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NF44X-A7
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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- Page 1 NF44X-A7 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1 Motherboard Features ... 1 Package Checklist ... 4 Layout & Components ... 5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ... 6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 6 Fan Headers ... 8 Memory Modules Installation ... 9 Connectors &... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
Note: Do not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME. Supports SCO UNIX. Dimensions ATX Form Factor: 20.82cm (W) x 29.33cm (L) On-board IDE 2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives. Supports PIO mode 4, DMA Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 bus master mode. NF44X-A7 EATURES... -
Page 4: Main Memory
NF44X-A7 Main Memory Supports Single Channel DDR. Supports DDR 266/333/400. Maximum memory size is 2GB. DIMM Socket Location DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 Serial ATA 4 on-board Serial ATA connectors support 4 serial ATA (SATA) ports. Compliant with SATA1.0 specification. - Page 5 NF44X-A7 On-board AC’97 Audio Sound Codec Chip: ALC655: Compliant with AC’97 version2.3 specification. Supports 6 channels audio output. 10/100 LAN Chip: RTL8201BL / RTL8201CL. Supports 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto-negotiation. Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O functionality.
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Page 6: Bundled Software
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) Serial ATA Cable X 1(optional) Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional) NF44X-A7 Connector USB *2 COM2 (optional) USB *2... -
Page 7: Layout & Components
JFAUDIO1 JAUDIO1 PEX16 PEX1_1 Codec PEX1_2 JCDIN1 PCI1 Super I/O PCI2 JSPDIF_OUT1 BIOS PCI3 JSFAN1 PCI4 Note: ■ represents the 1 pin. NF44X-A7 JCFAN1 CPU1 BAT1 JNBFAN1 nForce4 4X JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 JSATA1 JSATA3 JUSBV2 JSATA2 JSATA4 FDD1 JCI1 JCMOS1... -
Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point forwards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. NF44X-A7 (CPU) - Page 9 NF44X-A7 Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
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Page 10: Fan Headers
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. NF44X-A7 JCFAN1 Assignment... -
Page 11: Memory Modules Installation
DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. NF44X-A7 NSTALLATION... -
Page 12: Connectors & Slots
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2 The motherboard has two 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 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. - Page 13 NF44X-A7 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI4 This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slot. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI-Express Slots: PEX16/ PEX1_1/PEX1_2 PEX16: PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
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Page 14: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup
“close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened ETAIL ETTINGS ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1 This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. NF44X-A7 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed Assignment +3.3V +3.3V Ground... - Page 15 NF44X-A7 ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR2 By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Power Source Headers for USB Ports: JUSBV1/JUSBV2 Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1. JUSBV2: +5V for front USB headers (JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4).
- Page 16 NF44X-A7 Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse: JKBMSV1 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. Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBMSV1”...
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Page 17: Cd-Rom Audio-In Connector: Jcdin1
NF44X-A7 CD-ROM Audio-in Connector: JCDIN1 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.. Case Open Headers: JCI1 This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up. - Page 18 NF44X-A7 Digital Audio-out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT1 These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output or input header. Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB2~JUSB4 This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
- Page 19 NF44X-A7 Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSATA4 The motherboard has a SATA Controller in nForce4 4X SLI with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s. JSA TA1 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.
- Page 20 NF44X-A7 JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. Assignment Function Speaker Connector Speaker...
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Page 21: Chapter 4: Useful Help
BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: Make a bootable floppy disk. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website. -
Page 22: 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. -
Page 23: Troubleshooting
Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. NF44X-A7 Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. -
Page 24: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder
YSTEM EQUIREMENT 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.) NF44X-A7... -
Page 25: Installation
Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish” button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. NF44X-A7... -
Page 26: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels
NF44X-A7 ™] PEEDER INCLUDES TRAY ICON AND PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. -
Page 27: Main Panel
NF44X-A7 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 contains features as follows: Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. - Page 28 NF44X-A7 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.
- Page 29 NF44X-A7 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. Overclock Panel contains the these features: “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock...
- Page 30 NF44X-A7 “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default...
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Page 31: About Panel
NF44X-A7 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. - Page 32 NF44X-A7 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’...
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