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1. Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION Optional Items G COM port cable H IEEE 1394 two ports cable 1 Extra USB2 0 port cable J S PDIF Module If you need the optional item please contact your dealer for assistance MANUAL lt rae 2580 1 1 Introduction Athlon Processors The AMD Athlon is a seventh generation micro architecture with an integrated L2 cache which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a large range of applications hardware graphics and memory technologies These processors implement advanced design techniques such as Socket A PGA 462 266 333 400MHz system interface based on the Alpha EV6 bus protocol Three out of order superscalar pipelined Multimedia Units Three out of order superscaler pipelined Integer Units Fixed sized internal instruction formats MacroOPs 72 entry Instruction Control Units AMD enhanced 3DNow technology LI and L2 caches Dynamic branch prediction Socket A is the name for AMD s new socketed interface designed to support AMD Athlon processors This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor Socket A will help enab2. CD IN AUX IN CD IN Right AUX IN Right CD Reference GND 1 CD IN Left 1 AUX IN Left Page 3 12 Installation SPDIF Sony Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector 15 the digital link between the mainboard and your audio devices such as CD player sampler or DAT recorder It allows the digital transmission of audio data in S PDIF format SPDIF IN VCC 5 1 6 2 NC GND SPDIF OUT C1394 1 C1394 2 Optional 400Mpbs 1394a FireWire Connectors These connectors enable you to connect two IEEE 1394 ports for with external devices that conform to the IEEE 1394 specification JCFP3 Case open header This jumper is used to detect chassis intrusion IH Page 3 13 Installation CUSB3 Two USB 2 0 ports USB2 0 allows data transfer speed up to 480Mbps This mainboard includes 2 additional USB 2 0 ports identified by two 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 CAUTION P
3. Medium 16 bit 800 by 600 pixels ii ni NN Use this device as the primary monito Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor dese Default Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 Integrated The General tab 1 used to enlarge OT Color M t GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU P news reduce the font size by selecting the Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Display DPI If your screen resolution makes screen items too small to view comfortably you can increase the DPI to compensate To change font sizes only click Cancel and go to the Appearance tab DPI setting Normal size 96 DPI Normal size 96 dpi Compatibility Some programs might not operate properly unless you restart the computer after changing display settings After change display settings Restart the computer before applying the new display settings Apply the new display settings without restarting O Ask me before applying the new display settings Some games and other programs must be run in 256 color mode Learn more about running programs in 256 color mode App Page 5 9 Drivers Installation default Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management GeForce4 Integrated GPU UEZ N ma AHVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Options DirectsD Enable fog table emulation Display logo when r
4. PCI Slot 2 Optional 1 SPDIF1 Page 3 2 Figure 1 JPWR m m m JCPU DIMM 1 2 98 USB3 4 CFP CIR NS CSPK Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 CPU Installation Jumper Settings System Memory Configuration Expansion Slots Device Connectors 3 1 CPU Installation CPU Insertion use AMD Athlon as reference Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Step 2 Insert the processor Ensure proper pin orientation by aligning the FC PGA corner marking with the socket corner closest to the actuation arm tip The pin field 15 keyed to prevent mis oriented insertion Don t force processor into socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orientation and debris Make sure the processor 15 fully inserted into the socket on all sides Page 3 3 Installation Step 3 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever Step 4 Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are must to avoid CPU overheat damage For more information about installing your CPU please refer to the AMD website article Socket A AMD processor and Heatsink Installat
5. Small Logo EPA Show If the BIOS contains an internal bitmap picture this option sets the bitmap display at the top right corner of the screen Options Enabled Disabled Page 4 6 BIOS 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features 100 MHz FSB Frequency CPU Interface Optimal Menu Level Memory Frequency Auto Resulting Frequency Optimal Use the Memory Timings Optimal most stable settings 5 7 TCRCD 1 Aggressive Turbo TCRP 1 Use over clocked CAS Latency 2 5 settings for higher Memory Auto Precharge Enabled performance but with FSB Spread Spectrum Disabled higher risk of AGP Spread Spectrum Disabled instability Frame Buffer Size 32M AGP Aperture Size 128m Expert Allows AGP Slot Frequency Auto full customization of Onchip AGP Frequency 100 Mhz performance options AGP 8X Support Enabled Advanced users only AGP Fast write Capability Enabled CPU Thermal Throttling 50 0 System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video Cacheable Disabled 1 Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup System Performance This item will help you to configure your system performa
6. 80 degree rotation Inverted Landscape 180 degree rotation Inverted Portrait 270 degree rotation Default Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management GeForce4 Integrated GPU 42 VIDIA Adapter Information Bus AGP 4X Memory 32 MB System Information System Processor AMD Athlon tm with SSE Direct Version Direct 8 1 or better Driver Version Information Filename Description Version Display driver 613104113 nv minisys Display driver miniport 6 13 10 4113 nvoglnt dl OpenGL installable client driver 6 13 10 4113 nvcpl dll Display Properties extension 6 13 10 4113 Mi Propertie NVIDIA the Internet gt gt Drivers Installation The screen below is used to select the orientation of the dispaly The screen below shows informa tion such as the DirectX version driver version etc Page 5 11 Drivers Installation Page 5 12 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
7. Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI SATA CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM 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 The default is Enabled Options Enabled Disabled Page 4 4 BIOS Swap Floppy Drive This will swap your physical drive letters A amp B if you are using two floppy disks Enabled Floppy amp B will be swapped under the O S Disabled Floppy amp B will be not swapped Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item 15 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 The default is Disabled Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots The default is On On The keypad acts as a 10 key pad Off The keypad acts like cursor keys Gate A20 Option This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB extended memory Normal The A20 signal 1s controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup or just to Setup The default is Setup System The system will not
