Biostar MCP6P M2+ Owner's Manual

MCP6P M2+ Setup Manual

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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 Connectors ..................................................................... 5

1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 6

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

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 7

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

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

2.4 Connectors and Slots....................................................................... 12

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

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

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

Chapter 4: RAID Functions ..................................................... 21

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

4.2 Raid Arrays...................................................................................... 21

4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 21

Chapter 5: Useful Help ............................................................ 25

5.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 25

5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code .................................................................. 26

5.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 27

5.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 28

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ...................................... 29

German.................................................................................................................. 30

France .................................................................................................................... 32

Italian ..................................................................................................................... 34

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 36

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 38

Polish...................................................................................................................... 40

Russian ................................................................................................................... 42

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 44

Japane se ................................................................................................................ 46

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

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1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

sufficient lighting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

before operation.

 Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static

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

 Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the

rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

 Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the

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

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

IDE Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

Socket AM2+

CPU

FSB

Chipset GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430

Super I/O

Main

Memory

Graphics GeForce 6150 SE/nForce 430 Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB (under OS)

IDE Int eg r at ed IDE Co ntro l le r

SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller

LAN Realtek RTL 8201CL

Sound ALC662

Slots

On Board

Connector

AMD Phenom / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX

Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron processors

(Maximum Watt: 95W)

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTransport

ITE 8716F

Prov ides the most common ly used leg acy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 2

Max Memory Capacity 8GB

Each DIMM suppo rts 256MB/512 MB/1GB/

2GB/4GB DDR2

PCI Slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards

PCI Express x16 Slot x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards

Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port

IDE Connector x1 Each connector s upports 2 IDE dev ice

SATA Connect or x4 Each connector s upport s 1 SATA devices

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 b it computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

En viro nment Co ntr ol in iti at ives ,

H/W Mon itor

Fan Sp eed Contro ller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian " funct ion

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memo ry module

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 / 1066

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Vers ion 2.0 spe c if ic at ion co mp liant.

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negot iation

Half / Full duplex capability

5.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

SPEC

CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function

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 System Fan Power supply

CMOS clear Header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default

USB Connector x3 Each connector s upports 2 front panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supp ly

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Back Panel

I/O

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

Special

Features

OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7

VGA port x1

Serial Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support

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Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Provide RS-232 Serial connection

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cable

Connect to USB dev ices

Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection

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

COM1 VGA

USBX2USBX2

LAN

Line In/ Surroun d

Line Ou t

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JKB_PWR

JVGA1

JUSBPWR1

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JA UDI O1

JCDIN1

JAUDIOF1

LAN

BAT1

JATXPWR4

JATXPWR1

PCI -E X1 6

PCI1

GeForce

6150 SE /

nForce 430

Socket AM2+

JCFAN1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

IDE1

JUSBPWR2

JUSB3

JUSB2

JUSB4

BIOS

JCMO S1

SATA4SATA2

Codec

JSPDI F_OUT 1

Note: represents the 1■

JPRNT1

PCI2

FDD1

pin.

SATA1

Super I/O

JSFAN1

SATA3

JPANEL1

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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2.1 I

NSTALLING 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 point towards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

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

B to complete the installation.

Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

Note: Please update the BIOS to the latest version while using AM2+ CPUs. Due to the latest CPU

transition, you may encounter the situation that the ne w system failed to boot while using new AM2+ CPUs. In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to boot your system, and update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+ CPUs support.

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

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM r at e sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM

rate sense

Note:

The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. The JSFAN1 supports 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected 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. Memory Modules

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

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.

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B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2 Module

Total M emory

Size

Max is 8GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory installation

To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pair, shown in the following table.

Dual Channel Status

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory 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: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

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IDE1: IDE/ATAPI Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.

The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives.

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PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

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

- 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture.

PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 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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PCI-EX16

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW 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

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

PWR_LED

On/Off

SPK

HLED

RST

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

Power LED

Power-on button

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JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector

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

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V 14 -12V 2 +3.3V 15 Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 +5V 17 Ground 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 +5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 Ground 12 +3.3V

JATXPWR4: ATX Power Source Connector

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

Assignment

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

Note:

Before power on the system, please make sure that both JATXPWR1 and JATXPWR4 connectors have been plugged-in.

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