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Table Of Contents

FCC Information and Copyright

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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1.1 Before You Start .................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Package Checklist ................................................................................................................ 3

1.3 Specifications

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1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ........................................................................................................ 5

1.5 Motherboard Layout .......................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 2: Hardware installation

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2.1 Install Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................................. 7

2.2 Install a Heatsink ................................................................................................................. 9

2.3 Connect Cooling Fans ....................................................................................................... 10

2.4 Install System Memory ..................................................................................................... 10

2.5 Expansion Slots ................................................................................................................. 12

2.6 Jumper & Switch Setting

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2.7 Headers & Connectors ...................................................................................................... 14

2.8 Buttons & Indicators

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Chapter 3: UEFI BIOS & Software

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3.1 UEFI BIOS Setup ................................................................................................................ 19

3.2 BIOS Update ...................................................................................................................... 19

3.3 Software

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Chapter 4: Useful help

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4.1 Driver Installation

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4.2 AMI BIOS Beep Code......................................................................................................... 35

4.3 AMI BIOS post code .......................................................................................................... 35

4.4 Troubleshooting

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4.5 RAID Functions

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APPENDIX I: Specifications in Other Languages

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Arabic ...................................................................................................................................... 40

German ................................................................................................................................... 41

Russian .................................................................................................................................... 42

Spanish ................................................................................................................................... 43

Thai ......................................................................................................................................... 44

APPENDIX II: Charger Boost II Compatible Devices

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Page 1: ...this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining...

Page 2: ...ing Fans 10 2 4 Install System Memory 10 2 5 Expansion Slots 12 2 6 Jumper Switch Setting 13 2 7 Headers Connectors 14 2 8 Buttons Indicators 18 Chapter 3 UEFI BIOS Software 19 3 1 UEFI BIOS Setup 19...

Page 3: ...the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment Keep the...

Page 4: ...l I219V 2x 10 100 1000 Mb s auto negotiation Half Full duplex capability Audio Codec ALC892 7 1 Channels High Definition Audio Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB 6x USB 3 0 port 4 on rear I Os and 2 via internal he...

Page 5: ...k with an Intel integrated Graphics Processor Maximum resolution VGA 1920 x 1200 60Hz HDMI 4096 x 2160 24Hz compliant with HDMI 1 4a DP 4096 x 2304 60Hz DVI D 1920 x 1200 60Hz The mainboard supports t...

Page 6: ...6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Motherboard Layout Note represents the 1st pin...

Page 7: ...move pin cap before installation and make good preservation for future use When the CPU is removed cover the pin cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won t be damaged The motherboard might equip...

Page 8: ...or straight down without tilting or sliding the processor in the socket Step 5 Hold the CPU down firmly and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation Note Ensure that you in...

Page 9: ...the fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector Step 2 Press down two fasteners at one time in a diagonal sequence to secure the CPU fan assembly in place As each fastener locks into position a cli...

Page 10: ...3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 2 3 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan Note CPU_FAN1 2 SYS_FAN1 2 3 support 4 pin...

Page 11: ...l the way out and try again Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3L Module Total Memory Size DDR3_A1 4GB 8GB Max is 32GB DDR3_A2 4GB 8GB DDR3_B1 4GB 8GB DDR3_B2 4GB 8GB Dual Channel Memory Installa...

Page 12: ...l realized bandwidth of 4GB s simultaneously per direction for an aggregate of 8GB s totally PEX1_1 1_2 PCI Express Gen3 x1 Slots PCI Express 3 0 compliant Data transfer bandwidth up to 1GB s per dire...

Page 13: ...he expansion card Install related driver for the expansion card 2 6 Jumper Switch Setting The illustration shows how to set up jumpers When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is close if not...

Page 14: ...nnector For better compatibility we recommend to use a standard ATX 24 pin power supply for this connector Make sure to find the correct orientation before plugging the connector Pin Assignment Pin As...

Page 15: ...ed when configuring a system with more power consuming devices PANEL1 Front Panel Header This 16 pin header includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED and speaker connection Pin Assignment Function Pin...

Page 16: ...connect to SATA hard disk drives via SATA cables Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground JFRONT_USB3_1 Header for USB 3 0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to add add...

Page 17: ...r This header allows user to connect the chassis mount front panel audio I O which supports HD and AC 97 audio standards HD Audio AC 97 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 1 Mic In 2 Ground 2...

Page 18: ...frequency with 1 MHz decrement Note Above four buttons are only for GAMING Z170T and will be available when running Touch OC program in Windows environment With an Intel non k CPU you can only overclo...

Page 19: ...D ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Update Utility It enables automated updating while in the Windows environment Using this utility the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk a USB drive a flash drive or a US...

Page 20: ...e BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and Reset to restart the computer Then the BIOS Update is completed BIOS...

