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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.
BH7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung BH7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung Beziehen Sie sich bitte für detaillierte Informationen über diese Hauptplatine auf die vollständige Version des Benutzerbuchs. Diese Schnellinstallationsanleitung ist für erfahrene Systemaufbauer gedacht. Ist es Ihr erster Versuch ein Computersystem aufzubauen, dann empfehlen wir Ihnen zuerst das vollständige Benutzerhandbuch zu lesen oder einen Techniker zum Aufbauen des Systems zu Hilfe zu holen.
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BH7 Schnellinstallationsanleitung verriegelt sein und das Kühlblech sich in ihrem Innern befinden.. Achtung: Vergessen Sie nicht, die korrekte Busfrequenz und -Multiplikator für Ihren Prozessor einzustellen. Installieren der Hauptplatine im Gehäuse Nach der Installation des Prozessors können Sie anfangen die Hauptplatine im Computergehäuse zu befestigen.
BH7 Guide d’Installation Rapide BH7 Guide d’Installation Rapide Pour des informations relatives à cette carte mère plus détaillées, veuillez vous référer à notre version complète du manuel utilisateur. Ce guide d’installation rapide est créé pour les assembleurs système expérimentés. S’il s’agit de votre premier essai pour installer un ordinateur, nous vous suggérons de lire d’abord le manuel en version complète ou de demander l’aide d’un technicien pour vous aider à...
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BH7 Guide d’Installation Rapide Attention: N’oubliez pas de programmer la fréquence de bus correcte et le multiple pour votre processeur. Installer la Carte Mre dans le Châssis Une fois que vous aurez installé le processeur sur la carte mère, vous pourrez commencer à fixer la carte mère sur le châssis.
Краткое руководство по установке BH7 Краткое руководство по установке BH7 Более подробные сведения о материнской плате приведены в руководстве пользователя. Краткое руководство по установке предназначено для опытных специалистов. Если вы собираете компьютер впервые, ознакомьтесь сперва с руководством пользователя или попросите техника...
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Краткое руководство по установке BH7 Внимание: Установите соответствующие частоту и кратность шины процессора. Установка материнской платы в корпус После установки процессора на материнскую плату можно начинать установку материнской платы в корпус. Большая часть корпусов оборудована основанием, в котором проделаны монтажные отверстия, которые позволяют надежно закрепить материнскую плату и предотвратить...
Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre BH7 Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre BH7 Per maggiori e dettagliate informazioni su questa scheda madre si prega di fare riferimento alla versione integrale del Manuale utente. Questa guida all’installazione veloce è intesa per costruttori esperi di sistemi.
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Guida all’installazione veloce Scheda madre BH7 Attenzione: Non dimenticare di impostare la corretta frequenza multipla e BUS per il processore. Installazione della scheda madre sul telaio Dopo avere installato il processore sulla scheda madre si può iniziare a fissare la scheda madre sul telaio.
Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Before the Installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V standby power), or disconnect the power cord before installing or unplugging any connectors or add-on cards. Failing to do so may cause the motherboard components or add-on cards to malfunction or damaged. 2-1.
Chapter 2 ® 2-2. Install Pentium 4 CPU and Heatsink Supporting-Base This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion ® ® Force) Socket 478 to install Intel Pentium CPU. The CPU you bought should have a kit of heatsink and cooling fan along with. If that’s not ®...
Hardware Setup 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides three 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 128MB to maximum memory size of 2GB DDR SDRAM (DIMM2 & DIMM3 are sharing). Table 2-1. Valid Memory Configurations Bank Memory Module Total Memory...
Chapter 2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, and how to connect them. Please read the entire section for necessary information before attempting to finish all the hardware installation inside the computer chassis.
Hardware Setup (2). FAN Connectors [CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1, AUXFAN1, AUXFAN2] These 3-pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
Chapter 2 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header [CCMOS1] This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operation. • Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory. WARNING: Turn the power off first (including the +5V standby power) before clearing the CMOS memory.
Hardware Setup (4). Additional USB Port Header [FP-USB1] This header provides one additional USB 2.0 port connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2.0 specifications. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data0 - Data1 - Data0 + Data1 + Ground Ground User’s Manual...
Chapter 2 (5). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers [FPIO1] This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch the power LED pin position and orientation. The mark “+” align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the LED connection.
Hardware Setup (6). System Management Bus Header [SMB1] This header is reserved for system management bus (SM bus). The SM bus is a specific implementation of an I C bus. I C is a multi-master bus, which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer.
