Biostar N4SIE-A7 Owner's Manual
N4SIE-A7
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Table of Cont ent s
Chapter 1: Introduction......................................................................1
1.1 Motherboard Features.......................................................................................1
1.2 Package Checklist...............................................................................................5
1.3 Layout and Components..................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation...................................................... 7
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)...................................................7
2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................................................9
2.3 Installing System Memory............................................................................10
2.4 Connectors and Slots......................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup............................................13
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers...................................................................................13
3.2 Detail Settings...................................................................................................13
Chapter 4: Useful Help..................................................................... 20
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code ................................................................................20
4.2 Extra Information.............................................................................................20
4.3 Troubleshooting...............................................................................................22
Chapter 5: NVIDIA SLI Function...................................................... 23
5.1 Requirements ....................................................................................................23
5.2 Placing the SLI-NF4T Selector Card..........................................................23
5.3 Things to Notice...............................................................................................25
5.4 Installing SLI-Ready Graphics Cards.......................................................25
5.5 Enabling Multi-GPU Feature in Windows.............................................27
Chapter 6: NVIDIA RAID Functions................................................29
6.1 Operation System............................................................................................29
6.2 Raid Arrays........................................................................................................ 29
6.3 How RAID Works ...........................................................................................29
Chapter 7: WarpSpeeder™..............................................................31
7.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................31
7.2 System Requirement.......................................................................................31
7.3 Installation..........................................................................................................32
7.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels...........................33
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
A. Hardware
CPU
Supports LGA 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor.
Supports Dual Code CPU (only for version 1.1).
Front Side Bus at the following frequency ranges:
533MT/s (13 3M Hz Co re Clo ck)
800MT/s (20 0M Hz Co re Clo ck)
1066MT/s (266MHz Core Clock)
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology. (HT)
Supports Execute Disable Bit Technology (XD).
Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST).
Supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T).
Chipset
No rt h B ri dge : NF4 -SL I-SPP.
South Bridge: NF4-SLI-MCP.
Dimens ions
ATX Form Factor: 30.48cm (L) x 24.38cm (W)
Opera ti ng Syst em S u pporti ng
Supports Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
Syste m M emory
Su pports dual channel DDR2 up to 8 banks.
Supports un-buffered non-ECC DIMMs.
Su pports DDR2 400 (2 00MHz) / 533 (266MHz) / 667 (333MHz)
for a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 10.6 GB/s.
Maximum DRAM space is up to 16GB.
DI MM Socket
Location
DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB*1
DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB*1
DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB*1
DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB*1
DDR Module
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To t a l Mem or y
Size
Max is 16GB.
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Ex p an sion Slo ts
Three 32bit PCI bus master slots.
Normal Mod e PCI-Exp ress slots:
- One PCI-Express x16 slot: PCI_EX16-1.
- Two PCI-Express x1 slots: PCI-EX1-1 and PCI-EX1-2.
SL I Mode PCI-Express sl ots:
- Two PCI-Express x8 slots: PCI-EX16-1 and PCI-EX16-2.
- Two PCI-Express x1 slots. PCI-EX1-1 and PCI-EX1-2.
Not ice:
Normal Mode and SLI Mode are switched by SLI-NF4T selector card.
(Please read Chapter 5 for detail inf ormation.)
Gigabit Ethernet LAN
NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201.
Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1GB/s auto-negotiation.
Ha l f / Full d upl e x ca pa bili ty.
Supports personal Firewall setup.
Su pp ort s ACP I power mana geme nt.
On Boar d AC’97 So und Co d ec
Chi p: AL C850.
Supports 8 channels.
Supports SPDIF-Out and SPDIF-In (optional) functions.
Compliant with AC’97 version 2.3 specification.
Super I/O
Chip: ITE IT8712F.
Low Pin Count Interface.
Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
H/W Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
IEEE 1394 Chip (optional)
Ch i p: V IA VT 63 07.
Su pp ort s two 1394 A Fi rewi re p o rts up to 40 0M b /s indi vidu all y.
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Serial AT A II
Controller integrated in NF4-SLI-MCP.
Supports RAID functions.
Supports Serial ATA 2.0 specification.
Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) devices.
Data transfer rate up to 1.5GB/s or 3GB/s.
RAID Controll er
Controller integrated in NF4-SLI-MCP.
NVIDIA RAID Technology:
- RAID 0 disk striping for highest system and application
performance
- RAID 1 disk mirroring support for fault tolerance
Support for both SATA and ATA-133 disk controller
standards
On Board IDE
Two on-board connectors support 4 devices.
Supports Ultra DMA Modes 6~0 (Ultra DMA –133/100/60/33).
