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Contents
Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 7
1-1 NF4Pro-939 Mainboard Layout.............................................8
1-2 Mainboard Specification Table ..............................................9
1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram........................................... 10
1-4 Mainboard Specifications and Features .............................11
1-4.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 11
1-4.2 System Chipset ............................................................................. 11
1-4.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 11
1-4.4 BIOS ............................................................................................... 11
1-4.5 PCI Express Interface................................................................. 12
1-4.6 AC’97 Audio Codec on board .................................................... 12
1-4.7 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 12
1-4.8 SATA RAID and PATA RAID Interface .................................. 12
1-4.9 Multi-I/O Functions .................................................................... 13
1-4.10 10/100/1000Mb Cicada PHYceiver on board ....................... 13
1-4.11 Hardware Monitor integrated .................................................13
1-4.12 Form Factor................................................................................ 13
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 14
2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 939 ....................................... 15
2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 16
2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 16
2-2.2 Single-channel and Dual Channel Memory Features ........... 16
2-3 Warning LED and Thermal Detector ................................ 17
2-4 PCI Express Slot Installation .............................................. 17
2-5 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 18
2-6 SATA / RAID Connectors..................................................... 19
2-7 Floppy Drive Installation ..................................................... 20
2-8 ATX Power Supply Installation .......................................... 21
2-9 Jumper Setting ....................................................................... 22
2-9.0 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 23
2-9.1 JBAT1: Clear CMOS .................................................................. 23
2-9.2 JKB1 & J1: Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up ..................................24
2-10 Other Connectors Configuration...................................... 25
2-10.1 On-board FAN Connectors ......................................................25
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2-10.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ............................................26
2-10.3. Back Panel Connectors............................................................ 27
2-10.4 SPDIF-out ports......................................................................... 27
2-10.5 RJ45 Connector ......................................................................... 28
2-10.6 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD_In).................................... 28
2-10.7 IEEE 1394a Port/Pin-header ................................................... 29
2-10.8 JAUD1: External Audio Connector .......................................29
2-10.9 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors)................... 30
Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 31
3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 32
3-2 To Install DirectX9 ................................................................ 33
3-3 To Install “nVIDIA nForce4 All-in-1 Driver” .................. 34
3-4 To Verify 8-channel Audio Configuration ......................... 35
3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 36
3-5.1 Installation ...................................................................................36
3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 37
3-6 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP ........ 38
3-7 RAID Driver Installation ..................................................... 38
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup............................................. 39
4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 40
4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 40
4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 40
4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 40
4-5 To Update BIOS ..................................................................... 41
4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 44
4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................44
4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................46
4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 49
4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................52
4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 54
4-6.6 Power Management Setup ......................................................... 59
4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration ............................................................ 62
4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield....................................................... 64
4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................ 65
4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults .........................................................66
4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD............................. 67
4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP.............................................................. 68
4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ...................................................... 68
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Chapter 5 nVIDIA RAID Setup ............................. 69
5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 70
5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation.......................................................... 70
5-0-2 Disk Array Member .................................................................... 70
5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by nForce4-4X (CK804)......... 70
5-1. Set up IDE RAID HDDs and SATA RAID HDDs ........... 71
5-2. Enable IDE SATA function in System BIOS ................... 72
5-3. Enter the NVRAID BIOS .................................................... 73
5-4. Configure the RAID Setup.................................................. 74
5-5. Finish the RAID Setup ........................................................ 75
5-6 Install Win 2K/XP and nForce4-CK804 RAID Driver.... 77
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Chapter 1 Specification
Introduction
This mainboard features an integration of the powerful processors
AMD Athlon 64 939 and the system chipset nVidia nForce4 CK804,
with which the whole system performance supports HyperTransport Bus
up to 1000MHz.
nForce4 CK804 supports on-board AMD processor to provide the
PCI Express interface up to x16 for various PCI Express cards (including
the PCI Express-x16 Graphics card).
In addition, nForce4 CK804 also supports the LPC Super I/O, PCI
interface (including 8-channel AC’97 Audio interface, SPDIF-out interface and Gigabit LAN interface), USB 2.0 interface, ATA 133/100/66
data transfer rate, Serial ATA / RAID interface and PATA RAID interface.
This chapter is to introduce to users every advanced function of this
high performance integration.
Topics included in this chapter are:
1-1 Mainboard Layout
1-2 Specification Table
1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram
1-4 Mainboard Specifications and Features
** If any difference is found between this manual and the Mainboard you are using, please look up the ERRATA/UPDATE Slip
enclosed inside for the correction or updated information, or
else contact the Mainboard Dealer or visit our Web Site for the
latest manual update.
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1-1 NF4Pro-939 Mainboard Layout
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1-2 Mainboard Specification Table
NF4Pro-939 Specifications and Features
CPU
System
Chipset
Graphics
Interface
Memory
I/O Chip
PCI Express
Audio
IDE Interface &
PATA interface
Serial ATA/RAID
Interface
VGA
Network
PCI Slots
Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64 939-pin CPUs
nVidia nForce4 CK804, supporting up to
1000MHz Hyper Transport
PCI Express-x16 slot, supporting PCIE graphics
card
Supported by Athlon 64 CPU for Dual -channel
DDR 400/333 SDRAM, up to 4GB in 4 DIMM slots
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1 PCI Express-x16 slot; 3 PCI Express-x1 slots
AC’97 Audio 2.3 compliant, 8-channel audio;
2xS/PDIF-out;
2 ATA 133/100/66 IDE Connectors, supporting
4xIDE HDDs for PATA RAID
4SATA / SATA RAID connectors supported by
nForce4 CK804
Not integrated on board
NV Gigabit LAN with Cicada PHY supporting
10/100/1000Mb LAN
2 PCI Master slots on board
I/O Connectors
Other Common
Feature
10 USB V2.0, 1 FDD port, 1 COM port, 1 LPT,
1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 K/B, 1 PS/2 Mouse, 2 SPDIF-out
PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Wake up;
Suspend to RAM mode (STR) supported;
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1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram
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1-4 Mainboard Specifications and Features
1-4.1 CPU Socket
CPU Socket 939 on board, supporting AMD Athlon 64 939-pin
processors, implementing up to 1000MHz Hyper Transport Speed
(System Bus) designed to be capable of operating up to 2000MT/s with
a resulting bandwidth of up to 8 Gbytes/s and integrated Memory Controller supporting DDR 400/333MHz SDRAM.
1-4.2 System Chipset
Single Chip nForce4-CK804:
• Supporting 1000MHz Hyper Transport Bus
• Supporting PCI Express up to x16 interface for PCI Express device
cards ( including Graphics card)
• Supporting LPC Super I/O, PCI interface (including 8-channel Audio
interface, SPDIF-out interface, and Gigabit LAN interface), ATA133/
100/66 interface, PATA RAID interface, USB V2.0 interface, as well
as SATA/SATA RAID interface
1-4.3 Memory
4 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board for non-ECC Dual Channel DDR
400/333 SDRAMs up to 4GBs:
• DIMMs to be populated in identical pairs for Dual Channel operation
• Installation of mixed volumes yet same type of DDR SDRAM mod-
ules supported
1-4.4 BIOS
Flash Memory for easy upgrade, and supporting various hardware configuration during booting system (See Chapter 4 BIOS Setup):
• Standard CMOS Features (Times, Date, Hard Disk Type etc.)
• Advanced BIOS Features (Virus Protection, Boot Sequence etc.
• Advanced Chipset Features (AT Clock, DRAM Timing etc.)
• Power Management Features (Sleep timer, Suspend Timer etc.)
• PNP/PCI Configurations (IRQ Settings, Latency Timers etc.)
• Integrated Peripherals (Onboard IO,IRQ, DMA Assign. etc.)
• SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield (CPU/System Temp.,Fan speed etc.)
• Frequency/Voltage (CPU clock, Voltage of CPU, DIMM, AGP etc.)
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1-4.5 PCI Express Interface
1 PCI Express-x16 slot integrated, supporting:
• a raw bit-rate of 2.5 Gb.s on the data pins, resulting in a real band-
width per pair of 250MB/s.
