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Manual Revision 1.0
August 30, 2005
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Post Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For
more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix C in this manual.
POST CODE Problem Solution
FFh or CFh 1.BIOS chip inserted
incorrectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update
version
3. M ainbo ard problem
4. Add-on card inserted
incorrec tly.
C1h - C5h 1. Memory module
inserted incorre ctly
2. Mem ory co mpatibility
problem
3. Memory module
damaged
2Dh 1. Error occured in VGA
BIOS
2. VGA card inserted
incorrectly
26 h Overclo ck erro r Clear CMOS or press the insert
1. Reinsert the BIOS
chip
2. Download the correct
BIOS versio n update
from the manufacturer's
Web site.
3. Replace mainboard
4. Rem o ve and replace the
add-on card
1. Reinsert memo ry
mo dule
2. Replace mem ory
with correct type
3. Replace mem ory
mo dule
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA
card
key to power on the system
07 h - 12h 1. Init ke ybo ard
Initial Keyboard
controller erro r
2. RTC error
1. Ensure that the keyboard and
mouse are connected
correctly.
2. Replace the RTC battery.
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Package Contents ...................................................... 1- 1
Mainboard Features ................................................... 1- 2
System Block Diagram ............................................... 1- 5
Section 2 Specification
Mainboard Specification ............................................ 2- 1
Section 3 Installation
Mainboard Layout ..................................................... 3- 1
Easy Installation Procedure ....................................... 3- 2
CPU Insertion ............................................................. 3- 2
Jumper Settings .......................................................... 3- 4
System Memory Configuration ................................ 3-5
VGA Card Installation ............................................... 3-6
Device Connectors .................................................... 3-8
Power-On/Off (Remote) .......................................... 3-13
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Section 4 BIOS Setup
Main Menu ................................................................ 4- 1
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4- 2
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4- 3
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4- 6
Integrated Peripherals ............................................... 4-10
Power Management Setup ......................................... 4- 14
PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration ................................. 4-15
PC Health Status........................................................ 4-17
Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4- 20
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4- 22
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Supervisor/User Password Setting ........................... 4-23
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4- 24
Section 5 RAID Configuration
Introduction ............................................................... 5- 1
NVidia RAID Features ................................................. 5- 3
Enable RAID Function ............................................... 5- 4
Section 6 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation .............................................. 6- 1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 6- 2
Appendix Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ........................................ A-1
Appendix B
NVidia RAID BIOS Utility .......................................... B-1
Appendix C
POST Codes .............................................................. C-1
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1-1 Package Contents
Contents
Introduction
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
A. Mainboard
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
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USER’S
MANUAL
B
F. I/O Shield
G. S-ATA data and power cable
H. SLI bridge
I. Extra USB2.0 port cable
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C
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Page 1-1
Introduction
1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
AthlonTM 64 Processor
The AMD AthlonTM 64 processor family is designed to support performance
desktop. It provides a high performance HyperTransportTM link to I/O, as well
as a single 64-bit high-performance DDR memory controller.
For more information about all the new features AthlonTM Processor deliver, check out
the AMD website at
Chipset
http://www.amd.com
The board is designed with NVIDIA nForce4 SLi/nForce4 4X chipset, featuring
performance and stability with the most innovative technology and features.
For more details about the NVIDIA nForce4 series, please visit the NVIDIA Web
site at http://www.nvidia.com.
NVIDIA SLI
NVIDIA SLiTM technology revolutionizes PC performance by combining
multiple PCI Express GPUs in a single and scalable system! Gamers and
hardcore enthusiasts know that dual GPUs mean increased, supercharged 3D
graphics and performance. Get unmatched PC security protection, reliable
NVIDIA nForce Storage, and more. NVIDIA nForce4 SLI MCPs set the
performance bar that other PCs can only dream of reaching
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec (PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system opera-
tion and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.
