NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra, nForce4 4X User Guide

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Manual Revision 1.0

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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:

THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE

DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED

WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL

OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS

PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF

MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR

NONINFRINGEMENT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES SHALL

APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE

COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR

LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

HANDLING PROCEDURES:

Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the mainboard and any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact with system components on the mainboard. Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge. Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis. The Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage to the mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure to observe safety precautions.

CAUTION

The mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity.

Always observe the handling procedures.

Post Port Frequently Asked Questions (Optional)

Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix in this manual.

Post Code Problem Solution

FFh or CFh

C1h - C5h

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26h

07h - 12h

1. BIOS ch ip inserted in correctly

2. Incorrect BIOS update version

3. Mainboard problem

4. Add-on card inserted incorrectly

1. Memo ry modu le in s erted incorrec t ly

2. Memo ry compatibility pro blem

3. Memory module damaged

1. Error occured in VGA BIOS

2. VGA card inserted incorrectly

Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert key to

1. In it ial Keyboard con troller error

2. RTC error

1. Rein s ert the BIOS chip

2. Download the correct BIOS version update from the manufacturer's Web site

3. Replace mainboard

4. Remove and r ep l ace the add-on c ard

1. Reinsert memroy module

2. Replace memory with correct type

3. Replace memory module

1. Replace VGA card

2. Reinsert the VGA card

power on the system

1. Ensure the Keyboard and mouse are connected correctly

2. Replace the RTC battery

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IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

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1-1 Package Contents ................................................................................1

1-2 Mainboard Features .............................................................................. 2

1-3 Mainboard Specification .........................................................................4

1-4 System Block Diagram ........................................................................... 6

InstallationInstallation

Installation

InstallationInstallation

2-1 CPU Installation ....................................................................................8

2-2 Jumper Settings ...................................................................................8

2-3 System Memory Configuration ............................................................... 9

2-4 Rear I/O Port........................................................................................10

2-5 Internal Connectors ..............................................................................10

BIOS SetupBIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

BIOS SetupBIOS Setup

3-1 Main Menu............................................................................................13

3-2 Standard CMOS Setup ..........................................................................14

3-3 Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................................... 14

3-4 Power BIOS Features............................................................................16

Driver & UtilityDriver & Utility

Driver & Utility

Driver & UtilityDriver & Utility

Ghost BIOSGhost BIOS

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1-1 Package Contents

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Section 1 -- Introduction

Contents

A. Mainboard B. User’s manual C. Floppy drive cable D. HDD drive cable E. CD (drivers and utilities) F. I/O Shield G. SATA data cable

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If you intend to setup RAID:

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Optional items

H. Extra USB2.0 port cable I. Thermo Stick cable

If you need the optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance.

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When installing Windows XP/2000 into any RAID drive, the O/S setup will require a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. This step will show you how to prepare this driver floppy.

1. Locate a PC and insert the bundled CD into its CD-ROM drive.

2. A main menu screen will appear (Autorun feature)

3. Select the page “RAID floppy”

4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive

5. Click on the required RAID controller driver to begin copy into the floppy

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1-2 Mainboard Features

Socket AM2

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Socket AM2 (940-pin) based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhancements for AMD Athlon AM2 processor-based systems, and it also expected to be the next-generation of platform innovations.

For more information about all the new features Athlon

http://www.amd.com

Chipset

The board is designed with nVidia nForce4 Ultra/nForce4 4X chipset, featuring performance and stability with the most innovative technology and features.

For more details about the nVidia chipset, please visit the nVidia Web site at

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.

DDRII

DDRII ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDRII memory offers faster speed, higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.

Dual Channel

Supports dual channel of DDRII memory to give you twice the memory bandwidth for greater system performance.

Hardware Monitoring

Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.

GbE LAN

This mainboard is mounted with the new Gigabit Ethernet LAN which allows data transmission at 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps), running at 10 times faster than conventional 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LANs.

Serial ATA (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 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 nForce4 Ultra 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.

SATA RAID

RAID function available on chipset’s SATA/SATA II ports, RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD by NV driver support.

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 (Optional)

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.

8ch (Optional)

Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games. Perfect for your home theatre system.

