Abit NF-95 Manuale Utente

Introduction NF-95 Motherboard AMD Athlon 64FX/64X2/64/Sempron Socket 939 User’s Manual Hardware Setup BIOS Setup Driver & Utility CD Appendix

To install this motherboard: 1. Locate all the screw holes onthe motherboard and the chassis base. 2. Place all the studs or spacersneeded on the c

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-3 2.3.1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery The time to clear the CMOS memory occurs when (a) the CMOS data become

CMOS Backup Battery: An onboard battery saves the CMOS memory to keep the BIOS information stays on even after disconnected your system with power so

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-5 2.4 Connecting Chassis Components 2.4.1 ATX Power Connectors These connectors provide the connection from an ATX power supp

2.4.2 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Headers This header is used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. Watch

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-7 2.4.3 FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. • CPU_FAN:

2.4.4 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out audio connection for easier acces

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-9 2.5 Installing Hardware ※ DO NOT scratch the motherboard when installing hardware. An accidentally scratch of a tiny surfa

4. The heatsink for CPU may have thermal interface material attached to its bottom. If not, applying a few squeeze of thermal paste to the CPU die w

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-11 8. Connect the CPU cooling fan power cable to the CPUFAN connector on this motherboard. ※ The installation procedures va

NF-95 User’s Manual English, 1st Edition March 2006 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without

2.5.2 DDR Memory Slots This motherboard provides 2x 184-pin un-buffered DDR SDRAM slots for the installation of single or dual channel DDR400/333 mem

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-13 To install system memory: 1. Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory mod

2.5.3 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors The FDD connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable. Conn

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-15 2.5.4 PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots This slot supports the connection of graphics card that comply with PCI Express specifi

2.5.6 Serial ATA Connectors Each SATA connector serves as one single channel to connect one SATA device by a thin SATA cable. ※ A RAID 0 or RAID 1 d

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-17 2.6 Connecting Optional Devices 2.6.1 Additional USB 2.0 Port Headers Besides the 4x USB 2.0 ports located at rear I/O p

2.6.2 Internal Audio Connector These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. 2-18 NF-95

Hardware Setup NF-95 2-19 2.7 Connecting I/O Devices • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT1: Connects to

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BIOS Setup NF-95 3-1 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Outpu

Introduction Contents 1. Introduction... 1-1 Hardware Setup BIOS Setup Driver &

3.1 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 [Yea

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-3 IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameter

Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-5 3.2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting priority. By pressing <Enter>

[Setup]: The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. [System]: The password is required each time the computer boots up. ※ Don’t f

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-7 3.3 Advanced Chipset Features Onboard GPU This item enables the onboard GPU function. Disable this item if you are going to in

 DRAM Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: DRAM Timing Selectable This item sets the optimal timings for the following four

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-9 - Async Latency value This item manually specifies the DRAM asynchronous latency value.

3.4 Integrated Peripherals  IDE Function Setup Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: On-Chip IDE-1/IDE-2 Controller This item selects whet

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-11 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sectors read/write. If your IDE ha

3.9 Load Optimized Defaults ... 3-19 3.10 Set Password...

 SuperIO Device Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Onboard FDD Controller This option enables or disables the onboard FDD controller. On

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-13 [ECP+EPP]: Allows parallel port operation at ECP and EPP mode. - ECP Mode Use DMA This item selects the DMA channel of the pa

3.5 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(POS)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3(STR)]

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-15 [Button Only]: Use only the power button to power on the system. [Keyboard 98]: Use the power-on button on the “Keyboard 98” c

- Date (of Month) Alarm [0]: This option power-on the system everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” item. [1-31]: This op

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-17 3.6 PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices.

3.7 PC Health Status FanEQ Control This item determines the temperature threshold to raise the fan attached at CPU and SYS fan headers up to their f

BIOS Setup NF-95 3-19 3.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operatio

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Driver & Utility CD NF-95 4-1 4. Driver & Utility CD Support The “Driver & Utility CD” bundled with this motherboard contains drivers, u

Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Features & Specifications CPU • Socket 939 for AMD Athlon64FX, Athlon64X2, Athlon64, or Sempron Processor with

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Appendix NF-95 5-1 5. Appendix 5.1 Troubleshooting (How to Get Technical Support?) 5.1.1 Q & A Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a ne

If the situation remains the same, try Step 3. Step 3. The same procedure as Step 2, but while discharging the CMOS data, pull out the ATX power conn

Appendix NF-95 5-3 • CPU: Type in the brand name and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. (Illustrate the over-clocking status if you had done so.) Example

5.1.2 Technical Support Form 5-4 NF-95 Country: First name: Last Name: Subject: Motherboard: BIOS Version: CPU: Memory brand: Memory size:

Appendix NF-95 5-5 5.1.3 ABIT Contact Information Taiwan Head Office ABIT Computer Corporation No. 323, Yang Guang St., Neihu, Taipei, 114, Taiwan T

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• 1x PS/2 port for keyboard • 1x serial port • 1x parallel port • 1x VGA port • 4x USB 2.0 ports • 1x RJ-45 LAN port • Audio jacks for line-in

Introduction 1.2 Motherboard Layout NF-95 1-3

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Hardware Setup NF-95 2-1 2. Hardware Setup In this chapter we will elaborate all the information you need upon installing this motherboard to your c