Introduction KN9 Motherboard AMD Socket AM2 User's Manual Hardware Setup BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD AMD Socket AM2 ATX Motherboard NVIDIA NF4 Ultra Chipset 2GHz HT Dual DDR2 800 DIMM Slots GbE LAN Appendix 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. 4x SATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0/1/0+1 ABIT Silent OTESTM Technology 7.1 Channel Audio KN9 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 KN9 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 2.6 Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................... 2-13 2.6.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 2-13 2.6.2 Serial ATA Connectors ....................................................... 2-14 2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers......................................... 2-15 2.6.4 Internal Audio Connectors.................................................. 2-15 2.6.5 Front Panel Audio Connection Header ................................. 2-16 2.6.6 PCI and PCI Express X16, X1 Slots ..................................... 2-17 2.7 Onboard Status Display .............................................................. 2-18 2.7.1 Power Source Indicators .................................................... 2-18 2.8 Connecting I/O Devices.............................................................. 2-19 3. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 3-1 3.1 SoftMenu Setup ...........................................................................3-2 3.2 Standard CMOS Features..............................................................3-3 3.3 Advanced BIOS Features ..............................................................3-6 3.4 Advanced Chipset Features...........................................................3-8 3.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 3-10 KN9 iii 3.6 Power Management Setup.......................................................... 3-14 3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................. 3-16 3.8 PC Health Status........................................................................ 3-18 3.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .............................................................. 3-20 3.10 Load Optimized Defaults........................................................... 3-20 3.11 Set Password........................................................................... 3-20 3.12 Save & Exit Setup .................................................................... 3-20 3.13 Exit Without Saving.................................................................. 3-20 4. Driver & Utility CD............................................................ 4-1 4.1 nVidia nForce Chipset Driver.........................................................4-2 4.2 Realtek Audio Driver ....................................................................4-3 4.3 Cool'n'Quiet Driver .......................................................................4-4 4.4 USB 2.0 Driver.............................................................................4-5 4.5 ABIT EQ (The Hardware Doctor Utility)..........................................4-6 4.6 FlashMenu (BIOS Update Utility) ...................................................4-8 4.7 NVRaid Floppy Disk.................................................................... 4-10 5. Appendix .......................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?) ..........................5-1 5.1.1 Q & A .................................................................................5-1 5.1.2 Technical Support Form ......................................................5-4 5.1.3 Universal ABIT Contact Information ......................................5-5 iv KN9 Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Features & Specifications CPU · Supports Socket AM2 940 Processor with 2GHz system bus using Hyper TransportTM Technology · Supports AMD CPU Cool `n' Quiet Technology Chipset · NVIDIA NF4 Ultra Memory · Four 240-pin DIMM slots · Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800 Un-buffered ECC/Non-ECC memory · Supports maximum memory capacity up to 8GB Serial ATA · Supports 4 ports NV SATA 3Gb/s RAID 0/1/0+1 LAN · NV Gigabit LAN Audio · Onboard AC97 7.1 CH Audio CODEC · Supports auto jack sensing Expansion Slots · 1x PCI-E X16 slot · 2x PCI-E X1 slots · 3x PCI slots Internal I/O Connectors · · · · · · · · · 1x 2x 4x 3x Floppy port ATA 133/100/66/33 connector SATA 3Gb/s connectors USB 2.0 headers Rear Panel I/O 1x 1x 1x 4x 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector PS/2 Mouse connector 7.1CH Audio Connector USB 2.0 ports RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port KN9 1-1 ABIT Engineered · SoftMenuTM Technology · Silent OTESTM Technology Miscellaneous · ATX form factor (305mm x 245mm) Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. 1-2 KN9 Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout KN9 1-3 1-4 KN9 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. use studs, or 2. use spacers In principle, the best way to attach the board is to 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. KN9 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 KN9 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. Hardware Setup · · Pins 1 and 2 shorted (default): Normal operation. Pins 2 and 3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory. To clear the CMOS memory and load in the default values: 1. Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source. 2. Set pin 2 and pin 3 shorted by the jumper cap. Wait for a few seconds. Set the jumper cap back to its default settings --- pin 1 and pin 2 shorted. 3. Power on the system. 4. For incorrect CPU ratio/clock settings in the BIOS, press key to enter the BIOS setup menu right after powering on system. 5. Set the CPU operating speed back to its default or an appropriate value. 6. Save and exit the BIOS setup menu. KN9 2-3 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 battery is no longer functional and has to be renewed. To renew the backup battery: 1. Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source. 2. Remove the exhausted battery. 3. Insert a new CR2032 or equivalent battery. Pay attention to its polarity. The "+" side is its positive polarity. 4. Connect AC power source and power o ...