Biostar NF325-A7 User Manual

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    Nf325-a7 i fcc information and copyright this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This e...

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    T t a a b b l l e e o o f f c c o o n n t t e e n n t t s s ii chapter 1: introduction .................................................... 1 1.1 mainboard features ................................................................1 1.2 package checklist...................................................

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    Nf325-a7 chapter 1: introduction 1.1 m ainboard f eatures a. Hardware cpu supports socket 754. Supports amd athlon 64 / sempron processor. Chipset nvidia nforce3 250. - hypertransport link to the amd athlon 64 cpu. - supports agp 3.0 8x interface. - supports system and power management. - supports p...

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    Nf325-a7 main memory supports up to 2 ddr devices. Supports 200/266/333/400 mhz ddr devices. Certified ddr400 list - please check the website: http://www.Biostar.Com.Tw/products/mainboard/board.Php3? Name=nf325-a7 maximum memory size is 2gb. Dimm socket location ddr module total memory size (mb) dim...

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    Nf325-a7 front side on-board peripherals 1 audio out header supports 1 line-in, 1 line-out, and 1mic ports. 1 serial header supports 1 serial com port. (jcom2, optional) 1 cd-in connector supports 1 cd-rom device. (one extra cd-in connector is optional for v1.1 only.) 1 s/pdif-out connector supports...

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    Nf325-a7 4 b. Bios & software bios award legal bios. Supports apm1.2. Supports acpi. Supports usb function. Software supports warpspeeder™, 9th touch™, winflasher™ and flasher™. Offers the highest performance for windows 98se, windows 2000, windows me, windows xp, sco unix etc. 1.2 p ackage c heckli...

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    Nf325-a7 1.3 l ayout of v ersion 1.0 5 agp1 bios jatxpwr1 super i/o codec bat1 1 jkbmsv1 1 jaudio1 1 jcdin1 1 jspdif_out 1 7 jsata5 1 7 jsata4 1 2 23 24 jpanel1 1 1 jusbv3 jusb1 1 1 1 jsf a n 1 jcmos1 jci1 1 jcfan1 ddr1 ddr2 1 jusb2 1 jcom2* jc o m 3 * j c om 1 1 jusbv1 lan note: 1. ● represents the...

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    Nf325-a7 1.4 c omponents of v ersion 1.0 6 agp1 bios super i/o codec bat1 dd r 1 dd r2 a b c d e f g h i m n o p q s t r lan k a. Jatxpwr1~2: atx power connectors. K. Ide1~2: hard disk connectors. B. Jusbv1: power source for jusb3. L. Jsfan1: system fan connector. C. Jkbmsv1: power source for jkbms1...

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    Nf325-a7 1.5 l ayout of v ersion 1.1 7 agp1 bios jatxpwr1 super i/o bat1 1 jkbmsv1 1 jaudio1 1 jcdin1 1 jspdif_out (optional) 1 7 jsata5 1 7 jsata4 1 2 23 24 jpanel1 1 1 jusbv3 jusb1 1 1 1 jsf a n 1 jcmos1 jci1 1 jcfan1 ddr 1 dd r2 1 jusb2 1 jcom2* jco m 3 * j c o m 1 1 jusbv1 lan 1 jcdin2 (optional...

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    Nf325-a7 1.6 c omponents of v ersion 1.1 a b c 8 e f g h i k m n o p q r v agp1 bios super i/o bat1 dd r1 ddr2 u t lan s codec cnr a. Jatxpwr1~2: atx power connectors. L. Jpanel1: front panel connector. B. Jusbv1: power source for jusb3. M. Ide1~2: hard disk connectors. C. Jkbmsv1: power source for ...

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    Nf325-a7 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 c entral p rocessing u nit (cpu) step 1: pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on cpu should point forwards this black cut edge. The...

