Acorp 7NFG400 User Manual Download

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1-2 Specification

Spec Description

Design

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ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 30.5x22.0cm

Chipset

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nVIDIA nForce2 Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP)

north bridge for

7NFG400/7FNG400N

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nVIDIA nForce2 System Platform Processor (SSP)

north bridge for

7NFU400/7NFU400N

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nVIDIA nForce2 Media and Communications Processor

(MCP2) south bridge

CPU Socket

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Support AMD Athlon 1.1GHz

∼

1.4GHz processor

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Support AMD Duron 900MHz

∼

1.3GHz processor

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Support AMD Athlon ~ processor

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Support 200MHz/266MHz/333MHz/400MHz (Double Data

Rate) Front Side Bus frequency processors (400MHz support

only for

7NFU400/7NFU400N

)

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Reserves support for future AMD Athlon XP processors

Memory Socket

(Dual Channel)

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184-pin DDR module socket x3

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Support DDR266/DDR333/DDR400(for

7NFU400/7NFU400N

Ultra) DDR SDRAM

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Support both 64-bit and 128-bit (Dual Channel) DDR SDRAM

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Expandable to 3.0GB

Expansion Slot &

Headers

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AGP slot x1 support AGP 3.0 & 4X/8X mode

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32-bit PCI slot x5

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CNR slot x1 support Communication Network Riser card

Integrate IDE

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Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA

PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that

deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s

6 channel Audio

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Realtek ALC 6-channel AC97’ Codec integrated support

Front/Rear/Center-Base 6 channel Speaker

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Audio driver and utility included

BIOS

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Award 2MBit Flash ROM

On board LAN
(Only for

7FNU400N

7FNG400N)

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nVIDIA LAN MAC controller chip including

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Support 10/100 Mb/sec data transfer rate

Multi I/O

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PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

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Floppy disk drive connector x1

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Parallel port x1, Serial port x2

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USB2.0 connector x4, headers x2 (connecting cable option)

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Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC & Game Port headers)

Summary of Contents for 7NFG400

Page 1: ...on Processor NO G03 N2GAPR1A Release date June 2003 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer ...

Page 2: ... MAIN MENU 21 3 4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 22 3 5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 23 3 6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 25 3 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 26 3 7 1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION 27 3 7 2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION 28 3 7 3 ONCHIP SUPER IO FUNCTION 28 3 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 29 3 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 30 3 9 1 IRQ RESOURCES 31 3 10 PC HEALTH STATUS 32 3 11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL 33 3 12 LOAD STANDARD OPTIMI...

Page 3: ...r USB2 Port Option VGA Port 2 Bracket Only for 7NFG400 7NFG400N 7NFU400 7NFU400N 7NFG400 7NFG400N User s Manual AMD Athlon Duron Processor Family Cooling Solutions As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable long term system operati...

Page 4: ...P 4X 8X slot is included on the board Compliant with AGP 3 0 8x interface at 533MHz These motherboards use nVIDIA nForce2 MCP2 south bridge offers ULTRA ATA 66 100 133 to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance The 7NFU400N 7NFG400N motherboard including LAN MAC Controller chip support 10 100 Mb sec Base transfer rate for network With USB control as well as capabilit...

Page 5: ...400 for 7NFU400 7NFU400N Ultra DDR SDRAM Support both 64 bit and 128 bit Dual Channel DDR SDRAM Expandable to 3 0GB Expansion Slot Headers AGP slot x1 support AGP 3 0 4X 8X mode 32 bit PCI slot x5 CNR slot x1 support Communication Network Riser card Integrate IDE Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering ATA PIO DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33 66 100 133 functions that deliver the data transfer r...

Page 6: ...2 32bit 393 394 394 PC Mark 2002 CPU Memory HDD 6311 5162 965 6373 5120 969 6339 5197 978 Content Creation Winstone 2002 44 6 43 2 44 7 Content Creation Winstone 2003 Business Winstone 2002 36 6 34 6 36 3 Winbench 99 V1 2 Business Disk Winmark99 10300 10300 10100 Hi end Disk Winmark99 33800 33200 33800 Business Graphic Winmark 752 751 744 Hi end Graphic Winmark 1830 1820 1840 SYS Mark 2001 2002 SI...