• Enhanced Addressing Machanism
• PCIE Graphics / LAN card etc. (not supporting AGP card)
3 PCI Express-x1 slots integrated supporting PCIE LAN card etc.
1-4.6 AC’97 Audio Codec on board
AC’97 Audio Codec Realtek ALC850 on board
• Supporting 8-channel display of PCM audio output
• 8 channel audio consists of Front-Out, Surround-Out, Center-Out,
Surround-Back-Out, Mic-In, Line-In, and Front-Mic-In for complete
surround sound effect
• 2xSPDIF-out connectors integrated in Back Panel supported by
nForce4-CK804 for digital format output.
• AC’97 Audio Codec Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s
installation.
1-4.7 Advanced System Power Management
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface incorporated in BIOS for
reducing power consumption :
• ACPI 1.0 compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)
• ACPI Suspend function supported
• PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Wake-up
• STR (Suspend to RAM) mode supported
• Real Time Clock (RTC) with date, month, and century field
1-4.8 SATA RAID and PATA RAID Interface
Serial ATA RAID Interface supported by nForce4-CK804:
• Supporting 4 Serial ATA/RAID connectors for 4 SATA Hard Disks with
150Mb/s transfer rate
• RAID Drivers enclosed in Support CD/Floppy Disk for installation
• Supporting RAID 0,1, 0+1 configuration
PATA RAID Interface supported by nForce4-CK804:
• Supporting 2 IDE connectors for 4 IDE / RAID Hard Disks setup
• RAID Drivers enclosed in Support CD/Floppy Disk for installation
• Supporting RAID 0,1, 0+1 configuration
SATA RAID and PATA RAID combined setup supported by nForce4-
CK804
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1-4.9 Multi-I/O Functions
• IDE Controller, supporting:
-- 2 ATA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices
• Dedicated IR Functions:
-- 1x5 IR connector dedicated to IR function with Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR)
and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR
• Multi-mode parallel data transfer:
-- Standard mode, high speed mode ECP and enhanced mode EPP
• Floppy Drive Connector:
-- 1 FDD connector supporting 2 floppy drives with drive swap support
• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:
-- USB V2.0 compliant, 480 Mb/s USB Bus, supporting Windows 98 and
later operating systems; USB drivers provided in Support CD for installation
-- 4 built-in USB connectors and 3 more USB pin-headers which require 3
optional USB cables to provide 6 more USB ports
• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):
-- 1 serial port (COM1) on board.
1-4.10 10/100/1000Mb Cicada PHYceiver on board
• Supporting 10/100/1000Mb data transfer
• Supporting Wake On LAN function through the on-board RJ45 LAN
Connector
1-4.11 Hardware Monitor integrated
• Hardware Monitor integrated, providing monitoring functions on hardware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds.
• Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying monitor status is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation.
1-4.12 Form Factor
• ATX Form Factor, ATX Power Supply
• Mainboard size: 305mm x 220mm
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup !
1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components.
For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer
to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package.
2. Installing a cooling fan with a good heatsink is a must for proper heat
dissipation for your CPU. Get ready an appropriate fan with heatsink
for proper installation. Improper fan and installation will damage your
CPU.
3. In case CPU Vcore, CPU clock or Frequency Ratio is adjustable on
board, please follow the instructions described in the User Manual
for proper setup. Incorrect setting will cause damage to your CPU.
The following topics are included in this chapter:
2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 939 ....................................... 15
2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 16
2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 16
2-2.2 Single-channel and Dual Channel Memory Features ...........16
2-3 Warning LED and Thermal Detector ................................ 17
2-4 PCI Express Slot Installation .............................................. 17
2-5 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 18
2-6 SATA / RAID Connectors ..................................................... 19
2-7 Floppy Drive Installation ..................................................... 20
2-8 ATX Power Supply Installation .......................................... 21
2-9 Jumper Setting ....................................................................... 22
2-9.0 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 23
2-9.1 JBAT1: Clear CMOS .................................................................. 23
2-9.2 JKB1 & J1: Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up ..................................24
2-10 Other Connectors Configuration...................................... 25
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2-1 CPU Installation with Socket 939
This series is built with CPU Socket 939 supporting the AMD Athlon 64
CPUs:
1. Socket 939 supported by a
cooling Fan Base.
Socket 939
Pin 1 position
Socket 939 Lever
3. Insert CPU into Socket 939,
CPU Pin1 to Socket Pin1.
CPU Pin 1 to Socket Pin 1.
2. Pull up the lever to
release socket lock.
Pull up Lever
4. Pull down Lever to fix CPU
to Socket 939
Pull down Lever to fix CPU.
5. Install cooling fan into Fan Base.
Cooling Fan
Latch
Cooling Fan Latch
Connect Fan Power
connector to Mainboard
CPU Fan Power connector.
(Attention: This CPU Fan
connector is only an
example for illustration.)
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2-2 Memory Installation
2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module
• Make sure to unplug your Power Supply before adding or removing
memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both
your mainboard and the memory module.
• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots. Forcing a DIMM in
a socket improperly will damage the memory module and slot.
• Make sure you have the right type of memory module for your
mainboard.
2-2.2 Single-channel and Dual Channel Memory Features
• Dual Channel Memory Configuration is formed by couple of identical
DDR SDRAMs.
• Matched DIMMs need to have identical density, DRAM technology,
DRAM bus width, and equal number of memory banks.
• This mainboard supports up to 4GB unbuffered Dual Channel DDR
400/333 SDRAM, with 4 DDR DIMM slots on board.
other type of modules into these slots.
• The dual memory controller can double the DDR memory bandwidth
up to 6.4GB/s with DDR400, 5.4GB/s with DDR333.
184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definition
Do not insert
DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position
(2.5V Voltage Key) DDR Notch
DIMM1
DIMM2
Slot Rib
DIMM3
DIMM4
Module Latch
To Boot PC with Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Populate DIMM1+2 / DIMM 3+4 / DIMM1+2+3+4 with identical DIMMs
To Boot PC with Single Channel Memory Configuration
Populate DIMM1 / DIMM3 / DIMM1 + DIMM3 (not recommended)
(Note: DIMM2 / DIMM4 / DIMM2 + DIMM4 cannot boot PC.)
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2-3 Warning LED and Thermal Detector
LED1 is a DIMM powered-on
LED1
warning LED. When PC system is
powered on, LED1 will light on
and no memory module should
be inserted into or removed from
DIMM slot then.
RT2
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Detector by default for detecting
system temperature.
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1) PCI Express-x16 Slot is built on board for PCI Express Graphics
card application, supporting a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data
pins. It does not support AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X card.
2) 3 PCIE-x1 slots are also supported by nForce4-CK804, compliant
with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a for PCI Express
cards (including LAN).
3 PCIE-x1 slots
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2-5 IDE Connector Installation
1. To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE
cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board,
and then connect the gray connector to your slave device and the
black connector to your master device. If you install two hard disks,
you must configure the second drive to slave mode by setting its
jumpers correctly. Please refer to your hard disk documentation for
the jumper settings.
2. IDE1 and IDE2 are also supported by nForce4-CK804 to set up IDE
RAID system with 2 to 4 IDE Hard disks.
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FAN
PCI1
PCI2
J1
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USB3
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nVIDIA
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Li
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USB4
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LED1
PW1
ATX Power
IDE2
IDE1
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ATA IDE connectors:
Orient the red line on the IDE
Flat Cable to Pin1.
Pin 1 (to Red Line of
IDE2
IDE1
3
FAN
SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
BIOS
FD1
JBAT1
NJ1
USB5
HDIRPWR
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RST
IDE cable)
Black connector
(To Master Device)
Gray connector
(To Slave device)
Red line
Blue connector
(To Mainboard)
IDE Flat Cable
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80-conductor
cable
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2-6 SATA / RAID Connectors
4 Serial ATA connectors for 4 SATA/RAID Hard Disks are supported by
NFORCE4-CK804 chipset. Please see Chapter 5 Disk Array Installation for detailed RAID installaion.
PS/2 Keyboard
JKB1
PS/2
Mouse
1
DIMM4
S/PDIF
Out
DIMM3
S/PDIF
Out
DIMM2
DIMM1
LPT1
COM1
ATX1
+12V Power
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USB Port
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PCI2
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USB3
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SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
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USB5
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Serial ATA Connectors
4 SATA Connectors supported by
NFORCE4-CK804 for 4 SATA / RAID
Hard Disks setup.
SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
Serial ATA Hard Disk
To Power Supply
SATA Power Connectors
Serial ATA Power Cable
(optional)
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2-7 Floppy Drive Installation
To install Floppy Drive, you should connect the end of Floppy Drive
cable with single connector to the board, and connect the other end
with two connectors to the floppy drives.
