Table Of Contents - Abit AN-M2 User Manual

Contents
1. Hardware Setup ............................................................... 1-1
1.1 Specifications............................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1 AN-M2 ................................................................................ 1-1
1.1.2 AN-M2HD............................................................................ 1-2
1.2 Motherboard Layout ..................................................................... 1-3
1.2.1 AN-M2 ................................................................................ 1-3
1.2.2 AN-M2HD............................................................................ 1-4
1.3 Choosing a Computer Chassis ....................................................... 1-5
1.4 Installing Motherboard ................................................................. 1-5
1.5 Checking Jumper Settings............................................................. 1-6
1.5.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery .............. 1-6
1.6 Connecting Chassis Components ................................................... 1-8
1.6.1 Power Connectors ............................................................... 1-8
1.6.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ........................... 1-9
1.6.3 FAN Power Connectors ........................................................ 1-9
1.7 Installing Hardware .................................................................... 1-10
1.7.1 CPU Socket AM2................................................................ 1-10
1.7.2 DDR2 Memory Slots........................................................... 1-12
1.8 Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................... 1-13
1.8.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 1-13
1.8.2 Serial ATA Connectors ....................................................... 1-14
1.8.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers......................................... 1-15
1.8.4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header........................................ 1-15
1.8.5 Internal Audio Connectors.................................................. 1-16
1.8.6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header ................................. 1-16
1.8.7 S/PDIF Output Connection Header...................................... 1-18
1.8.8 PCI and PCI Express X16, X1 Slots ..................................... 1-18
1.9 Onboard Indicators .................................................................... 1-19
1.9.1 Power Source Indicators .................................................... 1-19
1.10 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ........................................... 1-20
2. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 2-1
2.1 SoftMenu Setup ........................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................. 2-4
2.3 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 2-7
2.4 Advanced Chipset Features........................................................... 2-9
2.5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................ 2-10
2.6 Power Management Setup .......................................................... 2-13
2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................. 2-15
2.8 PC Health Status ........................................................................ 2-16
2.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults............................................................... 2-18
2.10 Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................... 2-18
2.11 Set Password ........................................................................... 2-18
2.12 Save & Exit Setup..................................................................... 2-18
2.13 Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 2-18
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