EVGA NForce 4 User manual

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USER’S MANUAL

FOR

EVGA NFORCE4

MOTHERBOARD

MODELS: 131-K8-NF44-XX

131-K8-NF44 MANUAL - REV 1.0 - REV DATE 11 JAN 2006

EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St. Suite B, Brea, CA 92821

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Notice:

Specifications and information contained in this documentation are

furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any

time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by the

manufacturer.

This manual covers the following motherboards from EVGA CORP.

131-K8-NF44-XX

CPU SUPPORT

The 131-K8-NF44-XX motherboard will support the following AMD 939 pin

CPUs:

• Athlon FX 64 (FX55, FX57, FX60)

• Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core)

• Athlon 64

• Sempron (when available in 939 pin)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to nForce Motherboards 4

1-1 Motherboard Features 4

1-1.1 Special Features of the Motherboard 5

1-2 Specifications 6

1-3 Layout Diagram and Jumper Settings 7

1-3.1 Jumpers, Connectors, Headers, and Sockets 8

CHAPTER 2 - Hardware Installation 10

2-1 Hardware Installation Steps 10

2-2 Checking The Motherboard Jumper Settings 10

Clearing the CMOS RAM 10

Keyboard Power On Function 11

USB Power On Function 11

2-3 Installing The CPU 11

Glossary of Terms 11

2-3-2 About AMD Athlon64 939-pin CPUs 12

2-4 Installing Memory 13

Memory Installation Diagrams 14

2-5 Expansion Cards 15

2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 15

2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Cards 15

2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table 16

2-5-4 PCI-Express Slots 16

Diagram of PCI-Express Slot Locations and Functions 16

Table of Standard IRQ Assignments 17

2-5-5 SLI Bridge Installation For NVIDIA SLI Cards (SLI Version Only) 18

2-6 Connectors and Headers 20

2-6-1 Connector Locations 20

2-7 Starting Up Your Computer 29

Beep Code Table 29

CHAPTER 3 - BIOS 30

3-0 Introducting BIOS 30

3-1 Entering BIOS Setup 30

CHAPTER 4 - DRIVER INSTALLATION 31

4-0 Driver Installation 31

4-1 RAID Installation 32

APPENDIX 1 - POST CODES 33

Quick Debug POST Codes 33

Boot Block POST Codes 34

APPENDIX 2 - TRADEMARKS AND NOTICES 35

Copyrights, Trademarks, and Notices 35

FCC Compliance Statement 35

APPENDIX 3 - WARRANTY INFORMATION 36

37APPENDIX 4 - CONTACTING SUPPORT AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

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Chapter 1

Introduction of nForce4Motherboards

1-1 Motherboard Features

Motherboards based on NVIDIA nForce4 single chip technology support the

innovative 64-bit AMD Athlon64 FX and dual core multi-tasking Athlon64 X2

processors with HyperTransport Technology. The motherboard delivers leading-

edge performance with both of the benefits from 64-bit multi-tasking dual core

AMD processors and NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) Technology.

Utilizing the 64-bit multi-tasking socket 939 solution and the dual channel

PC3200 DDR memory size expandable to 4.0GB, this motherboard series meets

the demands of computing in the future.

These motherboards carry the advanced NVIDIA nForce4 single chip with

1000 MHz HyperTransport system bus of data transferring and provided with

133MHz / 166MHz / 200MHz memory clock frequency for DDR266/DDR333/

DDR400 DDR Module with dual channel capability. The NVIDIA nForce4 single

chipset offers ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 0+1 functions to

accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee data security without failure in

advanced computing applications.

The motherboard provides Gigabit LAN by using the NVIDIA Giga-LAN

controller which supports 10M/100M/1Gbps data transfer rate and full duplex or

half duplex transportation. The embedded 8-channel AC’97 CODEC is fully

compatible with Sound Blaster ProTM standards and offers you home cinema

quality and complete software compatibility.

Two 8X PCI-Express graphics slots deliver up to 2Gbyte/sec data transfer rate

at each relative direction which is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA SLI

Technology. And, one PCI-Express x16 slot offers full function at speeds of up

to 4Gbyte/sec.

The embedded USB controller has the capability of supporting up to 8 USB 2.0

ports, delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth each.

And the embedded Firewire controller allows connection and use of IEE1394

compliant devices.

