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Biostar NF500 754 Owner's Manual

1. These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fro mthe device in the sequenceselected in these items CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache NF500 754 External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Floppy Hard Disk CDROM Enabled Menu Level kh Hard Disk Priority Select Boot Device Disabled Enabled ti Move PU PD Value Fi Save Values F 0 Enter Select ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous timized Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priori Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Maste Sec Slave USBHDDB USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Bootable Add in Cards eO Uu CN tl Move PU PD Change Priority Fi Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fromthe device in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Pri Master Pn Slave Sec
2. 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non O S2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Summary Screen Show This itemallows you to enable disable display the Summary Screen Show The Choices Disabled Enabled default 12 NF500 754 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM It also coordinates communications with the P CI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that thesettings have been changed incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features 4x HT Frequency HT Width 116 1161 Menu Level Y Err94 Enh Auto DRAM Configuration Press Enter CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread SATA Spread Spectrun Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrun Disabled SSE SSE2 Instructions Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled ti gt lt Move dida PU PD Value iC ERES ESC Exit Fi General Help Previous Values timized Defaults CPU Frequenc This itemallows you to selectthe CPU Frequency The Choices 200 0 default and other choices from 200 to 300 with an interval ofl HT Frequency This itemallows you to selectthe HT Fre
3. Master Sec Slave USBHDDO USB HDD1 USB HDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards 10 NF500 754 First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP 100 LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine ifthey have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector Ifthis function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarmbeep Disabled default Virus protectionis disabled Enabled Virus protectionis activated Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version ofthe Power On Sel Test POST to execute after you powerup the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects theNumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select ifchipset
4. The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlightthe item and then usethe lt P gUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you wantin each item W Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mn dd yy Sep 28 1999 37 37 Time hh mm ss gt 9 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 8 Master IDE Channel 8 Slave Change the day month IDE Channel 1 Master year and century IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA UGA 1 Halt On All But Keyboard ti gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue FiB Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Main Menu Selections NF500 754 This tableshows theselections that you can make on the Main Menu IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub Options are in its sub Options are in its sub Options are in its sub 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Set the system internal clock Press Enter to enter the sub menu f detailed options Press Enter to enter the sub menu f detailed options Press Enter to enter the sub menu d detailed options Press Enter to ente
5. break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated NF500 754 2 4 CONNECTORS amp SLOTS Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk ty pes This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has two 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 5 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133f unctionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and aslave drive soy ou can connect up to four hard disk drives The first hard driv e should alway s be connected to IDE1 IDE1 IDE2 NF500 754 Peripheral Component Interconnect Sots PCI1 PCI4 This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits Ofc 30 Oror Ll pesi E jiii PCI Express Slots PEX16 PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PEX16 PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum bandwidth is up to 4GB s per direction PEX1 l PEX1 2 PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum bandwidth is up to 250MB s per direction PEX16 7 PEX1 1 7 PEX1 2 11 NF500 754 CHAPTER 3 HEADE
6. called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Ifyour IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection ofthe optimal number ofblock mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection ofthe optimal number ofblock read write per sectorwhere the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled 20 NF500 754 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your systemto utilize energy conservation and power up power down features W Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type i PO0S gt Power Managenent User Define Menu Level b Video Off Method DPMS Support 1 HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PBIN Instant 0ff WOLCPMER gt From Soft Off Disabled VORCRIS From Soft Off Disabled USB Resume from 3 Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl Fi PWRON After PWR Fail off fi Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help Previous T3 Optinize ef a nized D ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The itemallows you to select the suspend
7. or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin inthekeyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 11 NF500 754 TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING When a key is held down thekeystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled thetypematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled TYPEMATIC RATE CHARS SEC Sets the rate at which a keystrokeis repeated when you hold the keydown The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 TYPEMATIC DELAY MSEC Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 and 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the systemto boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply ifpasswords are set fromthe Setup main menu APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting fromthe BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 14 ofthe Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported bythe operation systemrunning on this computer The Choices 1 4 default
