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Page 2: ...reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2005 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners Caution To avoid damage to the system Use the correct AC ...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...ld For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Warranty 1 Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product inability to use the product unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse impro...

Page 5: ...Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors SLITechnology Dual Xpress Graphics Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility NVRAID BIOS Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes 8 12 17 18 19 23 29 38 49 67 74 76 121 121 122 124 137 ...

Page 6: ...T nF4 SLI DR LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI D LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra DR LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra D LANPARTY UT nF4 D The differences between these boards are shown below LP nF4 SLI DR LP UT nF4 SLI DR LP UT nF4 SLI D LP UT nF4 Ultra DR LP UT nF4 Ultra D LP UT nF4 D 9 9 9 8 8 8 SLI Sil3114 FrontX Diagnostic LED Marvell PCI LAN SATA Speed 3Gb s 3Gb s 3Gb s 3Gb s 3Gb s 1 5Gb s ActiveArmor 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 ...

Page 7: ...U supports dual channel however the controller is not capable of accurately distinguishing between dual and single channels resulting to boot up problem If you have luckily booted the system the total memory size detected is from 2 DIMMs only not 3 Therefore we do not suggest using 3 DIMMs Q Why won t the system boot when 4 single side DIMMs are used A Normally the memory timing is set at 2T but t...

Page 8: ... Supports up to 4GB system memory Supports PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports x8 x16 non ECC unbuffered DIMMs up to 512Mb DDR devices Expansion Slots 2 PCI Express x16 slots 1 PCI Express x1 slot 1 PCI Express x4 slot 2 PCI slots SLI Mode Single VGA Mode for nF4 SLI models only SLI mode 2 SLI ready graphics cards use identical cards on the PCI Express x16 slots T...

Page 9: ...vents include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake On LAN RTC timer to power on the system AC power failure recovery Hardware Monitor Monitors CPU system chipset temperature Monitors 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore Vbat 5Vsb Vchipset Vdram voltages Monitors the speed of the CPU fan Fan 2 and chipset fan CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot up Onboar...

Page 10: ...ws RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 Serial ATA Interface with RAID Four Serial ATA ports supported by the nForce4 chip SATA speed up to 3Gb s for nF4 SLI and nF4 Ultra models only SATA speed up to 1 5Gb s for nF4 model only RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Four Serial ATA ports su...

Page 11: ...l audio connector on the Karajan audio module 1 S PDIF connector for optical cable connection 1 IR connector 8 Serial ATA connectors for DR models only 4 Serial ATA connectors for D models only 2 IDE connectors 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 2 4 pin 5V 12V power connectors FDD type and HDD type 1 front panel connector 5 fan connectors 4 diagnostic L...

Page 12: ... NVIDIA SLITM Scalable Link Interface technology connects two SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards in a single and scalable system The two identical graphics cards which are connected via the SLI bridge will provide extreme performance allowing you to enjoy games with the most visual effects and the most graphics demanding multimedia utilities Dual GPUs provide increased 3D graphics and and double...

Page 13: ...d by the CPU the system will automatically shutdown This preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed ...

Page 14: ...age that controls another 4 Serial ATA ports Serial ATA it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB s RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk The NVIDIA nForce4 chipset supports NVIDIA RAID that allows RAID arrays spanning across 4 Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 The Silicon Image Sil 3114 chi...

Page 15: ...herals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft Off By PBTN field of the Power Management Setup this switch will allow the system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Wake On LAN This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal ...

Page 16: ...function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it...

Page 17: ...CD One user s manual The following are included in LANPARTY nF4 SLI DR only One FrontX device equipped with 4 diagnostic LEDs 1 S PDIF out 1 mini 1394 port and 1 Serial ATA port One I O shield label sticker One thermal paste One PC Transpo kit One LANPARTY sticker One case badge One UV sleeve One LANPARTY Features User s Manual One Quick Installation Guide One CMOS Reloaded User Guide If any of th...

Page 18: ...4 PCI 1 PCI 2 1 Karajan audio CPU fan 1 1 Fan 2 1 Fan 3 1 5V 12V power 1 USB 1 6 power select JP5 1 1394_2 VIA VT6307 Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit PCI Battery 1 IrDA 1 S PDIF 1 IDE 2 1 IDE 1 FDD 1 1 1 1 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 1 SATA 2 1 1 1 1 SATA 8 SATA 7 SATA 6 SATA 5 ITE IT8712F Silicon Image Sil 3114 NVIDIA nForce4 1 Ext diagnostic LED 1 Fan 5 1 Fan 4 S PDIF in 1 S PDIF select JP52 S PDIF out DDR 1 DDR...

