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  • Page 1 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SG-71 Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. SIX LANGUAGES QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE ..1-1 1-1. SG-71 中文快速安裝指引................... 1-1 1-2. SG-71 G ’I ..............1-5 UIDE D NSTALLATION APIDE 1-3. SG-71 S ............1-9 CHNELLINSTALLATIONSANLEITUNG 1-4. SG-71 クイックインストールガイド ............. 1-13 1-5. ’...
  • Page 4 LAN DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 E-1 ® APPENDIX F. USB 2.0 DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 ....................F-1 APPENDIX G. BIOS UPDATE GUIDE ............G-1 APPENDIX H. TROUBLESHOOTING (NEED ASSISTANCE?)....H-1 APPENDIX I. HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT ......I-1 SG-71...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Six Languages Quick Installation Guide

    Six Languages Quick Installation Guide Chapter 1. Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-1. SG-71 中文快速安裝指引 ® ABIT Pentium Socket 478 2 GB Unbuffered PC 1600/PC 2100/PC 2700 (1). SG-71 圖 1 SG-71 1. SG-71 User’s Manual...
  • Page 6 Chapter 1 ® (2). Pentium (Zero Insertion Force, ZIF) ® Socket 478 Pentium ® Pentium 4 Socket 478 Socket 478 ® Pentium ® Pentium 4 Socket 478 SG-71...
  • Page 7 Six Languages Quick Installation Guide (3). (4). DDR DIMM DDR SDRAM 64 MB 2 GB Unbuffered PC 1600/PC 2100/PC 2700 Bank 圖 3 此種設計可確保 DDR DIMM 記憶體模組僅能由一個方向插到 DIMM 插 槽之上 DDR DIMM DIMM DIMM1 DIMM2 (5). SCSI User’s Manual...
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 (6). ATX1 ATX2 SG-71 ® Pentium ATX1 +12V 300W +5VSB 720mA ® Pentium ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 ATX2 ATX1 注意：請注意接腳的位置及方向。 (7). SG-71...

  • Page 9: Guide D'installation Rapide

    Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-2. SG-71 Guide d’Installation Rapide ® Merci pour votre achat de cette carte mère ABIT. Cette carte mère est conçue pour les processeurs Intel ® ® Pentium 4. Elle accepte les architectures Socket 478 Intel , avec jusqu'à...
  • Page 10 Attention Illustration 2. Installation du processeur P4 Ne pas oublier de régler le multiple et la Socket 478 et de son dissipateur de chaleur fréquence de bus de votre processeur. dans sa base de support. SG-71...
  • Page 11 Six Languages Quick Installation Guide (3). Installer la Carte Mère 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. Tout d’abord, vous avez besoin de fixer la carte mère sur le châssis. La plupart des châssis d’ordinateur possèdent une base sur laquelle il y a nombreux trous de montage permettant à...
  • Page 12 Chapter 1 (6). Brancher les connecteurs d'alimentation dans les connecteurs ATX1 et ATX2 La SG-71 nécessite une alimentation différente des alimentations habituelles (Source d’alimentation conçue pour une utilisation avec les processeurs ® Pentium 4). Il s’agit d’une source d’alimentation de nouvelle conception ATX1 +12VDC avec une puissance de 300W, et une capacité...

  • Page 13: Schnellinstallationsanleitung

    Benutzerhandbuch zu lesen oder einen Techniker zum Aufbauen des Systems zu Hilfe zu holen. (1). Layout der SG-71 Hauptplatine Die Abb. 1 stellt das SG-71 Layout dar. Alle Hauptkomponenten werden in dieser Abbildung angezeigt. Abb 1. SG-71 Layout User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Kühlblech sich in ihrem Innern befinden. Achtung Vergessen Sie nicht, die korrekte Busfrequenz und ® ® den korrekten Multiplikator für Ihren Prozessor Abb. 2. Installation von Intel Pentium einzustellen. 4-Prozessor und Kühlblech mit Basis. SG-71...
  • Page 15 Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-11 (3). Installieren der Hauptplatine im Gehäuse Nach der Installation des Prozessors können Sie anfangen die Hauptplatine im Computergehäuse zu befestigen. Die meisten Gehäuse haben eine Bodenplatte, auf der sich eine Reihe von Befestigungslöcher befinden, mit deren Hilfe Sie die Hauptplatine sicher verankern können und zugleich Kurzschlüsse verhindern.
  • Page 16 Chapter 1 1-12 (6). Verbinden der Netzstecker mit dem ATX1- und ATX2-Anschluss Die SG-71 benötigt eine von der üblichen ® Stromversorung (für Pentium 4-Prozessore) abweichende Stromversogung. Dies ist eine neu entworfene ATX1 +12VDC Stromversorgung mit mindesten 300W, 20A +5VDC für schwer belastete Systeme und mindesten 720mA +5VSB zur Unterstützung besonderer Funktionen.

