Biostar NF720D A2G+ Owner's Manual

NF720D A2G+ Setup Manual

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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 ..................................................................... 3

1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ............................................. 5

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 5

2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................... 7

2.3 Installing System Memory................................................................ 8

2.4 Connectors and Slots....................................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ..................................... 12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 12

3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 12

Chapter 4: RAID Functions ..................................................... 19

4.1 Operating System............................................................................ 19

4.2 Raid Arrays...................................................................................... 19

4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 19

Chapter 5: Useful Help ............................................................ 23

5.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 23

5.2 Software ............................................................................................ 24

5.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 29

5.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 31

5.5 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 32

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ...................................... 34

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

French .................................................................................................................... 36

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

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

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

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

Russian ................................................................................................................... 46

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 48

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 50

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)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

Socket AM2+

CPU

FSB

Chipset nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE Int egrat ed IDE Co ntro l le r

SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller

LAN Realtek RTL 8111C

Sound ALC662

Slots

On Board

Connector

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX

/ Sempro n / Ph eno mX3 / Pheno mX4

processors (Max imum Watt: 95W )

Support HyperTransport 3.0

Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth

ITE 8718

Prov ides the most commonly used legac y

Super I/O functionality

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 4

Max Memory Capacity 16GB

Each DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB DDR2

PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1

PCI Express x1 slot x2

PCI slot x3

Floppy connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

IDE Conn ector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device

SATA Connector x6 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

Athlon 64 x2

SPEC

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and PowerNow

Low Pin Count Interface

En v ironm ent C o ntro l in iti at i ves

H/W Mon itor

ITE's "S mart Guardian " funct ion

Dual Channel Mode DDR 2 me mo ry modu le

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not supported

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

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s

SATA Vers io n 2. 0 specif ic at io n co mpliant

10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

5.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expansion cards

Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards

Supports PCI expansion cards

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CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

System Fan head er x1 Sys tem Fan Po wer supply

CMOS clear header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default

USB connector x2 Each connect or support s 2 fro nt panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port

Serial port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port

PS/2 Ke yboard x1

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 189 mm(W) x 293 mm(L) ATX

Special

Features

OS Support Windows XP / VISTA

PS/2 Mous e x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x3

RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1 support

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connect to RJ- 45 ethernet cab le

Connect to USB devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support

for any OS With or without notice.

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EAR PANEL CONNECTORS

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PS/ 2
Mouse

PS / 2
Keyboar d

USBX2

LAN

Line In/
Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center

USBX2USBX2

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JATXPWR2

JPSPW1

JKBMS1

JUSB6

JU SB1

JRJ4 5USB1

JAUDIO 1

LAN

JUSBPW1

JAUDIOF1

Codec

JCDIN1

JATX PW R1

PCI -EX 1_ 1

PCI-EX1_2

PCI-EX1

nForce

720a / 720d

JCFAN1

Socket AM2+

DIMMB1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

SATA2 SATA3 SATA6

SATA1 SATA4 SATA5

DIMMB2

ID E1

4

Note: represents the 1■

Super I/O

JCO M2

PC I1

PC I2

PCI3

st

pin.

BAT1

JPRNT1

JPANEL1

BIOS

JCMOS1

FDD1

JUSB4 JUSB3

JUSBPW2

JSFAN1

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 new system failed to boot while using new
AM2+ CPUs. In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to boot your system, a nd
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 manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

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JSFAN1: System Fan Header

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

FAN RPM r ate
sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

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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 pi n#2, and the black wire is Ground and should
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.

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

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

DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2 Module

Total Me m ory

Size

Max is 16GB.

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 pairs, shown in the following
table.

Dual Channel Status

Enabled O O X X

Enabled X X O O

Enabled O O 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 DIMMA2 DIMMB2

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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 cable.

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-EX1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 16GB/s totally.

PCI-EX1_1/ PCI-EX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 1.1 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.

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

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI architecture.

