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Page 1: ...IA nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 nForce2 SPP nForce2 Ultra 400 nForce2 SPP nForce2 Ultra 400 nForce2 SPP nForce2 Ultra 400 nForce2 SPP nForce2 Ultra 400 nForce2 SPP mainboard for AMD Socket A processor mai...

Page 2: ...EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRA...

Page 3: ...pdate from the manufacturer s Web site 3 Replace mainboard 4 Remove and replace the add on card C1h C5h 1 M emory module inserted incorrectly 2 M emory compatibility problem 3 M emory module damaged 1...

Page 4: ...onal 1 4 IEEE1394 Optional 1 5 Mainboard Form Factor 1 6 I O Shield Connector 1 7 Power On Off Remote 1 7 System Block Diagram 1 8 Section 2 Features Mainboard Features 2 1 Section 3 Installation Main...

Page 5: ...h Status 4 20 Power BIOS Features 4 22 Defaults Menu 4 23 Supervisor User Password Setting 4 24 ExitSelecting 4 25 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 5 1 Realtek Sound Manager Quic...

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Page 7: ...oppy disk drive cable D HDD drive cable or round cable E CD or diskette drivers and utilities F I O Shield Deluxe Pack Items G Game COM bracket cable H S ATA data and power cable I IEEE 1394 two ports...

Page 8: ...e designed to support AMD AthlonTM processors This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor Socket A will help enable smaller enclosures and ultimately...

Page 9: ...ssor technology intelligently predicts and prefetches requests from the AMD Athlon XP Processor to boost system performance beyond its nominal speed grade The nForce2 Ultra 400 delivers twice the band...

Page 10: ...bles you to monitor various aspects of the system opera tion and status The features include CPU temperature voltage and fan speed in RPMs LAN Optional This mainboard is optionally mounted with LAN ch...

Page 11: ...reWire and the High Performance Serial Bus HPSB IEEE 1394 provides transfer rates up to 400Mbits sec IEEE 1394 provides enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio video A V appliances sto...

Page 12: ...stems integrators differentiate their products in the marketplace and better meet your needs By integrating more I O down onto the board and better positioning the hard drive and floppy connectors mat...

Page 13: ...the 5VSB s specification printed on the power supply s outer case Note The board requires a minimum of 250 Watt power supply to operate Your system configura tion amount of memory add in cards periphe...

Page 14: ...Introduction Page 1 8 Figure 5 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram...

Page 15: ...nbuffered Single Double side and Non ECC DDR 200 266 333 400 DIMMs Supports 128 bit dual channel memory architecture Supports up to 3GB memory size BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award BIOS ACPI v2 0 complian...

Page 16: ...ler with floppy printer game serial and CIR SIR interface Audio Six channel audio with analog and digital output using Realtek ALC655 AC 97 CODEC AC 97 v2 3 compliant In 2 CH mode supports Line In Lig...

Page 17: ...One CD IN and One AUX IN connector One S PDIF in out connector One IR connector One Front Panel Audio connector One Game port connector Two S ATA connectors Optional Two 1394 connectors Optional Thre...

Page 18: ...tcut to select the boot device e g hard drive CD ROM or floppy without entering CMOS setup Supports exclusive KBPO Keyboard Power On function Power BIOS for excellent over clocking capabilities throug...

Page 19: ...Installation Page 3 1 Section 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 20: ...Installation Page 3 2 MainboardLayout Figure 1...

Page 21: ...hlonTM as reference Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Figure 2 Step 2 Insert the processor Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning the FC PGA corner marking with the socket cor...

Page 22: ...re 5 Step 4 Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage For more information about installing your CPU please refer to the AMD website article So...

Page 23: ...Select Jumper This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the mainboard Settings 1 2 100 133 MHz 2 3 133 166 200 MHz Default Note Overclocking may cause system instabilit...

Page 24: ...emory with higher bus speeds overclocking may severely compromise the integrity of the system Figure 6 Table 1 DDR DIMM 2 DDR DIMM 1 DDR DIMM 3 Bank 0 Bank 1 3 3 System Memory Configuration Memory Lay...

Page 25: ...placing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 8 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 9 Figure 7 DIMM notch Figure...

Page 26: ...order to remove the bracket 5 Align the card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 6 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed in step 4 7...

Page 27: ...GP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock 2 AGP slot clicker is locked 3 AGP card edge connector is inserted properly 1 AGP slot clicker i...

Page 28: ...orts JPWR_FAN Ground 12V Sence JCPU_FAN Ground 12V NC JPWR_FAN Ground 12V Sence JSYS_FAN JCPU_FAN JSYS_FAN SPDIF Sony Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector links digital audio between the...

Page 29: ...t in only one orientation Find the proper orientation then insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place Caution The PW1 and PW12 Power Connector must be used simultaneously or else thi...