Page 19: ...ntain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer Refer to chapter 1 ...

Page 20: ...hannel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory co...

Page 21: ...hannels the memory speed will reduce to DDR333 Please refer to the detailed memory speed shown below Memory Speed DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR400 DDR333 DDR400 DDR333 DIMM 1 S D S D S D S D DIMM 2 S D S D DIMM 3 S D S D S D DIMM 4 S D A DIMM s SPD is originally fixed at 1T When modules are inserted in DIMM 1 and DIMM 3 the SPD must be 2T for better system stability We recommend in...

Page 22: ...e must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Pull the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side 2 Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 3 Seat the module vertically into the socket Make sure it is completely seated The tabs will hold the DIMM in place Pin 1 Notch Key Tab Tab ...

Page 23: ...ount 939 pin CPU socket This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the 939 pin CPU socket on the system board X ...

Page 24: ...socket refer to the enlarged view shown below Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the lever is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever Gold mark ...

Page 25: ... easily be inserted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU 7 Once the CPU is in place push down the lever to lock the socket The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket Side tab ...

Page 26: ...e differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assembly Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU the compound will disperse ...

Page 27: ... Now hook one side of the retention clip onto the retention module base by fitting the holes on the retention clip into the retaining tabs of the retention module base Retention clip Retention module base Retaining tabs Retaining tabs Side View Top View Retaining tab ...

Page 28: ...le to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if it did not fit properly onto the retention module base Retention lever 6 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 5 Move the retention lever to its opposite side then push it down to lock the fan and heat sink assembly to the retention module base Note Make sure there is sufficient air circulation ac...

Page 29: ...with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system 2 Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s ratio clock in the BIOS ple...

Page 30: ...Setting submenu and press Enter 6 Set the processor s clock ratio to its default setting or an appro priate bus clock or ratio Refer to the Genie BIOS Setting section in chapter 3 for more information 7 Press Esc to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter 8 Type Y and press Enter ...

Page 31: ...ouse port Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 32: ... USB ports Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up the system Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 33: ... PC s speaker By default the buzzer is on allowing you to hear the system s beep messages and warnings If you intend to use an external speaker turn this function off by setting JP8 pins 1 and 2 to On Speaker On Off Select X JP8 2 3 On Speaker On 1 2 On Speaker Off default 3 1 2 3 1 2 Buzzer ...

Page 34: ... the system 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds then set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Plug the power cord and power on the system The system will reboot normally without losing all data stored in the CMOS Safe Boot X JP1 2 3 On Safe boot 1 2 On Default ...

Page 35: ... Hardware Installation 1 S PDIF out Settings X JP52 2 3 On S PDIF out via nForce4 1 2 On S PDIF out via ALC850 1 3 2 1 3 2 JP52 is used to select the controller that will send signal to the S PDIF out port ...

Page 36: ...s you to set the DRAM s voltage up to 4V To select the DRAM s voltage 1 Run the Award BIOS setup utility to select the CPU s voltage in the CPU VID Control field of the Genie BIOS Setting submenu You can select any voltage except Auto 2 Power off the PC then unplug the power cord Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the system board and components 3 Move the jumper cap from 1 2 default to ...

Page 37: ... Genie BIOS Setting submenu When the jumper is at pins 1 and 2 default the options in the DRAM Voltage Control field is up to 3 1V However when it is set at 2 3 additional options from 3 2V to 4V are available Make sure you have selected a CPU voltage other than Auto refer to step 1 otherwise the additional voltages will not appear ...

Page 38: ...k Front right left jack Line out Mic in jack Center Subwoofer jack Rear right left port jack Side right left port jack 1394_1 port USB ports LAN 1 Gigabit Phy port LAN 2 Gigabit PCI port for nF4 SLI and nF4 Ultra models only PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B S PDIF in S PDIF out Line in Front R L Line out Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L 1394_1 USB 1 2 USB 3 4 USB 5 6 LAN 2 LAN 1 Karajan audio module ...

Page 39: ...f your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may damage the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP7 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Sett...

Page 40: ...ector at location J3 is used to connect to optical S PDIF ports The S PDIF ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J3 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time W J3 S PDIF in S PDIF out 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out SPDIF ...

