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F-I90HD Motherboard Socket 775 User’s Manual LGA775 Micro ATX NB: ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 SB: ATI SB600 1066/800MHz FSB Dual DDR2 800/667/533 ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Integrated Graphics PCI Express Slot HDMI 1.2 Support For more information: PCIE Gigabit LAN www.abit.com.tw...
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If you do not properly set the motherboard settings, causing the motherboard to malfunction or fail, we cannot guarantee any responsibility. The Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. Built to Kill is a trademark of PWX, LLC.
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My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to worry about my equipment.
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Miscellaneous • Onboard 7.1-channel HD audio • Micro ATX form factor (244mm x 244mm) Serial ATA • 4x SATA 3Gb/s supports SATA RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without ※ notice. F-I90HD...
Install the motherboard with screws and have them tightened. To prevent shorting the PCB circuit, ※ please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting-holes on the motherboard to align with. F-I90HD...
For incorrect CPU ratio/clock settings in the BIOS, press <Del> key to enter the BIOS setup menu right after powering on system. Set the CPU operating speed back to its default or an appropriate value. Save and exit the BIOS setup menu. F-I90HD...
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Enter the BIOS setup menu. Reconfigure the setup parameters if necessary. CAUTION: Danger of explosion may arise if the battery is incorrectly renewed. ※ Renew only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the battery ※ manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions. ※ F-I90HD...
A minimum power of 300W or higher is recommended. ATX12V1: ATX 12V 4-Pin Power Connector This connector supplies power to CPU. The system will not start without connecting power to this one. F-I90HD...
Connects to the Suspend LED cable (if there is one) of chassis front panel. • PWR (Pin 6, 8): Connects to the Power Switch cable of chassis front panel. • PLED (Pin 16, 18, 20): Connects to the Power LED cable of chassis front panel. F-I90HD...
These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector • SYSFAN1: System Fan Power Connector • AUXFAN1~2: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these ※ connectors. F-I90HD...
2. Use your right-thumb to raise the load plate. Lift it up to fully open position. 4. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. The alignment key must be located in the notch of package. F-I90HD...
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7. Secure the lever with the hook under retention tab. A higher fan speed will be helpful for better airflow and heat-dissipation. ※ Nevertheless, stay alert to not touch any heatsink since a high temperature generated by the working system is still possible. 1-10 F-I90HD...
DIMM module. Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or ※ optional boards. Before starting these procedures, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by touching a grounded metal object briefly. F-I90HD 1-11...
Make sure to configure the “Master” and “Slave” relation before connecting ※ two drives by one single ribbon cable. The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the IDE port and the hard-drive connector. 1-12 F-I90HD...
SATA device and connect the other end from the power supply. The motherboard in this photo is served for DEMO only, and may not be the ※ same type or model as the one described in this user’s manual. F-I90HD 1-13...
Each header supports 2x additional USB 2.0 ports by connecting bracket or cable to the rear I/O panel or the front-mounted USB ports of your chassis. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data0 - Data1 - Data0 + Data1 + Ground Ground Make sure the connecting cable bears the same pin assignment. ※ 1-14 F-I90HD...
Pin 4 “AVCC” of this header. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment (HD AUDIO) (AC’97 AUDIO) MIC2 L MIC In AGND MIC2 R MIC Power AVCC FRO-R Line Out (R) MIC2_JD F_IO_SEN FRO-L Line Out (L) LINE2_JD F-I90HD 1-15...
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The audio driver is originally configured to support HD Audio. For AC’97 audio connection, you may: Right-click the “Realtek HD Audio Manager” icon system tray. Click “Audio I/O” tab, and then click “Connector Settings”. Click “Disabled front panel jack detection”, and then click “OK” to confirm. 1-16 F-I90HD...
1.9 Onboard Indicators and Buttons 1.9.1 LED Indicators • 5VSB: This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • VCC: This LED lights up when the system power is on. 1-18 F-I90HD...
Line-Out: Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 7.1-channel or regular 2-channel audio system. Mic-In: Connects to the plug from external microphone. • LAN1: Connects to Local Area Network. • USB1/USB2: Connects to USB devices such as scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc. F-I90HD 1-19...
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For more information: www.abit.com.tw 1-20 F-I90HD...
In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staff is ※ constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely match with what you see on your screen. F-I90HD...
This item selects the front side bus frequency. Due to the specification limit of the CPU you installed, the speed you set over ※ its standard bus speed is supported, but not guaranteed. Multiplier Factor This item displays the multiplier factor for the CPU you installed. F-I90HD...
