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Biostar NF4 AM2 Owner's Manual

1. 2 14 Rear Panel Connectors 3 15 Motherboard Layout for NF4 AM2 4 16 Motherboard Layout for NF4 4X AM2 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 6 2 1 Installing Central Processing Unit CPU 6 22 FAN Headend asme 8 2 3 Installing System 9 Connectors and Sots 6 6666 11 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 UK du EE 13 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 20 4 1 Operation System 20 4 2 Raid Arrays 1 1 1 1 1 20 4 3 How RAID 20 Chapter 5 Useful Help 23 5 1 Driver Installation Note 23 5 2 Award BIOS 24 5 3 Extra Information 24 5 4 Troubleshooting 26 Chapter 6 WarpSpeeder 27 6 1 Introduction
2. 218 X 293mm B NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K Biostar nns OS 4 ARABIC NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 NF4 4X AM2 NF4 AM2 us amp AM2 six AMD Sempron LSOSSAMD 64 64 32 ie ju y zdal d a 4 e sHyper Trans ports Cod nQuiet 5 sHyperTansport ds 8000 us AM 2 sl AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64FX Althlon dal 64X2 Sempron d ja 32 64 64 AMD bay 4 e sHyper Fansports Cod nQuiet 48 e Hyper Fansport d 100025 il nVIDIA nForce4 4X nVIDIA nForce 4 bil ie se que DDR2 DIMM 455 DDR DIMM4 8 433 Se SDIMME si DDR24 256 512 45352 5DIMM si es DDR2 256 512 1 4 24 008 1 Sl 4 2 bia DDR 5 800 667 533 400 e SDDR2
3. DIMM 256 512MB amp 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM ard Non ECC DIMM ITE 8712F 8716F BOBMOKHOCTM Super I O NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 AM2 AMD Sempron AMD 64 32 64 Hyper Transport uCool nQuet HyperTransport c 800 nVIDIA nForce 4 4X DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512M5 8 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 He DIMM ard Non ECC D
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6. AM2 NM AM2 Setup Manual 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 These 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 and specially 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 vendors approval in writing The content of this users manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this users manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 11 Before You d 1 12 Package Cheddist nete 1 13 Motherboard
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8. 6voies AC97 Version 2 3 Sortie ertr e S PDIF Fente PCI Slot PCI Express x16 Motherboard Manual Connecteur embarqu E S du Dimersions de lacarte Fondionnali t s sp ciales Support SE Slot PCI Express x 1 Connecteur de disquete Connecteur de Port dimprimante Connecteur IDE Connecteur SATA Connecteur du panneau avart Connecteur Audo du panneau avartx1 Connecteur d entr e CD Connecteu de sortie S PDIF Em base de vertilateur UC Embase de vertilateur syst me Embase d owerture de ch ssis optional Embase d effacemert CMOS Connecteu USB Connecteur dalimertation 24 broches Connecteur dalimertation Clavier PS 2 Souris PS 2 Port s rie Port LAN Port USB Fiche audio 218 mm DX 293 mm H NVIDIA nTunes Prise encharge RAIDO 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar se r serve le droit d ajouter ou de x2 Sla PCI Express x 1 Connecteur de disquette Connecteu de Port dimprimante Connecteu IDE Connecteur SATA Connecteur du panneau avart Connecteur Audo du panneau avartx1 Connecteur d entr e CD Connecteur de sortie S PDIF Em base de veriilateur UC Embase de vertilateur syst me Embase d owerture de ch ssis optional Em base d effacemert CMOS Connecteur USB Connecteur d alimertation 24 broches Connecteu d alimertation Clavier PS 2 Souris PS 2 Port s rie Port LAN Port USB Fiche audio 218 mm DX 293 mm H NVIDIA nTunes Prise encharge RAID 0 1 0 1
9. 800 667 533 400 e SDDR24 SEN YDIMM Gi si ECC ITE 8712F 8716F Super I O 45534 ig e sLow Pin Count Interface DEUS 1 DMA 33 66 100 133 Serial 5 1 Ay SATA Jay 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 8853016 PHY 100 10 45 2248 Jill ALC 655 658 6 7 3 2 z S PDIF PCI Expressx 16 PCI Express x 128 ja ECC YDIMM e 313 8712F 8716F Seu AsSuper I O 341 1 Super I O 5 e sLow Pin Count Interface ss IDE 4 8 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 IDE Serial ATALS 5 1 Ji SATA SATA 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 8853016 PHY 100 10 SE Pa Sa Jil 655 658
10. Pami g wna Super I O Kodek dzwiekowy Socket AM2 AMDAthlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Procesory AltHon 64X2 Sempron Architektura AMD 64 umazliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe Obs uga Hyper Transport oraz CoofrtO ue Obs uga Hyper Fansport oszeroko ci pasma do 1000 MHz NVIDIA nForce4 Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 4 Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs uguje modu y 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Maks wielko pami ci 4GB Modu pamied DDR2z trybem podw jnego kana u Obs uga DDR2 400 533 667 800 Brak obs ugi Regstered DIMM oraz Non ECC DIMM ITE 8712F 8716F Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Super Interfejs Low PinCourt Zirtegrowany kortrder IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 TrybBus Master obs uga PIO tryb 0 4 Zirtegrowany kortrder ATA Transfer danych do 1 5 Gb s Zgodno zespecyfikacja SATA w wesji 1 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb s oraz automatyczn negocjacj szybko ci Dzia anie w trybie po owicznego pe nego dupleksu ALC 655 658 opcja 8 kana owewyj cie audo 97 w wersj 2 3 WygdeS PDIF NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Sempron Procesory Architektura AMD 64 ume liwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe Obs uga Hyper Transport oraz Cool Qu Obs uga Hyper Farsport oszeroko ci pasma do 800 MHz NVIDIA nForce4 4X Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 4 Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs uguje modu y 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Maks wielko pami ci 4GB
11. e id 27 6 2 System Beouimgment aaa aaa aaa aa 27 6 3 Installation issa 28 6 4 WarpSpeede re aeter Dern ZAK 29 Appendencies SPEC In Other Language 35 35 FAM 01 37 Italiani a da t aes 39 ELE 41 E e UE 43 45 RUSSIA EY 47 ARABIC EE 49 AM2 NF4 AM2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 11 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product Before you startinstalling the motherboard please make sure you follow the instructions below m Prepare dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting m Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation W Before you take the motherboard out from anti static bag ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge W Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rearside of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board W Do notleave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment m Keep the computer from dangerous area such as heat source humid air and water 12 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X1 Users Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional S PDIF out Cable X 1 optiona
12. 8716F Ett HC EAN 1 22 Supr YO EE KC ATL KAIDE hu F Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 5 27 MALY gt mu 15 SATA 2 Y 1 gt Realtek 8201CL PHY 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb f jo4 37 PE 888 ALC 655 658 47 2 EE AC977 Yav2 3 S PDIF 77 PCI2rv 49 7141A PCI Express x16X 0 y PCI Express x12mv FOYE TATY Motherboard Manual 7 SATAZ 277 MALAS TOA NAFTA RIAD CD4v2475 S PDIF7 712473 CPU77 AMY YATATTYNYJ Vr CATZ AY AT av CMOS ZU T v Y USBI 7 ENG 147 DAC EWG 187 7 407 5 2 PS 27 A U TIR LAN USB ATA AA YD M 218 mm 8 X 293 mm 52 Windows 2K XP IDE147Y SATA2 47 TOY AAV 23 77 70 AT 142477 CD4 VIA S PDIF7 7 147 Y CPU7 7 YAY VAT LIT YAYT IAZ AT var CMOSZUT vY USB1 477 EJ 147 Y 246 BERTA AE PS 2 PS 277 A DU TVR LAN USBR N ATA AA v7 218 mm iE X 293 mm 53 NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1 Da h Windows 2K 0594 Biostar BID 21020530 MBE Biotan DA Ze LCOS HER k n 52 NF4 AM2 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup EE LM erm 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 7 3 Advanced BIOS Features ss 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features ss 14 5 Integrated Peripherals vx 1 ee 21 6 Power Management Set
13. However we suggest you to use the default setting Changing the voltage and clock improperly may damage the CPU or M B Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults Y N N NF4 AM2 Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Password Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT V N Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N NF4 AM2 Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY V N N NF4 AM2 2 Standard
