Abit AB9 Pro manuale d’uso

Introduction AB9 Pro/AB9 Motherboard Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium D User’s Manual Hardware Setup BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD Appendix About this Manual: This user’s manual contains all the information you may need for settin g up this motherboard. To read the user’s manual of PDF format (readable by Adobe R[...]

AB9 Pro, AB9 User’s Manual English, 2 nd Edition August, 2006 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject 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 [...]

Introduction Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................... 1-1 Hardware Setup BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD Appendix 1.1 Features & Specifications ............................................................. 1-1 1.2 Motherboard Layout ........................................................[...]

3.2 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................ 3-11 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................ 3-14 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features......................................................... 3-17 3.5 Integrated Peripherals .............................................[...]

Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Features & Specifications CPU • Support Intel ® Core 2 Duo, Pentium ® 4, & Pentium ® D processor with 1066/800/533MHz FSB Chipset • Intel P965 / ICH8R (AB9 Pro) • Intel P965 / ICH8 (AB9) Memory • 4x 240-pin DIMM slots • Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 Un-buffered Non-ECC memory • Suppor[...]

Rear Panel I/O • 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector • 1x PS/2 Mouse connector • ABIT Silent OTES ™ • 1x OPT-IN1 connector • 1x OPT-OUT1 connector • 1x eSATA1 connector (AB9 Pro) • 1x AUDIO1 Connector (Surround-Left / Surround-Right, Rear-Left / Rear-Right, Center/Subwoofer, Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out) • 4x USB 2.0 connectors • 2x RJ-45 G[...]

Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout 1.2.1 AB9 Pro AB9 Pro, AB9 1-3[...]

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Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-1 2. Hardware Setup In this chapter we will elaborate all the information you need upon installing this motherboard to your computer system. ※ Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component. Failing to so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and[...]

To install this motherboard: 1. Locate all the screw holes on the motherboard and the chassis base. 2. Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base and have them tightened. 3. Face the motherboard’s I/O ports toward the chassis’s rear panel. 4. Line up all the motherboard’s screw holes with those studs o r spacers on the chassis.[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-3 2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery The time to clear the CMOS memory occurs when (a) the CMOS data becomes corrupted, (b) you forgot the supervisor or user password preset in the BIOS menu, (c) you are unable to boot-up the system because the CPU ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS menu, or [...]

CMOS Backup Battery: An onboard battery saves the CMOS memory to keep the BIOS information stays on even after disconnected your system with power source. Nevertheless, this backup battery exhausts after some five years. Once the error message like “ CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED ” or “ CMOS checksum error ” displays on monitor, this backup batte[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-5 2.3.2 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. • USB-PWR2: Pin 1-2 shorted (Default): Disable wake-up function support a[...]

2.4 Connecting Chassis Components 2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors These connectors provide the connection from an ATX power supply. As the plugs from the power supply fit in only one orientation, find the correct one and push firmly down into these connectors. ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: The power supply with 20-pin or 24-pin cables can both be connecte[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-7 2.4.2 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 polarity for the LED connection. Please pay attenti[...]

2.4.3 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 • AUXFAN1~3: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector ※ These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these con[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-9 2.5 Installing Hardware ※ DO NOT scratch the motherboard when installing hardware. An accidentally scratch of a tiny surface-mount component may seriously damage the motherboard. ※ In order to protect the contact pins, please pay attention to these notices: 1. A maximum 20 cycles of CPU installation is recommende[...]

4. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. The alignment key must be located in the notch of package. 5. Use your left hand to hold the load plate, and use your right thumb to peel the cap off. ※ The cap plays an important role in protecting contact pins. In order to prevent bent pin, PUT ON the cap after operation or testing.[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-11 8. Place the heatsink and fan assembly onto the socket. Align the four fasteners toward the four mounting holes on the motherboard. 9. Press each of the four fasteners down into the mounting holes. Rotate the fastener clock-wise to lock the heatsink and fan assembly into position. 10. Attach the four-pin power plug [...]

2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots This motherboard provides four 240-pin DIMM slots for Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 8GB. • To reach the optimum performance in dual-channel configurations, install identical DDR2 DIMM pairs for each channel. • Install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. To reach the optimum co[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-13 • [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 DIMM3 DIMM4 1 512MB - 256MB - 2 - 256MB - 512MB 3 512MB - - 256MB 4 - 256MB 512MB - 5 256MB 256MB 256MB - 6 256MB 256MB - 256MB 7 256MB[...]

