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4. CMOS 2 USB USB BEIA 9 207 4 PS 2 PS 2 LAN USB Biostar O5 OS Windows 2K XP 2006 11 07 49 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 010101 0 BIOSSEGUD Matri Menu esee e NM HS 3 2 Standard CMOS Features SS HERE DT RR 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features e e eene 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 15 5 Integrated Peripherals m 19 6 Power Management Setup eee mener 25 7 PnP PCI Configurations m m m eme 28 CEC Health Status ose es 31 9 Frequency Voltage Control 33 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup programallows users to modify the basic systemconfiguration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Me
5. 4 297 Windows 2K XP J edil los 2 8 06 47 Motherboard Manual JAPANEE Super I O AMD 64 32 64 Socket AM2 AMD AtHon 64 Athlon 64 FX AltHon 64X2 Sempron 800 MHz nVIDIA NF3 250 DDR2 DIMM x 2 DDR2 DIMM 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 2GB DIMM ECC DIMM 8716F REI FT Super YO H W ITE TY VRBE
6. 1 SATA 05 CD S PDIF 21 1 1 CMOS USB pasb m 20 4 PS 2 PS 2 LAN USB nopr 204 MM X 297 B Windows 2 250 2
7. IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO Mode 0v4 ATA SATA 1 OH R 15Gb por 10 100 MbD Reatek 8201CL PHY 6 AC97 2 3 PCI AGP 2 IDE 2 IDE SATA2 7 1 SATA NF3 250 AM2 CD CD S PDIF CPU CPU VAT LAITY BRE
8. 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 the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation 2 2 FAN HEADERS 250 AM2 These fan headers support cooling fans built in the computer The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the oonnector while matching the black wire to pin 1 JCFANI CPU Fan Header JSFAN1 JSFAN2 0 ptional System Fan Header JCFAN1 JCFAN1 Fi 4 1 3 E JSFAN1 4 L ll JSFAN2 in 1 2 3 Note Assignment Ground 12V FAN RPM rate sense Smart Fan Control Assignment Ground 12V FAN RPM rate sense Optional Jpc The JCFAN1 JSFAN1 JSFAN2 support 4 pi n and 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positi ve and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND Motherboard Manual 2 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A Memory Modules DIMMA1 DIMMB 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining dips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot DEAN 5 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated NF3 25
9. 1 13 Motherboard 2 14 Rear Panel Connectors 3 15 Motherboard 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 2 1 Installing Central Processing Unit CPU 5 22 FAN Headers osse eie Bee E E 7 2 3 Installing System Memory RR RR nn 8 2 4 Connectors and 9 10 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Stings Coon see 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 19 4 1 Driver Installation Note 19 4 2 Award BIOS 20 4 3 Extra Information 20 4 4 Troubleshooting nennen nennen 22 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder 23 5 1 Introduction Liliana 23 5 2 System Requirement RR nn Ran 23 5 3 Installation ceed eed 24 5 4 WarpSpeeder ae 25 Appendencies SPEC In Other Language 32 EE DEE 32 FATE 34 Italia 36 Spanish HN 38 Portuguese 40 PO ra ie 42 RUSAN sis
10. This connector allows user to connect 20 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 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 Ground 14 PS_ON 15 Ground 16 Ground 17 Ground 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V 13 Motherboard Manual JATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit 12V 12V Ground Ground 4 e Pin Assignment 3 ROP JUSB1 JUSB2 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 Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB JUSB2 JUSBT 5 Ground 2 10 8 Ground moca 10 NC 1 9 14 NF3 250 AM JUSBV1 JUSBV3 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSBV3 5V for USB ports atfront panel JUSB1 JUSB2 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by 5V standby voltage JUSBV3 USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUSB2 are powered by 5V standby v oltage 3 o 3 1 1 El 3 JUSBV1 Pin 1 2 close 1 JUSBV3 Pin 2 3 close Note In order to support this function Power On system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSB V3 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 indi
11. 31 24 IO space The Choices Min 0000 Max 00FF Key ina HEX number AGP Aperture Size Select the size ofthe Accderated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion ofthe PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 64M 256M 128M Default 32M 512M AGP 3 0 Speed The Choices Auto default 4x 4x8x AGP 2 0 Speed The Choices Auto default 1x 1x2x 1x2x4x AGP Fast Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Auto default Disabled AGP Sideband Address The Choices Auto default Disabled Special I O for PCI Card The Choices Disabled default Enabled Base I O Address The Choices 0000 default Min 0000 Max FFFF Key in a HEX number VO Length The Choices 1 byte default 4 Bytes 8 Bytes 16 Bytes 32 Bytes 64 Bytes 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 17 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching ofthe 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 Enabled Disabled default 18 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals W Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup
12. Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD PowerDown 15 min Max Saving Maximu mpower management only available for sl CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each ofthe ranges are from min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from1 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 selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and wnteblanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS default Initial display power management signaling HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time ofsystem inactivity Allother devices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1Min 2Min 3Min 4Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min HDD Down In Suspend When enabled the hard disk drive willpower down while systemsuspend The Choice Disabled default Enabled 26 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Soft Off by PBTN Pressingthepower button for more than 4 seconds forces the systemto enterthe 501 01 state when the systemhas hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default WOL PME From Soft Off The Choices Disabled
13. PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device 29 P NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup CI VGA Palette Snoo Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output ffom 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 ffomthe 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 Wnte 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 defautt Disables the function Enabled Enables the function 30 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 PC Health Status Shutdown Temperat