14. Modu pami ci DDR2z trybem podw jnego kana u Obstuga DDR2 400 533 667 800 Brak obs ugi Regstered DIMM oraz Non ECC DIMM ITE 8712F 8716F Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Supe 1 0 Interfejs Low PinCourt Zirtegrowany kortrder IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 TrybBus Master obs uga PIO tryb 0 4 Zirtegrowany kortrder Seria ATA Transfer danych do 1 5 Gb s Zgodno ze specyfikacja SATA w wesji LO Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb s oraz automatyczn negocjacja szybko ci Dzia anie w trybie po owicznego pe nego dupleksu ALC 655 658 opcja 8 kana owe wy cie audo 97 w wersj 2 3 Wyf de S PDIF Motherboard Manual Gniazdo PCI Gniazdo PCI Express x16 Gniazdo PCI Express x 1 Z cze nap du dyskietek Z cze Port dukarki Z cze IDE Z cze SATA Z cze panda przedriego Przednie z cze audo Z cze we cia CD Ztacze wy cia S PDIF Z cze g wkowe wertylatora procesora Z cze g wkowe wertylatora systemowego Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS Z cze USB Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe Klawiatura PS 2 Mysz PS 2 Port szeregowy Port LAN Port USB Gniazdo audio 218mm G X 293 mm W NVIDIA nTunes Obstuga RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub odwo ywania obs ugi dowolnego systemu operacyjnego bez p
15. 4GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodu Unterstitzt DDR2 400 533 667 800 registrierte DIMMs Nicht ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterst tzt Integiater IDE Cortroler Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Modus Integiater Seria ATA Controller Datertrarsferrate bis zu 1 5Gb s Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 1 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb s Auto Negdiation Halb Vdldudex Funktion ALC 655 658 optiond 6 Kanal Audicausgabe AC97 Version 2 3 S PDIF Aus gang PCI Steckpatz Motherboard Manual Rickseten E A Platinengr e Sonderfurkti onen OS Urterst t 36 PCI Express x16 Steckplatz 1 PCI Express x 1 Steckplatz Disketterlaufwerkanschuss Druckeranschluss Anschluss IDE Anschluss SATA AnscHuss Frorttafelarschluss Frort Audioanschluss CD IN Arschluss S PDIF Ausgangsans cHuss CPU L fter Sockd System fter Sockel Gehduse offen Sockd optional CMOS l schen Sockel USB Anschluss StromanscHuss 24 pdig StromanscHuss 4 polig PS 2 Tastatur PS 2 Maus Serieller Arschluss LAN Anschluss USB Anschluss Audioanschluss 218 mm B X 293mm L NVIDIA nTunes Unterst tzt RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar beh lt sich das Recht vor ohne Ank ndigung de Urterst tzung f r ein Betriebssystem hirzuzuf gen oder zu entfernen PCI Express x16 Steckplatz xi PCI Express x 1 Steckplatz DiskettenlaufwerkanscHuss Druckeranschluss Anschluss I
16. Halt On All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Ke Base Memory N A Extended Memory N A Total Memory N A Description Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Select the default video device Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Displays the total memory available in the system NF4 AM2 3Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF amp ST A2 Advanced BIOS Features b Cache Setup Press Enter gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test Boot Up HumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For 0 0 Select For DRAM gt 64MB Summary Screen Show tle Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Cache Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CHF4 amp ST A2 Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previo
17. OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board You may need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled V1 1 USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled default Disable USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled default Disable USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio This item allows you to enable or disable to support AC97 Audio The Choices Auto default Disabled 24 NF4 AM2 MAC LAN This option allows you to control the onboard MAC LAN The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled Onboard IO Address Press Enter to configure the Onboard IO Address Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 Onboard I0 Address Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA tl gt zMove Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC i
18. www adobe com products acrobat readstep 2 html Motherboard Manual 5 2 AWARD BIO SBEEP CODE 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 ne Short beep when system boot up No error found during POST ong beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 5 3 EXTRA INFORMATION A BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS isinvaded 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 BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 2 SION Eh Make a bootable floppy disk Download the Flash 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 boot up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt xxx means BIOS name System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly NF4 AM2 4 4X AM2 B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds that means the CPU protection function has
19. CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item m Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 Standard CMOS Features Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive Drive B Halt On t4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu Item Options Description Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Date mm dd yy Set the system internal dme clock Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Options are in its sub IDE Primary Master ien Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Options are in its sub menu IDE Primary Slave NF4 AM2 Item Options Options are in its sub IDE Secondary Master menu Options are in its sub IDE Secondary Slave menu 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in Drive A 720K 3 5 in Drive B 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None Video All Errors No Errors
20. Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and with transfer rate of 1 5Gb s Pin Assignment Ground TX TX Ground RX RX Ground JSATA1 JSATA2 JSATA3 JSATA4 NOOR WDM Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC 090090000000 EDCGODAGODDG A AR e Sim a e Ground 8 e Ground 8 e bata NF4 AM2 4 4X AM2 Header for Memory Voltage O verdocking JDDRII_2 2V When processing Memory Voltage Ov erclocking please place the jumper to pin1 2 Closed The Default setting is Pin 2 3 Closed H Pin 1 2 Close Memory voltage 2 3V H E i 0 Pin 2 3 Close Normal status defa ult 1 When JDDRII_2 2V jumper cap is placed on Pin 2 3 memory voltage can be manually adjusted under CMOS setup 2 When JDDRII_2 2V jumper cap is placed on Pin 1 2 memory voltage will be fixed at 2 3V automatically and cant be adjusted under COMS setup Bef ore setting memory v oltage ov erclocking please ensure that y our memory module supports up to 2 2V Consult y our memory module supplier JSPDIF OUTI Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 9 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4 NVIDIA RAID FUNC
21. EX1_1 PCI EX1_2 PCH PCI4 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 12 AM2 NF4 AM2 CHAPTER 3 HEADERS 8 JUMPERS SETUP 3 1 How TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumperis close if not that means the jumperis open Pin opened Pin dosed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JPANEL1 Front Panel Header This 16 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions o Steep contol 5 HDDLED Harddrive 13 PowerLED __ PowerLED 6 feo Power LED e Lr Goud reset Power button 8 0 Resetcortol round Power on button 3 Motherboard Manual JATXPW R1 ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 Standby Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V JATXPW R2 ATX
