User manual ABIT AT7-MAX2

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. APIC Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. If you set to Enabled, the next item will be available to choose. When you set it to Disabled, the system will use the default six PCI IRQs for all devices, and will not increase the number of PCI IRQs. Note Assume you enable this item then installing the Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP operating system, after that, if you disable this item then reboot your system, your operating system will hang. You have to change this item setting to Enabled then your operating system will back to normal. MPS Version Ctrl For OS: This option specifies which version of MPS the motherboard will use. MPS stands for Multi-Processor Specification. If you use an older OS for multi-processors executing, please set this option to 1. 1. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Two options are available: Non-OS2 or OS2. When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another. If you use OS/2, select OS2; if you are using another operating system, select Non-OS2. Report No FDD For OS: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. When you are running an older Windows operating system (such as Windows® 95) without a floppy drive, set this item to Enabled. Delay IDE Initial (Secs): This item is used to support some old models or 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. AT7-MAX2 Introducing the BIOS 4-13 4-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. [. . . ] 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 team for the branch office closest to you. They will be more familiar with local conditions and problems 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. [. . . ]