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Page 1: ...NV8 Socket 754 System Board User s Manual 4200 0440 01 Rev 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...dental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this m...

Page 3: ...hes Indicators Headers 2 9 6 Wake up Header 2 10 7 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 11 8 Internal Audio Connectors 2 12 9 PCI Express x16 Slot 2 13 10 PCI Express x1 Slots 2 14 11 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 15 12 Serial ATA Connectors 2 16 13 Status Indicators 2 17 14 Back Panel Connectors 2 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 1 SoftMenu Setup 3 2 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 3 4 3 3 Adva...

Page 4: ...iver A 1 Appendix B Install Realtek Audio Driver B 1 Appendix C Install Cool n Quiet Driver C 1 Appendix D Install USB 2 0 Driver D 1 Appendix E ABIT EQ The Hardware Doctor Utility E 1 Appendix F FlashMenu BIOS Update Utility F 1 Appendix G NVRaid Floppy Disk G 1 Appendix H Troubleshooting Need Assistance H 1 Appendix I How to Get Technical Support I 1 NV8 ...

Page 5: ...sockets Supports DDR400 non ECC un buffered memory Supports maximum memory capacity up to 2GB 4 ABIT Engineered ABIT SoftMenu Technology ABIT CPU ThermalGuard Technology 5 NV SATA RAID Serial ATA 1 5Gb s data transfer rate Supports SATA 150 RAID 0 1 0 1 6 NV GbE LAN NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet Controller 7 NV Firewall Native NVIDIA Firewall 8 Audio Onboard 7 1 channel Audio CODEC Optical S PDIF Output...

Page 6: ... Parallel Port 1x Serial Port 1 x OPT OUT1 Connector 1x AUDIO1 connector Rear Left Rear Right Surround Right Surround Right Center Subwoofer 1x AUDIO2 connector Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 4x USB 2 0 1x RJ 45 LAN Connector 11 Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305 x 245 mm Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice NV8 ...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual ...

Page 8: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 NV8 NV8 ...

Page 9: ...he best way to attach the board is to use with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If the holes line up and there are screw holes you can attach the board with studs If the holes line up and there are only slots you can only attach with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert t...

Page 10: ... clean the heatsink surface and apply new thermal interface material first 1 Pull out the socket locking lever slightly then lift it up 2 Align the corner with triangle mark of the processor with the marking on the motherboard and then place the processor vertical down into the socket 3 Lower the locking lever to the fully locked position 4 Apply thermal interface material 5 Place the heatsink and...

Page 11: ...7 Turn the cam lever to lock into the retention frame 8 Attach the four pin power plug from the heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU FAN connector For detailed information on how to install your heatsink and fan assembly please refer to the instruction manual came packed with the heatsink and fan assembly you bought User s Manual ...

Page 12: ...ory modules 1 Locate the DIMM slot on the board 2 Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully keep away of touching its connectors 3 Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot 4 Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only f...

Page 13: ...r motherboard and or peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything ATX Power Input Connectors 1 This motherboard provides two power connectors to connect ATX12V power supplier NOTE This 24 pin power connector ATXPWR1 is compliant to the former 20 pin type Pay attention to the orientation when doing so Pin 11 12 23 and 24 should be left un connected Note It ...

Page 14: ...e power to the cooling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector PWRFAN1 AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors NV8 ...

Page 15: ...o clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction User s Manual ...

Page 16: ...ders These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC NV8 ...

Page 17: ...ation will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel SPKR Pin 13 15 17 19 Connects to the System Speaker cable of chassis SLED Pin 2 4 Connects to the Suspend LED cable if there is one of chassis front pa...

Page 18: ...at USB1 port USB PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function support at USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted default Enable wake up function support at USB2 port FP PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function support at FP USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted default Enable wake up function support at FP USB1 port FP PWR2 Pin 1 2 shorted Disable wake up function support at FP USB2 port Pin 2 3 shorted default Enabl...

Page 19: ...o front panel by the extension cable provided with the chassis To use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers back at pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 default setting Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 Audio Mic 2 Ground 3 Audio Mic Bias 4 VCC 5 Speaker Out Right Channel 6 Speaker Out Right Channel Return 7 X 8 NC 9 Speaker Out Left Channel 10 Speaker Out Left ...

Page 20: ...2 12 Chapter 2 8 Internal Audio Connectors This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card NV8 ...

Page 21: ...Hardware Setup 2 13 9 PCI Express x16 Slot This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture User s Manual ...

Page 22: ...2 14 Chapter 2 10 PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I O architecture NV8 ...

Page 23: ...e FDC1 port and the floppy connector Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 100 mode by one 40 pin 80 conductor and 3 connector Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board the other two ends gray and black connector at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors of your har...

