Foxconn NF4UK8AA series, User Manual

Page 1: ...s motherboard P N 91 181 CK8 AA 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 about our products please visi...

Page 2: ...act your distributor as soon as possible NF4UK8AA Series Motherboard x1 WinFast Utility CD x1 NVRAID Driver Disk x1 optional User Manual x1 IDE Cable x2 FDD Cable x1 I O Shield x1 SPDIF Cable x1 optional USB2 0 Cable x1 S ATA Signal Cable x4 S ATA Power Cable x2 1394 Cable Retention Mechanism ＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＡ Ｍａｎｕａｌ ＥＮ Ｖ１ ０ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｐ６５ 2005 1 5 9 19 2 ...

Page 3: ... 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 55024 A1 2001 Information tech...

Page 4: ... 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 2004 ＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＡ Ｍａｎｕａｌ ＥＮ Ｖ１ ０ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｐ６５ 2005 1 5 9 19 4 ...

Page 5: ... Standard CMOS Features 28 SuperBIOS Features 31 Advanced BIOS Features 32 Advanced Chipset Features 34 Integrated Peripherals 37 Power Management Setup 42 PnP PCIConfigurations 45 PC Health Status O T S 46 Load Best Defaults 47 Set Supervisor User Password 47 Save Exit Setup 48 Exit Without Saving 48 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Product Introduction ＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＡ Ｍａｎｕａｌ ＥＮ Ｖ１ ０ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｐ６...

Page 6: ...OS Setup 61 NVIDIARAIDUtilityInstallation 65 Initializing and Using the Disk Array 68 Win2K Limitation with Bootable RAID 69 Directions for Bundled Software SuperStep 72 SuperUpdate optional 75 SuperLogo optional 80 Special BIOS Functions SuperBoot 83 SuperBIOS Protect 84 SuperSpeed 85 SuperRecovery 86 Appendix Using 8 channel Audio 95 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter ＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＡ Ｍａｎ...

Page 7: ...C power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Warning We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while over clocked Normal operation depends on the over clock 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 guarantee that the content of thi...

Page 8: ...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 ＮＦ４ＵＫ８ＡＡ Ｍａｎｕａｌ ＥＮ Ｖ１ ０ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｐ６５ 2005 1 5 9 19 8 ...

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

Page 10: ...mory Supports 128 256 512 1024Mb technology up to 4GB USB 2 0 Port Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports two onboard USB connectors providing four extra ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA Supports up to four S ATA devices such as HDD etc Dual controller architecture providing full 3Gb s bandw...

Page 11: ... 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 and S5 soft off ACPI state PCI Express x16 support Supports 4 GB sec 8GB sec concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Exp...

Page 12: ...nector 29 CPU_FAN connector 31 PCI Express x16 slot 2 CD_IN connector 4 SPDIF_OUT connector 6 Termination enable jumper 8 Auxiliary PEX power connector 10 ROM Table Select jumper 12 FAN1 connector 14 Common mode select level jumper 16 BIOS TBL Enable jumper 18 FAN2 connector 20 Front Panel connector 22 Front USB connectors 24 Primary IDE connector 26 Secondary IDE connector 28 DDR DIMM slots 30 CP...

Page 13: ... 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 Connectors Expa...

Page 14: ...uch 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 antistatic bag that it came in ...

Page 15: ...gap in 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 Gap in the base Atten...

Page 16: ...ration 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 CPU Retention M...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...memory modules from different manufactures are not recommended 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 vertically into the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot will lock automatically Package Cache Size Frequency...

Page 19: ...ions may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Note Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or re moving expansion cards or other system peripherals espe cially the memory devices otherwise your motherboard or the system memory might be seriously damaged Mode DIMM0 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Populated Signal channel Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Dual channel Popul...

Page 20: ...memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Type Size INFINEON PC3200 DDR400 256M INFINEON PC2700 DDR333 1G SAMSUNG PC3200 DDR400 256M KINGMAX PC2100 DDR266 256M HLX PC2700 DDR333 256M NANYA PC2700 DDR333 1G TWINMOS PC3200 DDR400 1G K DATA PC3200 DDR400 512M ...

