User manual ABIT KG7

[. . . ] 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 it does not mean that you can select the highest MODE value just as you like, you first have to be sure that your IDE device supports this MODE, otherwise the hard disk will not be able to operate normally. IDE Prefetch Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. Init Display First: Two options are available: PCI Slot or AGP. When you install more than one display cards, you can choose either a PCI display card (PCI Slot) or an AGP display card (AGP) to activate the display boot-up screen. If you only installed one display card, the BIOS will detect which slot (AGP or PCI) you installed it, in then everything will be take care of by the BIOS. Onboard USB Controller: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. If you choose disable this item, the "USB Keyboard Support" item will disappear in Chipset Features Setup menu. " USB Keyboard Support: Two options are available: OS and BIOS. If your operating system supports a USB keyboard, please set it to OS. Only in some situations, such as in a pure DOS environment that does not support a USB keyboard, should you set it to BIOS. User's Manual 3-22 Chapter 3 ATA100RAID IDE Controller (KG7-RAID Only): Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. If your motherboard is the KG7-RAID, it has the built-in HighPoint 370 chipset which can support Ultra ATA/100 specifications. Onboard FDD Controller: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. This is set to Enabled or Disabled the Onboard FDD Controller. If you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature. Onboard Serial Port 1: This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1 controller with which I/O address. Six options are available: Disabled ) 3F8/IRQ4 ) 2F8/IRQ3 ) 3E8/IRQ4 ) 2E8/IRQ3 ) Auto ) Back to Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 2: This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 2 controller with which I/O address. Six options are available: Disabled ) 3F8/IRQ4 ) 2F8/IRQ3 ) 3E8/IRQ4 ) 2E8/IRQ3 ) Auto )Back to Disabled. If you choose "Disabled", then item "Onboard IR Function" will disappear. " Onboard IR Function: Three options are available: Disable ) IrDA ) ASKIR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR). [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]