Out
S/PDIF
Out
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PS/2 Keyboard
JKB1
PS/2
Mouse
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DIMM4
S/PDIF
DIMM3
DIMM2
DIMM1
LPT1
COM1
ATX1
+12V Power
IEEE1394
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USB Port
RJ45
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PCIE2 (PCI Express-x1)
PCIE1 (PCI Express-x1)
PCIX1 (PCI Express-x16)
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Socket 939
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CK804
PCI1
PCI2
Li
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USB4
USB3
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LED1
PW1
ATX Power
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IDE2
IDE1
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SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
BIOS
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JBAT1
NJ1
USB5
HDIRPWR
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Floppy Drive Connector:
Orient the red line of the
Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.
Signal Swap End
To 1st Floppy Drive
Red line
FDD Cable
20
To 2nd Floppy Drive
To Mainboard
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2-8 ATX Power Supply Installation
Main Power
PS/2 Keyboard
JKB1
PS/2
Mouse
1
DIMM4
S/PDIF
Out
DIMM3
S/PDIF
Out
DIMM2
DIMM1
LPT1
COM1
ATX1
+12V Power
IEEE1394
USB Port
USB Port
RJ45
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USB3
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LED1
PW1
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SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
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USB5
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5SB
PWR OK
GND
+5V
GND
+5V
GND
+3.3V
+3.3V +3.3V
Pin1 Pin11
+12V Power Connector
GND
2
4
+12V
+5V
+5V
-5V
GND
GND
GND
PS ON#
GND
-12V
GND
1
3
+12V
ATX V2.03 Power Supply is strongly recommended for mainboard running with this mainboard.
To set up Power Supply on this mainboard:
1. Connect the on-board Main Power Connector (20-pin) to the Main
Power Connector (20-pin) of an ATX Power Supply which can be of
the latest version 2.03 model, and then connect the square-shaped
+12V Power Connector on board to the square-shaped +12V Power
Connector of the Power Supply.
Warning: Both the Main Power Connector and the +12V Power
Connector should be connected to Power Supply; otherwise, the
system may either not start or be damaged.
2. This ATX Power Supply should be able to provide at least 720mA/
+5V standby power for Wake On Lan function.
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2-9 Jumper Setting
The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks
on the mainboard.
JKB1 & J1:
KB/Mouse Wakeup
JKB1 1-2 closed
1
1
J1 1-2 closed
Disabled (default)
JKB1 2-3 closed
1
1
J1 2-3 closed
Enabled
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USB3
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JBAT1:
Clear CMOS
1-2 closed (default)
To hold data
2-3 closed
To clear CMOS
LED1
PW1
ATX Power
2
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IDE2
IDE1
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SATA4
SATA3
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SL-NF4Pro-939 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
2-9.0 How to tackle the Jumpers:
123
A 3-pin Jumper
If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is
designed in such a way that its pins
can be closed or linked together to
set up a specific function,
is called a jumper in this manual.
this header
A 2-pin
Jumper
Cap
The conductor inside the cap
links two header-pins together.
• A Jumper is usually but not necessarily given a “JpX” legend.
• In the Jumper setting diagram, all jumper pins covered with
black marks stand for closed pins with jumper cap.
1 13313
Jp X
Jumper with
Pin 2-3 closed
Jumper with
all pins open
Jumper with
Pin 1-2 closed
• Do not remove any jumper cap when power is on. Always
make sure the power is off before changing any jumper
settings. Otherwise, mainboard could be damaged.
2-9.1 JBAT1: Clear CMOS
When you have problem with rebooting your system, you can clear
CMOS data and restore it to default value. To clear CMOS with Jumper
JBAT1, please follow the steps below:
1. Power off system.
2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.
3. After 2 or 3 seconds, return the JBAT1 setting to Pin1-2 closed.
4. CMOS data are restored to default. Remember never clear CMOS
when system power is on.
JBAT1:
Clear CMOS
1-2 closed (default)
To hold data
1
2-3 closed
1
To clear CMOS
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2-9.2 JKB1 & J1: Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up
JKB1 with J1 is designed on board for the “ Wake up system from
suspend mode” function with the PS/2 keyboard/mouse. Yet user
should still enter “BIOS Setup” to choose the Wake-up/Power-on mode.
JKB1 & J1:
KB/Mouse Wakeup
JKB1 1-2 closed
1
1
J1 1-2 closed
Disabled (default)
JKB1 2-3 closed
1
1
J1 2-3 closed
Enabled
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2-10 Other Connectors Configuration
This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.
2-10.1 On-board FAN Connectors
Void
+12V
No Sensor
Out
S/PDIF
Mouse
S/PDIF
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DIMM1
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ATX1
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USB Port
USB Port
RJ45
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LED1
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GND
GND
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FAN2, sensor Fan Connector
IDE2
IDE1
3
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SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
BIOS
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JBAT1
NJ1
USB5
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(Yellow)
FAN3, Sensor Fan Connector
(Yellow)
FAN1, sensor Fan Connector
(Yellow)
All FAN1, FAN2 and FAN3 are Sensor Fan Connectors supporting
CPU/Add-on-card/System cooling fan with +12V mode. A Hardware
Monitor chipset is on board, with which users can install a Hardware
Monitor Utility and read the fan speed transmitted from the sensor fan.
Otherwise, users can read the fan speed from the “Hardware Monitor
Status” via BIOS.
A running Fan will send out 2 electric pulses per rotation of its fan
blade. A Sensor Fan Connector will count the electric pulses and send
the information to the System Hardware Monitor which in turn will work
out the fan rotation speed and display it on screen.
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2-10.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers
This Mainboard provides 4 USB ports on board supporting various
USB devices. In addition, 3 USB pin-headers are added on board to
provide expansion of 6 more optional USB ports by using 3 additional
USB Cables. User can order the optional USB cables from your mainboard dealer or vender.
All 10 USB ports are compliant with 1.0 / 2.0 USB Bus. USB 2.0 sup-
ports Windows 98 and above. USB 1.0 / 2.0 drivers are provided in
Support CD for user’s installation.
4 USB ports
PS/2 Keyboard
JKB1
PS/2
Mouse
1
S/PDIF
Out
S/PDIF
Out
LPT1
COM1
ATX1
+12V Power
IEEE1394
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PCI1
PCI2
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FAN1
J1
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CK804
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LED1
PW1
ATX Power
FAN2
IDE2
IDE1
FAN3
SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
BIOS
FD1
JBAT1
NJ1
USB5
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USB Cable (optional)
Red Wire
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USB Ports
10
Each USB pin-header supports 2 USB ports
First USB Port Wiring for 1 Front USB port
Red White
+5V
USB Header
D1-
Green
D1+
black
GND
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Pin Assignment
1
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Red
White
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Green
GND
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Second USB Port Wiring for another Front USB port
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Use 4-pin connector
to support 1USB port
only.
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2-10.3. Back Panel Connectors
A
E
F1
F2
B
C
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(Middle)
K
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(Bottom)
J
A : PS/2 MOUSE
B : LPT1 Printer PORT
C : 1394A port
D : RJ45
E : PS/2 KEYBOARD
F1 : Composite SPDIF-out
F2 : Optic Fiber SPDIF-out
G : COM 1
H : 2 USB ports
2-10.4 SPDIF-out ports
Composite SPDIF- out port
for Digital Audio Output
F1
Connect F1 to digital audio
device for digital audio signal
output.
I : 2 USB Ports
J : Microphone-in
K : Line-out /
Front Speaker
L : Line-in/
M : Side Speaker Out
N : Center/Subwoofer out
P : Rear Speaker Out
Optic Fiber SPDIF- out port
for Digital Audio Output
Protective
F2
F2 - F2 is an optic fiber SPDIF-out
port with gray Protective Swing
Plate.
Connect C / D to digital audio
device for digital audio signal
output.
Swing Plate
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2-10.5 RJ45 Connector
One RJ45 connector is on board for LAN connection, supporting 10/
100Mb data transfer (and 1000Mb when Gigabit LAN is supported).
Orange LED blinks to indicate
that data transmission is
undergoing in 1000 Base T mode
(only when 1000Mb is supported).
F (in Back
Panel):
Green LED blinks to indicate
that data transmission is
undergoing in 10/100 Base T
mode.