14. Utility NF325 A2 Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help gt Onboard Device Press Enter gt Super IO Device Press Enter Menu Level Tas hue Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults IDE Function Setup Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter nextto the IDE Function Setup label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Figure 5 1 IDE Function Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 IDE Function Setup RAID Conf ig Press Enter tem Help OnChip IDE Enabled hanne 10 Primary Master PIO Auto Menu Level gt Primary Slave PIO Auto 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 Prefetch Mode Enabled IDE DM transfer access Enabled Serial ATA ZCInternal PHY Enabled SATA DMA transfer Enabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled neral Help 19 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup RAID Config Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 RAID Conf ig IDE RAID Disabled Item Help Menu Level 2227 Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults IDE RAID This option allows you to enable o
15. 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 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 120 above r USC m ca e 998 S 33 3 cpi GLOCK MHz PCICLOCK Miliz MHz VRAK 400 1327 OAK Zon PERCENTAGE Hardware z Monitor Button 2 Over clock percentage 100 A Overclock B lton Ar Voltage Button BOS 11 46 am 26 250 AM2 3 Voltage Panel Clickthe Voltage button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted andthe Voltage Panel will slide out to up asthe following figure In this panel you can dedde to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you wantto get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes E qa 327 rat 100 N His dO 1200 PM 27 Motherboard Manual 4 Overclock Pand Clickthe Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide outto leftasthe following figure a Fatto ovetto S uten Recovery Desio s _ evet Breton 8 V 4 Seng EL Guten Bien 1 4 nem O verclock Panel contains the these features a 3MH
16. default Enabled WOR RI From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled S5 Resume by USB The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power On by Alarm When you select Enabled an alarmreturns the systemto Full ON state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Date ofMonth Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose thesystem 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 POWER ON Function This itemallows you to choose the power on method The Choices Button Only Password Hot Key Mouse Move Click Mouse Double Click Any Key default 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 The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 CtH F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctd F10 Ctrl Fl 1 and Ctil F12 POWER After PWR Fail This setting specifies how your systemshould behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs By choosing offwill leave the computer in the power offstate Choosing On will reboot the computer Former Sts will restore the systemto the status before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts 27 NF3 250 AM2 BIO
17. disquetes Conector IDE Cada conector suporta 2 dispositivos IDE Conector SATA Cada conector suporta 1 dis positivo SATA NF3 250 AM2 ESPECIFCAG ES Conector do painel frontal Para suporte ce varias fung es no paind frorta Conector de udo frorta Suporta a fung o de audo no panel frortal Conector para ertrada de CDs Suporta a ertrada de udo a partir deCDs Conector desaida S PDIF Suporta asaida de udo digital Alimertag o da ventoinha da CPU com a fung o Smart Conector da vertoinha da CPU Fan Conector da vertainha dosistema Alimertag o da vertoinha dosistema Conector para detecc o da Para detectar qualquer irtrus o no chassis abertura do chassis Conector para limpeza do CMOS Conector USB Cada conector suporta 2 portas USB no paind frortal Conector de alimertac o 20 pinos Conector de alimertac o 4 pinos Teclado PS 2 Rato PS 2 Entradas S Porta para impressora a das no Porta s rie Porta LAN Porta USB Tomada de udo 204 mm L X 297 mm A A Biostar reserva se o direito de adcionar ou remover Windows 2K XP suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ousem aviso pr vio 41 Motherboard Manual POLISH Sock AM2 Architektura AMD 64 umazliwia przetwarzanie 32i 64 Procesor AMDAtHon 64 Athon 64 FX Procesory bitowe Althlon 64X2 Sempron Obs uga Hyper Transport oraz CoofnQuet Obstuga HyperTarsport oszeroko ci pasma do 800 MHz Chipset nVIDIA NF3 250 Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 2 Modut pa
18. features are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel wil be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WampSpeeder M utility more robust 250 AM2 This page is intentionally left blank 31 Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Spezifikaionen Sockd AM2 Die AMD 64 Architektur urterstitzt eine 32 Bit und AMDAthon 64 AtHon 64 FX Althon 64 Bit Daterverarbeitung 64X2 Sempron Prozessoren Unterst tzt Hyper Transport mit einer Bandbrete von bis zu 800 MHz Unterst tzt Hyper Transport und Cool nQuet Chipsatz NVIDIA NF3 250 ITE 8716F Bietet die h ufig verwendeten aten Super E A Super E A Funktionen Low Pin Court Schnittstdle DDR2 DIMM Steckpl ze x 2 Arbeitsspeich Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256 512MB 8 er 1GB DDR2 Max 2GB Arbeitsspeicher Integieter IDE Cortroler Integieter Serial ATA Controller Datertrarsferrate bis zu 1 5 Gb s Redtek 8201CL PHY Audio Codec ALC 655 PCI Steckplatz Steckpl ze AGP Steckplatz Onboard Ans DisketterlaufwerkanscHuss chluss IDE Arschluss SATA AnscHuss Frorttafelanschluss 32 Umgebungskortrolle Hardware berwachung L fterdrelzaH Controller Smart Guardan Funktion von ITE Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodu Unterst tzt DDR2 533 667 800 registrierte
19. 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 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 thatis either the original system speed or a suitable one 5 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS Support Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP DirectX DiredX 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 23 Motherboard Manual 5 3 INSTALLATION 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please dick Next button and followthe default procedure to install abr ramen Ir fiu ad Wira le urn pet ee pee t d s verdee kk Mat 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility
