Abit AN8 SLI User manual

Socket 939 System Board

User’s Manual

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4200-0453-03

Rev. 1.01

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1

1-1. Fatal1ty.....................................................................................................1-1

1-2. Features & Specifications ........................................................................1-3

1-3. Layout Diagram .......................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup....................................................................2-1

2-1. Install The Motherboard...........................................................................2-1

2-2. Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan Assembly................................................2-2

2-3. Install System Memory ............................................................................2-4

2-4. Install two Graphics Cards with NVIDIA SLI Technology ....................2-6

2-5. Connectors, Headers and Switches ..........................................................2-9

(1). ATX Power Input Connectors........................................................2-9

(2). FAN Power Connectors ...............................................................2-10

(3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header ................................................2-11

(4). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ................................2-12

(5). Additional USB Port Headers......................................................2-13

(6). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers .............................................2-13

(7). Wake-up Header...........................................................................2-14

(8). GURU Panel Connection Header ................................................2-15

(9). Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors......................................2-16

(10). Serial ATA Connectors .................................................................2-17

(11). Status Indicators...........................................................................2-18

(12). POST Code Display.....................................................................2-19

(13). PCI Express x1 Slots....................................................................2-20

(14). PCI Express x16 Slot ...................................................................2-21

(15). SLI Switchboard Slot...................................................................2-22

(16). AUDIOMAX Slot........................................................................2-23

(17). Front Panel Audio Connection Header ........................................2-29

(18). Internal Audio Connectors ...........................................................2-30

(19). Back Panel Connectors ................................................................2-31

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup............................................................................ 3-1

3-1. µGuru

™

Utility .........................................................................................3-2

3-2. Standard CMOS Features.......................................................................3-10

3-3. Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................3-13

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3-4. Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................3-15

3-5. Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................3-18

3-6. Power Management Setup .....................................................................3-23

3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................................3-25

3-8. Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................................3-27

3-9. Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................3-27

3-10. Set Password ..........................................................................................3-27

3-11. Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................3-27

3-12. Exit Without Saving...............................................................................3-27

Appendix A. Install nVidia nForce Chipset Driver ............................................. A-1

Appendix B. Install Realtek Audio Driver............................................................ B-1

Appendix C. Install USB 2.0 Driver ..................................................................... C-1

Appendix D. Install AMD64 Processor Driver.....................................................D-1

Appendix E. Install ABIT µGuru Utility .............................................................. E-1

Appendix F. AN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk ............................................................... F-1

Appendix G. POST Code Definition .....................................................................G-1

Appendix H. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)...............................................H-1

Appendix I. How to Get Technical Support ......................................................... I-1

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Introduction 1-1

Chapter 1. Introduction

1-1. Fatal1ty

FATAL1TY STORY

Who knew that at age 19, I would be a

World Champion PC gamer. When I was

13, I actually played competitive billiards in

professional tournaments and won four or

five games off guys who played at the

highest level. I actually thought of making

a career of it, but at that young age

situations change rapidly. Because I’ve

been blessed with great hand-eye

coordination and a grasp of mathematics (an

important element in video gaming) I

gravitated to that activity.

GOING PRO

I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional

League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one

of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me flew me to

Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost

none, and took first place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world in

the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending

my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. My earned

frags allowed at this tournament were 2.5. From there I entered competitions all over the

world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia, Holland and Brazil in addition to Los

Angeles, New York and St. Louis.

WINNING STREAK

I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion

of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally different first

person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and walked away

with a new car. The next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament 2003,

becoming the only three-time CPL champion. And I did it playing a different game each

year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am extremely proud.

At QuakeCon 2002, I faced off against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly anticipated

matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon 2004, I

became the World’s 1

st

Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very challenging

matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.

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LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my first big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the

world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV,

ESPN and G4TV to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living a dream by playing

video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and took sports like hockey and football

very seriously, working out and training hard. This discipline helps me become a better

gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become a professional.

A DREAM

Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made up of

the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in

competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It's all

about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fluid movement around the

maps.

My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying

about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to

worry about my equipment. I want it to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on the

game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the

planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty brand products will represent.

FATAL1TY BRAIN TRUST

This is just the beginning. We’re already in development for several new products, including

high-level Fatal1ty – PWX systems for next year, and I’m really grateful to all my Fatal1ty

Brain Trust partners for helping make my dreams a reality.

I know there is a business side to all of this, but for me the true reward is making products

that are so good I can win with them – and making them available to fellow gamers.

Gaming is my life, and many fellow gamers around the world are also some of my best

friends, so giving back to the gaming community is really important to me.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

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1-2. Features & Specifications

1. CPU

• Supports AMD Athlon 64/64FX 939-pin K8 CPU with 2GHz system bus using Hyper

Transport Technology

• Supports AMD CPU Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology

2. Chipset

• NVIDIA nForce4 SLI single chip

• Integrated NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet and NVIDIA Firewall

3. NVIDIA SLI Technology

• Two PCI-Express X16 slots support NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface

• Increase bandwidth of the PCI Express

™

bus providing 60x the bandwidth of PCI

4. Memory

• Four 184-pin DIMM sockets

• Supports 4 DIMM Dual DDR 400/333/266 non-ECC un-buffered memory

• Supports maximum memory capacity up to 4GB

5. ABIT Engineered

• ABIT uGuru

!

