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TForce P965 Setup Manual 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for TForce P965 Ver 5.x

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: ...FAN Headers 9 2 3 Installing System Memory 10 2 4 Connectors and Slots 12 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 14 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 14 3 2 Detail Settings 14 Chapter 4 OverClock Quick Guide 21 4 1...

Page 3: ...rounded 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 bo...

Page 4: ...r I O function ality Low Pin Coun t In terface Environ men t Con trol in itiatives H W Mon itor Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian function Main Memory DIMM Slots x 4 Each DIMM supports 256MB 5...

Page 5: ...F ou t conn ector x1 S PDIF ou t conn ector x1 S PDIF inconnector optional x1 S PDIF inconnector optional x1 CPUFan header x1 CPUFan header x1 System Fan header x2 System Fan header x2 Clear CMOS head...

Page 6: ...oard COM1 USBX2 USBX2 LAN USBX2 Li ne In Surround Line Out Mic In 1 Bass Center Since the audio chip supports Intel High Definition Audi o Specification the function of each audi o jackcan be defined...

Page 7: ...A1 SATA3 COD EC JCDIN1 Optional JSF AN1 LAN BAT1 BIOS Intel ICH8 LGA775 CPU1 Intel P965 JAUDIOF1 JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 COM1 JAUDIO 1 JSPDIF_OUT1 IDE1 JCO M 1 SATA2 SATA4 DDR2 _A2 DDR2 _B2 IDE Super I O J P...

Page 8: ...SA TA1 SATA3 COD EC JCDIN1 Optional JSF AN1 LAN BAT1 BIOS Intel ICH8 LGA775 CPU1 Intel P965 JAUDIOF1 JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 COM1 JAUDIO 1 JSPDIF_OUT1 IDE1 JCO M 1 SATA2 SATA4 DDR2 _A2 DDR2 _B2 IDE Super I...

Page 9: ...Notice Remove 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 Pin Cap Step 1 Pu...

Page 10: ...The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 2 1 Step 2 2 Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan and h...

Page 11: ...n Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 J CFAN1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 System Fan Header JNFAN1 Northbridge Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 1 3 JSFAN1 J NFAN1...

Page 12: ...slot such 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...

Page 13: ...et the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in thef ollowing table Dual Channel Status DDR2_A1 DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2 Enabled O X O X Enabled X O X O Enable...

Page 14: ...88M floppy disk ty pes This connector supports the prov idedf loppy drive ribbon cables 34 33 1 2 IDE1 Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO M...

Page 15: ...ly per direction f or an aggregate of 2GB s totally PEX1_1 PCI Express Slot PCI Express 1 0a compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 250MB s simultaneously per direction f or an aggregate...

Page 16: ...pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s f ront panel switch functions 1 9 8 16 SLP PWR_LED On Off RST HLED S...

Page 17: ...gnment 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 StandbyVoltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12...

Page 18: ...the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 Mic in center 2 Ground 3 Mic power Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out...

Page 19: ...Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remov e AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait f orf ive seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset y our desired password or clear th...

Page 20: ...tor allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 1 3 3 Ground JSPDIF_IN1 Digital Audio in Connector Optional This connector allows user to connect the PCI...

Page 21: ...indicate system power on diagnostics Please ref er to thetable below for different messages LED1 LED2 Message ON ON Normal ON OFF VGA Error OFF ON Memory Error OFF OFF Abnormal CPU Chipset error On B...

Page 22: ...printer on the PC 1 2 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: ...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 Ov erclocking Nav igator Engine O N E CMOS R...

Page 24: ...ng 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 designedf or experienced overclock user...

Page 25: ...his f unction will increase memory stability when ov erclocking Choices The range is from 1 85V to 2 0V with an interv al of 0 05V Memclock Frequency To get better system performance sometimes downgra...

Page 26: ...ease the system performance named A O S Based on many tests and experiments A O S prov ides 3 ideal overclock conf igurations that are able to raise the system perf ormance in a single step V6 Tech En...

Page 27: ...to sav e different CMOS settings into BIOS ROM Users are able to reload any sav ed CMOS setting for customizing system conf igurations Moreov er users are able to save an ideal overclock setting durin...

Page 28: ...re are needed Step 1 The def ault setting under this item is Disabled the condition parameter should be changed to Enable to proceed this test Step 2 Sav e and Exit f rom CMOS setup and reboot the sys...

Page 29: ...o Biostar website http www biostar com tw to download the latest BIOS f ile Then sav e thef ile into a floppy disk Step 2 Insert thef loppy disk and reboot the system to get into CMOS screen Step 3 Se...

Page 30: ...eat problem and maintain the system temperature at a saf e lev el CPU Fan Off If the CPU temperature is lower than the set value the CPU fan will turn off The range is f rom 0 127 with an interval of...

