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Hardware Installation

2.6.4 Serial ATA Connectors

GND

TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND

Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to J27 (SATA 1) or J28
(SATA 2) and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

Enable or disable the onboard SATA in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Configuring RAID on Serial ATA Drives

The system board allows configuring RAID across Serial ATA drives
and Parallel ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, 0+1 and
JBOD. The following must be set accordingly.

1. Set the “IDE RAID” field to “Enabled”. (Integrated Peripherals

submenu - “RAID Config” section of the Award BIOS.)

2. Configure the “SATA Primar y Master RAID” and “SATA

Secondary Master RAID” fields to Enabled. (Integrated Peripherals
submenu - “RAID Config” section of the Award BIOS.)

3. Run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility by pressing the <F10> key

after the system powers-up. The utility is used to configure and
manage RAID on both Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives.

SATA 2

SATA 1

Summary of Contents for nF2 U400S-AL

Page 1: ...82200435 nF2 U400SG AGF nF2 U400S AL System Board User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 2004 All Rights Reserved Trademarks Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMD SempronTM AthlonTM XP and DuronTM are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc nVIDIA is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporat...

Page 3: ... interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 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 rec...

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: ... System Board Layout 2 2 System Memory 2 3 CPU 2 4 Jumper Settings 2 5 Rear Panel I O Ports 2 6 I O Connectors Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 The Basic Input Output System 3 2 NVRAID BIOS 3 3 Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares 4 1 Drivers Utilities and Software Applications 4 2 Installation Notes 7 10 14 15 17 20 24 28 39 53 94 95 97 107 ...

Page 6: ... s manual is for the nF2 U400SG AGF and nF2 U400S AL system boards The differences between these boards are shown below nF2 U400SG AGF NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 and nForce2 MCP GIG VIA VT6307 supports 2 IEEE 1394 connectors Gigabit Phy supports 10 100 1000Mbps nF2 U400S AL NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 and nForce2 MCP RAID IEEE 1394 not supported LAN Phy supports 10 100Mbps ...

Page 7: ...ce2 Ultra 400 South bridge nForce2 MCP RAID System Memory Three 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 3GB memory Supports PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports x8 x16 non ECC up to 512Mb DDR devices Supports unbuffered DIMM BIOS Award BIOS CPU DRAM AGP overclocking CPU DRAM AGP overvoltage 4Mbit flash memor...

Page 8: ...ectSound DirectSound 3D AC 97 supported with full duplex independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback S PDIF in out interface 6 channel audio output Onboard LAN Features nF2 U400SG AGF Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit Phy supports 10 100 1000Mbps Fully compliant to IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 802 3u 100BASE TX and 802 3ab 1000BASE T standards nF2 U400S AL LAN Phy supports 10 100Mbps Fully com...

Page 9: ...r Panel I O Ports 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 DB 25 parallel port 2 S PDIF RCA jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out 1 DB 9 serial port 1 RJ45 LAN port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Line in line out and mic in jacks I O Connectors 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 connectors for 2 external IEEE 1394 ports nF2 U400SG AGF only 1 front audio connector for external line out and mi...

Page 10: ...he rising and falling edge of each clock This effectively doubles the speed of operation therefore providing two times faster data transfer S PDIF S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog S P...

Page 11: ...s data transfer which is ideal for video devices that need to transfer high levels of data in real time 1394 supports both Plug and Play and hot plugging IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices The IRDA Infrared Data Association specification supports data transfers of 115K baud at a distance of 1 met...

Page 12: ...spond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the PC Important If you are using a modem add in card the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of 720mA 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 ...

Page 13: ... the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to RAM function With the Suspend to RAM function enabled you can power off the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 98 2000 ME XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applica tions and operating system This is because the system is capable of storing all...

Page 14: ... for UltraDMA 133 IDE drives One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One Serial ATA data cable One card edge bracket mounted with two IEEE 1394 ports nF2 U400SG AGF only One nVRAID Driver diskette One I O shield One Mainboard Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance ...

Page 15: ...ect JP5 CPU FSB select JP1 1 Battery Audio CODEC 1 CD in nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 1 Front audio 1 S PDIF AGP I O chip 1 IR BIOS VIA VT6307 1 IEEE 1394_1 1 1 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 1 Clear CMOS JP2 1 HD LEDRESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 FDD 1 1 SATA 2 SATA 1 DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 1 ATX power 1 1 Primary IDE Secondary IDE PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 nVIDIA nForce2 MCP GIG 1 IEEE 1394_2 Marvell 88E Gigabit PH...

