versuch ein Computersystem aufzubauen, da nn empf[...]

AN7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung 7 Achtung: Vergessen Sie nicht, die korrekte Busfrequ enz und -Multiplikator für Ihren Prozessor einzustellen. Installieren der Hauptplatine im Gehäuse Nach der Installation des Prozessors können Sie anfangen die Ha uptplatine im Computergehäuse zu befestigen. Die meisten Gehäuse habe n eine Bodenplatte, auf d[...]

8 AN7 Guide d’Installation Rapide AN7 Guide d’Installation Rapide Pour des informations relatives à cette carte mère plus détaillées, v euillez vous référer à notre version complète du manuel utilisateur. Ce guide d’installation rapide est créé pour les as sembleurs système expérimentés. S’il s’agit de votre pr emier essai po[...]

AN7 Guide d’Installation Rapide 9 Attention: N’oubliez pas de programmer la fréquence de bus correcte et le multiple pour votre processeur. 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 [...]

10 Краткое руководство по установке AN7 Краткое руководство по установке AN7 Более подробные сведения о материнской плате приведены в руководстве пользователя. Краткое руководство по установк?[...]

Краткое руководство по установке AN7 11 Внимание: Установите соответствующие частоту и кратность шины процессора. Установка материнской платы в корпус После установки процессора на материнск[...]

12 Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre AN7 Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre AN7 Per maggiori e dettagliate informaz ioni su questa scheda madre si preg a di fare riferimento alla versione integrale del Manuale utente. Quest a guida all’installazione veloce è intesa per costruttori esperi di sistemi. Se questa è la prima v[...]

Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre AN7 13 Installazione della scheda madre sul telaio Dopo avere installato il pr ocessore sulla scheda madre si può inizia re a fissare la scheda madre sul telaio. Innanzi tutto è necessario fi ssare la scheda madre al te laio. La maggior parte dei telai ha una base sulla quale sono presenti diversi for[...]

14 14 AN7 AN7[...]

Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU • Supports AMD-K7 Socket A 266/333/400MHz FSB Processors 2. Chipset • NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset with MCP-T • Integrated 128-bit memory controller • Supports A dvanced C onfiguration and P ower Management I nterface (ACPI) • Accelerated Graphics Port [...]

1-2 Chapter 1 • 2x SATA 150 connectors • 1x USB header • 1x IEEE 1394a header • 1x CD-IN, 1x AUX-IN header 10. Back Panel I/O • 1x PS/2 keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse • 1x Serial port connector, 1x Parallel port connector • 1x S/PDIF In connector • 1x S/PDIF Out connector • AUDIO2 connector (Rear-Left / Rear-Right, Center/Subwoofer) • [...]

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

1-4 Chapter 1 AN7[...]

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 This motherboard provides a ZIF ( Z ero I nsertion F orce) Socket 462 to inst all AMD Socket A CPU. The CPU you bought should have a kit of heatsink and cooling fan al ong with. If that’s not the case, buy one specially designed for Socket A. Please refer to the figure shown here to install CPU and heatsink. (For reference only. You[...]

Hardware Setup 2-3 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides 3 184- pin DDR DIMM sites for memory ex pansion availabl e from minimum 128MB to maximum 3GB. Table 2-1. Valid Memory Configurations Bank Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB Bank 4, 5 ([...]

2-4 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 2-5 (2). FAN Connectors These 3-pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan • NBFAN1: Chipset Fan • SYSFAN1: System Fan • FAN4, FAN5: Auxiliary Fan WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors. User’s Manual[...]

2-6 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 2-7 (4). Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. • KBPWR1: 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. • USBPWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function suppor[...]

2-8 Chapter 2 (5). 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 connect thes[...]

Hardware Setup 2-9 (6). Additional USB Port Header This header provides 2 ad ditional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2.0 specifications. Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 - 4 Data1 - 5 Data0 + 6 Data1 + 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC User’s Manual[...]

2-10 Chapter 2 (7). Additional IEEE1394 Port Header This header provides one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket. Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 + 2 TPA0 - 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0 + 6 TPB0 - 7 +12V 8 +12V 9 NC 10 GND AN7[...]

Hardware Setup 2-11 (8). 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, disc[...]

2-12 Chapter 2 (9). Internal Audio Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. AN7[...]

Hardware Setup 2-13 (10). Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an op tional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X mode. Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards. ATTENTION: This motherboard does not support 3.3V AGP cards. Use only 1.5V or 0.8V AGP cards. User’s Manual[...]

2-14 Chapter 2 (11). Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports two standard floppy disk drives via a 34-pin 34-conductor ribbon cable. Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable: 1. Install one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector. Th e colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin-1 of FDC1 connector. 2. Install the [...]

