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- Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 1
N4SLI-A9 FCC Information and and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is approval in writing. The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 2
Jumpers 13 3.2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4: Useful Help 20 4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code 20 4.2 Extra Information 20 4.3 Troubleshooting 22 Chapter 5: NVIDIA SLI Function 23 5.1 Requirements 23 5.2 Placing the SLI-NF4 Selector Card 23 5.3 Things to Notice 25 5.4 Installing - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 3
CPU λ Supports Socket 939. λ Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 processor. λ HyperTransport™ technology up to 2000MHz Full duplex λ AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing. λ Supports HyperTransport™ and AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology Chipset λ NVIDIA nForce4 CK8-04 SLI - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 4
1GB/s auto-negotiation. λ Half/Full duplex capability. λ Supports personal Firewall setup. λ Supports ACPI power management. On-board AC'97 Audio Sound Codec λ Chip: ALC850: λ Compliant with AC'97 version2.3 specification. λ Supports 8 channels audio output. IEEE 1394A Chip (optional) λ Chip: VIA - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 5
" function Serial ATA λ 4 on-board Serial ATA connectors support 4 serial ATA (SATA) ports. λ Supports data transfer rates 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s. λ Compliant with SATA2.0 specification. RAID Controller λ Integrated in nForce4 CK8-04 SLI: λ NVIDIA RAID Technology: - RAID 0 disk striping for highest system - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 6
N4SLI-A9 λ 1 IEEE1394A header supports 1 1394A Firewire port (optional). 4 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 7
N4SLI-A9 λ 1 SPDIF-in connector supports digital audio-in function (optional). λ 1 floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes. λ 2 IDE connectors support 4 IDE disk drives. λ 3 USB headers support 6 USB 2.0 ports at front panel. λ 4 Serial ATA connectors - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 8
N4SLI-A9 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST λ FDD Cable x 1 λ HDD Cable x 1 λ User's Manual x 1 λ Serial ATA Cable x 1 λ BRI-2 SLI Bridge x 1 λ Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 λ Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1 λ SLI-NF4 Selector Card x 1 (pre-installed) λ SPDIF Cable x 1 (optional) λ USB 2.0 Cable x 1 (optional) λ - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 9
N4SLI-A9 1.3 LAYOUT & COMPONENTS JKBMS1 JCOM1 JKBMSV1 JATXPWR2 JCFAN1 COM1 CPU1 JATXPWR1 JPRNT1 Socket 939 COM2 DIMM2 DIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM3 IDE2 IDE1 JCOM2 (optional) J1394_USB1 JUSBLAN1 J1394_USBV1 EARPHONEJACK1 JAUDIO2 JPEXPWR1 PEX16-1 Giga LAN JCDIN1 PEX1-1 PEX1-2 SLI1 nForce4 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 10
N4SLI-A9 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 90 A Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 11
N4SLI-A9 Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. B Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. 2.2 FAN HEADERS JCFAN1: CPU FAN Power Header JSFAN1: - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 12
N4SLI-A9 2.3 MEMORY MODULES INSTALLATION DIMM2 DIMM 4 DIMM1 DIMM 3 2.2.1 DDR Module Side DDR memory module. λ "DS" represents Double Side DDR memory module. λ Star sign "*" represents leave the DIMM socket empty. DIMM1 SS/DS * SS/DS * SS/DS DIMM2 * * SS/DS * SS/DS DIMM3 * SS/DS - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 13
N4SLI-A9 2.4 CONNECTORS & SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2 34 1 33 IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors The - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 14
N4SLI-A9 PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slot. Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum bandwidth is up to 250MB/s per direction. PEX16-1/PEX16-2 (SLI Mode): - PCI Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum bandwidth is up to 2GB/s per direction. - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 15
N4SLI-A9 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS JATXPWR1/JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connectors This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Pin Assignment 1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 Ground - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 16
N4SLI-A9 JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. 2 1 3 4 Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground JPEXPWR1: PCI-Express x16 Slot Power Source Connector When SLI mode is enabled, please plug in this PEX power source - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 17
N4SLI-A9 J1394_USBV1/JUSBV1: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: J1394_USBV1: +5V for USB ports at J1394_USB1 and JUSBLAN1. JUSBV1: +5V for front USB headers (JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3). Pin 2-3 Close: J1394_USBV1: USB ports at J1394_USB1 and JUSBLAN1 are powered with +5V standby voltage. - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 18
N4SLI-A9 JSPDIF_OUT/JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-out Connectors (JSPDIF_IN1 is optional.) These case. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. 1 2 13 14 Pin Assignment 1 MIC-in/ Stereo MIC-in R 2 Ground 3 Stereo MIC-in L 4 Audio power 5 Right line-out/ Speaker-out Right. 6 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 19
