Biostar 915GL-M7 Ultra Owner's Manual
915GL-M7 Ultra
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Table of Conten t s
Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................1
1.1 Motherboard Features.................................................. 1
1.2 Package Checklist.........................................................4
1.3 Motherboard Layout .................................................... 5
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..........................................6
2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)......................................6
2.2 FAN Headers............................................................... 7
2.3 Memory Module Installation......................................... 9
2.4 Connectors and Slots...................................................10
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...............................12
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers.................................................12
3.2 Detail Settings.............................................................12
Chapter 4: Useful Help...........................................................17
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code...............................................17
4.2 Extra Information ........................................................17
4.3 Troubleshooting..........................................................19
Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™.........................................20
5.1 Introduction ................................................................20
5.2 System Requirement....................................................20
5.3 Installation ..................................................................21
5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels........22
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATU RES
A. Hardware
CPU
Supports socket 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 /Celeron D processor.
Front side bus at the following frequency ranges:
- 5 33 MT/ s (1 33 MHz Core Clock)
- 8 00 MT/ s (2 00 MHz Core Clock)
Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
Chi pset
North Bri dge: Intel 915GL.
South Bridge: Intel ICH6.
Dimensions
Micro ATX Form Factor: 24.45cm (W) x 24.4cm (L)
Ma in Memo ry
Supports Dual Chann el DDR-4 00/333.
Supports 256 -Mb, 51 2-Mb, or 1 G-Mb DDR technolog ies for x8
and x1 6 non-E CC DDR de vi c es.
Maximum DRAM space i s up to 4GB (assumi ng 32-bit
addressi ng.)
Registered DIMMs not supported.
DI MM Socket L o cation DDR Module
DDRA1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRA2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
To t a l Me m ory
Size
Max i s 4 G B.
On Board IDE
Supports 2 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO M ode 5, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100
Bus Master Mod e.
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Se rial ATA
Controller integrated in ICH6.
Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) ports.
- Intel Advanced Host Controller (AHCI).
Compliant with SATA 1.0 speci fication
Data transfer rates up to 1.5Gb/s
Slots
Tw o 32-bit PCI b us master sl ots.
One PCI-Extreme (PCI-EX) sl o t.
- PCI-Express 1.0a com pliant.
- Supports data transfer speed up to 1 GB/s per direction.
(See p.10 for detail i nformation.)
Super I/O
Chip: IT E IT8712.
Low Pin Count Interface.
Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
- H/W Monitor
- Fan Speed Controller
- IT E's " S mart Guardi an" function
On Board A C’97 Sound Cod ec
Chip: ALC655
Support 6 channels.
Supports S/PDIF-Out and S/PDIF-In (optional) functions.
Compliant with AC’97 Version 2.3 specification.
LAN
Chip: RTL8100C.
Supports 10/100Mb/s auto-negotiation.
Half/Full duple x ca pabi lity.
Supports ACPI power m anagem ent
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F ront Sid e On-bo ard P eripheral s
1 IDE connector supports 2 hard disk devices.
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in devi ce.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio functi on.
1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports digital audio-out function
1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning
function.
1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
1 S/PDIF-In connector supports digi tal audio-in function
(opti onal).
4 serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA devi ces.
2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.
Rear Sid e Connectors
4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 VGA port.
1 Serial port.
1 Printer port.
1 RJ - 45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 vertical audio port incl uding 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out
conn ec tor, and 1 MIC - i n conn ect or.
PS/ 2
Mouse
PS/ 2
Keyboard
COM1
Printer port
VGA1
LAN
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mi c In 1 /
USB x2
US B x2
Base/ Center
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B. BIOS & Software
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2.
Supports ACPI.
Supports USB Function.
Software
Sup por ts War pspeeder ™ , 9th Touch™ , WIN F LASH ER ™ an d
FLASHER™.
