Foxconn NF4UK8AA series User Manual
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Item Checklist:
Thank for your purchasing WinFast NF4UK8AA series motherboard. Please check
the package; if there are missing or damaged items, contact your distributor as
soon as possible.
NF4UK8AA Series Motherboard (x1)
WinFast Utility CD (x1)
NVRAID Driver Disk (x1) (optional)
User Manual (x1)
IDE Cable (x2)
FDD Cable (x1)
I/O Shield (x1)
SPDIF Cable (x1) (optional)
USB2.0 Cable (x1)
S-ATA Signal Cable (x4)
S-ATA Power Cable (x2)
1394 Cable
Retention Mechanism
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Declaration of conformity
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY L TD
66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,
T AIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
declares that the product
Motherboard
NF4UK8AA
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
EN 55022/A1: 2000 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions
(equipment input current <= 16A per phase)
EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Part 3: Limits
Section 2: Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage
supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A
EN 55024/A1:2001 Information technology equipment-Immunity characteristics limits
and methods of measurement
Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2004
Printed Name : James Liang Position/ Title : Assistant President
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Declaration of conformity
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2004
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Main Features .............................................................................................. 2
Motherboard Layout .................................................................................... 4
Installation Instructions
CPU.............................................................................................................. 7
Memory ...................................................................................................... 10
Power Supply ............................................................................................ 13
Rear Panel Connectors .............................................................................. 14
Other Connectors ...................................................................................... 15
Expansion Slots ......................................................................................... 19
Jumpers..................................................................................................... 21
BIOS Description
Enter BIOS Setup ....................................................................................... 26
Main menu ................................................................................................. 26
Standard CMOS Features .......................................................................... 28
SuperBIOS Features .................................................................................. 31
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 32
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................... 34
Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................ 37
Power Management Setup ......................................................................... 42
PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................... 45
PC Health Status (O.T.S) ............................................................................ 46
Load Best Defaults .................................................................................... 47
Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 47
Save & Exit Setup ...................................................................................... 48
Exit Without Saving .................................................................................... 48
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Product Introduction
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Driver CD Introduction
Utility CD content........................................................................................
Start to install drivers .................................................................................
Install USB2.0 Driver .................................................................................. 54
....................................................................................... 55
55
Install Norton Internet Security ................................................................... 56
NVIDIA RAID Introduction
Basic Configuration Introductions .............................................................. 59
Setting up the BIOS.................................................................................... 60
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup .................................................................... 61
NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation .................................................................... 65
Initializing and Using the Disk Array ........................................................... 68
Win2K Limitation with Bootable RAID.......................................................... 69
Directions for Bundled Software
SuperStep ................................................................................................. 72
SuperUpdate (optional) .............................................................................. 75
SuperLogo (optional) ................................................................................. 80
Special BIOS Functions
SuperBoot ................................................................................................. 83
SuperBIOS-Protect .................................................................................... 84
SuperSpeed............................................................................................... 85
SuperRecovery ......................................................................................... 86
Appendix
Using 8-channel Audio............................................................................... 95
Table of Contents
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
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1. Attach the CPU and heatsink using silica gel to ensure full contact.
2. It is suggested to select high-quality, certified fans in order to avoid
damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature.
3. Never turn on the machine if the CPU fan is not properly installed.
4. Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before inserting or re
moving expansion cards or other peripherals, especially when you
insert or remove a memory module. Failure to switch off the DC power
supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory
module.
Warning:
We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while
over-clocked. Normal operation depends on the over-clock capacity of
your device.
Warning:
Attention:
Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time, the BIOS description in this manual is just for reference. We do not guarantee that
the content of this manual will remain consistent with the actual BIOS
version at any given time in the future.
Attention:
The pictures of objects used in this manual are just for your reference.
Please refer to the physical motherboard.
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This manual is suitable for motherboard of NF4UK8AA
series. Each motherboard is carefully designed for the PC
user who wants diverse features.