8. rebuilds Fault Tolerance Yes m Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 NF500 754 RAID 0 1 RAID O drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques Resulting in a RAID 0 1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 4 and maximum is 6 or 8 depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and perfomance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows f or spare disks Drawbacks Requires twice the available disk spacef or data redundancy the same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes Block 1 X For more detailed setup information please refer to the Driver CD or go to http www nvidia com page pg_20011106217193 htm to download NVIDIA nForce Tutoral Flash 21 NF500 754 CHAPTER 5 USEFUL HELP AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE 5 1 Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found orv ideo card beeps memory bad High low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install EXTRA INFORMATION 5 2 BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus the Boot Block function will help to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the B
9. testing is ok then the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And please make surey our display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required f or Direct3D rendering 5 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure In this panel you can get the real time status infomation of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second ee een 31 NF500 754 6 About Panel Click the about button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility gps Boapser Woarsign 0 9 5 9 NF500 754 Note Because the overclock overvoltage and har
10. 1024 2048 26 NF500 754 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status 0 0 etup Utility PC Health Status Chassis Open Warnning Disabled Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Control by Always ON Menu Level b Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled tie Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue d Hare ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values timized Defaults Chassis en Warnin This itemallows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep The Choices Disabled Default Enabled Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 C 140F 65 C 149F 70 C 158F CPU FAN Control The Choice smart can make your CPU FAN to reducenoice The Choices Always On default Smart Show H W Monitor in POST Ifyour computer contains a monitoring system 1t will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time for you to choose The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Vcore NB SB Volt 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V 5V lt SB gt Voltage Battery Detect thesystem s voltage status automatically 27 NF500 754 CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature ofthe CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CP U fan Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan 28 NF500 754 9 Freq
11. 4 1 3 Layout amp Components ssssesseeeene 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 6 2 1 Central Processing Unit CPU 6 2 2 Fan Headers nee rere Sei XT ee acne 8 2 3 Memory Modules Installation sesssesess 9 2 4 Connectors amp Slots sssssssesseeee 10 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to setup Jumpers esee 12 3 2 Detail Set Nng S i ii ian eeii a iaai aaia 12 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 19 4 1 Operation Syte Misis ainina a e aa raaes 19 4 2 RAID AITAyS siia ete te t te E R 19 4 3 How RAID WOKE iet ete tene teet 19 Chapter 5 Useful Help ern 22 5 1 Award BIOS Beep Code ooooccccccoccccnonoccccnnconcnnnnnncnncnnos 22 5 2 Extra Infomation eee eet 22 5 3 Troubleshooting eoero E a 24 Chapter 6 WarpSpeeder V sees ense essen nana nana nn natns 25 6 1 Introduction uccide enr ad renes 25 6 2 System Requirement ssssssssesesee 25 6 3 Instala Mit 26 6 4 WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 27 NF500 754 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A Hardware CPU Supports Socket 754 Supports AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron processors Supports Front Side Bus upto 16G HT AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit compu
12. 8 04 processor input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Phoenix Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your systemusing Setup Plug and Play Support These PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data writeis supported EPA Green PC Support This PHOENIX A WARD BIOS supports Version 103 ofthe EPA Green PCspecification APM Support These PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Intermpt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this PHOENIX AWARD BIOS ACPI Support Phoenix Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1 0b of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba PCI Bus Support NF500 754 This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS also su
13. Chip USB This option should be enabled ifyour system has a USB installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature ifyou add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled V1 1 USB keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboard The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse The Choices Disabled default Enabled AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Auto default Disabled MAC LAN This option allows you to changethe stateofthe onboard MAC LAN The Choices Auto Default Disabled Onboard LAN BootROM This itemallows you to enableor disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled 18 NF500 754 Onboard 1394 This itemallows you to enableor disable the Onboard 1394 Controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled ONBOARD IO Address Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard IO fiddress Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 1RQ4 Onboard IR Function Disabled RI Menu Leve UART Mode Select IrDA UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port El a A Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Optimized Defaults ti ezMove Enter Select F5 Previous Values Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled ifyour systemhas a floppy disk contro