2.6 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.6.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors The FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy dr ives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable. Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDC1 on the board, the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives connector. Generally you need [...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-15 2.6.2 Serial ATA Connectors Each SATA connector serves as one single channel to connect one SATA device by SATA cable. The disk array for RAID configuration is also provided: • SATA1~SATA6: Available for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration. (Supports up to 4 disks for RAID 0/10/5, or up to 2 disks for[...]

2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers Besides the 4x USB 2.0 ports located at rear I/ O part, this motherboard also features 2x more USB 2.0 headers onboard. Each header supports 2x additional USB 2.0 ports by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I/O panel or the front-mounted USB ports of your chassis. Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VC[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-17 2.6.5 Internal Audio Connectors This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. 2.6.6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the front panel connection for HD (High Definition) Audio, yet for AC’97 Audio CODEC connection, you must carefully check the pin assig[...]

Driver Configuration for AC’97 audio connection: The audio driver is originally configured to support HD Audio. For AC’97 audio connection, you may: 1. Right-click the “Realtek HD Audio Manager” icon in system tray. 2. Click “Audio I/O” tab, and then click “Connector Settings”. 3. Click “ Disabled front panel jack detection ”, a[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-19 2.6.7 PCI and PCI Express X16, X1 Slots Install PCI Express X16 graphics card into slot “PCIEXP1”. Install PCI Express X1 cards into slots “PCIE1” and/or “PCIE2”. Install PCI cards into slots “PCI1” and/or “PCI2”.[...]

2.6.8 GURU Panel Connection Header This header is reserved for connecting ABIT’s exclusive GURU Panel. For more information, please refer to the included GURU Panel Installation Guide. 2-20 AB9 Pro, AB9[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-21 2.7 Onboard Status Display 2.7.1 POST Code Displayer This is an LED device to display the “ POST ” Code, the acronym for P ower O n S elf T est. The computer will execute the POST action whene ver you power on the computer. The POST process is controlled by the BIOS. It is used to detect the status of the comput[...]

2.7.2 Power Source Indicators These indicators work as a reminding device to display the power status of this motherboard with power source connected. • 5VSB: This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • VCC: This LED lights up when the system power is on. 2-22 AB9 Pro, AB9[...]

Hardware Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 2-23 2.8 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of this motherboard provides the following I/O ports: AB9 Pro AB9 • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • Silent OTES: The Silent OTES (Silent Outside Thermal Exhaust System) is a device specifically designed to silently [...]

• AUDIO1: S.L./S.R. (Surround Left / Surround Right): Connects to the surround left and surround right channel in the 7.1 channel audio system. Cen./Sub. (Center / Subwoofer): Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7.1 channel audio system. R.L./R.R. (Rear Left / Rear Right): Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7.[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-1 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM so that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or[...]

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: 3.1.1 OC Guru µGuru Utility v1.00C OC Guru Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.33GHz Item Help ► Frequency : 3375MHz CPU Operating Speed 3333(133) X - External Clock 135MHz X - Multiplier Factor X 25 X[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-3 - External Clock This item selects the external clock frequency. Due to the specification limit 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. - Estimated New CPU Clock This i[...]

Power Cycle Statistics Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C OC Guru Power Cycle Statistics PC Up Time 0 Hours Item Help ►► PC Up Time Total 119 Hours PC Power Cycles 538 Cycles PC Reset Button Cycles 123 Cycles AC Power On Total Time 288 Hours AC Power Cycles 228 Cycles ↓↑ →← :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-5  Temperature Monitoring Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ Temperature Monitoring Reading Shutdown Enable Shutdown Temp. Beep Enable Beep Temp. (*)CPU Temperature 34 ° C/93 ° F (*) 85 ° /185 ° F (*) 75 ° C/167 ° F (*)System Temperature 29 ° C/84 ° F ( ) 65 ° ° C/149 ?[...]