Yellow LED “On” to indicate
Network hub is in connection
with the system.
PS/2 Keyboard
JKB1
PS/2
Mouse
1
S/PDIF
Out
S/PDIF
Out
LPT1
COM1
ATX1
+12V Power
IEEE1394
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PCI2
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USB3
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Battery
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USB4
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LED1
FAN2
BIOS
FD1
NJ1
USB5
HDIRPWR
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SPK
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IDE2
2-10.6 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD_In)
CD-In is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard.
PS/2 Keyboard
JKB1
PS/2
Mouse
1
DIMM4
S/PDIF
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2-10.7 IEEE 1394a Port/Pin-header
One IEEE1394a Port is built on
board for Digital Video Cameras
and other devices with 1394a
interface. Another IEEE 1394a
Pin-header is built on board providing one more 1394a channel
on the front Panel.
Connect this IEEE 1394 pin-header
to the Front Panel 1394a Port
IEEE 1394 Header Pin-assignment
Pin 1 TPA+
Pin 3 Gnd
Pin 5 TPB+
Pin 7 +12V(Fused)
Pin 9 Key (no pin)
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Pin 2 TPAPin 4 Gnd
Pin 6 TPBPin 8 +12V(Fused)
Pin10 Gnd
2-10.8 JAUD1: External Audio Connector
This Mainboard is designed with a External Audio connector “JAUD1”
which provides connection to your audio connectors on the Front Panel
of the PC case.
1. When JAUD1 is set to 5-6 closed and 9-10 closed, this default setting
disables this connector and leaves the Back Panel Audio enabled.
2. To use this External Audio Connector,
please open all pins of JAUD1 and connect
it to the Front Panel Audio Connector.
JAUD1: External Audio Connector
1
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Pin 1 Mic In
Pin 3 Mic VREF
Pin 5 FPOUT R
Pin 7 (Key)
Pin 9 FPOUT L
Pin 2 Aud GND
Pin 4 Aud Vcc
Pin 6 RET R
Pin 8 (Void)
Pin10 RET L
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S/PDIF
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PW1
FAN3
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USB5
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This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for various front panel supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the
case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front
Panel.
Connect these connectors to PC Front Panel
(1)Power Switch
(2)Infrared(IR)
(3)HDD LED
PWRBT#
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IRGND
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SL-NF4Pro-939 Chapter 3 Software Setup
Chapter 3 Software Setup
Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation
• Support CD:
This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which
contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some
helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself
up in a CD-ROM automatically.
This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these essential drivers and utilities on Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows
2000 and Windows XP. And installation on Windows XP as the general
illustration example hereby.
The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted. Users are
recommended to take the following installation orders :
The following topics are included in this chapter:
3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 32
3-2 To Install DirectX9 ................................................................ 33
3-3 To Install “nVIDIA nForce4 All-in-1 Driver” .................. 34
3-4 To Verify 8-channel Audio Configuration ......................... 35
3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 36
3-5.1 Installation ...................................................................................36
3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 37
3-6 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP ........ 38
3-7 RAID Driver Installation ..................................................... 38
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3-1 To Open up the Support CD
1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into
the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatically appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series:
2. In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically,
please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu:
D:\ Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)
3. Drivers will be updated from time to time in our web site. If you are
installing a newer driver than the one illustrated in this chapter, please
be aware that the illustration pictures might be different.
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3-2 To Install DirectX9
Please open the Support CD with your CD-ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu.
Then click to “Install DirectX9”. DirectX 9 should be installed before
installing other drivers.
1. When the screen of “Installing
Microsoft DirectX ” appears, please
select “ I accept the agreement” and
press “Next” button to continue.
Next
2.Click “Next” to start DirectX 9.0
Runtime Installation.
3. After all the setup procedures have
completed, click to “Finish” button to
exit the Installation program and restart your system.
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3-3 To Install “nVIDIA nForce4 All-in-1 Driver”
1. Before opening the Support CD, please update Windows 2000 or
Windows XP with the latest Service Pack. Otherwise, the installation
of USB2.0 driver will not take effect.
2. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Install
nVIDIA nForce4 All-in-1 Driver” to proceed.
3.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to set up
nForce4 Drivers. This All-in-1 Driver will first start to install System
Management Bus driver, and then nVidia Ethernet LAN driver , nVidia
IDE driver, and then Audio driver. Click on Next to continue.
4. After all the setup processes are finished, please restart your computer
by clicking on “Finish” so as to put the just installed drivers into effect.
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3-4 To Verify 8-channel Audio Configuration
After installation of AC’97 8-channel Codec, you must configure the 7.1
Speaker connection to enable the 8-channel audio.
1. After Connection is done, start your Windows system and double
click the nVMixer icon to enter nVidia 8-channel configuration:
Double Click
2. On the nVmixer Panel, user can adjust the Main volume, Output
volume, Input volume, and Speaker mode etc.
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3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility
3-5.1 Installation
Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro-
gramed to a fully automated mode on Windows 9X/Me/2000/XP.
Users can follow the model installation below for its installation on
various Windows System.
1.Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “
Hardware Monitor Utility” to proceed.
2.The Hardware Monitor
InstallShield Wizard will pop
up to guide you to the Intel
Service pack installation.
Press “Next” button to
continue.
3. In a few seconds,
installation completes.
After all the setup process
is finished, click “Finish” to
exit the wizard.
Next
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3-5.2 Verification
1. After installing Soltek Hardware
Monitor, double click “SoltekHM”
icon on the desktop to open the main
window of the Soltek Hardware
Doctor.
2.Then the pop-up screen will show all information about CPU
Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages.
Showing the Fan Speed(s) that
Showing the temperature(s), the
function of which is supported by
the mainboard.
is supported by the mainboard.
Click on “Soltek” button to
display the function menu.
Showing the Voltage(s) that is
supported by the mainboard.
Status-Warning LED
*Note: Not all items or functions showing in the above picture will
show up. Only those items or functions that are supported by
the mainboard will reveal themselves in the above screen.
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3-6 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP
USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system
Windows 2000 and Windows XP via the Windows 2000 and Windows
XP Service Pack .
dows 2000 or Windows XP. Please note that USB2.0 does not support
windows 9X on nVidia mainboard.
1. After installation of nVIDIA nForce4 All in 1 Driver in Windows 2000
or Windows XP, start to install the latest Service Pack version into
the operating system. The installation of the latest Service Pack will
support USB2.0 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP now.(The latest
Service Pack can be found in Microsoft Web Site.)
2. To verify USB2.0 installation, please enter “Device Manager” of “My
Computer”. On the “Device Manager” screen, you should be able to
see the item “Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller”,
verifying USB2.0 Driver is installed successfully.
Users should install the latest Service Pack for Win-
3-7 RAID Driver Installation
1. RAID Driver should be installed into a RAID system. That is, user
should first configure a RAID system and then install the RAID driver
into it.
2. Chapter 5 of this User Manual introduces the configuration of RAID
system and then the installation of RAID Driver. Please refer to
Chapter 5 for the RAID Driver installation.
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup
THE BIOS
BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called
ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip Now
manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means
Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series
of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and is the first program to run when
you turn on your computer.
BIOS performs the following functions:
1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called
“POST”, for Power On Self Test).
2. Loading and running your operating system.
3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage
your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS RunTime Service.
Topics included in this chapter are:
4-1 About BIOS Setup..................................................................40
4-2 To Run BIOS Setup................................................................40
4-3 About CMOS............................................................................40
4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ).......................................40
4-5 To Update BIOS......................................................................41
4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility.................................44
Attention: The BIOS Setup is subject to constant update without further
notice to users. It is necessary for users to update the onboard BIOS
by the latest BIOS version provided in our web site: www.soltek.com.tw
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4-1 About BIOS Setup
BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:
1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a
new Hard Disk etc.)
2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing
the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)
3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up
performance by turning on shadowing or cache)
4-2 To Run BIOS Setup
First access BIOS setup menu by pressing < DEL > key after “POST” is
complete ( before OS is loaded ). BIOS will then display the following
message:
Press “DEL” to enter “SETUP”
4-3 About CMOS
CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store
the BIOS settings you have selected in BIOS Setup. CMOS also
maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the
BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures
your computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS
data will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS
checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you have to replace the
battery and do some proper settings in BIOS Setup.
4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test )
POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. This program will test all
things the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of
POST routines is assigned a POST code, a unique number which is
sent to I/O port 080h before the routine is executed.
