Nvidia nForce4 4X User manual

User’s
Manual
nVIDIA nForce
4 4X mainboard for AMD
nForce4
Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor
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60000028NP710
Manual Revision 1.0
April 29, 2005
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Table of Contents
Page
Section 1
Introduction
Package Contents ...................................................... 1- 1
Mainboard Features ................................................... 1- 2
System Block Diagram ............................................... 1- 5
Section 2
Specification
Mainboard Specification ............................................ 2- 1
Section 3
Installation
Mainboard Layout ..................................................... 3- 1
Easy Installation Procedure ....................................... 3- 2
CPU Insertion ............................................................. 3- 2
Jumper Settings .......................................................... 3- 4
System Memory Configuration .................................. 3- 5
Expansion Slots .......................................................... 3- 6
Device Connectors..................................................... 3- 7
Power-On/Off (Remote) .............................................. 3- 12
Section 4
BIOS Setup
Main Menu ................................................................ 4- 1
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4- 2
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4- 3
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4- 6
Integrated Peripherals ................................................ 4- 10
Power Management Setup ......................................... 4- 14
PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration .................................... 4- 15
PC Health Status ........................................................ 4- 17
Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4- 20
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4- 22
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Supervisor/User Password Setting ............................ 4- 23
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4- 24
Section 5
RAID Configuration
Introduction ............................................................... 5- 1
NVidia RAID Features ................................................. 5- 3
Enable RAID Function ............................................... 5- 4
Section 6
Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation .............................................. 6- 1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 6- 2
Appendix
Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ......................................... A- 1
Appendix B
NVidia RAID BIOS Utility ............................................ B- 1
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Introduction
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
1-1 Package Contents
Optional Items
Contents
H. Extra USB2.0 port cable
A. Mainboard
B. User’s manual
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
G .S-ATA data and power cable
USER’S
MANUAL
D
B
A
E
C
F
H
G
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Introduction
1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
AthlonTM 64 Processor
The AMD AthlonTM 64 processor family is designed to support performance
desktop. It provides a high performance HyperTransportTM link to I/O, as well
as a single 64-bit high-performance DDR memory controller.
For more information about all the new features AthlonTM 64 Processor deliver, check out
the AMD website at http://www.amd.com
Chipset
The board is designed with NVIDIA nForce4 4X chipset, featuring performance
and stability with the most innovative technology and features, including the
world’s first and only native Gigabit Ethernet interface and hardware-optimized
Firewall security solution.
For more details about the NVIDIA nForce4, please visit the NVIDIA Web site at
http://www.nvidia.com.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec (PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system
operation and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in
RPMs.
10/100 LAN
This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN PHY. It allows the mainboard to
connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
Serial ATA
Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage
interface. Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB/sec and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform.
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Introduction
S-ATA RAID
RAID function available on chipset S-ATA ports.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer
speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1
audio for DVD-playback. The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal
2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.
AMD Cool'n'QuietTM Technology
AMD's Cool'n'QuietTM Technology lowers CPU operating voltage when the
system is in idle mode. This helps to reduce heat dissipation and in effect lowers
the fan speed to noise from your PC.
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Introduction
Special Features
BIOS Features:
&
Magic Health
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults
early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan.
&
EZ-Boot
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search
the BIOS menu, change and re-start.
&
PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable
feature include FSB/Chipset/Memory voltage tweaking.
H/W Features:
&
QuickSPDIF
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel
speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital
audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
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Introduction
1-3 System Block Diagram
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Introduction
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Specification
Section 2
SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Š Support Socket-754 based AMD Athlon-64/Sempron processor up to
3700+ with 1.6GTs Hyper Transport
Chipset
Š nVidia nForce4 4X Chipset
Main Memory
Š Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Š Support single-sided or double-sided 2.5v DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs in
128/256/512Mb technologies
Š Supports up to 2GB memory size
Expansion Slots
Š Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
Š Two PCI-E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
Š One PCI-E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
USB
Š Ten USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller
(4 connectors at rear panel)
P-ATA IDE
Š Two IDE interface (up to 4 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/133
support from embedded IDE controller
S-ATA RAID
Š Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MB/s bandwidth support RAID 0, 1, 0+1,
JBOD
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Specification
LAN
Š 10/100Mbps Ethernet from Realtek RTL8201 LAN PHY
Audio
Š 6 channel audio from onboard ALC655 AC’97 v2.3 compliant CODEC
- Support Aux-In, CD-In
- Coaxial S/PDIF-out available on rear panel
- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration
Audio Jack Color
2 ch an n el
6 ch an n el
Light Blue
Line-in
Rear stereo-out
Lime
Line-out
Front stereo-out
Pink
Mic-in
Center&Subwoofer
I/O
Š Onboard Fintek LPC bus I/O controller
Š Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel,
Serial, and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Š Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature
Š Intelligent fan speed control for quiet operation
BIOS
Š Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Š Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Š Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
Peripheral Interfaces
) At Rear Panel
Š PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Š One Parallel (printer) port
Š One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
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Specification
Š One Serial port
Š One RJ45 LAN connector
Š Four USB2.0 ports
Š Three Audio jacks
) Onboard connector and pin-header
Š One floppy drive connector
Š Two ATA-100/133 IDE connector
Š Six extra USB2.0 ports
Š One CD-IN and AUX-IN connector
Š One IR connector
Š Four S-ATA connectors
Š Three Fan connectors
Front Panel Controller
Š Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Š Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Š Supports PC speaker
Š Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Š Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from
keyboard
Š Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Š PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking capabilities through
- Programmable FSB and PCI-E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine
tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage, Chipset voltage, DIMM
frequency and voltage settings
Form Factor
Š 305mm x 210 mm ATX size
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Specification
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Installation
Section 3
INSTALLATION
Mainboard Layout
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Installation
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1.