Page 21: ...wer 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 ATX 12V Power Connector GND 12V GND 12V ATX 24 pin 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 AUX PEX PWR connector J2A1 This connector is auxiliary powe...

Page 22: ...h coaxial cable connectors 1394 Port optional This digital interface supports electronic devices such as digital cameras scanners and printers USB 2 0 Ports These four Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 1 1 devices LAN Port K This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 COM1 USB 2 0 Ports PS 2 Mouse Port PS 2 Keyboar...

Page 23: ... sound speaker to the blue audio output 9 This motherboard includes connectors for FDD devices IDE HDD devices SATA devices USB devices 1394 devices IR module CPU fan system fan and others FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard FLOPPY interface supporting 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M and 2 88 M FDDs HDD Connectors PIDE SIDE These connectors support the provided UltraDMA133 100 66 IDE hard disk ri...

Page 24: ...e power button of the case Pushing this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Front Panel Connector FP This motherboard includes one connector for con necting the front panel switch and LED indicator USB Connectors F_USB 1 F_USB 2 Besides four USB ports on the rear panel the series of motherboards also have two 10 pin connectors on board which m...

Page 25: ... the S ATA devices to the motherboard These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices The cur rent S ATA interface allows up to 3Gb s data trans fer rate Refer to RAID manual on how to set up SATA RAID configurations for details SATA_0 SATA_1 SATA_2 SATA_3 S ATA Connectors SATA_0 SATA_1 SATA_2 SATA_3 GND GND GND TX TX RX RX 1 1394 Connector F_1394 optional ...

Page 26: ...he connector has been closed once the system will send a message To uti lize this function set Intruder Detection to En abled in the Power Management Setup sec tion of the CMOS Setup Save and exit then boot the operating system once to make sure this function takes effect INTRUDER 1 2 INTRUDERJ GND Front Audio Connector F_AUDIO The audio port includes two parts the Front Audio and Rear Audio Their...

Page 27: ...ow latency PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5 Gb s on the data pins This results in a real bandwidth per pair of 250 MB 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 and x1 PCI Express slots Where...

Page 28: ...on cards 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 4 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the PCI Express x16 graphics cards that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Type Video Memory ATI Radeon X...

Page 29: ... provides some explanations of 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...

Page 30: ...jumper is used to select between a user table and a safe table for booting initialization parameters Warning 1 Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings 2 DO NOT clear the CMOS while the system is turned on 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 differ...

Page 31: ...ed 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 Common mode below VDD 2 Default Common mode above VDD 2 Common Mode Level Select 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 Jump...

Page 32: ...beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance 5 After the POST routines are completed press the Del key to access the BIOS Setup Utility For detailed instructions please refer to Chapter 3 Po...

Page 33: ...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 SuperBIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status O T S Load Best Defaults Set Supervisor User Password Save ...

Page 34: ... Utility Press TAB to show 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 t...

Page 35: ...anagement Setup All the items of Green function features can be set up through 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 Load Best Defaults The best performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected Set Sup...

Page 36: ...ired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master These categories identify the HDD types of 6 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 detect and conf...

Page 37: ... 40 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted N...

Page 38: ...ined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory Total memory of the system ...

Page 39: ... g CIH SuperRecovery SuperRecovery Hotkey Default LSHIFT F12 SuperRecovery provides the users with an excellent data protection and HDD recovery function SuperSpeed CPU Frequency Default Depend on CPU The conventional overclock method uses the jumpers on the motherboard and it is both troublesome and apt to errors By using SuperSpeed the CPU can be overclocked by keying in the desired value in the...

Page 40: ...uch function provides protection to the startup sector only it does not protect the entire hard disk CPU Internal Cache Default Enabled This item is used to turn on or off the CPU internal cache Leave this item at the default value for better performance External Cache Default Enabled This item is used to turn on or off the CPU external cache Leave this item at the default value for better perform...

Page 41: ... necessary for access to the 1MB memory 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 password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC APIC Mode Default Enabled This item is used to enable or disable APIC mode MPS Version Control For OS Default 1 4 This item is used to set up the ...