Page 31: ...fault 2 PWM Value 4 PWM Value 8 PWM Value 16 PWM Value 32 PWM Value 64PWM Value S1 CPU temperature is 60 and PWM v alue is 1 PWM S2 CPU temperature is 60 and PWM v alue is 2 PWM S3 CPU temperature is...

Page 32: ...down 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 P...

Page 33: ...e CPU temperature is higher than the upper limit the status line color will change f rom green to red and a warning sound will alert y ou Also the system tray icon would change to FAN Speed By adjusti...

Page 34: ...u Also the system tray icon will change to ii VBAT This item displays the CMOS battery v oltage represented by a light green line Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting to monitor the st...

Page 35: ...on 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 totaskbar E This column shows present CPU speed and ov er...

Page 36: ...0 8V 2 0V Inter val 0 0125V Memory Overclocking Settings By adjusting can configure two items for Memory overclocking A Memory Clock Frequency Choices 100 133 200 266 333 400 533 667 800 B Memory Vol...

Page 37: ...TForce P965 35 PCI Overclocking Setting This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status This item cannot be adjusted...

Page 38: ...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 acti vates for the fi...

Page 39: ...elow 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 Cli...

Page 40: ...Biostar 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 sav...

Page 41: ...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 installation p...

Page 42: ...the 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 Dow...

Page 43: ...ain 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 pleas...

Page 44: ...disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the driv e type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of bre...

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Page 46: ...Guardian Funktion vonITE ITE 8712F Bietet die h ufig verwendeten altenSuper E A Funktionen Low Pin Coun t Schnittstelle Umgebungskon trolle Hardware berwachung L fterdreh zah l Controller Smart Guardi...

Page 47: ...s x1 CD IN An schlu ss optional x1 CD IN An schlu ss optional x1 S PDIF Ausgangsansch luss x1 S PDIF Ausgangsansch luss x1 S PDIF Eingangsan schlu ss option al x1 S PDIF Eingangsan schlu ss option al...

Page 48: ...deSuper E S patrimoniales la plus u tilis e Interface faiblecompte de broches Initiatives decontr le environnemen tales Moniteur de mat riel Contr leur de vitesse de ven tilateur Fonction Gardieninte...

Page 49: ...neau avan t x1 Connecteu r d entr eCD en option x1 Connecteu r d entr eCD en option x1 Connecteu r desortie S PDIF x1 Connecteu r desortie S PDIF x1 Connecteu r d entr eS PDIF en option x1 Connecteu r...

Page 50: ...iscele funzionalit legacySuperI O usate pi comunemen te Interfaccia LPC Low PinCount Funzioni di controllo dell ambiente Monitoraggio hardware Controller velocit ventolina Funzione Smart Guardi an di...

Page 51: ...ional x1 Connettore output SPDIF x1 Connettore output SPDIF x1 Connettore input SPDIF optional x1 Connettore input SPDIF optional x1 Collettore ventolina CPU x1 Collettore ventolina CPU x1 Collettore...

Page 52: ...m n S per E S Interfaz de cu entaLow Pin Iniciativas decontrol de entorno Monitor hardware Controlador develocidad de ventilador Funci n Guardia in teligente de ITE Memoria prin cipal Ranuras DIMM DDR...

Page 53: ...1 Conector de en trada S PDIF opcion al x1 Conector de en trada S PDIF opcion al x1 Cabecera de ven tilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ven tilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ven tilador desistema X2 Cabecera de...

Page 54: ...a controlo doambien te Monitoriza o do hardware Controlador davelocidade daventoinha Fun o Smart Guardian da ITE Mem ria prin cipal Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta umamem ria DDR2 de 2...

Page 55: ...or desa da S PDIF x1 Conector de en trada S PDIF opcion al x1 Conector de en trada S PDIF opcion al x1 Conector da ven toinha da CPU x1 Conector da ven toinha da CPU x1 Conector da ven toinha dosistem...

Page 56: ...lko pami ci 8G B Modu pami ci DDR2z trybem podw jnego kana u Obs uga DDR2 533 667 800 Brak obs ugi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM SuperI O ITE 8712F Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcjeSuper I O Int...

Page 57: ...PDIF x1 Z czewej ciaS PDIF opcja x1 Z czewej ciaS PDIF opcja x1 Z cze g wkowe wen tylatora procesora x1 Z cze g wkowe wen tylatora procesora x1 Z cze g wkowe wen tylatorasystemowego x2 Z cze g wkowe w...

Page 58: ...Step Intel Architectu re 64 Extended Memory 64 Technology FSB 533 800 1066 533 800 1066 Intel P965 Intel ICH8 Intel P965 Intel ICH8 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 2 DDR2 8 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM an...

Page 59: ...ess x 4 x1 PCI Express x 1 x1 PCI Express x 1 x1 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 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x2 x2 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24...

