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Chapter 1 Product Introduction

AGP 8X support

Advanced Features

Supports PC Health function (capable of monitoring system voltage, CPU/

system temperature, and fan speed)

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Summary of Contents for NF3GK8MA series

Page 1: ...25 M1 1E Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss and tells you how to avoid such problems Warning means that a potential risk of property damage or physical injury exists More information If you want more information about our products please visit the following website ht...

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Page 10: ...ports HyperTransportT M Technology Chipset NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra nForce3 250 Gb System Memory Supports 128 256 512 1024Mb technology up to 2GB USB 2 0 Port Cross controller RAID uniquely supports both SATA and PATA disk devices within a single array ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 20 2 ...

Page 11: ...1 Product Introduction AGP 8X support Advanced Features Supports PC Health function capable of monitoring system voltage CPU system temperature and fan speed ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 20 3 ...

Page 12: ...onnector optional 9 Floppy Disk Connector 11 IDE Connectors 1 3 15 BIOS TBL Jumper S ATA Connectors optional 8 1 0 ATX Power Connector 12 Chipset NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra nForce3 250 Gb 1 4 1 6 ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 20 4 ...

Page 13: ...el connectors connection of hard drive and floppy drive data cables and setting up various other feature of the motherboard Caution should be exercised during the in stallation process Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter c a r e f u l l y Rear Panel Connectors Other Connectors Expansion Slots ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 ...

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Page 15: ...apter 2 Installation Instructions AthlonTM 64 o r AthlonTM 64FX processors and HyperTransportT M Technology Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 20 7 ...

Page 16: ...Chapter 2 Installation Instructions CPU Fan CPU Heatsink CPU Retention Mechanism CPU Retention Bracket CPU Retention Lock ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 20 8 ...

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Page 20: ...NG PC3700 DDR 466 PC4000 DDR 500 PC3200 DDR 400 PC4000 DDR 500 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2100 DDR 266 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2100 DDR 266 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2100 DDR 266 PC3200 DDR 400 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 128MB 128MB Vender Type Size ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 20 12 ...

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Page 23: ...i n g B l i n k i n g Dual color LED Green l i g h t l i g h t Yellow l i g h t l i g h t Green LED Yellow LED Dual color LED L 10M Data activity 10M Link 100M Data activity 100M Link Green LED B l i n k i n g Blinking once Yellow LED B l i n k i n g Blinking once ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 21 15 ...

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Page 25: ...optional F_1394 The 1394 expansion cable can be connected to ei ther the front provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or the rear panel of the chassis F_USB2 ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 21 17 ...

Page 26: ...rial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices The cur rent S ATA interface allows up to 150MB s data transfer rate S ATA Connectors optional SATA_1 S ATA_2 The audio port includes two parts the Front Audio and Rear Audio Their priority is se quenced from high to low Front Audio to Rear Audio If headphones are plugged into the front panel of the chassis using the Front Audio then the Line Ou...

Page 27: ...exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect S PDIF Out Connector SPDIF_OUT The S PDIF out connector is capable of provid ing digital audio to external speaker or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder Note The empty pin of SPDIF cable should be aligned to empty pin of S PDIF out connector COM2 Connector optional COM2 This motherboard attached...

Page 28: ...64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB Type GN4 MX 440 GF4 MX 440 GN4 MX 440 7917 V9560 FX5200 FX5200 ATI 9600 ATI9800 GN N52128TE Vendor COLORFUL OMEGA ASUS UNIKA ASUS UNIKA MSI YINGTON AT I GIGABYTE ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 21 20 ...

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Page 30: ... by incorrect flash operation You can get the MAC address from a label on the Parallel Port on the motherboard For example After you note down the MAC address you can reference the following process to key in the MAC address 1 Boot your computer press Del to enter the BIOS Setup 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals Then Press Enter 3 Enabled t h e Machine MAC NV Address 4 S e l e c t MAC NV Address...

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Page 32: ... on the screen during the system POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status X BIOS II Load Basic Defaults Load Best Defaults Set Supervi...

Page 33: ...ation can be set up through this menu BIOS Features The general system features can be set up through this menu Note We do not suggest that you change the default parameters in the BIOS Setup and we shall not be responsible for any damage that results from any changes that you make ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 21 25 ...

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Page 39: ... t h i s o p t i o n press Esc This option is used to set up the virus warning message for the IDE HDD boot sector When enabled a warning message will appear on the screen if any program intends to write information to the boot sector The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled Note Such function provides protection to the startup sector only it does not protect the entire hard disk ＮＦ３Ｕ...

Page 40: ...nced users only Max Memclock MHz When it is set to Manual in DDR Timing Setting by user can place an A r t i f i c i a l memory clock limit on the system Memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency The available setting values are 100 133 166 200 Auto CAS Latency Tc l This option controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read c...

Page 41: ...ycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The available setting values are Auto 2 6 This feature is especially designed for AMD Athlon processor which provides...

Page 42: ... the SDRAM command rate Selecting Auto allows SDRAM signal controller to run at 1T T clock cycles rate Selecting 1T makes SDRAM signal controller run at 2T rate 1T is faster than 2T The available setting values a r e 1 T 2 T Auto ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 35 34 ...

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Page 44: ...e Normal I r D A ASKIR and SCR The setting value is determined by the infrared module installed on the board UR2 Duplex Mode Default Half This option is available when UART 2 mode is set to either ASKIR or IRDA This option enables you to determine the infrared IR function of the onboard infrared chip The available setting values are Half and Full Onboard Parallel Port Default 378 IRQ7 This option ...