2-10 Chapter 2 (8). Internal Audio Connectors [CD1, AUX1] These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. (9). Accelerated Graphics Port Slot [AGP1] This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 4X mode. Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards.
Hardware Setup 2-11 (10). Floppy Disk Drive Connector [FDC1] This connector supports two standard floppy disk drives via a 34-pin 34-conductor ribbon cable. Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable: 1. Install one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector. The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin-1 of FDC1 connector.
2-12 Chapter 2 (11). IDE Connectors [IDE1, IDE2] This motherboard provides two IDE ports to connect up to four IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 mode by Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables. Each cable has 40-pin 80-conductor and three connectors, providing two hard drives connection with motherboard.
Hardware Setup 2-13 (12). Serial ATA Connector [SATA1] This connector provides one serial ATA device connection through Serial ATA cable. It is also possible to connect legacy IDE hard disk through an optional SERILLEL2 Converter. NOTE: To enable this SATA function, the “SATA Controller” option in the BIOS menu must be set to [Enabled] in advance.
2-14 Chapter 2 (13). Status Indicators [D17, D18] • D17 (VCC): This LED lights up when the system power is on. • D18 (5VSB): This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source.
Hardware Setup 2-15 (14). Back Panel Connectors [Mouse, Keyboard, LPT1, COM1, OPT1, OPT2, AUDIO1, AUDIO2, LAN, USB1/USB2] • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT1: Connects to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol. •...
3-1. SoftMenu Setup The SoftMenu utility is ABIT’s exclusive and ultimate solution in programming the CPU operating speed. All the parameters regarding CPU FSB speed, multiplier factor, the AGP & PCI clock, and even the CPU core voltage are all available at your fingertips.
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Chapter 3 CPU Name Is: This item displays the CPU model name, for example: Intel Pentium (R) 4. CPU Internal Frequency: This item displays the processor speed. CPU Operating Speed: This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU. You can also select the [User Define] option to enter the manual option.
BIOS Setup DRAM Voltage: This item selects the voltage for DRAM slot. AGP Voltage: This item selects the voltage for AGP slot. 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy): This item sets the date you specify (usually the current date) in the format of [Month], [Date], and [Year]. Time (hh:mm:ss): This item sets the time you specify (usually the current time) in the format of [Hour], [Minute], and [Second].
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Chapter 3 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters.
BIOS Setup [EGA/VGA]: (Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array) For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters. [CGA 40]: (Color Graphics Adapter) Power up in 40-column mode. [CGA 80]: (Color Graphics Adapter) Power up in 80-column mode. [Mono]: (Monochrome adapter) Includes high-resolution monochrome adapters. Halt On: This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up.
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Chapter 3 CPU Hyper-Threading This option enables or disables the processor’s Hyper-Threading Technology Leave this item to its default setting to enable the simultaneous multi-threaded (SMT) processor so as to make one physical processor looks like two logical processors to the OS and applications. This option is for CPU with Hyper-Threading Technology only.
BIOS Setup [System]: The password is required each time the computer boots up. NOTE: Don’t forget your password. 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.
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Chapter 3 CAS Latency Time: This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available. Act to Precharge Delay: This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for the DRAM parameters. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command.
BIOS Setup Init Display First: This item selects to initialize AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots. [AGP]: When the system boots, it will first initialize AGP. [PCI Slot]: When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI. AGP Data Transfer Rate: This item allows you to select the data transfer rate of AGP device.
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3-10 Chapter 3 Master/Slave Drive PIO Mode The PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task, rather than having the BIOS issue a series of commands to affect a transfer to or from the disk drive.
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BIOS Setup 3-11 USB Mouse Support Via: This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB mouse in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment. OnChip Audio Controller: This option enables or disables the audio controller. Onboard PCI Device(s): Click <Enter>...
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3-12 Chapter 3 Onboard IR Port: This item determines which I/O addresses the onboard IR Port controller will access. [Auto]: The system automatically select an I/O address for the onboard IR Port. [3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/ IRQ3, 3E8/ IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3]: Allows you to manually select an I/O address for the onboard IR Port.
BIOS Setup 3-13 ECP Mode Use DMA: This item selects the DMA channel of the parallel port. 3-6. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type: This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(POS)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3(STR)]: Enables the Suspend to RAM function. [Auto]: Automatically select the type of suspend mode.
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3-14 Chapter 3 WakeUp by Ring: When set to [Enabled], telephone calls coming through an external or internal modem will power-on your system. WakeUp by Alarm: When set to [Enabled], you can set the date and time you would like the Soft-Off PC to power-on in the “Date (of Month) Alarm”...