Hardware Setup 2-15 (12). IDE Connectors This motherboard provides two IDE ports to connect up to four IDE drives at Ultra DMA mode by Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables. Each cable ha s 40-pin 80-conductor and three connectors, providing two hard drives connection with motherboar d. Connect the single end (blue co nnector) at the longer length of ribbon c[...]

2-16 Chapter 2 (13). Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable. To enable the SATA1 and SATA2 co ntroller, the item “Serial ATA C ontroller” must be kept enabled (default setting) in the BIOS menu of “Onboard PCI Device”. AN7[...]

Hardware Setup 2-17 (14). Status Indicators • LED1 (5VSB): This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • LED2 (VCC): This LED lights up when the system power is on. User’s Manual[...]

2-18 Chapter 2 (15). 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 connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer. If more than one mast [...]

Hardware Setup 2-19 (16). 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. Ea[...]

2-20 Chapter 2 (17). Back Panel Connectors • 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 connector provides an[...]

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 F6: You may create a profile to save the new BIOS settings in it. Press <F6> button in the main menu, a dialog box with five numbers (1~5) will appear on the screen. Select one number, and press <Enter>. Then, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Save Profile To BIOS (Y/N)? After pressing “Y?[...]

BIOS Setup 3-3 3-1. SoftMenu Setup The SoftMenu utility is ABIT’s ex clusive and ultimate solution in pr ogramming the CPU operating speed. All the parameters regarding CPU FSB speed, multiplier factor, the AGP & PCI clock, and even the CPU core voltage are all available at your fingertips. CPU Name Is: This item displays the CPU model name, [...]

3-4 Chapter 3 NOTE: Some processors might have this multiplier factor locked, so there is no way to choose a higher multiplier factor. AGP Frequency: This item allows you to set th e AGP clock speed from 66MHz to 99MHz. Due to the AGP specification limit, the speed you set over its standard clock speed is supported, but not guaranteed. CPU FSB/DRAM[...]

BIOS Setup 3-5 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 time[...]

3-6 Chapter 3 IDE Primary Master / Slave and IDE Secondary Master / Slave: When set to [Auto], the BIOS will au tomatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully unders tand the meaning of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provide[...]

BIOS Setup 3-7 [EGA/VGA]: (Enhanced Graphics Adapte r/Video Graphics Array) Fo r EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters. [CGA 40]: (Color Graphics Adapter) Power up in 40-column mode. [CGA 80]: (Color Graphics Adapter) Power up in 80-column mode. [Mono]: (Monochrome adapter) Includes high-resolution monochrome adapters. Halt On: This item determin[...]

3-8 Chapter 3 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority: This item selects the hard disks boo ting priority. By pressing <Enter> key, you can enter its submenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system. This item functions only when ther e is the option of [Hard Disk] in any one of the [...]

BIOS Setup 3-9 Boot Up NumLock Status: This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up. [On]: The numeric keypad functions as number keys. [Off]: The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys. Security Option: This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only when ente[...]

3-10 Chapter 3 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Enhance PCI Performance: Two options are available: Disabled  Enabled. The default setting is Disabled . This item can improve the PCI transmission performance. CPU Disconnect Function: When set to [Enabled], the system will disconnect the S2K FSB on a C1 state change. Memory Timings: Five options ar[...]

BIOS Setup 3-11 FSB Spread Spectrum: Three options are available: Disabled  0.50%  1.00%. The default setting is 0.50% . AGP Spread Spectrum: Two options are available: Disabled  0.50%. The default setting is 0.50% . AGP Aperture Size: This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device. The aperture is a p[...]

3-12 Chapter 3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: OnChip IDE1 Controller: This item allows you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. Select [Disabled] if you want to add a different hard drive controller.  Master/Slave Drive PIO Mode The PIO (Programmed Input/Outp[...]

BIOS Setup 3-13 [Disabled]: The BIOS will not detect thes e categories. If problem arises in using Ultra DMA devices, try disabling this item. OnChip IDE2 Controller: The description is same as the OnChip IDE1 Controller. IDE Prefetch Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled . The onboard IDE drive interf[...]

3-14 Chapter 3 LAN Controller: This option enables or disables the LAN controller.  LAN Boot ROM: This item allows you to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly. IEEE1394 Controller: This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller.  Back to Integrated Peripherals Se[...]

BIOS Setup 3-15 Onboard Serial Port 1: This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Six options are available: Disabled  3F8/IRQ4  2F8/IRQ3  3E8/IRQ4  2E8/IRQ3  AUTO. The default setting is 3F8/IRQ4 . Onboard Parallel Port: Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard para llel port. Four options are available: Di[...]

3-16 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. [S3(Suspend-To-RAM)]: Enables the Suspend to RAM function. Power Button Function: This item selects the method of powering off your system: [Instant-Off]: Pressing and then releasing[...]

