User manual ABIT LP-80

[. . . ] LG-80 Series/LP-80 Series (LG-80, LG-81, LP-80, LP-81) Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User's Manual 4200-0457-01 Rev. 1. 00 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. [. . . ] Line-In: Connects to the line out from external audio sources. Line-Out: Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 5. 1-channel or regular 2-channel audio system. · AUDIO2: · · · IEEE1394: Connects to devices of IEEE1394 protocol. (For model LG-80 only) LAN: Connects to Local Area Network. USB1/USB2: Connects to USB devices such as scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick, etc. User's Manual 2-20 Chapter 2 LG-80 Series/LP-80 Series BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or prompted to "Run Setup". This chapter explains the Setup Utility of BIOS utility. After powering up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen, the memory count begins, and then the following message appears on the screen: PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> keys, or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis. Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on. After pressing <Del> key, the main menu screen appears. NOTE: In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staffs are constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely match with what you see on your screen. User's Manual 3-2 Chapter 3 LG-80 Series/LP-80 Series Driver Installation 4-1 Chapter 4. Driver Installation All the necessary drivers are included within the Drivers & Utilities CD that came packed with the motherboard. The display shown in the following figure should appear after inserting the Drivers & Utilities CD into your CD-ROM drive, if not, enter # [My Computer] # [CD-ROM] Drive # double click [autorun. exe]. Please follow the on-screen instruction. User's Manual 4-2 Chapter 4 4-1. Setup Items · · · · · Intel Chipset Software Utility Install the Intel Chipset Software Utility for Windows Operating System. Audio Driver Install the onboard audio driver for Windows Operating System. VGA Driver Install the onboard VGA driver for Windows Operating System. LAN Driver Install the onboard LAN driver for Windows Operating System. USB 2. 0 Driver Update the USB 2. 0 driver for Windows 2000/XP Operating System via the Windows Updating Program. · · · Manual View the user's manual in PDF file. Utility Click to enter the sub-screen for installing software. ABIT Utility Click to enter the sub-screen to install utilities like Flash Menu (BIOS Update Utility) and Hardware Doctor. · · Browse CD Browse the contents of this CD-ROM. Close Exit the CD setup Items Menu. LG-80 Series/LP-80 Series Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) A-1 Appendix A. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system?A: Yes, we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard. Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1-2 position to 2-3 for a few seconds, and then back. When you boot up your system for the first time, follow the instructions in the user's manual to load the optimized defaults. Q: If my systems hang when I update the BIOS or set the wrong CPU parameters, what should I do?A: Whenever you update the BIOS or if the system hangs due to wrong CPU parameters setting, always clear CMOS jumper before booting up again. [. . . ] 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. Please understand that we are selling through distribution channels and don't have the resources to serve every end-user. However, we will try to do our best to help every customer. [. . . ]