Page 41: ...bwoofer Rear R L Side R L Karajan Audio Module Karajan audio connector Karajan audio module If in any case you need to remove the Karajan audio module the steps below will guide you on how to install and uninstall the module To uninstall 1 The Karajan audio module is snapped through the system board via the module holder Pull the Karajan audio module upward The module holder will at the same time ...

Page 42: ...gs from the top through to the bottom of the system board While at it the 14 pin connector at the solder side of the module must also insert into the Karajan audio connector at location J7 of the system board Make sure the plugs snap firmly out the bottom of the board Note The illustrations in this section are for reference only The color of the module holder may differ from the actual one ...

Page 43: ... speakers of the audio system Mic in Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone Center Subwoofer Jack Orange This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the audio system Rear Right Left Jack Black This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the audio system Side Right Left Jack Gray This jack is used to connect to the side le...

Page 44: ... s line out and mic in functions Audio codec 1 1 Line in Front R L Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L X 1 2 10 9 Mic_Left GND Mic_Right Vcc Line out_Right N C N C Line out_Left Line out_Left_Front Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J4 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J4 If you are not using...

Page 45: ...ay come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard 1394 in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information IEEE 1394 1394_1 W W 1394_2 12V ...

Page 46: ...SB 5 6 of the system board J18 USB 7 8 and J33 USB 9 10 allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to J18 or J33 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter ...

Page 47: ...eyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP5 and or JP6 must be set to 2 3 On 5VSB Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A If...

Page 48: ... at location CN6 LAN 2 is present on the nF4 SLI and nF4 Ultra models only LAN allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information W W LAN 1 LAN...

Page 49: ... in Front R L Mic in Center Subwoofer Rear R L Side R L X CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J2 connector on the Karajan audio module is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 50: ...d with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header J23 on the system board and the other end most connector to the drive you want to designate as Drive A If you are connecting another drive Drive B install the middle connector of the cable to the drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cab...

Page 51: ...al ATA device Configuring RAID The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID 1 Set the RAID Enable field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 2 Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID in the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 3 Reboot the PC X 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND Fou...

Page 52: ...he NVRAID driver If you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided nVRAID driver floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers that is in the provided CD For steps 1 to 4 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 5 refer to chap...

Page 53: ...n Image RAID driver If you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID driver from the provided CD For steps 1 to 3 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step ...

Page 54: ...cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave drive Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the IDE cable into the I...

Page 55: ...100 hard drives We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs m...

Page 56: ...he 9 pin connector then install the serial port bracket to an available bracket slot at the rear of the system chassis Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector The serial port is an RS 232 and or RS 485 asynchronous communi cation port with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial ...

Page 57: ... the system board Make sure to connect the cable connector to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information W 5 1...

Page 58: ...The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X X X Fan 3 Fan 2 X 1 3 Ground Power Sense X CPU fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense 1 3 Sense Power Ground 3 1 Ground Power N C Fan 5 ...

Page 59: ...ght when the system is in the standby mode Diagnostic LEDs LED 1 to LED 4 are diagnostic LEDs These LEDs will indicate the current condition of the system Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED Diagnostic LEDs and connector J15 1 2 10 9 System start up CPU detected DRAM detected VGA detected System boot up 1 System Condition 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 ...

Page 60: ...D LED2 D LED3 D LED4 Key D LED1 D LED2 D LED3 D LED4 N C J15 which is present only on the LANPARTY nF4 SLI DR system board is used to connect to the 4 diagnostic LEDs that are on the FrontX device The pin function of the connector is shown below ...

Page 61: ...e HDD type and FDD type power connectors are additional power connectors If you are using two graphics cards we recommend that you plug power cables from your power supply unit into the two 5V 12V power connectors This will provide more stability to the entire system The system board will still work even if the additional power connectors are not connected X 12V 4 3 1 2 Ground Ground 12V 13 1 12 2...

Page 62: ...ds peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important References of Power Supply Requirements Athlon 64 FX 55 6800 Ultra x2 25A 500W Athlon 64 3800 6800GT x2 20A 400W Athlon 64 3400 6600GT x2 17A 350W CPU PCIe x16 12V Wattage ...

Page 63: ...thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PBTN in the Power Management Setup Chapter 3 X J19 1 2 19 20...

Page 64: ...n it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LED Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C PWRBT PWRBT N C...

Page 65: ...e power switch and reset switch on the system board are user friendly especially to DIY users They provide convenience in powering on and or resetting the system while fine tuning the system board before it is installed into the system chassis Reset Switch Power Switch ...

