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USER'S MANUAL
Of
NVIDIA
NF6100-430
Platform Processor Chipset
M/B For Socket AM2 64-bit Dual Core
AMD Processor
NO. G03-M26GT4-F
Rev:1.0
Release date: August 2008
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and ar e
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 IN T R ODU C T I ON O F NVIDIA NF6100-400/405M O T HER B O ARD S E RIE S
1-1 FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................................................... 1
1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................... 2
1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 3
1-3 ITEM CHECKLIST..............................................................................................................3
1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING …………………………………………....4
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 INSTALL SOCKET AM2 SUPPORTED AMD PROCESSOR........................................ 5
2-2 INSTALL MEMORY............................................................................................................ 5
2-3 EXPANSION CARDS........................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 3 CONNCTORS, HEADERS & JUMPERS SETTING
3-1 CONNECTORS..................................................................................................................... 7
3-2 HEADERS.............................................................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP
4-1 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS.....................................................................................................................14
4-2 TROUBLE SHOOTING ....................................................................................................... 15
Environmental Protection Announcement
Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution
and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.
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Chapter 1
Introduction of NVIDIA NF6100-430 Motherboard Series
1-1 Features of motherboard
The NVID IA NF 6100- 430 Platform Processor Chipset mot he rb oa rd serie s a re ba se d o n t he la te st
NVIDIA NF6100-430(MCP61P) Platform Processor Chipset which supports the innovative
and supercharged new generation 64-bit AMD Socket AM2+ dual core AMD Phenom™
processors and Socket AM2 Athlon64 and Sempron processors with Hyper Transport
Technology up to 1000MHz. NVIDIA NF6100-430 Platform Processor Chipset motherboard
series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional desktop platform solution
with the advantages of new generation 64-bit AMD Socket AM2+ dual core AMD Phenom™
processors and AMD Socket AM2 Athlon64 & Sempron processors with an integrated
low-latency high-bandwidth DDRII memory controller and a highly-scalable Hyper Transport
technology-based system bus up to 1.0GHZ. By implementing the new generation NVIDIA
NF6100-430 Platform Processor Chipset integrated graphic processor which adopts the
innovative 90nm process technology, the GeForce 6100 Graphics Core integrated video
graphics array brings more compatibility, stability and reliability with the widest range of
games and applications to the desktop platform system. The motherboards support the
stunning video playback in all formats and with superb picture clarity that brings the best
visual experience and ultra-realistic effects to the users. NVIDIA NF6100-430 Platform
Processor Chipset motherboard series are the real cost-effective and powerful integrated
multimedia platform so lutions an d mee t the dem anding u sage of com puting no w and futu re.
The motherboards incorporate the integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Graphics Core which is
fully compatible with Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0C and Shader Model 3.0. And it also supports
1000 MHz Hyper Transport speed of data transfer rate, the motherboards support new
generation Socket AM2 processors with an integrated DDRII memory controller which
provides with 266MHz / 333MHz/ 400MHz memory clock frequency for Dual channel
DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800(AM2 Sempron processor only supports up to DDRII667
memory) DDRII Module up to 4GB. And NVIDIA it also accommodates ULTRA ATA 133
connectors and Serial ATA2 with RAID 0,1,5,0+1 functions which support up to one IDE and
four Serial ATA2 devices to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee the data security
without failure in advanced computing performance.
The motherboards provide 10/100 LAN function with Realtek RTL8102E 10/100 PCIE LAN
which supports 10/100Mbps data transfer rate. The embedded 6-channel HD Audio CODEC is
fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro® standard.
NVIDIA NF6100-430(MCP61P) PPC motherboard series offer o ne 16- LANE PC I-E xpr ess x16
graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which get 3.5 times of
bandwidth more than AGP8X and it’s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full
speed to guarantee the performance and compatibility of GPU graphics add-in cards. The
whole series carry two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O peripheral
devices.
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Embedded USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 10 of USB2.0 functional
ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the
future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to
monitor and protect your system and maintain your non-stop business computing.
Some special features--this motherboard are designed for power user to use the over-clocking function in more
flexible ways. But please be caution that the over-clocking maybe cause the fails in system
reliabilities. This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands
of the next generation computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance with
variety possibilities of the components you choose, please be careful and make sure to read
the detailed descriptions of these value added product features, please get them in the coming
section.
