Biostar TFORCE 550 SE User Manual Download Page 64

Page: 64 / 111

Motherboard Manual

RABIC

Ver 5.x

Ver 6.x

ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا

ةﺪﺣو

ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا

ﺲﺒﻘﻡ

AM2

تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡ

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX /

Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

ﻦﻜﻤﺗ

AMD 64

ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺏ

ﺔﻴﺏﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا

تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا

ءاﺮﺝإ

ﺖﺏ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

Hyper Transport

Cool’n’Quiet

ﺲﺒﻘﻡ

AM2

تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡ

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX /

Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

ﻦﻜﻤﺗ

AMD 64

ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺏ

ﺔﻴﺏﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا

تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا

ءاﺮﺝإ

ﺖﺏ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

Hyper Transport

Cool’n’Quiet

ﻲﺒﻥﺎﺠﻟا

ﻲﻡﺎﻡﻷا

ﻞﻗﺎﻨﻟا

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

HyperTransport

ﻰﻟإ

ﻞﺼﻳ

ددﺮﺘﺏ

1000

ددﺮﺗ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

HyperTransport

ﻰﻟإ

ﻞﺼﻳ

ددﺮﺘﺏ

1000

ددﺮﺗ

ﺢﺋاﺮﺸﻟا

ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻡ

nVIDIA nForce 550

ﺔﻴﺴﻴﺋﺮﻟا

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا

ﺔﺤﺘﻓ

DDR2 DIMM

دﺪﻋ

ﺔﺤﺘﻓ

ﻞآ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

DIMM

عﻮﻥ

ﻦﻡ

ةﺮآاذ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

DDR2

ﺔﻌﺳ

256/512

ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ىﻮﺼﻗ

ةﺮآاذ

ﺔﻌﺳ

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ةﺮآاذ

ةﺪﺣو

DDR2

ﻘﻟا

ﺔﺝودﺰﻡ

ةﺎﻨ

عﻮﻥ

ﻦﻡ

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

DDR2

تﺎﻌﺳ

533 / 667 / 800

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا

ﻖﺋﺎﻗر

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

ﻻ

DIMM

ﻊﻡ

ﻖﻓاﻮﺘﺗ

ﻻ

ﻲﺘﻟا

ﻚﻠﺗو

ECC

ﺔﺤﺘﻓ

DDR2 DIMM

دﺪﻋ

ﺔﺤﺘﻓ

ﻞآ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

DIMM

عﻮﻥ

ﻦﻡ

ةﺮآاذ

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

DDR2

ﺔﻌﺳ

256/512

ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ىﻮﺼﻗ

ةﺮآاذ

ﺔﻌﺳ

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ةﺮآاذ

ةﺪﺣو

DDR2

ﻘﻟا

ﺔﺝودﺰﻡ

ةﺎﻨ

عﻮﻥ

ﻦﻡ

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

DDR2

تﺎﻌﺳ

533 / 667 / 800

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا

ﻖﺋﺎﻗر

ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

ﻻ

DIMM

ﻊﻡ

ﻖﻓاﻮﺘﺗ

ﻻ

ﻲﺘﻟا

ﻚﻠﺗو

ECC

Super I/O

ITE 8716F

ﺔﻔﻴﻇو

ﺮﻓﻮﺗ

Super I/O

ًﺎﻡاﺪﺨﺘﺳا

ﺮﺜآﻷا

ﺗ

ﻢﻋﺪ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

Low Pin Count Interface

ﺔﺌﻴﺒﻟا

ﻲﻓ

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻟا

ﻞﺋﺎﺳو

ةﺰﻬﺝﻷا

ﺔﻟﺎﺣ

ﺔﻓﺮﻌﻤﻟ

ﺐﻗاﺮﻡ

ﺔﺣوﺮﻤﻟا

ﺔﻋﺮﺳ

ﻲﻓ

ﺐﻗاﺮﻡ

ﻴﻇو

ﺔﻔ

"Smart Guardian"

ﻦﻡ

ITE

ITE 8716F

ﺔﻔﻴﻇو

ﺮﻓﻮﺗ

Super I/O

ًﺎﻡاﺪﺨﺘﺳا

ﺮﺜآﻷا

ﺗ

ﻢﻋﺪ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ

Low Pin Count Interface

ﺔﺌﻴﺒﻟا

ﻲﻓ

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻟا

ﻞﺋﺎﺳو

ةﺰﻬﺝﻷا

ﺔﻟﺎﺣ

ﺔﻓﺮﻌﻤﻟ

ﺐﻗاﺮﻡ

ﺔﺣوﺮﻤﻟا

ﺔﻋﺮﺳ

ﻲﻓ

ﺐﻗاﺮﻡ

ﺔﻔﻴﻇو

"Smart Guardian"