  • Page 17: クイックインストールガイド

    Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-13 1-4. SG-71 クイックインストールガイド ® ® ® (1). 図 1 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 Chapter 1 1-14 ® (2). ® ® ® ® SG-71...
  • Page 19 Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-15 (3). (4). 図 3 これにより、 DDR DIMM モジュールに差し込む方法が 1 つしか ないことを確認できます。 (5). User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 1-16 (6). ® 注意: ピンの位置と方向をよく確認してくださ い。 (7). SG-71...

  • Page 21: Guida All ' Installazione Veloce Scheda Madre Sg-71

    . Disposizione scheda madre SG-71 La Figura 1 mostra il diagramma di disposizione della scheda madre SG-71. Tutti gli elementi principali sono visualizzati in questo diagramma.
  • Page 22 Leva presa CPU Attenzione Figura 2. Installazione del processore P4 Non dimenticare di impostare la corretta Socket 478 e del suo dispersore di calore sulla frequenza BUS e multiplier per il processore. base di supporto. SG-71...

  • Page 23: Six Languages Quick Installation Guide

    Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-19 (3). Installazione della scheda madre sul telaio Dopo avere installato il processore sulla scheda madre si può iniziare a fissare la scheda madre sul telaio. Innanzi tutto è necessario fissare la scheda madre al telaio. La maggior parte dei telai ha una base sulla quale sono presenti diversi fori di montaggio che permettono di fissare in modo accurato la scheda madre e, allo stesso tempo, di prevenire corto circuiti.
  • Page 24 Chapter 1 1-20 (6). Collegamento dei connettori d’alimentazione ai connettori ATX1 ed ATX2 La scheda madre SG-71 richiede una fornitura d’alimentazione diversa dalla solita (fornitura d’alimentazione progettata per l’utilizzo di ® processori Pentium 4 ). E’ un’alimentazione di nuova progettazione ATX1 +12VDC con una capacità...
  • Page 25 Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-21 1-6. Краткое руководство по установке SG-71 Благодарим за приобретение системной платы ABIT. Эта системная плата предназначена для ® ® ® процессоров Intel Pentium 4. Она поддерживает архитектуру Intel Socket 478 с памятью DDR SDRAM объемом до 2 Гбайт (небуферированные, без контроля четности, PC 1600/PC 2100/PC 2700).

  • Page 26: Pentium

    6. Крышка и основание должны быть надежно скреплены, фиксируя радиатор. Внимание Рычаг гнезда процессора Не забудьте установить для процессора надлежащую частоту шины и множитель. Рис. 2. Установка процессора P4 с разъемом Socket 478 и радиатора для него на крепежное основание. SG-71...
  • Page 27 Six Languages Quick Installation Guide 1-23 (3). 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 короткие...
  • Page 28 Chapter 1 1-24 (6). Подключение кабелей питания к разъемам ATX1 и ATX2 Система питания SG-71 отличается от стандартной (блок питания для процессоров ® Pentium 4). Это новый стандарт ATX1 +12VDC с возможностью выдачи 300Вт, 20A +5В= для систем с высокой нагрузкой и 720mA +5В для...

  • Page 29: Chapter 2. Introduction Of Sg-71 Features

    AGP interface, and SiS MuTIOL 1G Technology connecting w/ SiS 962L MuTIOL 1G Media IO. The SG-71 can support external AGP slot with AGP 1X/2X/4X capability and Fast Write Transactions. The memory controller supports two DDR DIMMs (Unbuffered & Non-ECC) for a maximum of up to 2 GB.

