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

56

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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

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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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PE_REFCLK Select Jumper: J3A1

This jumper is used to select the resource for PCI
Express PLL reference clock.

Common Mode Level Select Jumper: J1G1

This jumper is used to select common-mode level
range for PCI Express external reference clock input
pins.

Internal clock

reference

(Default)

External

clock

reference

PE_REFCLK Select Jumper

Common

mode below

VDD/2

(Default)

Common

mode above

VDD/2

Common Mode Level

Select Jumper

Recovery Jumper: J1E1

This jumper is reserved for technology support,
please do not change the jumper.

1

2

Open

Closed

(Default)

1

2

Recovery Jumper

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Starting up for the first time

1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.

2. Make sure that all switches are turned off.

3. Turn on the devices in the following order.
a. Monitor
b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. System power

4. After powering on, LED on the system front panel case lights up. For ATX
power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power
switch. If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power
standby feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and
green after the system LED turns on. The system then enters the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps or
additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within
30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have
failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call
your retailer for assistance.

5. After the POST routines are completed, press the <Del> key t o access the
BIOS Setup Utility. For detailed instructions, please refer to Chapter 3.

Powering off the computer

1. Using the OS shut down function
If you use windows 98/ME/2000/XP, click Start and select Shut Down, then
click the OK button to shut down the computer. The power supply should
turnoff after Windows shuts down.

2. Using the dual function power switch
While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than 4 sec­onds puts the system in sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the
BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the
system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting.

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the
BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS param­eters are also provided.
You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases
occur:

1. An error message appears on the screen during the
system POST process.

2. You want to change the default CMOS settings.

This chapter includes the following information:

 Enter BIOS Setup
 Main Menu
 Standard CMOS Features
 SuperBIOS Features
 Advanced BIOS Features
 Advanced Chipset Features
 Integrated Peripherals
 Power Management Setup
 PnP/PCI Configurations
 PC Health Status (O.T.S)
 Load Best Defaults
 Set Supervisor/User Password
 Save & Exit Setup
 Exit Without Saving

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Enter BIOS Setup

The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software,
correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system
performance. Power on the computer, when the following message briefly
appears at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test),
press the <Del> key to enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

Press T AB to show POST screen, DEL to enter SETUP, ESC to Enter Boot

Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit
choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to
accept or go to the sub-menu.

The items in the BIOS Setup main menu are explained below:

Standard CMOS Features

The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu.

Note:

We do not suggest that you change the default parameters in the
BIOS Setup, and we shall not be responsible for any damage that
results from any changes that you make.

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SuperBIOS Features

The general system features can be set up through this menu.

Advanced BIOS Features

The advanced system features can be set up through this menu.

Advanced Chipset Features

The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the sys­tem performance can be optimized.

Integrated Peripherals

All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu.

Power Management Setup

All the items of Green function features can be set up through this menu.

PnP/PCI Configurations

The system’s PnP/PCI settings and parameters can be modified through
this menu.

PC Health Status (O.T.S)

This will display the current status of your PC.

Load Best Defaults

The best performance settings can be loaded through this menu, however,
the stable default values may be affected.

Set Supervisor/User Password

The supervisor/user password can be set up through this menu.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

This sub-menu is used to set up the standard CMOS features, such as the
date, time, HDD model and so on. Use the arrow keys select the item to set
up, and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to choose the setting values.

Date

This item allows you to set the desired date (usually as the current date) with
the <day><month><date><year> format.

day weekday from Sun. to Sat., defined by BIOS (read-only).
month month from Jan. to Dec.
date date from 1

st

to 31st, can be changed by using the keyboard.

year year, set up by users.

Time

This item allows you to set up the desired time (usually as the current time) with
<hour><minute><second> format.

IDE Channel 0/1/ Master/Slave & IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master

These categories identify the HDD types of 6 IDE channels installed in the
computer system. There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS:
None, Auto, and Manual. “None” means no HDD device is installed or set; “Auto”
indicates the system can automatically detect and configure the hard disk when
booting up; If it fails to find a device, choose “Manual” and change Access Mode
to “CHS”, then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the
drive directly from the keyboard and pressing < Enter>:

Standard CMOS Features Menu

Cylinder number of cylinders Head number of heads
Precomp write pre-compensation Landing Zone Landing Zone
Sector number of sectors

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Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 4 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large or
Auto mode.

CH S For HDD<528MB
LBA For HDD>528MB & supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing)
Large For HDD>528MB but not supporting LBA

Auto Recommended mode

Drive A/B

This item allows you to select the kind of FDD to be installed, including
[None], [360K, 5.25in], [1.2M, 5.25in], [720K, 3.5in], [1.44M, 3.5in] and [2.88
M, 3.5in].

Video

The following table is provided for your reference in setting the display mode for
your system.

EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array. For EGA,

VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution monochrome

adapters.

Halt On

This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is
detected during powering up.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the

system will stop and you will be prompted.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may

be detected.

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

but it will stop for all other errors.

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

it will stop for all other errors.

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

disk error, but it will stop for all other errors.

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Memory

This is a Displays-Only Category, determined by POST (Power On Self Test)
of the BIOS.

Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base

(or conventional) memory installed in the system.

Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended

memory is present during the POST.

Total Memory Total memory of the system.

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SuperBIOS Features

[SuperBoot] SuperBoot (Default: Disabled)

SuperBoot allows system-relevant information to be stored in CMOS upon
the first normal startup of your PC, and the relevant parameters will be
restored to help the system start up more quickly on each subsequent startup.

