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1. IDE1 CP80P JCMOS co a Clear CMOS ior EPoX EP1308 VO Chip CUSB3 CUSB4 CUSB5 CIR TES jorr mmaljsys FAN CSPKM PW_ON PwR_LED 10 Connectors Figure JCPU_FAN JPWR_FAN Control Ground Sense JSYS_FAN y Ground Sense 12V 2 FDD C Primary IDE l IDE2 Secondary IDE 1 PW1 a PWOK PW12 x 12V 5V Ground Ground Ground 1 2 5V Ground 3 3V 3 3V MIC_In NC Front Line out R Rear Line out FR 5 CFPA es Front Line out L Rear Line out FL 9 10 CD_IN_Right CD IN CD_Reference 1 CD_IN Left AUX IN AUX_IN_ Right GND 1 AUX_IN_Left VCC 7 CUSB3 DATAO CUSB4 DATAO CUSB5 GND Key Descriptions CPU Power Chassis Fan Power Connectors JCPU_FAN Connect the CPU fan to this connector JPWR_FAN Use this connector if you are installing an additional fan in the unit JSYS FAN The chassis fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU English Floppy Drive Connector Primary Secondary IDE Connector Connects to the IDE device i e HDD and CD ROM device When using two IDE drives on the same connector one must be set to Master mode and the other to Slave mode Refer to your disk drive user s manual for details PW1 24 pin ATX Power Connector PW12 4 pin ATX12V Power Connector The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation2. JCMOS Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS Settings 1 2 Normal Default 1 2 3 Clear CMOS L 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 Replace the jumper back to the 1 2 position 4 Turn on the system and hold down the lt Del gt key to enter BIOS setup 2 3 System Memory Configuration The mainboard accommodates Four 240 pin DIMMs e Supports up to 16GB of 533 667 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM e Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR2 DIMM specification I Dual Channel interface e Dual channel memory access offers increased system performance English e For dual channel to operate both channel must be populated with same amount of memory preferably of the same type e The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs lt Figure 1 gt Each dual channel pair has the same color e g DIMM1 and DIMM2 To obtain best performance simply mount DIMM sockets of the same color Yj lt Figure 1 gt Dual Channel 1 IS Memory configurations supported 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 2 DIMM 4 DIMM 64 bit 64 bit 128 bit 128 bit rom ass e see E e E E Fs as ase a a
3. Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved English CON OU BRWYN E 23 ys 6uy 24 93h 94h 95h 96h FFh Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code ORBWNPFNFKFN OWT A WNE Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h
4. PCIE Clock CPU Clock Ratio AMD K8 Cool n Quiet CPU Voltage Chipset Voltage DIMM Voltage Memory Clock Tle Move Enter Select PU PD YValue F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Fo Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults CPU Frequency Enables you to increment the CPU s clock generator at 1 MHz step This works together with CPU Clock Ratio below to set the CPU operating frequency CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio CPU Frequency For example if you have a processor that is rated at 2 4GHz and the clock generator is 200MHz then 200MHz x 12 2 4GHz Options 200 to 450 in 1MHz increments 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 lt Insert gt key This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting PCIE Clock Enables you to subtle tune the PCI E frequency at increments of 1MHz step Options 100 to 145 in 1MHz increments CPU Clock Ratio Use this item to select a multiplier to set the CPU frequency See CPU Frequency item above for explanation If your CPU multiplier is locked this option will be unavailable AMD K8 Cool n Quiet Reduce the noise and heat from your PC when AMD s Cool n Quiet technology is Auto Options Auto Disabled CPU Voltage This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage Options Auto 0 200V to 0 500V in 0 025V increme
5. CI IE SS Single Sided DIMM DS Double Sided DIMM ES Memory Installation O To install align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector O Press straight down as shown in the figure until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket 2 4 Rear IO Port The I O back panel for this mainboard is shown below When installing the mainboard into the computer case use the bundled I O shield to protect this back panel RJ45 LAN Parallel Port gt J j wa Q Mouse PES maakay li TA PS 2 ANI a B i y Keyboard p S PDIF out S PDIF out COM1 USB2 0 x 4 ports 5 1 Audio Channel 7 1 Audio Channel Coaxial Jack Optical Optional 2 5 Internal Connectors Dual Channel Memory Naoto JCPU_FAN mama ma DDRII DIMM1 4 ottom 4 JPWR_FAN SPDIF out Coaxial Jack pm SPDIF out Optical Optional Parallel Port Top COM1 PW12 ATX 12V Power Conn Realtek RTL8111B GbE LAN RJ 45 LAN Top USB 2 Line in Light Blue Line out Lime Mic in Pink Side stereo out Gray ul Rear stereo out Black Center Subwoofer Orange Optional or RTLB101E 10 100 LAN PW1 El E e ATX Power Conn olojojolololololale lo la IDE2 LoJo ofefe o lo o fofe e lo gt PCI EXPRESS X1 mm AE AASIN PCI EXPRESS X1 4CD IN jo AC S7 Audio ALC 655 aso
