Biostar TForce4 SLI Owner's Manual

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FCC Information and Copyright

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PACKAG E CHECKL IST

FDD Cable x 1 HDD Cable x 2 SPDIF Cable x 1 User’s Manual x 1 Overcloc k Guide x 1 Serial ATA Cable x 4 BRI-2 SLI Bridge x 1 Retention Bracket x 1 Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 SATA RAID Driver Disk x 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1 SLI-NF4 Selector Card x 1 (pre-installed) USB 2.0 Cable x 1 (optional) IEEE 1394A Cable x 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Switch Cable x 4 (optional) Free gift

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PACKAGE CHECK LIS T ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................I

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 CPU ASSEMBLY.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

A. Centr al Pr ocessi ng U nit (CPU) ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

B. About FAN Headers .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

2.2 SYSTE M MEMORY...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

A. DDR Module s........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4

B. Memory Space......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4

C. DDR Installation Notice.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4

D. Know your CP U Vers ion ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4

2.3 PERIPHERALS...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

A. Card and I/O Slots: .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

B. Connecto rs and Hea ders: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6

CHAPTER 3: NVIDIA S LI FUNCTION..............................................................................................................................................12

3.1 RE QUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12

3.2 PLACING THE SLI-N F4 SELECTOR CARD.............................................................................................................................................................................................................12

3.3 THINGS TO NOTIC E...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

3.4 INSTA LLING SLI-READY GRAPHICS CARDS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................13

3.5 ENA BLING MULTI-GPU FEATURE IN WINDOWS..................................................................................................................................................................................................14

CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS.........................................................................................................................................15

4.1 OPERATION SYSTE M..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15

4.2 RAID ARRAYS...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15

4.3 HOW RAID WORK S...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 5

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CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP............................................................................................................................................................18

5.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18

5.2 EXTRA INFORMATION...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18

A. BIOS Update.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18

B. CPU Overheated.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18

5.3 TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19

GERMAN ........................................................................................................................................................................................20

FRENCH .........................................................................................................................................................................................21

ITALIAN .........................................................................................................................................................................................22

SPANISH.........................................................................................................................................................................................23

PORTUGUESE................................................................................................................................................................................24

POLAND .........................................................................................................................................................................................25

RUSSIAN.........................................................................................................................................................................................26

ARABIC ..........................................................................................................................................................................................27

JAPANESE ......................................................................................................................................................................................28

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 MO THERBOARD FEATU RES

CPU

Supports Socket 939. Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2 processors. AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing. Supports HyperT ransport and AMD Cool’n’Qui et Technology.

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, s upports:

 Supports NVIDIA Firewall.  Supports Gigabit Ethernet.  Supports NVIDIA nTune Utility.  Supports NVIDIA Secure Networking Processor.

Operating S ystem s

Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Note: Does not support Windows 98SE and Wi ndows ME.

Dimensions

ATX Form Factor: 29.4cm (L) x 24.35cm (W)

S yst em Memo r y

Supports Dual Channel DDR. Supports DDR333 and DDR400. Maximum memory space is 4GB, s upporting 4 DIMM sockets.

Seri al ATA

nForc e4 SLI supports SATA 2.0 specifi cation, with data transfer rates up to

3Gb/s.

Super I/ O

Chip: ITE IT 8712F. Environment Control initiatives,

 H/W Monitor  Fan Speed Controller  ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

IDE

2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives . Supports PIO mode 0-4, Block Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 bus master

mode.

AC’97 Audio Sound Codec

Chip: ALC850, supports 8 channels audio output.

IEEE 1394A C hip

Chip: VIA VT6307, supports 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb/s.

Gigabit Ethern et LAN

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Supports ACPI power management.

Supports NVIDIA StreamT hru technology

 Isochronous controller paired with Hyper T ransport results in fastest

networking performance.

Securit y

NVIDIA Fi rewall technology

 Native firewal l s olution protects the PC from intruders by filteri ng

unauthorized traffic.

NVIDIA R AID Technology

RAID 0 dis k striping for highest system and application performance. RAID 1 dis k mirroring support for fault tolerance

Support for both SATA and ATA-133 disk controller standards.

RAID 0+1 disk striping and mirroring for highest performance with fault

tolerance.

Internal On-board Slots and Connectors

Normal Mode PCI-Express slots:

- One PCI-Express x16 slot: PEX16-1.

- Three PCI-Express x1 slots: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 and PEX1-2.

SLI Mode PCI-Express slots:

- Two PCI-Express x8 slots: PEX16-1 and PEX16-2.

- Two PCI-Express x1 slots: PEX1-1 and PEX1-2.

No tice: Normal Mo de and SLI M ode are sw itched by SLI-NF4 s e lector card. (Please re ad Ch apter 3 for detai l informati on. )

One SPDIF-Out connector. One CD-ROM audio-in connector. Two Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors. Three PCI slots. Four SATA II ports.

Back Pan e l I/ O Connectors and Ports

1 Printer Port. 1 RJ-45 LAN jack. 1 PS/2 Mouse Port. 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port. 1 1394A Firewire Port. 1 Serial Port. (COM2 is optional.) 4 USB 2.0 Ports. 6 audio ports support 8 channels audio-out facilities.

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1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS

JCI1

JATXPW R1

JD DR_ 0V> 3V

JSFAN2

JC FAN1

CP U1

Socket 9 39

DIMM3

DIMM1

DIMM4

DIMM2

IDE1

IDE2

JSATA2

JSATA1

nFo rce4 SLI

JSATA4

JSATA 3

JS FAN1

J NBFAN 1

JC MO S1

JU SB3 JU SB2

JU SB1 J1 39 4 A1

IEEE 1394

Chip

BAT1

PWRSW

RST SW

FDD1

LED_DIMM LED_

JUSBV1

BIOS

JPANEL1

5SB

LED_ D1

LED_ D2

JATXP WR2

JKBMSV1

JKB MS 1

JP RNT 1

JC OM 1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

JCOM2

( Opti ona l)

J1394_USB1

J1394 _USBV1

JUSBLAN1

JPEXPWR1

JAUDI O2

E ARP HO N EJ AC K1

SLI1

PEX16-1

PEX1-1

PE X1 6- 2

PEX1-2

JSP DIF _O UT

J1394P WR1

PCI1 PCI3PCI2

Giga LAN

JC DIN1

Codec

Super I/ O

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Chapter 2: Hardw are Installations

2.1 CPU ASSEMBL Y

A. Centra l Pro c essing Unit (C PU)

Step 1:

Remove the socket protection cap.

Step 2:

Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 3:

Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point towards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 4:

Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation.

Step 5: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the

retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This compl etes the installation.

B. About FAN Headers

CPU FAN Power Head er: JCFAN1 S yst em Fan Po wer H eader s: J SFAN1/ JSFAN 2

North Bridge Fan Powe r Header: JNBFAN1

JCFAN1JSFAN2

1313

JNBFAN1 JSFAN1

Note:

JCFAN1 reserves s ystem cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utilities. It supports 3 pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the

posi tive and should be c onnected to pin#2, and the bl ack wire is G round and should be connected to GND.

JCFAN1:

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 Smart Fan Cont rol 3 F AN RPM rate

JSF AN2:

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 + 12V 3 Ground

JNBF AN1/JSF AN 1:

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 + 12V 3 F an RPM r ate

sens e

Sens e

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2.2 SYSTEM MEMORY

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIM M4

DIM M3

A. DDR Modules

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaini ng 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 snaps back in place and the DIMM is properly s eated.

Notes:

To re move the DDR modules , push the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot outw ard at the same time, and pull the modules out vertic ally.

B. Mem o ry Space

DIMM So cket L ocat io n DDR Module Total Memory Size

DIMM1 128MB /25 6MB /512M B/1GB *1 DIMM2 128MB /25 6MB /512M B/1GB *1

DIMM3 128MB /25 6MB /512M B/1GB *1 DIMM4 128MB /25 6MB /512M B/1GB *1

Max is 4 GB.

C . D D R In sta l lation No ti c e

For AMD K8 939 CPU launched before Rev. E, (see the table below to know

your CPU version) please follow the tabl e below to install your DDR memory

module, or the system may not boot up or may not function properly. “SS” represents Single Side DDR memory module. “DS” represents Double Side DDR memory module. Star sign “*” represents l eave the DIMM socket empty.

DIMM1 SS/DS * SS/DS * SS/DS DIMM2 * * S S/DS * SS/DS

DIMM3 * SS/DS * SS/DS SS/DS DIMM4 * * * SS/ DS SS/ DS

D. Know you r CPU Version

AMD Athlon 64 Proces sor Ordering Part Number Example

ADA 3200 A E P 5 AP

AMD Athlon



64 Pro cessor P art Def inition

Part Definition Revision Part Definition Revision

AP Rev C0 BN Rev E4 AR Rev CG BP Rev E3 AS Rev CG BO Rev E3

AW Rev CG BY Rev E6

AX Rev CG BW Rev E6 AZ Rev CG

BI Rev D0

Part Defini ti on: A P = Re v C 0 (see Tabl e 1)

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2.3 PERIPHERAL S

A. Card and I/O Slots:

Floppy Di sk Connector: FDD1

The motherboard provides a s tandard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ri bbon cables.

Hard D isk C onnectors: IDE 1/IDE 2

The motherboard has two 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controllers that provide PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. It has two HDD connectors 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

39 40

Peripheral Component Inter connect Slots: PCI1~PCI3

This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnec t, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. T his PCI s lot is desi gnated as 32 bits .

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI-Expre ss Slot s: PEX16-1/PEX16-2/ PEX1-1/PEX1-2

PEX16 -1 (Normal Mo de):

- PCI Express 1.0a compliant.

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

PEX16-1/PEX1-1/PEX1-2 (Normal Mode):

- PCI Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum bandwidth is up to 250MB/s per direction.

PEX1 6-1 /PEX16 -2 (SLI Mode):

- PCI Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum bandwidth is up to 2GB/s per direction.

PEX16- 1

PEX 1-1

PEX1-2

PEX16-2

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B. Conn ectors and Headers:

How to se tup J umpers

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “closed”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.

