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Abit AT8 32X User manual

Manual is about: AMD Athlon 64x2/64FX/64 System Board Socket 939

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    At8 32x amd athlon 64x2/64fx/64 system board socket 939 user’s manual 4310-0000-14 rev. 2.00

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    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 i...

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    Table of contents chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 1-1. Features & specifications ........................................................................1-1 1-2. Layout diagram .......................................................

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    3-7. Pnp/pci configurations .........................................................................3-23 3-8. Load fail-safe defaults .........................................................................3-24 3-9. Load optimized defaults .............................................................

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    Introduction 1-1 chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & specifications 1. Cpu • socket 939 for amd athlon 64x2/ 64fx/ 64 processors with 2000mt/s system bus • supports amd k8 cpu cool ‘n’ quiet technology 2. Chipset • ati rd580 radeon xpress 3200 chip • uli 1575 sb chip • support dual full pcie x16...

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    1-2 chapter 1 10. Internal i/o connectors • 2x pci-e x16 slot • 2x pci-e x1 slots • 2x pci slots • 1x floppy port supports up to 2.88mb • 2x ultra dma 133/100/66/33 ide connectors • 6x sata 3g connectors • 2x usb 2.0 headers • 1x ieee 1394 header • 1x fp-audio header • 1x cd-in 11. Back panel i/o • ...

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    Introduction 1-3 1-2. Layout diagram user’s manual.

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    1-4 chapter 1 1-4 chapter 1 at8 32x at8 32x.

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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 ...

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    2-2 chapter 2 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 rei...

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    Hardware setup 2-3 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 info...

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    2-4 chapter 2 2-3. Install system memory this motherboard provides four 184-pin ddr dimm sockets for single/dual channel ddr 400/333/200 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 8gb. Table 2-1. Valid memory configurations bank memory module total memory bank 0, 1 (dimm1) 256, 512mb, 1gb, 2gb ...

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    Hardware setup 2-5 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...

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    2-6 chapter 2 2-4. Install graphics card(s) this motherboard supports two graphics modes: normal mode for single pcie graphics card and crossfire mode for one crossfire ™ edition graphics card and one crossfire ™ compatible graphics card. Note: the ati crossfire ™ technology currently supports the w...

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    Hardware setup 2-7 crossfire mode: to enable crossfire mode, you will need to: • prepare one crossfire ™ edition graphics card and one crossfire ™ compatible graphics card. • make sure the graphics card driver supports the ati crossfire ™ technology. Download the latest driver from ati website ( www...

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    2-8 chapter 2 5. Locate the dms-59 ™ to interconnect cable in the package. 6. There are 3 connectors on the dms-59 ™ interconnect cable as shown in above illustration: connector 1 is a dms-59 ™ male connector; connector 2 is a dvi-i female connector; connector 3 is a dvi-i male connector. 7. Connect...

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    Hardware setup 2-9 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 compl...

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    2-10 chapter 2 (2). Fan power connectors these connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • cpufan1: cpu fan power connector • sysfan1: system fan power connector • nbfan1: chipset fan power connector • auxfan1, auxfan2 auxfan3: auxiliary fan power connector warning:...

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    Hardware setup 2-11 (4). Cmos memory clearing header this header uses a jumper cap to clear the cmos memory. • pin 1-2 shorted (default): normal operation. • pin 2-3 shorted: clear cmos memory. Warning: turn the power off first (including the +5v standby power) before clearing the cmos memory. Faili...

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    2-12 chapter 2 (6). Front panel switches & indicators headers this header is used for connecting switches and led indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch the power led pin position and orientation. The mark “+” aligning to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the led con...

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    Hardware setup 2-13 (7). Wake-up header these headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. • usb-pwr1: pin 1-2 shorted: disable wake-up function support at usb1 port. Pin 2-3 shorted (default): enable wake-up function support at usb1 port. • usb-pwr2: pin 1-2 shorted: disable wak...

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    2-14 chapter 2 (8). Floppy and ide disk drive connectors the fdc1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable. Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the fdc1 on the board, the two connectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives c...

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    Hardware setup 2-15 (9). Serial ata connectors these connectors are provided to attach one serial ata device at each channel via serial ata cable. User’s manual.

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    2-16 chapter 2 (10). Pci express x1 slots these slots are used to attach the next generation of i/o architecture. (11). Pci express x16 slot this slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture. At8 32x.

