Biostar N4SLI-A9 Owner's Manual
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1. La es Pin 2 3 close EJ ra Clear CMOS data E EJ Es pum X Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close Wait for five seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data JCI1 JCD Case Open Headers JCD is 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 1 B x oc BEN Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 2 Ground 4 JCI1 z uu ma oz TEN m 0 JCI2 optional 17 N4SLI A9 JSATA1 JSATAA Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a SATA Controller in nForce4 CK8 04 SLI with 4 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3 0Gb s JSATA1 JSATA2 ds Pin Assignment o 1 Ground o 4 o o o 2 TX a ja 3 TX ig m E 4 Ground zs 5 RE an o o 6 RX glu Palle 7 Ground Als o o COR JSATA3 JSATA4 JPANELI Header for Front Panel Facilities This 24 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button2. 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 only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 C 140F 65 C 149F 70 C 158F 75 C 167F CPU FAN Control The Choice smart can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise The Choices Always On default Smart Show H W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time for you to choose The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Veore 1 5V 3 3 V 5 0 V 412 0 V 5V lt SB gt Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically 26 NASLI A9 CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature ofthe 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 27 NASLI A9 9 Voltage Control W Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control Item Help Hammer Vid control StartUp Hammer Fid control StartUp Menu Level gt DDR Voltage Regulator Default 1 tiee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F1i Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Optimized Defaults
3. Hammer Vid Control This item allows you to set different CPU frequency The Choices StartUp default and other choices from 800Mhz to 5000Mhz Hammer Fid Control This item allows you to set different CPU voltage The Choices StartUp default and other choices from 1 625V to 0 8V DDR Voltage Regulator This item allows you to set different DDR voltage The Choices Default default 28
4. The Award BIOSTM installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Nvidia 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 BIOSTM 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 system using 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 of the 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 Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can 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 de
5. Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector 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 Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal 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 if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 10 NASLI A9 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 Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when yo
6. Table of Contents id dee Me ie RE ER EE E 1 Motherboard FeatureS esse se se see ee Ge Ge ee Ge Ge Ge ee Ge Ge se 1 Package Checklist 2 nee epe em heo hr 5 Layout amp Components sse 6 Hardware Installation 7 Central Processing Unit CPU sss 7 Pan LCA TS ee ere ie ees ge meto deett tette 8 Memory Modules Installation esses 9 Connectors amp Slots eerie ee Ree Gs 10 Headers amp Jumpers Setup 12 How to setup Jumpers seen 12 Detail Settings ettet toto N EE 12 Useful Help EE Ee eerte oem 19 Award BIOS Beep Code esse sees se se se Ge RR ee Re ee 19 Extra Information se sesse ee ee ee ee Se ee ee ee ee 19 Troubleshooting riese Es SEE Re Re GER Ee gee teet 21 NVIDIA SLI Function 22 Requirements eei tape bites 22 Placing the SLI NF4 Selector Card sss 22 Things to Notice nette ne estet tee eet nte 24 Installing SLI Ready Graphics Cards 24 Enabling Multi GPU Feature in Windows 26 NVIDIA RAID Functions 28 Operation SySterm estet a e 28 Raid Arrays eee OR EE EE 28 How RAID Works 28 WarpSpeeder sk ER EE oorr ink rune 31 Introd ction rie EG SE ete tee E 31 System Requirement issii
7. The Choices Auto default Disabled MAC LAN This option allows you to change the state ofthe onboard MAC LAN The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled MAC Media Interface The Choices Pin Strap default Onboard 1394 This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard 1394 Controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled ONBOARD IO Address Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard 10 Address Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 1RQ4 Onboard IR Function Disabled Menu Level gt gt UART Mode Select IrDA UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 7 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help 5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has 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 18 NASLI A9 Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard IR Function The Choices D
8. speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions en Ed EN B d Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 2 Sleep control Sleep button 3 NA Speaker 4 Ground 5 NA Connector 6 NA NA 7 Speaker 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Power LED Power LED 11 HDD LED a Hard drive LED 73 Power LED 13 Ground Reset button 14 Power button Power on 15 Reset control 16 Ground button 17 NA 18 Key 19 N A 20 Key 21 5V IrDA Connector 22 Ground IrDA Connector 23 IRTX 24 IRRX 18 N4SLI A9 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 41 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found or video card beeps memory bad High low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 4 2 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 Make a boo
