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  • Page 1 U400SG-AGF nF2 U400S-AL System Board User’s Manual 82200435...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior writ- ten permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.

  • Page 3: Fcc And Doc Statement On Class B

    Battery: • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufactur- er’s instructions. FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    About this Manual This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should al- ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Specifications........................1.2 Special Features of the System Board............. 1.3 Package Checklist......................Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ................... System Memory......................CPU............................Jumper Settings......................Rear Panel I/O Ports....................I/O Connectors......................Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System..............
  • Page 6 A.2 Error Messages....................... Appendix B - Troubleshooting B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist..................Notice This user’s manual is for the nF2 U400SG-AGF and nF2 U400S-AL system boards. The differences between these boards are shown below. nF2 U400SG-AGF NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 and nForce2 MCP GIG...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Athlon XP (up to 3200+) • AMD Duron • Socket A Front Side Bus • 266/333/400MHz Chipset • nF2 U400SG-AGF ® nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400Gb North bridge: nForce2 Ultra 400 South bridge: nForce2 MCP GIG • nF2 U400S-AL ®...
  • Page 8 • S/PDIF-in/out interface • 6-channel audio output Onboard LAN Features • nF2 U400SG-AGF Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit Phy supports 10/100/1000Mbps Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE- TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards • nF2 U400S-AL LAN Phy supports 10/100Mbps Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u...
  • Page 9 • Line-in, line-out and mic-in jacks I/O Connectors • 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports • 2 connectors for 2 external IEEE 1394 ports (nF2 U400SG-AGF only) • 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks •...

  • Page 10: Special Features Of The System Board

    Introduction Expansion Slots • 1 AGP 8x/4x slot • 5 PCI slots • ATX form factor • 30.5cm (12") x 24cm (9.44") 1.2 Special Features of the System Board CPU Overheat Protection CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot up.
  • Page 11 NVIDIA RAID suppor ts spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. IEEE 1394 Interface (nF2 U400SG-AGF only) IEEE 1394 is fully compliant with the 1394 OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) 1.1 specification. It supports up to 63 devices that can run simultaneously on a system.
  • Page 12 Introduction AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The AGP slot supports AGP 8x (0.8V) with up to 2.13GB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x (1.5V) with up to 1066MB/sec.
  • Page 13 Introduction RTC Timer to Power-on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to auto- matically power-on on the set date and time. AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either allow the system to power-on automatically or leave the system in Off state.

  • Page 14: Package Checklist

    One IDE cable for UltraDMA 133 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One Serial ATA data cable One card-edge bracket mounted with two IEEE 1394 ports (nF2 U400SG-AGF only) One “nVRAID Driver” diskette One I/O shield One “Mainboard Utility” CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Battery SATA 2 nForce2 MCP GIG SATA 1 Standby Power LED VT6307 PCI 3 chip USB 7-8 USB 5-6 IEEE 1394_1 PCI 4 IEEE 1394_2 PCI 5 BIOS Chassis fan PWR-LED ATX-SW Clear CMOS (JP2) HD-LEDRESET SPEAKER nF2 U400SG-AGF...

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation CPU fan power Mouse DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 Socket A S/PDIF- S/PDIF- +12V power PS/2 KB/Mouse power select (JP5) USB 1 USB 2 USB 3 nVIDIA USB 4 nForce2 Line-in Ultra 400 Line-out CPU FSB Mic-in select (JP1) Primary Secondary...

  • Page 17: System Memory

    Hardware Installation Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, proces- sor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation The three DDR DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels: 1st channel - DDR 1 and DDR 2 2nd channel - DDR 3 The system board supports the following memory interface. Single Channel (SC) Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.

  • Page 19: Installing The Dim Module

    Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. Notch Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2.

  • Page 20: Cpu

    Hardware Installation 2.3 CPU 2.3.1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Gold mark Pin 1 6.