CPU Installation
3-2.
Jumper Settings
3-3.
System Memory
3-4.
Expansion Slots
3-5.
Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
<Figure 2>
<Figure 1>
Step 1
Open the socket by raising the actuation
lever.
Step 2
Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on
the CPU socket and gently insert the
CPU. The CPU is keyed to prevent
incorrect insertion. Do not force the
processor into the socket. If it does not
go in easily, check for mis-orientation
and reinsert the CPU.
Make sure the processor is fully
inserted into the socket.
Note:
Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by
AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage.
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Installation
<Figure 3>
<Figure 4>
Step 3
Step 4
Close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
Apply thermal compound to the top of
the CPU.
Insert the heatsink as shown above.
Press the clips in the direction of the
arrows shown in Figure 4 to secure the
assembly to the CPU socket.
<Figure 5>
Step 5
Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard’s
CPU fan connector.
The installation is complete.
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Installation
3-2 Jumper Settings
JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or
you forgot the supervisor or user
password, clear the CMOS data to
reconfigure the system back to the
default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
1
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for
a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key
to enter BIOS setup.
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Installation
3-3 System Memory Configuration
Memory Layout
The mainboard accommodates two PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules):
•
Supports up to 2.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM.
•
Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM
specification.
<Figure 6>
DDR DIMM 1
DDR DIMM 2
Memory configurations supported:
Slot No
DIMM#1
1 DIMM
DS/SS
DIMM#2
2 DIMMs
DS/SS
DS/SS
DS/SS
* DS - Double-sided DIMM, * SS - Single-sided DIMM
NOTES:
• Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking)
may severely compromise the integrity of the system.
Memory Installation :
To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
Press straight down as shown in the figure below until the white clips
close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket.
Notch
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Installation
3-4 Expansion Slots
PCI-E Slots
The mainboard is equipped with two
PCI-E*1 compliant with PCI Express 1.0a.
PCI-E VGA Slots
PCI-E Slots
PCI-E VGA Slot
PCI Slots
The elongated PCI-E*16 is intended for
PCI-E VGA card installation.
PCI Slots
The mainboard is equipped with three
PCI slots.
VGA Card Installation Caution
1. Remove the bracket (on the PC case) for the slot you intend to use.
2. Firmly press down the card into the slot until it is completely
seated. Ensure the VGA slot clicker is locked as shown in the
picture below.
3. Secure the card's bracket to the PC case with a screw.
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Installation
3-5 Device Connectors
The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard
into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel.
RJ45
LAN
Parallel Port
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
Line-in/Rear out (Light Blue)
Line-out/Front out (Lime)
Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink)
S/PDIF-out
Coaxial Jack
COM1
USB2.0 x 4 ports
Figure 7 - I/O Ports
JCPU_FAN / JPWR_FAN / JSYS_FAN:
JPWR_FAN
JCPU_FAN
CPU/Power/Chassis Fan Power Connectors
JCPU_FAN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a
heatsink with fan assembly.
JPWR_FAN: If you are installing an additional fan
in the unit, connect to this fan
connector.
JSYS_FAN
JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to
prevent overheating the CPU.
JCPU_FAN
Control
Sense
+12V
Ground
JPWR_FAN
Sense
+12V
Ground
JSYS_FAN
Sense
+12V
Ground
This mainboard is equipped with intelligent fan
speed control. Refer to the PC Health Status
submenu of the BIOS.
