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Manual Revision 1.1

May 09, 2003

nVIDIAnVIDIA

nVIDIA nForce2 400nForce2 400

nForce2 400nForce2 400

nForce2 400 mainboardmainboard

mainboardmainboard

mainboard

for AMD Socket A processorfor AMD Socket A processor

for AMD Socket A processor

User’User’

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COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR

LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

POST Port Frequently Asked Questions

Below is a list of some basic POST Codes possible problems and solutions. For

more detailed information about POST Codes refer to Appendix D in this manual.

POST CODE Problem Soluti on

FFh or CFh 1.BIOS chip inserted

incorrectly

2. Incorrect BIOS update

version

3. M ainboard problem

4. dd-on card inserted

incorrectly.

1. Reinsert the BIOS

chip

2. Download the correct

BIOS version update

from the manufacturer's

Web site.

3. Replace mainboard

4. Remove and replace the

add-on card

C1h - C5h 1. Memory module

inserted incorrectly

2. Memory compatibility

problem

3. M emory module

damaged

1. Reinsert memory

module

2. Replace memory

with correct type

3. Replace memory

module

2Dh 1. Error occured in VG

BIOS

2. VG card inserted

incorrectly

1. Replace VG card

2. Reinsert the VG

card

26h Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert

key to power on the system

07h - 12h 1. Init keyboard

controller error

2. RTC error

1. Ensure that the keyboard and

mouse are connected

correctly.

2. Replace the RTC battery.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction

Package Contents ................................................ 1-1

Overview

AthlonTM Processors ............................................ 1- 2

Chipset Overview................................................. 1-3

Accelerated Graphics Port .................................. 1-4

Ultra ATA66/100/133 ............................................ 1- 4

LAN (Optional)..................................................... 1- 4

Hardware Monitoring ........................................... 1- 4

Mainboard Form-Factor ....................................... 1- 5

I/O Shield Connector ............................................ 1- 6

Power-On/Off (Remote) ........................................ 1- 6

System Block Diagram .......................................... 1- 7

Section 2 Features

Mainboard Features ............................................. 2-1

Section 3 Installation

Mainboard Layout ............................................... 3- 2

Easy Installation Procedure

CPU Insertion ...................................................... 3-3

Jumper Settings ................................................... 3-5

System Memory Configuration ............................ 3- 6

Expansion Slots .................................................... 3- 8

Device Connectors ............................................... 3- 10

STR (Suspend To RAM) Function....................... 3- 16

CPU Overheating Protection ................................ 3- 17

Page

Section 4 Award BIOS Setup

BIOS Instructions................................................. 4-1

Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 4-2

Advanced BIOS Features..................................... 4-3

Advanced Chipset Features ................................ 4-8

Integrated Peripherals .......................................... 4-12

Power Management Setup ................................... 4-18

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup .............................. 4-21

PC Health Status .................................................. 4-23

Power BIOS Features............................................ 4-25

Defaults Menu ..................................................... 4-26

Supervisor/User Password Setting ...................... 4-27

Exit Selecting ........................................................ 4-28

Section 5 Driver Installation

Easy Driver Installation ........................................ 5-1

C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide........... 5-2

Appendi Appendi A

Update Your System BIOS ................................... A-1

Appendi B

EEPROM BIOS Remover ...................................... B-1

Appendi C

GHOST 7 Quick Users Guide (Optional) ................. C-1

Appendi D

POST Codes (Optional) ......................................... D-1

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Introduction

Page 1-1

Section 1

INTRODUCTION

Package Contents

USERS

MANUAL

Contents

A. Mainboard

B. Users manual

C. Floppy disk drive cable

D. HDD drive cable or round cable

E. CD and diskette (drivers and

utilities

F. Game & COM port cable

G. I/O Shield

Other Optional Items

H. Extra USB2.0 port cable

I. S/PDIF Module

If you need the other optional item,

please contact your dealer for

assistance.

Introduction

Page 1-2

AthlonTM Processors

The AMD AthlonTM is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated

L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a

large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These

processors implement advanced design techniques such as:

Socket A (PGA 462

266/333/400MHz system interface based on the Alpha EV6 bus protocol.

Three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units.

Three out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units.

Fixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs .

72-entry Instruction Control Units.

AMD enhanced 3DNow! technology

L1 and L2 caches.

Dynamic branch prediction.

Socket A is the name for AMDs new socketed interface designed to support AMD

AthlonTM processors. This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache

memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will help enable smaller enclosures,

and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in the market.

The AthlonTM processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver the ultimate

performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to desktop systems running

industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance. Being provided in

the Socket A format they are the worlds most powerful x86 processors. They easily

deliver the highest integer, floating-point, and 3D multimedia performance for

applications running on x86 platforms around.

It features full-speed, on-chip cache memory, a 266/333/400MHz front side system

bus, and enhanced 3DNow! technology. The AMD AthlonTM processor is

targeted at the performance segment, and as such will have more cache memory and

higher clock speeds.

Introduction

Page 1-3

Chipset Overview

This board is designed with nVidia chipset, nForce2TM 400 as North Bridge and

nForce2TM MCP as South Bridge. NVIDIA® has developed the next generation

System Platform Processor (SPP nForce 2, to provide the highest-

performance, fullest-featured system architecture for the AMD Athlon XP

Processor. The second generation System Platform Processor works together

with the second generation of the NVIDIA Media Communication Processor, the

MCP.

The nForce2 was architected specifically for the AMD AthlonXP Processor.

NVIDIAs patent-pending DASP (Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Pre-Processor

technology intelligently predicts and prefetches requests from the AMD Athlon

XP Processor to boost system performance beyond its nominal speed grade.

The nForce2 400 delivers twice the bandwidth by implementing the new NVIDIA

DDR Memory Architecture speed to DDR 400 memories. This generation System

Platform Processor also implements the AGP 8× interface, HyperTransport Link, and

is fully compliant with industry standard power management specifications such as

ACPI 2.0 and PCI Power Management Interface (PMI Spec 1.1.

The NVIDIA® nForce MCP Media and Communications Processor (MCP

provides a highly integrated, high-performance, low-cost PC2001-compliant

peripheral controller that supports NVIDIA processor bridge functionality for

next-generation PCs. No other single-device controller provides all the function-

ality of NVIDIAs MCP.

Introduction

Page 1-4

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.)

Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and

demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the

personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only

increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers.

Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation

behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between

the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pressures

for quite sometime.

The board provides the AGP 3.0 interface. The AGP interface can support external

AGP slot (1.5V only with AGP 8X/4X and Fast Write Transactions. The AGP

Interface Specification revision 3.0 enhances the functionality of the original AGP

Interface Specification by allowing 8X data transfers (8 data samples per clock and

1.5 volt (Power supply operation. Supports Maximum AGP interface bandwidth 2.

1GB/s. (1.5 volt AGP Card supports only .

Ultra ATA/66/100/133

The MCP provides two independent ATA133 IDE controllers, supporting standard

programmable input/output (PIO and Direct Memory Access (DMA mode

operations, as well as UltraDMA-133/100/66/33 standards for a maximum data

transfer rate of 133MBps per channel.

LAN (Optional)

This mainboard is optionally mounted with LAN chip. It allows the mainboard to

connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

Hardware Monitoring

Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your system

operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of

fan.

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