Biostar I86PE-A7 Owner's Manual

I 86P E - A7 Set up Manua l

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................3

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

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

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

1.4 Rear Panel C onnectors.......................................................... 5

1.5 Mo t herbo ar d Layou t (Ver 1. 0)............................................... 6

1.6 Mo t he r boa r d Layo u t (Ver 7. 0).............................................. 7

1.7 Mo t he r bo ar d Layou t (Ver 7 . 1)............................................... 8

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation..............................9

2.1 Installing Ce ntral Proce ssing Unit (CPU)................................ 9

2.2 FAN Headers.......................................................................11

2.3 Installing System Memo ry.....................................................12

2.4 Con necto rs a nd Slo ts............................................................13

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup......................15

3.1 Ho w to Setu p J um per s..........................................................15

3.2 Det ail Settin gs.....................................................................15

Chapter 4: Useful Help ..............................................22

4.1 Dri ver Instal latio n Note.......................................................22

4.2 Awar d B IOS Beep Code........................................................23

4.3 Extra Inf ormation ................................................................23

4.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................25

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................26

5.1 Introduction........................................................................26

5.2 System Requirement............................................................26

5.3 Installation.........................................................................27

5.4 WarpSpeeder™....................................................................28

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................34

German................................................................................................34

France..................................................................................................36

Italian..................................................................................................38

Spanish................................................................................................40

Portuguese...........................................................................................42

Polish...................................................................................................44

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................46

ARABIC................................................................................................48

JAPANESE............................................................................................50

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing ou r pro du ct. Be fore yo u sta rt installing the
mothe rboa rd , plea se make su re you follow the ins tru ctio ns belo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uffi cie nt ligh ting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fore ope ra tion.

 Befo re you take the mo the rboa rd o u t from a n ti-s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounde d appliance, or use gro unded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the com pone nts o n mo the rboa rd or the

rea r side of the boa rd unless necessa ry. Hold the bo ard
on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the boa rd.

 Do not lea ve any un fas tened small pa rts inside the

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

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and wate r.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1

Use r’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
Se ria l ATA Ca b le X 1 ( op tio na l)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

Ver 1.0 & Ver 7.0 Ver 7.1

LGA 77 5

CPU

FS B 533 / 80 0 MHz 533 / 80 0 MHz

Chipset

Super I/O

Main
Memory

IDE

SATA

10/ 100
LAN

Sound
Codec

Slots

On Board
Connector

Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D
process or up to 3.8 GHz
(does not s upport Cedar Mill & Presler CPU)

Int el 865P E
Intel ICH5
ITE I T 87 12F
H/W Monitor
Fan S pee d Co ntroller
ITE' s "Smart Guardia n" fu nct ion

DIMM Slots x 4
Eac h DIM M sup port s 128/ 25 6/5 12MB &
1GB DDR
Max Memory Capicity 4GB
Dual Channel Mode DDR memory module
Support s D DR 266 / 3 33 / 400
Integrated IDE Controller
Ultra DMA 33~100 Bus Master Mode
supports PI O Mo de 0~ 4,

Integrated Seri al ATA Controller
Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.
SATA Version 1.0 specification complia nt.
Realtek RTL 8100C
10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability

AL C655
6 channels audio out
AC ’97 Version 2.3
AGP 8X graphics slot x1 AGP 8X graphics slot x1

PCI s lot x5 PCI s lot x5
Floppy connector x1 Floppy connector x1

IDE C o nnec tor x2 IDE Co nnect or x2
SATA Connector x2 SATA Connector x2

Front Pa nel Co nnect or x1 Fr ont Pa nel Co nnector x1
Front Audi o Co nnector x1 Front A udi o Co nnector x1

CD-in Co nnec tor x1 CD-in C o nnec tor x1
S/PDIF in connector (optional) x1 S/PDIF in connector (optional) x1

S/PDIF o ut c o nnec t or (optio nal) x1 S /PDIF o ut connector (opti o nal) x1
CPU Fan hea der x1 CPU F an hea der x1

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LGA 77 5
Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D
process or up to 3.8 GHz