AMD Cool'n'QuietTM Technology

AMD's Cool'n'Quiet

Brief Introduction

AM2 Processor deliver, check out the AMD website

http://www.nVidia.com.

Technology lowers CPU operating voltage when the system is in idle mode. This helps to

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reduce heat dissipation and in effect lowers the fan speed to noise from your PC.

NVIDIA Firewall (Optional)

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 ActiveArmorTM (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 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.

Special Features

BIOS Features:

Ghost BIOS

No more worries if BIOS gets corrupted causing your system unable to boot. The onboard backup BIOS will rescue & recover main BIOS in just a few easy steps.

Thunder Probe

A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage, temperature and speed of a variety of hardware. It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan.

Thunder Flash

A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function, BIOS flash function and personal start up screen.

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/Memory/ Chipset voltage tweaking.

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H/W Features:

Post Port (Optional)

An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems.

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.

Thermo Stick (Optional)

Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for monitoring VGA card, chipset or even disk drives temperatures.

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1-3 Mainboard Specification

Processor

 Support Socket-AM2 (940 pin) based AMD Athlon-AM2 with 2.0/1.6GTs 16x16 Hyper Transport processors

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 Support VMM (Virtualization-Machine-Monitoring)

Chipset

 nVidia nForce4 Ultra / nForce4 4X Chipset

Main Memory

 Four 240-pin DDRII SDRAM DIMM sockets  Support single-sided or double-sided 1.8v DDRII-533/667/800 DIMMs with dual channel architecture in

256/512Mb technologies

 Supports up to 16GB memory size

Expansion Slots

 Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3  Two PCI-E (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a  One PCI-E (x16) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a

USB

 Ten USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (4 connectors at rear panel)

LAN

 One Gb Ethernet from Marvell 88E1116 LAN PHY

P-ATA IDE

 Two IDE interface (up to 4 IDE devices) with UDMA-33/66/100/133 support from embedded IDE controller

S-ATA RAID

 Four S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4

Ultra chipset)

 Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MB/s bandwidth with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 4x

chipset)

I/O

 Onboard EPoX EP1308 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 and CPU temperature sensing  Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (DC) and Chassis-fan 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  Support Ghost BIOS for BIOS Recovery

Audio

 8 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC850 AC’97 v2.3 compliant CODEC (Optional)

6 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC655 AC’97 v2.3 compliant CODEC (Optional)

- Support CD-In, AUX-In

- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation

- Rear panel audio jacks configuration: depending on model you purchased, please refer to one of the

following table:

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 PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports  One Parallel (printer) port  One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack  One S/PDIF-Out Optical (Optional)  One Serial port  One RJ45 LAN connector  Four USB2.0 ports  Six Audio jacks or Three Audio jacks

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 One floppy drive connector  Two ATA-100/133 IDE connectors  Six extra USB2.0 ports  One CD-IN and AUX-IN connectors  One IR connector  Four S-ATA II or S-ATA connectors  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 (Optional)  PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features:

- Programmable FSB and PCI-E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning

- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier, FSB clock, DIMM frequency

- Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage, Chipset voltage and DIMM voltage

 Support Thermo Stick temperature (Optional)

 Support Ghost BIOS - Rescue, recover BIOS in an easy step and no more worry of BIOS being corrupted.

Powerful utilities for Windows

 Support Thunder Probe - A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage, temperature and speed of

a variety of hardware. It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan.

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 Support Thunder Flash - A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue

function, BIOS flash function and personal start up screen.

Form Factor

 305mm x 225 mm A TX size

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1-4 System Block Diagram

Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis.

2-1 CPU Installation

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Section 2 -- Installation

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Step 1

Open the socket by raising the actuation lever.

Step 2

(1) Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on the CPU socket as shown.

Insert the CPU and make sure it is fully inserted into the socket.

(2) Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever.

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the CPU into the socket. If it does not go in easily, check for mis-orientation.

Step 3

Insert the heatsink as shown. Press the clips in the direction of the arrows shown to secure the assembly to the CPU socket.

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Step 4

Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard’s CPU fan connector. The installation is complete.