Page 66: ...lot For SLI models which support the NVIDIA SLI technology refer to the next section SLI Technology for more information Install PCI Express x1 cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express Slots PCI Express x4 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 ...

Page 67: ... Dual GPUs provide increased 3D graphics and doubles graphics performance System Requirements 1 Two identical NVIDIA SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards 2 Install graphics driver that supports the NVIDIA SLI technology 3 Switch the SLI Single VGA select jumpers to SLI mode 4 Use a minimum of 400 Watt power supply or higher when using devices that are more power consuming 5 Connect a power plu...

Page 68: ...llustration below shows the bandwidth of the PCI Express slots when set in SLI mode Bandwidth x4 x8 N C x8 PCIE2 PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 Setting the Jumpers The jumpers in the illustration below are used to switch between SLI mode and Single VGA mode SLI Mode ...

Page 69: ...Hardware Installation 1 X 1 2 On Single VGA mode PCIE2 PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE4 The illustration below shows the bandwidth of the PCI Express slots when set in Single VGA mode Bandwidth x1 x16 x1 x2 Single VGA Mode ...

Page 70: ...g the jumper caps Position the clipper above the jumper cap Handle the clipper as shown in the illustration below Handling it this way will prevent exerting too much pressure that might cause breaking the arms of the clipper Insert the hooks of the clipper into the jumper cap Grip the clipper firmly but not exerting pressure then pull it upward Hook Hook Arm of the clipper ...

Page 71: ...71 2 Hardware Installation This will easily remove the jumper cap In order for the jumper cap to come off from the hook slightly open the arms of the clipper ...

Page 72: ... press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 3 Secure the graphics card with the screw you removed in step 1 4 To install the second graphics card remove the screw of the bracket that is opposite the PCIE4 slot then remove the bracket 5 Align the graphics card above the PCIE4 slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 6 Secure the graphics card with...

Page 73: ...f an SLI ready graphics card is the presence of the SLI connector goldfingers on the card 8 Align the SLI bridge included in the system board package above the SLI connector of the graphics cards then insert the bridge until it is properly seated in place ...

Page 74: ...or that is on the system board 5V 12V connector Power cable Dual Xpress Graphics for Ultra models only The Dual Xpress Graphics DXG technology supports the following Two PCI Express x16 graphics cards for ultimate graphics experience Quad monitor display for enhanced productivity and advanced visualization ...

Page 75: ...o two identical or non identical PCI Express graphics cards Install all necessary utility drivers then open the Display Properties dialog box You will see a list of monitors under the Display section Aside from the first or main monitor you must select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor for the other monitors The Horizontal Stretch Mode feature will take effect and work normally ...

Page 76: ...er explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys...

Page 77: ...ate displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features and press ...

Page 78: ...Master and Secondary IDE Slave Move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear Internal Phy SATA 3 Internal Phy SATA 4 Internal Phy SATA 1 and Internal Phy SATA 2 Move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 79: ...drives larger than 528MB you would typically select the LBA type Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large Please check your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This field display...

Page 80: ...g power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Di...

Page 81: ...81 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 82: ...led will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 83: ...t sequence of the removable devices Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 84: ...oot sequence of the hard drives Move the cursor to this field then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 85: ...settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up Power On Self Test POST whenever the system is powered on The BIOS will shorten or skip some check items duri...

Page 86: ...s booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You must have two floppy drives to use this function Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks When disabled the BIOS will not search for the type of flop...

Page 87: ... fields below Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup S...

Page 88: ...t notice to the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure The default is Disabled If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this field to Enabled SMART is supported in ATA 33 or later hard drives Delay for HDD Secs This field is used to select the time that would delay the HDD controller s initial time This is specially useful for some HDDs which will not be ready at...

Page 89: ...ystem The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system Errata 94 Enhancement The options are Auto and Disabled CPU Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the CPU spread spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum This field is used to enable or disable the SATA spread spectrum PCIE Spread Spec...

Page 90: ...ed and placing the processor in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system ...

Page 91: ...u for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE Function Setup The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 92: ...l select the best available mode after checking your drive Auto The BIOS will automatically set the system according to your hard disk drive s timing Mode 0 4 You can select a mode that matches your hard disk drive s timing Caution Do not use the wrong setting or you will have drive errors Primary Master Slave UDMA and Secondary Master Slave UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use ...

