Abit IL-90MV, User Manual

Page 1: ...D Appendix iL 90MV Motherboard Intel Socket 478 Core Duo User s Manual Intel Socket 478 Core Duo Micro ATX Motherboard Intel ViiV Technology Certified Intel 945GT ICH7m DH Intel GMA 950 HDMI 1 2 Technology RoHS Compliant 7 1Ch HD Audio Intel 82573L GbE LAN ...

Page 2: ...t 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 res...

Page 3: ...Hardware 2 9 2 5 1 CPU Socket 478 Core Duo 2 9 2 5 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 2 12 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 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header 2 15 2 6 5 Internal Audio Connectors 2 16 2 6 6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 16 2 6 7 PCI Express X1 Add on Slot 2...

Page 4: ...orage Technology Driver 4 3 4 3 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver 4 4 4 3 1 Tips on HDMI application 4 5 4 4 Realtek Audio Driver 4 8 4 5 Intel PRO Network Connections Driver 4 9 4 6 USB 2 0 Driver 4 9 4 7 Intel SATA Driver Disk Maker 4 10 4 8 ABIT EQ The Hardware Doctor Utility 4 11 4 9 FlashMenu BIOS Update Utility 4 13 5 Appendix 5 1 5 1 Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Support 5 1 5 ...

Page 5: ...667 533 Un buffered Non ECC memory Supports maximum memory capacity up to 2GB Graphics Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Supports DirectX 9 HDMI 1 2 Support 1080p and UXGA 1600X1200 60MHz Support 7 1 ch HD audio LAN Onboard Intel 82573L 10 100 1000M controller Audio Onboard 7 1 channels Intel High Definition Audio CODEC Supports auto jack sensing and optical S PDIF In Out Dolby Maste...

Page 6: ...B 2 0 connectors 1x RJ 45 Gigabit LAN connector Serial ATA Supports 2 Ports Serial ATA at 1 5Gb s data transfer rate Support RAID 0 1 Supports SATA AHCI providing native command queuing and native hot plug IEEE 1394 Supports 2 Ports IEEE 1394 at 400Mb s data transfer rate RoHS Compliancy 100 Lead free process and RoHS compliancy ABIT Engineered ABIT OTES STREAM Thermal Solution Miscellaneous Micro...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 2 Motherboard Layout iL 90MV 1 3 ...

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Page 9: ...s 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 fr...

Page 10: ...e them tightened Face the chassis s rear panel 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 f...

Page 11: ...have it reconfigured to the default values stored in BIOS 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...

Page 12: ...he 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 on the system 5 Enter the BIOS setup menu Reconfigure the setup parameters if necessary CAUTION Danger of explosion may arise if the battery is inco...

Page 13: ...the wake up function USB PWR1 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 PWR2 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 ...

Page 14: ...4 Pin Power Connector The power supply with 20 pin or 24 pin cables can both be connected to this 24 pin connector Connect from pin 1 for either type However a 20 pin power supply may cause the system unstable or even unbootable for the sake of insufficient electricity A minimum power of 300W or higher is recommended ATX 12V 4 Pin Power Connector This connector supplies power to CPU The system wil...

Page 15: ... 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 cha...

Page 16: ...ide power to the cooling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1 2 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors 2 8 iL 90MV ...

Page 17: ...tact pins of the socket and the CPU from breaking or bending 1 Use a flat head screwdriver to turn the screw bolt counter clockwise to unlock position 2 Carefully hold the CPU by both of its edges above the CPU socket Align the gold triangle mark with the Pin 1 of CPU socket Place the CPU vertically and easily down into the socket Do not force the CPU in it only fits in one orientation 3 Use a fla...

Page 18: ...k This film prevents the thermal paste from being touched by anything but the CPU die and so it has to be removed to increase the contact with the CPU die after having installed the heatsink Forgetting to do so may cause the CPU over heated and eventually ruined Watch out for the integrity and usability of the thermal paste each time when re installing the heatsink Applying a few drop of thermal p...

Page 19: ...e caused by unbalanced forcing 9 Plug the fan power connector from the CPU cooler to the CPUFAN1 connector on this motherboard Now complete the CPU and heatsink installation The installation procedures vary with different types of CPU fan and heatsink assembly The one shown here is served for DEMO only For detailed information on how to install the one you bought refer to its installation guidelin...

Page 20: ...odule carefully keep away of touching its connectors 4 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 5 Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one direction 6 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on ...

Page 21: ... 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...

Page 22: ...ure the function mode for SATA please refer to the item On Chip SATA Controller in the BIOS menu of On Chip IDE Device To connect SATA device 1 Attach either end of the signal cable to the SATA connector on motherboard Attach the other end to SATA device 2 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA device and connect the other end from the power supply 2 14 iL 90MV ...

