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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

    NV7-133R Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF NV7-133R FEATURES ....1-1 1-1. NV7-133R M ............1-1 EATURES OF OTHERBOARD 1-2.....................1-2 PECIFICATIONS 1-3....................1-4 HECKLIST 1-4. NV7-133R ..............1-5 AYOUT IAGRAM FOR CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD......2-1 ™ ™...
  • Page 4 ® APPENDIX C. USB 2.0 DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 ....................C-1 APPENDIX D. BIOS UPDATE GUIDE ............D-1 APPENDIX E. TROUBLESHOOTING (NEED ASSISTANCE?) ....E-1 APPENDIX F. HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT......F-1 NV7-133R...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction Of Nv7-133R Features

    AGP slot with AGP 1X/2X/4X (1.5V graphics card only) capability and Fast Write Transactions. The NV7-133R has a built in Ultra DMA 100 function. This means that it provides speedier HDD throughput boosting overall system performance. Ultra DMA 100 is the new standard for IDE devices. It enhances existing Ultra DMA 66 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    User friendly driver included 7. Ultra DMA 133/ RAID HighPoint HPT 372 IDE controller Ultra DMA 133 MB/sec data transfer rate RAID 0 (striping mode for boosting performance) RAID 1 (mirroring mode for data security) RAID 0 + 1 (striping and mirroring) NV7-133R...
  • Page 7 Introduction of NV7-133R Features 8. Multi I/O Functions Two channels of bus master IDE ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66/100 devices (IDE1 & IDE2) and two channels (IDE3 & IDE4) of bus master IDE ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 (RAID 0/1/0+1) specifications HDD devices One floppy port connector (up to 2.88MB)

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    Check that your package is complete. If you discover any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer or dealer. $ One ABIT NV7-133R motherboard $ Two 80-wire/40-pin ribbon cable for master and slave Ultra DMA 133, Ultra DMA 100, Ultra DMA 66 or Ultra DMA 33 IDE devices $ One ribbon cable for 3.5”...

  • Page 9: Layout Diagram For Nv7-133R

    Introduction of NV7-133R Features 1-4. Layout Diagram for NV7-133R Figure 1-1. NV7-133R motherboard component location User’s Manual...
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 NV7-133R...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Installing The Motherboard

    Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This NV7-133R 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 12: Installation Of The

    A. Finally, you need to check that the processor edge and the Socket A edge is parallel. It should be parallel and not tilted. When you finish the above, push the lever down to its original position, you should feel the lever lock the socket A. You have then finished the processor installation. NV7-133R...
  • Page 13 Installing the Motherboard Heatsink Installation Hints Because the processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, we suggest you use a heatsink approved by AMD to be safe and to keep the processor temperature within normal operation temperatures. The heatsink will be large and heavy, so the fixing plate has a strong tension.
  • Page 14 Socket. In this situation, the processor die does not properly contact the heatsink. If you start the computer at this monent, it will immediately cause the processor damage. Always check this place when you finish the heatsink installation. NV7-133R...

  • Page 15: Installing The Motherboard To The Chassis

    Installing the Motherboard 2-2. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis After you install the processor to the motherboard, you can start to fix the motherboard into the chassis. Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits.

  • Page 16: Installing System Memory

    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 NV7-133R...

