Biostar GeForce 6100 AM2 Owner's Manual

GeF orce 6100 AM 2 Setup Ma nua l

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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 3.x)............................................ 4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 1.x)............................................. 4

1.6 Mo t he r boa r d La yo u t (Ver 3.x)...............................................5

1.7 Mot he r boa r d Layou t (Ver 1.x )...............................................6

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

2.1 Installing Ce ntral Pro ce ssing Unit (CPU) ................................ 7

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................ 8

2.3 Installing System Me mory.....................................................10

2.4 Con necto rs a nd Slo ts............................................................12

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

3.1 Ho w to Se t up Jum per s..........................................................14

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

Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions.........................24

4.1 Operatio n Syste m................................................................24

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................24

4.3 How RA I D Work s.................................................................24

Chapter 5: Useful Help ..............................................26

5.1 Driver Instal lation Note .......................................................26

5.2 Award B IOS Beep Code ........................................................27

5.3 Extra Informati on ................................................................27

5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................29

Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................30

6.1 Introduction........................................................................30

6.2 System Requirement............................................................30

6.3 Installation.........................................................................31

6.4 WarpSpeeder™ ....................................................................32

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................38

German................................................................................................38

France..................................................................................................40

Italian..................................................................................................42

Spanish................................................................................................44

Portuguese...........................................................................................46

Polish...................................................................................................48

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................50

ARABIC................................................................................................52

JAPANESE............................................................................................54

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you fo r choosing ou r produ ct. Be fore you start installing the mothe rboa rd, plea se make su re you fo llow the ins tructio ns be lo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uffi cie nt li gh ting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ra tion.

 Befo re yo u take the m o the rboa rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta tic

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounde d ap plian ce, or use gro unded wris t strap to remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts o n m o the rbo a rd or the

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

 Do not leave an y unfastene d sma ll pa rts inside the

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

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

sou rce, humid a ir and wa te r.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Use r’s Manua l X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1 ( op tiona l) Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal ) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/P DI F out Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEA TURES

Ver 3 . x Ver 1 . x

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Graphics

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SA TA II

LAN

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron

processors

AM D 64 A rchitec t ure enables 32 and 64 bit

computing Supports Hyper Trans port and C ool=n=Quiet

Supports up t o 1000 MHz Bandw idth

Support HyperTransport

GeForce 6100

nFor ce 4 10

Int egrated in GeF or ce 6100 Chipset

Max S hared Video Memory is 256 MB

ITE 8712F / 8716F

Provides the most commonl

I/O functionalit y.

Low Pin Count Interfac e

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monit or

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

support ed

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 B us M aster Mode

supports PIO M ode 0~ 4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA V ersion 2.0 specific ation compliant.

Real tek 8100C

10 / 100 Mb/s A uto-Negotiation

us e d l egacy Supe

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron

processors

AM D 64 A rchitec t ure enables 32 and 64 bit

computing Supports Hyper Trans port and C ool=n=Quiet

Supports up t o 1000 MHz Bandw idth

Support HyperTransport

GeForce 6100

nFor ce 4 10

Int egrated in GeF or ce 6100 Chipset

Max S hared Video Memory is 256 MB

ITE 8712F / 8716F

Provides the most commonly used legacy Super

I/O functionalit y.

Low Pin Count Interfac e

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monit or

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

support ed

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 B us M aster Mode

supports PIO M ode 0~ 4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA V ersion 2.0 specific ation compliant.