22. SATA Conectar do painel frontal Conectar de udo frorta Conectar para ertrada de CDs Conectar desa da S PDIF Conectar da vertoinha da CPU Conectar da vertoinha do sistema Conector para detec o da abertura do chassis Conector para limpeza do CMOS Conector USB Conector de alimertag o 24 pinos Conector de alimertac o Teclado PS 2 Rato PS 2 Porta s rie Porta LAN Porta USB Tomada de udo 218 mm L X 293 mm A nTunes da NVIDIA Suporta as fun es RAID 0 1 0 1 L4 Windows 2K XP A Biostar reserva se o direito de adcionar ou remover suparte para qualquer sistema operativo com ousem aviso pr vio Ranhura PCI Ranhura PCI Express x16 Ranhura PCI Express x 1 Conectar da unidade de dsquetes Conector da para impressora Conectar IDE Conectar SATA Conectar do painel frontal Conector de udo Conectar para ertrada de CDs Conectar desa da S PDIF Conectar da vertoinha da CPU Conectar da vertoinha do sistema Conector para detec o da abertura do chassis Conector para limpeza do CMOS Conector USB Conector de alimertac o 24 pinos Conector de alimerta o Teclado PS 2 Rato PS 2 Porta s rie Porta LAN Porta USB Tomada de udo 218 mm L X 293 mm A nTunes da NVIDIA Suporta as fun es RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP A Biostar reserva se o direito de adcionar ou remover suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ousem aviso pr vio POLISH FSB Chipset
23. This item allows you to select NPT Vid Control The Choices Auto Default 36 NF4 AM2 Memory Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices 1 950V Default 2 000V 2 050V 2 100V Chipset Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices 1 550V Default 1 600V 1 650V 1 700V HyperTransport Voltage This item allows you to select DDR Voltage Regulator The Choices 1 250V Default 1 300V 1 350V 1 500V 37
24. a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar O This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder 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 dose Tray Icon utility if selected Lanoch Utility L Ext er mu sas zu Motherboard Manual 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder M utility will be invoked Please refer to the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel contains features as follows Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory dock AGP clock and clock infomation b ContainsAbout Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overdock percentage from 100 110 96 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 120 above r 2 662 m m 122 e 3 cpi GLOCK MHz PCICLOCK Miliz MHz m 1327 VRAK 400 OAK Zon PERCENTAGE Hardware Monitor Button La Ove
25. 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 Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again Motherboard Manual 5 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Power light don t illuminate fan inside power supply does not turn 2 on Indicator light on key board does not turn on Make sure power cable is securely plugged in Replace cable Contact technical support System inoperative Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of on power indicator lights are lit the DIMM press down firmly until the and hard drive is spinning module snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk drive can be bootedfrom optical drive System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk 2 is impossible Cannot boot system after installin
26. ck 3 E ee X For more detailed setup information please refer to the Driver CD or go to http www nvidia com page pg_20011106217193 html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutoral Flash 22 AM2 NF4 AM2 CHAPTER 5 USEFUL HELP 5 1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system perfomance You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system Note If this window didn t show up after you ins ert the Driver CD please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUPEXE under your optical drive A Driver Installation To install the driver please click on the Drivericon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software available for your system click on each software title to launch the installation program C Manual Aside from the paperback manual we also provide manual in the Driver CD Click on the Manual icon to browse for available manual Note You will need Acrobat Reader to open the manual file Please download the latest version of Acrobat Reader software from http
27. off state Choosing On will reboot the computer Former Sts will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts 30 NF4 AM2 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses 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 m Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix Award WorkstationBIUS LMUS Setup Utility CNHGSI AZ PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCT Slot Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By PCI UGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size ti Move Enter Select PU PDzUalue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices PCEx PCI Slot default 31 NF4 AM2 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 syste
28. A B Enables support for Serial ATA B The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetch function for faster drive access If the interface on your drive does not support prefetching or if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled The Choices Enabled default Disabled 22 NF4 AM2 RAID Config Phoenix Award WorkstationBLlUS LMUS Setup Utility CNFASI AZ RAID Config SATA A Primary SATA A Secondary SATA B Primary SATA B Secondary tie e Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults RAID Enable This option allows you to enable or disable RAID function The Choices Disabled default Enabled SATA Primary Secondary RAID This option allows you to enable or disable SATA A Primary Secondary RAID The Choices Disabled default Enabled 23 NF4 AM2 Onboard Device Highlight the Press Enter label next to the Onboard Device label and press the enter key will take you a submenu with the following options Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CHFAST N2 Onboard Device USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support ACI Audio MAC Lan Onboard Lan Boot ROM ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value jig ESC Exit FizGeneral Help F7 F5 Previous Values ptimized Defaults
29. Add in Cards First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above The Choices Enabled default 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 When enabled System will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled 11 NF4 AM2 Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this 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 alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Disabled Normal POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock St
30. DE Arschluss SATA AnscHuss Frorttafelarschluss Frort Audioanschluss CD IN Arschluss S PDIF Ausgangsarschuss CPU L fter Sockd System L fter Sockel Geh use offen Sockd optiona CMOS l schen Sockel USB Anschluss Stromanschuss 24 pdig Stromanschuss 4 polig PS 2 Tastatur PS 2 Maus Serieller Anschluss LAN Arschluss USB Arschluss Audioarschluss 218 mm B X 293mm L NVIDIA nTunes Unterst tzt RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar beh lt sich das Recht vor ohne Ank ndigung de Urterst tzung f r ein Betriebssystem hirzuzuf gen oder zu entfernen FRANCE NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Bus frontal Chipset Super E S Codec audo Socket AM2 Processeus AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Althlon 64 2 Sempron L architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits Prend encharge Hyper Transport et Cod nQuiet Prend encharge Hyper Transport jusqu a une bande passarte de 1000 MHz nVIDIA nForce4 ITE 8712F 8716F Fourrit la fonctionnalit de Super ES patrimonides la plus utilis Interface a faible compte de broches Fentes DDR2 DIMM x 4 Chaque DIMM prend encharge des DDR2 de 256 512 Mo et 1Go Capacit m moire maximale de 4 Go Module de m moire DDR2 mode double Prend encharge la DDR2 400 533 667 800 Les DIMM registres e DIMM sars code Correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge Contr leur IDEint gr Mode principale de Bus Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133
