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K8NF4 Series mainboard

IDE Cable/ FDC Cable

SATA Power cord/ SATA Cable

USB Bracket (optional)

SPDIF & FRONT AUDIO Port Bracket (optional)

I/O Shield

Mainboard Setup

Driver CD

Mainboard User Manual CD

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Page 1: ...endor s approval in writing Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit...

Page 2: ...delicate IC chips Use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system 0 Do not touch the IC chips leads connectors or other components 0 Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard Package Contents K8NF4 Series mainboard IDE Cable FDC Cable SATA Power cord SATA Cable USB Bracket optional SPDIF FRONT AUDIO Port Bracket optional I O Shield Mainboard Setup Driver CD...

Page 3: ...Ultra Standard 4X Supports Socket 939 AMD AthlonTM 64 Processor AMD AthlonTM 64 FX Processor USER Manual Dimensions ATX form factor z 194mm x 295mm WxL Operating System z Supports most popular operating systems Windows 2000 XP etc ...

Page 4: ...el Indicator SW LED SPEAKER 12 Connectors 13 Headers Jumpers 14 Audio Connectors 18 Slots 19 Power Supply Attachments 20 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 21 INTRODUCTION 21 MAIN MENU 23 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 25 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 31 POWER MANAGEMENT 35 HARDWARE MONITOR 37 LOAD DEFAULTS 38 EXIT MENU 39 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 40 SOFTWARE LIST 40 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 40 APPENDIX I 5 1 CHANNEL SETUP 42 AP...

Page 5: ...r an additional Card ABS This can provide a second BIOS when the original one is damaged You don t have to be worried about what a damaged BIOS may cause The K8NF4 Series mainboard includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 66 100 133 It also includes built in Serial ATA or Serial ATA2 facilities that support SATA RAID 0 1 0 1 JBOD and support transfer rate to 150MB sec or 300 MB s pe...

Page 6: ...0 DDR333 PC2700 DDR266 PC2100 SDRAM z Supports 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB unbuffered DIMM modules z Supports up to four memory modules with a total capacity of 4 GB z Supports Dual Channel data bus PCI Express BUS Slots z Provides 1 x 16 PCI Express slot with 4 GB s bandwidth each direction z Provides 3x 1 PCI Express slots with 250 MB s bandwidth each direction z All PCI Express slots are fu...

Page 7: ...acilities z Compatible with SATA 1 0 z Compatible with SATA 2 0 K8NF4U only z Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB sec transfers z Supports Serial ATA specification of 300 MB sec transfers K8NF4U only z Supports SATA RAID 0 1 0 1 JBOD mode I O facilities z One multi mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications 1 Standard Bi direction Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Paralle...

Page 8: ...nboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS Flash Memory z Supports flash memory functionality z Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function z Monitors CPU Chassis Fan Speed z Monitors CPU system Temperature z Monitors System Voltage Watch Dog Timer z The mainboard contains a special feature called the Watch Dog Timer which is used to detect ...

Page 9: ...K8NF4 Series 5 Configuration Layout of K8NF4 Series ...

Page 10: ... angle 2 On the socket locate the corner which has the diagonally cut corner on the rectangular shaped pattern of pinholes see diagram below left Match that corner with the gold triangle on the CPU see diagram below right and lower the CPU onto the socket The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket 3 Lower the lever until it snaps back into position This will lock down the CP...

Page 11: ...ture in your system Memory Installation The K8NF4 Series mainboard contain 4 sockets which use 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory capacity of up to 4 GB You can install unbuffered DDR400 333 266 PC3200 2700 2100 SDRAM Attention We strongly recommend that you use a CPU fan sink with your CPU You can attach the CPU fan to the CPUFAN header ...

Page 12: ...2T default can be switched in Bios setting Maximum DRAM SPEED Data Bus DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 1T 2T default single side X X DDR400 DDR400 Double side X X DDR400 DDR400 X single side X DDR400 DDR400 X Double side X DDR400 DDR400 single side X single side X DDR333 DDR400 single side X Double side X DDR200 DDR400 Double side X single side X DDR200 DDR400 64 bits Single channel Double side X Doub...

Page 13: ...esponding pattern in the DIMM slot This will ensure that the module will be inserted with the proper orientation 3 Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place 4 Repeat steps 1 2 3 for the remaining RAM modules The pictures above are for reference only Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures Attention There s a li...

Page 14: ...onnector that is used to interface with parallel printers and other devices using a parallel interface The Serial Interface COM1 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS 232 port or an asynchronous communication port Mice modems and other peripheral serial devices can be connected to this port SPDIF out connectors S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is an audio transfer file f...

