Biostar NF500 754 Owner's Manual

NF500 754

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Table of Content s

Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................1

1.1 Motherboard Features.................................................. 1

1.2 Package Checklist ........................................................4

1.3 Layout & Co mp onents..................................................5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..........................................6

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)......................................6

2.2 Fan Headers................................................................8

2.3 Memory Mo dules Ins ta l lat ion.........................................9

2.4 Conne ctors & Slots.....................................................10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...............................12

3.1 How to setup Jumpers................................................12

3.2 Detail Settings............................................................ 1 2

Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions ....................................19

4.1 Operat ion System.......................................................19

4.2 Raid Arrays................................................................19

4.3 How RAID Works.......................................................19

Chapter 5: Useful Help...........................................................22

5.1 Award BIOS Beep Cod e.............................................2 2

5.2 Extra In fo rm a tion ........................................................22

5.3 T roubleshooting..........................................................24

Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder™...................................................25

6.1 Introduction................................................................25

6.2 Syste m Requirem e nt ..................................................25

6.3 Installation .................................................................26

6.4 [WarpSpeeder™] incl udes 1 tray i con and 5 panels......27

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CHAPTER 1: INT RODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

A. Hardware

CPU

Supports Socket 754.
Supports AMD At hlon 64 and Sem pron processors.

Supports Front Side Bus up to 1.6G HT.
AMD 64 architecture enables s im ultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing.
Supports HyperTransport Technology and AMD C ool’n’Quiet

Technology.

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce500:

- Supports NVIDIA F irewall.

- Supports 10 U SB 2. 0 ports.

- Supports NVIDIA nTune Ut ility.

- Supports 1 PC I -Ex press x16 int erf ace graphic s slot .

- Supports 2 PC I -Ex press x1 int erf ace s lots.

- Supports 4 SATA port s, each channel up to 1. 5Gb/s.

- Supports NVIDIA R AI D func t ions, including R AID 0, R AI D 1 and

RAI D 0+1.

- Supports 4 I D E disk drives wit h PIO Mode 5, DMA Mode and U ltra
DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Mast er Mode.

- Com pliant with AC ’97 v ersion2.3 spec if ication.

- Complaints with PCI-Express Version 1.a specification.

Oper a ting S y ste m s

Supports Windows 2000 and W indows XP.

Note: Do not support Windows 98SE and Windows M E.

Supports SCO UN I X.

Dimensions

AT X F orm Factor: 20.82c m (W) x 29.33cm (L)

On-boa r d I DE

2 on-board connectors s upport 4 ID E disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 4, DMA Mode and U lt ra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 bus

mas t er mode.

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Main Memory

Supports Single Channel DDR.
Supports DDR 266/333/ 400.

M a xi mu m me mo ry size is 2G B .

DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size

DIMM1 128MB/256MB/ 512MB/1GB *1
DIMM2 128MB/256MB/ 512MB/1GB *1

Serial ATA

4 on-board Serial ATA c onnectors support 4 s erial ATA (SATA) port s.
Com pliant with SATA1.0 specification.

Data transfer rates up to 1.5Gb/s.
Supports NVIDIA R AI D Tec hnology:

- RAI D 0 dis k st riping for highes t system and applic at ion
performance

- RAI D 1 dis k mirroring s upport f or fault tolerance
Support f or both SATA and ATA-133 disk controller s t andards

- RAI D 0+1 disk striping and m irroring for highest performance with
faul t tolerance

Slots

Four 32bit PCI bus m aster slot s.
Two PCI-Express x1 slots:

- PCI Express 1. 0a c om pliant.

- Bandwidth 250MB/s per direc t ion.

One PCI-Express x16 slot.

- PCI Express 1. 0a c om pliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidt h of 4GB/ s simultaneously

per direct ion, f or an aggregat e of 8GB/s tot ally .

Max is 2 GB.

Super I/ O

Chip: ITE IT8712F.
Low Pin Count Int erf ace.

Provides t he most c ommonly us ed legacy Super I/ O f unctionality.
Environm ent Cont rol initiatives,

- H/W Monitor

- Fan Speed Cont roller

- ITE's "Sm art Guardian" func t ion

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On-board A C’97 Audio Sound Codec

Chip: ALC655:

- Com pliant with AC ’97 v ersion2.3 spec if ication.

- Supports 6 c hannels audio output.

10/100 LAN

Chip: RTL8201BL / RTL8201CL.
Supports 10 Mb/s , 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto-negotiation.

Provide s the most commonl y used legacy super I/O fun ctionali t y .
Environm ent Cont rol initiatives:

- H/W Monitor,

- Fan Speed Cont roller,

- ITE “Smart Guardian” f unction.

Security

NVIDIA Firewall technology

- Nati ve firewall solution

Advanced features

- Rem ot e acc ess, conf igurat ion, m onit oring

- Command line interfac e (CLI)

- WMI scripts.

Internal On-board Connectors and Headers

1 audio-out header supports audio-out facilities.
1 front panel header supports front panel facili ties.