Int el 865P E
Intel ICH5
ITE I T 87 12F
H/W Monitor
Fan S pee d Co ntroller
ITE' s "Smart Guardia n" fu nct ion

DIMM Slots x 4
Eac h DIM M sup port s 128/ 25 6/5 12MB &
1GB DDR
Max Memory Capicity 4GB
Dual Channel Mode DDR memory module
Support s D DR 266 / 3 33 / 400
Integrated IDE Controller
Ultra DMA 33~100 Bus Master Mode
supports PI O Mo de 0~ 4,

Integrated Seri al ATA Controller
Data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s.
SATA Version 1.0 specification complia nt.
Realtek RTL 8100C
10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability

AL C655 / 6 58 (o ptional)
6 channels audio out
AC ’97 Version 2.3

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Ver 1.0 & Ver 7.0 Ver 7.1

System Fan hea der x1 System Fan hea der x1

Chassis open header (optional) x1 Chassis open header(optional) x1
Clear CMOS header x1 Clear CMOS head er x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2
Power Connector (20pi n) x1 Power Connector (24pi n) x1

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1
PS/2 Keyb oard x1
PS/2 Mo use x1

Back Panel
I/O

Board S ize 226 (W) x 29 5 (L ) mm 226 (W) x 295 (L ) mm

OS
Suppor t

Serial Port x1
Printer Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4
Audio Jack x3

Windows 2K / XP
Biostar Reserves the ri
support for any OS with or witho ut notice.

ht t o add or rem o ve

PS/2 Keyb oard x1
PS/2 Mo use x1
Serial Port x1
Printer Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4
Audio Jack x3

Windows 2K / XP
Biostar Reserves t he right to add or remove
support for any OS with or witho ut notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2
Mo use

Print er Po rt

LAN

Line In/
Su rrou nd

PS/ 2
Ke yboar d

Line Out

Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center

COM1 U SBX2USBX2

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 1.0)

JK BM S 1

J ATXPWR 2

Super

I/ O

JUSB1

JC OM 1

1
M

O
C

2
M

O
C

JC OM 2
(opti onal)

JRJ45USB 1

JAUDIO1

J AUDIO 2

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1
(o pti o na l )

Codec

Parallel Por t

JCDI N1

JUSBV2

J KB_USB V1

JATXPWR1

PCI1

PCI2

LGA775

Intel

865PE

GP1

BAT1

BIOS

JCFA N1

DD RA 1

Intel
ICH5

DDRA2

DD RB 1

J C I1 ( o pti o na l )

JSATA1 JSATA2

DDRB2

JC MOS1

6

LAN

Note: represents the 1■

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

st

pin.

J USBV3_ 4

ID E1

IDE2

FDD1

JPANEL1

IR (optional)

JUSB3JUSB2

JSF AN1

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 7.0)

JC OM 1

Parallel Po rt

J CDIN 1

LAN

J ATXPWR 2

1

JK BMS1

JU SB 1

1
M

O
C

JRJ45USB 1

JAUDIO1

JAU DIO 2

JSPDIF_OUT1(optional)

JSPDIF_IN1(optional)

Codec

Note: represents the 1■

J ATXPWR 1

CP U1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

LGA775

Intel

865PE

GP1

st

pin.

BAT1

BIOS

Super

I/ O

JCFA N1

DDRA1

DDRA2

DDRB1

DDRB2

Intel
ICH5

JUSB3JUSB2

JSF AN1

ID E1

IDE2

FDD1

1

JCI1 (o ptional)

JSATA1 JSATA2

IR (Optional )

JPANEL1

JCMO S1

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 7.1)

JC OM 1

Parallel Po rt

J CDIN 1

LAN

J ATXPWR 2

1

JK BMS1

JU SB 1

1
M

O
C

JRJ45USB 1

JAUDIO1

JAU DIO 2

JSPDIF_OUT1(optional)

JSPDIF_IN1(optional)

Codec

Note: represents the 1■

JATXPWR1

CP U1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

LGA775

Intel

865PE

GP1

st

pin.