9. CHAPTER 5 NVIDIA SLI FUNCTION 5 1 REQUIREMENTS Only Windows XP supports SLI Dual Video function Two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified The graphics card driver should support NVIDIA SLI technology The power supply unit must provide at least the minimum power required by the system or the system will be unstable 5 2 PLACING THE SLI NF4 SELECTOR CARD E There is a pre installed SLI NF4 selector card on the motherboard The default setting is Normal Mode only supports single graphics card NORMAL MODE A5 ETE e x M ai E To use two graphics cards firstiy you have to set the selector card to SLI Mode to support dual video cards Step 1 Push the retention clips outward to release SLI NF4 selector card m i ALLE di N at vc sos iu ELNA NORMAL ODE Mi L 2 pull out the selector card 1 about45 degree lift 22 N4SLI A9 Step 3 Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled SLI MODE 0T me ER ser aat d 6 Sth qf SLI MODE Ai Step 4 Push down the selector card until the retention clips snap into place O Insert the card with a degree about 45 D Push the selector card downward Notice Make sure to insert the card into the slot completely 23 N4SLI A9 5 3 THINGS TO NOTICE E Normal Mode Only PEX16 1 slot supports PCI Express x16 interface graphics card function PEX16 2 PEX1 1 and PEX1 2
10. Serial ATA B The Choices Enabled default Disabled SATA2 DMA transfer The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The Choices Enabled default Disabled 16 NASLI A9 RAID Configuration Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility RAID Config RAID Enable Disabled Menu Level gt gt tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults RAID Enable The choices Disabled default enable ONBOARD DEVICE Phoenix Award VorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Menu Level Ld AC Audio Auto MAC Lan Auto Onboard Lan Boot ROM Disabled MAC Media Interface Pin Strap Onboard 1394 Enabled Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help 5 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 keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboard The Choices Disabled default Enabled 17 NASLI A9 USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse The Choices Disabled default Enabled AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio
11. contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About 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 overclock percentage from 100 110 96 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 12096 above V About Butto 4 AGP ELDER 5 65 UE cki SPEED MH a 3 Ro rd PCICLOCK MHz WES 37 7 WRN 100 sume rel PERCENTAGE Hardware r Monitor Button r4 eo Over clock percentage 100 45 2 Overclock Bullion bd Voltage Button iO V 1146 AM N4SLI A9 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 decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes go 1200 FM N4SLI A9 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 Sodus ovii A uon Racore Dial PAGE fieret Beton MH Button do 9 nem Overclock Panel contains
12. enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Drive A 360K 5 25 in Select the type of floppy Drive B 1 2M 525 in disk drive installed in your system 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None Video EGA VGA Select the default video CGA 40 device CGA 80 MONO NASLI A9 Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop Base Memory All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key N A the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system NASLI A9 3 Advanced BIOS Features W Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup gt Cache Setup Press Enter gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Press Enter Virus Warning Disabled Menu Level gt Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status 0n Gate A2 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disable
13. power source connector to make sure the system is working under a stable environment Please read Chapter 5 for detail information JCDINI1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Te DIG DOON 4 1 13 DUN Assignment 12V 12V Ground Ground 12V Ground Ground VCC Assignment Left channel input Ground Ground Right channel input N4SLI A9 J1394_USBV1 JUSBV1 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close J1394 USBV1 5V for USB ports at J1394 USB1 and JUSBLAN1 JUSBV1 5V for front USB headers JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin 2 3 Close J1394 USBV1 USB ports at J1394 USB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered with 5V standby voltage JUSBV1 Front USB headers JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSB3 are powered with 5V standby voltage o a DER 1m J1394 USBV1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Wi o o um JUSBV 1 Pin 2 3 Close oom r 4 Note In order to support this function Power on system via USB device J1394 USBV1 JUSBV 1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 individually JKBMSV1 Power Source Head
