Abit AW8-D - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Introduction
Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................... 1-1
Hardware Setup
BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD Appendix
1.1 Features & Specifications .............................................................1-1
1.2 Motherboard Layout.....................................................................1-3
2. Hardware Setup ............................................................... 2-1
2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis.......................................................2-1
2.2 Installing Motherboard .................................................................2-1
2.3 Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................2-2
2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery ..............2-3
2.3.2 Wake-up Header .................................................................2-5
2.4 Connecting Chassis Components...................................................2-6
2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors ........................................................2-6
2.4.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers............................2-7
2.4.3 FAN Power Connectors ........................................................2-8
2.5 Installing Hardware......................................................................2-9
2.5.1 CPU Socket 775 ..................................................................2-9
2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots .......................................................... 2-12
2.5.3 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 2-14
2.5.4 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots ............................................2-15
2.5.5 Serial ATA Connectors .......................................................2-17
2.5.6 AudioMAX Connection Slot .................................................2-19
2.5.7 PCI Express X1 Add-on Slots .............................................. 2-21
2.5.8 PCI Add-on Slot ................................................................ 2-21
2.6 Connecting Optional Devices ......................................................2-22
2.6.1 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers.........................................2-22
2.6.2 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header........................................ 2-23
2.7 Onboard Status Display.............................................................. 2-24
2.7.1 POST Code Displayer.........................................................2-24
2.7.2 Power Source Indicators ....................................................2-25
2.8 Connecting I/O Devices.............................................................. 2-26
3. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 3-1
3.1 µGuru
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Utility..............................................................................3-2
3.1.1 OC Guru .............................................................................3-2
3.1.2 ABIT EQ .............................................................................3-4
3.2 Standard CMOS Features............................................................3-11
3.3 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................3-14
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