[SuperBIOS-Protect] SuperBIOS-Protect (Default: Disabled)

SuperBIOS-Protect function protects your PC from being affected by viruses,

e.g. CIH.

[SuperRecovery] SuperRecovery Hotkey (Default: LSHIFT+F12)

SuperRecovery provides the users with an excellent data protection and HDD
recovery function.

[SuperSpeed] CPU Frequency (Default: Depend on CPU)

The conventional overclock method uses the jumpers on the motherboard,
and it is both troublesome and apt to errors. By using SuperSpeed, the CPU
can be overclocked by keying in the desired value in the CPU clock range.

SuperBIOS Features Menu

Warning:

Make sure your selection is right. Overclocking CPU can adversely
affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your
system. We will not be responsible for any damage caused.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item is used to select the priority for HDD startup. After pressing
<Enter>, you can select the HDD using the <PageUp>/<PageDn> or Up/Down
arrow keys, and change the HDD priority using <+> or <->. To exit this option,
press <Esc>.

Virus Warning (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to set up the virus warning message for the IDE HDD boot
sector. When enabled, a warning message will appear on the screen if any
program intends to write information to the boot sector.
Note: Such function provides protection to the startup sector only; it does not

protect the entire hard disk.

CPU Internal Cache (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to turn on or off the CPU internal cache. Leave this item
at the default value for better performance.

External Cache (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to turn on or off the CPU external cache. Leave this item at
the default value for better performance.

First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device (Default: Floppy/Hard Disk/CDROM/

Disabled)

These items allow you to set the boot device sequence.

Swap Floppy Drive (Default: Disabled)

If this item is enabled, it allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that
drive A becomes drive B, and drive B becomes drive A.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek (Default: Disabled)

If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will activate the floppy drive during the system boot,
and the drive’s indicator will flash after the activation. The magnetic head will

move back and forth from A to B.

Boot Up NumLock Status (Default: On)

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system
is started. When it is set to On, the NumLock will be activated during system
startup. When it is set to Off, users can use the number keys instead of the
arrow keys to move the cursor.

Gate A20 Option (Default: Fast)

This item is used to set up the A20 signal control necessary for access to
the 1MB memory.

Security Option (Default: Setup)

When it is set to Setup, a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen;
when it is set to System, a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup,
but also to start up your PC.

APIC Mode (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to enable or disable APIC mode.

MPS Version Control For OS (Default: 1.4)

This item is used to set up the version of MPS Table used in NT4.0 OS.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB (Default: Non-OS2)

This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory
and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this option
at the default.

Full Screen LOGO Show (Default: Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo.

Small Logo (EPA) Show (Default: Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the EPA logo.

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Advanced Chipset Features

HT Frequency (Default: 5x)

This item specifies the maximum operating frequency of the link’s transmitter
clock.

HT Width (Default: 16, 16)

This item specifies the maximum up and down bandwidth of the link’s
transmitter.

Err94 Enh (Default: Auto)

This item is used to set Err94 Enh.

DRAM Configuration

Press <Enter> to set the items about DRAM Configuration. Please refer to
page 35.

CPU/SA TA/PCIE Spread Spectrum (Default: Disabled)

If you enable these items, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic
Interface) generated by the CPU/SATA/PCIE.

PCIE Clock (Default: Depend on the PCIE)

It is used to set PCI express clock.

SSE/SSE2 Instructions (Default: Enabled)

It is used to set enable or disable Intel SSE/SSE2 instructions.

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Max Memclock (MHz) (Default: Auto)

User can place an artificial memory clock limit on the system. Memory is pre­ vented from running faster than this frequency.

1T/2T Memory Timing (Default: Auto) (Optional)

This item controls the SDRAM command rate. Selecting [Auto] allows SDRAM
signal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate. Selecting [1T] makes SDRAM

signal controller run at 2T rate. 1T is faster than 2T.

CAS# Latency (Tcl) (Default: Auto)

This item controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in
clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.

RAS# to CAS# delay (T rcd) (Default: Auto)

When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately.
This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS
(row address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). The less the clock cycles,
the faster the DRAM performance.

CPU Thermal-Throttling (Default: 50.0%)

This item is used to specify the CPU speed (at percentage) to slow down the
CPU when it reaches the predetermined overheated temperature.

System BIOS Cacheable (Default: Disabled)

Select “Enabled” to allow catching of the system BIOS which may improve per-

formance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error
may result. The available setting values are: Disabled and Enabled.

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Min RAS# active time (Tras) (Default: Auto)

This item determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell.

Row Precharge Time (Trp) (Default: Auto)

This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be
allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate
its charge before DRAM refresh, refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may
fail to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed
in the system.

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Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals Menu

IDE Function Setup

Press <Enter> to set the items about IDE function. Please refer to page 40.

RAID Config

Press <Enter> to set RAID Config. Please refer to page 41.

Onchip USB (Default: V1.1+V2.0)

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard USB controller.

Selecting V1.1+V2.0 enables the system to support both USB 1.1 and USB

2.0 specification.

USB Memory T ype (Default: SHADOW)

This item is used to set the type of USB Memory when data were save in USB.



USB Keyboard/Mouse Support (Default: Disabled)

These items are used to set whether the USB keyboard/mouse controller is en­abled in a legacy operating system (such as DOS).

