User manual NVIDIA NFORCE 410 MCP REV 1.0

[. . . ] USER'S MANUAL Of GeForce6100 GPU & nForce 410 MCP M/B For Socket AM2 64-bit Dual Core AMD Processor NO. G03-M2GT3-FR111 Rev:1. 0 Release date: June 2006 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer. Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle. ii TABLE OF CONTENT USER'S NOTICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii COOLING SOLUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF GEFORCE 6100 GPU MOTHERBOARDS 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1-1. 1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Beep One short beep when displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working Meaning No error during POST No DRAM install or detected Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated System running at a lower frequency 6. Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X, click "Start" button, click "Shut down" and then click "Shut down the computer?" The power supply should turn off after windows shut down. 20 Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization. Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and in ensuring that your system performance as its best. In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: · · · · Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup. Press (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify. Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu. Press Page Up/Page Down or +/­ keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option. 3-1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup. If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to Press <F1> to continue, <Ctrl-Alt-Esc> or <Del> to enter Setup 3-2 Getting Help Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press <Esc>. 21 3-3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. Phoenix ­ AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Miscellaneous Control PC Health Status Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS F10 : Save & Exit Setup Thermal Throttling Options Power User Overclock Settings Password Settings Load Optimized Defaults Load Standard Defaults Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving : Select Item Figure 3-1 Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance. [. . . ] It will ask you to "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . . " ?Please press "F10" key to RAID utility now , then you can select the RAID functions on your own with the optional RAID functions as below, 1. Spanning 2. Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR 74. 50G - Array Detail RAID Mode : Mirroring Striping Width : 1 Adapt 1 1 0 0 Channel M/S 0 0 Index Striping Block: 64K Disk Model Name WD800JB-75JMA0 WD800JB-75JMA0 Capacity 75. 50GB 75. 50GB Master Master WDC WDC [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Step 3. Making RAID driver diskette before Install WindowsXP/2000 Before you install the Windows XP or Windows 2000, you will need to make a RAID driver diskette before you start to install the Operating System. [. . . ]