ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 User Manual

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    AM2NF4G-SATA2 User Manual Version 1.0 Published April 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
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    any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for
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    22 2.11 Driver Installation Guide 22 2.12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation 23 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM Without RAID Functions 23 2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM With RAID Functions 23 2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology 24 3 . BIOS SETUP
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    38 3.6 Security Screen 39 3.7 Exit Screen 40 4 . Software Support 41 4.1 Install Operating System 41 4.2 Support CD Information 41 4.2.1 Running Support CD 41 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 41 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 41 4.2.4 Contact Information 41 APPENDIX: AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology ...... 42 4
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    of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Motherboard (Micro ATX Form
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    LAN Rear Panel I/O - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm - AM2 940-Pin Socket Supporting AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64FX / 64X2 and SempronTM Processors - Supports AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM Technology (see CAUTION 1) - FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
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    BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - CPU Temperature Sensing - Motherboard Temperature Sensing - CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life - CPU
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    's sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 42 to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 24 for details
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    motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic logo, please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement. Please adopt the CPU, memory, and VGA that we suggest. CPU system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium and Basic logo, the shared
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    Top: RJ-45 Top: LINE IN Center: FRONT Bottom: MIC IN CD1 LAN PHY AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 1 Super I/O 4Mb BIOS IDE2 nVidia GeForce 6100 Chipset Dual Core CPU RAID CPU_FAN2 PCIE1 PCI EXPRESS AM2NF4G-SATA2 ` RoHS SATAIIATA133 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCIE2 7.1CH HD HDMR1 GAME1 1 FLOPPY1 CMOS BATTERY
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    1.5 HD 8CH I/O 1 2 3 6 4 7 5 8 13 12 11 10 9 1 Parallel Port 2 RJ-45 Port 3 Side Speaker (Gray) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 6 Line In (Light Blue) *7 Front Speaker (Lime) 8 Microphone (Pink) 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 11 VGA Port 12 PS/2
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    2. Installation AM2NF4G-SATA2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions
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    . Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN2, see Page 10, No. 7). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 13
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    2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) AM2NF4G-SATA2 motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate II) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDRII DIMM
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    matches the break on the slot. notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining
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    AM2NF4G-SATA2 motherboard. LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. HDMR slot: The HDMR slot is used to insert an ASRock motherboard supports BIOS, you can install VGA cards and VGA card drivers to enjoy multi-monitors. 16
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    not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! • Floppy Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.10 No. 22
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    one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as "Master". Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor p.10, No. 12) SATAII_2 SATAII_1 These Serial ATA II (SATA II) connectors support SATA II or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATA II
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    supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual for AC'97 audio panel. D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and to [Enabled]. E. Enter Windows system. Click the icon
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    . Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3. ATX Power Connector
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    header supports a serial port module. 2.8 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction .com/hdd/support/download.htm The above
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    Installation This motherboard adopts nVidia® nForce 410 MCP southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install
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    to HDMR slot on this motherboard. Please make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot. 2. Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system. 3. Reboot your system. 2.13 Installing Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit / Windows® VistaTM Without RAID Functions
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    to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to nVidia RAID Utility for Windows", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \Information\Manual\RAID Utility for Windows Guide 2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during
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    the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP off and then back on. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose
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    Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 04/10/2006] BIOS Version : AM2NF4G-SATA2 BIOS P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ (64bit supported) Processor Speed : 2200 MHz Microcode Update : F7A/3A L1 Cache Size : 128KB L2 Cache Size : 512KB
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    BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet Dual Core Support rated frequency/voltage. If Manual, multiplier and voltage will
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    [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot
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    stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item. Processor Voltage This item will show when "Multiplier/Voltage Change" is set to [Manual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [1.550V] down to [0.800V]. However, for safety and system stability, it is not
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    [Auto]. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio Front Panel options: [PCI], [Onboard] and [PCI Express]. CPU - NB Link Speed This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency. Configuration options: [Auto], [200
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    The default value is [Auto]. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If you set this item to [Disabled], is recommended to enable this feature under Microsoft Windows 98 / ME. (STR refers to suspend
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    ) to power on the system. 3.3.4 IDE Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SATAII Controller use the "Primary IDE Master" as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "Primary IDE Slave", "Secondary
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    BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. :Hard Disk :MAXTOR 6L080J4 :80.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-6 :Supported disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select
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    Enabled]. 32Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Value in units
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    Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and
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    the MIDI Port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. +F1 F9 F10
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    you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring
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    General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network Bootup Num-Lock [Disabled] [On] To enable or disable the boot from network
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    you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password
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    and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it message, "Discard changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option
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    available devices drivers including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click
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    this feature, please make sure to install "AMD Processor Driver" from the "Support CD" first. If you are using Windows® 2000/XP operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD's Cool 'n' QuietTM technology: 1. From the Windows® 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button
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AM2NF4G-SATA2
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published April 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.