Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction
1-1. Features & Specifications

1. CPU

Designed for Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D LGA775 processors with 1066/800/533 MHz FSB Supports Intel Hyper-Threading / XD-bit / EM64T / EIST Technology Intel 945P / Intel ICH7R Express Chipset (AL8) Intel 945P / Intel ICH7 Express Chipset (AL8-V) Four 240-pin DIMM slots (Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM) Supports Dual channel DDR2 667/533 (Max. 4GB) Delivers up to 8GB/s per direction for 3.5 times more bandwidth than AGP8X Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0/1/5/10 Supports SATA AHCI, providing native command queuing and native hot plug Onboard Silicon Image PCIE SATAII 3G RAID controller (For model AL8 only) Onboard 7.1-Channel Intel High Definition Audio CODEC Supports auto jack sensing and optical S/PDIF In/Out (For model AL8 only) Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate (For model AL8 only) Onboard PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet ABIT uGuru 2005 Technology (ABIT OC Guru / ABIT EQ / ABIT Flash Menu / ABIT Black Box) ABIT CPU ThermalGuard Technology 1x PCI Express x16 slot 3x PCI Express x1 slots

2. Chipset

3. Memory
4. PCI Express x16 Graphic 5. SATAII 3G RAID
6. 2nd PCIE SATAII 3G 7. Audio
8. IEEE 1394a 9. Gigabit LAN 10. ABIT Engineered
11. Internal I/O Connectors
1-2 ! 2x PCI slots 1x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB 2x SATA connectors (For model AL8 only) 4x SATA connectors 1x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 connector 2x USB 2.0 headers 1x IEEE 1394 header (For model AL8 only) 1x FP-Audio header 1x CD-IN header 1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 Mouse 1x Serial port, 1x Parallel port 1x S/PDIF In connector (For model AL8 only) 1x S/PDIF Out connector (For model AL8 only) 1x AUDIO1 connector (Surround-Left/Surround-Right, Rear-Left/Rear-Right, Center/Subwoofer) 1x AUDIO2 connector (Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out) 4x USB connectors 1x IEEE 1394a connector (For model AL8 only) 1x RJ-45 LAN connector ATX form factor (305mm x 245mm)

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12. Back Panel I/O

13. Miscellaneous

Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice.

1-2. Layout Diagram

Hardware Setup
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

This motherboard provides two power connectors to connect ATX12V power supplier. NOTE: This 24-pin power connector ATXPWR1 is compliant to the former 20-pin type. Pay attention to the orientation when doing so (Pin-11, 12, 23, and 24 should be left un-connected).

FAN Power Connectors

These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. CPUFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector NBFAN1: Chipset Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1: System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector
WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
CMOS Memory Clearing Header
This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operation. Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory.
WARNING: Turn the power off first (including the +5V standby power) before clearing the CMOS memory. Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction.

Wake-up Header

These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. USB-PWR2: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function support at USB1 port. Pin 2-3 shorted: Enable wake-up function support at USB1 port. USB-PWR3: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function support at USB2 port. Pin 2-3 shorted: Enable wake-up function support at USB2 port
Front Panel Audio Connection Header
This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel.
Pin Assignment MIC2 L MIC2 R FRO-R F_IO_SEN FRO-L

Pin 6 10

Pin Assignment AGND AVCC MIC2_JD LINE2_JD
Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers
This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch the power LED pin position and orientation. The mark + align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the LED connection. Please pay attention to connect these headers. A wrong orientation will only cause the LED not lighting, but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction.
HLED (Pin 1, 3): Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel. RST (Pin 5, 7): Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel. SPKR (Pin 13, 15, 17, 19): Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis. SLED (Pin 2, 4): Connects to the Suspend LED cable (if there is one) of chassis front panel. PWR (Pin 6, 8): Connects to the Power Switch cable of chassis front panel. PLED (Pin 16, 18, 20): Connects to the Power LED cable of chassis front panel.