Page 16: ...sis fan Socket A 1 12V power 1 PS 2 KB Mouse power select JP5 CPU FSB select JP1 1 LAN Phy Battery Audio CODEC 1 CD in nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 1 Front audio 1 S PDIF AGP I O chip 1 IR BIOS Standby Power LED 1 1 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 1 Clear CMOS JP2 1 HD LEDRESET SPEAKER PWR LED ATX SW 1 FDD 1 1 SATA 2 SATA 1 DRAM Power LED DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 1 ATX power 1 1 Primary IDE Secondary IDE PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 P...

Page 17: ...station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain 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...

Page 18: ... memory channels Dual Channel DC Dual channel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu 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 sa...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...stalling 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 Socket A on the system board 4 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways away from the socket then lifting it up to a 90o angle Make sure the socket is lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in properly Lever ...

Page 21: ...et Important Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can 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 Gold mark Pin 1 ...

Page 22: ...U fan with heat sink Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste which is usually supplied together with the CPU looks somewhat similar to the one shown below Do not spread the paste all over the surface Whe...

Page 23: ...U fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connec tor on the system board 2 After placing the fan heat sink on top of the CPU latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the protrud ing tab on the side of the socket Retaining clip Tab Do not apply the paste if the fan heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the ...

Page 24: ...es 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 and unplug the power cord 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 Plug the power cord and power on the system If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect setting of the processor s cl...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...et the FSB fixed at 100MHz set JP1 to Off Warning To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system you must power off the system then turn off the power supply s switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the set ting of the jumper Off 100MHz On Other CPUs default X JP1 1 1 2 2 ...

Page 27: ...board or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA 2 4 3 PS 2 Power Select 2 3 On 5V default 1 2 On 5VSB X JP5 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...s consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port S PDIF in jack S PDIF out jack COM port USB ports LAN port Line in jack Line out jack Mic in jack PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B COM S PDIF in S PDIF out USB 1 2 USB 3 4 RJ45 LAN Parallel Line out Line in Mic in ...

Page 29: ...ll reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age 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 JP5 must be set to 1 2 On 5VSB R...

Page 30: ...BIOS Setting Configure the wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA ...

Page 31: ...e in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectio...

Page 32: ...locations CN7 and CN5 respectively The S PDIF connector at location J25 is for optical S PDIF cable connection Connect the optical audio cable connector of your S PDIF module to J25 Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connec tor is aligned with pin 1 of J25 DO NOT use RCA S PDIF and optical S PDIF at the same time W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND SPDIF in Optical S PDIF J25 ...

Page 33: ...rial port is an RS 232C asynchronous communication port with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with a modem serial printer remote dis play terminal or other serial devices BIOS Setting Select the serial port s I O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information W ...

Page 34: ...l USB 2 0 1 1 ports The USB ports may be 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 J24 or J29 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information W USB 5 6 USB 7 8 W 1 VCC Data Data Ground K...

Page 35: ...ed to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation for more information If you are using a USB 2 0 device install the USB 2 0 Drivers Refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 36: ... local area network by means of a network hub nF2 U400SG AGF uses the Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit Phy which supports 10 100 1000Mbps nF2 U400S AL uses a LAN Phy which supports 10 100Mbps BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN Drivers Refer to chapter 4 fo...

Page 37: ...this jack functions as Center Subwoofer Line out Lime In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as front right left speaker out Mic in Pink In a 2 channel mode this jack is used to connect an external microphone In a 4 channel or 6 channel mode this jack functions as rear right left speaker out Line out Li...

Page 38: ...16 allows you to connect to the line out and mic in jacks that are at the front panel of your system Using this connector will disable the rear audio s line out and mic in functions Remove the jumper caps from pins 5 6 and pins 9 10 of J16 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J16 If you are not using this connector make...

Page 39: ...nstallation 2 6 1 CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J14 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 2 6 I O Connectors 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 40: ...h 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 J3 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 cable sho...

Page 41: ... to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the 1394 port cable to J30 or J33 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J30 or J33 BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard 1394 in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 2 6 3 IEEE 1394 nF2 U400SG AGF only W 1394_2 12V fused 1 TPA ...