Real tek 8201C L PHY

10 / 100 Mb/s A uto-Negotiation

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Ver 3 . x Ver 1 . x

ALC 850

Sound

On Board

Connec tor

Back Panel

I/O

Board Siz e 244 x 244 (mm ) 210 x 244 (m m)

Special

Features

OS S upport

8 channels audio out

AC 97 V ersion 2.3

PCI s lot x2 PCI s lot x2

PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1 Slots

PCI Express x 1 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x1

Fl oppy c onnecto r x1 Fl oppy c onnect or x1

Printer Port connec tor x1 Printer Port connec tor x1

IDE C onnect or x2 I DE Connector x2

SA TA C onnect or x2 SA TA Conne ct or x2

Front Panel Connect or x1 F ront Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front A udio Connector x1

CD- in C onnec tor x1 C D-i n Connector x1

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

CP U Fa n header x1 C PU F an header x1

Sys tem F an header x3 S ystem Fan hea der x1

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

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x2 US B c onnector x2

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

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

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x6

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 support

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

ALC 655 / 658 (optional)

6 channels audio out

AC 97 V ersion 2.3

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 support

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 3.X)

PS/2 Mouse

LAN

PS/2 Keyboard

COM1 VGA1 USBX2USBX2

Center

Rear

Sid e

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 1.X)

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

COM1 VGA1 USBX2USBX2

LAN

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 3.X)

JKB MS1

JKBV1

JCOM1

Socket A M2

JVGA 1

JPRNT1

JUSB1

JUSBV1

JA TXPWR2

JUSBL AN1

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JDDRII_22V

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

JATXPWR1

IDE 2

IDE 1

JAUDIO1

Codec

Super I/O

JFAUDIO 1

Note: represents the 1■

LAN

PCI-EX1_1

JCDIN1

JSPDIF_OUT1

FDD1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI-EX16

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6100

LED_D1

JSFAN2

pin.

JUSB2 JUSB3

LED_D2

JNFAN1

JUSBV2

BIOS

BAT1

JCFAN1

JS FAN1

nForce

410

JSATA2

JSATA1

JPANEL1

PWR SW1

(Optio nal)JCI1

JCMOS1

IR ( optio nal)

RSTSW2

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (V ER 1.X)

JKBMS1

JCOM1

Socket A M2

JVGA1

JUSB1

JUSBV1

JATXPWR2

JU SBL AN1

JCFAN1

FDD1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

JATXPW R1

IDE1

IDE2

JAU DIO1

JFAUDIO1

Codec

Supe r I/O

Note: represents the 1■

JC DIN1

LAN

PCI-EX1_1

JNFAN1 (optional)

GeForce

6100

BIOS

PCI-EX16

BA T1

JSP DIF_OUT1

JPRNT1

PC I1

PCI2

JSFAN1

JUSBV2

JUSB3

nForce

410

JUSB 2

JSAT A2

JSAT A1

(optional)

JPANEL1

JCMOS1

JCI1

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE I NSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

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 poi nt forwards this white triangl e. The CPU will fi t on ly in the corr ec t or i entat ion.

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Step 4: Hold the CPU down fi rml y, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete th e in sta llation.

Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on t he CPU and bu c kl e it. Connect t he CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. Thi s completes the i nstallation.

2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built i n the computer. T he fan cable and connector may be di fferent according to the fan m anufacturer.

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

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

JCFAN1

4 1

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4

Smart Fan Control

JCFAN1

4 1

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JNFAN1: North Bridge Fan Hea der (Optional for Ver 1.x) JSFA N1: System F an Head er

JSFAN2: System Fan Header (Only fo r Ver 3.x)

JSFAN1

JNFAN1

JSFAN2

JNFAN1 (optional)

JNFAN1/JSFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

JSFAN2

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

Ground

JSFAN1

Note:

The JCFAN1 Supports 4-pin head c onnector, and JSFAN1/J SFAN2/JNFAN1 support 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires ont o connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pi n#2, and the bl ack wire is Ground and should be c onnected to GND.

JCFAN1 Supports smart fan function

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2.3 INSTALLING SYST EM MEMORY

1. Unl ock a DIMM slot by pressing the retai ning clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the Sl ot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and fi rmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIM M is properly seated.

B. Memory Capacity

DI MM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR Module

To tal M e mo r y

Size

Max i s 4 G B.

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C. Dual Channel Memo r y i ns tal lation

To t rigger t he Dual C hannel f unc t ion of t he mot herboard, the m emory m odule must mee t the following requiremen t s:

Install memory m odule of the s am e density in pairs , shown in t he following table.