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    Nf325-a7 step 3: hold the cpu down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation. Step 4: put the cpu fan on the cpu and buckle it. Connect the cpu fan power cable to the jcfan1. This completes the installation. 10

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    Nf325-a7 11 2.2 f an h eaders cpu fan header: jcfan1 pin assignment 1 ground 2 +12v 1 jcfan1 3 fan rpm rate sense system fan header: jsfan1 pin assignment 1 ground 2 +12v 1 jsfan1 3 fan rpm rate sense note: the jcfan1 and jsfan1support system cooling fan with smart fan control utility. It supports 3...

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    Nf325-a7 12 2.4 c onnectors , & s lots floppy disk connector: fdd1 the motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360k, 720k, 1.2m, 1.44m and 2.88m floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. Hard disk connectors: ide1~2 the motherboar...

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    Nf325-a7 chapter 3: headers & jumpers setup 3.1 h ow to setup j umpers the illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened pin closed pin1-2 closed 3.2 d etail s ettings power connectors: jatx...

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    Nf325-a7 power source selection headers for usb: jusbv1/jusbv3 assignment description 1 3 pin 1-2 close +5v jusbv1: +5v for jusb3. Jusbv3: +5v for jusb1/2. 1 3 pin 2-3 close +5v standby voltage jusbv1: jusb3 is powered with +5v standby voltage. Jusbv3: jusb1/2 are powered +5v standby voltage. Note: ...

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    Nf325-a7 front panel audio-out header: jaudio1 this connector will allow user to connect with the front audio out put headers on the pc case. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. 1 2 13 14 jaudio1 pin assignment pin assignment 1 mic in/center 2 ground 3 mic power/bass 4 audio p...

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    Nf325-a7 digital audio-in connector: jspdif_in (optional) this connector will allow user to connect the pci bracket spdif output header. Pin assignment 1 +5v 2 spdif out 1 jspdif_out 3 ground front panel connector: jpanel1 this 24-pin connector includes power-on, reset, hdd led, power led, sleep but...

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    Nf325-a7 front usb headers: jusb1~2 this connector allows user to connect additional usb cables on the pc front panel. Also can be connected with internal usb devices, like usb card reader. Pin assignment pin assignment 1 +5v (fused) 2 +5v (fused) 3 usb- 4 usb- 5 usb+ 6 usb+ 7 ground 8 ground 2 1 10...

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    Nf325-a7 chapter 4: useful help 4.1 a ward bios b eep c ode beep sound meaning one long beep followed by two short beeps video card not found or video card memory bad high-low siren sound cpu overheated system will shut down automatically one short beep when system boot-up no error found during post...

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    Nf325-a7 19 b. Cpu overheated if the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the cpu protection function has been activated. When the cpu is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the cpu, and the system may not power on agai...

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    Nf325-a7 20 4.3 t roubleshooting probable solution 1. No power to the system at all power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on. 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support...

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    Nf325-a7 chapter 5: warpspeeder™ 5.1 i ntroduction [warpspeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including overclock manager, overvoltage manager, and hardware monitor. With the overclock manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can ...

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    Nf325-a7 22 5.3 i nstallation 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “next” button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “launch the warpspeeder t...

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    Nf325-a7 23 5.4 [w arp s peeder ™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 1. Tray icon: whenever the tray icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of windows taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [warpspeeder™] utility. You can use the mouse ...

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    Nf325-a7 24 2. Main panel if you click the tray icon, [warpspeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is main panel. Main panel contains features as follows: a. Display the cpu speed, cpu external clock, memory clock, agp clock, a...

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    Nf325-a7 25 3. Voltage panel click the voltage button in main panel, the button will be highlighted and the voltage panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase cpu core voltage and memory voltage or not. The default setting is “no”. If you want to ge...

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    Nf325-a7 26 4. Overclock panel click the overclock button in main panel, the button will be highlighted and the overclock panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock panel contains the these features: a. “–3mhz button”, “-1mhz button”, “+1mhz button”, and “+3mhz button”: provide ...

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    Nf325-a7 c. “auto-overclock button”: user can click this button and [warpspeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [warpspeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using watchdog function. After r...

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    Nf325-a7 28 6. About panel click the “about” button in main panel, the button will be highlighted and the about panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also ...

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    Nf325-a7 29 note: because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [warpspeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other...