  • Page 17: Connectors, Headers And Switches

    Warning!!! nVIDIA nForce chipset supports AGP 1.5V only, wrongfully plug an AGP 3.3V only AGP graphic card on NV7-133R motherboard will burn the 415 chipset and cause your NV7-133R motherboard damaged. Explaination: Most of the AGP cards golden finger is with a notch to identify AGP 3.3V or AGP 1.5V, an AGP graphic card without the notch means AGP 1.5V not compatible and can’t be inserted...
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Figure 2-7. All connectors and headers for the NV7-133R First, Let’s see the headers that NV7-133R uses, and what their functions are. We will show you all the connectors and headers. (1). ATXPWR1 and ATX12V1: ATX Power Input Connector...
  • Page 19 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 20 If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus, an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority. You can connect the devices which utilizes the SM-Bus. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation NV7-133R...
  • Page 21 Installing the Motherboard 2-11 (5). RT1 & RT2: Processor & System Temperature Thermistor The RT1 is used to detect the processor temperature. The RT2 is used to detect the system environment temperature. You can see the readings in the BIOS or in the hardware monitoring application main screen.
  • Page 22 FPIO1 (Pin 1 & 3): HDD LED Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel HDD LED to this header. If you install it in the wrong direction, the LED light will not illuminate correctly. Note: Watch the HDD LED pin position and the orientation. NV7-133R...
  • Page 23 Installing the Motherboard 2-13 FPIO1 (Pin 5 & 7): Hardware Reset Switch Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel Reset switch to this header. Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system. FPIO1 (Pin 15-17-19-21): Speaker Header Attach the cable from the system speaker to this header.
  • Page 24 2-14 Chapter 2 (9). 6CHAUD1 Header: 6 Channels Audio Header You’ll see this header on NV7-133R motherboard. This header is designed to connect the CA-20. CA-20 can provide the analog audio output signals for center channel, subwoofer, rear right and rear left channel. It also provides one digital S/PDIF input and one digital S/PDIF output connector.
  • Page 25 (gray and black connector) at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors on hard drives. NV7-133R’s built-in HighPoint HPT 372 chipset gives you the capability to support Ultra DMA 133. It provides two IDE channels (IDE3 & IDE4) that also support Ultra DMA 133 specifications, and it allows for four additional IDE devices in your computer system.
  • Page 26 IDE connector pin 1, before inserting the wire connector into the IDE connector. Figure 2-9. NV7-133R back panel connectors Figure 2-9 shows the NV7-133R back panel connectors, these connectors are for connection to outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below.
  • Page 27 Installing the Motherboard 2-17 (14). PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector. (15). Serial Port COM1 & COM2 Port Connectors This motherboard provides two COM ports, you can connect an external modem, mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol to these connectors.
  • Page 28 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. NV7-133R...

  • Page 29: Introducing The Bios

    Introducing the BIOS Chapter 3. 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 30 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. NV7-133R...

  • Page 31: [Soft Menu ™ Ii]

    Introducing the BIOS ™ 3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU ™ The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU II), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures.
  • Page 32 CPU. Then turn the system on again, and set up the CPU parameters through SOFT ™ MENU Method 2: Since you have to open the computer case when you change the CPU, it could be a good idea NV7-133R...

  • Page 33: Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu

    Introducing the BIOS to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU parameters again. Attention After setting up the parameters and leaving the BIOS SETUP, and having verified that the system can be booted, do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply.
  • Page 34 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. NV7-133R...
  • Page 35 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: NORMAL ( LBA ( LARGE (Auto.
  • Page 36 No Errors ( All, But Keyboard ( All, But Diskette ( All, But Disk/Key. 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. NV7-133R...

  • Page 37: Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu

    Introducing the BIOS 3-3. 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 38 BIOS will skip this test. The default setting is Disabled. Boot Up NumLock Status: ! Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode. ! On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode. (Default Settings) NV7-133R...
  • Page 39 Introducing the BIOS 3-11 Typematic Rate Setting: This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When set to Enabled, you can set the two keyboard typematic controls that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay). If this item is set to Disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting.

  • Page 40: Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu

    If you don’t know the hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” or “Load Optimized Defaults” option). Figure 3-5. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Screen NV7-133R...
  • Page 41 Introducing the BIOS 3-13 You can use the arrow keys to move between the items. Use PgUP, PgDn, + or - key to change the values. 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.

  • Page 42: Integrated Peripherals

    3-14 Chapter 3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Upper Screen Figure 3-6B. Integrated Peripherals Menu Middle Screen NV7-133R...
  • Page 43 Introducing the BIOS 3-15 Figure 3-6C. Integrated Peripherals Menu Lower Screen Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. Of course you can disable this item as well. The enable items will show as white color and disabled items will show blue green color.
  • Page 44 The NVIDIA chipset had built-in USB controller, it provide two USB channels (USB A & USB B channels). NV7-133R had built-in USB port connectors on backside of motherboard, they are used USB A channel, and USB1 header is use USB B channel. For functional issue, please connect the USB keyboard or USB mouse to USB A channel connectors and do not connect them to USB1 header channel connectors.
  • Page 45 Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. If your motherboard is the NV7-133R, it has the built-in HighPoint 372 chipset that can support Ultra ATA 133 specifications. If you set this controller to Enabled, you can use IDE RAID functions, inlcuding RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1.
  • Page 46 “No” and “Yes” to represent this item, you should set it to the same setting as the NV7-133R. This means that you should set it to “No, Yes” in order to match the transfer and receiving speed. If you fail to do so, you will not get an IR connection between the NV7-133R and the other computer.

