DFI nF2 U400SG-AGF User manual
82200435
nF2 U400SG-AGF
nF2 U400S-AL
System Board
User’s Manual
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the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer
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contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or
entity of such revisions or changes.
© 2004. All Rights Reserved.
Trademarks
Windows®98, Windows®98 SE, Windows®ME, Windows®2000,
Windows NT®4.0 and Windows®XP are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. AMD, SempronTM, AthlonTM XP and DuronTM
are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. nVIDIA®
is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation. VIA®is a regis-
tered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered
trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered
trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties
of their respective holders.
Caution
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range.....
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
Battery:
• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend
by
the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufactur-
er’s
instructions.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.
About this Manual
This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system
board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those
shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should al-
ways be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual
manual is included in the system board package.
To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive.The
autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the
“TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.
About the Package
The system board and accessories in the package may not come
similar to the information stated in this manual. This may differ in
accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For
more information about the standard package in your region, please
contact your dealer or sales representative.
Warranty
1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from
misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized
replacement or alteration of components and product
specifications.
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to
physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or
unauthorized repair of the product.
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may
not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service,
adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of
warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or
authorized service agency for all such work.
4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequencial damages to the product that has been modified
or altered.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Specifications......................................................................................................................
1.2 Special Features of the System Board.....................................................
1.3 Package Checklist.........................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout ...........................................................................................
2.2 System Memory...........................................................................................................
2.3 CPU........................................................................................................................................
2.4 Jumper Settings.............................................................................................................
2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports..............................................................................................
2.6 I/O Connectors...........................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.1 The Basic Input/Output System.....................................................................
3.2 NVRAID BIOS...............................................................................................................
3.3 Updating the BIOS.....................................................................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares
4.1 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications.....................................
4.2 Installation Notes......................................................................................................
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Appendix A - System Error Messages
A.1 POST Beep........................................................................................................................
A.2 Error Messages...............................................................................................................
Appendix B - Troubleshooting
B.1 Troubleshooting Checklist.....................................................................................
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Notice
This user’s manual is for the nF2 U400SG-AGF and nF2 U400S-AL
system boards. The differences between these boards are shown
below.
nF2 U400SG-AGF NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 and nForce2 MCP GIG
VIA VT6307 supports 2 IEEE 1394 connectors
Gigabit Phy supports 10/100/1000Mbps
nF2 U400S-AL NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 and nForce2 MCP RAID
IEEE 1394 - not supported
LAN Phy supports 10/100Mbps
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Specifications
Processor
• AMD SempronTM and AthlonTM XP (up to 3200+)
• AMD DuronTM
• Socket A
Front Side Bus
• 266/333/400MHz
Chipset
• nF2 U400SG-AGF
nVIDIA®nForce2 Ultra 400Gb
- North bridge: nForce2 Ultra 400
- South bridge: nForce2 MCP GIG
• nF2 U400S-AL
nVIDIA®nForce2 Ultra 400R
- North bridge: nForce2 Ultra 400
- South bridge: nForce2 MCP RAID
System Memory
• Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
• Supports up to 3GB memory
• Supports PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200
(DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM
• Supports x8/x16, non-ECC, up to 512Mb DDR devices
• Supports unbuffered DIMM
BIOS
• Award BIOS
• CPU/DRAM/AGP overclocking
• CPU/DRAM/AGP overvoltage
• 4Mbit flash memory
Energy Efficient Design
• Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power
Management
• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
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• Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-Ring (external modem)
- Wake-On-LAN
- RTC timer to power-on the system
• AC power failure recovery
Hardware Monitor
• Monitors CPU/system temperature
• Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/3.3Vsb voltages
• Monitors the speed of the CPU fan and chassis fan
• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature
during system boot-up
Audio Features
• AC’97 CODEC
• Supports Microsoft®DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate
converter for audio recording and playback
• S/PDIF-in/out interface
• 6-channel audio output
Onboard LAN Features
• nF2 U400SG-AGF
- Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit Phy supports 10/100/1000Mbps
- Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-
TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards
• nF2 U400S-AL
- LAN Phy supports 10/100Mbps
- Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T) and 802.3u
(100BASE-TX) standards
IDE Interface with NVIDIA RAID
• Two IDE connectors support four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard
drives
• NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel
ATA
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
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Serial ATA Interface with NVIDIA RAID
• Two Serial ATA interfaces with speed up to 1.5Gbps
• NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel
ATA
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
IEEE 1394 Interface (nF2 U400SG-AGF only)
• VIA VT6307 controller
• Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.)
• Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB/sec. and AGP 4x up to
1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics applications
• Supports 0.8/1.5V add-in cards
Rear Panel I/O Ports
• 1 PS/2 mouse port
• 1 PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 DB-25 parallel port
• 2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
• 1 DB-9 serial port
• 1 RJ45 LAN port
• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• Line-in, line-out and mic-in jacks
I/O Connectors
• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 connectors for 2 external IEEE 1394 ports (nF2 U400SG-AGF
only)
• 1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
• 1 CD-in internal audio connector
• 1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
• 1 IrDA connector
• 2 Serial ATA connectors
• 2 IDE connectors
• 1 floppy connector
• 1 20-pin ATX power connector
• 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 front panel connector
• 2 fan connectors
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Expansion Slots
• 1 AGP 8x/4x slot
• 5 PCI slots
PCB
• ATX form factor
• 30.5cm (12") x 24cm (9.44")
1.2 Special Features of the System Board
CPU Overheat Protection
CPU Overheat Protection has the capability of monitoring the CPU’s
temperature during system boot up. Once the CPU’s temperature
exceeded the temperature limit pre-defined by the CPU, the system
will automatically shutdown.This preventive measure has been added
to protect the CPU from damage and insure a safe computing
environment.
DDR
DDR (Double Data Rate) is a type of SDRAM that doubles the
data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling
edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of operation
therefore providing two times faster data transfer.
S/PDIF
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an
analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from
degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually
found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio
processing device.The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends
surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and
speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.
6-channel Audio
The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 6-channel audio only
when the audio utility is configured to support this function.
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