Pin ope ned Pin close d Pin1-2 cl osed

ATX P ower Sourc e Connec tor: JATXPWR1

JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

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Pin Assignment

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

6 + 5V 7 Ground 8 PW _OK 9 St andby

Volt age+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 Gr ound

ATX P ower Sourc e Connec tor: JATXPWR2

By connecting JATXPWR2, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

Assi gn ment

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Gr ound 4 Gr ound

PCI-Express x16 Slot Power Source Conne ctor: JPEXPWR1

When SLI mode is enabled, please plug in this PEX power source connector to make sure the s ystem is working under a stable environment. Please read Chapter 5 for detail information.

+12V Ground Ground

VCC

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Power Sourc e Heade r for PS/2 Ke yboard/Mouse: JKBMSV1

Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Pin 2-3 Close: PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered with +5V standby voltage.

Pin 1-2 Close (def ault)

Pin 2-3 Close

Note: In order to support this f unct io n

“Power-o n system via keyboard an d mouse” , “JKBMSV1” jump er cap shoul d be placed o n Pin 2- 3.

Power Sourc e Heade rs for USB Ports at Bac k Panel: J1394_USBV1

Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for USB ports at J1394_USB1 and JUSBLAN1. Pin 2-3 Close: USB ports at J1394_USB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered with +5V

standby voltage.

Pin 1-2 Close (def ault)

Pin 2-3 Close

Note:

In order to support this f unct io n “Power-o n system via USB device,” J1394 _USBV1 jumper cap should be place d on Pin 2- 3 individ ually.

Front Panel Audio-out Heade r: JAUDIO2

This connector will allow user to c onnect with the front audio output headers on the PC case. It will dis able the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin Assignment

1 MI C-in/

2 Gr ound 3 St ereo MI C-in L

4 Audio p ower 5 Right line-o ut /

6 Right line-o ut /

7 Reserve d 8 Key

9 Left line- o ut/

10 Left line-out/

11 Right li ne- i n

12 Right li ne- i n

13 Lef t line-i n (opt io nal) 14 Lef t line-i n (opt io nal)

St ereo MI C-in R

Speaker -o ut Right .

Speaker -o ut Right

Speaker -o ut Lef t

(option al)

CD-ROM Audio-in Con nector: JCDIN1

This connector allows us er to connect the audio source from a variety of devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-R OM, PCI sound card, PCI T V tuner card etc.

Assi gn ment

1 Left c hannel inp ut 2 Gr ound 3 Gr ound 4 Right cha nne l inp ut

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Digital Audio-out Co nnector: JSPDIF_OUT

This connector allows us ers to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

1 +5V 2 SPDIF OUT

3 Gr ound

Assi gn ment

Power Sourc e Heade r for 1394 Chip: J1394PWR1

Pi n 1- 2 Clo se:

+3.3V for 1394 chipset (def ault ) .

Pi n 2- 3 Clo se:

+3.3V SB f or 1394 chipset.

Power Sourc e Heade r for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSBV1

Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for USB ports at front panel. Pin 2-3 Close: USB ports at front panel are powered with +5V standby voltage.

Pin 1- 2 Cl ose (defa ult)

Pin 2- 3 Cl ose

Note:

In order to support this f unct io n “Power-o n system via USB device,” JUSBV1 jumper cap should be place d on Pin 2- 3 individ ually.

Header for 1394A Firewire Port at Front Panel: J1394A1

This header allows us er to c onnect the front 1394 port for digital image devices.

210

Assi gn ment

1 A+ 2 A3 Gr ound 4 Gr ound 5 B+ 6 B7 +12v

8 +12V 9 Key

10 Gr ound

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Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB1~JU SB3

This connector allows us er to connect additional USB c ables at PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices , like USB card reader.

JUSB1

JUSB3

Assi gn ment

1 +5V (f used) 2 +5V (f used) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+

6 USB+ 7 Gr ound 8 Gr ound 9 Key

10 NC

JUSB2

210

Case Open Header: JCI1

This connector allows s ystem to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, i t will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up.

Assi gn ment

1 Case op en signal 2 Gr ound

Clear CMOS Header: JCMOS1

By placing the jumper on pin 2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, pleas e carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the

motherboard.

Pin 1- 2 Cl ose: Normal Oper ation (d efault).

Pin 2- 3 Cl ose: Clear CMO S dat a.

Clea r CMOS Procedures:※

1. Remove 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 your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

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JPANEL1: Header f or Front Panel Facilities

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 2 Sleep contr ol 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 Gr ound 14 Power button

15 Reset cont rol 17 N/A 18 Key 19 N/A 20 Key

21 +5V 22 Gr ound 23 IRTX

Speaker Conn ect or

Hard driv e LED

Reset button

IrDA Conn ect or

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Gr ound

24 IRRX

Sleep b utt on

Power LED

Power-on but ton

IrDA Conn ect or

Serial ATA Co nnec tors: JSAT A1~J SATA4

The motherboard has an SATA Controller in nForce4 SLI with 4 channels SATA interface; it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec with transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s.

JS AT A11J SAT A2

7 4

J SA TA 3 J SAT A4

Assi gn ment

1 Gr ound 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Gr ound

5 RX6 RX+ 7 Gr ound

Header for Memory Voltage Overc locking: JDDR_OV>3V

When processing Memory Voltage Overclocking, please place the jumper to pin1-2 Closed. The Default setting is Pin 2-3 Clos ed.

Pin 1- 2 Cl ose: Memory volt age O verclock i ng.

Pin 2- 3 Cl ose: Normal status (def a ult ).

Note:

1. When “JDDR_OV> 3V” jumper c ap is plac ed on Pi n 2-3, memory volt ag e can b e manua lly adjust ed u nder CMOS set up.

2. When “JDDR_OV> 3V” jumper c ap is plac ed on Pi n 1-2, memory volt ag e wil l be fixe d at 3.3V automatical ly, and can’t be adjust e d under COMS set up.

3. Bef ore sett ing memory volt a ge overcl ockin g, pleas e ensure that your DD R supp ort s up to 3V. (Consult i ng your DDR suppli er)

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On-Board LED Indicators

There are 4 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status .

DIMM

LED LED_5SB

LED_D1

LED

LED_D1 and LED_D2:

These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics. Please refer to the table below for different messages:

LED_D1 LE D_D2 Messag e

ON ON Normal ON OFF Memory Error

OFF ON VGA Error OF F OFF Abnormal: CPU / Chips et error .

LED_DIMM:

This LED indicates the voltage of memory is activated normally.

On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons.

RS T SW 2

PSRSW 1

PWRSW:

This is an on-board Power Switch button.

RSTS W:

This is an on-board Reset button.

LED_5SB:

This LED indicates the system is ready for Power-on.

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Chapte r 3: NVIDIA SLI Function

3.1 REQUIREMENTS

Only W indows X P supports SLI (Dual Vi deo) functi on. T wo identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified. T he graphics card driver should support NVIDIA SLI technology. T he power supply unit must provide at least the minimum power required by the

system, or the system will be uns table.

3.2 PLACIN G T HE SLI-NF4 SEL ECTOR CARD

T here is a pre-installed SLI-NF4 selec tor card on the motherboard. The default

setting is Normal Mode, only supports single graphics card.

To use two graphics cards , firstly, you have to set the selector card to SLI Mode,

to support dual video cards.

Step 1: Push the retention clips outward to release SLI-NF4 selector card.

Step 2: Pull the selector card out of the slot.

Step 3: Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled “SLI MODE”.

Step 4: Push down the selector card until the retention clips snap into place.

○1 Insert the card with a

degree about 45

○2 Push the selector card

downward.

Notice: Make sure to ins ert the card into the slot completely.

○2 pull out the

selector card

○

about 45

lift.

degree

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3.3 THINGS TO NOTICE

Normal Mode:

 Only PEX16-1 slot supports PCI-Express x16 interface graphics card

function.

 PEX16-2, PEX1-1 and PEX1-2 slots provide PCI-Express x1 interface

expansion card function.

SLI M ode :

 Use BRI-2 connec tor to l ink two SLI-ready PCI-E x16 interface graphics

cards.

 PEX16-1 and PEX16-2 slots provide PCI-E x8 data transfer rate.  PEX1-1 and PEX1-2 slots provide PCI-Express x1 interface expansion

card function.

 Coordinate with graphics card driver to set Dual Video function.

3.4 INSTALLING SLI-READY GRAPHICS CARDS

Step 1 : Make sure th e SLI- NF4 selector card is pla ced at SLI Mode.

Step 2: Prepare two g raphics cards with PCI-E x16 interface.

Step 3: Insert the first one graphics card into the yellow slot (PEX16-1).

Step 4: Insert the second graphics card into the white slot (PEX16-2).

Step 5: Connect a 4- pin ATX power cable to PEX power connector (JPEXPWR1), this will ensure the stabilization of yo ur system.

No tice:

When und er SLI mode, ple ase make sur e the pow er supply is at leas t 500W (and a bove).

Step 6: Insert the SLI Bridge (BRI-2) connector on the gold-fingers on each g ra phi cs ca r d.

Front view Side view

Gold-fing ers on two graph ics

Step 7: To securely fix the connector between two graphics cards, a retention bracket must be installed.

PEX 16-1

PEX 16-2

Step 7-1: Remove any of the bracket cover between the two graphics card s.

Step 7-2: Align and insert the retention bracket into the slot and then fix it with a screw.

Notice:

1. Make sure the retention bracket supports the SLI Bridge (BRI-2) f irmly.

2. Retention bracket i s opti onal

Notice: Make sure both the graphics cards are seated into slots completely.

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3.5 ENABLING MULTI-GPU FEATURE IN WINDOWS

After the graphics cards are installed, enable the Multi-GPU feature in NVIDIA nView properties.

Ste p 1 :

Click NVIDIA Settings icon on the Windows taskbar.

Ste p 2 :

Select nView Proper ties in nView Desktop Manager pop-up menu.

Ste p 3 :

Click Properties icon in Desktop Management tab to display Display Properties dialog box.

Ste p 4 :

Click Advanced icon in Settings tab.

Step 5: Select NVIDIA GeForce tab, and then click on

Multi-GPU item on the left dialog box.

Ste p 6 :

Check b efore Enable SLI multi- GPU item, and click on OK to complete the setting.