Duual Channel Status

Enabled O O X X Enabled X X O O Enabled O O O O

(O means memory install ed, X m eans mem ory not installed.) The DRAM bus width of the memory modul e must be the same (x8 or

x16)

DIMMA 1

DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Flo ppy Disk Connec tor

The motherboard prov ides a st andard floppy disk c onnector that supports 360K, 720K, 1. 2M, 1.44M and 2. 88M f loppy disk types . This c onnector support s the provided f loppy drive ribbon c ables.

IDE1/ IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Cont roller that prov ides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 f unc t ionality . It has t wo

HDD connect ors I D E1 (primary) and ID E2 (secondary). The IDE connectors can c onnect a m aster and a s lav e driv e, so y ou c an

connec t up t o f our hard disk drives. The first hard driv e should always be connec t ed to IDE1.

3940

ID E2 ID E1

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PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PC I -Ex pres s 1.0a com pliant.

- Maxim um t heoret ical realized bandwidth of 4GB/ s simultaneously per

direct ion, for an aggregate of 8GB/s tot ally.

PCI-Ex1 _1: PCI -Expre s s x1 Sl ot

- PC I -Ex pres s 1.0a com pliant.

- D at a t ransfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direct ion; 500MB/s in total.

- PC I -Ex pres s supports a raw bit -rat e of 2. 5Gb/s on t he data pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the t radit ional PCI arc hit ecture.

PCI-EX1_1

PCIEX16

PCI1~PC I2: Peripheral Com ponent Interconnect Sl o ts

This mot herboard is equipped with 2 st andard PCI slot s. PC I stands f or Peripheral Com ponent I nt erc onnect, and it is a bus st andard for ex pansion

cards . This PCI s lot is designat ed as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS S ETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up j umpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the j umper is “cl ose”, if not, that means the jumper is

“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 D

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

Thi s co nn ector includ es Po wer-on, Reset, HDD L ED, Po wer L ED, Slee p button, and speaker. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel

switch functions.

ETAIL SETT INGS

LED

PWR

HLED

On/Off

RST

16 15

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

Speaker Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

8 Power LED (+ )

12 Power LE D (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Powe r LED

Power-on button

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JI R1: Ir DA Con n ect or (Optio na l for V er 3.x on ly )

The motherboard has a I nf rared header that supports inf rared s ignal trans m itting and rec eiv ing dev ice.

Assignment

1 +5V 2 IRTX 3 Ground 4 IRRX

IR(optional)

2 13

ATX Power Source Connect or: JAT XPWR1

JATXPW R 1 allows us er to c onnect 24-pin power c onnector on the ATX power supply.

12 24

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

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 NC

9 Standby Voltage+5V 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 Ground

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JATXPWR2: ATX Powe r So u rce C o nne ctor

By c onnecting this c onnector, it will prov ide +12V t o C PU power c irc uit.

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JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header allows us er t o connect addit ional USB c able on t he PC f ront panel, and also can be c onnec t ed wit h internal U SB dev ic es, like U SB c ard reader.

JUSB2 JUSB3

J USB3 JUSB 2

129

2910

10 NC

Assignment

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground

Assignment

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

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JUSBV1/ JUSBV2: Power Source H eade rs f or USB Ports

Pin 1- 2 Clos e :

JU SBV1: +5V for USB port s at JUSBLAN 1. JU SBV2: +5V for USB port s at f ront panel (JU SB2/JU SB3).

Pin 2- 3 Clos e :

JU SBV1: USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by +5V s t andby voltage. JU SBV2: USB ports at front panel (JU SB2/JUSB3) are powered by +5V

standb y voltage.

JUSBV1

JUSBV2

Pin 1-2 close

JUSBV1

JUSBV2

Pin 2-3 close

1 3

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-On system via USB device,” “JUSBV1/ JUSBV2” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individually.

