DFI LanParty nF4 User Manual

System Board
User’s Manual

84700450

Copyright

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No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or
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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to
the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any
express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or
the results of the use of this document. Fur ther, the manufacturer
reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its
contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or
entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2004. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for
identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective
owners.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend
the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturer’s

instructions.

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FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

About this Manual

This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system
board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those
shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should al­ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual
manual is included in the system board package.

To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The
autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the
“TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.

About the Package

The system board and accessories in the package may not come
similar to the information stated in this manual. This may differ in
accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For
more information about the standard package in your region, please
contact your dealer or sales representative.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from
misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized
replacement or alteration of components and product
specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to
physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or
unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may
not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service,
adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of
warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or
authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequencial damages to the product that has been modified
or altered.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Special Features of the System Board..................................................................

Package Checklist......................................................................................................................

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

Rear Panel I/O Ports.............................................................................................................

I/O Connectors..........................................................................................................................

SLI Technology................................................................................................................................

Dual Xpress Graphics...........................................................................................................

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

NVRAID BIOS............................................................................................................................

Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS.....................................................................................................

Updating the BIOS..................................................................................................................

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications......................................................

Installation Notes.......................................................................................................................

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Introduction

Appendix A - System Error Messages

POST Beep.................................................................................................................................

Error Messages.........................................................................................................................

Appendix B - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Checklist...............................................................................................

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Notice

This user’s manual is for the following system boards.

• LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR

• LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR

• LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-D

• LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-DR

• LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D

The differences between these boards are shown below.

LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR

LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR

LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-D

LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-DR

SLI Sil3114 FrontX

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Diagnostic LED

Connector

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LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

• AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 / Sempron

• Socket 939

Front Side Bus

• 2000MT/s HyperTransport interface

Chipset

• NVIDIA nForce4

- Supports NVIDIA SLITM (Scalable Link Interface)

• NVIDIA nForce4TM Ultra (for “Ultra” models only)

TM

SLI (for “SLI” models only)

Introduction

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TM

System Memory

• Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface

• Supports up to 4GB system memory

• Supports PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200
(DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM

• Supports x8/x16 ECC/non-ECC unbuffered DIMMs, up to
512Mb DDR devices

Expansion Slots

• 2 PCI Express x16 slots

• 1 PCI Express x1 slot

• 1 PCI Express x4 slot

• 2 PCI slots

SLI Mode / Single VGA Mode (for “SLI” models only)

• SLI mode

- 2 SLI-ready graphics cards (use identical cards) on the PCI

Express x16 slots.

- The graphics cards are connected via the SLI bridge.

- The bandwidth of each slot is x8; when the graphics cards

are connected via the SLI bridge, it runs at x16 bandwidth.

• Single VGA mode

- 1 PCI Express graphics card on the PCIE1 slot will run at

x16 bandwidth.

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- The other PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE4) will run at x2
bandwidth.

Refer to chapter 2 for more information about NVIDIA SLI
technology.

BIOS

• Award BIOS

• CMOS Reloaded

• CPU/DRAM overclocking

• CPU/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage

• 4Mbit flash memory

Energy Efficient Design

• Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power
Management

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-LAN

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• AC power failure recovery

Hardware Monitor

• Monitors CPU/system/chipset temperature

• Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vchipset/Vdram
voltages

• Monitors the speed of the CPU fan, Fan 2 and chipset fan

• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature
during system boot-up

Onboard Audio Features

• Karajan audio module

- Realtek ALC850 8-channel audio CODEC

- 6 audio jacks

- 1 CD-in connector

- 1 front audio connector

• True stereo line level outputs

• S/PDIF-in/out interface

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Introduction

Onboard LAN Features

• Dual Gigabit LAN - Vitesse VSC8201 Gigabit Phy and Marvell
88E8001 Gigabit PCI

• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX)
and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

• Integrated power management functions

• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

• Supports wire for management

IDE Interface with NVIDIA RAID

• nForce4 chip supports two IDE connectors that allows
connecting up to four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives

• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA
and Parallel ATA

• RAID 0 and RAID 1

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Serial ATA Interface with RAID

• Four Serial ATA ports supported by the nForce4 chip

- SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

- RAID 0 and RAID 1

- NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial

ATA and Parallel ATA

• Four Serial ATA por ts supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114
chip (for “DR” models only)

- SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s

- RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5

IEEE 1394 Interface

• VIA VT6307

• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports

Rear Panel I/O Ports

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)

• Karajan audio module (6 audio jacks)

• 1 IEEE 1394 port

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

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I/O Connectors

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port

• 1 connector for 1 external serial port

• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks (on
the Karajan audio module)

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector (on the Karajan audio module)

• 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection

• 1 IR connector

• 8 Serial ATA connectors (for “DR” models only)
4 Serial ATA connectors (for “D” models only)

• 2 IDE connectors

• 1 floppy connector

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD-type and HDD type)

• 1 front panel connector

• 5 fan connectors

• 4 diagnostic LEDs

• 1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs
display (for LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR only)

• EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)

PCB

• ATX form factor

• 24cm (9.45") x 30.5cm (12")

Special Features of the System Board

AMD Athlon

The system board supports the AMD Athlon
Athlon
applications by allowing both 32-bit and 64-bit applications to run
simultaneously on the same platform. The operating system and
software are able to process more data and access a tremendous
amount of memory which improves the overall system performance.

2T timing which provides better system stability is supported in CG
or later revisions of the AMD Athlon
the memory timing in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu (“DRAM
Configuration” section) of the BIOS.

TM

TM

64

TM

64 provides superior computing for many software

TM

64 processor. You can select

64 processor. AMD

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Introduction

NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) Technology (for “SLI”
models only)

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The NVIDIA
two SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards in a single and scalable
system. The two identical graphics cards, which are connected via the
SLI bridge, will provide extreme performance allowing you to enjoy
games with the most visual effects and the most graphics
demanding multimedia utilities. Dual GPUs provide increased 3D
graphics and and doubles the graphics performance.