  • Page 30: Audio Function

    2 x USB, 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector Audio connectors (Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in and Game port) 10. Miscellaneous Micro ATX form factor Supports STR (Suspend to RAM) Hardware monitoring：Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment temperature Keyboard and mouse power on SG-71...

  • Page 31: Item Checklist

    Introduction of SG-71 Features The Switching Power Supply must meet ATX 2.03 specification with ATX12V1 Power connector. Your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity. Otherwise, the functions may not work normally.

  • Page 32: Layout Diagram For Sg-71

    Chapter 2 2-4. Layout Diagram for SG-71 Figure 2-1. SG-71 motherboard component location SG-71...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3. Installing The Motherboard

    Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3. Installing the Motherboard This SG-71 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step-by-step all of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade ®...

  • Page 34: Installing The Motherboard To The Chassis

    PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact any the printed circuit wire or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning. SG-71...

  • Page 35: Processor And Heatsink Supporting-Base

    Installing the Motherboard ® 3-2. Install Pentium 4 Processor and Heatsink Supporting-Base This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion ® ® Force) Socket 478 to install Intel Pentium processor. The processor you bought should include a heatsink and cooling fan kit along with. If that’s not ®...

  • Page 36: Installing System Memory

    Step 2. Remove the computer’s chassis cover. Step 3. Before touching any electronic components, make sure you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body. SG-71...

  • Page 37: Connectors, Headers And Switches

    Installing the Motherboard Step 4. Locate your computer’s 184-pin memory expansion DDR DIMM socket. Step 5. Insert the DDR DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to Figure 3-5 for the details. This insures the DDR DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only.
  • Page 38 Chapter 3 Figure 3-6. All Connectors and Headers for the SG-71 First, Let’s see the headers that SG-71 uses, and what their functions are. We will show you all the connectors and headers. (1). ATX1 and ATX2 Connectors: ATX Power Input Connectors ®...
  • Page 39 Installing the Motherboard Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. One end of AC power core connects to ATX power supply, and the other end (AC plug) will plug into the wall outlet.
  • Page 40 (4). CDIN1 and CDIN2 Connectors: CD Audio Signal Input Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card audio output. There are two types connectors can let you choose to connect CD audio. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation SG-71...
  • Page 41 Installing the Motherboard (5). JP1 Header: CMOS Discharge Jumper Header Jumper JP1 discharge CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for normal operation (pin 1 and 2 shorted). See figure below. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation Note Before you clear the CMOS, you have to first turn the power off (including the +5V standby power).
  • Page 42 (pin 1 and pin 2 shorted), then you can update your BIOS. After updating the BIOS, return it to the default setting (Enabling the write protection, set pin 2 and pin 3 shorted). Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation SG-71...
  • Page 43 Installing the Motherboard 3-11 (9). COM2 Header: COM2 Serial Port Header This header is for connecting the additional COM2 port plugs. This connector can provide one additional COM port plug. You can use the special COM port expansion cable to connect it (the cable come with the metal plate can fixed on the back panel of computer chassis).
  • Page 44 Note: Watch the Suspend LED pin position and the orientation. PANEL1 (Pin 6 & 8): Power On Switch Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel power on switch to this header. For the PANEL1 pin’s count-name and function list, please refer to table 3-2. SG-71...
  • Page 45 Installing the Motherboard 3-13 Table 3-2. PANEL1 pin count name and function list Signal Name Function HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up (330 ohm) to +5V FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull up (330 ohm) to +5V HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED Ground RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down (100...
  • Page 46 A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the wire pin 1 to the IDE connector pin 1 before inserting the wire connector into the IDE connector. SG-71...
  • Page 47 3-15 Figure 3-8. SG-71 back panel connectors Figure 3-8 shows the SG-71 back panel connectors. These connectors are used for connecting outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below. (14). PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS/2 keyboard connector to this 6-pin Din-connector.
  • Page 48 The green LED shows the connection situation. If the network active well, this LED will light on. The yellow LED shows if the data is active or not. If the computer is translating or receiving data from the network, this LED will flicker. SG-71...
  • Page 49 Installing the Motherboard 3-17 Note This chapter contains many color drawing diagram and photos, we strongly recommend you to read this chapter use the PDF file we gave you that store in the CD-Title. It will provide you the better look and clearly color identify.
  • Page 50 Chapter 3 3-18 SG-71...