USB2.0 Turning (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to enable or disable USB2.0 Turning.

USB TD Reads (Default: ISO Queue)

This item is used to set the USB TD Reads.

USB Periodic Data Reads (Default: ISO Queue)

This item is used to set the USB Periodic Data Reads.

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USB Asyn Data Reads (Default: non-ISO Queue)

This item is used to set the USB Asyn Data Reads.

AC97 Audio (Default: Auto)

This item is used to set whether onboard AC97 audio is enabled. Dis­ abled the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an
audio device.

MC97 Modem (Default: Auto)

This item is used to set whether onboard MC97 modem is enabled.

MAC Lan (Default: Auto)

Setting to Auto allows the BIOS to auto-detect the NVIDIA LAN controller and
enable it.

Onboard 1394 Controller (Default: Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller.

IDE HDD Block Mode (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to set whether the IDE HDD Block Mode is allowed.

POWER ON Function (Default: BUTTON ONLY)

This item is used to set the power on method for your PC.

KB Power ON Password

When the POWER ON Function is set to Keyboard, use this item to set the
password.

Hot Key Power ON (Default: Ctrl-F1)

When the POWER ON Function is set to Hot KEY, use this item to set the
hot key combination that turns on the system.

Onboard FDC Controller (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to set whether the onboard FDC controller is enabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1 (Default: 3F8/IRQ4)

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for
the onboard serial port 1. This item cannot be adjusted.

Onboard Serial Port 2 (Default: 2F8/IRQ3)

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for
the onboard serial port 2. This item cannot be adjusted.

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UART Mode Select (Default: IrDA)

Use this item to select the UART mode. Setting values include Normal,
IrDA, ASKIR. The setting value is determined by the infrared module installed
on the board.

UR2 Duplex Mode (Default: Half)

This item is available when UART Mode Select is set to either ASKIR or IrDA.
This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared

chip.

Onboard Parallel Port (Default: 378/IRQ7)

This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address
and interrupt request (IRQ).

Parallel Port Mode (Default: SPP)

This item is used to assign data transport protocols of parallel port. The
available options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP and Normal. Normal mode

supports data output only; ECP and EPP mode support data input and output
in bidirectional mode, but they just fit known ECP and EPP devices.

ECP Mode Use DMA (Default: 3)

Select a DMA Channel for the parallel port when using the ECP mode. This
field is configured only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP.

PWRON After PWR-Fail (Default: Off)

This item is used to set what action the PC will take with the power supply
when it resumes after a sudden power failure. The available options are: Off
(remain in turn off status), On (auto power on) and Former-Sts (resume with
the previous status).

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IDE Function Setup Menu

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Default: Auto)

These four items let you assign which kind of PIO (Programmer Input/Output)
is used by IDE devices. Choose “Auto” to let the system auto detect which PIO
mode is best.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA (Default: Auto)

UItraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a
device that supports UItraDMA, change the appropriate items on this list to
Auto.

IDE DMA transfer access (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE
Hard Drive.

Serial-A TA 1/2 (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to enable or disable onchip Serial-ATA controller 1/2.

IDE Prefetch Mode (Default: Enabled)

The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching, for faster drive
accesses. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface,
set this option to Disabled if the interface dose not support prefetching.

OnChip IDE Channel0/1 (Default: Enabled)

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for
two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately.

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RAID Enable (Default: Disabled)

This item is available for you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function.

IDE Primary/Secondary/Mater/Slave RAID (Default: Disabled)

These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each IDE
hard disk drive.

SATA 0/1/2/3 Master RAID (Default: Disabled)

These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each
SATA hard disk drive.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI function (Default: Enabled)

ACPI stands for “Advanced Configuration and Power Interface”. ACPI is a
standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces be­tween an operating system and the BIOS. In other words, it is a standard that
describes how computer components work together to manage system
hardware. In order to use this function the ACPI specification must be sup­ported by the OS (for example, Windows2000 or WindowsXP).

ACPI Suspend Type (Default: S3(STR))

This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function.
When you select “S1 (POS)” mode, the power will not shut off and the
supply status will remain as it is, in S1 mode the computer can be resumed
at any time. When you select “S3 (STR)” mode, the power will be cut off after
a delay period. The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved
in memory, and the computer can quickly return to the previous status when
the STR function wakes. When you select “S1 & S3” mode, the system

will automatically select the delay time.

Power Management (Default: User Define)

This item is used to set the power management scheme.

Video Off Method (Default: DPMS Support)

This item is used to define the video off method. “Blank Screen” mode
means that after the computer enters power saving mode, only the monitor
will close, however, the vertical and horizontal scanning movement of the screen
continues. When you select the “V/H SYNC + Blank” mode the vertical and horizontal
scanning movement of screen stops when the computer enters power saving
mode. “DPMS Support” mode is a new screen power management system,
and it needs to be supported by the monitor you’re using.

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HDD Power Down (Default: Disabled)

If HDD is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, the hard disk
drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

HDD Down In Suspend (Default: Disabled)

This item determines whether the hard disk drive will be turned off during
suspend mode.

Soft-Off by PBTN (Default: Instant-Off)

This item is used to set the power down method. This function is only valid
for systems using an ATX power supply.
When “Instant-Off” is selected, press the power switch to immediately turn off
power. When “Delay 4 Sec.” is selected, press and hold the power buttonfor

four seconds to turn off power.

