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TA870+ Setup Manual 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for TA870 PLUS - SETUP 2

Page 1: ...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 first...

Page 2: ...and Slots 11 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 14 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 14 3 2 Detail Settings 14 Chapter 4 RAID Functions 20 4 1 Operating System 20 4 2 Raid Arrays 20 4 3 How RAID Works 20 Chapter...

Page 3: ...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 after installation Loose parts w...

Page 4: ...ual Channel Mode DDR3 memory module Supports DDR3 800 1066 1333 Supports DDR3 1600 OC IDE VIA VT6330 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0 4 SATA III Integrated Serial ATA Contro...

Page 5: ...Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port Serial Port Connector x1 Connects to RS 232 Port Power Connector 24 Pin x1 Connects to Power supply Power Connector 4 Pin x1 Connects to Power...

Page 6: ...oard Line In Line Out Mic In Center Rear Side eSATA USBX2 LAN USBX2 IEEE 1394 USBX2 Optical coaxial S PDIF Out 1 5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS FOR VER 5 2 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Line In Line Out Mic In Ce...

Page 7: ...R1 F_USB3 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_1394A1 JUSBV2 PANEL1 SATA5 SATA2 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 BIOS Super I O IDE1 PCI2 PCI1 PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PEX16_1 PEX16_2 SW_PWR1 SW_RST1 ATXPWR1 JCMOS1 SYS_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 BAT1 DDR3_A1 D...

Page 8: ...ING 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...

Page 9: ...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 complete...

Page 10: ...Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 System Fan Header SYS_FAN2 NorthBridge Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V SYS_FAN2 SYS_FAN1 1 3...

Page 11: ...2 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 into...

Page 12: ...is 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 Chann...

Page 13: ...us Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality 40 2 39 1 SATA1 SATA5 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 5 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 3 0 sp...

Page 14: ...6 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 Ground 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector This connector...

Page 15: ...width up to 2GB s per direction 4GB s in total PCI Express Gen2 supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins PEX1_1 PEX1_2 PCI Express Gen2 x1 Slot PCI Express 2 0 compliant Data transfer bandw...

Page 16: ...anel 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...

Page 17: ...OS 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 desired password or clear the CMOS data...

Page 18: ...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 2 9 10 JSPDIFOUT1 Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the P...

Page 19: ...10 10 KEY J_PRINT1 Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC 1 2 25 26 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17...

Page 20: ...ed 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 1 2 9 10 F_USB1 F_ USB2 USB3 F_ 10 NC JUSBV1 JUSBV2 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at USB1 USB_1...

Page 21: ...ED PH1_LED PH4_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 e...

Page 22: ...e 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 the R...

Page 23: ...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 is...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...ta 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 toleranc...

Page 26: ...Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC T Series Settings Automate OverClock System Manual OverClock System Notice Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking G P U Phase Control Integrated Memory Test Di...

Page 27: ...Normal Automate OverClock Manual OverClock 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 Ge...

Page 28: ...an Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC T Series Settings Automate OverClock System Manual OverClock System Notice Please Clear CMOS if sys...

Page 29: ...Series Settings Automate OverClock System Manual OverClock System Notice Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking OverClock Navigator Automate OverClock G P U Phase Control Integrated...

Page 30: ...ce Clock MHz 200 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 31: ...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 devic...

Page 32: ...S 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 Exit Exit Enter F1 F10...

Page 33: ...nsitive 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 settings...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...board 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 settings an...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...xtra 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 Tempera...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...ou 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 the are...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...tion 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 dia...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...es 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 Click OK...

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: ...r 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 confirme...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 strap...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...sk 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 breakin...

Page 50: ...Funktion von ITE Arbeitsspeich 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...

Page 51: ...stem L fter Stromversorgungsanschluss CMOS l schen Sockel x1 USB Anschluss x3 Jeder Anschluss unterst tzt 2 Fronttafel USB Anschl sse IEEE 1394 Anschluss x1 Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschlu...