31. Eorce4 4X ITE 8712F 8716F Proporciona as funcionalidades mais utilizadas em termas da especifica o Super 1 0 Interface LPC Low Pin Count Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR2 de 256 512 MB amp 1 GB Capacidade m xima de mem ria 4 GB M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR2 400 533 667 800 Os m duos DIMM registados e os DIMM Non ECC nao sao suportados Controlador IDE irtegrado Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Suporta omodo PIO 0 4 Controlador Serial ATA irtegrado Velocidades de transmiss o de dados at 1 5 Gb s Compatibilidade com a especifica o SATA vers o 1 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY Auto negocia o de 10 100Mbys Capacidade semi full duplex ALC 655 658 opcional Sa da de audio de 6 carais AC97 Vers o 23 Sa da S PDIF Suporta omodo HO 0 4 Controlador Serial ATA irtegrado Velocidades de transmiss o de dados at 1 5 Gb s Compatibilidade com a especifica o SATA vers o 1 0 Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY Auto negocia o de 10 100 Mb s Capacidade semi full duplex ALC 655 658 opcional Saida de audio de 6 carais AC97 Vers o 2 3 Saida S PDIF Motherboard Manual Entradas S Ranhura PCI Ranhura PCI Express x16 Ranhura PCI Express x 1 Conectar da unidade de dsquetes Conector da para impressora Conectar IDE Conectar
32. IMM ITE 8712F 8716F Super 1 0 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO 0 4 1 5 133 PIO 0 4 1 5 SATA 1 0 SATA 1 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 8853016 PHY 10 100 ALC655 658 97 2 S PDIF Cnor PCI PCI E
33. IO 0 4 Controlador ATA Serie Irtegrado Tasas detrarsferencia de hasta 1 5 Gb s Compatible conla versi n SATA 1 0 Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY Negociaci n de 10 100 Mb s Funciones Half Full duplex ALC 655 658 opciond Salida desorido de 6 canales AC97 Version 2 3 Salida S PDIF Ranura PCI Ranura PCI Express x16 41 Motherboard Manual Ranura PCI express x 1 X2 Conector disco flexible Conector Puerto ce impresora Conector IDE Conector SATA Conectar de pand Conector de sonido frortal Conector de ertrada de CD amp Conector desalidaS PDIF Tamafio de la placa Fundones 42 Cabecera de vertilador de CPU Cabecera de vertilador desistema Cabecera dechasis abierto opcional Cabecera de borrado de CMOS Conectar USB Conectar de dimertaci n 24 patillas Conectar de alimertaci n Teclado PS 2 Rat n PS 2 Puerto serie Puerto de redlocal Puerto USB Conectar de sonido 218 mm A X 293 Mm H NVIDIA nTunes Admite RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Ranura PCI express x 1 Conector disco flexible Conector Puerto ce impresora Conector IDE Conector SATA Conector de pand frorta Conectar de sonido frortal Conector de ertrada de CD Conector desalida S PDIF Cabecera de vertilador de CPU Cabecera de vertilador desistema Cabecera dechasis abierto opcional Cabecera de borrado de CMOS Conectar USB Conectar de alimertaci n 24 patillas Conectar de alimertaci
34. Power Source Connector By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 4 Ground 1 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 JKBMS V1 Power Source Selection Headers for Keyboard Mouse Pin 1 2 Close JKBMSV1 5V for PS 2 key board and mouse Pin 2 3 Close JKBMSV1 PS 2 keyboard and mouse are powered with 5V standby voltage d 3 HE Pin 1 2 close d Pin 2 3 dose JUSB2 JUSB3 JUS B4 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel and also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader 3 5 Assignment 5V fused 5V fused USB USB USB USB Ground Ground Key NC JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 2 6 5 55 0 DEER O1 BR ND o Motherboard Manual JUSB V1 JUSB V2 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports atfront panel JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 are powered by 5V standby voltage H 1 3 CEE 1 3 1 Pin 1 2 close 30 1 3 H BE E JUSBV2 Pin 2 3 close Note In order to support this function Power On system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSB V2 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 indi viduall y JFAUDIO 1 Fron
35. Prend en charge le mode PIO 0 4 Contr leur Serial ATA int gr Taux de transfert jusqu 1 5 Go s Conforme ala sp cification SATA Version 1 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88 016 PHY 10 100 Mb s n gociation automatique Half Ful duplex capability ALC 655 658 optiond Sortie audio a 6voies AC97 Version 2 3 Sortie ertr e S PDIF Fente PCI Slot PCI Express x16 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Socket AM2 Processeus AMD Sempron L architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits Prend encharge Hyper Transport et Cod nQuiet Prend encharge Hyper Trarsport jusqu a une bande passarte de 800MHz NVIDIA nForce4 4X ITE 8712F 8716F Fourrit la fonctionnalit de Super E S patrimoniales la plus utilis Interface faible compte de broches Fentes DDR2 DIMM x 4 Chaque DIMM prend encharge des DDR2 de 256 512 Mo et 1Go Capacit m moire maximale de 4 Go Module de m maire DDR2 mode double vae Prend encharge la DDR2 400 533 667 800 Les DIMM registres et DIMM sars code correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge Contr leur IDEint gr Mode principale de Bus Ultra 33 66 100 133 Prend encharge lemode 0 4 Contr leur Serial ATA int gr Taux de transfert jusqu 1 5 Go s Conforme ala sp cification SATA Version 1 0 Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb s n gociation automatique Half Ful duplex capability ALC 655 658 optiona Sortie audio
36. TIONS 4 1 OPERATION SYSTEM Supports Windows XP Home Prof essional Edition and Windows 2000 Professional 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 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 4 3 How RAID Works RAID 0 The controller stripes data across multiple drives in a RAID O 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 system environment This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 1 and maximum is up to 8 Depending on the platform 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 for parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance 20 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 RAID 1 Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drivesin
37. Windows 2K XP Biostar ser serve le droit d ajouter ou de supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans pr avis supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans pr avis 38 ITALIAN NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Chipset Super 1 0 Memoria Socket AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Althlon 64X2 Sempron Larchitettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper Transport e Cool n Quiet Supporto di Hyper Transport fino a 1000 MHz di larghezza di banda NVIDIA nForce4 ITE 8712F 8716F Fornisce le funzionalit legacy Super I O usate pi comunemente Interfaccia LPC Low Pin Count Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 CiascunDIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MBe 1GB Capacit massima della memoria 4GB NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Socket AM2 Processori AMD Sempron L architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper Transport e Cool n Quiet Supporto di Hyper Transport fino a 800 MHz di larghezza di banda nVIDIA nForce 4 4X ITE 8712F 8716F Fornisce le funzio nalit legacy Super I O usate pi comunemente Interfaccia LPC Low Pin Count Alloggi DIMM DDR 2 x 4 Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MBe 1GB Capacit massima della memoria 4GB principale Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Codec audio Alloggi Supporto di DDR2 400 533 667 800 Supporto di DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM registrati e DIMM Non ECC no
38. X2 Sempron Prozessoren Die AMD 64 Architektur urterstitzt eine 32 Bit und 64 Bit Daterverarbeitung Unterst tzt Hyper Transport undCool nQuet Unterst tzt HyperTarsport mit einer Bandbreite von bis zu 1000 MHz nVIDIA nForce4 ITE 8712F 8716F Bietet die h ufig verwendeten alten Super E A Funktionen Low Fin Court Schnittstdle DDR2 DIMM Steckpl ze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256 512MB amp 1B DDR2 Arbeitsspeich Max 4GB Arbeitss peicher er Audio Codec Steckpl ze Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodu Unterst tzt DDR2 400 533 667 800 registrierte DIMMs Nicht ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterst tzt Integieter IDE Cortroler Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Modus Integieter Serial ATA Controller Datertrarsferrate bis zu 1 5Gb s Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 1 0 Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb s Auto Negdiation Halb Vdlduplex Funktion ALC 655 658 optiona 6 Kana Audioausgabe AC97 Version 2 3 S PDIF Ausgang PCI Steckplatz Sockd AM2 AMD Sempron Prazessoren Die AMD 64 Architektur urterstitzt eine 32 Bit und 64 Bit Datenverarbeitung Unterst tzt Hyper Transport undCool nQuet Unterst tzt Hyper Fans port mit einer Bandbreite von bis zu 800MHz nVIDIA nForce4 4X ITE 8712F 8716F Bietet die h ufig verwendeten aten Super E A Funktionen Low Fin Court Schnittstdle DDR2 DIMMSteckpl ze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterstitzt 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 Max