Page 24: ...2 16 Chapter 2 12 Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable NV8 ...

Page 25: ...Hardware Setup 2 17 13 Status Indicators LED1 VCC This LED lights up when the system power is on LED2 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source User s Manual ...

Page 26: ...ight channel in the 7 1 channel audio system S L S R Surround Left Surround Right Connects to the surround left and surround right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 7 1 channel audio system AUDIO2 Mic In Connects to the plug from external microphone Line In Connects to the line out from external audio sources Line O...

Page 27: ...tMenu Setup PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Password Integrated Peripherals Save Exit Setup Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving PnP PCI Configurations Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item NF CK804 6K61FA1DC 00 Change CPU s Clock Voltage NOTE In order to increase system stability ...

Page 28: ...lts Brand Name This item displays the CPU model name Frequency This item displays the CPU internal clock speed CPU Operating Speed This item displays the CPU operating speed according to the type and speed of your CPU You can also select the User Define option to enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause C...

Page 29: ...efault unless the current voltage setting cannot be detected or is not correct The option User Define enables you to select the following voltages manually CPU Core Voltage This item selects the CPU core voltage DDR RAM Voltage This item selects the voltage for DRAM slot DDR Ref Voltage This item selects the reference voltage needed for DRAM slot to increase its conformity nForce4 Voltage This ite...

Page 30: ...nnel 3 Master None IDE Channel 4 Master None IDE Channel 5 Master None IDE Channel 6 Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1046520K Total Memory 1047552K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date mm dd yy This ite...

Page 31: ... automatically IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master IDE Channel 6 Master When set to Auto the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using If you want to define your own drive by yourself set it to Manual and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters Please refer to the instruct...

Page 32: ...loppy drive Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot up All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non fatal error No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error detected All But Keyboard The system boot will stop for all errors except a keyboard error All But Diskette The system boot will stop for all errors excep...

Page 33: ...e hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device items respecti...

Page 34: ...ill have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system But by doing this you will have to reset all previously set options MPS Version Ctrl For OS This item specifies which version of MPS Multi Processor Specification this motherboard will use Leave this item to its default setting OS Select For DRAM 64MB This item allows you to access the memor...

Page 35: ... Clock Auto X CAS latency Time Auto X Row Cycle Time Auto X Row Refresh Cycle Time Auto X Min RAS Active time Auto X RAS to CAS delay Auto X RAS Precharge Time Auto X RAS to RAS delay Auto X Write Recovery Time Auto X Write to Read Delay Auto X Read to Write Delay Auto X DRAM Command rate Auto X Bank Interleaving Enabled X Burst Length 4 beats MTRR mapping mode Continuous 32 bit Dram Memory Hole A...

Page 36: ...to CAS read write delay time to the same bank RAS Precharge Time This item specifies the RAS precharge time RAS to RAS Delay This item specifies the RAS active to RAS active delay time of different bank Write Recovery Time This item specifies the time measured from the last write datum is safely registered by the DRAM Write to Read Delay This item specifies the time measured from the rising edge f...

Page 37: ...isters controls the access and cacheability of memory regions in the processor 32 bit Dram Memory Hole This item selects the method to remap the 32 bit Dram memory hole Leave this item to its default Auto Setting Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu SSE SSE2 Instructions This item allows you to Enable or Disable the SSE SSE2 Streaming SIMD Extensions instruction set The default setting is ...

Page 38: ...Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP X EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 X ECP Mode Use DMA 3 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE RAID Function Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE RAID Fuction Setup IDE Function Se...

Page 39: ...s item allows you to enable or disable the primary IDE1 and secondary IDE2 IDE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller IDE DMA transfer access This item selects the DMA mode for devices connected through IDE channels Serial ATA 1 2 Serial ATA 3 4 This item enables or disables the on chip SATA controller IDE Prefetch Mode Two options are available Disabled or...

Page 40: ...lect the disks that you want to use as RAID disks Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Init Display First This item selects which display slot to be initialized first when the system boots PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI PCIEx When the system boots it will first initialize PCIE OnChip USB Three options are available Disabled V1 1 V2 0 V1 1 The default setting is V1...

Page 41: ...F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 AUTO The default setting is 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port Sets the I O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Four options are available Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Default setting is 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Four options are available SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP The default setting is SPP mode EPP Mode Select Two options are available EPP1 7 EPP1 9 The...

Page 42: ...M function USB Resume from S3 Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event related to onchip USB will power on the system This item can be configured only if the item ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3 STR Power Button Function Two options are available Delay 4 Sec or Instant Off The default setting is Instant Off It is activated when the ...