Intruder Detection (Default: Disabled)

This item enables or disables the features of recording the chassis intrusion
status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.

WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off (Default: Disabled)

When set to Enabled, the feature allows your system to be awakened from the
power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event)

WOR (RI#) From Soft-Off (Default: Disabled)

If this item is enabled, it allows the system to resume from a software power
down or power saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to an in­stalled fax/modem. This function needs to be supported by the relevant hard­ware and software.

USB Resume From S3/S4 (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to set the system to wake up by USB equipment when it is
in S3/S4 mode.

MAC Resume From S4/S5 (Default: Enabled)

This item is used to set the system to wake up by MAC equipment when it is
in S4/S5 mode.

Power-On by Alarm (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to set the timing of the start-up function. In order to use this
function, the start-up password function must be cancelled and the PC power
source must not be turned off.

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Day of Month Alarm

When the Power-On by Alarm set as Enabled, this option will be modified. It
is used to set the timing for the start-up date.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

When the Power-On by Alarm set as Enabled, this option will be modified. It
is used to set the timing for the start-up time.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Init Display First (Default: PCI Slot)

This item is used to set which display device will be used first when your PC
starts up.

Reset Configuration Data (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to set whether the system is permitted to automatically
distribute IRQ DMA and I/O addresses each time the machine is turned on.
The setting values are: Disabled and Enabled.

Resources Controlled By (Default: Auto (ESCD))

This item is used to define the system resource control scheme. If all cards
you use support PnP, then select Auto (ESCD) and the BIOS will automatically
distribute interruption resources. If the ISA cards you installed not support­ing PnP, you will need to select “Manual” and manually adjust interruption
resources in the event of hardware conflicts. However, since this motherboard

has no ISA slot, this option does not apply.

IRQ Resources

Press the <Enter> key, then manually set IRQ resources.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Default: Disabled)

If you use a non-standard VGA card, use this option to solve graphic accelera­tion card or MPEG audio card problems (e.g., colors not accurately displayed).
The setting values are: Disabled and Enabled.

Maximum Payload Size (Default: 4096)

This item is used to set maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices.
The unit is byte.

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PC Health Status (O.T.S)

Shutdown Temperature (Default: Disabled)

This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit. When the
temperature exceeds the setting value, the motherboard will automatically
cut off power to the computer.

CPU/SYSTEM Temperature, CPU/Chipset/System Fan Speed, CPU/Hyper

Transport/Memory/Chipset Vcore, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, 5VSB(V), VBAT(V)

These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware de­vices/components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fan’s speeds.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

The preferential grade of supervisor password is higher than user password.
You can use supervisor password to start into system or enter into CMOS set­ting program to amend setting. You can also use user password to start into
system, or enter into CMOS setting menu to check, but if you have set supervisor
password, you cannot amend the setting.
Highlight the item Set Supervisor / User Password on the main menu and press
<Enter>. The following password dialog box appears:

Enter Password:

Enter your password, not exceeding 8 characters, then press <Enter>, you will
be prompted to confirm the password, type in the password again and press
<Enter>.
If you are deleting a password that is already installed, just press <Enter> when
the password dialog box appears, and the screen will show a message that
indicates this password has been disabled. In this case, you can freely enter
into system and CMOS setting program.

P ASS WORD DISABLED!!!

Press any key to continue...

Load Best Defaults

Select this item and press <Enter>, it will open a dialogue box that lets you
install the best defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Select <Y>
and press <Enter> to load the best defaults. Select <N> and press <Enter> to
not install. The defaults set by BIOS have set the best performance parameters
of system to improve the performances of system components. But if the best
performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware
devices, it can cause fatal errors or instability. If you only want to load the best
defaults for a specific option, you can select this option and press the <F7> key.

Under the menu “Advanced BIOS Features Setup”, if you select “System” in
Security Option, the screen will prompt you to enter password once the system
is started or you want to enter CMOS setting program. If the password is wrong,
it will refuse you to continue.
Under the menu “Advanced BIOS Features Setup”, if you select “Setup” in Secu­rity Option, the screen will prompt you to enter password only when you enter
CMOS setting program.

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Save & Exit Setup

Select this item and press <Enter>, the following message will appear on the
screen:

SA VE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?

Press <Y> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit
the Setup Utility; press <N>/<ESC> to return to the main menu.

Exit Without Saving

Select this item and press <Enter>, it will show the following message on the
screen:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?

Press <Y> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and
exit the Setup Utility; press <N>/<ESC> to return to the main menu.

Chapter

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful
software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother­b oard features.

This chapter includes the following information:

 Utility CD content
 Start to install drivers

Install nForce Driver Package
Install DirectX 9.0b
Install USB2.0 Driver

 Install SuperUtility (optional)
 Install Adobe Reader
 Install Norton Internet Security

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Utility CD content

This motherboard comes with one Utility CD. To begin using the CD, simply
insert the CD into your CD-ROM driver. The CD will automatically display the
main menu screen.

1. Install Driver

Using this option to install all the drivers for your motherboard. You should
install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer after all the
drivers installed.

A. nForce Driver Package B. DirectX 9.0b
C. USB2.0 Driver

2. Accessories

Use this option to install additional software programs.

A. SuperUtility (optional) B. Adobe Reader
C. Norton Internet Security

3. Browse C D

Click to browse this CD.

4. Homepage

Click here to visit Foxconn motherboard homepage.

Note:

1. Install the latest patch first if your OS is Windows XP or Win-

dows 2000.

