Abit AB-CX6, User Manual

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Page 3: ...II III CPU 2 3 2 3 Installing System Memory 2 4 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches 2 7 Chapter 3 Introduction of The BIOS 3 1 3 1 CPU Soft Menu II 3 4 3 2 Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu 3 8 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu 3 13 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu 3 18 3 5 Integrated Peripherals 3 21 3 6 Power Management Setup Menu 3 27 3 7 PnP PCI Configurations 3 35 3 8 PC Health St...

Page 4: ...dio Drivers for the Windows NT Appendix D BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix E Installing the HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix F Hardware Monitoring Function Installing the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Appendix G Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Appendix H Troubleshooting Need Assistance Appendix I How to Get Technical Support ...

Page 5: ...all leading graphics IHVs NVIDIA 3Dfx S3 ATI Intel Matrox etc RDRAM Memory Provides memory bandwidth to keep up with ever increasing application demands Faster processors graphics and I O RDRAM delivers up to 3x the effective bandwidth of PC100 SDRAM 1 6 GByte sec for PC800 RDRAM RDRAM provides the required headroom for further application improvement Constant Computing More realistic environments...

Page 6: ...nk for audio and telephony CODECs Firmware Hub FWH interface support FWH FirmWare Hub The FWH component is part of several integrated Intel chipsets The FWH is key to enabling future security and manageability infrastructures for the PC platform The device operates under the FWH interface protocol The hardware features of this device include a Random Number Generator RNG five General Purpose Input...

Page 7: ... Audio CODEC LSI which is fully compliant with the industry standard Audio CODEC 97 component specification Revision 2 1 YMF752 includes a SRC Sampling Rate Converter for support variable sampling rate which can work the A D and D A converter at different rate YMF752 has an AC Link serial interface which can be used with digital controller LSI Therefore YMF752 is the best audio solution for both l...

Page 8: ...or more Direct RDRAMs connected together via a common bus Using a limited number of high speed signals to carry all address data and control information DRC links main memory to system devices that have a need to access memory including microprocessors DSPs graphics processors and ASICs Low voltage swing signaling is used with conventional PCB technology to permit data transfer up to 800Mbits s pi...

Page 9: ... based dates This problem is caused by a design flaw in the Real Time Clock RTC unit The RTC only changes the last two digits of the year code but not the century information As a result when it comes to 12 00 AM January 1 2000 the RTC will switch from December 31 11 59 PM 1999 to 12 00 AM January 1 1900 Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000 and wit...

Page 10: ...GB uses 256Mbit technology Supports PC600 PC700 and PC800 RDRAM Supports ECC 4 Yamaha YMF752 S audio chip YMF752 is an AC 97 Audio CODEC LSI which is fully compliant with the industry standard Audio CODEC 97 component specification Revision 2 1 AC 97 Revision 2 1 Compliant Exceeds PC 98 99 Audio Performance Requirements Analog Inputs 4 Stereo Inputs LINE CD AUX 1 Monaural Inputs PC BEEP Inputs 1 I...

Page 11: ...aster IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33 66 devices PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connectors 1x Floppy Port up to 2 88MB 1x Parallel Port EPP ECP 2x Serial Ports 2x USB Connectors 7 Miscellaneous ATX form factor One AGP slot five PCI slots and one AMR slot Supports PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse wake up functions Supports STR Suspend to DRAM Supports STD Suspend to Disk Built in Wake on LAN...

Page 12: ... information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Important Notice If you want to change your CPU be sure to first cut off the AC power of your computer don t attempt while computer is in Shutdown only mode Furthermore you also need to use the CCMOS1 jumper to clear the CMOS after you change your CP...

Page 13: ...Introduction of CX6 Features 1 9 User s Manual 1 3 Layout Diagram Figure 1 1 Motherboard component location ...

Page 14: ...1 10 Chapter1 CX6 1 4 The System Block Diagram Figure 1 2 System diagram of the Intel 820 chipset ...

Page 15: ...es 2 1 Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis 2 2 Installation of the Pentium II III CPU 2 3 Installing System Memory 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches Before Proceeding with the Installation Before you install or unplug any connectors or add on cards please remember to turn the ATX power supply switch off fully turn the 5V standby power off or take the power cord off Otherwise you may cause ...