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Installation
FDD:
Floppy Controller Connector
This connects to the floppy disk drive.
IDE1
IDE2
This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors
to support up to 4 ATA-100/133 IDE drives.
It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for
maximum data transfer rate of 133MB/sec per channel.
FDD
34
33
40
IDE1/IDE2:Ultra DMA-100/133 Primary/Secondary
IDE Connector
When using two IDE drives on the same
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connector, one must be set to Master mode and
the other to Slave mode. Refer to your disk
drive user’s manual for details.
1
2
FDD
2
1
IDE1/IDE2
PW1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector
PW12: 4-pin ATX12V Power Connector
The mainboard is equipped with a standard 24-pin
ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V
power connector for connecting an ATX12V
power supply. The plugs of the power cables are
designed to fit in only one orientation. Insert the
plugs into the connectors until they fit in place.
PW12
PW1
Caution:
The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously.
23 24
3.3V
+12V
Ground
+5V
+12V
+5V
5VSB
3
+12V
Ground
+5V
+12V
PW-OK
Ground
+5V
-5V
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
+5V
PS-ON
Ground
3.3V
Ground
-12V
4
1 2
PW12
3.3V
3.3V
1 11
PW1
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The board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power
supply to operate. Your system configuration (amount
of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may
exceed this minimum power requirement. To ensure
that adequate power, use a 350 Watt or greater power
supply.
Installation
CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector
When the jumpers are removed this connector can
be used for front panel audio. The front panel
phone jack should have “normal close” switch.
Without phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is
enabled. With phone plug inserted, the rear panel
audio will be disabled.
2
1
MIC_In
GND
+5V
NC
Front Line-out-R
Rear Line-out-FR
Front Line-out-L
Rear Line-out-FL
Key
9
10
Settings:
Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Short (default):
Only the onboard rear panel audio
jack can be used.
Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Open:
Only front panel audio jack can be
used.
CD-IN/AUX-IN: CD Audio_IN Connector
The CD-IN and AUX-IN connectors are used to
receive audio form a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or
MPEG card.
CD-IN
CD-IN
AUX-IN
AUX-IN
AUX_IN_Right
CD_IN_Right
GND
CD_Reference
1
1
CD_IN_Left
AUX_IN_Left
SATA1 ~ SATA4: Four Serial ATA Connectors
These connectors enable you to connect Serial
ATA HDDs or optical drives type.
1
GND B+ BA- A+ GND
GND
~
SATA4
SATA1
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Installation
CUSB3/CUSB4/CUSB5: Six USB 2.0 ports
This mainboard includes additional USB2.0 ports,
identified by 10-pin connector.
If you wish to use the additional USB ports, install
the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then
insert its cables to this 10-pin connector.
CUSB3
CUSB5
CUSB4
CAUTION !
If you purchased a separate USB cable make sure it has the same pin assignment.
A different pin assignment may damage the system. If you need the USB cable,
please contact our retailer.
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Installation
CFP: Front Panel Connector
Š HD_LED
This LED will light up whenever the hard drive
is being accessed.
Š PWR_LED
This connects to the power button of the
system chassis
CFP
Š RST
This switch allows you to reboot without
having to power off the system thus prolonging
the life of the power supply or system.
Š PW_ON
This is connected to the power button on the
case. To use the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
feature, refer to the Power Management Setup
in the BIOS setup section of this manual.
CIR
CIR: IR connector
Connect the IrDA cable (if available) to this IR
connector.
CSPK
CSPK: Speaker
Connect to the system’s speaker for beeping
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Installation
3-6 Power-On/Off (Remote)
This board has a 24-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support
power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The 4-pin ATX12V connector must be
plugged in for the system to operate safely. The chassis power button should be
connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header.
You can turn off the system in two ways: by pressing the front panel power On/Off
button or using the "Soft Off" function that can be controlled by an operating
system such as Windows®XP/ME/2000/98.
Note:
The board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configuration (amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed this minimum power
requirement. To ensure that adequate power, use a 350 Watt (or higher) power supply.
12V 4-pin
24-pin
PW-ON
Case (chassis) Power ON/OFF button (PW-ON)
Figure 8: Simple ATX power ON/OFF controller
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BIOS
Section 4
BIOS SETUP
Main Menu
The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the
basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in
a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned
off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless
there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a
device is added.
It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens
you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings.
The BIOS setup screen and description are for reference only, and may
not exactly match what you see on your screen. The contents of BIOS are
subject to change without notice. Please visit our website for BIOS updates.