14. D will update only when the new configuration vanes fromthe last one Ifthe Enabled option is chosen the systemis forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controlled by f nction Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled 24 NF500 754 Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each penpheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and VO port conflicts IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each systemintermpt a type depending on the type ofdevice using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system intermpts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to
15. Guten TEE Boo IHH Euston 493 nem Overclock Panel contains the these features a 3MHz button 1 MHz button 1 MHz button and 3MHz button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verity ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto ov erclock button and let WarpSpeeder M automatically gets the best resultfory ou b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user selecta restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Piu seleci a nacer y opten thal vill decida what kind of seco you rari lo do alter sde Lai cafe iab Dpi Bipupn E Aedo bo andes D el ult CPLI Clock Value NF500 754 C Auto overclock button User can dick this button and WarpSpeeder M will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing until system fail Then system will do fail safe reboot by using Watchdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting orload the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting d Verify button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will proceed a testing for current frequency If the
16. IOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 2 A rode Make a bootable floppy disk Download the Hash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website Copy AWDFLASH exe and respectively BIOS into floppy disk Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter System will boo up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly NF500 754 B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically afterpoweron system for seconds that means the CPU protection function has been activated When the CPU is over heated the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU and the system may not power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling wth the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Pluginthe power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clearthe CMOS data See JCMOS1 Clear CMOS Header section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the sys
17. Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Soft Off by PWR BTIN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the systemto enterthe Soft Off state when the systemhas hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default WOL PME From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled WOR RI From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 The Choices Disabled default Enabled 22 NF500 754 Power On by Alarm When you select Enabled an alarmreturns the systemto Full ON state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power on Function This option allows you to choose the different function to power on the computer The Choices Button Only default Hot Key Password Mouse Move Mouse Click Any Key Keyboard 98 KB Power ON Password Inputpassword and press Enterto set the Keyboard poweron password Hot Key Power on This option allows you to choose a hot key to power on The Choices Ctr F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctd F3 Ctd F4 Ctd F5 Ctrl F6 Ctd F7 Ctdd F8 POWER After PWR Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs Off Leaves the computer in the power offstate On Reboots the computer Former Sts Restores the systemto thestatus before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts 23 NF500 754 7 PnP PCI Configurations This sectio
18. NF500 754 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here ands pecially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part orin whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor approval in writing The content of this user s manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction eren 1 1 1 Motherboard Features sesesseee 1 1 2 Package ChechHlst eesssssssseeeeeeee
19. PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snog Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming fromthe VGA controller is drawn fro mthe palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette ofthe VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and anon VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus ifthe PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function 25 NF500 754 Maximum Payload Size Set the maximu mpayload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 defiult 128 256 512
20. RS amp JUMPERS SETUP 3 1 HOW TOSETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is close if not that means the jumper is open r Pin opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS ATX Power Source Connector JATXPWR1 This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 12V 12 Detect 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 Ground 16 PS_ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 5V 21 45V 22 45V 23 45V 24 Ground NF500 754 ATX Power Source Connector JATXPWR2 By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit 7 8 EEE B n Pin Assignment 1 12V e 3 2 42V miio Yo 3 Ground Pt 4 Ground Power Source Headers for USB Ports JUSBV 1 JUSBV2 Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN tf JUSBV2 5V for front USB headers JUSB2 JUSBS3 JU SB4 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered with 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 Front USB headers JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSBA are powered with 5V standby voltage B pct pi IH Ley 1 Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 E JUSBV2 Pin 2 3 Close Note In order to support this function Power on system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSBV2 jumper cap should be place