-L with onboard 100M LAN
-K with onboard 1G LAN
-6 with 6-channel audio
-8 with 8-channel audio
-E with 1394
-S with SAT A
-R with RAID
You can find PPID label on the motherboard. It indicates the
functions that the motherboard has.
For example:
On the blue mark of the PPID label, it means the
motherboard supports 6-channel Audio (-6), 1394 port(-E),
onboard 100M LAN (-L), SATA function(-S).
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Chapter
Thank you for buying WinFast NF4UK8AA series
motherboard. This series of motherboard is one of our new
products, and offers superior performance, reliability and
quality, at a reasonable price. This motherboard adopts the
advanced NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra chipset, providing users a
computer platform with a high integration-compatibility-performance price ratio.
This chapter includes the following information:
Main Features
Motherboard Layout
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Main Features
Size:
ATX form factor of 12” x 9.6”
Microprocessor:
Supports Socket-939 for AMD K8 Athlon
TM
64FX/Athlon
TM
64 processors
HyperTransport Technology:
16 x 16 link running at 1GHz for extremely high throughput (8.0GB/sec)
Differential lines with low voltage swings
Chipset:
NVIDIA Chipset: NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
System Memory
Four 184-pin DDR DIMM slots
Supports DDR 266/333/400 memory
Supports 128/256/512/1024Mb technology up to 4GB
USB 2.0 Port
Supports hot-plug
Eight USB 2.0 ports (four rear panel ports, two onboard USB connectors
providing four extra ports)
Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate
Onboard Serial ATA
Supports up to four S-ATA devices, such as HDD, etc
Dual controller architecture providing full 3Gb/s bandwidth to each disk
NVIDIA RAID Technology
supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
Cross-controller RAID uniquely supports both SA TA and PATA disk devices within
a single array
Onboard 1394 (optional)
Supports hot-plug
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With rate of transmission at 400Mbps
Self-configured addressing
Supports two independent 1394 units synchronously at most, such as HDD,
CD-ROM
Onboard LAN (-K)
Supports10/100/1000 (-K) Mbps Ethernet
LAN interface built-in on board
Onboard Audio
Supports 8-channel audio
Supports SPDIF output
Supports Universal Audio Jack (UAJ)
Supports high quality differential CD input
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD (Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, Plug-and-
Play
Supports IDE, CD-ROM, SCSI HDD or USB device boot up
Green Function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(suspend to disk-depends on OS), and S5 (soft-off) ACPI state
PCI Express x16 support
Supports 4 GB/sec (8GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features
Expansion Slots
Four PCI slots
Two PCI Express x1 slots
One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot
Advanced Features
PCI 2.3 Specification Compliant
Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU/
system temperature, and fan speed)
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
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1. PCI Express x1 slots
3. Front Audio connector
5. PE_REFCLK select jumper
7. PCI slots
9. F_1394 connector (optional)
11.Recovery jumper
13.Speaker connector
15. Floppy drive connector
17. Clear CMOS jumper
19. IrDA connector
21. Intruder connector
23. SATA connectors
25. Chipset: NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
27. 24-pin power connector
29. CPU_FAN connector
31. PCI Express x16 slot
2. CD_IN connector
4. SPDIF_OUT connector
6. Termination enable jumper
8. Auxiliary PEX power connector
10. ROM Table Select jumper
12. FAN1 connector
14. Common mode select level jumper
16. BIOS TBL Enable jumper
18. FAN2 connector
20. Front Panel connector
22. Front USB connectors
24. Primary IDE connector
26. Secondary IDE connector
28. DDR DIMM slots
30. CPU Socket
32. 12V CPU power connector
Motherboard Layout
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15
13
19
18
16
12
17
20 21
9
8
4 3 2 17
2422 23 26 2725
28
29
30
31
32
10
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Chapter 1 Product Introduction
This chapter introduces the hardware installation process,
including the installation of the CPU and memory. It also
addresses the connection of your power supply, use of the
rear panel connectors, connection of hard drive and floppy
drive data cables, and setting up various other feature of the
motherboard. Caution should be exercised during the installation process. Please refer to the motherboard layout
prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter
carefully.
