User manual ABIT AW8-MAX

[. . . ] AW8 Series (AW8, AW8-MAX) Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User's Manual 4200-0454-03 Rev. 1. 01 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. [. . . ] CAS Latency Time: This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available. RAS# to CAS# Delay RAS# Precharge: Precharge Delay (tRAS): This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command. This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM. This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for the DRAM parameters. User's Manual 3-16 Chapter 3 Memory Hole At 15M-16M: When set to [Enabled], the memory address space at 15M-16M will be reserved for ISA expansion cards that specifically requires this setting. Leave this item to its default setting. # PCI Express Root Port Func: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: PCI Express Slot 1 / PCI Express Slot 2: This option enables or disables the PCI Express port function. PCI-E Compliancy Mode: This item selects the mode for PCI Express add-on card. # Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu: DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item selects the type of DRAM in your system. PEG Force X1 When set to [Enabled], this item forces the PEG port down to x1 mode. Init Display First: This item selects whether to initiates from "PCI Express Slot" or "PCI Slot" first when system boots up. AW8 Series BIOS Setup 3-17 3-5. Integrated Peripherals # On-Chip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE Bus Master: This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. On-Chip IDE-1 Controller: This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller. On-Chip SATA Mode: This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA. [AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for advanced performance and usability. NOTE: The [RAID] option is only available when the item "On-Chip SATA" is set to [Enhanced Mode]. User's Manual 3-18 Chapter 3 On-Chip SATA: This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Auto]: Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arranged by BIOS automatically. NOTE: This option is configurable only when the item [On-Chip SATA Mode] is set to [IDE]. IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel 1 Master 1 Slave 2 Master 2 Slave 3 Master 3 Slave 4 Master 4 Slave IDE1 IDE1 Enhanced None None SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 Master Slave IDE1 IDE1 Combined SATA2 SATA4 None None None None Master Slave SATA Only SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 None None None None Mode NOTE: The option [Enhanced Mode] does not support the Windows 98/ME operation system. PATA IDE Mode: This item determines the function mode for "IDE1"connector. [IDE-1]: "IDE1" connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. "SATA2" and "SATA4"connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. The remaining "SATA1" and "SATA3" connectors are disabled. [IDE-2]: "IDE1" connector served as [Secondary Master] and [Secondary Slave] channel. "SATA1" and "SATA3" connector served as [Primary Master] and [Primary Slave] channel. [. . . ] They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem. 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 will have better insight as to which resellers offer what products and services. [. . . ]