Page 16: ... unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Take a careful look at the motherboard and you will see many mounting holes on it Line these holes up with the mounting holes on the base If the holes line up and there are screw holes this means you can attach the motherboard with studs If the holes line up and there are only slots this means you can only attach the motherboard with spac...

Page 17: ... PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning 2 2 Installation of the Pentium II III CPU The installation method for the CPU is printed on the package of the retention mechanism that comes with the motherboard You can refer to it while you install the CPU Note Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from y...

Page 18: ...y 256 Mbyte Max are supported for a single channel The following table shows the maximum DRAM array size and the minimum increment size for the various DRAM densities supported for CX6 Table 2 1 Valid Memory Configurations RDRAM Technology Increments Maximum 64Mbit 8MB 256MB 128Mbit 16MB 512MB 256Mbit 32MB 1GB The CX6 provides two 184 pin RIMMs for memory expansion You have to pay attention to two...

Page 19: ...touch an unpainted grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body Step 4 Locate your computer s 184 pin memory expansion RIMM socket Step 5 Insert the RIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration Note how the module is keyed to the socket You can refer to figure 2 5 for the details This insures the RIMM module will be plugged into th...

Page 20: ...2 6 Chapter2 CX6 Note When you install a RIMM module fully into the RIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the RIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on the both sides ...

Page 21: ... connect them Please pay attention and read the whole section for necessary information before attempting to finish all of the hardware installation inside the computer chassis Figure 2 6 shows you all of the connectors and headers that we ll discuss in the next section you can use this diagram to visually locate each connector and header we describe All connectors headers and switches mentioned h...

Page 22: ...ng that you have a good connection Note Watch the pin position and the orientation FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN header Attach the connector from the individual CPU fan to the header named FAN2 and attach the connector from the chassis fan to FAN3 or FAN1 header You must attach the CPU fan to the processor or your processor will work abnormally or may be damaged by overheating Also if you want the computer c...

Page 23: ...specific cable from the internal modem adapter to this header This feature lets you wake up your computer via remote control through the modem Note Watch the pin position and the orientation WOL1 Wake on LAN Header If you have a Network adapter that supports this feature then you can connect the specific cable from the network adapter to this header This feature lets you wake up your computer via ...

Page 24: ... If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority Note Watch the pin position and the orientation RT2 header The RT2 is for you to connect an additional thermistor to detect the temperature in the location of your choice You can buy the thermistor at an electronics store and ask for a 10KΩ thermistor which should be OK Plea...

Page 25: ...you select the CODEC mode on the AMR card When pin 1 and pin 2 jumpers are shorted default the CODEC on the AMR card is set to secondary mode If pin 2 and pin 3 jumpers are shorted the onboard audio CODEC is disabled and CODEC on the AMR card is set to primary mode S5 Header This jumper is reserved for installing light sensor ...

Page 26: ...ectors are for the internal CD ROM drive audio cable connection use and these two connectors are used for different types of CD audio cable connectors Please check your audio cable attached with the CD ROM drive to see which type connector you have then plug it to the appropriate connector on the motherboard AUX_IN1 This connector is used for other internal audio cable connections For example if y...

Page 27: ... to watch the pin position and the orientation or you may cause system malfunctions Figure 2 8 shows you the PN1 and PN2 functions of the pins Figure 2 8 The definition of PN1 and PN2 pins PN1 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Power LED and Keylock Switch Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3 Insert the three threaded power LED cable to pins 1 3 and the two threaded keylock cable into pin 4 and...

Page 28: ...0 11 Hardware Suspend Switch SMI Switch Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel suspend switch if there is one to this header Use this switch to enable disable the power management function by hardware Note If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup this function will not work PN2 Pin 1 2 Hardware Reset Switch Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel Reset switch to t...

Page 29: ... PIN 5 Ground PIN 5 Ground PIN 6 No connection PIN6 Ground PIN 7 LED power PIN 7 Speaker data PIN 8 HDD active PIN 8 No connection PIN 9 No connection PIN 9 5VDC PIN 10 Ground PIN 10 Suspend LED active PIN 11 Power On Off signal PIN 11 No connection PIN 12 No connection PIN 12 Reserved PIN 13 3V Standby PIN 13 Reserved PN1 PIN 14 Suspend signal PN2 PIN14 Reserved Let s now see the I O connectors t...