  • Page 51: Chapter 4. Introducing The Bios

    Introducing the BIOS Chapter 4. Introducing the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel the hardware circuit has to communicate with the operating system.
  • Page 52 Since you may have to change the CMOS battery when it is out of power and if doing so, you will loose all CMOS data, therefore, we recommend that you write down all the parameters of your hardware, or to put a label with these parameters on your hard disk. SG-71...

  • Page 53: Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu

    Introducing the BIOS 4-1. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, floppy disk and HDD settings. Figure 4-2A. Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
  • Page 54 BIOS will automatically check what kind hard disk you are using. If you want to set the HDD parameters yourself, make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters, and be sure to refer to the manual provided by the HDD manufacture to get the settings right. SG-71...
  • Page 55 Introducing the BIOS Access Mode: Since old operating systems were only able to support HDDs with capacities no bigger than 528 MB, any hard disk with more than 528 MB was unusable. AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem: you can, according to your operating system, choose four operating modes: CHS Large Auto.
  • Page 56 All, But Disk/Key. The default setting is All, But Keyboard. You can see your system memory list in the lower right box, it shows the Base Memory, Extended Memory and total Memory size configurations in your system. It is detected by the system during boot-up procedure. SG-71...

  • Page 57: Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu

    Introducing the BIOS 4-2. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item, you can press <Enter> at any time to display all the options for this item. Attention Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use the default values.
  • Page 58 To disable security, select Set 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. SG-71...
  • Page 59 Introducing the BIOS Notice 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.

  • Page 60: Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu

    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. SG-71...
  • Page 61 Introducing the BIOS 4-11 Advanced DRAM Control 1: This item can let you set several items concerning the DRAM parameters. If you do not understand what each item does, please keep the default settings. Wrong settings may cause system unstablity, data loss or even prevent boot up! Figure 4-4B.
  • Page 62 AGP 4X mode, you have to set it to 2X mode. If you set this item to Auto, BIOS will automatically set the AGP operation mode that depends which AGP mode of AGP adapter you installed. SG-71...

  • Page 63: Integrated Peripherals

    Introducing the BIOS 4-13 4-4. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 4-5A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Default Screen OnChip IDE Device: This item can let you sets several items concerning the OnChip IDE device parameters. Figure 4-6B.
  • Page 64 Disabled or Secondary.  Secondary Master UltraDMA: Two options are available: Disabled Auto. The default setting is Auto. Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer SG-71...
  • Page 65 Introducing the BIOS 4-15 data at a maximum burst rate of 133 MB/sec. If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to set this item to Disabled. When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device (Default).
  • Page 66 BIOS. The default setting is OS. If your operating system supports a USB keyboard, please set it to OS. Only in some situations, such as in a pure DOS environment that does not support a USB keyboard, should you set it to BIOS. SG-71...
  • Page 67 Introducing the BIOS 4-17 This field does not available to enter when the “OnChip USB Controller” field is Disabled.  USB Mouse Support Via: Two options are available: OS BIOS. The default setting is OS. If your operating system supports a USB mouse, please set it to OS.
  • Page 68 ECP or ECP+EPP, the DMA channel selected can be 1 (Channel 1) or 3 (Channel Game Port Address: Three options are available: Disabled 209. Default setting is 201. You can choose the game port I/O base address in this item to meet the need for game requirement. SG-71...
  • Page 69 Introducing the BIOS 4-19 Midi Port Address Three options are available: Disabled 300. Default setting is 330. You can choose the MPU-401 I/O address in this item to meet the need for MIDI device requirement.  Midi Port IRQ: Two options are available: 5 10.