This chapter includes the following information:
CPU
Memory
Power Supply
Rear Panel Connectors
Other Connectors
Expansion Slots
Jumpers
Chapter
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Take note of the following precautions before you install components
or change settings.
1. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object, such
as an attached power supply, before handling components to avoid
damaging them due to static electricity.
2. Unplug the power cord before opening your chassis or touching any
components.
3. Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed
integrated circuits (ICs).
4. Whenever you uninstall a component, place it on a grounded anti-
static pad or into the antistatic bag that it came in.
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This motherboard supports Athlon
TM
64FX/Athlon
TM
64 processors running at
1GHz for extremely high throughput (8.0GB/sec) and Hyper Transport
TM
Technology.
1. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90
o
angle.
2. Align the cut edge to the gap in the base
of the socket. Carefully insert the CPU
into the socket until it fits in place.
When the CPU is in place, press it
firmly on the socket while you push
down the socket lever to secure the
CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.
Installation of CPU
Follow these steps to install the CPU.
Push down the socket
lever to secure the CPU.
Cut edge
Gap in the base
Attention:
The CPU pins must be properly aligned with the holes in the
socket, otherwise the CPU may be damaged.
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1. Locate the CPU retention mechanism base (surrounds the CPU
socket).
Installation of CPU Fan
New technology allows processors to run at higher and higher frequencies.
To avoid problems arising from high-speed operation, for example,
overheating, you need to install the proper fan. The following procedure is
provided for reference only, please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the
actual procedure.
2.If required, apply a light coating of
silica gel to the top of the CPU.
NOTE: The CPU heatsink may have
a pre-applied thermal compound. In
that case, the silica gel is not required.
CPU Fan
CPU Heatsink
CPU Retention Mechanism
CPU Retention Bracket
CPU Retention Lock
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5. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure
the heatsink and fan to module base.
6.Connect the fan’s power cable to the appropriate 3-pin terminal on the
motherboard.
4.Align the other end of the retention bracket to fasten the cooling
set on the top of the retention
mechanism.
3. Place the cooling set onto the re-
tention mechanism. Attach one end
of the retention bracket to retention
mechanism.
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CPU Qualified Vendor List
The following table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use
with this motherboard.
Memory
This motherboard includes four 184-pin slots with 266/333/400 MHz Dual Channel DDR DRAM interface, You must install at least one memory module to
ensure normal operation. If you install four modules, they must be the same
speed. Mixing memory modules from different manufactures are not
recommended.
Installation of DDR Memory
1. There is only one gap in the center of the DIMM slot, and the memory module
can be fixed in one direction only.
2. Align the memory module to the DIMM slot, and insert the module
vertically into the DIMM slot.
3. The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically.
Package Cache Size Frequency Model Number
Socket 939
Socket 939
Socket 939
Socket 939
Socket 939
512KB
512KB
1MB
1MB
1MB
2200 MHz
2400 MHz
2400 MHz
2400 MHz
2600 MHz
Athlon64 3500+
Athlon64 3800+
Athlon64 4000+
Athlon64 FX53
Athlon64 FX55
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Recommended Memory Configurations
The following table list i s the recommended memory configurations. Please install the memory according to the list.
Note:
Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure.
Note:
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, especially the memory devices, otherwise your motherboard or the
system memory might be seriously damaged.
Mode DIMM0 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3
Populated
Signal-channel Populated
Populated Populated
Populated Populated
Dual-channel Populated Populated
Populated Populated Populated Populated
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Memory Qualified Vendor List
The following table list is the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for
use with this motherboard.
