EVGA 131-K8-NF44 manual Chapter, Introduction of nForce4 Motherboards Motherboard Features

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Chapter 1

Introduction of nForce4 Motherboards

1-1 Motherboard Features

Motherboards based on NVIDIA nForce4 single chip technology support the innovative 64-bit AMD Athlon64 FX and dual core multi-tasking Athlon64 X2 processors with HyperTransport Technology. The motherboard delivers leading- edge performance with both of the benefits from 64-bit multi-tasking dual core AMD processors and NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) Technology. Utilizing the 64-bit multi-tasking socket 939 solution and the dual channel PC3200 DDR memory size expandable to 4.0GB, this motherboard series meets the demands of computing in the future.

These motherboards carry the advanced NVIDIA nForce4 single chip with 1000 MHz HyperTransport system bus of data transferring and provided with 133MHz / 166MHz / 200MHz memory clock frequency for DDR266/DDR333/ DDR400 DDR Module with dual channel capability. The NVIDIA nForce4 single chipset offers ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 0+1 functions to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee data security without failure in advanced computing applications.

The motherboard provides Gigabit LAN by using the NVIDIA Giga-LAN controller which supports 10M/100M/1Gbps data transfer rate and full duplex or half duplex transportation. The embedded 8-channel AC’97 CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster ProTM standards and offers you home cinema quality and complete software compatibility.

Two 8X PCI-Express graphics slots deliver up to 2Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA SLI Technology. And, one PCI-Express x16 slot offers full function at speeds of up to 4Gbyte/sec.

The embedded USB controller has the capability of supporting up to 8 USB 2.0 ports, delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth each.

And the embedded Firewire controller allows connection and use of IEE1394 compliant devices.

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Contents Page USER’S Manual For Evga NFORCE4 Motherboard CPU Support Table of Contents Chapter Introduction of nForce4 Motherboards Motherboard FeaturesPage Specifications JP9 Jbat Sysfan Layout Diagram & Jumper SettingsConnector Name Description JUMPERS, CONNECTORS, HEADERS, and SocketsJumper Name Description Header Name DescriptionPCI1 Socket/Slot Name DescriptionClosed Normal Closed Clear Cmos Hardware Installation Hardware Installation StepsInstall CPU Glossary Keyboard Function Enabled/Disabled JP1USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled JP9 CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket About AMD Athlon64 939-pin CPUsValid Memory Configurations Install MemoryBank Pin Dimm Total MemoryDIMM1 & DIMM3 Dual Channel DIMM2 & DIMM4 Dual Channel Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card Expansion Cards Procedure For Expansion Card InstallationFrom TOP to Bottom Interrupt Request Table For This MotherboardPCI-Express Slots Priority Standard function Standard Interrupt AssignmentsSLI Bridge for Nvidia SLI Supported VGA Cards Page PIN ROW1 ROW2 Connectors and Headers Power Connector 24-pin block AtxpwrFireWire/USB connector CN1 ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin block ATX12VPS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector KB CEN/LEF Blackness MIC PinkPrimary IDE Connector 40-pin block IDE1 Floppy drive Connector 34-pin block FDDCOM2/PARALLEL/SPDIF OUT PinSLI Select Mode Jumpers JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6, JP7, JP8 Serial-ATA Port connector SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3/ SATA4USB Port Headers 9-pin USB1/USB2/USB3 Headers Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel 9-pin AudioAudio Power LED PWR LED Speaker connector SpeakReset Switch Reset Power Switch PWR BTNCD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Cdin FireWire Header IEEE11394FAN Headers 3-pin CPUFAN, CHAFAN1, SYSFAN1~2, FAN5 Supplemental SLI Power J1 Beep Meaning Starting Up Your ComputerEntering Setup Introducing BiosDriver Installation RAID Installation Quick Debug Port Post Codes AppendixBoot Block Post Codes FCC Compliance Information COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, NoticesWarranty Information Limited Warranty Information to Keep Handy Before Calling Contacting Customer ServiceUseful Information