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NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Setup Manual
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  • Page 1 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..........1 Before You Start..............1 Package Checklist..............1 Motherboard Features............2 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x)........4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x )........4 Motherboard Layout ............5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation......6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE T ART Thank you for choosing our product. Be fore you start installing the mothe rboard, please make sure you follow the instructions be low: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficie nt lighting.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD EAT URES NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Alth lon 64 X2 / AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Alth lon 64 X2 /...
  • Page 5 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA OS Support Biostar Reserves th e righ t to add or remove Biostar Reserves th e righ t to add or remove support for any OS with or withou t notice.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel Connectors (For Ver 5.X)

    Motherboard Manual ANEL ONNECT ORS PS/2 M ouse PS/2 C OM 1 USBX2 USBX2 Key board Center Lin e In Rear Lin e Out Si de Mi c In ANEL ONNECT ORS PS /2 L AN Mo u se L ine In / S urro un d Lin e O ut Mic I n 1/...
  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G OT HERBOARD AYOUT JKBMS1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR 2 JPRNT1 JUSB1 JATXPWR 1 JUSBLAN 1 J AU DIO2 ( fo r Ver 5 .x ) JAUD IO1 (for Ver 6.x) nForce JAUD IOF 1 520 / 560 SATA3 SATA4 PEX1_1...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NST ALLING ENT RAL ROCESSING Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. 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.
  • Page 9 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G 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.
  • Page 10: Fan Headers

    Motherboard Manual FAN H EADERS 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 connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.
  • Page 11: Installing System Memory

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G NST ALLING YST EM EMORY A. Memory Modules Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining...
  • Page 12 Motherboard Manual B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Total Memory DDR2 Module Location Size DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB Max is 8GB. DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table.
  • Page 13: Connectors And Slots

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G ONNECT ORS AND LOT S FDD1: Floppy Disk Conne ctor 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 ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.
  • Page 14 Motherboard Manual PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PEX1_1/ PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW T O ET UP UMPERS 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”.
  • Page 16 Motherboard Manual ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor: JATXPWR1 JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Assignment Assignment +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V +3.3V Ground...
  • Page 17 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4: He ade rs for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
  • Page 18: Cd-Rom Audio-In Connector

    Motherboard Manual JAUDIO F1: Front Panel Audio Heade r This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. Assignment Mic Left in Ground Mic Right in GPIO...
  • Page 19 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G JSPDIF_O UT1: Digital Audio-out Conne ctor This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF_OUT Ground JCMO S1: Cle ar CMOS Heade r By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.
  • Page 20 Motherboard Manual JPRNT1: Printe r Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC. Assignment Assignment -Strobe Ground -ALF Data 6 Data 0 Ground -Error Data 7 Data 1 Ground -Init -ACK Data 2 Ground -Scltin Busy Data 3 Ground Ground...
  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Nvidia Raid Functions

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS PERAT ION YST EM Supports Windows XP Home/Prof essional Edition, and Windows 2000 Prof essional. RRAYS NVRAID supports the f ollowing ty pes of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications.
  • Page 22 Motherboard Manual 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.
  • Page 23 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G RAID 0+1: RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.
  • Page 24 Motherboard Manual RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different drive from those used to store the data itself.
  • Page 25: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP RIVER NST ALLAT ION OT E After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.
  • Page 26: Award Bios Beep Code

    Motherboard Manual BIOS B WARD Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short Video card not found or v ideo card beeps memory bad High-low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install XT RA...
  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G ROUBLESHOOT ING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, f an securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable. Contact technical support. Indicator light on key board does not turn on.
  • Page 28: Chapter 6: Warpspeederâ„¢ Iii

    Motherboard Manual WARPSPEEDER™ III CHAPTER 6: NT RODUCT ION [WarpSpeeder™ III], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.
  • Page 29: Installation

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G NST ALLAT ION 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. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed.
  • Page 30: Warpspeederâ„¢ Iii

