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4

Supported Software

Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications

The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities
and software applications required to enhance the performance of
the system board.

Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen
(Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inser ting 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 chipset / Chipset Drivers

nVidia Drivers

Important:

You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the
“NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers”.

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

Summary of Contents for nF4 Ultra-DAGF

Page 1: ...84900502 nF4 Ultra DAGF nF4 DAGF System Board User s Manual ...

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: ...Hardware Installation System Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility NVRAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Drivers Utilities and Software Applications Installation Notes 7 10 15 16 17 20 26 30 41 55 98 99 101 113 ...

Page 6: ...Introduction 1 6 Appendix A System Error Messages POST Beep Error Messages Appendix B Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist 114 114 116 ...

Page 7: ...GF NVIDIA nForce4TM nF4 DAGF System Memory Four 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports dual channel 128 bit wide memory interface Supports up to 4GB system memory Supports PC2100 DDR266 PC2700 DDR333 and PC3200 DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM Supports x8 x16 ECC non ECC unbuffered DIMMs up to 512Mb DDR devices Expansion Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 2 PCI Express x1 slots 3 PCI slots BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit f...

Page 8: ...CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot up Onboard Audio Features 6 channel audio CODEC True stereo line level outputs S PDIF in out interface Onboard LAN Features Vitesse VSC8201 Gigabit Phy Fully compliant to IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 802 3u 100BASE TX and 802 3ab 1000BASE T standards Integrated power management functions Supports IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation Suppo...

Page 9: ...rt 2 S PDIF RCA jacks S PDIF in and S PDIF out 1 parallel port 1 serial port 1 IEEE 1394 port 1 RJ45 LAN port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports Line in line out and mic in jacks I O Connectors 3 connectors for 6 additional external USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port 1 front audio connector for external line out and mic in jacks 1 CD in internal audio connector 1 S PDIF connector for opt...

Page 10: ... in CG or later revisions of the AMD AthlonTM 64 processor You can select the memory timing in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIOS AMD Cool n QuietTM Technology The AMD Cool n QuietTM technology allows the system to detect the CPU s tasks and utilization status When the CPU s task slows down the system effectively lowers power consumption by lowering its CPU speed...

Page 11: ...DIF 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 PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device The S PDIF connector on the system board sends surrou...

Page 12: ...ud at a distance of 1 meter USB Ports The system board supports USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 ports USB 1 1 supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Dual Function Power Button Depending on the setting in the Soft O...

Page 13: ...board or PS 2 mouse to power on the system Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state 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 ...

Page 14: ...wer 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 powers off The operating session will resume exactly where you left off...

Page 15: ...d A user s manual One IDE cable One floppy cable Two Serial ATA data cables 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 16: ...in 1 PS 2 power select JP7 1 USB 1 4 power select JP5 Socket 939 DDR 4 DDR 3 DDR 2 DDR 1 System fan 1 1 S PDIF 1 12V power Audio CODEC 1 1394_2 VITESSE Gigabit Phy VIA VT6307 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra PCIE3 PCIE2 PCIE1 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 ITE IT8712 1 IrDA BIOS CPU fan 1 Chipset fan 1 1 ATX power 1 FDD 1 IDE 2 1 IDE 1 1 Clear CMOS JP2 USB 5 10 power select JP6 1 1 1 1 USB 5 6 USB 7 8 USB 9 10 Battery 1 1...

Page 17: ... 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 System Memory...

Page 18: ... However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory configura tion are on different channels Single Channel Dual Channel Memory Configurations The table below shows the DIMM sockets that must be populated with DIMMs for single or dual channel interface We strongly recommend that you strictly follow the memory configurations below Installin...

Page 19: ...hich 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 BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu DRAM Configuration section of the BIO...

Page 20: ...unt 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 21: ...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 22: ... 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 23: ...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 24: ... 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 25: ...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 26: ...ith 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 plea...

Page 27: ...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 Using Hot Keys to Clear the CMOS Data Instead of using the Clear CMOS jumper press the Power button and Insert keys simultaneously ...

Page 28: ...lecting 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 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 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 29: ...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 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 30: ... consist of the following PS 2 mouse port PS 2 keyboard port Parallel port S PDIF in jack S PDIF out jack COM port 1394_1 port LAN port USB ports Line in Line out Mic in PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B COM S PDIF in S PDIF out USB 1 2 USB 3 4 1394_1 LAN Parallel Line out Line in Mic in ...