Page 42: ...em is used to set Err94 Enh DRAM Configuration Press Enter to set the items about DRAM Configuration Please refer to page 35 CPU SATA PCIE Spread Spectrum Default Disabled If you enable these items it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interface generated by the CPU SATA PCIE PCIE Clock Default Depend on the PCIE It is used to set PCI express clock SSE SSE2 Instructions Default Enab...

Page 43: ...M starts a read 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 CPU Thermal Throttling Default 50 0 This item is used to specify the...

Page 44: ...ow Precharge Time Trp Default Auto This item controls the number of cycles 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 ...

Page 45: ...o support both USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 specification USB Memory Type Default SHADOW This item is used to set the type of USB Memory when data were save in USB USB 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 USB2 0 Turning Default Disabled This item is used to enable or disable USB2 0 ...

Page 46: ... item is used to set whether the IDE HDD Block Mode is allowed POWER ON Function Default BUTTON ONLY This item is used to set the power on method for your PC KB Power ON Password When the POWER ON Function is set to Keyboard use this item to set the password Hot Key Power ON Default Ctrl F1 When the POWER ON Function is set to Hot KEY use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the ...

Page 47: ...est IRQ Parallel Port Mode Default SPP This item is used to assign data transport protocols of parallel port The available options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal Normal mode supports data output only ECP and EPP mode support data input and output in bidirectional mode but they just fit known ECP and EPP devices ECP Mode Use DMA Default 3 Select a DMA Channel for the parallel port when using the EC...

Page 48: ...DE DMA transfer access Default Enabled This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE Hard Drive Serial ATA 1 2 Default Enabled This item is used to enable or disable onchip Serial ATA controller 1 2 IDE Prefetch Mode Default Enabled The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses When you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE...

Page 49: ...ard 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 50: ...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 return to the previous status when the STR function wakes When you select S1 S3 mode the system will automatically select the delay time Power Management Default User Define This item is used to set the power management scheme Vi...

Page 51: ...ssuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened 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 is enabled it allows the system to resume from a software power down or power saving mode whenever there is an in...

Page 52: ...he 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 used to set the timing for the start up time ...

Page 53: ...uto 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 manually set IRQ resources PCI VGA Palette Snoop Def...

Page 54: ...perature exceeds the setting value the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer CPU SYSTEM Temperature CPU Chipset System Fan Speed CPU Hyper Transport Memory Chipset Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V 5VSB V VBAT V These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware de vices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fan s speeds ...

Page 55: ...tem and CMOS setting program PASS WORD DISABLED Press any key to continue Load Best Defaults Select this item and press Enter it will open a dialogue box that lets you install the best defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Select Y and press Enter to load the best defaults Select N and press Enter to not install The defaults set by BIOS have set the best performance parameters of...

Page 56: ...hanges 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 item 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 57: ...ty drivers that enhance the mother board features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Start to install drivers Install nForce Driver Package Install DirectX 9 0b Install USB2 0 Driver Install SuperUtility optional Install Adobe Reader Install Norton Internet Security ...

Page 58: ... the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers installed A nForce Driver Package B DirectX 9 0b C USB2 0 Driver 2 Accessories Use this option to install additional software programs A SuperUtility optional B Adobe Reader C Norton Internet Security 3 Browse CD Click to browse this CD 4 Homepage Click here to visit Foxconn motherboard homepage Note 1 Install the la...

Page 59: ...er that you want to install and begin the setup steps Install nForce Driver Package 1 Click Install Driver from the main menu to bring up the install driver menu Click nForce Driver Package to start the installation Click here Note The following setup steps are based on Windows XP environment There may be some differences with other operat ing systems ...

Page 60: ...ver CD Introduction 2 Click Next to continue the setup 3 Make a click before the driver that you want to install and then click Next Click here Click here 4 After reading the information carefully click Next Click here ...

Page 61: ...all click Yes or click No to ignore it 6 System will also ask you whether install the NVIDIA Firewall and ForceWare Network Access Manager If you want to install click Yes or click No to ignore it 7 After installing NVIDIA Firewall and ForeceWare Network Access Manager click Finish to end the setup and restart the system Click here ...