39. a RAID 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 corrupted 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 Benefits Provides 100 data redundancy Should one drivefail the controller switches to the other drive Drawbacks Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds Fault Tolerance Yes Motherboard Manual RAID 0 1 RAID 0 drives 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 performance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows for spare disks Drawbacks Requires twice the av ailable disk spacef or data redundancy the same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes lo
40. able and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin 1 JCFANI CPU Fan Header JSFANI System Fan Header JNFANI North Bridge Fan Header 3 1 SSS 3 1 JSFAN1 Note eee Joran Pin Pin on Assignment Ground Smart Fan Control FAN RPM rate sense Smart Fan Control By Fan Assignment Ground 12V FAN RPMrate sense The JSFAN1 and JNFAN1 support 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors pleas e note that the red wre is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND NF4 AM2 4 4X AM2 2 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A Memory Modules 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining dips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such thatthe notch on the DIMM matches the 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 Motherboard Manual B Memory Capacity DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory Location Size DDR2A1 256MB 512MB 1024MB DDR2B1 256MB 512MB 1024MB Max is 4GB DDR2A2 256MB 512MB 1024MB DDR2B2 256MB 512MB 1024MB C Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channelfunction of the motherboard the memory module must meet the following requirements Insta
41. ate after the system switched on The Choices On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 NF4 AM2 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 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 system to 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 if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports versio
42. ctor Power Connector 24pin Power Connector 4pin PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Serial Port LAN port USB Port Audio Jack 218 x 293 mm NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1support Windows 2K XP Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice LAN USBX2 USBX2 Motherboard Manual 15 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT FOR NF4 AM2 J CFA 1 JKBMS1 E de Le JKBMSV y Ela JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 JUSB3 JUSB4 SN Note represents the 1 pin E NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 16 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT FOR NF4 4X AM2 JCFAN1 JKBMS1 H ETE JKBMSV1 D JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 FDD1 Note represents the 1 pin Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle P Step 3 Lookfor the wnite triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white tiangle The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Step 4 Hold the CPU down fimly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation Step 5 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation Motherboard Manual 2 2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer The fan c
43. default Disabled Bottom of 31 24 IO space Auto Optimaize Maximal DRAM size when kemel Assigns PCI Resources Done The Choices C0 default DDRII Timing Item The Choices Disabled default Enabled TwTr Command Delay The Choices 3 bus clocks default 18 NF4 AM2 Trfc0 for DIMMO The Choices 75ns default Trfc1 for DIMM1 The Choices 75ns default Trfc2 for DIMM2 The Choices 75ns default Trfc3 for DIMM3 The Choices 75ns default Twr Write Recovery Time The Choices 6 bus clocks default Trtp Precharge Time The Choices 3 bus clocks default Trc Row Cycle Time The Choices 26 bus clocks default Trcd RAS to CAS R W Delay The Choices 6 clocks default Trrd RAS to RAS Delay This field specifies the RAS to CAS Delay to read write command to the same bank Typically 20 Nsec The Choices 5 clocks default Trp Row Precharge Time This field specifies the Row precharge Time Precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank Typically 20 24 Nsec The Choices 6 clocks default Tras Minimum RAS Active T The Choices 18 bus clocks default CPU Spread Spectrum The Choices Disable Center Spread default 19 NF4 2 SATA Spread Spectrum This item allows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum function The Choices Disabled default Down Spread PCIE Spread Spectrum This item allows you to disable enable the SATA
44. er select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Plura select a ncn y opten thal call decida kred of you mani lo de ar sean lge Group C bo Hardee D el ult CPU Clock Value 2 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 C Auto overclock button User can dick this button and WarpSpeederTM 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 M 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 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 M 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 b
45. g second hard drive Check cable running from disk to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive 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 Ref ormat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Set masterslave jumpers correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives 26 0 JJ _ _ NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 CHAPTER 6 WARPSPEEDER 6 1 INTRODUCTION WarpSpeeder a new powerful control utility 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 power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smarty indicates the temperatures voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the 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 synchronically shown on ourmain panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is no
46. io optional Collettore cancellazione CMOS Connettore USB Connettore alimentazione 24 pin Connettore alimentazione 4 pi n Tastiera PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Porta seriale Porta LAN Porta USB Connettore audio 218 mm larghezza x 293 mm altezza nTunes NVIDIA Supporto RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema operativo senza preavviso Connettore SATA Connettore pannello frontale Connettore audio frontale Connettore CD in Connettore output SPDIF Collettore ventolina CPU Collettore ventolina sistema Collettore apertura telaio optional Collettore cancellazione CMOS Connettore USB Connettore alimentazione 24 pin Connettore alimentazione 4 pi n Tastiera PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Porta seriale Porta LAN Porta USB Connettore audio 218 mm larghezza x 293 mm altezza nTunes NVIDIA Supporto RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema operativo senza preavviso SPANISH NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 FSB Conjunto de chips Conector AM2 Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64X2 Sempron La arqutectura AMD 64 permite d procesado de 32 y 64 bits Soportalas tecndogias Hyper Farsport NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Conector AM2 Procesadores AMD Sempron La arqutectura AMD 64 permite d procesado de 32 y 64 bits Sop
47. it 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 LE em Motherboard Manual 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 infomation 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 P Booster 1 Version 0 3 5 3 TIGE 12058 045GE MCI m mn OSA 994 1229PM Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipsetis not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will notinterfere other panels functions This property can make WarmpSpeeder M utility more robust 34 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 APPENDENCIES SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Chipsatz Super E A Sockd AM2 AMD AtHon 64 Athlon 64 FX AltHon 64