8. Configuration S PDIF Output Source Format Playing Audio 48 kHz Output C Analog Input to S PDIF Dut C No Output Serial Copy Protection 3 Volume Control C Media driver provides the digital volume control for all 6 channels in 3D Audio Configuration You can regulate each volume to the speaker for current playing digital sound sources It s not effective for analog input sources C Media 3D Audio Configuration Volume Controls for digital source only n 1 D 098 04 0 dB Defaut z ABC Front Left Front Right Genter Subwooer Page 5 4 4 Microphone Drivers Installation C Media driver provides microphone setting in 3D Audio Configuration directly for more convenience You can control microphone options in the tab though you can also reach them in Microsoft volume control C M edia 3D Audio Configuration Mute Micro Microphone Boost 20 dB Boost Microphone Selection phone Rear Panel Microphone C Front Panel Microphone 5 Xear 3D C Media driver now supports Xear 3D 5 1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER and sound effects Just click the left button in Xear 3D tab and then the new friendly fancy graphic user interface will pop up C Media 3D Audio Configuration Click this 4 4 5 1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER and
9. Phone and Power Options Printers Regional and Network Connections 3 Scanners and Cameras Faxes Speech Modem Sounds and Audio Devices Scheduled Tasks Page 5 2 2 AudioHOQ Folder Options Mous Language 8 System Drivers Installation 1 Speaker output When you open the 3D Audio Configuration you will see the default Output tab as the figure below Speaker Output tab collects main setting options for analog output to speakers 27 C Media 3D Audio Configuration Audio Jacks Speaker Test Speakers s Line Out Front Speaker Qut 6 2CH Line In C 4CH o Microphone in C 6CH Monitor S PDIF In From Front Speakers Audio Jacks Speaker Test Speakers Line Out Front Speaker Out 2CH Rear Speaker Out 4CH Center Subwoofer Speaker Out 6CH Bass Enhancement Center Bass Output Swap Monitor S PDIF In From Front Speakers 6 channel mode Page 5 3 Drivers Installation 2 S PDIF C Media driver supports digital S PDIF output Sony Philips Digital InterFace developed by SONY PHILIPS to provide a low distortion digital data transfer between audio devices There may be an optical or coaxial connector for S PDIF on your system When you select S PDIF tab you will see the setting page as the figure below Z7 C Media 3D Audio
10. 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 15 a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device 15 added It 1 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 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit without Saving PC Health Status Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS 1 gt Select Item FlO Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Page 4 1 BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items Select the item you need to reconfigure The s
11. displays buttons that link you to the supported drivers utilities and software Step 1 Click nVIDIA nForce DRIVER to install nVIDIA nForce driver Step2 Click nVIDIA Display DRIVER to install Graphical driver Step3 Click C MEDIA AUDIO DRIVER to install audio driver Step4 Click USB V2 0 DRIVER to install USB2 0 driver under Windows 9X system for Windows XP operation system refer to README HTM file introduction to install USB V2 0 driver Page 5 1 Drivers Installation C Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide Below 1s list brief guide of C Media Audio Configuration For more detailed information please refer to user s manual in the attached CD You are able to access the control panel from two places a The system tray in the right bottom of your screen You can click right button of the mouse on it to get an audio related pop up menu as follows Open Volume Control Windows Media Player Sound Recorder Multimedia Properties b In the Control Panel Start gt Setting gt Control Panel double click CMI Audio Config to open it amp Control Panel Edit View Tools Help Search ms Folders Ez Favorites HER E dress Control Panel va Control Panel Je Switch to Category View See Also Administrative Tools CMI Audio D te and Time Disc Detector Display Windows Update Config Help and Support Keyboard Controllers 5
12. for the system memory such as the CAS Column Address Strobe and RAS Row Address Strobe Options 1 7 T RP This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original location to close the bank or the number of cycles required to page memory before the next bank activate command can be issued Options 1 7 Page 4 8 BIOS CAS Latency 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 2 0 2 5 3 0 FSB Spread Spectrum This item can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the CPU Options Disabled 0 50 1 00 AGP Spread Spectrum This item can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the Options Disabled 0 50 1 00 Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to select the main memory frame buffer size of AGP Options 8 16 32 64 128MB Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory Options 32 64 128 256 512 MB AGP Slot Frequency This item allows you to select the AGP slot frequency Options Auto 5 0MHz 90M Hz 93MHz 95MHz 97MHz 100MHz 66MHz 87MHz in IMHz increments Onchip AGP Frequency Thi
13. item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat ing status after power returns from a power failure Off The system stays off after a power failure You must press the power button to power on the system On The system will automatically power on Former Sts Stay off or power on depend on system safe shutdown or power fail Page 4 15 BIOS 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 Phoenix AwardBLOS CHOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPL function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type 1 0 Power Management User Define Henu Level gt Video Off Method DPMS Support HDD Power Down Disabled HDD Down In Suspend Disabled Soft Off by PBIN Instant Of f WOL PHE From Sof t Off Disabled WOR RI From Sof t Off Disabled USB Resume from S3 S4 Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management ACPI Function This item allows you to set the ACPI function Options Enabled Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select S1 Power On Suspend or S3 Suspend
14. sections explain how to create an emergency Recover Floppy and Recover CD Emergency Recover Floppy Divide a hard disk into two partitions The first partition is to store the operating system and application programs The second partition is to back up the operating system and data The size of the partition can be determined according to the backup requirements For example the Windows operating system needs 200MB of hard disk space Plus complete Office programs require 360MB The remaining space can be used to store data After installing Windows use Ghost to create a backup area for the system and to store the file Image file in drive D The file 15 named Original gho Then create a recover floppy disk containing Bootable files Command com Io sys and MSDOS SYS Config sys configuration setup file e Autoexec bat auto execution batch file Ghost exe Ghost execution file There are two ways to create the content of the recover floppy for restoring 1 To load Windows automatically after booting store the Autoexec bat file with a command line Ghost exe clone mode pload src d original gho 2 dst 1 1 fx sure rb Command Description Runs the restore function automatically with the Image File Stored in drive D After execution it will exit Ghost and boots the system Refer to the Introducing Ghosts Functions for details C 8 Appendix 2 After booting the screen displays the Menu Select
