Biostar NF520D3 Owner's Manual
NF520D3 Setup Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1
1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1
1.2 Package Checklist............................................................................. 1
1.3 Motherboard Features...................................................................... 2
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ..................................................................... 3
1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 5
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................... 5
2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................... 7
2.3 Installing System Memory ................................................................ 8
2.4 Connectors and Slots....................................................................... 10
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .................. 13
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 13
3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 13
Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions...................... 17
4.1 Operating System............................................................................ 17
4.2 Raid Arrays...................................................................................... 17
4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 17
Chapter 5: Useful Help ........................................ 19
5.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 21
5.2 Software............................................................................................ 22
5.3 Award BIOS Beep Code.................................................................. 23
5.4 Extra Information............................................................................ 23
5.5 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 25
Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 26
German.................................................................................................................. 26
French .................................................................................................................... 28
Italian..................................................................................................................... 30
Spanish ................................................................................................................... 32
Portugue se ............................................................................................................ 34
Polish...................................................................................................................... 36
Russian ................................................................................................................... 38
Arabic..................................................................................................................... 40
Japanese ................................................................................................................ 42
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
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1.1 B
EFORE YOU START
Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the
motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:
Prepare a dry and stable working environment with
sufficient lighting.
Always disconnect the computer from power outlet
before operation.
Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static
bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.
Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the
rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board
on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.
Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the
case after installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits which may damage the equipment.
Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat
source, humid air and water.
The operating temperatures of the computer should be
0 to 45 degrees Celsius.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
HDD Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Cable X 2
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
User’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional)
Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.
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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
Socket AM3
CPU
FSB
Chipset
Super I/O
Main
Memory
IDE
SATA
LAN
Sound
Slots
On Board
Connectors
AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II processors
(Maximum Watt: 95W)
Support HyperTransport 2.0
Supports up to 2.0 GT/s Bandwidth
nVIDIA nForce 520
ITE 8718F
Prov ides the most commonly us ed legacy
Super I/O functionality.
DDR3 DIMM Slots x 4
Max Memory Capacity 16GB
Each DIMM supports 512MB/
1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3
Int egr at ed ID E Contro ller
Integrated Serial ATA Controller
Realtek RTL 8111DL
ALC662
PCI Slot x3 Supports PCI expansion cards
PCI Express x16 Slot x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion card
PCI Express x 1 Slot x1 Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards
Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives
Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port
IDE Conn ector x1 Each conne ctor s upports 2 IDE device
SATA Connector x4 Each conne ctor s upports 1 SATA devices
SPEC
AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing
Supports Hyper Transport 2.0
Low Pin Count Interface
En v ironm en t Cont rol init iatives ,
H/W Mon ito r
Fan Sp eed Controller
ITE's "S mart Guard ian" function
Dual Channel Mode DDR3 me mory mo du le
Supports DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333
Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not supported
Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode
supports PIO Mode 0~4,
Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.
SATA Version 2.0 s p e c if icat ion co mpliant .
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negot iation
Half / Full duplex capability
5.1 channels audio out
Supports HD Audio
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Back Panel
I/O
Board Size
Special
Feature
OS Support
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SPEC
Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities
Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function
S/PDIF out Connector x1 Supports digital audio out function
CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)
System Fan Header x1 System Fan Power supply
USB Connecto r x2 Each connecto r supports 2 front panel USB ports
CMOS clear Header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default
Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supp ly
Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply
PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mous e x1
Serial Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4
Audio Jack x3
200 mm (W) x 293 mm (L)
RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support
Windows XP / Vista / 7
Connects to PS/2 Keyboard
Connects to PS/2 Mouse
Connects to RS-232 Port
Connect to RJ- 45 ethe rnet cab le
Connect to USB devices
Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection
Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for
any OS with or without notice.
1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS
PS/2
Mouse
P S /2
Keyboard
COM1 USBX2USBX2
LAN
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mic In 1/
Bass/ Cente r
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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
KBMS1
J_PRI NT1
CO M1
USB1
RJ4 5USB11
AUDIO1
JUSBV1
F_AUDIO1
LAN
JATXPWR2
ATXPWR1
nFo rce
520
CPU_FAN1
Socket AM3
DDR3_A1
DDR3_B1
DDR3_B2
DDR3_A2
SATA3 SATA4
IDE1
4
Codec
JSPDIFOUT1
Super I/O
Note: represents the 1■
PEX1_1
PEX16_ 1
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
st
pin.
BAT1
JCMO S1
SATA1 SATA2
F_USB1 F_USB2
FDD1
SYS_FAN1
BIOS
JUSBV2
PAN EL1
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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2.1 I
NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on
CPU should point forwards this white triangle. The CPU will fit
only in the correct orientation.
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Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct
B to complete the installation.
Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU
FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1. This completes the
installation.
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2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.
CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header
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SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header
Pin
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM
rate sense
4
Smart Fan
Control
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
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Note:
CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connector, and SYS_FAN1supports 3-pin head
connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is
the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should
be connected to GND.
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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY
A. Memory Modules
DDR3_A1
DDR3_B1
DDR3_A2
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.
DDR3_B2
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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B. Memory Capacity
DIMM Socket
Location
DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB
DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB
DDR3_A2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB
DDR3_B2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB
DDR3 Module
Total Mem o ry
Size
Max is 16GB.
C. Dual Channel Memory installation
Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function:
Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table.
Dual Channel Status
Enabled O O X X
Enabled X X O O
Enabled O O O O
(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)
The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or
x16)
DDR3_A1
DDR3_B1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B2
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2.4 CONNECTORS 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.
2
1
34
33
IDE1: Hard Disk Connector
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
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SATA1 ~ SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface,
it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.
Pin
Assignment
SATA 3 SATA4
SATA 1 SATA2
1
4
7
1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX4 Ground
5 RX6 RX+
7 Ground
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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot
- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per
direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.
PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot
- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
- Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.
- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.
- 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.
PEX1_1
PEX16_1
PCI1/PCI2/PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots
This motherboard is equipped with 3 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
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ATXP W R1: AT X P ower Source Connector
ATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the AT X power
supply.
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24
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 Gro und 15 Gro und
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 Gro und 17 Gro und
6 +5V 18 Ground
7 Gro und 19 Gro und
8 PW_OK 20 NC
9 Standb y Voltage+5V 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
12 +3.3V 24 Ground
ATXP W R2: AT X P ower Source Connector
This connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.
2
1
12
1
43
Pin
Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 Ground
4 Ground
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