Page 30: ...nnecting the single end to the IDE1 or IDE2 connect the two connectors on the other end to the IDE hard disk drives or CD ROM drive LS 120 etc Before you install a hard disk there are some things you need to be aware of Primary refers to the first connector on the motherboard that is the IDE1 connector on the motherboard Secondary refers to the second connector on the motherboard that is the IDE2 ...

Page 31: ... performance using the current PCI local bus environment Figure 2 9 shows you the different between the Ultra ATA 33 and Ultra ATA 66 Conductor Cable Figure 2 9 The difference between Ultra ATA 33 and Ultra ATA 66 Conductor Cables Figure 2 10 shows you a photo of an Ultra ATA 66 Conductor Cable An Ultra ATA 66 capable cable is a 40 pin 80 conductor cable with a black connector on one end a blue co...

Page 32: ...th should not exceed 18 inches If all the above requirements are met you can enjoy the Ultra ATA 66 features of your computer system How to install the Ultra ATA 66 Cable Assembly The BLUE connector MUST be plugged into the motherboard or your system will not work Each connector on the Ultra ATA 66 cable assembly has a small polarization tab centrally located on the body of the plastic This fits i...

Page 33: ...ter adapter then you can connect your AT keyboard to this connector We suggest you use a PS 2 keyboard for best compatibility KM1 Upper PS 2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS 2 mouse to this 6 pin Din connector USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports Attach the USB connector from the individual device to these connectors You can attach USB devices such as a scanner monitor mouse keyb...

Page 34: ...rboard does not have a built in amplifier to drive the speaker you have to use a speaker that has a built in amplifier Otherwise you may not be able to hear any sound or only a small volume of sound from the speaker Line In Connector You can connect the TV adapter audio output signal or external audio sources like a CD walkman video camcorder VHS recorder audio output signal plug to this connector...

Page 35: ... will produce errors the computer will crash and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are very familiar with them If you are not able to boot your computer anymore please refer to the CMOS Discharge Jumper in Section 2 4 Chapter 2 When you start the computer it is controlled by th...

Page 36: ...OS Setup main menu in Figure 3 1 you can see several options We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here Press up down and right to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify in the main menu Press the Enter key to select the item you want Simply move the highlight to the fi...

Page 37: ...right cursor symbol appear on the left side of some items indicating that additional information or options can be select in a Sub Menu for this item Note The item heading in the square outlet represents the default setting for that field Computer Knowledge CMOS Data Maybe you have heard of someone losing CMOS DATA What is the CMOS Is it important CMOS is the memory in which the BIOS parameters th...

Page 38: ...g its specifications Figure 3 2 CPU Soft Menu II Screen Shot CPU Name Is Intel Pentium III MMX Intel Pentium II MMX CPU Operating Speed This option sets the CPU speed In this field the CPU speed is indicated like this CPU speed External clock Multiplier factor select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU For Intel Intel Pentium II III processors you can choose the following se...

Page 39: ... non specification settings for normal operation your system may not be stable and may effect system reliability Also we do not guarantee the stability and compatibility for settings that are not within specification and any damage of any elements on the motherboard or peripherals is not our responsibility Ext Clock PCI 100MHz 1 3 133MHz 1 4 105MHz 1 3 114MHz 1 3 120MHz 1 3 124MHz 1 3 129MHz 1 4 1...

Page 40: ...gain The CPU will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter the BIOS Setup again and set up the CPU clock If you can t enter the BIOS setup you must try turning the system on a few times 3 4 times or press INSERT key when turning on and the system will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter BIOS SETUP again and set up the new parameters When...

Page 41: ...ll not be changeable We recommend using this CPU default setting and not changing it unless the current CPU type and voltage setting can not be detected or is not correct User Define This option lets the user select the voltage manually You can change values in the Core Voltage option lists by using the arrow up and down keys Core Voltage This voltage depends on which processor you use When the pr...