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This option allows you to switch between the default and user-defined voltages. Leave this setting at default unless the current voltage setting cannot be detected or is not correct. The option “User Define” enables you to select the following voltages manually. CPU Core Voltage DDR2 Voltage NB 1.2 Voltage NB 1.8 Voltage F-I90HD...
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Channel 1 Master Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults F-I90HD...
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This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error. [No Errors]: The system-boot will not stop for any error detected. F-I90HD...
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640K for systems with 640K or more memory size installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory This item displays the amount of extended memory detected during system boot-up. Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system. F-I90HD...
- Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled C1E Function Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Virtualization Technology Enabled EIST Function Enabled :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults F-I90HD...
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Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items. Boot Up Floppy Seek When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive is installed or not. F-I90HD...
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A larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation. Full Screen LOGO Show This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting. Disable Unused PCI Clock This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use. F-I90HD...
“HDMI Port” under the [Normal] selection will cause the screen flickering. Select the correct one for your display device. UMA Frame Buffer Size This item selects the size of memory pre-allocated for frame buffer. 2-10 F-I90HD...
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GFX Link Width This item specifies the bandwidth for slot [PCIEXP1]. F-I90HD 2-11...
This item allows you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. Select [Disabled] if you want to add a different hard drive controller. OnChip SATA Controller This option enables or disables the onchip SATA controller. 2-12 F-I90HD...
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Select [BIOS] for the legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support USB keyboard. USB Mouse Support via Select [BIOS] for the legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support USB mouse. OnChip Audio Controller This option enables or disables the audio controller. F-I90HD 2-13...
Network Controller This option enables or disables the LAN controller. Invoke Boot Agent This item allows you to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot up the system and access the local area network directly. 2-14 F-I90HD...
Wake Up by Wake# of PCIe When set to [Enabled], access through the add-on PCI Express card can remotely wake up the system that was in Soft-Off condition. The PCI Express card must support the wake up function. F-I90HD 2-15...
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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. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. 2-16 F-I90HD...
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If the system’s power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns. F-I90HD 2-17...
:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 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. 2-18 F-I90HD...
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PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values. Maximum Payload Size This item sets the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. F-I90HD 2-19...
This item allows you to control the CPUFAN speed. When set to [Enabled], the following items become configurable. FanEQ Target Temp. This item sets the temperature mark for the “CPU FanEQ” function to take effect. FanEQ Temp. Tolerance This item sets the temperature tolerance range for the item “FanEQ Target Temp.”. 2-20 F-I90HD...
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Shutdown When FAN Fail When set to [Enabled], the system will be shut down if the CPU fan is not running. CPU Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that will shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats. F-I90HD 2-21...
This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself. 2.12 Save & Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu. 2.13 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any changes. For more information: www.abit.com.tw 2-22 F-I90HD...
Browse CD]: Click to browse the contents of this “Driver-&-Utility CD”. • Close]: Click to exit this installation menu. The Windows will automatically search for current and updated software by looking up your computer. When this “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears. Click [Cancel] to start the following procedures. F-I90HD...
Please install this driver first before installing the ATi VGA driver. ※ To install this program: Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. Click the [Microsoft.NET Framework] item. The installation screen appears. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. F-I90HD...
This program enables the [LAN1] connector function. To install this program: Click on the [Drivers] tab in the installation menu screen. Click the [Realtek LAN Driver] item. The installation screen appears. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. F-I90HD...
Sound Manager icon located at the desktop shortcut. Click item “Sound Manager”. The Realtek HD Audio Manager appears. Click the [Audio I/O] tab. Click the pull down menu to select the channel configuration. Click [OK] button to apply the Audio I/O settings and exit. F-I90HD...
Double-click the “Sounds and Audio Devices” icon through Windows’ Control Panel to enter its properties. You may also get in the “Multimedia” menu directly by right-clicking your mouse button on the “Sound Manager” icon located at the desktop shortcut. F-I90HD...
Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 3.9 USB 2.0 Driver There is no need to install this driver for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, ※ Windows XP with Service Pack 1, or their later version. F-I90HD...
Restart the system for the program to take effect. Execute the ABIT EQ by entering the Windows Menu [Start] [All Programs] [abit] [ABITEQ]. The ABIT EQ shows you the status of Voltage, Fan Speed, and Temperature readings as well. F-I90HD...
Execute the FlashMenu by entering the Windows Menu [Start] [All Programs] [abit] [FlashMenu]. This FlashMenu screen appears. You can easily update the BIOS from clicking [Update From File], [One Click LiveUpdate], or [LiveUpdate Step by Step] button. F-I90HD...