6. Pa The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously CFPA Front Panel Audio Connector This connector is used only if the speaker and microphone needs to be plugged at the front of the PC case Otherwise leave the jumpers at the default position CD I N AUX IN CD Audio in connectors These connectors are used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card CUSB3 CUSB4 CUSB5 Six USB2 0 header This mainboard includes 6 additional onboard USB ports To use these additional USB ports a USB bracket is required Please contact your retailer for details 11 ys 6uy Connectors 8 CFP A HD_LED RST t _ FPw_on CIR ml vcc NC IRRX GND IRTX CSPK ml vco GND Speaker SATA1 1 GND B B A A GND SATA3 GND SATA4 THM ST E Optional CP80P iT 41 Co Figure i PWR_LED Descriptions CFP Case Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED indicates hard drive activity PWR_LED Connects to the power indicator on the PC case RST Connects to the RESET switch on the PC case PW_ON Connects to the Power button on the PC case to turn on the system To turn off the system press the power button for 4 seconds CIR IR connector For connection to an IrDA receiver unit CSPK Speaker Connects to the case s speaker for PC beeps SATA1 SATA4 Four S ATA II or S ATA Connectors These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA HDDs or optical drives type
7. SATA Channel 2 SATA Channel 3 SATA Channel 4 Drive A Halt On Tle Move Enter Select Hise TE yi ea value e Sl Gt aa F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Pre 10 g i aj ALE E d A imize IE g ys 6uy P P Notes e 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 e The Halt On field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pressing the F1 key displays a help message for the selected item Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority CD ROM Boot Priority nit Display First First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option APIC Mode HDD S M A R T Capability Full Screen LOGO Show pic Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save E ee F1 General Help Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults gt Removable Device Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority Options
8. CHOS Features Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS A Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup 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 L For more information regarding BIOS settings refer to the complete manual in the bundled CD 13 3 2 Standard CMOS Setup Choose STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference When a field is highlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the lt Enter gt key to select the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the lt PgDn gt or the lt PgUp gt key Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Item Help Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel O Slave IDE Channel 1 Haster IDE Channel 1 Slave SATA Channel 1
9. Floppy Disk LS120 ZIP100 USB FDDO USB FDD1 USB ZIPO USB ZI P1 gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority Options Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USBHDDO USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Bootable Add in cards gt CD ROM Boot Priority This item allows you to select the CD ROM boot priority Options Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USB CDROMO USB CDROM1 14 Init Display First This item is used to select whether to initialize the PCI E or PCI first when the system boots Options PCI Slot PCIEx First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Options Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first second and third boot devices Options Enabled Disabled English 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 key
10. RAID floppy Utility Manual Jennvnscssosanserecnccnonsosoon 4 Insert a blank floppy into the A drive 5 Click on the required RAID controller driver to begin copy into the floppy English ys 6uz 1 2 Mainboard Features 9 Brief Introduction Socket AM2 Socket AM2 940 pin based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhancements for AMD Athlon AM2 processor based systems and it also expected to be the next generation of platform innovations For more information about all the new features Athlon AM2 Processor deliver check out the AMD website at http www amd com Chipset The board is designed with nVidia nForce4 Ultra nForce4 4X chipset featuring performance and stability with the most innovative technology and features For more details about the nVidia chipset please visit the nVidia Web site at 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 DDR2 DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology DDR2 memory offers faster speed higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR Dual Channel Supports dual channel of DDR2 memory to give you twice the memory bandwidth for greater system performance Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor v
11. function and personal start up screen Y 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 PowerBlOS Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS Various adjustable feature include FSB Memory Chipset voltage tweaking H W Features Post Port An onboard LED display trouble shooting device facilitating user to detect boot up problems Y 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 Y Thermo Stick Optional Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software Ideal for monitoring VGA card chipset or even disk drives temperatures ys 6uy 9 1 3 Mainboard Specification Processor Support Socket AM2 940 pin based AMD Athlon X2 Athlon 64 Sempron processors Support 2 0 1 6GTs 16X16 wide Hyper Transport bus Support VMM Virtualization Machine Monitoring Chipset nVidia nForce4 Ultra nForce4 4X Chipset Main Memory Four 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets Support 1 8v DDR
12. gt COM1 lt Printer lt EPoX EP1308 LPC Floppy gt LPCIO Realtek RTL8101E 10 100 MbE LAN H W Monitoring lt RJ 45 Realtek RTL8111B GbE LAN PCI Express 1 x 2 PCIx3 N Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis 2 1 CPU Installation Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Step 2 1 Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on the CPU socket as shown Insert the CPU and make sure it is fully inserted into the socket 2 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever The CPU is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion do not force the CPU into the socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orientation Step 3 Insert the heatsink as shown Press the clips in the direction of the arrows shown to secure the assembly to the CPU socket Step 4 Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard s CPU fan connector The installation is complete Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage e Apply heatsink thermal compound paste to the CPU English ys 6uy 2 2 Jumper Settings