Page 42: ... Figure 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date mm dd yy You can set the date in this item month mm date dd and year yy Time hh mm ss You can set the time in this item hour hh minute mm and second ss IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave These items have a sub menu to let you choose further options You can refer to figure 3 4 to check what options are available ...

Page 43: ...o low level format at the factory so you can probably skip this operation Remember though the primary IDE HDD must have its partition set to active within the FDISK procedure If you are using an old HDD that is already formatted auto detection can not detect the correct parameters You may need to do a low level format or set the parameters manually and then check if the HDD is working IDE Primary ...

Page 44: ...ies of up to 8 4GB and this mode uses a different method to calculate the position of disk data to be accessed It translates Cylinders CYLS Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data is located The Cylinders Heads and Sectors displayed in this menu do not reflect the actual structure of the hard disk they are just reference values used to calculate actual positions Currently all high capa...

Page 45: ... you can enter is 255 Precomp The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 65536 Warning Setting a value of 65536 means no hard disk exists Landing Zone This is a non data area on the disk s inner cylinder where the heads can rest when the power is turned off The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 65536 Sector The minimum segment of t...

Page 46: ...floppy drive Video You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter four options are available EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO The default setting is EGA VGA Halt On You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt Five options are available All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key You can see your system memory list in the lower right box it shows the ...

Page 47: ...abled or Disabled the default setting being Disabled When this feature is enabled if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access the hard disk CPU Level 1 Cache This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 1 cache When the cache is set to Disabled it is much slowe...

Page 48: ...and its peripherals If the Quick Power on Self Test feature is enable the BIOS will simplify the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process The default setting is Enabled First Boot Device When the computer boots up the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items floppy disk drive A LS ZIP devices hard drive C SCSI hard disk drive ...

Page 49: ...ing is Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On At boot up the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode Default Settings Off At boot up the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode Gate A20 Option This item allows you to select how gate A20 is handled Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes When set to Fast the system chipset controls Gate A20 When set to Normal a pin in the keyboard control...

Page 50: ...se Setup a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup If you have not set a password in the PASSWORD SETTING option this option is not available To disable security select Set Supervisor Password at main menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press the Enter key and it will disable security Once security is disabled the system will boot and you...

Page 51: ... special types of hard disks or CD ROMs They may need a longer amount of time to initialize and prepare for activation Since the BIOS may not detect those kinds of devices during system booting You can adjust the value to fit such devices Larger values will give more delay time to the device The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 15 The default setting is 0 For b...

Page 52: ...w keys to move between the items Use and Enter key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press Esc to go back to the main menu The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to DRAM The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost Such a scenario might well occur if your system has mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that...

Page 53: ... DRAM in your system ECC is Error Checking and Correction when your memory is ECC memory choose the ECC option System BIOS Cacheable You can select Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled When you select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Video B...

Page 54: ...ovide PCI 2 1 compliance If you have an ISA card compatibility problem you can try to enable or disable this option for optimal results AGP Fast Write AGP Fast Writes are accelerated memory write transactions that occur when the AGP chipset supports Fast Writes and when both the AGP chipset and the display chipset are configured for Fast Writes The Intel 820 chipset supports AGP Fast Write Therefo...

Page 55: ...s Enabled The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels If you choose Disabled it will effect the settings of four items not available For example if you disabled the Onboard IDE 1 Controller you will also disable the Master Slave Drive PIO Mode and Master Slave Drive Ultra DMA Master Slave Drive PIO Mode Six options are available Auto Mode 0 Mode...

Page 56: ...MA 33 select Auto to enable BIOS support For Ultra DMA 66 devices please refer the requirements mentioned in page 2 18 Default setting Disabled If you encounter a problem in using Ultra DMA devices you can try to disable this item Onboard IDE 2 Controller Description is same as the Onboard IDE 1 Controller USB Controller Two options are available Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Enabled...

Page 57: ... set this item to Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support The default setting is Enabled Power On Function This item allows you to select which wa...

Page 58: ...pecify the I O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1 Six options are available Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 AUTO The default setting is 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 This is used to specify the I O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1 Six options are available Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 AUTO The default setting is 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard IR Function Three options are available I...