Vendor Type Size
INFINEON PC3200(DDR400) 256M
INFINEON PC2700(DDR333) 1G
SAMSUNG PC3200(DDR400) 256M
KINGMAX PC2100(DDR266) 256M
HLX PC2700(DDR333) 256M
NANY A PC2700(DDR333) 1G
TWINMOS PC3200(DDR400) 1G
K-DA T A PC3200(DDR400) 512M
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Power Supply
This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order to avoid damaging any
devices, make sure that they have been installed properly prior to connecting
the power supply.
ATX Power Connector: PWR1
PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector.
Make sure that the power supply cable
and pins are properly aligned with the
connector on the motherboard. Firmly
plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure.
ATX 12V Power Connector: PWR2
The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects
to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU.
ATX 12V Power Connector
GND
12V
GND
12V
ATX 24-pin Power Connector
24
13
+3.3V
-12V
RSVD
+5V
GND
GND
GND
PSON
+5V
GND
+12V
GND
+5V_AUX
+5V
+12V
1
GND
+5V
+3.3V
GND
GND
+5V
12
PWROK
AUX PEX PWR connector: J2A1
This connector is auxiliary power for
the motherboard.
12V
GND
GND
5V
Attention:
We strongly recommend you use
24-pin power supply. If you want to
use 20-pin power supply, you need
to align the ATX power connector
according to the right picture.
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PS/2 Mouse Port
This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.
PS/2 Keyboard Port
This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 keyboard.
Serial Port: COM1
This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.
Parallel Port: Printer Port
The 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.
SPDIF Coaxial Out Port
This port connects to external audio output devices with coaxial cable
connectors.
1394 Port (optional)
This digital interface supports electronic devices such as digital cameras,
scanners, and printers.
USB 2.0 Ports
These four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.
0/1.1 devices.
LAN Port (-K)
This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network
hub.
1
2
3
5
4
6
7
8
COM1 USB 2.0 Ports
PS/2 Mouse Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port
Parallel Port
(Printer Port)
LAN Port (-K)
1394 Port
(optional)
4
5
6
7
8
SPDIF
coaxial out
port
3
1
2
Line-in/
Side
Line-out/
Front
Microphone
Rear
CEN/LFE
9
Rear Panel Connectors
This motherboard provides the following ports as below:
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Rear, Line in/side, Line out, Microphone, CEN/LFE
When using a 2-channel sound source, the Line out jack is used to connect to
speaker or headphone; the Line in jack connects to an external CD player,
tape player or other audio device. The Microphone jack is used to connect to
the microphone.
When using a 6-channel sound source, connect the front speaker to the green
audio output; connect the surround sound speaker to the black audio output;
connect the center speaker/subwoofer to the yellow audio output.
When using a 8-channel sound source, connect the front speaker to the green
audio output; connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output; connect the center speaker/subwoofer to the yellow audio output; connect the side
sound speaker to the blue audio output.
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This motherboard includes connectors for FDD devices, IDE HDD devices,
SATA devices, USB devices, 1394 devices, IR module, CPU fan, system fan, and
others.
FLOPPY
This motherboard includes a standard FLOPPY interface, supporting 360 K, 720 K,
1.2 M, 1.44 M, and 2.88 M FDDs.
HDD Connectors: PIDE & SIDE
These connectors support the provided UltraDMA133/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable and you can configure as a disk array through NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
IDE RAID controller. Refer to chapter 5 for details on how to set up RAID
configurations.
Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the slave device (hard
disk drive) and the black connector to the master device. If you install two hard
disks, you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its
jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings.
Other Connectors
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Hard Disk LED Connector (IDE_LED)
Attach the connector to the IDE_LED on the front panel of the case; the LED will
flash while the HDD is in operation.
Reset Switch (RESET)
Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case; the
system will restart when the switch is pressed.
Power LED Connector (PLED)
Attach the connector to the Power LED on the front panel of the case. The Power
LED indicates the power supply status. When the system is in S0 status, the
LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED is blink. When the system
is in S3, S4, S5 status, the LED is off.