PCI-EX1_1

PCI-EX1_2

PCI-EX1

PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 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.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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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

-

9
1

++

SPK

HLED

16

8

-

+

RST

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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A
2 N/A 10 N/A
3 N/ A 1 1 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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JATXPW R1: ATX Power Source Connector

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

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1

13

24

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

JATXPW R2: ATX Power Source Connector

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

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4

1

Pin

Assignment

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

Note:

Before power on the system, please make sure that both JATXPWR1 and JATXPWR2
connectors have been plugged-in.

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JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

These headers allow user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel,
and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

JUSB4 JUSB3

210

Assignment

Pin

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

10 Key

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SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface,
it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground

SATA2 SA TA3 SATA6

SATA1 SATA4 SATA5

7

4

1

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

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JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front
panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector; AC’97 connector
is not acceptable.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right in

1

2

9

10

4 GPIO
5 Right line in
6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sense
8 Key
9 Left line in

10 Jack Sense

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.

Assignment

Pin

4

1

1 Left Channel

Input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel

Input

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting
and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging
the motherboard.

※ 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 your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

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Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

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Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

JCOM2: Serial port Connector

The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port.

16

Pin

Assignment

1 Carrier detect
2 Received data
3 Transmitted data
4 Data terminal ready
5 Signal ground
6 Data set ready
7 Request to send

9

1

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8 Clear to send
9 Ring indicator

10 NC

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JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you to connect printer port on the PC.

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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 26 Key

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JUSBPW1/JUSBPW2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBPW1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSB6/JRJ45USB1.
JUSBPW2: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB3/JUSB4).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBPW1: +5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSB6/JRJ45USB1.
JUSBPW2: +5V STB for USB ports at front panel (JUSB3/JUSB4).

1

3

JUSBPW1

JUSBPW2

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JPSPW1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse

3

1

Pin 1-2 close

+5V for PS/2 keyboard and
mouse.

Pin 2-3 close

+5V STB for PS/2 keyboard
and mouse.

1

3

Pin 1-2 close

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

3

1

3

1

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CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS

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4.1 O

Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows Vista.

PERATING SYSTEM

4.2 RAID ARRAYS

RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays:

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.
RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in R AID 0 and RAID 1.
RAID 5: RAID 5 provides fault to lerance and better utilizat ion of disk capacity.

4.3 HOW RAID WORKS

RAID 0:

The controller “stripes” data across multip le drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks
up a large file into smaller b locks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple
drives in parallel. The size of each block is determined by the stripe 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 high bandwidth.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on the
platform.

- Uses: Intended for non-critical data requiring high data throughput, or any
environment that does not require fault tolerance.

- Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially for large files.
No capacity loss penalty for parity.

- Drawbacks: Does not deliver any fault tolerance. If any drive in the array
fails, all data is lost.

- Fault Tolerance: No.

Block 1
Block 3
Block 5

Block 2
Block 4
Block 6

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RAID 1:

Every read and write is actually carr ied out in paralle l 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 drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware
failure.

RAID techniques can be applied for high-ava ilability solutions, or as a form of
automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less
reliable media.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.

- Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other application that

requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity.

- Benefits: Provides 100% data redundancy. Should one drive fail, the
controller switches to the other drive.

- Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive.
Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

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Block 1
Block 2
Block 3

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Block 2
Block 3

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RAID 0+1:

RAID 0 drives can be mirrored usin g RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1
solution for improved performance plus resiliency.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.

- Benefits: Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance, allowing for

automatic redundancy. May be simultaneously used with other RAID
levels in an array, and allows for spare disks.

- Drawbacks: Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy,
the same as RAID level 1.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes .

nForce

720a / 720d

Block 1
Block 3
Block 5

Block 2
Block 4
Block 6

Block 1
Block 3
Block 5

Block 2
Block 4
Block 6

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RAID 5:

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes
data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained
by ensuring that the parity informat ion for any given block of data is placed on a
different drive from those used to store the data itself.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Mini mu m 3.

