Abit DIGIDICE User Manual
AB-2003 DigiDice
Socket 478 Mini PC System
User’s Manual
4200-0382-24
Rev. 1.01
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Safety Instructions
1. Please read these safety instructions carefully.
2. Please keep this User’s Manual for later reference.
3. Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning or inserting any
add-on card or module.
4. Don’t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture sheet or cloth for
cleaning.
5. Please keep this equipment away from humidity.
6. Lay this equipment on a reliable surface when install. A drop or fall could cause
injury.
7. Place the power cord in such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
8. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
9. If this equipment is not use for a long time, disconnect the equipment from mains
to avoid being damaged by transient voltage.
10. Never pour any liquid into opening; this could cause fire or electrical shock.
11. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service
personnel:
a.
The power cord or plug is damaged.
b.
Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
c.
The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
d.
The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to
User’s Manual.
e.
The equipment has dropped and damaged.
f.
The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
12. This equipment can be operated at maximum ambient temperature of 40
o
C.
13. Lithium battery provided, pay attention about this replaceable battery for safety
reason.
“CAUTION – Risk of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Dispose of
used batteries according to the instructions.”
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................... 1-1
1.1. Overview............................................................................................1-1
1.2. Features..............................................................................................1-1
1.3. Installation Notice..............................................................................1-2
1.4. Specifications.....................................................................................1-3
1.5. Parts Checklist ...................................................................................1-5
1.6. Front Panel.........................................................................................1-7
1.7. Rear Panel..........................................................................................1-8
1.8. Function Keys....................................................................................1-9
1.9. Dual Optical Drive Bays..................................................................1-10
1.10. LCD Screen .....................................................................................1-11
1.11. Remote Controller ...........................................................................1-12
1.11.1. WinDVD Operation..........................................................1-13
1.11.2. WinRip Operation.............................................................1-14
1.11.3. Photo Review Operation...................................................1-15
Chapter 2. Knowing Your Motherboard ........................2-1
2.1. Layout Diagram .................................................................................2-1
2.2. Connectors, Headers and Switches....................................................2-2
2.2.1. ATX Power Input Connectors ............................................2-2
2.2.2. FAN Connectors .................................................................2-3
2.2.3. CMOS Memory Clearing Header.......................................2-4
2.2.4. Accelerated Graphics Port Slot...........................................2-5
2.2.5. PCI Slot...............................................................................2-6
2.2.6. Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers....2-7
2.2.7. Additional USB Port Connection Header...........................2-9
2.2.8. LCM1 Connector..............................................................2-10
2.2.9. Internal Audio Source Connectors ...................................2-11
2.2.10. IDE Disk Drive Connectors..............................................2-12
2.2.11. Serial ATA Connectors.....................................................2-13
2.2.12. Front Panel I/O .................................................................2-14
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2.2.13. Rear Panel I/O...................................................................2-15
Chapter 3. Hardware Setup.............................................. 3-1
3.1. Precautions.........................................................................................3-1
3.2. Remove The Chassis Cover...............................................................3-2
3.3. Install The Memory Module..............................................................3-4
3.4. Install the CPU and Thermal Module................................................3-5
3.5. Install & Connect the Optical Drive and Card Reader ......................3-8
3.6. Install the System Fan......................................................................3-12
3.7. Install the AGP or PCI Expansion Card ..........................................3-14
3.8. Install the IDE Hard Drive...............................................................3-16
3.9. Install the Essential Oil Tank...........................................................3-19
Chapter 4. BIOS Setup...................................................... 4-1
4.1. SoftMenu Setup .................................................................................4-2
4.2. Standard CMOS Features ..................................................................4-4
4.3. Advanced BIOS Features ..................................................................4-7
4.4. Advanced Chipset Features .............................................................4-10
4.5. Integrated Peripherals ......................................................................4-12
4.6. Power Management Setup ...............................................................4-18
4.7. PnP/PCI Configurations...................................................................4-20
4.8. PC Health Status ..............................................................................4-22
4.9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults...................................................................4-24
4.10. Load Optimized Defaults.................................................................4-24
4.11. Set Supervisor Password..................................................................4-24
4.12. Set User Password ...........................................................................4-24
4.13. Save & Exit Setup............................................................................4-24
4.14. Exit Without Saving ........................................................................4-24
Chapter 5. Driver Setup.................................................... 5-1
5.1. Setup Items ........................................................................................5-2
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Chapter 6. Exercising Your DigiDice ..............................6-1
6.1. Prior To Powering On The System....................................................6-1
6.2. Easy OC (Over Clocking) Setting .....................................................6-2
6.3. Powering On The System ..................................................................6-4
6.4. Hot Key Controlling ..........................................................................6-5
6.5. ABIT EQ and ABIT Manager ...........................................................6-7
6.6. Memory Card Reading ....................................................................6-11
6.7. Powering Off The System ...............................................................6-12
Appendix A. How to Get Technical Support ..................... A-1
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
DigiDice is a mainstream P4 platform mini pc barebone with superior
over-clocking ability & optional RAID function in a small case which
provides a 6-in-1Card Reader function, two external 5.25” device bays and
two internal 3.5” device bays for ultimate flexibility.