ﻦﻡ

ITE

ﺬﻔﻨﻡ

IDE

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻡ

IDE

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﺘﻡ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺘﺏ

ﻞﻗﺎﻥ

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133

ﻲﺴﻴﺋر

ﻊﺿو

ﻢﻋد

PIO Mode 0~4

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻡ

IDE

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﺘﻡ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺘﺏ

ﻞﻗﺎﻥ

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133

ﻲﺴﻴﺋر

ﻊﺿو

ﻢﻋد

PIO Mode 0~4

SATA II

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻡ

Serial ATA

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﺘﻡ

ﻰﻟإ

ﻞﺼﺗ

تﺎﻋﺮﺴﺏ

تﺎﻥﺎﻴﺒﻟا

ﻞﻘﻥ

ﺖﺏﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

تﺎﻔﺹاﻮﻤﻟ

ﺔﻘﺏﺎﻄﻡ

SATA

راﺪﺹﻹا

2.0.

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻡ

Serial ATA

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﺘﻡ

ﻰﻟإ

ﻞﺼﺗ

تﺎﻋﺮﺴﺏ

تﺎﻥﺎﻴﺒﻟا

ﻞﻘﻥ

ﺖﺏﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

تﺎﻔﺹاﻮﻤﻟ

ﺔﻘﺏﺎﻄﻡ

SATA

راﺪﺹﻹا

2.0.

ﺔﻴﻠﺥاد

ﺔﻜﺒﺵ

Marvell 88E1116 PHY

ﻲﺋﺎﻘﻠﺗ

ضوﺎﻔﺗ

100

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

ﺖﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﻟا

جودﺰﻤﻟا

ﻞﻘﻨﻟا

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﻜﻡإ

ﻲﻔﺼﻨﻟا

Marvell 88E1116 PHY

ضوﺎﻔﺗ

ﻲﺋﺎﻘﻠﺗ

100

ﺖﻳﺎﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

ﺖﺏ

ﺎﺠﻴﺝ

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﻟا

جودﺰﻤﻟا

ﻞﻘﻨﻟا

ﺔﻴﻥﺎﻜﻡإ

ﻲﻔﺼﻨﻟا

Summary of Contents for TFORCE 550 SE

Page 1: ...ence will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability o...

Page 2: ...ors and Slots 12 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 14 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 14 3 2 Detail Settings 14 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 23 4 1 Operation System 23 4 2 Raid Arrays 23 4 3 How RAID Works...

Page 3: ...grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge Avoid touching the 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 b...

Page 4: ...Low Pin Count Interface Environment Control initiatives H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian function Main Memory DIMM Slots x 4 Each DIMM supports 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 Max Memory Capi...

Page 5: ...System Fan header x3 System Fan header x3 Chassis open header optional x1 Chassis open header optional x1 CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1 USB connector x2 USB connector x2 Power Connector 2...

Page 6: ...ECTORS VER 5 X PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard COM1 USBX2 USBX2 LAN Line In Line Out Mic In Center Rear Side USBX2 1 5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS VER 6 X PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard COM1 USBX2 USBX2 LAN USBX2 Line I...

Page 7: ...DIN1 Codec LAN JSPDIF_OUT JA TXPWR2 JPRNT1 PCI2 Super I O JUSBV1 JUSB2 JUSB1 DDR2A1 JSFAN1 JCI1 JCMOS1 JP ANEL1 IDE1 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JSATA4 JSATA3 JSFAN2 JNFAN1 JDDRII_2 4V LED1 LED2 DDR2B1 DDR2B2 DDR...

Page 8: ...JCDIN1 Codec LAN JSPDIF_OUT JA TXPWR2 JPRNT1 PCI2 Super I O JUSBV1 JUSB2 JUSB1 DDR2A1 JSFAN1 JCI1 JCMOS1 JP ANEL1 IDE1 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JSATA4 JSATA3 JSFAN2 JNFAN1 JDDRII_2 4V LED1 LED2 DDR2B1 DDR2B2...

Page 9: ...ove the socket protection cap Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold triang...

Page 10: ...p 4 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation Step 5 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This co...

