Biostar I945P-A7 Owner's Manual

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Table of Cont ent s

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

1.1 Motherboard Features..................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist........................................................... 5

1.3 Layout an d Co mpone nts..................................................6

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

2.1 Installi ng Central Processing Unit (CPU)...........................7

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

2.3 Installi ng System Memo ry .............................................. 10

2.4 Connectors a n d Slots......................................................11

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

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers................................................... 14

3.2 Detail Settings............................................................... 14

Chapter 4: Useful Help.................................................................21

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code................................................ 21

4.2 Extra In fo rmation...........................................................21

4.3 T roubleshooting............................................................. 23

Chapter 5: Dual Video Function .................................................24

5.1 Requi rements................................................................24

5.2 Installi ng Graphi cs Cards............................................... 24

5.3 T hings to Notice............................................................ 24

Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder™..........................................................25

6.1 Introduction...................................................................2 5

6.2 Syste m Requirement..................................................... 25

6.3 Installation....................................................................2 6

6.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels......... 27

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

CPU

Supports LGA 775.
Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz.

Supports Intel Pentium D processor.
Front Side Bus at the following frequency ranges:

 5 33MT/ s (133MHz Core Clock)
 8 00MT/ s (200MHz Core Clock)

 1066MT/s (266MHz Core Clock)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology. (HT)
Supports Execute Di sable Bit Technol ogy (XD).

Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST).
Supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technol ogy (Intel EM64T).

WARNING!
W arra nty w ill be void if th e p in protect ion cap is no t in pla ce to protec t the s ocket pin

when sending this mainboard for ser vice.

Chi pset

Nor th Bridge: Inte l 945P.
South Bridge: Intel ICH7/ ICH7R(optional).

Dimensions

AT X Form Factor: 2 4. 4cm (W) x 29.7cm (L)

Op erating System Supporting

Supports Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT 8712F.
Low Pin Count Interface.

Provides the most comm onl y used legacy Super I/O

functionality.

Environment Control initiatives,

 H/W Monitor
 Fan Spee d Con t r o ller

 IT E's "Smart Guardian" function

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S ystem Memory

Supp orts dual channel DDR2 up to 8 banks.
Supp orts DDR2 5 33 (266M Hz ) / 667 (333MHz) f or a theoretical

maximum bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s.

Supp orts 256-Mb, 512-Mb, or 1 G-Mb DDR technologies fo r x 8

an d x16 devices.

Supports non-ECC DIMMs.
Maximum DRAM space i s up to 4GB.

DI MM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR2_A2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR2_B1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_B2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module Total Memory Size

On Board IDE (IDE1)

One on-board connector supports 2 devices.
Supports PIO Mode 0~4.

Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master Mode.

Ext ende d IDE Controller (optional )

Chip: ITE8211 (without RAID functi on)

- Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices.
ITE8212 (with RAID function)

- Supports two extra sl ots for 4 IDE devi ces.

- Integrated RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 for

IDE2/IDE3 sl o t.

IDE2/IDE3 (optional)

 Supports up to 4 extra IDE devices.
 Supports PIO Mode 0~4.
 Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.

Max is 4G B.

10/100 LAN

Chip: RTL8100C.
Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation.

Half/Ful l duplex ca pabil ity.
Supports ACPI power managem ent.

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Se rial ATA

Controller integrated in ICH7.
Sup por ts Seria l A T A 2.0 speci fic ation.

Data tran sfer rate up to 3 GB/s.
Supports 4 Serial ATA (SATA) devi ces.

- Intel Advanced Host Controller (AHCI).

On Board High Definition Audio Codec

Chip: REALTEK ALC882.
Supports 8+2 channels.

Supports S/PDIF-Out and S/PDIF-In (optional) functions.

E xpansion Slots

Three 32bit PCI bus m aster slots.
One PCI-Express x16 slot.

One PCI-Extreme (PCI-EX) slot.
Two PCI-Express x1 slots (optional).

Special PCI-Express Dual Feature

This special function supports Dual Video (two graphic cards).

Note:
Please read Chapter 5 f or detail informat ion.

IEEE 1394 Ch ip (op t i o na l)

Chip: VI A VT 6307.
Supports two 1394 Firewire ports with transfer rate up to

400Mb/s.