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JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows us er t o connec t t he f ront audio out put cable wit h t he PC f ront panel. It will dis able t he output on back panel audio connectors.

JCDIN1: CD-R OM A udi o-in Connector

This connector allows us er to c onnect the audio s ourc e f rom the v ariaty dev ic es, like CD-R OM, D VD -ROM, PC I sound card, PCI TV t urner card etc..

14213

Pin Assignment

1 Mic in/center 2 Ground 3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out/

Speaker out Right

6 Right line out/

Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out/

Speaker out Left

10 Left line out/

Speaker out Left

11 Right line in/

Rear speaker Right

12 Right line in/

Rear speaker Right

13 Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

14 Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

1 Left Channel 2 Ground

3 Ground 4 Right Channel

Assignment

Input

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JCMOS 1 : Clear CMOS He a der

By plac ing the jum per on pin2-3, it allows user t o restore the BI OS safe s et t ing and the CMOS dat a, please caref ully follow t he procedures to av oid dam aging

the m otherboard.

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Rem ov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wa i t for five se co n ds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on t he AC.

6. Res et your desired password or c lear t he CMOS dat a.

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

JCI1: Chassis Open Header (optional)

This connector allows sy stem to monitor PC c as e open stat us. If t he signal has been triggered, it will rec ord t o the C MOS and s how the message on next boot-up.

Assignment

1 Case open signal 2 Ground

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JSATA1 ~JS ATA2: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI t o SATA C ont roller wit h 2 c hannels SATA int erf ace, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

JSPD I F_O UT1: Digital Audio-out Connecto r

This connector allows user t o c onnect the PCI bracket SPD IF out put header.

JSATA2

714

JSATA1

Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground

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Power S o urce S el ec t io n H ead er s for K eyb oard/ M o us e: JKBM SV 1 ( On ly for V er 3.x )

Pin 1- 2 Clos e :

JKBMSV1: +5V f or PS/2 k ey board and m ous e。

Pin 2- 3 Clos e :

JKBMSV1: PS/ 2 key board and m ouse are powered with +5V standby

voltage.

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

He ade r to adjust Memory Voltage: JDDR_II>2.2V (Only for Ver 3.x)

When adjusting Mem ory Voltage, please place t he jum per to pin2-3 C losed. The Def ault setting is Pin 1-2 C losed.

Pin 1- 2 Cl os e:

Memory Voltage controll ed by B IO S (default).

Pin 2- 3 Cl os e: Memory voltage

Overclocking

Note:

1. W hen “JDDR_II>2.2V” jumper c ap is plac ed on Pin 1-2, m em ory volt age can be manually adjusted under CMOS s et up.

2. W hen “JDDR_II>2.2V” jumper c ap is plac ed on Pin 2-3, m em ory volt age will be f ix ed at 2.2V autom at ically, and c an’t be adjusted under COMS setup.

Before set t ing mem ory v oltage ov erc locking, please ensure t hat your DDRII memor y modules are able to support 2.2V. ( Consulting your DDR supplier)

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On-Board LED In dicators (Only for Ve r 3.x)

There are 2 LED indic at ors on t he motherboard to s how syst em stat us.

LED_D1 and LED_D2:

These 2 LED indicat e sys t em power on diagnostics. Please ref er to t he table below f or different m essages:

LED_D1 LED_D2 Message

ON ON Normal ON OFF VGA Error

OFF ON Memory Error O FF OFF Abnor m a l: CPU / Chipset er r or .

LED_D1

LED

On-Board Butt ons (Opti onal for Ver 3.x only)

There are 2 on-board but t ons.

PWRSW1:

This is an on-board Power On/ Off butt on.

RSTSW2:

This is an on-board R es et but t on.

PW RSW1

RSTS W 2

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JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows y ou t o connector print er on the PC.

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

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CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS

4.1 OPERA TION SYST EM

z Support s Windows XP Home/Prof es s ional Edition, and Windows 2000 Prof essional.