Page 11: ...AN1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 JSFAN2 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Smart Fan Control 3 FAN RPM rate sense JSFAN2 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 1 3 JSFAN2 JSFAN1 3 NC JNFAN1 N...

Page 12: ...that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated B Memory Capa...

Page 13: ...meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the following table Duual Channel Status DDR2A1 DDR2B1 DDR2A2 DDR2B2 Enabled O O X X Enabled X X O O Enable...

Page 14: ...loppy drive ribbon cables 34 33 1 2 IDE1 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality I...

Page 15: ...sfer bandwidth up to 250MB s per direction 500MB s in total PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture PEX1_1 PEX16 1 PEX1_2 PCI...

Page 16: ...nection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 8 16 SLP PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK 9 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 9 Sleep control 2 N A 10 Grou...

Page 17: ...3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 Ground 16 PS ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 1 13 12 24 24 Grou...

Page 18: ...ose JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSB3 JUSB4 JKBMSV1 5V for PS 2 keyboard and mouse Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUSB2...

Page 19: ...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 1 9 2 10 JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allow...

Page 20: ...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 AC 6 Reset your desir...

Page 21: ...it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3 0Gb s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 1 4 7 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 7 Ground JSPDIF_OUT Digital Audio out Connectors Th...

Page 22: ...printer on the PC 2 1 25 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 D...

Page 23: ...3 Pin 2 3 Close Memory voltage Overclocking Note 1 When JDDRII_2 4V jumper cap is placed on Pin 1 2 memory voltage can be manually adjusted under CMOS setup 2 When JDDRII_2 4V jumper cap is placed on...

Page 24: ...on the motherboard to show system status LED1 LED2 LED1 and LED2 These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics Please refer to the table below for different messages LED1 LED2 Message ON ON Normal...

Page 25: ...locks 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 the RAID set based on...

Page 26: ...plied 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 maxim...

Page 27: ...e allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows for spare disks Drawbacks Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy the s...

Page 28: ...ance No matter whether under BIOS or Windows interface T Power is able to present the best system state according to users overclock setting T Power BIOS Features Overclocking Navigator Engine O N E C...

Page 29: ...Navigator Engine O N E ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines MOS and AOS for both Elite and Casual overclockers Manual Overclock System M O S MOS is designed for experienced overclock users...

Page 30: ...function will increase memory stability when overclocking Choices The range is from 1 80V to 2 1V with an interval of 0 05V Memclock Frequency To get better system performance sometimes downgrading t...

Page 31: ...ase the system performance named A O S Based on many tests and experiments A O S provides 3 ideal overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance in a single step V6 Tech Engine...

Page 32: ...ents the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for this A O S feature B CMOS Reloading Program C R P It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS ROM Users are able to reload any saved CMOS se...

Page 33: ...are needed Step 1 The default setting under this item is Disabled the condition parameter should be changed to Enable to proceed this test Step 2 Save and Exit from CMOS setup and reboot the system t...

Page 34: ...o to Biostar website http www biostar com tw to download the latest BIOS file Then save the file into a floppy disk Step 2 Insert the floppy disk and reboot the system to get into CMOS screen Step 3 S...

Page 35: ...eat problem and maintain the system temperature at a safe level CPU Fan Off If the CPU temperature is lower than the set value the CPU fan will turn off The range is from 0 127 with an interval of 1 C...

Page 36: ...ue default 2 PWM Value 4 PWM Value 8 PWM Value 16 PWM Value 32 PWM Value 64PWM Value S1 CPU temperature is 60 and PWM value is 1 PWM S2 CPU temperature is 60 and PWM value is 2 PWM S3 CPU temperature...

Page 37: ...own the system when unpredictable errors occur All the monitoring items are illustrated by a waveform diagram Hardware Monitor Toolbar i Start up Setting Click on this item to run Hardware Monitor Pro...

Page 38: ...the CPU temperature is higher than the upper limit the status line color will change from green to red and a warning sound will alert you Also the system tray icon would change to FAN Speed By adjust...

Page 39: ...u Also the system tray icon will change to ii VBAT This item displays the CMOS battery voltage represented by a light green line Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting to monitor the sta...

Page 40: ...ation C Click on this button and the utility will pop up 4 sub screens Please refers to Graphic 3 D Click on this button to minimize this program to taskbar E This column shows present CPU speed and o...

Page 41: ...ge 1 175V 1 725V Interval 0 025V Memory Overclocking Settings By adjusting can configure two items for Memory overclocking A Memory Clock Frequency Choices 100 133 166 200 233 250 B Memory Voltage Ran...

