Abit AW9D-MAX manuale d’uso

Introduction AW9D-MAX AW9D Motherboard Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Duo (Extreme Edition) Intel Pentium Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 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 setting up this moth erboard. To read the [...]

AW9D-MAX, AW9D User’s Manual English, 1 st 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, eithe[...]

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

3.1.2 ABIT EQ ............................................................................. 3-4 3.2 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................ 3-11 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................ 3-14 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features.......................................[...]

Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Features & Specifications CPU • Designed for Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processor with 1066/800 MHz FSB • Supports Intel Core 2 Duo(Extreme Edition), Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium D, & Pentium 4 Processors • Supports Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST) • Supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Techno[...]

• 7x SATA connectors (For model “ AW9D-MAX ” only) • 4x SATA connectors (For model “ AW9D ” only) • 2x USB 2.0 headers • 2x IEEE1394 headers Rear Panel I/O • 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector • 1x PS/2 Mouse connector • 1x eSATA connector (For model “ AW9D-MAX ” only) • 4x USB 2.0 connectors • 2x RJ-45 Gigabit LAN connectors [...]

Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout 1.2.1 AW9D-MAX AW9D-MAX, AW9D 1-3[...]

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Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 a[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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, o[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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[...]

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. ATXPWR1: ATX 24-Pin Power Connector The power supply with 20-pin or 24-pin cables can both be [...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 atten[...]

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, OTESFAN1~2: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector ※ These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps [...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 recommen[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 plu[...]

2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots This motherboard provides four 240-pin DIMM slots for Dual Channel DDR2 800/667 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 compat[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 7 256[...]

2.5.3 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots (Install Graphics Card) These slots support the connections of graphics cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. This motherboard provides dual PCI-Express X16 slots for one or two graphics cards installation: One PCIE graphics card installation (Normal Mode): Insert your PCIE graphics card into [PCIEXP1[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-15 To enable CrossFire Mode, you will need to: • Prepare one CrossFire ™ Edition graphics card and one CrossFire ™ Compatible graphics card. • Make sure the graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFire ™ technology. Download the latest driver from ATI website ( http://www.ati.com ). • Make sure your po[...]

2.5.4 AudioMAX Connection Slot This slot provides the audio input/output connection over the rear I/O part through an add-on daughter-card. Find your “ AudioMAX ” daughter-card and its driver in the motherboard package. • S/PDIF Out: This connector provides an S/PDIF-Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices. • S/PD[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-17 S/PDIF Connection: In the motherboard package you can find one audio daughter-card and one optical-fiber cable. 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 assignment be[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-19 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 dr[...]

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~SATA4: Available for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or RAID 5 configuration. • SATA5~SATA6: Available for RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration. (For model “ AW9D-MAX ” on[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-21 2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers 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 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 - 4 Data1 - 5 Data0 + 6 Data1 + 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC ※ Make sure[...]

2.6.5 PCI Express X1 Add-on Slots These slots provide the connection of add-on cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. 2.6.6 PCI Add-on Slot This motherboard remains one standard PCI slot for the add-on card of PCI compliant. 2-22 AW9D-MAX, AW9D[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-23 2.6.7 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.[...]

2.7 Onboard Indicators and Buttons 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 computer’s main components an[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-25 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. ※ You may find several[...]

2.7.3 Onboard Buttons These buttons provide onboard power-on and reset control. • POWER ON: Push this button to power on the system. • RESET: Push this button to reset the system. 2-26 AW9D-MAX, AW9D[...]

Hardware Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 2-27 2.8 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of this motherboard provides the following I/O ports: AW9D-MAX AW9D • Silent OTES: The Silent OTES (Silent Outside Thermal Exhaust System) is a device specifically designed to silently cool the motherboard's North Bridge chipset. (Keep the area for out[...]

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BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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, [...]

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 3.40GHz Item Help ► Frequency : 3468MHz CPU Operating Speed 3400(200) X - External Clock 204MHz X - Multiplier Factor X 17 X[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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[...]

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:Va[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-5 LED Effect Control (For model “AW9D-MAX” only) This item selects the displaying mode for all the LEDs located at the bottom side of the motherboard. [All OFF]: All the LED lights off. [All ON]: All the LED lights on without any flashing effect. [MODE 1 ~ MODE 6]: All the LED lights on with the flashing effect by on[...]

- Beep Temp. This item selects the warning temperature limit. ※ The shutdown temperature must be set above the warning temperature.  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[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 1440 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 ► 3rd 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 ABI[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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[...]

- 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.  3rd FanEQ Group Click <Enter> key t[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-11 3.2 Standard CMOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu. Jul 27 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 [...]

 IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 4 Master/Slave 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[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-13 Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders. 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. Sect[...]

Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system. 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled Item Help Quick Power On Self Test Enabled ► CPU Feature Press Enter ► Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot De[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-15  CPU Feature Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 Item Help X - TM2 Bus Ratio 12 X x - TM2 Bus VID 0.8375V Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled C1E Function Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled EIST Function Enabled ↓↑ →?[...]

Execute Disable Bit This item appears only for certain processors with the Execute Disable Bit (XD bit) feature. When set to [Enabled], this item allows the proc essor to prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code and provide memory protection. EIST Function This item appears only for certain processors with the EIST ([...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-17 ※ Don’t forget your password. If you forg et the password, you wi ll have to open the computer case and clear all informati on in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. MPS Version Ctrl For OS This item specifies which version of MPS (Mult[...]

3.4 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable By SPD Item Help x - CAS Latency Time (tCL) 4 x - RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 4 x - RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 x - Precharge Delay (tRAS) 11 ► PCI Express Root Port Func Press Enter PEG Force X1 Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot ?[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-19  PCI Express Root Port Func Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Express Slot 1 Auto Item Help PCI Express Slot 1 Auto PCI-E Compliancy Mode v1.0a ↓↑ →← :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: P[...]

3.5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► On-Chip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help ► On-Chip PCI Device Press Enter ► Super-IO Device Press Enter ► Onboard PCI Device Press Enter ↓↑ →← :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-21 On-Chip IDE-1 Controller This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller. On-Chip 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 (Adva[...]

[IDE-2]: “IDE1” connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. “SATA1” and “SATA3” connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. The remaining “SATA2” and “SATA4” connectors are disabled. Refer to the following table for the relationships between IDE and SATA ports. PATA IDE Mode IDE Ch[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-23 - USB Mouse Support via Select [ BIOS ] for the legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support USB mouse. On-Chip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller.  Super-IO Device Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super-IO Devic[...]

 Onboard PCI Device Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard PCI Device IEEE 1394 Controller Enabled Item Help Serial1 ATA Controller Enabled - SATA RAID Mode Disabled - SATA Option ROM Enabled Serial2 ATA Controller Enabled - SATA RAID Mode Disabled - SATA Option ROM Enabled LAN1 Controller [...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-25 - Invoke Boot Agent 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. LAN 2 Controller (for model AW9D-MAX only) This option enables or disables the LAN2 controller. - Invoke Boot Agent This item allows you to use the boot ROM (instead [...]

3.6 Power Management Setup Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3(Suspend To RAM) Item Help - Resume by USB From S3 Enabled Power Button Function Instant-Off Wake Up by PME# of PCI Disabled Wake Up by WAKE# of PCIe Disabled Wake Up by Onboard LAN1 Disabled Wake Up by Onboard LAN2 Disabled Wake Up by Onb[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-27 Wake Up by WAKE# of PCIe When set to [Enabled], access through the add-on PCI Express card can remotely wake up the system that was in Soft-Off condition. The PCI Express card must support the wake up function. Wake Up by Onboard LAN1 When set to [Enabled], access through the onboard LAN1 port can remotely wake up the[...]

[Keyboard 98]: Use the power-on button on the “Keybo ard 98” compatible keyboard to power on the system. ※ The mouse wake up function can only be used with the PS/2 mouse, not with the COM port or USB type. Some PS/2 mice cannot wake up the system because of compatible problems. If the specs of y our keyboard are too old, it may fail to power[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-29 3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto Item Help X - IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI/VGA Pallete Snoop Disbaled PCI Latency Timer(CLK) 32 ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size 4096 ↓↑ →← :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:[...]

- 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 IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device ?[...]

BIOS Setup AW9D-MAX, AW9D 3-31 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 co[...]

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Driver & Utility CD AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 a[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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~SATA4 only when after having enabled the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu. The path to enable the RAID function in the BIOS setup[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 scree[...]

4.5 Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA Controller. 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 the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system fo[...]

Driver & Utility CD AW9D-MAX, AW9D 4-7 4.6 Silicon Image 3132 SATA RAID Driver This driver provides functionality for the onboard SATA RAID Controller. ※ The installation of this driver is necessary only after having enabled the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu. To install this driver: 1. Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation men[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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~SATA4” 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 “SATA5+SATA6” or “SATA7+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[...]

Appendix AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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-detect[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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:hardwar[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 fo[...]

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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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[...]

5.2.2 Technical Support Form 5-8 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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 AW9D-MAX, AW9D 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, Fremon[...]

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