  • Page 22: Installing The Fan And Heat Sink

    Hardware Installation 7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket. Lever lock 2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU. Strip 2.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Clear CMOS Data 1-2 On: Normal 2-3 On: (default) Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Genie BIOS Setting submenu and press <Enter>. 6. Set the processor’s clock/ratio to its default setting or an appro- priate bus clock or ratio. Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 CPU FSB Select On: Other CPUs Off: 100MHz (default) JP1’s default setting is On. If you want to set the FSB fixed at 100MHz, set JP1 to Off. Warning: To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the set- ting of the jumper.
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation 2.4.3 PS/2 Power Select 1-2 On: 5VSB 2-3 On: 5V (default) JP5 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports. Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.. BIOS Setting Configure the wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device”...

  • Page 28: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports RJ45 PS/2 Parallel Mouse Line-in Line-out Mic-in PS/2 S/PDIF-in USB 1-2 USB 3-4 S/PDIF-out The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following: • PS/2 mouse port • PS/2 keyboard port • Parallel port •...
  • Page 29 Hardware Installation 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN2 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
  • Page 30 Hardware Installation • BIOS Setting: Configure the wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information. Important: The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥ 720mA.

  • Page 31: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at loca- tion CN4 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function Allows normal speed operation but (Standard Parallel Port) in one direction only.
  • Page 32 Hardware Installation 2.5.3 S/PDIF S/PDIF-in S/PDIF-out SPDIF out SPDIF in Optical S/PDIF (J25) The system board is equipped with an onboard S/PDIF-in RCA jack (red) and a S/PDIF-out RCA jack (yellow) at locations CN7 and CN5 respectively. The S/PDIF connector at location J25 is for optical S/PDIF cable connection.

  • Page 33: Serial Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.4 Serial Port The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN1. The serial por t is an RS-232C asynchronous communication por t with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem, serial printer, remote dis- play terminal or other serial devices.

  • Page 34: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 7-8 USB 5-6 Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN12 (USB 1-2) and CN11 (USB 3-4) of the system board. J24 (USB 5-6) and J29 (USB 7-8) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “USB 2.0 Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.
  • Page 36 LAN port at location CN11 of the system board. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. nF2 U400SG-AGF uses the Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit Phy which supports 10/100/1000Mbps. nF2 U400S-AL uses a LAN Phy which supports 10/100Mbps.
  • Page 37 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 Audio (Rear Panel Audio and Front Audio) Line-in Line-out Mic-in Front audio Rear Panel Audio (CN10) Line-in (Light Blue) In a 2-channel or 4-channel mode, this jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.
  • Page 38 Hardware Installation 4-channel 2-channel 6-channel Line-in Light Blue Line-in Center/Subwoofer Front R/L Lime Line-out Front R/L Rear R/L Pink Mic-in Rear R/L Front Audio The front audio connector (J16) allows you to connect to the line- out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in functions.

  • Page 39: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector Right audio channel Ground Ground Left audio channel The CD-in (J14) connector is used to receive audio from a CD- ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

  • Page 40: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting two standard floppy disk drives. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 41 2.6.3 IEEE 1394 (nF2 U400SG-AGF only) 1394_1 1394_2 The nF2 U400SG-AGF system board is equipped with two IEEE 1394 connectors at locations J30 (IEEE 1394_1) and J33 (1394_2) for connecting 1394 devices. Your 1394 ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J30 or J33.

  • Page 42: Serial Ata Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 2 SATA 1 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to J27 (SATA 1) or J28 (SATA 2) and the other end to your Serial ATA device. BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard SATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation 4. Install the NVRAID driver by using the provided “nVRAID Driver” floppy diskette. The driver must be installed if you are in ® ® the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives. 5.

  • Page 44: Ide Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector Secondar y Primar y Configuring RAID on IDE Drives The system board allows configuring RAID across Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, 0+1 and JBOD. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity.
  • Page 45 Hardware Installation Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation Important: If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode. BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS.

  • Page 47: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.6 IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX Connect your IrDA cable to connector J7 on the system board. Note: The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed from the pin function defined on the system board. Make sure to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions.

  • Page 48: Cooling Fan Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 Cooling Fan Connectors Power Ground Sense CPU fan Sense Ground Power Chassis fan Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J6) on the system board. The chassis fan connector (J5) is used to connect an additional cooling fan.
  • Page 49 Hardware Installation 2.6.8 DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system’s power is on. Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

  • Page 50: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.9 Power Connectors 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V +12V Ground Ground +12V Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN8 and CN9 connectors respectively.