(7). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers This header provides one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket.
Pin Assignment TPA0 + Ground TPB0 + +12V NC

Pin 10

Pin Assignment TPA0 Ground TPB0 +12V Ground
Additional USB Port Headers
These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2.0 specifications.
Pin Assignment VCC Data0 Data0 + Ground NC
Pin Assignment VCC Data1 Data1 + Ground NC
GURU Clock Connection Header
This header is reserved for connecting ABITs exclusive GURU Clock.
(10). Internal Audio Connectors This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card.
(11). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors
The FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable. Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDC1 on the board, the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives connector. Generally you need only one floppy disk drive in your system. NOTE: The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the FDC1 port and the floppy connector. Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor, and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables. Connect the single end (blue connector) at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board, the other two ends (gray and black connector) at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors of your hard drives.
NOTE: Make sure to configure the Master and Slave relation before connecting two drives by one single ribbon cable. The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the IDE port and the hard-drive connector.
(12). POST Code Display This is an LED device to display the POST Code, the acronym of Power On Self Test. The computer will execute the POST action whenever you power on the computer. The POST process is controlled by the BIOS. It is used to detect the status of the computers main components and peripherals. Each POST Code corresponds to different checkpoints that are also defined by the BIOS in advance. For example, memory presence test is an important checkpoint and its POST Code is C1. When the BIOS execute any POST item, it will write the corresponding POST Code into the address 80h. If the POST passes, the BIOS will process the next POST item and write the next POST Code into the address 80h. If the POST fails, we can check the POST Code in address 80h to find out where the problem lies. This LED device also displays the POST Code of AC2005, an uGuru chipset developed exclusively by ABIT computer. NOTE: The decimal point lights up when executing the AC2005 POST action.

See Appendix for both AWARD and AC2005 POST Code definition.
(13). Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable. This motherboard provides RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5 and RAID10 configuration for Serial ATA hard drives through the Intel ICH7/ICH7R chipset. You may configure a disk array by the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver option ROM utility. For model AL8, two additional SATA connectors (SATA5 and SATA6) are provided. You may configure a disk array by the Sil3132 SATA Driver option ROM utility. For more information on how to configure the function mode for SATA, please refer to the item SATA Mode in the BIOS menu of OnChip IDE Device.
(14). PCI Express x16 Slot This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture.
(15). PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I/O architecture.
(16). Back Panel Connectors AL8:

AL8-V:

Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. LPT1: Connects to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol. COM1: Connects to external modem, mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol. SPDIF-O1: This connector provides an S/PDIF-Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices. (For model AL8 only) SPDIF-I1: This connector provides an S/PDIF-In connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices. (For model AL8 only) AUDIO1: S.L./S.R. (Surround Left/Surround Right): Connects to the surround left and surround right channel in the 7.1-channel audio system. R.L./R.R. (Rear Left/Rear Right): Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7.1-channel audio system. Cen./Sub. (Center/Subwoofer): Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7.1-channel audio system. AUDIO2: Mic-In: Connects to the plug from external microphone. Line-In: Connects to the line out from external audio sources. Line-Out: Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 7.1-channel or regular 2-channel audio system. IEEE1394: Connects to devices of IEEE1394 protocol. (For model AL8 only) LAN: Connects to Local Area Network. USB2/USB4: Connects to USB devices such as scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc. Users Manual

BIOS Setup

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup
This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or prompted to Run Setup. This chapter explains the Setup Utility of BIOS utility. After powering up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen, the memory count begins, and then the following message appears on the screen: PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> keys, or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis. Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on. After pressing <Del> key, the main menu screen appears.

NOTE: In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staffs are constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely match with what you see on your screen.

Chapter 3

3-1. Guru Utility
There are two setup menus in this Guru utility. You may switch between these two by clicking the left or right arrow key on keyboard:

OC Guru:

Brand Name: This item displays the CPU model name installed on this motherboard. Frequency: This item displays the processor speed of the CPU installed on this motherboard. CPU Operating Speed: This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU. You can also select the [User Define] option to enter the manual option.