48. l Motherboard Manual 13 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMDAthon 64 Athlon 64 FX Althon 64X2 AMD Sempron processors Sempron process ors AMD 64Archtecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing AMD 64Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing Supports Hyper Transport and Cool aQ Supports Hyper Transport and CoolaQuiet P Pe Support HyperTrans port Support HyperTrans port Supports up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth Supports up to 800MHz Bandwicth FSB Chipset nVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce 4 4X ITE 8712F 8716F ITE 8712F 8716F Provides the most commonly usedlegacy Super Provides the most commonly used legacy Supe 1 0 functionality 1 0 functionality Low Pin Court Irterface Low Pin Court Irterface Super I O DIMM Slots x 4 DIMM Slots x 4 Each DIMM supports 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 Each DIMM supports 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 Max Capicity 4GB Max Memory Capicity 4GB Dual Channd DDR2 memory modue Dual Channd Mode DDR2 memory modue Supports DDR2 400 533 667 800 Supports DDR2 400 533 667 800 Registered DIMM and Non ECC DIMM is nat Registered DIMM and Non ECC DIMM is not supported supported Integrated IDECortrdler Integrated IDECortrdler Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Integrated Serial ATA Cortrdler Integrated Serial ATA Cortrdler Datatrarsfer rates up to 1 5 Gb s Da
49. ll memory module of the same density in pairs shown in thef ollowing table O O E Ea X X 0 o Lo Lo 0 O means memory installed X means memory not installed The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same x8 or x16 10 NF4 2 NF4 4X AM2 CONNECTORSAND SLOTS FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk ty pes This connector supports the prov idedfloppy drive ribbon cables IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 Secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slav e drive so you can connect up to four hard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 2 1 IDE2 IDE1 Motherboard Manual PCI Ex16 PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction f or an aggregate of 8GB s totally PCI Ex1_1 PCI Ex1_2 PCI Express x1 slots PCI Express 1 0a compliant Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB s per direction 500MB s in total PCI Express supports raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture PCI EX16 PCI
50. m needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen the system is 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 function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards ISA PnP signify that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled 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 peripheral 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 I O port conflicts The Choices Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device 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 interrupts This is only configurable when Resources C
51. ment Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can also be managed by this AWARD BIOS ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1 0 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 NF4 AM2 PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM is supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items in most of the place press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn 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 using the keyboard Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key 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 NF4 AM2 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows yo
52. min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down min User Define default Allow you to set each option individually When you choose user define you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support default Initial display power management signaling 28 NF4 AM2 HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drives will power down after a set time of system 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 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Soft Off by PWR BTN This item determines the behavior of system power button Instant off turn off the power immediately and Delay 4 Sec will require you to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to cut off the system power The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default WOL PME From Soft Off This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On LAN from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled WOR RI F
53. n Teclado PS 2 Rat n PS 2 Puerto serie Puerto de redlocal Puerto USB Conectar de sonido 218 mm A X 293 Mm H NVIDIA nTunes Admite RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar se reserva el derecho de a adir o retirar Biostarsereserva el derecho de a adir o retirar el soporte de cudquier SO con osinaviso previo el soporte de cualquier SO con osinaviso PORTUGUESE NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Socket AM2 Processadores AMD AtHon 64 AtHon 64 FX Althlon 64X2 Sempron A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computac o de 32 e 64 bits Suporta as tecrologas Hyper Transport e FSB largura de banda at 1000 MHz Chipset NVIDIA nForce4 ITE 8712F 8716F Es pecificaca Proporciona as funcionalidades mais utilizadas o Super I O em termos da especifica o Super 1 0 Interface LPC Low Pin Count Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR2 de 256 512 MB amp 1 GB Capacidade m xima de mem ria 4 GB M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR2 400 533 667 800 Os m duos DIMM registados e os DIMM Non ECC nao s o suportados Controlador IDE irtegrado Socket AM2 Processadores AMD Sempron A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computa o de 32 e 64 bits Suporta as tecrologas Hyper Transport e Suporta atecnologia Hyper Fansport com uma Suporta atecnologia HyperTransport com uma largura de banda at 800 MHz nVIDIA n
54. n 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Disabled default Enabled NF4 AM2 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 PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNFAST A2 Advanced Chipset Features HT Width Err9 Enh gt DRAM Configuration CPU Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SSE SSE2 Instructions System BIOS Cacheable ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults HT Frequency This item allows you to select HT Frequency The Choices Auto Defa
55. n sono DIMM registrati e DIMM Non ECC non sono supportati Controller IDE integrato Modalit Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Supporto modalit PIO Mode 0 4 Controller Serial ATA integrato Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a 1 5 b s Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 1 0 Realtek 8201CL Negoziazione automatica 10 100 Mb s Capacita Haf Ful Duplex ALC 655 658 optional Uscita audio 6 canali AC 97 Versione 2 3 Output S PDIF Alloggio PCI Alloggio PCI Express x16 Alloggio PCI Express x1 x4 x1 x2 Connettori Connettore floppy su scheda Connettore Porta stampante Connettore IDE supportati Controller IDE i ntegrato Modalit Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Supporto modalit PIO Mode 0 4 Controller Serial ATA integrato Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a 1 5 Gb s Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 1 0 Redtek 8201CL Negoziazione automatica 10 100 Mb s Capacit Half Ful Duplex ALC 655 658 optional Uscita audio 6 ca nali AC 97 Versione 2 3 Output S PDIF Alloggio PCI Alloggio PCI Express x16 Alloggio PCI Express x1 Connettore flo ppy Connettore Porta stampante Connettore IDE Motherboard Manual 1 0 pannello posteriore Dimension 40 Connettore SATA Connettore pannello frontale Connettore audio frontale Connettore CD in Connettore output SPDIF Collettore ventolina CPU Collettore ventolina sistema Collettore apertura tela
56. neral Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 21 NF4 AM2 On chip IDE Channel 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 if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA function can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 or OSR2may need a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA A Enables support for Serial ATA A The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial AT
57. nstalled on the system board and you wish to use it If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive select disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 3F8 IRQ4 default Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address 25 NF4 2 The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function 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 port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sectors read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled defaul