PCI Express

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses
the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The system
board currently supports the physical layer of x1 and x16 lane
widths.

The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes
(250MBbps) per second. The PCI Express architecture also provides
a high performance graphics infrastructure by doubling the capability
of the existing AGP 8x designs over a x16 PCI Express lane that
provides 4 Gigabytes per second transfer rate.

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SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology connects

CPU Overheat Protection

CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s
temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature
exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system
will automatically shutdown. This preventive measure has been added
to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing
environment.

DDR

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM
that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the
rising and falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the
speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

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CMOS Reloaded

CMOS Reloaded is a technology that allows storing multiple user­defined BIOS settings by using the BIOS utility to save, load and
name the settings. This is especially useful to overclockers who
require saving a variety of overclocked settings and being able to
conveniently switch between these settings simultaneously.

Karajan Audio Module

The Karajan audio module at the rear I/O panel supports 8-channel
audio output via the audio jacks on the module. It is also equipped
with a CD-in and front audio connector.

S/PDIF

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an
analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from
degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually
found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio
processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends
surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and
speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

Serial ATA Interface

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0
specification. The nForce4 chipset supports 4 Serial ATA ports with
speed of up to 3Gb/s which is twice as fast as the standard 1.5Gb/
s speed supported by the Silicon Image controller that controls
another 4 Serial ATA por ts. Serial ATA it improves hard drive
performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data
transfer rate is 100MB/s.

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Introduction

RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk)

The NVIDIA nForce4 chipset supports NVIDIA RAID that allows
RAID arrays spanning across 4 Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives. It
supports RAID 0 and RAID 1.

The Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip (for “DR” models only) allows
configuring RAID on another 4 Serial ATA ports. It supports RAID
0, RAID 1 and RAID 5.

IEEE 1394 Interface

IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host
Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 devices
that can run simultaneously on a system. 1394 is a fast external bus
standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps. In
addition to its high speed, it also supports isochronous data transfer
which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of
data in real-time. 1394 supports both Plug-and-Play and hot
plugging.

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IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. The
IRDA (Infrared Data Association) specification supports data
transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 meter.

USB Ports

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/
second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device
transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of
simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

Dual Function Power Button

Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PBTN” field of the
Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter
the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

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Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power
Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN port or
via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management
Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you
can power-on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse
to power-on the system.

720mA.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

RTC Timer to Power-on the System

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time.

ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy
saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management
and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct

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Power Management. Currently, only Windows
the ACPI function. ACPI when enabled in the Power Management
Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM function.

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2000/XP supports

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Introduction

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby”

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when you shut down Windows
through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications
and operating system. This is because the system is capable of
storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session
into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The
operating session will resume exactly where you left off the next time
you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

1A.

AC Power Failure Recovery

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2000/XP without having to go

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When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to
either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on
automatically or return to the state where you left off before power
failure occurs.

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Package Checklist

; One system board
; One Karajan audio module
; One SLI bridge
; Two IDE round cables
; One floppy round cable
; Four Serial ATA data cables (for “DR” models only)

Two Serial ATA data cables (for “D” models only)

; One Serial ATA power cable
; One I/O shield
; One SATA driver diskette (for NVRAID and Silicon Image Sil

3114 RAID)

; One “Mainboard Utility” CD
; One user’s manual

The following are included in LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR only.

; One FrontX device equipped with:

- 4 diagnostic LEDs, 1 S/PDIF-out, 1 mini 1394 port and 1
Serial ATA port

; One I/O shield label sticker
; One thermal paste
; One PC Transpo kit
; One LANPARTY sticker
; One case badge
; One UV sleeve
; One LANPARTY Features User’s Manual
; One Quick Installation Guide
; One CMOS Reloaded User Guide

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.

Please refer to the LANPARTY Features manual for more informa­tion on the FrontX device.

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

2

Mouse

KB

1

S/PDIF-

S/PDIF-out

Line-in,
Center/

Subwoofer

Front R/L,
Rear R/L

Mic-in,

Side R/L

IEEE 1394_1

USB 2
USB 1

LAN 1

(Gigabit Phy)

USB 4
USB 3

LAN 2

(Gigabit PCI)

USB 6
USB 5

VT6307

Marvell

88E8001

Gigabit

PCI

Diagnostic LEDs

Ext. diagnostic LED

in

1

S/PDIF
select (JP52)

S/PDIF

Karajan audio

VIA

ITE

IT8712F

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Fan 2

CPU fan

Karajan

audio module

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IrDA

1

1

1

1

1394_2

1

PS/2 power
select (JP7)

USB 1-6 power
select (JP5)

1

VSC8201

VITESSE

Gigabit Phy

PCIE3

PCIE2

PCI 1

PCI 2

Standby Power LED

1

5V/12V power

PCIE1

SLI / Single VGA select

PCIE4

Fan 5

Socket 939

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2
3

1
2
3

USB 7-10 power

select (JP6)

1

Silicon

Image

Sil 3114

NVIDIA

nForce4

USB 7-8 USB 9-10

1 1

1

USB

1

SATA 8

1

SATA 7

1

SATA 6

1

SATA 5

Fan 4

DDR 1

DDR 2

DDR 3

DDR 4

Fan 3

1

5V/12V power

1

Reset

Power

BIOS

DRAM
Power LED

+12V power

1

1

Safe
boot (JP1)

Front panel

ATX po we r

1

IDE 21IDE 1

SATA 3

1 1

SATA 1

1 1

Battery

1

1

FDD

SATA 4

Clear

CMOS

(JP2)

SATA 2

1

Speaker
on/off (JP8)

1

1

SLI / Single VGA Select jumper - for “SLI” models only.
Silicon Image Sil3114 and SATA 5 to SATA 8 - for “DR” models only.
Diagnostic LED connector - for LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR only.