To enter the Setup Program :
Power on the computer and press the <Del> key during the POST (Power On Self
Test). The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens. (Figure 1)
Figure 1: CMOS Setup Utility
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BIOS
The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to
reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow
key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed
at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a
better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of the
selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration
parameters.
4-1 Standard CMOS Setup
Choose “STANDARD CMOS FEATURES” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu
(Figure 2). Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system
settings such as the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy
drive type, and display type. Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and
displayed for your reference. When a field is highlighted (use direction keys to move
the cursor and the <Enter> key to select), the entries in the field can be changed by
pressing the <PgDn> or the <PgUp> key.
Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup
Notes:
• If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, the
hard disk size and model will be auto-detected.
• The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an
error occurs.
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BIOS
4-2 Advanced BIOS Features
Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY
menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This
menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board.
Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup
Removable Device Priority
This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority.
Options: Floppy, LS120, ZIP100, USB-FDD0, USB-FDD1, USB-ZIP0, USB-ZIP1.
Hard Disk Boot Priority
This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority.
Options: Pri. Master,Sec. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0, USBHDD1,
USBHDD2, Bootable Add-in card.
CD ROM Boot Priority
This item allows you to select the CD ROM boot priority.
Options: Pri. Master,Sec. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB-CDROM0, USBCDROM1.
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BIOS
Init Display First
This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI-E or PCI first when the system
boots.
Options: PCI Slot, PCIEx.
Virus Warning
During and after system boot up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition
table of the hard disk drive halts the system and an error message appears.
You should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind that this
feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.
Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector.
Disabled: No warning message appears when anything attempts to access the boot
sector.
Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can
trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we
recommend that you first disable the virus warning.
First /Second/Third Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence
selected in these items.
Options: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first, second, and third
boot devices.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with
360K capacity.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots.
On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad.
Off: The keypad acts like cursor keys.
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BIOS
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.
System: The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the
correct password is entered at the prompt.
Setup:
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the
correct password is entered at the prompt.
APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
functionality.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T.
Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer. If a device failure is
predicted, the host software, through the Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns
the user of the impending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the
data.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Full Screen LOGO Show
This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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BIOS
4-3 Advanced Chipset Features
Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP
UTILITY menu to display following menu.
Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup
HT Frequency
This item allows you select the Hyper Transport Frequency.
Options: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. (1x-->200MHz, 2x-->400MHz, 3x-->600MHz, 4x-->800MHz,
5x-->1000MHz)
CPU Spread Spectrum
This option reduces the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the CPU.
Options: Disabled, Center Spread.
SATA Spread Spectrum
This option reduces the EMI generated by the S-ATA.
Options: Disabled, Down Spread.
PCIE Spread Spectrum
This option reduces the EMI generated by the PCI-E.
Options: Disabled, Down Spread.
System BIOS Cacheable
This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution.
Options: Disabled, Enabled.
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BIOS
DRAM Configuration
Scroll to DRAM Configuration and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
1T/2T Memory Timing
For setting DRAM command rate timing.
Options: Auto, 1T, 2T.
CAS# Latency (Tcl)
Enables you to select the CAS latency time. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you
change specifications of the installed DRAM.
Options: Auto, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)
This field specifies the RAS# to CAS# delay to read/write command to the same bank.
Options: Auto, 2T ~ 7T.
Min RAS# active time (Tras)
This field specifies the minimum RAS# active time.
Options: Auto, 5T ~ 15T.
Row precharge Time (Trp)
This field specifies the Row Precharge Time. Precharge to active or Auto-refresh of
the same bank.
Options: Auto, 2T ~ 7T.
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BIOS
Row cycle time (Trc)
This field specifies the Row Cycle Time. RAS# active to RAS# active or auto refresh
of the same bank.
Options: Auto, 7T ~ 21T.
Row refresh cyc time (Trfc)
This field specifies the Row Refresh Cycle Time. Auto-refresh active to RAS# or
RAS# to auto refresh.
Options: Auto, 9T ~ 23T.
Row to Row delay (Trrd)
This field specifies the Row to Row delay of different banks.
Options: Auto, 2T ~ 4T.
Write recovery time (Twr)
This bits specifies the Write Recovery Time. Called Trd1 by Samsung, measures
when the last write datum is safely registered by the DRAM. It measures from the
last data to precharge.
Options: Auto, 2, 3.
Write to Read delay (Twtr)
This bits specifies the Write to Read delay. Samsung Calls this Tcd1r (last data in to
read command). It is measured from the rising edge following the last non-masked
data strobe to the rising edge of the next Read Command. (Jedec spec this as exactly
one clock).
Options: Auto, 1, 2.