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    Hardware setup 2-17 (12). Additional usb port headers these headers each provide 2 additional usb 2.0 ports connection through a usb cable designed for usb 2.0 specifications. Pin pin assignment pin pin assignment 1 vcc 2 vcc 3 data0 - 4 data1 - 5 data0 + 6 data1 + 7 ground 8 ground 9 nc 10 nc (13)....

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    2-18 chapter 2 (14). Front panel audio connection header this header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. • to use the audio connector at front panel, remove all the jumpers on this header, and then connect to front panel by the extension cable provided with the chassis. • to u...

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    Hardware setup 2-19 (15). Post code display this is an led device to display the “ post ” code, the acronym of p ower o n s elf t est. The computer will execute the post action whenever you power on the computer. The post process is controlled by the bios. It is used to detect the status of the comp...

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    2-20 chapter 2 (16). Back panel connectors • mouse: connects to ps/2 mouse. • keyboard: connects to ps/2 keyboard. • opt-in1: this connector provides an s/pdif-in connection through optical fiber to digital multimedia devices. • opt-out1: this connector provides an s/pdif-out connection through opti...

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    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 instal...

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    3-2 chapter 3 ↑↓← → : press these buttons to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify. F10: when you have completed the setup of bios parameters, press this button to save these parameters and to exit the bios setup menu. F6: save current setting as a profile. F7: load p...

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    Bios setup 3-3 cpu operating speed: this item displays the cpu operating speed according to the type and speed of your cpu. You can also select the [user define] option to enter the manual option. User define: warning: the wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances ...

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    3-4 chapter 3 power cycle statistics: click key to enter its submenu: µguru utility v1.00 oc guru abit eq power cycle statistics item help pc up time 0 hours pc up time total 107 hours pc power cycles 532 cycles pc reset button cycles 281 cycles ac power on total time 288 hours ac power cycles 228 c...

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    Bios setup 3-5 temperature monitoring: click key to enter its submenu: µguru utility v1.00 oc guru abit eq temperature monitoring reading shutdown enable shutdown temp. Beep enable beep temp. (*)cpu temperature 41 ° c/105 ° f (*) 85 ° /185 ° f (*) 75 ° c/167 ° f (*)nb temperature 48 ° c/114 ° f ( ) ...

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    3-6 chapter 3 voltage monitoring: click key to enter its submenu: µguru utility v1.00 oc guru abit eq voltage monitoring reading shutdown enable beep enable high limit low limit (*)cpu core voltage 1.32 v (*) (*) 1.6 v 0 v (*)ddr voltage 2.67 v ( ) (*) 3.10 v 2.10 v (*)ddr vtt voltage 1.32 v ( ) (*)...

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    Bios setup 3-7 fan speed monitoring: click key to enter its submenu: µguru utility v1.00 oc guru abit eq fan speed monitoring reading shutdown enable beep enable low limit (*)cpu fan speed 4800 rpm (*) (*) 300 rpm ( )nb fan speed n/a ( ) ( ) 300 rpm ( )sys fan speed n/a ( ) ( ) 300 rpm ( )aux1 fan s...

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    3-8 chapter 3 faneq control: µguru utility v1.00 oc guru abit eq faneq control ► cpu faneq control press enter item help ► nb faneq control press enter ► sys faneq control press enter ► aux1 faneq control press enter ► aux2 faneq control press enter ► aux3 faneq control press enter ↑↓ → ← :move ente...

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    Bios setup 3-9 3-2. Standard cmos features this section contains the basic configuration parameters of the bios. Phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility standard cmos features date (mm:dd:yy) tue. Feb. 14 2006 item help time (hh:mm:ss) 17 : 10 : 27 ► ide channel 1 master none ► ide channel 1 slave no...

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    3-10 chapter 3 ide channel 1 master/slave, ide channel 2 master/slave, ide channel 3 master/slave, ide channel 4 master/slave: click key to enter its submenu: phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility ide channel 1 master ide hdd auto-detection press enter item help ide channel 1 master auto access mod...

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    Bios setup 3-11 head: this item configures the number of read/write heads. Precomp: this item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing zone: this item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads. Sector: this item confi...

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    3-12 chapter 3 3-3. Advanced bios features phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility advanced bios features quick power on self test enabled item help ► hard disk boot priority press enter ► cd-rom boot priority press enter first boot device floppy second boot device hard disk third boot device ide cdr...