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1-1.1 Special Features of the Motherboard

CPU Thermal Throttling Technology

To prevent increasing heat from damaging the CPU or causing accidental

shutdown while under high workloads, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology

will force the CPU to enter an idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to

preset CPU operating temperatures in the BIOS (from 40○to 90○). When the

system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value, the

CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage

allowing the processor to cool down. When in throttling mode, a beeper sound

can be optionally selected to indicate it has reduced the CPU performance. (for

detailed settings, please read the BIOS PDF located on the CD)

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Spec Description

Design ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.5x24.5 cm

Chipset NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Technology

CPU Socket 939

Supports 64bit AMD Athlon64 939-Pin package processors

Support up to 4000+ processor & Dual –Core, Including:

Athlon FX 64/64 X2/64/and 939 Sempron

Memory Sockets 184-pin DDR Module socket x 4

Support 4pcs DDR266/DDR33/DDR400 DDR Modules Expandable to 4.0GB

Support Dual channel function

Expansion Slots PCI-Express x16 slot x 1

PCI-Express x8 slot x 2

32 bit PCI slots x 1

Integrated IDE and

Serial ATA II RAID

One PCI IDE controller supporting PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO/DMA and the

ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to

133 MB/s; Four Serial ATA II ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate for

Four Serial ATA Devices and offer RAID 0, 1, 0+1 functions

LAN Integrated Gigabit LAN provides 10Mb/100Mb/1Gb /s data transfer rates

8CH-Audio 8-channel AC’97 Digital Audio controller integrated

Audio driver and utility included

SPDIF-Out Optical support (Cable optional)

BIOS Award 4MB Flash ROM

Multi I/O PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors

Floppy disk drive connector x1

Parallel port x1

Serial port x1

USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4 (connecting cable optional)

Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 8CH Audio)

IEEE 1394 Firewire Support

Game Port Connector

1-2 Specifications

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1-3 Layout Diagram & Jumper Settings

SURRBACK

LINE IN

CEN/LFE

LINE OUT

SURROUND

MIC-IN

GIGA LAN + USB 2

FIREWIRE + USB 1

PRINTER

DIGITAL AUDIO

OUT COM 1

PS/2 MOUSE

PS/2 KEYBOARD

FRONT PANEL AUDIO CD AUDIO IN IR HEADER

PCI EXPRESS SLOTS

SYSFAN 2

JP9

USB 1

JBAT

USB 2

SYSFAN 1

PLED SPEAKER

FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR

SERIAL ATA

CONNECTORS

ICE CONNECTOR

FLOPPY CONNECTOR

ATX POWER

CONNECTOR

DIMM SOCKETS

CPU SOCKETCPU FAN

ATX 12V CONNECTOR

GAME PORT

FAN 5

SUPPLEMENTAL

SLI POWER

SLI MODE

JUMPERS

PCI SLOT

FIREWIRE HEADER

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Jumper Name Description

JBAT CMOS ROM Clear 3-pin Block

JP1 Keyboard/USB0,1 Power On

Enabled/Disabled

3-pin Block

JP9 USB Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block

JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6,

JP7, JP8

SLI Selection Mode Jumpers 3-pin Block

Connector Name Description

ATXPWR ATX Power Connector 24-pin Block

ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin Block

KB PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female

CN1 Fire Wire and USB Port Connectors 1x Fire Wire/2x USB

PARALLEL Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Female

CN3 8-CH Audio Connector 6 jack Connector

COM1 Serial Port COM1 Connector 9-pin Connector

FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block

IDE1 Primary IDE Connector 40-pin Block

SATA1~4 Serial ATA IDE Connector 7-pin Connector

SPDIF_RX1~1 SPDIF Outputs TOSLINK and RCA

J1 Supplemental SLI Power Connector 4-pin Molex Type

UL1 GIGALAN and USB Port Connectors RJ-45 Connector/2x USB

Header Name Description

AUDIO SPEAKER, MIC header 9-pin Block

USB1~2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block

SPEAK1 PC Speaker connector 4-pin Block

PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block

JW_FP

(Power LED/Reset/

IDE LED/Power

Button)

Front Panel Header

(including Power LED/ IDE activity

LED/Reset switch / Power On Button

lead)

9-pin Block

CHAFAN, SYSFAN1~2,

CPUFAN, FAN5

FAN Headers 3-pin Block

CDIN CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block

IR Ir Header 5-pin Block

GAME1 Game Port Header 15-pin Block

IEEE1 Firewire Header 9-pin Block

1-3.1 JUMPERS, CONNECTORS, HEADERS, AND SOCKETS

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Socket/Slot Name Description

ZIF Socket 939 CPU Socket 939-pin mPGAB Athlon64 CPU Socket

DIMM1~4 DDR Module Socket 184-pin DDR Module Socket

PCI1 PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots

PE1, PE3 PCI-Express x8 Slot PCI-Express x8 Expansion Slot

PE2 PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express x16 Expansion Slot

1-3.1 JUMPERS, CONNECTORS, HEADERS, AND SOCKETS CONT.

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