2. Follow the CD screen order to install your motherboard drivers.

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Start to install drivers

Select <Install Driver>, and click to enter the install driver screen. You can select
the driver that you want to install and begin the setup steps.

Install nForce Driver Package

1. Click <Install Driver> from the main menu to bring up the install driver menu.
Click <nForce Driver Package> to start the installation.

Click here

Note:

The following setup steps are based on Windows XP
environment. There may be some differences with other operat-

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2. Click <Next > to continue the setup.

3. Make a click before the driver that you want to install and then click <Next>.

Click here

Click here

4. After reading the information carefully, click <Next>.

Click here

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5. During setup, system will ask you whether install the NVIDIA IDE SW driver. If
you want to install, click <Yes> or click <No> to ignore it.

6. System will also ask you whether install the NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare
Network Access Manager. If you want to install, click <Yes> or click <No> to
ignore it.

7. After installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForeceWare Network Access Manager,
click <Finish> to end the setup and restart the system.

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Install DirectX 9.0b

Click <Install Driver> from the main menu and enter the install driver menu..
Click <DirectX 9.0b> to start the installation.

Install USB2.0 Driver

Click <Install Driver> from the main menu and enter the install driver menu. Click
<USB2.0 Driver> to open the USB 2.0 Installation guide. Please read the guide
carefully and select the relevant installation method.

Click here

Click here

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From the main menu, select <Accessories>. Click <SuperUtility> to start the
setup.

Click here

From the main menu, select <Accessories>. Click <Adobe Reader> to start the
setup.

Click here

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Install Norton Internet Security

From the main menu, select <Accessories>. Click <Norton Internet Security>
to start the setup.

Note:

If your system is Windows 98 or Windows ME, please make sure that
your Internet Explorer version is 5.01 with service pack 2 or higher.

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This chapter will introduce how to create NVIDIA RAID.

This chapter includes the following information:

 Basic Configuration
 Setting up BIOS
 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup
 NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation
 Initializing and Using the Disk Array
 Win2K Limitation with Bootable RAID

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Summary of RAID Configurations

RAID Arrays

This section describes the following types of RAID arrays that NVIDIA RAID
supports:

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

• RAID 1
RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data.

• RAID 0+1
RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays.

• Spanning (JBOD)
JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large

disk.

Array

RAID 0
RAID 1

RAID
0+1

JBOD

Advantages

High data throughput.
100% data
redundancy.

Optimized for both
100% data redun­dancy and
performance. Allows
spare disks.
Combines and uses
the capacity of odd
size drives.

Drawbacks

No fault tolerance.
Requires two drives
for the storage space
of one drive.
Requires two drives
for the storage space
of one drive—the
same as RAID level 1.

Decreases perfor­mance because of the
difficulty in using drives
concurrently or to op­timize drives for differ­ent uses.

# Hard Disks

multiple

2

4+

multiple

Fault T olerance

None

Yes

Yes

No

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Basic Configuration Instructions

The following are the basic steps for configuring NVIDIA RAID:

Non-Bootable RAID Array

1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS.

2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Stripe Mirroring

(RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array.

3. Install the operating system on one hard disk, then reboot the computer.

4. Run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID driver.

5. Initialize the NVRAID Array.

Bootable RAID Array

1. Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS.

2. Specify the RAID level, either Mirroring (RAID 1), Striping (RAID 0), Mirrored Strip-

ing (RAID 0+1), or Spanning (JBOD) and create the desired RAID array.

3. Boot from the Windows CD, then press F6 when the Windows Setup appears.

4. Insert the RAID driver floppy to Install the nForce RAID driver.

5. Initialize the NVRAID Array.

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Setting Up the BIOS

1. Start up the computer, then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup. Use the arrow
keys to select Integrated Peripherals, then press Enter.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config, then press Enter.

3. From the RAID Config window, enabled the RAID Enable, the other items would
be light, then you can enable the disk that you want to use as RAID disks.

4. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit.

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Entering the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After rebooting your PC, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to
press F10. The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process
prior to loading OS.

2. Press <N>, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility --- Define a New Array window will appear.
The default RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and the default Striping Block is set to

Optimal.

Understanding the “Define a New Array” Window

Use the Define a New Array window to

• Select the RAID Mode

• Set up the Striping Block

• Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array
Depending on the platform used, the system have one or more channels. In a
typical system there are usually one controller and multiple channels, and each
channel have a slave and a master.
The channel/controller/master/slave status of each hard disk is given in the Loc
(location) columns of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists.

1. 0. M

M: Master
S: Slave

0: Channel
Adapter - adapter 0 is used for P ATA drives

1 and above is used for SA T A drives.

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In the example above, 1.0.M means the hard drive is attached to Channel 1,
Controller 0, and the drive is set to Master. The following is a list of all possible
combinations:

Parallel A T A

0.0.M Adapter 0, Channel 0, Master

0.0.S Adapter 0, Channel 0, Slave

0.1.M Adapter 0, Channel 1, Master

0.1.S Adapter 0, Channel 1, Slave

Serial A T A

1.0.M Adapter 1, Channel 0, Master

1.1.M Adapter 1, Channel 1, Master

2.0.M Adapter 2, Channel 0, Master

2.1.M Adapter 2, Channel 1, Master

Note: There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are consid­ered to be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and
the controller.

Using the Define a New Array Window

If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is
highlighted.