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Chapte r 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions

4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM

Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000

Professional.

4.2 RAID ARRAYS

NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays:

RAID 0 : RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications.

RAID 1 : RAID 1 defi nes techniques for mirrorin g dat a.

RAID 0 +1: R AID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and R AID 1.

Spanning (JBOD): JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes in to one large disk.

4.3 HOW RAID WO RKS

RAID 0:

The contro ller “stripes” data across mu ltiple drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large file in to smaller blocks and performs disk reads an d writes across multiple driv es in parallel. The s ize o f each b lo ck is determined by the strip e size parameter, which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment. This technique reduces ov erall disk access time and offers high bandwid th.

Features and Benefits

 Drives: Mi nimum 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on the platform.  Uses: Intended for non-criti cal data requiring high data throughput, or any

environment that does not require fault tolerance.

 B enefits: provides increased data throughput, especial ly for large files. No

capacity loss penalty for parity.

 Drawbacks: Does not deliver any fault tolerance. If any drive in the array fails,

all data is lost.

 Fa ult Tole ranc e: No.

Blo ck 1

Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Bl ock 4

Bl ock 6

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RAID 1:

Every read an d write is actu ally carri ed out in parallel across 2 d is k drives in a R AID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a

second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the activ e volume or drive is co rrupt ed or beco mes u navailab le becau se of a hardware failu re.

RAID techniques can be app lied for high -availability so lutions, o r as a fo rm o f auto matic back up that elimin ates tedious manu al backup s to more expen sive an d less reliable media.

Features and Benefits

 Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.  Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for s mall databases or any other application that

requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity.

 Benefits : Provides 100% data redundancy. Should one drive fail, the

controller s witches to the other drive.

 Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive.

Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds.

 Fault Tolerance: Yes .

Blo ck 1 Block 2 Block 3

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3

RAID 0+1:

RAID 0 driv es can b e mirro red using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0 +1 solu tio n for improved performan ce plus resilien cy.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.

- Benefits : Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance, allowing for

automatic redundancy. May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array, and allows for spare disks.

- Drawbacks: Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy, the same as RAID level 1.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes .

Block 1 Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Block 4

Block 6

Block 1 Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Block 4

Block 6

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Spanning (JB OD):

JB OD stands for “Ju st a Bun ch of Dis ks”. Each driv e is acces sed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed,

bu t it offers no sp eed improvement or fault tolerance.

Features and Benefits

- Uses: JBOD works best if you have odd sized drives and you want to combine them to make one big drive.

- Be nefits: JBOD provides the abili ty to combine odd size drives using all of the capacity of the drives.

- Drawbacks: Decreas es performance because of the difficulty in using drives concurrently.

- Fault Toler anc e: Ye s .

Single Logical

Drive

Disk 1: 40GB Disk 2: 80GB

Disk 3: 40GB

Disk 4: 120GB

※ For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to

http://www.nvidia.com/page /pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce

Tutorial Flash.

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CHAPT ER 5 : USEFUL HELP

5.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Bee p Sound Meaning

One long beep followed by two s hort beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheated

One Short beep when system boots-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or installed

5.2 EXTRA INFORMATION

A. BIOS Update

After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by a virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If the following message is shown after boot-up of the system, it means the BIOS contents are corrupted.

In this case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1. Make a bootable floppy disk.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website:

www.biostar.com.tw

3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respective BIOS from Biostar website.

4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respective BIOS onto floppy disk.

5. Insert the bootable disk i nto floppy drive and press Enter.

6. System will boot-up to DOS prompt.

7. Type “Aw dflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r” in DOS prompt.

8. System will update BIOS automatically and restart.

9. The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.

Video card not found or video c ard memory bad

System wil l s hut down automatically

B. CPU Overheated

If the system shuts down automatically after power on of system for a few seconds that means the CPU protection function has been activated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard wil l s hutdown automatically to avoid damaging the CPU, and the system will not power on again.

In this case, please double check:

1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotating normally.

3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling the CPU speed.

After confirmation, pl ease follow the steps below to relieve the CPU protection function.

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for a few seconds.

2. Wait for a few seconds.

3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.

Or you can:

1. Clear the CMOS data. (See “JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header” section)

2. Wait for a few seconds.

3. Power on the system again.

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5.3 TROUBLESHOOTING

Pr oblem Soluti on

1. No power to the sys tem at all Power l ight don’t i ll uminate, fan inside power suppl y does not turn on.

2. Indi cator light on keyboard does not turn on.

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning.

System does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from optical drive.

System only boots from optical drive. Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible.

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”

Cannot boot system after ins talling sec ond hard drive.

1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged i n.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact technical support.

Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM, press down firmly until the module snaps into pl ace.

1. Check c able running from disk to disk controller board. Make sure both ends are securely plugged in; check the drive t CMOS setup.

2. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time.

1. Back up data and a

2. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data us ing bac kup disks.

Review system’s equipment. Make sure correct information is in setup.

1. Set master/slave jumpers correctly.

2. Run SETUP program and select correct drive types. Call the drive

manufacturers for c om other drives.

e in the standard

lication files.

atibility with

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Ge rm an

CPU

Unterstützt Sockel 939. Unterstützt AMD Athlon 64 FX- / Athlon 64- / Athlon 64 X2-Prozessoren. AMD 64-Architektur ermöglicht 32- und 64-Bit-Verarbeitung. Unterstützt HyperTrans port™- ud AMD Cool’n’Quiet™-Technologie.

Chipsatz

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 Unterstützt NVIDIA Firewall.  Unterstützt Gigabit Ethernet.

 Unterstützt NVIDIA nTune Utility.  Unterstützt NVIDIA Sec ure Networking Processor.

Betriebssyste munterstützung

Unterstützt Windows 2000 und Windows XP.

Hinweis: Windows 98SE und W indows ME werden nic ht unterstützt.

Abmessungen

ATX-Formfaktor: 29.4cm (L) x 24.35cm (B)

S yst em spei cher

Unterstützt Dual-Kanal DDR. Unterstützt DDR333 / DDR400.

Unterstützt die Speichergröße von maximal 4GB mit 4 DIMM-Steckplätze.

Serial ATA II

nForce4 SLI unterstützt die Serial ATA 2.0-Spezifikation, datentransferrate von

bis zu 3GB/s.

Super E/A

Chip: ITE IT 8712F. Systemumgebungskontrolle:



Hardwareüberwachung

 Lüfterdrehzahl-Controller  "Smart Guardian"-Funktion von ITE

IDE

Zwei integrierte Anschl üsse für 4 Geräte. Unterstützt PIO-Modus 0-4, Blockmodus und Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133

Bus-Mastermodus.

AC’97 Audio Sound Codec

Chip: ALC850, unterstützt 8 Kanäle.

IEEE 1394A C hip

Chip: VIA VT6307, unterstützt zwei 1394A Firewire-Ans chlüsse jeweils mit einer

Geschwindigkeit von bis zu 400Mb/s.

Gigabit Ethern et-LAN

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Unterstützt die ACPI-Energieverwaltung.

Unterstützt NVIDIA StreamThru-Technologie

 Isochroner Controller gekoppelt mit Hyper Transport garanti ert höchste

Netzwerkleistung.

Sicherh eit

NVIDIA Firewall-Technologie

 Native Firewall-Lösung, schützt den PC durch Filtern unautorisierten

Datenverkehrs vor Eindringlingen.

NVIDIA R AID Technologie

RAID 0 Disk-Striping für die höchste System- und Applikationsleistung. RAID 1 Disk-Mirroring zur Erhöhung der Fehlertoleranz,

unterstützt die SATA und ATA-133 Disk-Controller-Standards.

RAID 0+1 Disk-Striping und -Mirroring für di e höchste Leistung mit

Fehlertoleranz.

Interne in tegri erte St eckp lät ze und Anschlüsse

No rmal-Mo dus PCI-Ex press -Steckplätze:

- Ein PCI-Express x16-Steckplatz: PEX16-1.

- Drei PCI-Expres s x1-Steckplätze: PEX16-2, PCI-EX1-1 und PCI-EX1-2.

SLI-Modus PCI-Express-Steckplätze:

- Zwei PCI-Express x8-Steckplätze: PEX16-1 und PEX16-2.

- Zwei PCI-Express x1-Steckplätze: PEX1-1 und PEX1-2.

Hi nw eis:

Der Normalmod us und SLI -Mo dus wir d durch die SLI-NF4 Auswa hlkart e um gesch altet. (Einzel heite n hierz u finden Sie im Kapitel 3.)

1 CD-ROM-Audioeingang 1 S/PDIF-Ausgangsanschluss 2 Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE-Anschlüsse 3 PCI-Steckplätze 4 Serial ATA II-Anschlüsse

Rücktafel-E/ A-An schlüs se

1 drucker Anschluss 1 RJ-45 LAN-Anschluss 1 PS/2-Mausanschluss 1 PS/2-Tastaturansc hluss 1 1394A Firewire-Anschluss 1 serieller Anschluss (COM2 optional) 4 USB 2.0-Anschlüsse 6 Audioansc hlüsse für 8-Kanal-Audioausgabefunktionen.

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Processeur

Supporte le socket 939. Supporte les processeurs AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2. Architecture AMD 64 activant des operations 32 et 64 bits. Supporte les technologies HyperTransport™ et AMD Cool’n’Quiet™

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 Supporte le firewall NVIDIA.  Supporte l’éthernet Gigabit.

 Supporte l’utilitaire NVIDIA “nTune Utility”.  Supporte le processeur NVIDIA de réseau sécuritaire (Secure

Networking).

S yst èm es d 'exp loitat io n p ri s en ch arge

Prise en charge de Windows 2000 et Windows XP.

Note: Windows 98SE et Windows ME ne sont pas pris en charge.

Dimensions

Facteur de forme AT X: 29.4c m (Long) x 24.35cm (Larg)

Mémoire s yst ème

Prise en charge des DDR double canal Prise en charge de DDR333 / DDR400. Espace mémoire maximum de 4GB, prenant en charge 4 barrettes DIMM.

AT A I I S é r i e

nForce4 SLI prise en charge des spéci fic ations ATA 2.0 Série, débit de

transfert des données jusqu'à 3 Go/s.

