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NFII ULTRA-AL
Rev. A+
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User's Manual
74300334

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  • Page 1 NFII ULTRA-A NFII ULTRA-AL Rev. A+ System Board User’s Manual 74300334...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copy- right. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written 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 batter y manufacturer’s instructions. Joystick or MIDI port: • Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than 10A current at 5V DC.

  • Page 4: System Board

    (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu. System Board This user’s manual is for the NFII ULTRA-A and NFII ULTRA-AL system boards. The only difference between these boards is the NFII ULTRA-AL system board supports onboard LAN.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications................. 1.2 Package Checklist......................Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation System Board Layout ..................Installing the CPU....................System Memory......................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 Introduction Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares 4.1 Desktop Management Interface..............4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications........4.3 6-Channel Audio Output via Software..........4.4 Installation Notes......................Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function..........Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep........................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset ® • nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 and nForce2 MCP Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for PGA processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that auto- matically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
  • Page 8 Introduction Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 1 AGP slot and 5 PCI slots. 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.
  • Page 9 Introduction Serial ATA IDE Interface • Uses Marvell 88i8030 chip • Supports one SATA (Serial ATA) interface which is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface) Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such as audio/ video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.
  • Page 10 Introduction BIOS • Award BIOS, Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play ® compatible • Genie BIOS provides: CPU/DRAM overclocking CPU/AGP/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage • Supports SCSI sequential boot-up • Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades • Supports DMI 2.0 function • 4Mbit flash memory Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS.

  • Page 11: System Health Monitor Functions

    Introduction • One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.88MB floppy drives • Two ATX power supply connectors • One Wake-On-LAN connector • CPU, chassis and 2nd fan connectors 1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system health”...
  • Page 12 Introduction Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PBTN” field of the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. Wake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management...
  • Page 13 Introduction Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. Important: • If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥...

  • Page 14: Package Checklist

    Introduction AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on automatically or return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs. Virus Protection Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    PCI Slot 1 SATA nVIDIA PCI Standby Power LED nForce2 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 Game/MIDI IrDA PCI Slot 4 S/PDIF-in/out Battery USB 5-6 BIOS PCI Slot 5 PWR-LED ATX-SW Front Clear CMOS Chassis fan panel HD-LED RESET SPEAKER NFII ULTRA-A...

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation DDR 2 CPU fan DDR 3 DDR 1 KB/Mouse COM 1 chip Parallel CPU FSB COM 2 select (J29) USB 1-2 nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 +12V power Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in CD-in 2nd fan AUX-in audio LAN Phy IDE-S IDE-P Front audio DIMM Standby...
  • Page 17 Hardware Installation 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 setting of a jumper or replacing the CPU.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specifi- cation of the memory supported by the system board. 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.

  • 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.

  • Page 20: Installing The 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.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings

    Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing 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 supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the proc- essor’s bus clock/ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor’s bus clock/ratio in the BIOS, please proceed to step 4. 4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s Front Side On: Other CPUs Off: 100MHz (default) This Jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. 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 setting of the jumper.

  • Page 27: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 4 Line-in Line-out USB 3 PS/2 COM 1 COM 2 USB 1-2 NFII ULTRA-AL PS/2 Parallel Mouse Mic-in USB 2 USB 4 Line-in Line-out PS/2 COM 2 USB 1 USB 3 COM 1 NFII ULTRA-A...
  • Page 28 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. 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 29: Serial Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Ports COM 1 COM 2 The system board is equipped with onboard serial ports (COM 1 and COM 2 ) - both in Teal/Turquoise color. These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

  • Page 30: Parallel Port

    Hardware Installation 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP . Setting Function Allows normal speed operation (Standard Parallel Port) but in one direction only. Allows parallel port to operate in (Extended Capabilities Port) bidirectional mode and at a speed...