User Define:

WARNING: The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs, may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs, hard disk drive data lose, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards. Using non-specification settings for your CPU is not the intention of this explanation. These should be used for engineering testing, not for normal applications. There will be no guaranty for the settings beyond specification, any damage of any component on this motherboard or peripherals result therein is not our responsibility.
BIOS Setup ! External Clock:
This item selects the external clock frequency. Due to the specification limit of the CPU you installed, the speed you set over its standard bus speed is supported, but not guaranteed. ! PCIe Clock Adjust
This item determines the PCIe frequency. This option allows you to keep your PCIe clock at some fixed frequency to improve system stability. ! ! Multiplier Factor: Estimated New CPU Clock: This item displays the multiplier factor for the CPU you installed.
This item displays an estimated CPU processor speed. ! N/B Strap CPU As:
This item sets the external hardware reset strap assigned to MCH (Memory Controller Hub). The options are: [PSB1066], [PSB533], [PSB800], and [By CPU]. The default setting is By CPU. To set this option manually: ! Select [PSB1066] for CPU of 266MHz FSB frequency. Select [PSB533] for CPU of 133MHz FSB frequency. Select [PSB800] for CPU of 200MHz FSB frequency. DRAM Frequency:

This item determines the DRAM frequency. Voltages Control: This option allows you to switch between the default and user-defined voltages. Leave this setting to default unless the current voltage setting cannot be detected or is not correct. The option User Define enables you to select the following voltages manually. ! ! ! CPU Core Voltage: MCH & PCIE 1.5V Voltage: DDR SDRAM Voltage: This item selects the CPU core voltage. This item selects the voltage for MCH & PCIE. This item selects the voltage for DRAM slot.
Power Cycle Statistics: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:
These items display the power cycle statistics for each element.

ABIT EQ:

Click right-arrow <> key to switch from OC Guru setup menu to ABIT EQ setup menu:
ABIT EQ Beep Control: This item allows you to enable or disable ABIT EQ Beep Control function.

Temperature Monitoring:

Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:
CPU Temperature/System Temperature/PWM Temperature: These items display the temperature of CPU, System, and Power Module. ! Shutdown Enable:
Use <Space> key to enable system shutdown function. If the CPU/System/PWMs temperature exceeds the shutdown temperature limit, the system would shutdown automatically. ! Shutdown Temp.:
This items sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats. ! Beep Enable:
Use <Space> key to enable warning beeps function. Once the system has detected that the CPU/System/PWMs temperature exceeded the beep temperature limit, warning beeps will sound. ! Beep Temp.:
This item selects the warning temperature limit. NOTE: The shutdown temperature must be set above the warning temperature.

Voltage Monitoring:

All Voltages: These items display the voltage of each element. ! Shutdown Enable:
Use <Space> key to enable system shutdown function. If the voltage of corresponding element is higher/lower than the high/low limit, the system would automatically shutdown. ! Beep Enable:
Use <Space> key to enable warning beeps function. If the voltage of corresponding element is higher/lower than the high/low limit, warning beeps will sound. ! High/Low Limit:
These items set the high and low voltage limit. NOTE: The value of high limit must be set above the one of low limit.

NOTE: The items IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 3 Master/Slave appear only when the item On-Chip Serial ATA in the OnChip IDE Device menu is set to [Enhanced Mode], or set to [Auto Mode] when SATA ports are connected with devices. IDE HDD Auto-Detection: This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically. AL8 Series
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive: When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the devices manufacturer to get the setting right. Access Mode: This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices. Leave this item to its default [Auto] setting to detect the access mode of your HDD automatically. Capacity: This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program. Cylinder: This item configures the numbers of cylinders. Head: This item configures the numbers of read/write heads. Precomp: This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone: This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads. Sector: This item configures the numbers of sectors per track.
Back to Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu:
Drive A & Drive B: This item sets the type of floppy drives (usually only Drive A) installed. Floppy 3 Mode Support: This item allows you to use 3 Mode Floppy Drive in Japanese computer system by selecting drive A, B, or both. Leave this item to its default [Disabled] setting if you are not using this Japanese standard floppy drive. Halt On: This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error. [No Errors]: The system-boot will not stop for any error detected. [All, But Keyboard]: The system-boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error. [All, But Diskette]: The system-boot will stop for all errors except a diskette error. [All, But Disk/Key]: The system-boot will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error. Users Manual
Base Memory: This item displays the amount of base memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 640K for system with 640K or more memory size installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory: This item displays the amount of extended memory detected during system boot-up. Total Memory: This item displays the total memory available in the system.