Page 42: ... configuring RAID across Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 0 1 and JBOD The following must be set accordingly 1 Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 2 Configure the SATA Primary Master RAID and SATA Secondary Master RAID fields to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Awa...

Page 43: ...diskette The driver must be installed if you are in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives 5 Install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers For steps 1 to 3 refer to chapter 3 for more information For steps 4 and 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information ...

Page 44: ...led Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 2 Configure the IDE Channel 0 Master Slave RAID to IDE Channel 1 Master Slave RAID fields to Enabled Integrated Pe ripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS 3 Run the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility by pressing the F10 key after the system powers up The utility is used to configure and manage RAID on both Serial ATA an...

Page 45: ... cable is for the Slave drive Install one end of the IDE cable into the Primary IDE header J8 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device use another IDE cable and install one end of the cable into the Secondary IDE header J9 on the system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices Note Refer to your disk drive user s manual...

Page 46: ...t in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard primary or secondary IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information ...

Page 47: ...re to connect the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information 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 i...

Page 48: ...to connect an additional cooling fan 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 Chassis fan CPU fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense 3 1 Ground Power Sense ...

Page 49: ...ation 2 6 8 DRAM Power LED and Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED This LED will light when the system s power is on Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode DRAM Power LED Standby Power LED ...

Page 50: ...wer connector enables the delivery of more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided use a 300 Watt or greater power supply X X 12V 10 1 20 11 3 3V 3 3V ...

Page 51: ...m 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 J20 1 2 19 ...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...pter 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 ke...

Page 54: ... displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 3 1 1 2 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 3 1 1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features...

Page 55: ...tect the HDD CD ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD CD ROM drive If a hard disk has not been installed select None Access Mode For hard 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 3 1 1 3 IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Ch...

Page 56: ... Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track 3 1 1 4 Drive A and Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2M...

Page 57: ...tected during 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 error...

Page 58: ...58 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 1 8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up 3 1 1 9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 59: ...nabled 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 on...

Page 60: ... boot 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 61: ...he boot 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 62: ... boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear After seeing the error message if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which atte...

Page 63: ...ing system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device 3 1 2 8 Swap Floppy Drive When this field is enabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive B instead of drive A When this field is disabled and the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A You ...

Page 64: ... chipset controls Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 3 1 2 12 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report that the key is down Enabled The BIOS will not only report that the key is down but will first wait for a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depresse...

Page 65: ... setting 3 1 2 17 MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 3 1 2 18 OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select the OS2 option only if the system that is running an OS 2 operating system has greater than 64MB RAM 3 1 2 19 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a...

Page 66: ... logo to appear during system boot up Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system boot up Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot up 3 1 2 21 Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 67: ...ny changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system 3 1 3 1 Memory Auto Precharge The options are Enabled and Disabled 3 1 3 2 AGP Aperture Size MB This field is used to select the size of the system RAM that can be allocated to the AGP for graphics purposes Aperture refers to a portion of the PCI memory address range that is dedicated for...

Page 68: ...ed and placing the processor in a sleep state whenever the upper limits of the thermal envelop are reached 3 1 3 6 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 3 1 3 7 Video RAM Cacheable When enabled i...

Page 69: ...69 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 3 10 USB Perf Mode The options are Optimal High Compatible and Moderate 3 1 3 11 USB Read Requests From The options are ISO Queue and non ISO Queue ...

Page 70: ...al ATA drives IDE Channel 0 Master RAID and IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Set this field to Enabled to allow configuring RAID on the IDE Channel 0 s master and slave channels IDE Channel 1 Master RAID and IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID Set this field to Enabled to allow configuring RAID on the IDE Channel 1 s master and slave channels SATA Primary Master RAID and SATA Secondary Master RAID Set this field to ...

Page 71: ...used to enable or disable the USB mouse AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio CODEC Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card The screen above list all the fields available in the Onboard Device 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 ...

Page 72: ...to power on the system Button only Default setting Uses the power button to power on the system 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 the Hot Key Power On field Mouse Left When this option is sel...

Page 73: ...ct 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 Serial Port 1 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard s...

Page 74: ...el port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mo...

Page 75: ... in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will 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 3 1 4 5 Primary Master Slave UDMA and Secondary Master Slave UDM...