Page 59: ...onboard parallel port Four options are available Disable 3BC IRQ7 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Default setting is 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Four options are available SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP The default setting is SPP mode EPP Mode Select Two options are available EPP1 7 EPP1 9 The default setting is EPP 1 7 When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is EPP the two EPP version options are available ECP ...

Page 60: ...g is 10 This item sets the IRQ of the onboard midi port connector If you choose disable the Midi Port Address then this field is not available Note If you buy the audio adapter and want to replace the use of onboard audio solution you have to disable three items in BIOS Otherwise your audio adapter may not working well These three items are AC 97 Audio set to Disabled Game Port Address set to Disa...

Page 61: ...mouse and other device These are referred to as Power Management Events If none of these events occur the system enters the power saving mode When one of the controlled events occurs the system immediately returns to normal mode and operates at its maximum speed Power saving modes can be divided into three modes according to their power consumption Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode The four ...

Page 62: ...or add on cards support ACPI or not please contact the device or add on card manufacture for more information If you want to know more about ACPI specifications please go to the address below for more detailed information http www teleport com acpi acpihtml home htm Note If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup the SMI function will not work ACPI requires an ACPI aware operating system AC...

Page 63: ...f mode RTC alarm Sleeping mode or power off mode LAN Sleeping mode or power off mode Modem Sleeping mode or power off mode IR command Sleeping mode USB Sleeping mode PS 2 keyboard Sleeping mode PS 2 mouse Sleeping mode Table 3 6 2 Effect of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this state and the power switch is pressed for the system enters this state Off Less than four seconds Power on O...

Page 64: ... Level reference of S0 S1 or S2 are in the OFF state Devices states are compatible with the current Power Resource states Only devices which solely reference Power Resources which are in the ON state for a given device state can be in that device state In all other cases the device is in the D3 off state Devices that are enabled to wake the system and that can do so from their current device state...

Page 65: ...in 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Hour 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15 Min The default setting is Disabled Min Saving When these two saving modes are enabled the system is set up for minimum power savings Suspend Mode 1 Hour HDD Power Down 15 Min Max Saving When the two saving modes are enabled the system is set up for maximum power savings Suspend Mode 1 Min HDD Power Down 1 Min Vide...

Page 66: ... can specify the IRQ for modem use Eight options are available N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 The default setting is N A Suspend Mode HDD Power Down These two items will be enable to change setting when item Power Management is set to User Define theses two item will also changes as table 3 6 3 below Table 3 6 3 Power Management Settings Power Management Settings Items User Define Min Saving Max Saving Suspe...

Page 67: ...ork interface this is optional Also your ATX power supply 5V standby power must with at least 720mA capability Power On by Ring Two options are available Enabled and Disabled Default setting is Disabled If you connect an external modem to the onboard serial port the system will be turned on when a telephone ring up occurs Resume by Alarm Two options are available Enabled and Disabled Default setti...

Page 68: ...t setting is Disabled If any secondary IDE master slave I O activity occurs it will cause the computer to re count the time elapsed FDD COM LPT Port Two options are available Enabled and Disabled Default setting is Enabled If any floppy disk COM ports and Parallel port I O activity occurs it will cause the computer to re count the time elapsed PCI PIRQ A D Two options are available Enabled and Dis...

Page 69: ...nges to the default settings Figure 3 9 PnP PCI Configurations Setup Screen Shot Force Update ESCD Two options are available Enabled and Disabled Default setting is Disabled Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict th...

Page 70: ...led as the BIOS automatically assigns them But if you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically you can select Manual to set which IRQ is assigned to PCI cards Figure 3 10 shows you the screen of IRQ resources Each item has two options PCI Device and Reserved The default setting is PCI Device Figure 3 10 PnP PCI Configurations IRQ Resources Setup Screen Shot PCI VGA Palette S...

Page 71: ...alled on the new computer to fit the original computer settings Note If you specify the IRQ in this item then you cannot specify the same IRQ to the ISA bus otherwise it will cause a hardware conflict This feature is for the operating system which will record and fix the PCI configuration status if you want to change it For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the 810...

Page 72: ...emperatures Warning This item lets you select the temperature at which you want the system to send out a warning message to the PC speakers when the temperature goes beyond either limit You can select the temperatures you want The ranges are from 30 C 86 F to 120 C 248 F Default setting is 75 C 167 F CPU Temperature This field displays the current CPU temperature All Voltages Fans Speed and Therma...