Page 93: ...D Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode RAID Config The NVIDIA nForce4 chipset allows RAID arrays spanning across Parallel ATA and Serial ATA This section is used to enable the RAID funct...

Page 94: ...enable or disable the RAID function of the secondary IDE s master and slave channels SATA 1 Primary and SATA 1 Secondary These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of Serial ATA s first channel SATA 1 and SATA 2 SATA 2 Primary and SATA 2 Secondary These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of Serial ATA s second channel SATA 3 and SATA 4 OnChip USB This field is...

Page 95: ...k When this option is selected double click the mouse button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disables the power on by keyboard function Password When this option is selected set the password you would like to use to power on the system in the KB Power On Password field Hot Key When this option is selected select the function key you would like to use to power on the system in ...

Page 96: ...ystem Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard IRDA Select Auto Automatically detects the IrDA device Disabled Disables the onboard IrDA IR Mode Select This field is used to select the type of Ir...

Page 97: ...d only in operating systems that support ACPI Currently only Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP sup ports this function When this field is enabled the system will ignore the settings in the HDD Power Down field If you want to use the Suspend to RAM function make sure this field is enabled then select S3 STR in the field below ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enab...

Page 98: ...determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initializes display power management signaling Use this option if your video board supports it HDD Power Down This is selectab...

Page 99: ...this function is to prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system WOL PME From Soft Off Set this field to Enabled to wake...

Page 100: ... field the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default Day of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss ...

Page 101: ... identical to this one Init Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize PCI Express or PCI first when the system boots PCIEx When the system boots it will first initialize the PCI Express x16 graphics card PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD once automatical...

Page 102: ...ld and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards work with PCI VGA Disabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI VGA Maximum Payload Size This field is used to select the maximum TLP payload size of...

Page 103: ...ect the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at full speed CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp This field is used to select the CPU temperature that will allow the CPU fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note 1 If the CPU temperature runs between the highest set in the CPUFan Fully On If CPUTemp field and lowest set in the CPUFan Turn Off If CPUTemp field temperature ...

Page 104: ...emperature NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp This field is used to select the NB s temperature that would allow the NB fan to rotate at full speed NB Fan Turn Off If NB Temp This field is used to select the NB s temperature that would allow the NB fan to rotate at a start speed which is the slowest speed Note If the system temperature runs between the highest set in the NB Fan Fully On If NB Temp field a...

Page 105: ... are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one DRAM Configuration Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 106: ... DRAM refreshes both rows and columns are addressed separately This field is used to select the delay time from RAS Row Address Strobe to CAS Column Address Strobe when reading and writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Min RAS Active Time Tras This field is used to select the minimum time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell Row Precharg...

Page 107: ...Delay Twtr This field is used to select the write to read delay time This is measured from the rising edge of the last non masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next read command Read to Write Delay Trwt This field is used to select the read to write delay time Although this is not a DRAM specified timing parameter it is related to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus This is me...

Page 108: ...osing precharging an open page Dynamic Counter This field is used to enable the dynamic idle cycle counter R W Queue Bypass This field is used to select the number of times the first operation in the DCI read write queue can be bypassed before the arbiter is overridden and the first operation is chosen Bypass Max This field is used to select the number of times the first entry in DCQ can be bypass...

Page 109: ...e LDT FSB LDT Bus Transfer Width This field is used to select the LDT bus transfer width CPU FSB Frequency Ratio This field is used to select the frequency ratio of the CPU FSB PCI eXpress Frequency Default Default setting 100MHz This option will set the PCI Express frequency to 100MHz K8 Cool n Quiet Control Auto Enables AMD s Cool n Quiet technology This function allows the system to detect the ...

Page 110: ...ore will be generated according to the CPU VID configuration Important Although this function is supported we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current may be supplied to the system board causing damage CPU VID Special Control This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU Chipset Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select high...

Page 111: ...ller MAC Media Interface The options are MII RGMII and Pin Strap Machine MAC NV Address Enable this field to enter the MAC NV Address in the field below MAC NV Address Input Move the cursor to this field and press Enter then enter the MAC address Sil3114 S ATA RAID Control for DR models only Select SATA RAID to enable the RAID function of SATA 5 to SATA 8 which is supported by the Silicon Image Si...

Page 112: ...e scroll bar to view the fields The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one CMOS Reloaded is especially helpful to overclockers who often go through the tiresome trial and error process of repeatedly changing the BIOS settings to come up with the most ideal overclocked setting By being able to save and load the settings it eliminates the tedious ...