Security Option: This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup. [Setup]: The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. [System]: The password is required each time the computer boots up. NOTE: Dont forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. MPS Version Ctrl For OS: This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. Leave this item to its default setting. Report No FDD For OS: When set to [Yes], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive. Leave this item to its default setting. Full Screen LOGO Show: This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting.
3-4. Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing Selectable: This item sets the optimal timings for the following four items, depending on the memory module you are using. The default setting By SPD configures these four items by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks. CAS Latency Time: This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command. DRAM RAS# Precharge: This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM. Precharge Delay (tRAS): This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for the DRAM parameters. Memory Hole At 15M-16M: When set to [Enabled], the memory address space at 15M-16M will be reserved for ISA expansion cards that specifically requires this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Leave this item to its default setting.
PCI Express Root Port Func:
PCI Express Slot 1 ~ PCI Express Slot 3: This option enables or disables the PCI Express port function. PCI-E Compliancy Mode: This item selects the mode for PCI Express add-on card.
Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu:
PEG Force X1 When set to [Enabled], this item forces the PEG port down to x1 mode.
3-5. Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Device:

IDE DMA transfer access: This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE: This item selects whether to enable or disable the Primary PCI IDE controller. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE: This item selects whether to enable or disable the Secondary PCI IDE controller.

SATA Mode: This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA. [IDE]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as IDE mode. [RAID]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as RAID mode. [AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for advanced performance and usability. NOTE: The [RAID] option is only available when the item On-Chip Serial ATA is set to [Enhanced Mode]. On-Chip Serial ATA: This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controller. [Auto]: Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arranged by BIOS automatically. [Combined Mode]: Parallel ATA and Serial ATA are combined together. Supports up to 4 IDE drives. [Enhanced Mode]: Enable both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA. Supports up to 6 IDE drives. [SATA Only]: The SATA is operating in legacy mode. NOTE: This option is configurable only when the item [SATA Mode] is set to [IDE]. IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 0 Master 0 Slave 1 Master 1 Slave 2 Master 2 Slave 3 Master 3 Slave IDE1 IDE1 Enhanced None None SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 Master Slave IDE1 IDE1 Combined SATA2 SATA4 None None None None Master Slave SATA Only SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 None None None None Mode NOTE: The option [Enhanced Mode] does not support the Windows 98/ME operation system. SATA PORT Speed Setting This item selects the mode for SATA PORT. PATA IDE Mode: This item determines the function mode for IDE1connector. [Primary]: IDE1 connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. SATA2 and SATA4connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. The remaining SATA1 and SATA3 connectors are disabled. [Secondary]: IDE1 connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. SATA1 and SATA3 connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. The remaining SATA2 and SATA4 connectors are disabled. Refer to the following table for the relationships between IDE and SATA ports.
PATA IDE Mode Primary Secondary
IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 0 Master 0 Slave 1 Master 1 Slave 2 Master 2 Slave 3 Master 3 Slave IDE1 IDE1 SATA2 SATA4 None None None None Master Slave IDE1 IDE1 SATA1 SATA3 None None None None Master Slave
NOTE: This option is configurable only when the item [On-Chip Serial ATA] is set to [Combined Mode]. SATA Port: This item displays the variety modes for SATA Port.

Onboard Device:

PCIe Lan Controller This item allows you to enable the PCIe Lan controller. PCIe SATA Controller This item allows you to enable the PCIe SATA controller. USB Controller This option enables or disables the USBcontroller. USB 2.0 Controller This option enables or disables the USB 2.0 controller. USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment.
USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB mouse in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment. Onchip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller. IEEE 1394 Controller: This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller.

[0]: This option power-on the system everyday according to the time set in the Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm item. [1-31]: This option selects a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the date set, and the time set in the Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm item. ! Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
This item sets the time you would like the system to power-on.
3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations
Init Display First This item selects whether to initiates from PCI Express Slot or PCI Slot first when system boots up. Resources Controlled By: This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Auto(ESCD)]: The system will automatically detect the settings. [Manual]: Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu. ! IRQ Resources: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved].
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This item determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. [Enabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. [Disabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI/VGA. Maximum Payload Size This item sets the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices.
3-8. Load Fail-Safe Defaults
This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.
3-9. Load Optimized Defaults
This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations.

