User manual ABIT AB9 QUADGT

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] This item selects the mode to access your SATA devices. Leave this item at 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. 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. The value of the base memory is typically 640K for systems 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. CPU L3 Cache This item is used to enable the L3 cache (default setting), and appears only for certain CPU (Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition) that possesses L3 cache. Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: 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. 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. [. . . ] 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: · Check if there is any conflict in the "Control Panel/System Properties". A: To fill in this "Technical Support Form", please refer to the following instructions: · First name: Type in your first name. Subject: Type in the model name and the problem of your motherboard. Example 1: AA8XE and SCSI 29160 malfunction Example 2: AA8XE boot fails, POST code AF Example 3: AA8XE (system hang when S3 resume) Motherboard: Type in the model name and revision number of your motherboard. [. . . ]