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Hardware Installation

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board,
processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform
the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation
only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD
protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a
metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable,
establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout
any procedures requiring ESD protection.

2.2 System Memory

DDR 1
DDR 2

DDR 3

DDR 4

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Channel A

Channel B

The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data
Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the
data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling
edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation
therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.

Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specifica­tion of the memory supported by the system board. The four DDR
DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels:

Channel A - DDR 1 and DDR 2
Channel B - DDR 3 and DDR 4

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The system board supports the following memory interface.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory
channels.

Dual Channel (DC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory
channels. Dual channel provides better system performance because
it doubles the data transfer rate.

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Single Channel

Dual Channel

BIOS Setting

Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu
(“DRAM Configuration” section) of the BIOS.

• DIMMs are on the same channel.

• DIMMs in a channel can be identical or

completely different. However, we highly
recommend using identical DIMMs.

• Not all slots need to be populated.

• DIMMs of the same memory configura-

tion are on different channels.

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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module

A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system
board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the
socket.

Notch

Key

Tab

Pin 1

1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the
module aligned with the “key” on the socket.

3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is
completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.

Tab

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CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount 939-pin CPU
socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU.

Installing the CPU

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to
it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the 939-pin CPU socket on the system board.

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4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the
socket, then lifting it up to a 90
to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly.

Lever

o

angle. Make sure the lever is lifted

5. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold mark on the CPU
must align with the corner of the CPU socket (refer to the
enlarged view) shown below.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Gold mark

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6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into
the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

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7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the
socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the
CPU is completely secured in the socket.

Side tab

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Installing the Fan and Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink.
Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the
CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• The fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan and

heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the
installation procedure in the installation guide differs from
the one in this section, please follow the installation guide in
the package.

1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal
paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste is usually
supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly.
Do not spread the paste all over the surface. When you later
place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will
disperse evenly.

Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch
of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the
paste before you place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU.

2. The system board comes with the retention module base already
installed.

Retention
module base

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3. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. Now hook one side of
the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the
holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention
module base.

Retaining
tab

Retention clip

Retention module base

Side View

2

Retaining

tabs

Retaining
tabs

Top View

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4. Hook the other side of the retention clip (the one near the
retention lever) so that the holes on the retention clip also fit
into the retaining tabs of the retention module base.

Note:

You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink
assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the
retention module base.

Retention lever

5. Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down
to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module
base.

Note:

Make sure there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU
fan and heat sink.

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6. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connec­tor on the system board.

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

Hardware Installation

2

JP2

X

1-2 On: Normal

1

(default)

3

2

1

Clear CMOS Data

3

2

1

2-3 On:

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.
b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.
c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the

processor’s ratio/clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.

you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the
ROM BIOS.

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.

1. Power-off the system.

2. Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP2
back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now power-on the system.

If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processor’s ratio/clock in the BIOS, please proceed
to step 4.

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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.

5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>.

6. Set the processor’s clock/ratio to its default setting or an appro­priate bus clock or ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section
in chapter 3 for more information.

7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.

8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

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PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

2

JP7

X

1-2 On: 5V

1

1

2

3

(default)

1

2

3

2-3 On: 5VSB

JP7 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port.
Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the
Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support

≥

720mA.

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USB Power Select

USB 1-6

(JP5)

USB 7-10

(JP6)

X

(default)

3

2

1

2-3 On: 5VSB1-2 On: 5V

132 132

3

2

1

X

1

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP5 and JP6 are used to select the power of the USB ports.
Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB
mouse to wake up the system..

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your
power supply must support ≥1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source
of your power supply must support ≥2A.

2-3 On: 5VSB

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Speaker On/Off Select

Hardware Installation

2

Buzzer

1

JP8

Speaker Off

X

3

2

1

1-2 On:

Speaker On

(default)

3

2

1

2-3 On:

The system board is equipped with a buzzer which serves as the
PC’s speaker. By default the buzzer is “on” allowing you to hear the
system’s beep messages and warnings. If you intend to use an
external speaker, turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to
On.

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Safe Boot

312

JP1

1

JP1 is used to safely reboot the system whenever the system hangs
and you are unable to restart the system.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds then set
JP1 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system. The system will
reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS.

X

1-2 On:

Default

Safe boot

312

2-3 On:

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S/PDIF-out Settings

Hardware Installation

2

JP52

S/PDIF-out via

1

X

1-2 On:

ALC850

1

2

3

S/PDIF-out via

1

2

3

2-3 On:

nForce4

JP52 is used to select the controller that will send signal to the
S/PDIF-out port.

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Rear Panel I/O Ports

Front R/L

(Line-out)

PS/2

Mouse

S/PDIF-in

Line-in

Mic-in

1394_1

LAN 2LAN 1

PS/2

K/B

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• S/PDIF-in jack

• S/PDIF-out jack

• Karajan audio module

• 1394_1 port

• USB ports

• LAN 1 port (Gigabit Phy)

• LAN 2 port (Gigabit PCI)

S/PDIF-out

Center/

Subwoofer

Karajan audio module

- Line-in jack

- Front right/left jack (Line-out)

- Mic-in jack

- Center/Subwoofer jack

- Rear right/left port jack

- Side right/left port jack

Rear R/L

Side R/L

USB 1-2 USB 3-4 USB 5-6

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

Hardware Installation

2

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

W

1

The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse
(Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) por ts - both at location CN2
of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse
is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for
other expansion cards.

.

.

.

.

Warning:

.

.

.

.

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or
disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may
damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the
PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this
function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP7 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “PS/2 Power
Select” in this chapter for more information.

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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S/PDIF-in/out Jacks

W

S/PDIF-in

S/PDIF-out

+5V

Key

SPDIF out

GND

SPDIF in

The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack
(red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN5 and
CN7 respectively.

The S/PDIF connector at location J3 is used to connect to
optical S/PDIF ports. The S/PDIF ports may be mounted on a card­edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis
then connect the audio cable connector to J3. Make sure pin 1 of
the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3.