Page 7: ...nstone 2003 37 1 37 8 Business Winstone 2002 34 2 34 8 Winbench 99 V1 2 Business Disk Winmark99 9440 9510 Hi end Disk Winmark99 31400 32000 Business Graphic Winmark 625 827 Hi end Graphic Winmark 1790 1880 SYS Mark 2001 2002 SISMark 2001 2002 Rating Internet Content Creation Office Productivity SISMark 2001 240 239 241 246 246 247 SISMark 2002 241 303 191 248 321 191 SISOFT Sandra 2003 Dhrystone A...

Page 8: ...ront Panel Connector ATA 133 IDE Conn Clear CMOS JP6 ATX Power Connector CPU FAN 2MBit Flash ROM BIOS CPU Socket DDR DIMM X3 SFAN2 nVIDIA nForce2 MCP2 Chip Speak Connector Winbond 83627HF Chip GAME Port Connector PCI Slot Wake On LAN SFAN1 JP8 CPU F S B Frequency Selector USB Wake Up Jumper JP4 USB Port USB Wake Up Jumper JP1 Audio Connector CN1 IR Connector USB VGA for 7NFG400 7NFG400N COM2A for ...

Page 9: ... 40 pin Block P 14 Headers Header Name Description Page COM2 Serial Port COM2 Header 9 pin Block P 15 VGA1 VGA Port2 Header 15 pin Block P 15 AUDIO Line Out MIC Header 9 pin Block P 15 GAME Game Port Header 15 pin Block P 16 USB2 USB Port Headers 9 pin Block P 16 HD LED IDE activity LED 2 pin Block P 16 RESET Reset switch lead 2 pin Block P 16 SPEAK Speaker connector 4 pin Block P 16 PWR LED Power...

Page 10: ...erboard s Jumper Setting 1 Keyboard Power On function Enabled Disabled JP2 USB Wake Up function Enabled Disabled JP1 JP4 When setting Enabled you can using keyboard by key in password or use USB device to power on system JP1 JP4 2 3 closed USB Wake Up Enabled JP2 2 3 closed K B Power ON Enabled JP1 JP4 1 2 closed USB Wake Up Disabled Default JP2 1 2 closed K B Power ON Disabled Default JP2 JP4 1 3...

Page 11: ...S RAM Clear 3 pin JP6 A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1 2 pins of JP6 to store the CMOS data To clear the CMOS follow the procedure below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector 3 Locate JP6 and short pins 2 3 for a few seconds 4 Return JP6 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 2 5 Connect A...

Page 12: ... the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the relationship between the various components Driver software which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other software Processor the central processing unit CPU the principal integrated circuit used for doing the computing in personal computer Front Side Bus Frequency the working frequency of the motherb...

Page 13: ...ket A Colden Arrow Socket 462 When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket No force require to insert of the CPU then press the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force 2 4 Install Memory This motherboard provides three 184 pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES DIMM sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size of 3 0GB DDR SDRAM For Support 128...

Page 14: ...dding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards 2 5 1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 1 Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers 2 Remove your computer s cover and the bracket plate on the slot...

Page 15: ...E Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices 2 5 3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 Shared PCI slot 2 Shared PCI slot 3 Shared PCI slot 4 Shared PCI slot 5 Shared AGP slot Shared AC97 MC97 Shared Onboard USB Shared Onboard USB 1 Shared Onboard USB 2 Shared IMPORTANT If using PC...

Page 16: ...devices to the system board 4 LAN Port connector LAN for 7NFU400N 7NFG400N only The connector is standard RJ45 connector for network connection 5 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female LPT Parallel Port connector is a 25 pin D Subminiature Receptacle connector The On board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP Please refer to Chapter 3 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP section for more de...