Power Switch Connector (PWRBTN#)
Attach the connector to the power button of the case. Pushing this switch allows
the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.
Front Panel Connector: FP
This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED indicator.
USB Connectors: F_USB 1, F_USB 2
Besides four USB ports on the rear panel, the series of motherboards also
have two 10-pin connectors on board which may connect to the front panel USB
cable to provide additional four USB ports.
IrDA Connector: IR
The IrDA infrared transmission allows your computer to send and receive data via an infrared ray.
The relevant parameters for the BIOS Integrated
Peripherals should be set prior to using this
function.
IR
+5V
GND
IRRX
IRTX
Empty
NC
IDE_LED
RESET
PLED
PWRBTN#
+ -
9 10
1 2
FPFP!
+ -
Empty
F_USB1
10 9
VCC
D4+
D4-
Empty
GND
NC
VCC
GND
D5+
2 1
F_USB2
10 9
D7-
VCC
D6+
D6-
Empty
GND
NC
VCC
GND
D7+
2 1
D5-
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Fan Connectors: CPU_FAN, F AN1, F AN2
There are three fan connectors on this motherboard.
Audio Connector: CD_IN
CD_IN is Sony standard CD audio connectors,
to receive audio input from the CD-ROM, attach
its audio connector to the CD_IN audio connec-
tors on the motherboard.
FAN2
SENSE
+12V
GND
1
CPU_FAN
FAN1
CD_IN
CD_R
GND
CD_L
SENSE
+12V
GND
SENSE
+12V
GND
1
1
The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect
the S-ATA devices to the motherboard. These
connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables
for primary internal storage devices. The current S-A T A interface allows up to 3Gb/s data trans-
fer rate. Refer to RAID manual on how to set up
SATA RAID configurations for details.
SATA_0/SAT A_1
SATA_2/SAT A_3
S-A TA Connectors: SATA_0, SA TA_1, SATA_2, SA TA_3
GND
GND
GND
TX+
TX-
RX+
RX-
1
1394 Connector: F_1394 (optional)
The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to either the front (provided that the front panel of your
chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface)
or the rear panel of the chassis.
F_1394
TPB+
TPA+
+12V
GND
TPB+12V
GND
GND
TPA-
1 2
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Speaker Connector
The speaker connector is used to connect
speaker of the chassis
1
SPK(Pull high)
SPKJ
EMPTY
NC
SPEAKER
SPDIF Out Connector: SPDIF_OUT
The S/PDIF out connector is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital
decoder.
Note:The empty pin of SPDIF cable should be
aligned to empty pin of SPDIF out connector.
SPDIF_OUT
5V
SPDIF-OUT
GND
EMPTY
Chassis Intruder Connector: INTRUDER
The connector connects to the chassis security
switch on the case. The system can detect the
chassis intrusion through the status of this
connector. If the connector has been closed
once, the system will send a message. To utilize this function, set “Intruder Detection” to “Enabled” in the “Power Management Setup” section of the CMOS Setup. Save and exit, then boot
the operating system once to make sure this
function takes effect.
INTRUDER
1
2
INTRUDERJ
GND
Front Audio Connector: F_AUDIO
The audio port includes two parts – the Front
Audio and Rear Audio. Their priority is sequenced from high to low (Front Audio to Rear
Audio). If headphones are plugged into the front
panel of the chassis (using the Front Audio),
then the Line Out (Rear Audio) on the rear panel
will not work. If you do not want to use the Front
Audio, pin 5 and 6, pin 9 and 10 must be short,
and then the signal will be sent to the rear audio port.
F_AUDIO
MIC_GND
MIC_IN
+5VA
MIC_PWR
AUD_RET_R
AUD_OUT_R
EMPTY
AUD_OUT_L
AUD_RET_L
1 2
9 10
NC
1
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Expansion Slots
This motherboard includes four 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, two PCI Express x1
slots, and one PCI Express x16 slot.
PCI Slots
The expansion card can be installed in the PCI slot. When you install or take out
such card, you must make sure that the power plug has been pulled out.