Page 73: ... also unchangeable Note The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages will occupy the I O address from 294H to 297H If you have a network adapter sound card or other add on cards that might use those I O addresses please adjust your add on card I O address to avoid the use of those addresses ...

Page 74: ...en you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 10 Load Optimized Defaults Figure 3 13 Load Optimized Defaults Screen Shot ...

Page 75: ...an prevent unauthorized access Password setting procedure When you choose the Set Password option the following message is displayed Enter Password Type your password When complete press Enter The following message is displayed Confirm Password Type your password again When complete press Enter The password setting is completed Password clearing procedure When you select the Set Password option th...

Page 76: ...Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again ...

Page 77: ...e 3 15 Exit Without Saving Screen Shot Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer ...

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Page 79: ...e Intel INF Installation Utility before you install the VGA and audio drivers Please insert the CX6 CD Title into your CD ROM drive It should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file Abit exe from the main directory of this CD Title After it is executed please choose Drivers Intel INF Installation Utility Install The Welcome screen and i...

Page 80: ... updating When your computer system restarts will see Windows 98 SE starts the updating process and several new hardware devices will be found and updated When restarting Windows 98 SE the CD ROM drives will fail to be found in the updating process If the prompt dialogue box asks you to put the Windows 98 SE CD into the CD ROM drive just ignore this message and let it go to the next process If the...

Page 81: ... SE We will show you how to install the audio drivers for Windows 98 SE operating system Please enter Control Panel then check System Properties Device Manager Other Devices Your system should now show PCI Multimedia Audio Device Select it and then click Properties Select Driver and then click Update Driver Click Next ...

Page 82: ... for a better driver than the one your device is using now Recommended and then click Next Select Specify a Location and then type D Drivers YMF752 WIN9X in the text box D is your CD ROM drive letter Click Next Click Next Click Finish ...

Page 83: ...o Driver for Windows 98 SE B 3 User s Manual Once Windows has restarted go to System Properties to double check You should find the PCI Multimedia Audio Device has disappeared and Yamaha AC XG audio Codec is there instead ...

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Page 85: ...tion version Before you install the audio drivers please install Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 4 or the latest version first Then you can install the audio drivers First you need go to the Control Panel and double click the item Multimedia Choose the Devices folder then click the Add button Then choose the Unlisted or Updated Driver and click the OK button NOTE If you want to play a MIDI file in Win...

Page 86: ...ur computer system Here it is shown as D When Windows finds the driver you can choose the item YAMAHA AC XG Driver and click OK button Click OK The screen shows the System Setting Change message You need to restart your computer to complete the updating process Click the Restart Now button to restart your computer After Windows NT restarts check the Multimedia Properties again You will see the Yam...

Page 87: ... flash your BIOS One is to directly type the full line commands that are described in this section The utility will then flash your BIOS When you finish the flash operation you will see the screen as in Figure D 2 Note D 1 The other method is to just type awdflash under Award flash BIOS utility directory then press enter The Flash Memory Writer V7 52C screen will appear Please refer to Figure D 1 ...

Page 88: ...er V7 52C Complete Screen Figure D 3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program You need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash Figure D 3 will then appear Figure D 3 Award Flash Memory Writer V7 52C Flash Commands Screen ...

Page 89: ... you will get a file CX6_QG BIN Step 2 Create a bootable floppy without any resident programs and then copy the files ABITFAE BAT AWDFLASH EXE and CX6_QG BIN to the floppy Step 3 Reboot your computer and enter the BIOS setup Set your system to boot from Floppy refer to section 3 3 and then insert the floppy you created into drive A Step 4 After you boot from floppy successfully at the A prompt exe...

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Page 91: ...ogy is growing fast but its performance is still unacceptable compared to today s hard drives The transfer rates of today s hard drives can exceed 18MB sec with access times below 12ms However transfer rates for the fastest CD ROM drives on the market are below 2MB sec with access times over 100 ms CD Xpress was created to accelerate the accessing speed of the CD ROM drive by utilizing the hard dr...

