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J&W nVIDIA NF520LE User Manual

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    User manual nvidia nforce ® 520 series nvidia nf520le socket am2 processor mainboard rev: 1.00, aug 2007 p/n: 80ennf5200 website: http://www.Jwele.Com the possible of impossible.

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    Disclaimer the intellectual property of this manual belongs to our company. The ownership of all of the products, including accessories and software etc. Belong to our company. No one is permitted to copy, change, or translate without our written permission. We compiled this manual based on our care...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Table of contents chapter 1 introduction ........................................................................................... 3 1.1 package checklist ....................................................................................................... 3 1.2 specifications .....................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    - - nvidia nf520le user manual chapter 1 introduction 1.1 package checklist thank you for choosing our product. Please check the following packing and accessories, if there is any broken or part missing, please contact with your franchiser. • hdd cable x 1 • serial ata cable x 1 • rear i/o panel x 1...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 1.2 specifications cpu - socket am2 for amd ® athlon tm 64/ahtlon tm 64 fx/athlon tm 64 x2/ sempron tm processor - amd 64 architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing - supports up to 1ghz bandwidth - supports hyper transport - supports amd cpu cool 'n' quiet technolog...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 1.3 mainboard layout 1.3.1 nf520le(v1.0) (this picture is only for reference).

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 1.3.2 nf520le(v2.0) (this picture is only for reference).

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 1.3.3 nf520le(v3.0) (this picture is only for reference).

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 1.4 connecting rear panel i/o devices the rear i/o part of this mainboard provides the following i/o ports: • ps/2 mouse: connect to ps/2 mouse. • ps/2 keyboard: connect to ps/2 keyboard. • print: connect to print or other devices that support this communication protoc...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    - - nvidia nf520le user manual chapter 2 hardware setup 2.1 choosing a computer chassis • choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard. • as some features for this mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis, make sur...

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    - 10 - nvidia nf520le user manual 2.3 installation of the cpu and cpu cooler before installing the cpu, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the mainboard supports the cpu. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the cpu. If you install the cpu in the wrong...

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    - 11 - nvidia nf520le user manual ejector tab notch key mounting notch rib 2.3.2 installation of the cpu cooler for proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your cpu cooler. 2.4 installation of memory modules this mainboard provides four 240-pin ddrii (double data rate)...

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    - 12 - nvidia nf520le user manual 2.5 connecting peripheral devices 2.5.1 floppy and ide disk drive connectors the fdd connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable.Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the fdd on the board, the two conn...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual chapter 3 jumpers & headers setup 3.1 checking jumper settings • for a 2-pin jumper, plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it close (short). Remove the jumper cap, or plug it on either pin (reserved for future use) will leave it at open position. • for 3-pin jum...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual 3.4 dual bios function (optional) the mainboard will automatic repair usr_bios from safe_bios to boot if the dual bios of mainboard's usr_bios can't boot; material setps below: there will display "system bios is bad ,to recover it?(y/n)" on the screen after safe_bios...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual 3.6 fan power connectors these connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. Cfan or cfan1: cpu fan power connector sfan1: system fan power connector sfan2: system fan power connector (optional) 3.7 front panel switches & indicators head...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual 3.8 additional usb port headers 3.9 front panel audio connection header this header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. Pin pin assignment pin pin assignment 1 vcc 2 vcc 3 data 0- 4 data 1- 5 data 0+ 6 data 1+ 7 ground 8 ground 10 nc hd audio: ...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual 3.10 ir connection header (optional) connect the irda cable (if available) to this ir connector. Pin no. Definition 1 vcc 2 nc 3 irrx 4 gnd 5 irtx 3.11 internal audio connectors connect cd-rom or dvd-rom audio out to the connector. Cd in _ 1 pin no. Definition 1 cd-l...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual gnd gnd + + 12v 12v 1 2 3 4 + . + + + + + . . 3 3v 12v 12v 5vsb pwr ok com 5v com 5v com 3 3v +3 3v com 5v 5v 5v 5v com com com ps on com 12v 3 3v + + + - _ - + . 1 12 13 24 3.12 atx power input connectors this mainboard provides two power connectors to connect power...

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Bios Setup Utility

    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual chapter 4 bios setup utility bios stands for basic input and output system. It was once called rom bios when it was stored in a read-only memory (rom) chip. Now manufacturers would like to store bios in eeprom which means electrically erasable programmable memory. Bi...

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    - 20 - nvidia nf520le user manual phoenix - award workstationbios cmos setup utility ► standard cmos features ► advanced bios features ► advanced chipset features ► integrated peripherals ► power management setup ► pnp/pci configurations ► pc health status ► frequency/voltage control load fail-safe ...

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    - 21 - nvidia nf520le user manual • pc health status this setup page is the system auto detect temperature, voltage, fan, speed. • frequency/voltage control this setup page is control cpu clock and frequency ratio. • load fail-safe defaults fail-safe defaults indicates the value of the system parame...