21. TA JSATAg MOS 4 ZH FDD1 a ii mv MN Note W represents the 1 pin NF500 754 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU Step 1 Pull the lev ersideway s away fromthe socket and then raisethe lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 2 Lookfor the black cut edge on socket and the white dot on CPU should point f orwards this black cut edge The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation NF500 754 Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Putthe CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation NF500 754 2 2 FAN HEADERS CPU FAN Power Header JCFANI System Fan Power Header JSFANI Northbridge Fan Power Header JNBFANI gt JCFAN1 Assignment Ground 12V FAN RPMrate sense Only for JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wre is the positi ve and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and s hould be connected to GND NF500 754 2 3 MEMORY MODULES INSTALLATION LAINIG ANNIA DDR Module installation 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
22. cifies the Row precharge Time Precharge to Active or Auto Reftesh ofthe same bank Typically 20 24 Nsec The Choices Auto 2T Default 3T AT 5T 6T 7T Row to Row delay lt Trrd gt The Choices 2T Defult 3T 4T Auto 14 NF500 754 CPU Spread Spectrum The Choices Center Spread default Disabled SATA Spread Spectrum This itemallows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectmm f nction The Choice Disabled default Down Spread PCIE Spread Spectrum This itemallows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum f nction The Choices Disabled default Down Spread SSE SSE2 Instructions The Choices Enabled default Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Disabled option allows caching ofthe system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which can improve systemperformance However any programs writing to this area ofmemory will cause conflicts and result in systemerrors The Choices Disabled default Enabled 15 NF500 754 5 Integrated Peripherals W Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter gt RAID Config Press Enter Onboard Device Press Enter Menu Level gt Onboard IO fiddress Press Enter IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F 0 5 Previous Values timized Defaults IDE Function Setup Phoenix A
23. d on Pin 2 3 indi viduall y 13 NF500 754 Power Source H eader for PS 2 K ey board M ouse JK BM SV 1 Pin 1 2 Close 5V for PS 2 key board and mouse Pin 2 3 Close PS 2 keyboard and mouse are powered with 5V standby voltage a do Pin 1 2 dose Pin 2 3 dose Note In order to support this functi on Power on system via keyboard and mouse JKBMSV1 jumper cap should be plac ed on Pin 2 3 Front Panel Audio out Header FAUDIO1 This connector will allow user to connect with thef ront audio out put headers on the PC case It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment MIC in Stereo MIC in R Ground Stereo MIC in L Audio power Right line out Speaker out Right 6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in optional 12 Right line in optional 13 Left linein optional 14 Left linein optional af oO fh 14 NF500 754 CD ROM Audio in Connector JCDIN1 This connector allows user to connect the audio sourcef rom thev ariety dev ices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin Assignment 1 Left channel input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right channel input Case O pen Headers JCI1 This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status If the signal has been triggered it will record to the CMOS and show the messa
24. d password or clear the CMOS data Qo de e m ct 17 NF500 754 JPANEL1 Header for Front Panel Facilities This 24 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button speaker and IDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions Eu Comector e NA NA a Powered P IHDDLED PowerLED PowerLED 9 HDDLEDC HEN ower LED HDD LED Power LED Power button Power on Reset button b Reset control o7 va 18 JKey IrDA Connector Galion IRTX P 18 NF500 754 CHAPTER 4 NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 4 1 OPERATION SYSTEM Supports Windows XP Home Prof essional Edition and Windows 2000 Prof essional 4 2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the following ty pes of RAID arrays RAID 0 RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications RAID 1 RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAD 1 43 HOW RAID WORKS RAID 0 The controller stripes data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation ofthe RAID set based on the systemenvironment This technique reduces overall disk access time and o
25. dware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipsetis noton board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WamSpeeder M utility more robust 2007 01 30 33 NF500 754 BIOS Setup O I Main Mi ba D S E Dao URS CET as eee ii cundis 3 2 Standard CMOS Peatures sre ente eire Dette ee bete pese 6 3 Advanced BIOS Eeatures t ba e a ee eed ee ier 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features tentent cnn con cnn teniente tenter ten tentent 13 5 Integrated Peripherals p ea e etg set eg ee tesi ers 16 6 Power Management Setup sssssscecsssscsceceeseecccsecccscsesesecscaeseeseseseceeseeceececseeeeeceeseeceeees 21 7 PnP P CU Config UratloTis is te eet a iad p aia aed aaa 24 S PC Health Staus ch a 27 9 Frequency Voltage Control e A teret cinc ten entente tet roer 29 NF500 754 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Phoenix Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when thepower istumed off The Phoenix Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Nvidia CK
26. ffers high bandwidth Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 1 and maximum is up to 6 or 8 Depending on the platf orm Uses Intended for non critical data requiring high data throughput or any environment that does not requiref aul tolerance Benefits provides increased data throughput especially for large files No capacity loss penalty f or parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance No nVIL A 1 arce 400 NF500 754 RAID 1 Every read and write is actually carried outin parallel across 2 disk drivesin a RAD 1 array system The mirrored backup copy ofthe data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array RAID 1 provides a hot standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is cormpted or becomes unavailable because ofa hardware failure RAID techniques can be applied for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is 2 Uses RAID 1 is idealfor small databases or any other applicationthat requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity E Benefits Provides 100 data redundancy Should one driv ef ail the controller switches to the other drive Drawbacks Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive Perfomance is impaired during driv e
27. figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory dock AGP dock and PCI clock infomation b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons forinvoking respective panels C With a user friendly StatusAnimation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overdock percentage from 10096 110 96 Panther running overclock percentage from 11096 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 120 above Tr MHz o ae Mem 66 5 MHz B 8 ES 333 MHz PCICLOCK MHz RES 132 7 ERCON 400 MENORYCLOCK man PERCENTAGE Hardware Monitor Button a L Over clock percentage 100 Overclock Bullion Voltage Button BOS 1146 AM 28 NF500 754 3 Voltage Panel Clickthe Voltage button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes NF500 754 4 Overclock Panel Clickthe Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure o Aecuvery Drake y dr s v NL Baton i A mM Hz
28. ge on next boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 2 Ground NF500 754 Digital A udio out Connector JSPDIF_OUT1 These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output or input header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel JUSB2 JUSB4 This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel and also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader Pin Assignment 5V fused 5V fused USB USB USB USB Ground Ground Key NC OANDOARWDND JUSB2 2 10 _ JUSB4 1 9 JUSB3 o 16 NF500 754 Serial ATA Connectors JSATA1 JSATA4 The motherboard has a SATA Controller in nForce500 with 4 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5Gb s 3 5 Assignment Ground TX TX Ground RX PLUIE RX 4 Ground o 9 o 7 JSATA2 JSATA4 JSATA3 rr NONA WD JCMOSI Clear CM OS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard Pin 1 2 close Normal Operation Default s Pin 2 3 close Clear CMOS data X Clear CM OS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close Waitforfive seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close Power on the AC Reset y our desire
29. he sub menu 1 WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for updateinformation W Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix fivardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features b Frequency Voltage Control 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 Upgrade BIOS E Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features ofthe BIOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset fatures NF500 754 Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and P Cloptions PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor thehardware ofyoursystem Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly
30. ller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it Ifinstall and FDC orthe system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding intermpt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 TRQ3 Auto Onboard IR Function The Choices Disabled default Enabled UART Mode Select This itemallows you to determine which Infra Red IR function ofonboard I O chip The Choices Normal AS KIR IrDA default UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Halfduplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full 19 NF500 754 Onboard Paralld Port This itemallows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel poit as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for thepott The Choices 3 default 1 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also
31. n describes configuring the PCI bus system PCL or Personal Computer Interconnect is a systemwhich allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itsdfuses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings W Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix fivardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Disabled Reset Configuration Data Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto lt ESCD gt 1 PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Maximum Payload Size 4896 1 fi Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit F General Help Previous a es Optimize efau Nis eo Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses aPCI Slot or an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default PCI EX Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The systemneeds to record and updateESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS Ifthe Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESC
32. pee Teg Ori heih ie peed eed eal tp gee an yma rd Tu oer oo ree och H 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you dick Finish button Vest d a Fach ied UC cede Zaig ha brad rotar gs ares m poa Copel OS pee icm Ebo Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 26 NF500 754 6 4 WARPSPEEDER M INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1 Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar OS 11 33 am This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder M Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility if selected Lanuch Utility i Ext fer Sete aes 27 NF500 754 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please referto the following
33. pports Version 3 0 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs This PHOENIX A WARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt P gUp gt and lt P gDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by usingthe keyboard Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item on the left menu bar Move to the item on the right menu bar Move to the item you desired Increas e the numeric val ue or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric val ue or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu General help on Setup navigation keys Load pr evious values from CMOS Load the opti mized defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit NF500 754 1 Main Menu Once you enter Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among theitems and press Enter to accept and enter t