CPU Thermal Throttling/ CPU Vcore 7-shift/ CPU Smart Fan
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1-1.1 Special Features of Motherboard
CPU Thermal Throttling Technology---(The CPU Overheat Protection Technology)
To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high
workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle
mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40
to 90). When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset
value, the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool
down the processor. When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to
indicate it is in working.
CPU Smart Fan---( The Noise Management System )
It’s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics.
CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for
now-a-day’s high performance computing system. The system will automatically increase the
fan speed when CPU operating loading is high, after the CPU is in normal operating condition,
the system will low down the fan speed for the silent operating environment. The system can
provide the much longer life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and
business requirements.
CPU Vcore 7-Shift--- (Shift to Higher Performance)
The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 7 steps for the precisely over-clocking of extra
demanding computing performance.
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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design
Chipset
CPU Socket AM2
Memory Socket
Expansion Slot
Integrate IDE and
Serial ATA2 RAID
LAN
6-CH Audio
BIOS
Multi I/O
∗ Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.5cm*18.0cm
∗ NVIDIA NF6100-430 Chipset
∗
Support 64bit AMD AM2 940-Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid
Array package compatible processor
∗
Support for HTT 1GHz dual core AMD Phenom processors
∗
Support HTT 1GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor and Athlon 64, and
HTT 800MHz Sempron Processors
∗ 240-pin DDR2 Module socket x 2
∗ Support 2 pcs DDR2 533 / DDR2 667 / DDR2 800 Modules
Expandable to 4GB
∗ PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs deliver up to 8GB/s concurrent
bandwidth for NVIDIA NF6100-430 PPC motherboard
∗ 32-bit PCI slot x 2pcs
∗ One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA
PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that
deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s.
∗ Four Serial ATA2 ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate
with RAID 0,1,0+1,5 functions.
∗ Integrated Realtek RTL8102E 10/100 LAN.
∗ Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10/100Mb /s
data transfer rate
∗ 6-channel High Definition Audio CODEC on board
∗ Support 6-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio
∗ Audio driver and utility included
∗ Award 8MB Flash ROM
∗ PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
∗ Floppy disk drive connector x1
∗ Parallel port x1
∗ Serial port x1
∗ VGA port x1
∗ USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4 (connecting cable option)
∗ Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 6CH Audio)
1-3 Item Checklist
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NVIDIA NF6100-430 Platform Processor Chipset based motherboard
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Cable for IDE
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CD for motherboard utilities
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Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port
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NVIDIA NF6100-430 Platform Processor Chipset motherboard User’s Manual
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Back panel
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1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting
CPU Socket AM2
PS2 KB/Mouse Port
KBMS/USB Power On
Jumper (JP1)
COM Connector
VGA Connector
ATX 12V Power Connecto
USB Port
Realtek RTL8102E
10/100 LAN
RJ45 Over
USB Connecto
Audio Connector
PCI Express x16 by 16lane
CD Audio In
6-CH HD
Audio Codec
PCI Slot
CPU FAN
SFAN1
HDMI-SPDIF
8MBit Flash
ROM BIOS
Serial-ATAII Connector
(SATAII1, 2)
DDR2 Socket x 2
ATX Power Conn.
ATA 133 IDE
Conn.(IDE1)
Clear CMOS (JBAT)
Power LED Connector
Front Panel Connector
Speaker Connector
Front Panel Audio
Parallel Connector
Floppy Connector
USB Port
(USB2, USB3)
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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Install Socket AM2 Supported AMD Processor
This motherboard provides a 940-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket,
referred to as the mPGA940 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the 940 Pin package
utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array package technology.
The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent
overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on
your system.
WARNING!
Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s
heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may
cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install
an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and
open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree
angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner
should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the
four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.
Colden Arrow
Socket AM2
CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket
When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket. No force require to insert of the CPU, then
press the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.
2-2 Install Memory
The motherboards provide two 240-pin DDRII DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES
(DIMM) sites for DDRII memory expansion available from minimum memory size of
128MB to maximum memory size of 4GB DDRII SDRAM.