Page 62: ...stall driver menu Click DirectX 9 0b to start the installation Install USB2 0 Driver Click Install Driver from the main menu and enter the install driver menu Click USB2 0 Driver to open the USB 2 0 Installation guide Please read the guide carefully and select the relevant installation method Click here Click here ...

Page 63: ...hapter 4 Driver CD Introduction From the main menu select Accessories Click SuperUtility to start the setup Click here From the main menu select Accessories Click Adobe Reader to start the setup Click here ...

Page 64: ...nternet Security From the main menu select Accessories Click Norton Internet Security to start the setup Note If your system is Windows 98 or Windows ME please make sure that your Internet Explorer version is 5 01 with service pack 2 or higher Click here ...

Page 65: ...roduce how to create 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 66: ...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 for the storag...

Page 67: ...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 desired RAID...

Page 68: ...se 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 69: ...al 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 master slave s...

Page 70: ...n 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 until the mode ...

Page 71: ...lected 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 array mode pre...

Page 72: ...s 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 press Ctrl X...

Page 73: ...eted 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 NVIDIA RAID Uti...

Page 74: ...he 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 screen appears l...

Page 75: ...erating 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 the driver will...

Page 76: ... 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 screen instructio...

Page 77: ...xit 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 Data 9 Then Pr...

Page 78: ...table 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 2000 Service ...

Page 79: ...71 Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter includes the following information SuperStep SuperUpdate optional SuperLogo optional Chapter ...

Page 80: ...system runs irregularly 3 Adjusts the CPU frequency to speed up your system and achieve better system performance 4 Simple and easy to operate with a user friendly graphics interface Using SuperStep Link to FOXCONN Website Go to Fan page System Fan1 speed System Fan2 speed Exit Program Minimize Window SuperStep Help Adjust System Fan2 warning criteria CPU Fan speed Adjust CPU Fan warning criteria ...

Page 81: ...ent voltage readings Adjust voltages warning criteria upper limit Adjust voltages warning criteria Lower limit Go to Temperature page Adjust CPU tem perature warning criteria Adjust system temperature warning criteria Apply the adjust ments Reset the warn ing criteria to default settings Current CPU Temperature Current system Temperature ...

Page 82: ...tically provide warning mes sages Apply the changes Reset to the default settings Go to Clock page Current PCI Express clock Current PCI clock Current CPU Clock Reset to the default settings Current CPU Ratio Adjust the CPU External Frequency Apply the adjustments Adjust the monitoring Interval ...

Page 83: ... size flash parts flash write method is independent of flash type 3 Simple and easy to operate with a user friendly graphics interface Using SuperUpdate Perform the BIOS update from local image Browse BIOS bin file from local HDD Exit Program Minimize Window SuperUpdate Help Backup system BIOS to an image file About SuperUpdate Link to Foxconn Website Upgrading BIOS via internet automati cally Cur...

Page 84: ...ns for Bundled Software Backup BIOS to local image 1 Click Backup and name your BIOS binary file to backup current BIOS 1 Click Load to load the BIOS file 2 Click OK to finish the backup process Update BIOS from local image ...

Page 85: ...77 Chapter 6 Directions for Bundled Software 3 Click Yes to backup the current BIOS then the following picture will appear 2 Click Update the following message will appear 4 Click OK then click Update ...

Page 86: ...78 Chapter 6 Directions for Bundled Software 5 Now is updating 6 Click Restart ...

Page 87: ...9 Chapter 6 Directions for Bundled Software Update BIOS On line 1 Click Liveupdate to automatically update the BIOS from the Internet 2 The following procedure is the same as Update BIOS from local image ...

Page 88: ...orts 4Mb size flash parts flash write method is independent with flash type 3 Simple and easy to operate with a user friendly graphics interface 4 Supports BMP and JPEG graphic format files The best color is 16 or 256 colors The best resolution is 136 x 84 for top right logo and 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 for full screen logo Using SuperLogo SuperLogo Help About SuperLogo Go to ROM Info page Display t...

Page 89: ...ange Logo page Full screen mode Top Right mode Boot without logo Go to Backup page Backup Logo Follow the Wizard to complete the backup function Backup whole BIOS image Go to Update BIOS page Browse a BIN file for updating BIOS BIOS image file location Follow the Wizard to complete the BIOS function ...

