This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reas onable protec tion ag ai nst harmful i nterfe rence in a resi dentia l
installation. T his equipment generates, uses , and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not ins talled and used in accordance with the instructions , may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interfe rence will not occur in a particular ins tallati o n.
The vendor makes no re p res e ntatio ns o r wa rran ties wi th r espec t to t he
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Chapter 1 : In tro d u c tion.....................................................1
1.1 Before You Start................................................................... 1
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BEFORE YOU START
Tha nk you for choosing our p ro duct. Before yo u start ins talling the
mo the rboa rd, plea se make su re you follo w the ins tructio ns be low:
Prepare a dry and stable working environment with
s uf ficie nt li gh ting .
Always disconnect the computer from power outlet
be fo re ope ra tion .
Befo re you tak e the mo the rboa rd o u 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 s trap to
remove the static charge.
Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts on mo the rboa rd o r the
rea r side of the board unless ne cessary. Hold the bo ard
on the edge , do not try to bend o r flex the board.
Do no t lea ve any un fastene d small parts inside the
case after installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits wh ich may damage the equipmen t.
Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat
sou rce, humid air and water.
1.2PACKAGE CHECKLIST
HDD Cable X 1 Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 I ns talla tion Guide X 1 Fu lly Se tup D rive r C D X 1 (full ve rs ion manua l f iles ins ide ) FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
Se ria l ATA P o we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l) DV I to HDM I Ada p te r X 1 (op t iona l )
Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.
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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
SPEC
S ocket AM 2+ / AM 2
CPU
FSB Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth Support HyperTrans port
Chipset
Super I/O
Main
Memory
Graphics Int egrated i n AMD 690G Chipset M ax S har ed Video Memor y is 512MB
IDE Integrated IDE Controller
SA TA II I nt e grat e d S e ria l ATA C o nt r ol l er
Floppy connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives
IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device
SATA Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices
Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities
Front A udio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function
CD-in Connector x1 S upports C D audio-in functi on
Athlon 64 x
AM D 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit
computing
Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet
Low Pin Count Interface
Environment Control initiatives
H/W Monitor
ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module
Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800
Supports DDR2 1066 (by A M2+ CPU)
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not s upported
Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode
supports PIO M ode 0~4,
Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s
SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant
10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability
5.1 channels audio out
High Definition Audio
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SPEC
S/PDIF out connector x1 Supports digital audio out function
CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)
System Fan header x1 Sys tem Fan Power supply
CMOS clear header x1 Restore CMOS data t o factory default
USB connector x3 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports
Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply
Pow er Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply
Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port
Serial port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port
PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mouse x1
Back Panel
I/O
Board Size 200 mm (W) x 244 mm(L)
Special
Features
OS SupportWindows XP / VISTA
DVI port x1
VGA port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4
Audio Jack x3
RAID 0 / 1 / 1+ 0 support
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Connects to PS/2 Keyboard
Connects to PS/2 Mouse
Co nnec t t o DV I- D mo nit or
Connect to D-SUB m onitor
Connect t o RJ-45 ethernet cable
Connect to USB devices
Provide Audi o-In/Out and microphone connection
Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support
for any OS With or without notice.
1.4R
PS/ 2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
EAR PANEL CONNECTORS
VGA
DVI-D
LAN
Li n e In/
Surround
Li n e Ou t
Mi c In 1/
Bass/ Center
USBX2USBX2
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1.5MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
JKBMS1
JATX PWR2
JKBV1
VGA
JCFAN1
JATXPWR1
Socket A M2
DVI
JUSB1
JUSBLAN1
AUDIO2
Codec
JCOM1
JUSBV1
JAUDIOF1
JCDIN1
LAN
Su per I/O
Not e: represents the 1■
PEX1_1
JPRNT1
JSPDIF_OUT1
PEX16_1
PCI1
PCI2
AMD
690G
FDD1
st
pin.
JUSB2
JUSB3 JUSB4
DIMMA1
AMD
SB600
DIMMB1
JC MOS 1
JSFAN1
BAT1
IDE1
SATA1
SATA 2
BI O S
SATA3
SATA4
JUSBV2
JPANEL1
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
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Step 1: Remove 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 triangle on
CPU should point towards this white triangle. The CPU will fi t only
in the cor rec t or ientat io n.