Valid Memory Configurations of 2-DIMM Design Motherboard
Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory
Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDRII400/DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800 X1
Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) DDRII400/DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800 X1
Total System Memory (Max. 4GB) 2
5
128MB∼2GB
128MB∼2GB
128MB∼4GB
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Recommend DIMM Module Combination
1. One DIMM Module ----Plug in DIMM1
2. Two DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 for Dual channel function of
4-DIMM Design motherboard and Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 for Dual channel function
of 2-DIMM Design motherboard.
For Dual channel Limited!
1. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1 &
DIMM2 or DIMM3 &DIMM4, 2 DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1 & DIMM2 of 2-DIMM
Motherboard.
2. DIMM1 & DIMM2, or DIMM3 & DIMM4 ,and DIMM1 & DIMM2 of 2-DIMM
motherboard must be the same type, same size, and same frequency for dual channel function.
Generally, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can refer
to figure 2-4 to see what a 240-Pin DDR2 400/ 533 / 667/ 800 SDRAM module looks like.
Figure 2-4
NOTE!
When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab
should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its
indention on both sides.
2-3 Expansion Cards
NVIDIA NF6100-430(MCP61P) PPC motherboard series offer one 16-LANE PCI-Express x16
graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which get 3.5 times of
bandwidth more than AGP8X and it’s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full
speed to guarantee the performance and compatibility of GPU graphics add-in cards. The
whole series carry two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O peripheral
devices.
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PCI-E x16 by 16
Slot
32-bit PCI Slot
Chapter 3
Connectors, Headers & Jumpers Setting
3-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (24-pin block): ATXPWR1
ATX Power Supply connector.
This is a new defined 24-pins
connector that usually comes with
ROW1 ROW2
ATX case. The ATX Power Supply
allows to use soft power on
momentary switch that connect from
the front panel switch to 2-pins
Power On jumper pole on the
motherboard. When the power
switch on the back of the ATX
power supply turned on, the full
power will not come into the system
board until the front panel switch is
momentarily pressed. Press this
Pin 1
20-Pin
switch again will turn off the power to the system board.
** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply
unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4-pin
power plugs.
** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin
power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum
power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the
power is inadequate.
ROW1 ROW2
Pin 1
24-Pin
PIN ROW1 ROW2
1 3.3 V 3.3V
2 3.3 V -12V
3 GND GND
4 5V Soft Power On
5 GND GND
6 5V GND
7 GND GND
8 Power OK -5V
9 +5V (for Soft Logic) +5V
10 +12V +5V
11 +12V +5V
12 +3V GND
(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : ATX12V1
This is a new defined 4-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply.
The ATX Power Supply which fully support AM2 processor must including this
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connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption.
Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not
provide sufficient current for system.
(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1
The connector for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.
(4) USB Port connector:
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.
(5) LAN Port connector: UL1
This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network
The USBLAN1 support 10M/100Mb data transfer rate
(6)
Audio Line-In,
Lin
-Out, MIC Connector : SURROUND1 / CN1
This Connector are 3 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC
Line-in : (BLUE) Audio input to sound chip
Line-out : (GREEN) Audio output to speaker
MIC : (PINK) Microphone Connector
PS/2
Mouse
Line-IN
Line-OUT
MIC-IN
PS/2
Keyboard
COM
Connector
VGA Connector
USB1
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(7) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD1
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.
FDD
Floppy Drive Connector
Pin 1
(8) Secondary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1
This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave hard disks. Follow the
same procedure described for the primary IDE connector. You may also configure two
hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and
another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.
•
Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the
“Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.
•
For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this
channel may drop.
IDE1
IDE1
Primary IDE Connector
Pin 1
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(9) Serial-ATA Port connector:
SATA1 / SATA2/SATA3/SATA4
This connector support the provided Serial ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable
to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk.
SATA1
SATA3
Serial-ATA1,2,3,4 Compatible Connectors
SATA2
SATA4
(10) D-Sub 15-pin Connector: VGA
VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector, it is for the display devices, such
as the CRT monitor, LCD monitor and so on.
3-2 Headers
(1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): AUDIO1
This header connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
GND
PRESENCE
SENSE1-RETURN
AUDIO
Pin 1
2
AUD-MIC-R
AUD-MIC-L
AUD-Lineout2-R
Line-Out, MIC Headers
KEY
SENSE2-RETUR
10
9
SENSE-SEND
AUD-Lineout2-L
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(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin) :
USB1/USB2 / USB3
These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an
option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the
back panel.