14. slots provide PCI Express x1 interface expansion card function E SLI Mode Use BRI SLI connector to link two SLI ready PCI E x16 interface graphics cards PEX16 1 and PEX16 2 slots provide PCI E x8 data transfer rate PEX1 1 and PEX1 2 slots provide PCI Express x1 interface expansion card function Coordinate with graphics card driver to set Dual Video function 5 4 INSTALLING SLI READY GRAPHICS CARDS Step 1 Make sure the SLI NF4 selector card is placed at SLI Mode ASI NF ENE Ed No E ne oM i Step 2 Prepare two graphics cards with PCI E x16 interface Step 3 Insert the first one graphics card into the yellow slot PEX16 1 Step 4 Insert the second Ja card into the white slot PEX16 2 ms SLI NFA i Po HM qu MOE se PEXI6 2 YEA 10 7 Sas Notice Make sure both the graphics cards are seated into slots completely 24 N4SLI A9 Step 5 Connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to PEX power connector JPEXPWR1 this will ensure the stabilization of your system Notice When under SLI mode please make sure the power supply is at least 500W and above d rut gers on Step 6 Insert the SLI Bridge BRI 2 connector on the gold fin each graphics card Front view Side view Gold fingers on two graphics Step 7 To securely fix the connector between two graphics cards a retention bracket must be installed Step 7 1 Remove any of the bracket
15. the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load 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 your display card s color depth is High color 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required for Direct3D rendering 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 information of your System The information will be refreshed every 1 second SYS Fan TES OM CPU Fan 4017 era SYSBO4 95 v VCore 1 71 v EBULC TT 5Y 5 08 v 12v 44186 v Bae 1322 ERGE 99 ira wewory COCK SPI v 4 X i WexpSpeeder amp oo 12 25 PM 37 N4SLI A9 6 About Panel Click the about button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BI
16. the system at all 1 Make sure power cable is securely Power light don t illuminate fan plugged in inside power supply does not 2 Replace cable turn on 3 Contact technical support 2 Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit and hard drive is spinning Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk drive can be booted from optical drive 1 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 System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible Back up data and applications files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives 21 N4SLI A9
17. the these features a AMHZ 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 96 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do a fail safe reboot Recove ry 8 ptions Please select a recovery option that will decide what kind of restoring you want to do after system fail safe reboot M Options Group C Restore to Hardware Default CPU Clock Value TE EE eee N4SLI A9 C Auto overclock button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically WarpSpeederTM 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 or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting d Verify button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder TM will proceed a testing for current frequency If the testing is ok then
18. FAN RPM rate sense Only for JCFAN1 and JSFANT JNBFAN1 JSFAN1 39 AI j1 o o 1 88 52 Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND N4SLI A9 2 3 MEMORY MODULES INSTALLATION i Els 3 E a a 2 2 1 DDR Module installation 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the irt Es retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the 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 2 2 2 DDR Installation Notice E Please follow the table below to install your DDR memory module or the system may not boot up or may not function properly E SS represents Single Side DDR memory module E DS represents Double Side DDR memory module E Star sign represents leave the DIMM socket empty DIMM1 SS DS bi SS DS i SS DS DIMM2 7 SS DS 3 SS DS DIMM3 i SS DS 3 SS DS SS DS DIMMA t ii i SS DS SS DS N4SLI A9 2 4 CONNECTOR
19. I A9 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOSTM CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu 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 update information m Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS Esc Quit F9 Menu Tire Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CM OS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS 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 NASLI A9 Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power manageme
20. JUSBLAN1 p JAUDIO2 EARPHONEJACK1 EEXPMR PEX16 2 IEEE 1394 Chip JSPDIF_OUT ptione oom J1394A1 Super VO optional USE J1394PWRife o m Doom coon 9ygeel goon JSPDIF IN1 i optional optional E Note m represents the 1 pin N4SLI A9 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU EE EI EER EENS H u Og Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should point forwards this white triangle The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation N4SLI A9 Step 4 Hold the CPU down firmly 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 2 2 FAN HEADERS JCFAN1 CPU FAN Power Header JSFAN1 System Fan Power Header optional JNBFANI Northbridge Fan Power Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V
21. Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features W Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method HDD Power Down Soft Off by PBIN VOLCPMERD From Soft Off WORCRI gt From Soft Off USB Resume from 3 Power On by Alarm POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power ON PWRON After PUR Fail fi e Move Ent Select ACPI function PU PD Ualue Enabled S1 lt POS User Define DPMS Support Disabled Instant 0ff Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Menu Level gt BUTTON ONLY Enter Ctr1 F11 Off Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help HERI EI e Dized Nef e 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 S1 POS default S3 STR S1 83 Power Management Power on Suspend Suspend to RAM POS STR 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 Suspend Mode There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode setting
