ISonic K8NF4G-SATA2 manual

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CAUTION!

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

2.This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Un- tied Overclocking Technology” on page 22 for details.

3.While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

4.For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 10 for proper connection.

5.Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 19 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to the SATAII connector. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connec- tor directly.

6.Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

7.Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

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Contents K8NF4G-SATA2 Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Software Support Appendix AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM TechnologyPackage Contents IntroductionSpecifications Bios Feature Support CDHardware MonitorPage Motherboard Layout RoHSHD 8CH I/O Table for Audio Output ConnectionInstallation Pre-installation PrecautionsCPU Installation Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of Memory Modules Dimm Notch breakInstalling an expansion card Easy Multi Monitor FeatureExpansion Slots PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and Hdmr SlotSetting Jumpers SetupOnboard Headers and Connectors IDE1 Infrared Module Header System Panel Header Sataii Hard Disk Setup Guide Western DigitalPage Make a Sata / Sataii Driver Diskette Set Up BiosUse RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Untied Overclocking Technology Bios Menu Bar Navigation Keys Main ScreenTo jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen System Time HourMinuteSecondCPU Configuration Overclock ModeAdvanced Screen CPU Frequency MHzBoot Failure Guard Pcie Frequency MHzCPU Spread Spectrum Pcie Spread SpectrumProcessor Multiplier Processor VoltageMemory Clock Flexibility OptionChipset Configuration Acpi Configuration IDE Configuration Sataii Operation ModeIDE Device Configuration OnBoard IDE ControllerLBA/Large Mode PIO ModeDMA Mode Block Multi-Sector TransferPCIPnP Configuration PCI Latency TimerA.R.T 32Bit Data TransferFloppy Configuration Super IO ConfigurationOnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port AddressParallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA ChannelParallel Port Address EPP VersionUSB Configuration Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenUSB Controller USB 2.0 SupportBoot Screen Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot From Network Boot Up Num-LockSecurity Screen Main Advanced Monitor BootChange Supervisor Password Load Optimal Defaults Exit ScreenSave Changes and Exit Discard Changes and ExitInstall Operating System Support CD InformationRunning The Support CD Drivers MenuAppendix
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