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Step 4: Hold the CPU down fi rmly, and then close the lever toward direct
B to complete the installatio n.
Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it . Connec t the CPU
FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
Note: Please update the B IOS to the latest version wh ile using AM2+ CP Us . Due to the latest CPU
transition, you may encounter the sit uation that the new system fail ed to boot while using new
AM2+ CPUs. In this case, please i nstall one standar d AM2 CPU to boot your s ystem, and
update the latest BIOS from our website f or AM2+ CPUs support.
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2.2 FANHEADERS
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
1
4
JSFAN1: S ystem Fan Header
13
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3
FAN RPM rate
sense
4 Smart Fan
Control (By Fan)
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
Note:
The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head c onnector. The J SFAN1 supports 3-pin head
connector. When connecti ng with wires onto connectors, pl ease note that the r ed wire is
the positi ve and should be connect ed to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and s hould
be connected to GND.
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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY
A. Me mo ry Module s
DIMMB1
DIMMA1
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 sl ot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
To trigger t he Dual Channel function of t he motherboard, the m emory m odule
must meet the following requiremen t s:
Install memory m odule of the same density in pairs, shown in the following
table.
Du al Channel Status
Enabled O O
Disabled X O
Disabled O X
DIMMA1
DIMMB1
(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)
The DRAM bus width of the memory modul e must be the same (x8 or
x16)
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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS
FDD1: Floppy Di sk C onnector
The motherboard provides a st andard floppy disk connector t hat supports 360K,
720K, 1. 2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types . This c onnector support s t he
provided f loppy driv e ribbon cable.
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ID E1: Hard Disk C onne ctor
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI ID E Controller t hat prov ides PI O
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and U lt ra DMA 33/66/100/133 func t ionality.
The IDE connectors can c onnect a m aster and a s lav e drive, so you can
connec t up t o two hard dis k drives.
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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot
- PCI -Ex press 1.0a c ompliant.
- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s sim ult aneously per
direct ion, f or an aggregate of 8GB/ s totally.
PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot
- PCI -Ex press 1.0a c ompliant.
- Dat a transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direct ion; 500MB/s in tot al.
- PCI -Ex press supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on t he data pins.
- 2X bandwidth ov er the t radit i onal PCI arc hit ecture.
This mot herboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PC I stands for
Peripheral Com ponent I nt erconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion
cards . This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits .
PCI1
PCI2
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 HOW TO SETUP 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, and
speak er connection. It allows user to connec t the PC c ase’s front panel switc h
functions.
PWR _LED
On/Off
-
9
1
++
+
SP K
HLED
-
16
8
RST
12
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 +5V 9 N/A
2 N/A 10 N/A
3 N/A 11 N/A N/A
4 Speaker
5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)
6 HDD LED (-)
7 Ground 15 Power button
8 Reset control
Speaker
Connector
Hard drive
LED
Reset button
12 Power LED (+)
14 Power LED (-)
16 Ground
N/A
Powe r LED
Power-on button
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J A TXP W R1 : ATX P o we r S ou rce C onn e cto r
This connector allows user t o connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply .
J A TXP W R2 : ATX P o we r S ou rce C onn e cto r
By c onnecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circ uit.
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12
Pin
Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 Ground
4 Ground
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JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel
This header allows us er to c onnect additional USB c able on the PC front panel,
and also can be c onnected wit h internal USB devices, like U SB card reader.
JUSB2
JUSB3 JUSB4
210
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SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA C ont roller wit h 4 channels SATA interf ace.
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
Assignment
Pin
1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB4 USB-
5 USB+
6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 NC
10 Key
Pin
Assignment
1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX4 Ground
5 RX6 RX+
7 Ground
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JSP DIF_O UT1: Digi tal Audio-ou t C onne ctor
This connector allows user t o connect the PCI bracket SPD IF output header.
