User manual ABIT IP35-E

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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. 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 BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items. Security Option This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. MPS Version Ctrl For OS This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. Report No FDD For OS When set to [Yes], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive. Delay IDE Initial (Secs) This item allows the BIOS to support some 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. [Yes]: The system automatically detect the unused DIMM and PCI slots, and stop sending clock signal to these unused PCI slots. [No]: The system always send clock signal to all PCI slots. Set this option to [No] setting if there are adapters that cannot be automatically detected by the system and will cause malfunction. DRAM Timing Selectable This item sets the optimal timings 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. The following items will be available to make adjustments by selecting option [Manual]. Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Init Display First This item allows you to choose the primary display card. PEG Force X1 When set to [Enabled], this item forces the PEG port down to x1 mode. Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This item selects the mode for devices connected through SATA ports. [. . . ] 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. (You can find it on the screen during the POST sequence. [. . . ]