User manual ABIT AB9

[. . . ] Introduction AB9 Pro/AB9 Motherboard Socket 775 Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium D Hardware Setup User's Manual BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD LGA775 ATX Motherboard Intel 965 / ICH8R (AB9 Pro) 1066MHz FSB Dual DDR2 800 Dual GbE LAN (AB9 Pro) IEEE 1394 About this Manual: This user's manual contains all the information you may need for setting up this motherboard. To read the user's manual of PDF format (readable by Adobe Reader), place the "Driver & Utility CD" into the CD-ROM drive in your system. The auto-run screen will appear, click the "Manual" tab to enter its submenu. If not, browse the root directory of the CD-ROM via the File Manager, and double click the "AUTORUN" file. 10x SATA 3Gb/s (AB9 Pro) HD 7. 1 Silent OTESTM Technology uGuruTM Technology Appendix AB9 Pro, AB9 User's Manual English, 2nd Edition August, 2006 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. [. . . ] 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 systems by selecting drive A, B, or both. Leave this item at 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. 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. BIOS Setup AB9 Pro, AB9 3-13 3. 3 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority Quick Power on Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option MPS Version Ctrl For OS Report No FDD for OS Full Screen Logo Show Press Enter Press Enter Enabled Floppy Hard Disk SATA CDROM Enabled Disabled On Setup 1. 4 No Enabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults CPU Feature Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Limit CPUID MaxVal C1E Function Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology EIST Function Disabled Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 3-14 AB9 Pro, AB9 Limit CPUID MaxVal When set to [Enabled], this item limits the CPUID maximum value to 3, which is usually required for older OS like Windows NT4. 0. Leave this item at its default [Disabled] settings for OS like Windows XP. C1E Function This item appears only for certain processors with the C1E (Enhanced Halt State) Function. When set to [Enabled], the processor will further reduce the total power consumption. Execute Disable Bit This item appears only for certain processors with the Execute Disable Bit (XD bit) feature. When set to [Enabled], this item allows the processor to prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code and provide memory protection. Virtualization Technology This option enables or disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. EIST Function This item appears only for certain processors with the EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) Function. When set to [Enabled], EIST will dynamically switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to optimize the power and performance balance of the processor and system based on demand. BIOS Setup Back to Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting priority. By pressing <Enter> key, you can enter its submenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system. [. . . ] Example: 512M* 4PCS Memory configuration: Type in the memory configuration in BIOS setting. Example: Memory Timing: 2. 5-3-3-7 @533MHz Graphics information: Note Graphics card's brand, model and driver version Graphics card: Type in the brand and model name of your graphics card. Example: ATI RADEON X850 XT PE Graphics driver version: Type in the driver version of your graphics card Example: Catalyst 5. 12V Power supply maker: Type in the brand and model name of your power supply unit. Power supply wattage: Type in the power wattage of your power supply unit. [. . . ]