Page 17: ...disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings 11 Secondary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE2 This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave hard disks Follow the same procedure described for the primary IDE connector You may also configu...

Page 18: ...ibbon cable to pin 1 Serial Port2 COM2 Header 2 VGA Port2 Header 15 pin VGA1 only for 7NFG400 7NFG400N This header is for secondary CRT Display by optional bracket users can get the secondary CRT display for dual Monitor output Note Because VGA port 2 bracket works with the onboard graphic core When plug in external VGA card in AGP slot the VGA port2 bracket will not function Pin 1 VGA Port2 Heade...

Page 19: ...r connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case 7 Reset switch lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system s power supply See the figure below 8 Speaker connector SPEAK This 4 pin connector connect...

Page 20: ...ved through the LAN card NOTE This feature requires that Wake On LAN or Ring In Wake up is enabled Wake On LAN Headers WOL 1 3 5VSB GND WOL 12 FAN Speed Headers 3 pin SFAN1 SFAN2 CPUFAN These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan...

Page 21: ...frared module You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function IR infrared module Headers IR Pin 1 GND IRRX NC VCC IRTX 2 5 6 14 CD Audio In Headers 4 pin CDIN CDIN is the connector for CD Audio Input signal Please connect it to CD ROM CD Audio output connector CD Audio In Headers 4 1 CDIN ...

Page 22: ...e system will then run power on test While the test are running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power The system may have failed on power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Beep Meaning One short beep when displaying logo No er...

Page 23: ...ight to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing Del immediately allows you to enter Setup If the ...

Page 24: ...t User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 3 1 Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system ...

Page 25: ...Dn keys to select the value you want in each item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date mm dd yy Thu May 29 2003 Time hh mm ss 16 45 35 IDE Primary Master Press Enter None IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All Bu...

Page 26: ...on shall be None Access Mode The settings are Auto Normal Large and LBA Cylinder number of cylinders Head number of heads Precomp write precomp Landing Zone landing zone Sector number of sectors 3 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Anti Virus Protection Disabled CPU L1 Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache Enabled Quick Power On S...

Page 27: ...t to Enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Fourth Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The settings are Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 3 SCSI CDROM LAD and Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Switches the floppy disk drives between ...

Page 28: ... DRAM 64MB Allows OS2 to be used with 64MB or DRAM Settings are Non OS 2 default and OS2 Set to OS 2 if using more than 64MB and running OS 2 3 6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Advanced...

Page 29: ...ipherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help Onboard IDE Function Press Enter Onboard Device Function Press Enter Onboard Super IO Function Press Enter Init Display First PCI Slot Power On Function Button Only X KB Power On Password Enter X Hot Key Power On Ctrl F1 Power Loss Function Always off Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ...

Page 30: ...ter Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The settings are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra...

Page 31: ... a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB peripherals The settings are Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The settings are Enabled Disabled 3 7 3 Onboard Super IO Function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Onboard Super IO Function Item Help Onboard FDD ...

Page 32: ...onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosing ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature After selecting it the following message will appear ECP Mode Use DMA at this time the user can choose between DMA channels 3 to 1 The onboard p...

Page 33: ...bled you cannot use this function During Enabled choose the Date and Time Alarm Time dd hh mm of Alarm You can choose which day of month what hour minute the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work 3 9 PnP PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system...

Page 34: ... of the sub menu that follows this field a sub menu is preceded by a The settings are Auto ESCD Manual IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt Please refer to section 3 9 1 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled The settings are Enabled Disabled 3 9 1 IRQ Resources CMOS Setup Utility Co...

Page 35: ...V 12 36V VBAT V 3 21V 5VSB V 5 02V Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Shutdown Temperature This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature when CPU temperature over this setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU Show PC Health in Post During Enabled it displays information list...

Page 36: ...displays the capability of the memory modules that you can use The choice is either 100MHz 110MHz 125MHz 133MHz 138MHz 166MHz 200MHz 208MHz 221MHz 249MHz CPU Vcore Select This item allows you to select Vcore of the CPU The choice are 1 100V 1 850V CPU Ratio Select This item allows you to select Ratio of the CPU The choice are X5 X24 VDD AUXC Select This item allows you to select Chip Voltage The c...