13. system has been installed you need to install the drivers for the mainboard Raid Floppy Utility Manual Method 1 Method 2 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM and the main menu screen will appear The main menu displays links to the supported drivers utilities and software gt Method 1 This item installs all drivers automatically gt Method 2 This item allows you to install the drivers selectively Step 1 Click nVIDIA nForce Driver to install chipset driver Step 2 Click REALTEK AUDIO Driver to install audio driver Step 3 Click USB V2 0 Driver to install USB 2 0 driver Step 4 Click AMD Cool n Quiet Processor Driver to install AMD series processor driver a Main menu items may vary depending on model you purchased Once the drivers have been successfully installed you may proceed to install the bundled utility software 18 Ghost BIOS helps you to recover from a corrupted BIOS situation which normally would leave your system unable to boot Ghost BIOS lets you repair the BIOS yourself saving the hassle of returning the mainboard for repair Preparing for Ghost BIOS 1 Install the Thunder Flash utility found in the bundled CD 2 Create a BIOS Recovery Disk BRD with this utility LOAD English Making BIOS Recovery Disk 1 Run the Thunder Flash utility 2 Connect to the internet 3 Insert a blank floppy disk into floppy drive and click LOAD
14. vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS _INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to URIOUS_soft_HDLR Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch Reserved Load keyboard matrix notebook platform Reserved English 21 ys 6uz 21h 22h 23h 24 26h 27h 28h 29h 2A 2Ch 2Dh 2E 32h 33h 34 3Bh 3Ch 3Dh 3Eh 3Fh 40h 41h 42h 43h 44h 45 46h 47h 48h 49h 4A 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53 54h 55h 56h 57h 22 HPM initialization notebook platform Reserved 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory O resource Search for a valid VGA device VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer Reserved 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 5 Invoke video BIOS Reserved 1 Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display inc
15. 2 533 667 800 DIMMs with dual channel architecture Support single sided or double sided unbuffered non ECC DIMMs with 256 512Mb 1Gb technologies Supports up to 16GB memory size Expansion Slots Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2 3 Two PCI E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a One PCI E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1 0a USB Ten USB connectors compliant with USB2 0 from embedded USB controller 4 connectors at rear panel LAN 10 100 Ethernet from onboard Realtek RTL8101E PCI E controller Optional Gb Ethernet from onboard Realtek RTL8111B PCI E controller Optional P ATA IDE Two IDE interface up to 4 IDE devices with UDMA 33 66 100 133 support from embedded IDE controller S ATA RAID Four S ATA II ports with up to 300MB s bandwidth with RAID 0 1 0 1 Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra chipset Four S ATA ports with up to 150MB s bandwidth with RAID 0 1 0 1 Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 4x chipset 1 0 Onboard EPoX EP1308 LPC bus I O controller Legacy peripheral interface for PS 2 keyboard mouse FDD Parallel Serial and IrDA v1 0 compliant Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring and CPU temperature sensing Intelligent fan speed control for CPU fan PWM Chassis fan Power fan for quiet operation BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award Plug amp Play BIOS Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection Support Magic H
16. 4 Keep this floppy in a safe place for future use 9 If BIOS gets corrupted When the BIOS is corrupted or fails restart the system and this screen will appear You may chose to recover the BIOS from BRD Floppy created earlier or from bundled driver CD EPoX GHOST BIOS Recovery screen Please salsect _ he Insert floppy drive Recovery Disk with BIN amp Awardflash Utility 2 Insert mainboard CD into optical drive see Note below 1 If recover from BIOS Recovery Disk floppy insert the floppy disk created earlier and click 1 2 If recover from mainboard driver CD insert driver CD into optical drive and click 2 A Note that mainboard driver CD consists only of Safe Mode BIOS Proper BIOS must be updated after you enter the O S 19 Flow Chart of the Ghost BIOS BIOS Corrupted ysi buz Finish the BIOS updated and rescue procedure If the screen below is shown that means your BIOS version is not updated Refer to Magic Flash steps to update the BIOS gt p j Erei 11 ES 20 6 1 Post Codes POST hex CFh COh C1h C3h C5h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h OAh 0B 0Dh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R W functionality Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers
17. Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch Reserved 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag Reserved 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface Reserved 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super O chips Reserved Test FOOOh segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD DMI support Reserved Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override Reserved Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers Reserved Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch Reserved Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 Reserved Initial interrupts
