EVGA 131-K8-NF44, 131-K8-NF44-XX User Manual
USER’S MANUAL
FOR
EVGA NFORCE4
MOTHERBOARD
MODELS: 131-K8-NF44-XX
131-K8-NF44 MANUAL - REV 1.0 - REV DATE 11 JAN 2006
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Notice:
Specifications and information contained in this documentation are
furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any
time without notice, and should no t be constru ed as a commi tmen t b y the
manufacturer.
This manual covers the following motherboards from EVGA CORP.
131-K8-NF44-XX
CPU SUPPORT
The 131-K8-NF44-XX motherboard will support the following AMD 939 pin
CPUs:
• Athlon FX 64 (FX55, FX57, FX60)
• Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core)
• Athlon 64
• Sempron (when available in 939 pin)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to nForce Motherboards 4
1-1 Motherboard Features 4
1-1.1 Special Features of the Motherboard 5
1-2 Specifications 6
1-3 Layout Diagram and Jumper Settings 7
1-3.1 Jumpers, Connectors, Headers, and Soc kets 8
CHAPTER 2 - Hardware Installation 10
2-1 Hardware Installation Steps 10
2-2 Checking The Motherboard Jumper Settings 10
Clearing the CMOS RAM 10
Keyboard Power On Function 11
USB Power On Function 11
2-3 Installing The CPU 11
Glossary of Terms 11
2-3-2 About AMD Athlon64 939-pin CPUs 12
2-4 Installing Memory 13
Memory Installation Diagrams 14
2-5 Expansion Cards 15
2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Ins tallation 15
2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Cards 15
2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table 16
2-5-4 PCI-Express Slots 16
Diagram of PCI-Express Slot Locations and Functions 16
Table of Standard IRQ Assignments 17
2-5-5 SLI Bridge Installation For NVIDIA S LI Cards (SLI Version Only) 18
2-6 Connectors and Headers 20
2-6-1 Connector Locations 20
2-7 Starting Up Your Computer 29
Beep Code Table 29
CHAPTER 3 - BIOS 30
3-0 Introducting BIOS 30
3-1 Entering BIOS Setup 30
CHAPTER 4 - DRIVER INSTALLATION 31
4-0 Driver Installation 31
4-1 RAID Installation 32
APPENDIX 1 - POST CODES 33
Quick Debug POST Codes 33
Boot Block POST Codes 34
APPENDIX 2 - TRADEMARKS AND NOTICES 35
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Notices 35
FCC Compliance Statement 35
APPENDIX 3 - WARRANTY INFORMATION 36
37 APPENDIX 4 - CONTACTING SUPPORT AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
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Chapter 1
Introduction of nForce4 Motherboards
1-1 Motherboard Features
Motherboards based on NVIDIA nForce4 single chip technology support the
innovative 64-bit AMD Athlon64 FX and dual core multi-tasking Athlon64 X2
processors with HyperTransport Technology. The motherboard delivers leadingedge performance with both of the benefits from 64-bit multi-tasking dual core
AMD processors and NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) Technology.
Utilizing the 64-bit multi-tasking socket 939 solution and the dual channel
PC3200 DDR memory size expandable to 4.0GB, this motherboard series meets
the demands of computing in the future.
These motherboards carry the advanced NVIDIA nForce4 single chip with
1000 MHz HyperTransport system bus of data transferring and provided with
133MHz / 166MHz / 200MHz memory clock frequency for DDR266/DDR333/
DDR400 DDR Module with dual channel capability. The NVIDIA nForce4 single
chipset offers ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 0+1 functions to
accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee data security without failure in
advanced computing applications.
The motherboard provides Gigabit LAN by using the NVIDIA Giga-LAN
controller which supports 10M/100M/1Gbps data transfer rate and full duplex or
half duplex transportation. The embedded 8-channel AC’97 CODEC is fully
compatible with Sound Blaster Pro
quality and complete software compatibility.
TM
standards and offers you home cinema
Two 8X PCI-Express graphics slots deliver up to 2Gbyte/sec data transfer rate
at each relative direction which is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA SLI
Technology. And, one PCI-Express x16 slot offers full function at speeds of up
to 4Gbyte/sec.
The embedded USB controller has the capability of supporting up to 8 USB 2.0
ports, delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth each.
And the embedded Firewire controller allows connection and use of IEE1394
compliant devices.