22. N4SLI A9 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 ina 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 or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing The content of this user s manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Chapter 1 11 12 13 Chapter 2 21 2 2 23 24 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 Chapter 4 41 4 2 4 8 Chapter 5 51 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 Chapter 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 Chapter 7 74 72 73 7 4
23. OS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility N4SLI A9 Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor 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 will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder TM utility more robust 04 25 2005 39 NASLI A9 BIOS Setup BIOS Ern Main Men EO AE P ted C bp EE EG 3 2 Standard CMOS FeatureS uses ss ss se ree de Re Ke SE Ee Ge Ge ee nnne tenent entren 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features eerte rhet DE ER He GES ee eese Ke eke se Eie 9 4 Advanced Chipset Feature iss sesse ee ee ee AA RR Ee ee ee AA ee ee ee AR Re ee ee 12 5 Integrated Peripherals 6 eee tec e RR ee ST Pa ceed eae 15 6 Power Management SetUD ees ee Ge RR Ee Ge ee ee GR emen nennen 20 7 PnP PCI Configurations sees ser Reed I sede Lect reno eta de ee ea de ee Eau ee Beveg dn 23 8 P C Health Status AE RE NE N EE OE 26 O Voltage Control EE EE SE te de RS 28 NASLI A9 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award M Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off
24. PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help 5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults CAS Latency This field specifies the cas latency i e cas to read data valid The Choices CL 2 5 default CL 3 0 CL 2 0 Min RAS active time tRAS This field specifies the minimum RAS active time Typically 45 60 Nsec The Choices 6 BUS CLOCKS default 13 BUS CLOCKS 14 BUS CLOCKS 15 BUS CLOCKS RAS to CAS Delay tRCD This field specifies the RAS to CAS Delay to read write command to the same bank Typically 20 Nsec The Choices 3 BUS CLOCKS default 2 BUS CLOCKS 4 BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS 7 BUS CLOCKS Row precharge Time tRP This field specifies the Row precharge Time Precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank Typically 20 24 Nsec The Choices 3 BUS CLOCKS default 2 BUS CLOCKS 4 BUS CLOCKS 5 BUS CLOCKS 6 BUS CLOCKS CPU Spread Spectrum The Choices Center Spread default SATA Spread Spectrum This item allows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum function The Choices Disabled default Enabled 13 NASLI A9 PCIE Spread Spectrum This item allows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum function The Choices Disabled default Enabled 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
25. S amp SLOTS FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has two 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 5 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to four hard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 40 oe 39 10 N4SLI A9 PCI1 PCI3 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PEX16 1 PEX16 2 PEX1 1 PEX1 2 PCI Express Slots PEX16 1 Normal Mode PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum bandwidth is up to 4GB s per direction PEX16 1 PEX1 1 PEX1 2 Normal Mode PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum bandwidth is up to 250MB s per direction PEX16 1 PEX16 2 SLI Mode PCI Expr
26. T V N V 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 N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY Y N N NASLI A9 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to 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 Standard CMOS Features 15 ge Time hh mm ss gt Menu Level k IDE Channel 8 Master IDE Channel 8 Slave Change the day month IDE Channel 1 Master year and century IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video CEGA VGA Halt On A11 But Keyboard Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exi Fi General Help N nized Ne NASLI A9 Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy 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 Primary Master Options are in its sub Press Enter to
27. ack Panel Side Connectors 1 Printer Port 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 Serial Port COM2 is optional 1 1394A Firewire Port optional 1 RJ 45 LAN jack 4 USB 2 0 Ports 6 audio ports support 8 channels audio out facilities LAN Port Connector 1394 Mouse optional uw UI le e Ed e P92 e Keyboard COM1 COM2 USB 2 USB 2 Center Left e Rear Sde Line in Line out e MIC in BIOS amp Software BIOS E Award legal BIOS E Supports APM1 2 E Supports ACPI E Supports USB Function Bundled Software E Supports 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHERTM as to FRR RR ER RR RE RE N4SLI A9 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable x 1 HDD Cable x 1 User s Manual x 1 Serial ATA Cable x 1 BRI 2 SLI Bridge x 1 Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case x 1 SLI NF4 Selector Card x 1 pre installed SPDIF Cable x 1 optional USB 2 0 Cable x 1 optional Retention Bracket x 1 optional IEEE 1394A Cable x 1 optional Serial ATA Power Switch Cable x 1 optional N4SLI A9 1 3 LAYOUT amp COMPONENTS EE UR HHH EN HEIBHEEHHHBIITEHE HAM BUH prp pum EE EE RR EER nao 6E6 OH90S on J1394 USBV1 o