20. user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully followthe procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 3 H Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default 8 3 HR 3 Pin 2 3 Close 1 Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close Waitforfve seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close Power on the AC Resety our desired password or clear the CMOS data O ORO D 17 Motherboard Manual JCI1 Chassis O pen Header Optional 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 message on next boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 2 Ground 18 NF3 250 AM2 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 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 syst
21. viduall y JSPDIF_OUTI Digital Audio out Connector O ptional This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 15 Motherboard Manual 2 JAUDIO1 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connectthe front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector P O1 Assignment Mic in certer Ground Mic power Bass Audio power Right line out Speaker out Right Right line out Speaker out Right Reserved Key Left line out Speaker out Left Left line out Speaker out Left Right line in Rear speaker Right Right line in Rear speaker Right Left line in Rear speaker Left Left line in Rear speaker Left This connector allows user to connect the audio sourcef rom thev ariaty devices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin D Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channd Input 1 NF3 250 AM2 SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 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 SATA2 SATAI 7 4 1 NOOR N JCMO 51 Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows
22. 0 AM2 B Memory Capacity DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory Location Size DIMMA1 256MB 512MB 1024MB is 2GB DIMMB1 256MB 512MB 1024MB E Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channelf unction of the motherboard the memory module must meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the f ollowing table Dual Channel tatus Dimma DINMBT Disabled o x X Ewb O means memory installed X means memory not installed The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same x8 or x16 Motherboard Manual 2 4 CONNECTORSAND SLOTS FDD1 Hoppy 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 1 2 33 34 IDEI 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 133f unctionality 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 10 NF3 250 AM2 PCH PC 5 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots PCI stands for P
23. 4 pin Tastiera PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Porta stampante Porta seriale Porta LAN Porta USB Connettore audio 204 mm larghezza x 297 mm altezza Windows 2K XP Supporta i servizi del pannello frontale Supporta la funzione audio pannello frontale Supporta la funzione input audio CD Supporta la funzione d output audio digitale Alimentazione ventolina C PU con funzione Smart Fan Alimentazione ventolina di sistema Per la funzione di rilevamento intrusione telaio Ciascun connettore sup porta 2 porte USB pannello frontale Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema operativo senza preavviso 37 Motherboard Manual SPANISH Conector AM2 La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 64 bits FX AtHon 64X2 Sempron Soporta las tecndogias Hyper Tarsport y Cool nQuet Admite HyperTrars port con un ancho de banda de hasta 800MHz nVIDIA NF3 250 ITE 8716F Iniciativas de control de entorno Le ofrecelas funcionalidades heredadas de Monitor hardware uso m s com n S per E S Controlador de velocidad de ventilador Interfaz de cuenta Low Pin Funci n Guarda inteligente de ITE Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 2 M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Dode Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512MB y Admite DDR2 de 533 667 800 1GB No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con Capacidad m xima de memoria de 2GB ECC Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33
24. 66 100 133 Controlador IDE integrado Soporte los Modos PO 0 4 Controlador ATA Serie Irtegrado Compatibleconla versi n SATA 1 0 Tasas detrarsferercia de hasta 1 5 Gb s Negodaci n de 10 100 Mb s Realtek 8201CL PHY Funciones Half Full duplex Salida desorido de 6 canales AC97 Version 2 3 Ranura PCI Ranura AGP Conector disco flexible Cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco flexible Conector IDE Cada conector soporta 2 dspositivos IDE Conector SATA Cada conector soporta 1 dspositivos SATA Conectar de pane frortal Soporta instalaciones enel pand Conector de sonido frortal Soporta funciones de sonido en d pane frortal NF3 250 AM2 Conector de ertrada de CD X1 Soporta funci n de entrada de sonido de CD Conector de salida S PDIF X1 Soporta funci n de saida de sonido dgita Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Fuente de alimentaci n de vertilador de CPU con funci n Smart Fan Cabecera de vertilador de sistema X1 Fuente de alimentaci n de vertilador de sistema Cabecera de chasis abierto opcional X1 Fund n de detecci n de intrusos en el chasis Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Conector USB X2 Cadaconector soporta 2 puertos USB frortales Conectar de dimertaci n X1 20 patillas Conector de dimertaci n 4 patillas Teclado PS 2 Rat n PS 2 Puerto de impresora Puerto serie Puerto de redlocal Puerto USB Conectar de sonido 204 mm A X 297 Mm H Biostar se reserva el derecho de a ad
25. Auto DRAM timing and AGP Sideband Address Auto control Special 1 0 for PCI Card Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled 1l gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults 15 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration Figure 4 1 DRAM Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 DRAM Conf iguration Timing Mode fiuto Item Help 005 Training Control Skip DQS1 Menu Level gt gt CKE base power down mode Enabled CKE based powerdown Per Channel Auto no user limit Memclock tri stating Disabled MaxMemClk limit by Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Memory Clock value Auto Optimize Bottom IO Enabled 14 Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Timing Mode The Choices Auto default MaxMemClk Memory Clock value or Limit The Choices DDR 400 default DDR 533 DDR667 DDR 800 DQS Training Control The Choices Skip DQS default Perform DQS CKE base power down mode The Choices Disabled Enabled default CKE base powerdown The Choices Per Channel default Per CS Memclock tristating The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole Remapping The Choices Enabled default Disabled 16 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Auto Optimize Bottom IO The Choices Enabled default Disabled Bottom of
26. Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR 2 256 512MB e 1GB Capacita massima della memoria 2GB Controller IDE integrato Controller Serial ATA integrato Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a1 5 Gb s Redtek 8201CL ALC 655 Alloggio PCI Alloggio AGP Connettori Connettore floppy su scheda Connettore IDE 36 Connettore SATA L architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper Transport e Cool n Quiet Funzioni di controllo dell ambiente Monitoraggio hardware Controller velocita ventolina Funzione Smart Guardian di ITE Modulo di memoria DDR2 acanale doppio Supporto di DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati Modalit Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Supporto modalita PIO Mode 0 4 Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 1 0 Negoziazione automatica 10 100 Mb s Capacita Half Full Duplex Uscita audio 6 canali AC 97 Versione 2 3 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unita Floppy Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unita IDE Ciascun connettore supporta 1 unita SATA 1 0 pannello posteriore Dimension NF3 250 AM2 SPECI FI CA 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 20 pin Connettore alimentazione
27. D 64 permet le calcul 32 amp 64 bits Processeus AMD AtHon 64 Athlon 64 FX Prend encharge Hyper Transport et Cod nQuiet Althlon 64X2 Sempron Prend encharge Hyper Transport jusqu Bus frontal une bande passarte de 800 MHz ITE 8716F Initiatives de contr le environnemertales Fourrit la fonctionnalit de Super E S Moniteur de mat rid Super E S patrimonides la plus utilis Contr leur de vitesse de vertilateur Interface faible compte de broches Fonction Garden intelligent gt del TTE Fentes DDR2DIMM x 2 Module de m maire DDR2 mode double voe M mare Chaque DIMM prend encharge des DDR2 Prend encharge la DDR2 533 667 800 principale de 256 512 Mo et 1Go Les DIMM registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs Capacit m moire maximale de 2 Go d erreurs nesort pas prises encharge Contr leur IDEint gr Mode prircipae de Bus Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Prend encharge lemode PIO 0 4 Contr leur Serial ATA int gr Conforme ala sp cification SATA Version LO Taux de transfert jusqu 1 5 Go s 10 100 Mb s n gociation automatique Redtek 8201CL PHY Half Ful duplex capability Sortie audio a 6voies Codec audo ALC 655 AC97 Version 23 Fente PCI Fente AGP Chaque connector prend en charge 2lecteurs ce Connecteur de disquete disquettes Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 p riph riques Connecteur IDE IDE Chaque connecteur prend en charge 1 p riph rique Connecteur SATA SATA NF3 250 A
28. DIMMs ECC DIMMs arden rich urterst tzt Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Modus Unterst tzt PIO Modus 0 4 Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 1 0 10 100 Mb s Auto Negaiation Halb Vdldugex Funktion 6 Kana Audioaus gabe AC 97 Version 3 Jeder AnscHuss urterst tzt 2 Disketenlaufwerke JederAnscHuss urterst tzt 2 IDE Laufwerke Jeder AnscHuss urterst tzt 1 SATA Laufwerk Unterst tzt die Frorttafdfunktionen 250 AM2 Spezifikaionen Rickseten E A Frort Audioanschluss CD IN Anschluss S PDIF AusgangsarschHuss CPU L fter Sockd System Lifter Sockel Geh use offen Sockd optional CMOS l schen Sockel USB Anschluss StromanscHuss 20 pdig StromanscHuss 4 polig PS 2 Tastatur PS 2 Maus Druckerarschluss Serieller Arschluss LAN Arschluss USB Anschluss Audioanschluss Unterst tzt die Frorttafd Audioarschlussfunktion Unterst tzt die CD Audio In Funktion Unterst tzt die digtae Audioausgabefunktion CPU LuftestromversorgungsanscHuss mit Smart Fan Furktion System Lufter Stromvesorgungsanschluss Zur Erkennung eines ge ffneten Geh uses Jeder AnscHuss urterst tzt 2 Frorttafl USB Ansch sse Platinengr Be 204 mm B X 297mm L Windows 2K XP Biostar beh lt sich das Rec vo ohne Ank ndigung dd Unterst tzung f r ein Betriebssystem hirzuzuf gen oder zuentfernen 33 Motherboard Manual FRANCE Socket AM2 L architecture AM
29. 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 IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA 2 Internal PHY Enables support for Serial ATA controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled SATA DMA Transfer This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA DMA transfer The Choices Enabled default Disabled 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 ofthe optimal number ofblock mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection ofthe optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled 21 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Onboard Device Ifyou highlight the literal Press Enter nextto the Onboard Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Figure5 2 Onboard Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Onboard Device OnChip USB U1 1 U2 01 Item Help USB Memory Type SHADOW USB Keyboard S
30. M2 Connecteur du panneau avart X1 Prend encharge les equpements du panneau avart Connecteur Audo du panneau avart x1 Prend encharge la fonction audo du panneauavart Connecteur d entr e CD X1 Prend encharg la fonction d entr e audo de CD Connecteur de sortie S PDIF x1 Prend encharg la fonction de sortie audo num rique Alimertation lectrique du vertilateur UC avec Embase de vertilateur UC 1 fonction de ventilateur intelligent Embase de vertilateur systeme x1 Alimertation lectrique du vertilateur systeme Embase d owerture de ch ssis 1 Pour la fonction de detection dintrus dans le chassis optional Embase deffacemert CMOS Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 ports USB de Connecteur USB panneau avart Connecteur d alimertation 20 broches Connecteur d alimertation 4 broches Clavier PS 2 Souris PS 2 Port dimprimante Port s rie Port LAN Port USB Fiche audio Dimersions 204 mm DX 297 mm de lacarte Biostar ser serve le droit d ajouter ou desupprimerle Support SE Windows 2K XP support de SE avec ousars pr avis 35 Motherboard Manual ITALIAN Chipset Super 1 0 Memoria principale SPECI FI CA Socket AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Althlon 64X2 Sempron Supporto di Hy per Transport fino a 800 MHz di larghezza di banda nVIDIA NF3 250 ITE 8716F Fornisce le funzio nalita legacy Super 1 0 usate pi comunemente Interfaccia LPC Low Pin Court Alloggi DIMM DDR 2 x 2
31. NF3 250 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 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 esee 1 11 Before You Hal Eae 1 12 Package Checklist