E/S disque

Chip: ITE IT 8712F. Initiatives Contrôle d'environnement,

 Moniteur matériel  Contrôleur de vitesse de ventilateur

 Fonction "Smart Guardian" d'ITE

IDE

Deux connecteurs sur carte permettant la prise en charge de 4 périphériques . Prise en charge PIO mode 0-4, Block Mode et mode bus maître Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133.

Ch ip IEEE 1394 A

Chip: VIA VT 6307, prise en charge de deux ports 1394A Firewire jusqu'à 400Mo/s

par port.

Codec audio AC’97

Chip: ALC850, prise en c harge 8 canaux.

LAN Ethernet Gigabit

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Prise en charge Gestion de l'alimentation ACPI. Prise en charge de la technologie NVIDIA StreamT hru

 Contrôleur isochrone couple l'Hyper Transport donnant des

performanc es réseau plus rapides.

Sécurit é

Technologie de Firewall NVIDIA

 Solution de firewall natif, protégeant le PC des intrusions extérieures en

filtrant le trafic non autorisé.NVIDIA Fi rewall technology.

Technologie d e NVIDIA RAID

Stripping de disque RAID 0 pour des performances système et applications

optimales.

Prise en charge mirroring RAID 1 pour tolérance d'erreurs,

prise en charge pour le4s normes contrôleurs de disque SATA et ATA-133.

Disques RAID 0+1 en miroir ou en striping pour des performances plus élevées

et une plus grande résis tance aux pannes.

Emplac ements et connecteurs sur carte internes

Empla cement PCI-Expres s mode norma l :

- Un emplacement PCI-Express x16: PEX16-1.

- Trois emplacements PCI-Express x1: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 et PEX1-2.

Empla cements PCI-Ex press mo de SL I :

- Deux emplacements PCI-Express x8: PEX16-1 et PEX16-2.

- Deux emplacements PCI-Express x1: PEX1-1 et PEX1-2.

Rema rqu e: Le Mode N ormal et le Mo de SLI s ont bascu lés par la c art e sélecteur SLI -NF 4.

(Veuill ez lire le Chapitr e 3 po ur de pl us ampl es infor mat i ons. )

1 connecteur S/PDIF-out 1 connecteur d'entrée CD-ROM audio-i n 2 connecteurs IDE Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 3 emplacements PCI 4 ports série ATA II

Connecteurs E/S pan n eau arrièr e

1 port imprimeur 1 prise LAN RJ -45 1 port souris PS/2 1 port clavier PS/2 1 port 1394A Firewire 1 port série (COM2 en option) 4 ports USB 2.0 6 ports audio prenant en charge les équipements de sortie audio 8 voies.

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CPU

Supporto di Socket 939. Supporto di processori AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. L’architettura AMD 64 abili ta la c omputazione simultanea 32 e 64 bit. Supporto delle tecnologie HyperT ransport™ e AMD Cool’n’ Quiet™.

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 CK8-04 SLI:

 Supporto di NVIDIA Firewal l.  Supporto di Gigabit Ethernet.

 Supporto di NVIDIA nTune Utility.  Supporto del processore NVIDIA Secure Networking.

Sistemi operativi supportati

Supporto di Windows 2000 e Windows XP.

Nota: Non supporta Windows 98SE e Windows ME.

Dimensioni

Fattore di forma AT X: 29.4 cm (L) x 24.35 cm (P)

Memoria di si stema

Supporto di moduli DDR a doppio canale. Supporto di DDR333 / DDR400.

Lo spazio massimo di memoria è 4GB e supporta 4 prese DIMM.

Serial ATA II

nForc e4 SLI supporto specifiche Serial ATA 2.0, velocità di trasferimento dei dati

fino 3GB/s.

Super I/ O

Chip: ITE IT 8712F. Funzioni di controllo dell ’ambiente:

 Monitoraggio hardware  Controller velocità ventolina

 Funzione "Smart Guardian" di ITE

IDE

Due connettori integrati supportano 4 dispositivi. Modalità: PIO 0-4, bus master Block e Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133.

Audio Codec AC’97

Chip: ALC850, supporto di 8 canali.

Ch ip IEEE 1394 A

Chip: VIA VT 6307, supporto di due porte Firewire 1394A con capacità massima

individuale di 400Mb/s.

Gigabit Ethern et LAN

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Supporto gestione energetica ACPI.

Supporto della tecnologia NVIDIA StreamT hru

 Il controller isocrono accoppiato con Hyper Transport produce le più

veloci prestazioni di rete.

Protezione

Tecnologia Firewall NVIDIA

 Soluzione Firewall Native protegge il PC da intrusi oni filtrando il traffic o

non autorizzato.

Tecnologia NVIDIA RAID

Striping del disco RAID 0 per prestazioni s uperiori del sistema e delle

applicazioni.

Supporto mirroring del disco RAID 1 per la tolleranza errori, supporto di entrambi

gli standard controller disco SATA e ATA-133.

Stripinig e mirroring disco RAID 0+1 per le massime prestazi oni c on tolleranza

agli erro ri.

Connettori e alloggi amenti interni integrato

Alloggia menti PCI-Ex press mo dalità normale:

- Un alloggiamento PCI-Express x16: PEX16-1.

- Tre alloggiamenti PCI-Express x1: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 e PEX1-2.

Alloggia menti PCI-Ex press mo dalità SLI:

- Due alloggiamenti PCI-Express x8: PEX16-1 e PEX16-2.

- Due alloggiamenti PCI-Express x1: PEX1-1 e PEX1-2.

Avvi so: La modalit à norm ale e l a moda lit à SLI sono cam biat e d all a sched a di selezio ne

SLI -NF 4. (Fare rifer iment o al C apit o lo 3 per infor mazi oni d ettagliate. )

1 connettore S/PDIF-out 1 connettore ingresso audio CD-ROM 2 connettori Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE 3 alloggiamenti PCI 4 porte Serial ATA II

Connettori I/O del pann ello po st eriore

1 porta stampatore 1 connettore LAN RJ-45 1 porta mouse PS/2 1 porta tastiera PS/2 1 porta Firewire 1394A (optional ) 1 porta seriale (COM2 optional) 4 porte USB 2.0 6 porte audio supportano 8 canali di servizio rendi mento audio.

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Procesador

Soporta el Socket 939. Supporta los procesadores AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2. La arquitectura AMD 64 permite computación de 32 bits y 64 bits de manera

simultánea.

Suporta las tecnologías HyperTrans port™ y AMD Cool’n’Qui et™.

Conjunto de chips

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 Soporta el Firewall NVIDIA.  Soporta Gi gabit Ethernet.

 Suporta la Utilidad NVIDIA nTune.  Suporta el Proc esador para Seguridad en Redes NVIDIA.

Sist em as op erativos comp atib les

Compatible con Windows 2000 y Windows XP.

Nota: no compatible con Windows 98SE ni Wi ndow s ME.

Dimensiones

Formato ATX: 29.4cm (LA) x 24.35cm (AN)

Memoria de l sistema

Compatible con admite DDR de canal dual. Compatible con Admite DDR333 / DDR400. Espacio máximo de memoria de 4 GB, que admite 4 zócalos DIMM.

Serial ATA II

nForc e4 SLI compatible con la especificación Serial ATA 2.0, tasa de

transferencia de datos de hasta 3 GB/s.

Súper E/ S

Procesador:IT E IT 8712F. Iniciativas de control medioambiental:

 Supervisor H/W  Controlador de la velocidad del ventilador

 Función "Guardián inteligente" de ITE

IDE

Dos conectores integrados que admiten 4 dispositivos. Admite el modo PIO 0-4, el modo de bloque y el modo de bus maestro Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133.

Códec de audio AC’97

Chip: ALC850, admite 8 c anales.

Procesador I EEE 1394A

Procesador:VIA VT6307, admite dos puertos 1394A Firewire de hasta

400 Mb/s individualmente.

LAN Ethernet Gigabit

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Admite administraci ón de energía ACPI.

Admite la tecnología NVIDIA StreamT hru

 Controlador isócrono asociado c on Hyper Transport proporciona el

mayor rendimiento para interconexión en red.

Seguridad

Tecnología de Firewall NVIDIA

- Solución de firewall nativa, protege el computador personal de intrusos al filtrar el tráfico no autorizado.

Tecnología NVIDI A R AID

Intercalac ión de disco RAID 0 dis k para conseguir el mejor rendimiento del

sistema y de las aplicaciones.

Admite simetría de disco RAID 1 para tolerancia de errores,

compatible con las normas de controlador de discos SATA y ATA-133.

Doble escritura y grabación en disco RAID 0+1 para obtener un mayor

rendimiento con tolerancia a fallos .

Conectores y ranur as integrados e internos

Ranuras PCI-Express para modo norma l:

- Una ranura 16X PCI-Express: PEX16-1.

- Tres ranuras PCI-Express 1X: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 y PEX1-2.

Ranuras PCI-Express para modo SLI:

- Dos ranuras PCI-Express 8X: PEX16-1 y PEX16-2.

- Dos ranuras PCI-Express 1X: PEX1-1 y PEX1-2.

Avi so:

La tarjet a del s elect or SLI -NF4 co nmut a entre el mo do norm al y el modo SLI. (Consulte el Capí tulo 3 par a obt ener inf ormac ión d et all ada. )

1 conector de salida S/PDIF 1 conector de entrada de audio en CD-ROM 2 conectores Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE 3 ranuras PCI 4 puertos Serial ATA II

Conectores d e E/S del panel posterior

1 puerto impresora 1 conector de red LAN RJ-45 1 puerto para ratón PS/2 1 puerto para teclado PS/2 1 puerto 1394A Firewire 1 puerto serie (COM2 opcional) 4 puertos USB 2.0 6 puertos de audio que admiten 8 conexiones de salida de audio de 8 canales.

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CPU

Suporta o socket 939. Suporta processadores AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits em

simultâneo.

Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport™ e AMD Cool’n’ Quiet™

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 Suporta a firewall NVIDIA.  Suporta a Ethernet Gigabit.

 Suporta o utilitário NVIDIA nTune.  Suporta o processador NVIDIA Secure Networking.

Sistemas operativos suportados:

Suporta o Windows 2000 e o Windows XP.