GbE LAN
The new Gigabit Ethernet LAN allows data transmission at 1,000 megabits per
second (Mbps), which runs 10 times faster than conventional 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet LANs.
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Introduction
Serial ATA (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce 4 4X chipset)
Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage
interface. Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB/sec and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform.
Serial ATA II (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI chipset)
S-ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring
speed up to 300MB/sec. It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for
your storage devices. Hot-plug has also become its standard function to plug/
unplug whenever you want.
S-ATA RAID
RAID function available on chipset S-ATA/S-ATA II ports.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer
speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1
audio for DVD-playback. The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal
2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.
AMD Cool'n'QuietTM Technology
AMD's Cool'n'QuietTM Technology lowers CPU operating voltage when the
system is in idle mode. This helps to reduce heat dissipation and in effect lowers
the fan speed to noise from your PC.
NV Firewall
An unprecedented addition design for nForce product, provide high performance
& enhanced reliability of PC security solution to the users. The features would be
more advanced than many stand-alone firewalls can provide!
NVIDIA ActiveArmor
TM
(Supported in the NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI chipset)
Enhances networks security while delivers the highest system performance by
off-loading CPU-intensive packet filtering tasks in hardware, providing users
with a PC networking environment that is both fast and secure.
Page 1-3
Introduction
Special Features
BIOS Features:
Magic Health
&
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults
early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan.
EZ-Boot
&
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search
the BIOS menu, change and re-start.
PowerBIOS
&
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable
feature include FSB/Chipset/Memory voltage tweaking.
H/W Features:
QuickSPDIF
&
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel
speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital
audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
Post Port
&
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect
boot-up problems.
EZ-Button
&
A handy power-on button located onboard to turn on/off the system easily,
especially while debugging or testing the system.
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1-3 System Block Diagram
Introduction
Page 1-5
Introduction
Page 1-6
SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Support Socket-754 based AMD Athlon 64/Sempron up to 3700+ with
1.6GTs Hyper Transport processors
Chipset
nVidia nForce4 SLi / nForce4 4X Chipset
Main Memory
Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support single-sided or double-sided 2.5v DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs
in 128/256/512Mb technologies
Supports up to 2GB memory size
Expansion Slot
Two PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
Two PCI-E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
Two PCI Express x16 connectors to support NVIDIA SLi technology
Specification
Section 2
USB
Te n USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB
controller (4 connectors at rear panel)
P-ATA IDE
Two IDE interface (up to 4 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/
133 support from embedded IDE controller
S-ATA RAID
S-ATA II --->Four S-ATA II ports with up to 3Gbps bandwidth from
nForce4 SLi with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD support, or
S-ATA ---> Four S-ATA ports with up to 1.5Gbps bandwidth from
nForce 4 4X with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD support
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Specification
LAN
1Gbps Fast Ethernet with onboard Vitesse VSC8201 LAN chip
- nVidia Fireware
- nVidia ActiveArmor Secure Network Engine (Optional)
Audio
Onboard Realtek ALC-655 selectable 2 or 6-CH audio CODEC (AC97
v2.3 compliant)
- Support CD-In, AUX-In
- Coaxial S/PDIF-out available on rear panel
- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration:
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I/O
Onboard Fintek LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel,
Serial, and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature
Intelligent fan speed control for quiet operation
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
Peripheral Interfaces
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PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
One Parallel (printer) port
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Specification
One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
One Serial port
One RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
Three Audio jacks
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One floppy drive connector
Two ATA-100/133 IDE connector
Six extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN and AUX-IN connector
One IR connector
Four S-ATA II connectors from nVidia nForce4 SLI or Four S-ATA
connectors from nVidia nForce4 4X
Three Fan connectors
Front Panel Controller
Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Supports PC speaker
Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer
from keyboard
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging
Support EZ-Button – A handy power-on button onboard to turn on/off the
system easily
PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features:
- Programmable FSB and PCI-E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine
tuning
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Specification
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage, Chipset voltage , DIMM
voltage settings
Form Factor
305mm x 225 mm ATX size
Page 2-4
Mainboard Layout
Installation
Section 3
INSTALLATION
Page 3-1
Installation
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. CPU Installation
3-2. Jumper Settings
3-3. System Memory
3-4. VGA Card Installation
3-5. Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
<Figure 1>
Step 1
Open the socket by raising the actuation
lever.