32. Priority Phoenix Award Workstat ionB IOS Setup Utility Removable De Floppy Disks LS120 USB ZIP1 USB ZIPO ZIP100 Use 1 or 1 USB FDD1 elect a device then USB FDDO press lt gt to move it up or to move it dowm the list Press ES to exit this menu Jo URL Nm Previous lues Optimized Defaults The Choices Floppy Disks Zipl00 USB FDD0 USB FDD1 USB ZIPO USB ZIP 1 LS120 Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically Y ou Setup Ut ity Pri Master Item Help Pri Slave Sec Master Menu Level 2223 Sec Slave USBHDDO Use lt t gt or 1 to USBHDD1 elect a device then USBHDDZ press lt gt to move it Bootable Add in Cards up or to move it down the list Pre ES to exit this menu The Choices Pri Master Pn Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USB HDDO USB HDD1 USB HDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards 11 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup CD ROM Boot Priority Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CD ROM Boot Priority Pri Slave Item Help Pri Master USB CDROMO Menu Level bre Sec Master Sec Slave Use lt t gt or lt I gt to USB CDROM1 select a device then press lt gt to move it up or dow the list Press ESC gt to exit this menu TL Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Preuiou
33. S Setup 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 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 i Ms setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Disabled Reset Configuration Data Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD 1 PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Tl gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Init Display First The option let you select the initial display slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources fromconflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations are reserved in the system BIOS Ifthe Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If
34. 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 by the operation systemrunning on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Small Logo EPA Show This itemallows you to enable disable display the small EPA logo The Choices Disabled default Enabled Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Enabled Disabled default 14 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 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 thesettings have been changed incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter Item Help AGP Aperture Size MB 128M AGP 3 0 Speed Auto Menu Level gt AGP Fast Write
35. This itemallows you to select CPU frequency The Choices 200 default 201 250 AGP Overclock in MHz This itemallows you to select AGP frequency The Choices 66 Default 67 100 Clock Spread Spectrum This itemallows you to select clock Spread Spectrum f nction The choices Enabled default Disabled 33 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup HT Frequenc This itemallows you to sdect HT frequency function The choices 4x default 1x 2x 3x NPT Fid control This function allows you to adjust the frequency ratio of CPU The Choices Auto default x4 800Mhz x25 5000Mhz differs fomCPU NPT Vid control This function allows you to adjust the CPU voltage The Choices Auto default 03875V 1 550V differs from CPU 34
36. abled Normal POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select ifchipse or keyboard controller should control Gate 20 The Choices Normal A pin inthekeyboard controller controls GateA20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate 20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke 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 keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down 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 thekeystioke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 13 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System 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 from the BIOS to the operating system
37. board PS 2 Mouse Prirter Port Serial Port LAN port USBPort Audio Jack OS Support Windows 2K XP 14 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS Printer Port NF3 250 AM2 Supports digta audo out function CPU Fan powersupply with Smart Fan function System Fan Power supply For chassis irtruder detection function Restore CMOS data to factory default Eachconnector supports 2 frort panel USB ports Connects to Power supply Connects to Powersupply Connects to PS 2 Keyboard Connects to PS 2 Mouse Provide Paralld connection Provide RS 232 Serial connection Connects to RJ 45 ethernet cable Connects to USB devices Provide Audo In Out and microphone connection Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support fo any OS Withor without notice Lin e In Surround Line Out Mic In Base C enter PS 2 USBX2 COM1 COM3 USBX2 Keyboard optional Motherboard Manual L5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT TIR I CNW 1925209 01201 5590999595009 JSPDIF_CUT optona Note represents the 1 pin m NEB 250 AM 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 r E 4 A Step 3 Lookfor the white triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle The CPU will fit only inthe correct orientation ps Motherboard Manual
38. board does not turn on Make sure power cable s securely plugged in Replace cable Contact technical support System inoperative Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of are 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 be used but booting from hard disk 2 is impossible Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive 22 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 fies Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Set master slave jumpers correcty Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manuf acturers f or compatibility with other drives NF3 250 AM2 CHAPTER 5 WARPSPEEDER 5 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
39. 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 ig dee Sahe ha krachen agiata n poa Coe RH Ler 4 een um dp Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printedin this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 24 250 AM2 5 4 WARPSEEDER 1 Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility islaunched itwill display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar ROW 1133 aM 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 25 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 PCI clock infomation b ContainsAbout
40. ect among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu 6 WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for updateinformation W Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Standard CMOS Features gt 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 Conf igurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS Esc Quit F9 Menu in BI Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup 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 features NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 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 th