Supports standard PIO Modes 4~0.
Internal On-board I/O Connectors and Headers
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio-out function.
1 chassi s open header supports PC case-opened warning
function.
1 S/PDIF-out connector supports digital audio-out function
1 S/PDIF-in connector supports digital audio-in function
(optional).
1 1394A header supports 1 1394A Firewire port at front panel
(optional).
1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
3 USB headers support 6 USB 2.0 ports.
4 serial ATA II connectors support 4 SATA I/II devices.
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Back Panel I /O Connectors
1 Serial port.
1 P a rallel port.
1RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard port.
1 1394A Firewire port (optional).
4 USB 2.0 ports.
6 audio ports support 8 channels audio-out facilities.
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
C
O
M
COM1
Center/Left
Parallel Por t
1
Rear
Side
Parallel
USB x2
Line-in
Line-out
MIC- in
LAN
USB x2
B. BIOS & Software
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.
Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Function.
Software
Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, WINFLASHER™ and
FLASHER™.
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1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable x 1
HDD Cab l e x 1
User ’ s M anu al x 1
Serial ATA Cable x 1
BRI-2 SLI Bridge x 1
Fully Setup Driver CD x 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1
SLI-NF4T Selector Card x 1 (pre-installed)
SPDIF Ca ble x 1 (o ptio nal )
USB 2.0 Cable x 1 (optional)
Retention Bracket x 1 (optional)
IEEE 1394A Cable x 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable x 1 (optional)
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1.3 LAY OUT AND COMPONE NTS
J KBMS1
JCOM1
C
C
O
O
M
M
1
1
Parallel Port
J1394_USB1
JATXPWR2
J PRNT 1
LGA775
CPU1
JAT XP WR1
JCFAN1
DDR2_A1
DDR2_A2
DDR2_B1
DDR2_B2
JUSBL AN1
EARPHONEJACK 1
Codec
Super
I/O
JAUDI OF1
JCDIN1
Giga
LAN
PCI-Ex1_1
PC I-Ex1_2
BIOS
JSPDIF_IN1
JS PD IF _OUT 1 J13 94A 1
(o pti o nal)
Note: ■ represents the 1
JAUXPWR1
JAUXPWR1
PC I-E x16-1
PCI-Ex 16-2
PCI1
PC I2
PC I3
st
pin .
NF4-SLI-SPP
SLI1
J1394PWR1
IEEE1394
Chip
(opt ional)
FAN1
NF4-SLI-MCP
JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3
IDE 2
ID E1
JSFAN1
BAT 1
SATA1SATA2
S ATA 4 S AT A3
JCI1
JCMOS1
JPANEL1
FDD1
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 INSTALL ING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
CPU1
Spe cial Notice:
Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use.
When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin
legs won’t be damaged.
pin cap
Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
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Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU
should point forwards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in
the correct orientation.
Step 2-1:
Step 2-2:
Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete
the installation.
Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Conne ct the CPU
FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
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2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
wiring and plug may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.
JCFAN1: CPU Fa n Power Header
JCFAN1
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Pin
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
4 Smart Fan Control
Note:
The JCFAN1support s system cooling fan with Sm art Fan Control utility. I t supports
4 pin head c onnector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note
that the red wire is the positive and should be connected t o pin#2, and the black
wire is Ground and s hould be connected to GND.
Assignment
sense
FAN1: No rth Bridge Fan Power He ader
JSFAN 1: Sy s te m F an P o wer H e a der
FAN1
13
JSFAN1
3
1
9
Pin
1 Gr oun d
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
Assignment
sense ( opti onal)
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2.3 INSTALL ING SYSTEM MEMORY
DDR2_A1
DDR2_B1
DDR2_A2
DDR2_B2
1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break
on the Slot.
2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS
FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
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IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connector
The motherboard has two 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
functionality. It has two HDD conne ctors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you
can connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should
always be connected to IDE1.
IDE2
IDE1
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PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Co mponent Interconnect S lots
This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots. PCI
stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus
standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI-EX16-1/PCI-EX16-2/PCI-EX1-1/PCI-EX1-2 :
PCI-Express Slots
PCI-EX16-1 (No rmal Mode):
- PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
- Maximum bandwidth is up t o 4GB/s per direction.
PCI-EX1-1/PCI-EX1-2 (No rmal Mode):
- PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
- Maximum bandwidt h is up to 250MB/s per direct ion.
PCI-EX16-1/PCI -EX16-2 (SLI Mo de ):
- PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
- Maximum bandwidth is up to 2GB/s per direction.
