Hardware Setup IX38 QuadGT Motherboard Socket 775 User's Manual BIOS Setup Driver & Utility Chipsets: Intel X38 / ICH9R FSB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 1066 Dual PCI-E X16 Slots Gigabit LAN 6x Internal, 2x External SATA 3Gb/s Connectors USB 2.0 / IEEE 1394 7.1-Channel HD Audio abit uGuruTM Technology abit Silent OTESTM Technology Multilingual QIG Appendix About this Manual: This user's manual contains all the information you may need for setting up this motherboard. To read the user's manual of PDF format (readable by Adobe Reader), place the "Driver & Utility CD" into the CD-ROM drive in your system. The auto-run screen will appear, click the "Manual" tab to enter its submenu. If not, browse the root directory of the CD-ROM via the File Manager, and double click the "AUTORUN" file. 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Hardware Setup ............................................................... 1-1 Specifications............................................................................... 1-1 Motherboard Layout ..................................................................... 1-2 Choosing a Computer Chassis ....................................................... 1-3 Installing Motherboard ................................................................. 1-3 Checking Jumper Settings............................................................. 1-4 1.5.1 Internal CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery . 1-4 1.6 Connecting Chassis Components ................................................... 1-6 1.6.1 Power Connectors ............................................................... 1-6 1.6.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ........................... 1-7 1.6.3 FAN Power Connectors ........................................................ 1-8 1.6.4 Extra Fan Set installation ..................................................... 1-9 1.7 Installing Hardware .................................................................... 1-10 1.7.1 CPU Socket 775................................................................. 1-10 1.7.2 DDR2 Memory Slots........................................................... 1-12 1.7.3 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots (Install Graphics Card) .......... 1-13 1.8 Connecting Peripheral Devices .................................................... 1-14 1.8.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors ................................ 1-14 1.8.2 Serial ATA Connectors ....................................................... 1-15 1.8.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers......................................... 1-16 1.8.4 Additional IEEE 1394 Port Header....................................... 1-16 1.8.5 Internal Audio Connector ................................................... 1-17 1.8.6 Front Panel Audio Connection Header ................................. 1-17 1.8.7 S/PDIF Output Connection Header...................................... 1-18 1.8.8 PCI and PCI Express X1 Slots ............................................. 1-18 1.8.9 Guru Panel Connection Header........................................... 1-19 1.9 Onboard Indicators and Buttons.................................................. 1-20 1.9.1 POST Code Displayer ......................................................... 1-20 1.9.2 Power Source Indicators .................................................... 1-21 1.9.3 Onboard Buttons ............................................................... 1-21 1.10 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices ........................................... 1-22 2.1 GuruTM Utility .............................................................................. 2-2 2.1.1 OC Guru ............................................................................. 2-2 2.1.2 ABIT EQ.............................................................................. 2-4 2.2 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................. 2-9 2.3 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................ 2-11 2.4 Advanced Chipset Features......................................................... 2-14 2.5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................ 2-16 2.6 Power Management Setup .......................................................... 2-19 2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................. 2-21 2.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults............................................................... 2-22 2.9 Load Optimized Defaults............................................................. 2-22 2.10 Set Password ........................................................................... 2-22 2.11 Save & Exit Setup..................................................................... 2-22 2.12 Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 2-22 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 BIOS Setup Driver & Utility Multilingual QIG Appendix 2. BIOS Setup....................................................................... 2-1 IX38 QuadGT iii 3. Driver & Utility ................................................................. 3-1 3.1 CD-ROM AUTORUN ...................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Q-Install ...................