  • Page 70: Power Management Setup Menu

    ACPI Function (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The BIOS is fully support the ACPI functions. If you want ACPI functions to work SG-71...
  • Page 71 Introducing the BIOS 4-21 normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI, as of now only ® ® ® ® Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows ME and Windows XP supports these functions. The second thing is that all devices and add-on cards in your system must fully support ACPI, both hardware and software (drivers).
  • Page 72 Because the processor context can be lost while in the S3 state, the transition to the S3 state requires that the operating software flush all dirty cache to DRAM. Above information for system S1 were refer to ACPI Specification Rev. 1.0. SG-71...
  • Page 73 Introducing the BIOS 4-23 PS2KB Wakeup from S3/S4/S5: Four options are available: Hot Key Password Mouse Button Only. The default setting is Button Only. This item allow you to choose the computer wakeup method you like, you can choose the method that you want it to wakeup your system from S3/S4/S5 state.

  • Page 74: Pnp/Pci Configurations Setup Menu

    The ESCD contains the IRQ, DMA, I/O port, memory information of the system. This is a specification and a feature specific to the Plug & Play BIOS. Resources Controlled By: When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: SG-71...
  • Page 75 Introducing the BIOS 4-25 Legacy devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification require a specific interrupt. PCI PnP devices comply with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for the PCI or legacy bus architecture. Two options are available: Auto (ESCD) Manual.
  • Page 76 PCI slot 3 and LAN controllers share an IRQ. If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same time, you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices’ driver supports the IRQ sharing function. SG-71...

  • Page 77: Pc Health Status

    Introducing the BIOS 4-27 4-7. PC Health Status You can set the warning and shutdown temperatures for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system.

  • Page 78: Frequency/Voltage Control Setup Menu

    CPU FSB clock speed. CPU FSB speed above the standard bus speed is supported, but not guaranteed due to the CPUspecs. DRAM Frequency: This item will show you the current DRAM bus speed. You can’t make any adjustment of this item. SG-71...

  • Page 79: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Introducing the BIOS 4-29 4-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 4-10.

  • Page 80: Save & Exit Setup

    Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. SG-71...

  • Page 81: Appendix A. Sis Chipset Drivers Installation For Windows 2000

    ® SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Appendix A. SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for ® Windows 2000 ® After you’ve installed Windows 2000, you will need to install the SiS chipset drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 82 Step 4: You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Step 5: The program will start to install drivers the system needs. The installer will show the install progress percentage. SG-71...
  • Page 83 ® SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 ® Step 7: When Windows 2000 restart, you can then check the “Device Manager” to see that the devices are properly installed. User’s Manual...
  • Page 84 Appendix A SG-71...

  • Page 85: Appendix B. Sis Ide Drivers Installation For Windows ® 2000

    ® SiS IDE Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Appendix B. SiS IDE Drivers Installation for ® Windows 2000 ® After you’ve installed Windows 2000, you will need to install the SiS IDE drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 86 “Next>” button to continue. ® Step 7: When Windows 2000 restart, you can Step 5: The installer will show the install then check the “Device Manager” to see that the progress percentage. devices are properly installed. SG-71...
  • Page 87 ® SiS IDE Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Step 8: You can choose from “Start”, “Programs” then from item “IDEUtil” “SISIDE” to starting the IDE Utility applications program. This is the device monitor screen, and you can see the hard drive device information here. This is the driver information screen, and you can This is general monitor screen.
  • Page 88 Appendix B SG-71...

  • Page 89: Appendix C. Sis Vga Drivers Installation For Windows ® 2000

    ® SiS VGA Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Appendix C. SiS VGA Drivers Installation for ® Windows 2000 ® After you’ve installed Windows 2000 and SiS chipset drivers, you will need to install the SiS VGA drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 90 Step 7: Program will start to install drivers the system needs. The installer will show the install Step 9: When OS restart, you can then check the progress percentage. “Device Manager” to see that the display adapters device are properly installed. SG-71...
  • Page 91 ® SiS VGA Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Click Mouse-Right button on the “SiS Utility Click Mouse-Right button on the “SiS Utility Tray” on the corner of desktop screen, and Tray” on the corner of desktop screen, and choose “Display Property(D)” then click item choose “Display Property(D)”...
  • Page 92 Appendix C SG-71...

