AV8 AMD Athlon 64TM (FX) System Board Socket 939 User's Manual 4200-0400-01 Rev. 1.00 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. AV8 Table Of Contents Chapter 1. 1-1. 1-2. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 Features & Specifications ........................................................................1-1 Layout Diagram .......................................................................................1-3 Chapter 2. 2-1. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. Hardware Setup.................................................................... 2-1 Install The Motherboard...........................................................................2-1 Install CPU and Heatsink.........................................................................2-2 Install System Memory ............................................................................2-3 Connectors, Headers and Switches ..........................................................2-5 (1). ATX Power Input Connectors........................................................2-5 (2). FAN Connectors.............................................................................2-6 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header ..................................................2-7 (4). Wake-up Header.............................................................................2-8 (5). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ..................................2-9 (6). Additional USB Port Headers......................................................2-10 (7). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers .............................................2-11 (8). Front Panel Audio Connection Header ........................................2-12 (9). Internal Audio Connectors ...........................................................2-13 (10). GURU Clock Connection Header................................................2-13 (11). Accelerated Graphics Port Slot ....................................................2-14 (12). Floppy Disk Drive Connector ......................................................2-15 (13). IDE Connectors............................................................................2-16 (14). POST Code Display .....................................................................2-17 (15). Serial ATA Connectors .................................................................2-18 (16). Status Indicators...........................................................................2-19 (17). Back Panel Connectors ................................................................2-20 Chapter 3. 3-1. 3-2. 3-3. 3-4. 3-5. 3-6. 3-7. 3-8. BIOS Setup............................................................................ 3-1 µGuru Utility............................................................................................3-3 Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................3-9 Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................3-12 Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................3-14 Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................3-18 Power Management Setup .....................................................................3-21 PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................................3-24 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................................3-26 User's Manual 3-9. 3-10. 3-11. 3-12. Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................3-26 Set Password ..........................................................................................3-26 Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................3-26 Exit Without Saving...............................................................................3-26 Install VIA 4-in-1 Driver ................................................................. A-1 Install Audio Driver ......................................................................... B-1 Install LAN Driver ........................................................................... C-1 Install VIA USB 2.0 Driver .............................................................D-1 Install VIA Serial ATA RAID Driver.............................................. E-1 Install ABIT µGuru Driver.............................................................. F-1 POST Code Definition .....................................................................G-1 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)...............................................H-1 How to Get Technical Support ......................................................... I-1 Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Appendix E. Appendix F. Appendix G. Appendix H. Appendix I. AV8 Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Supports AMD AthlonTM 64 / AthlonTM 64 FX 939-pin processor 2000MHz system bus using HyperTransportTM technology 2. CPU Integrated Dual Channel Memory Controller Four 184-pin DIMM sockets (Un-buffered, Non-ECC DIMM) Supports 2 DIMM Single Channel DDR 400/333/266 (Max. 2GB) Supports 4 DIMM Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266 (Max. 4GB) 3. Chipset VIA K8T800 Pro + VT8237 Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI) Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 8X/4X 4. SATA 150 RAID Supports SATA 150 MB/s RAID 0/1 5. Gigabit LAN On board Gigabit PCI Ethernet Controller Operation support ACPI & Wake on LAN 6. IEEE 1394 Supports 3 ports IEEE 1394 at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate 7. Audio On board 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC Professional digital audio interface supports optical S/PDIF Input/Output ABIT µGuruTM Technology ABIT CPU ThermalGuardTM Technology 8. ABIT Engineered 9. Internal I/O Connectors 1x AGP 8X/4X slot 5x PCI slots 1x floppy port supports up to 2.88MB 2x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 connectors 2x SATA 150 connectors User's Manual 1-2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · Chapter 1 2x USB headers 2x IEEE 1394 headers 1x FP-Audio 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 1x AUDIO1 connector (Rear-Left / Rear-Right, Center/Subwoofer) 1x AUDIO2 connector (Mic-In, Line-In, , Front-Left/Front-Right) 2x USB, 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 2x USB, 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector 11. Miscellaneous ATX form factor: 305 x 245 mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. AV8 Introduction 1-3 1-2. Layout Diagram User's Manual 1-4 Chapter 1 AV8 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 installing 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 Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow motherboard to be securely attached on and at the same time, prevented from short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the chassis base: 1. use with studs 2. or use with spacers In principle, the best way to attach the board is to use 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. ATTENTION: 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. User's Manual 2-2 Chapter 2 2-2. Install CPU and Heatsink This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 939 to install AMD Socket 939 CPU. The CPU you bought should contain with a kit of heatsink, cooling fan, retention frame and blackplate. If that's not the case, buy one specially designed for Socket 939. Please refer to the figure shown here to install CPU and heatsink. (For reference only. Your Heatsink & Fan Assembly may not be exactly the same as this one.) 1. Locate the Socket 939 on this motherboard. Pull the CPU release lever sideways to unlatch and then raise it all the way up. Drop the processor with its pin side down into the CPU socket. Do not use extra force to insert CPU; it only fits in one direction. Close the CPU release lever. Align the Backplate Standoffs with the mounting holes on motherboard. Position the backplate onto motherboard. Place the Retention Frame onto the motherboard and align it with the Backplate Standoffs. Place heatsink on top of CPU, and make sure the heatsink fits properly on the retention frame. Hook both sides of the Spring Clip onto the Mounting Tabs of Retention Frame. Tighten screws until the Spring Clip is fully installed. Attach the fan connector of Heatsink & Fan Assembly with the CPU-FAN connector on the motherboard. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ATTENTION: Do not forget to set the correct bus frequency and multiple for your processor. AV8 Hardware Setup 2-3 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for Single/Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 4GB. Table 2-1. Valid Memory Configurations Bank Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3) Bank 6, 7 (DIMM4) Memory Module 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB Total System Memory Total Memory 128MB ~ 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB 128MB ~ 4GB Table 2-2. Unbuffered DIMM Support For AMD 939-pin Processor Data Bus DIMM1 Single rank Double rank Empty 64-bits (Single Channel) Empty Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank Single rank Double rank Empty 128-bits (Dual Channel) Empty Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank DIMM2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Single rank Double rank Empty Empty Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank DIMM3 Empty Empty Single rank Double rank Single rank Double rank Single rank Double rank Empty Empty Single rank Double rank Single rank Double rank Single rank Double rank DIMM4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Empty Empty Single rank Double rank Single rank Double rank Single rank Double rank Maximum DRAM Speed DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR333 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR333 User's Manual 2-4 Chapter 2 To reach the performance of Dual Channel DDR, the following rules must be obeyed: · · When installing TWO DIMM modules: Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots [DIMM1]+[DIMM2] or slots [DIMM3]+[DIMM4]. When installing FOUR DIMM modules: Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots [DIMM1]+[DIMM2], and slots [DIMM3]+[DIMM4]. NOTE: Usually there is no hardware or BIOS setup requires after adding or removing memory modules, but you will have to clear the CMOS memory first if any memory module related problem occurs. Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules. 1. 2. Locate the DIMM slot on the board. Hold two edges of the DIMM mo ...