Page 21: ...reen logo shows up press DEL key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and...

Page 22: ...hile the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up press DEL key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimi...

Page 23: ...being continuously updated The information and pictures described below are for your reference only The actual information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual TOverclocker...

Page 24: ...erform above overclock setting ideally the difference will be based on the selected CPU model Overclock is an optional process but not a must do process it is not recommended for inexperienced users T...

Page 25: ...orm Transform the picture for BIOS and preview the result Update Bios Write the picture to BIOS Memory to complete the update Charger Booster II Biostar Charger Booster II technology boosts the chargi...

Page 26: ...may have encountered and then send these information to our tech support department to help you fix the problem After filling up this information click Send to send the mail out A warning dialog woul...

Page 27: ...this utility please set Outlook Express as your default e mail client application program We will not share customer s data with any other third parties so please feel free to provide your system info...

Page 28: ...ected to the front audio header of the motherboard properly 2 Install the Smart Ear 3D Utility from the driver DVD 3 Connect the earphone or headphone to the front audio jack of the chassis for Smart...

Page 29: ...lows you to select headphone gain settings or you can let the software auto adjust headphone gain setting appropriate for your headphones The Smart Gain function will be enabled when the 3D Sound Fiel...

Page 30: ...r reference only G P U Mode Setting This utility provides five modes upon your requirements to improve system performance or to save power consumption Note Even if the modes saving more power consumpt...

Page 31: ...on or off GAMING COMMANDER MIX On GAMING COMMANDER is ON and its audio utility will auto run in system tray MIX Off GAMING COMMANDER is OFF and the audio function will be switched to onboard audio cod...

Page 32: ...32 Chapter 3 UEFI BIOS Software Installation Step 1 Step 2...

Page 33: ...lity 5 Equalizer Slider Adjust the gain for each band 6 Equalizer Options Select four available equalizer patterns or customize your equalizer setting 7 Commander Mode Select six available Commander m...

Page 34: ...ystem Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software available...

Page 35: ...memory initialization Cache initialization 34 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post...

Page 36: ...esources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initialization 9A USB initialization is started 9B USB Reset 9C USB Detect 9D USB Enable A0 IDE initialization i...

Page 37: ...ta and applications files 2 Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Screen message shows Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Review system s equipment Make sure c...

Page 38: ...parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance No Total Capacity Minimal HDD Capacity x Connected HDDs Amount Data are stored t...

Page 39: ...a redundancy the same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes A RAID 5 array can withstand a single disk failure without losing data or access to data Although RAID 5 can be achieved in software a hardwar...

Page 40: ...Ie 3 0 x4 M 2 Key M 32Gb s RAID 0 1 5 10 SRT AHCI INTEL B150 1x SATA Express 16Gb s 4x SATA III AHCI LAN Realtek RTL8111H Intel I219V 2 x 10 100 1000 ALC892 7 1 Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB 6 x USB 3 0 4 2 6...

Page 41: ...ere I Os und 2 via interne Header 6x USB 2 0 Port 2 hintere I Os und 4 via interne Header Erweiterungsanschl sse 2x PCI Slot 2x PCIe 3 0 x1 Slot 2x PCIe 3 0 x16 Slot x16 x4 Hintere I Os 1x PS 2 Keyboa...

Page 42: ...M 32Gb s RAID 0 1 10 5 AHCI INTEL B150 1x SATA Express 16Gb s 4x SATA III AHCI Realtek RTL8111H Intel I219V 2x 10 100 1000 ALC892 7 1 Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB 6 USB 3 0 4 2 6 USB 2 0 2 4 2x PCI 2x PCIe 3...

Page 43: ...nos Ranura 6x USB 2 0 2 en las entrada salidas posteriores y 4 por los distribuidores internos Ranuras de Extinci n Ranura 2x PCI Ranura 2x PCIe 3 0 x1 Ranura 2x PCIe 3 0 x16 x16 x4 Panel trasero de E...

Page 44: ...III AHCI Realtek RTL8111H Intel I219V 2x 10 100 1000 Mb s Half Full ALC892 7 1 Channels High Definition Audio Biostar Hi Fi 3D 6x USB 3 0 4 I O 2 6x USB 2 0 2 I O 4 2x PCI 2x PCIe 3 0 x1 2x PCIe 3 0...

Page 45: ...hone5 2 Nexus 7 3G version 3 KINYO USB mouse 3 HTC J 3 Apple iPhone4 3 Nexus 7 2013 wifi version 4 KINYO USB keyboard 4 HTC Desire 600 4 Apple iPhone3GS 4 Samsung note 10 1 5 M5 USB mouse 5 HTC M7 5 A...

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Page 47: ...FCC FCC 15 Class B BIOSTAR BIOSTAR BIOSTAR CE 2004 108 CE 2006 95 CE 1999 05 CE...

