NVIDIA nForce 570, nForce 550 User Manual

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Manual Revision 1.0

August 15, 2006

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

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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

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

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1. BIOS ch ip inserted incorr ectly

2. Incorrect BIOS update version

3. Mainboard problem

4. Add-on card inserted incorrectly

1. Memo ry modu le inserted incorrectly

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 replace th e add-on card

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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Table of Contents

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IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

IntroductionIntroduction

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

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

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

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

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InstallationInstallation

Installation

InstallationInstallation

2-1 CPU Installation ....................................................................................7

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

Ghost BIOS

Ghost BIOSGhost BIOS

AppendixAppendix

Appendix

AppendixAppendix

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1-1 Package Contents

Introduction

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 II data cable

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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

Introduction

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 AthlonTM AM2 Processor deliver, check out the AMD website

http://www.amd.com

Chipset

The board is designed with nVidia nForce 570/550 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.

DDR2

DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDR2 memory offers faster speed, higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.

Dual Channel

Supports dual channel of DDR2 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.

Dual GbE LAN (Optional)

Onboard two Gigabit-LAN controllers. This twin set of Gigabit-LAN breaks traditional bandwidth barrier, delivering maximum 1000Mbps between internal and external network.

GbE LAN (Optional)

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 II

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 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 (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'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.

Brief Introduction

http://www.nVidia.com.

Introduction

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 CPU/Memory/ Chipset voltage tweaking.

H/W Features:

Post Port

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.

EZ-Button

A handy power-on button located onboard to turn on/off the system easily, especially while debugging or testing the system. The LED on PW-ON button shows the power status, the LED on RESET button shows the HDD status.

LEDION

Onboard LED indicators to show the power status CPU, Chipset and DRAM. You know immediately where to look if the system fails to start.

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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Introduction

1-3 Mainboard Specification

Processor

 Support Socket-AM2 (940 pin) based AMD Athlon-X2/Athlon-64/Sempron processors

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 Support 2.0GTs 16X16 wide Hyper Transport bus  Support VMM (Virtualization-Machine-Monitoring)

Chipset

 nVidia nForce 570 or nVidia nForce 550

Main Memory

 Four 240-pin unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets  Support single-sided or double-sided 1.8v DDR2-533/667/800 DIMMs with dual channel architecture in

256Mb/512Mb/1Gb 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

 Two Gigabit Ethernet from onboard Realtek RTL8111B PCI-E Controller (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce 570

chipset)

 One Gigabit Ethernet from onboard Realtek RTL8111B PCI-E Controller (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce 550

chipset)

P-ATA IDE

 One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33/66/100/133 support from embedded IDE controller

S-ATA RAID

 Six S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s bandwidth with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 (Supported in the NVIDIA nForce

570 chipset)

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

550 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 (PWM) 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

 6 or 8 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC8xx High Definition audio compliant CODEC

- Support CD-In

- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation

Introduction

- 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  Two RJ45 LAN connector from nF570 chipset, or One RJ45 LAN connector from nF550 chipset  Four USB2.0 ports  Six Audio jacks from nF570 chipset, or Three Audio jacks from nF550 chipset

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 One floppy drive connector  One ATA-100/133 IDE  Six extra USB2.0 ports  One CD-IN connector  One IR connector  Six S-ATA II connectors from nF570 chipset, or Four S-ATA II connectors from nF550 chipset  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  PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features:

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

- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier, FSB clock, PCI-E x16 clock, DIMM frequency

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

 Support EZ-Button – A handy power-on button onboard to turn on/off the system easily and the LED on

PW-ON button shows the power status, the LED on RESET button shows the HDD status

 Support LEDION – onboard LED power indicator for CPU, DDR and chipset

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