Page 37: ...assword up to eight characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm t...

Page 38: ...Menu should appear as below If the menu does not appear double click MY COMPUTER double click CD ROM drive or click START click RUN type X SETUP EXE assuming X is your CD ROM drive From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may make 11 selections 1 nFORCE install NVIDIA nForce chipset system driver 2 SOUND install ALC AC97 Audio Codec driver 3 USB2 0 install USB 2 0 driver 4 DirectX8 install Microsoft DirectX 8 ...

Page 39: ...YOU ARE USING AN AGP VGA CARD NVIDIA GART WILL PROVIDE SERVICE ROUTINES TO YOUR VGA DRIVER AND INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO HARDWARE PROVIDING FAST GRAPHIC ACCESS MEMCTL NVIDIA Memory Controller driver SMBUS NVIDIA SMBUS Controller driver ETHERNET NVIDIA nFORCE MCP networking 1 Click nFORCE when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click NEXT when NVIDIA Windows98 ME 2000 XP nForce Drivers Wizard appears 3 Click...

Page 40: ...appears 2 Click NEXT When NVIDIA Win95 98 ME 2000 XP Display Driver Windows appear 3 If You Want Re start Computer Click FINISH 4 3 Sound Install AC97 Audio Codec Driver 1 Click SOUND when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Then auto detect operation system language edition click OK start to install DRIVER ...

Page 41: ...ound Effect select and KaraOK Mode Function 6 Manual Sound Effect Setting Note The path of the file For WIN98 NT4 0 WIN2K XP is X CODEC ALC SETUP EXE 4 4 USB2 0 Install NVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver Windows 98SE ME 2000 USB 2 O Driver installation 1 Click USB2 0 when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click CLOSE and Restart Computer ...

Page 42: ...nd USB2 0 Root Hub Device 4 5 PC CILLIN Install PC CILLIN 2002 Anti virus program 1 Click PC CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appear 2 1 Click Install PC CILLIN when PC CILLIN 2002 main menu appears and Click NEXT when Install Shield Wizard For PC CILLIN 2002 2 Click Open Manual you can learn PC CILLIN 2002 how to use 3 This is license agreement select I Accept the terms and Click NEXT 4 Click NEXT ...

Page 43: ...ister process we recommend select update item to download newest engine code and virus code Note Please install ACROBAT READER Before you read PC CILLIN 2002 User Manual the path at X acrobat ar500eng exe 4 6 PC HEALTH Install NFORCE2 Hardware Doctor Utility The path of the file is X 83627HD SETUP EXE support WINDOWS 98SE ME 2000 XP 1 Click PC Health when Magic Install Menu appears 2 Click Next wh...

Page 44: ...ll appears You can remove the Utility in Control Panel Add Remove Program icon 2 After executing Winbond Hardware Doctor it supports system voltage Fan speed and CPU SYSTEM Temperature Because this is a On time Monitoring program therefore the value will change after it detected if the value is over default setting the system will have warning picture and beeps This is a System Voltage status 3 Th...

Page 45: ...con you will have this picture choose from internet you can upgrade BIOS On line 5 When On line update BIOS the program will auto check your BIOS version 6 Click Next if you need update BIOS after upgrade BIOS the system will clear CMOS and automatically restart 7 Click Yes if you want to update the BIOS otherwise choose No to exit 8 When System programming BIOS don t turn off power after finish u...

Page 46: ...START click RUN type SYS A click OK STEP 2 Copy utility program to your boot disc You may copy from DRIVER CD X FLASH AWDFLASH EXE or download from our web site STEP 3 Copy latest BIOS for 7NFU400 7NFU400N 7NFG400 7NFG400N from our web site to your boot disc STEP 4 Insert your boot disc into A start the computer type Awdflash A N2GAxxx BIN SN PY CC R N2GAxxx BIN is the file name of latest BIOS it ...

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