Page 76: ...ss This field is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of an IDE hard drive 3 1 4 11 BIOS Flash Protect Enabled This option will protect the system from unnecessary updating or flashing of the BIOS When enabled it secures the BIOS therefore any updates to the BIOS will not take effect Disabled Disables the BIOS flash lock function allowing you to update or flash the BIOS any time nee...

Page 77: ...s 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 3 1 5 2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode S1 POS Enables the Power On Suspend function S3 STR Enables the Suspend to RAM function The sett...

Page 78: ...his 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 3 1 5 5 HDD Power Down This...

Page 79: ... 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 3 1 5 8 WOL PME From Soft Off Set this field to Enabled to wake up the system via the onboard LAN or via a LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Management Event signal to remotely wake up the system Access to ...

Page 80: ...d the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network Disabled Disables the automatic power on function default 3 1 5 11 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 3 1 5 12 T...

Page 81: ...guration Data ESCD once automatically It will then recreate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data 3 1 6 2 Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings for you Manual Choose the specif...

Page 82: ... work with PCI VGA 3 1 6 5 INT Pin 1 Assignment to INT Pin 4 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for each device 3 1 6 3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press Enter This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may no...

Page 83: ...t warning beeps will sound 3 1 7 2 System Temperature CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Voltage AGP Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V DDR Voltage VBAT V and 5VSB V These fields will show the temperature fan speed and output voltage of the monitored devices or components 3 1 7 3 Shutdown Temperature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a tem perature in this field If the syst...

Page 84: ...erformance This field is used to configure the system s performance Optimal This option provides the most stable system per formance Aggressive This option uses the overclock settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability Turbo This option uses the overclock setting for higher performance but with higher risk of instability Expert This option allows you to manually configure t...

Page 85: ...atio for the processor will have no effect The system will instead use its factory default ratio 3 1 8 5 CPU Interface This field is used to configure the CPU s interface Optimal Uses the most stable CPU FSB parameters Aggressive Uses the overclock CPU FSB parameters 3 1 8 6 Memory Frequency Auto The system will automatically detect the frequency of the DIMM By SPD The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD Ser...

Page 86: ...cle of the SDRAM CAS latency time The option selected specifies the time before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it 3 1 8 13 FSB Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled 0 50 and 1 00 3 1 8 14 AGP Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled and 0 50 3 1 8 15 DDR Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the DRAM If you want to use the DRAM s defaul...

Page 87: ...t to use the default voltage leave this field in its default setting 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 3 1 8 18 CPU Voltage Control This field allows you to manually adjust to a higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU If you want to use the CPU s default...

Page 88: ...values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option in the main menu and press Enter If you want to proceed type Y and press Enter The default settings will be loaded ...

Page 89: ... The 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 90: ...e prompted 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 agai...

Page 91: ...cess 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 pr...

Page 92: ...s Enter 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 93: ...ou 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 94: ...S utility make sure the RAID function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS is configured properly After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have been detected the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the F10 key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on SATA drives and Parallel ATA drives ...

Page 95: ... the 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 Pho...

Page 96: ...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 97: ...CD 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 nF2 chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the nVidia Windows n...

Page 98: ...On 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 99: ...IDIA GART Driver 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 nF2 Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Next ...

Page 100: ...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 The nForce2 MCP GIG south bridge which is used on the nF2 U400SG AGF system board supports NVIDIA Firewall If you ...

Page 101: ... to complete installation 5 When prompted about installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager click Yes are using this system board the following steps will appear allowing you to install the NVIDIA Firewall driver Firewall will filter and stop unauthorized access to your PC providing full security solution ...

Page 102: ...ed icon is automatically 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 ...

Page 103: ...he process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives 5 Install the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers The steps below will instruct you on installing the RAID driver while in the process of installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 on RAID configured Serial ATA drives Installing the RAID Driver 1 Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD 2 Press F6 when pro...

Page 104: ...he Realtek audio driver To install the driver please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Drivers on the main screen The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 105: ...ws 98 or Windows ME you must install the USB 2 0 driver To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the USB icon 2 Click USB 2 0 Drivers The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Restart the system ...

Page 106: ...ing message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Note Use this utility only in Windows 98SE Windows ME Win dows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP operating system To install the utility please follow the ...

Page 107: ...ty CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup 2 All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please go to DFI s web site at http www dfi com support1 download2 asp for the latest version of the drivers or software applications 3 Follow the prompts on the sc...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ... 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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