NF7 Series (NF7/NF7-M/NF7-S/NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) Socket 462 System Board User's Manual 4200-0316-10 Rev. 1.01 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of this manual. If you do not properly set the motherboard settings, causing the motherboard to malfunction or fail, we cannot guarantee any responsibility. NF7 Series Table of Contents Chapter 1. 1-1. 1-2. 1-3. 1-4. Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 Features & Specifications ........................................................................1-1 Layout Diagram (NF7/NF7-S).................................................................1-4 Layout Diagram (NF7-M)........................................................................1-5 Layout Diagram (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G, Ver. 0.22) .....................................1-6 Chapter 2. 2-1. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. Hardware Setup.................................................................... 2-1 Install The Motherboard...........................................................................2-1 Install CPU and Heatsink.........................................................................2-1 Install System Memory ............................................................................2-3 Connectors, Headers and Switches ..........................................................2-4 (1). ATX Power Input Connectors........................................................2-4 (2). FAN Connectors.............................................................................2-5 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header ..................................................2-6 (4). Wake-up Header.............................................................................2-7 (5). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers ..................................2-9 (6). Infrared Device Header (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M) ............................2-10 (7). Additional USB Port Headers......................................................2-11 (8). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers (NF7-S)...............................2-12 (9). Front Panel Audio Connection Header ........................................2-13 (10). Internal Audio Connectors ...........................................................2-15 (11). Accelerated Graphics Port Slot ....................................................2-16 (12). Floppy Disk Drive Connector ......................................................2-17 (13). IDE Connectors............................................................................2-18 (14). Serial ATA Connectors (NF7-S/NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) ....................2-20 (15). Status Indicators...........................................................................2-21 (16). System Management Bus Headers...............................................2-22 (17). Back Panel Connectors ................................................................2-23 Chapter 3. 3-1. 3-2. 3-3. 3-4. 3-5. BIOS Setup............................................................................ 3-1 SoftMenu Setup........................................................................................3-2 Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................3-6 Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................3-10 Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................3-13 Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................3-16 User's Manual 3-6. 3-7. 3-8. 3-9. 3-10. 3-11. 3-12. 3-13. Power Management Setup .....................................................................3-25 PnP/PCI Configurations.........................................................................3-28 PC Health Status ....................................................................................3-32 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .........................................................................3-33 Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................3-33 Set Password ..........................................................................................3-33 Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................3-33 Exit Without Saving...............................................................................3-33 Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver .......................................... A-1 Install Integrated GPU Driver (NF7-M)......................................... B-1 Install USB 2.0 Driver ..................................................................... C-1 Install LAN Driver (NF7-S2G) .......................................................D-1 Install Serial ATA Driver (NF7-S).................................................. E-1 BIOS Setup for NVRAID (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G)............................... F-1 ABIT EQ (The Hardware Doctor Utility) .......................................G-1 FlashMenu (BIOS Update Utility) ..................................................H-1 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)................................................ I-1 How to Get Technical Support .........................................................J-1 Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Appendix E. Appendix F. Appendix G. Appendix H. Appendix I. Appendix J. NF7 Series Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Supports AMD-K7 Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP/Barton Socket A 200/266/333/400 MHz FSB 2. Chipset NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset with MCP (NF7) NVIDIA nForce2 IGP chipset with MCP (NF7-M) NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset with MCP-T (NF7-S) NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset with RAID MCP (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) Integrated 128-bit memory controller Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) connector supports AGP 8X/4X (0.8V/1.5V) 3. Dual DDR Dual DDR architecture combines two independent 64-bit memory controllers Dual DDR 400 provides up to 6.4GB/s bandwidth for system memory 4. Memory Three 184-pin DIMM slots Supports 3 DIMMs DDR 200/266/333 (Max. 3GB) Supports 2 DIMM DDR 400 (Max. 2GB) Supports DDR 400 only when using an add-on VGA card (NF7-M) 5. Audio Onboard 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC Professional digital audio interface supports optical S/PDIF OUT (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M) NVIDIA SoundStormTM Technology with real-time Dolby Digital 5.1 encoder (NF7-S) 6. LAN Onboard 10/100M LAN Controller (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M/ NF7-S2) Onboard 10/100/1000M LAN Controller (NF7-S2G) ABIT SoftMenuTM Technology ABIT FanEQTM Technology ABIT CPU ThermalGuardTM Technology ABIT FlashMenuTM 7. ABIT Engineered User's Manual 1-2 Chapter 1 8. Internal I/O Connectors · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 x 8X/4X AGP slot 5 x PCI slots 1 x floppy port supports up to 2.88 MB 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 connectors 2 x USB 2.0 headers 1 x CD-IN header 1 x IrDA (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M) 2 x IEEE 1394a headers (NF7-S) 2 x Serial ATA 150 connectors (NF7-S/NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) 9. Back Panel I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse Audio connectors (Front Speaker, Line-in, Mic-in, Center/Sub, Surround Speaker) 1 x S/PDIF Out connector (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M) 1 x Serial port connector, 1 x Parallel port connector (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) 2 x Serial port connectors, 1 x Parallel port connector (NF7/NF7-S) 1 x Serial port connector, 1 x Parallel port connector, 1 x VGA Connector (NF7-M) 4 x USB, 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) 2 x USB, 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M) 10. SATA 150 RAID (NF7-S/NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) Onboard Silicon Image Sil 3112A SATA PCI Controller (NF7-S) Supports SATA 150 NV RAID (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) Supports 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB/s data transfer rate with RAID function (0/1) 11. IEEE 1394 (NF7-S) Supports IEEE 1394a at 400/200/100 Mb/s transfer rate 12. Graphics (NF7-M) NVIDIA GeForce4 MX class graphics processor 13. Miscellaneous ATX form factor Hardware Monitoring ­ Including Fan speed, Voltages, CPU and System temperature NF7 Series Introduction 1-3 14. Order Information Model NF7-S NF7 NF7-M NF7-S2 Chipset nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP nForce2 IGP + MCP Features SATA RAID, IEEE1394, 6-ch Audio with SoundStormTM, S/PDIF Out, 10/100M, SERILLEL2 10/100M, 6-ch Audio, S/PDIF Out Integrated GeForce4 MX, 10/100M, 6-ch Audio, S/PDIF Out nForce2 Ultra 400 + RAID MCP NV SATA RAID, 6-ch Audio, 10/100M NF7-S2G nForce2 Ultra 400 + RAID MCP NV SATA RAID, 6-ch Audio, GbE The Serial ATA controller only supports Ultra DMA/ATA100 or higher hard drive. Do not use hard drives under this specification, or it won't work. This motherboard supports the standard bus speeds of 66 MHz/100 MHz/133 MHz that are used by specific PCI, processor and chipset specifications. Exceeding these standard bus speeds is not guaranteed due to the specific component specifications. Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. User's Manual 1-4 Chapter 1 1-2. Layout Diagram (NF7/NF7-S) NF7 Series Introduction 1-5 1-3. Layout Diagram (NF7-M) User's Manual 1-6 Chapter 1 1-4. Layout Diagram (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G, Ver. 0.22) NF7 Series Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Before the Installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V standby power), or disconnect the power cord before installing or unplugging any connectors or add-on cards. Failing to do so may cause the motherboard components or add-on cards to malfunction or damaged. 2-1. Install The Motherboard Most computer chassis have a base with many mounting holes to allow motherboard to be securely attached on and at the same time, prevented from short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the chassis base: 1. use with studs 2. or use with spacers In principle, the best way to attach the board is to use with studs. Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers. Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis. If the holes line up and there are screw holes, you can attach the board with studs. If the holes line up and there are only slots, you can only attach with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the board into position aligned with slots. After the board has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK before putting the chassis back on. ATTENTION: To prevent shorting the PCB circuit, please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already fastened on the chassis base and are without mounting-holes on the motherboard to align with. 2-2. Install CPU and Heatsink Note · Installing a heatsink and cooling fan is necessary for heat to dissipate from your processor. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and processor damage. · The AMD Socket A processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, so you need to use a large heat sink that is especially designed for the AMD socket A processor. Otherwise, it may result in overheating and processor damage. · If your processor fan and its power cable are not installed properly, never plug the ATX power cable into the motherboard. This can prevent possible processor damage. · Please refer to your processor installation manual or other documentation with your processor for detailed installation instructions. User's Manual 2-2 Chapter 2 This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 462 to install AMD Socket A CPU. The CPU you bought should have a kit of heatsink and cooling fan along with. If that's not the case, buy one specially designed for Socket A. Please refer to the figure shown here to install CPU and heatsink. (For reference only. Your Heatsink & Fan Assembly may not be exactly the same as this one.) 1. Locate the Socket 462 on ...