Read to Write delay (Trwt)
This field specifies the Read to write delay. This is not a DRAM specified timing
parameter but must be considered due to routing latencies on the clock forwarded
bus. It is counted from first address but slot which was not associated with part of
the read burst.
Options: Auto, 1 ~ 6.
Refresh Rate (Tref)
This field specifies the number of clock cycles between refresh.
Options: Auto, 15.6us, 7.8us, 3.9us.
DQS Skew Control
Options: Auto, Increase, Decrease.
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Max Async Latency
Options: Auto, 1ns ~ 15ns.
Read Preamble Time
Options: Auto, 2.5ns to 9.5ns in 0.5ns increments.
IdleCycle Limit
Options: Auto, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256.
Dynamic IdleCycle Counter
Options: Auto, Disabled, Enabled.
R/W Queue Bypass Count
Options: Auto, 2, 4, 8, 16.
Bypass Max
Options: Auto, 0 ~ 7.
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4-4 Integrated Peripherals
Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals
nVidia RAID Boot ROM
Set this to enabled to setup RAID for drives connected to nVidia chipset.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
nVidia Lan PXE Boot ROM
Enables/disable the onboard nVidia Lan PXE Boot ROM for booting from LAN.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Chipset IDE Devices
Scroll to Chipset IDE Devices and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
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Delay For HDD (Secs)
This item allows you to set longer time stand by before system Scan HDD at post
screen. Some HDD may need a longer stand by time before it can be detected.
Options: 0 ~ 15.
OnChip IDE Channel 0/1
The mainboard supports two channel of ordinary IDE interface and one channel of
serial ATA interface. Select “Enabled” to activate each channel separately.
If you do not use the onboard IDE connector, set the Onboard Primary (Secondary)
PCI IDE to “Disabled”.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive. Ultra DMA-100/133 implementation
is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment
includes a DMA driver. If your hard drive and your system software both support
Ultra DMA-100/133, select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS.
Options: Auto, Disabled.
SATA 3/4
This item enables/disables the S-ATA3/4 ports.
SATA 1/2
This item enables/disables the S-ATA1/2 ports.
RAID Enable
This item allows you to select the RAID mode. When set to “Enabled” the four
fields become available to set RAID for each SATA.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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Onboard Device
Scroll to Onboard Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
Onchip USB
Enables the USB controller.
Options: Disabled, V1.1+V2.0, V1.1.
USB Memory
Select used memory space to record USB device information
Options: Base memory, Shadow memory.
USB Mouse Support
Enable/Disable support for USB mouse under DOS.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
AC97 Audio
This item allows you disable the chipset on-chip AC97 Audio.
Options: Auto, Disabled.
NV Lan Control
Enables the onboard Gigabit LAN feature.
Options: Auto, Disabled.
NV Lan MAC Address
Machine MAC (NV) address selection.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
NV Lan Address Input
Allows you to input the MAC (NV) address.
Current NV Lan MAC Address
Display the current MAC (NV) address.
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Legacy Devices
Scroll to Legacy Devices and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
Onboard FDC Controller
Select “Enabled” if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you
install an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select “Disabled “in this field.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 1
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port.
Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.
Infrared Port Select
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the Infrared Port.
Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.
Onboard Parallel Port
This field allows the user to configure the LPT port.
Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode.
Options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.
EPP Mode Select
This field allows the user to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode.
Options: EPP1.9, EPP1.7.
ECP Mode Use DMA
This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode.
Options: 1, 3.
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4-5 Power Management Setup
Choose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to
display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power
management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be
changed unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Figure 6: Power Management
HDD Power Down
Powers down the hard disk drive after a preset period of system inactivity.
Options: Disabled, 1min ~ 15min.
Soft-Off by PBTN
Use this to select your soft-off function. The default is Instant Off.
Instant Off:
Turns off the system instantly.
Delay 4 Second : Turns off the system after a 4 second delay. If momentary press
of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode. Press the
power button again to make system back to work.
PwerOn After Pwr-Fail
This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating
status after power returns from a power failure.
Off:
The system stays off after a power failure.
Former-Sts: The system returns to the state it was in just prior to the power failure.
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WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off
When enabled, NV LAN activity awakens the system from soft-off state.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Power-On by Alarm
When set to Enable alarm resume, you can set the date (of month) and time (hh:mm:
ss), that will awaken a system which has been powered down.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
POWER ON Function
Enables computer power on by the keypress activity.
Options: Disabled, Any key, Mouse, Both (Any key+Mouse).
4-6 PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration
This page lets the user to modify the PCI/PCI-E IRQ signals when various PCI/PCI-E
cards are inserted.
WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’s may cause system unable to locate certain devices.
Figure 7: PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration Setup
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Resources Controlled By
Determines what controls system PNP/PCI/PCI-E resources. The default is Auto (ESCD).
Manual: PNP Card’s resources are controlled manually. The “IRQ Resources” field
becomes available and you can set which IRQ-X and DMA-X are
assigned to PCI/PCI-E and onboard devices.
Auto:
BIOS assigns the interrupt resource automatically.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard
VGA cards.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
*** PCI Express related items ***
Maximum Payload Size
Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte.
Options: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096.
Interrupt requests are shared as shown below:
INT A
PCI1
PCI2
INT B
V
V
PE2 (x1)
PE3 (x16)
INT D
V
PCI3
PE1 (x1)
INT C
V
V
V
IMPORTANT!
When using PCI cards on shared IRQ slots, make sure its drivers support “Shared IRQ”,
or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. IRQ conflicts between the two PCI groups
will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
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4-7 PC Health Status
Figure 8: PC Health Status
Show PC Health in POST
When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the
POST (Power On Self Test).
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Current CPU/System Temperature
Displays the current CPU/system temperature.
Current CPU/Power/Chassis FAN Speed
Displays the current speed of the CPU, chassis, and power fan speed in RPMs.
DIMM (V)
The voltage level of the DRAM.
5VSB
The voltage level of the switching power supply.
CPU (V)
The voltage level of the CPU(Vcore).
Chipset (V)
The voltage level of the Chipset.
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+5V, +12V
The voltage level of the power supply.
3VSB
The voltage level of 3V Standyby.
Battery (V)
The voltage level of the battery.
ACPI Shutdown Temperature
This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the
effects of an overheating system. (requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Management BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system.) The default is Disabled.
Options available are 60oC/140oF to 95oC/203oF in increments of 5oC.
SmartFan Function
Scroll to SmartFan Function and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
Smart CPU FAN Function
This item selects how the fan speed should be set. Full speed fixes fan speed at100%
duty cycle. Control the Fan by Duty-Cycle directly. By Temperature calculates the
fan speed according to different temperature range.
To use By Temperature setting, refer to the example below to set the temperature
and duty cycle.
Current CPU Temperature/Fan Speed
Display the current CPU Temperature/Fan speed.
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Smart Fan example:
Š Only need to set the items in gray. The system will automatically
calculate intermediate temperature Temp LM and Temp MH and the
corresponding Duty LM and Duty MH.
Š How effective Smart CPU Fan is will depend on fan design. Most
fans have built-in thermistor and may self adjust its speed. Some
fans have very limited duty cycle range open to fan control.
Š For best results use the bundled USDM Software to tune your fan.
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4-8 POWER BIOS Features
This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for
overclocking.
Warning:
Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to
system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their
default values for proper operation.
Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Frequency
Enables you to increment the CPU’s clock generator at 1 MHz step. This works
together with CPU Clock Ratio (below) to set the CPU operating frequency.
CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio = CPU Frequency
For example, if you have a processor that is rated at 2.4GHz and the clock generator
is 200MHz, then 200MHz x 12 = 2.4GHz
Options: 200 to 400 in 1MHz increments.
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Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome
this switch off the power supply and switch on again. Restart the
system, press and hold <Insert> key. This will revert the BIOS to default
or initial setting.
BIOS
PCIE Clock
Enables you to subtle tune the PCIE frequency at increments of 1MHz step.
Options: 100 to 145 in 1MHz increments.
AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet
Reduce the noise and heat from you PC when AMD’s Cool’n’QuietTM technology is
enabled.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Memory Frequency (Mhz)
This item sets the memory clock. By placing an artificial memory clock limit on the
system, memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency. Example,
“200” will set to DDR400 speed.
Options: 100Mhz, 133Mhz, 166Mhz, 200Mhz.
CPU Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage.
Options: Auto, +0.025V to +0.35V in 0.025V increments. We recommend that you
leave this at the default value.
DIMM Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage.
Options: Auto, 2.5V to 3.1V in 0.1V increments. We recommend that you leave this at
the default value.
Chipset Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the chipset voltage.
Options: 1.5V, 1.6V, 1.7V, 1.8V. We recommend that you leave this at the default
value.
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4-9 Defaults Menu
Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described below
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance
system operations.
Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box:
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.
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4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting
This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS menus.
supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus.
user password:
only enter but no rights to change options of the setup
menus.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of
the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You
will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.
You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password
is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to key in each time you
enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your
system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a
password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use
of your computer.