DO NOT use RCA S/PDIF and optical S/PDIF at the same time.

1

J3

W

5

1

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Karajan Audio Module

Hardware Installation

2

Line-in

Mic-in

Front R/L

(Line-out)

W

Rear R/L

Center/

Subwoofer
Karajan audio module

13
14

Karajan audio connector

Installing the Karajan Audio Module

Side R/L

1
2

J5

W

1

The system board comes with the Karajan audio module already
installed on the board. The module is stabilized by means of the
module holder.

Karajan audio
module holder

Plug

Plug

If in any case you need to remove the Karajan audio module, the
steps below will guide you on how to install and uninstall the
module.

To uninstall:

1. The Karajan audio module is snapped through the system board
via the module holder. Pull the Karajan audio module upward. The
module holder will at the same time detach from the system
board.

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To install:

1. Fit the module holder onto the Karajan audio module.

2. Align the module’s plugs above the mounting holes then insert
the plugs from the top through to the bottom of the system
board. While at it, the 14-pin connector at the solder side of the
module must also insert into the Karajan audio connector at
location J7 of the system board. Make sure the plugs snap firmly
out the bottom of the board.

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14-pin connector

Plug

Plug

Note:

The illustrations in this section are for reference only. The color
of the module holder may differ from the actual one.

Mounting holes

Karajan audio

connector (J7)

Karajan Audio Jacks

Hardware Installation

2

1

• Line-in (Light Blue)

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set,
CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

• Front Right/Left Jack - Line-out (Lime)

This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left
speakers of the audio system.

• Mic-in Jack (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

• Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange)

This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer
speakers of the audio system.

• Rear Right/Left Jack (Black)

This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left
speakers of the audio system.

• Side Right/Left Jack (Gray)

This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right
speakers of the audio system.

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Front Audio

The front audio connector (J4) on the Karajan audio module allows
you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front
panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear au­dio’s line-out and mic-in functions.

1

Audio
codec

1

Line-in

Front R/L

Mic-in

Center/Subwoofer

Rear R/L

Side R/L

X

Line out_Left

Line out_Right

N. C.

9

10

N. C.

Line out_Left_Front

Line out_Right_Front

Mic_Right

Mic_LeftGND

1

2

Vcc

Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J4 prior to
connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the
cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4. If you are not using this
connector, make sure to replace the jumper caps back to their
original pin locations.

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Pins 5-6 and 9-10 short
(default)

Pins 5-6 and 9-10 open

The front audio is disabled.
The rear audio is enabled.

The front audio is enabled.
The rear audio is disabled.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard audio in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install “NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for
more information.

IEEE 1394

Hardware Installation

2

1394_1

1394_2

Ground

TPA-

2

1

TPA+

Ground

W

Ground

TPB-

+12V (fused)

10

9

Key

TPB+

+12V (fused)

W

1

The system board is equipped with an onboard IEEE 1394 port at
location CN3 (IEEE 1394_1) of the system board.

It is also equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector at location J8
(1394_2) for connecting an additional 1394 device. The 1394 port
may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge
bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is
attached to the 1394 port cable to J8. Make sure pin 1 of the
cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard 1394 in the Genie BIOS Setting
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB 2
USB 1

W

USB 4
USB 3

W

W

USB 6
USB 5

1

USB 7-8

USB 9-10

The system board supports 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB allows data
exchange between your computer and a wide range of
simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

9

Ground

KeyN. C.

Ground

W

+Data

-Data

-Data

+Data

1

210

VCC VCC

42

Six onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN3 (USB
1-2), CN4 (USB 3-4) and CN6 (USB 5-6) of the system board.

J18 (USB 7-8) and J33 (USB 9-10) allow you to connect 4
additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The USB por ts may come mounted on
a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system
chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port
cables to J18 or J33.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of
the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Hardware Installation

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system
to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or
documentation for more information.

Refer to chapter 4 for more information about installing the USB 2.0
driver.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a
USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To
RAM) state. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP5 and/or JP6 must be set to “2-3 On: 5VSB”. Refer to “USB
Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

2

Important:

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your
power supply must support ≥1.5A.

• If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
function for 3 or more USB ports, the 5VSB power source
of your power supply must support ≥2A.

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RJ45 LAN Port

LAN 1

W

W

LAN 2

1

The system board is equipped with 2 onboard RJ45 LAN ports.
LAN 1 which is controlled by the Vitesse VSC8201 Gigabit Phy chip
is at location CN4 and LAN 2 which is controlled by the Marvell
88E8001 Gigabit PCI chip is at location CN6.

LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network
by means of a network hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of
the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install “NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for
more information.

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I/O Connectors

CD-in Internal Audio Connector

Hardware Installation

2

Ground Ground

Left audio

channel

14

Right audio
channel

X

1

Audio
codec

1

Line-in

Front R/L

Mic-in

Center/Subwoofer

Rear R/L

Side R/L

The CD-in (J2) connector on the Karajan audio module is used to

receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

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Floppy Disk Drive Connector

X

1

The system board is equipped with a 90o floppy disk drive
connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent
improper floppy cable installation, the floppy disk header has a
keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be
placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with
pin 1 of the header.

Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded
floppy disk header (J23) on the system board and the other end­most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A. If
you are connecting another drive (Drive B), install the middle
connector of the cable to the drive. The colored edge of the daisy
chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of J23.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Serial ATA Connectors

Four Serial ATA ports supported by the nForce4 chip

Hardware Installation

2

SATA 3

(J11)

7

1

7

X

1

1

SATA 1

GND
RXP
RXN

GND

TXN
TXP

GND

GND
RXP
RXN

GND

TXN

TXP

GND

(J2)

SATA 4

(J13)

7

1

7

1

SATA 2

(J10)

GND
RXP
RXN

GND

TXN

TXP

GND

GND

RXP
RXN

GND
TXN
TXP
GND

• SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

• RAID 0 and RAID 1

• NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA
and Parallel ATA

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA
connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

Configuring RAID

The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID.

