Biostar GF7025-M2 TE Owner's Manual

GF7025-M2 TE/GF7050-M2 SE Set up Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 : In tro d u c ti o n.....................................................3

1.1 Before You Start...................................................................3

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................3

1.3 Motherboard Features..........................................................4

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors.......................................................... 5

1.5 Mo t he r bo ar d Layou t............................................................6

Chapter 2 : Hardware Ins tallation........................................7

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

2.2 FAN Heade rs........................................................................9

2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................10

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

Chapter 3 : H e ad ers & Ju mp er s S etup.................................14

3.1 How to Setup Ju mper s..........................................................14

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

Chapter 4 : RA ID Fu n c ti o n s...............................................21

4.1 Operation System................................................................21

4.2 Raid Array s.........................................................................21

4.3 How RAI D Work s.................................................................21

Chapter 5 : U s eful Help.....................................................25

5.1 Driver Instal latio n Note.......................................................25

5.2 Award BIOS Bee p Code........................................................26

5.3 Extra Informati on ................................................................26

5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................27

Appenden cies: S PEC In Other L an g u ag e.............................28

German................................................................................................28

France..................................................................................................30

Italian..................................................................................................32

Spanish................................................................................................34

Portuguese ...........................................................................................36

Polish...................................................................................................38

Russian ................................................................................................40

Arabic..................................................................................................42

Japanese..............................................................................................44

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

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1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our product. Befo re yo u start ins talling the mo therboa rd, plea se make su re you follo w the ins tructio ns belo 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 yo u take the m o the rboa rd o u t from a n ti-s ta t ic

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded ap plian ce, o r use grounded wris t s trap to remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the com po ne nts o n mo 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 be nd or flex the board.

 Do no t lea ve any unfas tene 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 ter.

1.2 PACKAGE 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 Gu ide X 1

Fu lly Se tup D rive r C D X 1 (fu ll ve rsion manua l f iles ins ide ) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) Se ria l ATA Po 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)

Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

GF7025- M2 T E GF7050- M2 S E

Socket AM2 AM D Athlon 64 / At hlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 /

CPU

FSB

Chipset GeForce 7025/NF630a GeForce 7050/NF630a

Super I/O

Main Memory

Graphics

IDE

SA TA II

LAN

Sound

Slots

Sempron processors AM D 64 Architectur e enables 32 and 64 bit computing Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth Support HyperTransport

ITE 8716F Provides the most commonl I/O functionalit y. Low Pin Count Interface Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 2 Max Memory Capacity 4GB Eac h DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/1GB/ 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 Regist ered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported Int egrated i n GeForce 7025/NF630a Chi pset Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB

Integrated IDE Controller Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0~ 4, Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s. SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Realtek RTL 8201CL 10 / 100 Mb/s aut o negotiation Half / Full duplex capability

ALC662

5.1 channels audio out High Defi nition Audio

PCI s lot x2 PCI s lot x2 PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1

us e d l egacy Supe

Socket AM2 AM D Athlon 64 / At hlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron processors AM D 64 Architectur e enables 32 and 64 bit computing Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth Support HyperTransport

ITE 8716F Provides the most c ommonly used legac y Super I/O functionalit y. Low Pin Count Interface Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 2 Max Memory Capacity 4GB Eac h DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/1GB/ 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 Regist ered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported Int egrated i n GeForce 7050/NF630a Chi pset Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB

Realtek RTL 8201CL 10 / 100 Mb/s aut o negotiation Half / Full duplex capability

ALC662

5.1 channels audio out High Defi nition Audio

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Fl oppy c onnect or x1 Fl oppy c onnector x1 Printer Port connect or x1 Printer Port connect or x1 IDE C onnector x1 IDE Connector x1 SA TA Con nect or x4 SATA C onnect or x4 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

On Board Connector

Back Panel I/O

Board Size 190 mm (W) x 244 mm(L) 190 mm (W) x 244 mm(L)

Special Features

OS S upport

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 x1 S ystem Fan hea de r x1 CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1 USB connector x3 USB c onnector x3 S e ri al port Conn ect or x1 S e ri al port C onnect or x 1 Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

PS/2 Keyboard x1 PS/2 Mouse x1 VGA port x1 DVI -D port x1 LAN port x1 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3

RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1 support RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1 support

Windows XP / VISTA Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice.

PS/2 Keyboard x1 PS/2 Mouse x1 VGA port x1 DVI -D port x1 LAN port x1 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3

Windows XP / VISTA Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/ 2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

VGA

DVI-D

USBX2USBX2

LAN

Li n e In/ Surround

Li n e Out Mi c In 1/

Bass/ Center

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKB MS1

JKBMSPWR1

VGA

DVI-D

JUSBPWR1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

JAUDIOF1

LAN

BAT1

JATXPWR4

JATXPWR1

PCI-EX16

PCI1

GeForce

7025/7050

aNF630

Socket A M2

JCFAN1

DIMM A1

DIMM B1

IDE1

JUS BPWR2

JUSB3 JUSB2 JUSB4

BI OS

JCMOS1

SATA4SATA3

SATA2

JPANEL1

Codec

JSPDIF_OUT1

Note: represents the 1■

JPRNT1

PCI2

FDD1

pin.

JCOM1

Supe r I/O

SATA1

JSFAN1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INS TALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CEN TRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap.

Step 2: Pull the l ever toward direction A from the socket and then rai se 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 fit onl y in th e cor r ec t or i en tatio n.

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Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the l ever toward direct

B to complete the installation.

Step 5: Put th e CP U Fan on the CPU a nd bu c kl e it. Conn ect the CPU

FAN power cable to 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

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM rate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM

rate sense

JSFAN1 : System Fan Head er

Note:

The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head c onnector. The JSFAN1 supports 3-pin head connector. When c onnecti ng with wires onto c onnectors, pl ease note that the red wire is

the positi ve and s hould be c onnected to pin#2, and the blac k wire is Ground and should be connect ed to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Me mo ry Module s

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

1. Unlock a DIMM sl ot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Ali gn 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. Memory Capacity

DI MM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2 Module

To t al Mem o r y

Size

Max is 4 G B.

C. Dual Channel Me mory installation

To trigger t he Dual Channel func t ion of t he motherboard, the m emory m odule must meet the following requirement s:

Install memory module of t he same density in pair, shown in t he following t able.

Du al Channel Statu s

Disabled O X Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed, X m eans m emory not installed.) The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or

x16)

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Flo ppy Disk Connec to r

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1. 2M, 1.44M and 2. 88M f loppy disk types. This connector support s t he provided f loppy driv e ribbon cables.

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IDE1: H ar d Disk C onnec tor

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Cont roller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ult ra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 funct ionality.

The IDE connector can connect a m aster and a s lave drive, so y ou can connect up to two hard disk drives.

133

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PCI-EX16: P CI- Expre s s x1 6 S lot

- PCI -Ex press 1.0a c ompliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidt h of 4GB/ s simultaneously per

direct ion, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

- PCI -Ex press supports a raw bit-rat e of 2. 5GB/s on the data pins.

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

PCI1~PCI2: Periphe ral Component Interconnect Sl ots

This mot herboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or Peripheral Com ponent I nt erconnect, and it is a bus standard f or expansion

cards . This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI-EX16

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SET UP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper 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 SETT INGS

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, H DD LED, Power LED, and speak er connection. It allows user to c onnect the PC cas e’s front panel s witc h

functions.

P WR_LED

On/Off

SPK

HLED

RST

Pin Assignment Functio n 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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