  • Page 31: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Hardware Installation 2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 USB 4 USB 3 USB 5-6 The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black). J9 allows you to connect 2 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The addi- tional USB ports, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided as options.
  • Page 32 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 33 Hardware Installation 2.5.5 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (NFII ULTRA-AL only) The NFII ULTRA-AL system board is equipped with an onboard RJ45 LAN port. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS.
  • Page 34 Hardware Installation 2.5.6 Audio Jacks and Connectors Mic-in Line-in Line-out audio Front audio Audio Jacks The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks. A jack is a one- hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. • Line-out Jack (Lime) This jack is used to connect external speakers for audio output from the system board.
  • Page 35 Hardware Installation • Line-in Jack (Light Blue) This jack can be connected to the line-out jack of any exter- nal audio devices such as Hi-fi set, CD player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc. Connect a stereo cable from the line- out jack of your external device to this line-in jack.
  • Page 36 Hardware Installation 4-Channel Audio The 4-channel connector (J27) supports four audio output signals: center channel, subwoofer, rear right channel and rear left chan- nel. The 4 audio output signals together with the line-out jack (at the rear panel) support 6-channel audio output. One card-edge bracket, mounted with a rear jack and a center/ subwoofer jack, will be provided as an option.

  • Page 37: I/O Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 Game/MIDI Connector The system board is equipped with a 15-pin connector at loca- tion J23 for connecting an external game/MIDI port. One card- edge bracket, mounted with a game/MIDI port cable, will be pro- vided as an option.

  • Page 38: Internal Audio Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.2 Internal Audio Connectors Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel CD-in Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel AUX-in The CD-in (J22) and AUX-in (J24) connectors are used to re- ceive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
  • Page 39 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 S/PDIF-in/out Connector SPDIF out SPDIF in The system board is equipped with a S/PDIF connector. One card-edge bracket, mounted with S/PDIF ports, will be provided as an option. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J26. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J26.

  • Page 40: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector that supports two standard floppy disk drives. To pre- vent 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 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 Serial ATA IDE Connector Connect one end of the Serial ATA data cable to J5 and the other end to your serial ATA device. Important Notice on Using IDE Drives and a Serial ATA Drive Serial ATA uses the primary IDE’s master channel. Therefore, if a serial ATA drive is connected to the serial ATA connector, DO NOT connect an IDE device to IDE-P’s Master channel.

  • Page 42: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.6 IDE Disk Drive Connectors IDE-P IDE-S IDE-S IDE-P The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE head- ers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Elec- tronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism.
  • Page 43 Hardware Installation Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

  • Page 44: Irda Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.7 IrDA Connector IRRX N. C. Ground IRTX Connect your IrDA cable to connector J11 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 45: Cpu Fan Connector

    Hardware Installation 2.6.8 CPU Fan Connector +12V Ground Sense The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. Con- nect the CPU fan to the 3-pin fan connector at location J13 of the system board. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan.
  • Page 46 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 Chassis Fan and 2nd Fan Connectors +12V Ground Ground 2nd fan +12V Sense Chassis fan The chassis fan connector (J15) and 2nd fan connector (J12) are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide ad- equate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
  • Page 47 Hardware Installation 2.6.10 Wake-On-LAN Connector Ground +5VSB Your LAN card package should include a cable. Connect one end of the cable to the wakeup header on the card and the other end to location J14 on the system board. The network will detect Magic Packet and assert a wakeup signal to power-up the system.
  • Page 48 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 LEDs DIMM Standby Power LED PCI Standby Power LED DIMM Standby Power LED This LED will turn red when the system’s power is on or when it is in the Suspend state (Power On Suspend or Suspend to RAM). It will not light when the system is in the Soft-Off state.

  • Page 49: Power Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.12 Power Connectors +12V 5VSB PW-OK Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground -12V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V Ground Ground +12V +12V We recommend that you 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 J9K1 and CN6 connectors respectively.

