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

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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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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:

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1-3 System Block Diagram

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