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Page 1: ... English for NF4K8AB series motherboard P N 91 181 K84 A3 0E 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 abou...

Page 2: ...if there are missing or damaged items contact your distributor as soon as possible NF4K8AB series motherboard x1 WinFast Utility CD x1 User s Manual x1 IDE Ribbon Cable x2 FDD Ribbon Cable x1 I O Shield x1 S ATA Signal Cable x2 S ATA Power Cable x1 USB 2 0 Cable x1 optional NVRAID Driver Floppy Disk x1 ...

Page 3: ...acteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 A14 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A EN 5502...

Page 4: ...of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards Signature Date 2005 ...

Page 5: ...up 27 MainMenu 27 Standard CMOS Features 29 BIOSFeatures 31 Advanced BIOS Features 32 Advanced Chipset Features 34 Integrated Peripherals 36 Power Management Setup 39 PnP PCIConfigurations 43 PC Health Status O T S 44 X BIOSII OverClocking 45 Load Best Defaults 46 Set Supervisor User Password 46 Save Exit Setup 47 Exit Without Saving 47 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Product Introductio...

Page 6: ...tion Basic Configuration Introductions 53 Setting up the BIOS 54 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 55 NVIDIARAIDUtilityInstallation 59 Initializing and Using the Disk Array 62 Win2K Limitation with Bootable RAID 63 Appendix Using 8 channel Audio optional 65 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter ...

Page 7: ...Failure to switch off the DC power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Warning We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclock capacity of your device Warning Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS de scription in this manual is just for reference We do not guarante...

Page 8: ...d 100M LAN K with onboard 1G LAN 6 with 6 channel audio 8 with 8 channel audio E with 1394 S with SATA R with RAID You can find PPID label on the motherboard It indicates the functions that the motherboard has For example On the blue mark of the PPID label it means the motherboard supports 6 channel Audio 6 1394 port E onboard 100M LAN L SATA function S ...

Page 9: ...nd offers superior performance reliability and quality at a rea sonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced NVIDIA nForce4 chipset providing users a computer platform with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information Main Features Motherboard Layout 1 1 ...

Page 10: ...rt Supports hot plug Ten USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports three onboard USB headers providing six extra ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA 150MBps transfer rate Supports four S ATA devices NVIDIA RAID Technology supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD Cross controller RAID uniquely supports both SATA and PATA ...

Page 11: ...00Mbps Self configured addressing Supports two independent 1394 units synchronously at most such as HDD CD ROM BIOS Licensed advanced AWARD Phoenix BIOS supports flash ROM Plug and Play Supports IDE CD ROM SCSI HDD or USB device boot up Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk depends on OS a...

Page 12: ...roduct Introduction 4 NF4K8AB Series User Manual Advanced Features PCI 2 3 Specification Compliant Supports PC Health function capable of monitoring system voltage CPU temperature system temperature and fan speed ...

Page 13: ... CPU_FAN connector 31 PCI Express x16 slot 2 CD_IN connector 4 Termination enable jumper 6 PCI slots 8 Auxiliary PEX power connector 10 ROM Table Select jumper 12 PEX REFCLK jumper 14 Speaker connector 16 Floppy drive connector 18 IrDA connector 20 Front Panel connector 22 Front USB connectors 24 Primary IDE connector 26 Secondary IDE connector 28 DDR DIMM slots 30 Socket 754 32 12V CPU power conn...

Page 14: ...nel 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 carefully This chapter includes the following information CPU Memory Power Supply Rear Panel Connectors Other C...

Page 15: ...nded object such as an attached power supply before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 2 Unplug the power cord before opening your chassis or touching any components 3 Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed integrated circuits ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall a component place it on a grounded anti static pad or into the anti static bag that it c...

Page 16: ...n the base of the socket Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Installation of CPU Follow these steps to install the CPU Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU Cut edge Attention The CPU pins mus...

Page 17: ...high speed operation for example overheating you need to install the proper fan The following procedure is provided for reference only please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the actual procedure 2 If required apply a light coating of silica gel to the top of the CPU NOTE The CPU heatsink may have a pre applied thermal compound In that case the silica gel is not required CPU Fan CPU Heatsink C...