Nota: Não suporta o Windows 98SE e o Windows ME.

Dimensões

Factor de forma AT X: 29.4c m (C) x 24.35cm (L)

Memória do sistem a

Suporta DDR de duplo canal. Suporta módulos DDR333 / DDR400. Capacidade máxima da memória: 4GB, suportando 4 sockets DIMM.

Serial ATA II

nForc e4 SLI suporta a especificaç ão Serial ATA 2.0, velocidade de transferência

de dados até3 GB/s.

Especific ação Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT 8712F. Iniciativas para controlo do ambiente,

 Monitorização do hardware  Controlador da velocidade da ventoinha

 Função "Smart Guardian" da ITE

IDE

Dois conectores na placa para 4 dispositivos. Suporta o modo PIO 0-4, o modo Block e o modo bus master Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133.

Codec de som AC' 97

Chip: ALC850, suporta 8 canais.

Ch ip IEEE 1394 A

Chip: VIA VT 6307, suporta duas portas Firewire 1394A até 400 Mb/s para cada uma.

LAN Ethernet Gigabit

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Suporta a gestão de energia ACPI.

Suporta a tecnologia NVIDIA StreamThru

 Controlador isócrono combinado com a arquitectura Hyper T ransport

para um desempenho mais rápido ao nível da rede.

Segurança

Tecnologia de firewall NVIDIA

 Firewall nativa, para protecção do PC contra intrusos através da

filtragem de tráfego não autorizado.

Tecnologia NVIDIA RAID

RAID 0 função "disk striping" para um melhor desempenho por parte do sistema

e das aplicações .

RAID 1 suporta a função "disk mirroring" para tolerância de falhas,

suporta as normas SATA e ATA-133 ao nível do controlador do disco.

Suporta as funções RAID 0+1 “disk striping” e “mirroring” para um desempenho

superior com tolerância de falhas.

Ranhuras de expansão

Ranhuras PCI-Express de modo normal:

- Uma ranhura PCI Express x16:PEX16-1.

- Três ranhuras PCI Express x1: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 e PEX1-2.

Ranhuras PCI-Express de modo SLI:

- Duas ranhuras PCI Express x8: PEX16-1 e PEX16-2.

- Duas ranhuras PCI Express x1. PEX1-1 e PEX1-2.

Advertência:

É poss ível alt ernar ent re os modos Norma l e SLI através da pl aca sel ect ora SLI -NF 4. (Leia o Ca pí tulo 3 par a mais inf orm ações. )

1 conector S/PDIF-Out 1 conector CD-ROM para entrada de áudio 2 conectores Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE 3 ranhuras PCI 4 portas Serial ATA II

Conectores I/O do pain el traseiro

1 porta impressora 1 tomada LAN RJ -45 1 porta para rato PS/2 1 porta para teclado PS/2 1 porta Firewire 1394A 1 porta série. (COM2 opcional) 4 portas USB 2.0 6 portas de áudio para saída de 8 c anais de áudio.

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Procesor

Obs ługa gniazd Socket 939. Obs ługa procesorów AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. Architektura AMD 64 umożli wi ająca jednoczesne przetwarzanie 32 i 64

bitowe.

Obs ługa technologii HyperTransport™ oraz AMD Cool’n’Quiet™

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 Obs ługa firewalla NVIDIA.  Obs ługa Gigabit Ethernet.

 Obs ługa programu narzędziowego NVIDIA nT une.  Obs ługa procesora NVIDIA Secure Networking.

Obsługiwan e system y operacyjne

Obs ługa Windows 2000 oraz Windows XP.

Uwaga: Brak obsługi Window s 98S E oraz Window s ME.

Wymiary

Obudowa ATX: 29.4cm (D) x 24.35cm (S)

Pami ęć syst emo wa

Obs ługa DDR dual channel. Obs ługa DDR333 / DDR400. Maksymalna wielkość pamięci wynos i 4GB z obsługą 4 gni azd DI MM.

Serial ATA II

nForc e4 SLI obsługa specyfikacji Serial ATA 2.0, transfer danych do 3GB/s.

Super I/ O

Chip: ITE IT 8712F. Inicjatywy kontroli środowiska,

 Monitor H/W  Kontroler prędkoś ci wentylatora

 Funkcja ITE "Smart Guardian"

IDE

Dwa wbudowane złącza z możliwością obsługi 4 urządzeń. Obs ługa trybu PIO 0-4, Block Mode (tryb Blok) oraz tryb magistrali gł ównej Ultra

DMA 33/66/100/133.

Kodek dź wi ęku AC’ 97

Chip: ALC850, obsługa 8 kanałów.

Ch ip IEEE 1394 A

Chip: VIA VT 6307, obsługa dwóch portów 1394A Firewire o indywidualnej

s zybkości do 400Mb/s.

Sieć LAN Gigabit Ethe rnet

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Obs ługa zarządzania zasilaniem ACPI.

Obs ługa technologii NVIDIA StreamT hru

 Izochroniczny kontroler sparowany z Hyper Transport, zapewnia

najszybsze działanie si eci.

Bezpiecz eńst wo

Technologia NVIDIA Firewall

 Własny firewall, zabezpieczający komputer przed intruzami poprzez

filtrowanie nieautoryzowanego ruc hu.

Technologii NVIDIA RAID

RAID 0 striping dysku (paskowanie danych) w celu uzyskania najwyższej

wydajności systemu i aplikacji.

Obs ługa RAID 1 mirroring dysku (lustrzane odbicie) dla zapewnienia tolerancji

błędów, obsługa standardów kontrolera dysków SATA oraz ATA-133.

RAID 0+1 z paskowaniem danych i mirroringiem celu zapewnienia najwyższej

wydajności z t ol erancj ą błędu.

Wewnętrzne, wbudo wane gniazd a oraz złącza

Tryb Normal (Normalna) gniazd PCI-Express:

- Jedno gniazdo PCI-Express x16: PEX16-1.

- Trzy gniazda PCI-Express x1: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 oraz PEX1-2.

Tryb SLI gniazd PCI-Express:

- Dwa gniazda PCI-Express x8: PEX16-1 oraz PEX16-2.

- Dwa gniazda PCI-Express x1: PEX1-1 oraz PEX1-2.

Uw aga:

Tr yb Normal (Normalna) or az SLI przełącz a się selektorem karty SLI-NF4. (Szczegółowe i nformacje zawi era Rozdzia ł 3.)

1 złącze wyjścia S/PDIF 1 złącze wejścia audi o CD-ROM 2 złącza Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE 3 gniazda PCI 4 porty Serial ATA II

Złącza I/O na pan elu t yln ym

1 port drukarki 1 gniazdo LAN RJ-45 1 port myszy PS/2 1 port klawiatury PS/2 1 port Firewire 1394A 1 port szeregowy (CO M2 opcjonalny) 4 porty USB 2.0 6 portów audio obsługujące 8 kanałów wyjścia audio.

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Процессор

Поддерживает гнездо 939. Поддерживает процессоры AMD Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2. А рхи те ктур а AMD 64 допускает одновременную работу в 32-разрядном и

64-разрядном режимах.

Поддерживает технолог ии HyperTransport™ и AMD Cool’ n’Quiet™.

Набор микросхем

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 Поддерживает брандмауэр NVIDIA.  Поддерживает сетевой интерфейс Gi gabit Ethernet.

 Поддерживает программу NVIDIA nTune.  Поддерживает процессор NVIDIA Secure Networking Processor.

Поддерживаемые операционные си стемы

Поддерживает Windows 2000 и Windows XP.

Примечание: не поддерживает W i ndow s 98SE и Windows ME.

Размеры

Форм-фактор AT X: 29.4cm x 24.35cm (Д x Ш)

Системн ая память

Поддержка двухканальной памяти DDR. Поддерживает DDR333 / DDR400. Ма кс имал ь н ый объем памяти 4 Гб в 4 гнездах DI MM.

Serial ATA II

nForc e4 SLI п о д держ ивает спецификацию Serial ATA 2.0, скорость передачи

данных до или 3 Гб/с.

Суп ер ввод-вывод

Контроллер: ITE IT8712F. Функции управления режимом эксплуатации,

 Монит о р состояния оборудования  Контроллер скорости вентиляторов  Функция «Smart Guardian» компании IT E

IDE

Два встроенных разъема поддерживают подключение четырех жестких

дисков IDE.

Поддержка режимов PIO 0-4, Block Mode и Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133.

Звуковой кодек AC’9 7

Контроллер::ALC850, поддерживает 8-канальный зв у к .

Контроллер IE EE 13 94A

Контроллер: VIA VT6307, поддерживает два порта 1394A Firewire со скростью

каждого порта до 400 Мб ит/с.

Гигабитный интерф ейс Ethern et

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Поддерживает управление питанием ACPI.

Поддержка технологии NVIDIA StreamThru

 Изохронный контроллер, объединенный с шиной HyperTransport для

обеспечения повы ш е нной производительности в сети.

Безоп аснос ть

Технология брандмауэра NVIDIA

 Встроены брандмауэр защищает ПК от взломщиков,

отфильтровывая неразрешенный трафик.

Технологии NVIDIA R AID

Чередование дисков RAID 0 обеспечивает самую высокую

производительность системы и приложений.

Зеркалирование дисков RAID 1 обеспечивает

отказоустойчивость для дисков с интерфейсом SATA и ATA-133.

Чередующиеся и зеркальные дис ковые масс ивы RAID 0+1 обеспечивают

максимальную производительность и отказоустойчивать.

Встроенные разъемы ввода-вывода

Гнезд а PCI-Express нормального режима:

- Один слот PCI Express x16: PEX16-1.

- Три слота PCI Express x1: PEX16-2 и PEX1-1 и PEX1-2.

Гнезд а PCI-Express режима SL I :

- Два слота PCI Express x8: PEX16-1 и PEX16-2.

- Два слота PCI Express x1: PEX1-1 и PEX1-2.