4.2 RAID ARRAYS

NVRAID supports the following t ype s o f RAID arra ys:

RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for

many applications.

RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data.

4.3 HOW RAID WORKS

RAID 0:

The controller “ stripes” data across mu ltiple d rives 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 st ripe size parameter, which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment. This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers hi gh bandwidth.

Fea tures and Be nefits

 Drives: Minimum 1, and m ax imum is up t o 6 or 8. Depending on t he

platform.

 Uses: Intended f or non-c rit ical dat a requiring high dat a throughput , or any

environment that does not require fault t oleranc e.

 Benefits: prov ides increased data t hroughput, es pec ially f or large files. N o

capac ity loss penalty f or parity.

 Drawbacks: D oes not deliv er any f ault toleranc e. If any drive in t he array

fails, all dat a is lost.

 Faul t Tolerance: No.

Blo c k 1

Bl o ck 3 Bl o ck 5

Bl o ck 2 B lock 4

B lock 6

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RAID 1:

Every read and write is actually carried out in parall el across 2 disk drives in 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 the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volume or dri ve i s co rrupted or becomes unavail able because o f a hardware

failure. RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability solutions, or as a form of

automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media.

Fea tures and Be nefits

 Drives: Minim um 2, and m ax imum is 2.  Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small dat abas es or any other applic at ion t hat

requires f aul t tolerance and minimal ca paci t y.

 Benefits: Prov ides 100% dat a redundancy . Should one driv e f ail, t he

controller switche s to the o ther dri ve.

 Drawbacks: Requires 2 driv es for t he s t orage spac e of one driv e.

Performance is impaired during driv e rebuilds.

 Fault To le rance : Yes.

Blo c k 1 Bl o ck 2 Bl o ck 3

Block 1 Bl o ck 2 Bl o ck 3

※ For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to

http://www.nvidia.com /page/pg_20011106217193.htm l to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash.

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CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP

5.1 DRIVER INSTALLA TION NOTE

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

perform ance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD

The set up guide will auto d etect your mothe rboard and operating syste m.

Note:

If this window didn’t show up after y ou insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to l ocate and exec u t e th e fil e SETU P.EXE under yo ur opt i cal dr i ve.

A. Driver Installation

To install the dri ver, please click on the Driver i con. The setup gui de 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 ti tl e

to la unch th e ins ta l lat io n pr ogr am.

C. Manual

Asi de from the paperback manual, we also provi de manual in the Driver CD. Cl i ck on the Manual icon to browse for availabl e manual.

Note:

You will need Acrob at Reader to open the man ua l file. Ple ase downloa d the latest version of Acrobat Reader software from

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

GeForce 6100 AM2

5.2 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 No error f ound during POST Long beeps every ot her s econd No DRAM detec t ed or ins tall

Video card not f ound or v ideo card mem ory bad

Sys t em will s hut down autom at ically

5.3 EXT RA INFORMATION

A. BIOS Update

After yo u fail to update BIOS o r BIOS is i n va ded b y virus, the Boot-Block function will hel p to restore BIOS. If the fol lowing message

is shown after boot-up the system, i t m eans the BIOS contents are corrupted.

In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1. Mak e a bootab le floppy d is k.

2. Download the Flash Uti lity “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar websi te: www.biosta r.com.tw

3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectivel y BIOS fr om Bi os t ar websit e.

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

5. Insert the bootable di sk i nto floppy drive and press Enter.

6. Sy stem will b oot-up to DOS promp t.

7. Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/p y/ r” in DOS prompt. (xxxx means B IOS nam e.)

8. Sy stem will u pdate BIOS au to matic ally an d re start.

9. The BIOS ha s bee n re cov ered an d will work properly.

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B. CPU Overheated

If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection functi on 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 i s placed evenl y with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated normally.

3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.

After co n firmed, pl ease follow ste p s be low to relief the CPU 0protection function.

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.

2. Wai t for secon ds.

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. Wai t for secon ds.

3. Power on the system again.

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