Page 92: ...k should be gone 4 De Installation To uninstall XStore Pro from your system run Uninstall from the HighPoint XStore Pro program group This uninstall utility will deactivate CD Xpress if CD Xpress is active remove the buffer space and uninstall XStore Pro and CD Xpress from the system After uninstalling XStore Pro the hard disk will return to its original status We suggest users reboot the system a...

Page 93: ... the computer The main menu will show up Click the HighPoint XStore Pro Install button and you will see the XStore Pro installer preparing the InstallShield Wizard When it is done the Welcome screen will appear Step 2 Press the Next key You will see the screen at left You then need to choose whether you want to install XStore Pro only or if you want to install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress Press t...

Page 94: ...he license screen Step 4 Press Yes to continue Step 5 When the installation process is done you will see the screen below This screen will show up only when you install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress If you want to see the ReadMe file you can click on the circle ...

Page 95: ...p 6 Choose the Yes I want to restart my computer now Button Then system will restart Or you can choose the No I will restart my computer later Note You must restart your computer after installing the XStore Pro utility Otherwise the software may not work properly ...

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Page 97: ...sult in permanent damage to the PC Once any item is out of its normal range a warning message will pop up and remind the user to take the proper measures The following description will tell you how to install and use the Hardware Doctor You should have the Winbond Hardware Doctor utility on a CD ROM or floppy diskette If you have a floppy diskette just insert diskette 1 and execute the Setup exe f...

Page 98: ...to use the default path click the icon to continue the install process Now the screen will show you the percentage of installation progress Step 4 When the process is finished click the OK button Step 5 Go to the Windows toolbar and click the Start button Then choose the program HWDoctor See the arrow mark on figure below ...

Page 99: ...ou can ignore the warning message of the item but it will pop up again when an error of the same item reoccurs Disable The chosen item will be no longer monitored thereafter unless you activate it in the Configuration page Shutdown Choosing this button will shutdown the computer Help You can read more information and self diagnose simple problems If the warning message pops up due to the wrong war...

Page 100: ... in the proper range Secondly after you finished the configuration you have to save it Otherwise the program will start with the default value the next time If you encounter any problems or have any questions about the software settings and adjustments please use the Winbond hardware doctor on line help It should give you enough information to answer your questions ...

Page 101: ...worry about using power to run all the electronics fans and disks When needed a PC with STR function can restore all applications and features to an operational state within a few seconds The following description will tell you how to install the STR function and use it Note To get Windows 98 to enable the ACPI BIOS function you have to type the parameter after the setup command for example setup ...

Page 102: ...for the STR function setting 0 How to use the STR function There are two ways to put your system into STR mode Method 1 Select Stand by in the Shut Down Windows area Step 1 Click Star in the Windows Tools Bar and then select Shut Down Step 2 Select Stand by and then click OK ...

Page 103: ...e Step 1 Open Control Panel and then enter Power Management Step 2 Select Advanced and then set the Power Buttons to Standby Step 3 Restart your computer to put these settings into effect Now you will only need to press the Power button on the front panel of the chassis when you want to put your computer into STR sleep mode ...

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Page 105: ...rboard model BIOS identification number CPU on the technical support form refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the problem description space provided 2 2 2 2 If you can boot up Reinsert the interface cards you have removed one by one and try to start the system each time you insert a card until the system doesn t start anymore Keep the interface card that causes the problem inser...

Page 106: ...is due to the Sound Card Driver Note down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identification number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided 333 44 44 44 44 Main instructions To fill in this Technical Support Form refer to the step by step instructions given below 1 MODEL Note the model number given in your user s manual Exampl...

Page 107: ...Troubleshooting Need Assistance H 3 User s Manual 4 DRIVER REV Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk if have as Release For example ...

Page 108: ...nd and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses 5 IDE1 or 5IDE2 and check 6 in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is 7IDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in the Specifications space write FX 400D 9 System Memory DRAM Indicate the brand and specifications SIMM DIMM of your system memory For example In ...

Page 109: ...al Technical Support Form Company name 8 Phone 3 Contact 9Fax Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory DRAM ADD ON CARD Problem Description ...

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Page 112: ...hey integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 5 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support te...

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Page 114: ...ce there 6 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regre...