Biostar 945P-A7B, 945PL-A7B Owner's Manual

945P-A7B/945PL-A7B Set up Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................1

1.1 Before You Start................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 1

1.3 Motherboard Features..........................................................2

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 6.x)............................................4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 5.x)............................................ 4

1.6 Mo t he r boa r d Layou t (for Ve r 6.x )..........................................5

1.7 Mot he r boa r d Layou t (for Ver 5.x )..........................................6

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation..............................7

2.1 Installing Ce ntral Proce ssing Unit (CPU)................................ 7

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................9

2.3 Installing Sy stem Me mory.....................................................10

2.4 Con nec tors and Slo ts............................................................12

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .....................14

3.1 How to Se t u p Ju mper s..........................................................14

3.2 Det ail Settin gs.....................................................................14

Chapter 4: Useful Help .............................................19

4.1 Driver Instal latio n Note.......................................................19

4.2 Awar d B IOS Bee p Code........................................................20

4.3 Extra Information................................................................20

4.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................22

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................23

5.1 Introductio n ........................................................................23

5.2 System Requirement............................................................23

5.3 Installation.........................................................................24

5.4 WarpSpeeder™ ....................................................................25

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................32

German................................................................................................32

France..................................................................................................34

Italian..................................................................................................36

Spanish................................................................................................38

Portuguese ...........................................................................................40

Polish...................................................................................................42

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................44

ARABIC................................................................................................46

JAPANESE............................................................................................48

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our pro duct. Be fore you start installing the mo the rboa rd, plea se make su re you follo w the ins tru ctions be lo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf ficie nt ligh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ration.

 Befo re you tak e the m o the rboa rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, o r use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts on m o the rboa rd o r the

rea r side of the boa rd unless ne cessary. Hold the bo ard on the edge , do not try to bend o r flex the boa rd .

 Do no t lea ve any unfas tened sma ll pa rts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which ma y damage the equ ipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

sou rce , humid a ir and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

z FDD Cable X 1 z HDD Cable X 1

z Use r’s Manua l X 1 z Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1 z Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 z Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 z USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) z S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)

z Se ria l ATA Po we r Switch Cab le X 1 (op tiona l )

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

945P-A7B 945PL-A7B

LGA 77 5

Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D /

Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz

CPU

FS B 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SATA

10/ 100

LAN

Sound

Codec

Suppor ts Hy per -Thre adin g

Execute Dis able Bit

Enha nced Intel SpeedStep

Extende d Mem or y 6 4 Tech nolog y

Int el 9 45P

Intel ICH7

ITE I T 8712F

H/W Monitor

Fan S pee d C o ntroller

ITE' s "S m art G uardia n" fu nc t ion

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM s up ports 2 56/ 512M B & 1GB

DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual C hannel Mode DDR 2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 5 33 / 667

Integrated I DE Controller

Ultra DMA 33~100 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated Seri al ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Realtek RTL 8100C

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

ALC861VD(V er 6. x) / ALC 88 8(Ver 5. x)

5.1 cha nnels a udio out (Ver 6. x)

7.1 cha nnels a udio out (Ver 5. x)

Intel High-Definition Audi o support

LGA 77 5

Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D /

Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz

Suppor ts Hy per -Thre adin g

Execute Dis able Bit

Enha nced Intel SpeedStep

Extende d Mem or y 6 4 Tech nolog y

Int el 9 45PL

Intel ICH7

ITE I T 8712F

H/W Monitor

Fan S pee d C o ntroller

ITE' s "S m art G uardia n" fu nc t ion

DIMM Slots x 2

Eac h DIMM s up ports 2 56/ 512M B & 1GB

DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 2GB

Dual C hannel Mode DDR 2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 4 00 / 533

Integrated I DE Controller

Ultra DMA 33~100 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated Seri al ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Realtek RTL 8100C

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

ALC861VD(V er 6. x) / ALC 88 8(Ver 5. x)

5.1 cha nnels a udio out (Ver 6. x)

7.1 cha nnels a udio out (Ver 5. x)

Intel High-Definition Audi o support

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945P-A7B 945PL-A7B

PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1

PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Slots

PCI s lot x3 PCI slot x3

Floppy connector x1 Floppy connector x1

IDE C o nnect or x1 IDE Co nnec tor x1

SATA Connector x4 SATA Connector x4

Front Pa nel Co nnec tor x1 Front Pa nel Co nnector x1

Front Audi o Connector x1 Front Audio Co nnector x1

CD-in C o nnect or x1 CD-i n Co nnec tor x1

On Board

Connector

Back Panel

I/O

Board Siz e 205 (W) x 30 5 (L ) mm 205 (W ) x 305 (L) mm

Suppor t

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1

CPU Fan hea der x1 CPU Fan hea der x1

System Fan hea der x1 System F an hea der x1

Chassis open header (optional) x1 Chassis open header (optional) x1

Clear CMOS header x1 Clear CMOS header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

Power Connector (24pi n) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

PS/2 Keyb oard x1

PS/2 Mo use x1

Serial Port x1

Printer Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio J ack (Ver 6.x) x3