Page 18: ... heatsink and fan to module base 6 Connect the fan s power cable to the appropriate 3 pin terminal on the motherboard 4 Align the other end of the reten tion bracket to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism 3 Place the cooling set onto the re tention mechanism Attach one end of the retention bracket to retention mechanism ...

Page 19: ...endor List The following table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Socket CPU Host Bus Speed Hz 754 Athlon 64 3000 1 8G 754 Athlon 64 3200 2 0G 754 Athlon 64 3400 2 2G 754 Athlon 64 2800 1 8G 754 Athlon 64 3700 2 4G 754 Sempron 3100 2 0G ...

Page 20: ... will lock automatically Installation of DDR Memory 1 There is only one gap in the center of the DIMM slot and the memory module can be fixed in one direction only 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module verti cally into the DIMM slot Memory This motherboard includes three 184 pin slots with 266 333 400 MHz single channel DDR DRAM interface You must install at least one me...

Page 21: ...INEON CORSAIR KINGSTEK MT PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2100 DDR 266 PC2100 DDR 266 PC2100 DDR 266 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 512MB 1GB 256M...

Page 22: ... supply cable into the con nector and make sure it is secure ATX 12V Power Connector PWR2 The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU AUX PEX PWR connector J2A1 This connector is auxiliary power which mainly supplies for PXE function 24 pin ATX Power Connector 24 13 3 3V 12V RSVD 5V GND GND GND PSON 5V GND 12V GND 5V_AUX 5V 12V 1 GND 5V 3 3V GND GND 5V 12 PWROK AT...

Page 23: ...crophone Rear CEN LFE 9 PS 2 Mouse Port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Serial Port COM1 This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices Parallel Port Printer Port The 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices SPDIF Coaxial Out Port This port connects to external audio...

Page 24: ...speaker to the green audio output connect the surround sound speaker to the black audio output connect the center speaker subwoofer to the yellow audio output When using a 8 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output connect the center speaker subwoofer to the yellow audio output connect the side sound speaker t...

Page 25: ... slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the master device If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Other Connectors Attention Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always con nect with the cable on the same side as pin 1 of the PI...

Page 26: ...series of motherboards also have three 10 pin headers on board which may connect to the front panel USB cable to provide additional six USB ports FAN Connectors CPU_FAN FAN1 FAN2 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable into the 3 pin CPU_FAN on the motherboard Connect the chipset cooling fan cable into the 3 pin FAN1 on the motherboard Connect the system cooling fan cable into the 3 pin FAN2 on the moth...

Page 27: ...nt Audio to Rear Audio If headphones are plugged into the front panel of the chassis using the Front Audio then the Line Out Rear Audio on the rear panel will not work If you do not want to use the Front Audio pin 5 and 6 pin 9 and 10 must be short and then the signal will be sent to the rear audio port Front Audio Connector F_AUDIO F_AUDIO MIC_GND MIC_IN 5VAC MIC_PWR AUD_RET_R AUD_OUT_R EMPTY AUD...

Page 28: ... provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or the rear panel of the chassis TPA F_1394 TPB GND GND 12V TPB GND TPA 12v 10 9 2 1 Chassis Intruder Connector INTRUDER The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector If the connector has been closed once the ...

Page 29: ...Bandwidth per Pin Low overhead Low latency PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5GB s on the data pins This re sults in a real bandwidth per pair of 250MB s A point to point connection allows each device to have a dedicated connec tion without sharing bandwidth Ability to comprehend different data structure Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express will take two forms x16...

Page 30: ... qualified for use with this motherboard Video Memory graphics cards graphics cards Type Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6200 GeForce 6200 128MB WinFast GeForce X6600 GeForce6600 128MB ATI REDION X300SE Radeon x300 128MB WinFast GeForce X5750 GeForce 5750 256MB GeForce PCX 5300 GeForce PCX 5300 128MB ASUS GeForce EN5900 GeForce PCX5900 128MB ASUS Radeon X600SE Radeon X600 pro 128MB ...

Page 31: ... the jumper pin settings Users should refer to the table while adjusting jumper settings Clear CMOS Jumper J2H1 This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper 1 Turn off the AC power supply and short pins 1 and 2 on the jumper 2 Return the jumper to the normal setting locking pins 2 and 3 together with the jumper cap 3 Turn on...

