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Motherboard Manual

 

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SPECIFICA 

CPU 

Socket AM2 

Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 
FX / Althlon 64X2 / Sempron 

L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 
e 64 bit 

Supporto di Hyper Transport e Cool’n’Quiet   

FSB 

Supporto di HyperTransport fino a 
1000 MHz di larghezza di banda 

 

Chipset 

nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 

 

Super I/O 

ITE 8712F / 8716F 
Fornisce le funzionalità legacy Super 

I/O usate più comunemente. 
Interfaccia LPC (Low Pin Count) 

Funzioni di controllo dell’ambiente: 
Monitoraggio hardware 
Controller velocità ventolina 
Funzione "Smart Guardian" di ITE 

Memoria 

principale 

Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 
Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 

256/512MB e 1GB 
Capacità massima della memoria 4GB 

Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio 
Supporto di DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800 
DIMM registrati e DIMM Non-ECC non sono 

supportati 

IDE 

Controller IDE integrato   
 

Modalità Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 

133 
Supporto modalità PIO Mode 0-4   

SATA 

Controller Serial ATA integrato   
Velocità di trasferimento dei dati fino 

a 3.0 Gb/s. 

Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 2.0. 

LAN 

Realtek 8201CL 

Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 Mb/s 
Capacità Half / Full Duplex 

Codec 

audio 

ALC 655 / 658(optional) 

Uscita audio 6 canali   
AC’97 Versione 2.3 
Output S/PDIF 

Alloggio PCI 

x4 

 

Alloggio PCI Express x16 

x1 

 

Alloggi 

Alloggio PCI Express x1 

x2 

 

Connettore floppy 

x1 

Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità Floppy 

Connettore Porta stampante 

x1 

Ciascun connettore supporta 1 Porta stampante 

Connettore IDE 

x2 

Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità IDE 

Connettore SATA 

x4 

Ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità SATA 

Connettore pannello frontale 

x1 

Supporta i servizi del pannello frontale 

Connettore audio frontale 

x1 

Supporta la funzione audio pannello frontale 

Connettore CD-in 

x1 

Supporta la funzione input audio CD 

Connettore output SPDIF   

x1 

Supporta la funzione d’output audio digitale 

Collettore ventolina CPU 

x1 

Alimentazione ventolina CPU (con funzione Smart 

Fan) 

Collettore ventolina sistema 

x3 

Alimentazione ventolina di sistema 

Connettori 

su scheda 

Collettore apertura telaio 

x1 

(optional) 

Per la funzione di rilevamento intrusione telaio 

Summary of Contents for TForce4 U AM2

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: ...eaders Jumpers Setup 12 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 12 3 2 Detail Settings 12 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 20 4 1 Operation System 20 4 2 Raid Arrays 20 4 3 How RAID Works 20 5 1 T Power Introduction...

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: ...s up to 3 0 Gb s SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant LAN Realtek 8201CL PHY 10 100 Mb s Auto Negotiation Sound ALC 655 658 optional 6 channels audio out AC 97 Version 2 3 PCI slot x4 Supports PCI...

Page 5: ...Connects to PS 2 Keyboard Connects to PS 2 Mouse Provide RS 232 Serial connection Connects to RJ 45 ethernet cable Connects to USB devices Provide Audio In Out and microphone connection Board Size 218...

Page 6: ...N JAUDIO1 JATXPWR2 JPRNT1 PCI2 Super I O JUSBV1 JUSB2 JUSB3 DDR2A1 JSFAN1 JCMOS1 JPANEL1 IDE1 JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JSATA4 JSATA3 JSFAN2 JNFAN1 JDDRII_2 3V LED_D1 LED_D2 DDR2B1 DDR2B2 DDR2A2 JKBMSV1 PCI EX1...

Page 7: ...move 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 trian...

Page 8: ...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 9: ...Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Smart Fan Control 1 3 JCFAN1 3 FAN RPM rate sense JSFAN1 JSFAN2 System Fan Header JNFAN1 North Bridge Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 1 3 3 JNFAN1 JSFAN2 JSFAN1 3...

Page 10: ...2 DDR2B2 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 int...

Page 11: ...installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard the memory module must meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in the following ta...

Page 12: ...rive ribbon cables 34 1 2 33 IDE1 IDE2 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 It...

Page 13: ...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 PCI EX1_1 PCI EX16 PCI EX...

Page 14: ...pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED Sleep button and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 SLP PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK 2 15...

Page 15: ...ssignment 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 Standby Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Groun...

Page 16: ...with 5V standby voltage 1 3 Pin 1 2 close 1 3 1 3 Pin 2 3 close JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel...

Page 17: ...On system via USB device JUSBV1 JUSBV2 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 individually JFAUDIO1 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC...

Page 18: ...Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 Pin 1...

Page 19: ...2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX JSATA1 JSATA2 JSATA3 JSATA4 1 4 7 7 Ground JPRNT1 Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC 1 2 25 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Stro...

Page 20: ...When JDDRII_2 3V jumper cap is placed on Pin 1 2 memory voltage will be fixed at 2 3V automatically and can t be adjusted under COMS setup Before setting memory voltage overclocking please ensure that...

Page 21: ...RSW RSTSW Optional Optional PWRSW1 This is an on board Power Switch button RSTSW2 This is an on board Reset button JSPDIF_OUT1 Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI...