18. Thermo Stick Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software Ideal for monitoring VGA card chipset or even disk drives temperatures CP80P Post Port Debug LED Provides two digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot Allows quick and easy optimization The LED will display the CPU temperature when you run the bundled Thunder Probe software Po cE CTION S DIOS ye uB i O 3 1 Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters The modified data is stored in a battery backed CMOS so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings English L 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 lt Del gt key during the POST Power On Self Test The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard
19. User s Manual nVidia nForce4 Ultra nForce4 4X mainboard for AMD Socket AM2 940 pin processor TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders These specifications are subject to change without notice Manual Revision 1 0 June 20 2006 6000012MF4310 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES HANDLING PROCEDURES Static electricity can severely damage your equipment Handle the mainboard and any other device in your system with extreme care and avoid unnecessary contact with system components on the mainboard Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the mainboard from static discharge Always have the power supply unplugged and powered off when inserting and removing devices within the computer chassis The Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage to the mainboard that results from failure to follow instruction or failure to observe s
20. afety precautions A 1 The mainboard is subject to damage by static electricity Always observe the handling procedures CAUTION A Post Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes possible problems and solutions For more detailed information about POST Codes refer to Appendix in this manual BIOS chip inserted incorrectly 1 Reinsert the BIOS chip Incorrect BIOS update version 2 Download the correct BIOS version Mainboard problem update from the manufacturer s FFh or CFh f i Web site Add on card inserted incorrectly Replace mainboard Remove and replace the add on card Memory module inserted incorrectly 1 Reinsert memroy module C1h C5h Memory compatibility problem Replace memory with correct type Memory module damaged Replace memory module Error occured in VGA BIOS Replace VGA card Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert key to power on the system 1 Initial Keyboard controller error 1 Ensure the Keyboard and mouse are 07h 12h 2 RTC error connected correctly 2 Replace the RTC battery VGA card inserted incorrectly Reinsert the VGA card Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introducir iida 1 T L Package COMEM S did ibas 1 l gt Mainboatd Features io 2 1 3 Mainboard Specificatii macro a platica 4 124 System BIOCK DiagraM eai aara AEO 6 Section 2 Installation dal 7 ZA edo er dea 8 22 lumper SENS arcade 8 2 3 System Memory Configuratio
21. arious aspects of the system operation and status This includes CPU temperature voltage and fan speed in RPMs 10 100 LAN Optional This mainboard is mounted with a 10 100BASE T Ethernet LAN controller It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub GbE LAN Optional This mainboard is mounted with the new Gigabit Ethernet LAN which allows data transmission at 1 000 megabits per second Mbps running at 10 times faster than conventional 10 100BASE T Ethernet LANs Serial ATA Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 4X chipset Support Serial ATA an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage interface Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB sec and allows future enhancements to the computing platform Serial ATA II Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra chipset S ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to 300MB sec It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices SATA RAID RAID function available on chipset s SATA SATA I ports RAID 0 1 0 1 JBOD by NV driver support USB2 0 A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1 1 device 6ch Optional Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5 1 audio for DVD playback The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal 2 channel mode or 6 c
22. d Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility Reserved Initialize PS 2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table Reserved 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO Reserved 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware Reserved Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed Reserved Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM Reserved Detect serial ports amp parallel ports Reserved Detect amp install co processor Reserved 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs
23. ealth for system hardware status report during system boot up Support Ghost BIOS for BIOS Recovery Audio 8 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC850 AC 97 v2 3 compliant CODEC Optional 6 channel audio from onboard Realtek ALC655 AC 97 v2 3 compliant CODEC Optional Support CD In AUX In Support Jack detection for fool proof audio device installation Rear panel audio jacks configuration depending on model you purchased please refer to one of the following table For 6ch ALC655 Configuration For 8ch ALC850 Configuration Black Rearstereoout Rear stereo out Orange Center amp Subwoofer Center amp Subwoofer JH Peripheral Interfaces E At Rear Panel PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports One Parallel printer port One S PDIF Out Coaxial jack One S PDIF Out Optical Optional One Serial port One RJ 45 LAN connector Four USB2 0 ports Six Audio jacks or Three Audio jacks Onboard connector and pin header One floppy drive connector Two ATA 100 133 IDE connectors Six extra USB2 0 ports One CD IN and AUX IN connectors One IR connector Four S ATA II or S ATA connectors Three Fan connectors JH Front Panel Controller Supports Reset amp Soft Off switches Supports HDD amp Power LEDs Supports PC speaker Supports Front Panel Audio connector w Special Features Support KBPO function Keyboard power on turn on
