Introduction AB9 Pro/AB9 Motherboard Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium D Hardware Setup User's Manual BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD LGA775 ATX Motherboard Intel 965 / ICH8R (AB9 Pro) 1066MHz FSB Dual DDR2 800 Dual GbE LAN (AB9 Pro) IEEE 1394 About this Manual: This user's manual contains all the information you may need for setting up this motherboard. To read the user's manual of PDF format (readable by Adobe Reader), place the "Driver & Utility CD" into the CD-ROM drive in your system. The auto-run screen will appear, click the "Manual" tab to enter its submenu. If not, browse the root directory of the CD-ROM via the File Manager, and double click the "AUTORUN" file. 10x SATA 3Gb/s (AB9 Pro) HD 7.1 Silent OTESTM Technology uGuruTM Technology Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 User's Manual English, 2nd 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 expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of this manual. If you do not properly set the motherboard settings, causing the motherboard to malfunction or fail, we cannot guarantee any responsibility. ii AB9 Pro, AB9 Introduction Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Features & Specifications .............................................................1-1 1.2 Motherboard Layout.....................................................................1-3 1.2.1 AB9 Pro ..............................................................................1-3 1.2.2 AB9....................................................................................1-4 Hardware Setup BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD Appendix 2. Hardware Setup ............................................................... 2-1 2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis .......................................................2-1 2.2 Installing Motherboard .................................................................2-1 2.3 Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................2-2 2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery ..............2-3 2.3.2 Wake-up Header .................................................................2-5 2.4 Connecting Chassis Components...................................................2-6 2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors ........................................................2-6 2.4.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers............................2-7 2.4.3 FAN Power Connectors ........................................................2-8 2.5 Installing Hardware......................................................................2-9 2.5.1 CPU Socket 775 ..................................................................2-9 2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots .......................................................... 2-12 2.6 Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................... 2-14 2.6.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 2-14 2.6.2 Serial ATA Connectors ....................................................... 2-15 2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers......................................... 2-16 2.6.4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header........................................ 2-16 2.6.5 Internal Audio Connectors.................................................. 2-17 2.6.6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header ................................. 2-17 2.6.7 PCI and PCI Express X16, X1 Slots ..................................... 2-19 2.6.8 GURU Panel Connection Header ......................................... 2-20 2.7 Onboard Status Display .............................................................. 2-21 2.7.1 POST Code Displayer......................................................... 2-21 2.7.2 Power Source Indicators .................................................... 2-22 2.8 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ............................................. 2-23 3. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 3-1 3.1 µGuruTM Utility..............................................................................3-2 3.1.1 OC Guru .............................................................................3-2 3.1.2 ABIT EQ .............................................................................3-4 AB9 Pro, AB9 iii 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................................................................ 3-18 3.6 Power Management Setup.......................................................... 3-21 3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................. 3-24 3.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................. 3-26 3.9 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................ 3-26 3.10 Set Password........................................................................... 3-26 3.11 Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 3-26 3.12 Exit Without Saving.................................................................. 3-26 4. Driver & Utility CD............................................................ 4-1 4.1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility .......................................4-2 4.2 Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver..........................................4-3 4.3 Realtek Audio Driver ....................................................................4-4 4.4 Realtek LAN Driver.......................................................................4-5 4.5 Silicon Image 3132 SATA Driver....................................................4-6 4.6 JMicron SATA Driver ....................................................................4-7 4.7 USB 2.0 Driver.............................................................................4-8 4.8 ABIT µGuru Utility........................................................................4-8 4.9 Intel SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker ...............................................4-9 4.10 Sil3132 SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker........................................ 4-10 4.11 JMicron SATA RAID Driver Disk Maker ....................................... 4-11 5. Appendix .......................................................................... 5-1 5.1 POST Code Definitions .................................................................5-1 5.1.1 AWARD POST Code Definitions.............................................5-1 5.1.2 AC2005 POST Code Definitions.............................................5-4 5.2 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?) ..........................5-5 5.2.1 Q & A .................................................................................5-5 5.2.2 Technical Support Form ......................................................5-8 5.2.3 Universal ABIT Contact Information ......................................5-9 iv AB9 Pro, AB9 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 · Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB LAN · Onboard dual PCI-E Gigabit LAN controllers support 10/100/1000M Ethernet (AB9 Pro) · Onboard PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet (AB9) IEEE 1394 · Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394 at 400Mb/s transfer rate Audio · Onboard 7.1 CH HD Audio CODEC · Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out Expansion Slots · 1x PCI-E X16 slot · 2x PCI-E X1 slots · 2x PCI slots Internal I/O Connectors · · · · · · · · 1x 1x 9x 6x 3x 2x 1x 1x Floppy port ATA 100/66/33 IDE connector SATA connectors (AB9 Pro) SATA connectors (AB9) USB 2.0 headers IEEE1394 headers FP-Audio header CD-In connector AB9 Pro, AB9 1-1 Rear Panel I/O · · · · · · · 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector 1x PS/2 Mouse connector ABIT Silent OTESTM 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 Gigabit LAN connectors (AB9 Pro) · 1x RJ-45 Gigabit LAN connector (AB9) Serial ATA · 6x SATA 3Gb/s offered by Intel ICH8R supports Intel Matrix Storage Tech (AHCI & RAID 0/1/5/10) (AB9 Pro) · 4x SATA 3Gb/s offered by Intel ICH8 (AB9) · 2x SATA 3Gb/s offered by JMicron JMB363 supports up to 0, 1, JBOD RAID function · 2x SATA 3Gb/s offered by Silicon Image 3132 (AB9 Pro) ABIT Engineered · ABIT SoftMenuTM Technology · ABIT uGuruTM Technology · ABIT Silent OTESTM Technology RoHS Compliancy · 100% Lead-free process and RoHS compliancy Miscellaneous · ATX form factor (305mm x 245mm) Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. 1-2 AB9 Pro, AB9 Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout 1.2.1 AB9 Pro AB9 Pro, AB9 1-3 1.2.2 AB9 1-4 AB9 Pro, AB9 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/or peripherals. Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything. Hardware Setup 2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis · · This motherboard carries an ATX form factor of 305 x 245 mm. Choose a chassis big enough to install this motherboard. As some features for this motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis, make sure your chassis supports all the features required. If there is possibility of adopting some more hard drives, make sure your chassis has sufficient power and space for them. Most chassis have alternatives for I/O shield located at the rear panel. Make sure the I/O shield of the chassis matches the I/O port configuration of this motherboard. You can find an I/O shield specifically designed for this motherboard in its package. · · 2.2 Installing Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow the motherboard to be securely attached, and at the same time, prevent the system from short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the chassis base: 1. With studs, 2. Or with spacers In principle, the best way to attach the board is with use studs. Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers. Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis. If the holes line up and there are screw holes, you can attach the board with studs. If the holes line up and there are only slots, you can only attach with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the board into position aligned with slots. After the board has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK before putting the chassis back on. AB9 Pro, AB9 2-1 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 or spacers on the chassis. 5. Install the motherboard with screws and have them tightened. To prevent shorting the PCB circuit, please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting- ...