Page 23: ...ta0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 NC Make sure the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment 2 6 4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header Each header supports 1x additional IEEE1394 port by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I O panel or the front mounted IEEE1394 port of your chassis Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 12V 8 12V ...

Page 24: ... check the pin assignment before connecting from the front panel module An incorrect connection may cause malfunction or even damage the motherboard Please do not connect the Ground cable or USB VCC cable from the front panel module to the Pin 4 AVCC of this header Pin Pin Assignment HD AUDIO Pin Pin Assignment AC 97 AUDIO 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 AVCC 4 NC 5 FRO R 5 L...

Page 25: ...udio driver is originally configured to support HD Audio For AC 97 audio connection you may 1 Right click the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in system tray 2 Click Audio I O tab and then click Connector Settings 3 Click Disabled front panel jack detection and then click OK to confirm ...

Page 26: ... on Slot This slot provides the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI Express specifications 2 6 8 PCI Add on Slots These slots provide the connection of add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 2 18 iL 90MV ...

Page 27: ...r Source Indicators These indicators work as a reminding device to display the power status of this motherboard with power source connected 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on ...

Page 28: ...This connector provides an S PDIF Out connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices 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 Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 1 channel audio system R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear ...

Page 29: ...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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features PC Health Status Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrate...

Page 30: ...nnel 4 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1047552K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date mm dd yy This item sets the date you specify usually the current date in the format of Month Dat...

Page 31: ...DD 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 IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 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 yo...

Page 32: ... 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 D...

Page 33: ...BIOS Setup iL 90MV 3 5 Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 34: ... Disable Unused PCI Clock Yes Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Quick Power On Self Test When set to Enabled this item speeds up the Power On Self Test POST after powering on the system The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST CPU Feature Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CM...

Page 35: ... detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device items respectively The BIO...

Page 36: ...e old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time A larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation Full Screen LOGO Show This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting Disable Unused PCI Clock This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use Yes The system automatically detect the unused DIMM and PCI ...

Page 37: ...gs 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 tCL This item controls the latenc...

Page 38: ... Express port function PCIe Compliancy Mode This item selects the mode for PCI Express add on card Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects the primary boot device HDMI Port Display This item selects the type of display device connected through the HDMI Port on this motherboard DVI Select this option if you are connecting a non HDMI monitor through the HDMI...

Page 39: ...as a non HDMI monitor connected to HDMI Port under the Normal selection will cause the screen flickering Select the correct one for your display device Frame Buffer Size This item selects the size of memory pre allocated for frame buffer DVMT Mode This item selects the mode of graphics memory that the system will support DVMT FIXED Memory Size This item selects the size of graphics memory that the...

Page 40: ... AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility On Chip IDE Device IDE Bus Master Enabled Item Help On Chip IDE 1 Controller Enabled On Chip Serial ATA Setting X On Chip SATA Mode IDE X SATA RAID ROM Enabled On Chip SATA Controller Auto X PATA IDE Mode IDE 1 IDE Channel Configuration IDE Channel 1 Master Auto IDE Channel 1 Slave Auto IDE Channel 2 Master Auto IDE Channel 2 Slave Auto IDE Channel 3 Master Auto IDE C...

Page 41: ...ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM of on chip Serial ATA RAID to boot up system On Chip SATA Controller 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 Enabl...

Page 42: ...hannel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 2 Slave IDE 1 IDE Master IDE Slave None None IDE 2 SATA1 SATA2 IDE Master IDE Slave This option is configurable only when the item On Chip SATA Controller is set to Combined Mode On Chip PCI Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility On Chip PCI Device On Chip USB Controller Enabled Item Help...

Page 43: ...gacy operating system such as DOS that does not support USB mouse On Chip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller Super IO Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Floppy Disk Controller Enabled Item Help Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 O...

Page 44: ...ect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IEEE 1394 Controller This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller Network Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller Invoke Boot Agent This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network ...

Page 45: ... selects the type of Suspend mode S1 PowerOn Suspend Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 Suspend To RAM Enables the Suspend to RAM function Resume by USB From S3 When set to Enabled this item allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state This item can be configured only if the item ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3 STR Power Button Function This it...

Page 46: ... of Month Alarm 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 Power On Function This item selects the w...

Page 47: ...ssing Ctrl key plus one of each function key F1 F12 simultaneously Restore On AC Power Loss This item selects the system action after an AC power failure Power Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power remains off You must press the Power button to power on the system Power On When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power will be powered on automatically...