Page 22: ...ta across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determi...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...Yes Block 2 Block 4 Block 6 Block 1 Block 3 Block 5 Block 2 Block 4 Block 6 Block 1 Block 3 Block 5 Spanning JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standa...

Page 25: ...saction processing and general purpose service Benefits An ideal combination of good performance good fault tolerance and high capacity and storage efficiency Drawbacks Individual block data transfer...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...tion will increase memory stability when overclocking Choices The range is from 1 800V to 2 100V with an interval of 0 100V Memclock Frequency To get better system performance sometimes downgrading th...

Page 29: ...ased 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 This setting will raise about 10 15 of...

Page 30: ...e 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 setting for customizing system configurati...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ...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 Choices 16 default CPU Fan Sta...

Page 34: ...1 PWM Value 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 te...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...8V 2 0V Interval 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 Voltag...

Page 40: ...Motherboard Manual 38 PCI Overclocking Setting This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status This item cannot be adjusted...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...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 46: ...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 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: ...grierter IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Modus Unterst tzt PIO Modus 0 4 SATA Integrierter Serial ATA Controller Datentransferrate bis zu 3 0 Gb s Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation...

Page 49: ...uss x3 Jeder Anschluss unterst tzt 2 Fronttafel USB Anschl sse Stromanschluss 24 polig x1 Stromanschluss 4 polig x1 R ckseiten E A PS 2 Tastatur x1 PS 2 Maus x1 Serieller Anschluss x1 LAN Anschluss x1...

Page 50: ...pas prises en charge IDE Contr leur IDE int gr Mode principale de Bus Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Prend en charge le mode PIO 0 4 SATA Contr leur Serial ATA int gr Taux de transfert jusqu 3 0 Go s Conform...

Page 51: ...tection d intrus dans le ch ssis Embase d effacement CMOS x1 Connecteur USB x3 Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 ports USB de panneau avant Connecteur d alimentation x1 24 broches Connecteur d alim...

Page 52: ...to Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a 3 0 Gb s Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 2 0 LAN Realtek 8201CL Negoziazione automatica 10 100 Mb s Capacit Half Full Duplex Codec audio ALC 655 658 op...

Page 53: ...4 pin I O pannello posteriore Tastiera PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta seriale x1 Porta LAN x1 Porta USB x4 Connettore audio x3 Dimension i scheda 218 mm larghezza x 293 mm altezza Caratterist iche specia...

Page 54: ...ador IDE integrado Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Soporte los Modos PIO 0 4 SATA Controlador ATA Serie Integrado Tasas de transferencia de hasta 3 0 Gb s Compatible con la versi n SATA 2 0 R...

Page 55: ...o de CMOS X1 Conector USB X3 Cada conector soporta 2 puertos USB frontales Conector de alimentaci n X1 24 patillas Conector de alimentaci n X1 4 patillas Panel trasero de E S Teclado PS 2 X1 Rat n PS...

Page 56: ...IMM registados e os DIMM Non ECC n o s o suportados IDE Controlador IDE integrado Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Suporta o modo PIO 0 4 SATA Controlador Serial ATA integrado Velocidades de tr...

Page 57: ...peza do CMOS x1 Conector USB x3 Cada conector suporta 2 portas USB no painel frontal Conector de alimenta o x1 24 pinos Conector de alimenta o x1 4 pinos Entradas S a das no painel traseiro Teclado PS...

Page 58: ...oler IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Tryb Bus Master obs uga PIO tryb 0 4 SATA Zintegrowany kontroler Serial ATA Transfer danych do 3 0 Gb s Zgodno ze specyfikacj SATA w wersji 2 0 LAN Realtek 8201CL PHY...

Page 59: ...nia CMOS x1 Z cze USB x3 Ka de z cze obs uguje 2 porty USB na panelu przednim Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe x1 Back Panel I O Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Port szeregowy x1...

Page 60: ...nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 DDR2 4 DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM and Non ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8712F 8716F Super I O ITE Smart Guardian IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO 0 4 SAT...

Page 61: ...TForce4 U AM2 59 x1 CD x1 CD S PDIF x1 x3 x1 CMOS x1 USB x3 2 USB 24 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x3 218 X 293 NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1 5 OS Windows 2K XP Biostar OS...

Page 62: ...MM DDR2 256 512 1 4 DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM ECC Super I O ITE 8712F 8716F Super I O Low Pin Count Interface Smart Guardian ITE IDE IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO Mode 0 4 SAT A Serial ATA 3 0...

Page 63: ...TForce4 U AM2 61 USB 3 USB 24 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 1 1 USB 4 3 NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1 5 218 X 293 Windows 2K XP Biostar...

Page 64: ...4 DIMM 256 512MB 1GB DDR2 4GB DDR2 DDR2 400 533 667 800 DIMM ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8712F 8716F Super I O H W ITE IDE IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO Mode 0 4 SATA ATA 3 0 Gb SATA 2 0 LAN Realtek 820...

Page 65: ...TForce4 U AM2 63 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x3 x1 CMOS x1 USB x3 2 USB 24 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x3 218 mm X 293 mm NVIDIA nTunes RAID 0 1 0 1 5 OS Windows 2K XP Biostar OS...

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