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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,
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- Page 1 K8NF4X-AM2 Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
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Page 2: User Manual
K8NF4X-AM2 nVIDIA nForce4 4X ® Supports Socket AM2 Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ ® Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor User Manual Dimensions (Micro-ATX Form-Factor): 190 mm x 305 mm ( W x L ) Operating System: ® Windows XP/ 2000... -
Page 3: Packing List
Things You Should Know The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party components and software versions. This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..............1 ....................... 1 NTRODUCTION ....................... 2 PECIFICATION ....................5 ONFIGURATION Layout of K8NF4X-AM2................5 ................... 6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation................6 Memory Installation: DIMM1/2 ..............7 Back Panel Configuration................9 Connectors..................... 10 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........ -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Chapter 1. Getting Started Introduction ® Congratulations on choosing the K8NF4X-AM2 Mainboard. It is based on the nVIDIA nForce4 4X chipset. The mainboard supports the AMD Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/ Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor with FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies of 800 MHz/ 1000 MHz (by overclocking). -
Page 6: Specification
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Specification CPU: Supports Socket AM2 Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor Supports Hyper-Transport Link Technology Supports 800MHz/ 1000 MHz (by overclocking) FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset: ® Chipset – nVIDIA nForce4 4X ®... -
Page 7: Serial Ata Connector
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Supports high capacity hard disk drives Serial ATA Connector: Four SATA connectors that support up to four SATA HDD Supports SATA 1.0 specification which provides 1.5 Gb/s transmit rate Supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 mode I/O facility Connectors: One multi-mode Parallel Port is capable to support as the following: Standard &... -
Page 8: Shadow Ram
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Supports APM 1.2 Supports ACPI 2.0 power management Green Function: Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM: Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function:... -
Page 9: Configuration
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Configuration Layout of K8NF4X-AM2... -
Page 10: Hardware Installation
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components. CPU Processor Installation This mainboard supports AMD Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ Athlon Sempron processor and uses a Socket AM2. -
Page 11: Memory Installation: Dimm1/2
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 FAN Headers: CPUFAN, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 There are three fan headers available for cooling fans. The cooling fans play an important role in maintaining ambient temperatures in your system. The CPUFAN header is attached with a CPU cooling fan. The SYSFAN1 and SYSFAN2 headers are attached with other cooling fans. SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 CPUFAN Attention... - Page 12 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 How to Enable Dual-Channel functionality: This mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for the two DIMM sockets. Enabling Dual-Channel can significantly increase your data access rates. DIMM1 and DIMM2 share one channel. For enabling Dual-Channel, you have to install two memories in the DIMM sockets at the same time;...
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Page 13: Back Panel Configuration
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. The pin assignments are described below. Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The mainboard provides one serial port and one parallel port on the back panel. Parallel Interface Port: PRT The parallel port on your mainboard is a standard 25-pin one, and is used to connect a parallel printer. -
Page 14: Connectors
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Audio Ports: SOUND This mainboard provides three audio ports, the Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out. These are the standard audio ports that provide basic audio function. Mic-In (Pink) This port is for connecting to a microphone. When the Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect is enabled, this port will output audio for your subwoofer/center speakers. -
Page 15: Front Panel Headers: Jw_Fp, Pwrled, Speak
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 SATA Connector: SATA 1/2/3/4 The four SATA connectors support 1.5 Gbps transmission speeds and RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 mode. One SATA connector only can attach one SATA HDD of each time using SATA cables. Assignment Assignment Ground Ground SATA1~4 Ground This mainboard supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 mode;... -
Page 16: Headers & Jumpers
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Hard Drive LED Header: HDLED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable, attach it to this header. The LED will flicker when there is hard disk drive activity. Reset Switch Header: RESET This header can be attached to a momentary SPST switch (reset button) cable on your case front panel. - Page 17 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Assignment Assignment -DATA -DATA USB2/3 +DATA +DATA Attention If you are using a USB 2.0 device with Windows 2000/XP, you will ® need to install the USB 2.0 driver from the Microsoft website. If you are using Service pack 1 (or later) for Windows ®...
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Page 18: Audio Configuration
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Assignment Assignment KB/ USB Power ON Disable (Default) Pin 1-2 Closed KB/ USB Power ON Enabled +5VSB Pin 2-3 Closed Note: Close stands for putting a jumper cap onto two header pins. Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT The “Clear CMOS” function is used when you are unable boot your system and need to reset the BIOS settings (CMOS settings) back to the manufacturer’s original settings. -
Page 19: Slots
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 AUDIO Assignment Assignment AUD_MIC AUD_GND AUD_MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R HP_ON AUD_FPOUT_l 10 AUD_RET_L Slots PCI-Express x1 Slot: PE1 This mainboard is able to install an expansion card which the PCI-Express x1 interface compatible such as network card, SCSI card, etc. to this PE1 slot. PCI-Express x16 Slot: PE2 This mainboard is able to install a graphics card, which the PCI-Express x16 interface, supporting one-way bandwidth up to 4 GB/s, is compatible to this PE2 slot. -
Page 20: Power Supply Attachments
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Power Supply Attachments ATX Power Connector: ATXPWR, ATX12V This mainboard provides two ATX power connectors, a 24-pin ATXPWR connector and a 8-pin ATX12V connector. You must use a power supply that has both of these connectors and both connectors must be attached before the system is powered on. -
Page 21: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down. -
Page 22: Main Menu
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Include all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features. Integrated Peripherals Include all onboard peripherals. - Page 23 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Attention Before going to update BIOS, please change the item, 【Miscellaneous Control】→ 【Flash Write Protect】, from 【Enabled】to【Disabled】. When the BIOS update is done, please adjust the item from【Disabled】to【Enabled】. PC Health Status It is for monitoring the system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan speeds. Thermal Throttling Options Set the function to low down the CPU temperature being at high workload to protect processor from damage or accidental shutdown when CPU temperature is over the value.
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Page 24: Chapter 3: Software Setup
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® Windows 2000 /XP Microsoft DirectX 9.0c ® Windows 2000 /XP nForce Chipset Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP Realtek Audio Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 Attention: You don’t need to install the driver for USB 2.0 version if you are using Windows®... - Page 25 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 For Windows XP Driver For Windows 2000 Driver...
- Page 26 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Microsoft DirectX 9.0c – provides the software of Microsoft DirectX 9.0c. nForce Chipset Driver – provides all the drivers needed for the chipset. Realtek Audio Driver – provides the driver for being able to input/output audio. Attention Please install Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (or the latest version), and then install the nForce Chipset Driver.
- Page 27 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Click on the “User Manual” button, you can choose the manual to read. Attention Before you read manuals, you must install the driver of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 to browse PDF files. If you click the “Browse CD” button, you can browse all the files in the Driver CD.
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Page 28: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable. 3. - Page 29 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
- Page 30 Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor. 2.
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Page 31: Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect Setup
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect Setup Channels Setup 1. After starting your system, click the Sound Effect Manager icon from the tool bar on the desktop. You can also find the icon by going to Start-> Setting -> Control Panel. 2. -
Page 32: Appendix Ii: Raid 0/ 1/ 0+1 Setup
Mainboard K8NF4X-AM2 Appendix II: RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 Setup Introduction to RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives. It enhances I/O performance and provides redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case of individual disk failure. The RAID facility on this board provides RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID JBOD, and RAID 5.
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