Abit AW9D-MAX manual Contents

Contents

1. Introduction		1-1
1.1	Features & Specifications	1-1
1.2	Motherboard Layout	1-3
	1.2.1 AW9D-MAX	1-3
	1.2.2 AW9D	1-4

2. Hardware Setup		2-1
2.1	Choosing a Computer Chassis	2-1
2.2	Installing Motherboard	2-1
2.3	Checking Jumper Settings	2-2
	2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery	2-3
	2.3.2 Wake-up Header	2-5
2.4	Connecting Chassis Components	2-6
	2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors	2-6
	2.4.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers	2-7
	2.4.3 FAN Power Connectors	2-8
2.5	Installing Hardware	2-9
	2.5.1 CPU Socket 775	2-9
	2.5.2 DDR2 Memory Slots	2-12
	2.5.3 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots (Install Graphics Card)	2-14
	2.5.4 AudioMAX Connection Slot	2-16
2.6	Connecting Peripheral Devices	2-19
	2.6.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors	2-19
	2.6.2 Serial ATA Connectors	2-20
	2.6.3 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers	2-21
	2.6.4 Additional IEEE1394 Port Header	2-21
	2.6.5 PCI Express X1 Add-on Slots	2-22
	2.6.6 PCI Add-on Slot	2-22
	2.6.7 GURU Panel Connection Header	2-23
2.7	Onboard Indicators and Buttons	2-24
	2.7.1 POST Code Displayer	2-24
	2.7.2 Power Source Indicators	2-25
	2.7.3 Onboard Buttons	2-26
2.8	Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices	2-27

3. BIOS Setup	3-1
3.1 µGuru™ Utility	3-2
3.1.1 OC Guru	3-2

Introduction

Hardware Setup

BIOS Setup

Driver & Utility CD

Appendix

AW9D-MAX, AW9D iii