  • Page 47: Power Management Setup Menu

    Introducing the BIOS 3-19 Select SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software supports both EPP or ECP mode. According to your selection, the following items will appear. " EPP Mode Select: Two options are available: EPP1.9 ( EPP1.7. The default setting is EPP1.7. When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is EPP, the two EPP mode options are available.
  • Page 48 ACPI specifications, please go to the address below for more detailed information: http://www.teleport.com/~acpi/acpihtml/home.htm Note: If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, the SMI function will not work. ACPI requires an ACPI-aware operating system. ACPI features include: NV7-133R...
  • Page 49 Introducing the BIOS 3-21 ! Plug and Play (including bus and device enumeration) and APM functionality normally contained in the BIOS. ! Power management control of individual devices, add-in cards (some add-in cards may require an ACPI-aware driver), video displays, and hard disk drives. ! A Soft-off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer.
  • Page 50 Define. This item allows you to select the type of power saving. When the setting selected for “Power Management” is “User Define”, you can define for this mode any delay from 30 second to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this time period, meaning NV7-133R...
  • Page 51 Introducing the BIOS 3-23 the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the Suspend power saving mode. The CPU stops working completely. There are three options for power management: ! User Define: “User Define” defines the delay for accessing the power modes. "...

  • Page 52: Pnp/Pci Configurations Setup Menu

    Two options are available: Auto (ESCD) or Manual. The default setting is Auto (ESCD). The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto (ESCD), all of the interrupt request (IRQ) fields become unselectable, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. NV7-133R...
  • Page 53 Introducing the BIOS 3-25 " IRQ Resources: If you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically, you can select Manual to set which IRQis assigned to which PCI Device or Reserved it. See the screen shot below.IRQ Resources: If you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically, you can select Manual to set which IRQis assigned to which PCI device or reserve it.
  • Page 54 ! HPT 372 IDE controller is designed to support high-speed and high performance mass storage devices. Thus, we suggest that you don’t connect non-disk devices that use ATA/ATAPI interfaces, such as a CD-ROM, to HPT 372 IDE connector (IDE3 & IDE4). NV7-133R...

  • Page 55: Pc Health Status

    Introducing the BIOS 3-27 3-8. 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 56: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. NV7-133R...

  • Page 57: Save & Exit Setup

    Introducing the BIOS 3-29 PASSWORD DISABLED. When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration. Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted.
  • Page 58 3-30 Chapter 3 NV7-133R...

  • Page 59: Chapter 4. Raid Setting Guide

    We do not description it on this manual. 4-1. The features of RAID on the NV7-133R The NV7-133R supports Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1), or Striping/Mirroring (RAID 0+1) operation. For the striping operation, the identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance.

  • Page 60: The Bios Setting Menu

    If you make a mistake, you may copy the blank data to the source disk, which will result in both hard disks becoming blank! 4-3-1. OPTION 1: Create RAID This item allows you to create a RAID array. NV7-133R...
  • Page 61 RAID Setting Guide After you had selected the function from the main menu, press the <Enter> key to enter the sub menu as shown below: Array Mode: This item allows you to select the appropriate RAID mode for the desired array. There are four modes to choose.
  • Page 62 This item allows you to select the disk you wish to rebuild in preparation for a “Mirror Disk Array”. After you have selected the function you want in the main menu, you may press the <Enter> key to enter the sub menu as shown below: NV7-133R...
  • Page 63 RAID Setting Guide " Select Source Disk: This item is to select the source disk. The size of source disk must be smaller or equal to the target disk. " Select Target Disk: This item is to select the target disk. The size of target disk must be greater or equal to the one of source disk.
  • Page 64 Use the up/down arrow to select the menu option to “Set Boot Disk” and press <Enter>. In the Channel Status, select the channel you would like to set as bootable disk and press <Enter>, an asterisk appears in the parentheses to indicate that the channel has been selected. NV7-133R...

  • Page 65: Chapter 5. Dos

    HPT 372 Driver Installation Chapter 5. HPT 372 Driver Installation Here we will show you the driver installation procedure under various operating systems. ® 5-1. DOS ® ® This IDE RAID BIOS supports DOS 5.x (or above) and Windows 3.1x without the software driver. ®...
  • Page 66 “SCSI and RAID controllers”. Step 8: Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” in the check box and click “Finish”restart your computer to finish the driver update. NV7-133R...
  • Page 67 HPT370 Software Installation ® Installing the driver (During a fresh Windows 2000 installation) ® Note: Follow the standard procedures for installing Windows 2000. ® 1. During the first part of the setup procedure, Windows 2000 will prompt you to press “F6” key to specify an additional device.
  • Page 68 Chapter 5 NV7-133R...