I nt er n al On-board I/O Con n ec tors and H eader s

1 IDE connector supports 2 hard di sk devices.
1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.

1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audi o-in device.
1 front audio header supports front panel audi o-out function.

1 S/PDIF-out connector supports digital audio-out function.
1 S/PDIF-in connector supports digital audio-in functi on.

(optional)

1 1394A header supports 1 front panel 1394A Fi rewire port.

(optional)

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1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function.

1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes.

2 USB headers support 4 USB 2.0 ports.
4 Serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA devices.

Bac k Panel I/O Connectors

1 Serial port.
1 Printer port.

1 PS/2 M ouse port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard port.

1 1394A Firewire port. (optional)
1 RJ - 45 LAN jack.

4 USB 2.0 ports.
6 audio ports support 8+2 channel s audio-out facilities.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

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Center/Left

Printer port

Rear

Side

US B x2

Line-in

Line-out

MIC-in

LAN

USB x2

No tice for ALC882 Cod ec:

1. When c onnecting audio dev ic es into audio port s, the audio driver will
auto-det ect and pop-up t he port function selection window. User can

choos e different funct ions for each port according to personal
preference.

2. Please m ake sure the audio driver is succ essful installed in the
sy stem, or all audio ports will be no funct ion.

3. When rebooting the PC, eac h port function will return to default sett ing.

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1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1

User’s Manual X 1
Serial ATA Cable X 1

Fu lly Setup Driver CD X 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/PDIF Cable X 1 (opti onal)

IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 (optiona l)
Ret en ti on Br ac ket X 1 (op ti onal)

Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 (optional )
Dual Video Bridge (BRI-2) Connector X 1 (optional)

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1.3 LAY OUT AND COMPONENTS

JA TXPWR2

JKBMS1

JCFAN1

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JRJ45U SB 1

AUDIO1

(8+2CH)

JS PDIF_ OUT1

JCDIN1

Codec

JAUDIOF1

JSPDIF_IN1
( optio nal)

Super

I/O

PCI- Ex 1_1 (optional)

PCI- E x1_ 2 (opti o na l)

LGA775

CPU 1

JATXPWR1

PCI-Ex16

PCI-EX

PCI1

PCI2

10/100 LAN

PCI3

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

BIOS

Intel

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IEEE1394

BAT1

Chip

tional

Intel

ICH7R /

ICH7

J1 394P WR1
(optional)

J1394A1

(opt ional)

FDD1

DDR 2_A1

DDR2_A2

DDR 2_B1

DDR2_B2

SA TA3

SA TA 4

JCI 1

JCMOS1

SATA2

SATA1

JP
NEL 1

IDE1

IDE3

(optiona l)

IDE2

(optiona l)

JSFAN2

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INS TALLATION

2.1 INSTALL ING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

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Codec

Special Notice:

Remo v e Pin Cap before installation, a nd make
good preservation for future use. When the CPU
is remov e d, cover the Pin Cap on the empty
socket to ensure pin legs won’ t be damaged.

Pin Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket l ocking 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 ori entation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked

posi tion to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsi nk assembl y on the CPU and buckle it

on the retenti on frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable i nto
the JCFAN1. This completes the install a tion.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cabl e and connector may be different accordi ng to the fan manufacturer.

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

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Heade r

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JSFAN2 : System Fan Head er

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JCFAN1

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Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 Power
3 FAN RP M rate

sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RP M rate

sense

JSFAN2

31

Note:

Th e JCFAN1 and JSFAN2 reserv e sys te m cooling f an w ith Sma rt Fan Control utility. It
supports 4-pi n and 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors,
please note that the red wire is the positi ve and s hould be connected to pin#2, and the
black wire is Ground and s hould be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALL ING SYSTEM MEMORY

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DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A2

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.

DDR2_B2

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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2.4 CONNECTO RS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Dis k Connector

The motherboard provi des a standard floppy disk connector that
s uppor t s 360 K, 720K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M and 2.88M flo ppy d isk types.

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

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IDE1: Hard Disk Connector (IDE2 an d IDE3 are optional.)

The motherboard has a 32-bi t Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100

functionality.
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you

can connect up to two hard di sk drives. The first hard dri ve should
al ways be connected to IDE1.

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Note: IDE2/IDE3 support Ultra DMA 133.