Page 30: ...th phone plug inserted the rear panel audio will be disabled In 2 Channel audio mode Mic In is shared for both front panel and rear panel In 6 Channel audio mode the Mic In is dedicated for front pane...

Page 31: ...ial Port Connector The serial port can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial device 1 9 2 10 NC CTS Ground TXD RI RTS RXD DTR DCD DSR SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA Con...

Page 32: ...se with external devices that conform to the IEEE 1394 specification 10 2 9 1 TPA TPB TPA TPB GND 12V Fused 12V Fused GND GND Key C1394 1 C1394 2 LED1 80 Port Debug LED Optional Provides two digit POS...

Page 33: ...he additional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert its cables to this 10 pin connector USB2 0 allows data transfer speed up to 480Mbps CUSB3 CAUTION Please make su...

Page 34: ...ply or system PW_ON This is connected to the power button on the case Using the Soft Off by Pwr BTTN feature you can choose either Instant Off turn off system immediately or 4 sec delay push the butto...

Page 35: ...nabled c Install Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE d Restart the system e When in Windows open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand...

Page 36: ...etup is required To power on your system again Step 1 Unplug the ATX power cord or turn off the ATX power supply switch Step 2 Wait a few minutes for the CPU to cool Step 3 Check that the CPU heatsink...

Page 37: ...in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconf...

Page 38: ...ed item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup Choose STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features...

Page 39: ...to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pressingthe F1 keydisplaysahelpmessagefortheselecteditem Figure3 BIOSF...

Page 40: ...is category speeds up the Power On Self Test POST The default is Enabled Enabled This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST Disabled NormalPOST ATA RAID SCSI Boot Order Optiona...

Page 41: ...ory Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method Security Option This category allows you...

Page 42: ...oftware monitors the overall reliability status of the drive If a device failure is predicted the host software through the Client WORKS S M A R T applet warns the user of the impending condition and...

Page 43: ...ote Selecting higher performance may cause instability CPU Clock Ratio Use this item to select a multiplier for the system front side bus FSB frequency The value of the multiplier must be set so that...

Page 44: ...P S t e s d e e p S d n a c n y s A c n y S 0 0 2 6 6 2 0 0 2 c n y S 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 2 c n y S 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 c n y S 6 6 2 6 6 2 6 6 2 c n y S 6 6 2 3 3 3 6 6 2 c n y S 6 6 2 0 0 4 6 6 2 c n y S...

Page 45: ...function Options Enabled Disabled FSB Spread Spectrum This item can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the CPU Options Disabled 0 50 1 00 AGP Spread Spectrum This...

Page 46: ...e of time that the CPU is idled if CPU throttling is initiated by excess heat The default setting is 50 Options 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 75 0 87 5 System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system to...

Page 47: ...er contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled default to activate each channel separately Options Enabled Disabled Note If you do not use the onboard IDE connector set...

Page 48: ...MA 33 66 100 133 select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS Options Auto Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode Selecting Enabled reduces latency between each drive read write cycle but may cause instability in IDE...

Page 49: ...of the onboard LAN chip Options Disabled LAN 1 LAN 2 Both two IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive suppor...

Page 50: ...r Select Enabled if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller FDC If you install an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Options Enabled Disabled Onboard S...

Page 51: ...r to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode Options EPP1 9 EPP1 7 ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode Options DMA1 DMA3 PWRON After PWR Fail This it...

Page 52: ...g screen This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals In general these parameters should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary Figure6 PowerManagement...

Page 53: ...ing DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks...

Page 54: ...figuration This page lets the user to modify the PCI IRQ signals when various PCI cards are inserted WARNING Conflicting IRQ s may cause system unable to locate certain devices Figure7 PNP PCIConfigur...

Page 55: ...ter can retain the ownership of the bus Options 0 255 INT Pin1 to Pin4 Assignment These settings allow the user to specify what IRQ will be assigned to PCI devices in the chosen slot The defaults are...

Page 56: ...mperature Sets the temperature at which the computer will respond to an overheating CPU The default is Disabled Options Disabled 50O C 122O F 70O C 158O F Current CPU Temperature Displays the current...

Page 57: ...V 5VSB V The voltage level of the switching power supply ACPI Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system requ...

Page 58: ...eration Figure9 Frequency VoltageControl In the following items Default Voltage indicates the original factory value and New Voltage indicates the value that you assign CPU Voltage Regulator This item...

Page 59: ...set Please ensure proper cooling for Northbridge and Southbridge 4 9 Defaults Menu Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are de scribed below Load Fail Safe Defaults When y...

Page 60: ...to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the passwor...

Page 61: ...our system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without...

Page 62: ...BIOS Page 4 26...