15. 1 Virtual 888 BE channel Music Xear 3D Play3D Demo Xear 3D Advanced Program also provides interesting Play3D demo programs as below After installing the program with setup program you will find the program from the path Start gt Programs gt C Media 3D Audio gt Play3D Demo Near 3d Sound FRO P C Media 3D Positional Audio 6 Sound Source Ei zl ej MovinggPath Page 5 7 Drivers Installation 6 Information There is a C Media audio related Information tab in 3D Audio Configuration You can get a whole picture about the audio chip driver version 3D Audio Engine Microsoft DirectX Version and Configuration Version itself 25 C Media 3D Audio Configuration Page 5 8 Drivers Installation GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU 1s available only after installing the nVidia VGA driver To configure the display click Start on your Windows desktop point to Settings then click Control Panel In the Control Panel dialog box double click the Display icon The Display Properties dialog box will appear Display Properties The Settings tab is used to set the Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors display s resolution and color quality Display 1 Default Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce4 Integrated GPU Screen resolution Color quality Less
16. 6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 BIOS Features Setup Page 4 3 BIOS 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 The default 1 Disabled 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 CPU Internal Cache This controls the status of the processor s internal cache area Options Enabled Disabled External Cache This controls the status of the external L2 cache area Options Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up the Power On Self Test POST The default is Enabled Enabled This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Options
17. Backup or Restore Since the user may install other applications in the future he she may alter Autoexec bat file to back up or restore the user defined Image file as follows cg Backup Back up Windows and application programs as a file Recent gho Command is Ghost clone mode pdump src 1 1 dst d Recent gho fx sure rb cg Restore Restore types include General Windows and Windows and Application Programs If you select General Windows the system is restored to the general Windows operation condition The command 15 Ghost exe clone mode pload src d Original gho dst 1 1 fx sure rb If you select Windows and Application Programs the latest backup file Recent gho 1 restored skipping the installation and setup of application programs For description of related parameters refer to Introducing Ghosts Functions For more information about menu design refer to Config sys and Autoexec bat under Menu in the CD You can also create a backup CD containing Ghost exe and these two files Appendix Recover CD The following is a simple guide to create a recover CD l First create a recover floppy disk contains the following with any copy program such as Easy CD Create Note 2 Bootable files Command com and Io sys and MSDOS SYS Config sys Configuration setup file Autoexec bat Auto execution batch file Mscdex exe CD Rom execution file Ghost exe Ghost execution file Oakcdrom sy
18. DIMM module clip after installation To remove the DIMM module press down the white clips and the module will be ejected from the socket Page 3 7 Installation 3 4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot Make sure you install a card that supports the 1 5V specification AGP Slot PCI Slots The mainboard is equipped with 2 PCI PCI Slots slots Installing an Expansion Card The steps below assume that the mainboard 1s already installed in the system chassis 1 Make sure the and all other peripheral devices connected to its has been powered down Disconnect all power cords and cables Remove the system unit cover Remove the bracket of the slot that you intend to use You need to remove the screw in order to remove the bracket Align the card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed in step 4 Replace the system unit cover Power on the PC Enter the BIOS step program to make the necessary settings Save the settings and restart the PC Install the software drivers of the expansion cards if necessary Page 3 8 Installation AGP Card Installation Caution l AGP card
19. Gb x8 amp x16 DRAMs e Supports 128 bit dual channel memory architecture Supports unbuffered and non ECC DIMMs e Supports configurations defined in DDR DIMM specification Figure 6 and Table 1 show two possible memory configurations lt Figure 6 gt DDR DIMM 2 Bank 1 DDR DIMM 1 Bank 0 Table gt 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 64 bit 128 bit DIMM 1 SS DS DIMM 2 EN SS DS SS Single Sided DIMM DS Double Sided DIMM NOTES Forone DIMM memory configuration the DIMM can be located on any of DIMM 1 to DIMM 2 in 64 bit mode e Fortwo DIMMs memory configuration the DIMMs can be located on all DIMM socket to enable 128 bit mode It is preferable to use DRAM DIMM of the same type and size Using non compliant memory with higher bus speeds overclocking may severely compromise the integrity of the system Page 3 6 Installation DIMM Module Installation Figure 7 displays the notch on the DDR DIMM memory module DIMMs have 184 pins and one notch that matches with the DDR DIMM socket DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 8 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 9 1 CENTER KEY ZONE 2 5 V DRAM Figure 7 DIMM notch Figure 8 DIMM module clips before installation HATTE HH EHE ELTE ET ET TA Figure 9
20. Power Connector must be used simultaneously or else the system will not boot up board requires a minimum of 250 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 300 Watt or greater power supply Page 3 11 Installation AUD2 Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connec tor can be used for front panel audio The front panel phone jack should have a normal close switch Without a phone plug inserted the rear panel audio 15 enabled With phone plug inserted the rear panel audio will be disabled Settings Pins 5 6 amp 9 10 Short default Only the onboard rear panel audio jack can be used Pins 5 6 amp 9 10 Open Only front panel audio jack can be used 2 Channel audio mode Mic In is shared for both front panel and rear panel In 6 Channel audio mode the Mic In is dedicated for front panel use and rear panel Mic In function will switch to Center and Subwoofer support CD IN1 AUX IN1 CD Audio IN Connector The CD INI and AUX INI connectors are used to receive audio form a CD ROM drive TV tuner or n g 1
21. Sound Effects B Shiftable Virtual Speakers D 4 5 1 earphone 2 Speaker Virtual Theater Enviroment Effects Sizes 10 Band Equalizer Page 5 5 Drivers Installation Xear 3D 5 1 Virtual SPEAKER SFIFTER The SPEAKER SHIFTER block provides an advanced amazing and considerate feature dynamically adjustable multi channel sound system no matter what listening appliance you use and what application you are running You do NOT have to endure unbalanced speaker placement due to spatial limitation You can enjoy multi channel surround sound with even an earphone or usual 2 speakers Xear 3D Sound Effect Xear 3D Advanced Program provides another functional block Sound Effect You can create a different feeling for your music including 27 Environment Effects Environment Size amp 10 Band Equalizer with 12 pre set models C Media 3D Advanced Program Mear JD Sounds e C Media A Demo Progra 5 1 Virtual orr 9788 Environment Page 5 6 Drivers Installation Xear 3D Multi channel Music Demo This demo program provides each speaker testing and three 5 1 channel music You can get feeling about 5 1 channel surround music and use it to test SPEAKER SHIFTER too All demo music sound here will repeat playing if you don t press Stop button b C Media Xear 3D Advanced Program Mean sD Stam Advanced Fa C Media Sound Effect DemojBrogram 5