Page 31: ...er 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 Setting Configure...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...or 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 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out SPDIF in GND S PDIF in S PDIF ...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...J8 1394_2 for connecting an additional 1394 device The 1394 port 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 1394 port cable to J8 Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the J8 IEEE 1394 1394_1 W W 1394_2 12V fused 1 TPA Ground TPB 12V fused Key TPA Ground TPB Ground 2 10 9 ...

Page 36: ...he system board J18 USB 5 6 J34 USB 7 8 and J33 USB 9 10 allow you to connect 6 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 J34 or J33 BIOS Setting Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu of the BIOS Refer to cha...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...N 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 Integrated Peripherals 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 LAN ...

Page 39: ...ns as rear right left speaker out 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 or 4 channel mode this jack is used to connect an external microphone In a 6 channel mode this jack functions as Center Subwoofer Mic in Line out Line in W Re...

Page 40: ...tor J4 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 func tions 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 this connector m...

Page 41: ...are Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in J1 connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 1 4 Right audio channel Left audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 42: ... 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 cable should be aligne...

Page 43: ...or and the other end to your Serial ATA device Configuring RAID The following describes the basic steps on configuring RAID 1 Set the IDE RAID 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 G...

Page 44: ...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 driver that is in the provided CD For steps 1 to 4 refer to chapter 3 for more information For step 5 refer to chapter 4 for more information Important Before creating RAID make sure you have installed the Ser...

Page 45: ...nction better as a single drive 1 Set the IDE RAID 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 4 When the system powers up the NVRAID BIOS status message screen will appear Press the F10 key to ...

Page 46: ... IDE cable installation each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism The 40 pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Each IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs int...

Page 47: ...s 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 may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrect...

Page 48: ...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 Onboard Device section 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 inform...

Page 49: ...itional cooling fans 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 CPU fan 1 3 Ground Power Sense System fan Chipset fan 3 1 Ground Power Sense 3 1 Ground Power Sense...

Page 50: ... 2 Hardware Installation LEDs 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 Standby Power LED DRAM Power LED ...

Page 51: ...more 12VDC current to the processor s Voltage Regulator Module VRM The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards 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 X X 4 3 1 2 12V...

Page 52: ...hus 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 53: ...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 54: ...mply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x16 slot 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 x1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 ...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...OST 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 The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may no...

Page 58: ...ming 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 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 2MB ca...

Page 59: ...ed 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 errors Al...

Page 60: ...60 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 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...re any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear If you are running such a program we recommend that you first disable this field CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access The default is Enabled which provides better performance by enabling cache Hard Disk Boot Priority Thi...

Page 64: ...py 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 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 a...

Page 65: ...olding 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 depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys You can then select the typematic ...

Page 66: ...ault setting MPS Version Control for OS This field is used to select the MPS version that the system board is using 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 HDD S M A R T Capability The system board supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology hard drives SMART is a reliability prediction...

Page 67: ... 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 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 68: ...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 69: ...EE Test The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 70: ...ntical to this one The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and second ary IDE controller The default is Enabled Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller ...

Page 71: ...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 When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD ROM Auto The BIOS will automa...

Page 72: ...AID and IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of the secondary IDE s master and slave channels SATA Primary Master RAID and SATA Secondary Master RAID These fields are used to enable or disable the RAID function of Serial ATA s first channel SATA 1 and SATA 2 IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the ...

Page 73: ...wer 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 selected...

Page 74: ...e the correct password to power on the system If you forgot the password power off the system and remove the battery Wait for a few seconds and install it back before powering on the system 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 onb...

Page 75: ...rallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to stand ard specifications 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 mode and at a speed faster than the normal mode s data t...

Page 76: ...eads The options are non ISO Queue and ISO Queue USB Periodic Data Reads The options are non ISO Queue and ISO Queue USB Async Data Reads The options are non ISO Queue and ISO Queue AC97 Audio Auto Select this option when using the onboard audio Disabled Select this option when using a PCI sound card MAC LAN This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller MAC Media Interface The...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...r 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 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 the LAN card will cause the system to wake up Refer to the card s documentatio...

Page 80: ... 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 81: ...Display First This field is used to select whether to initialize the onboard VGA AGP or PCI first when the system boots Onboard AGP When the system boots it will first initialize the onboard VGA or AGP PCI Slot When the system boots it will first initialize PCI Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compa...

Page 82: ...ines 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 the PCI Express devices The unit is byte The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one ...

