AOpen NCK804a-LFS Manuale utente

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ................................................................................... 1

1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start..........................................................3

1.2 Features of This Manual ...............................................................................4

1.3 Safety Information ......................................................................................4

Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard ............................................... 5

2.1 How does your motherboard look like?...........................................................5

2.2 Specification ...............................................................................................6

2.3 Block Diagram ............................................................................................7

3.1 Quick Installation Procedure .........................................................................8

3.2 Installation You Have to Know.......................................................................9

Installing CPU ............................................................................................ 9

Installing Retention Module ........................................................................10

Installing CPU and System Fans ..................................................................10

Installing CPU and System Fans ..................................................................11

Installing Memory Modules .........................................................................12

Connecting IDE and Floppy Cables ..............................................................13

Connecting ATX Power Cables .....................................................................14

Connecting Front Panel Cable .....................................................................15

3.3 Other Installation for Your Reference ........................................................... 16

Setting CPU Voltage and Frequency .............................................................16

Connecting Serial ATA................................................................................17

Adjusting your Hard Disk Setting.................................................................18

Connecting PCI Express x16 Graphics Slot....................................................19

Connecting PCI Express x 1 Slot..................................................................20

Connecting IrDA........................................................................................21

10/100/1000Mbps LAN Supported ...............................................................22

Tab

Connecting USB2.0....................................................................................23

Connecting 1394 .......................................................................................24

Connecting S/PDIF ....................................................................................25

Super 7.1 Channel Audio Effects .................................................................26

Connecting Front Audio ..............................................................................27

Connecting Game Port ...............................................................................28

Connecting CD_IN .....................................................................................29

Connecting Case Open ...............................................................................30

Colored Coded Back Panel ..........................................................................31

3.4 Jumper Settings ........................................................................................ 32

Chapter 4 Special Features and Utilities................................................... 34

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) ................................................... 34

RAID Configuration Utility...........................................................................34

Other Useful Features...................................................................................... 35

Chapter 5 Setting BIOS......................................................................... 36

Introduction .............................................................................................36

How To Use Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Setup Program .......................................37

How To Enter BIOS Setup ..........................................................................37

Chapter 6 Installing Drivers ................................................................... 38

6.1 Installing Drivers....................................................................................... 39

6.2 Installing Utilities ...................................................................................... 40

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting..................................................................... 41

Chapter 8 Technical Support .................................................................. 42

Model Name and BIOS Version....................................................................43

1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Start

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing AOpen products.

Once again, this motherboard is designed uniquely to meet all your personal

needs with our great industry-designing ability and our everlasting perseverance

to the quality of all our products.

This manual will introduce you how this motherboard is installed. Please keep it

well for your future reference. If you lost your printed manual, you may also go to

our website at http://www.aopen.com to download the updated file.

Now, we would like to invite you to personally experience this user-friendly

manual and all of the powerful functions this AOpen product offers.

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We regret not informing about any changes in usage standards and other related

information. AOpen reserves the right of altering or modifying the content of this manual. In

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This document is based on the copyright laws in order to protect our company and reserve

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Under no circumstances are any types of duplicating and loading this brochure in any

databases and media permitted except the permission signed on formal document by

AOpen Company.

1.2 Features of This Manual

To help you grab the useful information of this motherboard and aware of certain

conditions that you might need to know, you will see the icons below frequently:

1.3 Safety Information

This contains knowledge you should know in process

of assembling, or some helpful tips.

This tip tells you some useful information that will

make your installation smoothly.

Please be careful when you see this mark. It

highlights mistakes that occur often during

assembling, or something you need to pay attention

to.

Please wear a wrist strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit

before handling a component. Alternatively, you can also touch an object

that is of ground connection or with metal surface.

Always unplug the power before you make any jumper setting.

Before you install or remove any components on the motherboard, please

make sure to disconnect the power first in case of damaging motherboard

or other components.

Note

Warning

Warning / Caution

Warning

Tip

Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard

2.1 How does your motherboard look like?

1.PCI Express x 1 16.Front Audio Connector

2.JP28 PS2 KB/Mouse Wakeup Jumper 17.JP40 S/PDIF Source Jumper

3.LAN PHY 88E1111 18.Game Port Connector

4.CPUFAN Connector 19.32-bit PCI Expansion Slots x 3

5.SYSFAN1 Connector 20.Case Open Connector

6.939-pin CPU Socket Supports AMD Athlon 64

CPU 21.IrDA Connector

7.184-pin DIMMsx4 22.Sensor of System Temperature Connector

8. 3300μF Low ESR Capacitor 23.IEEE1394 Connectors X 2

9. ATA133 Connectors x 2 24. SYSFAN2 Connector

10.ATX Power Connector 25. Serial ATA II Ports x 2 (for nCK804Ua-LFS)

Serial ATA Ports x 2 (for nCK804a-LFS)

11.4-pin 12V ATX Power Connector 26. Front Panel Connector

12.PCI Express x 16 27. USB 2.0 Connector

13.Onboard AC’97 CODEC 28. FDD Connector

14.CD-IN Connector 29. JP24 BIOS Rescue Jumper

15.S/PDIF Connector

Chapter 2 Introduction to This Motherboard

2.2 Specification

Here is the main function of your motherboard.