  • Page 69: Chapter 6. Hpt 372 Raid Administrator Installation Guide

    RAID function in BIOS mode. Please insert the NV7-133R CD into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of the CD.
  • Page 70 “Minimize” icon on the Step 7: The system will start copying files. You upper right corner of the screen. This short cut can see the percentage bar on the screen. icon will disappear after you click the “Exit” NV7-133R...
  • Page 71 HPT 372 RAID Administrator Installation Guide icon. Now you are in the RAID Administrator screen. Your current device allocation is viewable at a glance. Move the cursor to the drive icon you want to view and click on it. The screen below shows you that two HDDs connected on to the HPT 372 controller. You can click on each HDD icon to get more information about each HDD.
  • Page 72 Chapter 6 NV7-133R...
  • Page 73 ® NVIDIA nForce Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Appendix A. NVIDIA nForce Chipset Drivers ® Installation for Windows 2000 ® After you’ve installed Windows 2000, you will need to install the NVIDIA nForce chipset drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note ®...
  • Page 74 Note The version you see will be change, because we may change the drivers or change the CD version. If happened, the version may different with this picture, but the install process won’t be change at all. NV7-133R...

  • Page 75: Appendix A. Nvidia Nforce Chipset Drivers Installation For Windows ® 2000

    ® NVIDIA nForce Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Step 7: When OS restart, you can then check the “Device Manager” to see that the devices are properly installed. User’s Manual...
  • Page 76 Appendix A NV7-133R...

  • Page 77: Appendix B. Installing The Winbond Hardware Doctor

    Installing The Winbond Hardware Doctor Appendix B. Installing The Winbond Hardware Doctor The Winbond hardware doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltage, CPU and system fan speeds, and CPU and system temperatures.
  • Page 78 Click the “Next>” button to go on. Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. NV7-133R...
  • Page 79 Installing The Winbond Hardware Doctor You can choose the name of the program folder. We suggest you use the default program folder name. After checking the program folder name then click “Next>” button. Program will start to install drivers the system needs.
  • Page 80 This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen. It shows information about system temperature, voltages and fan speed. Some items can let you set the warning range; you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system. NV7-133R...

  • Page 81: Appendix C. Usb 2.0 Drivers Installation For Windows

    ® USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Appendix C. USB 2.0 Drivers Installation for ® Windows 2000 This motherboard had built-in the USB 2.0 functions, can let you support the new generation USB 2.0 specification devices. The following description will tell you how to install the USB 2.0 drivers. Step 2: Choose “USB 2.0 Driver”...
  • Page 82 “Next>” button to go on. Step 6: Installer will start copying the necessary files into your computer. When completing the upgrade device driver, we suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” then click the “Finish” button to restart NV7-133R...

  • Page 83: Appendix D. Bios Update Guide

    BIOS Update Guide Appendix D. BIOS Update Guide We will use the SE6 motherboard as an example. All other models follow the same process. First, know your motherboard’s model name and version number. You can find it on one slot or at the back of the motherboard.
  • Page 84 4. Double click the download file, it will self-extract to .bin file. 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. NV7-133R...
  • Page 85 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 binary file. 6. Boot off floppy disk. User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following “awdflash” to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin” without the above parameters following the .bin file. You only can use the “awdflash.exe” attached in NV7-133R product CD-ROM, DO NOT USE the others Award flash program to flash your NV7m BIOS.

  • Page 87: Appendix E. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance

    Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Appendix E. 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.
  • Page 88 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. For example: NV7-133R, SD7-533, KR7A-133, KR7A-133R, etc… . Motherboard PCB Version: Note the motherboard PCB version labeled on the motherboard slot or back side as “Rev:*.**”.
  • Page 89 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) . OS/Applications: Indicate the operating system and the applications you are running on the system. ® ® ® For example: Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, etc. . Processor Type: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. ™...

  • Page 90: Raid Troubleshooting

    4. Choose sub item 1 to Select Source Disk, the one with data on it. 5. Choose sub item 2 to Select Target Disk, the brand new and empty one. 6. Choose sub item 3 to Start Duplication Process. 7. After duplication process completes, press <Esc> to leave RAID BIOS. NV7-133R...
  • Page 91 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Q: Why I see “NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED” when booting? A: There isn’t any activated primary partition in you system. Please use FDISK or any other utilities to create/set one. Do & Don’t: 1. Do always use the same model drives to achieve best quality and performance. Different firmware has different timing characteristic, thus may somewhat decrease the RAID performance.

  • Page 92: Technical Support Form

    3 E-mail Address: Model Name BIOS ID & Part Number * Motherboard PCB Version Driver Version OS/Applications Hardware Name Brand Specifications Processor Type IDE1 Hard Disk Drive IDE2 IDE1 CD-ROM Drive IDE2 System Memory (DDR DRAM) Add-On Card Problem Description: NV7-133R...

  • Page 93: Appendix F. 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 94 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 95 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 96 Appendix F NV7-133R...

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