Biostar TA870B, Setup Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1
1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1
1.2 Package Checklist ............................................................................. 1
1.3 Motherboard Features ...................................................................... 2
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ..................................................................... 2
1.5 Motherboard Layout ......................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 5
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................... 5
2.2 FAN Headers ...................................................................................... 7
2.3 Installing System Memory ................................................................ 8
2.4 Connectors and Slots ....................................................................... 10
Chapter 3: Headers & 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................... 22
5.1 T-Series BIOS ..................................................................................... 22
5.2 T-Series Software ............................................................................. 30
Chapter 6: Useful Help ........................................ 40
6.1 Driver Installation Note .................................................................. 40
6.2 Extra Information ............................................................................ 41
6.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code ....................................................................... 42
6.4 AMI BIOS Post Code ........................................................................ 43
6.5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 45
Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 46
German .................................................................................................................. 46
French .................................................................................................................... 48
Italian ..................................................................................................................... 50
Spanish ................................................................................................................... 52
Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 54
Polish ...................................................................................................................... 56
Russian ................................................................................................................... 58
Arabic ..................................................................................................................... 60
Japanese ................................................................................................................ 62