Audio J ack (Ver 5.x) x6

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the ri

support for any OS with or witho ut notice.

ht t o add or remo ve

PS/2 Keyb oard x1

PS/2 Mo use x1

Serial Port x1

Printer Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio J ack (Ver 6.x) x3

Audio J ack (Ver 5.x) x6

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves t he ri

support for any OS with or witho ut notice.

ht to add or remove

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 6.X)

PS/2 Mouse

PS/ 2 Keyboard

Printer Port

COM1

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 5.X)

PS/2 Mouse

PS/ 2 Keyboard

Pr i n t e r P o rt

COM1

LAN

Line In / Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

USBX2USBX2

LA N

USBX2USBX2

Center

Re ar

Side

Since t he au dio c hip s upports I ntel H ig h D e fi ni ti on Audi o Sp ecific ati o n, the functio n of e ach audi o jac k c an be de fi ne d by soft ware. Th e in put / out put functi o n of each audi o j ac k list ed

abo ve r epr ese nts t he default setti ng. Ho we ver, wh en c onnec ti ng e xter nal mi cr ophon e to t he audi o port, pl eas e use t he Line In (bl ue) an d M i c In ( Pi nk) au di o j ac k.

Line In

Line Out

Mic I n

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 6.X)

JKBMS1

C O J

C 1

O M 1

JPRNT1

JRJ45 USB1

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

Codec

Super

I/O

BIO S

JAUDIOF1

JATX PWR 2

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

JC FAN1

JATX PW R1

LGA7 75

CPU1

PE X16_1

PCI1

PCI 2

Intel

945P

945PL

BAT1

Intel

ICH7

JC I1(Optional

DDR2_A1

SATA1

DDR2_B1

DDR 2_A2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

DDR 2_B2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

IDE1

SATA3

JCMOS1

SATA2

10 /100 LA N

JSP DI F

OU T

PCI 3

JSFAN1

FDD1

SATA4

JPA NEL 1

Note: ■ repre sents the 1st pin.

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 5.X)

JKBMS1

CO M1JC OM 1

JPRNT1

JRJ45 USB1

JAUDIO 2

JCDIN1

Codec

Super

I/O

BIO S

JAUDIOF1

JATX PWR2

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

JCFAN1

JATX PW R1

LGA7 75

CPU1

PE X16_1

PCI1

PCI 2

Intel

945P

945PL

BAT1

Intel

ICH7

JCI 1(Optional

DDR2_A1

SATA1

DDR2_B1

DDR 2_A2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

DDR 2_B2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

IDE1

SATA3

JCMOS1

SATA2

10 /100 LA N

JSP DI F

OUT

PCI 3

JSFAN1

FDD1

SATA4

JPA NEL1

Note: ■ repre sents the 1st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CEN TRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remo v e Pin Cap before installation, a nd make goo d pre serv ation for future use. When the CPU is remov ed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty so cket to ensure pin legs won’ t be dama g ed.

Pin-Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on

CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. 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 heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it

on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

JCFAN1

JSFAN1 : System Fan H ead er

JSFAN1

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

The J CFAN1 a nd J SFAN1 s uppor t 4-pin and 3- pin h ead connec tor. Whe n co nnec ti ng with wi res onto c onnect or s, pl e ase no te that t he re d wire is t he positi ve an d s houl d be conn ecte d t o pi n# 2, and the bl ac k wir e is Gro und a nd s ho uld b e c onnec t ed to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR2_A1

DDR2_A2

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B2

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A2( Only for )945P-A7B

DDR2_B2( Only for )945P-A7B

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 the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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B. Me mory C apa city

For 945P-A7B

DI MM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module Total Memory Size

Max memory 4GB.

For 945PL-A7B

DI MM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module Total Memory Size

Max memory 2GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory installatio n

To trigger the Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirem ents:

Install memory module of the same dens ity in pairs, shown in the f ollowing t able.

For 945P-A7B

Du al Channel Statu s

Enabled O X O X

Enabled X O X O

Enabled O O O O

For 945PL-A7B

Du al Channel Statu s

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16)

DDR2_A1

DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2

DDR2_B1

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Flo ppy Disk Conne c tor

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connect or support s the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon c ables.

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IDE1: Har d Disk C onn ectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Cont roller that prov ides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Mast er, and U ltra DMA 33/66/100 functionality.

The IDE connect ors can connec t a m aster and a slav e driv e, so y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives. The f irst hard drive should always be connect ed to

IDE1.

IDE1

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PC I-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maxim um theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s tot ally.

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots

- PC I-Express 1.0a compliant.

- D ata transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direct ion; 500MB/s in total.

- PC I-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on t he data pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the tradit ional PCI architecture.

PEX16_1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PCI1~PCI3: Peri pheral Component In terconne ct Slo ts

This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expans ion

cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SET UP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is

“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETT INGS

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 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 front panel switch functions.

