Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Features & Specifications
  • Layout Diagram
• Hardware Setup
  • Install The Motherboard
  • Install CPU, Heatsink and Fan Assembly
  • Install System Memory
  • Connectors, Headers and Switches
    • • • • • • • S/PDIF Connection:
      • AW8:
      • AW8-MAX:
• BIOS Setup
  • μGuru? Utility
    • • • • • • OC Guru:
      • Brand Name:
      • Frequency:
      • CPU Operating Speed:
        • • • • • User Define:
      • Voltages Control:
      • Power Cycle Statistics:
        • • • • ABIT EQ:
      • ABIT EQ Beep Control:
      • CPU Temperature/System Temperature/PWM Temperature:
      • All Voltages:
      • CPU/NB/SYS/AUX/OTES FAN Speed:
      • CPU/NB/SYS FanEQ Control:
      • AUX/OTES FanEQ Control:
  • Standard CMOS Features
    • • Date (mm:dd:yy):
      • Time (hh:mm:ss):
      • IDE HDD Auto-Detection:
      • IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive:
      • Access Mode:
      • Capacity:
      • Cylinder:
      • Head:
      • Precomp:
      • Landing Zone:
      • Sector:
      • Drive A & Drive B:
      • Floppy 3 Mode Support:
      • Halt On:
      • Base Memory:
      • Extended Memory:
      • Total Memory:
  • Advanced BIOS Features
    • • CPU L3 Cache:
      • Hyper-Threading Technology
      • Quick Power On Self Test:
      • Delay Prior to Thermal:
      • Thermal Management
      • Limit CPUID MaxVal
      • C1E Function
      • Execute Disable Bit
      • EIST Function
      • Hard Disk Boot Priority:
      • First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device:
      • Swap Floppy Drive:
      • Boot Up Floppy Seek:
      • Boot Up NumLock Status:
      • Security Option:
      • MPS Version Ctrl For OS:
      • Report No FDD For OS:
      • Delay IDE Initial (Secs):
      • Full Screen LOGO Show:
  • Advanced Chipset Features
    • • DRAM Timing Selectable:
      • Memory Hole At 15M-16M:
      • PCI Express Slot 1 / PCI Express Slot 2:
      • PCI-E Compliancy Mode:
      • DRAM Data Integrity Mode
      • PEG Force X1
      • Init Display First:
  • Integrated Peripherals
    • • IDE Bus Master:
      • On-Chip IDE-1 Controller:
      • On-Chip SATA Mode:
      • On-Chip SATA:
      • SATA PORT Speed Settings:
      • On-Chip USB Controller:
      • On-Chip Audio Controller:
      • Floppy Disk Controller
      • IEEE 1394 Controller:
      • Serial ATA Controller
      • Network 1/ Network 2 Controller:
  • Power Management Setup
    • • ACPI Suspend Type:
      • Power Button Function:
      • WakeUp by PME# of PCI:
      • WakeUp by Ring:
      • WakeUp by Alarm:
      • Power On Function
      • Restore On AC Power Loss
  • PnP/PCI Configurations
    • • Resources Controlled By:
      • PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:
      • PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No. ~ PIRQ_7 Use IRQ No.:
      • Maximum Payload Size
  • Load Fail-Safe Defaults
  • Load Optimized Defaults
  • Set Password
  • Save & Exit Setup
  • Exit Without Saving
    • Install Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
    • Install Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver
    • Install Audio Driver
    • Install BCM LAN Driver
    • Install Sil3132 SATA Driver (AW8-MAX)
    • Install USB 2.0 Driver
    • Install ABIT μGuru Utility
    • POST Code Definition
    • Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)
      • • • • • • Q & A:
      • Main instructions:
    • How to Get Technical Support