Hardware Setup AX78 Motherboard AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 User's Manual BIOS Setup Driver & Utility AMD 770 / SB600 5200MT/s HT3.0 Dual Channel DDR2 1066 Multilingual QIG PCI Express 2.0 Gigabit LAN SATA 3Gb/s RAID USB 2.0 7.1-Channel HD Audio S/PDIF Out abit SoftMenuTM Technology Appendix 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. The auto-run screen will appear, click the "Manual" tab to enter its submenu. If not, browse the root directory of the CD-ROM via the File Manager, and double click the "AUTORUN" file. abit Silent OTESTM Technology External CMOS Clearing Switch Vista Premium HW Ready 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. 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For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. Best Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials: Perchlorate Material ­ special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/. (The mark and information are applicable for People's Republic of China only.) <>< >(SJ/T11364-2006) <> / (This information is applicable for People's Republic of China only.) PCB (Pb) × × × × (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) : SJ/T11363-2006 ×: SJ/T11363-2006 ii AX78 Hardware Setup Contents 1. Hardware Setup ............................................................... 1-1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Specifications............................................................................... 1-1 Motherboard Layout ..................................................................... 1-2 Choosing a Computer Chassis ....................................................... 1-3 Installing Motherboard ................................................................. 1-3 Checking Jumper Settings............................................................. 1-4 1.5.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery .............. 1-4 1.6 Connecting Chassis Components ................................................... 1-6 1.6.1 ATX Power Connectors......................................................... 1-6 1.6.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ........................... 1-7 1.6.3 FAN Power Connectors ........................................................ 1-8 1.7 Installing Hardware ...................................................................... 1-9 1.7.1 CPU Socket AM2.................................................................. 1-9 1.7.2 Memory Slots .................................................................... 1-11 1.7.3 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots (Install Graphics Card) .......... 1-12 1.8 Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................... 1-13 1.8.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 1-13 1.8.2 Serial ATA Connectors ....................................................... 1-14 1.8.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers......................................... 1-15 1.8.4 Internal Audio Connector ................................................... 1-15 1.8.5 Front Panel Audio Connection Header ................................. 1-16 1.8.6 S/PDIF Output Connection Header...................................... 1-16 1.8.7 PCI and PCI Express X1 Slots ............................................. 1-17 1.9 Onboard Indicators .................................................................... 1-18 1.9.1 POST Code Displayer ......................................................... 1-18 1.9.2 Power Source Indicators .................................................... 1-19 1.10 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ........................................... 1-20 BIOS Setup Driver & Utility Multilingual QIG Appendix 2. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 2-1 2.1 SoftMenu Setup ........................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................. 2-3 2.3 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 2-6 2.4 Advanced Chipset Features........................................................... 2-8 2.5 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................. 2-9 2.6 Power Management Setup .......................................................... 2-11 2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................. 2-13 2.8 PC Health Status ........................................................................ 2-14 2.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults............................................................... 2-16 2.10 Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 2-16 2.11 Set Password ........................................................................... 2-16 2.12 Save & Exit Setup..................................................................... 2-16 2.13 Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 2-16 3. Driver & Utility ................................................................. 3-1 3.1 CD-ROM AUTORUN ...................................................................... 3-1 AX78 iii 3.2 Q-Install ...................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 ATI South Bridge Drivers .............................................................. 3-2 3.4 Marvel LAN Driver ........................................................................ 