User manual ABIT NI8 SLI GR FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS

[. . . ] NI8 SLI Series Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User's Manual 4200-0460-05 Rev. 1. 02 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. [. . . ] This item functions only when there is the option of [Hard Disk] in any one of the First/Second/Third Boot Device items. NI8 SLI Series BIOS Setup 3-17 First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device: Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the [First Boot Device], [Second Boot Device], and [Third Boot Device] items respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items. NOTE: To enable the onboard LAN Boot function, the item "LAN Boot ROM" in the " OnChip PCI Device" menu must be set to [Enabled], and then the drive "Nvidia Boot Age" in this "Boot Device" menu must be selected. Boot Up Floppy Seek: When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive is installed or not. Boot Up NumLock Status: This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up. Security Option: This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. MPS Version Control For OS: This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. Delay For HDD (Secs): This item allows the BIOS to support some old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time. A larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation. Full Screen LOGO Show: This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting. User's Manual 3-18 Chapter 3 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Memory Timings Optimal Current CAS-RCD-RP-RAS-RC 4-4-4-11-15(1T) Target CAS-RCD-RP-RAS-RC 4-4-4-11-15(1T) T(LAS) Auto T(RCD) Auto T(RP) Auto T(RAS) Auto T(RC) Auto Addressing Mode Auto SLI Broadcast Aperture LDT Frequency Auto 4X Item Help X X X X X X :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Memory Timings Two options are available: Optimal $ Expert. Choose Optimal for better memory compatibility; choose Expert for user-define. SLI Broadcast Aperture This item allows you to control the SLI Broadcast Aperture function. The default setting is 4X. NI8 SLI Series BIOS Setup 3-19 3-5. Integrated Peripherals Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press Enter OnChip PCI Device Press Enter OnBoard PCI Device Press Enter Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults # OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onchip IDE Device RAID Config Press Enter OnChip IDE-1 Controller Enabled OnChip IDE-2 Controller Enabled IDE Bus Master Enabled Serial-ATA 1/2 Enabled Serial-ATA 3/4 Enabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults User's Manual 3-20 Chapter 3 # RAID Config: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config - RAID Enable Enabled X - IDE1 Master RAID Disabled X - IDE1 Slave RAID Disabled X - IDE2 Master RAID Disabled X - IDE2 Slave RAID Disabled X - Serial-ATA 1 RAID Disabled X - Serial-ATA 2 RAID Disabled X - Serial-ATA 3 RAID Disabled X - Serial-ATA 4 RAID Disabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RAID Enable: This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE RAID function. IDE1/2 Master/Slave RAID, Serial-ATA 1/2 RAID: Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks. OnChip IDE-1 Controller: This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller. OnChip IDE-2 Controller: This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-2 controller. IDE Bus Master: This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. Serial-ATA 3/4 Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks. NI8 SLI Series BIOS Setup 3-21 # OnChip PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip PCI Device OnChip USB V1. 1+V2. 0 - USB Keyboard Support Via OS OnChip Audio Controller Auto OnChip Lan Controller Auto LAN Boot ROM Enabled Item Help :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults OnChip USB: This option enables or disables the USB controller. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]