 Voltage Monitoring Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ Voltage Monitoring Reading Shutdown Enable Beep Enable High Limit Low Limit (*)CPU Core Voltage 1.27 V (*) (*) 1.55 V 0.00 V (*)DDR2 Voltage 1.80 V ( ) (*) 2.15 V 1.45 V (*)DDR2 VTT Voltage 0.89 V ( ) (*) 1.05 V 0.70 V (*)CPU VTT 1.2V Voltage 1.20 V ([...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-7  Fan Speed Monitoring Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ Fan Speed Monitoring Reading Shutdown Enable Beep Enable Low Limit (*)CPU FAN Speed 7440 RPM (*) (*) 300 RPM ( )NB FAN Speed N/A ( ) ( ) 300 RPM ( )SYS FAN Speed N/A ( ) ( ) 300 RPM ( )AUX1 FAN Speed N/A ( ) ( ) 300 RPM ([...]

 FanEQ Control µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ FanEQ Control ► 1st FanEQ Group Press Enter Item Help ►► ► 2nd FanEQ Group Press Enter ↓↑ →← :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit  1st FanEQ Group Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu (1st FanEQ Group): µGuru Utility v1.00C ABIT EQ 1st FanEQ Group CPU FanEQ [...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-9 - Reference Temperature This item selects the reference point for taking temperature among the available options of CPU, SYS, and PWM Temperature, but there is only one “CPU Temperature” item to choose for the “CPU FanEQ Control”. - Control Temperature High/Low These items set the high and low temperature limit t[...]

- Control Temperature High/Low These items set the high and low temperature limit that you want to do the fan speed control. - DC Fan Voltage High/Low These items set the high and low voltage limit that you want to provide the fan with. ※ The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit. 3-10 AB9 Pro, AB9[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-11 3.2 Standard CMOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue. Aug 1 2006 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 34 : 56 ► IDE Channel 1 Master None ► IDE Channel 1 Slave None ► IDE Channel 2 Master None ► IDE Channel 2 Slave None ► IDE Channel 3 Master None ► IDE Cha[...]

 IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Channel 1 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 1 Master Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Z[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-13 Head This item configures the numbers of read/write heads. Precomp This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads. Sector This item configures the numbers of sectors per track. [...]

3.3 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► CPU Feature Press Enter Item Help ► Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Quick Power on Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device SATA CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up Nu[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-15 Limit CPUID MaxVal When set to [Enabled], this item limits th e CPUID maximum value to 3, which is usually required for older OS like Windows NT4.0. Leave this item at its default [Disabled] settings for OS like Windows XP. C1E Function This item appears only for certain processors with the C1E (Enhanced Halt State) Fun[...]

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 enters the BIOS setup[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-17 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Item Help X - CAS Latency Time Auto X - DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay Auto X - DRAM RAS# Precharge Auto X - Precharge Delay (tRAS) Auto X - System Memory Frequency Auto PCI-E Compliancy Mode v1.0a Ini[...]

3.5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help ► OnChip PCI Device Press Enter ► Onboard PCI Device Press Enter Onboard FDC Controller Press Enter  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-[...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-19 IDE Bus Master This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. SATA Mode This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA. [IDE]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as IDE mode. [RAID]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as RAID mode. [AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (A[...]

- USB Mouse Support via Select [ BIOS ] for the legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support USB mouse. OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller.  Onboard PCI Device Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard PCI Device Onboard LAN1 Controller [...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-21 [RAID]: The onboard Serial ATA served as RAID mode. JMB363 SATA Controller This item enables or disables the Onboard SATA controller for SATA8, SATA9 and IDE1 port. Onboard 1394 Controller This item enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller.  Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Onboard FDC Controller This op[...]

Power Button Function This item selects the method of powering off your system: [Delay 4 Sec.]: Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. This will prevent the system from powering off in c ase you accidentally hit or pushed the power button. [Instant-Off]: Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will [...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-23 [Mouse Right]: Double click the mouse right button to power on the system. [Any KEY]: Use any keyboard keys to power on the system. [Button Only]: Use only the power button to power on the system. [Keyboard 98]: Use the power-on button on the “Keybo ard 98” compatible keyboard to power on the system. ※ The mouse w[...]

3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto(ESCD) Item Help X - IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI/VGA Pallete Snoop Disbaled ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size 128  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous [...]

BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-25 - IRQ Resources Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved]. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device Item Help IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device IR[...]

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 default values that are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations. 3.10 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access[...]