34. quency The Choices 4X default 1X 2X 3X HT Width This item allows you to control the utilized width of the outgoing side of the HyperTranspott link Err94 Enh This itemallows you to enable disablethe sequential Pmfetch Feature of K8 CPU The Choices Auto default Disabled Enabled 13 NF500 754 DRAM Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Menclock index value lt Mhz gt 28MBMhz 1 E latency Tcl 2 5 Menu Level gt gt Min RAS active time lt Tras gt 8T RASH to CASH delay lt Ircd gt 4T Row precharge Time Trp 2T Row to Row delay lt Irrd gt 2T tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value erue ESC Exit Fi General Help 7 0 F5 Previous Values ptinized Defaults Timing Mode The Choices Manual default Auto Memclock index value Mhz The Choices 100Mhz 133 Mhz 166Mhz 200Mhz default 216Mhz 233Mhz 250Mhz CAS Latency This field specify the cas latency i e cas to read datavalid The Choices CL 25 Default CL 3 0 CL 2 0 Min RAS active time tRAS This field specifies the mnimumRA S active time Typically 45 60 Nsec The Choices Auto 5T 6T 7T 8T Default 9T 10T 11 T 12T 13T 14T 15T RAS to CAS Delay tRCD This field specifies the RAS to CAS Delay to read write command to the same bank Typically 20 Nsec The Choices Auto 2T 3T 4T Default 5T 6T 7T Row precharge Time tRP This field spe
35. r the sub menu d detailed options Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your sy stem Select the default video device NF500 754 Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors y ou want the BIOS to stop All but Keyboard the POST process and All but Diskette notify y ou All but Disk Key com entional memory detected during boat up N A Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system NF500 754 3 Advanced BIOS Features W Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix fivardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Cache Setup Press Enter gt Boot Seg amp Floppy Setup Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A28 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control For 0S 1 4 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Sunmary Screen Show Enabled tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Cache Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level dd ti gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults
36. recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause the CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This sdection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults V N N Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes usingthe CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Password Set User Password Ifthe SupervisorP assword is not set then the UserP assword will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password Ifthe SupervisorPassword is set and the UserP assword is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Password NF500 754 Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will bedisplayed before proceeding SAVE to CHOS and EXIT Y N Y Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup confirmation message willbe displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY V N N NF500 754 2 Standard CMOS Features
37. supports audio out facilities E 1front panel header supports front panel facilities E 1 CD in connector supports CD ROM audio in function E 1 SPDIF out connector supports digital audio out function E floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes E 2 IDE connectors support 4 IDE disk drives E 3 USB headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports at front panel E 4 Serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA dev ices NF500 754 Rear Back Panel Side Connectors E 1 PS 2 Mouse port and Keyboard port E 1 Printer Port E 1 Serial Port JCOM2 is optional E 1 RJ 45LAN jack E 4 USB 2 0 Ports E 3 audio ports support 6 channels audio out facilities LAN Connector Line inR ear Line out MCin Center Left P Keyboard B BIOS amp Software EX Fo R E ee RO BIOS E Award legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI Supports USB Function Bundled Software E Supports 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER PACKAGE CHECKLIST HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear l O Panelfor ATX Case X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 optional FDD Cable X 1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 optional NF500 754 1 3 LAYOUT amp COMPONENTS CITI TT TT TA 00 0000009050081 JATXPWR1 3 at NL SS OVE xi QJ L or N JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSBA Fitted 2347 thea DAA eo Mm SA
38. tem again NF500 754 5 3 TROUBLES HOOTING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is securely Power light don t illuminate fan plugged in inside power supply does not Replace cable turn on Contact technical support Indicator light on key board does not turn on System inoperative Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of the are on power indicator lights are lit DIMM press down firmly until the module and hard drive is spinning snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk 1 Check cable running from disk to drive can be booted from optical drive disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the driv e type in the standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time Back up data and applications files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Screen message says Invalid Review system s equipment Make sure Configuration or CMOS Failure correct information is in setup Cannot boot system after installing Set master slave jumpers second hard driv e correctly Run SETUP program and select correct driv e types Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives 24 NF500 754 CHAPTER 6 WARPSPEEDER 6 1 INTRODUCTION WarpSpeeder a new powerful control utilit
39. ting Supports HyperTransport Technology and AMD Cool n Quiet Technology Chipset E NVIDIA nForce500 Supports NVIDIA Firewall Supports 10 USB 2 0 ports Supports NVIDIA nTune Utility Supports 1 PCI Express x16 interface graphics slot Supports 2 PCI Express x1 interface slots Supports 4 SATA ports each channel up to 1 5Gb s Supports NVIDIA RAID functions including RAID O RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 Supports 4 IDE disk drives with PIO Mode 5 DMA Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Compliant with AC 97 v ersion2 3 specification Complaints with PCI Express Version 1 a specification Operating Systems E Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Note Do not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME E Supports SCO UNIX Dimensions E ATXForm Factor 20 82cm W x 29 33cm L On board IDE E 2 on board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives E Supports PIO mode 4 DMA Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 bus master mode NF500 754 Main Memory Supports Single Channel DDR Supports DDR 266 333 400 Maximum memory size is 2GB DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size DIMM1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Maxis 2 GB DIMM2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Serial ATA 4 on board Serial ATA connectors support 4 serial ATA SATA ports E Compliant with SATA1 0 specification E Datatransferrates upto 1 5Gl s E Supports NVIDIA RAID Technology RAID 0 disk striping for highest s