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139

IDE1
IDE3 (optional)

IDE2 (optional)

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PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s

s imu lta ne ously per d irecti on, for an aggreg at e of 8GB/s
totally.

P CI-Ex1_1/P CI- Ex1 _2: P CI- Exp r ess x1 sl ot s (optional)

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per di rection;

500MB/s in total.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data
pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.

PCI-EX: PCI-Extreme Slot

- PCI-Extreme sl ot is a special desi gn for PCI-Express
interface graphic cards.

- PCI-Extreme sl ot is compliant with PCI-Express 1.0a
specification.

- PCI-Extreme sl ot is compatible with PCI-E x4 and PCI-E x1
expansion card.

- The bandwidth of data transfer is up to 1GB/s per direction,
and for an ag gr ega t e of 2GB/ s in t otal.

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PCI-Ex16

PC I- Ex1_ 1 (opti o na l)

PC I- Ex1_ 2 (opti o na l)

PCI-EX

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PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped wi th 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands
for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for

expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

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PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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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 SETTINGS

JAT XPWR1 : AT X Power Con nector

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

Pin Assignment

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

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24 12

6 +5V
7 Ground
8 PW_OK
9 Standby Voltage

+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

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JAT XPWR2 : AT X Power Con nector

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

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2

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JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Con n ector

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

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1

Assignment

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

Assignment

Pin

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

3

JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Aud io-in Con n ector

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

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3

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Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_IN
3 Ground

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J1394A1 (optional): Header f or 1394 Firewire Port at Front Panel

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2

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1

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J1394PWR1 (optional): Power Source for 1394 Firewire Port

This header allows user to connect the digital image device, like DV, D8, or V8,
etc.

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1

13

+3.3V for 1394 chipset.
(Default)

1

+3.3V SB for 1394 chipset.

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JCDIN1 : CD-ROM Aud i o -in Conn ector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the variety devices,
like CD-R OM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

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4

1

Pin

Assignment

1 A+
2 A­3 Ground
4 Ground
5 B+
6 B­7 +12V
8 +12V
9 Key

10 Ground

Pin 1-2 Close

3

Pin 2-3 close

Assignment

Pin

1 Left channel input
2 Ground

3 Ground

Right channel input

4

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AUDIO 1: Front Pa n el Audi o Head er

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

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10

1

2

JPANEL1: Fron t Panel Header

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep
butt on, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s

front panel switch functions.

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Pin

Assignment

1 Mic (L)
2 Ground
3 Mic (R)
4 PRESENCE
5 Headphone (R)
6 Jack 1 SENSE
7 Jack Detection
8 Connector Key
9 Headphone (L)

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Jack 2 SENSE

2324

IR IR

­++

RST

-

HLED

+

PWR

On/Off

LED

SPK

SLP

2

1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Functio n

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 LED (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Powe r LED

Power-on button

17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground

23 IRTX

IrDA
Connector

IrDA Connector

24 IRRX

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JK BV1: P o wer Source Hea der f o r P S /2 Keyboa rd an d Mo u se

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Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on s ystem via keyboar d and mouse”, “JKBV1”
jumper cap should be plac ed on Pin 2-3.

JUSB3/ JUSB 4: Front US B Head ers

This mot herboard prov ides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect
additional U SB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connect ed with

internal U SB dev ices, like USB card reader.

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3

1

1

Pin 1-2 close

(Default)

+5V for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse.

3

1

Pin 2-3 close

PS/2 keyboard and mouse are
powered by +5V standby
voltage.

Pin

1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB­4 USB­5 USB+

JUSB4JUSB3

2

10

6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground

1

9

9 Key

10

Assignment

NC

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SATA1~SAT A4: Serial AT A Connectors

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

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SATA4

SATA3

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4

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SATA1SATA2

JCMOS1: C l ea r CMOS Hea der

By plac ing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e sett ing
and the CMOS dat a, please carefully follow t he procedures to avoid damaging

the m otherboard.

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3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (Default).

Pin

Assignment

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

1

1

3

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Cl ea r CMOS Pro ced ures:

1. R em ov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seco n ds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. R es et your desired pas s word or clear the CMOS data.

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JCI1: Chassis Open Heade r

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

boot-up.

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Assignment

Pin

1 Case open signal
2 Ground

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