Page 48: ...1 3 4 1 4 5 1 5 6 7 2 1 CPU 7 2 2 9 2 3 10 2 4 10 2 5 12 2 6 13 2 7 14 2 8 18 UEFI BIOS 19 3 1 UEFI BIOS 19 3 2 BIOS 19 3 3 23 34 4 1 34 4 2 AMI BIOS 35 4 3 AMI BIOS 35 4 4 37 4 5 RAID 38 I 40 II Char...

Page 49: ...3 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 1 1 0 45 1 2 Serial ATA x4 ATX I O x1 x1 x1 x1...

Page 50: ...AID 0 1 H170 Z170 SATA SSD M 2 SATA3_2L PCIe SSD M 2 SATA3_1U 2U INTEL B150 1 SATA Express 16Gb s 4 SATA III AHCI Realtek RTL8111H Intel I219V 2x 10 100 1000 Mb s ALC892 8 Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB 6 USB 3...

Page 51: ...5 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 1 4 Intel VGA HDMI DVI D DP VGA 1920 x 1200 60Hz HDMI 4096 x 2160 24Hz HDMI 1 4a DP 4096 x 2304 60Hz DVI D 1920 x 1200 60Hz 3...

Page 52: ...DR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 SATA_EXPRESS_1 SATA3_3U SATA3_3L SATA3_1U 1L SATA3_2U 2L DVI D VGA CPU_RATIO CPU_RATIO BCLK BCLK RESET POWER PEX1_1 SYS_FAN3 PEX1_2 PCI1 PEX16_1 PEX16_2 PCI2 PCIE M2_1 JLN1 VGA_...

Page 53: ...7 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 2 1 CPU 1 CPU CPU 2 3...

Page 54: ...8 4 CPU CPU 5 CPU LGA1151 CPU CPU CPU CPU...

Page 55: ...9 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 2 2 1 CPU CPU CPU 2 2 CPU CPU CPU CPU...

Page 56: ...CPU_FAN1 2 CPU Pin Assignment 1 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 2 3 Pin Assignment 1 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan CPU_FAN1 2 SYS_FAN1 2 3 4 3 G...

Page 57: ...ING H170T GAMING B150T 1 DIMM DIMM DIMM 2 DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DDR3_A1 4GB 8GB 32GB DDR3_A2 4GB 8GB DDR3_B1 4GB 8GB DDR3_B2 4GB 8GB DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2 Enabled O X O X Enabled X O X O...

Page 58: ...s PEX16_2 PCI Express Gen3 x4 PCI Express 3 0 4GB s 8GB s PEX1_1 1_2 PCI Express Gen3 x1 PCI Express 3 0 1GB s 2GB s PCIE M2_1 M 2 Key M M 2 M 2 Type 2242 2260 2280 SSD M 2 M 2 M 2 SATAIII 6 0 Gb s M...

Page 59: ...AMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 2 6 close open Pin Pin Pin 1 2 JCMOS1 CMOS CMOS BIOS Pin 1 2 Pin 1 2 CMOS Clear CMOS Procedures 1 AC 2 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 CMOS 1 2 5 AC 6 Del BIOS JLN1 LN2 LN2 130 C O...

Page 60: ...4 pin 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 3 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 5 18 6 5V 19 7 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX CPU 12V CPU 4 ATXPWR2 1 2 5 6 1 12V 2 12V 3 12V 4 12V...

Page 61: ...2 TEMP_HIGH_P 3 CIRRX_8051 4 TEMP_MIDDLE_P 5 SMB_CLK_RESUME 6 TEMP_LOW_P 7 SMB_DATA_RESUM 8 CPU_CHECK_P 9 AUDIO_GAIN1 10 DDR_CHECK_P 11 GND 12 VGA_CHECK_P 13 VCC3_3 14 VCC5 15 VCC12 16 VCC12 SATA_Expr...

Page 62: ...0 PC USB 1 VBUS0 11 D2 2 SSRX1 12 D2 3 SSRX1 13 4 14 SSTX2 5 SSTX1 15 SSTX2 6 SSTX1 16 7 17 SSRX2 8 D1 18 SSRX2 9 D1 19 VBUS1 10 ID 20 Key Note Charger Booster II USB BIOS Charger Booster II F_USB1 2...

Page 63: ...F_OUT 3 F_AUDIO1 HD AC 97 HD Audio AC 97 1 Mic Left in 1 Mic In 2 2 3 Mic Right in 3 Mic Power 4 GPIO 4 Audio Power 5 Right line in 5 RT Line Out 6 Jack Sense 6 RT Line Out 7 Front Sense 7 Reserved 8...

Page 64: ...18 2 8 CPU_Ratio CPU CPU_Ratio CPU Bclk 1 MHz Bclk 1 MHz Note GAMING Z170T Windows Touch OC K Turbo Boost Reset POWER BIOS 4 3 BIOS...