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ....................................... 3-2 3.4 Intel Matrix Storage Manager........................................................ 3-3 3.5 Audio Driver ................................................................................ 3-3 3.6 LAN Driver................................................................................... 3-4 3.7 JMicron SATA Driver..................................................................... 3-5 3.8 USB 2.0 Driver ............................................................................. 3-5 3.9 abit Guru ................................................................................... 3-6 3.10 Acrobat Reader 8.0 .................................................................... 3-7 3.11 SATA RAID Driver (for Windows Vista) ........................................ 3-8 3.12 SATA RAID Driver (for Windows XP, 2003, or 2000) ..................... 3-8 4. Multilingual Quick Installation Guide .............................. 4-1 4.1 Français//Guide d'Installation Rapide............................................. 4-1 4.2 Deutsch//Kurze Installationsanleitung............................................ 4-2 4.3 Italiano//Guida all'installazione rapida ........................................... 4-3 4.4 Español//Guía rápida de instalación............................................... 4-4 4.5 Português//Guia de instalação rápida ............................................ 4-5 4.6 // .............................. 4-6 4.7 Eesti//Kiirpaigaldusjuhend ............................................................ 4-7 4.8 Latviski//trs instalsanas instrukcija........................................... 4-8 4.9 Lietuvi//Trumpas instaliavimo vadovas ........................................ 4-9 4.10 Polski//Instrukcja szybkiej instalacji ........................................... 4-10 4.11 Magyar//Gyorstelepítési útmutató.............................................. 4-11 4.12 Türkçe//Hizli Kurulum Kilavuzu.................................................. 4-12 4.13 // ....................... 4-13 4.14 // ............................................... 4-14 4.15 // ...................................... 4-15 4.16 // ....................................................... 4-16 4.17 Bahasa Malaysia//Panduan Pemasangan Ringkas ....................... 4-17 4.18 // ........................................................ 4-18 4.19 ................................................................................. 4-19 4.19.1 ............................................................................... 4-19 4.19.2 .................................................................. 4-20 4.20 ................................................................................. 4-21 4.20.1 ............................................................................... 4-21 4.20.2 .................................................................. 4-22 5. Appendix .......................................................................... 5-1 5.1 POST Code Definitions.................................................................. 5-1 5.1.1 AWARD POST Code Definitions............................................. 5-1 5.1.2 AC2005 POST Code Definitions............................................. 5-4 5.2 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?).......................... 5-5 5.2.1 Q & A ................................................................................. 5-5 5.2.2 Technical Support Form....................................................... 5-8 5.2.3 Contact Information............................................................. 5-9 iv IX38 QuadGT Hardware Setup 1. Hardware Setup 1.1 Specifications CPU · Designed for Intel latest 45nm processor with FSB 1333MHz. · Support Intel processor of: Core 2 Extreme Edition / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo, & Pentium Extreme Edition / Pentium Dual Core / Pentium D / Pentium 4. Internal I/O Connectors · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1x 1x 6x 4x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 1x 1x 4x 1x Floppy Port Ultra ATA 133 IDE Connector SATA 3Gb/s Connectors USB 2.0 Headers IEEE 1394 Header FP-Audio Header CD-In Connector S/PDIF Out Header GURU Header PS/2 Keyboard Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector External CMOS Clearing Button Optical S/PDIF In Connector Optical S/PDIF Out Connector eSATA Connectors 7.1-Ch Audio Connector IEEE1394 Connector USB 2.0 Connectors RJ-45 Gigabit LAN Connector Chipset · Intel X38 / ICH9R Memory · 4x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum memory capacity up to 8GB. · Supports Dual Channel DDR2 1066/800 memory. Rear Panel I/O LAN · Onboard Gigabit LAN Controller Audio · Onboard 7.1-Ch HD Audio Codec · Supports S/PDIF In/Out · HDMI Audio Header Ready abit Engineered abit uGuruTM Technology abit Silent OTESTM Technology External CMOS Clearing Button Quick Power & Reset Button 100% Low ESR solid capacitor Digital PWM R-angle SATA connector Serial ATA · 6x Internal SATA 3Gb/s connectors offered by Intel ICH9R support Intel Matrix Storage Tech (AHCI & RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10). · 2x External SATA 3Gb/s connectors offered by JMicron JMB363 support RAID 0, 1, ...