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Motherboard Manual

 

10 

2.4

 

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ONNECTORS AND 

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LOTS

 

SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors 

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface, 

it satisfies the SATA 3.0 spec and with transfer rate of 6.0Gb/s. 

 
 
 

Pin 

 
 
 
Assignment 

1 Ground 
2 TX+ 
3 TX- 
4 Ground 
5 RX- 
6 RX+ 

7

4

1

SATA3 SATA4

SATA1 SATA2

7

4

1

SATA5 SATA6

 

7 Ground 

 

ATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector 

This connector pr12V to CPU power circuit. 

 

Pin 

 
Assignment 

1 +12V 
2 +12V 
3 Ground 
4 Ground 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TA870B

Page 1: ...ight to revise 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 fi...

Page 2: ...ders Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4 RAID Functions 18 4 1 Operating System 18 4 2 Raid Arrays 18 4 3 How RAID Works 18 Chapter 5 T Series BIOS Software 2...

Page 3: ...he components on motherboard or the rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case afte...

Page 4: ...ardian function Main Memory DDR3 DIMM Slots x 4 Max Memory Capacity 16GB Each DIMM supports 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR3 Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memory module Supports DDR3 800 1066 1333 Supports DDR3 1600 O...

Page 5: ...SB 2 0 Port x4 Audio Jack x3 Board Size 220 mm W x 305 mm L 220 mm W x 305 mm L Special Features RAID 0 1 10 5 support RAID 0 1 10 5 support OS Support Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar reserves the right to...

Page 6: ...SYS_FAN2 F_USB3 F_USB1 F_USB2 PANEL1 SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 SW_PWR1 SW_RST1 JCMOS1 BIOS SYS_FAN1 PCI2 PCI1 PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PEX16_1 PEX16_2 AMD SB850 SATA6 SATA5 ATXPWR1 DDR3_ A1 DDR3_ A2 D B2 DR3_ DDR...

Page 7: ...G UNIT CPU Step 1 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 2 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should po...

Page 8: ...3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1 This c...

Page 9: ...Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 1 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 System Fan Header SYS_FAN2 NorthBridge Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 1 3...

Page 10: ...1 D B2 DR 3_ 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly...

Page 11: ...16GB C Dual Channel Memory installation Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the table Dual Channel...

Page 12: ...hannels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 3 0 spec and with transfer rate of 6 0Gb s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 4 1 SATA3 SATA4 SATA1 SATA2 7 4 1 SATA5 SATA6 7 Ground AT...

Page 13: ...Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 Standby Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V Note Before you power on the system please make sure that both A...

Page 14: ...supports a raw bit rate of 5 0Gb s on the data pins PEX16_2 PCI Express Gen2 x4 Slot PCI Express 2 0 compliant Data transfer bandwidth up to 2GB s per direction 4GB s in total PCI Express Gen2 suppor...

Page 15: ...el Header This 16 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions PWR_LED RST HLED SPK 1 9 16 8 On O...

Page 16: ...on default 1 3 1 3 Pin 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the...

Page 17: ...audio front panel connector AC 97 connector is not acceptable Pin Assignment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 10 Jack Sense...

Page 18: ...7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 Data 3 22 Ground 10 Ground 23 PE 11 Data 4 24 Ground 12 Ground 25 SCLT 13 Data 5 26 Key F_USB1 F_USB3 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow...

Page 19: ...4_LED NB_PH_LED Power Status Indicators Please refer to the tables below for specific messages LED_D1 LED_D2 Message ON ON Normal ON OFF Memory Error OFF ON VGA Error OFF OFF Abnormal CPU Chipset erro...

Page 20: ...e file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation of...

Page 21: ...ied for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum...

Page 22: ...s 6 or 8 depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allow...

Page 23: ...he data itself Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 3 Uses RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general purpose service Benefits An ideal combination of good performance good fault tol...

Page 24: ...F1 F10 ESC T Series Settings Automate OverClock System Manual OverClock System Notice Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking OverClock Navigator Normal G P U Phase Control Integrat...

Page 25: ...Clock BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T Series vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10...

Page 26: ...Chipset T Series vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC T Series Settings Automate OverClock System Ma...

Page 27: ...omate OverClock System Manual OverClock System Notice Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking BIO unlocKING Disabled OverClock Navigator Automate OverClock G P U Phase Control Integr...

Page 28: ...nfiguration Auto Spread Spectrum Disabled Over Voltage Configuration CPU FID VID Control Hyper Transport Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Integrated Memory Test Disabled Exit Options Enabled Di...

Page 29: ...tains the BIOS file to the USB port or the floppy disk drive 4 Power on or reset the computer and then press F12 during the POST process A select dialog as the picture on the right appears Select the...

Page 30: ...ure at a safe level BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T Series vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and...

Page 31: ...l Sensitive Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU System fan The range is from 1 127 with an interval of 1 F CMOS Reloading Program It allows users to save different CMOS setti...

Page 32: ...cess is completed you will see the software icon showing on the desktop Double click the icon to launch it TOverclocker TOverclocker presents a simple Windows based system performance enhancement and...

Page 33: ...otherboard The Memory tab provides information on the memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The OC Tweaker tab allows you to change system clock settin...

Page 34: ...Six Pre set Modes V3 V6 V9 V12 V15 AUTO for different overclocking experience The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware voltage fan speed and temperature Besides you also can set related valu...

Page 35: ...ing extra phases while CPU is on light loading it features 4 1 power phases current power saving and toal power saving This tool integrates a friendly GUI to monitor your CPU Usage CPU Watt and CPU Te...

Page 36: ...xcellent performance Auto Phase Mode System switches the mode automatically according to current system loading condition Performance Mode This is the mode saving power consumption most Least energy w...