Page 43: ...password You can enter up to 5 characters Type in exactly the same password to confirm and then press Enter Hot KEY Use any of the function keys between F1 to F12 to power on the system Mouse Left Double click the mouse left button to power on the system Mouse Right Double click the mouse right button to power on the system Any KEY Use any keyboard key to power on the system BUTTON ONLY Use only t...

Page 44: ...Power On When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power will be powered on automatically Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the system s power is on when AC power failure occurs th...

Page 45: ...2 Use IRQ No Auto PIRQ_3 Use IRQ No Auto PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings Manual Choose the spe...

Page 46: ... Device Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Back to PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards do not work with PCI VGA Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA PIRQ_0 ...

Page 47: ...ct PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults FAN Fail Alarm Selectable This item selects the fan that will be monitored for malfunction Shutdown When Fan Fail The system will be shut down if the selected fan is not running CPU FanEQ Speed Control This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed down to a specific percentage When s...

Page 48: ...ages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage NOTE The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages will occupy the I O address from 294H to 297H If you have a network adapter sound card or other add on cards that might use those I O addresses please adjust your ...

Page 49: ...ads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself 3 12 Save Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the BIOS setup menu 3 13 Exit Without Saving This option exits the BIOS setup menu without saving any change User s Manual ...

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Page 51: ...ting system For other operating systems please follow the on screen instructions Insert the Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executable file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click nVidia nForce Chipset Driver 32b...

Page 52: ...A 2 Appendix A 5 Click Yes 6 Click Next 7 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup NV8 ...

Page 53: ...nsert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Realtek Audio Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click...

Page 54: ...B 2 Appendix B NV8 ...

Page 55: ... the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Cool n Quiet Driver The following screen appears 1 Click Next 2 Click Yes 3 Click Next 4 Click Next 5 Choose Yes I want to r...

Page 56: ...oose the power scheme Minimal Power Management to enable Cool n Quiet NOTE For Windows 2000 or ME system an AMD Cool n Quiet tab will appear under Power Options when the Cool n Quiet software for Windows 2000 and ME is installed This must be set to Automatic Mode for Cool n Quiet to be enabled NV8 ...

Page 57: ... Driver D 1 Appendix D Install USB 2 0 Driver NOTE The installation for USB 2 0 driver for Windows XP or Windows 2000 is currently available by updating the latest Service Pack from Microsoft s web site User s Manual ...

Page 58: ...D 2 Appendix D NV8 ...

Page 59: ...llation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on the Windows XP operating system For other operating systems please follow the on screen instructions Insert the Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executable file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the ins...

Page 60: ...rt my computer now and click Finish to complete setup 5 Execute the ABIT EQ by entering the Windows Menu Start All Programs ABIT ABIT EQ 6 This screen appears ABIT EQ shows you the status of Voltage Fan Speed and Temperature readings as well NV8 ...

Page 61: ... this section are based on the Windows XP operating system For other operating systems please follow the on screen instructions Insert the Driver Utility CD into the CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executable file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to ABI...

Page 62: ...he FlashMenu by entering the Windows Menu Start All Programs ABIT FlashMenu 6 This FlashMenu screen appears You can easily update the BIOS from clicking Update From File One Click LiveUpdate or LiveUpdate Step by Step button NV8 ...

Page 63: ... OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to ABIT Utility tab Click AN8 NVRaid Floppy Disk The following screen appears 1 Insert one blan...

Page 64: ...G 2 Appendix G NV8 ...

Page 65: ...st the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then making the motherboard work again There is no need to bother returning the motherboard to where you bought it from or go through an RMA process Step 1 Switch off the power supply unit and then switch it on again after one minute If there is no power switch on the power supply unit dis...

Page 66: ... each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note the information related to both cards in the add on Card space provided and don t forget to indicate the motherboard model version BIOS identification number CPU ...

Page 67: ...ple In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses IDE1 or IDE2 and check in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is IDE2 Master Example In the CD ROM drive space check the box in the Brand space write Mitsumi in the...

Page 68: ... Name Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory ADD ON CARD Problem Description NV8 ...

Page 69: ... need service or technical support please understand the constraints that we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To expedite service we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before contacting us With your help we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the greatest number of ABIT customers 1 Check the Manual It sounds simple bu...

Page 70: ... They integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support ...

Page 71: ...elgium Netherlands Luxembourg France Italy Spain Portugal Greece Denmark Norway Sweden Finland and Switzerland AMOR Computer B V ABIT s European Office Jan van Riebeeckweg 15 5928LG Venlo The Netherlands Tel 31 77 3204428 Fax 31 77 3204420 Sales sales abit nl Web Site http www abit nl Austria Czech Romania Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Bosnia Serbia and Macedonia Asguard Computer Ges m b H Schmalbachs...

Page 72: ... recently it is likely that you have a defective component Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product You should be able to get RMA service there 8 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem th...

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