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    Bios setup 3-13 boot up numlock status: this item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up. [on]: the numeric keypad functions as number keys. [off]: the numeric keypad functions as arrow keys. Security option: this item determines when the system will prompt for passw...

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    3-14 chapter 3 3-4. Advanced chipset features phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility advanced chipset features ► dram configuration press enter item help ► ldt & pci bus control press enter system bios cacheable enabled ↑↓→← :move enter:select +/-/pu/pd:value f10:save esc:exit f1:general help f5: pr...

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    Bios setup 3-15 spd data and automatically set to the values stored in it. Leave this item to its default “ auto ” setting. Dram clock: this item sets the dram clock of your dram module. The system may be unstable or unable to boot up if your dram module does not support the clock you set. When set ...

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    3-16 chapter 3 burst length ddr sdram modules provide a burst mode that means an auto precharge function for programmable read or write burst lengths of 2, 4 or 8 locations. This means that if we set burst length to 8, the address bus will access 8 bytes each cycle to precharge, etc. 32 bit dram mem...

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    Bios setup 3-17 back to advanced chipset features setup menu: ldt & pci bus control: click key to enter its submenu: phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility ldt & pci bus control ldt configuration enabled item help upstream ldt bus width 16 bit downstream ldt bus width 16 bit ldt bus frequency auto p...

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    3-18 chapter 3 3-5. Integrated peripherals phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility integrated peripherals ► onchip ide device press enter item help ► onchip pci device press enter ► onboard pci device press enter onboard fdc controller enabled ↑↓→← :move enter:select +/-/pu/pd:value f10:save esc:exit...

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    Bios setup 3-19 sata mode selected: this item selects the sata mode. Refer to the following table for the relationship among different configurations over the sata connectors. [ide mode]: this is the default setting for running sata devices in ide mode. [raid mode]: select this mode if you are runni...

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    3-20 chapter 3 usb keyboard support via: this item allows you to select [ bios ] for using usb keyboard in dos environment, or [ os ] in os environment. Usb mouse support via: this item allows you to select [ bios ] for using usb mouse in dos environment, or [ os ] in os environment. Onboard pci dev...

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    Bios setup 3-21 3-6. Power management setup phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility power management setup acpi suspend type s3(suspend-to-ram) item help - resume by usb from s3 enabled power button function instant-off wake up by pme# of pcie disabled wake up by pme# of pci disabled wake up by onboa...

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    3-22 chapter 3 wake up by alarm: two options are available: disabled or enabled. The default setting is disabled . When set to enabled , you can set the date and time at which the rtc (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode. Date (of month) alarm/ time (hh:mm:ss) alarm: you can ...

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    Bios setup 3-23 3-7. Pnp/pci configurations phoenix – awardbios cmos setup utility pnp/pci configurations init display first pci slot item help resources controlled by auto irq resources press enter pci/vga palette snoop disabled pci latency timer(clk) 32 pirq_0 use irq no. Auto pirq_1 use irq no. A...

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    3-24 chapter 3 back to pnp/pci configurations setup menu: pci/vga palette snoop: this item determines whether the mpeg isa/vesa vga cards can work with pci/vga or not. [disabled]: mpeg isa/vesa vga cards do not work with pci/vga. [enabled]: mpeg isa/vesa vga cards work with pci/vga. Pci latency time...

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    Install audio driver appendix a. Install audio driver a-1 user’s manual the installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on windows xp operating system. For those of other os, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the driver & utility cd into cd-rom drive, it should e...

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    A-2 appendix a at8 32x.

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    Install realtek lan driver appendix b. Install realtek lan driver b-1 user’s manual the installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on windows xp operating system. For those of other os, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the driver & utility cd into cd-rom drive,...

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    B-2 appendix b b-2 appendix b at8 32x at8 32x.

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    Install uli1575 sata raid driver appendix c. Install uli1575 sata raid driver c-1 user’s manual the installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on windows xp operating system. For those of other os, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the driver & utility cd into c...

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    C-2 appendix c c-2 appendix c at8 32x at8 32x.

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    Install sil3132 sata driver appendix d. Install sil3132 sata driver d-1 user’s manual the installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on windows xp operating system. For those of other os, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the driver & utility cd into cd-rom driv...

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    D-2 appendix d d-2 appendix d at8 32x at8 32x.