1. Set the “RAID Enable” field to “Enabled”. (Integrated Peripherals
submenu - “RAID Config” section of the Award BIOS.)

2. Enable the IDE and/or Serial ATA drives you want to configure

as RAID in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (RAID Config
section) of the Award BIOS.

3. Reboot the PC.

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4. When the system powers-up, the NVRAID BIOS status message
screen will appear. Press the <F10> key to enter the utility. The
utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives
and Parallel ATA drives.

5. Install the NVRAID driver.

If you are in the process of installing Windows

®

XP or
Windows® 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives, you will
need the provided nVRAID driver floppy diskette. If you are
installing the driver on existing Windows® XP or Windows
2000, install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers that is in the
provided CD.

For steps 1 to 4, refer to chapter 3 for more information. For step
5, refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Four Serial ATA ports supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114
chip (for “DR” models only)

®

17

17

17

17

X

1

TXP

GND

TXN

GND

RXP

RXN

SATA 8
(J29)

SATA 7
(J28)

SATA 6
(J27)

SATA 5
(J26)

GND

- SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s

- RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the Serial ATA
connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

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Configuring RAID

The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID.

1. Set the “Sil3114 S-ATA RAID Control” field to “SATA RAID”.
(Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the Award BIOS.)

2. Reboot the PC.

3. When the system powers-up, the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS status
message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl-S> or <F4> key to
enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on
Serial ATA drives.

4. Install the Silicon Image RAID driver.

2

If you are in the process of installing Windows
Windows® 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives, you will
need the provided “Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers” diskette.
If you are installing the driver on existing Windows® XP or
Windows® 2000, install the Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID driver
from the provided CD.

For steps 1 to 3, refer to chapter 3 for more information. For step
4, refer to chapter 4 for more information.

Important:

Before creating RAID, make sure you have installed the Serial/
Parallel ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you
won’t be able to enter the NVIDIA or Silicon Image RAID BIOS
utility.

®

XP or

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IDE Disk Drive Connector

40

39

40

39

X

21

IDE 2

1

The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers
that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded
PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on
the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the
connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.

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IDE 1

Each IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use
an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An
IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into an
IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to
IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master
drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave
drive.

Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable

Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header (J25) on the
system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE
cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE 2 header (J22)
on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.

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Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about
selecting proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the
other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive
manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33,
ATA/66 or ATA/100 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard
drives from the same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two
different manufacturers will not function properly when used together.
The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.

2

Important:

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM
drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive
to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized
and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“IDE Function Setup” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.

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IrDA Connector

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

N. C.

VCC

51

Connect the cable connector from the IrDA module to the IrDA
connector (J5).

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be
reversed from the pin function defined on the system board.
Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA
connector according to their pin functions.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
of the BIOS.

Driver Installation

W

1

52

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system
to use the IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or
documentation for more information.

Cooling Fan Connectors

Hardware Installation

2

Sense

Power

Ground

Sense

Power

Ground

3

X

1

Fan 2

3

X

1

CPU fan

31

N. C.

Ground

Power

Fan 5

X

1

X

3

Fan 3

31

1

X

N. C.

Power

Fan 4

Ground
Power
Sense

Ground

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector
(J31) on the system board. Fan 2 (J32), Fan 3 (J30), Fan 4 (J9) and
Fan 5 (J6) are used to connect additional cooling fans. The cooling
fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent
overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The “PC Health Status” submenu of the BIOS will display the current
speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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LEDs

DRAM
Power LED

1234

9

J15

Diagnostic LEDs

and connector

1

210

Standby Power LED

1

DRAM Power LED

This LED will light when the system’s power is on.

Standby Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

Diagnostic LEDs

LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs. These LEDs will indicate the
current condition of the system.

1System Condition

234

System start-up

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CPU detected

DRAM detected

VGA detected

System boot-up

Hardware Installation

J15 which is present only on the LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR system
board is used to connect to the 4 diagnostic LEDs that are on the
FrontX device. The pin function of the connector is shown below.

D-LED1+

D-LED2+

D-LED3+

D-LED4+

Key

9

N. C.

D-LED4-

1

210

D-LED1-

D-LED2-

D-LED3-

2

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Power Connectors

X

4-pin +12V

1

X

+12V

+3.3VDC

+12VDC
+12VDC

+5VSB

PWR_OK

COM

X

+5VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM
+3.3VDC
+3.3VDC

12

4

12 24

131

GroundGround

+12V

3

COM
+5VDC
+5VDC
+5VDC
NC
COM
COM
COM
PS_ON#

COM

-12VDC
+3.3VDC

GroundGround

+12V+5V

1

5V/12V

(FDD-type)

Ground

4

Ground

+12V+5V

5V/12V
(HDD-type)

4

X

1

Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply
Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard
24-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power
connector that must be inserted onto CN10 and CN9 connectors
respectively.

The 4-pin +12V power connector enables the delivery of more
+12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module
(VRM).

The HDD-type and FDD-type power connectors are additional
power connectors. If you are using two graphics cards, we
recommend that you plug power cables from your power supply
unit into the two 5V/12V power connectors. This will provide more
stability to the entire system. The system board will still work even if
the additional power connectors are not connected.

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The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply
to operate. Your system configuration (CPU power, amount of
memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum
power requirement. To ensure that adequate power is provided, we

strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt (or
greater) power supply.

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Hardware Installation

Front Panel Connectors

SPEAKER

RESET

HD-LED

J19

1

X

19
20

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

1
2

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the
system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual
function power button” that will allow your system to enter the Soft­Off or Suspend mode. Refer to “Soft-Off By PBTN” in the Power
Management Setup (Chapter 3).