28. ance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows for spare disks Drawbacks Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy the same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes 29 N4SLI A9 Spanning JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance rVIDIA Single Logical di Drive Disk 1 40GB Disk 2 80GB Disk 3 40GB Disk 4 120GB Features and Benefits Uses JBOD works best if you have odd sized drives and you want to combine them to make one big drive Benefits JBOD provides the ability to combine odd size drives using all of the capacity of the drives Drawbacks Decreases performance because of the difficulty in using drives concurrently Fault Tolerance Yes 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 Tutorial Flash 30 N4SLI A9 CHAPTER 7 WARPSPEEDER 7 1 INTRODUCTION WarpSpeeder a new powerful control utility features three user friendly functions including Overclock Manager Overvoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor With the Overclock Manager users can eas
29. any changes to the default settings W Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level gt Resources Controlled By Auto lt ESCD PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Maximum Payload Size 46961 Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F 0 F5 Previous Values timized Defaults Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP 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 from conflict 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 4K 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 ca
30. cover between the two graphics cards Step 7 2 Align and insert the retention bracket into the slot and then fix it with a screw Notice 1 Make sure the retention bracket supports the SLI Bridge BRI 2 firmly 2 Retention bracket is optional N4SLI A9 5 5 ENABLING MULTI GPU FEATURE IN WINDOWS After the graphics cards are installed enable the Multi GPU feature in NVIDIA nView properties Step 1 Click NVIDIA Settings icon on the Windows taskbar QR 2 18PM Step 2 Select nView Properties in nView Desktop Manager pop up menu E nView Desktop Manager E Step 3 Click Properties icon in Desktop AR Management tab to display Display a View LL M Properties dialog box Wen Dodo p Manager GB Toten on al fe riview Desktop Manager leshures click E rabie inte riem Desktop Manage mead va asec see commer wed Dedi Honger esr Dl ae Sep Wead Duplay properties Wl To vier or modiy daplay properties not meet to Desktop g M cich Propert ox Degloy Wend OK Cancel Step 4 Click Advanced icon in Settings tab play 1 Plug and Play Monito on NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT x Seen veschtion Coks quay dg Ho Highest 32 bi Y004 ty 768 paeis Lom cam N tieni ETER CC 26 N4SLI A9 Step 5 pere ad WW fees 6400 GT Pen DE Select NVIDIA GeForce tab and then click on Multi GPU item on the left dialog box Step 6 Check before Enable SLI mu
31. d Security Option Setup e APIC Mod Enabled MPS Version Control For O 1 4 0S Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 082 Summary Screen Show Enabled Tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value ys ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values timized Defaults Cache Setup_ These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to mcrease 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 Seq amp Floppy Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USBHDDO USB HDDI USB HDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards NASLI A9 First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled
32. d 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 Advanced Chipset Features CPU Frequency HT Frequency HT Width Err94 Enh gt DRAM Configuration CPU Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SSE SSE2 Instructions System BIOS Cacheable 288 81 Auto 116 f161 Disabled Press Enter Center Spread Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level Ls SLI Broadcast Aperture Auto tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi8 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help CPU Frequenc This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency The Choices 200 0 default HT Frequency This item allows you to select the HT Frequency The Choices Auto default HT Width This item allows you to control the utilized width of the outgoing side of the HyperTransport link Err94 Enh This item allows you to enable disable the sequential Prufetch Feature of K8 CPU The choices Disabled default enable 12 NASLI A9 DRAM Configuration Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration Menu Level gt gt tlee Move Enter Select
33. er for PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin 1 2 Close 5V for PS 2 keyboard and mouse Pin 2 3 Close PS 2 keyboard and mouse are powered with 5V standby voltage Bl 3 m 1 o 9 3 Pin 1 2 close W 1 gli Pin 2 3 close Note In order to support this function Power on system via keyboard and mouse JKBMSV 1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 14 N4SLI A9 JSPDIF OUT JSPDIF INI Digital Audio out Connectors JSPDIF INI is optional These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output or input header JSPDIF OUT Pin Assignment JSPDIF OUT 1 5V 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground 3 1 JSPDIF IN1 Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF IN EDE DI 3 Ground 3 4 JAUDIO 2 Front Panel Audio out Header This connector will allow user to connect with the front audio out put headers on the PC case It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 MIC in Stereo MIC in R Ground Stereo MIC in L Audio power Right line out Speaker out Right OO POND 6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in optional 12 Right line in optional 13 Left line in optio