You can determine when the password is required within the Advanced BIOS
Features Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”,
the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”,
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
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4-11 Exiting BIOS
Save & Exit Setup
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section
of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot
your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections
stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.
Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y
This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous
selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
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RAID Configuration
Section 5
RAID CONFIGURATION
Introduction
This section gives a brief introduction on RAID-related background knowledge and
a general procedure to setup RAID system on this mainboard.
RAID Basics
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two or
more hard disk drives into one logical unit known as a RAID array. The advantage
of RAID is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is
achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored
copy of the data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the
operating system fails or hangs.
Below is an example of a RAID array with 2 drives.
The individual disk drives in an array are called “members”. All disk members in a
formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system.
Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The
different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels
represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs.
The table below briefly introduced these RAID levels.
RAID Le ve l
No. of Drive s
RAID 0 (Striping)
2
Number drivers *Smallest size
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
2
Smallest size
Data protection
Sum of All drivers
No data protection and
performance improving, but
disk capacity fully used.
JBOD (Spanning)
2
Capacity
Be ne fits
Highest performance without
data protection
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RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any
disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the
number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping
block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in
parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not
respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the
drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1
setup, an extra drive called the “spare drive” can be attached. Such a drive will be
activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault
tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there
are other working drives in the array.
JBOD (Spanning)
A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are
having different capacities. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then
proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array. When any disk member
fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID and does not
support fault tolerance.
Others
Other RAID derivatives are RAID 10 and RAID 5. These RAID levels require more
than 2 drives to operate, combining the benefits of RAID 0 and RAID 1.
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nVidia RAID Features
The nVidia RAID solution uses the nForce4 series chip as a RAID controller, which
is a 4-channel S-ATA solution. Listed below are the main features and benefits of
nVidia RAID:
•
Support four S-ATA hard disk drives.
•
Supports hard disk drive larger than 137 GB (48-bits LBA).
•
Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD, 0+1
•
Free Disk and Dedicated Spare Disk
A Free Disk or Dedicated Disk can be automatically used in case one drive
of a mirrored array fails. A free disk can be used by any available mirrored
array, while a dedicated disk can be used only by the array to which it is
assigned.
•
Bootable RAID
NVRAID can be configured in a way to make it bootable. For example, two
hard drives can be configured as a bootable mirrored RAID array.
•
RAID on Multiple Disk Controllers
Unlike other RAID solutions that limits the user to a dedicated RAID
controller, NVRAID software can use a drive on one RAID controller and
another drive on a second RAID controller.
•
Disk Alert system
Disk Alert system informs user when a disk fails, indicating the location of
failed port.
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Enable RAID Function
For any RAID controller, the general procedure to enable RAID function are shown
below:
Note: If you are not installing O/S into the RAID
disks, you may skip Step 3 & Step 4.
Step 1: Enable RAID ROM
The system BIOS may disable all RAID function by default. To enable any RAID
controller you must enable its RAID Boot ROM. Enter the BIOS CMOS Setup and
jump to Integrated Peripherals Page.
Select the controller’s Boot ROM and set it to Enabled. Press “F10” to Save & Exit.
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Step 2: Create RAID Array
RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS Boot ROM utility.
NVIDIA nForce4 4X
Power-on the system and wait for the RAID BIOS Setting utility message on
the screen. Press the ”F10” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility.
Refer to Appendix B-1 for details about creating RAID array using this utility.
After the RAID array is created, press “F10” to exit.
Step 3: Prepare driver floppy
When installing Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 into any RAID disk, the O/S setup will
require a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. This step will show you how to
prepare this driver floppy. There are 2 methods to prepare this floppy:
Method 1
1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. Boot the system from the CD-ROM
3. A menu of driver for various RAID controllers will appear
4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive
5. Select the appropriate RAID controller to begin copy into the floppy
Method 2
1. Locate another computer and insert the bundled CD into its CD-ROM drive.
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2. A main menu screen will appear (Autorun feature)
3. Select the page “RAID floppy”
4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive
5. Click on the required driver to begin copy into the floppy
Step 4: Install O/S into RAID disk
Proceed to install Windows XP/2000/NT4.0. When installing the O/S from CD,
press <F6> so that it will request for RAID driver. Insert the floppy created earlier in
Step 3.
Step 5: Install Software utility for Windows
After the O/S has been installed, you may install the RAID driver and software. The
RAID software is a Windows-based utility with graphical user interface that
provides an easy operating tool to configure and manage RAID arrays.
1)Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2)When the main menu appears, click on the RAID driver corresponding to the
RAID controller you have configured in Step 2. See driver installation in
section 6 for more details.
