User manual ABIT NF8

[. . . ] NF8 Series (NF8/NF8-V) Socket 754 System Board User's Manual 4200-0432-01 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. [. . . ] (AGP 3. 0 Mode) AGP 2. 0 Mode: This item selects the data transfer rate of AGP device. Special I/O for PCI Card: This item allows you to assign specific I/O address for add-on PCI card. Base I/O Address: This item assigns the specific I/O address for the PCI card. Init Display First: This item selects to initialize AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots. System BIOS Cacheable: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster system BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE Function Setup: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: User's Manual 3-12 Chapter 3 OnChip IDE Channel0 / OnChip IDE Channel1: This item allows you to enable or disable the primary (IDE1) and secondary (IDE2) IDE controller. Select [Disabled] if you want to add a different hard drive controller. The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. IDE DMA transfer access: This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through IDE channels. OnChip SATA Controller: This item enables or disables the on-chip SATA controller. SATA DMA transfer: This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through SATA channels. RAID Config: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE RAID: This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE RAID function. IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave RAID, SATA Primary/Secondary Master RAID: Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks. Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu: OnChip USB: Three options are available: Disabled V1. 1+V2. 0 V1. 1. If you choose to disable this item, the "USB Keyboard Support" and "USB Mouse Support" items will not be able to select in Integrated Peripherals menu. NF8 Series BIOS Setup 3-13 USB Keyboard/Storage Support: This item allows you to select [Enabled] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [Disabled] in OS environment. USB Mouse Support: This item allows you to select [Enabled] for using USB mouse in DOS environment, or [Disabled] in OS environment. OnChip Audio Controller: This option enables or disables the audio controller. OnChip LAN Controller: This option enables or disables the LAN controller. Onboard 1394 Controller: This option enables or disables the IEEE 1394 controller. Onboard FDC Controller: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 1: This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. [. . . ] After all, your reseller regards you as an important customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. 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. [. . . ]