Примечание:

Обычный режим и режим SLI перекл ючаю тся селект орной картой SLI-NF4. (Дополнительные свед ения см. в Главе 3. )

1 разъем S/PDIF-выхода 1 Один входной разъем звукового сигнала с привода для компакт-дисков 2 разъем Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE 3 слота PCI 4 порта Serial ATA II

Разъемы ввода-вывода на задней панели

1 порт принтер 1 гнездо RJ-45 ЛВС 1 порт мыши PS/2 1 порт клавиатуры PS/2 1 порт 1394A Firewire 1 последовательный порт (COM2 дополнительный) 4 порта USB 2.0 6 звуков ых портов поддерживают подключение 8 каналов аудиовыхода.

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ﺔﻴﻠﺤﻤﻟا ﺔﻜﺒﺸ ﻟا

MAC Gigabit NVIDIA +8201VSC PHY Gigabit EESSVIT.

ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو)CPU(

ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺗ ةﺪﻋ ﺎﻗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ.939 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌ ﻡ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ AMD Athlon 64 FX /Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. ﺔﻴﻨﺑ ﺢﻴﺘﺗAMD 64 ﻦﻡاﺰﺘﻤﻟا بﺎﺴﺤﻟا 32 و 64ﺖﺑ . ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗHyperTransport™ و .AMD Cool’n’Quiet™

تﺎﻜﺒﺸﻟا.

ﺢﺋاﺮﺸﻟا ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻡ

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

- ﺖﻥﺮﺘﻥﻹا ﺮﺒﻋ ﺔﻳﺎﻤﺤﻟا ﻂﺋﺎﺣ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ"NVIDIA".

- ﻢﻋﺪﺗ.Gigabit Ethernet

- ةﺪﻋ ﺎﺴﻤﻟ ا ةادأ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ.”NVIDIA nTune”

- ﺔﻨﻡﺆﻤﻟا تﺎﻜﺒﺸﻟا ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻡ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ .”NVIDIA”

ﺔﻤﻋﺪﻤﻟا ﻞﻴﻐﺸﺘﻟا ﻢﻈﻥ

ﻢﻋ ﺪﻳWindows 2000و Windows XP.

Windows 98SE وWindows ME.

ﺔﻈﺣﻼﻡ: ﻞﻴﻐﺸﺗ ﻲﻣﺎﻈﻨﻟ ﻢﻋد ﺪﺟ ﻮﻳ ﻻ

حﺮﺼﻤﻟا ﺮﻴﻏ روﺮﻤﻟا.

صاﺮﻗﻷا ﻲﻓ ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻟا زﺎﻬﺟSATAو ATA-133.

ﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا تﺎﺤﺘﻓو ﻞﻴﺻﻮ ﺗ ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻡ

دﺎﻌﺑ ﻷا

جذﻮﻤﻥ ﻞﻣﺎﻋAT X :29.4 ﻢﺳ )لﻮﻄﻟا ( ×24.35 ﻢﺳ )ضﺮﻌﻟا(

مﺎﻈﻨﻟا ةﺮآاذ

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا ﻢﻋدDDRﻨﺛ ةﺎﻨﻘﻟا ﺔﻴﺋﺎ. ﻢﻋ ﺪﺗDDR 400/333. ةﺮآ اﺬﻠﻟ ﺔﺣﺎﺴﻡ ﻰﺼﻗأ4 ﻢﻋد ﻊﻡ ،ﺖﻳﺎﺑﺎﺠﻴﺝ 4 ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻡ DIMM.

ﻊﺿوو يدﺎﻌﻟا ﻊﺿﻮﻟا ﻦﻴﺑ ﻞﻳﺪ ﺒﺘﻟ ا ﻢﺘﻳSLI رﺎﻴﺘﺥا ﺔﻗﺎﻄﺑ ﺔﻄﺳاﻮﺑ SLI -NF4 .

ﺔﻠﺴﻠﺱATA II

ﻖﻓاﻮﺘﻳnForce4 SLI تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻣ ﻊﻣSATA 2.0 ﻞﺼﻳ يﺬﻟا تﺎ ﻥﺎ ﻴﺑ ﻞﻘﻥ لﺪﻌﻣ صﻮﺼﺨﺑ ﻚﻟذو

ﻰﻟإ3ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺜﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺎﺠﻴﺟ .

ﻞﺧد/ﻖﺋﺎﻓ جﺮﺧ

ﺔﺤﻳﺮﺸﻟا :ITE IT8712F. ،ﺔﺌﻴﺒﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻟا تاردﺎﺒﻣ

- ﺔﺒﻗاﺮﻣH/W

- ﺔﺡوﺮﻤ ﻟا ﺔﻋﺮﺳ ﻲﻓ ﻢﻜﺤﺗ ةﺪﺡو

- ITE ﺔﻔﻴﻇو"ﻲآﺬﻟا ﻲﻗاﻮﻟا "ﻦﻣ

IDE

ةﺰﻬﺟأ ﺔﻌﺑرأ نﺎﻤﻋﺪﻳ ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ نﻼﺻﻮﻣ.

ةﺮﺵﺎﺒﻣ ةﺮآاﺬﻠﻟ ﻖﺋﺎﻔﻟا لﻮﺻﻮﻟا)Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133(.

ﻢﻋد ﻞﺥﺪﻟا ﻊﺿو/ ﺞﻣﺮﺒﻤﻟا جﺮﺨﻟا)PIO( 0-4 لﻼﺥ ﻦﻣ ﻞﻘﻨﻠﻟ ﺔﻴﺴﻴﺋﺮﻟا عﺎﺿوﻷاو ﻞﻔﻘﻟا ﻊﺿوو ،

تﻮﺻ ةﺮﻔﺵAC ’9 7

ﺔﺤﻳﺮﺸﻟا :850ALC ,تاﻮﻨﻗ ﻲﻥ ﺎﻤﺛ ﻢﻋﺪﻳ.

لﻼﺥ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ةرادإ ﻢﻋدوACPI . ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋ دNVIDIA StreamThru

- ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺘﺑ ﺔﻥﺮﺘﻘﻣ ﺔﻴﻨﻣاﺰﺗ ﻢﻜﺤﺗ ةﺪﺡوHyper Transport ءادﻷ لﺪﻌﻣ عﺮﺳأ ﺮﻓﻮﻳ ﺎﻤﻣ

ﻦﻴﻣﺄﺘﻟا

ﺖﻥﺮﺘﻥﻹا ﺮﺒﻋ ﺔﻳﺎﻤﺣ ﻂﺋﺎﺣ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ"NVIDIA"

- ﺔﻴﻔﺼﺗ لﻼﺧ ﻦﻡ ءﻼﺧﺪﻟا ﻦﻡ ﻲﺼﺨﺸﻟا ﺐﺱﺎﺤﻟا ﻲﻤﺤ ﺗ ﻲﺘﻟاو ﻲﻠﺻﻷا ﺔﻳﺎﻤﺤﻟا ﻂﺋﺎﺣ ﻞﺣ

ﻘﺗ ﻢﻋدﺔﻴﻨNVIDIA R AID

- صﺮﻗ ﻢﻴﺴﻘﺗ 0 ـﻟ RAIDﻖﻴﺒﻄﺘﻟاو مﺎﻈﻨﻠﻟ ءادأ ﻞﻀﻓأ ﻖﻴﻘﺤﺘﻟ ﻂﺋاﺮﺵ ﻰﻟإ .

- صﺮﻘﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺔﻘﺑﺎﻄﻣ ﺔﺨﺴﻥ ﻞﻤﻋ ﻢﻋ د1 ـﻟ RAID ﺮﻴﻳﺎﻌﻣ ﻦﻣ ﻞﻜﻟ ﺔﺒﺴﻨﻟﺎﺑ ﺄﻄﺨﻟا ﻊﻣ ﺢﻣﺎﺴﺘﻟا ﻢﻋ ﺪﻟ

- RAID 0+1ﻄﺧ أ دﻮﺝو ﻲﻓ ﺢﻡﺎﺴﺗ ﺔﺒﺴﻥ ﻊﻡ صا ﺮﻗﻷا ﺲﻜﻋو ﻂﻴﻄﺨﺗ ءﺎ.

تﺎﺤﺘﻓPCI-Expressيدﺎﻌﻟا ﻊﺿﻮﻟا ﻲﻓ :

- 1 PCI-Express ×16ﺔﺤﺘﻓ :PEX16-1.

- 3 PCI-Express ×1تﺎﺤﺘﻓ :PEX16-2 وPEX1-1 و.PEX1-2

تﺎﺤﺘﻓPCI-Express ﻊﺿو ﻲﻓ SLI:

- 2 PCI-Express ×8تﺎﺤﺘﻓ :PEX16-1و .PEX16-2

- 2 PCI-Express ×1تﺎﺤﺘﻓ :PEX1-2و .PEX1-1

ﺔﻈﺡﻼﻣ:

)ﺔﻴﻠ ﻴﺼﻔﺗ تﺎ ﻣﻮﻠﻌﻣ ﻰﻠﻋ لﻮﺼﺤﻠﻟ ﺲﻣﺎﺨﻟا ﻞﺼﻔﻟا ةءاﺮﻗ ءﺎﺟﺮﺑ(.

1 جﺮﺥ ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺗ ﺬﻔﻨ ﻣSPDIF-Outﺪﺡاو 1 تﻮﺻ ﻞﺥد ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻣCD-ROMﺪﺡاو 2 ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺗ اﺬﻔﻨ ﻣUltra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE 3 نﺎﺘﺤﺘﻓPCI 4 ناﺬﻔﻨﻣ SATA II

تﻼﺧﺪﻤﻟا تﻼﺻﻮﻡ/ﺔﻴﻔﻠﺨﻟا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ تﺎﺝﺮﺨﻤﻟا

1ﺔﻌﺑ ﺎ ﻃ ﺬﻔ ﻨﻣ 1 ﺲﺑﺎﻗ RJ-45 LAN 1 سوﺎﻣ ﺬﻔ ﻨﻣ PS/2 1 ﺢﻴﺗﺎﻔﻣ ﺔﺡﻮﻟ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ PS/2 1 ﺬﻔﻨﻣ 1394A Firewire 1ﻲﺴﻠﺴﺗ ﺬﻔﻨ ﻣ COM2 )يرﺎﻴﺘﺥا( 4 ﺬﻓ ﺎﻨﻣ USB 2.0 6 تﻮﺻ جﺮﺥ تﻼﻴﻬﺴﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ ﺔﻴﺗﻮﺻ ﺬﻓﺎ ﻨﻣ 8تاﻮﻨﻗ .