34. ess 1 0a compliant Maximum bandwidth is up to 2GB s per direction j 8 g o pe EES PEX 16 1 PEX1 1 TE PEX1 2 PEX 16 2 z Em ra Je oe Em EE _ aE JOE N4SLI A9 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 jumper is close if not that means the jumper is open w 3 Pin opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JATXPWR1 JATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connectors This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V e 2 5 Ground lel 6 5V rol 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 2 9 Standby Voltage 5V Ad 10 12V e 11 12V e 12 Detect e 13 3 3V e 14 12V lel 15 Ground 16 PS ON z 17 Ground ej 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 Ground 12 N4SLI A9 JATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit JPEXPWRI PCI Express x16 Slot Power Source Connector When SLI mode is enabled please plug in this PEX
35. 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 TM utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click Finish button InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing WarpSpeeder on your computer Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand 32 7 4 1 N4SLI A9 WARPSPEEDER INCLUDES I TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS Tray Icon Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar QOS 1133 4m 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 close Tray Icon utility if selected Lsnoch Utility Exit fer Sere aes 33 N4SLI A9 2 Main Panel If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please refer to the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel
36. ily 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 smartly 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 our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder 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 7 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 includes DirectX 8 1 If you use Windows XP you do not need to install DirectX 8 1 31 N4SLI A9 73 INSTALLATION 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please click Next button and follow the default procedure to install Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WarpSpeeder The InstallShieldR Wizard will install WarpSpeeder on your computer To continue click Next 2 When you see the
37. isabled default Enabled UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal AS KIR IrDA default UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which VO Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel 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 sector 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 default Disabled 19 NASLI A9 6 Power
38. lti GPU item and click on OK to complete the setting 27 N4SLI A9 CHAPTER 6 NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 6 1 OPERATION SYSTEM E Supports Windows XP Home Professional Edition and Windows 2000 Professional 6 2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays RAID 0 RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and writes times for many applications RAID 1 RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 Spanning JBOD JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes in to one large disk 63 How RAID Works RAID 0 The controller stripes data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the strip size parameter which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth nVIDIA nForce 4 CK amp 8 4 SLI Features and Benefits A Drives Minimum 1 and maximum is up to 6 or 8 Depending on the platform Uses Intended for non critical data requiring high data throughput or any environment that does not require fault tolerance Benefits provides increased data throughput especially for large files No capacity loss pena
39. lty for parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance No 28 N4SLI A9 RAID 1 Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system The mirrored backup copy of the 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 of a 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 ideal for small databases or any other application that requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity Benefits Provides 100 data redundancy Should one drive fail the controller switches to the other drive Drawbacks Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds A Fault Tolerance Yes RAID 0 1 RAID 0 drives can be mirrored suing RAID 1 techniques Resulting ina 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 perform
40. nal 14 Left line in optional 15 N4SLI A9 J1394PWRI optional Power Source Header for 1394 Chip Pin 1 2 Close 3 3V for 1394 chipset default Pin 2 3 Close 3 3V SB for 1394 chipset P joom 3 1 J1394A1 optional Header for 1394A Firewire Port at Front Panel This header allows user to connect the front 1394 port for digital image devices a 5 Assignment A A Ground Ground B B 12v 12V Key Ground OMDNONARWN x o 9 1 acol 9oooo 10 2 JUSBI JUSB3 Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel and also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 1 JUSB3 4 USB oaol apal 5 USB ws NE 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key eoe 70 NC napan 16 N4SLI A9 JCMOS1 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 follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard EI El 1 3 a e o 1 3 B ojo Pin 1 2 close Normal Operation Default