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system
is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To
RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did
not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU
or memory module was not installed properly. Please make
sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

Pin

Pin Assignment

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

3

HDD LED Power

5

HDD

14

N. C.

16

N. C.

8

PWRBT+

10

PWRBT-

18

N. C.

20

N. C.

7

Ground

9

H/W Reset

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Speaker Data

15

N. C.

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Ground

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Speaker Power

2

LED Power (+)

4

LED Power (+)

6

LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

2

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EZ Touch Switches

Reset Switch

1

X

The presence of the power switch and reset switch on the system
board are user-friendly especially to DIY users. They provide
convenience in powering on and/or resetting the system while fine
tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis.

Power Switch

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PCI Express Slots

PCI Express x4

PCI Express x16

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

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1

Install PCI Express x16 graphics card, that comply to the PCI
Express specifications, into the PCI Express x16 slot. For “SLI”
models which support the NVIDIA SLI technology, refer to the next
section (SLI Technology) for more information.

Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards
that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express
x1 slot.

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SLI Technology (for “SLI” models only)

The NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology connects two
identical SLI-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards in a single and
scalable system. Using the SLI bridge to connect two identical
graphics cards will provide extreme performance allowing you to
enjoy games with the most visual effects and the most graphics
demanding multimedia utilities. Dual GPUs provide increased 3D
graphics and doubles graphics performance.

System Requirements

1. Two identical NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards.

2. Install graphics driver that supports the NVIDIA SLI technology.

3. Switch the SLI/Single VGA select jumpers to SLI mode.

4. Use a minimum of 400 Watt power supply or higher when using
devices that are more power-consuming.

5. Connect a power plug from the power supply unit to the 4-pin
5V/12V power connector.

6. Use the NVIDIA SLI technology only in Windows® XP.

The PCI Express Slots

x4 PCI Express slot

x16 PCI Express slot

X

x1 PCI Express slot

x16 PCI Express slot

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Setting the Jumpers

The jumpers in the illustration below are used to switch between SLI
mode and Single VGA mode.

SLI Mode

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X

1

2-3 On: SLI mode

The illustration below shows the bandwidth of the PCI Express slots
when set in SLI mode.

Bandwidth

x4

x8

N. C.

x8

PCIE2

PCIE1

PCIE3

PCIE4

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Single VGA Mode

X

1

1-2 On: Single VGA mode

The illustration below shows the bandwidth of the PCI Express slots
when set in Single VGA mode.

Bandwidth

x1

x16

x1

x2

PCIE2

PCIE1

PCIE3

PCIE4

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Removing the Jumper Caps

The steps below will guide you on how to use the provided jumper
cap clipper. The clipper is a gripping device for removing the jumper
caps.

Hook

Hook

Position the clipper above the jumper cap. Handle the clipper as
shown in the illustration below. Handling it this way will prevent
exerting too much pressure that might cause breaking the arms of
the clipper.

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Arm of the clipper

Insert the hooks of the clipper into the jumper cap. Grip the clipper
firmly, but not exerting pressure, then pull it upward.

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This will easily remove the jumper cap.

In order for the jumper cap to come off from the hook, slightly open
the arms of the clipper.

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Installing the Graphics Cards

Important:

Use two identical NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express x16 graphics
cards.

1. To install the first graphics card, remove the screw of the bracket
that is opposite the PCIE1 slot then remove the bracket.

2. Align the graphics card above the PCIE1 slot then press it down
firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.

3. Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 1.

4. To install the second graphics card, remove the screw of the
bracket that is opposite the PCIE4 slot then remove the bracket.

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5. Align the graphics card above the PCIE4 slot then press it down
firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.

6. Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 4.

The illustration below shows the locations of PCIE1 and PCIE4
slots.

PCIE1

PCIE4

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7. The distinctive feature of an SLI-ready graphics card is the
presence of the SLI connector (goldfingers) on the card.

8. Align the SLI bridge (included in the system board package)
above the SLI connector of the graphics cards then insert the
bridge until it is properly seated in place.

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9. Connect a 4-pin power cable from the power supply unit to the
5V/12V connector that is on the system board.

Power cable

5V/12V connector

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Dual Xpress Graphics (for “Ultra” models only)

The Dual Xpress Graphics function supports the following:

• Two PCI Express x16 graphics cards.

• Quad-monitor display for enhanced productivity and advanced

visualization.

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Award BIOS Setup Utility

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care
of the basic level of communication between the processor and
peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various
advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains
the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.

After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the
screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the
following message will appear on the screen:

Press DEL to enter setup

If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or
press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by
pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

When you press <Del>, the main menu screen will appear.

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Standard CMOS Features

Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and
press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.

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Date

Time

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays
a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from
January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year
displays the year, from 1994 to 2079.

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based
on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays minutes from
00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

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Primary IDE Master, Primary IDE Slave, Secondary IDE Master and
Secondary IDE Slave

Move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen
will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

Internal Phy SATA 3, Internal Phy SATA 4, Internal Phy SATA 1 and
Internal Phy SATA 2

Move the cursor to a field then press <Enter>. The following screen
will appear.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

BIOS Setup

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automati­cally be shown on the screen.

Primary IDE Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

The drive type information should be included in the documentation
from your hard disk vendor. If you select ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto­detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show
the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive. If a hard disk has not
been installed, select “None”.

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the
LBA type. Cer tain operating systems require that you select CHS or
Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on
which one to select.

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Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size
is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk
checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the
write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing
zone for the read/write heads.

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Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None No floppy drive is installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity

720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is
detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.
All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error;

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a disk or

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in
the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for
systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K
for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the
motherboard.

a non-fatal error.

error ; it will stop for all other errors.

it will stop for all other errors.

keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.

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Extended Memory

Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up.

Total Memory

Displays the total memory available in the system.

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Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system
for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system
board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your
system or let you set some features according to your preference.

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced
BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual.
In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to
view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference
only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

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Removable Device Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the removable
devices. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the
Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to
move it up or <-> to move it down the list.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives.
Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or
Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up
or <-> to move it down the list.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

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Network Boot Priority

This field is used to select the boot sequence of the network. Move
the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down
arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <­> to move it down the list.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

CPU Internal Cache and External Cache

These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled,
which provides better performance by enabling cache.