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• Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by

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• Apply heatsink thermal compound/paste to the CPU.

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2-2 Jumper Settings

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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

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 To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.

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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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2-3 System Memory Configuration

The mainboard accommodates Four 240-pin DIMMs.

• Supports up to 16GB of 533/667/800MHz DDRII SDRAM.

• Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDRII DIMM specification.

Dual Channel interface:

• Dual channel memory access offers increased system performance.

• For dual channel to operate, both channel must be populated with same amount of memory, preferably of the same type.

• The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs <Figure 1>. Each dual channel pair has the same color, e.g. DIMM1 and DIMM2. To obtain best performance, simply

mount DIMM sockets of the same color.

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Dual Channel 2

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 4

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Memory Installation :

To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector. Press straight down as shown in the figure until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the

DIMM socket.

Notch

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2-4 Rear IO Port

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.

RJ45

LAN

5.1 Audio Channel

7.1 Audio Channel

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PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

S/PDIF-out Coaxial Jack

Parallel Port

S/PDIF-out Optical (Optional)

COM1

USB2.0 x 4 ports

2-5 Internal Connectors

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Connectors Figure Descriptions

JCPU_FAN

JPWR_FAN

JSYS_FAN

Control

Ground

Sense

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Ground

Sense

CPU / Power / Chassis Fan Power Connectors JCPU_FAN: Connect the CPU fan to this connector. JPWR_FAN: Use this connector if you are installing an

JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate

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additional fan in the unit.

airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU.

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FDD

IDE1

Primary IDE

IDE2

Secondary IDE

PW1

PW12

CFPA

CD-IN

AUX-IN

MIC_In

Front Line-out-R

Front Line-out-L

Primary/Secondary IDE Connector

Floppy Drive Connector

Connects to the IDE device, i.e. HDD and CD-ROM device.

When using two IDE drives on the same

connector, one must be set to Master mode and the other to Slave mode. Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for details.

3.3V

+12V

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GroundGround

GND

+5V

Rear Line-out-FR

Key

Rear Line-out-FL

CD_IN_Right

CD_Reference

CD_IN_Left

AUX_IN_Right

GND

AUX_IN_Left

PW1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector

Ground

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PW12: 4-pin ATX12V Power Connector

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The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one

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be used simultaneously.

CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector This connector is used only if the speaker and microphone needs to be plugged at the front of the PC case. Otherwise, leave the jumpers at the default position.

CD-IN/AUX-IN: CD Audio-in connectors These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

CUSB3 CUSB4 CUSB5

CUSB3/CUSB4/CUSB5: Six USB2.0 header This mainboard includes 6 additional onboard USB ports. To use these additional USB ports, a USB bracket is required. Please contact your retailer for details.

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Connectors Figure Descriptions

CFP: Case Front Panel Connector

CFP

 HD_LED

This LED indicates hard drive activity.

 PWR_LED

Connects to the power indicator on the PC case.

 RST

Connects to the RESET switch on the PC case.

 PW_ON

Connects to the Power button on the PC case, to turn on the system. To turn off the system, press the power button for 4 seconds.

CIR

CSPK

SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4

THM-ST (Optional)

CP80P (Optional)

CIR: IR connector For connection to an IrDA receiver unit.

CSPK: Speaker Connects to the case’s speaker for PC beeps.

GND

B+

GND

A+

A-B-

GND

SATA1 ~ SATA4: Four S-ATA II or S-ATA Connectors These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA HDDs

or optical drives type.

Thermo Stick: Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for monitoring VGA card, chipset or even disk drives temperatures.

CP80P: Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot. Allows quick and easy optimization. The LED will display the CPU temperature when you run the bundled Thunder Probe software.

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Section 3 -- BIOS Setup

3-1 Main Menu

The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a device is added.

It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings.

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what you see on your screen. The contents of BIOS are subject to change without notice. Please visit our website for BIOS updates.

To enter the Setup Program :

Power on the computer and press the <Del> key during the POST (Power On Self Test). The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens.

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The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor, press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of the selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters.

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3-2 Standard CMOS Setup

Choose “STANDARD CMOS FEATURES” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu. Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy drive type, and display type. Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference. When a field is highlighted (use direction keys to move the cursor and the <Enter> key to select), the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the <PgDn> or the <PgUp> key.