41. niset sisii 31 AE EIE Gie SE teo e EE eet 32 WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 33 N4SLIA9 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION I 1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A Hardware CPU E Supports Socket 939 E Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 processor E HyperTransport technology up to 2000MHz Full duplex E AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing E Supports HyperTransport and AMD Cool n uiet TM Technology Chipset E NVIDIA nForce4 CK8 04 SLI Supports NVIDIA Firewall Supports Gigabit Ethernet Supports 10 USB 2 0 ports Supports NVIDIA nTune Utility Supports NVIDIA Secure Networking Processor Supports 2 PCI Express x16 interface graphics cards Supports 4 SATA 2 0 ports each channel up to 3Gb s Supports NVIDIA RAID functions including RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 Supports 4 IDE disk drives with PIO Mode 5 Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Compliant with AC 97 version2 3 specification Complaints with PCI Express Version 1 a specification Operating Systems E Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Note Do not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME Dimensions E ATX Form Factor 29 4cm L x 24 35cm W On board IDE E 2 on board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives E Supports PIO mode 5 Block Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 bus master mode N4SLI A9 System Memory E Supports Dual Channel DDR E Supports 8 banks in
42. nt 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 Voltage Control This submenu allows you to 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 the 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 V 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 NASLI A9 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 Enter Password Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CHOS and EXI
43. ntroller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the 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 a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disables the function Enabled Enables the function 24 NASLI A9 Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 default 25 NASLI A9 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Chassis Open Warnning Disabled Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Control by Always ON Menu Level gt Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F1 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F 0 F5 Previous Values timized Defaults
44. performance However any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors The Choices Disabled default Enabled SLI Broadcast Aperture The choices Auto default 14 NASLI A9 5 Integrated Peripherals W Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter gt RAID Config Press Enter gt Onboard Device Press Enter Menu Level gt gt Onboard IO fiddress Press Enter IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults IDE Function Setup IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channelg Enabled PIO Auto Primary Master Primary Slave PIO Auto Menu Level kh Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto OnChip IDE Channeli Enabled Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Serial ATA A Enabled SATA A DMA transfer Enabled Serial ATA B Enabled SATA B DMA transfer Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the IDE Function Setup label and then press the enter key it will take you a submen
45. rds PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled 23 NASLI A9 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 IR 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 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 PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming from the VGA co
46. s Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving 20 NASLI A9 Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Define default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges is from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC 4 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 default Initial display power management signaling The Choices Stop Grant PwrOn Suspend HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time 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 BTTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default WOL PME From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled WOR RI From Soft Off The Choices Di
47. sabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 The Choices Disabled default Enabled 21 NASLI A9 Power On by Alarm When you select Enabled an alarm returns the system to Full ON state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power on Function This option allows you to choose the different function to power on the computer The Choices Button Only default Hot Key Password Mouse Move Mouse Click Any Key Keyboard 98 KB Power ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password Hot Key Power on This option allows you to choose a hot key to power on The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctr F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 POWER After PW R Fail This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power fail or interrupts occurs Off Leaves the computer in the power off state On Reboots the computer Former Sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts 22 NASLI A9 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows VO 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
