Biostar NF500-A2G Owner's manual

NF500-A2G / NF500 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..........................................................3

1.5 Motherboard Layout............................................................4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation..............................5

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................5

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................7

2.3 Installing System Memory......................................................8

2.4 Connectors and Slots............................................................10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .....................12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................12

3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................12

Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions.........................19

4.1 Operation System................................................................19

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................19

4.3 How RAID Works.................................................................19

Chapter 5: Useful Help .............................................22

5.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................22

5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................23

5.3 Extra Information................................................................23

5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................25

Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................26

6.1 Introduction........................................................................26

6.2 System Requirement............................................................26

6.3 Installation.........................................................................27

6.4 WarpSpeeder™....................................................................28

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................34

German................................................................................................34

France..................................................................................................36

Italian..................................................................................................38

Spanish................................................................................................40

Portuguese...........................................................................................42

Polish...................................................................................................44

Russian................................................................................................46

Arabic..................................................................................................48

Japanese..............................................................................................50

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Tha nk yo u for choosing our pro duct. Be fore yo u sta rt installing the

mothe rboard , plea se make sure you fo llo w the instru ctio ns be lo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf ficie 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 ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely

grounde d appliance, or use gro unded wris t 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. Ho ld the bo ard

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

 Do not leave any unfastene d small pa rts 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

so urce , humid a ir and wa te r.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1

Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

Use r’s Manua l X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1

FDD Cable X 1 (optional)

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

NF500-A2G NF500 AM2

CPU

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / A thlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 /

Sempron processors

AMD 64 Arc hitecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / A thlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 /

Sempron processors

AMD 64 Arc hitecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

FSB

Support HyperTrans port

Supports up to 2GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTrans port

Supports up to 2GHz Bandwidth

Chipset

nVIDIA nForce 500 nVIDIA nForce 500

Super I/O

ITE 8712F / 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

ITE 8712F / 8716F

Provides the most commonly used legacy Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Main

Memory

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM s upports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM s upports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

IDE

Integrated IDE Controller

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

Integrated IDE Controller

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

SA TA

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.

SATA Version 1.0 specification compliant.

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.

SATA Version 1.0 specification compliant.

LAN

Marvell 88E1116 PHY

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s Auto-Negot iation

Marvell 88E3016 PHY

10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation

Sound

ALC 655 / 658 (optional)

6 channels audio out

AC 97 Version 2. 3

ALC 655 / 658 (optional)

6 channels audio out

AC 97 Version 2. 3

PCI slot x4 PCI slot 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 c onnect or x1 Floppy c onnect or x1

Printer Port connector x1 Printer Port connector x1

IDE Connector x2 IDE Connector x2

On Board

Connector

SA TA C onnect or x4 SA TA Connect or x4

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Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD-in Connec tor x1 CD-in Connec tor x1

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

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1

Sys tem Fan header x3 Sys tem Fan header x3

Chassis open header (optional) x1 Chassis open header (optional) x1

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x3 USB connector x3

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

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 Po rt x 1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l Po rt x 1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

Board Size 218 mm (W) x 293 mm (L) 218 mm (W) x 293 mm (L)

Special

Features

NVIDIA nTunes

NVIDIA firewall

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 support

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 support

OS Support

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1 COM2

(optional)

USBX2USBX2

LAN

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1

JUSB4

JAUDI O1

JUSBLAN1

BIOS

PCI-EX1_1

PCI1

FDD1

BAT1

JCOM1

JUSBV 2

JC DIN1

Codec

LAN

JAUD IO1

JATXPWR2

JPRNT1

PCI2

Su per I/O

JUSBV1

JUSB2 JUSB3

DD R2A1

JCMOS1

JPANEL 1

IDE1

JATXPWR1

JCFAN1

J SATA4JSATA3

JSF AN1

JN FAN1

JDDR II_ 2. 2V

DD R2B1

DD R2B2

DD R2A2

JKBMSV1

PCI-EX16

PCI-EX1_2

PCI4

PCI3

nVIDIA

nForce500

JSATA2JSATA1

JCOM2

IDE2

JUSB4

JSPDIF_OU T1

(optional)

No te: 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 towards 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 Smart Fan

Control

3

FAN RPM rate

sense

14

JCFAN1

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

JNFAN1: North Bridge Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

1

13

3

JNFAN1

JSFAN1

3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

The JSFAN1 an d JNFAN1 s up port 3-pin hea d c onn ect or. Wh en c on necti ng with wires

ont o co nnec tors, pleas e note that t he red wir e is the positive and s ho uld be c onnect ed t o

pin# 2, and th e bl ac k wire is Gr o und a nd s ho uld be c onn ect ed t o GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR2A1

DDR2B1

DDR2A2

DDR2B2

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.