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1-1.1 Special Features of the Motherboard
CPU Thermal Throttling Technology
To prevent increasing heat from damaging the CPU or causing accidental
shutdown while under high workloads, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology
will force the CPU to enter an idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to
preset CPU operating temperatures in the BIOS (from 40
system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value, the
CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage
allowing the processor to cool down. When in throttling mode, a beeper sound
can be optionally selected to indicate it has reduced the CPU performance. (for
detailed settings, please read the BIOS PDF located on the CD)
○
to 90○). When the
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1-2 Specifications
Spec Description
Design ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.5x24.5 cm
Chipset NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Technology
CPU Socket 939
Memory Sockets 184-pin DDR Module socket x 4
Expansion Slots PCI-Express x16 slot x 1
Supports 64bit AMD Athlon64 939-Pin package processors
Support up to 4000+ processor & Dual –Core, Including:
Athlon FX 64/64 X2/64/and 939 Sempron
Support 4pcs DDR266/DDR33/DDR400 DDR Modules Expandable to 4.0GB
Support Dual channel function
PCI-Express x8 slot x 2
32 bit PCI slots x 1
Integrated IDE and
Serial ATA II RAID
One PCI IDE controller supporting PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO/DMA and the
ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to
133 MB/s; Four Serial ATA II ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate for
Four Serial ATA Devices and offer RAID 0, 1, 0+1 functions
LAN Integrated Gigabit LAN provides 10Mb/100Mb/1Gb /s data transfer rates
8CH-Audio
8-channel AC’97 Digital Audio controller integrated
Audio driver and utility included
SPDIF-Out Optical support (Cable optional)
BIOS Award 4MB Flash ROM
Multi I/O PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
Floppy disk drive connector x1
Parallel port x1
Serial port x1
USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4 (connecting cable optional)
Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 8CH Audio)
IEEE 1394 Firewire Support
Game Port Connector
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1-3 Layout Diagram & Jumper Settings
PS/2 MOUSE
PS/2 KEYBOARD
SUPPLEMENTAL
SLI POWER
SLI MODE
JUMPERS
FIREWIRE HEADER
FAN 5
PRINTER
DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT
GAME PORT
COM 1
ATX 12V CONNECTOR
FIREWIRE + USB 1
GIGA LAN + USB 2
CPU SOCKET CPU FAN
SURRBACK
LINE IN
CEN/LFE
LINE OUT
SURROUND
MIC-IN
DIMM SOCKETS
ATX POWER
CONNECTOR
FLOPPY CONNECTOR
ICE CONNECTOR
PCI EXPRESS SLOTS
PCI SLOT
FRONT PANEL AUDIO
CD AUDIO IN
SYSFAN 2
IR HEADER
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USB 1
JBAT
USB 2
SYSFAN 1
FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR
PLED SPEAKER
SERIAL ATA
CONNECTORS
1-3.1 JUMPERS, CONNECTORS, HEADERS, AND SOCKETS
Jumper Name Description
JBAT CMOS ROM Clear 3-pin Block
JP1 Keyboard/USB0,1 Power On
Enabled/Disabled
JP9 USB Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block
JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6,
SLI Selection Mode Jumpers 3-pin Block
JP7, JP8
Connector Name Description
ATXPWR ATX Power Connector 24-pin Block
ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin Block
KB PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female
CN1 Fire Wire and USB Port Connectors 1x Fire Wire/2x USB
UL1 GIGALAN and USB Port Connectors RJ-45 Connector/2x USB
PARALLEL Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Female
CN3 8-CH Audio Connector 6 jack Connector
COM1 Serial Port COM1 Connector 9-pin Connector
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block
IDE1 Primary IDE Connector 40-pin Block
SATA1~4 Serial ATA IDE Connector 7-pin Connector
SPDIF_RX1~1 SPDIF Outputs TOSLINK and RCA
J1 Supplemental SLI Power Connector 4-pin Molex Type
3-pin Block
Header Name Description
AUDIO SPEAKER, MIC header 9-pin Block
USB1~2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block
SPEAK1 PC Speaker connector 4-pin Block
PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block
JW_FP
(Power LED/Reset/
IDE LED/Power
Button)
CHAFAN, SYSFAN1~2,
Front Panel Header
9-pin Block
(including Power LED/ IDE activity
LED/Reset switch / Power On Button
lead)
FAN Headers 3-pin Block
CPUFAN, FAN5
CDIN CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block
IR Ir Header 5-pin Block
GAME1 Game Port Header 15-pin Block
IEEE1 Firewire Header 9-pin Block
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1-3.1 JUMPERS, CONNECTORS, HEADERS, AND SOCKETS CONT.
Socket/Slot Name Description
ZIF Socket 939 CPU Socket 939-pin mPGAB Athlon64 CPU Socket
DIMM1~4 DDR Module Socket 184-pin DDR Module Socket
PCI1 PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots
PE1, PE3 PCI-Express x8 Slot PCI-Express x8 Expansion Slot
PE2 PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express x16 Expansion Slot
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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Hardware Installation Steps
Before using your computer, please complete the following steps:
1. Check motherboard jumper settings
2. Install CPU and Fan
3. Install System Memory (DIMM)
4. Install Expansion cards
5. Connect IDE and Floppy cables, Front /Back Panel cables
6. Connect ATX Power cable
7. Power-On and Load Standard Default BIOS Settings
8. Reboot
9. Install Operating System
10. Install Motherboard Drivers and Utilities
2-2 Checking the Motherboard’s Jumper Settings
CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JBAT
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM
short 1-2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power
2. Remove the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector
3. Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds
4. Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2
5. Connect the ATX power cable back to the ATX power connector
13
JBAT
1-2 closed Normal
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
13
JBAT
2-3 closed Clear CMOS
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Keyboard Function Enabled/Disabled: JP1
JP1
1
1-2 closed
KB/USB Power ON Disable (Default)
3
2-3 closed
1
JP1
KB/USB Power ON Enabled
3
Keyboard/Mouse & USB Power On Setting
USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP9
JP3
13
1-2 closed USB Power On Disable
(Default)
USB2/USB3 Power On Setting
2-3 Install CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic) - one or more integrated circuits which control the
interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter
cards.
Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor
on the motherboard.
Slot (PCI-E, PCI, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system
RAM.
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video
cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
PCI-Express- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express- a high speed
interface for video cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems.
Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external
modems.
Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
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JP3
2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled
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