Page 15: ... Line In Connects to an external audio device such as a CD player tape player or other audio devices that provide audio out For K8NF4 Series this port becomes the rear speakers when 5 1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and enabled Front Speaker Out Connects to standard audio speakers This port becomes the front speakers when 5 1 Channel Audio Effects driver is installed and enabled Also n...

Page 16: ...set and run the POST Power On Self Test PWR SW Power on Switch Connector This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch The switch must pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off the time required is due to internal debouch circuitry on the system board At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize ano...

Page 17: ...tors that both support SATA RAID 0 1 0 1 JBOD IDE1 Primary IDE Connector You can connect up to two hard drives to IDE1 If you attach two drives you must use a ribbon cable with three connectors You must also configure one drive as the master and one drive as the slave using the jumpers located on each drive IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave driv...

Page 18: ...he computer casing The onboard USB headers do not support the USB wake up function like those on the back panel do Front Serial Port Header COM2 Optional This mainboard supports an optional front serial header To use this header you can install a COM port Game Port bracket optional with a wire extending to this header You can then attach your serial device to the serial port on the bracket If you ...

Page 19: ...ter the IrDA interface is configured you can use this connector for connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs Game Port Header GAME PORT Optional There is a game port header on these mainboards To use this header you must attach a game port bracket cable so that you can interface to gaming devices game port bracket is optional ...

Page 20: ...ows you to reset the CMOS configurations and then reconfigure The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when you have forgotten your system password 1 Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Set JP1 to OFF 2 3 Closed 3 Wait several seconds 4 Set JP1 to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system 6 Reset your new password ...

Page 21: ...e1 Attention Whether you want to use this function or not removing this jumper cap from the ABS card is interdictory Attention There are two jumper caps on the ABS header BIOSCN1 One is in pin1 2 and the other is in pin3 4 Before installing the ABS card remember to remove these jumper caps first But if you don t want to use the ABS card please DO NOT change the positions of the jumper caps and DO ...

Page 22: ...ormat which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals This mainboard is equipped with an SPDIF header and must be used with a bracket cable containing S PDIF ports An SPDIF Audio bracket is optionally packaged with some models The bracket has RCA connectors similar to that used with most consumer audio products and TOS Link connectors and you can use these connectors to o...

Page 23: ...mplement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard PCI Express slots PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCI E x16 slot is for installing PCI Express graphics cards The PCI E x1 slot is for expansion cards which fit the PCI E x1 slot PCI Slots PCI1 PCI2 This mainboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which has...

Page 24: ... pin connector first and then attach the 24 pin connector Make sure the connectors are secure before applying power ATX_PWR can be attached to a 20 pin connector but be extra careful with the connector orientation when connecting the cables Attention Please make sure that the 4 pin power cable has plugged in the ATX_12V connector in case that the over load power requirement may damage the mainboar...

Page 25: ...well as special configurations for fine tuning the system chipset The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system When you boot up the computer the BIOS version will appear at up left of the POST screen Plug and Play Support This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification as well as ESCD Extended ...

Page 26: ...row Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desire PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Key Increase the numeric value or enter changes Key Decrease th...

Page 27: ...e Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below ...

Page 28: ...menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5 in None Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST proce...

Page 29: ...boot priority First Second Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device Options Removable default for first boot device CD ROM default for second boot device Hard Disk default for third boot device Disabled Boot Other Device Set to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot...

Page 30: ...ns Enabled default Disable External Cache This option allows you to enable or disable Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU to enhance performance Options Enabled default Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting This will speed up the boot process Options Enabled default Disabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives choose Enabled to assi...

Page 31: ...e drives Options Disabled default Enabled Small LOGO EPA Show This item allows you to show or hide the small LOGO EPA Options Disabled default Enabled Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Configuration Timimng Mode This item allows you to select if you want to let the bios detect and use informations in SPD or it s you to configure those items below Options Auto default Manual Memclock index value Mhz T...

Page 32: ...used such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Options Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you will not be able to manually assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields since BIOS automatically assigns them Options Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources When resources are contr...

Page 33: ...n your CPU frequency The default for this field depends on the CPU installed CPU Spread Spectrum The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated Options Enabled default Disabled DDR Speed strobe sec This item display the current DDR speed CPU Host frequency Max Memclock 100 Hammer Fid control This item displays the CPU ratio information detected by the system...

Page 34: ... CPU Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust your CPU core voltage Options range from 15 10 5 Default DDR Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the RAM voltage Options 2 7 default 2 8 2 9 3 0 Chipset Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the North South bridge chipsets voltage Options 1 5v default 1 8v 1 7v 1 6v Attention Before overclocking please make sure your system components ...

Page 35: ... PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface Options Enabled default Disabled Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devic...

Page 36: ...t new drives do The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector Options Enabled default Disabled RAID Config If you highlight the RAID Config label and then press the enter key it will take you to a submenu with the following options RAID Enable This item allows you to enable or disabled the following eight options Options Enabled Disabled default ...