LED

PW R

SLP

916 1

SP K

HLED

On/Off

RST

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 Sleep control 2 N/A 10 Ground

3 N/A 11 N/A N/A 4 Speaker

5 HDD LE D (+) 13 P ower LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-)

7 Ground 15 Power button 8 Reset control

Speaker

connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

12 P ow er L ED (+)

14 P ow er L ED (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

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JATXPWR1: ATX Powe r Sou rce Co nne ctor

This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 Ground 4 +5V

24 12

5 Ground 6 +5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Vol tage

+5V

10 +12V

11 +12V 12 2 x 12 Detect 13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 Ground 16 PS_ON 17 Ground

18 Ground 19 Ground 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 Ground

JATXPWR2: ATX Powe r Sou rce Co nne ctor

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circ uit.

Assignment

1 +12V

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2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground

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JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This motherboard prov ides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and als o can be connected with

internal USB dev ices, like USB card reader.

JUSB3 JUSB4

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JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

9210

Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key

10 NC

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

JCDIN1: CD-R OM Aud io-i n Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty dev ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

Assignment

1 Left Channel

Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel

Input

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JCMOS 1 : C lear CMOS He ader

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging

the motherboard.

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (Default).

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Rem ov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait f or f ive 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.

JCI1: Chassis O pen Header (Optional)

This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status . If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next

boot-up.

Assignment

1 Case open signal 2 Ground

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S ATA1 ~SATA4 : Serial ATA Co nnectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s.

SATA1 SATA3

SATA2

JSPDIF_O UT: D igital Au dio out Connect ors

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

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SATA4

Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX + 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground

CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

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4.1 D

RIVER INSTALLA TION NOTE

After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system

performance.

You will see the following window after you insert the CD

The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system .

Note:

If this windo w didn’t sho w up aft er you ins ert th e Dr i ver CD, ple ase use fi l e br o ws er to locate an d e xecu te th e fi l e SET UP.EXE un der your opti cal drive .

A. Driver Installation

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 program.

B. Software Installation

To install the software, please click on the Software icon. The setup guide will list the software available for your system, click on each software title

to launch the installation program.

C. Manual

Aside from the paperback manual, we also provide manual in the Driver CD. Click on the Manual icon to browse for available manual.

Note:

You will need Acrobat R eader to open the manual file. Please download the latest version of Acrob at Re ader soft ware fro m

http://www.adobe.com/products/a crobat/readstep2.html

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4.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meanin g

One long beep followed by t wo s hort beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheat ed

One Short beep when system boot-up No error f ound during POST Long beeps every ot her second No DRAM detected or install

Video card not found or v ideo card memory bad

System will s hut down automat ically

4.3 EXT RA INFORMATION

A. BIOS Update

After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If 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. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw

3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website.

4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.

5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6. System will boot-up to DOS prompt.

7. Type “Aw dfla sh xxxx.bf / sn/p y/ r” in DOS prompt. (xxxx means BIOS name.)

8. System will update BIOS automatically and restart.

9. The BIOS has been recovered and will wo rk properl y.

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B. CPU Overheated

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not

power 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 confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function.

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds. 2 . Wa i t f o r se co nd s.

3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.

Or you can:

1. Clear the CMOS data.

(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)

2 . Wa i t f o r se co nd s.

3. Powe r on the system agai n.

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4.4 TROUBLESHOOTING

Probable Solution

1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, f an inside power supply does not turn

on.

2. Indicator light on key board does not turn on.

System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights are on, power indicat or lights are lit,

and hard driv e is spinning.

System does not boot from hard disk driv e, can be booted f rom optical driv e.

System only boot s f rom optic al driv e. Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk

is impossible.

Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”

Cannot boot system after installing second hard driv e.

1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact technical support.

Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM, press down firmly until the

module snaps into place.

1. Check cable running from disk to disk controller board. Make sure

both ends are sec urely plugged in ; c h ec k t h e dr iv e ty p e i n t he standard CMOS setup.

2. Backing up t he hard drive is extremely important. All hard

disks are capable of break ing down at any t ime.

1. Back up dat a and applicat ions files.

2. Ref ormat the hard driv e. Re-install applic ations and data

using backup disks.

Review system ’s equipment. Make sur correct inf ormation is in setup.

1. Set mas ter/s lave jumpers correctly.

2. Run SETUP program and select correct driv e ty pes. Call the drive

manufacturers f or compat ibility with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1 INTRODUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage

Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they

prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core

voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset

information. Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU,

memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel.

Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang,

[WarpSpeeder™] technology assures the system stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the

original system speed or a suitable one.

5.2 SYSTEM REQU IREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system

includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install DirectX 8.1.)

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5.3 INSTALLATION

1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to

install.

2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox

is checked, the T ra y Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish”

button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in thi s user manual will change accordin g to you r m otherboard on hand.

5.4 WARPSPEEDER™

1. Tray Icon:

Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will di splay a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.

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This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to

invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray icon or you can right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following

figure. The “Launch Utility” item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left-click on tray icon and “Exit” i tem will close

Tray Icon utility if selected.

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