User manual ABIT NV8

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] 32 bit Dram Memory Hole: This item selects the method to remap the 32 bit Dram memory hole. Leave this item to its default "Auto" Setting. # Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu: SSE/SSE2 Instructions: This item allows you to Enable or Disable the SSE/SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions) instruction set. 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. User's Manual 3-12 Chapter 3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals IDE/RAID Function Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB V1. 1+V2. 0 - USB Keyboard Support Disable - USB Mouse Support Disable OnChip Audio Controller Auto OnChip LAN Controller Auto - Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP X EPP Mode Select EPP1. 7 X ECP Mode Use DMA 3 IDE HDD Block Mode 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 # IDE/RAID Function Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE/RAID Fuction Setup IDE Function Setup Press Enter RAID Config Press Enter 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 NV8 BIOS Setup 3-13 # IDE Function Setup: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Fuction Setup OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 2 Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Serial-ATA 1/2 Enabled Serial-ATA 3/4 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode 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 Channel 1/ OnChip IDE Channel 2: 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. IDE DMA transfer access: This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through IDE channels. Serial-ATA 1/2, Serial ATA 3/4: This item enables or disables the on-chip SATA controller. The onboard IDE drive interfaces support 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. User's Manual 3-14 Chapter 3 # RAID Config: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Diaabled X - IDE 1 Master RAID Disabled X - IDE 1 Slave RAID Disabled X - IDE 2 Master RAID Disabled X - IDE 2 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. IDE 1/2 Master/Slave RAID, Serial ATA 1/2/3/4 RAID: Select the disks that you want to use as RAID disks. # Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu: Init Display First: This item selects which display slot to be initialized first when the system boots. If you choose to disable this item, the "USB Memory Type" "USB Keyboard Support" and "USB Mouse Support" items will not be able to select in Integrated Peripherals menu. USB Keyboard 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. NV8 BIOS Setup 3-15 OnChip Audio Controller: This option enables or disables the audio controller. OnChip LAN Controller: This option enables or disables the LAN controller. Onboard LAN Boot ROM: This item allows you to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network directly. 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. Six options are available: Disabled $ 3F8/IRQ4 $ 2F8/IRQ3 $ 3E8/IRQ4 $ 2E8/IRQ3 $ AUTO. Onboard Parallel Port: Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available: Disabled $ 378/IRQ7 $ 278/IRQ5 $ 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode: Four options are available: SPP $ EPP $ ECP $ ECP+EPP. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]