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NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 1
NF4ST-A9
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation...writing.
The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 2
... Unit (CPU 8
2.2
Fan Headers 10
2.3
Memory Modules Installation 11
2.4
Connectors, & Slots 12
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 13
3.1
How to setup Jumpers 13
3.2
Detail Settings 13
Chapter 4: Useful Help 19
4.1
Award BIOS Beep Code 19
4.2
Troubleshooting 19
Chapter 5: NVIDIA RAID Functions 20
5.1
Operation System 20
5.2
Raid Arrays 20
5.3
How RAID Works 21...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 3
...-04): - Supports NVIDIA Firewall. - Supports Gigabit Ethernet. - Supports 10 USB 2.0 ports. - Supports NVIDIA nTune Utility. - Supports 1 PCI-Express x16 interface graphics slot. - Supports 4 SATA ports, each channel up to 1.5Gb/s. - Supports NVIDIA RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1
and RAID 0+1. - Supports 4 IDE disk drives with PIO Mode 5, Bride Mode
and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 4
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ATX Form Factor: 23.4cm (W) x 29.35cm (L)
Main Memory
• Supports Dual Channel DDR.
• Supports 8 banks in total.
Supports DDR333 and DDR400.
Certified DDR400 List:
- Please check the website: http://www.biostar.com.tw/products/mainboard/board.php3? name=NF4ST-A9
Maximum memory size is 4GB.
DIMM Socket Location DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4
DDR Module
128MB/256MB/512MB...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 8
NF4ST-A9
• 3 audio ports support 6 channels audio-out facilities. (With ALC655, optional)
JKMBS1
PS/2 Mouse
JPRNT1
Printer Port
JUSBLAN1
J1394_USB1 LAN
1394 Port Connector (optional)
Line-in/Rear
PS/2 Keyboard
COM1 JCOM1
COM2 (optional)
JCOM2 (optional)
USB *2
USB *2
Line-out
MIC-in/ Center/ Left
B. BIOS & Software
BIOS
Award legal BIOS. Supports APM1.2. Supports ACPI. Supports ...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 10
NF4ST-A9
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
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 the correct orientation.
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NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 11
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Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation.
Step 4: 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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NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 13
NF4ST-A9 2.3 MEMORY MODULES INSTALLATION
2.2.1 DDR Module installation
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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NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 14
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2.4 CONNECTORS, & SLOTS
Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 21
... snaps into place.
System does not boot from hard disk 1. drive, can be booted from optical drive.
2.
Check cable running from disk to disk controller board. Make sure both ends are securely plugged in; check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup.
Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time.
System...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 22
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CHAPTER 5: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS
5.1 OPERATION SYSTEM
Windows XP home Edition Windows XP Professional Edition Windows 2000 Professional
5.2 RAID ARRAYS
NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays:
RAID 0:
RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and writes times for many applications.
RAID 1:
RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data.
RAID 0+1:
RAID 0+1 ...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 26
NF4ST-A9
Spanning (JBOD): JBOD stands for "Just a Bunch of Disks". Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance.
nVIDIA nForce 4 (CK8-04)
Single Logical Drive
Disk 1: 40GB Disk 2: 80GB Disk 3: 40GB Disk 4: 120GB
Features and Benefits
Uses: JBOD works...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 28
.... Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel. Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 29
NF4ST-A9
6.3
1.
INSTALLATION
Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click "Next" button and follow the default procedure to install.
2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the "... are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.
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NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 30
NF4ST-A9 6.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS
1. Tray Icon:
Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.
This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke...
NF4ST-A9 user's manual - Page 31
NF4ST-A9 2. Main Panel
If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility's first window you will see is Main Panel.
Main Panel contains features as follows:
a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information.
b. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware...
NF4ST-A9 BIOS guide - Page 2
... it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium ® 4 processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
Adding...
NF4ST-A9 BIOS guide - Page 4
... Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu.
!! WARNING !! The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1. Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features...
NF4ST-A9 BIOS guide - Page 6
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Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the "User" will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS...
NF4ST-A9 BIOS guide - Page 17
... requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
IDE DMA Transfer Access The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Serial-ATA 1 Enables support for Serial-ATA1. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled SATA DMA transfer...