    Motherboard Manual 6.4 W ™ III PEEDER 1. Desktop Icon After the [WarpSpeeder™ III] has been installed, a [WarpSpeeder™ III] icon will appear on the desktop, just like the icon shown below. Now you can launch the [WarpSpeeder™ III] utility simply by double-clicking the desktop icon.
  • Page 31 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G 3. Overclock/Overvoltage Panel Click the Overclock/Overvoltage button in the Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock/Overvoltage Panel will show up as the following figure. As you can see, the Overclock Panel is on the right side, and the Overvoltage Panel is on the left side.
  • Page 32 Motherboard Manual O ve rclock Panel contains these fe atures: a. “Auto-Overclock”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™ III] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. A warning dialog as below will show up to notify you that the system may become unstable, click on “OK”...
  • Page 33 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G O ve rvoltage Panel contains these fe ature s: a. “CPU Voltage”: This function allows user to adjust CPU voltage. Click on “+” to increase or “-“ to decrease the CPU voltage. b. “Memory Voltage”: This function allows user to adjust Memory voltage. Click on “+”...
  • Page 34 Motherboard Manual 5. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will show 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.
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  • Page 36: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE ERMAN NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Sockel AM2 Sockel AM2 AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/...
  • Page 37 Unterstü tzt RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Biostar beh ält sich das Rech t vor, ohne Biostar beh ält sich das Rech t vor, ohne OS-Un terstütz Ankündigung die Un terstützung für ein...
  • Page 38: France

    Motherboard Manual RANCE NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processeu rs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processeu rs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64...
  • Page 39 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Support SE Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans préavis. supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans préavis.
  • Page 40: Italian

    Motherboard Manual T ALIAN NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x 2/ Sempron Athlon 64 x 2/ Sempron L’architettura AMD 64 abilita l a L’architettura AMD 64 abilita l a...
  • Page 41 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo se nza pre avviso.
  • Page 42: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Conector AM2 Conector AM2 Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron La arqu itectu ra AMD 64 permite el procesado de...
  • Page 43 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA sistema Biostar se reserva el derecho de añ adir o retirar Biostar se reserva el derecho de añ adir o retirar operativo el soporte de cualqu ier SO con o sin aviso previo.
  • Page 44: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORT UGUESE NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processadores AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Processadores AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron A arquitectu ra AMD 64 permite u ma compu tação...
  • Page 45 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Sistemas A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou operativos remover suporte para qu alquer sistema remover suporte para qu alquer sistema suportados operativo com ou sem aviso prévio.
  • Page 46: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ Sempron Procesory Sempron Procesory Procesor Architektu ra AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie...
  • Page 47 Obsluga Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA systemu Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub operacyjne odwoływania obsługi dowoln ego systemu odwoływania obsługi dowoln ego systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomien ia.
  • Page 48: Russian

    Motherboard Manual USSIAN NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Гнездо AM2 Гнездо AM2 Процессоры AMD Ath lon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Процессоры AMD Ath lon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / (центральн Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron ый...
  • Page 49 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Поддержка Biostar сохран яет за собой право добавлять Biostar сохран яет за собой право добавлять или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с...
  • Page 50: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual RABIC NF520-A2G NF560-A2G ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ‬AM2 ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ‬AM2 ‫ﻡﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / ‫ﻡﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / ‫اﻟﻤﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺔ‬ ‫وﺣﺪة‬ Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron Ath lon 64 x2/ Sempron ‫اﻟﻤﺮآ...
  • Page 51: Pci Express X 1

    Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎ ر أو‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎ ر أو‬...
  • Page 52: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual APANESE NF560-A2G NF520-A2G Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ AMD Ath lon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ Sempron プロセッサ Sempron プロセッサ AMD 64アーキテクチャでは、32ビットと64ビット計...
  • Page 53 NF560-A2G/NF520-A 2G NF560-A2G NF520-A2G ALC888 (Ver 5 .x) / ALC662 (Ver 6 .x) ALC888 (Ver 5 .x) / ALC662 (Ver 6 .x) 7.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト (ALC888) 7.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト (ALC888) サウンド Codec 5.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト (ALC662) 5.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト (ALC662) 7.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト 5.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト...
  • Page 54 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu ..................... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features..............7 3Advanced BIOS Features ............... 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features..............16 5 Integrated Peripherals................. 18 6 Power Management Setup..............24 7 PnP/PCI Configurations..............28 8 PC Health Status ..................
  • Page 55: Bios Setup

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM.
  • Page 56: Acpi Support

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G ACPI Support Phoenix-Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0b of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.
  • Page 57: Main Menu

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 1 Main Menu Once you enter Phoenix-Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 58 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure advanced 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.
  • Page 59: Set Supervisor Password

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 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. Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password.
  • Page 60 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.
  • Page 61: Standard Cmos Features

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 62 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Item Options Description 360K, 5.25 in 1.2M, 5.25 in Select the type of floppy 720K, 3.5 in Drive A disk drive installed in your 1.44M, 3.5 in system. 2.88M, 3.5 in None All Errors Select the situation in which...
  • Page 63: 3Advanced Bios Features