2003 Technology

• ABIT OTES

!

Technology

• ABIT AudioMAX

!

Technology

• ABIT CPU ThermalGuard

!

Technology

6. NV SATA RAID

• Supports SATA 3Gbps data transfer rate

• Supports SATA RAID 0/1/0+1

7. NV GbE LAN

• NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet Controller

• NVIDIA Secure Networking Engine

8. NV Firewall

• Native NVIDIA Firewall

9. IEEE 1394

• Supports IEEE 1394 at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate

10. Audio

• High quality 7.1-channel Audio Card

• Optical S/P DIF In/Out

• Supports auto jack sensing

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11. Internal I/O Connectors

• 2x PCI-E X16 slot

• 2x PCI-E X1 slots

• 2x PCI slots

• 1x Audio daughter card port

• 1x Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB

• 2x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors

• 4x SATA 3G connectors

• 3x USB headers

• 1x IEEE 1394 header

12. Back Panel I/O

• 1x IEEE 1394 Connector

• 1x PS/2 keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse

• 4x USB, 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector

• 1x Dual OTES

13. Miscellaneous

• ATX form factor: 305 x 245 mm

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1-3. Layout Diagram

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Hardware Setup 2-1

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Before the Installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V standby power), or

disconnect the power cord before installing or unplugging any connectors or add-on cards. Failing to do

so may cause the motherboard components or add-on cards to malfunction or be damaged.

2-1. Install The Motherboard

Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow a motherboard to be securely

attached and at the same time, prevent short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the

chassis base:

1. use with studs

2. use with spacers

In principle, the best way to attach the board is

with studs. Only if you are unable to do this

should you attach the board with spacers. Line up

the holes on the board with the mounting holes on

the chassis. If the holes line up and there are

screw holes, you can attach the board with studs.

If the holes line up and there are only slots, you

can only attach with spacers. Take the tip of the

spacers and insert them into the slots. After doing

this to all the slots, you can slide the board into

position aligned with slots. After the board has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK

before putting the chassis back on.

ATTENTION: To prevent shorting the PCB circuit, please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they

are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting-holes on the motherboard to align with.

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2-2. Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan Assembly

Please pay attention to the following notices

before installing the CPU and heatsink/fan

assembly.

1. Always use the processor with the

Heatsink and Fan Assembly installed.

2. Do not touch the pins on the processor.

3. If you ever need to reinstall the Heatsink

and fan Assembly, please clean the

heatsink surface and apply new thermal

interface material first.

1. Pull out the socket locking lever slightly,

then lift it up.

2. Align the corner with triangle mark of the

processor with the marking on the motherboard,

and then place the processor vertical down into

the socket.

3. Lower the locking lever to the fully locked

position.

4. Apply thermal interface material.

5. Place the heatsink and fan assembly onto

the retention frame. Match the heatsink clip

with the socket mounting lug. Hook the spring

clip to the mounting lug.

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6. On the other side, push the retention clip

straight down to lock into the plastic lug on the

retention frame.

7. Turn the cam lever to lock into the retention

frame.

8. Attach the four-pin power plug from the

heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU FAN

connector.

For detailed information on how to install your

heatsink and fan assembly, please refer to the

instruction manual that came packed with the

heatsink and fan assembly you bought.

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2-3. Install System Memory

This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for Single/Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266

memory modules with memory expansion size up to 4GB.

Table 2-1. Valid Memory Configurations

Bank Memory Module Total Memory

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB

Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB

Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3) 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB

Bank 6, 7 (DIMM4) 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB

Total System Memory 128MB ~ 4GB

Table 2-2. Unbuffered DIMM Support For AMD 939-pin Processor

Data Bus DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

Maximum

DRAM Speed

Single rank N/A Empty N/A DDR400

Double rank N/A Empty N/A DDR400

Empty N/A Single rank N/A DDR400

Empty N/A Double rank N/A DDR400

Single rank N/A Single rank N/A DDR400

Single rank N/A Double rank N/A DDR400

Double rank N/A Single rank N/A DDR400

64-bits

(Single

Channel)

Double rank N/A Double rank N/A DDR333

Single rank Single rank Empty Empty DDR400

Double rank Double rank Empty Empty DDR400

Empty Empty Single rank Single rank DDR400

Empty Empty Double rank Double rank DDR400

Single rank Single rank Single rank Single rank DDR400

Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank DDR400

Double rank Double rank Single rank Single rank DDR400

128-bits

(Dual

Channel)

Double rank Double rank Double rank Double rank DDR333

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To reach the performance of Dual Channel DDR, the following rules must be obeyed:

• When installing TWO DIMM modules: Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for

slots [DIMM1]+[DIMM2] or slots [DIMM3]+[DIMM4].

