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NF325-A9 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup .......................................................................1

1 Main Menu.....................................................................................................3

2 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................6

3 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................................9

4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................................................14

5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................18

6 Power Management Setup ...........................................................................25

7 PnP/PCI Configurations ...............................................................................28

8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................30

9 Voltage Control............................................................................................32

Summary of Contents for NF325-A9

Page 1: ...ll not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitne...

Page 2: ...2 FAN Headers 8 2 3 Installing System Memory 9 2 4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Settings 12 Chapter 4 Useful Help 20 4 1 Award BIOS...

Page 3: ...t NVIDIA nForce3 250 HyperTransport link to the AMD Athlon 64 CPU SupportsAGP 3 0 8x interface Supports USB 2 0 8 ports Compliant with PCI Version 2 3 specification Compliant withAC 97 Version 2 3 spe...

Page 4: ...325 A9 Maximum memory size is 4GB DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size MB DIMM1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM3 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM4 128MB 256MB 512MB...

Page 5: ...setup SupportsACPI power management Supports NVIDIAStreamThru technology Isochronous controller paired with HyperTransport results in fastest networking performance IEEE 1394 Chip optional Chip VIAVT6...

Page 6: ...arallel port 1 Serial port COM3 is optional 1 PS 2 Mouse port 1 PS 2 Keyboard port 1 1394AFirewire port optional 1 vertical audio port including 1 line in connector 1 line out connector and 1 MIC in c...

Page 7: ...T FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA Cable X 1 optional Serial ATA P...

Page 8: ...CDIN1 JSPDIF_OUT JPAN EL1 JCFAN1 DIMM2 DIMM1 Socket 939 DIMM3 DIMM4 FDD1 IDE2 IDE1 BAT1 BI OS AGP1 I E EE 1394 Chip optional JSFAN 1 JSPDI F_IN optional JCO M1 JPRNT1 JCO M3 Giga LAN optional Opt iona...

Page 9: ...e the socket protection cap Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction Afrom the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle A 90 Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold tria...

Page 10: ...The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin 1 JCFAN1 CPU Fan Header JSFAN1 System Fan He...

Page 11: ...k a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until...

Page 12: ...e ribbon cables 34 33 1 2 IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality It has...

Page 13: ...on cards These PCI slots are designated as 32 bits PCI5 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video car...

Page 14: ...S JUSB_KBMSV1 Power Source Header for PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse and USB ports Pin 1 2 Close 5V f or PS 2 key board PS 2 mouse and USB ports at J1394_USB1 and JUSBLAN1 Pin 2 3 Close PS 2 key board PS 2...

Page 15: ...this function Power On system via USB device JUSBV3 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 indiv idually JUSB1 JUSB2 Front USB Headers This motherboard prov ides 2 USB 2 0 headers which allows user to...

Page 16: ...ment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 StandbyVoltage 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 Ground 14 PS_ON 15 Ground 16 Ground 17 Ground 18 5V 19 5V 1 10 20 11 20 5V JATXPWR2 ATX Pow...

Page 17: ...ignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX JSATA2 JSATA1 7 1 4 7 Ground JSPDIF_OUT1 Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignm...

Page 18: ...6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in Rear speaker Right 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right 13 Left l...

Page 19: ...A 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 B 6 B 7 12V 8 12V 9 Key 1 2 9 10 10 Ground J1394V1 optional Power Source for 1394 Firewire Port This header allows user toconnect the digital image dev ice like DV D8 or V8 etc 1...

Page 20: ...lear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password...

Page 21: ...LED On Off IR IR RST HLED SPK 2 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 2 Sleep control 3 N A 4 Ground Sleep button 5 N A 6 N A N A 7 Speaker Speaker Connector 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Po...

Page 22: ...o restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable...

Page 23: ...n In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please...

Page 24: ...controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the driv e type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking...

Page 25: ...rmation Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically sho...

Page 26: ...following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked theTray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and im...

Page 27: ...onsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click the lit...

Page 28: ...s a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b ContainsAbout Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a use...

Page 29: ...e highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you wa...

Page 30: ...r the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the ov erclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you v erify ev ery...

Page 31: ...the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the...

Page 32: ...hlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You c...

Page 33: ...are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interf...

Page 34: ...up 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 14 5 Integrated Peripherals 18 6 Power Management Setup 25 7 PnP PCI Configurations 28 8 PC Health...

Page 35: ...e chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the...

Page 36: ...ng the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move...

Page 37: ...the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of th...

Page 38: ...ows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defa...

Page 39: ...t the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Save Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displa...

Page 40: ...tandard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select...

Page 41: ...sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter...

Page 42: ...ey Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displa...

Page 43: ...NF325 A9 BIOS SETUP 9 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup...

Page 44: ...IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Vir...

Page 45: ...the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online a...

Page 46: ...Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Disabled default Enabled Cache Setup Figure 3 2 Cache Setup...

Page 47: ...ppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Enabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choice...

Page 48: ...em This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optim...

Page 49: ...00 CAS Latency Tcl This field specify the cas latency i e cas to read data valid The Choices CL 2 0 default CL 3 0 CL 2 5 RAS to CAS Delay Trcd This field specifies the RAS to CAS Delay to read write...

Page 50: ...ifies the MTRR mapping mode The Choices Continuous default CPU OverClock in MHz This item allows you to select CPU OverClock in MHz The Choices 200 default 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 AGP OverClock in...

Page 51: ...you to select the HT Frequency The Choices 4x default Special I O for PCI Card This item allows you to enabled or disabled Special I O for PCI Car The Choices Disabled default Enabled Base I O Address...

Page 52: ...NF325 A9 BIOS SETUP 18 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals...

Page 53: ...ext to the IDE Function Setup label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Figure 5 1 IDE Function Setup IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave RAID The Choices Disab...

Page 54: ...will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled USB KB Stroreage Support This item allows you to support the USB KB Stroreage The Ch...

Page 55: ...MAC LAN The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled Reltek Giga LAN The Choices Enabled...

Page 56: ...ld The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 3F8 IRQ4 default Disabled Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3E...

Page 57: ...ed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system autom...

Page 58: ...Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for a...

Page 59: ...er down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend T...

Page 60: ...or sl CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min...

Page 61: ...s Instant Off default Delay 4 Sec WOL PME From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled WOR RI From Soft Off The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume from S3 The Choices Disabled default E...

Page 62: ...ripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved...

Page 63: ...GA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information...

Page 64: ...dows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60 140 65 149 70 158 CPU Vcore 3 3V 5 0V 12V 5V SB Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage and battery status automatically Current CPU Temperature S...

Page 65: ...toring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices Enabled default Disabled Chassis Open Warning This item allows you to en...

Page 66: ...lect AGP Voltage Control The Choices Default default If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the...

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