Page 83: ...rature You can prevent the system from overheating by selecting a temperature in this field If the system detected that its temperature exceeded the one set in this field it will automatically shutdown VCC3 Voltage to CPU Fan Speed fields These fields will show the output voltage temperature and fan speed of the monitored devices or components ...

Page 84: ... the detected frequency of the CPU Hammer Fid Control This field is used to select the CPU FSB s operating frequency HT Frequency This field is used to select the maximum operating frequency HT Width This field is used to select the Hyper Transport width between the CPU and chip PCIE Clock Default Default setting 100MHz This option will set the PCI Express frequency to 100MHz ...

Page 85: ...ck Mode This field is used to select an artificial memory clock It will prevent the system from running faster than the set frequency Memclock Index Value This field is used to select the memory clock s index value The screen above list all the fields available in the DRAM Configuration submenu for ease of reference in this manual In the actual CMOS setup you have to use the scroll bar to view the...

Page 86: ...d writing to the same bank The lesser the clock cycle the faster the DRAM s performance Row Precharge Time Trp This field is used to select the number of cycles that is allowed for Row Address Strobe RAS to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refreshes refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data Row to Row Delay Trrd This fie...

Page 87: ...ated to the routing latencies on the clock forwarded bus This is measured from the first address bus slot which is not associated with part of the read burst Refresh Rate Tref This field is used to select the refresh rate of the DIMM that requires the most frequent refresh Write CAS Latency Twcl This field is used to select the write CAS latency time DDR Output Driving The default setting is Auto ...

Page 88: ...lect this mode if you encounter system instability Read Preamble Value When the DQS receiver is turned on you can select the time prior to the max read DQS return This will notify the controller on when to enable its DQS receiver when awaiting the DRAM DQS driver to turn on for a read The controller will disable its DQS receiver until the read preamble time and then enable its DQS receiver while t...

Page 89: ...MTRR mapping mode DRAM ECC Feature Control This field is used to enable the DRAM s ECC feature ECC Memory Interlock Leave this in its default setting ECC MCE Enable Leave this in its default setting Chip Kill Mode Enable Leave this in its default setting ECC Redirection Leave this in its default setting DRAM Background Scrubber Leave this in its default setting L2 Cache Background Scrubber Leave t...

Page 90: ...DRAM s 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 Chip Voltage Control This field allows you to manually select higher voltage supplied to the chipset If you want to use the default voltage leave this field in its d...

Page 91: ...s 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 Excess CPU Voltage This field provides more options to further adjust the voltage of the CPU Fixed CPU Voltage This field is used to select a fixed CPU voltage Current CPU Voltage This field will show the CPU s current voltage Current Chip Voltage Th...

Page 92: ...ues 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 93: ...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 94: ...ompted 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 To...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...ss the F10 key to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Important Before creating RAID make sure you have connected Serial ATA drives and Parallel ATA drives Set the IDE RAID field to Enabled Integrated Peripherals submenu RAID Config section of the Award BIOS Enable the IDE and or Serial ATA drives you want to configure as RAI...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...D 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 chipset Chipset Drivers nVidia Drivers Important You must first install Microsoft DirectX 9 prior to installing the NVIDIA Windows nF...

Page 102: ... 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 103: ... the following NVIDIA SMBus Driver NVIDIA Ethernet Driver NVIDIA IDE 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 Drivers on the main menu The following screen will appear Click Next ...

Page 104: ...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 105: ...ForceWare Network Access Manager To install please follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the TOOLS icon 2 Click NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager on the main menu The following screen will appear ...

Page 106: ...106 4 Supported Software 4 Click Yes to activate Firewall 3 Select the type of setup you prefer then click Next ...

Page 107: ...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 5 Click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 108: ...r 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 Installing the RAID Driver While in the Process of Installing Windows XP or Windows 2000 The ste...

Page 109: ...ter to install the driver 6 Now press S again to specify another device 7 This time select NVIDIA nForce4 ATA RAID Class Controller Press Enter to install the driver 8 If you need to install other devices please do so at this time otherwise please proceed to the next step 9 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation ...

Page 110: ...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 adjust voltages and update the BIOS Click Benchmark and automatically tune my system to view Benchmarks and auto tuning results ...

Page 111: ...111 4 Supported Software Click NView to configure desktop management Click Update My BIOS to update the current BIOS ...

Page 112: ...follow the steps below 1 On the left side of the autorun screen click the AUDIO icon 2 Click Audio Driver on the main menu The following screen will appear 3 Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation 4 Reboot the system for the driver to take effect ...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...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 115: ...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 116: ...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 117: ...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 118: ...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 119: ... 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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