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Page 47: ...n is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 PO S mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is in S1 mode the computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved i n memory and the computer can quickly return to t...

Page 48: ...elay 4 Sec is selected press and hold the power button for four seconds to turn off power Default Disabled This option is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date The setting values are Disabled and Enabled When the Power On by Alarm set as Enabled this option will be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date The setting values conta...

Page 49: ...l scheme If all cards you use support PnP t h e n s e l e c t Auto ESCD and the BIOS will automatically distribute interruption resources If the ISA cards you installed not support ing PnP you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply Press the Enter key then man...

Page 50: ...mperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the setting value the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer The available setting values are 60o C 140o F 65o C 149o F 70o C 158o F and Disabled ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 33 42 ...

Page 51: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Description This option is used to set the memory voltage The available setting values are 2 80V 2 70V 2 50V Default ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 33 43 ...

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Page 54: ...with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother board features Utility CD content S t a r t t o i n s t a l l d r i v e r s ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 33 46 ...

Page 55: ...ility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility CD To begin using the CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM driver The CD w i l l automatically display the main menu screen ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 33 47 ...

Page 56: ...Select Install Driver to enter the driver installation menu as following pic Click the relevant button to install NVIDIA nForce Chipset System DirectX 9 0b Audio Driver USB2 0 Driver ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 33 48 ...

Page 57: ...Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 33 49 ...

Page 58: ...zes into one large d i s k Array RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 JBOD Advantages High data throughput 100 data redund ancy Optimized for both 100 data redun dancy and per formance Allows spare disks Combines and uses the capacity of odd size drives Drawbacks No fault tolerance Requires two drives for the storage space of one drive Requires two drives for the storage space of one drive the same as RAID leve...

Page 59: ... on one hard disk then reboot the computer 4 Run the Windows nForce Setup application and install the RAID driver 5 Initialize the NVRAID Array Bootable RAID Array 1 Choose the hard disks that are to be RAID enabled in the system BIOS 2 Specify the RAID level either Mirroring RAID 1 Striping RAID 0 Mirrored Striping RAID 0 1 or Spanning JBOD and create the desired RAID array 3 Boot from the Window...

Page 60: ...ntegrated Peripherals t h e n p r e s s Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config t h e n p r e s s Enter 3 From the RAID Config window enabled the IDE RAID the other items would be light then you can enable the disk that you want to use as RAID disks 4 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡＮＦ３ＧＫ８ＭＡｍａｎｕａｌＶ１１ｐ６５ 2005 3 16 17 34 52 ...

Page 61: ... Use the Define a New Array window to Select the RAID Mode Set up the Striping Block Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array Depending on the platform used the system have one or more channels In a typical system there are usually one controller and multiple channels and each channel have a slave and a master The channel controller master slave status of each hard disk is given in the Loc lo...

Page 62: ... to one connection between the drive and the controller Using the Define a New Array Window I f n e c e s s a r y p r e s s t h e t a b k e y t o m o v e f r o m f i e l d t o f i e l d u n t i l t h e a p p r o p r i a t e f i e l d i s h i g h l i g h t e d Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring Change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow keys until the mode that yo...

Page 63: ...the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key T h e f i r s t d i s k i n t h e l i s t i s m o v e d a n d t h e n e x t d i s k i n t h e l i s t i s selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key u n t i l a l l t h e d i s k s t h a t y o u w a n t t o u s e as RAID array appear in the Array Disks b l o c k Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your R...

Page 64: ... arrays that you have set up 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press Enter The Array Detail window appears 4 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then press C 5 At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N 6 P r e s s Enter again to go back to the previous window and then press Ctrl X t oe x i t the RAID setup ...

Page 65: ...r e b o o t i n i t i a l i z e t h e n e w l y c r e a t e d a r r a y Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows for Non bootable RAID Array This section describes how to setup the application and install the RAID software which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID driver 1 Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page NVIDIA RAID Utilit...

Page 66: ...ppear 3 Specify the NVIDIA drivers 1 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter The Windows Setup screen appears as below 2 Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then press Enter 3 Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter 4 Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and then press Enter The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers ＮＦ３ＵＫ８ＭＡ...

Page 67: ...tallation you might be prompted to click Ye s t o i n s t a l l t h e R A I D d r i v e r C l i c k Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the installation This will not be an issue with a signed driver Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive A f t e r t h a t t h e d r i v e r w i l l n o t ha...

Page 68: ...al disks listed will depend on your system and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks You must format the unallocated disk space in order to use it 3 Format the unallocated disk space Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the wizard After the drive has been formatted it is ready for use 2 Follow screen instructions to install While finishe...

Page 69: ...boots the System 6 Press F10 as the system is rebooting to go into the RAID ROM The system directs you into the NVIDIA RAID Utility 7 S e l e c t Striping under RAID Mode P r e s s TAB t og oi n t ot h e Free Disk menu You can use the Right Arrow key to add the desired disk 8 A f t e r t h a t P r e s s F7 t of i n i s h S e l e c t N NO when asked to Clear Disk Data 9 Then Press C t r l X to exit...

Page 70: ...sion may take 1 2 hours depending on disk size II The user must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and SP3 or SP4 fixes integrated in To create the combination installation CD refer to the following website http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 HFdeploy htm Note If the end user chooses not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4 RAID is stil...

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