1 CD -in connec t or s upports CD-ROM audio-in f unction.
1 SPDIF-out connector supports digital audio-out function.
1 floppy c onnector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K, 720K, 1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88Mby t es.

2 ID E connec t ors support 4 I D E disk drives.
3 USB headers s upport 6 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.

4 Serial ATA c onnectors support 4 SATA dev ices.

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Rear (Back Panel) Side Connector s

1 PS/2 Mouse port and Key board port.
1 Printer Port.

1 Serial Port. (J C OM2 is optional.)
1 RJ -45 LAN jack.

4 USB 2.0 Ports.
3 audio port s support 6 channels audio-out fac ilities .

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

Prin ter Port

COM2

(optional)

B. BIOS & Software

BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.

Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Func t ion.

USB *2

LAN

Connector

USB *2

Lin e- in/R ea r

Line-out

MI C- i n /
Center/
Left

Bundled So ftware

Supports 9th Touch™, WINFLASHER™ and F LASH ER ™.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1
Us er’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup D riv er CD X 1

Rear I/O Panel f or ATX C as e X 1
Serial ATA Cable X 1(opt ional)
FDD Cable X 1 (opt ional)

S/PD IF Cable X 1 (opt ional)
USB 2. 0 Cable X1 (opt ional)
Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (opt ional)

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1.3 LA YOUT & COMPONENTS

JKBMS V1

JKBM S1

JCOM1

( o pti o nal )

JCOM2

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

JATXPWR1

Socket 754

CPU1

JCFAN1

DIMM1

DIMM2

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAU DI O1

Codec

JC DIN1

Super I/O

JUSBV1

LAN

JFAUD IO 1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

JSPDIF_OUT1

BIOS

JSFAN1

Note: ■ represents the 1

st

pin.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PEX16

NForce500

JUSBV2

JUSB3 JUSB4JUSB2

JS ATA 1

BAT1

JSATA2

JSATA3

FDD1

JNBFAN1

JSATA4

IDE1

JCMOS1

IDE2

JCI1

(optiona l)

JPANEL1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull t he lev er s ideways away from t he socket and t hen raise t he lever up t o

Step 2: Look f or the black c ut edge on s ocket, and t he white dot on CPU s hould

a 90-degree angle.

point f orwards this blac k cut edge. The CPU will f it only in t he correct
orientation.

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Step 3: Hold t he C PU down f irm ly, and then close t he lever t o c om plete t he

installation.

Step 4: Put t he CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. C onnect the C PU

cable to the JCFAN1. T his completes the installation.

FAN power

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

CPU FAN Power Header : J CFAN1
S y s tem F a n P o wer H ea der: JSF AN 1

Nort h bridge F an Po wer H ea der: J NBF AN 1

JCFAN1

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JNBFAN1

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JSFA N1

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Note: The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support s ystem cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility. It
supports 3 pin head c onnec tor. When c onnecting with wires onto connectors, pl ease note
that the red wire is the positi ve and should be connected t o pin#2, and the black wire is
Ground and should be connected to GND.

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V

3 FAN RPM rate sense

(Only for JCFAN1 and
JSFAN1.)

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2.3 MEMORY MODULES INSTAL LAT ION

DIMM1

DDR Modu le ins tallation

1. U nloc k a DI MM slot by pres s ing t he ret aining clips outward. Align a DIMM on
the s lot s uc h t hat t he notch on t he DIMM mat c hes the break on t he Slot.

DIMM2

2. I ns ert the DIMM v ert ically and firmly into the s lot until the ret aining chip s nap
back in place and t he DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 CONNECTO RS & SLOTS

Floppy D isk Connector: FDD1

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk c onnec t or that support s
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2. 88M f loppy disk types . This c onnector

supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.

2

1

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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2

The motherboard has t wo 32-bit Enhanced PC I IDE Cont roller that provides
PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 func t ionality . It

has t wo H DD c onnectors IDE1 (prim ary ) and I D E2 (sec ondary ). The ID E
connec t ors c an c onnect a mas t er and a s lave driv e, so y ou can c onnec t up

to f our hard dis k drives . The f irst hard driv e should always be c onnected to
IDE1.

IDE2IDE1

3940

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Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI4

This mot herboard is equipped with 4 st andard PCI slot. PCI s t ands f or
Peripheral Com ponent I nt erc onnect, and it is a bus st andard for ex pans ion

cards . This PCI s lot is designat ed as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI-Express S lots: PEX16/ PEX1_1/PE X1_2

PEX1 6:

- PCI Express 1. 0a c om pliant.

- Maximum bandwidt h is up to 4GB/s per direction.

PEX1_1/PEX1_2:

- PCI Express 1. 0a c om pliant.

- Maximum bandwidt h is up to 250MB/s per direct ion.

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PEX16

PEX1_1
PEX1_2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMP ERS

The illustrat ion shows how to s et up jum pers. When t he jum per cap is placed on
pins, the jum per is “close”, if not, that means the jum per is “open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 cl osed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

AT X Po wer Source Co nne ctor: J ATXPWR1

This connector allows user t o c onnect 24-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply.

Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 Ground
4 +5V
5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground

8 PW_OK
9 Standby

24 13
12

1

Voltage+5V

10 +12V

11 +12V
12 Detect
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 Ground
16 PS_ON
17 Ground
18 Ground
19 Ground
20 -5V
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 Ground

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AT X Po wer Source Co nne ctor: J ATXPWR2

By c onnecting this c onnector, it will prov ide +12V to CPU power circ uit.

Assignment

Pin

1 +12V

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Power Source Header s fo r USB Po r ts: J USB V 1/JUSBV 2

Pin 1-2 Cl o se:

JU SBV1: +5V for USB port s at JUSB1 and JU SBLAN 1.
JU SBV2: +5V for front USB headers (JU SB2/JU SB3/JUSB4).

Pin 2-3 Cl o se:

JU SBV1: U SB port s at JU SB1 and JUSBLAN 1 are powered with +5V standby

voltage.

JU SBV2: Front U SB headers (JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4) are powered with +5V

standb y voltage.

2 +12V
3 Ground
4 Ground

3
1

JUSBV1

Pin 1-2 Close

3

1

JUSB V2

3

1

Note: In order to s upport this functi on “Power-on system via USB device,”
“JUSBV1/JUSBV2” jumper cap shoul d be pl aced on Pin 2-3 individuall y.

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3
1

Pin 2-3 Close

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Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard/Mo use: JKB MSV 1

Pin 1-2 Cl o se: +5V for PS /2 ke yboard and mouse .
Pin 2-3 Cl o se: PS/ 2 key board and mouse are powered with +5V standby

Note: In order to s upport this functi on “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”,

“JKBMSV1” jumper cap should be plac ed on Pin 2-3.

Front Panel Audio-out Header: JFAUDIO1

This connector will allow us er to c onnect with t he f ront audio out put headers on
the PC case. It will disable the out put on back panel audio c onnectors.

voltage.

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3

Pin Assignment

1 MIC-in/

2 Ground
3 Stereo MIC-in L
4 Audio power
5 Right line-out/

2

1

6 Right line-out/

7 Reserved
8 Key

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9 Left line-out/

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10 Left line-out/

11 Right line-in (optional)
12 Right line-in (optional)

13 Left line-in (optional)
14 Left line-in (optional)

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

Stereo MIC-in R

Speaker-out Right.

Speaker-out Right

Speaker-out Left

Speaker-out Left

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CD-ROM A u dio-in Co n ne cto r : J CDI N1

This connector allows us er to c onnect the audio s ourc e f rom the v ariety dev ices,
like CD-R OM, D VD -ROM, PC I sound card, PCI TV t urner card et c..

Assignment

Pin

1 Left channel input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right channel input

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Case Open Headers: J CI1

This connector allows sy stem to m onitor PC case open s t atus. If t he s ignal has
been triggered, it will rec ord t o the C MOS and show t he message on next

boot-up.

Assignment

Pin

1 Case open signal
2 Ground

JCI1

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Dig ital A u dio-ou t Con ne cto r : J SP DI F _ OU T 1

These connectors allow user t o c onnect the PCI bracket SPD IF out put or input
header.

Pin Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT
3 Ground

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Headers fo r U SB Ports at F ro nt Panel: JUSB 2~JUSB4

This connector allows user t o c onnect additional U SB cables at PC f ront panel,
and also can be c onnec t ed wit h internal USB devices, like U SB card reader.

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)

3 USB­4 USB­5 USB+
6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground

210

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JUSB4JUSB2

JUSB3

9 Key

10 NC

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Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSAT A4

The motherboard has a SATA C ontroller in nForce500 with 4 channels SATA
interf ac e, it s at isfies the SATA 1. 0 spec and wit h t ransfer rat e of 1. 5Gb/s.

Assignment

Pin

1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX-

JSAT A1

JSATA2

JSAT A3

JSA TA4

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By plac ing the jum per on pin2-3, it allows user to rest ore the BI OS s af e set t ing
and the CMOS data, pleas e carefully follow the proc edures to avoid dam aging

the m otherboard.

4 Ground
5 RX-

1

6 RX+
7 Ground

4

7

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Pin 1-2 close:
Normal Operation (Default).

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1

Pin 2-3 close:

JCMOS1

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Clear CMOS data.

Clear CMOS Procedures:※

1. R em ov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seco n ds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. R es et your des ired pas s word or c lear t he CMOS dat a.

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JPANE L1 : He a de r for Fro n t Pa ne l Fa cilities

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, R eset, H DD LED, Power LED, Sleep
butt on, speaker and I rD A Connection. It allows user t o c onnect the PC cas e’s

front panel switc h f unctions.

optiona l

2324

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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

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 drive LED

Reset button

IrDA Connector
(optional)

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

Sleep button

Power LED

Power- on
button

IrDA Connector
(optional)

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