ﺔﺤﻳﺮﺵIEEE 1394) يرﺎﻴﺘﺧا(

VIﺔﺤﻳﺮﺸﻟا :, VIA VT6307 يﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ1394A Firewire ﻰﻟإ ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻣ ﻞآ ةرﺪﻗ ﻞﺼﺗ 400

ﺖﻳﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﻣ/ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺜﻟا.

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CPU

Socket 939 をサポート。 AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 プロセッサをサポート。

AMD 64 アーキテクチャにより、32 ビットと 64 ビットの同時コンピューティ

ングが可能。

HyperTransport および A MD Cool’n’Qu ie t テクノロジをサポート。

チップセット

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI:

 NVIDIA ファイアウォールをサポート。  Gigabit イーサネットをサポート。  NVIDIA nTune ユーティリティをサポート。

 NVIDIA セキュアネットワーキングプロセッサをサポート。

サポートするオペレーティングシステム

Windows 2000、Windows XP をサポート。

注

: Window s 98SEとWindows MEでは対応

サイズ

AT X フォームファクタ: 29.4cm (長さ) x 24.35cm (幅)

システムメモリ

デュアルチャンネル DDR をサポート。 DDR333 / DDR400 をサポート。

最大メモリ容量 4GB、4 つの DIMM ソケットをサポート。

シリアル AT A I I

nForc e4 SLI シリアル ATA 2.0 仕様をサポート, 最大3GB/秒のデータ転送速度。

スーパー I/O

チップ:ITE IT8712F。環境コントロールイニシアチブ、

 H/W モニタ  ファン速度コントローラ

 ITE「スマート・ガーディアン」機能

IDE

2つのオンボードコネクタが 4 つのデバイスをサポート。 PIO モード 0-4、ブロックモード、ウルトラ DMA 33/66/100/133 バス・マス

ターモードに対応。

AC ’97 オーディオサウンド・コデック

チップ: ALC850, 8 チャンネルをサポート。

IEEE 1394A チップ

チップ: VIA VT6307, 最大 400Mb/秒の 2つの1394A Firewire ポートを個別にサポー

ト。

していません

。

Gigabit イーサネット LAN

NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201。 ACPI 電源管理をサポート。

NVIDIA StreamThru テクノロジに対応

 アイソクロナスコントローラとハイパートランスポートの組み合わせに

よる、最速のネットワーキング性能。

セキュリティ

NVIDIA ファイアウォールテクノロジ

 ネーティブなファイアウォールソリューションが、不正トラヒックのフ

ィルタリングによる侵入から PC を保護します。

NVIDIA R AID テクノロジ

RAID 0 ディスクストライピングで最高のシステムおよびアプリケーションパフ

ォーマンスを実現。

RAID 1 ディスクミラーリングがフォールトトレランスをサポート,

SATA と ATA-133 ディスクコントローラ標準を共にサポート。

フォールトトレランスのある最高性能を実現するための RAID 0+1 ディスク

ストライピングおよびミラーリング機能。

内部オンボードスロットとコネクタ

標準モード PCI-Expressスロット:

 PCI-Express x16 スロット(x1): PEX16-1。  PCI-Express x1 スロット(x3): PEX16-2 と PEX1-1と PEX1-2.

SLI モード PCI-Express スロット :

 PCI-Express x8 スロット(x2): PEX16-1 と PEX16-2。  PCI-Express x1 スロット(x2): PEX1-1 と PEX1-2。

通知

: 通常モードと SLI モードは SLI -NF4 セレクタカードにより切り換えられます。

(詳細については、第 3 章をお読みください。)

S/PDIF アウコネクタ(x1) CD-ROM オーディオインコネクタ(x1 )

Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE コネクタ(x2) PCI スロット(x3)

シリアル ATA II ポート(x4)

背面パネル I/O コネクタ

プリンターポート (x1) RJ-45 LAN ジャック(x1)

PS/2 マウスポート(x1) PS/2 キーボードポート(x1) 1394A Firewire ポート(x1)

シリアルポート(x1) (C OM2 オプション) USB 2.0 ポート(x4)

6つのオーディオポートが8 つのチャンネルオーディオアウト機能をサポート。

10/06, 2005

Us e r’s M anual

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BIOS Setup.................. .............................. .............................. .........1

1 Main Menu ........... .... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. ..3

2 Standard CMOS Features...................................... ................................................ ..........6

3 Advanced BIOS Features................ ............ ...................................... ...............................9

4 Advanced Chipset Features ............ .......... ............. .......... ........... ............ .......... ........... ..13

5 Integrated Peripherals ....................... .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. ....15

6 Power Management Setup...... ................................... ................................... ............. ....20

7 PnP/PCI Configurations.............. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .... .. ..23

8 PC Health Status........... .. .... .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... ..25

9 Over Clock Navigator Engine............ ............. ............ ..................................... .............28

10 CMOS Reload Program..... .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. ..34

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Introduction

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modi fy the b asic syst em con figurat ion. T his speci al infor mation i s then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

The Award B IOS™ installed in your computer syst em’s ROM (Read Only M emory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.

Adding importan t has customized t he Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features s uch as virus and password protection as well as special support for det ailed fine-tuning of th e chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup.

Plug and Play Support

These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification. ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.

EPA Green PC Support

This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of t he EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (APM) specification. Power management features are implemented via the System Management Int errupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monit o rs ca n be manage d by this AWARD BIOS.

ACPI Support

Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as d efined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interco nne ct ) loca l bus s pec i fica t io n.

DRAM Support

DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provid es more detail ab out how to n avigate in t he Setup progra m by using the keybo a rd.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar) Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar) Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes + Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit Current page and return to Main Menu

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1 Main Menu

Once you enter Aw ard BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utili ty, the Main Menu will app ear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and en ter the sub-menu.

!! WARNING !!

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS

installed on board, fo r update informa tion.

 Figure 1. Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurab le options.

Advanced BIOS Features

This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.

Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

Integrated Peripherals

This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features.

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This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This submenu allows you to configure certa in “Plug and Play” and PCI options.

PC Hea l t h Status

This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.

OverClock Navigator Engine

ONE provides two po wer ful ove rc loc k e ng ines, M OS & AOS for both overclock expertises and beginners.

Load Optimized Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set.

Set Supervisor Password

Setting the sup ervisor passw ord will pr ohibit everyon e except th e supervis or from makin g changes using the CM OS Se tup Uti li ty . You will be prompted with to e nter a pass wo rd.

Set User Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Sup ervisor P asswor d. If th e Sup ervisor Passw ord is s et a nd t he User Passw ord is set, the “User ” wil l only be able to vie w confi gurations but will not be able to change them .

Save & Exit Setup

Save all c onfiguration ch anges to CMOS(memory) an d exit setu p. Confirmati on message will be displayed before proceeding.

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Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes made during th e curr ent session and exit setu p. confirm ation message will be displayed before proceeding.

Integrate Flashing Program

This is a very safe way to upgrade BI OS. By pressing “Enter” key for three times, and the upgrading process will be completed easily.

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2 Standard CMOS Features

The items i n Standard CMOS Setup Menu ar e divided into 1 0 categories. Ea ch category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ite m and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

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Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Mast er Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

Drive A Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in 720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

CGA 40 CGA 80

MONO

that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

clock. Press <Enter> to enter the

sub menu of detailed options

Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options.

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.

Select the default video device.

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Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Disket te

All, but Disk/ Key

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amoun t of

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory

Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you.

conventional memory detected during boot up.

extended memory detected during boot up.

available in the system.

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3 Advanced BIOS Features

 Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup

Cache Setup

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items.

CPU Internal Cache

Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option.

Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache.

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External Cache

This option enables or disabl es “Level 2” s econdary cach e on the CPU, which may improve performance.

The Choices: Enabled (default) Enable cache.

Disabled Disable cache.

Boot Seq & Floppy Setup

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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selected in these items.

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence

The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Ma ster, Sec, Slave, USBHDD0, USB HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-i n Cards.

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First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Dev ice

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Virus Warning

This option all ows you t o choo se th e Viru s Warnin g featur e that is used t o prot ect th e IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled. Enabled Virus protection is activ ated.

Quick Power On Self Test

Enabling this op tion wil l c aus e an ab rid ged versi on of th e P ow er O n Self-T est (P OS T) to execute afte r you powe r up the computer .

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST. Disabled Normal POST.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the NumLock. State after power on.

On (default) Numpad is number keys. Off Numpad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Select if c hipset or key board controller should control Gate A20.

Normal A pin in the keyboard controller Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

controls Gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting

When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured.

Disabled (default) Enabled

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the ke y down.

The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held do w n be fore it beg i ns to repea t the keys tr oke .

The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000.

Security Option

This option will enable on ly indi viduals wi th passwords t o bring t he system online and /or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

System A password is requi red for th e system to boot and is

also required to access the Setup Utility.

Setup (default) A password is required to access the Setup Utility

only.

This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu.

APIC MODE

Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Note: If the CPU type is AMD 939 Dual Core, this item will be always”En able d ”.

MPS Ve rsion Control For OS

The BIOS supports ve rsi o n 1.1 and 1.4 o f the Inte l mult ipr ocessor specification. Select ver sion supported by the operation system running on this computer.

The Choices: 1.4 (default) , 1. 1.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB.

The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.

Summary Screen Show

This item allows you to enable/ disable display the Summary Screen Show. The Choices: Enabled (default), D isabled.

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4 Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configur e the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It als o co ordi nates communi cati ons wit h th e PC I bu s. The d efault s ettin gs t hat c ame with your sys tem have been opt imized and therefore sh ould not be chan ged unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly.

Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Setup

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HT Width

Err94 Enh

CPU Spread Spectrum

The Choices: Center Spread (default).

This item allows you to control the utilized width of the outgoing side of the HyperTranspo rt link.

This item allows you to enable/disable the “sequential Prufetch Feature” of K8 CPU.

The Choices: Auto (default).

SATA Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to disable \ enable the

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enable.

SATA spread spectrum function.

PCIE Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to disable \ enable the SATA spread spectrum function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enable.

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SSE/SSE2 Instr uctions

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Selecting the “Disabled ” option allo ws cach ing of the system BIOS ROM at

System BIOS Cacheable

F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, any

programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

SLI Broadcast Aperture

The Choices: Auto (default),Enabled.