• Selecting the RAID Mode

By default, this is set to [Mirroring]. Change to a different RAID mode, press the
down arrow keys until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box—
either [Mirroring], [Striping], [Spanning], or [Stripe Mirroring].

• Selecting the Striping Block Size
Striping Block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the

disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default [Optimal], which is 32KB,
but the values can be between [4 KB] and [128 KB].

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• Assigning the Disks

The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the
Free Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array.
To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array:

1. Tab to the Free Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected.

2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right

arrow key (

). The first disk in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list is

selected and ready to be moved.

3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key (

) until all the disks that you want to use

as RAID array appear in the Array Disks block.

Completing the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After assigning your RAID array mode, press F7. The Clear disk data windows
prompt appears.

It shows that two disks have been assigned as RAID1 array disks in the figure
above.

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2. Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press
N. You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives.
The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you
have set up.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter.
The Array Detail window appears.

4. If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C.

5. At the prompt, press Y to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N.

6. Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press [Ctrl+X] to
exit the RAID setup.

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2. Select the modules that you want to install. Select the relative options that you
have configured.

3. Click Next and then follow the instructions.

4. After the installation is completed, be sure to reboot the PC.

5. After the reboot, initialize the newly created array.

Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows (for Non-bootable RAID Array)

This section describes how to setup the application and install the RAID software
which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID driver.

1. Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers
page.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation

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Installing the RAID Driver (for bootable RAID Array)

1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD, and the Windows
Setup program starts.

2. Press F6 and wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear.

3. Specify the NVIDIA drivers:
(1) Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter. The Windows Setup
screen appears as below:

(2) Select “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER” and then press Enter.
(3) Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter.
(4) Select “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller” and then press Enter. The following Windows
Setup screen appears listing both drivers:

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4. Press Enter to continue with operating system Installation. Be sure to copy the
files from the floppy is complete, then take out the floppy.

5. Follow the instructions on how to install operating system. During the GUI portion
of the installation you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver. Click
Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation. This will not be an
issue with a signed driver.
Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have
to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not

have to be installed.

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Initializing and Using the Disk Array

The RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows.

1. Launch Computer Management by clicking “Start” —> “Settings” —> “Control
Panel” then open the “Administrative Tools” folder and double click on “Computer
Management”.

The actual disks listed will depend on your system, and the unallocated partition is
the total combined storage of two hard disks. You must format the unallocated disk
space in order to use it.

3. Format the unlocated disk space. Right click “Unallocated space”, select “New
Partition…” and follow the wizard. After the drive has been formatted, it is ready for

use.

2. Follow screen instructions to install. While finished, the “Computer Manage­ment” window appears.

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In Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or previous versions), the end user cannot install
this operating system to a bootable RAID volume.

There are two solutions to resolve this issue.

I) Use the NVRAID T ool to convert the boot volume to a RAID array .
Here are the detailed step by step instructions:

1. Install Windows 2000 on a selected hard drive.

2. Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 from Microsoft’s website.

3. Reboot the system, press the DEL key as the system is rebooting to enter into the
system BIOS.

4. Select Integrated Peripherals

RAID Config.

5. Enable RAID Config for the selected drive (the one containing the Windows 2000
operating system). Then press F10 to exit and save settings in the system BIOS
(This action reboots the System).

6. Press F10 as the system is rebooting to go into the RAID ROM(The system
directs you into the NVIDIA RAID Utility).

7. Select Striping under RAID Mode. Press T AB to go into the Free Disk menu. You
can use the Right Arrow key to add the desired disk.

8. After that, Press F7 to finish. Select N (NO) when asked to Clear Disk Data.

9. Then Press Ctrl-X to exit. The system reboots into Windows 2000.

10. Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000. Then reboot
the system.

11. Go to START>Programs>NVIDIA Corporation and select NVRAID Manager.
You should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that was created from
the boot disk.

12. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on it.

13. Select Convert Array under the System Tasks. The Convert Array wizard is
displayed. Then Select Next.

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14. Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert. Then Select Next.

15. You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID
array. Click Finish.
At this point, NVRAID starts converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk
RAID array in a bootable format.

Note: Conversion may take 1-2 hours depending on disk size.

II) The user must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows
2000 and SP3 or SP4 fixes integrated in. T o create the combination installation
CD, refer to the following website:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.
htm

Note: If the end user chooses not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID
is still supported on Windows 2000. However, the end user will not be able to create
a bootable RAID volume.

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This chapter will introduce how to use attached software.

This chapter includes the following information:

 SuperStep
 SuperUpdate (optional)
 SuperLogo (optional)

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SuperStep

SuperStep is a utility that allows users to change the frequency of the CPU. It also
displays system health introduction including CPU temperature, CPU voltage,
and PCI/PCI Express clock.