Page 37: ...hat you would like to send the copy to Provide the name of the power supply manufacturer and the model no Send the mail out Save these information to a txt file Exit this dialog Select your area or th...

Page 38: ...sent mail We will not share customer s data with any other third parties so please feel free to provide your system information while using eHot Line service If you are not using Outlook Express as y...

Page 39: ...function Only for AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information Save current BIOS to a bin file AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS Online Update function Only for AMI BIOS Backup BIOS Once click on this button the saving...

Page 40: ...IOS Backup procedure the open dialog will show for requesting the BIOS file which is going to be updated Please choose the proper BIOS file for updating then click on Open The utility will update BIOS...

Page 41: ...ick Yes to proceed The programing procedure may take minutes please do not make any operation during the programing process After the updating process the utility will ask you to reboot the system Cli...

Page 42: ...ion To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installati...

Page 43: ...power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After conf...

Page 44: ...deo adapter Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1 3 Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules 6 7 Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the s...

Page 45: ...Init Start Disable Cache Init Local APIC C1 Set up boot strap processor Information C2 Set up boot strap processor for POST C5 Enumerate and set up application processors C6 Re enable cache for boot s...

Page 46: ...D in NVRam 84 Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested Check boot password if installed 8C Late P...

Page 47: ...o disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of bre...

Page 48: ...eitsspeich er DDR3 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Max 16GB Arbeitsspeicher Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR3 Dual Kanal DDR3 Speichermodul Unterst tzt DDR3 800 1066 1333 Unterst tzt DDR3 1600 OC reg...

Page 49: ...chluss Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 R ckseiten E A PS 2 Tastatur x1 PS 2 Maus x1 Serieller Anschluss x1 LAN Anschluss x1 USB 2 0 Anschluss durch SB850 x2 USB 3 0 Anschlu...

Page 50: ...imale de 16 Go ChaqueDIMM prend en chargedes DDR3 de512 Mo et 1Go 2Go 4Go Module de m moire DDR3 mode double voie Prend en charge la DDR3 800 1066 1333 Prend en charge la DDR3 1600 OC Les DIMM registr...

Page 51: ...necteur d alimentation x1 4 broches Connecteur de IR du consommateur x1 Connecteur de IR du consommateur x1 Connecteur embarqu Connecteur de Port d imprimante x1 Connecteur de Port d imprimante x1 E S...

Page 52: ...3 x 4 Capacit massima della memoria 16GB Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR3 512MB e 1GB 2GB 4GB Modulo di memoria DDR3 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR3 800 1066 1333 Supporto di DDR3 1600 OC DIMM registrati e...

Page 53: ...umatore x1 Connettore IR del consumatore x1 Connettori su scheda Connettore Porta stampante x1 Connettore Porta stampante x1 I O pannello posteriore Tastiera PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta seriale x1 Por...

Page 54: ...emoria principal Ranuras DIMM DDR3 x 4 Capacidad m xima de memoria de 16GB Cada DIMM admite DDR de 512MB y 1GB 2GB 4GB M dulo de memoria DDR3 de canal Doble Admite DDR3 de 800 1066 1333 Admite DDR3 de...

Page 55: ...X1 4 patillas Conector de IR del consumidor X1 Conector de IR del consumidor X1 Conectores en placa Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Panel trasero de E S Teclado PS 2 X...

Page 56: ...m xima de mem ria 16 GB Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR3 de 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB M dulo de mem ria DDR3 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR3 800 1066 1333 Suporta m dulos DDR3 1600 OC Os m du...

Page 57: ...nsumidor x1 Conector de IR do consumidor x1 Conectores na placa Conector da para impressora x1 Conector da para impressora x1 Entradas S a das no painel traseiro Teclado PS 2 x1 Rato PS 2 x1 Porta s r...

Page 58: ...ego kana u Obs uga DDR3 800 1066 1333 Obs uga DDR3 1600 OC Brak obs ugi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728 Zapewnianajbardziej powszechne funkcje Super I O Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcj...

Page 59: ...pinowe x1 Z cze Konsument IR x1 Z cze Konsument IR x1 Z cza wbudowane Z cze Port drukarki x1 Z cze Port drukarki x1 Back Panel I O Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Port szeregowy x1 Port LAN x1 Port US...

Page 60: ...IMM x 4 16 DIMM 512 1 2 4 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC DIMM and ECC DIMM DDR3 DIMM x 4 16 DIMM 512 1 2 4 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC DIMM and ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728 Sup...

Page 61: ...x2 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB 2 0 x3 USB 2 0 x3 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB 2 0 SB850 x2 USB 3 0 ASM1042 x2 x3 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB 2 0 x4 x3 220 X 305 220 X 305...

Page 62: ...8728 Super I O LowPinCount Interface Smart Guardian ITE ITE 8728 Super I O LowPinCount Interface Smart Guardian ITE Super I O DDR3 DIMM 4 16 DIMM DDR3 512 1 2 4 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC DI...

Page 63: ...1 S PDIF 1 1 1 2 2 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB2 0 3 USB2 0 3 24 1 24 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1 USB 2 0 4 3 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1 2 0 USB SB850 2 SB3 0 U ASM1042 2 3 220 X 305 220 X 305 RAID 0 1 10 5 RAID...

Page 64: ...1GB 2GB 4GB DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC DIMM ECC DIMM DDR3 DIMM x 4 16GB DIMM 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC DIMM ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728 Super I O H W...

Page 65: ...OS x1 USB 2 0 x3 USB 2 0 x3 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 IR x1 IR x1 x1 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB 2 0 SB850 x2 USB 3 0 ASM1042 x2 x3 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB 2 0 x4 x3 220 mm X 305 mm 220 mm...

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