Page 32: ...IOS TBL Disabled BIOS TBL ENABLE Jumper ROM Table Select Jumper J1B1 This jumper is used to select between a user table and a safe table for booting initialization parameters Safe mode boot init table Default User mode boot init table ROM TABLE SELECT Jumper Termination Enable Jumper J3A2 This jumper is used to enable or disable internal differential termination for PCI Express reference clock inp...

Page 33: ...umper J1G1 This jumper is used to select common mode level range for PCI Express external reference clock input pins Internal clock reference Default External clock reference PE_REFCLK Select Jumper below VDD 2 Default above VDD 2 PEX REFCLK Jumper Recovery Jumper J1E1 This jumper is reserved for technology support please do not change the jumper 1 2 Open Closed Default 1 2 Recovery Jumper ...

Page 34: ... appears 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 O T S X BIOS I I Over Clocking Load Best Defaults Se...

Page 35: ...how POST screen DEL to enter SETUP ESC to Enter Boot Menu Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the BIOS Setup main menu are explained below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu BIOS F...

Page 36: ...hrough this menu PnP PCI Configurations The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status O T S This will display the current status of your PC X BIOS II Over Clocking Frequency and voltage settings can be adjusted through this menu Load Best Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may...

Page 37: ... set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave SATA Channel 0 1 2 3 Master These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD device is installed or set Auto indicates the system can automatically...

Page 38: ...atal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a ke...

Page 39: ...Recovery provides the users with an excellent data protection and HDD recovery function There are 12 optional hotkey and the default hotkey is LSHIFT F12 SuperSpeed CPU Frequency Depending on the specification of the CPU The conventional overclock method uses the jumpers on the motherboard and it is both troublesome and apt to errors By using SuperSpeed a CPU can be overclocked by keying in the de...

Page 40: ...ot Priority This option is used to select the priority for CDROM start up After pressing Enter you can select the CDROM using the PageUp PageDn or Up Down arrow keys and change the CDROM priority using or To exit this option press Esc Virus Warning Default Disabled 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 ...

Page 41: ...vable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device Default Enabled With this function set to Enabled the system will boot from some other devices if the first second third boot devices failed The available setting val ues are Disabled and Enabled Security Option Default Setup When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen when it is set to System a passw...

Page 42: ...ead Spectrum Default Disabled If you enable PCI express spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system SSE SSE2 Instructions Default Enabled It is used to set enable or disable Intel SSE SSE2 instructions CPU Thermal Throttling Default 50 0 This item is used to specify the CPU speed at percentage to slow down the CPU when it reaches the pr...

Page 43: ... command after receiving it RAS to CAS delay Trcd Default Auto When DRAM is refreshed both rows and columns are addressed separately This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Min RAS active time Tras Default Auto This setting determines the time RAS takes to...

Page 44: ...Keyboard Mouse Support Default Disabled These items are used to set whether the USB keyboard mouse controller is en abled in a legacy operating system such as DOS AC97 Audio Default Auto This option is used to set whether onboard AC97 Audio is enabled Dis abled the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device MC97 Modem Default Auto This item is used to set wheth...

Page 45: ...detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Default Auto UItraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UItraDMA change the appropriate items on this list to Auto The available setting values are Disabled and Auto IDE DMA transfer access Default Enabled This option is used to enable or disable IDE ...

Page 46: ...able the onboard RAID function IDE Primary Secondary Mater Slave RAID Default Disabled These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each IDE hard disk drive SATA 0 1 2 3 Master RAID Default Disabled These features allow user to enable or disable the RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive RAID Config Menu ...

Page 47: ...R This option is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is in S1 mode the computer can beresumed 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 in memory and the computer can quickly re...

Page 48: ...ress and hold the power buttonfor four seconds to turn off power Intruder Detection Default Disabled This item enables or disables the features of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened PWRON After PWR Fail Default Off This option is used to set what action the PC will take with the power supply when it resumes after a sudden power failur...

Page 49: ... F1 When the PS 2 KB Wake Up S3 S4 S5 set as Hot KEY use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the system The available setting values are Ctrl F1 F12 WOL PME From Soft Off Default Disabled When set to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Management Event WOR RI From Soft Off Default Disabled If this item ...

Page 50: ... the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be cancelled and the PC power source must not be turned off Day of Month Alarm 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 Time hh mm ss Alarm When the Power On by Alarm set as Enabled this option will be modified It is...