Page 65: ...I BIOS BIOS BIOS DEL BIOS UEFI BIOS UEFI BIOS 3 2 BIOS BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOS USB CD ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Windows BIOS USB CD ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher FAT32 16 BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOS 1 BIO...

Page 66: ...20 UEFI BIOS 7 BIOS Y 8 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS 1 DVD BIOS Update Utility 2 3 BIOS Online Update 4 BIOS Yes BIOS 5 BIOS Yes 6 BIOS Yes...

Page 67: ...T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 7 OK 8 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS BIOS 1 DVD BIOS 2 www biostar com tw BIOS 3 BIOS Updat Utility Update BIOS 4 BIOS OK BIOS 5 BIOS...

Page 68: ...22 UEFI BIOS 7 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS BIOS Save...

Page 69: ...UEFI BIOS 23 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 3 3 1 Autorun 2 Software Installation 3 TOverClocker TOverclocker Windows TOverclocker CPU CPU OC CPU...

Page 70: ...24 UEFI BIOS 6 CPU CPU CPU TOVERCLOCKER Live Update...

Page 71: ...UEFI BIOS 25 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T BIOScreen BMP Load Image Transform BIOS Update Bios BIOS Charger Booster II Charger Booster II USB Charger Booster II Windows CDP DCP USB II USB...

Page 72: ...26 UEFI BIOS eHot Line eHot Line Send Send Do Not Send Save As...

Page 73: ...UEFI BIOS 27 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T Save BIOS CPU OS Outlook Express eHot Line Outlook Express http www biostar com tw app en about contact php...

Page 74: ...28 UEFI BIOS Smart EAR 3D Hi Fi 3D 1 2 3 4 Windows 7 8 1 64bit 10 64bit 1 2 DVD 3D 3 3d 4 AC 97...

Page 75: ...UEFI BIOS 29 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 3D 1 2 3D 6 3D 3 4 5 6 7 3D 8 9 10 11 12 3D...

Page 76: ...30 UEFI BIOS Green Power II Utility BIOSTAR G P U II CPU BIOSTAR G P U II CPU CPU CPU G P U 5 Auto Phase Mode Performance Mode Typical Mode Medium Mode Maxi Energy Mode...

Page 77: ...UEFI BIOS 31 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T GAMING COMMANDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 MIX MIX 7 8 CPU LED CPU 70 C 70 90 C 90 C 9 10 USB 11 12 CPU VGA DDR CPU VGA DDR...

Page 78: ...32 UEFI BIOS 1 2...

Page 79: ...UEFI BIOS 33 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 1 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 1 2 3 GAMING COMMANDER 4 5 6 4 7 6 8 8 9 10 11 XLouder 12...

Page 80: ...34 4 1 DVD A B C Manual SETUP EXE Acrobat Reader manual http get adobe com reader Acrobat Reader...

Page 81: ...e memory 19 Pre memory 2B SPD 2C Memory presence 2D 2E 2F 31 32 CPU post memory 33 CPU post memory Cache 34 CPU post memory 35 CPU post memory BSP 36 CPU post memory 37 Post Memory 3B Post Memory 4F D...

Page 82: ...78 DXE 79 ACPI 90 91 92 PCI 93 PCI 94 PCI 95 PCI 96 PCI 97 98 99 IO 9A USB 9B USB 9C USB 9D USB A0 IDE A1 IDE A2 IDE A3 IDE A4 SCSI A5 SCSI A6 SCSI A7 SCSI A8 A9 AB AD AE AF B0 B1 B2 ROM B3 B4 USB B5...

Page 83: ...37 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T 4 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 CMOS 2 1 2 Invalid Configuration CMOS Failure 1 2 CPU CPU CPU CPU 1 CPU CPU 2 CPU 3 CPU CPU CPU 1 2 3 1 CMOS Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 2 3...

Page 84: ...38 4 5 RAID RAID Block 2 6 8 Uses RAID 0 RAID 1 2 RAID 1 RAID1 RAID 2 2 RAID 1 100 2...

Page 85: ...39 GAMING Z170T GAMING H170T GAMING B150T RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 4 6 8 RAID RAID1 RAID 5 3 3 RAID 5 CPU http www Intel com p en_US support highlights chpsts imsm Intel RST PCI E RAID 0 1...

Page 86: ...40 I I Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE PCB O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006 Pb X Pb SJ T11363 2006 ROHS...

Page 87: ...C J 3 Apple iPhone4 3 Nexus 7 2013 wifi version 4 KINYO USB keyboard 4 HTC Desire 600 4 Apple iPhone3GS 4 Samsung note 10 1 5 M5 USB mouse 5 HTC M7 5 Apple iPod 20G 6 Logitech wireless USB mouse 6 LG...

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