Biostar N4SIE-A7 Bedienungshandbuch

N4SIE-A7 i FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to

N4SIE-A7 8 Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point forwards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in

N4SIE-A7 9 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan wiring and plug may be different according to the fan

N4SIE-A7 10 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B1DDR2_B2 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on

N4SIE-A7 11 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1

N4SIE-A7 12 PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with three standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral C

N4SIE-A7 13 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUM PE RS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is pl

N4SIE-A7 14 JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connecto r By connecting this connector, it will prov ide +12V to CPU power circuit. Pin Assignment 1

N4SIE-A7 15 JSPDIF_OUT/JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-out Connectors (JSPDIF_IN1 is optional.) These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPD

N4SIE-A7 16 J1394PWR1 (optional): Power Source Header for 1394 Chip 13 13 Pin 1-2 Close: +3.3V for 1394 chipset (default). 13 Pin 2-3 Close: +

N4SIE-A7 17 JUSB1~JUSB3: Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel, and also

Table of Contents ii Chapter 1: Introduction... 1 1.1 Motherboard Features...

N4SIE-A7 18 JCI1: Case Open Headers This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to t

N4SIE-A7 19 JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and I

N4SIE-A7 20 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or v id

N4SIE-A7 21 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been

N4SIE-A7 22 4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, f an inside power supply does not tu

N4SIE-A7 23 CHAPTER 5: NVIDIA SLI FUNCTION 5.1 REQUIREMENTS Only Windows XP supports SLI (Dual Video) function. Two identical SLI-ready graphics c

N4SIE-A7 24 Step 3: Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled “SLI MODE”. Step 4: Push down the selector card until the retention clips sn

N4SIE-A7 25 5.3 THINGS TO NOTICE Normal Mode: - Only PEX16-1 slot supports PCI-Express x16 interface graphics card function. - PEX1-1 and PEX1-2 s

N4SIE-A7 26 Step 5: Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to AUX power connector (JAUXPWR1), this will ensure the stabilization of your system. Step 6: Ins

N4SIE-A7 27 5.5 ENABLING MULTI-GPU FEATURE IN WINDOWS After the graphics cards are installed, enable the Multi-GPU feature in NVIDIA nView properties.

N4SIE-A7 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A. Hardware CPU Supports LGA 775. Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor. Supports Dual C

N4SIE-A7 28 Step 5: Select “NVIDIA GeForce” tab, and then click on “Multi-GPU” item on the left dialog box. Step 6: Check before “Enable S

N4SIE-A7 29 CHAPTER 6: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 6.1 OPERATION SYSTEM Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. 6.2

N4SIE-A7 30 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy

N4SIE-A7 31 CHAPTER 7: WARPSPEEDER™ 7.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions includi

N4SIE-A7 32 7.3 INSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow th

N4SIE-A7 33 7.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON A ND 5 PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little

N4SIE-A7 34 2. Main Panel If you cli ck the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s fi

N4SIE-A7 35 3. Voltage Panel Cli ck the Voltage button in Mai n Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as t

N4SIE-A7 36 4. Overclock Panel Cli ck the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to le

N4SIE-A7 37 c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automati

N4SIE-A7 2 Expansion Slots Three 32bit PCI bus master slots. Normal Mode PCI-Express slots: - One PCI-Express x16 slot: PCI_EX16-1. - Two PCI-Ex

N4SIE-A7 38 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 fo

N4SIE-A7 39 Note : Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divid

N4SIE-A7 BIOS Setup i BIOS Setup...1 1 Main Menu...

N4SIE-A7 1 BIOS Setup Introduction T his manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. T he Setup program allows users to modify th

N4SIE-A7 2 PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification.

N4SIE-A7 3 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select fr

N4SIE-A7 4 Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you

N4SIE-A7 5 Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password.

N4SIE-A7 6 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more th

N4SIE-A7 7 Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set

N4SIE-A7 3 Serial ATA II Controller integrated in NF4-SLI-MCP. Supports RAID functions. Supports Serial ATA 2.0 specification. Supports 4 Seri

N4SIE-A7 8 Item Options Description Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Select the situation in whi

N4SIE-A7 9 3 Advanced BIOS Features  Figure 3. Adva nce d BIOS Se tup Boot Seq & Floppy Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority

N4SIE-A7 10 Cache Setup These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. CPU L1&L2 Cach

N4SIE-A7 11 Virus Warning T his option allows you to choose the Virus Warnin g feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this

N4SIE-A7 12 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

N4SIE-A7 13 4 Advanced Chipset Features T his submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chi

N4SIE-A7 14 PCIE Frequency This item allows you to select the PCIE Frequency. The Choices: 100 (default). CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to sel

N4SIE-A7 15 T<RC> Set memory timings to [optimal] to use the delay recommended by the DIMM’s manufacturer. The cho ices: Auto (default). Addre

N4SIE-A7 16 LDT Frequency This item allows you to select the LDT Frequency. The Choices: 4 X(default). System BIOS Cacheable Selecting th

N4SIE-A7 17 5 Integrated Peripherals  Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals IDE F unc tion Setup If you highlight the literal “Press E

N4SIE-A7 4 Back Panel I/O Connectors 1 Serial port. 1 Parallel port. 1RJ-45 LAN jack. 1 PS/2 Mouse port. 1 PS/2 Keyboard port. 1 1394A Firew

N4SIE-A7 18 Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the

N4SIE-A7 19 ONBOARD DEVICE OnChip USB T his option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system boar

N4SIE-A7 20 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read /

N4SIE-A7 21 UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.Full-duplex Mode permits simultaneo

N4SIE-A7 22 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/

N4SIE-A7 23 Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min. User De fine (defa

N4SIE-A7 24 WOR (RI#) From Soft-Off The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. USB Resume fro m S3 The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Power

N4SIE-A7 25 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which

N4SIE-A7 26 Resources Controlled By By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the

N4SIE-A7 27 8 PC Health Status  Figure 8. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature

N4SIE-A7 5 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable x 1 HDD Cabl e x 1 User ’ s Manu al x 1 Serial ATA Cable x 1 BRI-2 SLI Bridge x 1 Fully Setup

N4SIE-A7 6 1.3 LAYOUT AND COM P ONEN TS LGA775CPU1EARPH ONE JACK 1J KBMS1J PRNT 1Parallel Por t J1394_USB1COM1COM1JCOM 1JUSBL AN1DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B

N4SIE-A7 7 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) CPU1 Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and