Page 51: ...me If all cards you use support PnP then select 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 IRQ Resources Press the Enter key then man...

Page 52: ...sable CPU smart fan function The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Shutdown Temperature Default Disabled This option is used to set the system temperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the setting value the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer The available setting values are 70o C 158o F 75o C 167o F 80o C 176o F Disabled ...

Page 53: ...s option is used to select chipset Vcore Memory Vmem Select Default Default This option is used to select memory Vmem HyperTransport Vdd Select Default Default This option is used to select HyperTransport Vdd CPU Voltage Regulator Default Default This option is used to adjust CPU voltage regulator X BIOS II Over Clocking ...

Page 54: ...em and CMOS setting program PASS WORD DISABLED Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select System in Security Option the screen will prompt you to enter password once the system is started or you want to enter CMOS setting program If the password is wrong it will refuse you to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select Setup in Secu r...

Page 55: ... to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility press N ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Select this option and press Enter it will show the following message on the screen Quit Without Saving Y N Press Y to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility press N ESC to return to the main menu ...

Page 56: ...y CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother board features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Start to install drivers ...

Page 57: ...ditional software programs A SuperUtility a SuperStep Superstep is powerful and easy to operate tool for overclocking You can quickly increase your CPU s working frequency through its user friendly interface It will enhance your CPU s performance and meet all kinds of DIY requirements b SuperLogo SuperLogo can display user designed graphics and pictures such as a company logo or personal photos th...

Page 58: ...on NF4K8AB Series User Manual Start to install drivers 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 USB2 0 Driver Click here ...

Page 59: ...e NVIDIA RAID This chapter includes the following information Basic Configuration Setting up BIOS Entering the RAID BIOS Setup NVIDIA RAID Utility Installation Initializing and Using the Disk Array Win2K Limitation with Bootable RAID Chapter ...

Page 60: ...des a method for combining drives of different sizes into one large disk Array RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 JBOD Advantages High data throughput 1 0 0 d a t a redundancy Optimized for both 100 data redun d a n c y a n d performance 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 f...

Page 61: ...RAID array 3 Install the operating system 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 Strip ing RAID 0 1 or Spanning JBOD and create the...

Page 62: ... BIOS setup Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config then press Enter 3 From the RAID Config window enabled the RAID Enable 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 ...

Page 63: ...s set to Optimal Understanding the Define a New Array Window 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 ...

Page 64: ... Slave drive in Serial ATA All drives are consid ered to be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and the controller Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring Change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow keys u...

Page 65: ...the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array appear in the Array Disks block Completing the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After assigning your RAID ...

Page 66: ...window appears where you can review the RAID 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 Press Enter again to go back to the previous window and then...

Page 67: ...ation is completed be sure to reboot the PC 5 After the reboot initialize the newly created array InstallingtheNVIDIARAIDSoftwareUnderWindows forNon bootableRAIDArray 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 N...

Page 68: ...nd wait for the Windows Setup screen to appear 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 scr...

Page 69: ... to install operating system During the GUI portion of the installation you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver Click 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 After that t...

Page 70: ...ouble click on Computer Management The actual 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 unlocated 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 scr...

Page 71: ...ress F10 to exit and save settings in the system BIOS This action reboots 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 Select Striping under RAID Mode Press TAB to go into the Free Disk menu You can use the Right Arrow key to add the desired disk 8 After that Press F7 to finish Select N NO when asked to Clear Disk D...

Page 72: ...rray in a bootable format Note Conversion 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 ...

Page 73: ...und configuration there are the standard front center LFE bass speakers but also two surround speakers are placed at the sides of a listener and two speakers directly behind the listener Some formats also support a 8 channel audio configuration wherein there is only one speaker behind the listener However since audio connections always come in stereo pairs most PC hardware will automatically suppo...

Page 74: ...66 Appendix NF4K8AB Series User Manual STEP 2 You need to install the driver for the audio chip before you can use the 8 channel audio function Black Blue Green Red Orange Click here ...

Page 75: ...u ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Double click the icon you will see the following picture STEP 4 Click icon The following picture will appear STEP 5 Make sure you select 7 1 Speakers from the above picture Now you can enjoy the 8 channel audio function Click here Click here ...

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