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Notes:

• If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected.

• The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs.

3-3 Advanced BIOS Features

Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board. Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.

Removable Device Priority

This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority. Options: Floppy Disk, LS120, ZIP100, USB-FDD0, USB-FDD1, USB-ZIP0, USB-ZIP1.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority. Options: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1, USBHDD2, Bootable Add-in cards.

CD-ROM Boot Priority

This item allows you to select the CD-ROM boot priority. Options: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB-CDROM0, USB-CDROM1.

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Init Display First

This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI-E or PCI first when the system boots. Options: PCI Slot, PCIEx.

First /Second/Third Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Options: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled.

Boot Other Device

When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first, second, and third boot devices. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad. Off: The keypad acts like cursor keys.

Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.

System: The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is

entered at the prompt.

Setup: The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is

entered at the prompt.

APIC Mode

This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T. Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer. If a device failure is predicted, the host software, through the Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns the user of the impending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

Full Screen LOGO Show

This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

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3-4 POWER BIOS Features

This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking.

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Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation.

CPU Frequency

Enables you to increment the CPU’s clock generator at 1 MHz step. This works together with CPU Clock Ratio (below) to set the CPU operating frequency.

CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio = CPU Frequency

For example, if you have a processor that is rated at 2.4GHz and the clock generator is 200MHz, then 200MHz x 12 = 2.4GHz Options: 200 to 450 in 1MHz increments.

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Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome this switch off the power supply

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and switch on again. Restart the system, press and hold < default or initial setting.

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key. This will revert the BIOS to

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PCIE Clock

Enables you to subtle tune the PCI-E frequency at increments of 1MHz step. Options: 100 to 145 in 1MHz increments.

CPU Clock Ratio

Use this item to select a multiplier to set the CPU frequency. See CPU Frequency item above for explanation. If your CPU multiplier is locked this option will be unavailable.

AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet

Reduce the noise and heat from your PC when AMD’s Cool’n’Quiet Options: Auto, Disabled.

CPU Voltage

This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage. Options: Off, Auto, -0.200V to +0.350V in 0.025V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.

Chipset Voltage

This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage. Options: +1.5V to +1.8V in 0.1V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.

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DIMM Voltage

This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage. Options: Auto, +1.8V to +2.5V in 0.1V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.

Memory clock

This item sets the memory clock.

CPU Core Clock Multiplier vs. DRAM Interface Speed

CPU Ratio

CPU Frequency

4 800 MHz 5 160MHz 5 160MHz 5 160MHz 5 160MHz

5 1000 MHz 5 200MHz 5 200MHz 5 200MHz 5 200MHz

6 1200 MHz 6 200MHz 5 240MHz 5 240MHz 5 240MHz

7 1400 MHz 7 200MHz 6 233MHz 5 280MHz 5 280MHz

8 1600 MHz 8 200MHz 6 266MHz 5 320MHz 5 320MHz

9 1800 MHz 9 200MHz 7 257MHz 6 300MHz 5 360MHz

10 2000 MHz 10 200MHz 8 250MHz 6 333MHz 5 400MHz

11 2200 MHz 11 200MHz 9 244MHz 7 314MHz 6 366MHz

12 2400 MHz 12 200MHz 9 266MHz 8 300MHz 6 400MHz

13 2600 MHz 13 200MHz 10 260MHz 8 325MHz 7 371MHz

14 2800 MHz 14 200MHz 11 254MHz 9 311MHz 7 400MHz

15 3000 MHz 15 200MHz 12 250MHz 9 333MHz 8 375MHz

16 3200 MHz 16 200MHz 12 266MHz 10 320MHz 8 400 MHz

17 3400 MHz 17 200MHz 13 261MHz 11 309MHz 9 377 MHz

* Memory Frequency = CPU Frequency / Division

100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz

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Section 4 -- Driver

Once the operating system has been installed, you need to install the drivers for the mainboard.

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Method 1

Method 2

Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM and the main menu screen will appear. The main menu displays links to the supported drivers, utilities and software.

Method 1

This item installs all drivers automatically.