58. ontrolled 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 PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device 32 NF4 AM2 IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some old graphic controllers need to snoop on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility This item allows such snooping to take place The Choices Disabled default Enabled Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 default 128 256 512 1024 2048 33 NF4 AM2 8 PC Health Status m Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix Award Workstat onBlUS LMUS Setup Utility CNEGSI A2 PC Health Status Chassis Open Warnning Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature CPU FAN Control by Show H W Monitor in POST 1l gt zMove EnterzSelect PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESCzExit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Chassis Open Warning This item allows 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 is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choice
59. orta las tecndogias Hyper Tars port y Cool nQuet Admite HyperTransport con un ancho de banda Admite HyperTransport con un ancho de banda de hasta 1000 MHz NVIDIA nForce4 ITE 8712F 8716F Le ofrece las funcionalidades heredadas de uso m s com n Super E S Interfaz de cuenta Low Pin Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512MB 1GB Capacidad maxima de memoria de 4GB M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble Admite DDR2 de 400 533 667 800 No admite DIMM regstrados o DIMM ro compatibles con ECC Controlador IDE irtegrado de hasta 800 MHz nVIDIA nForce 4 4X ITE 8712F 8716F Le ofrecelas funcionalidades heredacas de uso m s comun Super E S Interfaz de cuenta Low Pin Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512MB 1GB Capacidad m xima de memoria de 4GB M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble Admite DDR2 de 400 533 667 800 No admite DIMM regstrados o DIMM no compatibles con ECC Controlador IDE irtegrado Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Soportelas Modas PIO 0 4 Controlador ATA Serie Irtegrado Tasas detransferercia de hasta 1 5 Gb s Compatible con la versi n SATA 1 0 Realtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY Negociaci n de 10 100 Mb s Funciones Half Full duplex ALC 655 658 opciond Salida desorido de 6 canales AC97 Version 2 3 Salida S PDIF Ranura PCI Ranura PCI Express x16 Soportelos Modos P
60. owiadomieria Gniazdo PCI Gniazdo PCI Express x16 Gniazdo PCI Express x 1 Z cze nap du dyskietek Z cze Port dukarki Z cze IDE Z cze SATA Z cze panda przedniego Przednie z cze audo Ztacze we cia CD Ztacze wy cia S PDIF Z cze g wkowe wertylatora procesora Z cze g wkowe wertylatora systemowego Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS Z cze USB Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe Klawiatura PS 2 Mysz PS 2 Port szeregowy Port LAN Port USB Gniazdo audio 218mm G X 293 mm W NVIDIA nTunes Obs ugaRAID0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub odwo ywania obs ugi dowolnego systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomieria 46 RUSSIAN CPU AM2 AMD AtHon 64 Athlon 64 FX Althlon 64X2 Sempron AMD 64 32 64 FSB Super I O Hyper Transport nCool nQuet HyperTransport 1000 nVIDIA nForce4 DDR2 DIMM x 4
61. r clock percentage 100 A Overclock B lton Ar Voltage Button iO 1146 am NF4 AM2 4 4X AM2 3 Voltage Panel Click the 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 dedde to increase CPU cor 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 E qa 327 rat 100 N His KEE Motherboard Manual 4 Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure a Pako ovetto S uten Recovery Desio s de Breton 8 4 Seng EL Guten Bien 1 4 nem Overclock Panel contains the these features 3MHz button 1MHz button 1MHz 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 verify ev ery speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto ov erclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result f ory ou b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let us
62. rom Soft Off This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On Ring from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 This item allows you to wake up from S3 with USB device The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power On by Alarm This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up When enabled you can choose the date and time to boot up the system The Choices Disabled default Enabled Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose the system boot up time input hour minute and second to specify Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work 29 NF4 AM2 POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on method The Choices Button Only default Password Hot Key Mouse Click Mouse Double Click Any Key Keyboard 98 KB Power ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password Hot Key Power ON Choose the Hot Key combination to boot up the system TheChoices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctri F11 and Ctrl F12 POWER After PWR Fail This setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs By choosing off will leave the computer in the power
63. s Disabled default 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F CPU FAN Control by Choose smart to reduce the noise caused by CPU FAN The Choices Smart Always On default 34 NF4 AM2 Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several different delay times The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Vcore NB SB Volt 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V DDR Voltage FSB Voltage 5V SB Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan 35 NF4 AM2 9 Frequency Voltage Control m Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNHF4ST A2 Frequency Voltage Control CPU Frequency HPT Fid control HPT Vid control Memorry Voltage Chipset Voltage HyperTransport Voltage ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency The Choices 200 default Min 200 Max 300 Key DEC number NPT Fid Control This item allows you to select NPT Fid Control The Choices Auto Default NPT Vid Control
64. spread spectrum function The Choices Down Spread default Disable SSE SSE2 Instructions The Choices Enabled default Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Disabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors The Choices Disabled default Enabled 20 NF4 AM2 5 Integrated Peripherals m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter gt RAID Config gt Onboard Device gt Onboard 10 Address IDE HDD Block Mode ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults IDE Function Setup Highlight the Press Enter label next to the IDE Function Setup label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the following options Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 E Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel Enabled i I Primary Master PIO Primary Slave Primary Master Primary Slave OnChip IDE Channel1 Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE DMA transfer access Serial ATA Serial ATA B IDE Prefetch Mode ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi Ge
65. t Disabled 26 NF4 AM2 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features m Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 Power Management Setup function Tten Help ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method HDD Power Down Soft 0ff PBTH WOLCPME From Soft Off WORCRI From Soft 0ff USB Resume from 3 Power On by Alarm POWER ON Function Power ON Password Hot Key Power ON PWRON After PWR Fail ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices 51 POS default Power on Suspend 53 STR Suspend to RAM S1 amp S3 POS STR 27 NF4 2 Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are three options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15
66. t 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 Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DirectX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system indudes DirectX 8 1 you use Windows XP you do not need to install DirectX 8 1 Motherboard Manual 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 fa ad witzeg le urn pet ee pee ren t d s verdee 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 click Finish button Dott at hostel Wied E con Sahe ha brach rutas arp on Es RH beeen el TE CE 7 Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 2 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 6 4 WARPSEEDER 1 Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display