  • Page 50: Front Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6.13 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 sys- tem.
  • Page 51 Hardware Installation Pin Assignment Function HDD LED Power HD-LED (Primary/Secondary IDE LED) N.C. Reserved N.C. PWRBT+ ATX-SW PWRBT- (ATX power switch) N.C. Reserved N.C. Ground RESET H/W Reset (Reset switch) SPEAKER Speaker Data N. C. (Speaker connector) Ground Speaker Power LED Power (+) PWR-LED LED Power (+)

  • Page 52: Chapter 3 - Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1 The Basic Input/Output System 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 53: Standard Cmos Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

  • Page 54: Award Bios Setup Utility

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field, then press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 57: Advanced Bios Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.2 CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the external cache for better performance. 3.1.2.3 Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the system.
  • Page 59 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.8 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down. Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.2.13 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version used by the system. 3.1.2.14 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability The system board supports SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) hard drives. SMART is a reliability prediction technology for ATA/IDE and SCSI drives.

  • Page 61: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 62 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.2 CPU Interface This field is used to configure the CPU’s interface. Optimal Uses the most stable CPU/FSB parameters. Aggressive Uses the overclock CPU/FSB parameters. 3.1.3.3 Memory Timings This field is used to select the memory timing of the DRAM. The options are Optimal, Aggressive, Turbo and Expert..
  • Page 63 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.3.7 CPU Thermal-Throttling Thermal throttling regulates the thermal environment by alternating between running the processor at full speed and placing the processor in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached. 3.1.3.8 System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled, accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache...

  • Page 64: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 nVidia OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 65 Award BIOS Setup Utility On-Chip Primary IDE and On-Chip Secondary IDE 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. IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO means Programmed Input/Output.
  • Page 66 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.2 nVidia OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. ALC-650 AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio...
  • Page 67 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller.
  • Page 68 Award BIOS Setup Utility UART2 Mode Select The system board supports IrDA function for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. You may not use IrDA and the COM 2 serial port at the same time. If you are using the COM 2 serial port, make sure this field is set to Normal.
  • Page 69 Award BIOS Setup Utility Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. “ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)” Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode’s data transfer rate. “EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)” Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed.
  • Page 70 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.4.5 OnChip USB Control This field is used to set the USB ports to USB 1.1 or USB 2.0. 3.1.4.6 USB Keyboard Support By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function.

  • Page 71: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 72 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 HDD Power Down = 15 min.
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Utility Instant-Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system. 3.1.5.7 Wake On LAN From Soft-Off If you are using a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function, set this field to Enabled. The will allow the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.
  • Page 74 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.5.11 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 75: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 76 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ-15” fields will appear. Set each system interrupt to either Legacy ISA or PCI/ISA PnP. PCI/ISA PnP For devices compliant with the PCI bus architecture. Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

  • Page 77: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 Show PC Health When POST This field, when enabled, will display the temperature of the CPU and system, the fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans and ouput voltages when the system boots-up during POST.
  • Page 78 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.7.3 +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, VBAT(V) and 5VSB(V) These fields show the output voltage of the power supply. 3.1.7.4 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field. If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field, it will automatically shutdown.

  • Page 79: Genie Bios Setting

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8 Genie BIOS Setting The screen above list all the fields available in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields.
  • Page 80 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8.5 CPU Clock Setting This field provides several options for selecting the external sys- tem bus clock of the processor. The available options allow you to adjust the processor’s bus clock by 1MHz increment. Important: Selecting an external bus clock other than the default setting may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system performance.
  • Page 81 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8.13 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 82 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3.1.8.17 nVidia Lan Chip Control (NFII ULTRA-AL only) This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN. 3.1.8.18 nVidia Lan MAC Address (NFII ULTRA-AL only) This field is used to select the MAC address of the onboard LAN.

  • Page 83: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 set- tings 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 84: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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>...

  • Page 85: Set Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 se- lected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s pass- word with the “Setup”...

  • Page 86: Set User Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 en- ter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup”...

  • Page 87: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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.