Offers the hi ghest performance fo r Win dows 98SE, Windows
2000, Windows M e, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable * 1
HDD Cable * 1
User’s Manual * 1
Serial ATA Cable * 1
Fu lly Se tup Driver CD * 1
Rear I/O Panel fo r ATX Case * 1
S/PDIF Cable * 1 (opti onal)
USB 2.0 Cable *1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable * 1 (optional)
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1.3 MOTHERBOARD LAY OUT
JCOM1
JP RNT1
JV GA1
1
13
24
12
PCI-EX
Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
J _CIR1
(optional)
BAT1
5
JDJ1
(optional)
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALL ATION
2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNI T (CPU)
Spe cial 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: Pull the lever si deways away from the socket and then raise the
Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU
Step 2-1:
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
should point wards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the
correct ori entation.
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Step 2-2:
Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to com plete
the i nstal la ti on.
Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN
power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the install ation.
2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. T he fan
wir in g and plu g may be diff er ent accor ding to the fa n ma nuf ac tur er.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while m atching the black wire to
pin#1.
CP U Fan Header : JCFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
1
JCFAN1
2 Power
3 FAN RPM rat e sense
4 Smart Fan Control
Sy stem Fan Header : JS FAN 1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
1
JSF AN1
2 Power
3 FAN RPM rat e sense
4 Smart Fan Control
Note:
The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector.
When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red
wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black
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wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
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2.3 MEMORY MODULE IN STA LLATION
1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaini ng 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 the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIM M is properly seated.
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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS
PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnec t Slots
This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for
expansi on cards. T his PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ul tra DMA 33/ 66/ 100
fun c tionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (p rimary) and IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a m aster and a sl ave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.
FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
s uppor t s 360 K, 720K, 1.2 M, 1. 4 4 M a nd 2. 8 8 M f lo ppy d is k types. Th is
connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.
SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA
interface, i t satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Ground 2 TX+
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SATA1~SATA4
3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+
7 Ground
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PCI-EX: PCI-Extreme Slot
This PCI-EX (PCI-Extreme) slot is a speci al design for PCI-Express
(PC I-E ) inte rfa ce grap hic cards.
The PCI-EX slot is compliant with PCI-Express 1.0a specification, and
bandwidth of data transfer is up to 1GB/s per direction, for an aggregate
of 2GB/s total ly.
To install the system with an add-on PCI-E graphi c card, please make
sure to install the driver of add-on PCI-E graphic card before onboard
VGA dr iver i nstallat i on. If the on bo ar d VG A dr iver has a lready bee n
installed before you install the add-on PCI-E graphi c card, the system
will automatically set the onboard VGA as the primary graphics adapter.
For the onboard VGA driver can’t be removed com pletely, and to solve
this problem, please follow the steps below,
1. Disable onboard VGA utility under the operating system, and reboot
PC. After PC restarts, the system wi ll automatically set the PCI-E
graphic card as the m ain adapter.
2. Or, re-i nstall your operating system to ensure the PCI-E graphic
card function can be used.
Note:
Downward compatib ility to PCI-E x4 and PCI-E x1 extensi o n card.
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SE TUP
3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jum per cap is
placed on pins, the j umper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS
JKB V1: Powe r Source Heade r for PS /2 Keyboard and Mouse
Assignment Description
1
Pin 1-2 close
Pin 2-3 close
1
Note:
In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse ”, “JKBV1/JUSBV1/JUSBV3_1” jumper cap sho uld be pla ced
on Pin 2-3.
+5V +5V for PS /2 keyboard and mouse
+5V Standby
Voltage
PS/2 m ouse and k eyboard are
powered wit h +5V standby v olt age.
JUSBV1/JUSB V3_1: Powe r Sourc e Heade rs for USB port s
Assignment Description
1
Pin 1-2 close
Pin 2-3 close
1
+5V
+5V Standby
Voltage
Note:
In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse ”, “JKBV1” jumper cap sh ould be placed on Pin 2-3.
JU SBV1: +5V f or USB port s at
JRJ45U SB1 & JU SB2.
JUSBV3_1: +5V for JUSB3/JUSB4.
JU SBV1: USB ports at JRJ45U SB1
and JU SB2 are powered by +5V
standb y voltage.
JU SBV3_1: JUSB3/4 are powered by
+5V st andby voltage.
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JSPD I F_O U T1 : D igital Au dio-out Conn ec tor
This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output
header.
Pin Assignment
1
JSPDIF_OUT1
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground
JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output
header.