Pin
Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground
13
JAUDIO F1: Front Panel Audio Heade r
This header allows us er to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront
panel. This header allows only HD audio f ront panel c onnector; AC ’97 connector
is not accept able.
Pin Assignment
1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right in
4 GPIO
1
9
10
5 Right line in
2
6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sense
8 Key
9 Left line in
10 Jack Sense
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JCDIN1: CD-RO M Audio-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect t he audio sourc e from the variaty dev ices,
like CD-R OM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner c ard etc .
JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header
By plac ing the jum per on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BI OS safe sett ing
and the CMOS data, please caref ully follow the procedures to av oid damaging
the m otherboard.
※ Clear CMOS Proce dures:
1. R em ove AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wai t for five se co n ds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. R es et your desired pass word or clear the C MOS dat a.
13
Assignment
Pin
1 Left Channel
Input
1
4
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel
Input
13
Pin 1-2 Close:
Normal Operation (default).
13
Pin 2-3 Close:
Clear CMOS data.
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JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector
This header allows y ou to c onnector printer on the PC.
2
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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 Data 3 22 Ground
10 Ground 23 PE
11 Data 4 24 Ground
12 Ground 25 SCLT
13 Data 5 26 Key
JCO M1 : Serial port Connector
The motherboard has a Serial Port C onnect or for connecting R S-232 Port.
Pin
Assignment
1 Carrier detect
2 Received data
3 Transmitted data
4 Data terminal ready
5 Signal ground
6 Data set ready
7 Request to send
210
19
8 Clear to send
9 Ring indicator
10 NC
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JKBV1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse
13
+5V for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse.
+5V STB for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse.
J U SB V1 / J US B V 2: Po we r S o ur ce Hea de rs f o r USB P o rts
Pin 1-2 Close :
JU SBV1: +5V f or USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1.
JU SBV2: +5V f or USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB2/JU SB3/JUSB4).
Pin 2-3 Close :
JU SBV1: +5V STB f or USB ports at JU SB1/JU SBLAN1.
JU SBV2: +5V STB f or USB ports at front panel (JU SB2/JU SB3/JUSB4).
13
Pin 1-2 close
13
Pin 2-3 close
18
JUSBV1
3
1
13
JUSBV2
3
1
3
1
13
Pin 1-2 close
13
Pin 2-3 close
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CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS
4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM
z Support s Windows XP Hom e/Prof essional Edition, and Windows Vista.
4.2 RAID ARRAYS
RAI D supports the following types of R AID arrays :
RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for
RAID 1: RAID 1 defi nes techniques for mirroring data.
RAID 1+0: RAID 1+0 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1.
many applications.
4.3 HOW RAIDWORKS
RAID 0:
The controller “stripes” d ata across mul tiple 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 determined by the s tripe size p arameter,
which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment.
This technique reduces overall disk acces s time and o ffers high bandwidth.
Fea tures and Be nefits
- Drives: Minimum 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on t he
platform.
- Uses: I ntended for non-c rit ical data requiring high data throughput , or any
environm ent that does not require f ault toleranc e.
- Benefits: prov ides increased dat a throughput, especially f or large files.
No c apacity loss penalty f or parity.
- Drawbacks: Does not deliver any fault toleranc e. If any drive in t he array
fails , all dat a is lost.
- Faul t Tolerance: No.
Bl ock 1
Block 3
Block 5
Block 2
Block 4
Block 6
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RAID 1:
Every read and write is act ual ly carried out in p arallel acro ss 2 disk drives i n a RAID 1
array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on
a second redundant drive in t he array . RAID 1 provides a hot -st andby copy of data if
the active volume or drive i s co rrupted or b ecomes un avai lable because of a hardw are
failure.
RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability solutions, or as a form o f
automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less
reliable media.
Fea tures and Be nefits
- Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.
- Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small databas es or any other applicat ion that
requires f ault tolerance and minimal ca paci t y.
- Benefits: Prov ides 100% dat a redundancy. Should one driv e fail, the
controller switches to the o ther drive.
- Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for t he storage spac e of one drive.
Perform anc e is impaired during driv e rebuilds.
- Faul t Tolerance: Yes.