BIOS Setup 3-17 Power On Function: This item selects the way you want your system to power on. [Password]: Use a password to power on the system, select this option then press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the sam e password to confir m, and then press <Enter>. [Hot KEY]: Use any of the [...]

3-18 Chapter 3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data: When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will reset the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) once automatically next time you boot up . It will then recreate a new set of configuration dat a. But the next time you boot up, this option will automatically be set as Disabled. Resources C[...]

BIOS Setup 3-19  Back to PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu: PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This item determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. [Disabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI/VGA. [Enabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Assign IRQ For VGA: This item assigns an IRQ for the VGA card[...]

3-20 Chapter 3 3-8. PC Health Status  Temperature Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU Shutdown Temperature: This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the syst em automatically in or der to prevent system overheats. NOTE: The CPU shutdown temperature limit must be higher than the CPU alarm temperature limit. CPU[...]

BIOS Setup 3-21  Voltage Monitoring: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: These items display the voltage of each element.  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.  CPU FAN Fai[...]

3-22 Chapter 3  FanEQ Control: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: CPU FanEQ Control: When set to [Enabled], this item allo ws you to control the CPU fan sp eed by its setting combination of temperature and voltage high/low limit.  FanEQ Control Temp. High/Low This item sets the high and low temperature limit that you want to do the[...]

BIOS Setup 3-23 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3-10. Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS defau lt values that are fact ory settings for optima l-performance system operations. 3-11. Set Password This option protects the BIOS configurat[...]

3-24 Chapter 3 3-24 Chapter 3 AN7 AN7[...]

BIOS Setup 3-25 BIOS Setup 3-25 User’s Manual User’s Manual[...]

3-26 Chapter 3 AN7[...]

Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver A-1 Appendix A. Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver NOTE: Please install this NVI DIA nForce Chipset driver first af ter having installed the Windows operating system. The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of othe r OS, please follow it[...]

A-2 Appendix A AN7[...]

Install Serial ATA RAID Driver B-1 Appendix B. Install Serial ATA RAID Driver The installation procedur es and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of othe r OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automa[...]

B-2 Appendix B 6. Click [Finish]. 7. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to complete setup. 8. Check [Device Manager]. [Silicon Image SiI 3112 SATARaid Controller] is successfully installed. 9. To run the [SATARaid] application, click [Start]  [All Programs]  [SATARaid]. 10. This is the SATALink configuration [...]

Install Serial ATA RAID Driver B-3 BIOS Setup for Serial ATA RAID This motherboard suppor ts Striped (RAID 0) and Mirrored (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 of your files. Striped and Mirrored RAID set require[...]

B-4 Appendix B Option 2 Delete RAID set This item allows you to remove a RAID Array on this onboard Serial ATA RAID controller. NOTE: After you have ma de and confirmed this selection, all the data stored in the hard disk will be lost. (The entire partition configuration will be deleted too.) Option 3 Rebuild Mirror ed set This item allows you to r[...]

Install ABIT µGuru Driver C-1 Appendix C. Install ABIT µGuru Driver ABIT µGuru is a fresh Microproce ssor developed by ABIT engineers used only on ABIT motherboards. This processor combines the curr ent ABIT engineered features into a user-friendly Windows-based interface, providing users a perfect environment to maximize PC performance and stab[...]

C-2 Appendix C AN7[...]

POST Code Definition D-1 Appendix D. POST Code Definition AWARD POST Code Definition: Code 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 cache (soc[...]

D-2 Appendix D 25 Early PCI Initialization: -Enumerate PCI bus number. -Assign memory & I/O resource -Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0 26 1. If Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is not defined Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 2. Init onboard P[...]

POST Code Definition D-3 6B Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration table 6D 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO” 6F 1. Initialize floppy controller 2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware 7[...]

D-4 Appendix D AC2003 POST Code Definition: POST (hex) Description Power On Sequence 81 Start power on sequence 82 Enable ATX power supply 83 ATX power supply ready 84 DDR voltage ready 85 Setup PWM for CPU core voltage 86 Assert PWM for CPU core voltage 87 Check CPU core voltage 88 CPU core voltage ready 89 Initial clock generator IC 8A North Brid[...]

Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) E-1 Appendix E. 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 [...]

E-2 Appendix E 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?) E-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: AN7 2 * . Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**[...]

E-4 Appendix E  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: AN7[...]

How to Get Technical Support F-1 Appendix F. 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. [...]

F-2 Appendix F 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 F-3 North America and South America: ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont, California 94538, U.S.A. Tel: 1-510-623-0500 Fax: 1-510-623-1092 sales@abit-usa.com technical@abit-usa.com http://www.abit-usa.com U.K. and Ireland: ABIT Computer (U.K.) Corporation Ltd. Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Road[...]

F-4 Appendix F 7. RMA Service. If your system has been working but it just stopped, but you have not installed any new software or hardware recen tly, 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 ABI[...]