Method 2

This item allows you to install the drivers selectively.

Step 1 : Click “nVIDIA nForce Driver” to install chipset driver. Step 2 : Click “REALTEK AUDIO Driver” to install audio driver. Step 3 : Click “USB V2.0 Driver” to install USB 2.0 driver. Step 4 : Click “AMD Cool’n’Quiet Processor Driver” to install AMD series processor driver.

Please select:

Auto Installation

Manual Installation

Please install SP1 for Windows XP before installing nForce driver

>> nVIDIA nForce Driver

>> REALTEK AUDIO Driver

>> USB 2.0 Driver

>> AMD Cool’n’Quiet Processor Driver

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Main menu items may vary depending on model you purchased.

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Once the drivers have been successfully installed, you may proceed to install the bundled utility software.

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Section 5 -- Ghost BIOS

Ghost BIOS helps you to recover from a corrupted BIOS situation, which normally would leave your system unable to boot. Ghost BIOS lets you repair the BIOS yourself saving the hassle of returning the mainboard for repair.

Preparing for Ghost BIOS:Preparing for Ghost BIOS:

Preparing for Ghost BIOS:

Preparing for Ghost BIOS:Preparing for Ghost BIOS:

1. Install the Thunder Flash utility found in the bundled CD.

2. Create a BIOS Recovery Disk (BRD) with this utility.

“LOAD”

Making BIOS Recovery Disk:

1. Run the Thunder Flash utility.

2. Connect to the internet.

3. Insert a blank floppy disk into floppy drive and click "LOAD".

4. Keep this floppy in a safe place for future use.

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1. If recover from BIOS Recovery Disk floppy, insert the floppy disk created earlier and click "1".

2. If recover from mainboard driver CD, insert driver CD into optical drive and click "2".

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Note that mainboard driver CD consists only of Safe Mode BIOS. Proper BIOS must be updated after you enter the O/S.

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If the screen below is shown, that means your BIOS version is not updated. Refer to Magic Flash steps to update the BIOS.

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Section 6 -- Appendix

6-1 Post Codes6-1 Post Codes

6-1 Post Codes

6-1 Post Codes6-1 Post Codes

POST (hex) DESCRIPTION

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h Early chipset initialization:

C1h Detect memory

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM. 01h Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch. 04h Reserved 05h 1. Blank out screen

06h Reserved 07h 1 . Clear 8042 interface

08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/Ochips.

09h Reserved 0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

0B-0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep

0Fh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in

11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.

13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by

15h Reserved 16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or

19-1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to

1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 20h Reserved

- Disable shadow RAM

- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

- Program basic chipset registers

- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

2. Clear CMOS error flag

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

2. Enable keyboard interface.

2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

beeping the speaker.

F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.

OEM customers.

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SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to URIOUS_soft_HDLR.

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21h HPM initialization (notebook platform) 22h Reserved 23h 1 . Check validity of RTC value:

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24-26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.

2A-2Ch Reserved 2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language

2E-32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 34-3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2. 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality. 44h Reserved 45-46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

4A-4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) 53-54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 56h Reserved 57h 1. Display PnP logo

e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead.

3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Early PCI initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0.

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller.

4. Measure CPU speed.

5. Invoke video BIOS.

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed ….

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

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-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device. 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. 5Ah Reserved 5Bh (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.

2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch. 5E-5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup

utility. 61-64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration

table. 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to

“AUTO”. 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved 73h (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. 76h Reserved 77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports. 78h-79h Reserved 7Ah Detect & install co-processor 7B-7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:

 Clear EPA or customization logo. 80h-81h Reserved 82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password. 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1. USB final Initialization

2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure

3. Switch screen back to text mode

4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.

5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs

6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

7. Initialize APM

8. Clear noise of IRQs. 86-92h Reserved

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93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code 94h 1. Enable L2 cache

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95h 1. Program daylight saving

96h 1. Build MP table

FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

2. Program boot up speed

3. Chipset final initialization.

4. Power management final initialization

5. Clear screen & display summary table

6. Program K6 write allocation

7. Program P6 class write combining

2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSIRQ routing table.

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