22. To RAM function Options S1 POS S3 STR S1 amp S3 Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection The default is User define Max saving Maximum power savings Inactivity period is minute in each mode Min saving Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode User define Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving mode Page 4 16 BIOS Video Off Method This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management The default is V H Sync Blank V H Sync Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer HDD Power Down Powers down the hard disk drive after a preset period of system inactivity Options Disabled 1 min 15min HDD Down In Suspend Lets you enable the HDD to power off in suspend mode Options Enabled Disabled 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 4Second Turns off the system after a 4 second delay If momentary press of button
23. User s Manual nVIDIA nForce2 128 IGP mainboard for AMD Socket 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 February 04 2004 011099000009 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 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction Package Contenti 1 1 Overview Athlon PROCESS ONS S qe m de 1 2 ed eque 1 3 Accelerated Graphics 1 4 Ultra ATA66 100 139 1 4 Hardware Monitoring 1 4 LAN Optional idet eio 1 4 IBBE T3942 Optional mnn Sr REED 1 4 Shield Connector 1 5 Power On OFf Remote 1 5 System Block Diagram 1 6 Section 2 Features Mainboard Pealtufes oos tates 2 Section 3 Installa
24. boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password 15 not entered at the prompt Setup system will boot but the access to Setup will be denied if the incorrect password is not entered at the prompt APIC Mode This item allows you to enable APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller functionality Options Enabled Disabled MPS Version Control For OS Specifies the Multiprocessor Specification MPS Version 1 4 supports multiple PCI bus configurations by incorporating extended bus definitions Enable this for Windows NT or Linux For older operating systems select Version 1 1 Options 1 1 1 4 Page 4 5 BIOS 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 The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors media heads and electronics of the drive The host software monitors the overall reliability status of the drive 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 The default is Disabled Options Enabled Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST Options Enabled Disabled
25. component is blocked by DIMM socket lock 2 AGP slot clicker is not locked AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock 2 AGP slot clicker is locked AGP card edge connector is inserted properly 1 slot clicker is not locked 2 AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP slot clicker is locked 2 AGP card edge connector is inserted properly Page 3 9 Installation 3 5 Device Connectors Parallel Port RJ45 LAN Optional Line in Rear out Light Blue lt PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Line out Front out Lime X Mic in Center amp Subwoofer Pink VGA2 VGAI USB2 0 USB2 0 ports ports Figure 10 I O Ports JCPU FAN JPWR FAN CPU Power Fan Power Connectors JCPU FAN The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink JPWR FAN If you are installing an additional fan in the unit connect to this fan connector JCPU FAN JPWR FAN 12V 12V Sence Ground Sence Ground The system 15 capable of monitoring the fan speed in RPM Revolutions Per Minute Refer to the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS for the current speed of the CPU fan and power fan 2 Serial Port Connectors The ser
26. cture nForce2 128 IGP On Die SPDIF In SPDIF Gut CD In Line Qut or Front R L lt gt Line in or Rear R L Mic In 1 or Center amp Subwoofer Either Mic In 1 or Mic In 2 for Front Panel Printer W83627HF Floppy 4 RJ 45 CIR SIR 1394 VIA VT6307 1394 X2 Optional Figure 3 System Block Diagram Page 1 6 Features Section 2 FEATURES Mainboard Features Processor Supports 462 pin Socket for AMD Athlon XP and Barton processors with 266 333 400MHz Front Side Bus Athlon XP 1500 to 2800 with 266 333MHz Front Side Bus Barton 2500 to 3200 with 333 400MHz Front Side Bus 9 Chipset e nVidia AGPset nForce2 128 IGP MCP Integrated GeForce4 MX graphics controller Dual connectors for nView multi display technology support 9 Main Memory Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets for 64 bit Unbuffered Single Double side and Non ECC DDR 200 266 333 DIMMs e Supports 128 bit dual channel memory architecture e Supports up to 2GB memory size 9 BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award BIOS ACPI v2 0 compliant 53 Suspend to DRAM sleep state support SMBIOS System Management BIOS v2 2 compliant Supports Power failure recovery Able to wake the computer from specific states by LAN Power switch PME RTC alarm USB PS2 KB amp Mouse Modem ring on COMZI Q Onboard PCI Devices gt Embedd
27. ed 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller with Optional Realtek RTL8201BL PHY Page 2 1 Features 1394 gt Integrated 1394 controller with VIA VT6307 for 2 ports solution Optional TEEE 13943 compliant with up to 400Mbps bandwidth 9 Legacy IO Controller Winbond W83627HF LPC IO controller with keyboard mouse floppy printer serial and CIR SIR interface Audio Six channel audio with analog and digital output using C Media CMI9739A AC 97CODEC AC 97 v2 2 compliant n 2 CH mode supports Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime and Mic In Pink at rear panel In 6 CH mode supports Rear speaker out Light Blue Front speaker out Lime and Center amp Subwoofer speaker out Pink at rear panel Supports CD In AUX In and S PDIF in out interface Supports Line out and Mic In for front panel Peripheral Interfaces 2 At Rear Panel PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports One Parallel printer port Two VGA port One RJ45 LAN connector Optional Four USB2 0 ports Three Audio jacks Onboard connector and pin header Page 2 2 One floppy drive connector Two ATA 133 IDE connectors Two extra USB2 0 ports One CD IN and One AUX IN connector One S PDIF in out connector Features One IR connector One Front Panel Audio connector Two COM port connectors Two 1394 connectors Optional Two Fan connectors Front Panel Contro
28. elect Enabled if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller FDC Ifyou 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 and second serial ports Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto RxD TxD Active When the above UART Mode Select is in IR mode this field configures the receive and transmit signals generated from the IR port Options Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission delay This item allows you to enabled disable IR transmission delay Options Enabled Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select IR half full duplex function Options Half Full Use IR Pins This item allows you to select IR transmission routes one is RxD2 TxD2 COM Port and the other is IR Rx2Tx2 Options IR Rx2Tx2 RxD2 TxD2 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 Page 4 14 BIOS 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 DMA1 DMA3 PWRON After PWR Fail This