  • Page 88: Exit Without Saving

    Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 89: Updating The Bios

    3.2 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 90 Award BIOS Setup Utility 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 91: Desktop Management Interface

    Supported Software Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.

  • Page 92: Using The Dmi Utility

    Supported Software 4.1.2 Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File] BIOS *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information Processor Handle : 0000 Memory Controller Vendor Name : Memory Module...

  • Page 93: Supported Software

    Supported Software Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3.

  • Page 94: Drivers, Utilities And Software Applications

    Supported Software 4.2 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 95 Supported Software 4.2.1 nVidia Drivers nVidia Drivers contain the following. • NVIDIA IDE SW Driver • Ethernet Driver • NV GART Driver • NVIDIA Audio Driver To install nVidia nForce drivers, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 2.

  • Page 96: Audio Drivers

    Supported Software 4.2.2 Audio Drivers The audio drivers are supported in the following operating systems:     Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and  Windows To install the audio driver, please follow the steps below. 1.
  • Page 97 Supported Software 4.2.3 LAN Drivers (NFII ULTRA-AL only)   The LAN drivers for Windows ME, Windows 2000 and  Windows XP support “Autorun”. To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon.
  • Page 98 Supported Software 4.2.4 USB 2.0 Drivers To install the USB 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “USB” icon. 2. Click “USB 2.0 Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 99 Supported Software 4.2.5 Winbond Hardware Monitor The system board comes with the Winbond Hardware Monitor utility contained in the provided CD. It is capable of monitoring the system’s hardware conditions such as the temperature of the CPU and system, voltage, and speed of the CPU and system fans. It also allows you to manually set a range to the items being monitored.
  • Page 100 Supported Software 4.2.6 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install Microsoft DirectX 8.1, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the main menu. The follow- ing screen will appear.
  • Page 101 Supported Software 4.2.7 McAfee VirusScan Online (English OS only) The McAfee VirusScan Online is the most reliable and conven- ient way of protecting your PC from computer viruses. When you install McAfee VirusScan Online, your computer is safe be- cause it automatically scans for viruses and checks for virus up- dates so that PC protection stays up-to-date.

  • Page 102: 6-Channel Audio Output Via Software

    Supported Software 4.3 6-Channel Audio Output via Software The line-out jack (at the rear panel) together with the 4-channel audio connector supports 6-channel audio output. If, for any rea- son, you are not using the 4-channel audio connector which is made possible by connecting a 4-channel audio cable, the 6-chan- nel audio output function can be suppor ted using software.
  • Page 103 Supported Software 6. Click the "Sound Effect" tab, then under "Environment", select the sound effect you want. You must select one to create 6-channel audio output. Note: With the 6-channel mode supported using software, both the line-in and mic-jacks at the rear panel will instead function as line-out.

  • Page 104: 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 105: Appendix A - Using The Suspend To Ram Function

    Using the Suspend to RAM Function Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function ® ® ® ® ® If you are using the Windows 98 operating system, please follow the steps below. Select “Power Management Setup”...
  • Page 106 Using the Suspend to RAM Function ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Boot Windows 98. In the Windows 98 desktop, click the Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon.
  • Page 107 Using the Suspend to RAM Function Click File System. In the “Typical role of this computer” field, select “Mobile or docking system”. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Double- click the Power Management icon.
  • Page 108 Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can power- off the computer at once by pressing the power button or ®...

  • Page 109: Appendix B - System Error Messages

    System Error Message Appendix B - 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 110 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 111: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

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

  • Page 112: Power Supply

    Troubleshooting Monitor/Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned 1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on. 2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet.

  • Page 113: Floppy Drive

    Troubleshooting Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive. 1. The floppy diskette may not be formatted. Format the diskette and try again. 2. The diskette may be write-protected. Use a diskette that is not write-protected. 3. You may be writing to the wrong drive. Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive.

  • Page 114: Serial Port

    Troubleshooting printer can be assumed to be in good condition. If the printer remains inoperative, replace the printer cable and try again. Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line.

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