Socket 939 System Board User's Manual For more information: www.abit.com.tw 4200-0453-03 Rev. 1.01 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. The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. Built to Kill is a trademark of PWX, LLC. © 2005 ABIT Computer Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Table of Contents Chapter 1. 1-1. 1-2. 1-3. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 Fatal1ty.....................................................................................................1-1 Features & Specifications ........................................................................1-3 Layout Diagram .......................................................................................1-5 Chapter 2. 2-1. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. 2-5. Hardware Setup.................................................................... 2-1 Install The Motherboard...........................................................................2-1 Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan Assembly................................................2-2 Install System Memory ............................................................................2-4 Install two Graphics Cards with NVIDIA SLI Technology ....................2-6 Connectors, Headers and Switches ..........................................................2-9 (1). ATX Power Input Connectors ........................................................2-9 (2). FAN Power Connectors ...............................................................2-10 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header ................................................2-11 (4). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ................................2-12 (5). Additional USB Port Headers ......................................................2-13 (6). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers .............................................2-13 (7). Wake-up Header...........................................................................2-14 (8). GURU Panel Connection Header ................................................2-15 (9). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ......................................2-16 (10). Serial ATA Connectors .................................................................2-17 (11). Status Indicators...........................................................................2-18 (12). POST Code Display .....................................................................2-19 (13). PCI Express x1 Slots....................................................................2-20 (14). PCI Express x16 Slot ...................................................................2-21 (15). SLI Switchboard Slot...................................................................2-22 (16). AUDIOMAX Slot ........................................................................2-23 (17). Front Panel Audio Connection Header ........................................2-29 (18). Internal Audio Connectors ...........................................................2-30 (19). Back Panel Connectors ................................................................2-31 Chapter 3. 3-1. 3-2. 3-3. BIOS Setup............................................................................ 3-1 µGuruTM Utility .........................................................................................3-2 Standard CMOS Features.......................................................................3-10 Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................3-13 User's Manual 3-4. 3-5. 3-6. 3-7. 3-8. 3-9. 3-10. 3-11. 3-12. Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................3-15 Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................3-18 Power Management Setup .....................................................................3-23 PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................................3-25 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................................3-27 Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................3-27 Set Password ..........................................................................................3-27 Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................3-27 Exit Without Saving...............................................................................3-27 Install nVidia nForce Chipset Driver ............................................. A-1 Install Realtek Audio Driver............................................................ B-1 Install USB 2.0 Driver ..................................................................... C-1 Install AMD64 Processor Driver.....................................................D-1 Install ABIT µGuru Utility .............................................................. E-1 AN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk ............................................................... 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. For more information: www.abit.com.tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Fatal1ty FATAL1TY STORY Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or five games off guys who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young age situations change rapidly. Because I've been blessed with great hand-eye coordination and a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video gaming) I gravitated to that activity. GOING PRO I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me flew me to Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost none, and took first place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending my title as the world's best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. My earned frags allowed at this tournament were 2.5. From there I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia, Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis. WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally different first person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and walked away with a new car. The next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion. And I did it playing a different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am extremely proud. At QuakeCon 2002, I faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon 2004, I became the World's 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory. User's Manual 1-2 Chapter 1 LIVIN' LARGE Since my first big tournament wins, I have been a "Professional Cyberathlete", traveling the world and livin' large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV, ESPN and G4TV to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I'm living a dream by playing video games for a living. I've always been athletic and took sports like hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. This discipline helps me become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become a professional. A DREAM Now, another dream is being realized ­ building the ultimate gaming computer, made up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions...a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It's all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fluid movement around the maps. My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment, something I've preached since I began competing. I don't want to worry about my equipment. I want it to be there ­ over and done with - so I can focus on the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty brand products will represent. FATAL1TY BRAIN TRUST This is just the beginning. We're already in development for several new products, including high-level Fatal1ty ­ PWX systems for next year, and I'm really grateful to all my Fatal1ty Brain Trust partners for helping make my dreams a reality. I know there is a business side to all of this, but for me the true reward is making products that are so good I can win with them ­ and making them available to fellow gamers. Gaming is my life, and many fellow gamers around the world are also some of my best friends, so giving back to the gaming community is really important to me. Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Introduction 1-3 1-2. Features & Specifications 1. CPU · · · · · · · · · · · · · Supports AMD Athlon 64/64FX 939-pin K8 CPU with 2GHz system bus using Hyper Transport Technology Supports AMD CPU Cool `n' Quiet Technology 2. Chipset NVIDIA nForce4 SLI single chip Integrated NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet and NVIDIA Firewall Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface Increase bandwidth of the PCI ExpressTM bus providing 60x the bandwidth of PCI Four 184-pin DIMM sockets Supports 4 DIMM Dual DDR 400/333/266 non-ECC un-buffered memory Supports maximum memory capacity up to 4GB ABIT uGuru 2003 Technology ABIT OTES Technology ABIT AudioMAX Technology ABIT CPU ThermalGuard Technology 3. NVIDIA SLI Technology 4. Memory 5. ABIT Engineered 6. NV SATA RAID · · · · · · · · · Supports SATA 3Gbps data transfer rate Supports SATA RAID 0/1/0+1 7. NV GbE LAN NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet Controller NVIDIA Secure Networking Engine 8. NV Firewall Native NVIDIA Firewall 9. IEEE 1394 Supports IEEE 1394 at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate 10. Audio High quality 7.1-channel Audio Card Optical S/P DIF In/Out Supports auto jack sensing User's Manual 1-4 Chapter 1 11. Internal I/O Connectors · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ! 2x PCI-E X16 slot 2x PCI-E X1 slots 2x PCI slots 1x Audio daughter card port 1x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB 2x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors 4x SATA 3G connectors 3x USB headers 1x IEEE 1394 header 1x IEEE 1394 Connector 1x PS/2 keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse 4x USB, 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector 1x Dual OTES 12. Back Panel I/O 13. Miscellaneous ATX form factor: 305 x 245 mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. For more information: www.abit.com.tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Introduction 1-5 1-3. Layout Diagram User's Manual 1-6 Chapter 1 For more information: www.abit.com.tw Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Hardware Setup 2-1 ...