48. table floppy disk 2 Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 3 Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website Copy AWDFLASH exe and respectively BIOS into floppy disk Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter System will boo up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf srvpy r in DOS prompt System will update BIOS automatically and restart The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly OOND R 19 N4SLI A9 B CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds that means the CPU protection function has been activated When the CPU is over heated the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU and the system may not power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPUfanis rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with 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 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clear the CMOS data See JCMOS1 Clear CMOS Header section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again 20 4 3 N4SLI A9 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1 No power to
49. tion Serial ATA E 4 on board Serial ATA connectors support 4 serial ATA SATA ports E Supports data transfer rates 1 5Gb s or 3Gb s E Compliant with SATA2 0 specification RAID Controller E Integrated in nForce4 CK8 04 SLI E NVIDIA RAID Technology RAID 0 disk striping for highest system and application performance RAID 1 disk mirroring support for fault tolerance Support for both SATA and ATA 133 disk controller standards RAID 0 1 disk striping and mirroring for highest performance with fault tolerance Security E NVIDIA Network Management Remote access configuration monitoring Command line interface CLI WMI scripts E NVIDIA Firewall technology Native firewall solution protects the PC from intruders by filtering unauthorized traffic Internal On board Connectors and Headers E 1 audio out header supports audio out facilities 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities 1 CD in connector supports CD ROM audio in function 1 SPDIF out connector supports digital audio out function 1 IEEE1394A header supports 1 1394A Firewire port optional 3 N4SLI A9 E 1 SPDIF in connector supports digital audio in function optional E 1 floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes E 2 IDE connectors support 4 IDE disk drives E 3 USB headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports at front panel E 4 Serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA 2 0 devices Rear B
50. total E Supports DDR333 and DDR400 E Maximum memory size is 4GB DIMM Socket Total Memory Location DDR Module Size MB DIMM1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM3 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM4 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 4 GB Expansion Slots E Three 32bit PCI bus master slots E Normal Mode PCI Express slots One PCI Express x16 slot PEX16 1 Three PCI Express x1 slots PEX16 2 PEX1 1 and PEX1 2 slots E SLI Mode PCI Express slots Two PCI Express x8 slots PEX16 1 and PEX16 2 Two PCI Express x1 slots PEX1 1 and PEX1 2 Notice Normal Mode and SLI Mode are switched by SLI NF4 selector card Please read Chapter 5 for detail information Gigabit Ethernet LAN NVIDIA Gigabit MAC VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201 Supports 10Mb s 100Mb s and 1GB s auto negotiation Half Full duplex capability Supports personal Firewall setup Supports ACPI power management On board AC 97 Audio Sound Codec E Chip ALC850 E Compliant with AC 97 version2 3 specification E Supports 8 channels audio output IEEE 1394A Chip optional E Chip VIA VT6307 E Supports 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb s N4SLI A9 Super I O E Chip ITE IT8712F E Low Pin Count Interface E Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I O functionality E Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian func
51. u 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 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 version 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 display the Summary Screen Show The Choices Disabled Enabled default 11 NASLI A9 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 an
52. u with the following options OnChip 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 15 NASLI A9 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 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality 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 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE DMA Transfer Access The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA A Enables support for Serial ATA A The Choices Enabled default Disabled SATA DMA transfer The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA B Enables support for
53. veloped by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba NASLI A9 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 are supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press F1 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 Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDnkey Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key 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 F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit NASL
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