Pin Assignment
1
JSPDIF_IN1
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_IN
3 Ground
JCDIN1: CD-R OM A ud io-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety
devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound ca rd, PCI TV turne r card
etc..
Pin Assignment
1 Left channel input
2 Ground
1
JCDIN1
3 Ground
4 Right channel input
JUSB3/JUSB4: Front USB Heade rs
This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to
connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be
connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
210
1
JUSB3/JUSB4
1 +5V (f used) 2 +5V (fused)
3 USB- 4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 NC
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JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header
This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable wi th the
PC front pa nel. It will di sable th e o utput on back panel a udi o connectors.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Mic in/center 2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power
1314
12
JAUDIO2
Right line out/ Speak er
5
out R ight
7 Reserv ed 8 Key
Left line out/ Speak er
9
out Left
Right line in/R ear
11
speaker Right
Left line in/R ear
13
speak er Left
Right line out/ Speak er
6
out R ight
Left line out/ Speak er
10
out Left
Right line in/R ear
12
speaker Right
Left line in/R ear
14
speak er Left
JCL1: Chassis Op en Head er
T his connecto r allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the
signal has been triggered, i t will record to the CMOS and show the
message on next boot-up.
Pin Assignment
JCL1
1 Cas e open signal
2 Ground
JCMOS 1 : Clear CMOS H eader
By placing the jumper on pin2-3, i t allows user to restore the BIOS safe
setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to
avo id da ma ging th e mot her b oar d.
JCMOS1 Assignment
Pin 1-2 close
Pin 2-3 close
Norm al Operation (D ef ault).
Clear CMOS data.
※ Clear CMOS Procedures:
1. Remove AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wai t for f i ve seconds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. Reset your desired password or clear the CM OS data.
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JPANEL1: Front Panel Heade r
This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED,
Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect
the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
PWR_LED
SLP
2
1
SPK
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker
9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX
On/Off
++
+--
RST
HLED
Speaker
Connector
Hard driv e
LED
Reset
button
IrDA
Connector
IR
24
23
IR
JPANEL1
8 Power LED (+)
12 Power LED (-)
16 Ground
24 IRRX
Sleep
button
Power LED
Power-on
button
IrDA
Connector
JDJ1 (optional) : AUDIO DJ Connector
This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED,
Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect
the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
5
JDJ1
1
1 SMBDATA 2 SMBCLK
3 INT_B 4 Key
5 AXT_PWROK
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JATXP WR1/JATXPWR2: Powe r Connectors
JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect with 20-pin power
conn ec tor on t h e A TX power supp ly.
JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it will provi de +12V to CP U
power ci rcuit.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
13
24
JATXPWR1
2
4
JATXPWR2
1
1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 Ground 15 Ground
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 Ground 17 Ground
6 +5V 18 Ground
7 Ground 19 Ground
8 PW_OK 20 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
12
11 +12V 23 +5V
12 2 x 12 Det ect 24 Ground
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1
3
1 +12V 3 Ground
2 +12V 4 Ground
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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP
4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE
Beep Sound Meanin g
One long beep f ollowed by t wo s hort
beeps
High-low siren sound CPU overheated
One Short beep when system boot-up N o error found during POST
Long beeps every ot her second N o DRAM detected or inst all
4.2 EXTRA INF ORMATION
A. BIOS Update
After you fail to up d ate B IOS or BIOS i s i n vaded b y virus, the
Boot-Block function wi ll help to restore BIOS. If the following message
is shown after boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are
corrupted.
Video card not f ound or video c ard
mem ory bad
Sys t em will shut down automat ically
In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:
1. Mak e a bo otab le fl op py d is k.
2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Bi ostar
website: www.bi o star.com.tw
3. Confi rm motherboard model and download the respecti vely BIOS
fr om Bi os t ar w ebs ite.
4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectivel y BIOS into floppy di sk.
5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.
6. Syste m will boo-up to DOS prompt .
7. Type “Awd flash xxxx.bf / sn/p y/ r” i n DOS prompt.
8. Syste m will update B IOS automatically and restart.
9. T he BIOS ha s bee n re cov ered and will work properly.
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