24. hannel mode 8ch Optional Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games Perfect for your 2 home theatre system Y AMD Cool n Quiet Technology AMD s Cool n Quiet 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 Y NVIDIA Firewall Optional An unprecedented addition design for nForce product provide high performance amp enhanced reliability of PC security solution to the users The features would be more advanced than many stand alone firewalls can provide Y NVIDIA ActiveArmor Supported in the NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra chipset Enhances networks security while delivers the highest system performance by off loading CPU intensive packet filtering tasks in hardware providing users with a PC networking environment that is both fast and secure English Special Features BIOS Features Y Ghost BIOS No more worries if BIOS gets corrupted causing your system unable to boot The onboard backup BIOS will rescue amp recover main BIOS in just a few easy steps Thunder Probe A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage temperature and speed of a variety of hardware It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan Y Thunder Flash A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function BIOS flash
25. luding Award title CPU type CPU speed Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips Reserved Test 8254 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 Reserved Reserved Test 8259 functionality Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU Reserved 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical Reserved Initialize USB Reserved Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 Reserved Display number of processors multi processor platform Reserved 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5E 5Fh 60h 61 64h 65h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Dh 6Eh 6Fh 70 72h 73h 74h 75h 76h 77h 78h 79h 7Ah 7B 7Eh 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86 92h Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code Reserved Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional Reserved 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_lO switch 2 Initialize Init_Onbaord_ AUDIO switch Reserve
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27. nts We recommend that you leave this at the default value Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage Options 1 5V to 1 8V in 0 1V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value DIMM Voltage This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage Options Auto 1 8V to 2 5V in 0 1V increments We recommend that you leave this at the default value Memory clock This item sets the memory clock CPU Core Clock Multiplier vs DRAM Interface Speed CPU Ratio CPU Frequency E 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz A ee E oe zone acom 6 zom 5 2some 5 zomm ome o oome o coa 5 2some 8 somn 8 isome o acom onic 5 szomme 5 zomm Ce iso o zoma 7 corea 6 soome 5 somn o zoome o zoome e asoma 6 soome 5 scone COo ezom n oome o zamo arame 6 come 2 some 2 omz o omic o soome 6 acom Cs som e acom 10 omic e ozme 7 ermm Cu som a zoome i1 es o orme 7 acom Cis soom as zoome 12 sonic o soome 8 oromni e szem 1e zoome 12 zoome 10 soomie e acom asomar oome fs zomo an soome o ermm Memory Frequency CPU Frequency Division English For example if you have a processor clock is 2GHz and the memory is DDRII 533 266MHz then the actual value of Memory clock is 2GHz 8 250MHZ 17 Once the operating
28. s 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 15 ys 6uz 16 3 4 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Power BIOS Features
29. the computer from keyboard Support Wake On LAN by PME Onboard Post Port LED display for system debugging PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking features Programmable FSB and PCI E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine tuning Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier FSB clock DIMM frequency Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage Chipset voltage and DIMM voltage Support Thermo Stick temperature Optional Support Ghost BIOS Rescue recover BIOS in an easy step and no more worry of BIOS being corrupted English JH Powerful utilities for Windows Support Thunder Probe A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage temperature and speed of a variety of hardware It also includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan Support Thunder Flash A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function BIOS flash function and personal start up screen d Form Factor 305mm x 225 mm ATX size ys 6uz d Supported O S Windows 2000 Windows XP HF Depending on the model you purchased some components are optional and may not be available 1 4 System Block Diagram DDRII Dual Channel Memory AMD Socket AM2 920 pin CPU PCI Express x16 graphics Realtek 7 1 Audio Channel AC Link Realtek ALC 655 5 1 Audio Channel ATA 133 IDE x 2 Nvidia nForce4 Ultra nForce4 4X BIOS Post Port S ATA II x 4 nForce4 Ultra PS 2 KB amp Mouse lt
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