Page 48: ...PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto The system will automatically detect the settings Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources in the IRQ Resources menu ...

Page 49: ...s F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 PCI Latency Timer CLK This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher values eve...

Page 50: ... Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ABIT FanEQ Control This item determines the temperature threshold to raise the fan attached at CPU and SYS fan headers up to their full speed Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ABIT FanEQ Control CPU FanEQ ontrol Enabled Item Help FanEQ Target ...

Page 51: ...connector will first run at the speed ratio set by the item FanEQ Start Control and then up to 100 SYS FanEQ Control This item allows you to control the SYSFAN speed When set to Enabled the following items become selectable FanEQ Target Temp This item sets the temperature mark for the SYS FanEQ function to take effect FanEQ Temp Tolerance This item sets the temperature tolerance range for the item...

Page 52: ...l sound All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage 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 setti...

Page 53: ...ot directory of the CD ROM via the File Manager and double click the AUTORUN file Drivers Click to enter the driver installation menu The Intel Viiv Software Driver and Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver are only necessary for WinXP MCE version Manual Click to enter the user s manual menu Utility Click to enter the utilities installation menu ABIT Utility Click to enter the installation menu of ...

Page 54: ...ntel chipset components in order to ensure all the features function properly To install this utility 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 2 iL 90MV ...

Page 55: ... RAID function in the BIOS setup menu The path to enable the RAID function in the BIOS setup menu is Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Select RAID To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver item The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart...

Page 56: ... Controller To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 4 iL 90MV ...

Page 57: ... you will have to configure the BIOS parameter 1 Enter the BIOS Setup Menu Advanced Chipset Features HDMI Port Display 2 Change the option from the default DVI to Normal 4 After completed the driver installation of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator if there is no graphics output when restarting the system try enter Hot Keys Ctrl Alt F1 simultaneously to regain 5 For the application of HDMI digital ...

Page 58: ...t this monitor cannot display in the Monitor settings via the path Control Panel Display Properties Settings Advanced Monitor 3 Now you can raise the screen resolution from the Display Properties to the one of your HDMI digital device 4 6 iL 90MV ...

Page 59: ...d then plug it back in the same HDMI port you must enter Hot Keys Ctrl Alt F4 simultaneously to regain the video output for digital display The Hot Keys combinations for video output selections are 1 Ctrl Alt F1 for enabling monitor 2 Ctrl Alt F4 for enabling digital display 7 You may find the default Hot Keys combination via the path Control Panel Display Properties Settings Advanced Intel R Grap...

Page 60: ...inition Audio Codec To install this driver 1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Audio Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 8 iL 90MV ...

Page 61: ...1 Click on the Drivers tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the LAN Driver item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect 4 6 USB 2 0 Driver There is no need to install this driver for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or their later version ...

Page 62: ...disk drive when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 4 Press F6 key and then follow the screen instruction to complete the installation To create a driver disk 1 Click on the Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the Intel SATA Driver Disk Maker item The installation screen appears Insert one blank floppy disk to the selected floppy drive an...

Page 63: ...ion It will protect PC Hardware by monitoring critical items of Power Supply Voltage CPU System Fans Speed and CPU System Temperature To install this utility 1 Click on the ABIT Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the ABIT EQ item The installation screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 64: ...5 Execute the ABIT EQ by entering the Windows Menu Start All Programs ABIT ABIT EQ 6 ABIT EQ shows you the status of Voltage Fan Speed and Temperature readings as well 4 12 iL 90MV ...

Page 65: ... one click of BIOS updating ABIT users can flash their BIOS more easily and in less time To install this utility 1 Click on the ABIT Utility tab in the installation menu screen 2 Click the FlashMenu item under the ABIT Utility tab The following screen appears 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system for the driver to take effect ...

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Page 67: ...t to over clocking or non standard status We suggest the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then making the motherboard work again There is no need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought it from or go through an RMA process Step 1 Switch off the power supply unit and then switch it on again after one minute If the...

Page 68: ...reviously installed in the system Re install and start the system one at a time until the system won t start Malfunction in the OS If the system hangs after resuming from S3 or some testing program if the CPU cannot be recognized properly if the display resolution mixed or if a certain program cannot be executed etc you may Upgrade the motherboard s latest BIOS version Upgrade the add on device s ...

Page 69: ...le 2 Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA 300GB 2 on SATA 3 SATA 4 RAID 1 Optical devices Type in the brand and specifications of your optical drives and quantity Specify if it was inserted on IDE Master or Slave or SATA ports Other devices Indicate which add on cards or USB devices that you absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot identify the problem s origin indicate all the add on cards o...

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