Page 37: ...ons Disabled default Enabled AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio Options Enabled default Disabled MAC Lan This option allows you to control the onboard LAN device Options Enabled default Disabled Onboard I O Chip Setup If you highlight the Onboard I O Chip Setup label and then press the enter key it will take you to a submenu with the following options Power On Fun...

Page 38: ... select a parallel port mode for the onboard parallel port Options ECP default Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port SPP Standard Printer Port ECP EPP ECP EPP mode Normal EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 This field is only configurable if Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP or ECP EPP Options EPP 1 9 default EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the parallel...

Page 39: ... Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 POS and STR Power Management There are three options of Power Management 1 Min Power Saving Minimum power management HDD Power Down 15 minutes 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPUs HDD Power Down 1 minute 3 User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When this option is enabled each of the ranges are from 1 min...

Page 40: ...ult 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min HDD Down In Suspend This allows you to enable disable the hard driver power down in the suspend state Options Disabled default Enabled Soft Off by PWRBTN In situations where the system enters a hung state you can configure the BIOS so that you are required to press the power button for more than 4 se...

Page 41: ...nabled Min 0 Max 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose the hour minute and second the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Wake Up is set to Enabled K8 Cool n Quiet Control When set to Auto the system will auto control the CPU voltage and frequency depends the loading of system Options Auto Disabled default Hardware Monitor Shutdown Temperature When the CPU temperature is h...

Page 42: ...lt Settings Load System Default Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries ...

Page 43: ...nfiguration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding ...

Page 44: ...will see the Driver Menu screen as shown below For the most optimal conditions we strongly recommend you to install the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c or later version before you install the nForce Chipset Driver Category Platform Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Windows 98 ME 2000 XP nForce Chipset Driver Windows 2000 XP Trend PC Cillin 2004 Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Acrobat Reader 5 Windows 98 ME 2000 XP The screen a...

Page 45: ...l Menu button and the screen will display as below This screen displays all of the software that you can install from the Driver CD Trend PC Cillin 2004 provides the software of Trend PC Cillin 2004 Anti virus program Acrobat Reader install Adobe Acrobat Reader program that you can browse pdf files Microsoft DirectX provides software of Microsoft DirectX 3 If you click the Browse CD button you can...

Page 46: ...ecting to any auxiliary external modules To use this function you have to install the audio driver in the bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel audio effects See the audio Port Connectors in the Hardware Installation section for a description of the output connectors Speaker Test Make sure the cable is firmly into the connector 1 Click the audio icon from the Windows...

Page 47: ...o the redundant disks This redundancy provides fault tolerant protection from a single disk failure If a read write failure occurs on one drive the system can still read and write data using the other drive The minimum number of drives for a RAID 1 configuration is 2 You are required to use an even number of drives Disk Striping Mirroring RAID 0 1 This mode combines both the performance benefits o...

Page 48: ...n the Board This section explains how to associate the drives listed on the Define a New Array screen with the physical drives attached to the connectors on the mainboard This becomes important when identifying drives that need to be replaced or changed Channel Controller Master Slave Located here are 3 identifiers separated by periods These identifiers represent the Channel Controller and Master ...

Page 49: ...D 1 Striping RAID 0 Striping Mirroring RAID 0 1 or Spanning JBOD Then press Enter 2 Next Tab over to the Striping Block option and press Enter A pop menu will display as shown below With this option you can manually select the striping block size for your array This option will affect data access performance We recommend that you to select Optimal option for automatic configuration Press Enter Att...

Page 50: ... the Array Disks section You can use the left arrow key to reverse your selection After you finish selecting all your disks Press F7 A confirmation message will display as shown below Then press Y to complete the RAID array creation 4 After the array has been successfully created the Array List screen will display as shown below left You can press the Enter key to view the RAID details in the Arra...

Page 51: ...1 You can delete an existing array on the Array Detail screen Press the D key A warning confirmation message will display as shown below Press Y to confirm 2 After the array is successfully deleted the screen will display as shown below ...

Page 52: ...rray you must copy the NvRaidMan exe file from the bundled CD Driver to your C drive CD File Location Path D Driver nForce 4 24 IDE WIN2K or WINXP NvRaidMan exe 1 To rebuild a mirrored array bring up the NVIDIA RAID Utility From the Array List screen select the array with the newly installed drive Then go to the Array Detail screen press Enter Then press the R key and use the up down arrow keys to...

Page 53: ...indows installation the Windows Setup screen will prompt you with Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver Press F6 2 Press s when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device Insert the floppy disk which includes the RAID Driver into the floppy drive Press Enter and select the appropriate OS device driver 3 Press Enter again to continue the setup process 4 Follow ...

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