Click the [ATi SATA Driver Disk Maker] item. The installation screen appears. Insert one blank floppy disk to the selected floppy drive and click [Build]. Click [OK] to finish building the SATA Driver Disk. Click [Exit] to exit this utility. F-I90HD...
Now you have this driver disk ready for installing Windows Operating System. Insert this floppy disk to floppy drive and press <F6> key when the screen instruction prompts you to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 3-10 F-I90HD...
[HLED]: Connecte au câble en nappe de la DEL du lecteur du • LAN1: Connecte au réseau local d’ordinateurs. disque dur (HDD). • USB1/USB2: Connecte aux unités du protocole USB. • [RST]: Connecte au câble en nappe de l’interrupteur de réinitialisation. F-I90HD...
Connettori del pannello frontale: [FPIO1] digitali, joystick ecc. • [HLED]: collega al cavo LED disco rigido. • [RST]: collega al cavo Interruttore ripristino. • [SPKR]: collega al cavo delle casse di sistema. F-I90HD...
• [HLED]: Conecte el cable del LED del disco duro. • [RST]: Conecte el cable del interruptor de reinicio. • [SPKR]: Conecte el cable del altavoz del sistema. • [SLED]: Conecte el cable del LED de suspensión. F-I90HD...
Conectores da ventoinha: [CPUFAN1], [SYSFAN1], [AUXFAN1], • USB1/USB2: Ligação de dispositivos USB tais como scanners, [NBFAN1] colunas digitais, monitor, rato, teclado, hub, câmara digital, joystick,etc. Conectores de painel frontal: [FPIO1] • [HLED]: Faz a ligação ao cabo do LED da unidade de disco rígido. F-I90HD...
Priekinio panelio jungtys: [FPIO1] skeneris, skaitmeniniai garsiakalbiai, vaizduoklis, pelė, [HLED]: Sujunkite su HDD LED kabeliu. • klaviatūra, koncentratorius, skaitmeninis fotoaparatas, [RST]: Sujunkite su pakartotinos kelties jungiklio kabeliu. • valdymo svirtis ir pan. [SPKR]: Sujunkite su sistemos garsiakalbio kabeliu. • F-I90HD...
[HLED]: Csatlakoztassa a HDD LED kábelhez. • billentyűzet, központi elosztóhoz, digitális fényképezőgéphez, [RST]: Csatlakoztassa a reszettelés-kapcsoló kábeléhez. • botkormányhoz, stb. [SPKR]: Csatlakoztassa a rendszerhangszóró kábeléhez. • [SLED]: Csatlakoztassa a LED szüneteltet kábelhez • F-I90HD 4-11...
ATX Güç Kaynağı: [ATXPWR1], [ATX12V1] USB1/USB2: Tarayıcı, dijital hoparlör, monitör, fare, klavye, • dijital kamera, joystick vb. gibi USB aygıtlarını bağlamak FAN Konnektörleri: [CPUFAN1], [SYSFAN1], [AUXFAN1], [NBFAN1] içindir. Ön Panel Konnektörleri: [FPIO1] [HLED]: Sabit Disk Sürücü LED kablosuna bağlayın. • 4-12 F-I90HD...
USB1/USB2: 스캐너, 디지털 스피커, 모니터, 마우스, 팬 연결부: [CPUFAN1], [SYSFAN1], [AUXFAN1], [NBFAN1] 키보드, 허브, 디지털 카메라, 조이스틱 등과 같은 전면 판넬 연결 컨넥터: [FPIO1] USB 장치들에 연결하십시오. • [HLED]: HDD LED 케이블에 연결하세요. • [RST]: 초기화 스윗치 케이블에 연결하세요. 4-16 F-I90HD...
If the situation remains the same, try Step 3. Step 3. The same procedure as Step 2, but while discharging the CMOS data, pull out the ATX power connectors from motherboard and remove the button battery during CMOS discharge. F-I90HD...
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Example: Intel 650 3.4GHz (OC FSB=220MHz) • Memory brand: Type in the brand and model name of your memory module. Example: Memory brand: Kingston (KVR533D2N4/1G) • Memory size: Type in the size of your memory module. Example: 512M* 4PCS F-I90HD...
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Q. Is the motherboard dead? Do I need to return it to where I bought from or go through an RMA process? A: After you have gone through the troubleshooting procedures, yet the problem still exists, or you find an evident damage on the motherboard, please contact our RMA center. (http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/contact/index.php?pFUN_KEY=18000&pTITLE_IMG) F-I90HD...
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