Models nCK804a-LFS nCK804Ua-LFS

CPU AMD Athlon 64 CPU

Socket 939

AMD Athlon 64 CPU

Socket 939

Chipset nVIDIA nFORCE4 CK8-04 nVIDIA nFORCE4 Ultra CK8-04

Main

Memory

Dual Channel Mode

Support:DDR400 [PC3200]

DDR DIMM x 4

DIMM Type :256/512MB & 1GB

Max Memory :4GB

Dual Channel Mode

Support:DDR400 [PC3200]

DDR DIMM x 4

DIMM Type :256/512MB & 1GB

Max Memory :4GB

Graphics PCI Express x16 (PCIe x16) slot PCI Express x16 (PCIe x16) slot

IDE

Integrated ATA133 and Serial ATA

Controller (Support Serial ATA RAID 0, 1

and 0+1)

Max Disk:144,000,000GB [by 48 bits

LBA Spec.]

Integrated ATA133 and Serial ATA II

Controller (Support Serial ATA II RAID 0,

1 and 0+1)

Max Disk:144,000,000GB [by 48 bits

LBA Spec.]

LAN Integrated nVidia Gigabit LAN Controller

Marvell PHY

Integrated nVidia Gigabit LAN Controller

Marvell PHY

Sound Realtek AC'97 CODEC on-board

7.1 Channel

Realtek AC'97 CODEC on-board

7.1 Channel

USB Integrated in chipset ,USB 2.0 x 10 Integrated in chipset ,USB 2.0 x 10

IEEE1394 Agere 1394 Control Chip Agere 1394 Control Chip

Slots

PCI Express (PCIe x1) x 2

PCI Express x16 Graphics(PCIe x16)x 1

PCI x 3

PCI Express (PCIe x1) x 2

PCI Express x16 Graphics (PCIe x16) x 1

PCI x 3

Back Panel

I/O

PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1

USB Port x 6, LAN Port x 1

COM Port x 2, Printer Port x 1

Speaker_Out x 1

Line_In x 1

MIC_In x 1

Rear Surround x 1

Center/Subwoofer x 1

Side Surround x 1

PS/2 Keyboard x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1

USB Port x 6, LAN Port x 1

COM Port x 2, Printer Port x 1

Speaker_Out x 1

Line_In x 1

MIC_In x 1

Rear Surround x 1

Center/Subwoofer x 1

Side Surround x 1

On Board

Connector

Front Panel x 1

Front Audio x 1

CPU FAN x 1

System FAN x 1

Chassis FAN x 1

Power FAN x 1

Power Temperature Connector x 1

CD_IN x 1

AUX_IN x 1

IrDA x 1

Game Connector x 1

S/PDIF x 1

IEEE 1394 x 2

USB Port x 2

Front Panel x 1

Front Audio x 1

CPU FAN x 1

System FAN x 1

Chassis FAN x 1

Power FAN x 1

Power Temperature Connector x 1

CD_IN x 1

AUX_IN x 1

IrDA x 1

Game Connector x 1

S/PDIF x 1

IEEE 1394 x 2

USB Port x 2

BIOS Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS Award PnP 4Mb Flash ROM BIOS

Board Size Board Size : 305 mm x 215 mm Board Size : 305 mm x 215 mm

2.3 Block Diagram

NVIDIA

nForce4

(nCK804a-LFS)

nForce4 Ultra

(nCK804Ua-LFS)

DIMM Sockets x4

Dual Channel

DDR400/333/266

Up to 4GB

AMD Athlon

64 CPU

Socket 939

Serial ATA Ports x 4

(

nCK804a-LFS

)

PCI Bus

IDE Drives x 2

ATA 66/100/133

Serial ATA II Ports x 4

(

nCK804Ua-LFS

)

RealTek

AC97

CODEC

300MB/s

4Mbit Flash

EEPROM

Serial Ports x2

Keyboard / Mouse

USB Ports x 10 Parallel Port

PCI Express x 16

Graphics Slot

Realtek

LAN Chip

LAN connect

Com

onent

Agere

IEEE 1394

FW323

IEEE 1394 Ports

Winbond

Super IO

4Mbit Flash EEPROM x2

32-bit PCI Slot x 3

150MB/s

PCI Express x 1

Slots x 2

Floppy Disk Drive

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

3.1 Quick Installation Procedure

1. Installing CPU

2. Installing CPU

Fan & System Fan

3. Installing

Memory Module

4. Installing HD,

CD-ROM and

SATA Disk, etc

6. Connecting ATX

Power Cable

5. Connecting Front

Panel Cable

7. Installing PCI

Express x 16 Graphics

Cards & PCI Express x

Cards

& PCI Cards

8. Installing Other

Devices (USB, Front

Audio, etc)

9. Connecting

Back Panel Ports

(Keyboard,

Mouse, etc)

10. Loading

Default BIOS,

Setting CPU

Fre

uenc

11. Installing

Operating System

(such as, Windows

XP)

12. Installing Drivers &

Utilities

3.2 Installation You Have to Know

Installing CPU

This motherboard supports AMD®Athlon 64 Socket 939 CPU. Be careful of CPU

orientation when you plug it into CPU socket (with CPU Overheat Protection

function implemented, the system will be automatically power off when the

temperature of CPU reached 97 degree).

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden arrow on the CPU upper

interface. Match Pin 1 and golden arrow. Then insert the CPU into the

socket.

3. Press down the CPU socket lever to finish CPU installation.

CPU socket lever

Socket Pin 1

Golden Arrow

Installing Retention Module

1. To paste the adhesive side on the motherboard, and the two-screw holder

should be relative to the hole of the screw holder.

2. To alien the two-side hole of the RM and screw holder of the motherboard, then

lock the two screws holder.

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