In addition, the front LCD display offers useful system information, and the
Hot Key design makes the system user-friendlier for specific PC functions.
Let DigiDice bring you an amazing video/ audio and PC experience.
1.2. Features
Dust Covers
Two automatic front covers protect your optical drive bay from dusting
problem; this appropriate design also makes the entire system more stylish.
Two 5.25-inch Bays
The spacious room allows dual optical drives installation. A tiny but complete
CD disk copy station is realized at once.
Four Hot Keys
Four hot-keys in the front panel allow DVD/VCD video play back, CD/MP3
audio play back, photo viewing, and CD copying by just one click.
AGP/PCI Slot
A system upgrade is easy to reach through additional AGP and PCI slot. You
can upgrade to a powerful VGA card or add on a PCI TV-Tuner card.
Dual Channel DDR & SATA RAID
Dual Channel DDR provides maximum memory performance by up to 50%
compared to the one of standard DDR memory. SATA RAID (optional)
provides maximum data transfer rate with high data security simultaneously.
OTES Thermal Solution
ABIT’s exclusive OTES thermal solutions are applied for two objectives:
extremely low system temperature and system noise. OTES monitors both
system loading and system temperature to meet the low noise requirement via
controlling internal thermal system.
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EZ OC (Over Clocking) Setting
Two different ways of Over Clocking your system are available. You can
either go with 5-level automatic OC (EZ OC) by using knob controller in the
front panel, or with ABIT’s exclusive SoftMenu BIOS setting.
ABIT EQ
System status can be monitored both through the LCD screen on front panel,
and the “ABIT EQ” software-based application.
Remote Control
A handy remote controller is also bundled in the package. You can control and
launch programs from distance.
1.3. Installation Notice
• Compatible with Windows XP operation system only
• Must be applied together with “ABIT Manager”
• Must use in collocation with the application software bundled
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1.4. Specifications
CPU
• Supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor with 800MHz,
533MHz, and 400MHz (for Northwood only) FSB
• Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipset
• Intel 82865G (MCH) + 82801EB (ICH5)
• Integrated Intel “Extreme Graphics 2” graphics controller
Memory
• Two DDR DIMM sockets support DDR 266/333/400 memory module
up to 2GB
Expansion slot
• 1x AGP slot, two standard slot space for ABIT OTES AGP card
• 1x PCI slot
IDE
• 2x ATA100 channels and 2x Serial ATA channels
LAN
• 10/100Mbit LAN
Audio
• 5.1 channel AC97 CODEC
ABIT Engineered
• ABIT SoftMenu
• ABIT Manager utility
• Hardware Monitoring - Including Fan speed, Voltages, CPU and
System Temperature
™
Technology
Front Panel I/O
• 1x IEEE 1394 connector
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors
• 1x MIC connector
• 1x Headphone connector
• 1x 6-in-1 card reader support SM, MMC, SD, CMS, CF, Micro drive
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• 1x LCD display
• 4x Hot-keys
• 1x Knob button
Back Panel I/O
• 1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 Mouse
• 1x VGA Out connector
• 1x Audio connector (Speaker, Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in,
Center/Sub-woofer and SPDIF Out connector)
• 2x USB 2.0 Connectors, 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector
Chassis Material
• Aluminum
Bezel Color
• Silver
Bundle Software
• InterVideo WinDVD
• InterVideo WinRip with MP3 encoder
Dimension
• 307 x 215 x 255mm (W x H x D) with foot stand
Drive Bays
• 2x 5.25” for optical devices
• 2x 3.5” for HDD
Power Supply
• AC 100V~240V 50/60Hz input. Maximum 200W output with PFC
function.
Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change
without notice.
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1.5. Parts Checklist
Item
ATA/100 IDE Cable
ATA/33 IDE Cable
CPU Thermal Module
Driver & Utility CD
Fan Duct
Power Cord (Types differ
depending on version)
System Fan
Photo
Quantity
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Carrying Bag (bonus parts for
deluxe version)
Essential Oil (bonus parts for
deluxe version)
Essential Oil Tank (bonus parts
for deluxe version)
Remote Controller (bonus parts
for deluxe version)
1
1
1
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1.6. Front Panel
1. Hot Keys
2. LCD Screen
3. IR Receiver Sensor
4. Card Reader Slot
5. 5.25” Empty Tray
(For Optical Drive)
6. Knob Controller
7. Microphone Jack
8. Headphone Jack
9. USB 2.0 Connector
10. IEEE 1394 Connector
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1.7. Rear Panel
1. AC Power Cord Connector
2. PS/2 Keyboard Connector
3. PS/2 Mouse Connector
4. VGA Out Connector
5. S/PDIF Out Connector
6. 5.1 Audio Connector
7. USB 2.0 Connector
8. LAN Connector
9. I/O Shield for AGP Slot
10. I/O Shield for PCI Slot
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1.8. Function Keys
There are four Hot Keys and one
Knob Controller on the front panel.