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P CI- EX16- 1
P CI- EX1_1
P CI- EX1_2
P CI- EX16- 2
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS
JAT XPWR1 : AT X Power Con nector
This connector allows user t o connect 20-pin power c onnector on the ATX
power supply .
Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 Ground
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4 +5V
5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground
8 PW_OK
9 Standby Voltage+5V
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3V
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 Ground
16 PS_ON
17 Ground
18 Ground
19 Ground
20 NC
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 Ground
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JATXPW R2 : ATX Po w er S o urce Conn ector
By connect ing this connector, it will prov ide +12V to CPU power circ uit.
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JAUXPWR1:
PCI - E xpress x 1 6 S l o t P o wer Sou rce
Connector
When SLI mode is enabled, please
plug in this PEX power source
connector to mak e sure the syst em is
working under a s table env ironment.
Please read Chapter 5 for detail
inf orm ation.
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Pin
Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 Ground
4 Ground
Gr ou nd
Gr ou nd
+1 2V
JCDIN1 : CD-ROM Aud i o -in Conn ector
This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the variety dev ices,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound c ard, PCI TV turner card etc..
Pin
Assignment
1 Left channel input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right channel i nput
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JSPDIF_OUT/JS PDIF_IN1: Digital Au di o-out Connectors
(JSPDIF_IN1 is optional . )
These connectors allow user t o connect the PCI brac ket SPDIF output or input
header.
JSPDIF_OUT:
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT
3 Ground
JSP DIF_IN1 (optional):
Pin Assignment
JSPDIF_I N1
(opti onal)
JSPDIF_OUT1
1 +5V
2 SPDIF IN
3 Ground
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JAUDIO 2 : Fron t Panel Au d i o -ou t Header
This connector will allow user to c onnect with the front audio out put headers on
the PC case. It will disable the output on back panel audio c onnectors.
Pin Assignment
1 MIC-in/ Stereo MIC-in R
2 Ground
3 Stereo MIC-in L
4 Audio power
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5 Right line-out/
Speaker-out Right.
6 Right line-out/
Speaker-out Right
7 Reserved
8 Key
9 Left line-out/ Speaker-out
Left
10 Left line-out/ Speaker-out
Left
11 Right line-in
12 Right line-in
13 Left line-i n
14 Left line-i n
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J1394PWR1 (optional): Power Sou rce H ea der f o r 1394 Chip
3
1
Pin 1-2 Close:
+3.3V for 1394 chips et (default).
3
1
Pin 2-3 Close:
+3.3V SB for 1394 c hipset.
13
J1394A1 (optional): Header for 1394A Firewire Port at Front Panel
This connector allows user t o connect the f ront 1394 port f or digital image
dev ic es.
Pin
Assignment
1 A+
2 A3 Ground
4 Ground
5 B+
6 B7 +12V
8 +12V
9 Key
10 Ground
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16
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JUSB1~JUSB 3: Headers f or USB Ports at Front Panel
This connector allows user t o connect additional USB cables at PC front panel,
and also can be c onnected with internal USB dev ices, like USB card reader.
Pin
1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB4 USB5 USB+
6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Key
JUSB1
1
102
JUSB2 JUSB3
9
10 NC
JCMOS1: C l ea r CMOS Hea der
By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore t he BIOS saf e s etting
and the CMOS data, please caref ully follow the procedures to av oid damaging
the motherboard.
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Pin 1-2 close:
Normal Operation (Default).
Assignment
3
1
Pin 2-3 close:
Clear CMOS data.
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Clear CMOS Procedures:※
1. Remov e AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wait for five seconds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. Reset the desired password or clear the CMOS data.
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JCI1 : C a s e O pen H eaders
This connector allows sy stem to monitor PC case open st atus. If the signal has
been triggered, it will rec ord to the CMOS and s how the message on next
boot-up.
Assignment
Pin
1 Case open signal
2 Ground
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JS AT A1~J S AT A4 : S erial AT A Conn ectors
The motherboard has a SATA Controller in NVI DIA Crush19 with 4 c hannels
SATA int erface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 s pec and with t ransf er rate of 3.0Gb/s.
Assignment
Pin
1 Ground
2 TX +
3 TX 4 Ground
5 RX6 RX+
SATA1SATA2
7 Ground
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JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities
This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep
button, speaker and IrD A Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s
front panel switch f unctions.
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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Functio n
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker
9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX
Speaker
Connector
Hard dri ve LED
Reset button
IrDA Connector
8 P o we r LE D (+)
12 P o we r LED (-)
16 Ground
24 IRRX
23
Sleep button
Power LED
Power-on
button
IrDA Connector
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