abit nf-m2-nview User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Introduction

  5
  • Features & Specifications

    5
  • Motherboard Layout

    7
• Hardware Setup

  9
  • Choosing a Computer Chassis

    9
  • Installing Motherboard

    9
  • Checking Jumper Settings

    10
    • CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery

      11
  • Connecting Chassis Components

    13
    • ATX Power Connectors

      13
    • Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers

      14
    • FAN Power Connectors

      15
  • Installing Hardware

    16
    • CPU Socket AM2

      16
    • DDR2 Memory Slots

      18
    • PCI Express X16 Add-on Slot (For add-on graphics card)

      19
  • Connecting Peripheral Devices

    20
    • Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors

      20
    • Serial ATA Connectors

      21
    • Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers

      22
    • Additional IEEE1394 Port Header

      22
    • Internal Audio Connectors

      23
    • Front Panel Audio Connection Header

      23
    • PCI Express X1 Add-on Slot

      25
    • PCI Add-on Slots

      25
  • Onboard Status Display

    26
    • Power Source Indicators

      26
  • Connecting I/O Devices

    27
• BIOS Setup

  29
  • SoftMenu Setup

    30
  • Standard CMOS Features

    32
  • Advanced BIOS Features

    35
  • Advanced Chipset Features

    37
  • Integrated Peripherals

    40
  • Power Management Setup

    44
  • PnP/PCI Configurations

    47
  • PC Health Status

    49
  • Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    51
  • Load Optimized Defaults

    51
  • Set Password

    51
  • Save & Exit Setup

    51
  • Exit Without Saving

    51
• Driver & Utility CD

  53
  • nVidia nForce Chipset Driver

    54
  • nVidia Graphics Driver

    55
  • Realtek HD Audio Driver

    56
  • Cool’n’Quiet Driver

    57
  • USB 2.0 Driver

    58
  • ABIT EQ (The Hardware Doctor Utility)

    59
  • NVRaid Floppy Disk

    61
• Appendix

  63
  • Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?)

    63
    • Q & A

      63
    • Technical Support Form

      66
    • Universal ABIT Contact Information

      67