Page 60: ...E xtended Memory 64 Technology Virtualization Technology 533 800 1066 533 800 1066 Intel P965 Intel ICH8 Intel P965 Intel ICH8 DDR2DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 256 512 2 1 8 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DDR2DI...

Page 61: ...1 x4 PCI Express 1 PCI Expressx1 1 PCI Expressx1 1 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 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 2 2 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB 2 USB 2 24 1 24 1 4 1 4 1 PS...

Page 62: ...el SpeedStep In tel Architectu re 64 E xtended Memory 64 Technology Virtualization Technology FSB 533 800 1066 MHz 533 800 1066 MHz Intel P965 Intel ICH8 Intel P965 Intel ICH8 DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 5...

Page 63: ...Express x 1 x1 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 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 x2 x2 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 USB x2 24 x1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 I O PS...

Page 64: ...3 2 Standard CMOS Features 7 3 Advanced BIOS Features 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features 16 5 Integrated Peripherals 18 6 Power Management Setup 23 7 PnP PCI Configurations 29 8 PC Health Status 32 9 Over...

Page 65: ...uning 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 Versio...

Page 66: ...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 Ent...

Page 67: ...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 WARNING...

Page 68: ...nd 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 ov...

Page 69: ...rd 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 cha...

Page 70: ...TForce P965 6 Integrate Flashing Program This submenu allows you to upgrade bios...

Page 71: ...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 hh mm ss...

Page 72: ...e All but Disk Key Select the situation in which y ou want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify y ou Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conv entional memory detected during boot up Extende...

Page 73: ...ed BIOS Features Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup CPU L3 Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default Enable cache...

Page 74: ...sequence Floppy 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 The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave S...

Page 75: ...bove The Choices Enabled default Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled Boot Up Flo...

Page 76: ...voltage ofthe throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on diesensor detects temperature increase The Choices 0 8375V default 0 8375 1 6000 Limit CPUID MaxVal Set Limit CPUID MaxVal...

Page 77: ...ing Technology The Choices Enabled default Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the comput...

Page 78: ...to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC...

Page 79: ...d default Disabled Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to select whether the Small Logo shows The Choices Disabled default Enabled Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the s...

Page 80: ...nged incorrectly Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which is able to improve the system performan...

Page 81: ...elect thePCI Express Port The Choices Auto default Enabled Disabled PCI E CompliancyMode This itemallows you to select thePCI E Compliancy Mode The Choices v1 0a default v1 0 PEG Force X1 When using o...

Page 82: ...5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Highlight the Press Enter label next to the OnChip IDE Device label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the fol...

Page 83: ...nput Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatic...

Page 84: ...als The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB 2 0 Controller This entry is to enabled disabled EHCI controller The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support This itemallows you to enableor...

Page 85: ...Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This itemallows you to enableor disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled Super IO Device Press Enter to configure the...

Page 86: ...with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function The default valueis SPP The C...

Page 87: ...23 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Wak...

Page 88: ...lization feature the display may work abnormally or not function after S3 The Choices Auto default Yes No USB KB MS Wake Up From S3 This itemallows you to enable or disabled the USB keyboard wake up f...

Page 89: ...rd Input password and press Enter to set theKeyboard power on password Hot Key Power ON Choose the Hot Key combination to boot up the system The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5...

Page 90: ...This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are three options of Power Management three of which hav...

Page 91: ...ode The Choices Yes default No Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type The Choices Stop Grant default PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices 3 d...

Page 92: ...determines the behavior of system power button Instant off turn off the power immediately and Delay 4 Sec will require you to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to cut off the system power...

Page 93: ...ve whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices PCI Slot default Onboard PCIEx Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resource...

Page 94: ...hoices Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag...

Page 95: ...B This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB The Choices Enabled default Disabled Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 409...

Page 96: ...sed by CPU FAN The Choices Smart default Always On CPU Fan Off If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value FAN will turn off The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key in a DEC number CPU Fan Start CPU fan...

Page 97: ...Choices 1 PWM Value default 2 PWM Value 4 PWM Value 8 PWM Value 16 PWM Value Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This item is only effective under Windows...

Page 98: ...urrent 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 of SYSTEM fan Current JNFAN1 Speed This fie...

Page 99: ...igned 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 system p...

Page 100: ...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 s...

Page 101: ...r test results theoverclock function achieved the best performance on AMD 3000 CPU CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control The Choices StartUp default 0 012V 0 787V FSB Terminat...

Page 102: ...8 Max 50 Key in a DEC number CPU Clock The Choices 100MHz default Min 100 Max 333 Key in a DEC number PCIE Clock select The Choices Auto default Upto CPU Fixed 100 Manual PCIE Clock Display the PCIE...

Page 103: ...R The Choices Auto Default 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TWTR The Choices Auto Default 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TRRD The Choices Auto Default 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TRTP The Choi...

Page 104: ...TForce P965 40 Step 2 When the process is done change the setting back from Enabled to Disabled to complete the test...

Page 105: ...o 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...

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