29. election 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 lt gt key to select the entries the field can be changed by pressing the lt PgDn gt or the lt PgUp gt key Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy lue Mar 25 2003 Time hh mm ss 10 40 0 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive fl 1 44 3 5 1 Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA GA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 654 72K Total Memory 1024K Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Sa
30. ial ports can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial device DCD Ground 34 33 40 39 2 1 FDD 2 1 IDE1 IDE2 3 4 12 12v Ground Ground 1 2 PW12 Installation FDDI Floppy Controller Connector This mainboard connects up to 2 floppy disk drives IDE1 IDE2 Ultra DMA 66 100 133 Primary Secondary IDE Connector This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors to support up to 4 ATA 133 IDE drives It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 133MB sec per channel When using two IDE drives one must be set to Master mode and the other to Slave mode Refer to your disk drive user s manual for information about selecting the proper drive switch settings PW1 20 ATX Power Connector PW12 4 pin ATX12V Power Connector The mainboard is equipped with a standard 20 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 Caution The PW1 and PW12
31. ion Guide http www amd com products cpg athlon pdf 23986 pdf Figure 5 Page 3 4 3 2 Jumper Settings Installation JCMOS Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS Settings 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Clear CMOS 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 on to the 1 2 position 4 Turn on the system and hold down the Del key to enter BIOS setup JCLK CPU FSB Select Jumper This jumper 15 used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the mainboard 1 Settings 1 2 100 133MHz 2 3 133 166 200MHz Default Note Overclocking may cause system instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance Page 3 5 Installation 3 3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The mainboard accommodates two PC1600 2100 2700 184 pin DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules e Supports up to 2 0GB of 200 266 333MHz DDR SDRAM e Supports up to 2 DDR DIMMs refer to Table 1 e Supports 64 128 256 512Mb 1
32. l Port PS 2 E Mouse OF 5 PS 2 Keyboard 3 Mic in Center amp Subwoofer Pink VGA2 VGAI USB2 0 USB2 0 ports ports Figure I I O back panel layout Power On Off Remote This board has a 20 pin ATX and a 4 pin 12 power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On Off feature The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW header Figure 2 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 For maintaining the DDR SDRAM power during STR ACPI 53 function it is strongly recommended to use power supplies that have a 5VSB current of gt 2A Please check the SVSB s specification printed on the power supply s outer case Note The board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configura tion amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed this minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power use a 300 Watt or higher power supply het 12V 4 pin ill Gz POWER SUPPLY 20 Case chassis Power ON OFF button PW ON Figure 2 Simple ATX power ON OFF controller Page 1 5 Introduction System Block Diagram m rm Dual DDR Archite
33. le smaller enclosures and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in the market The Athlon processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver the ultimate performance for cutting edge applications Both bring to desktop systems running industry standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance Being provided in the Socket A format they are the world s most powerful x86 processors They easily deliver the highest integer floating point and 3D multimedia performance for applications running on x86 platforms around It features full speed on chip cache memory a 266 333 400MHz front side system bus and enhanced 3DNow technology The AMD Athlon processor is targeted at the performance segment and as such will have more cache memory and higher clock speeds Page 1 2 Introduction Chipset Overview This board is designed with nVidia chipset 2 GP 128 as North Bridge and nForce2 MCP as South Bridge NVIDIA provide the highest performance fullest featured system architecture for the AMD Athlon XP Processor The second generation System Platform Processor works together with the second generation of the NVIDIA Media Communication Processor the MCP The nForce2 was architected specifically for the AMD AthlonXP Processor NVIDIA s patent pending DASP Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Pre Processor technology intelligently predicts and prefetches requests from the AMD Athlon XP Processor to b
34. lease make sure the USB cable has the same pin assignment A different pin assignment may cause damage to the system If you need the USB cable please contact our retailer Page 3 14 CIR CSPK 1 PWR LED PW ON CSPK Installation CFP Front Panel Connector HD LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed PWR LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis RST This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system PW ON This 1s connected to the power button on the case To use the Soft Off by PWR BTTN feature refer to Power Management Setup in the BIOS section of this manual CIR IR connector Connect your IrDA cable to this IR connector 1 4 GND 2 CIRRX 5 3 IRRX CSPK Speaker Connect to the system s speaker for beeping 3 GND 2 NC 4 Speaker Page 3 15 Installation 3 6 ACPI S3 Suspend To RAM Function This mainboard supports the STR Suspend To RAM power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR ACPI S3 Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides many Energy Saving Features for operating systems that sup
35. ller Supports Reset amp Soft Off switches Supports HDD amp Power LEDs Supports PC speaker Q Expansion Slots One slot supporting 1 5v 4 8 cards AGP v3 0 compliant Two PCI slots with Bus Master support PCI v2 2 compliant Special Features Magic Health a BIOS H W monitoring utility for voltage temperature and fan speed sensing displayed during POST EZ Boot A simple shortcut to select the boot device e g hard drive CD ROM or floppy without entering CMOS setup KBPO Keyboard Power On turn on the computer from the keyboard Power BIOS for excellent over clocking capabilities through subtle frequency tuning on FSB Q Form Factor 245mm x 245mm Micro ATX size Page 2 3 Features Page 2 4 Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION ec ee Page 3 1 Installation Mainboard Layout PW1 ATX Power Conn Line in Light Blue Line out Lime Mic in Pink Front Panel Audio AUD2 PCI Slot 1 1 CPU FSB Select 8X Slot 1 5V onl nForce2 MCP 97 Audio VIA VT6307 1394 Chip