Page 113: ... Last Bootable Setting If during the trial and error process the setting resulted to the system s instability or worse yet not being able to boot up the system please follow the steps below to use the Load function Note You can use the Load function only if you have set the Auto Save Bootable Setting to Enabled 1 If the system did not boot up properly but you were able to enter the BIOS utility a ...

Page 114: ...ing Bank Last BIOS Setting This option will save the last saved BIOS setting to the User Defined Setting Bank User Defined Setting Bank 1 2 3 4 Bank Description To name the BIOS setting move the cursor to Bank Description then press Enter You can enter up to 60 characters Providing a name to the BIOS setting will allow you to easily remember the settings in the bank Save to this Bank To save the B...

Page 115: ... save before you exit the BIOS setup utility by selecting Y in the Save Exit Setup submenu Hotkey You can now load a BIOS setting during system boot up bypassing the lengthy process of entering the BIOS utility to load a setting Move the cursor to Hotkey then press Enter Select the key you would like to use to load the settings from the bank When the system boots up press the key to load the setti...

Page 116: ...e Load Optimized Defaults option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Use the default values as standard values for your system Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter Type Y and press Enter to load the Setup default values ...

Page 117: ...rompted for a password when you cold boot the system Use the arrow keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again T...

Page 118: ...s only Set User Password that appears in the main menu screen Access to all other options is denied Use the arrow keys to highlight Set User Password and press Enter Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be promp...

Page 119: ...nter Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make additional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 120: ...have made highlight Exit Without Saving and press Enter Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done ...

Page 121: ...nfig section of the Award BIOS Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAID Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS for DR models only The Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip is used to configure and manage RAID on Serial ATA drives connected to SATA 5 to SATA 8 After you power up the...

Page 122: ...he system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoen...

Page 123: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 124: ...ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup nVidia nF4 SLI chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the NVIDIA Windows ...

Page 125: ... the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click Microsoft DirectX 9 on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Click I accept the agreement then click Next 4 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 5 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 126: ...ng NVIDIA SMBus Driver NVIDIA Ethernet Driver NVIDIA IDE Driver NVIDIA Audio Driver To install NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the CHIPSET icon 2 Click nVidia nF4 SLI Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Next ...

Page 127: ...he drivers will be installed automatically Make sure you have selected NVIDIA IDE Driver because this driver will replace Windows ATA drivers enabling the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient Click Next to continue 4 The following screen will appear Click Next ...

Page 128: ...128 4 Supported Software 5 When prompted about installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager click Yes 6 Click Next to install NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager ...

Page 129: ...129 4 Supported Software 8 Click Yes to activate Firewall 7 Select the type of setup you prefer then click Next ...

Page 130: ...omatically created on your desktop Double click this icon to launch the NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager utility The utility allows you to configure the Ethernet interface features and personal Firewall for optimized security This prevents unauthorized access to your system s software or data 9 Click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 131: ...Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Press the Ctrl and X keys to exit the RAID BIOS 6 Press F6 once the Windows blue setup screen appears 7 Now the following steps are extremely crucial because there are 2 essential files that must be installed here Press S to select Specify Additional Device 8 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the N...

Page 132: ...on especially while creating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data ...

Page 133: ...on RAID configured Serial ATA drives you will need the provided Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers floppy diskette If you are installing the driver on existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 install the Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID Drivers from the provided CD Installing the RAID Driver While in the Process of Installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 The steps below will instruct you on installing the RAID...

Page 134: ... Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation Installing the RAID Driver on Existing Windows XP or Windows 2000 1 Insert the provided CD into a CD ROM drive 2 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 3 Click Silicon Image RAID Drivers A readme screen which contains the RAID drivers installation instructions will appear 4 Follow the installation instructions to compl...

Page 135: ...ning of gaming performance setting the system to quiet operation when playing DVD and monitoring the system functions nTune is the safest way to change the bus speeds memory timings and adjust voltages Click Benchmark and automatically tune my system to view Benchmarks and auto tuning results ...

Page 136: ...136 4 Supported Software Click NView to configure desktop management Click NVMixer for audio tuning ...

Page 137: ...lude Service Pack 4 it is available for download at Microsoft s Windows Update website Installation Notes 1 Autorun ONLY supports the Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double cli...

Page 138: ...de consists of a single long beep A 2 Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalen...

Page 139: ...te fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely...

Page 140: ...est the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 M...

Page 141: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 142: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 143: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

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