BAT1

BIOS

Super

I/ O

JCFA N1

DDRA1

DDRA2

DDRB1

DDRB2

Intel
ICH5

JUSB3JUSB2

JSF AN1

ID E1

IDE2

FDD1

1

JCI1 (o ptional)

JSATA1 JSATA2

IR (Optional )

JPANEL1

JCMO S1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remo v e Pin Cap before installation, and ma ke goo d preservation for
future use. When the CPU is removed, cov er the Pin Cap on the empty
socket to ensure pin legs won’ t be damaged.

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 compl ete 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. T his 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 Fa n Header

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 Smart Fan

Control

3 FAN RPM rate

sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Assignment

Pin

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

JSF AN1 : Syst em F an H ead er

JCFA N1

JSFAN1

1

3

1

4

Note:

The J CFAN 1 a nd JSF AN 1 s uppor t 4-pin and 3-pi n h ead connec tor . W hen connecti ng
with wi r es onto c onn ectors, pl e ase note that t he re d wir e i s t he pos iti ve and s houl d be
conn ecte d t o pi n# 2, and th e bl ac k wi r e is Gr o und a nd s houl d b e c onnect ed to GND .

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2.3 INSTALLING SYST EM MEMORY

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.

B. Memory Capacity

DI MM Socket

Location

DDRA1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRA2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

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DDR Module

To t a l Me m ory

Size

Max is 4GB.

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connecto r

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

IDE1 / IDE2 : H ar d Disk Connec tors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE C ont roller that prov ides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Mas ter, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality. It has two H DD

connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slav e driv e, so you can

connect up to four hard disk drives. The f irst hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.

2

1

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33

IDE1

2

1

4

0

3

IDE2

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PCI1~PC I5: Peri pheral Component Interconne ct Sl o ts

This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI s lots. PCI stands f or
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion

cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

AGP1 : Accele rat e d Graphics Port Slot

Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports
video cards for PCI s lots, but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics

Port (AGP). An AGP card will take adv antage of AGP technology for improv ed
video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D graphics.

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS S ETUP

3.1 HOW 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 (for Ve r 1.x an d Ver 7.0)

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep
button, speaker and IrDA Connect ion. It allows user to connect t he PC case’s

front panel switch f unctions.

PWR_LED

SLP

2

1

SPK

On/Off

_

+

RST

IR(opt ional)

24
23

Pin Assignment Functio n 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

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset button

IrDA
Connector

8 Power LE D (+)

12 P ower L ED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

IrDA Connector

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JPANEL1: Front Panel Header (for Ve r 7.1)

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep
button, speaker and IrDA Connect ion. It allows user to connect t he PC case’s

front panel switch f unctions.

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1

Pin Assignment Functio n Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 12 Sl eep control
2 N/A 13 Ground
3 N/A 14 N/A N/A
4 Speaker
5 HDD LED (+) 16 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-)
7 Ground 18 Power button
8 Reset control
9 N/A 20 Key

10 +5V 21 Ground
11 IRTX

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset button

IrDA
Connector

JAT XPWR1: A TX Powe r S ou rce C onnector

This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply.

10

16

PWR_LED

SLP

On/Off

_

+

SPK

15 P ower L ED (+)

17 P ower L ED (-)

19 Ground

22 IRRX

20

11

IR(opt ional)

22
11

RST

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

IrDA Connector

Pin Assignment

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

5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground
8 PW_OK
9 Standby Voltage

+5V

10 +12V

11 +3.3V
12 -12V
13 Ground
14 PS_ON
15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5V
19 +5V
20 +5V

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AT X Power Source Co n n ec t or : JATX P WR1 (Ver 7.1 on ly)

JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power
supply.

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24

1

13

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 + 3.3V
14 -12V 2 + 3.3V
15 Gr oun d 3 Groun d
16 PS_ON 4 + 5V
17 Gr oun d 5 Groun d
18 Gr oun d 6 + 5V
19 Gr oun d 7 Groun d
20 NC 8 PW_ OK
21 +5V 9 Standby Volt ag e+5V
22 +5V 10 +12V
23 +5V 11 +12V
24 Gr oun d 12 + 3.3V

JAT XPWR2: A TX Powe r S ou rce C onnector

By connecting this connect or, it will provide +12V t o CPU power circuit.

Pin

3

Assignment

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

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

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.

