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NF4-A9A / NF4 Ultra-A9A 

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class 

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 

cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee 

that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 

 

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Summary of Contents for NF4-A9A

Page 1: ...ce will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or...

Page 2: ...eaders 8 2 3 Memory Modules Installation 9 2 4 Connectors Slots 11 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4 Useful Help 21 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Co...

Page 3: ...nterface graphics slot Supports 4 SATA ports each channel up to 1 5Gb s NF4 A9 A 3 0Gb s NF4 Ultra A9 A Supports 4 IDE disk drives with PIO Mode 5 Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mod...

Page 4: ...lots PCI Express 1 0a compliant Bandwidth 250MB s per direction One PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction for an...

Page 5: ...igital audio out function 1 floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 IDE connectors support 4 IDE disk drives 3 USB headers support 6 USB 2 0 ports at front p...

Page 6: ...nction Bundled Software Supports 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I O Panel for...

Page 7: ...SV1 JUSBV1 JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 PEX16 PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PCI1 PCI3 PCI2 PCI4 JSPDIF_OUT JCDIN1 BIOS DIMM1 DIMM2 JSATA1 JSATA2 JSATA3 JSATA4 JUSB3 JUSB4 JUSB2 IDE2 IDE1 FDD1 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 BAT1 JNBFAN1 JCMOS1 J...

Page 8: ...9A 6 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU Step 1 Remove the socket protection cap Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 9...

Page 9: ...t forwards this white triangle The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 4 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation B Step 5 Put the C...

Page 10: ...SFAN1 JNBFAN1 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Only for JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 Note The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 reserve system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 3 pin head connector When con...

Page 11: ...le installation 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and fir...

Page 12: ...ts Double Side DDR memory module Star sign represents leave the DIMM socket empty DIMM1 SS DS SS DS SS DS DIMM2 SS DS DIMM3 SS DS SS DS SS DS DIMM4 SS DS 2 3 3 Know your CPU Version AMD Athlon 64 Proc...

Page 13: ...drive ribbon cables 1 2 33 34 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has two 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality...

Page 14: ...Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI1 PCI3 PCI2 PCI4 PCI Express Slots PEX16 PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PEX16 PCI Express 1 0a compliant M...

Page 15: ...ATXPWR1 JATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply JATXPWR2 By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit JATXPWR1 P...

Page 16: ...ose Default 1 3 1 3 Pin 2 3 Close Note In order to support this function Power on system via keyboard and mouse JKBMSV1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 CD ROM Audio in Connector JCDIN1 This con...

Page 17: ...und 3 Stereo MIC in L 4 Audio power 5 Right line out Speaker out Right 6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right l...

Page 18: ...xt boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 1 2 2 Ground Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel JUSB2 JUSB4 This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel and also can be...

Page 19: ...B4 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at JUSB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered with 5V standby voltage JUSBV2 Front USB headers JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 are powered with 5V standby voltage 1 3 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Default...

Page 20: ...carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation Default 1 3 1 3 Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set th...

Page 21: ...ons 1 2 24 optional 23 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 2 Sleep control 3 N A 4 Ground Sleep button 5 N A 6 N A N A 7 Speaker Speaker Connector 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Power LED 1...

Page 22: ...SATA Controller in nForce4 and nForce4 Ultra with 4 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec with transfer rate of 1 5Gb s and SATA 2 0 spec with transfer rate of 3 0 Gb s Pin Assignmen...

Page 23: ...help to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a boo...

Page 24: ...on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed...

Page 25: ...sk to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of...

Page 26: ...t information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronical...

Page 27: ...e the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically...

Page 28: ...is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click...

Page 29: ...follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c Wit...

Page 30: ...will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If...

Page 31: ...ovide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify...

Page 32: ...stry If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according...

Page 33: ...be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclockin...

Page 34: ...tures are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not...

Page 35: ...tup 1 1 Main Menu 3 2 Standard CMOS Features 6 3 Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 13 5 Integrated Peripherals 16 6 Power Management Setup 21 7 PnP PCI Configurations 24 8 PC Health...

Page 36: ...hipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plu...

Page 37: ...ing the keyboard Keystro ke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Mov...

Page 38: ...bmenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to con...

Page 39: ...r this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause the CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when t...

Page 40: ...s set the User will only be able to configurations but will not be able to change them Save Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be display...

Page 41: ...Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select...

Page 42: ...e sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter...

Page 43: ...Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displ...

Page 44: ...selected in these items CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Exter...

Page 45: ...ave USBHDD0 USB HDD1 USB HDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Th...

Page 46: ...Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select...

Page 47: ...orted by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choic...

Page 48: ...less you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency The Choices 200 default 201 202 3...

Page 49: ...e cas to read data valid The Choices CL 2 5 default CL 3 0 CL 2 0 Min RAS active time Tras This field specifies the minimum RAS active time Typically 45 60 Nsec The Choices 8T default RAS to CAS Delay...

Page 50: ...item allows you to disable enable the SATA spread spectrum function The Choices Disabled default Down Spread SSE SSE2 Instructions The Choices Enabled default Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting...

Page 51: ...e enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activa...

Page 52: ...the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both sup...

Page 53: ...d The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse The Choices Disabled default Enabled AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio...

Page 54: ...serial ports The Choices Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Addre...

Page 55: ...ead write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detec...

Page 56: ...wer down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend...

Page 57: ...option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to t...

Page 58: ...work Power on Function This option allows you to choose the different function to power on the computer The Choices Button Only default Password Mouse Move Mouse Click Any Key Hot Key Keyboard 98 KB P...

Page 59: ...nced users should make any changes to the default settings Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary dis...

Page 60: ...bility However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know wha...

Page 61: ...smart can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise The Choices SMART Always On default Show H W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage...

Page 62: ...rol The Choices StartUp default X4 800MHz X5 1000MHz X6 1200MHz X7 1400MHz X8 1600MHz X9 1800MHz etc Hammer Vid Control This item allows you to select Hammer Vid Control The Choices StartUp default 1...

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