3-10. Set Password

This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself.
3-11. Save & Exit Setup
This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu.
3-12. Exit Without Saving
This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any change.
Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
NOTE: Please install this Intel Chipset driver first after having installed the Windows operating system. The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu. After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [Drivers] tab. Click [Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility]. The following screen appears.

Reset Disks to Non-RAID This item allows you to reset all RAID data. Type <Y> if you want to reset all RAID data.

Install Audio Driver

Appendix C. Install Audio Driver
The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu. After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [Drivers] tab. Click [Audio Driver]. The following screen appears.
2. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to complete setup.

Appendix C

Install BCM LAN Driver
Appendix D. Install BCM LAN Driver
The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu. After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [Drivers] tab. Click [BCM LAN Driver]. The following screen appears.

Appendix D

Install Sil3132 SATA Driver (AL8)
Appendix E. Install Sil3132 SATA Driver (AL8)
The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu. After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [Drivers] tab. Click [Sil3132 SATA Driver]. The following screen appears.

Click [No].

6. 3. Click [OK].

Click [Continue Anyway].

Appendix E
7. Choose [I accept the terms in the license agreement], and click [Next].
10. Click [Finish] to complete setup.

Click [Finish].

BIOS Setup for SATA RAID (AL8)
The Silicon Serial ATA controller supports RAID 0/1.
Option 1 Create RAID set This item allows you to create a RAID array. After you had selected the function from the main menu, press the <Enter> key to enter the sub menu as shown below:
RAID Configuration Utility Menu
Main Menu Reboot your system. Press <CTRL> + <S> or <F4> key while booting up the system to enter the BIOS setting menu. The main menu of BIOS Setting Utility appears as shown below: Array Mode: This item allows you to select the appropriate RAID mode for the desired array. There are two modes to choose. When you choose a Striped or Mirrored RAID set, the utility will ask Are You Sure? before the Creating RAID process. Press <Y> to confirm. NOTE: It is highly recommended to attach hard disks with the same model in reaching the RAID performance. To select the option in this menu, you may: Press <> (up, down arrow) to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify. Press <Enter> to confirm the selection. Press <Esc> to return to previous menu. Press <Ctrl-E> to exit the RAID configuration utility. RAID 0: This item is recommended for high performance usage. Requires at least 2 disks. RAID 1: This item is recommended for data security usage. Requires at least 2 disks.

Option 2 Delete RAID set This item allows you to remove a RAID Array on this onboard Serial ATA RAID controller. NOTE: After you have made and confirmed this selection, all the data stored in the hard disk will be lost. (The entire partition configuration will be deleted too.)
Option 3 Rebuild Raid1 set This item allows you to rebuild only Raid1 RAID set. You need to check which hard disk is the source disk and which one is the destination disk when you decide to rebuild the RAID set.
Option 4 Low Level Format This item allows you to do the Low Level Format for each single HDD one at a time.
Option 5 Logical Drive Info This item displays the drive information of the RAID type you had built.

Install USB 2.0 Driver

Appendix F. Install USB 2.0 Driver
NOTE: The USB 2.0 Driver packed in the Driver & Utility CD is currently available for Windows 9x and ME only. To install this driver for Windows XP or Windows 2000, you have to download their latest service pack first from Microsofts web site.

Appendix F

Install ABIT Guru Utility
Appendix G. Install ABIT Guru Utility
The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically. If not, double-click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu. After entering the installation menu, move your curser to [ABIT Utility] tab. Click [ABIT uGuru]. The following screen appears. 3. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to complete setup.

Appendix G

POST Code Definition
Appendix H. POST Code Definition
AWARD POST Code Definition:
POST (hex) CF C0 Description Test CMOS R/W functionality Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 1. Blank out screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Initialize 8042 self-test 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips 2. Enable keyboard interface 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support Use walking 1s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers Initial onboard clock generator if Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is defined. See also POST 26. Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686) Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch Users Manual

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