40. type underthe ACP loperating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspendto RAM S1 83 POS STR Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related tothe following modes 1 HDD PowerDown 2 Suspend Mode There are four options ofP ower Management three ofwhich have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimumpower management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD PowerDown 15 min 21 NF500 754 Max Power Saving Maximu mpower management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD PowerDown 1 min User Define default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each ofthe ranges are from1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges ftom1 min to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank This sdection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and wrteblanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS de fault Initial display power management signaling The Choices Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time ofsystem inactivity All other devices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8
41. uency Voltage Control W Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBlOS GMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Hammer Fid control StartUp Hammer Vid control StartUp Menu Level gt DDR Voltage Regulator Default tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help Preujous Values Optinize efa mized D CPU Spec Voltage The Choices 1 300 V default Hammer Fid Control This itemallows you to set diferent CPU voltage The Choices StartUp default and other choices from X4 800Mhz to X25 5000Mhz with an interval of X1 200 Mhz Hammer Vid Control This itemallows you to set different CPU frequency The Choices StartUp default and other choices from 1 725V to 0 900V with an interval of0 025 V DDR Voltage Regulator This itemallows you to set different DDR voltage The Choices Default default 2 70 V 2 80V 2 90 V Note Please refer to AMD CPU version 29
42. uto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented ifit is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS suppott The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE DMA Transfer Access The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA A Enables support for Serial ATA A The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA B Enables support for Serial ATA B The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The Choices Enabled default Disabled RAID Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config ti gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help 5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 17 NF500 754 RAID Enable The Choices Disabled default Enabled ONBOARD DEVICE Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device OnChip USB U1 1 U2 01 USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Menu Level gt gt ACI Audio Auto MAC Lan Auto Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Enabled Item He lp ti e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults On
43. wardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channe18 Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Menu Level Be Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto OnChip IDE Channeli Enabled Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Serial ATA A Enabled Serial ATA B Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the IDE Function Setup label and then press the enterkey it will take you a submenu with the following options OnChip IDE Channd 0 1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface ifyou are going to install a primary and orsecondary add in IDE interface The Choices Enabled default Disabled 16 NF500 754 Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each ofthe IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increased performance progressively In Auto mode the systemautomatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices A
44. y features three user friendly functions including Overclock Manager Overvoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor With the Overdock Manager users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click The Overvoltage Manager on the other hand helps to powerup CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures voltage and CPU fan speed as well asthe chipset information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronicall y shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder M technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one 6 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS Support Wndows 98 SE Windows Me Wndows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DirectX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system indudes DirectX 8 1 If you use Windows XP you do not need to install DirectX 8 1 25 NF500 754 6 3 INSTALLATION 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please dick Next button and follow the default procedure to install tee cee lo a bed Wire Io aap
45. ystem and application perfomance RAID 1 disk mirroring support for fault tolerance Support f or both SATA and ATA 133 disk controller standards RAID 0 1 disk striping and mirroringf or highest performance with f ault tolerance Slots E Four 32bit PCI bus master slots E Two PCI Express x1 slots PCI Express 1 0a compliant Bandwidth 250MB s per direction E One PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction for an aggregate of 8GB s totally Super I O E Chip ITE IT8712F E Low Pin Count Interface E Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I O functionality E Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller TE s Smart Guardian function NF500 754 On board AC 97 Audio Sound Codec E Chip ALC655 Compliant with AC 97 v ersion2 3 specification Supports 6 channels audio output 10 100 LAN E Chip RTL8201BL RTL8201CL E Supports 10 Mb s 100 Mb s and 1Gb s auto negotiation E Provides the most commonly used legacy super l Of unctionality E Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE Smart Guardian function Seaurity E NVIDIA Firewall technology Nativ ef irewall solution E Advanced features Remote access configuration monitoring Command line interface CLI WMI scripts Internal On board Connectors and Headers E 1 audio out header

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