36. lt Enter gt Key 2 You will see the following setup screen 3 Please key in the xxxxx bin BIOS file name 4 If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette please key in Y otherwise please key in Do You Want To Save Bios Y N Appendix 5 Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file For X X X 483627 6A69LPA9C O DATE 0571172000 Flash Type xx E82802AB 3 3V 6 To confirm and proceed please key in Y to start the programming For XxXxx W83627 6A69LPA9C DATE 05 11 2000 Flash Type xxx 82802 A RC Checksum you sure to program 7 The BIOS update 1 finished For 83627 6 69 0 DATE 05 11 2000 Flash Type xxx E82802AB 3 3V Xxxxx bin Checksum 4BO4H 7FEQ Q F1 Reset F10 Exit A 2 Appendix Appendix B B 1 EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool ua 2 eS SE The BIOS socket is fragile may be damaged if an improper method to replace the BIOS chip is applied Appendix Appendix Appendix C C 1 GHOST 7 Quick User s Guide Optional Installation is very easy You only need to copy the Ghost7 folder or Ghost exe to your hard disk Main Menu Symantec bhost 7 0 Copyright Gb 1996 2001 Symantec Corporation Description of Menu Ghost clones and backs u
37. n To Partition partition cloning 2 Partition To Image partition backup 3 Partition From Image restore partition Partition To Partition Partition Cloning The basic unit for partition cloning 1s a partition Refer to disk cloning for the operating method Partition To Image Partition Backup 1 Select the disk to be backed up 2 Select the first partition to be backed up This 1 usually where the operating system and programs are stored Ls C5 Appendix 4 Is the file compressed There are 3 options 1 No do not compress data during backup 2 Fast Small volume compression 3 High high ratio compression File can be compressed to its minimum but requiring longer execution time 5 Select Yes to start performing backup Partition From Image Restore Partition 1 Select the backup file to be restored ORIGINRL GHO 89 071 827 10 02 1998 11 42 44 Fat32 NO NRME 2102 C 6 Appendix 3 Select the disk to be restored 4 Select the partition to be restored Fat32 NO NAME 2102 5 Select Yes to start restoring Check This function is to check possible error caused by defective FAT or track during backup or restoring Appendix How to Reinstall Windows in 2 Minutes This chapter guides you how to setup your computer properly and if necessary reinstall Windows in 2 minutes Ghost provides different methods to complete this task The following two
38. nce Options Optimal Aggressive Turbo Expert Note Selecting higher performance may cause instability FSB Frequency Enables you to set the CPU frontside bus speed Enables you to subtle tuning FSB Note Overclocking failure will cause no display on monitor At this instant press lt nsert gt key to revert back to the initial or default setting to boot up your system CPU Interface Allows you to set CPU FSB parameters for CPU most stable or overclocked Options Optimal Aggressive Page 4 7 BIOS Memory Frequency Enables you to select the memory frequency Options By SPD 50 60 66 75 80 83 100 120 125 133 150 166 200 Auto Below is list of Auto mode table for reference FSB SPD Memory Sync Async and Speed set 200 266 Sync 200 200 333 200 266 266 266 266 333 266 333 266 333 266 333 333 333 400 266 400 266 400 293 400 333 Note Auto mode ensures the memory init module initializes the memory controller for the best performance based on the FSB and DDR SPD capabilities Memory Timings For setting DRAM Timing Options Optimal Aggressive Turbo Expert T RAS This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a bank active command before a precharge can occur sets the minimum RAS pulse width Options 1 15 T RCD This item sets the timing parameters
39. nflict that the 05 cannot boot Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PNP PCI Configuration Setup Reset Configuration Data This setting allows you to clear ESCD data The default is Disabled Disabled Normal Setting Enabled If you have ever plugged Legacy cards to the system and their data remains recorded into ESCD Extended System Configuration Data you can set this field to Enabled in order to clear ESCD data Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP PCI 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 and onboard devices Page 4 18 BIOS 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 This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping therefore you must leave this item disabled Options Enabled Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA This item requests BIOS to assign an IRQ for the VGA Selecting Disabled will free the IRQ for use by other devices Options Enabled Disabled PCI Latency Timer CLK The latency timer defines the minimum amount of time in PCI clock cycles that
40. nsmission Delay UR2 Duplex Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR Fail F5 Previous Values PU PD Value Integrated Peripherals Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled PCI Slot V1 1 4V2 0 Disabled Disabled Auto Auto Disabled Enabled Enabled Hot KEY Enter 1 Ctr1 F1 Enabled 3 8 1604 2F8 IRO3 Hi Lol Enabled Half TR Rx2Tx2 378 IRQ7 3 Item Help Menu Level Menu Level gt F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals ESC Exit Fi General Help F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE 10 1 The mainboard supports two channel of ordinary IDE interface Select Enabled to activate each channel separately Options Enabled Disabled Note If you do not use the onboard IDE connector set the Onboard Primary PCI IDE and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE to Disabled Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 Page 4 11 BIOS provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automati cally determines the best mode for each device Options Auto Mode 0 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Select the mode
41. of operation for the IDE drive Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 implemen tation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ ment includes a DMA driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS Options Auto Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode Selecting Enabled reduces latency between each drive read write cycle but may cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance If you are getting disk drive errors try setting this value to Disabled This field does not appear when the Internal PCI IDE field above 15 Disabled Options Enabled Disabled Init Display First If two video cards are used 1 AGP and 1 this specifies which one will be the primary display adapter Options PCI Slot Onboard AGP Onchip USB Enables the USB controllers Options Disabled V1 1 V2 0 V1 1 USB Keyboard Support Enable Disabale support for USB keyboard Options Enabled Disabled Enhance USB Compatibility This item allows you to improve USB compatibility with certain devices Enable this only if you encounter problems Options Enabled Disabled AC97 Audio This item allows you to disable the on chip AC97 Audio Options Auto Disabled Page 4 12 BIOS MAC Lan nVIDIA Optional Enables the onboard LAN feature Options Auto Disabled Machine MAC NV Address Optional Machine MAC NV add
42. om 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 15 rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You can determine when the password 1s 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 Page 4 23 BIOS 4 10 Exiting BIOS Save amp 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 Page 4 24 Drivers Installation Section 5 DRIVER INSTALLATION Easy Driver Installation Driver Installation Insert the bundled CD disk the main menu screen will appear The main menu