  • Page 93: Appendix D. Audio Drivers Installation For Windows 2000

    ® Audio Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 ® Appendix D. Audio Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 After you’ve installed SiS chipset drivers, you will need to install the audio drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 94 Step 7: The “Files Association” dialogue box Step 10: This screen will appear for a while and will appear. You can set the file type associated you won’t need to do anything here. with the audio program offered here on your demand. SG-71...
  • Page 95 ® Audio Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Step 11: Windows has completed installing the driver. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” in the check box and click Step 13: Click on the “C-Media Audio “OK” restart your computer to finish the driver update.
  • Page 96 DirectX version, “Muti-Channel Audio Demo” audio controller name, Audio Codec name. to starting the Muti-Channel Audio Demo program. Step 14:You can choose from “Start”, “Programs” then from item “C-Media Audio” “Media Rack” to starting the Media Rack applications program. SG-71...

  • Page 97: Appendix E. Lan Drivers Installation For Windows 2000

    ® LAN Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 ® Appendix E. LAN Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 After you’ve installed SiS chipset drivers, you will need to install the LAN drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 98 Step 5: Windows has completed installing the driver. Click “Finish” to end the driver installation. Step 6: When system restarts and enters the operating system, you can then check the “Device Manager” see that the devices are properly installed. SG-71...

  • Page 99: Appendix F. Usb 2.0 Drivers Installation For Windows ® 2000

    ® USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Appendix F. USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for ® Windows 2000 After you’ve installed SiS chipset drivers, you will need to install the USB 2.0 drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 100 Note The mentioned items name you see may differ, because we may change the drivers or change the CD version. If this happens, the version may be different with this picture, but the install process won’t change at all. SG-71...

  • Page 101: Appendix G. Bios Update Guide

    BIOS Update Guide Appendix G. BIOS Update Guide We will use the SE6 motherboard as an example. All other models follow the same process. (The motherboard photo we show you below is SX7-533) 1. Know your motherboard’s PCB version number. You can find it at the front or back of the motherboard.
  • Page 102 4. Double click the download file-it will self-extract to awdflash.exe and .bin files. 5. Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it. You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode. SG-71...
  • Page 103 BIOS Update Guide After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk, copy two files into it. One is the BIOS flash utility “awdflash.exe” and the other is the decompressed BIOS “.bin” file. 6. Boot off floppy disk. User’s Manual...
  • Page 104 Note Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version that earlier than Version 7.52C to flash your SG-71 motherboard BIOS. Otherwise, it may cause flash fail or un-anticipate problems. Note During the updating, the progress will be measured by white blocks. The last four blue blocks of the flash update process represent the “BIOS boot block”.

  • Page 105: Appendix H. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance

    Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Appendix H. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Motherboard Troubleshooting: Q & A: Q: After tried some over clocking or non-standard settings inside the BIOS, the system failed to boot up and nothing was displayed on the screen. Is the mainboard dead? Do I need to return it to where I bought from or go through an RMA process? A: It should not cause a hardware or permanent damage to a mainboard when some BIOS settings were changed from default to over clocking or non-standard status.
  • Page 106 ☺☺☺ We will show you how to fill the “Technical Support Form”. Instructions To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: . Model Name: Note the model number given in your user’s manual. SG-71...
  • Page 107 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) For example: SG-71, AT7-MAX2, IT7-MAX2, etc… . Motherboard PCB Version: Note the motherboard PCB version labeled on the motherboard slot or back side as “Rev:*.**”. For example: REV: 1.01 . BIOS ID & Part Number: See Appendix D for detialed information.
  • Page 108 If the problem is random occurance, it may be hard to simulate the problem and may take more time to find a solution. Note Items between the “*” are absolutely necessary. SG-71...

  • Page 109: Technical Support Form

    Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: BIOS ID & Part Number * Model Name Motherboard PCB Version Driver Version OS/Applications Hardware Name Brand Specifications Processor Type IDE1 Hard Disk Drive IDE2 IDE1 CD-ROM Drive...
  • Page 110 Appendix H SG-71...

  • Page 111: Appendix I. How To Get Technical Support

    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. For hot topics check out our HOT FAQ! 4.
  • Page 112 5. 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.
  • Page 113 You should be able to get RMA service there. 6. 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.
  • Page 114 Appendix I SG-71...

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