Introduction AN9 32X Motherboard AMD Socket AM2 User's Manual Hardware Setup BIOS Setup AMD Socket AM2 ATX Motherboard NB: NVIDIA C51XE SB: NVIDIA MCP55PXE 2GHz HT Dual DDR2 800 DIMM Slots NVIDIA SLI Technology Dual PCI-E X16 Slots Dual GbE LAN IEEE 1394a 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. Driver & Utility CD 8x SATA 3Gb/s with RAID ABIT GuruTM Technology ABIT Silent OTESTM Technology 7.1 Channel HD Audio Appendix AN9 32X User's Manual English, 2nd Edition July, 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 AN9 32X Introduction Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Features & Specifications .............................................................1-1 1.2 Motherboard Layout.....................................................................1-3 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 Headers................................................................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 AM2 .................................................................2-9 2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots .......................................................... 2-11 2.5.3 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots (Install Graphics Card) .......... 2-13 2.5.4 AudioMAX Connection Slot ................................................. 2-15 2.6 Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................... 2-18 2.6.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 2-18 2.6.2 Serial ATA Connectors ....................................................... 2-19 2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers......................................... 2-20 2.6.4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers ...................................... 2-20 2.6.5 PCI Express X1 Add-on Slots .............................................. 2-21 2.6.6 PCI Add-on Slot ................................................................ 2-21 2.6.7 GURU Panel Connection Header ......................................... 2-22 2.7 Onboard Status Display .............................................................. 2-23 2.7.1 POST Code Displayer......................................................... 2-23 2.7.2 Power Source Indicators .................................................... 2-24 2.8 Connecting I/O Devices.............................................................. 2-25 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 3.2 Standard CMOS Features............................................................ 3-11 AN9 32X iii 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................ 3-14 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features......................................................... 3-16 3.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 3-18 3.6 Power Management Setup.......................................................... 3-22 3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................. 3-25 3.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................. 3-27 3.9 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................ 3-27 3.10 Set Password........................................................................... 3-27 3.11 Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 3-27 3.12 Exit Without Saving.................................................................. 3-27 4. Driver & Utility CD............................................................ 4-1 4.1 nVidia nForce Chipset Driver.........................................................4-2 4.2 Realtek HD Audio Driver...............................................................4-3 4.3 Silicon Image 3132 RAID Driver ....................................................4-4 4.4 Cool'n'Quiet Driver .......................................................................4-5 4.5 USB 2.0 Driver.............................................................................4-7 4.6 ABIT µGuru Utility........................................................................4-7 4.7 NVRaid Floppy Disk......................................................................4-8 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 AN9 32X Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Features & Specifications CPU · Supports Socket 940 AM2 Processor with 2GHz system bus using Hyper-TransportTM Technology · Supports AMD CPU Cool `n' Quiet Technology Chipset · Northbridge: NVIDIA®C51XE Chipset · Southbridge: NVIDIA® MCP55PXE Chipset Memory · Four 240-pin DIMM slots · Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800 Un-buffered ECC/Non-ECC memory · Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB ABIT Engineered · ABIT GuruTM Technology · ABIT Silent OTESTM Technology NVIDIA SLI Technology · Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SATA 3Gb/s RAID · Supports 6 ports NV SATA 3Gb/s RAID 0/1/0+1/5/JBOD 2 nd SATA 3Gb/s RAID · 1x Internal SATA 3Gb/s port · 1x External SATA 3Gb/s port Dual GbE LAN · Dual NVIDIA® Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 1394 · Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394a at 400Mb/s transfer rate Audio · ABIT AudioMAX HD 7.1 CH · Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out Expansion Slots · 2x PCI Express x16 slots · 2x PCI Express x1 slots · 1x PCI slot AN9 32X 1-1 · 1x AudioMAX slot Internal I/O Connectors · · · · · · · · · · · 1x 1x 7x 3x 2x Floppy port UDMA 133/100/66/33 connector SATA connectors USB 2.0 headers IEEE1394a headers Rear Panel I/O Silent OTESTM 1x eSATA connector 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector 1x PS/2 Mouse connector 2x RJ-45 Gigabit LAN ports 4x USB 2.0 ports 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 AN9 32X Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout AN9 32X 1-3 1-4 AN9 32X 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, protected 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 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. AN9 32X 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-holes on the motherboard to align with. 2.3 Checking Jumper Settings For a 2-pin jumper, plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE (SHORT). Remove the jumper cap, or plug it on either pin (reserved for future use) will leave it at OPEN position. SHORT Face the chassis's rear panel. OPEN OPEN For 3-pin jumper, pin 1~2 or pin 2~3 can be shorted by plugging the jumper cap in. Pin 1~2 SHORT Pin 2~3 SHORT 2-2 AN9 32X 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 (d) whenever there is modification on the CPU or memory modules. This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory and have it reconfigured to the default values stored in BIOS. ...