Biostar NF520-A2 TE Setup Manual
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NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A2 Setup Manual
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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A2 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

    Package Checklist..............1 Motherboard Features............2 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x )........4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x)........4 Motherboard Layout (NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE)..... 5 Motherboard Layout (NF520-A2).......... 6 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ........7 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)........ 7 FAN Headers................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE T ART Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficient lighting.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD EAT URES NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 /...
  • Page 5 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA OS Support Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice. support for any OS with or without notice.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel Connectors (For Ver 6.X )

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 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/ B a ss/ Ce nt er PS/ 2 COM1 USB X2...
  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout (Nf520-A2 Te/Nf520-A2 Se)

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 (NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE) OT HERBOARD AYOUT JKBMS1 JCFAN1 JKBPWR 1 JATXPWR 2 JPRNT1 JUSBPWR 1 JUSB1 JATXPWR 1 JUSBLAN 1 J AU DIO2 ( fo r Ver 5 .x ) JAUD IO1 (for Ver 6.x)
  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout (Nf520-A2)

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual (NF520-A2) OT HERBOARD AYOUT JKBMS1 JCF AN1 JKBPWR 1 (O ptio na l) JAT XPWR 2 JPRNT 1 JU SBPW R1 (O ptio na l) JUSB1 JAT XPWR 1 JUSBLAN1 J AU DIO2 ( fo r Ver 5 .x ) JAUD IO1 (for Ver 6.x)
  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 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.
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 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.
  • Page 11: Fan Headers

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 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 12: Installing System Memory

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 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.
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 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...
  • Page 14: Connectors And Slots

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 2.4 C ONNECT ORS AND LOT S FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cable.
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 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.
  • Page 16: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 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 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 ATX Power Source Connector: 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...
  • Page 18 NF520-A2 SE) SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors (SATA3 and SATA4 are only for NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE) The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 JAUDIO F1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector; AC’97 connector is not acceptable.
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual JSPDIF_O UT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF_OUT Ground JUSBPWR1/JUSBPWR2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports (O ptional for NF520-A2) Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 JKBPWR1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse (O ptional for NF520-A2) Pin 1-2 Close +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Pin 2-3 close +5V STB for PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual JCI1: Chassis O pen Header (Optional) This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up.
  • Page 23: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERAT ION YST EM Supports Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows Vista. 4.2 R 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 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 RAID 0+1: (Only for NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE) 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 26: Useful Help

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 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.
  • Page 27: Award Bios Beep Code

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 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...
  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 5.4 T 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.
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 This page is intentionally left blank.
  • Page 30: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE ERMAN NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Sockel AM2 Sockel AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/...
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC888 (Ver 5.x) Realtek ALC888 (Ver 5.x) Audio-Codec 5.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe (Ver 6.x)
  • Page 32: France

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual RANCE NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ Sempron...
  • Page 33 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 34: Italian

    Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 Mb/s Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 Mb/s Capacità Half / Full Duplex Capacità Half / Full Duplex Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861V D (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC888 (Ver 5.x) Codec Realtek ALC888 (Ver 5.x)
  • Page 35 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 36: Spanish

    Negociación de 10 / 100 Mb/s Negociación de 10 / 100 Mb/s Funciones Half / Full dúplex Funciones Half / Full dúplex Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC888 (Ver 5.x) Códecs de...
  • Page 37 Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA sistema Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar operativo el soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo.
  • Page 38: Portuguese

    Auto negociação de 10 / 100 Mb/s Auto negociação de 10 / 100 Mb/s Capacidade semi/full-duplex Capacidade semi/full-duplex Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 861VD (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x) Codec de Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x)
  • Page 39 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 qualquer sistema remover suporte para qualquer sistema suportados operativo com ou sem aviso prévio.
  • Page 40: Polish

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual OLISH NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/...
  • Page 41 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 861VD (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x) Kodek Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x) 5.1 kanałowe wyjście audio (Ver 6.x)
  • Page 42: Russian

    Автоматическое согласование 10 / 100 Мб/с сеть Частичная / полная дуплексная способност ь Частичная / полная дуплексная способност ь Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 861VD (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x) Звуковой...
  • Page 43 ки Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Windows 2K / XP / VISTA Поддержка Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с...
  • Page 44: Arabic

    ‫ا ﻟﻤﺰدوج‬ ‫ا ﻟﻨﻘﻞ‬ ‫إﻣﻜﺎﻥﻴﺔ‬ ‫ا ﻟﻨﺼﻔﻲ‬ ‫ا ﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ‬ ‫ﻟﻤﺰدوج‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ﻟﻨﻘﻞ‬ ‫إﻣﻜﺎﻥﻴﺔ‬ Realtek ALC662(NF520-A2 TE)(Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD(Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD(NF520-A2 SE)(Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC888(Ver 5.x) Realtek ALC888(Ver 5.x) (Ver 6.x) ‫ﻗﻨ ﻮ ات ﻟﺨﺮج اﻟﺼﻮت‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮت‬ ‫آﻮدیﻚ‬...
  • Page 45 Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫ا ﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫أﻥﻈﻤﺔ‬ ‫دﻋﻢ‬...
  • Page 46: Japanese

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual APANESE NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2/ Sempron プロセッサ...
  • Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE/NF520-A 2 NF520-A2 TE/NF520-A2 SE NF520-A2 Realtek ALC662 (NF520-A2 TE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 861VD (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC861VD (NF520-A2 SE) (Ver 6.x) Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x) Realtek ALC 888 (Ver 5.x) サウンド...

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