41. ehardware ofyoursystem Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows youto change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection 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 Y N N 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 Ifthe Supervisor Password is not set then the UserP assword will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password Ifthe SupervisorPassword is set and the UserPassword is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Password NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Save amp ExitSetup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will bedisplayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made dunng the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will bedisplayed before proceedi
42. em 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 dick 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 R eader to open the manual file Please download the latest version of Acrobat Reader software from http www adobe com products acrobat readstep 2 html 19 Motherboard Manual 4 2 AWARDBIOSBEEP CODE BeepSounndd Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found orvideo card beeps memory bad 20 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 4 3 EXTRA INFORMATION A 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 BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 2 SE Oy On oe Make a bootable floppy disk Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com t
43. eripheral Component Interconnect and it is abus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take adv antage of AGP technology for improv ed video efficiency and perfomance especially with 3D graphics AGP1 11 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3 HEADERS amp 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 mi Pin opened Pin dosed Pin1 2 dosed 3 2 DETAIL TTINGS 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 f ront panel switch functions ECTS TAT TNI ER wn omen eege RR RTT RR n Fe pptEpg eo 14 7 Ground Reset button Power button VE button 8 Reset control Ground 12 250 AM2 JIR1 IrDA Connector O ptional The motherboard has a Infrared header that supports infrared signal transmitting and receiv ing device 43 Pin Assignment 1 5V EN 2 Ground 21 3 IRTX IR optional 4 IRRX JATXPWR1 ATX Power Source Connector
44. ir o retirar el Windows 2K XP soporte de cualquier SO con osin aviso previo LQ 39 Motherboard Manual PORTUGUESE ESPECIFICA ES A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computac o de 2 Socket AM2 e 64 bits Processadores AMD AtHon 64 AtHon 64 Suporta as tecrologas Hyper Transport eCod nQue FX Althlon 6X 2 Sempron Suporta atecnologia HyperTansport com uma largura de banda 26 800 MHz Chipset nVIDIA NF3 250 ITE 8716F Iniciativas para controlo do ambiente Proporciona as funcionalidades mais Especificag Monitorza o do hardware utilizadas em termos da especifica o o Super I O Controlador da velocidade da ventoinha Super I O Fung o Smart Guardian da ITE Interface LPC Low Pin Count Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 2 M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma Suporta m dulos DDR2 533 667 800 mem ria DDR2 de 256 512MB 8 1 GB Os m duos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC n os o Capacidade m xima de mem ria 2 suportados Controlador IDE irtegrado Modo Bus master Utra DMA 33 66 100 133 Suporta o modo PIO 0 4 Controlador Serial ATA irtegrado Velocidades de transmiss o de dados at Compatibilidade com a especifica o SATA vers o 1 0 1 5 Gb s Auto negocia o de 10 100Mbjs Realtek 8201CL PHY Capacidade semi full duplex Saida de audio de 6 carais AC97 Vers o 3 Ranhura PCI Ranhura AGP Conector da unicade de dsquetes Cada conector suporta 2 unidades de
45. m 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 sure y our display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required for Direct3D rendering 5 Hardware Monitor Panel Clickthe 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 information of your system The information will be refreshed every 1 second LE om 29 Motherboard Manual 30 6 About Panel Clickthe 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 au Booster 1 Version 0 3 5 3 TIGE 12058 imini 045GE MCI m 1491 31 AU ABK 994 1229 1M Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor
46. mieci DDR2z trybem podw jnego kanatu Pami Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs uguje modu y Obstuga DDR2 533 667 800 g wna 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Brak obs ugi Regstered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM Maks Wielko pamied 2GB ITE 8716F Funkcje kortrdi warurk w pracy Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Monitor HW Super I O Super I O Kortrder predkosci wertylatora Interfejs Low Pin Court Funkcja ITE Smart Guardan Zirtegrowany kortrder IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 TrybBus obs uga PIO tryb 0 4 Master Zirtegrowany kortrder Serial ATA Zgodno zespecyfikacja SATA w wesji 1 0 Transfer danych do 1 5 Gb s 10 100 Mb s oraz automatyczn negocjacja szybko ci Realtek 8201CL PHY Dzia anie w trybie po owicznego pe nego dupleksu 8 kana owewy cie audo AC97 w wersj 2 3 Gniazdo PCI Gniazdo AGP Z cza Z cze nap du dyskietek Ka de z cze obs uguje 2 nap dy dyskietek wbudowane Z cze IDE Ka dez cze obs uguje 2 urz dzenia IDE Z cze SATA Ka dez cze obs uguje 1 urz dzenie SATA Z cze panda przedriego Obstuga demert w panela pzedniego 42 NF3 250 AM2 Przednie z cze audo x1 Obs uga funkcj audio na panelu przednim Z cze we cia CD x1 Obs uga funkcj we cia audio CD Ztacze wy cia S PDIF lt 1 Obstuga funkcj cyfrowegowy cia audo Z cze d wkowe wertylatora procesorax1 Zasilanie wertylatora procesora z funkcj Smart Fan Z cze g wkowe wertylatora Zasilanie wertylatora syste
47. mory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Nvidia CK8 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 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 AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 ofthe EPA Green PC specification APM Support These 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 Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported This AWARD BIOS can manage powerto the hard disk drives and video monitors ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS support Version 10 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 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup PCI Bus Su