  • Page 51: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Front Panel Connectors ATX-SW PWR-LED HD-LED SPEAKER RESET HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.
  • Page 52 Hardware Installation PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU...

  • Page 53: Chapter 3 - Award Bios Setup Utility

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup 3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board.

  • Page 54: Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup 3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.3 IDE Channel 0 Master, IDE Channel 0 Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master and IDE Channel 1 Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Channel 0 Master”, “IDE Channel 0 Slave”, “IDE Channel 1 Master” or “IDE Channel 1 Slave” field, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 56 BIOS Setup Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot-up. 3.1.1.9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.

  • Page 59: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS Setup 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.1 Removable Device Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the removable devices. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <->...
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the hard drives. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <->...
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.3 CD-ROM Boot Priority This field is used to select the boot sequence of the CD-ROM drives. Move the cursor to this field then press <Enter>. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press <+> to move it up or <->...
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.5 CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled, which provides better performance by enabling cache. 3.1.2.6 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the system is powered on.
  • Page 64 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.10 Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.15 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.20 Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up. Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot- Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up. 3.1.2.21 Small Logo(EPA) Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up.

  • Page 67: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.3 AGP 8X Support If you are using an AGP card that supports AGP 8x with up to 2.13GB/sec. bandwidth, set this field to Enabled. 3.1.3.4 AGP Fast Write Capability This field is used to enable or disable the AGP Fast Write function. AGP Fast Write allows the CPU to send data directly to the graphics controller - skipping the system memory.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.10 USB Perf Mode The options are Optimal, High, Compatible and Moderate. 3.1.3.11 USB Read Requests From The options are ISO Queue and non-ISO Queue.

  • Page 70: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup 3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.4.1 RAID Config IDE RAID Set this field to Enabled to allow configuring RAID on Parallel ATA drives and Serial ATA drives.
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.2 Onboard Device The screen above list all the fields available in the Onboard Device submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 72 MAC(NV) Address Input Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter> to fill in the MAC(NV) address. OnChip 1394 (nF2 U400SG-AGF only) This field is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394. Power On Function This field allows you to use the keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power- on the system.
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup KB Power On Password Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. Enter your pass- word. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>. The power button will not function once a keyboard password has been set in this field.
  • Page 74 BIOS Setup IR Transmission Delay If this field is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled. UR2 Duplex Mode Half Data is completely transmitted before receiving data. Full Transmits and receives data simultaneously.
  • Page 75 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.3 OnChip IDE Channel 0 and OnChip IDE Channel 1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second- ary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. 3.1.4.4 Primary Master/Slave PIO and Secondary Master/Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output.
  • Page 76 BIOS Setup 3.1.4.7 Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots. Onboard/AGP When the system boots, it will first initialize the AGP. PCI Slot When the system boots, it will first initialize PCI. 3.1.4.8 Serial ATA This field is used to enable or disable the onboard Serial ATA.

  • Page 77: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.5.1 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that ®...
  • Page 78 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.3 Power Management This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD Power Down” field is activated. Min Saving Minimum power saving time for the “HDD Power Down”...
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.6 HDD Down In Suspend The default setting is Disabled. When enabled, the hard drive will be powered off once the system enters the Suspend mode. 3.1.5.7 Soft-Off by PBTN This field allows you to select the method of powering off your system.
  • Page 80 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.10 Power-On By Alarm Enabled When Enabled, you can set the time you would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Time (dd:hh:mm) of Alarm” field. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the net- work prior to the time set in the field, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network.
  • Page 81 BIOS Setup 3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
  • Page 82 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

  • Page 83: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup 3.1.7 PC Health Status The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.7.1 CPU Warning Temperature This field is used to select the CPU’s temperature limit. Once the system has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the limit, warning beeps will sound.