3-3 3.5 Realtek Audio Driver..................................................................... 3-3 3.6 Cool'n'Quiet Driver ....................................................................... 3-4 3.7 USB 2.0 Driver ............................................................................. 3-5 3.8 Acrobat Reader 8.0 ...................................................................... 3-5 3.9 abit EQ (The Hardware Doctor Utility) ........................................... 3-6 3.10 FlashMenu (BIOS Update Utility) ................................................. 3-7 3.11 SATA RAID Driver (for Windows Vista) ........................................ 3-8 3.12 SATA RAID Driver (for Windows XP, 2003, or 2000) ..................... 3-8 4. Multilingual Quick Installation Guide .............................. 4-1 4.1 Français//Guide d'Installation Rapide............................................. 4-1 4.2 Deutsch//Kurze Installationsanleitung............................................ 4-2 4.3 Italiano//Guida all'installazione rapida ........................................... 4-3 4.4 Español//Guía rápida de instalación............................................... 4-4 4.5 Português//Guia de instalação rápida ............................................ 4-5 4.6 // .............................. 4-6 4.7 Eesti//Kiirpaigaldusjuhend ............................................................ 4-7 4.8 Latviski//trs instalsanas instrukcija........................................... 4-8 4.9 Lietuvi//Trumpas instaliavimo vadovas ........................................ 4-9 4.10 Polski//Instrukcja szybkiej instalacji ........................................... 4-10 4.11 Magyar//Gyorstelepítési útmutató.............................................. 4-11 4.12 Türkçe//Hizli Kurulum Kilavuzu.................................................. 4-12 4.13 // ....................... 4-13 4.14 // ............................................... 4-14 4.15 // ...................................... 4-15 4.16 // ....................................................... 4-16 4.17 Bahasa Malaysia//Panduan Pemasangan Ringkas ....................... 4-17 4.18 // ........................................................ 4-18 4.19 ................................................................................. 4-19 4.19.1 ............................................................................... 4-19 4.19.2 .................................................................. 4-20 4.20 ................................................................................. 4-21 4.20.1 ............................................................................... 4-21 4.20.2 .................................................................. 4-22 5. Appendix .......................................................................... 5-1 5.1 AWARD POST Code Definitions ..................................................... 5-1 5.2 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?).......................... 5-5 5.2.1 Q & A ................................................................................. 5-5 5.2.2 Technical Support Form....................................................... 5-8 5.2.3 Contact Information............................................................. 5-9 iv AX78 Hardware Setup 1. Hardware Setup 1.1 Specifications CPU · Supports Socket AMD AM2+/AM2 Processor using Hyper TransportTM Technology up to 5200MT/s* * AM2+ running HT3.0 5200MT/s * AM2 running HT1.0 2000MT/s Internal I/O Connectors · 1x Floppy port · 1x Ultra ATA 133 IDE connector · 4x SATA 3Gb/s connectors · 3x USB 2.0 headers · 1x FP-Audio header · 1x CD-In connector · 1x S/PDIF Out Header · Supports AMD CPU Cool `n' Quiet Technology Chipset · AMD 770 / SB600 Rear Panel I/O · 1x PS/2 Keyboard connector · 1x PS/2 Mouse connector · 1x External CMOS Clearing Switch · 1x Optical S/PDIF Out Connector · 1x 7.1-Channel Audio connector · 4x USB 2.0 connectors · 1x RJ-45 LAN connector Memory · 4x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum memory capacity up to 8GB · Supports Dual Channel DDR2 1066* Un-buffered ECC/Non-ECC memory * DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only. LAN · Onboard Gigabit LAN abit Engineered · abit SoftmenuTM Technology · abit Silent OTESTM Technology · External CMOS Clearing Switch Audio · Onboard 7.1-Channel HD Audio CODEC · Supports Auto Jack Sensing and S/PDIF Out RoHS · 100% Lead-free process and RoHS compliant Serial ATA · 4x SATA 3Gb/s supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 0+1 Miscellaneous · ATX form factor (305mm x 245mm) · Vista Premium HW Ready Expansion Slots · 1x PCI-E X16 Slot (X16 Bandwidth) · 1x PCI-E X16 Slot (X4 Bandwidth) · 1x PCI-E X1 Slot · 3x PCI Slots Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. 1-1 AX78 1.2 Motherboard Layout 1-2 AX78 Hardware Setup 1.3 Choosing a Computer Chassis · · Choose a chassis big enough to install this motherboard. As some features for this motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis, make sure your chassis supports all the features required. If there is a possibility of adopting some more hard drives, make sure your chassis has sufficient power and space for them. Most chassis have alternatives for I/O shield located at the rear panel. Make sure the I/O shield of the chassis matches the I/O port configuration of this motherboard. You can find an I/O shield specifically desig ...