43. oost system performance beyond its nominal speed grade The nForce2 IGP 128 delivers twice the bandwidth by implementing the new NVIDIA DualDDR M Memory Architecture speed to DDR333 memories This generation System Platform Processor also implements the AGP 8x interface HyperTransport Link and 15 fully compliant with industry standard power manage ment specifications such as ACPI 2 0 and PCI Power Management Interface Spec 1 1 The NVIDIA nForce MCP Media and Communications Processor MCP provides a highly integrated high performance low cost PC2001 compliant peripheral controller that supports NVIDIA processor bridge functionality for next generation PCs No other single device controller provides all the functionality of NVIDIA s MCP Page 1 3 Introduction Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The AGP slot on the board is compliant with the new AGP 3 0 specification This new specification enhances the functionality of the original AGP specification by allowing 8X data transfers 8 data samples per clock resulting in maximum band width of 2 1 GB s In addition it defines 1 5 volt power supply operation Complying with this specification this board supports external AGP 8X 4X cards with Fast Write Transactions Only 1 5V AGP cards are supported Ultra ATA 66 100 133 The MCP provides two independent ATA133 IDE controllers supporting standard programmable input output PIO and Direct Memory Access DMA mode ope
44. p Disk and Partition In which Disk indicates hard disk options Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options Disk Appendix There are 3 hard disk functions 1 Disk To Disk disk cloning 2 Disk To Image disk backup 3 Disk From Image restore backup Important 1 To use this function the system must have at least 2 disks Press the Tab key to move the cursor 2 When restoring to a destination disk all data in that disk will be completely destroyed Disk To Disk Disk Cloning 1 Select the location of the Source drive 2 Select the location of the Destination drive 3 When cloning a disk or restoring the backup set the required partition size as shown in the following figure Appendix Disk To Image Disk Backup 1 Select the location of the Source drive a n 3 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start Ius Disk From Image Restore Backup 1 Select the Restoring file BACKUR 3 Appendix 2 Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored 3 When restoring disk backup set the required partition size as shown in following figure woNwE Partition 4 Appendix There are 3 partition functions 1 Partitio
45. perations Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor mance system operations Page 4 22 BIOS Ser 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 pass word 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 lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt 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 fr
46. port Instant ON and QuickStart function 1 To enable STR functionality to save system power a Install ACPI certified add on cards such as AGP LAN and modem cards b In BIOS under Power Management Setup refer to Section 4 select ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR If you have a USB mouse or keyboard set USB Resume from S3 to Enabled c Install Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE d Restart the system e When in Windows open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand By from the drop down lists 2 To activate the STR function a Click the START button and choose Shut Down b In the Shut Down Windows dialog box select the Stand By option to enter STR mode The following are the differences between STR power saving mode and Suspend Power On Suspend mode STR is the most advanced Power Management mode b STR cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to memory max power saving c STR saves and keeps all on screen data including any executed applications to DDR SDRAM d In STR mode you must push the power button connected to the onboard PW On of CFP pin click your USB mouse buttons or press your USB keyboard keys to wake up your system to the last display Page 3 16 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
47. rations as well as UltraDMA 133 100 66 33 standards for a maximum data transfer rate of 133MB sec per channel Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system opera tion and status The features include CPU temperature voltage and fan speed in RPMs LAN Optional This mainboard is optionally mounted with LAN chipset It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub IEEE1394 Optional IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial bus developed by Apple that allows users to connect up to 63 devices to the serial bus on a PC IEEE is sometimes called the IEEE 1394 standard the 1 Link connector FireWire and the High Performance Serial Bus HPSB IEEE 1394 provides transfer rates up to 400Mbits sec IEEE 1394 provides enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals portable devices such as digital cameras and inter PC communications IEEE 1394 supports hot swapping multiple speeds on the same bus and isochro nous data transfer providing much needed bandwidth for multimedia operations Page 1 4 Introduction Shield Connector The back panel for this mainboard 1 shown below Figure 1 When installing the mainboard into the computer case use the bundled I O shield to protect this back panel RJ45 LAN Optional Line in Rear out Light Blue Line out Front out Lime Paralle
48. rress selection Options Enabled Disabled MAC NV Address Input Optional Allows you to input the MAC NV address IDE DMA Transfer access Allows you select IDE DMA transfer access function Options Enabled Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time The default is Enabled Options Enabled Disabled POWER ON Function Enables computer power on by keyboard mouse or hotkey activity The default 1 Hot KEY Password Requires you to enter a password when using the keyboard to power on Set the password in the next field KB Power ON Password Hot KEY Enables you to use a hot key combination to power on the computer Set the hot key combination in the Hot Key Power ON field AnyKEY Enables you to set any keyboard activity to power on the computer BUTTONONLY Requires you to push the computer power button to power on the system Keyboard 98 Enables you to set the Windows 98 key to power on the system Keyboard Power ON Password Press Enter to create a password that 15 required when you use the keyboard to power on the system You must set the POWER ON Function to Password to be prompted for a password at power on Page 4 13 BIOS Hot Key Power ON Enables you to set a hot key combination to be used for powering on the system The default is Ctrl F1 Options Ctrl F1 Ctrl F12 Onboard FDC Controller S
49. s ATAPI CD ROM compatible driver The content of Config sys 15 DEVICE Oakcdrom sys d idecd001 The content of Autoexec bat includes MSCDEX EXE D IDECDOO01 L Z Ghost exe clone mode load src z original gho dst 1 sure rb Write the backup image file original gho of the entire hard disk or partition into the recover CD Use the Recover CD to boot up the system and restore the backup files automatically For description of related parameters refer to Introducing Ghosts Functions Note Note C 10 For more details about copy the creation program and method to create a recover CD please refer to the releated software and its associated operating manual Ghost may be executed in interactive or in batch mode Most of the Ghost switches are used to assist in batch mode operation To list switches type ghost exe h