Note: For information on using the software utility, refer to the user guide in
the bundled CD.
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Section 6
DRIVER INSTALLATION
Easy Driver Installation
Once the operating system has been installed, you need to install the drivers for the mainboard.
Please select:
Method 1
Auto Installation
Method 2
Manual Installation
Please install SP1 for Windows XP before installing nForce driver
>> nVIDIA nForce Driver
>> USB 2.0 Driver
>> AC’97 AUDIO Driver
>> AMD Athlon 64 / AMD Sempron Series Processor Driver
Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM and the main menu screen will appear. The main
menu displays links to the supported drivers, utilities and software.
Method 1
This item can installs all drivers automatically.
Method 2
This item can allows you to install the drivers selectively.
Step 1 :
Click “nVIDIA nForce Driver” to install chipset driver.
Step 2 :
Click “USB 2.0 Driver” to install USB 2.0 driver.
Step 3 :
Click “AC’97 AUDIO Driver” to install audio driver.
Step 4 :
Click “AMD Athlon 64 / AMD Sempron Series Processor Driver” to
install AMD series processor driver .
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Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide
Š Introduction
To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound
Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the
manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager".
For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual" in the CD.
<Figure 1>
1. Right-click “Sound Effect” button on the task bar and select “Sound Manager”.
Sound Effect:
<Figure 2>
2. Select "Sound Effect" page to set the desired audio environment from the
pull-down menu. There are in total 23 kinds of sound effect.
a. For Karaoke function, "Voice Cancellation (only for 2 channels mode)"
removes the human voice. "Key" lets you adjusts the key pitch.
b. "Auto Gain Control" avoids saturation when adjusting the equalizer.
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Equalizer:
<Figure 3>
3. There are 10 bands of equalizer control, check "ON" when you want to adjust
the equalizer.
Speaker
Configuration:
<Figure 4>
4. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding
audio mode (no. of speaker) is selected.
Figure 4 above shows the phone jack setup for 2 channel mode.
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Speaker Test:
<Figure 5>
5. To test the speaker , select the “Speaker Test” page and click directly on the
speakers shown on the screen.
This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged
into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check
the connection.
Connector
Sensing:
<Figure 6>
6. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all
audio applications before starting the sensing.
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Connector
Sensing:
<Figure 7>
7. EZ-Connection shows the result of the detection.
“Audio Connector” column reflects the settings used in the "Speaker
Configuration" page.
“Current Connection” column shows the type of device detected. If the
results do not match, an exclamation mark will appear on the right side.
Connector
Sensing:
<Figure 8>
8. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status
as above.
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HRTF Demo:
<Figure 9>
9. This page lets you test the HRTF 3D Positional Audio features.
Microphone:
<Figure 10>
10. The “Noise Suppression” feature uses software to reduce background delay
microphone recording.
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General:
<Figure 11>
ALC655
11. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software.
To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show
icon in system tray".
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Appendix
Appendix A
A-1 Update Your System BIOS
Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an
empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and
it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk.
Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
1. Type “A:\AWDFLASH and press <Enter> Key.
2. You will see the following setup screen.
3. Please key in the xxxxx.bin BIOS file name.
XXXX
4. If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette, please key in [Y],
otherwise please key in [N].
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
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Appendix
5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
xxxxx.bin
6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
xxxxx.bin
7. The BIOS update is finished.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
F1 : Reset
A-2
F10 : Exit
Appendix
Appendix B
B-1 NVIDIA RAID BIOS Utility
Power-on the system and wait for the RAID BIOS Setting utility message on the
screen. Press the ”F10” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility.
Using the Define a New Array Window
If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field
is highlighted.
•
Selecting the RAID Mode
By default, this is set to Mirroring. To change to a different RAID mode,
press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID
Mode box—either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring.
•
Selecting the Striping Block Size
Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on
the disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal, which
is 32KB, but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB.
•
Assigning the Disks
The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear
in the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as
RAID array disks.
B-1
Appendix
To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk,
1) Tab to the Free Disks section.
The first disk in the list is selected
2) Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the
rightarrow key (-> ).
The first disk in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list is selected and
ready to be moved.
3) Continue pressing the right-arrow key (-> ) until all the disks that you want
to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block.
Completing the RAID BIOS Setup
After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt
appears.
Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press N.
You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives.
The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you
have set up.
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Appendix
Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press Enter.
The Array Detail window appears.
The Array Detail window shows information about the array that you
selected, such as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width,
Disk Model Name, and disk capacity.
If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C.
At the prompt, press Y to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N.
Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press F10 to exit the
RAID setup.
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