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4-5 To Update BIOS
• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash
BIOS allows user to update BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM
component.
• The Update Utility should be loaded on a floppy diskette for updating,
saving, and verifying the system BIOS.
• Please follow the steps below for updating the system BIOS:
Step 1. Please visit Soltek website: www.soltek.com.tw, download the
.zip files of the latest BIOS and BIOS-update utility into your
hard disk for your mainboard.
Choose the Model you want to update here.
Click on “Go” to download the BIOS and BIOSupdate Utility to your hard disk first.
Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and BIOS Update utility (an execution file) into the diskette.
Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, boot your system from the
diskette.
Step 4. Under “ A “ prompt, type on the DOS screen the BIOS-Update
Execution file name and the BIOS file name with a space
between them and then press <Enter> to run BIOS update
program.
A:\> BIOS-update Execution file name BIOS file name.Extension
Should type a space here
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BIOS Update Illustration:
(1) Executing the “awdflash.exe k8AV2008.bin” in DOS system, Award Flash
Memory Writer Start Screen appears: To input BIOS file name.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN
Message: Input the (BIOS) file name
(2) Press Y if you want to back up your old BIOS,. Otherwise, press N to go
on without saving.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN
Message: Do you want To Save BIOS(Y/N)
(3) Press Y to write the latest BIOS into system.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN
Message: Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit
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(4) Updating is in progress. Do not turn off power at this moment.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V
File Name to Program : k8av2008.bin
Writing Flash Memory - 0FE00 OK
Write OK No Update Write Fail
Warning: Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System !
(5) When the process is complete, remove the Floppy Diskette and press
F1 to restart the system to put the new BIOS into effect.
AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved
For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V
File Name to Program : k8av2008.bin
Flashing Complete
Remove Floppy Diskette & Hit <F1> to Continue
Write OK No Update Write Fail
F1 Reset
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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility
Warning and Tips: If changing CMOS Configuration causes difficulty in
rebooting system, you can take the following measures:
1. At pressing the power button to reboot, press the “Insert” key at the
same time. As soon as the screen displays the booting message,
release the “Insert” key and press “Delete” key to enter CMOS Setup
Utility . Then choose the “Load Optimized (Optimal) Defaults” menu
to restore the default values for a new start. Or,
2. Open your machine cabinet and clear CMOS with jumper setting.
Please refer to the Jumper Setting Section of this User manual.
4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility
This mainboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software
Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by:
1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks,
the following message will appear:
PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP
2. Press <DEL> key and the main program screen will appear as follows.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield
Esc: Quit : Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Passward
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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3. When one main item of the Main Menu is chosen and clicked on, its
submenu will appear to display the related items and options. On the
other hand, a list of operation guide will appear at the end of the
submenu as below:
:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
(1) Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option, and press
<Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed
in your system.
(2) Press <Enter> to select item or option.
(3) +/- /PU/PD: To adjust or select value.
(4) F10: Save configuration.
(5) Esc: Press <Esc> key to get out of the menu on screen.
(6) F1: Press F1 to display General Help List.
(7) F5: Press F5 to restore the Previous Value.
(8) F6: Press F6 to load the Fail-Safe default values.
(9) F7: Press F7 to load the Optimized Default Values.
4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.
5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND EXIT SETUP” saves your changes
and reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your
changes and exits the program.
Attention: The BIOS Setup is subject to constant update without further
notice to users. It is necessary for users to update the onboard BIOS
by the latest BIOS version provided in our web site: www.soltek.com.tw
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4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup
Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware
configuration and sets the system clock and error handling. You only
need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to
change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in
the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged.
Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:
Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu. A screen with a
list of options will appear:
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Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Sep 5 2003
Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 41 : 11
IDE Channel 0 Master None
IDE Channel 0 Slave None
IDE Channel 1 Master None
IDE Channel 1 Slave None
IDE Channel 2 Master None
IDE Channel 3 Master None
IDE Channel 4 Master None
IDE Channel 5 Master None
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None
Halt On All Errors
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 252928K
Total Memory 253952K
:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day,
month, year and
century
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Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the
other date information. This field is for information
only.
Press the left or right arrow key to move to the
desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp
or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the
desired value into the field.
Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time
clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the
left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press
the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or
type the desired value into the field.
Channel 0 / 1
Master / Slave
This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI
hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to
respective documentation on how to install drives.
Choice: None; Auto; Manual
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IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Channel 0 Master Auto
Access Mode Auto
Capacity 0MB
Cylinder 0
Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0
Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head...
on this channel
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Channel 2 / 3/4/5
Master
This field records the specifications for all Extended
IDE drives installed in your system. Refer to the respective documentation on how to install the drives.
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IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master
IDE Auto-Detection Press Enter
Extended IDE Drive Auto
Access Mode Auto
Capacity 0MB
Cylinder 0
Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0
Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head...
on this channel
Drive A / Drive B Select this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s)
installed in your system. The choices are:
360KB, 5.25 in.
1.2MB, 5.25 in.
720KB, 3.5 in.
1.44MB, 3.5 in.
2.88MB, 3.5 in.
None
Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer
stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can
tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST
and continue the boot-up process.
Choices: All Errors; No Errors;
All, but keyboard; All, but Diskette;
All, but Disk/key
Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.
The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area.
Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal
computers could not use memory above 1MB, but
current PCs and their software can use extended
memory.
Total Memory This option shows system memory capacity.
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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets
up system features according to your preference.
Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
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Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter
Virus Warning Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device Hard Disk
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
APIC Mode Enabled
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
Item Help
Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Press <Enter> to reveal the hard disk list. Then press
Up/Down Arrow key to select a hard disk, and then
press<+>/<-> key to move it up or down the list so
as to set up the boot priority.
1. Bootable Add-in Cards
Virus Warning If enabled, BIOS will show a warning message on screen
whenever anyone attempts to write data into HDD boot
sector.
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CPU Internal / External
Cache
Quick Power On Self
First/Second/Third/
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive When enabled, floppy drives A and B will be ex-
Cache memory is additional memory that is much
faster than conventional DRAM (system memory).
CPUs from 486-type up contain internal cache
memory (L1), and most, but not all, modern PCs
have additional (external) cache memory (L2).
When the CPU requests data, the system transfers
the requested data from the main DRAM into cache
memory, for faster access by the CPU.
Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to
Test
run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips
certain steps. We recommend that you normally enable
quick POST.
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from
the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
The choices: Floppy; LS120; ZIP100; HDD;
CDROM; USB-FDD; USB-ZIP; USB-CDROM;
changing without any physical connection and modification on the cables.
Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives
to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only
360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with
270KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80
tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track
floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field
to disabled to save time.
Boot Up NumLock Toggle between On or Off to control the state of
the NumLock key when the system boots. If On,
the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. If off, the
Gate A20 Option To select the Gate A20 control.
Choices: Fast; Normal
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Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic
Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystroke
repeats at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system.
When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and
typematic delay.
X Typematic Rate
(Chars / Sec)
X Typematic Delay
(Msec)
Security Option
APIC Mode
OS Select For DRAM >
64MB
When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can
select a typematic rate (the rate at which character
repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.
Choices: 250; 500; 750; 1000. This option sets the
time interval for displaying the first and the second
characters. If enabled, the time interval is optional.
If you have set a password, select whether the
password is required every time the System
boots, or only when you enter setup.
Choices: System; Setup
To enable / disable the APIC mode.
Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating
system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your
system.
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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features
Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a
list of option will appear:
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Advanced Chipset Features
Item Help
CPU Frequency 200.0
HT Frequency Auto
HT Width 16 16
DRAM Configuration Press Enter
CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Menu Level
DRAM timing and control
CPU Frequency
To select the CPU Frequency.
Choices: 200~201MHz(in 1.0MHz stepping from 200
to 201/211 to 230/249 to250, in 0.5MHz stepping
from 201.5 to 210, in 2.0MHz stepping from
232 to 248)
HT Frequency Allows you to set the radio of Hyper Transport.
choices: 1X; 2X; 3X; 4X; 5X; Auto
HT Width Allows you to set the Width of Hyper Transport.
choices: 8 8 16 8
8 16 16 16
DRAM Configuration:
To press< Enter > on DRAM Configuration will reveal the following items.