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 Figure 5. Integrated Per i pherals

IDE Function Setup

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If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “IDE Function Se tup” label a nd then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are

going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO

The IDE PIO (Programm ed Input / Output) fi e lds let yo u set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Mo de s 0 to 4 will incre ase d perf o rmance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mo de3, Mode 4.

Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/10 0 functionalit y can be i mplemented if it is suppor ted by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support .

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

IDE DMA Transfer Access The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Serial-ATA A

Enables s upport for Serial-ATA A.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Serial-ATA B

Enables s upport for Serial-ATA B.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled

IDE Prefetch Mode The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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RAID Enable

ONBOARD DEVICE

The Choices: Disabled (default),Enabled.

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OnChip USB

This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance co ntr o ller.

The Choices: V1. 1+V2. 0 (default), Disabled, V1.1

USB keyboard Support

Enables suppo rt for U SB attac he d key bo a rd. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled

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USB Mouse Support

Enables s upport for USB attached mouse.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled

AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

MAC LAN

This option allows you to change the state of the onboard MAC LAN.

The Choices: Auto (Default), Disabled.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

MAC Media Interface The Choices: Pin Strap (default).

Onboard 1394

This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 Controller.

The Choices: Enabled (default), D isabled.

ONBOARD IO/Address

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Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an addre ss and corr esponding interrupt for the first and seco nd se ri a l ports.

The Choices: Dis abled, 3F8/IRQ4 (defa ult ) , 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

UART Mode Select

I/O chip.

The Choices: IrDA (defa ul t ) , AS KIR, Normal.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time.

The Choices: Half (default), Full.

Onboard Parallel Port

with which I/O Address.

The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SPP.

The Choices:

SPP(default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Channel for the port.

The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new driv es do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Onboard IR Function

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller

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6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management S etup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservatio n a nd power up/po wer down feat ures .

Figure 6. Power Management Setup

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ACPI function

This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).

ACPI Suspend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.

Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the foll o wi ng mo de s:

1. HDD Power Down.

2. Suspend Mode.

There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1+S3 POS+STR

Min. Power Saving

Minimum powe r management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr.

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Max. Power Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 mi n.

User Define (default)

Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which range s from 1 min. to 15 min. and disa ble.

Video Off Meth o d

This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank.

V/H SYNC+Blank

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronizat ion ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen

This option only writes blanks to the video buffe r.

DPMS (default)

Initial display power management signaling.

The Choices: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.

HDD Power Down

When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and aft er a set time of system inactivity. All other devices remain active. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min, 8 Min, 9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15Min.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”

The Choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default).

WOL (PME# ) From Soft-Off

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

WOR (RI#) From Soft-Off

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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USB Resume from S3

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Power-On by Alarm

When you select Enabled, an alarm returns the system to Full ON state.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AMD K8 Cool’n’ Quiet Control This function supports AMD Cool ’n’ Quick function.

The Choices: AUTO(default).

Power on Function

This option allows you to choose the differe nt function to power on the computer. The Choices: Button Only (default), Password, Mouse Move, Mouse Click, Any Key, Hot Key, Keyboard 98.

KB Power ON Password

Input password and pr ess Enter to set the Keyboard power on password.

Hot Key Power on

This option allows you to choose a hot key to po we r on.

The Choices: Ctrl-F1 (default), Ctrl-F2, Ctrl-F3, Ctrl-F4, Ctrl-F5, Ctrl-F6, Ctrl-F7, Ctrl-F8

POWER After PWR-Fail

This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs. Off Leaves the computer in the power off state. On Reboots the computer. Former-Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. The Choices: Off (default), On, Former-Sts.

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7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devic es to operate at speeds nearing the sp eed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any c hange s to the defa ul t set tings.

Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations

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Init Display First

With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot.

The Choices: PCI Slot (default), AGP.

Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resource s are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a node, which i s call ed ESCD. This nod e recor ds w hich resou rces ar e assi gn ed to it. The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations. These locations (4K) are reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (d efault) option is ch osen, the system‘s ESCD will update only wh en th e new configuration varies from the last on e. If th e Enabl ed option is chosen, th e syst em is forc ed to up date ESCDs and then is auto matically set to th e “Disabled” mode. The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlle d by functi o n. Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides fo r ISA PnP add-o n ca r ds and pe ripherals. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the syst em BIOS wil l detect t he system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ /D MA and I/O por t co nfli ct s.

IRQ Resources

This submenu will allow you t o a ssign each syst em interrupt a typ e, depend ing on th e typ e of device u si ng the interrup t. W h en you press th e “Press Enter” tag, you will be d irected to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Choose Disabl ed or Enabled. S ome graphic controll ers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA com patibility.

However, the color in formation comin g from the VGA controll er is draw n from the p alett e table inside the VGA controll er to generate t he proper colors, and the graphi c controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller. To do this, the non-VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI bas ed syst ems, wh ere th e VGA control ler is on th e PCI b us and a non- VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write.

In this case, th e PCI VGA contro ller shou ld not respon d to the W rite, it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop th e data on the ISA bus. Unless you have the abov e situation, you should disable this option.

Disabled (default) Disables the function. Enabled Enables the function.

Maximum Payload Size

Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets (TLP). The Choice: 4096 (default.)

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Chassis Open Warning

This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep.

The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.

Shutdown Temperature

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperatur e. This item only effectiv e under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 60℃/140F, 65℃/149F, 70℃/158F, 75℃/167F.

CPU FAN Control b y

The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to re duce noi se .

The Choices: SMART, Always On(default).

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If your computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several delay time for you to choose.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

CPU Vcore/ +1.5V +3.3V/ +5.0V/ +12.0V/ 5VSB/ Vol tage Battery

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

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Current CPU FAN Speed

Current SYS FAN Speed

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This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.

This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

Figure 8. PC Health Status

Chassis Open Warning

This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep.

The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled.

Shutdown Temperature

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperatur e. This item only effectiv e under Windows 98 ACPI mode.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 60℃/140F, 65℃/149F, 70℃/158F, 75℃/167F.

CPU FAN Control b y

The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to re duce noi se . The Choices: SMART(default), Always On.

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CPU Fan Off<℃>

If the CPU Tempera t ure is lowe r than the set val ue, FAN wil l turn o ff.

The Choices: 16 (default).

CPU Fan Start<℃℃℃℃>

CPU fan starts to work under smart fan function when a rrive this set value.

The Choices : 32(d efaul t) .

CPU Fan Full spee d <℃ >

When CPU temperature is arriving the set value, the CPU fan will work under Full Speed.

The Choices : 52(d efaul t) .

Start PWM Value

The Choices: 32 (default).

Slope PWM

The Choices: 1 PWM Valu e/℃℃℃℃(default), 2 PWM Value/℃, 4 PWM V alue/℃, 8 PWM Value/℃,16 PWM Value/℃,32 PWM Value/℃, 64PWM Value /℃.

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If your computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several delay time for you to choose.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

CPU Vcore/ +1.5V +3 . 3V / +5.0 V/ +1 2. 0V/ 5V <S B>/ Voltage Battery

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

CPU Temperature

This field displays the current temperature of the CPU.

Current CPU FAN Speed

This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.

Current SYS FAN Speed

This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

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Automate Overclock System

A.O.S. is designed for begi nners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from BET, A.O.S. provide 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance

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This setting wi ll raise abo ut 15%~25% of w ho le sys tem per fo rm ance .

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This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance.

Cautions:

1. Not all types of AMD CPU perform above overclock setting ideally; the difference

will be based on the selected CPU model.

2. From BET experiment, the Atholon64 FX CPU are not suitable for this A.O.S.

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Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.)

MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock setting.

Cautions:

According tests have been done; AMD 3000+ CPU is the best CPU type for overclock function.

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CPU Voltage

This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.

The Choices: StartUp (default),1.725V,1.700V,1.675V,1.650V,1.625V,1.600V etc.

NB/SB Voltage Regulator The Choices:1.52V(default),1.60V,1.68V,1.76V.

Memory Voltage The Choices:2.60V(default),2.70V,2.80V,2.90V.

CPU Frequency

This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. The Choices: 200 (default),201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209…..

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The Max. value will be different from the selected CPU types.

The Choices: StartUp (default),X4 800MHz, X5 1000MHz, X6 1200M Hz, X7 1400MHz, X8 1600MHz, X9 1800MHz, etc.

HT Frequency

This item allows you to select the HT Frequency.

The Choices: 4x (default) , 1x, 2x,3x, 5x. A uto , x4.

PCIE Clock

106MHz, 107MHz, etc.

Memclock Frequenc y

233MHz, 250MHz.

1T/2T Memory Timing

The Choices:100MHz(default), 101MHz, 102MHz, 103MHz, 104MHz, 105MHz,

The Choices:200MHz(default), 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, 200MHz, 216MHz,

The Choices:2T(default),1T.

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DDR Timing Setting by SPD or ITEM.

Timing Mode

The Choices: Auto (Default), Manual.

CAS# Latency(Tcl)

This field specify the cas# latency, i.e. cas# to read data valid. The Choices: CL=2.5(Default), CL=3.0, CL=2.0,

Min RAS# active time (Tras)

This field specifies the minimum RAS# active time. Typically -45-60 Nsec.

The Choices: 8T(Default).

RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd)

This field spe cifies the RAS# to CAS# Delay to read/ write command to the same bank. Typically -20 Nsec.

The Choices: 4T(Default).

Row precharge Time (Trp )

This field specifies the Row precharge Time. Precharge to Active or Auto-Ref resh of the sam e bank. Typically 20-24 Nse c.

The Choices: 2T (Default).

H/W memory hole Remapping The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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Integated Memory Test

Integated Memory Test allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed.

Step 1 :

The default setting under this item is “D isable”, the condition should be change into “Enable” to proce e d this te s t.

Step 2 :

When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enable” to “Disable” to complete the te s t.

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10 CMOS Reload Program(C.R.P.)

It allows users to save different CMOS setting s into BIOS- R OM. Users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save ideal overclock setting when under overclock operation. There are 50 sets record addresses in total, and users are able to name the CMOS data according to personal like.