Page 42: ...Motherboard Manual 40 PCI Overclocking Setting This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status This item cannot be adjusted...

Page 43: ...System Fan speed Show current system Fan speed iv Calibrate When changing CPU Fan or System Fan click on this button to re calibrate the Fan speed Note 1 When Smart Fan Function activates for the fir...

Page 44: ...s below would pop up There will be pulling meter besides the CPU Fan and System Fan the CPU Fan and the System Fan speed can be adjusted by adjusting the Cursor Up or Down vi Program Tool Bar z About...

Page 45: ...iostar website and BIOS file will be downloaded ii Update BIOS Click on this button to run BIOS flashing process and it s easy and safe iii Backup BIOS Click on this button and BIOS file will be saved...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...e following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Downlo...

Page 48: ...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 confirmed pl...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...Schnittstelle Umgebungskontrolle Hardware berwachung L fterdrehzahl Controller Smart Guardian Funktion von ITE Arbeitsspeich er DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 Max...

Page 51: ...ckel x3 System L fter Sockel x3 Geh use offen Sockel optional x1 Geh use offen Sockel optional x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 USB Anschluss x2 USB Anschluss x2 Stromanschluss 24 poli...

Page 52: ...leur de vitesse de ventilateur Fonction Gardien intelligent de l ITE M moire principale Fentes DDR2 DIMM x 4 Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR2 de 256 512 Mo et 1Go Capacit m moire maximale de 4 Go...

Page 53: ...ilateur UC x1 Embase de ventilateur syst me x3 Embase de ventilateur syst me x3 Embase d ouverture de ch ssis x1 optional Embase d ouverture de ch ssis x1 optional Embase d effacement CMOS x1 Embase d...

Page 54: ...o hardware Controller velocit ventolina Funzione Smart Guardian di ITE Memoria principale Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MB e 1GB Capacit massima della memoria 4GB Modulo di m...

Page 55: ...x3 Collettore apertura telaio x1 optional Collettore apertura telaio x1 optional Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x2 Connettore USB x2 Connettore alimen...

Page 56: ...iativas de control de entorno Monitor hardware Controlador de velocidad de ventilador Funci n Guardia inteligente de ITE Memoria principal Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512MB y 1GB...

Page 57: ...dor de sistema X3 Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X3 Cabecera de chasis abierto opcional X1 Cabecera de chasis abierto opcional X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Conec...

Page 58: ...ardian da ITE Mem ria principal Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR2 de 256 512 MB 1 GB Capacidade m xima de mem ria 4 GB M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta m du...

Page 59: ...onector para detec o da abertura do chassis opcional x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector USB x2 Conector USB x2 Conector de alimenta o x1 24 pinos Conector de...

Page 60: ...podw jnego kana u Obs uga DDR2 533 667 800 Brak obs ugi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8716F Zapewnianajbardziej powszechne funkcje Super I O Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcje kontroli war...

Page 61: ...gox3 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora systemowegox3 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja x1 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze USB x...

Page 62: ...0 HyperTransport 1000 nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM and ECC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM and...

Page 63: ...x 1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x4 SATA x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x3 x3 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB x6 x6 P...

Page 64: ...ce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 DDR2 DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 4 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DDR2 DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 4 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC Super I O ITE 8716F Super I O LowPin Count In...

Page 65: ...Express x1 2 1 1 1 1 IDE 1 IDE 1 SATA 4 SATA 4 1 1 1 1 CD IN 1 CD IN 1 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB 2 USB 2 24 1 24 1 4 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1 USB 6 6 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1 USB 6 3 NVI...

Page 66: ...DIA nForce 550 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 4GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 4GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8716F Super I O...

Page 67: ...x1 SATA x4 SATA x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 x3 x3 x1 x1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB x6 x6 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1...

Page 68: ...Standard CMOS Features 7 3Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 16 5 Integrated Peripherals 18 6 Power Management Setup 24 7 PnP PCI Configurations 28 8 PC Health Status 31 9 Over Clock...

Page 69: ...tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Versi...

Page 70: ...ng the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move...

Page 71: ...Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure advanced features of the BIOS WARNIN...

Page 72: ...and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system OverClock Navigator Engine O N E ONE provides two powerful overclock engines MOS AOS for both o...

Page 73: ...ord will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to ch...

Page 74: ...TForce 550 SE 6 Integrate Flashing Program This is a very safe way to upgrade BIOS By pressing Enter key for three times and the upgrading process will be completed easily...