DRAM Configuration
Timing Mode Auto
x Memcolock Index Value (MHz) 200Mhz
x CAS# Latency (Tcl) 2.5
x Min RAS# active time (Tras) Auto
x RAS # to CAS# Delay(Trcd) Auto
x Row Precharge Tme (Trp) Auto
x Row to Row Delay (Trrd) Auto
User Config mode Auto
x Bottom of 32-bit[31:24] IO D0
x 1T/ 2T Memory Timing 2T
x Read Preamle value 6ns
x Async Latency value 6ns
S/W memory hole Remapping Disabled
H/W memory hole Remapping Disabled
MTRR mapping mode Continuous
Item Help
Menu Level
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DRAM Configuration:
Timing Mode
x Memclock index
value (Mhz)
To select the DRAM timing mode.
Choices: Auto; Manual
If timing mode is manual, select memclock value
manually.
Choices: 100Mhz; 133Mhz; 166Mhz; 200Mhz
x CAS# latency (Tcl)
x Min RAS# active
time(Tras)
x RAS# to CAS# delay
(Trcd)
x Row Precharge Time
(Trp)
x Row to Row delay
(Trrd)
User Config Mode
x Bottom of 32-bit
[31:24] IO
x 1T/2T Memory Timing
x Read Preamble value
(Trrd)
x Async Latency value
S/ W memory hole
Remapping
H/W memory hole
Remapping
MTRR mapping Mode
If timing mode is manual , select CAS latency time
manually.
If timing mode is manual, select Tras manually.
Choices: Auto ; 5T~15T
If timing mode is manual, select Trcd manually.
Choices: Auto ; 2T~7T
If timing mode is manual, select Trp manually.
Choices: Auto ; 2T~7T
If timing mode is manual, select Trrd manually.
Choices: Auto ; 2T; 3T ; 4T
To select the DRAM User Config mode.
If User Configuration is manual, select the Bottom
of 32-bit:
Min=0000
Max=00E0
Key in a Hex number:
If User Config mode is manual, select Trrd
manually.
Choices: 1T; 2T
If User Config mode is manual, select Trrd
manually.
Choices: 2ns~9.5ns
If User Config mode is manual, select Trrd manually.
Choices: 2ns~11ns
To select the S/W memory hole Remapping.
Choices: Disabled; Enabled
To select the H/W memory hole Remapping.
Choices: Disabled; Enabled
To select the MTRR mapping mode.
Choices: Continuous ; discrete
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CPU Spread Spectrum
To select CPU Spread Spectrum mode.
Choices: Disabled; Center Spread
SATA Spread Spec-
PCIE Spread Spectrum
To select SATA Spread Spectrum mode.
Choices:Disabled; Down Spread
trum
To select PCIE Spread Spectrum mode.
Choices: Disabled; Down Spread
System BIOS
Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system
BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better
system performance.
4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals
Choose “Integrated peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of options
will appear:
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Integrated Peripherals
IDE Function Setup Press Enter
Raid Config Press Enter
OnChip USB V1.1+V2.0
USB memry Type SHADOW
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
AC97 Audio Auto
MAC Lan Auto
MAC Media Interface Pin Strap
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY
x KB Power ON Password Enter
x Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto
UART Mode Select Normal
x RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo
x IR Transmission Delay Enabled
x UR2 Duplex Mode Half
x Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2
Onboard parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
x EPP Mode Select EPP1.9
x ECP mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail Off
Item Help
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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IDE Function Setup:
To press< Enter > on IDE Function Setup will reveal the following items.
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IDE Function Setup
Onchip IDE Channel0 Enabled
Primary Master PIO Auto
Primary SlavePIO Auto
Primary Master UDMA Auto
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
Onchip IDE Channel1 Enabled
Secondary Master PIO Auto
Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Secondary Master UDMA Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE DMA transfer access Enabled
Serial-ATA 1 Enabled
Serial-ATA 2 Enabled
IDE prefetch Mode Enabled
Item Help
On-Chip IDE Channel
To enable / disable the Primary / Secondary IDE
0/1
channel.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled
Primary
Master / Slave PIO
Secondary
Master / Slave PIO
Choose Auto or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the
HDD mode type automatically when you choose
Auto. You need to set to a lower mode than Auto
when your hard disk becomes unstable.
The choices: Auto; Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode
2; Mode 3; Mode 4
Primary
Master / Slave UDMA
Secondary
Master / Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA33/66/100/133 implementation is possible
only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operating environment includes a DMA drive, and if your
system software supports Ultra DMA33/66/100/133.
Select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.
The choices: Auto; Disabled
IDE DMA Trandfer
Access
Serial-ATA 1/2
To enable / disable the IDE DMA transfer access.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled
To enable / disable the Serial ATA interface 1/2.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled
IDE Prefetch Mode The on-board IDE drive supports IDE prefetching
for faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesn’t
support prefetching, set this field to Disabled.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled
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RAID Config:
To press< Enter > on RAID Config will reveal the following items.
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RAID Config
RAID Enable Disabled
x IDE Primary Master RAID Disabled
x IDE Primary Slave RAID Disabled
x IDE Secondary Master RAID Disabled
x IDE Secondary Slave RAID Disabled
x SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled
x SATA 1 Secondary RAID Disabled
x SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled
x SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled
RAID Enable To enable/disable the RAID interface
Item Help
IDE Primary/Second-
ary master/Slave RAID
If RAID interface is enabled, you may enable/disable the IDE Primary/ Secondary Master/Slave
RAID.
SATA 1/2 Primary/
Secondary RAID
If RAID interface is enabled, you may enable/disable the SATA 1/2 primary/Secondary RAID.
OnChip USB Allows you to select the USB transfer rate mode.
Usually USB2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, while USB1.1 is
up to 12Mb/s.
Choices: Disabled, V1.1+V2.0, V1.1
USB Memory Type To select the USB Memory Type.
Choices:Shadow; Base Memory(640K)
USB KB Support To enable/ disable the USB Keyboard support.
AC97 Audio To enable / disable the on-board AC’97 Audio.
Choices:Disabled; Auto
MAC LAN This option allows you to enable/disable the Onboard
LAN Controller.
Choices: Auto; Disabled
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MAC Media Interface This option allows you to MAC Media interface.
The choices: Pin Strap; MII; RGMII
IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple
commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE
hard drive supports block mode (most new drives
do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal number of block read/write per sector the
drive can support.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
POWER ON Function Allows you to set the way to boot up the system.
Choices: Password; Hot KEY; Mouse Left; Mouse
Right; Any KEY; BUTTON ONLY; Keyboard 98
x KB Power On Pass-
x Hot Key Power ON Allows you to set the hot key to boot up the system.
Onboard FDC
Controller
Onboard Serial
Port 1 / Port 2
UART Mode Select The serial port 2 on your system may offer a va-
If Keyboard Power-on function is set at “Password”,
word
this item shows up to allow you to type a password
for the power-On function.
Choices: N/A; Password
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive
controller (FDC) installing in the system board and
you want to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this
field.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled
Select a logical COM port name and matching
address for the first and second serial ports.
Select an address and corresponding interrupt
for the first and second serial ports.
Choices: Disabled; Auto;
3F8/IRQ4; 2F8/IRQ3;
3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3
riety of infrared port modes. Click here for a description of various modes.
The choices: Normal; IrDA; ASKIR
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x RxD , TxD Active The option controls the speed between receiving and
transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR when using.
Choices: Hi,Hi; Hi,Lo; Lo,Hi; Lo,Lo
x IR Transmission
x UR2 Duplex Mode This options controls the operating mode between
x Use IR Pins
Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel
Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the on-board parallel
When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR
Delay
mode, it allows you to enable / disable IR Transmission Delay.
receiving and transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR. The
operating mode will be synchronous bi-directional
transmission and reception when Full mode is
selected. Nevertheless, the operating mode will be
asynchronous bi-directional transmission and reception when Half mode is selected.
The choices: Half; Full
When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR
mode, it allows you to enable / disable Use IR Pins .
The choices: Rx D2, Tx D2; IR-Rx 2Tx2
port controller I/O address setting.
The choices: 378/ IRQ7; 278/ IRQ5; 3BC/ IRQ7;
Disabled
(printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP
unless you are sure your hareware and software
both support one of the other availble modes.
Choices: SPP; EPP; ECP;ECP+EPP; Normal
x EPP mode Select Select EPP Mode when you choose ECP or ECP+
EPP mode in the Parallel Port Mode.