Note:
Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by
AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage
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<Figure 2>
Step 2
Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on
the CPU socket and gently insert the
CPU. The CPU is keyed to prevent
incorrect insertion. Do not force the
processor into the socket. If it does not
go in easily, check for mis-orientation
and reinsert the CPU.
Make sure the processor is fully
inserted into the socket.
.
Installation
<Figure 3>
Step 3
Close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
Apply thermal compound to the top of
the CPU.
<Figure 5>
Step 5
Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard’s
CPU fan connector.
The installation is complete.
<Figure 4>
Step 4
Insert the heatsink as shown above.
Press the clips in the direction of the
arrows shown in Figure 4 to secure the
assembly to the CPU socket.
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Installation
3-2 Jumper Settings
JCMOS:
Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or
you forgot the supervisor or user
password, clear the CMOS data to
reconfigure the system back to the
default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for
a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key
to enter BIOS setup.
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Installation
3-3 System Memory Configuration
Memory Layout
The mainboard accommodates two PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual
In-line Memory Modules):
• Supports up to 2.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM.
• Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM
specification.
DDR DIMM 1
DDR DIMM 2
<Figure 6>
Memory configurations supported:
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1#MMIDSS/SDSS/SD
2#MMIDSS/SDSS/SD
* DS - Double-sided DIMM, * SS - Single-sided DIMM
NOTES:
• Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking)
may severely compromise the integrity of the system.
Memory Installation :
To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
Press straight down as shown in the figure below until the white clips
close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket.
Notch
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Installation
3-4 VGA Card Installation
Important: Please read through the instruction below before you
start installing the VGA card.
To install a single VGA card in Single
Mode, insert the VGA into the "Primary"
VGA slot. (labeled on the board)
In Single mode the “Secondary” VGA
slot will become inactive.
<Figure 7>
When installing the VGA card, make
sure the card edge connector is fully
inserted into the slot and the clicker is
locked properly.
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<Figure 8>
To install the dual VGA card in SLI
Mode mode, insert into both "Primary"
and "Secondary" VGA slot.
<Figure 9>
Installation
D
For SLI Mode, as "SLi Bridge" card (D)
must be installed to the golden fingers
E
(E) on the top of both VGA cards in
order to link the cards together.
For a single VGA in Single Mode, the
"SLi Bridge" card is not necessary.
<Figure 10>
After installing VGA driver, enable the Multi-Graphics Processor
Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView properties as shown below.
<Figure 11>
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Installation
3-5 Device Connectors
The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard
into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel.
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
JPWR_FAN
Parallel Port
S/PDIF-out
Coaxial Jack
JCPU_FAN
JSYS_FAN
RJ45
COM1
LAN
USB2.0 x 4 ports
Line-in/Rear out (Light Blue)
Line-out/Front out (Lime)
Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink)
Figure 12 - I/O Ports
JCPU_FAN / JPWR_FAN / JSYS_FAN:
CPU/Power/Chassis Fan Power Connectors
JCPU_FAN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a
heatsink with fan assembly.
JPWR_FAN: If you are installing an additional fan
in the unit, connect to this fan
connector.
JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to
prevent overheating the CPU.
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JCPU_FAN
Control
Sense
+12V
Ground
This mainboard is equipped with intelligent fan speed
JPWR_FAN
Sense
+12V
Ground
JSYS_FAN
Sense
+12V
Ground
control. Refer to the PC Health Status submenu of
the BIOS.
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