BIOS Setup 3-15 Hot Key Power ON: This item powers on the system by pressing <Ctrl> key plus one of each function key (<F1> ~ <F12>) simultaneously. Restore On AC Power Loss: This item selects the system action after an AC power failure. [Power Off]: When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power remains off.
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3-16 Chapter 3 IRQ Resources: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved]. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This item determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. [Enabled]: MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.
BIOS Setup 3-17 For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ (the signals from the ICH chipset), INT# (PCI slot IRQ signals) and devices, please refer to the table below: Signals PCI-1 PCI-2 PCI-3 PCI-4 PCI-5 PIRQ_0 Assignment INT A INT D PIRQ_1 Assignment INT B INT A...
3-18 Chapter 3 NOTE: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting these system health conditions. If you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the “Hardware Doctor” utility. This utility is included in the “Driver & Utility CD” that came packed with this motherboard.
Intel Chipset Software Utility Appendix A. Install Intel Chipset Software Utility NOTE: Please install this Intel Chipset driver first after having installed the Windows operating system. The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system.
Install Intel Application Accelerator Appendix B. Install Intel Application Accelerator The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
Install Audio Driver Appendix C. Install Audio Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
Install LAN Driver Appendix D. Install LAN Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
Install USB 2.0 Driver Appendix E. Install USB 2.0 Driver The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows XP operating system. For those of other OS, please follow its on-screen instruction. Insert the Driver & Utility CD into CD-ROM drive, it should execute the installation program automatically.
BIOS Update Guide Appendix F. BIOS Update Guide The procedure illustrated here is based on the model SE6 as an example; all other models follow the same process. 1. First, find out the model name and version number of this motherboard. You can find a bar-code sticker typed with model name and version number on motherboard PCB.
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Appendix F 6. Please set the first boot sequence as “Floppy” in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk. 7. Flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode. A:\>awdflash se6_sw.bin /cc /cd /cp /py /sn /cks /r_ Note • We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following ‘awdflash’ to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin”...
Hardware Monitoring (The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Appendix G. Hardware Monitoring (The Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) The Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs used with Winbond W83627HF chipset. It protects PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU &...
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Appendix G critical or over its limitation, the reading turns red. Also, a pop-up window appears warning you the system has a problem! 5. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] and click [Finish] to complete setup. This is the warning message window: Ignore: You can ignore the warning message of the item, but it will pop up again when an error of the same item reoccurs.
Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Appendix H. Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Suspend To RAM (STR) is a cost-effective, optimal implementation of the ACPI 1.0 specification. The ACPI specification defines the S3 sleep state, in which all system context is lost except system memory. CPU, cache, and chip set context are lost in this state.
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Appendix H How to use the STR function: Method 2: Define the chassis’s [Power] button to initiate STR sleep Mode There are two ways to put your system into STR mode: Method 1: Select [Stand by] in the [Turn Off Computer…] area.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Appendix I. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Motherboard Troubleshooting: Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system? A: Yes, we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard. Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1-2 position to 2-3 for a few seconds, and then back.
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Appendix I Q: How can I get a quick response to my request for technical support? A: Be sure to follow the guidelines as stated in the “Technical Support Form” section of this manual. If you have a problem during operation, in order to help our technical support personnel quickly determine the problem with your motherboard and give you the answers you need, before filling in the technical support form, eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem, and indicate it on the form.
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To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: . MODEL: Note the model number given in your user’s manual. Example: BH7 . Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**”.
Appendix I Please give us the detailed information of your DDR SDRAM module; it will help us to simulate the problems you met. 10. ADD-ON CARD: Indicate which add-on cards you are absolutely sure are related to the problem. If you cannot identify the problem’s origin, indicate all the add-on cards inserted into your system. NOTE: Items between the “*”...
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Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Q: How to rebuild a mirror array when one of the drives corrupts? A: You need to delete previous array setting, duplicate the data, and then rebuild a new array setting (See Appendix G for detailed information). 1.
Appendix I Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model BIOS ID # Motherboard Model No. DRIVER REV OS/Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 CD-ROM-Drive IDE2 System Memory ADD-ON CARD Problem Description:...
Also please make sure you have the latest drivers from your peripheral cards makers! 3. Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our Website. We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
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They should have reasonable return or refund policies. How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 6. Contacting ABIT. 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.
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How to Get Technical Support North America and South America: U.K. and Ireland: ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation ABIT Computer (U.K.) Corporation Ltd. 45531 Northport Loop West, Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Road, Fremont, California 94538, U.S.A. Stevenage, Herts SG1 4QX, U.K.
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Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 8. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT. Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day, we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others.