User manual ABIT AN8 32X

[. . . ] AN8 32X AMD Athlon 64/64FX/64x2 Dual Core System Board Socket 939 User's Manual 4310-0000-15 Rev. 2. 00 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. [. . . ] Bank Interleaving: Depending on your SDRAM module structure, the 4-Way setting can offer the best performance. If you choose the wrong setting, the computer system will not run in a stable manner. For detailed information on your SDRAM module, please ask your SDRAM module manufacturer. Burst Length DDR SDRAM modules provide a Burst mode that means an auto precharge function for programmable READ or WRITE burst lengths of 2, 4 or 8 locations. This means that if we set burst length to 8, the address bus will access 8 bytes each cycle to precharge, etc. MTRR mapping mode The item selects the MTRR mapping mode. The MTRR (Memory-Type and Range Registers) controls the access and cacheability of memory regions in the processor. 32 bit Dram Memory Hole: This item selects the method to remap the 32 bit Dram memory hole. Leave this item to its default "Auto" Setting. Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu: SSE/SSE2 Instructions: This item allows you to Enable or Disable the SSE/SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions) instruction set. System BIOS Cacheable: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster system BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache. Integrated Peripherals Phoenix ­ Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE/RAID Function Press Enter Init Display First PCIe OnChip USB V1. 1+V2. 0 - USB Keyboard Support Disabled - USB Mouse Support Disabled OnChip Audio Controller Auto OnChip LAN Controller Auto - Onchip LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled - OnBoard SATA Mode IDE Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE/RAID Function Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE/RAID Fuction Setup IDE Function Setup Press Enter RAID Configuration Press Enter Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults User's Manual 3-18 Chapter 3 IDE Function Setup: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Fuction Setup IDE 1 Controller Enabled IDE 2 Controller Enabled IDE DMA Transfer access Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Serial-ATA 1/2 Enabled Serial-ATA 3/4 Enabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults IDE 1 Controller / IDE 2 Controller: This item allows you to enable or disable the primary (IDE1) and secondary (IDE2) IDE controller. Select [Disabled] if you want to add a different hard drive controller. IDE DMA Transfer access: This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through IDE channels. IDE HDD Block Mode: This item enables or disables the IDE HDD Block Mode. Serial-ATA 1/2, Serial-ATA 3/4: This item enables or disables the on-chip SATA controller. AN8 32X BIOS Setup 3-19 RAID Config: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Function Diaabled - Serial-ATA 1 RAID Disabled - Serial-ATA 2 RAID Disabled - Serial-ATA 3 RAID Disabled - Serial-ATA 4 RAID Disabled Item Help X X X X :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RAID Function: This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE RAID function. Serial ATA 1/2/3/4 RAID: Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks. Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu: Init Display First: This item selects which display slot to be initialized first when the system boots. [PCI]: When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI. [PCIe]: When the system boots, it will first initialize PCIE. OnChip USB: Three options are available: Disabled V1. 1+V2. 0 V1. 1. If you choose to disable this item, the "USB Keyboard Support" and "USB Mouse Support" items will not be able to select in Integrated Peripherals menu. USB Keyboard Support: This item allows you to select [Enabled] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [Disabled] in OS environment. [. . . ] First, please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you. They will be more familiar with local conditions and will have better insight as to which resellers offer what products and services. Due to the huge number of emails coming in every day and other reasons, such as the time required for problem reproduction, we will not be able to reply to every email. Please understand that we are selling through distribution channels and while we don't have the resources to serve every end-user, we will do our best to help every customer. [. . . ]