Manual ISonic K8NF4G-SATA2

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    1 1 1 1 1 K8NF4G-SA T A2 User Ma nual V ersion 2.1 Published March 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. ...

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    2 2 2 2 2 Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purcha ser for ba ckup purpose, without written con sent of ASRock Inc. Product ...

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    3 3 3 3 3 Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................ ...

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    4 4 4 4 4 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................................... ................................ ...

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    5 5 5 5 5 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Tha nk you for purcha sing ASRock K8NF4G-SA T A2 motherboard, a relia ble motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de- livers excellent performa nce with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit- ment to quality and ...

  • ISonic K8NF4G-SATA2 - page 6

    6 6 6 6 6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro A TX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm CPU - 754-Pin Socket Supporting adva nced 64-bit AMD Athlon TM 64 and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM T echnology (see CAUTION 1 ) - ...

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    7 7 7 7 7 - 2 x A T A133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - CPU/Cha ssis FAN connector - 20 pin A TX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 6 ) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports “Plug ...

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    8 8 8 8 8 CAUTION! 1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 40 to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology , plea se check AMD’s website for details ...

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    9 9 9 9 9 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 1 6 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 2 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 1 7 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 3 754-Pin CPU Socket 1 8 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 1 9 USB ...

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    10 10 10 10 10 1 2 4 3 5 7 6 8 10 9 11 12 13 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 HD 8CH I/O HD 8CH I/O HD 8CH I/O HD 8CH I/O HD 8CH I/O 1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink) 2 RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 3 Side Speaker (Gray) 1 0 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 1 1 V G A Port 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 1 2 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 6 Line In (Li ...

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    11 11 11 11 11 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation K8NF4G-SA T A2 is a Micro A TX form fa ctor (9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your cha ssis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Pre-instal ...

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    12 12 12 12 12 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 o angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Step 3. Caref ...

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    13 13 13 13 13 notch brea k notch brea k 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard is equipped with two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. Plea se make sure ...

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    14 14 14 14 14 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 Expansion Slots Expansion Slots Expansion Slots Expansion Slots Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) There are ...

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    15 15 15 15 15 FLOPPY1 Pin1 the red-striped side to Pin1 + 5V 1 _ 2 + 5VSB 2 _ 3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “Open”. Th ...

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    16 16 16 16 16 IDE1 PIN1 IDE2 PIN1 connect the bla ck end to the IDE devices connect the blue end to the motherboard 80-conductor A T A 66/100/133 cable Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Bla ck) (39-pin IDE1, see p.9 No. 7) (39-pin IDE2, see p.9 No. 6) Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, plea se set the IDE ...

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    17 17 17 17 17 USB _PW R USB _PW R P+5 P- 5 P+4 P- 4 G N D G N D DU MMY 1 CD-R GND GND CD-L CD1 1 I R TX I RR X G N D +5V SB DU MMY USB 2.0 Header HD 8CH I/O a ccommo- (9-pin USB45) dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If (see p.9 No. 19) those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB ...

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    18 18 18 18 18 MI D I_O U T JA B 2 J B Y J BB 2 MI D I_IN +5V JAY G N D G N D 1 JAX JA B 1 +5V J B X J BB 1 +5V +5V DU MMY DU MMY S PEAKE R 1 G N D PW RB TN# PLE D - PLE D + DU MMY R E S ET# G N D H D LE D + H D LE D - 1 System Panel Header This header a ccommodates (9-pin P ANEL1) several system front panel (see p.9 No. 15) functions. Cha ssis Spe ...

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    19 19 19 19 19 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 SA SA SA SA SA T T T T T AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide AII Hard Disk Setup Guide Before in stalling SA T AII hard disk to your computer , plea se carefully read below SA T AII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA T AII hard disk ...

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    20 20 20 20 20 2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A 2.9 Serial A T T T T T A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA A (SA T T T T T A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A A) / Serial A T T T T T AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA AII (SA T T T T T AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks AII) Hard Disks Installati ...

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    21 21 21 21 21 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Installing Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Windows XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions Windows XP 64-bit Without RAID Fu ...

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    22 22 22 22 22 After step1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit. NOTE. If you install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and wa nt to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SA T A / SA T AII HDDs, you still need to set up “SA T AII Operation Mode” to [RAID] ...

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    23 23 23 23 23 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Fla sh Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP ...

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    24 24 24 24 24 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [ :00:09] [Fri 07/15/2005] Use [Enter], [T AB] or [SHIFT -TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field T ab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Ex ...

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    25 25 25 25 25 BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE ...

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    26 26 26 26 26 PCIE Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. The range is from 70MHz to 150MHz. The default value is [100]. Boot Failure Guard Enable or disa ble the feature of Boot Failure Guard. CPU Spread Spectrum This feature will be set to [Center Sprea d] a s default. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Center Spread], and [D ...

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    27 27 27 27 27 Processor Multiplier This item will show when “Multiplier/V oltage Cha nge” is set to [Ma nual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. Y ou may set the value from [x8] up to [x25] but no higher tha n the value of “Processor Maxi mum Multiplier”. For exa mple, if the value of “Processor Maxi mum Multiplier” is [x1 1], the a ctual ...

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    28 28 28 28 28 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. OnBoard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Ena bled] or [Disabled] f or the onboard HD Audio fe ature. If you select [Auto], the on ...

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    29 29 29 29 29 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Suspend T o RAM Repost V ideo on STR Resume Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power ...

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    30 30 30 30 30 BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced OnBoard IDE Controller OnBoard SAT AII Controller SA T AII Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SA T AII 1 SA T AII 2 [Both] [Enabled] [non-RAID] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [A ...

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    31 31 31 31 31 TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/D V D], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information int ...

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    32 32 32 32 32 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Settings V a l u ei nu n i t so fP C I clocks for PCI device latency timer regi ste r . Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [64] [Enable ...

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    33 33 33 33 33 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 "] 1 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super I ...

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    34 34 34 34 34 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in t ...

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    35 35 35 35 35 BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration T o enable or disable the onboard USB controllers. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Advanced USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disab ...

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    36 36 36 36 36 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Device 2nd Re ...

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    37 37 37 37 37 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen In this section, you may set or cha nge the supervisor/user pa ssword for the syste m. For the user pa ssword, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password. Select Screen ...

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    38 38 38 38 38 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security Exit system setup after saving the changes. F 1 0k e yc a nb eu s e d for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F9 Load Defaults v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatr ends, Inc. Exit Save Changes ...

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    39 39 39 39 39 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Software Suppor Software Suppor Software Suppor Software Suppor Software Suppor t t t t t 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 2000 / X ...

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    40 40 40 40 40 APPENDIX: APPENDIX: APPENDIX: APPENDIX: APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM TM TM TM TM T T T T T echnology echnology echnology echnology echnology For power-saving sake, it is strongly re commended to enable AMD’s Cool ? ...

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