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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
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80 Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix C in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d...
Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Powerpack items (Optional) Contents H. Mini heatsink A. Mainboard I. Tool Pen B. User’s manual C. Floppy drive cable Optional Items D. HDD drive cable J. Game & COM bracket cable K. IEEE 1394 two ports cable E.
Introduction 1-2 Mainboard Features Brief Introduction Socket 939 Socket 939-based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhance- ments for AMD Athlon 64/ Athlon 64 FX processor-based systems, and it also expected to be the next-generation of platform innovations. For more information about all the new features Athlon Processor deliver, check out the AMD website at http://www.amd.com Chipset...
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Introduction Serial ATA II (Optional) The second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to 300MB/sec. It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices. Hot-plug has also become its standard function to plug/unplug whenever you want. Serial ATA Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage interface.
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Introduction NV Firewall An unprecedented addition design for nForce product, provide high performance & enhanced reliability of PC security solution to the users. The features would be more advanced than many stand-alone firewalls can provide! Page 1-4...
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Introduction Special Features BIOS Features: & Magic Health Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/ Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan. &...
Specification Section 2 SPECIFICATION Mainboard Specification Processor Š Support Socket-939 based AMD Athlon-64/ Athlon-64 FX up to 4000+ with 2.0GTs Hyper Transport Chipset Š nVidia nForce4 Ultra or nForce4 Chipset Main Memory Š Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Š Support single-sided or double-sided 2.5v DDR-266/333/ 400 DIMMs with dual channel architecture in 128/256/512Mb technologies Š...
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Specification S-ATA RAID Š S-ATA II ---> Four S-ATA ports with up to 300MBps bandwidth from nForce4 Ultra with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD support, or Š S-ATA ---> Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MBps bandwidth from nForce4 with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD support Š...
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Specification BIOS Š Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS Š Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S Š Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection Š Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system boot-up Peripheral Interfaces ) ) ) ) )
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Specification Front Panel Controller Š Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches Š Supports HDD & Power LEDs Š Supports PC speaker Š Supports Front Panel Audio connector Special Features Š Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard Š...
Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Mainboard Layout Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-1...
Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation <Figure 2> <Figure 1> Step 1 Step 2 Open the socket by raising the actuation Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on lever.
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Installation <Figure 3> <Figure 4> Step 3 Step 4 Close the socket by lowering and Insert the heatsink as shown above. locking the actuation lever. Press the clips in the direction of the arrows shown in Figure 4 to secure the Apply thermal compound to the top of assembly to the CPU socket.
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