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    - 22 - nvidia nf520le user manual 4.5.3 standard cmos features ・ date (mm:dd:yy) this item sets the date you specify (usually the current date) in the format of [month], [date],and [year]. ・ time (hh:mm:ss) this item sets the time you specify (usually the current time) in the format of [hour], [minu...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual ide hdd auto-detection this item allows you to detect the parameters of ide drives by pressing key. The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically. Ide channel 0 master/slave, sata port 1/2 when set to [auto], the bios will automatically check what kind of ...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual phoenix - award workstationbios cmos setup utility advanced bios features ► hard disk boot priority virus warning cpu internal cache external cache quick power on self test first boot device second boot device third boot device boot other device swap floppy drive boo...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual ・ boot up floppy seek during post, bios will determine if the floppy disk drive installed if choose [enable]. ・ boot up numlock status this item defines if the keyboard num lock key is active when your system is started. ・ gate a20 option [ normal]: the a20 signal is...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual 4.5.5 advanced chipset features ・ frame buffer size this item allows you to choose the frame buffer size of on-chip vga. ・ gpu bank flip we suggest you to keep the default. ・ k8nb ht speed this item selects the ldt bus frequency between cpu and chipset. ・ k8nb ht wid...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual 4.5.6 integrated peripherals ► ide function setup click key to enter its submenu: phoenix - award workstationbios cmos setup utility integrated peripherals ► ide function setup ► raid config onchip usb usb memory type usb keyboard support pcie lan control hd audio ma...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual primary master/slave udma each ide channel supports a master device and a slave device. This mainboard supports ultradma technology, which provides faster access to ide devices.If you install a device that supports ultradma, change the appropriate item on this list t...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual ・ ide hdd block mode enable this field if your ide hard drive supports block mode. Block mode enables bios to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support. It also improves the speed of access to ide devices. ...

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    - 0 - nvidia nf520le user manual 4.5.7 power management setup min saving if system activity is not detected for 1 hour, all devices except cpu will be shut off. If this item is selected, doze/standby/suspend mode are not available. Max saving if system activity is not detected for 10 seconds, all de...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual [1-31]: this option selects a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the date set, and the time set in the “time (hh:mm:ss) alarm” item. ・ time (hh:mm:ss) alarm this item sets the time you would like the system to power-on. ・ hpet sup...

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    - 2 - nvidia nf520le user manual 4.5.9 pc health status ・ post sensor show the system status when post. ・ all voltages, fans speed and thermal monitoring these unchangeable items list the current status of the cpu and environment temperatures, fan speeds, and system power voltage. ・ shutdown tempera...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 4.5.10 frequency/voltage control ・ cpu frequency : this item allows you to adjust the cpu frequency. ・ pcie clock : this item allows you to select the pcie clock. ► cpu feature click key to enter its submenu: phoenix - award workstationbios cmos setup utility frequency...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual load fail-safe defaults (y/n)? N 4.5.11 load fail-safe defaults this option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the setup utility: press and the to install the defaults. Press and then to not install the defaults. Th...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual save to cmos and exit (y/n)? Y quit without saving (y/n)? Y to disable password, just press when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter bios setup fre...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual chapter 5 driver installation check your package and there is driver cd included. This cd consists of all drivers you need. In addition, this cd also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed, and which drivers needed so that your s...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual when you choose mainboard driver installation utility, the drivers menu should appear as below: (this picture is only for reference) from the drivers menu you may make 3 selections: 1. Nforce chipset installation utility 2. Onboard lan driver 3. Audio driver back onboa...

  • Page 39: Appendix 1

    - - nvidia nf520le user manual appendix 1 post codes note: eisa post codes are typically output to port address 300h. Isa post codes are output to port address 80h. Code (hex) name description c0 turn off chipset cache oem specific-cache control 1 processor test 1 processor status (1flags) verificat...

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    - - nvidia nf520le user manual 9 early cache initialization cyrix cpu initialization. Cache initialization. A setup interrupt vector initialize first 120 interrup tvectors with spurious_int_hdlr table and initialize int 00h-1fh according to int_tbl. B test cmos ram test cmos ram checksum, if bad, or...

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    - 0 - nvidia nf520le user manual 21-2f enable slots 1-15 initialize slots 1 through 15. 30 size base and extended size base memory from 256k to 640k and extended memory memory above 1mb. 31 test base and extended test base memory from 256k to 640k and extended memory memory above 1mb using various p...

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    - 1 - nvidia nf520le user manual 4e manufacturing post reboot if manufacturing post loop pin is set. Otherwise loop or display display any messages (i.E., any non-fatal errors that were messages detected during post) and enter setup. 4f security check ask password security (optional). 50 write cmos ...