Quick Power On Self Test

This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the
system is powered on. The BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST. To attain the shor test POST time, select
“Enabled”.

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First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and Boot
Other Device

Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot
Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields
respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to
the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to
Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.

Swap Floppy Drive

When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy
drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A. When
this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive,
the system will boot from drive A. You must have two floppy drives
to use this function.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive
installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish
between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80
tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy
disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning
message if the drive installed is 360KB.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric
keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein
the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to
Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

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Typematic Rate Setting

Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will

cause the BIOS to report that the key is down.

Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down,

but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still
down, it will begin to repor t that the key has been
depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such
a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the
arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and
typematic delay in the “Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)”
and “Typematic Delay (Msec)” fields below.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are
accelerated.

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Typematic Delay (Msec)

This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was
first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

Security Option

This field determines when the system will prompt for the password

- everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS

setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password
submenu.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied unless the correct password is entered at the
prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied

unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.

APIC Mode

Leave this field in its default setting.

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MPS Version Control for OS

This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is
using.

OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Select the “OS2” option only if the system that is running an OS/2
operating system has greater than 64MB RAM.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction
technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives. The drive will provide
sufficient notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the
drive’s failure. The default is Disabled. If you are using hard drives
that support S.M.A.R.T., set this field to Enabled. SMART is
supported in ATA/33 or later hard drives.

Delay for HDD (Secs)

This field is used to select the time that would delay the HDD
controller’s initial time. This is specially useful for some HDDs which
will not be ready at first boot when you power-on the system.

Full Screen Logo Show

This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear
during system boot-up.

Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot-

up.

Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up.

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Advanced Chipset Features

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

This section gives you functions to configure the system based on
the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds
and access to system memory resources.

be altered unless necessary. The default settings have been chosen

because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.
The only time you might consider making any changes would be if
you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost
while using your system.

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CPU Spread Spectrum

This field is used to enable or disable the CPU spread spectrum.

These items should not

SATA Spread Spectrum

This field is used to enable or disable the SATA spread spectrum.

PCIE Spread Spectrum

This field is used to enable or disable the PCIE spread spectrum.

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CPU Thermal-Throttling

Thermal throttling regulates the thermal environment by alternating
between running the processor at full speed and placing the processor
in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are
reached.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM
addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache
controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the

higher the efficiency of the system.

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Integrated Peripherals

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The screen above list all the fields available in the Integrated
Peripherals submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In
the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to
view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference
only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

IDE Function Setup

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

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OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1

These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second­ary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want
to add a different hard drive controller.

Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO

PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS
issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk
drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and
then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by
themselves. Your system supports five modes, 0 (default) to 4, which
primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select
the best available mode after checking your drive.

Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according

to your hard disk drive’s timing.

Mode 0-4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk

drive’s timing. Caution: Do not use the wrong setting
or you will have drive errors.

Primary Master/Slave UDMA and Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is
selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking
your hard drive or CD-ROM.

Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Disabled The BIOS will not detect these categories.

IDE DMA Transfer Access

This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of
an IDE hard drive.

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Serial-ATA 1

This field is used to enable or disable the first channel (SATA 1 and
SATA 2) of the Serial ATA supported by the NVIDIA nForce 4
chipset.

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Serial-ATA 2

This field is used to enable or disable the second channel (SATA 3
and SATA 4) of the Serial ATA supported by the NVIDIA nForce 4
chipset.

IDE Prefetch Mode

This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of
the chip, thus reducing access time. Enable this field to achieve better
performance.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS

will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block
size the system can transfer. The block size will depend
on the type of hard disk drive.

Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode.

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RAID Config

The NVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset allows RAID arrays spanning
across Parallel ATA and Serial ATA. This section is used to enable the
RAID function of the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA channels.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

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RAID Enable

This field is used to enable or disable the RAID function of Parallel
ATA drives and Serial ATA drives (drives connected to SATA 1 to
SATA 4).

IDE Primary Master RAID and IDE Primary Slave RAID

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the

primary IDE’s master and slave channels.

IDE Secondary Master RAID and IDE Secondary Slave RAID

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the

secondary IDE’s master and slave channels.

SATA 1 Primary and SATA 1 Secondary

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of

Serial ATA’s first channel (SATA 1 and SATA 2).

SATA 2 Primary and SATA 2 Secondary

These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of

Serial ATA’s second channel (SATA 3 and SATA 4).

OnChip USB

This field is used to enable or disable USB 1.1 and/or USB 2.0.

USB Memory Type

USB Keyboard Support

If you are using a USB keyboard device, set this field to Enabled.

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USB Mouse Support

If you are using a USB mouse, set this field to Enabled.

AC97 Audio

Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio.
Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card.

Power On By Button

Set this field to Enabled if you are using the power button to
power-on the system.

Power On By Mouse

Disabled Disables the power on by mouse function.
Mouse Move When this option is selected, move the mouse to

Mouse Click When this option is selected, double-click the mouse

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power-on the system.

button to power-on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

Disabled Disables the power on by keyboard function.
Password When this option is selected, set the password you

would like to use to power-on the system in the
“KB Power On Password” field.

Hot Key When this option is selected, select the function key

you would like to use to power-on the system in
the “Hot Key Power On” field.

Any Key Press any key to power-on the system.
Keyboard 98 When this option is selected, press the “wake up”

key of the Windows
power-on the system.



98 compatible keyboard to

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KB Power On Password

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass­word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same
password to confirm, then press <Enter>.

The power button will not function once a keyboard password has
been set in this field. You must type the correct password to power­on the system. If you forgot the password, power-off the system and
remove the battery. Wait for a few seconds and install it back
before powering-on the system.

Hot Key Power On

This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use
to power-on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.
Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller.

Onboard IRDA Select

Auto Automatically detects the IrDA device.
Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA.