Choices: EPP1.7; EPP1.9
x ECP mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port when you choose
ECP or ECP+ EPP mode for the Parallel Port Mode.
Choices: 1; 3
PWRON After PWR-
This item is to set the mode to power on when power
Fail
resumes after power fails.
Choices: Off; on
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4-6.6 Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup allows you to set the system’s power saving
functions.
Run the Power Management Setup as follows:
Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list of
options will appear:
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Power Management Setup
ACPI function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Power Management User Define
Video Off Method DPMS Support
HDD Power Down Disabled
HDD Down In Suspend Disabled
Soft-off by PBTN Instant-off
WOL(PME#) From Soft-off Disabled
WOR(RI#) From Soft-off Disabled
Power-On by Alarm Disabled
x Day of Month Alarm 0
x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0
AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control Auto
Item Help
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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ACPI Function Select Enabled only if your computer’s operating
system supports the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI) specification. Currently,
Windows NT 5.0 ( Windows 2000 )supports ACPI.
ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend
type. You can select S3(STR) for Suspending To
RAM if your system supports this mode. Or you can
select S1(POS) for Power On Suspend under ACPI
mode.
Choices: S1(POS);S3(STR)
Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree)
of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend
modes.
This table describes each power management
mode:
Max Saving
User Define
Min Saving
Video Off Method
Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.
Set each mode in dividually. Select time-out period in the section for each
mode stated below.
Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except the
hard drive).
This determines the manner by which the monitor is
blanked.
V/H
SYNC+Blank
Blank Screen
DPMS Support
This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal
snchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management
Singaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video
power management values.
HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system
inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down
while all other devices remain active.
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HDD Down In Suspend Allows you to enable / disable to power down HDD
when suspend.
Soft-Off by PBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing
the on/off button places the system in a very lowpower-usage state.
WOL(PME#) From
Soft-Off
WOR(RI#) From Soft-
Power-On by Alarm
x Day of Month Alarm If Resume On Power-On by Alarm is enabled, this
x Time of Alarm (Hour /
Minute / Second)
AMD K8 Cool’n’ Quiet
Control
Allows you to enable / disable the Wake on Lan
(PME#) function.
Allows you to enable / disable the Wake on Ring
Signal function.
Off
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line
(in other words, an incoming call on the modem)
awakens the system from a soft off state.
Allows you to enable / disable the Power-On by
Alarm function.
field allows you to set the Alarm Day of Month.
If Resume On Power-On by Alarm is enabled, this
field allows you to set the Alarm Hour, Minute and
Second.
Hour Choices: 00 ~ 23
Minute Choices: 00 ~ 59
Second Choices: 00 ~ 59
To enable/disable AMD K8 cool and quiet control.
Choices: Auto; Disabled
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4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration
PnP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving
functions.
Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows:
1. Choose “PnP/PCI Configuration” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
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PnP PCI Configurations
Init Display First PCI Slot
Reset Configuration Data Disabled
Resources Controlled by Auto(ESCD)
x IRQ Resources Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
** PCI Express relative items**
Maximum Payload Size 4096
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
Init Display First To select the initial display interface.
Choices: PCI slot; PCIEx
Reset Configuration
Normally, you leave this Disabled. Select Enabled
Data
to reset Extended System Configuration Data
(ESCD), when you exit Setup if you have installed
a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has
caused such a serious conflict that the operating
system cannot boot.
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Resource ControlledByThe Plug and Play Award BIOS can automatically
configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible
devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request
(IRQ) and DMA assignment fields will not appear,
as the BIOS automatically assigns them. If you select Manual, the IRQ Resources item will appear for
your configuration (see below).
x IRQ Resources
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IRQ Resources
IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Press Enter. Please refer to the list below:
Item Help
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,
and to modify the information delivered from the
feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card.
This option can solve the display inversion to black
after you have used a MPEG card.
** PCI Express relative items**
Maximum Payload Size Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express
devices. The unit is byte.
Choices: 128; 256; 512; 1024; 2048; 4096
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4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield
This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended
that you contact your mainboard supplier to get proper values about
the setting of the CPU temperature.
Run the “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” as follows:
Choose “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield
Item Help
CPU Internal Temp. 50˚C/ 122˚F
System Temp. 25˚C/ 75˚F
FAN1 Speed 5232 RPM
FAN2 Speed 0 RPM
FAN3 Speed 0 RPM
Vcore 1.79 V
3.3V 3.26 V
+5V 5.02V
+12V 11.75V
-12V -12.85V
VBAT(V) 3.13V
5VSB(V) 5.23V
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
CPU Internal Temp. Shows current CPU internal temperature.
System Temp. Shows current system temperature.
FAN 1/2/3 Speed These fields display the current speed of the CPU /
System fan.
Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.
3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V,
VBAT, 5VSB,
Shows actual voltage value of all these default voltage value on board.
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4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control
Run the “Frequency/Voltage Control” as following:
Choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Frequency/Voltage Control
Item Help
CPU Ratio StartUp
CPU Vcore Select Default
DIMM Voltage Select 2.60V
Chipset Vcore 1.50V
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
CPU Ratio Allows you to configure the CPU Ratio.
Choices: 200MHz x 5 ~ 200MHz x11;
StartUp
CPU Vcore
Select
Allows you to configure the CPU Voltage. Usually,
to raise CPU voltage will raise the chance of CPU
overclocking and yet risk damage of CPU.
Choices: Default;
0.800V ~ 1.550V in 0.025V stepping
DIMM Voltage
Select
Allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage.
Choices: 2.60V; 2.70V; 2.80V
Chipset Vcore Allows you to configure the VDD Voltage.
Choices: 1.50 V; 1.60 V; 1.70 V; 1.80V
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4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to:
“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield
Esc: Quit : Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults [Y/N] Y
Frequence/Voltage Control
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Passward
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.
Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS Optimized default values to restore the
BIOS to its original status.
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4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD
These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally,
the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option
than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor
and Users are as follows:
1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>.
Then following message appears:
“Enter Password : “
2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 characters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered
characters.)
3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password:
“Confirm Password : “
4. Enter the same password “exactly” the same as you have just typed
to confirm the password and press <Enter>.
5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password.
6. If you need to delete the password entered before, choose the Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password
that you have entered before.
7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have
just configured; otherwise the old password will still be there the next
time you turn your system on.
8. Press <Enter> to exit to the Main Menu.
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4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP
SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have
specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu
and the following message appears:
“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “
“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.
Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.
4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility
without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this
option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:
“Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N “
“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.
You may change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this
option .
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Chapter 5 nVIDIA RAID Setup
nVIDIA nForce4-CK804 integrated with RAID Controller
nVIDIA RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Controller is
integrated in nVidia nForce4-CK804 to support IDE RAID and SATA
RAID configurations of RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 modes. RAID
Drivers are enclosed in a Driver CD as well as a Floppy diskette to
support various RAID systems (Windows 2000/XP) setup.
This Chapter is to introduce the IDE RAID / SATA RAID
Configurations with nForce4-4X :
5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 71
5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation .................................................... 71
5-0-2 Disk Array Member ............................................................. 71
5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by nForce4-4X (CK804) ........ 71
5-1. Set up IDE RAID HDDs and SATA RAID HDDs ........... 72
5-2. Enable IDE SATA function in System BIOS ................... 73
5-3. Enter the NVRAID BIOS .................................................... 74
5-4. Configure the RAID Setup.................................................. 75
5-5. Finish the RAID Setup ........................................................ 76
5-6 Install Win 2K/XP and nForce4-CK804 RAID Driver.... 78
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5-0 About Disk Array
5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation
A “Disk Array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives with the
RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) technology. The aim of
a Disk Array is to provide better performance and/or data fault tolerance.
5-0-2 Disk Array Member
The individual disk drive in an array is called a “member”. Each member
of a specific disk array is coded in their “reserved sector” with
configuration information that identifies the drive as a member. All disk
members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical
drive to the system.
5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by nForce4-4X (CK804)
nForce4-4X on this mainboard supports three types of Disk Arrays: RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1.
1. RAID 0 (or Striping mode):
RAID 0 is a group of 2 to 4 Disk Drives configured together with
RAID technology to provide better data transfer performance than a
single drive since the workload is balanced between the array
members. Reads and Writes of RAID 0 data are interleaved between
multiple drives. When any disk member fails, it affects the entire array.
The disk array size is equal to the number of drive members times
the smallest member capacity. For example, one 1GB and three 1.