SuperStep features:

1. Supports Win2000 and WinXP.

2. Automatic alarm mechanism when system runs irregularly

3. Adjusts the CPU frequency to speed up your system and achieve better system
performance.

4. Simple and easy to operate, with a user-friendly graphics interface.

Using SuperStep:

Link to FOXCONN Website

Go to Fan

page

System Fan1

speed

System Fan2
speed

Exit Program
Minimize Window

SuperStep Help

Adjust System Fan2
warning criteria

CPU Fan
speed

Adjust CPU
Fan warning
criteria

Reset the
warning criteria
to default
settings

Apply the
adjust­ments

Adjust System
Fan1 warning
criteria

About SuperStep

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Go to Voltage
page

Reset the warning
criteria to default
settings

Apply the
adjustments

Current voltage
readings

Adjust voltages warning
criteria (upper limit)

Adjust voltages
warning criteria
(Lower limit)

Go to Temperature page

Adjust CPU tem­perature warning
criteria

Adjust system
temperature
warning criteria

Apply the adjust­ments

Reset the warn­ing criteria to
default settings

Current CPU
Temperature

Current system
Temperature

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Go to Alarm page

Check for the
system to auto­matically provide
warning mes­sages

Apply the
changes

Reset to the
default settings

Go to Clock page

Current PCI
Express clock

Current PCI clock

Current CPU

Clock

Reset to the default
settings

Current CPU

Ratio

Adjust the CPU
External Frequency

Apply the adjustments

Adjust the
monitoring
Interval

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SuperUpdate (optional)

SuperUpdate is a Windows utility that allows users to backup and upgrade the
system BIOS.

SuperUpdate features:

1.Supports Win2000 and WinXP.

2.Supports 4M b size flash parts; flash write method is independent of flash
type.

3.Simple and easy to operate, with a user-friendly graphics interface.

Using SuperUpdate:

Perform the BIOS update
from local image

Browse BIOS bin file
from local HDD

Exit Program
Minimize Window

SuperUpdate Help

Backup system
BIOS to an image
file

About SuperUpdate

Link to Foxconn
Website

Upgrading BIOS via
internet automati­cally

Current
BIOS
Information

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Backup BIOS to local image:

1. Click <Backup> and name your BIOS binary file to backup current BIOS.

1. Click <Load> to load the BIOS file.

2. Click <OK> to finish the backup process.

Update BIOS from local image:

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3. Click <Yes> to backup the current BIOS, then the following picture will

appear.

2. Click <Update>, the following message will appear.

4. Click <OK >, then click <Update>.

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5. Now is updating.

6. Click <Restart>.

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Update BIOS On-line:

1. Click <Liveupdate> to automatically update the BIOS from the Internet.

2. The following procedure is the same as Update BIOS from local image.

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SuperLogo (optional)

SuperLogo is a Windows utility that allows users to change the BIOS sign on
logo. The utility is able to replace and backup the BIOS logo, and update and
backup the BIOS image within the Windows environment.

SuperLogo features:

1. Supports Win2000 and WinXP.

2. Supports 4Mb size flash parts, flash write method is independent with flash
type.

3. Simple and easy to operate, with a user-friendly graphics interface.

4. Supports BMP and JPEG graphic format files. The best color is 16 or 256
colors. The best resolution is 136 x 84 for top-right logo and 640 x 480 or 800
x 600 for full screen logo.

Using SuperLogo:

SuperLogo Help
About SuperLogo

Go to ROM Info. page

Display the Flash Information

Exit Program

Minimize Window

Link to Foxconn
website

BIOS Write
Protect Status

BIOS Flash
Rom Free Space

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Follow the
Wizard to
complete the
logo update

Go to Change Logo page

Full screen mode

Top-Right mode

Boot without logo

Go to Backup page

Backup Logo

Follow the Wizard
to complete the
backup function

Backup whole
BIOS image

Go to Update BIOS page

Browse a BIN file
for updating BIOS

BIOS image
file location

Follow the Wizard
to complete the
BIOS function

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This chapter will introduce new functions of BIOS and how to
use them in detail. It can further exert the max potential of
motherboard to bring you super-value enjoyment.

This chapter introduces the following new functions of BIOS:

 SuperBoot
 SuperBIOS-Protect
 SuperSpeed
 SuperRecovery

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SuperBoot technology greatly reduces the long boot process time of computers.
A BIOS without SuperBoot has to perform many routines every time when the
system starts, such as checking the system core and initializing system
peripherals. Now with SuperBoot, a PC can boot up without any unnecessary.
SuperBoot is quite easy to use: choose the right option in CMOS setup (refer to
SuperBIOS Features), SuperBoot saves the information when the PC boots up
at the first time and restores the parameters for the system, thus letting the PC
boot freely and rapidly.

If the previous boot was not completed, then the BIOS will perform a normal

POST, even if SuperBoot is enabled.

No matter SuperBoot is enabled or not, the BIOS will perform normal POST

if CMOS fails.

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The BIOS of the motherboard is contained inside the Flash ROM. Severe vi­ruses such as CIH virus are so dangerous that it may overwrite the BIOS of the
motherboard. If the BIOS has been damaged, the system will be unable to boot.
We provide the following solution which protects the system BIOS from being
attacked by such viruses.

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SuperSpeed

SuperSpeed is a powerful and efficient Easy Technology for PC DIY fans. It
offers a friendly interface. The users can also realize in the BIOS setup the CPU
core voltage adjustability.

Warning:

Be sure your selection is right. CPU overclock can be dangerous!
We will not be responsible for any damage caused.

BIOS provides you a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of
the jumper settings. The processor speed can be manually set from the
<SuperBIOS Features> menu screen.

Procedures:

1. Correctly install your CPU.

2. Plug in other configurations and restore the system.

3. Switch on power to the system and press the <Del> key to enter BIOS Setup.

4. Enter the <SuperBIOS Features>\<CPU Frequency> menu to set the CPU frequency.

5. Save and exit BIOS Setup; your system will now boot successfully.

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SuperRecovery

SuperRecovery is an easy-to-operate tool for backing up or recovering your hard
disk data. It offers simplified user interfaces with hotkey access and allows you
to experience unprecedented high security and reliability with extra functions,
such as hotkey launch, and powerful anti-virus protection.