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B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR Module

To tal Memo r y

Size

DDR2A1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2B1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2A2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2B2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

Max is 4GB.

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.

Dual 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.

3

4

1

2

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IDE1/IDE2: 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. It has two

HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slav e driv e, so you can

connect up to four hard disk drives. The f irst hard drive should always be

connected to IDE1.

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3940

IDE2 IDE1

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PCI-Ex16: 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.

PCI-Ex1_1/PCI-Ex1_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.

PCI-EX1_1

PCI-EX16

PCI-EX1_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.

PCI3

PCI4

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW 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

SLP

PWR

_

LED

On/Off

RST

HLED

SP K

++

+

9

-

816

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.

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1224

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 Gr oun d 3 Groun d

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 Gr oun d 5 Groun d

18 Gr oun d 6 +5V

19 Gr oun d 7 Groun d

20 NC 8 PW_ OK

21 +5V 9 Standb y Volt ag e+5V

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 Gr oun d 12 +3.3V

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

3

2

4

4 Ground

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JKBMSV1: Power Source Selection Headers for Keyboard/Mouse

Pin 1-2 Close:

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

Pin 2-3 Close:

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

v oltage.

1

3

Pin 1-2 close

1

3

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4: 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

JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4

1

2

9

10

10 NC

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JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Powe r Source Headers for USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1.

JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by +5V standby voltage.

JUSBV2: USB ports at front panel (JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3) are powered by

+5V standby voltage.

31

1

3

Pin 1-2 close

JUSBV1

JUSBV2

1

3

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

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

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

JFAUDIO1: 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 in/center

2 Ground

3 Mic power/Bass

4 Audio power

5 Right line out/

Speaker out Right

6 Right line out/

Speaker out Right

7 Reserved

8 Key

9 Left line out/

Speaker out Left

10 Left line out/

Speaker out Left

11 Right line in/

Rear speaker Right

12 Right line in/

Rear speaker Right

13 Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

1

13

2

14

14 Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

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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

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.

13

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

13

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 for five 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.

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JSATA1~JSATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interf ace.

Assignment

1 Ground

2 TX+

3 TX-

4 Ground

5 RX-

6 RX+

J S ATA1 J S ATA 2 J SATA 3 JS ATA4

1

4

7

7 Ground

JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you to connector printer on the PC.

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25

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 -Strobe 14 Ground

2 -ALF 15 Data 6

3 Data 0 16 Ground

4 -Error 17 Data 7

5 Data 1 18 Ground

6 -Init 19 -ACK

7 Data 2 20 Ground

8 -Scltin 21 Busy

9 Data 3 22 Ground

10 Ground 23 PE

11 Data 4 24 Ground

12 Ground 25 SCLT

13 Data 5 26 Key

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Header for Memory Voltage Overclocking: JDDRII_2.2V

When processing Memory Voltage Ov erclocking, please place the jumper to

pin1-2 Closed. The Default setting is Pin 2-3 Closed.

1

3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Memory voltage 2.2V.

1

3

1

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Normal status (default).

Note:

1. When “JDDRII_2.2V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 2-3, memory v oltage

can be manually adjusted under CMOS setup.

2. When “JDDRII_2.2V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 1-2, memory v oltage

will be f ixed at 2.2V automatically, and can’t be adjusted under COMS

setup.

Bef ore setting memory v oltage ov erclocking, please ensure that y our memory

module supports up to 2.2V. (Consult y our memory module supplier)

JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

Assignment

1 +5V

2 SPDIF_OUT

13

3 Ground

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