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 3Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup...
  • Page 64 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. External Cache This option enables or disables “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which may improve performance.
  • Page 65 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Removable Device Priority Select Removable Boot Device Priority. The Choices: Floppy Disks, Zip100, USB-FDD0, USB-FDD1, USB-ZIP0, USB-ZIP1, LS120. Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically. You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here.
  • Page 66 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G CD-ROM Boot Priority The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB CDROM0, USB CDROM 1. First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled.
  • Page 67: Cpu Feature

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G CPU Feature AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control The item allows you select K8 Cool’n’Quiet control. The Choices: Auto (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.
  • Page 68: Boot Up Numlock Status

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. The Choices: On (default) Numpad is number keys. Numpad is arrow keys. Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20.
  • Page 69: Apic Mode

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 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.
  • Page 70: Advanced Chipset Features

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 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.
  • Page 71: System Bios Cacheable

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the “Enabled” option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, which is able to improve the system performance. However, any programs that attempts to write to this memory block will cause conflicts and result in system errors.
  • Page 72: Integrated Peripherals

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Highlight the “Press Enter” label next to the “IDE Function Setup” label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the following options:...
  • Page 73: Mcp Storage Config

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G MCP Storage Config SATA Operation Mode This option allows you to choose SATA function. The Choices: IDE (default), RAID, AHCI. SATA Pri-/Sec- Master/Slave RAID This option allows you to enable or disable SATA Primary/Secondary RAID. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
  • Page 74: Ide Dma Transfer Access

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Primary 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.
  • Page 75: Onboard Device

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Onboard Device Highlight the “Press Enter” label next to the “Onboard Device” label and press the enter key will take you a submenu with the following options: OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board.
  • Page 76: Superio Device

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G USB Storage Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Storage device Legacy Support. Enabled (default) Enable USB Storage Support. Disabled Disable USB Storage Support. HD Audio This option allows you to control the onboard HD audio.
  • Page 77: Onboard Fdc Controller

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 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 you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field.
  • Page 78: Power Management Setup

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
  • Page 79: Video Off Method

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are three options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min.
  • Page 80 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Soft-Off by PBTN This item determines the behavior of system power button. Instant off turn off the power immediately, and Delay 4 Sec. will require you to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to cut off the system power.
  • Page 81: Hpet Support

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G HPET Support This option allows you to disabled or enables the High Precision Event Timer. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. POWER ON Function` This item allows you to choose the power on method. The Choices: Button Only(default), Password, Hot Key, Mouse Move/Click, Mouse Double Click, Any Key, Keyboard 98.
  • Page 82: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
  • Page 83: Reset Configuration Data

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 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.
  • Page 84: Maximum Payload Size

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Some old graphic controllers need to “snoop” on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. This item allows such snooping to take place.
  • Page 85: Pc Health Status

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 8 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Fan Control Setup...
  • Page 86: Shutdown Temperature

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G CPU FAN Control By The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise. The Choices: Always ON (default), Smart. CPU Fan Off<℃> If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. The Choices: Min=0,.Max=20, Key in a DEC number.
  • Page 87 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G CPU Vcore, Chipset Voltage, +3.3V, +5.0V, +12.0V, DDR Voltage, HT Voltage, 5V<SB>, Voltage Battery Detect the system’s voltage status automatically. CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of CPU. CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.
  • Page 88: Performance Booster Zone

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G 9 Performance Booster Zone DRAM Configuration...
  • Page 89 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DDR Timing. The Choices: Auto (default), MaxMemClk. Memory Clock Value OR Limi The Choices: DDR 400 (default), DDR 533, DDR 667, DDR 800. DQS Training Control The Choices: Perform DQS, Skip DQS (default).
  • Page 90 NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G DDRII Timing Item The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. TwTr Command Delay The Choices: 3 bus clocks (default), 1 bus clocks, 2 bus clocks. Trfc0 for DIMM0 The Choices: 75ns (default), 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, 327.5ns. Trfc1 for DIMM1 The Choices: 75ns (default) , 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, 327.5ns.
  • Page 91: Cpu Frequency

    NF560-A2G/NF520-A2G CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. The Choices: 200 (default), 201~450. K8<->NB HT Speed The Choices: AUTO (default), 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. K8<->NB HT Width The Choices: AUTO (default), ↓8↑8, ↓16↑16. PCIE Spread Spectrum This item allows you to select the PCIE Spread Spectrum function.

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