Features:

1. Password Protection:
You can set a password for each HDD.

2. Data Protection:
Hidden partitions can only be accessed during data back up or recovery. Even
reformatting the disk using FDISK or PQMAGIC will not allow access to the disk.
This means that data backed up in a hidden partition is very secure.

3. Intelligent Menu:
Unavailable items will be displayed in gray. For example, if you haven’t
divided a hidden partition, items like “Release Hidden Partition”, “Back up” and
“Recovery” will be displayed in gray and can’t be selected. And, when you
select an item, the related information will appear on the bottom of the screen.

Disclaimer:

Please study this software program’s specification carefully before using it. The
vendor should not be liable for any damage arising out of or in connection with
the use of this program, including liability for lost profit or data, or any other
damage whatsoever.

System Requirements:

1. ATA5 or above compliant IDE HDD.

2. FAT16, FAT32, NTFS files system.

3. PS/2 keyboard or USB keyboard.

You should enter the CMOS setup interface first by pressing <DEL> during
(POST Power On Self Test). Then select the “SuperRecovery Hotkey” option to
adjust the hotkey settings in the “BIOS Features” menu.
There are 12 options: LSHIFT (Left Shift) + F1~F12. LSHIFT+F12 is the default
setting.

Hotkey Selection:

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Hard Disk Selection:

The hard disk selection menu will be displayed after you press the hotkey,
listing all the IDE HDDs installed in your system. You can switch the highlight
bar to make a selection and press “Enter” to confirm it.

Attention:

1) Make sure that you have selected a HDD before entering the main menu.

2) Make sure that the HDD you selected is ATA5 or higher. For the HDDs
lower than ATA5, there will be a message of “No Support” in the HDD list
menu listing beside the name of it.

3) Only one HDD can be operated at a time.

Note: If you have assigned a password to the selected HDD, you will be

prompted to provide it before proceeding.

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On-line help message

Main Menu:

Select a HDD to enter main menu. There are five function items, “DIVIDE HID­DEN PARTITION”, “RELEASE HIDDEN PARTITION”, “BACKUP”, “RECOVERY”
and “CHANGE PASSWORD”. You can switch the highlight bar to make a selec­tion on the operation which should be performed on the HDD and confirm your
selection by pressing <Enter>. The following operation will be performed on the
disk you selected.

1. What’s a Hidden Partition:

SuperRecovery can be used to divide a hidden partition, which is to be reserved
for backing up HDD data. The operation of Division will erase all the old data
saved in the HDD, to make sure that the following operations can be continued.
Once the division is done, any future variation to the HDD will never affect the
area of hidden partition, such as virus, windows system breaking down and
data loss. SuperRecovery can recover all the data backed up in hidden partition.
The user can therefore easily get the computer on track again.

2. Divide Hidden Partition:

1) Enter a percentage of the HDD total capacity or an actual size in MB as
the size of the hidden partition, such as “30%” or “3000”. Press <Enter>
to confirm your input. As the average rate of compression is 50% or so,
you are suggested to divide 30% of the total as the capacity of the hidden
partition;

2) The system will then prompt you to enter “Y” or “N” for confirmation.
Press <Y> to restart the computer, and the division for hidden partition
will be taken into effect after the system is restarted.

Divide Hidden Partition:

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Release Hidden Partition:

This is used to release the hidden partition. If you choose this item and press
“Y” to confirm, the system will be restarted to release the hidden partition. But
the released partition is still unavailable for you after the system is restarted. It’s
necessary for you to enable it by using FDISK, PQMAGIC, or some other tools.

Attention :

1) All the data will be cleared after division is in process. So you’d better do
the division against an empty HDD.

2) At the same time, the HDD capacity will decrease to make space for the
hidden partition, which is unavailable for your normal use.

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2. Backup Partition T able:

This function can help to backup all partition tables including extended
partitions.

1. Backup CMOS Setup:

1) Supports backing up of the CMOS data.

2) The backing up or recovery of CMOS data should be operated on a
motherboard of the same model.

Backup:

Select BACKUP to enter the Backup interface, where you can find the following
three sub-function items: “BACKUP CMOS SETUP”, “BACKUP P ARTITION T ABLE”
and “BACKUP HARDDISK DATA”. Switch the highlight bar by pressing the arrow
keys to make a selection and then press “Enter” to confirm your choice.

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2) Backing up with the progress bar showing.

3. Backup Harddisk Data:

1) If there are active partitions (system partition), you can choose an active
partition or the whole disk for backing up. But only one can be taken
between the two choices. Old data will be replaced by the newly backed
up.

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Recovery:

Select RECOVERY to enter the Recovery interface. The following sub-function
are available : as RECOVER CMOS SETUP, RECOVER PA RTITION TABLE and
RECOVER HARDDISK DATA. You can switch the highlight bar by pressing the
arrow keys to make a selection and press “Enter” to confirm your selection.

3) A report with all the critical data on this operation will be listed after backing
up is completed.
Original Size: The data size loaded in selected partition.
Valid Size: The size of valid data.
Elapsed Time: How long the process took to complete.
Compressed Size: The size of data after compression.
Compressed Rate: Compressed Size/Valid Size.

4. Back to Main:

This item is used to quit the Backup interface.