User manual ABIT NV7M

[. . . ] 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. Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. [. . . ] When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is set to "Enabled", if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message. After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users. !SETUP: When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. If the correct password is not given, you can't enter the BIOS setup menu. User's Manual 3-8 Chapter 3 !SYSTEM: When you choose System, a password is required each time the computer boots up. To disable security, select Set Supervisor Password at main menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press the Enter key and it will disable security. Once security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup menu freely. 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. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. 3-3. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don't know the hardware very well, use default values (i. e. Advanced Chipset Features Screen Shot NV7m Motherboard Introducing the BIOS 3-9 You can use the arrow keys to move between the items. When you have finished setting up the chipset, press ESC to go back to the main menu. Note The parameters in this screen are for system designers, service personnel, and technically competent users only. Do not reset these values unless you understand the consequences of your changes. This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. This item can let you select the frame buffer memory size for onboard VGA accelerator. Choose Aggressive for better memory performance, choose Optimal for better memory compability. [. . . ] Your ABIT authorized distributor should be able to provide the fastest solution to your technical problem. We sell our products through distributors who sell to resellers and stores. Your reseller should be very familiar with your system configuration and should be able to solve your problem much more efficiently than we could. After all, your reseller regards you as an important User's Manual F-2 Appendix F customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. [. . . ]