Please read carefully the instructions provided for such card, and install and set
the necessary hardware and software for such card, such as the jumper or
BIOS setup.
PCI Express Slots
PCI Express will offer the following design advantages over the PCI and AGP
interface:
-Compatible with existing PCI drivers and software and Operating Systems.
-High Bandwidth per Pin. Low overhead. Low latency.
-PCI Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5 Gb/s on the data pins. This
results in a real bandwidth per pair of 250 MB/s.
-A point to point connection, allows each device to have a dedicated connection without sharing bandwidth.
-Ability to comprehend different data structure.
-Low power consumption and power management features.
PCI Express will take two forms, x16 and x1 PCI Express slots. Whereas the x16
slot is reserved for graphic/video cards, the x1 slots are designed to accommodate less bandwidth-intensive cards, such as a modem or LAN card.
The difference in bandwidth between the x16 and x1 slots are not able to be
sure, with the x16 slot pushing 4GB/sec (8GB/sec concurrent) of bandwidth,
and the x1 PCI Express slot offering 250MB/sec.
If a performance graphics card was installed into x16 PCI
Express slot, 2X12 pin power supply was strongly recommended since that card may draw 75W power.
Warning:
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Installing an expansion card
1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with
it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.
2. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion
cards.
3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is
completely seated on the slot.
4. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.
PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards Qualified V endor List
The following table lists the PCI Express x16 graphics cards that have been
tested and qualified for use with this motherboard.
Vendor Type Video Memory
ATI Radeon X300
ATI Radeon X800
WinFast 6600
WinFast PCOX5750
128MB
128MB
128MB
128MB
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Jumpers
Users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard if necessary. This
section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following contents carefully prior
to modifying any jumper settings.
Description of Jumpers
For the jumpers on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identified by the silkscreen printed
next to it. However, in this manual, pin 1 is simply
labeled as “1”.
The following table provides some explanations of the jumper pin settings.
Users should refer to the table while adjusting jumper settings.
Clear CMOS Jumper: J2H1
This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters. The
CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper.
1. Turn off the AC power supply and short pins 1 and 2 on the jumper.
2. Return the jumper to the normal setting (locking pins 2 and 3 together with the
jumper cap).
3. Turn on the system. The BIOS is returned to the default settings.
Clear CMOS Jumper
Normal
(default)
Clear
Jumper Diagram Definition Description
Set pin 1 and pin 2 closed
Set pin 2 and pin 3 closed
Closed Set the pin closed
Ope n Set the pin opened
Clear CMOS
Jumper
BIOS TBL
ENABLE
Jumper
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BIOS TBL ENABLE Jumper: JP1
The system cannot boot, if the BIOS failed to be
flashed in conventional flash BIOS process. You
will have no such worry when using the BIOS TBL
function, which is used to protect BIOS “Top Boot
Block”. By using this function, the system still can
boot even if the flash BIOS fails and show some
information to recover the BIOS. To utilize this
function, you just leave this jumper as default (short
pin 2 and 3 with the jumper cap).
BIOS TBL
Enabled
(Default)
BIOS TBL
Disabled
BIOS TBL ENABLE Jumper
ROM T ABLE SELECT Jumper: J1B1
This jumper is used to select between a user table
and a safe table for booting initialization parameters.
Warning:
1. Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper
settings.
2. DO NOT clear the CMOS while the system is turned on.
Safe mode
boot init table
(Default)
User mode
boot init
table
ROM TABLE SELECT Jumper
Termination Enable Jumper: J3A2
This jumper is used to enable or disable internal
differential termination for PCI Express reference
clock input pins.
Termination
enabled
(Default)
Termination
disabled
Termination Enable Jumper
Warning:
The following four jumpers set only for technical support. We
strongly recommend that users not make any change to
these jumpers, otherwise it may cause serious damage to
the board. The function descriptions herein are just for your
reference only.
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