
NF7 Series (NF7/NF7-M/NF7-S/NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) Socket 462 System Board User’s Manual 4200-0316-10 Rev. 1.01
1-6 Chapter 1 1-4. Layout Diagram (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G, Ver. 0.22) NF7 Series
Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Before the Installation: Turn off the power supply switch (fully turn off the +5V standby power), or di
2-2 Chapter 2 This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 462 to install AMD Socket A CPU. The CPU you bought should have a kit of
Hardware Setup 2-3 2-3. Install System Memory This motherboard provides 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion available from minimum 64MB to
2-4 Chapter 2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Here we will show you all of the connectors, headers and switches, and how to connect them. Plea
Hardware Setup 2-5 (2). FAN Connectors These 3-pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. The CPU must be kept c
2-6 Chapter 2 (3). CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operatio
Hardware Setup 2-7 (4). Wake-up Header These headers use a jumper cap to enable/disable the wake-up function. NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M: • KBPWR1: Pin 1-
2-8 Chapter 2 NF7-S2/NF7-S2G (Ver. 0.22): • KBPWR1: Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Disable wake-up function support at Keyboard/Mouse port. Pin 2-3
Hardware Setup 2-9 (5). Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis
Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of th
2-10 Chapter 2 (6). Infrared Device Header (NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M) This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis. This motherboard sup
Hardware Setup 2-11 (7). Additional USB Port Headers These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable designed
2-12 Chapter 2 (8). Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers (NF7-S) These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension
Hardware Setup 2-13 (9). Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. • To use the au
2-14 Chapter 2 NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 Audio Mic. 2 Ground 3 Audio Mic. Bias 4 VCC 5 Speaker Out Right Channel
Hardware Setup 2-15 (10). Internal Audio Connectors This connector connects to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. NF7/NF7-S/NF
2-16 Chapter 2 (11). Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X mode. ATTENTION: This motherboard d
Hardware Setup 2-17 (12). Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports two standard floppy disk drives via a 34-pin 34-conductor ribbon cable.
2-18 Chapter 2 (13). IDE Connectors This motherboard provides two IDE ports to connect up to four IDE drives at Ultra DMA mode by Ultra ATA/66 ribbon
Hardware Setup 2-19 NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: User’s Manual
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ... 1-1 1-1. Features & Specif
2-20 Chapter 2 (14). Serial ATA Connectors (NF7-S/NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) These connectors are provided to attach one Serial ATA device at each channel via S
Hardware Setup 2-21 (15). Status Indicators • LED1 (5VSB): This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source. • LED2 (VCC): T
2-22 Chapter 2 (16). System Management Bus Headers This header is reserved for system management bus (SM bus). The SM bus is a specific implementatio
Hardware Setup 2-23 (17). Back Panel Connectors NF7/NF7-S: NF7-M: NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2
2-24 Chapter 2 • AUDIO1: R.L./R.R. (Rear Left / Rear Right): Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 5.1 channel audio system. Cen.
BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Out
3-2 Chapter 3 3-1. SoftMenu Setup The SoftMenu utility is ABIT’s exclusive and ultimate solution in programming the CPU operating speed. All the para
BIOS Setup 3-3 Multiplier Factor: This item sets the multiplier factor for the CPU you installed. NOTE: Some processors might have this multiplier
3-4 Chapter 3 For NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: Brand Name: This item displays the CPU model name, for example: AMD Athlon(tm) XP. Frequency: This item displays
BIOS Setup 3-5 Row-active delay: Fifteen options are available: from 1 to 15. This option specifies the row active time. This is the minimum numbe
3-6. Power Management Setup ...3-25 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations...
3-6 Chapter 3 3-2. Standard CMOS Features This section contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour,
BIOS Setup 3-7 NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M: NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: IDE HDD Auto-Detection: This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <
3-8 Chapter 3 Cylinder: This item configures the numbers of cylinders. Head: This item configures the numbers of read/write heads. Precomp: This item
BIOS Setup 3-9 [All, But Disk/Key]: The system-boot will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error. Base Memory: This item displays the
3-10 Chapter 3 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority: (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) This item selects the hard disks booting priority. By pressing
BIOS Setup 3-11 sequence of the drive selected. Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another device other than these three i
3-12 Chapter 3 Report No FDD For OS: When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive. Leave
BIOS Setup 3-13 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features For NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M: Memory Timings: Five options are available: Optimal Aggressive Turbo By
3-14 Chapter 3 Video RAM Cacheable: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you select Enabled, you get
BIOS Setup 3-15 For NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: AGP Aperture Size (MB): This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device.
Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1-1. Features & Specifications 1. CPU • Supports AMD-K7 Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP/Barton Socket A 200/26
3-16 Chapter 3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals For NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M: OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: OnChip IDE1 Cont
BIOS Setup 3-17 [Auto]: The BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM. [Disabled]: The BIOS will not detect
3-18 Chapter 3 Audio Controller: This option enables or disables the audio controller. LAN Controller: This option enables or disables the LAN contro
BIOS Setup 3-19 EXT-P2P’s Discard Time: This item allows you to set EXT-P2P’s discard time. Onboard FDD Controller: Two options are available: Enable
3-20 Chapter 3 Onboard Parallel Port: Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available: Disabled 378/IRQ7 27
BIOS Setup 3-21 Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu: Onboard Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: LAN Controller: This opti
3-22 Chapter 3 IDE Prefetch Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. The onboard IDE drive interfaces su
BIOS Setup 3-23 SATA Spread Spectrum: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. You can enable or disable
3-24 Chapter 3 Back to Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu: Init Display First: This item selects to initialize AGP or PCI Slot first when the system
BIOS Setup 3-25 3-6. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type: This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(PowerOn-Suspend)]: Enables the Power
1-2 Chapter 1 8. Internal I/O Connectors • 1 x 8X/4X AGP slot • 5 x PCI slots • 1 x floppy port supports up to 2.88 MB • 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100
3-26 Chapter 3 USB Resume from S3/S4: (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in
BIOS Setup 3-27 Restore on AC Power Loss: This item selects the system action after an AC power failure. [Power Off]: When power returns after an AC
3-28 Chapter 3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations NF7/NF7-S/NF7-M: Force Update ESCD: If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the B
BIOS Setup 3-29 Back to PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu: PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This item determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work
3-30 Chapter 3 NF7-S2/NF7-S2G: Resources Controlled By: This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Auto(ESCD)]: T
BIOS Setup 3-31 [Enabled]: Automatically assign an IRQ for the VGA card installed. [Disabled]: The IRQ that was previously occupied by the VGA card w
3-32 Chapter 3 3-8. PC Health Status You can set the warning temperature for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and power supply
BIOS Setup 3-33 All Voltages, Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring: These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperat
3-34 Chapter 3 3-34 Chapter 3 NF7 Series NF7 Series
Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver A-1 Appendix A. Install NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver NOTE: Please install this NVIDIA nForce Chipset driver fir
Introduction 1-3 14. Order Information Model Chipset Features NF7-S nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T SATA RAID, IEEE1394, 6-ch Audio with SoundStorm™, S/
A-2 Appendix A Click [Continue Anyway]. 6. Click [Continue Anyway]. 7. 8. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to
Install Integrated GPU Driver (NF7-M) B-1Appendix B. Install Integrated GPU Driver (NF7-M) The installation procedures and screen shots in this sec
Appendix B B-2 NF7 Series
Install USB 2.0 Driver C-1Appendix C. Install USB 2.0 Driver NOTE: The “USB 2.0 Driver” packed in the “Driver & Utility CD” is currently availa
Appendix C C-2 NF7 Series
Install LAN Driver (NF7-S2G) D-1 Appendix D. Install LAN Driver (NF7-S2G) To install the LAN driver, please insert the Driver & Utility CD into
D-2 Appendix D NF7 Series
Install Serial ATA Driver (NF7-S) E-1 Appendix E. Install Serial ATA Driver (NF7-S) The installation procedures and screen shots in this section ar
E-2 Appendix E 6. Click [Finish]. 7. Choose [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.], and click [Finish] to complete setup. 8. Check [Device M
Install Serial ATA Driver (NF7-S) E-3 BIOS Setup for Serial ATA RAID NF7-S supports Striped (RAID 0) and Mirrored (RAID 1) RAID set. For the striped
1-4 Chapter 1 1-2. Layout Diagram (NF7/NF7-S) NF7 Series
E-4 Appendix E Option 2 Delete RAID set This item allows you to remove a RAID Array on this onboard Serial ATA RAID controller. NOTE: After you have
BIOS Setup for NVRAID (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) F-1 Appendix F. BIOS Setup for NVRAID (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) The NF7-S2/NF7-S2G supports the RAID operation of “Str
F-2 Appendix F If necessary, press the <Tab> key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. Selecting the RAID Mod
BIOS Setup for NVRAID (NF7-S2/NF7-S2G) F-3 Array List The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. Use t
F-4 Appendix F NF7 Series
ABIT EQ (The Hardware Doctor Utility) G-1 Appendix G. ABIT EQ (The Hardware Doctor Utility) ABIT EQ is a self-diagnostic system for PC based on moth
G-2 Appendix G 5. Execute the ABIT EQ by entering the Windows Menu [Start] [All Programs] [ABIT] [ABIT EQ]. 6. This screen appears. ABIT EQ
FlashMenu (BIOS Update Utility) H-1 Appendix H. FlashMenu (BIOS Update Utility) ABIT FlashMenu is the most stable Windows-based BIOS flash availabl
H-2 Appendix H 5. Execute the FlashMenu by entering the Windows Menu [Start] [All Programs] [ABIT] [FlashMenu]. 6. This FlashMenu screen ap
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) I-1 Appendix I. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new
Introduction 1-5 1-3. Layout Diagram (NF7-M) User’s Manual
I-2 Appendix I Q: How can I get a quick response to my request for technical support? A: Be sure to follow the guidelines as stated in the “Technic
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) I-3 Main instructions: To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given belo
I-4 Appendix I Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model * BIOS ID #
How to Get Technical Support J-1 Appendix J. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.ab
J-2 Appendix J 4. Internet Newsgroups. They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group,
How to Get Technical Support J-3 North America and South America ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont CA, 94538, U
J-4 Appendix J Poland ABIT Computer (Poland) Co. Ltd. Przedstawicielstwo w Polsce ul. Wita Stwosza 28, 50-149 Wrocław Tel: 48 71 780 78 65 / 66 Fax:
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