  • Page 84: Genie Bios Setting

    BIOS Setup 3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.8.1 Current CPU Frequency is This field will show the detected frequency of the CPU. 3.1.8.2 System Performance This field is used to configure the system’s performance.
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.3 FSB Frequency This field provides several options for selecting the FSB of the CPU. The available options allow you to adjust the CPU’s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting a bus frequency other than the default setting may result to the CPU’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.
  • Page 86 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.8 Memory Timings This field is used to select the memory timing of the DRAM. The options are Optimal, Aggressive, Turbo and Expert.. Select “Expert” to manually configure the following fields. 3.1.8.9 T(RAS) - Row-Active Delay The options are 1 to 15. 3.1.8.10 T(RCD) - RAS-to-CAS Delay The options are 1 to 7 3.1.8.11 T(RP) - Row-Precharge Delay...
  • Page 87 BIOS Setup 3.1.8.16 AGP Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the AGP. If you want to use the default voltage, leave this field in its default setting. Important: Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage.
  • Page 88 BIOS Setup 3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 89: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values.

  • Page 90: Set Supervisor Password

    BIOS Setup 3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 91: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup 3.1.12 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...
  • Page 92 BIOS Setup 3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.

  • Page 93: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup 3.1.14 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press <Enter>. Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press <Ctrl>...

  • Page 94: Nvraid Bios

    BIOS Setup 3.2 NVRAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives. Important: Before you run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility, make sure the RAID function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“RAID Config”...

  • Page 95: Updating The Bios

    3.3 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk.
  • Page 96 BIOS Setup 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press <Y>...

  • Page 97: Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.

  • Page 98: Supported Software

    Supported Software 4.1.1 Microsoft DirectX 9 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 9” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3.
  • Page 99 Supported Software 4.1.2 NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers The NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers contains the following. • NVIDIA GART Driver • NVIDIA SMBus Driver • NVIDIA Ethernet Driver • NVIDIA IDE Driver • NVIDIA Audio Driver To install NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers, please follow the steps below.
  • Page 100 Supported Software 3. The following screen will appear. Select the drivers you want to install. The drivers will be installed automatically. Make sure you have selected “NVIDIA IDE Driver” because this driver will replace Windows ATA drivers enabling the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient.
  • Page 101 Supported Software are using this system board, the following steps will appear allowing you to install the NVIDIA Firewall driver. Firewall will filter and stop unauthorized access to your PC providing full security solution. 5. When prompted about installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager, click “Yes”.
  • Page 102 Supported Software NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager After completing installation, the “NVIDIA web-based...” icon is automatically created on your desktop. Double-click this icon to launch the NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager utility. The utility allows you to configure the Ethernet interface features and personal Firewall for optimized security.

  • Page 103: Raid Configuration

    Supported Software 4.1.3 RAID Configuration The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID. 1. Set the “IDE RAID” field to “Enabled”. (Integrated Peripherals submenu - “RAID Config” section of the Award BIOS.) 2. Enable the IDE Channel 0, IDE Channel 1 and Serial ATA drives to allow configuring RAID on these drives.

  • Page 104: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.1.4 Audio Drivers If you are using S/PDIF-in, you must install the Realtek audio driver. To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 2. Click “Audio Drivers” on the main screen. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 105 Supported Software 4.1.5 USB 2.0 Drivers   If you are using a USB 2.0 device under Windows 98 or Windows ME, you must install the USB 2.0 driver. To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “USB” icon. 2.

  • Page 106: Hardware Monitor For Windows

    Supported Software 4.1.6 Hardware Monitor for Windows Hardware Monitor for Windows is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the cooling fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored. If the values are over or under the set range, a warning message will pop-up.

  • Page 107: Installation Notes

    2. All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated. Please go to DFI's web site at "http://www.dfi.com/support1/ download2.asp" for the latest version of the drivers or software applications.
  • Page 108 System Error Message Appendix A - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 109 System Error Message setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) Unable to reset floppy subsystem. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) Floppy type mismatch.

  • Page 110: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Appendix B - Troubleshooting B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

  • Page 111: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3.

  • Page 112: Hard Drive

    Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the sec- ond hard drive is configured as Slave.

  • Page 113: System Board

    Troubleshooting 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

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