N4SLI-A9 J1394PWR1 (optional): Power Source Header for 1394 Chip 3 1 Pin 1-2 Close: +3.3V for 1394 chipset (default). 3 1 Pin 2-3 Close: +3.3V SB for 1394 chipset. 3 1 J1394A1 (optional): Header for 1394A Firewire Port at Front Panel This header allows user to connect the front 1394 port for digital - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 20
N4SLI-A9 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 13 Pin 1-2 close: Normal Operation (Default). 13 13 Pin 2-3 close: Clear CMOS data. ※ - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 21
N4SLI-A9 JSATA1~JSATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a SATA Controller in nForce4 CK8-04 SLI with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec Sleep control 4 Ground 6 N/A 8 Power LED (+) 10 Power LED (+) 12 Power LED (-) 14 Power button 16 Ground 18 Key 20 Key - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 22
N4SLI-A9 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps Meaning Video card not found or video card memory bad High-low siren sound CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 23
N4SLI-A9 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 24
N4SLI-A9 4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all 1. Make sure power cable is securely Power light don't illuminate, fan plugged in. inside power supply does not 2. Replace cable. turn on. 3. Contact technical support "CMOS Failure." Review system's equipment. - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 25
N4SLI-A9 CHAPTER 5: NVIDIA SLI FUNCTION 5.1 REQUIREMENTS λOnly Windows XP supports SLI (Dual Video) function. λTwo identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified. λThe graphics card driver should support NVIDIA SLI technology. λThe power supply unit must provide at least the minimum - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 26
N4SLI-A9 Step 3: Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled "SLI MODE". Step 4: Push down the selector card until the retention clips snap into place. ○1 Insert the card with a degree about 450. ○2 Push the selector card - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 27
N4SLI-A9 5.3 THINGS TO NOTICE λNormal Mode: - Only PEX16-1 slot supports PCI-Express x16 interface graphics card function. - PEX16-2, PEX1-1 and PEX1-2 slots provide PCI-Express x1 interface expansion card function. λSLI Mode: - Use BRI-SLI connector to link two SLI-ready PCI-E x16 interface - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 28
N4SLI-A9 Step 5: Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to PEX power connector (JPEXPWR1), this will ensure the stabilization of your system. Step 6: Insert the SLI Bridge (BRI-2) Notice: 1. Make sure the retention bracket supports the SLI Bridge (BRI-2) firmly. 2. Retention bracket is optional 26 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 29
N4SLI-A9 5.5 ENABLING MULTI-GPU FEATURE IN WINDOWS After the graphics cards are installed, enable the Multi-GPU feature in NVIDIA nView properties. Step 1: Click NVIDIA Settings icon on the Windows taskbar. Step 2: Select nView Properties in nView Desktop Manager pop-up menu. Step 3: Click - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 30
N4SLI-A9 Step 5: Select NVIDIA GeForce tab, and then click on Multi-GPU item on the left dialog box. Step 6: Check before Enable SLI multi-GPU item, and click on OK to complete the setting. 28 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 31
N4SLI-A9 CHAPTER 6: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 6.1 OPERATION SYSTEM λSupports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. 6.2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and writes times - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 32
N4SLI-A9 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk high-availability solutions, or as a form of automatic backup that Block 1 Block 1 eliminates tedious manual backups Block 2 Block 2 Block 3 Block 3 to more expensive and less reliable media. Features - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 33
N4SLI-A9 Spanning (JBOD): JBOD stands for "Just a Bunch of Disks". Each drive is accessed . - Fault Tolerance: Yes. ※ For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash. 31 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 34
N4SLI-A9 CHAPTER 7: WARPSPEEDER™ 7.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset one. 7.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 35
N4SLI-A9 7.3 1. INSTALLATION Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click "Next" Finish" button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. 33 - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 36
N4SLI-A9 7.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 37
N4SLI-A9 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility's first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 38
N4SLI-A9 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not. The default setting is "No". If you want to - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 39
N4SLI-A9 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button and "+3MHz button": provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment. Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 40
N4SLI-A9 c. "Auto-overclock button": User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 41
N4SLI-A9 6. About Panel Click the "about" button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also - Biostar N4SLI-A9 | N4SLI-A9 user's manual - Page 42
N4SLI-A9 Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other
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