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Summary of Contents for NF520-A2G

Page 1: ...rference will 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 merchantabili...

Page 2: ...1 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 19 4 1 Operation System 19 4 2 Raid Arrays 19 4 3 How RAID Works 19 Chapter 5 Us...

Page 3: ...remove the static charge Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not leave any un...

Page 4: ...ller ITE s Smart Guardian function Main Memory DDR2 DIMM Slot x 4 Each DIMM supports 256 512 1024 2048 MB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 8G Dual Channel Mode DDR2memorymodu le Supports DDR2 533 667 800 Regi...

Page 5: ...S PDIF ou t Connector x1 S PDIF ou t Connector x1 CPUFan Header x1 CPUFan Header x1 System Fan Header x1 System Fan Header x1 USB Connector x3 USB Connector x3 CMOS clear Header x1 CMOS clear Header...

Page 6: ...CTORS FOR VER 5 X PS 2 M ouse PS 2 Keyboard COM 1 USBX2 USBX2 LAN Lin e In Lin e Out Mic In Center Rear Side 1 5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS FOR VER 6 X PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard COM1 USBX2 USBX2 LAN Line In...

Page 7: ...Codec PCI3 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 Socket A M2 Super I O PEX1_1 PCI1 LAN JATXPWR2 JCFAN1 JPRNT1 JATXPWR1 J USB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 JCMOS1 JSFAN1 JPANEL1 JSPDIF_ OUT1 J CDIN1 SATA1 SATA2 IDE1 J AU DIO2 f...

Page 8: ...Remove 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 Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold tria...

Page 9: ...p 4 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation Step 5 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This co...

Page 10: ...in 1 JCFAN1 CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 su...

Page 11: ...2 DIMMA2 1 Unlock 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 int...

Page 12: ...al Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard the memory module must meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown i...

Page 13: ...88M floppy disk ty pes This connector supports the prov idedf loppy drive ribbon cables 1 2 33 34 IDE1 Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO M...

Page 14: ...nsf er bandwidth up to 250MB s per direction 500MB s in total PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth ov er the traditional PCI architecture PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PEX16_1...

Page 15: ...16 pin connectorincludes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button speaker Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions SLP PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK 8 16 1 9...

Page 16: ...ssignment 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PW_OK 20 NC 9 StandbyVoltage 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 2...

Page 17: ...e USB card reader Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 1 2 9 10 JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 10 NC SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard ha...

Page 18: ...s Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 1 2 9 10 10 Jack Sense JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector all...

Page 19: ...3 it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default 1 3 1 3 Pin 2...

Page 20: ...printer on the PC 1 2 25 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 D...

Page 21: ...It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set dur...

Page 22: ...d for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum i...

Page 23: ...depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and perf ormance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID lev els in an array and allows for s...

Page 24: ...for transaction processing and general purpose service Benefits An ideal combination of good performance good fault tolerance and high capacity and storage efficiency Drawbacks Individual block data t...

Page 25: ...ion To install the driver please click on the Drivericon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for yourmotherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installation...

Page 26: ...Uprotection function has been activated When the CPU is overheated the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU and the system may not power on again In this case please do...

Page 27: ...disk 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 bre...

Page 28: ...rmation Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory VGA and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically sho...

Page 29: ...up Please click Next button and followthe default procedure to install 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed Click Finish button Usage The following figure...

Page 30: ...desktop icon 2 Main Panel If you double click the desktop icon WarpSpeeder III will be launched Please refer to the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel c...

Page 31: ...k the Overclock Overvoltage button in theMain Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Overvoltage Panel will show up as the following figure As you can see the Overclock Panel is on the...

Page 32: ...ncy then you can click this button and WarpSpeeder III will proceed a testing for current frequency If the testing is ok then the current frequency will be saved into system registry If the testing fa...

Page 33: ...is function allows user to adjust Memory voltage Click on to increase or to decrease the Memory voltage 4 Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel the button will be high...

Page 34: ...are related to overclocking You can also get the the version number of WarpSpeeder III utility Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate c...

Page 35: ...NF560 A2G NF520 A2G 33 This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 36: ...eh zah l Controller Smart Guardian Funktion vonITE Arbeitsspeich e r DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256MB 512 MB 1G B 2GB DDR2 Max 8GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodu l...

Page 37: ...Ausgangsansch luss x1 CPU L fter Sockel x1 CPU L fter Sockel x1 System L fter Sockel x1 System L fter Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 USB An schlu ss x3 USB An schlu ss x3 Str...

Page 38: ...cipale Fentes DDR2DIMM x 4 Chaque DIMM prend encharge des DDR2 de 256 512 Mo et 1Go 2Go Capacit m moire maximale de 8 Go Module de m moireDDR2 mode double voie Prend encharge la DDR2 533 667 800 Les D...

Page 39: ...S PDIF x1 Connecteu r desortie S PDIF x1 Embase de ven tilateurUC x1 Embase de ven tilateurUC x1 Embase de ven tilateursyst me x1 Embase de ven tilateursyst me x1 Embase d effacemen t CMOS x1 Embase...

Page 40: ...Memoria principale Alloggi DIMM DDR 2 x 4 CiascunDIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MB e 1GB 2GB Capacit massima della memori a 8GB Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM regi...

Page 41: ...e ventolina CPU x1 Collettore ventolina sistema x1 Collettore ventolina sistema x1 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x3 Connettore USB x3 Connettore alim...

Page 42: ...de ventilador Funci n Guardia in teligente de ITE Memoria prin cipal Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512 MB y 1GB 2GB Capacidadm xima de memoria de 8GB M dulo dememoria DDR2 de canal...