48. nergy conservation and power up power down features M Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 P0S Power Management User Def ine Menu Level gt Video Off Method DPMS Support HDD Power Down Disabled HDD Down In Suspend Disabled Soft Dff by PBTN Instant 0ff 1 WOL PMER From Soft Off Disabled WORCRI From Soft Off Disabled S5 Resume by USB Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled POWER ON Function Any KEY KB Power ON Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F11 PWRON After PWR Fail Off Tl gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values 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 type underthe ACP 1 operating 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 to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode 25 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup There are four options ofPower Management three ofwhich have fixed mode settings Min Saving Minimumpower management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby
49. ng Quit Without Saving V N N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY N N NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categones Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the 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 NF325 A2 Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Oct 30 2006 Item Help Time hh mm ss 98 33 2399 Menu Level IDE Channel Master IDE Channel 9 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 LEGA UGA Halt On All But Keyboard Tl gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This tableshows theselections that you can make onthe Main Menu Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time hh mm ss Set the system internal clock IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Options are its sub Press Enter to enter the sub menu cf detailed options Options are in it
50. nowego systemowego Z cze g wkowe otwarda Do funkcji wykrywaria naruszeria obudowy obudowy opcja Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS Ka de z cze obs uguje 2 poty USB na panelu Z cze USB przedrim Z cze zasilania 20 pinowe Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe Klawiatura PS 2 Mysz PS 2 Port drukarki Port szeregowy Port LAN Port USB Gniazdo audio 204mm S X 297 mm W Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub Windows 2K XP odwo ywania obs ugi dowolnego systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomienia 43 Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN AM2 AMD 64 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 32 64 FX 64X2 Sempron HyperTransport c 800 nVIDIA NF3 250 DDR2 DIMM x 2 DIMM 256 512M5 8 1 DDR2 2 8716F Super 1 0 POOR
51. p F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Cache Setup Figure3 1 Cache Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache Enabled Item Help External Cache Enabled Menu Level by Move Enter Selec ZPU PD F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup CPU Internal Cache This itemallows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choice Enabled default Disabled External Cache This option you to enable or disable Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance The Choices Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Figure3 2 BootSeq amp Floppy Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter gt CD ROM Boot Priority Press Enter Menu Level by First Boot Device Removable Second Boot Device Hard Disk Select Removable Boot Third Boot Device CDROM Device Priority Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled 1l gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 10 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Removable Device Priority Select Removable Boot Device
52. pport This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR DRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Nvidia 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 nex 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 Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes 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 Ext Current page and return to Main Menu F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 ke Save all the CMOS changes and exit NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you enter 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 sel
53. r disable RAID function The Choices Disabled default Enabled IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave RAID The Choices Disabled default Enabled SATA Primary Secondary Master RAID The Choices Disabled default Enabled 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 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 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 20 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 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 Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports
54. readies scan Sa Sa 44 ARABIC RI 46 250 AM2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 11 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for hoosing ourproduct Before you startinstalling the motherboard please make sure you follow the instructions below 12 m Prepare a 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 m 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 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 Users Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CDX 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 optional USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 optional m Z zz MZ z zz Motherboard Manual 13 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES Socket AM2 AMDAthon 64 AtHon 64 FX AltHon 64X2 Sempron processors FSB Support HyperTrans port AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing Support
55. s Hyper Transport and uie Supports up to 800 MHz Bandwicth Chipset nVIDIA NF3 250 ITE 8716F Provides the most commonly usedlegacy Super I O Super I O functionality Low Pin Court Irterface DIMM Slots x 2 Main Each DIMM supports 256 512MB amp 1GB Memory DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 2GB Integrated IDECortrdler Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133Bus Master Mode Integrated Serial ATA Cortrdler Datatrarsfer rates up to 1 5 Gb s Reatek 8201CL PHY Sound ALC 655 PCI slat AGP slot On Board Floppy connector Connector IDE Connector SATA Connector Frort Pand Connector Frort Audo Connector CD in Connector Envirormert Cortrd iritiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian function Dual Channd Mode DDR2 memory modue Supports DDR2 533 667 800 Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is ndt supported supports PIO Mode 0 4 SATA Version 1 0 specification compliant 10 100 Mb s Auto Negdiation Half Ful duplex capability 6 channels audo output AC 97Version 23 Supports PCI cards Supports AGP cards Eachconnector supports 2 Floppy drives Eachconnector supports 2 IDE device Eachconnector supports 1 SATA devices Supports frort pand facilities Supports frort pand audio function Supports CD audodn function S PDIF out connector CPU Fan header System Fan header Chassis open header optioral CMOS dear header USB connector Power Conrector 20pin Power Conrector 4pin PS 2Key
