Biostar NF550 AM2 Owner's manual

NF550 AM2 / NF570U AM2

Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................1

1.1 Before You Start...................................................................1

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................1

1.3 Motherboard Features..........................................................2

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x).......................................4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x)....................................... 4

1.6 Motherboard Layout (Ver 6.x)...............................................5

1.7 Motherboard Layout (Ver 5.x)............................................... 6

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..............................7

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................7

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................ 9

2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................10

2.4 Connectors and Slots............................................................12

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup......................14

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................14

3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................14

Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions.........................20

4.1 Operation System................................................................20

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................20

4.3 How RAID Works.................................................................20

Chapter 5: Useful Help ..............................................24

5.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................24

5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................25

5.3 Extra Information................................................................25

5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................27

Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................28

6.1 Introduction........................................................................28

6.2 System Requirement............................................................28

6.3 Installation.........................................................................29

6.4 WarpSpeeder™....................................................................30

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................36

German................................................................................................36

France..................................................................................................38

Italian..................................................................................................40

Spanish................................................................................................42

Portuguese...........................................................................................44

Polish...................................................................................................46

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................48

ARABIC................................................................................................50

JAPANESE............................................................................................52

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our product. Before you sta rt installing the

mo therboa rd, plea se make sure you fo llow the instructions be lo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s ufficie nt ligh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ra tion.

 Befo re you take the mo the rboa rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta tic

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely

grounde d appliance, or use gro unded wrist strap to

remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the com pone nts o n mo the rboa rd o r the

rear side of the board unless necessa ry. Hold the board

on the edge , do not try to be nd or flex the board.

 Do not lea ve any unfastened sma ll parts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short

circuits which may damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1

HDD Cable X 1

Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

Use r’s Manual X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

NF550 AM2 NF570U AM2

CPU

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /

Sempron processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /

Sempron processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

FSB

Support HyperTransport

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTransport

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Chipset nForce 550 nForce 570 Ultra

Super I/O

ITE 8716F

Provides the most commonl

y

us e d l e

g

ac

y

Su

p

e

r

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

ITE 8716F

Provides the most commonly used legacy Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

Main

Memory

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

IDE

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

SA TA II

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

LAN

Realtek RTL 8211B PHY / 8201N PHY (optional)

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation (Gigabit

bandwidth is for RTL 8211B PHY only)

Half / Full duplex capability

Realtek RTL 8211B PHY / 8201N PHY (optional)

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation (Gigabit

bandwidth is for RTL 8211B PHY only)

Half / Full duplex capability

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NF550 AM2 NF570U AM2

Sound

ALC861VD(Ver 6. x) / ALC888(Ver 5.x)

5.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 6.x)

7.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 5.x)

Supports HD Audio

ALC861VD(Ver 6. x) / ALC888(Ver 5.x)

5.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 6.x)

7.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 5.x)

Supports HD Audio

PCI s lot x4 PCI s lot x4

PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1 Slots

PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2

Floppy connect or x1 Floppy connect or x1

Printer Port connector x1 Printer Port connector x1

IDE Connector x1 IDE Connector x1

SA TA C onnector x4 SA TA C onnector x6

Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD-in Connector x1 CD-in Connector x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1

Sys tem Fan header x2 Sys tem Fan header x2

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

On Board

Connec tor

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

Back Panel

I/O

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l Port x 1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack (Ver 6.x) x3

Audio Jack (Ver 5.x) x6

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l Port x 1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack (Ver 6.x) x3

Audio Jack (Ver 5.x) x6

Board Size 219 x 304 (mm) 219 x 304 (mm)

Special

Features

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 s upport

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support

OS Support

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 6.X)

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

USBX2USBX2

LAN

CO M1 U SB X2

Li ne In/

Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/

Bass/ Center

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 5.X)

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

Center

Rear

Side

PS/2

Mou s e

PS/ 2

Keyboar d

USBX2USB X2

LAN

COM1 USBX2

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 6.X)

JKBMS1

JU S B4

JU S B3

JA U DI O 2

JU S BL A N1

BIOS

PEX1-1

PCI 1

FDD1

BAT1

JC O M 1

JUSBV2

J CDIN1

Codec

LAN

JSPDIF_ OUT

JATXPWR2

JPRNT 1

PCI2

Super I/O

JUSBV1

JUSB2 JUSB1

DDR 2A1

JSFAN1 J CMOS1

JPANEL1

IDE 1

JATXPW R1

JCFAN1

SATA4

SATA3

JNFAN1

DDR 2B1

DDR 2B2

DDR 2A2

Socket A M2

JKBMSV1

PE X1 6 - 1

PEX1-2

PCI4

PCI3

nFor ce 550

or

nFor ce 570

Ultra

SATA2

SATA1

JAUDIOF1

SATA6

SATA5

(O nly for NF 570 U )AM2

Not e: ■ represents the 1

st

pin.