Assignment

Pin

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

10 NC

JUSB1 JUSB2

1
210

JKB_USB V1/JUSBV2/JUSBV3_4: Power Source He ade rs for PS /2
and USB Ports (Ver 1.x only)

Pin 1-2 Clo se:

JKB_USBV1: +5V for JKBMS1 and JUSB1.

JUSBV2: +5V for JUSBLAN1.
JUSBV3_4: +5V for JUSB2/3.

Pin 2-3 Clo se:

JKB_USBV1: JKBMS1 and JUSB1 are powered with +5V standby v oltage.
JUSBV2: JUSBLAN1 is powered by +5V standby voltage.
JUSBV3_4: JUSB2/3 are powered by +5V standby v oltage.

3

JKB_USBV1

1

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JUSBV2

JUSBV3_4

1

Note:

In or d er to su pport this f unc tion “Po wer-on s yste m via keyboar d and mouse”,
“JUSBV1/JUS BV2 /JUSBV 3_ 4” jum per c ap s ho uld be placed on Pin 2- 3.

3

1

3

1

31

Pin 1-2 close

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

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JFAUDIO1 : Fron t 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.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic i n/center
2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass
4 Audio power
5 Ri ght li ne out/

Speaker out Right

6 Ri ght li ne out/

Speaker out Right

2

1

7 Reserved

14

8 Key
9 Left l ine out/

13

10 Left line out/

11 Right line in/

12 Right li ne in/

13 Left line in/

14 Left line in/

Speaker out Left

Speaker out Left

Rear speaker Right

Rear speaker Right

Rear speaker Left

Rear speaker Left

JCDIN1: CD-R OM A ud io-in Connector

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

Assignment

Pin

1 Left Channel Input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel Input

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JCMOS 1 : C l ea r CMOS He a der

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 t he procedures to avoid damaging

the motherboard.

1

3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

1

1 3

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset y our desired password or clear the CMOS data.

JCI1: Chassis O pen Header

This connector allows system to monitor PC cas e open status. If the signal has
been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and s how the message on next
boot-up.

Pin

Assignment

1 Case open signal
2 Ground

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JSATA1 ~ JS ATA2: Serial ATA Connect o rs

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA C ontroller with 2 channels SATA int erf ace,
it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.

Pin

Assignment

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

JSP DI F_ OUT1 (optiona l)/ J SPD I F _I N 1 (op ti o na l) : Dig it a l Audio-ou t
Connector

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

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

JDJ1 (optional) : AUDIO DJ Header

Pin

Assignment

1 SMBDATA
2 SMBCLK

5

1

3 INT_B
4 Key
5 AXT_PWROK

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 DRIVER INSTALLA TION NOTE

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

performance.

You will see the following window after you insert the CD

The setup guide will auto detect you r m otherboard and o perating system .

Note:

If this win do w didn’ t show up aft er yo u ins ert th e Dr iver C D, ple ase use fil e browser to
locate and e xecu te the fi le SETU P.E XE un der your o pti cal drive .

A. Driver Insta llation

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 Installatio n

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 Rea der to open the manual file. Please download the lat est version
of Acrob at Re ader software fr om

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.ht ml

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4.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meanin g

One long beep followed by two short
beeps

High-low siren sound C PU overheated

One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST

Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install

Video card not found or v ideo card
memory bad

System will shut down automatically

4.3 EXTRA 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 “Awd flash xxxx.bf/sn/p y/ r” in DOS prompt.
(xxxx means BIOS name.)

8. System will update BIOS auto matically and restart.

9. The BIOS has been recovered and will wo rk properly.

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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 fo r se c o 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 fo r se c o nd s.

3. Powe r on th e system agai n.

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4.4 TROUBLE SHOOTING

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 indicator 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 boots f rom optical 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 drive.

1. Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Cont act technic al 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 securely plugged
in; c hec k t h e d r iv e ty pe i n t he
standard CMOS setup.

2. Backing up the hard drive is
extremely important. All hard

disks are capable of breaking
down at any time.

1. Back up data and applications
files.

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

using backup disks.

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

1. Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.

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

manufacturers for compatibility
with other drives.

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