Driver & Utility CD AB9 Pro, AB9 4-1 4. Driver & Utility CD The “Driver & Utility CD” that came packed with this motherboard contains drivers, utilities and software applications required for its basic and advanced features. Place the “Driver & Utility CD” into the CD-ROM dr ive in your system. The following installation aut[...]

4.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility This utility installs Windows [ INF ] files to the target system. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel chipset co mponents in order to ensure all the features function properly. To install this utility: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2.[...]

Driver & Utility CD AB9 Pro, AB9 4-3 4.2 Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver This driver provides functionality for the on-chip SATA Controller. ※ This driver installation is necessary for connectors SATA1~SATA6 only when after having enabled the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu. The path to enable the RAID function in the BIOS setup m[...]

4.3 Realtek Audio Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard High Definition Audio Codec. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [Audio Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system for the[...]

Driver & Utility CD AB9 Pro, AB9 4-5 4.4 Realtek LAN Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard PCIE Gigabit and Fast Ethernet NIC Controller. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [LAN Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow the prompts on the screen [...]

4.5 Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA Controller. ※ This driver installation is necessary for connectors SATA7 and eSATA1. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [Sil3132 SATA Driver] item. The installation screen appears: 3. Follow t[...]

Driver & Utility CD AB9 Pro, AB9 4-7 4.6 JMicron SATA Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA RAID Controller. ※ This driver installation is necessary for the devices connected through connectors SATA8, SATA9, and IDE1. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. 2. Click the [[...]

4.7 USB 2.0 Driver ※ There is no need to install this driver for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows XP with Service Pack 1, or their later version. 4.8 ABIT µGuru Utility The µGuru Utility combined with the optional Guru Clock allows you to access and select system performance of your system while playing game s, listening music, browsin[...]

Driver & Utility CD AB9 Pro, AB9 4-9 4.9 Intel SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker This procedure is necessary if you want to install operating system to a RAID configuration connected among “SATA1~SATA6” connectors: 1. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk drive and connect it to “FDC1” connector on this motherboard. 2. Start install operating system. [...]

4.10 Sil3132 SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker This procedure is necessary if you want to install operating system to a RAID configuration connected between “SATA7” and “eSATA1” connectors: 1. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk drive and connect it to “FDC1” connector on this motherboard. 2. Start install operating system. 3. Insert this driver dis[...]

Driver & Utility CD AB9 Pro, AB9 4-11 4.11 JMicron SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker This procedure is necessary if there is access to the devices connected to connectors “SATA8”, “SATA9”, and “IDE1” during the OS installation: 1. Prepare a 3.5” floppy disk drive and connect it to “FDC1” connector on this motherboard. 2. Start insta[...]

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Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 5-1 5. Appendix 5.1 POST Code Definitions 5.1.1 AWARD POST Code Definitions 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-detectio[...]

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 PWM 3. Init onbo[...]

Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 5-3 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 [...]

5.1.2 AC2005 POST Code Definitions 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 clock generator IC 8.A.[...]

Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 5-5 5.2 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?) 5.2.1 Q & A Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble 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 for [...]

Q: How to get a quick response for my request on technical support? A: Please carry out a simple troubleshooting before sending “ Technical Support Form ”: System boot-up fails after the system had been assembled: Check the motherboard’s supporting specifications first to see if all the key components attached in your system can meet. To do s[...]

Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 5-7 • Memory size: Type in the size of your memory module. Example: 512M* 4PCS • Memory configuration: Type in the memory configuration in BIOS setting. Example: Memory Timing: 2.5-3-3-7 @533MHz • Graphics information: Note Graphics card’s brand, model and driver version • Graphics card: Type in the brand and model n[...]

5.2.2 Technical Support Form 5-8 AB9 Pro, AB9 Region: E-mail: First name: Last Name: Subject: Motherboard: BIOS Version: CPU: Memory brand: Memory size: Memory configuration: Graphics card: Graphics driver version: Power supply maker: Power supply wattage: Storage devices: Optical devices: Other devices: Operating system: Problem description:[...]

Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 5-9 5.2.3 Universal ABIT Contact Information Taiwan Head Office Universal ABIT Co., Ltd. No. 323, Yang Guang St., Neihu, Taipei, 114, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-8751-3380 Fax: 886-2-8751-3381 Sales: sales@abit.com.tw Marketing: market@abit.com.tw North America, South America Universal ABIT (USA) Corporation 2901 Bayview Drive, Fremont,[...]

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