Page 90: ...roduce new functions of BIOS and how to use them in detail It can further exert the max potential of motherboard to bring you super value enjoyment This chapter introduces the following new functions of BIOS SuperBoot SuperBIOS Protect SuperSpeed SuperRecovery Chapter ...

Page 91: ...a PC can boot up without any unnecessary SuperBoot is quite easy to use choose the right option in CMOS setup refer to SuperBIOS Features SuperBoot saves the information when the PC boots up at the first time and restores the parameters for the system thus letting the PC boot freely and rapidly If the previous boot was not completed then the BIOS will perform a normal POST even if SuperBoot is ena...

Page 92: ...ide the Flash ROM Severe vi ruses such as CIH virus are so dangerous that it may overwrite the BIOS of the motherboard If the BIOS has been damaged the system will be unable to boot We provide the following solution which protects the system BIOS from being attacked by such viruses ...

Page 93: ...ponsible for any damage caused BIOS provides you a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the jumper settings The processor speed can be manually set from the SuperBIOS Features menu screen Procedures 1 Correctly install your CPU 2 Plug in other configurations and restore the system 3 Switch on power to the system and press the Del key to enter BIOS Setup 4 Enter the SuperBIOS...

Page 94: ...ample if you haven t divided a hidden partition items like Release Hidden Partition Back up and Recovery will be displayed in gray and can t be selected And when you select an item the related information will appear on the bottom of the screen Disclaimer Please study this software program s specification carefully before using it The vendor should not be liable for any damage arising out of or in...

Page 95: ...and press Enter to confirm it Attention 1 Make sure that you have selected a HDD before entering the main menu 2 Make sure that the HDD you selected is ATA5 or higher For the HDDs lower than ATA5 there will be a message of No Support in the HDD list menu listing beside the name of it 3 Only one HDD can be operated at a time Note If you have assigned a password to the selected HDD you will be promp...

Page 96: ...llowing operations can be continued Once the division is done any future variation to the HDD will never affect the area of hidden partition such as virus windows system breaking down and data loss SuperRecovery can recover all the data backed up in hidden partition The user can therefore easily get the computer on track again 2 Divide Hidden Partition 1 Enter a percentage of the HDD total capacit...

Page 97: ...ut the released partition is still unavailable for you after the system is restarted It s necessary for you to enable it by using FDISK PQMAGIC or some other tools Attention 1 All the data will be cleared after division is in process So you d better do the division against an empty HDD 2 At the same time the HDD capacity will decrease to make space for the hidden partition which is unavailable for...

Page 98: ...CMOS data 2 The backing up or recovery of CMOS data should be operated on a motherboard of the same model Backup Select BACKUP to enter the Backup interface where you can find the following three sub function items BACKUP CMOS SETUP BACKUP PARTITION TABLE and BACKUP HARDDISK DATA Switch the highlight bar by pressing the arrow keys to make a selection and then press Enter to confirm your choice ...

Page 99: ...progress bar showing 3 Backup Harddisk Data 1 If there are active partitions system partition you can choose an active partition or the whole disk for backing up But only one can be taken between the two choices Old data will be replaced by the newly backed up ...

Page 100: ...eys to make a selection and press Enter to confirm your selection 3 A report with all the critical data on this operation will be listed after backing up is completed Original Size The data size loaded in selected partition Valid Size The size of valid data Elapsed Time How long the process took to complete Compressed Size The size of data after compression Compressed Rate Compressed Size Valid Si...

Page 101: ... Functions 93 2 Recover Partition Table This function can help to recover all partition tables including extended partitions 1 Recover CMOS Setup This function can help to restore the latest backup of CMOS settings you made ...

Page 102: ...ata This option is used to restore the backed up data from the hidden partition Select CHANGE PASSWORD to enter the Change Password interface 1 Enter the old password first Press ENTER if password is null 2 Enter the new password Then enter the same again to confirm it 3 Press Enter for null password 4 The password will be saved in the hidden partition ...

Page 103: ...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 support the 8 channel c...

Page 104: ...Appendix 96 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 105: ...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 ...