Nvidia nForce4 4X User manual

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Manual Revision 1.0
April 29, 2005
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Package Contents ...................................................... 1- 1
Mainboard Features ................................................... 1- 2
System Block Diagram ............................................... 1- 5
Section 2 Specification
Mainboard Specification ............................................ 2- 1
Section 3 Installation
Mainboard Layout ..................................................... 3- 1
Easy Installation Procedure ....................................... 3- 2
CPU Insertion ............................................................. 3- 2
Jumper Settings .......................................................... 3- 4
System Memory Configuration .................................. 3- 5
Expansion Slots .......................................................... 3- 6
Device Connectors..................................................... 3- 7
Power-On/Off (Remote) .............................................. 3- 12
Section 4 BIOS Setup
Main Menu ................................................................ 4- 1
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4- 2
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4- 3
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4- 6
Integrated Peripherals ................................................ 4-10
Power Management Setup ......................................... 4-14
PNP/PCI/PCI-E Configuration .................................... 4-15
PC Health Status ........................................................ 4-17
Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4-20
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4-22
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Supervisor/User Password Setting ............................ 4-23
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4-24
Section 5 RAID Configuration
Introduction ............................................................... 5- 1
NVidia RAID Features ................................................. 5- 3
Enable RAID Function ............................................... 5- 4
Section 6 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation .............................................. 6- 1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 6- 2
Appendix Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ......................................... A- 1
Appendix B
NVidia RAID BIOS Utility ............................................ B- 1

Introduction
Page 1-1
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
1-1 Package Contents
Contents
A. Mainboard
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
G .S-ATA data and power cable
Optional Items
H. Extra USB2.0 port cable
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Introduction
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1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
AthlonTM 64 Processor
The AMD AthlonTM 64 processor family is designed to support performance
desktop. It provides a high performance HyperTransportTM link to I/O, as well
as a single 64-bit high-performance DDR memory controller.
For more information about all the new features AthlonTM 64 Processor deliver, check out
the AMD website at http://www.amd.com
Chipset
The board is designed with NVIDIA nForce4 4X chipset, featuring performance
and stability with the most innovative technology and features, including the
world’s first and only native Gigabit Ethernet interface and hardware-optimized
Firewall security solution.
For more details about the NVIDIA nForce4, please visit the NVIDIA Web site at
http://www.nvidia.com.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec (PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system
operation and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in
RPMs.
10/100 LAN
This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN PHY. It allows the mainboard to
connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
Serial ATA
Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage
interface. Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB/sec and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform.

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S-ATA RAID
RAID function available on chipset S-ATA ports.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer
speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1
audio for DVD-playback. The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal
2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.
AMD Cool'n'QuietTM Technology
AMD's Cool'n'QuietTM Technology lowers CPU operating voltage when the
system is in idle mode. This helps to reduce heat dissipation and in effect lowers
the fan speed to noise from your PC.

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Special Features
&Magic Health
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults
early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan.
&EZ-Boot
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search
the BIOS menu, change and re-start.
&PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable
feature include FSB/Chipset/Memory voltage tweaking.
&QuickSPDIF
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel
speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital
audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
BIOS Features:
H/W Features:

Introduction
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1-3 System Block Diagram

Introduction
Page 1-6

Specification
Page 2-1
Section 2
SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Support Socket-754 based AMD Athlon-64/Sempron processor up to
3700+ with 1.6GTs Hyper Transport
Chipset
nVidia nForce4 4X Chipset
Main Memory
Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support single-sided or double-sided 2.5v DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs in
128/256/512Mb technologies
Supports up to 2GB memory size
Expansion Slots
Three PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
Two PCI-E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
One PCI-E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
USB
Ten USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller
(4 connectors at rear panel)
P-ATA IDE
Two IDE interface (up to 4 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/133
support from embedded IDE controller
S-ATA RAID
Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MB/s bandwidth support RAID 0, 1, 0+1,
JBOD

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LAN
10/100Mbps Ethernet from Realtek RTL8201 LAN PHY
Audio
6 channel audio from onboard ALC655 AC’97 v2.3 compliant CODEC
- Support Aux-In, CD-In
- Coaxial S/PDIF-out available on rear panel
- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration
I/O
Onboard Fintek LPC bus I/O controller
Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel,
Serial, and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature
Intelligent fan speed control for quiet operation
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
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One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
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One Serial port
One RJ45 LAN connector
Four USB2.0 ports
Three Audio jacks
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One floppy drive connector
Two ATA-100/133 IDE connector
Six extra USB2.0 ports
One CD-IN and AUX-IN connector
One IR connector
Four S-ATA connectors
Three Fan connectors
Front Panel Controller
Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Supports PC speaker
Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from
keyboard
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking capabilities through
- Programmable FSB and PCI-E Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine
tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU Core voltage, Chipset voltage, DIMM
frequency and voltage settings
Form Factor
305mm x 210 mm ATX size

Specification
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Installation
Page 3-1
Mainboard Layout
Section 3
INSTALLATION

Installation
Page 3-2
Step 2
Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on
the CPU socket and gently insert the
CPU. The CPU is keyed to prevent
incorrect insertion. Do not force the
processor into the socket. If it does not
go in easily, check for mis-orientation
and reinsert the CPU.
Make sure the processor is fully
inserted into the socket.
<Figure 2>
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. CPU Installation
3-2. Jumper Settings
3-3. System Memory
3-4. Expansion Slots
3-5. Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
Step 1
Open the socket by raising the actuation
lever.
<Figure 1>
Note:
Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by
AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage.

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<Figure 3>
Step 3
Close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
Apply thermal compound to the top of
the CPU.
<Figure 4>
Step 4
Insert the heatsink as shown above.
Press the clips in the direction of the
arrows shown in Figure 4 to secure the
assembly to the CPU socket.
Step 5
Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard’s
CPU fan connector.
The installation is complete.
<Figure 5>

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3-2 Jumper Settings
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JCMOS:
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default)
2-3: Clear CMOS
Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or
you forgot the supervisor or user
password, clear the CMOS data to
reconfigure the system back to the
default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for
a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key
to enter BIOS setup.

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NOTES:
•Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking)
may severely compromise the integrity of the system.
3-3 System Memory Configuration
Memory Layout
The mainboard accommodates two PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-
line Memory Modules):
• Supports up to 2.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM.
• Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM
specification.
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Memory configurations supported:
* DS - Double-sided DIMM, * SS - Single-sided DIMM
To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
Press straight down as shown in the figure below until the white clips
close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket.
Memory Installation :
Notch

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3-4 Expansion Slots
VGA Card Installation Caution
1. Remove the bracket (on the PC case) for the slot you intend to use.
2. Firmly press down the card into the slot until it is completely
seated. Ensure the VGA slot clicker is locked as shown in the
picture below.
3. Secure the card's bracket to the PC case with a screw.
PCI-E Slots
The mainboard is equipped with two
PCI-E*1 compliant with PCI Express 1.0a.
PCI-E VGA Slots
The elongated PCI-E*16 is intended for
PCI-E VGA card installation.
PCI Slots
The mainboard is equipped with three
PCI slots.
PCI Slots
PCI-E Slots
PCI-E VGA Slot