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 5.X)

JKBMS1

JU S B4

JU S B3

JA U DI O 1

JU S BL A N1

BIOS

PEX1-1

PCI 1

FDD1

BAT1

JC O M 1

JUSBV2

J CDIN1

Codec

LAN

JSPDIF_ OUT

JATXPWR2

JPRNT 1

PCI2

Super I/O

JUSBV1

JUSB2 JUSB1

DDR 2A1

JSFAN1 J CMOS1

JPANEL1

IDE 1

JATXPW R1

JCFAN1

SATA4

SATA3

JNFAN1

DDR 2B1

DDR 2B2

DDR 2A2

Socket A M2

JKBMSV1

PE X1 6 - 1

PEX1-2

PCI4

PCI3

nFor ce 550

or

nFor ce 570

Ultra

SATA2

SATA1

JAUDIOF1

SATA6

SATA5

(O nly for NF 570 U )AM2

Not e: ■ represents the 1

st

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING 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.

Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on

CPU should point forwards this white triangle. The CPU will fit

only in the correct orientation.

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Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete the installation.

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.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan

cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to

pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3

FAN RPM

rate sense

41

JCFA N1

4 Smart Fan

Control

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

JNFAN1: North Bridge Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

31

JNFA N1

3

1

JSFA N1

3 FAN RPM

rate sense

Note:

The JCFAN1, J SFAN1, and JNFAN1 su pport 4-pin or 3-pi n hea d co nnectors. Wh en

conn ecting with wires ont o c onn ect ors, ple ase no te t hat th e re d wire is th e positi ve an d

shoul d b e co nn ecte d t o pi n#2, and th e bl ac k wir e is Grou nd an d s ho uld b e c onn ect ed t o

GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

DD R2 A 1

DD R2 B 1

DD R2 B 2

DD R2 A 2

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a

DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the Slot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining

chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR/DDR2 Module

Total Memory Size

DDR2A1 256MB /51 2MB/ 1GB * 1

DDR2B1 256MB /51 2MB/ 1GB * 1

DDR2A2 256MB /51 2MB/ 1GB * 1

DDR2B2 256MB /51 2MB/ 1GB * 1

Max is 4GB.

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C. Dual Channel Memory installation

To trigger the Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module

must meet the following requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the f ollowing

table.

Duual Channel Status

DDR2A1 DDR2B1 DDR2A2 DDR2B2

Enabled O O X X

Enabled X X O O

Enabled O O O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or

x16)

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,

720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the

prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.

34

331

2

IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO

Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 f unctionality.

The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so y ou can connect

up to two hard disk driv es.

2

139

40

IDE1

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PEX16-1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

PEX1-1/PEX1-2: PCI-Express x1 slots

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the traditional PCI architecture.

PEX1-1

PEX16-1

PEX1-2

PCI1~PCI4: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or

Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion

cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI4

PCI3

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SET UP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is

placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is

“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SET T ING S

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep

button and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s f ront

panel switch functions.

1

8

16

SLP

PWR

_

LED

On/Off

RST

HLED

SP K

++

+

9

-

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 Sleep control

2 N/A 10 Ground

Sleep button

3 N/A 11 N/A N/A

4 Speaker

Speaker

Connector

12 Power LED (+)

5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-)

Hard drive

LED

14 Power LED (-)

Power LED

7 Ground 15 Power button

8 Reset control

Reset button

16 Ground

Power-on button

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JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Conne ctor

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

4 +5V

5 Ground

6 +5V

7 Ground

8 PW_OK

9 Standby

Voltage +5V

10 +12V

11 +12V

12 +3.3V

13 +3.3V

14 -12V

15 Ground

16 PS-ON

17 Ground

18 Ground

19 Ground

20 NC

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V

1

13

1224

24 Ground

JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Conne ctor

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

Assignment

1 +12V

2 +12V

3 Ground

1

2

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4 Ground

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JUSB1/JUSB2: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel,

and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)

2 +5V (fused)

3 USB-

4 USB-

5 USB+

6 USB+

7 Ground

8 Ground

9 Key

1

2

9

10

JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Heade rs for USB Ports

JKBMSV1: Power Source Header for Keyboard/Mouse Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB1/JUSB2).

JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1, JUSB3 / JUSB4.

JKBMSV1: +5V for PS/2 key board and mouse.

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: USB ports at front panel (JUSB1/JUSB2) are powered by +5V

standby v oltage.

JUSBV2: USB ports at JUSBLAN1, JUSB3 / JUSB4 are powered by +5V

standby v oltage.

JKBMSV1: PS/2 mouse and keyboard are powered with +5V standby

v oltage.

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1

3

Pin 1-2 close

13

1

3

JUSB V1

JUS BV2

JKB MSV1

3

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

In ord er to s up port this f unction “P ower-On s yst em vi a USB devic e,” “JUSBV1 / JUSB V2”

jump er ca p should be plac ed on Pin 2- 3 in di vidu all y.

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JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront

panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic Left in

2 Ground

3 Mic Right in

4 GPIO

5 Right line in

6 Jack Sense

7 Front Sense

8 Key

9 Left line in

10 Jack Sense

19

2

10

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty dev ices,

like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.

Assignment

1 Left Channel

Input

2 Ground

3 Ground

14

4 Right Channel

Input

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting

and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging

the motherboard.

1

3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation

(default).

1

3

1

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait f or f ive seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset y our desired password or clear the CMOS data.

SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

SATA5/SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors (Only for NF570U AM2)

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 or 6 channels SATA

interf ace, it satisf ies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transf er rate of 3.0Gb/s.

Assignment

1 Ground

2 TX+

3 TX-

4 Ground

5 RX-

6 RX+

147

SATA6

SATA5

SATA2 SATA4

SATA1 SATA3

7 Ground

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