• When installing FOUR DIMM modules: Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for

slots [DIMM1]+[DIMM2], and slots [DIMM3]+[DIMM4].

NOTE: Usually there is no hardware or BIOS setup requires after adding or removing memory modules,

but you will have to clear the CMOS memory first if any memory module related problem occurs.

Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules.

1. Locate the DIMM slot on the board.

2. Hold two edges of the DIMM module

carefully, keep away of touching its

connectors.

3. Align the notch key on the module with the

rib on the slot.

4. Firmly press the module into the slots until

the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot

automatically snaps into the mounting notch.

Do not force the DIMM module in with extra

force as the DIMM module only fit in one direction.

5. To remove the DIMM modules, push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously, and

then pull out the DIMM module.

ATTENTION: Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional

boards. Before starting these procedures, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by touching a

grounded metal object briefly.

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2-4. Install two Graphics Cards with NVIDIA SLI Technology

This motherboard supports the NVIDIA SLI (Scalable-Link-Interface) technology, allowing the operation

of two identical (the same model from the same manufacturer) PCI Express x16 graphics cards.

NOTE: The NVIDIA SLI technology currently supports the Windows XP operating system only.

Normal Mode: Leave the SLI Switch to its

default Normal mode and insert the graphics

card into PCIEXP1 slot. The PCIEXP2 slot

functions as a PCIE x1 slot under this mode.

SLI Mode: Switch the SLI Switch to SLI

Mode and insert the SLI-ready graphics

cards into PCIEXP1 and PCIEXP2 slots.

NOTE: When PCIEXP2 slot functions as a PCIE x1 slot under Normal mode, insert the PCIE x1 card

into the marked area of PCIEXP2 slot.

This motherboard is factory pre-installed with an ABIT SLI switchboard. By the default “Normal” mode,

this motherboard is set for one single graphics card operation. To operate two graphics cards on this

motherboard, you will have to set the switchboard to “SLI” mode in advance.

• Prepare two identical NVIDIA certified, SLI-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards.

• Make sure the graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest

driver form NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com).

• Make sure your power supply unit is sufficient to provide the minimum power required.

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Please follow the instructions below to set the

system to SLI mode and install your graphics

cards.

NOTE: Please handle the switchboard with

caution. Watch out for the sharp edges.

1. Simultaneously push the two retention clips

at both ends outward to release the switchboard.

Carefully pull the switchboard out of the slot.

2. Flip the switchboard over to the side

labeled with “SLI”. Carefully insert the

switchboard into the slot.

3. Slightly push down the switchboard until

the retention clip snap into places. Make sure

the switchboard is completely inserted into the

slot.

4. Insert the two graphics cards into PCIEXP1

and PCIEXP2 slots on the motherboard.

5. There are goldfingers on your SLI Graphics

Cards reserved for the SLI Bridge Connector.

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6. Insert the SLI Bridge Connector into the

SLI goldfingers on each graphics card.

7. The SLI bracket included in the package is

used for supporting the SLI bridge connector

and the two SLI graphics cards.

8. Insert the SLI bracket into the bracket slot

between the graphics cards. Secure the SLI

bracket and the graphics cards to the chassis

with screws.

NOTE: The OTES SLIpstream that packed in

the package is optional. Please refer to the

Quick Installation Guide of the OTES

SLIpstream if you wish to install it.

IMPORTANT: Please disable the following

items in BIOS setup while running under SLI

mode: All the “FanEQ controls” (CPU, NB,

SYS, OTES1, OTES2 and AUX FanEQ Control)

and “Cool ’n’ Quiet Technology”. The system

may be unstable without doing so. Detail

information about these items will be described

in “Chapter 3. BIOS Setup”.

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2-5. Connectors, Headers and Switches

Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, and how to connect them. Please read

the entire section for necessary information before attempting to finish all the hardware installation inside

the computer chassis. A complete enlarged layout diagram is shown in Chapter 1 for all the positions of

connectors and headers on the board that you may refer to.

WARNING: Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing

any peripheral or component. Failing to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard and/or

peripherals. Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything.

ATX Power Input Connectors

(1).

This motherboard provides three power connectors to connect ATX12V power supplier.

NOTE: This 24-pin power connector (ATXPWR1) is compatible with the older 20-pin plug. When

plugging a 20-pin plug to this connector, pins 11, 12, 23, and 24 should be left unconnected.

NOTE: For a heavily loaded system, a power supply that provides a minimum of 350W and 20A on the

+5VDC rail is recommended. To support wake-up features, 2A on the +5VSB rail is required.

The auxiliary 12V power connector [ATX4P1] provides an additional

power source for devices added on PCI Express slots. It is highly

recommended to attach 12V power from the power supplier for the best

system stability.

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(2). FAN Power Connectors

These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system.

• CPUFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector

• NBFAN1: Chipset Fan Power Connector

• SYSFAN1: System Fan Power Connector

• AUXFAN1: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector

• OTESFAN1, OTESFAN2: OTES Fan Power Connector

WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.

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