2GB drives will form a 4GB (4x1GB) disk array.
2. RAID 1 (or Mirroring mode):
RAID 1 is a group of 2 Disk Drives configured together with RAID
Technology to provide the fault tolerance function. Writes duplicate
data on to RAID 1 while reads are performed in parallel. If one of the
mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or
does not respond , the remaining drive will continue to function. This
is called Fault Tolerance.
The drive capacity of RAID 1 is half the total drive capacity of two
equal-size drive.
3. RAID 0+1 (Mirror/Stripe):
RAID 0+1 is formed by a RAID 0 member mirrored to another RAID
member to establish a RAID 0+1 Array. RAID 0+1 requires at least 4
disk drives to set up the RAID 0+1 configuration.
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5-1. Set up IDE RAID HDDs and SATA RAID HDDs
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SATA Power Connectors
Serial ATA Power Cable
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5-2. Enable IDE SATA function in System BIOS
1. Start the system, press < Delete > key to enter BIOS Setup. Choose
“Integrated Peripherals” and select “IDE function Setup”, then press
enter. The IDE function Setup window appears.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IDE Function Setup
OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled
Primary Master PIO Auto
Primary Slave PIO Auto
Primary Master UDMA Auto
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled
Secondary Master PIO Auto
Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Secondary Master UDMA Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE DMA transfer access Enabled
Serial-ATA 1 Enabled
Serial-ATA 2 Enabled
IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled
Item Help
On-Chip IDE Channel
To enable IDE channel.
0/1
Serial-ATA1/2 To enable Serial-ATA interface 1/2. SATA 1 inter-
face controls 2 SATA connectors. SATA 2 interface
controls another 2 SATA connectors.
2. Choose “Integrated Peripherals” again and select “RAID Config”, then
press enter. The RAID Config window appears.
RAID Config
RAID Enable Enabled
x IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled
x IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled
x IDE Secondary Slave RAID Enabled
x IDE Secondary Master RAID Enabled
x SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled
x SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled
x SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled
x SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled
RAID Enable
IDE Primary/Second-
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SATA 1/2 Primary/
Secondary RAID
To enable the RAID interface.
If RAID interface is enabled, you should enable the
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave RAID.
If RAID interface is enabled, you should enable the
SATA 1/2 Primary/Secondary RAID for SATA RAID.
Item Help
3. Then press F10 to save the change and exit the BIOS. The PC reboots.
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5-3. Enter the NVRAID BIOS
1. Enter the RAID BIOS by pressing F10 when prompted after rebooting
the system.
2. The NVIDIA RAID Utility - Define A New Array windows appears.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 7 2004
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode : Stripe Mirroring
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
0.0.M ST3120026AS
0.0.S ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST380023AS
2.0.M ST380023AS
[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup
4 free Hard Disks detected by RAID Utility
Definiton of New Array
Typically a system contains a controller and multiple channels, and each
channel has a slave and a master except for SATA drives.
The status of the new array lists the information as below:
1.0.M
M: Master S: Slave
Controller
Channel - Channel 0 stands
for Parallel ATA drives while
Channel 1 stands for Serial
ATA drives.
[ ] Add
[ ] Del
0.0.M Channel 0, Controller 0, Master
0.0.S Channel 0, Controller 0, Slave
0.1.M Channel 0, Controller 1, Master
0.1.S Channel 0, Controller 1, Slave
Striping Block : Optimal
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
Parallel ATA
Serial ATA
1.0.M Channel 1, Controller 0, Master
1.1.M Channel 1, Controller 1, Master
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5-4. Configure the RAID Setup
The RAID Mode Selection
There are four modes to choose - Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1),
Stripe Mirroring (RAID 0+1), Spanning (JBOD). To change to a different
RAID mode, press the arrow key up or down until the mode you want
appears in the screen.
The Striping Block Size Selection
Striping Block Size affects how data is arranged on the disk. It is
recommended to leave this value at default.
Create the New Array
1. Press tab key to Free Disks section.
2. Move the disks appearing in this block (the disks are enabled from
the IDE Function Setup of BIOS) to the Array Disks block by pressing
the right arrow key.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 7 2004
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode : Stripe Mirroring
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
[ ] Add
[ ] Del
[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup
Press the Right Arrow to add all 4 Hard Disks Array Disks column for
Stripe Mirroring setup.
Striping Block : Optimal
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
0.0.M ST3120026AS
0.0.S ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST380023AS
2.0.M ST380023AS
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5-5. Finish the RAID Setup
1. Press F7 after configuring the RAID array disks. A dialog windows
appears.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 7 2004
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode : Stripe Mirroring
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
Clear Disk Data ?
[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup
2. Press Y to delete all the disk data from the RAID array you have
just built, otherwise press N. Then the Array List windows appears,
from which you can view the information about the RAID arrays you
have configured.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 7 2004
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 7 2004
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode : Striping
Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name
No 4 Healthy NVIDIA 0+1 74.54G
[ ] Add
[Y] YES [N] NO
[ ] Del
- Array List -
Striping Block : Optimal
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
0.0.M ST3120026AS
0.0.S ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST380023AS
2.0.M ST380023AS
Striping Block : Optimal
[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup
[Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail
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3. Press Enter to show the RAID array details.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 7 2004
Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 223.58G
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode : Striping
Striping Width: 2
- Array Detail -
Striping Block: 32K
RAID Mode : Striping
Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity
0 0 Master 0 ST340810A 37.27GB
0 0 Slave 1 ST340810A 37.27GB
2 1 Master 2 ST380023AS 74.53GB
2 0 Master 2 ST380023AS 74.53GB
[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup
[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return
4. Finally press Enter again to return the previous screen and press
[Ctrl+X] to exit and reboot the system.
Congratulations! RAID mode 0+1 with 2xIDE Hard Disks and 2xSATA
Hard Disks is successfully built in the Array Disks.
Striping Block : Optimal
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5-6 Install Win 2K/XP and nForce4-CK804 RAID Driver
nForce4-4X RAID Driver is incorporated in Support CD/Floppy Diskette
for user’s installation.
(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver.
(This Driver Diskette should have been enclosed in the mainboard
Package.)
(2) Check that Hard Disks are connected properly to the RAID conn tors.
(3) Start your PC system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure
RAID 0 / 1/ 0+1 to the hard disks.
(4) Restart System and apply the Windows 2000/XP CD to CD-ROM
for operating system installation.
(5) On the Windows 2000/XP Setup screen, press “F6” key for RAID
driver setup.
Windows Setup
This driver is intended for Windows 2000/XP only.
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver....
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(6) On next screen press “S” to confirm the mass storage device setup.
Windows Setup
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage
devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually
specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the
following mass storage devices(s):
<none>
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or
special disk controllers for use with Windows, including
those for which you have a device support disk from a
mass storage device manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass
storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify
additional mass storage devices for use with Windows,
press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
(7) On next screen appearing, insert the RAID Driver Diskette to Drive
“A” and then press <Enter>.
Windows Setup
Please insert the disk labeled
Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk
into Drive A:
* Press ENTER when ready.
Enter=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit
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(8) On the next screen, you are prompted to install the “NVIDIA RAID
CLASS DRIVER” and “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller”.
Please note that you should install both items. So, first press <Enter>
on “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER” to continue.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press
ESC to return to the previous screen.
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller(required)
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
(9) When the following screen appears , press S again to specify an
additional device and press <Enter> to continue.
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage driver(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or
special disk controllers for use with Windows, including
those for which you have a device support disk from a
mass storage device manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass
storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify
additional mass storage devices for use with Windows,
press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
(10) You will be promted to insert the driver disk into Floppy drive
again. After you have inserted the driver disk, press Enter to
continue.
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(11) On the next screen, press Enter on the marked-up item to continue.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press
ESC to return to the previous screen.
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER
NVIDIA NForce Storage Controllerr
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
(12) Next screen will show that you have chosen two device drivers to
set up. Press Enter to continue, and the Installation Program will
then guide you through the rest of system setup.
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage driver(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER
NVIDIA NFORCE STORAGE CONTROLLER
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or
special disk controllers for use with Windows, including
those for which you have a device support disk from a
mass storage device manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass
storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify
additional mass storage devices for use with Windows,
press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
(13) When the system is completely installed, the RAID driver will also
be installed into the system.
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