56. s Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults TheChoices Pn Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USB CDROMO USB CDROMI First Second Third Boot Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system ftom the device in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load fromthe 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 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 12 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Virus Warnin 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 protection is activated Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version ofthe Power On Self Test POST to execute after you powerup the computer Dis
57. s sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu cf detailed options Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu cf detailed options Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu cf detailed options Select the type cf floppy disk drive installed in your sy stem Select the default video device NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you 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 boct up N A Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory av ailable in the system NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features W Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Advanced BIOS Features gt Cache Setup Press Enter Item Help gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate AZO 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 0521 Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Summary Screen Show Disabled fl gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi0 Save ESC Exit Fi General Hel
58. t 1 3F8 1RQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 3787 IRQ 1 Menu Level Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 1l gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 1 1 Re Erler Se ect A ARE ESCE 21 F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled ifyour systemhas a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled 23 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding intermpt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 3F8 IRQ4 default Disabled Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3 E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard Paralld Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3 BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP De fault Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Poit as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel Poit as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select ECP port type 1 or3 The Choices 3 default 1 24 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your systemto utilize e
59. the Enabled option is chosen the systemis forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will beshown onthe screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources 28 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 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 P CI 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 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 1 0 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 PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to
60. upport Disabled Menu Level gt gt USB Mouse Support Disabled ACS Audio Auto MC Lan nUIDIA Auto Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled 1l gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled V1 1 USB Memory Type The item allows you select the type of USB Memory The Choices SHADOW default Base Memory 640K 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 22 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Auto default Disabled MAC LAN nVIDIA 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 Super IO Device Press Enterto configure the Super I O Device 4 Figure5 3 Super IO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Por
61. ure Disabled Item Help Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled Menu Level gt Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature This rtemallows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This itemonly effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 70 C 158 F 75 167F 80 176 F Show H W Monitor in POST Ifyou computer contain a monitoring system it will show PChealth status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choice Enabled default Disabled CPU 1 5V 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V DDR Voltage HT Voltage SV SB Voltage Battery Detec thesystem s voltage and battery status automatically 31 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup CPU Temperature Show you the current CPU temperature CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current CPU FAN speed 32 NF3 250 AM2 BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Voltage Control W Figure 9 Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NF325 A2 Frequency Voltage Control CPU OverClock in MHz 200 AGP OverClock in MHz 66 Clock Spread Spectrum Enabled Menu Level gt HT Frequency 4x NPT Fid control Auto NPT Vid control Auto Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults CPU Overclock in MHz
62. w 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 250 AM2 B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds that meansthe CPU protection function has been activated When the CPU is overheated 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 21 Motherboard Manual 4 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
63. z button 1 MHz button 1MHz button and 3M Hz button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Waming Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every 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 select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Platt select a recon y opten thal pm decida w d kred of sion you mani lo de ar eden labo Oper Group C bo Hardee D el ult CPU Clock Value 28 NF3 250 AM2 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 testing is ok then the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fail syste

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