USB1
VCC
GND
-DATA
+DATA
USB3
OC
VCC
-DATA
USB2
OC
GND
+DATA
VCC
OC
GND
-DATA
+DATA
Pin 1
Pin 1
Pin 1
VCC
GND
-DATA
+DATA
USB Port Headers
VCC
GND
-DATA
+DATA
VCC
GND
-DATA
+DATA
(3) Speaker connector: SPEAK1
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.
(4) Power LED: PWR LED1
The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED
from the system case to this pin.
(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED
This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.
(6) Reset switch lead: RESET
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your
computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of
rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure
below.
(7) Power switch: PWR BTN
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the
system.
PWRBTN
JW FP
Pin 1
PWR LED
VCC5
PWRLED
PWRBTN
GND
VCC5
HDDLE
GND
NC
RSTSW
PWRLED
Pin 1
SPEAK
Pin 1
NC
GND
VCC5
SPKR
System Case Connections
RESET
HDLED
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(8) FAN Power Headers: CHAFAN1, SYSFAN1, CPUFAN (4-pin)
These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the
fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive,
while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into
consideration the polarity of connector.
CPUFAN IN
GND
CPUFAN OUT
+12V
CPUFAN
4
1
SYSFAN1
3
1
FAN Power Headers
(9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN
CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM
CD-Audio output connector.
CDIN
4 1
CD Audio-In Headers
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(10) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): PARALLEL1
The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP.
Pin 1
PARALLEL Connector
(11) SPDIF Out header: SPDIF Out
The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed
AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system
has digital input function.
SPDIF
HDMI_SPDIF_OUT GND
2
1
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Chapter 4
USEFUL HELP
4-1 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS
Before updating the BIOS, users have to check if the “Miscellaneous Control” of BIOS
SETUP has the “Flash Part Write Protect” selection. If there is one, users have to “Disable”
the “Flash Part Write Protect” selection of the “Miscellaneous Control” in BIOS SETUP.
Otherwise the system will not allow you to upgrade BIOS by Award Flash Utility. If there is
no such selection, users can follow the 4 steps directly to update BIOS.
STEP 1. Prepare a boot disc. (You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A:
click OK)
STEP 2. Copy utility program to your boot disc. You may copy from DRIVER CD
X:\FLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE or download from our web site.
STEP 3. Download and make a copy of the latest BIOS for MCP61P SERIES motherboard
series from the web site to your boot disc.
STEP 4. Insert your boot disc into A:,
Start the computer, type “Awdflash A:\xxxxxx.BIN /SN/PY/CD/CH/WB/CC/R”
xxxxxx.BIN is the file name of latest BIOS
SN means don’t save existing BIOS data
PY means renew existing BIOS data
CD means clear DMI data after programming
CH means update HOLE
WB means always programming BootBlock
CC means clear existing CMOS data
R means restart computer
STEP 5. Type ENTER to update and flash the BIOS, then the system will restart
automatically.
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4-2 Trouble Shooting
Problem Solution
No power to the system to the all power
light don’t illuminate, fan inside power
supply doesn’t turn on.
System inoperative. Keyboard lights are
on , power indicator lights are lit, and hard
drive is spinning.
System doesn’t boot from hard disk drive,
can be booted from optical drive.
System only boots from optical
drive .Hard disk can be read and
applications can be used but booting from
hard disk is impossible.
Screen message says “Invalid
Configuration” or “CMOS Failure”
Can not boot system after installing second
hard drive.
1. Make sure power cable is security
plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact
technical support.
Using ever pressure on both ends of the
DIMM , press down firmly until the
module snaps into places.
1. Check cable running from disk to disk
controller board. .Make sure both ends are
securely plugged in, check the drive type
in the standard CMOS setup. 2. Backing
up the hard drive is extremely
important .All hard disks are capable of
breaking down at any time.
1. Back up date and applications files. 2.
Reformat the hard drive. Reinstall
applications and date using backup disks.
Review system ‘s equipment .Make sure
correct information on is in setup.
1. Set master /slave jumpers correctly. 2.
Run SETUP program and select correct
drive types. Call the drive manufacture for
compatibility with other drives.
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