Page 52: ...ire principale Fentes DDR3 DIMM x 4 Capacit m moire maximale de 16 Go Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR3 de 512Mo 1Go 2Go 4Go Module de m moire DDR3 mode double voie Prend en charge la DDR3 800 1066...

Page 53: ...r intelligent Embase de ventilateur syst me x2 Alimentation lectrique du ventilateur syst me Embase d effacement CMOS x1 Connecteur USB x3 Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 ports USB de panneau avan...

Page 54: ...ncipale Alloggi DIMM DDR3 x 4 Capacit massima della memoria 16GB Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR3 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB Modulo di memoria DDR3 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR3 800 1066 1333 Supporto di DDR3 160...

Page 55: ...ventolina di sistema Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x3 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 porte USB pannello frontale Connettore IEEE 1394 x1 Connettore Porta stampante x1 Ciascun connetto...

Page 56: ...inteligente de ITE Memoria principal Ranuras DIMM DDR3 x 4 Capacidad m xima de memoria de 16GB Cada DIMM admite DDR de 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB M dulo de memoria DDR3 de canal Doble Admite DDR3 de 800 1066 1...

Page 57: ...stema X2 Fuente de alimentaci n de ventilador de sistema Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1 Conector USB X3 Cada conector soporta 2 puertos USB frontales Cabecera IEEE 1394 x1 Conector Puerto de impresora...

Page 58: ...ITE Mem ria principal Ranhuras DIMM DDR3 x 4 Capacidade m xima de mem ria 16 GB Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem riaDDR3 de512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB M dulo de mem ria DDR3 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR3...

Page 59: ...o da ventoinha do sistema Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector USB x3 Cada conector suporta 2 portas USB no painel frontal Conector IEEE 1394 x1 Conector da para impressora x1 Cada conector supo...

Page 60: ...Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Super I O Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcje kontroli warunk w pracy Monitor H W Kontroler pr dko ci wentylatora Funkcja ITE Smart Guardian IDE VIA VT6330 Ultra D...

Page 61: ...wego x2 Zasilanie wentylatora systemowego Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze USB x3 Ka de z cze obs uguje 2 porty USB na panelu przednim Z cze IEEE 1394 x1 Z cze Port drukarki x1 Ka de z cze obs ug...

Page 62: ...850 DDR3 DIMM x 4 16 DIMM 512 1 2 4 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC Super I O ITE 8721 Super I O ITE Smart Guardian IDE VIA VT6330 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO 0 4 SATA III ATA 6 SATA 3 0 RAI...

Page 63: ...E x1 2 SATA x5 1 SATA x1 x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x2 CMOS x1 USB x3 2 USB IEEE 1394 x1 x1 1 x1 24 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 coaxial S PDIF x1 1394 x1 eSATA x1 LAN x1 USB x6 x6 305 X 225 OS Windows XP Vista 7...

Page 64: ...DIMM 4 16 DIMM DDR3 512 1 2 4 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC Super I O ITE 8721 Super I O LowPinCount Interface Smart Guardian ITE IDE VIA VT6330 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO Mode 0 4 SATA III S...

Page 65: ...TA870 63 IDE 1 IDE SATA 5 SATA 1 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 Smart Fan 2 CMOS 1 USB 3 USB IEEE1394 1 1 1 24 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 S PDIF 1 1394 1 eSATA 1 1 USB 6 6 305 X 225 Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar...

Page 66: ...x 4 16GB DIMM 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 DDR3 1600 OC Super I O ITE 8721 Super I O H W ITE IDE VIA VT6330 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 PIO Mode 0 4 SATA III ATA 6 Gb SATA 3 0 RAID 0 1...

Page 67: ...1 SATA x1 x1 S PDIF x1 IR x1 CPU x1 CPU x2 CMOS x1 USB x3 2 USB IEEE 1394 x1 x1 1 x1 24 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 coaxial S PDIF x1 1394 x1 eSATA x1 LAN x1 USB x6 x6 305 mm X 225 mm OS Windows XP V...

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