Page 43: ...PDIF X1 Cabecera de ven tilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ven tilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ven tilador desistema X1 Cabecera de ven tilador desistema X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Cabecera de borrado...

Page 44: ...rt Guardian da ITE Mem ria prin cipal Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta umamem ria DDR2 de 256 512 MB 1 GB 2 G B Capacidade m xima demem ria 8 GB M dulo demem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Sup...

Page 45: ...Conector da ven toinha da CPU x1 Conector da ven toinha da CPU x1 Conector da ven toinha dosistema x1 Conector da ven toinha dosistema x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS...

Page 46: ...gi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM SuperI O ITE 8716F Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcjeSuper I O Interfej s Low PinCoun t Funkcj e kon troli warun k w pracy Monitor H W Kon troler pr dko ci wen ty...

Page 47: ...procesora x1 Z cze g wkowe wen tylatora procesora x1 Z cze g wkowe wen tylatorasystemowego x1 Z cze g wkowe wen tylatorasystemowego x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowaniaCMOS x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowaniaCMOS x1 Z c...

Page 48: ...yperTran sport 1G nVIDIA n Force 560 nVIDIA n Force 520 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 2 DDR2 8 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM an d ECC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 2 DDR2 8 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM...

Page 49: ...I Express x 1 x2 PCI Express x 1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x4 SATA x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x3 USB x3 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x...

Page 50: ...rce 520 DDR2DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 2 8 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DDR2DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 2 8 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC SuperI O ITE 8716F Super I O Low Pin CountInterface Smart Gu...

Page 51: ...s 1 x16 PCI Express 1 PCI Expressx1 2 PCI Expressx1 2 1 1 1 1 IDE 1 IDE 1 SATA 4 SATA 4 1 1 1 1 CD IN 1 CD IN 1 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 1 1 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB 3 USB 3 24 1 24 1 4 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1...

Page 52: ...12 MB 1GB 2G B DDR2 8GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM E CC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 MB 1GB 2G B DDR2 8GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM E CC DIMM SuperI O ITE 8716F Super I O H W ITE ITE 8716F Super I...

Page 53: ...PCI Express x 1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x4 SATA x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x3 USB x3 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1...

Page 54: ...tup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 7 3Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 16 5 Integrated Peripherals 18 6 Power Management Setup 24 7 PnP PCI Configurations 28 8 PC Health...

Page 55: ...cess loading and executing the operating system Some additional features such as virus and password protection or chipset fine tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to...

Page 56: ...eys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup programby using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move...

Page 57: ...ems and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options WARNING For better system performance the BI...

Page 58: ...gurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Performance Booster Zone This subme...

Page 59: ...ssword will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to...

Page 60: ...NF560 A2G NF520 A2G 6 Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios...

Page 61: ...Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day aut...

Page 62: ...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 process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of...

Page 63: ...NF560 A2G NF520 A2G 9 3Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup...

Page 64: ...cess time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled d...

Page 65: ...ks Zip100 USB FDD0 USB FDD1 USB ZIP0 USB ZIP1 LS120 Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence her...

Page 66: ...Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above The Choices Enabled...

Page 67: ...sk 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 Virus protectio...

Page 68: ...lay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30...

Page 69: ...1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to...

Page 70: ...th the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly Figure...

Page 71: ...led option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which is able to improve the systemperformance However any programs that attempts to write to this memory block will cause conflicts a...

Page 72: ...18 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Highlight the Press Enter label next to the IDE Function Setup label and press enter key will take you a submenu with th...

Page 73: ...E 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 The C...

Page 74: ...disable the Serial ATA function The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetch function for faster drive access If the interface on your...

Page 75: ...the system board You may need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled V1 1 USB Memory Type This option allows you to choose the USB m...

Page 76: ...e Support HD Audio This option allows you to control the onboard HD audio The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard LAN This option allows you to control the onboard LAN The Choices Enabled default Di...

Page 77: ...lt Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...define you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank V...

Page 80: ...ing fromSoft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume From S3 S4 This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3 S4 function The Choices Disabled default Enabled...

Page 81: ...r to set the Keyboard power on password Hot Key Power ON Choose the Hot Key combination to boot up the system The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F...

Page 82: ...g the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should ma...

Page 83: ...Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signify that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resou...

Page 84: ...ette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility This item allows such snooping to take place The Choices Disabled default Enabled Maximum Payload Size...

Page 85: ...NF560 A2G NF520 A2G 31 8 PC Health Status Figure 8 PC Health Status Fan Control Setup...

Page 86: ...nder Full Speed The Choices Min 0 Max 80 Key in a DEC number Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode The range is from 0 127 w...

Page 87: ...HT Voltage 5V SB Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of CPU CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current spee...

Page 88: ...NF560 A2G NF520 A2G 34 9 Performance Booster Zone DRAM Configuration...

Page 89: ...emclock tri stating The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole Remapping The Choices Enabled default Disabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO The Choices Enabled default Disabled Bottom of 31 24 IO spac...

Page 90: ...ces 75ns default 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns Twr Write Recovery Time The Choices 6 bus clocks default 3 bus clocks 4 bus clocks 5 bus clocks Trtp Precharge Time The Choices 3 clocks default 2 clocks T...

Page 91: ...This item allows you to select HT Spread Spectrum function The Choices Disabled default Center Down PCIE Clock This item allows you to select the PCIE clock The Choices 100Mhz default 101Mhz 150Mhz N...

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