Page 63: ...ns that link you to the supported drivers utilities and software Step 1 Click nVIDIA nForce DRIVER to install nVIDIA nForce driver Step 2 Click AC 97 AUDIO DRIVER to install audio driver Step 3 Click...

Page 64: ...For more detailed information refer to Sound Manager manual in the CD Sound Effect 1 Right click Sound Effect button on the task bar and select Sound Manager 2 Select Sound Effect page to set the desi...

Page 65: ...There are 10 bands of equalizer control check ON when you want to adjust the equalizer Figure 4 4 This page displays the mainboards s phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode no of speaker...

Page 66: ...ge 5 4 Figure 5 5 For 6 channel mode the audio combination is shown above Figure 6 6 To test the speaker select the Speaker Test page and click directly on the speakers shown on the screen Speaker Tes...

Page 67: ...r system a Click Auto Lock to detect S PDIF input and display its information b Check Real time S PDIF In monitor to listen to the S PDIF IN signal through Line out connector Figure 8 SPDIF Out 8 This...

Page 68: ...nsing 9 Push Start button to start the sensing Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing 10 EZ Connection shows the result of the detection Audio Connector column...

Page 69: ...After closing EZ Connector this page will show the latest connector status as above Figure 12 12 This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software To remove Sound Manager icon f...

Page 70: ...Drivers Installation Page 5 8...

Page 71: ...ws Display Playback windows displays the following mode information 1 Playback Time Display 2 Voice Cancellation Mode Display 3 Pitch Mode Display 4 Surround Sound Mode Display Realtek Media Player Pl...

Page 72: ...below e d o m d n u o r r u S e d o m d n u o r r u S c i r e n e G r o d i r r o c e n o t S d e d d a P y e l l A m o o R t s e r r o F m o o r h t a B y t i C m o o r g n i v i L n i a t n u o M e...

Page 73: ...ar Clear the Title Play List 4 Load Load Title Play List 5 Store Save Title Play List G Title Play List Scroll bar Scroll Up Down the Title Play List H Recording Function Controls The recording functi...

Page 74: ...control include Minimize Close 1 Minimize Minimize Platform Display Panel 2 Close Close Exit Platform Display Panel K EqualizerControlPanel The Equalizer Control Panel include On Off Preset 1 On Off E...

Page 75: ...EXE file and it will self extract Copy these extracted files to a bootable disk Note The disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs 1 Type A AWDFLASH and press Enter Key 2 You will see t...

Page 76: ...me to save previous BIOS to file 6 To confirm and proceed please key in Y to start the programming 7 The BIOS update is finished xxxxx bin F1 Reset F10 Exit XXXXX XXXX xxxxx bin xxxxx bin XXXXX XXXX x...

Page 77: ...C 1 EEPROM BIOS Remover Do not remove the BIOS chip unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool The BIOS socket is fragile may be damaged if an improper method to replace...

Page 78: ...Appendix C 2...

Page 79: ...n is very easy You only need to copy the Ghost7 folder or Ghost exe to your hard disk In which Disk indicates hard disk options Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options Desc...

Page 80: ...the following figure There are 3 hard disk functions 1 Disk To Disk disk cloning 2 Disk To Image disk backup 3 Disk From Image restore backup Important 1 To use this function the system must have at...

Page 81: ...ackup 1 Select the location of the Source drive 3 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start 2 Select the location for storing the backup file Disk From Image Restore Ba...

Page 82: ...Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored 3 When restoring disk backup set the required partition size as shown in the following figure 4 Click OK to display the following confirmation s...

Page 83: ...ion To Partition Partition Cloning The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition Refer to disk cloning for the operating method Partition To Image Partition Backup 1 Select the disk to be backed...

Page 84: ...2 Select the source partition 5 Select Yes to start performing backup 4 Is the file compressed There are 3 options 1 No do not compress data during backup 2 Fast Small volume compression 3 High high...

Page 85: ...7 3 Select the disk to be restored 4 Select the partition to be restored 5 Select Yes to start restoring Check This function is to check possible error caused by defective FAT or track during backup o...

Page 86: ...lete Office programs require 360MB The remaining space can be used to store data After installing Windows use Ghost to create a backup area for the system and to store the file Image file in drive D T...

Page 87: ...store types include General Windows and Windows and Application Programs If you select General Windows the system is restored to the general Windows operation condition The command is Ghost exe clone...

Page 88: ...t of Autoexec bat includes MSCDEX EXE D IDECD001 L Z Ghost exe clone mode load src z original gho dst 1 sure rb 2 Write the backup image file original gho of the entire hard disk or partition into the...

Page 89: ...special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed...

Page 90: ...information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory I O resource Search fo...

Page 91: ...6h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Sh...

Page 92: ...not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure...

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