Page 75: ...ns This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time h...

Page 76: ...ette All but Disk Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extende...

Page 77: ...TForce 550 SE 9 3Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup...

Page 78: ...s time with this option Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled defa...

Page 79: ...Zip100 USB FDD0 USB FDD1 USB ZIP0 USB ZIP1 LS120 Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here T...

Page 80: ...TForce 550 SE 12 CD ROM Boot Priority The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USB CDROM0 USB CDROM 1 Network Boot Priority The Choices Network 0 Network 1 Network 2 Network 3...

Page 81: ...Enabled default Disabled Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is m...

Page 82: ...he key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000...

Page 83: ...ces Non OS2 default OS2 Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you to enable disable Full Screen LOGO Show The Choices Enabled default Disabled Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to select wheth...

Page 84: ...with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup PMU This item allows...

Page 85: ...fault Disabled CPU Feature K8 NPT CIE Support The Choices Disabled default Enabled AMD K8 Cool Quiet control The Choices Auto default System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching...

Page 86: ...5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Highlight the Press Enter label next to the IDE Function Setup label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the f...

Page 87: ...channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface The Cho...

Page 88: ...This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA Controller The Choices ALL Enabled default Disabled SATA 1 IDE Prefetch Mode The o...

Page 89: ...board Support Disabled default Disable USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled default D...

Page 90: ...or the system uses no floppy drive select disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second seri...

Page 91: ...allel port as ECP EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sectors...

Page 92: ...down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type...

Page 93: ...fine you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank V H S...

Page 94: ...from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume From S3 S4 This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S3 S4 function The Choices Disabled default Enabled Po...

Page 95: ...Hot Key combination to boot up the system The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 and Ctrl F12 POWER After PWR Fail This setting...

Page 96: ...First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices PCIEx PCI Slot default Onboard Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which...

Page 97: ...n IRQ DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts The Choices Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a typ...

Page 98: ...TForce 550 SE 30 Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 4096 default 128 256 512 1024 2048...

Page 99: ...Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled 70 158 default 60 140 65 149 Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item of...

Page 100: ...ll work under Full Speed The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key in a DEC number Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode The range is fr...

Page 101: ...ays the current temperature of CPU Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan Current NB FAN Speed Th...

Page 102: ...is designed for beginners in overclock field Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team OverClock Navigator provides 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the sy...

Page 103: ...s setting will raise about 5 10 of whole system performance V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15 25 of whole system performance V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 25 30 of whole...

Page 104: ...performance on AMD 3000 CPU CPU Vid control The Choices Auto default 0 800v 2 310v Memory Voltage The Choices 1 950V default 2 000V 2 050V 2 100V Chipset Voltage The Choices 1 550V default 1 600V 1 65...

Page 105: ...efault 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DDR Timing The Choices Auto default MaxMemClk Memory Clock Value OR Limi The Choices DDR 400...

Page 106: ...tRP The Choices Auto default 3 clock 6 clock tRAS The Choices Auto default 5 clock 18 clock Command Per Clock CMD The Choices Auto default 1 clock 2 clock tRRD The Choices Auto default 2 clock 5 clock...

Page 107: ...uto default 10 96 clock 10 96 clock Read delay from Rx FIFO The Choices Auto default 0 5 clock 4 0 clock Drive Strength setting Dram driver weak mode The Choices Auto default Normal Weak CKE drive str...

Page 108: ...Auto default No bypass 1 time 15 time 32 Byte Granularity The Choices Auto default 64 byte 32 byte DQS Training Control The Choices Perform DQS Skip DQS default CKE base power down mode The Choices E...

Page 109: ...s 195ns 327 5ns Twr Write Recovery Time The Choices 6 bus clocks default 3 bus clocks 4 bus clocks 5 bus clocks Trtp Precharge Time The Choices 3 clocks default 2 clocks Trc Row Cycle Time The Choices...

Page 110: ...s users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or software Step 1 This item is disabled on default change it to Enable to precede memory test Step 2 When the process is done c...

Page 111: ...to save different CMOS settings into BIOS ROM You may reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations Moreover you may save your ideal overclock setting for easier overclocking There are...

Search results

Summary of Contents for TFORCE 550 SE

Reviews:

Related manuals for TFORCE 550 SE

Brands by name

Popular brands

Biostar TFORCE 550 SE, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for TFORCE 550 SE

Reviews:

Related manuals for TFORCE 550 SE

Brands by name

Popular brands