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    Install cool’n’quiet driver appendix e. Install cool’n’quiet driver e-1 user’s manual the installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on windows xp operating system. For those of other os, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the driver & utility cd into cd-rom driv...

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    E-2 appendix e 6. After the system restarted, open the “power options” from the control panel and choose the power scheme “minimal power management” to enable cool ‘n’ quiet. Note: for windows 2000 or me system, an amd cool ‘n’ quiet tab will appear under “power options” when the cool ‘n’ quiet soft...

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    Install usb 2.0 driver f-1 appendix f. Install usb 2.0 driver note: the installation for usb 2.0 driver for windows xp or windows 2000 is currently available by updating the latest service pack from microsoft’s web site. User’s manual.

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    F-2 appendix f at8 32x.

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    Install abit µguru utility g-1 appendix g. Install abit µguru utility the installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on the windows xp operating system. For other operating systems, please follow the on-screen instructions. Insert the driver & utility cd into the cd-rom drive...

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    G-2 appendix g at8 32x.

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    Post code definition h-1 appendix h. Post code definition award post code definitions post (hex) description cf test cmos r/w functionality c0 early chipset initialization: -disable shadow ram -disable l2 cache (socket 7 or below) -program basic chipset registers c1 detect memory -auto-detection of ...

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    H-2 appendix h 1f load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 21 hpm initialization (notebook platform) 23 1. Check validity of rtc value: e.G. A value of 5ah is an invalid value for rtc minute. 2. Load cmos settings into bios stack. If cmos checksum fails, use default value instead. 24 prepare bios re...

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    Post code definition h-3 55 display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 57 display pnp logo early isa pnp initialization -assign csn to every isa pnp device 59 initialize the combined trend anti-virus code 5b (optional feature) show message for entering awdflash.Exe from fdd (optional) 5...

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    H-4 appendix h 8b 1. Invoke all isa adapter roms 2. Invoke all pci roms (except vga) 8d 1. Enable/disable parity check according to cmos setup 2. Apm initialization 8f clear noise of irqs 93 read hdd boot sector information for trend anti-virus code 94 1. Enable l2 cache 2. Program daylight saving 3...

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    Post code definition h-5 ac2005 post code definition: post (hex) description power on sequence 8.1. Start power on sequence 8.2. Enable atx power supply 8.3. Atx power supply ready 8.4. Ddr voltage ready 8.5. Setup pwm for cpu core voltage 8.6. Assert pwm for cpu core voltage 8.7. Check cpu core vol...

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    H-6 appendix h h-6 appendix h at8 32x at8 32x.

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    Troubleshooting (need assistance?) i-1 appendix i. 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...

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    I-2 appendix i q: how can i get a quick response to my request for technical support? A: be sure to follow the guidelines as stated in the “technical support form” section of this manual. If you have a problem during operation, in order to help our technical support personnel quickly determine the p...

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    Troubleshooting (need assistance?) i-3 main instructions: to fill in this “ technical support form ”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: 1 * . Model: note the model number given in your user’s manual. Example: at8 32x 2 * . Motherboard model number (rev): note the motherboard model ...

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    I-4 appendix i technical support form company name: phone number: contact person: fax number: e-mail address: model * bios id # * motherboard model no. Driver rev os/application * hardware name brand specifications cpu * hdd ide1 ide2 cd-rom-drive ide1 ide2 system memory add-on card problem descript...

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    How to get technical support j-1 appendix j. How to get technical support (from our website) http://www.Abit.Com.Tw (in north america) http://www.Abit-usa.Com (in europe) http://www.Abit.Nl thank you for choosing abit products. Abit sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system i...

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    J-2 appendix j 4. Internet newsgroups. These are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. Abit's internet news group, alt.Comp.Periphs.Mainboard.Abit , is an ideal forum for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with abit products. Many t...

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    How to get technical support j-3 north america and south america abit computer (u.S.A.) corporation 2901 bayview drive, fremont, ca 94538, u.S.A. Tel: 1-510-623-0500 fax: 1-510-623-1092 sales: sales@abit-usa.Com latin america sales: ventas@abit-usa.Com marketing: marketing@abit-usa.Com web site: htt...

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    J-4 appendix j taiwan head office (serving all other territories not listed above. Taiwan is 8+ gmt time, and may have different holiday calendar from yours.) abit computer corporation no. 323, yang guang st., neihu, taipei, 114, taiwan tel: 886-2-8751-8888 fax: 886-2-8751-3382 sales: sales@abit.Com...