50. s item allows you to select the Onchip AGP frequency Options 100 1 10Mhz 120MHz 130MHz AGP 8X Support Enables AGP 8X supports Options Disabled Enabled Page 4 9 BIOS AGP Fast Write Capability This item allows you to use Fast Write protocol for AGP card Options Disabled Enabled CPU Thermal Throttling This item sets the percentage of time that the CPU 1s idled if CPU throttling is initiated by excess heat The default setting 1 50 Options 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 75 0 87 5 System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution Options Disabled Enabled Video RAM Cacheable This option allows the CPU to cache read writes of the video RAM Options Disabled Enabled Page 4 10 Tle Move Enter Select 4 4 Integrated Peripherals BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE 10 Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Onchip IDE channeli Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE Prefetch Mode Init Display First Onchip USB USB Keyboard Support Enhance USB Compatibility AC97 Audio MAC Lan nVIDIA Machine Address IDE DMA transfer access IDE HDD Block Mode POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power ON Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 RxD TxD Active IR Tra
51. the bus master can retain the ownership of the bus Options 0 255 INT Pin1 to Pin4 Assignment These settings allow the user to specify what IRQ will be assigned to PCI devices in the chosen slot The defaults are Auto Options Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Interrupt requests are shared as shown below INTA INTB INTC INTD AGP Slot V Slot 1 V Slot 2 V 97 Onboard USBI Onboard USB2 V USB 2 0 V Onboard 1394 Optional Onboard LAN Optional 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 Page 4 19 BIOS 4 7 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST Enabled CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Current CPU Temperature Menu Level Current System Temp Current Power FAN Speed Current Chassis FAN Speed Current CPU FAN Speed Vdd Vcore Vdimm Shutdown Temperature Disabled 11 Enter Select PU PD Value F 0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 Op
52. the system will go into Suspend Mode Press the power button again to make system back to work WOL PME From Soft Off An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from soft off state Options Enabled Disabled WOR From Soft Off An input signal form RI on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft off state Options Enabled Disabled USB Resume from 53 54 This item allows a USB device to wake up the system from 53 54 suspend state Options Enabled Disabled Page 4 17 BIOS Power On by Alarm When set to Enable rtc alarm resume you can set the date of month and time hh mm ss that will awaken a system which has been powered down 4 6 PNP PCI Configuration This page lets the user to modify the PCI IRQ signals when various PCI cards are inserted WARNING Conflicting IRQ s may cause system unable to locate certain devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CHOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled fluto ESCD Menu Level gt Default is Disabled PCI GA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to Assign IRQ For YGA Enabled reset Extended System PCI Latency Timer CLK 32 Configuration Data INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto ESCD when you exit INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto Setup if you have INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto installed a new add on INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious co
53. tion Mainboard Layout 3 2 Easy Installation Procedure CPENIBSCELUOBGn onto 3 3 Jamper Sel Hg S oos eed Du 3 5 System Memory Configuration 3 6 Expansion tonio toto PEG PH tes 3 8 Device COBnDeCLOLs nete tet I 3 10 ACPI 53 Suspend To RAM Function 3 16 lii Section 4 BIOS Setup BIOS 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup esee 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features 4 7 Integrated Peripherals 4 11 Power Management Setup 4 16 PNP PCI Configuration Setup 4 18 Health Stars intecis cut 4 20 De faults Menu uoa tui ten i SE 4 22 Supervisor User Password Setting 4 23 4 24 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 5 1 C Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide 5 2 GeForce4MX Integrated GPU 5 9 Appendix Appendix A Update Your System BIOS 1 Appendix EEPROM BIOS B 1 Appendix C GHOST 7 Quick User s Guide Optional C 1 Package Contents Contents A Mainboard B User s manual C Floppy disk drive cable D HDD drive cable E CD drivers and utilities F I O Shield
54. tions Disabled Enabled CPU Warning Temperature Sets the temperature at which the computer will respond to an overheating CPU The default is Disabled Options Disabled 50 C 122 F 70 C 158 F Current CPU Temperature Displays the current CPU temperature Current System Temperature Displays the current system temperature Current CPU Power FAN Speed Displays the current speed of the CPU and power fan speed in RPMs Vdd V The voltage level of chipset Page 4 20 BIOS Vcore V The voltage level of the CPU Vcore Vdimm V The voltage level of the DRAM Vagp V The voltage level of the AGP card VBAT V The voltage level of the battery 5V 12V 5VSB V The voltage level of the switching power supply 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 Manage ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system The default is Disabled Options available are 60 C 140 F to 75 C 167 F in increments of 5 C Page 4 21 BIOS 4 8 Defaults Menu Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are described below Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press lt gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system o
55. unning Direct3D applications Mipmap Detail Level Best image quality v PCI Texture Memory Size Use up to 11 MB of system memory for textures PCI mode Custom Direct3D settings 0 More Direct3D Default Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management A GeForce4 Integrated GPU ABVIDIA Click Override refresh rates to select refresh rate overrides to be used in Direct3D applications Override refresh rates 8 32Bit Resolution Refresh Rate 320 200 Default 400 300 Default 480x360 Default 512x384 Default 640x400 Default 640x480 Default 800 00 Default 848 480 Default 1024 768 Default 1152 864 Default 1280 720 Default 1280 768 Default v Page 5 10 The GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU tab is used to configure the supported Direct3D Click Move Direct3D to further configure this function The screen below is used to further configure Direct3D by selecting the refresh rate efault Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management A GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU ABVIDIA X Portrait
56. ve ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Page 4 2 BIOS Notes e fthe hard disk Primary Master Slave and Secondary Master Slave are set to Auto the hard disk size and model will be auto detected e Halt field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an error occurs e Floppy 3 Mode support 15 a mode used to support a special 3 5 inch drive used in Japan This is a 3 5 inch disk that stores 1 2 MB The default setting for this 1 disabled 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For 0 HDD S M A R T Capability Full Screen 1060 Show Small Show 1 Enter Select PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit 1 Help F5 Previous Values F
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