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Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
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RAID 1+0:
RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0
solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance.
Fea tures and Be nefits
- Drives: Minim um 4, and max imum is 6 or 8, depending on t he platf orm.
- Benefits: Optim izes for bot h fault toleranc e and perform anc e, allowing f or
autom at ic redundancy. May be sim ultaneously us ed with other RAID
levels in an array, and allows for s pare disks.
- Drawbacks: Requires twice t he available dis k s pac e for data redundancy,
the same as RAID level 1.
- Faul t Tolerance: Yes.
Block 1
Block 3
Block 5
Block 1
Block 3
Block 5
Block 2
Block 4
Block 6
Block 2
Block 4
Block 6
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CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP
5.1 DRIVER INSTALLA TION NOTE
After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup
Driver CD into your optical drive and install the dri ver 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 window didn’t show up after you ins ert the Driver CD, please use file browser to
l ocate and e xecu te t h e fi l e SETU P.E XE un der yo ur o pti c al dr ive .
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 launc h th e ins ta l lat ion pr ogr a m.
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 Acrob at Read er to open the man ual file. Please downloa d the la te s t version
of Acrobat Reader software from
Разъём SATA x4 Каждый ра з ъ ём поддерж ивает 1 устройство SATA
Разъём на лиц евой панели x1 Поддержка ус тройс тв на лиц евой панели
Входной звуковой разъём x1 Поддержка звуковых функц ий на лицевой панели
СПЕЦ
Архитектура AMD 64 разрешать обработка данных
на 32 и 64 бит
Поддержка Hyper Transport и Cool’n’Q uiet
Модуль пам яти с двухканальным режимом DDR2
Поддержка DDR2 533 / 667 / 800
Поддержка DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)
Не поддерж ивает зарегис трированны е модули
DIMM and ECC DI MM
Интерфейс с низким количеством вы в о дов
Иниц иативы по охране окружаю щей среды,
Аппаратный монитор
Функция ITE "Smart Guardian" (Интеллектуальная
защита)
Максимальная совместно ис п о ль з у е м ая видео
память составляет 512 МБ
Режим "хоз яина" шины Ult ra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133
Поддержка режима PIO 0~4,
скорость передачи данны х до 3 гигабит/с.
Соответс твие с пециф икации SA TA версия 2. 0.
Автоматическое согласование 10 / 100 Мб/с
Частичная / полная дуплексная способность
Звуковая поддерж ка High-Definition
5.1канальны й звуковой выход
Каждый ра з ъ ём поддерживает 2 накопителя на
гибких магнитных дисках
Каждый ра з ъ ём поддерживает 2 вс троенных
интерф ейса накопителей
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Задняя
панель
средств
ввода-вы в
ода
Размер
панели
Спец иальн
ые
технич еск
ие
характери
стики
Поддержк
а OS
A690G M2+
СПЕЦ
Разъём ввода для CD x1 Поддержка функц ии ввода для CD
Разъём вы в о д а для S/PDIF x1 Поддержка вы в о да цифровой з вуковой функции
Контактирующее приспособление
вентилятора центрального
проц ессора x1
Контактирующее приспособление
вентилятора системы x1
Открытое ко нта к тир ую щ е е
приспос обление CMO S x 1
USB-раз ъём x3
Разъем питания (24 вы в о д ) x 1
Разъем питания (4 вы в о д) x 1
Разъём Порт подклю чения
принтера x1
Разъём Последовательный порт x1
Клавиатура PS/2 x1
Мышь PS / 2 x1
Порт VGA x1
Порт LAN x1
USB-порт x4
Гнездо для подключения
науш ников x3
Порт DVI x1
200 мм (Ш) X 244 мм (В)
Поддержка RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0
Windows XP / VISTA
Источник питания для вентилятора ц ентрального
проц ессора (с функцией интеллектуального
вентилятора)
Источник питания для вентилятора системы
Каждый ра з ъ ём поддерживает 2 USB-порта на
лицевой панели
Каждый раз ъём поддерживает 1 Порт подключения
принтера
Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или
удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или без
предварительного уведомления.
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