Intel AW8D user manual

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CMOS Backup Battery:

An onboard battery saves the CMOS memory to keep the BIOS information stays on even after disconnected your system with power source. Nevertheless, this backup battery exhausts after some five years. Once the error message like “CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED” or “CMOS checksum error” displays on monitor, this backup battery is no longer functional and has to be renewed.

To renew the backup battery:

1.Power off the system and disconnect with AC power source.

2.Remove the exhausted battery.

3.Insert a new CR2032 or equivalent battery. Pay attention to its polarity. The “+” side is its positive polarity.

4.Connect AC power source and power on the system.

5.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.

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Contents AW8D Motherboard Intel Pentium SocketAW8D Contents Driver & Utility CD Support Features & Specifications IntroductionExpansion Slots Motherboard Layout AW8D Installing Motherboard Choosing a Computer ChassisChecking Jumper Settings Short OpenCmos Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery AW8D Wake-up Header USB-PWR1Connecting Chassis Components ATX Power ConnectorsFront Panel Switches & Indicators Headers FAN Power Connectors Installing Hardware CPU SocketAW8D Hardware Setup 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 256MB 512MB Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots AW8D Serial ATA Connectors AW8D AudioMAX Connection Slot MIC2 L Hardware Setup PCI Add-on Slot PCI Express X1 Add-on SlotsConnecting Optional Devices Additional USB 2.0 Port HeadersAdditional IEEE1394 Port Header HardwareOnboard Status Display Post Code DisplayerPower Source Indicators Connecting I/O Devices Bios Setup ΜGuru Utility OC GuruBios Setup Abit EQ Temperature Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Fan Speed Monitoring FanEQ Control Bios Setup AW8D Standard Cmos Features Back to Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu AW8D Advanced Bios Features CPU Feature Back to Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu Bios Setup Advanced Chipset Features Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu PCI Express Root Port FuncIntegrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE DeviceSata RAID ROM On-Chip PCI Device Super-IO DeviceOnboard PCI Device Power Management Setup Bios Setup AW8D PnP/PCI Configurations Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsSet Password Save & Exit SetupDriver & Utility CD Support Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver Realtek Audio Driver Realtek LAN Driver Silicon Image 3132 Sata Driver Silicon Image 3132 Sata RAID Driver USB 2.0 Driver Abit µGuru UtilityPost Code Definitions Award Post Code DefinitionsEarly PCI Initialization Auto 2 AC2005 Post Code Definitions Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Support? 1 Q & aAW8D Appendix Technical Support Form Abit Contact Information RMA Center http//rma.abit-usa.comAbit Computer Corporation