IR Mode Select

This field is used to select the type of IrDA standard supported by
your IrDA device. For better transmission of data, your IrDA
peripheral device must be within a 30
of 1 meter.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data.
Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.

o

angle and within a distance

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Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system
to most effectively save energy.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

ACPI Function

This function should be enabled only in operating systems that
support ACPI. Currently, only Windows
ports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will ignore
the settings in the “HDD Power Down” field. If you want to use the
Suspend to RAM function, make sure this field is enabled then select
“S3(STR)” in the field below.

ACPI Suspend Type

This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function.
S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

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Power Management

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving
by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD
Power Down” field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the “HDD Power

Down” = 15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for the “HDD Power

Down” = 1 min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the

“HDD Power Down” field.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause the system to turn

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Initializes display power management signaling. Use

HDD Power Down

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to
User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode
according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk drive will
be powered down while all other devices remain active.

off the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

this option if your video board supports it.

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HDD Down In Suspend

The default setting is Disabled. When enabled, the hard drive will be
powered off once the system enters the Suspend mode.

Soft-Off by PBTN

This field allows you to select the method of powering off your
system.

Delay 4 Sec. Regardless of whether the Power Management func-

tion is enabled or disabled, if the power button is
pushed and released in less than 4 sec, the system
enters the Suspend mode. The purpose of this
function is to prevent the system from powering off
in case you accidentally “hit” or pushed the power
button. Push and release again in less than 4 sec to
restore. Pushing the power button for more than 4
seconds will power off the system.

Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at

once will immediately power off your system.

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WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off

Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard
LAN or via a LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power
Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the system. Access
to the LAN card will cause the system to wake up. Refer to the
card’s documentation for more information.

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Power-On By Alarm

Enabled When Enabled, you can set the time you would like the

Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the
“Time (dd:hh:mm) of Alarm” field. However, if the
system is being accessed by incoming calls or the net­work prior to the time set in the field, the system will
give priority to the incoming calls or network.

Disabled Disables the automatic power-on function. (default)

Day (of Month) Alarm

0 The system will power-on everyday according to the

time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on.

The system will power-on on the set date, and time set
in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) of Alarm

This is used to set the time you would like the system to power-on.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers
some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only
experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

Init Display First

This field is used to select whether to initialize PCI Express or PCI
first when the system boots.

PCIEx When the system boots, it will first initialize the PCI

Express x16 graphics card.

PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration

Data (ESCD) once automatically. It will then recreate a
new set of configuration data.

Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data.

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Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.

Auto(ESCD) The system will automatically detect the settings for

you.

Manual Choose the specific IRQ in the “IRQ Resources”

field.

IRQ Resources

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to
set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device.

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can
work with PCI/VGA or not.

Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA.
Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/

VGA.

Maximum Payload Size

This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of the PCI
Express devices. The unit is byte.

PC Health Status

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

Shutdown Temperature

You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem­perature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature
exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown.

CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp

This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the
CPU fan to rotate at full speed.

CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp

This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the
CPU fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

Note:

1. If the CPU temperature runs between the highest (set in
the “CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp” field) and lowest (set in
the “CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp” field) temperature, the
system will automatically adjust the CPU fan’s speed
according to the temperature.

2. If you want to reduce the CPU fan’s noise or prevent CPU
overheat, select a lower temperature in the “CPUFan Fully

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BIOS Setup

On If CPUTemp” field to allow the CPU fan to rotate full
speed at the selected lower temperature.

Fan 2 Fully On If PWMTemp

This field is used to select the system temperature that would allow
Fan 2 to rotate at full speed.

Fan 2 Turn Off If PWMTemp

This field is used to select the system temperature that would allow
Fan 2 to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

Note:

If the system temperature runs between the highest (set in
the “Fan 2 Fully On If PWMTemp” field) and lowest (set in the
“Fan 2 Turn Off If PWMTemp” field) temperature, the system
will automatically adjust Fan 2’s speed according to the
temperature.

NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp

This field is used to select the NB’s temperature that would allow
the NB fan to rotate at full speed.

NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp

This field is used to select the NB’s temperature that would allow
the NB fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed.

Note:

If the system temperature runs between the highest (set in
the “NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp” field) and lowest (set in the
“NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp” field) temperature, the system
will automatically adjust NB Fan’s speed according to the
temperature.

ATX +3.3V Voltage, ATX +5.0V Voltage, ATX +12V Voltage, ATX
+5VSB Voltage, Battery Voltage, CPU Core Temperature, PWM Area
Temperature, Chipset Temperature, CPU Fan/Fan2/Chipset Fan Speed

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These fields will show the output voltage, temperature and fan speed
of the monitored devices or components.

Genie BIOS Setting

BIOS Setup

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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

DRAM Configuration

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following
screen will appear.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version
may not be identical to this one.

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DRAM Frequency Set (Mhz)

This field is used to set a memory clock limit on the system. This will
prevent the memory speed from running faster than this frequency.

Command Per Clock (CPC)

This field is used to enable the DRAM commands and address that
will be driven for 2 clock cycles and select the second phase of the
2 clock command and address.

CAS Latency Control (Tcl)

This field is used to select the clock cycle of the CAS latency time.
The option selected specifies the timing delay before SDRAM starts
a read command after receiving it.

RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd)

When DRAM refreshes, both rows and columns are addressed
separately. This field is used to select the delay time from RAS (Row
Address Strobe) to CAS (Column Address Strobe) when reading
and writing to the same bank. The lesser the clock cycle, the faster
the DRAM’s performance.

Min RAS# Active Time (Tras)

This field is used to select the minimum time RAS takes to read
from and write to a memory cell.

Row Precharge Time (Trp)

This field is used to select the number of cycles that is allowed for
Row Address Strobe (RAS) to precharge. If insufficient time is
allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM
refreshes, refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain
data.

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Row Cycle Time (Trc)

This field is used to select the row cycle time, RAS# active or auto
refresh of the same bank.