Each button is provided with its
multi control function. An infrared
receiver sensor is also equipped for
a remote convenience.
Knob Controller:
• Power on/off
• Easy OC and hard ware
monitor
• Confirmation
• Volume output level
Video Control:
• Toggles the video playing
program (WinDVD)
Audio Control:
• Toggles the audio playing program (WinRip)
Photo Control:
• Toggles the photo viewing program (Windows XP Photo Browser)
Copy Control:
• Toggles the CD copy program (DigiBurner) (This function only works
in the collocation of two optical disks (one CD/DVD-ROM and one
CD-R/CD-RW).
Infrared Receiver Sensor:
• Infrared receiver sensor for remote controller.
NOTE: These function keys work only after the [ABIT Manager] utility is
toggled on.
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1.9. Dual Optical Drive Bays
Two 5.25-inch empty bays at the front panel are available for installing two
optical drives.
Dust Cover: The disk plate of your optical drive will be ejected through
this cover plate after pressing the eject button.
Eject Button: Press this button to eject the optical drive. (You may have
do a little adjusting if the disk plate of your optical drive cannot be ejected
by pressing this button: Slide the pointer on the adjusting rod behind this
button so as to make it touches the eject button on optical drive.)
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1.10. LCD Screen
Video Playing
Audio Playing
Photo Viewing
Copying Mode
Volume Level
Alarm Alert
Temperature
Fan Running
Disk Over-load
Network Connecting
System Suspend
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1.11. Remote Controller
This mini PC is equipped with a remote controller, supporting the control function of
WinDVD, WinRip, and Photo Review from distance. This easy control grants you an
easy-to-reach AV entertainment.
This remote controller is powered by two AAA-size batteries. Point the infrared
transmitter of the remote controller to the infrared receiver sensor on the front panel
when accessing a remote command.
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1.11.1. WinDVD Operation
System power on/off
WinDVD Launch/Close WinDVD
Mute Mute the volume
Root Menu Enter the rootmenu
Bookmark
Screen Full Screen/Windows
Audio Language Selection
Subtitle Enter the subtitle
Viewangle Adjust the viewing angle
Playlist View the play list
Step Forward Move one step forward
Menu Enter the menu screen
Enter the bookmark
menu
Volume Increase
Volume Decrease
Escape
Up, Down, Left, Right
Arrow, and Enter button
Fast Backward
Play/Pause
Fast Forward
Last Chapter
Stop
Next Chapter
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1.11.2. WinRip Operation
Power On/Off
WinRip Launch/Close WinRip
Mute Mute the volume
Playlist View the play list
Volume Increase
Volume Decrease
Escape
Up, Down, Left, Right
Arrow, and Enter button
Record
Shuffle (Random play)
Play/Pause
Repeat
Last Track
Stop
Next Track
Jukebox
DSP (Enter digital signal
processing menu)
Gallery
Select All Select all tracks
Audio CD Select audio CD
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1.11.3. Photo Review Operation
Power On/Off
Up, Down, Left, Right
Arrow, and Enter button
Launch Photo Review
Last Page
Start/Pause (Automatic
Viewing)
Next Page
Rotate Left
Stop (Automatic
Viewing)
Rotate Right
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Print
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Chapter 2. Knowing Your Motherboard
2.1. Layout Diagram
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2.2. Connectors, Headers and Switches
WARNING: Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before
adding or removing any peripheral or component. Failing to so may cause severe
damage to your motherboard and/or peripherals. Plug in the AC power cord only after
you have carefully checked everything.
2.2.1. ATX Power Input Connectors
Connects to ATX power supply.
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2.2.2. FAN Connectors
These 3-pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your
system.
The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink. The system is
capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
• CPUFAN1: CPU Fan
• SYSFAN1: System Fan
• AUXFAN1: Auxiliary Fan
• NBFAN1: N.B. Chipset Fan
WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on
these connectors.
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2.2.3. CMOS Memory Clearing Header
This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory.
• Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operation.
• Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory.
ATTENTION: Turn the system power off first (including the +5V standby power)
before clearing the CMOS memory. Failing to do so may cause your system to work
abnormally or malfunction.
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2.2.4. Accelerated Graphics Port Slot
This slot allows you to connect monitor through an optional AGP card instead of the
onboard VGA Out Connector.
ATTENTION: This motherboard does not support 3.3V AGP cards. Use only 1.5V
or 0.8V AGP cards.
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2.2.5. PCI Slot
The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI card or TV Tuner card.
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