67. t Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 Mic in center 2 Ground 3 Mic power Bass 4 Audio power 5 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 in Rear speaker Right 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right 13 Left line in Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in Rear speaker Left 1 NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio sourcef rom thev ariaty dev ices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 4 1 3 Ground 4 Right Channd Input JCMOSI Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default CEO Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data X Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close Waitf orf ve seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close Power on the AC Resety our desired password or clear the CMOS data DOT Reo m cs Motherboard Manual JSATA1 JSATA4 Serial ATA
68. tatransfer rates up to 1 5 Gb s SATA Version 1 0spedfic tion compliant SATA Version 1 Ospecification compliant Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY Redtek 8201CL PHY Marrell 88E3016 PHY 10 100 Mb s Auto Negdiation 10 100 Mb s Auto Negdiation ALC 655 658 optiond ALC 655 658 optiond Sound 6 channels audo out 6 channels audo out AC 97Version 23 AC 97Version 23 PCI slot PCI slo PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot PCI Express x 1 slot On Board Floppy connector Floppy connector Connector Prirter Port connector Printer Port connector IDE Connector IDE Connector SATA Connector SATA Connector Frort Pand Connector Frort Audo Connector CD in Connector S PDIF out connector CPU Fan header System Fan header Chassis open header optional CMOS dear header USB connector Power Connector 24pin Power Connector 4pin PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Back Pand Serial Port 1 0 LAN port USB Port Audio Jack BoardSize 218 x 293 mm Specid Features OS Support Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove 14 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1support Windows 2K XP support for any OS With or without notice PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard optio nal NF4 AM2 NF4 4X AM2 Frort Pand Connector Frort Audo Connector CD inConnector S PDIF out connector CPU Fan header System Fan header Chassis open header optional CMOS dear header USB conne
69. th MD drive strength DQS drive strength ti Move Enter Select PU PDzUalue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Dram driver weak mode The Choices Auto Default Normal Weak CKE drive strength The Choices Auto Default 1 0X 1 25X 1 5X 2 0X CS drive strength The Choices Auto Default 1 0X 1 25X 1 5X 2 0X MA drive strength The Choices Auto Default 1 0X 1 25X 1 5X 2 0X MCLK drive strength The Choices Auto Default 0 75X 1 0X 1 25X 1 50X MD drive strength The Choices Auto Default 0 75X 1 0X 1 25X 1 50X DQS drive strength The Choices Auto Default 0 75X 1 0X 1 25X 1 50X Dram on die Termination The Choices AUTO Default 750hm 150ohm 50oham 17 NF4 AM2 Read Write Queue bypass The Choices AUTO Default Bypass maximum The Choices AUTO Default 32 Byte Granularity The Choices AUTO Default 64 byte 32 byte Timing Mode The Choices AUTO Default MaxMemCLK Memory Clock value or Limi The Choices DDR 400 Default DQS Training Control The Choices Perform DQS Skip DQS default CKE base power down mode The Choices Enabled default Disabled CKE base powerdown The Choices Per Channel default Per CS Memclock tri stating The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole Remapping The Choices Enabled default Disabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO The Choices Enabled
70. u to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu WARNING For better system performance the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated The BIOS information described in this manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is for your reference only The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 Standard CMOS Features Ese Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure advanced features of the BIOS NF4 AM2 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features 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 PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock
71. ult 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X HT Width This item allows you to select HT Width The Choices 16 t 16 Default 18 1 8 18 116 116 18 Err94 Enh This item allows you to enable disable the sequential Prufetch Feature of K8 CPU The Choices Auto default Disabled Enabled 14 NF4 AM2 DRAM Configuration Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 DRAM Configuration gt Memory Timings Press Enter gt Drive Strength setting Dram on die Termination Read Write Queue bypass Bypass Maximum 32 Byte Granularity Timing Mode DQS Training Control CRE base power down mode CRE based powerdown Memclock tri stating Memory Hole Remapping Auto Optimize Bottom 10 DDRII Timing Item t4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Memory Timings Phoenix Award WorkstationBI0S CMOS Setup Utility CHF4ST A2 Memory Timings Item Help CAS Latency tRCD tRP tRAS Command Per Clock CMD tRRD AsyncLat tRC tWR tRUT tWTR tREF Read DQS Skew Read delay from Rx FIFO tl gt zMove Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 15 NF4 AM2 tCL lt CAS Latency gt The Choices Auto Default 3 Clock 4 Clock 5 Clock 6 Clock tRCD The Choices Auto Default 3 Clock 4 Clock 5 Clock 6 Clock tRP The Choices Auto Defa
72. ult 3 Clock 4 Clock 5 Clock 6 Clock tRAS The Choices Auto Default 5 Clock 6 Clock 7 Clock 8 Clock 9 Clock 10 Clock 11 Clock 12 Clock 13 Clock 14 Clock 15 Clock 16 Clock 17 Clock 18 Clock Command Per Clock lt CMD gt The Choices Auto Default 1 Clock 2 Clock tRRD The Choices Auto Default 2 Clock 3 Clock 4 Clock 5 Clock AsyncLat The Choices Auto Default Ins 2ns 3ns Ans 5ns 6ns 7ns 8ns Ons 1005 1115 12ns 13ns 1415 5 tRC The Choices Auto Default 11 Clock 12 Clock 13 Clock 14 Clock 15 Clock 16 Clock 17 Clock 18 Clock 19 Clock 20 Clock 21 Clock 22 Clock 23 Clock 24 Clock 25 Clock 26 Clock tWR The Choices Auto Default 3 Clock 4 Clock 5 Clock 6 Clock tRWT The Choices Auto Default 2 Clock 3 Clock 4 Clock 5 Clock 6 Clock 7 Clock 8 Clock 9 Clock tWTR The Choices Auto Default 1 Clock 2 Clock 3 Clock tREF The Choices Auto Default 7 8us 3 9us Read DQS Skew The Choices 10 96 Clock 1 96Clock Auto Default 1 96Clock 10 96 Clock 16 NF4 AM2 Read delay from Rx FIFO The Choices Auto Default 0 5 Clock 1 0 Clock 1 5 Clock 2 0 Clock 2 5 Clock 3 0 Clock 3 5 Clock 4 0 Clock Drive Strength Setting Phoenix Award WorkstationBIUS UMUS Setup Utility CNF4 amp S1 AZ Drive Strength setting Dram driver weak mode CRE drive strength CS drive strength MA drive strength MCLK drive streng
73. up 27 T PnP PCI CONSUL 0 NRO 31 8 PC Health Status e RER 34 9 Frequency Voltage Control sc assis ore e cepe itis 36 NF4 AM2 BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Award BIOS Setup program on this motherboard The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off Basic Input Output System BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk This system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard mouse serial ports and disk drives BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process loading and executing the operating system Some additional features such as virus and password protection or chipset fine tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification and ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification APM Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Manage
74. us Values F7 Optimized Defaults 9 NF4 AM2 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 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 Seg amp Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot sequence amp Floppy Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CNF4ST A2 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 ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit FizGeneral Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 10 NF4 AM2 Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CHFAST N2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Pri Master Item Help A i tl Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USB HDDO USB HDD1 USB HDD2 and Bootable
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