- Uses: RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general

purpose service.

- Benefits: An ideal combination of good performance, good fault tolerance,
and high capacity and storage efficiency.

- Drawbacks: Individual block data transfer rate same as a single disk.
Write performance can be CPU intensive.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes .

Disk 1

DATA 1

DATA 3

PARIT Y

DATA 7
DATA 9

PARIT Y

Disk 2

nForce

720a /720d

DATA 2

PARIT Y

DATA 5
DATA 8

PARIT Y
DATA 11

Disk 3

PARIT Y

DATA 4

DATA 6
PARIT Y
DATA 10
DATA 12

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

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28159.html to download the NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide.

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CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP

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5.1 D

RIVER INSTALLATION 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 your motherboard and operating system.

Note:

If this window didn’t show up after you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to
locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive.

A. Driver Installation

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 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 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 Reader to open the manual file. Please download the latest version
of Acrobat Reader so ftware from
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

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5.2 SOFTWARE

Installing Software

1. Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive. The drivers installation program
would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled.

2. Select Software Installation, and then click on the respective software
title.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Launching Software

After the installation process, you will see the software icon “eHOT Line” /
“BIOS Update” appears on the desktop. Double-click the icon to launch the
utility.

eHot-Line (Optional)

eHot-Line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our
Tech-Support system. This utility will collect the system information which is
useful for analyzing the problem you may have encountered, and then send
these information to our tech-support department to help you fix the problem.

Before you use this uti lity, please set Outlook Express as your default e-mail c lient app licatio n progra m.

re pr es ent s im por t ant

*

information that you
must provide. Without
this inf ormation, you may
not be able to send out
the mail.

This block will show
the information which
would be collected in
the mail.

Describe condition

*

of your system.

Select your area or

*

the area cl os e to you.

Provide the e-mail
address that you would
like to s end the copy to.

Pr ovid e the na me of

*

the memor y module
manufacturer.

Provide the name of
th e powe r su ppl y
manufacturer and the
model no.

Se nd th e mai l out .

Sav e th es e in forma tion to a .tx t fi l

Exit this dialog.

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After filling up this information, click “Send”
to send the mail out. A warning dialog would
appear asking for your confirmation; click

“Send” to confirm or “Do Not Send” to cancel.

If you want to save this information to a .txt file, click “Save As…” and then you
will see a saving dialog appears asking you to enter file name.

Enter the file name and then click
“Save”. Your system information

will be saved to a .txt file.

Open the saved .txt file, you will see
your system information including
motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/
device/OS information. This
information is also concluded in the
sent mail.

We will not share customer’s data with any other third parties,
so please feel free to provide your system information while using
eHot-Line service.

If you are not using Outlook Express as your default e-mail client
application, you may need to save the system information to a .txt file
and send the file to our tech support with other e-mail application.
Go to the following web

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for getting

our contact information.

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BIOS Update

BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your
motherboard BIOS under Windows system.

AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS

Clear CMOS function

(Only for AWARD BIOS)

Show current BIOS information

Save current BIOS

to a .bin f ile

Update BIOS

with a BIOS file

Online Update function

(Only for AMI BIOS)

<Backup BIOS>

Once click on this button, the saving
dialog will show. Choose the
position to save file and enter file
name. (We recommend that the file
name should be English/number
and no longer than 7 characters.)
Then click Save.

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After the saving process, finish
dialog will show. Click on OK to

complete the BIOS Backup
procedure.

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<Update BIOS>

Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website.

For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure
should be run with Clear CMOS function, so
please check on Clear CMOS first.

Then click Update BIOS button, a
dialog will show for asking you backup
current BIOS. Click Yes for BIOS
backup and refer to the Backup BIOS
procedure; or click No to skip this
procedure.

After the BIOS Backup procedure, the
open dialog will show for requesting the
BIOS file which is going to be updated.
Please choose the proper BIOS file for
updating, then click on Open.

The utility will update BIOS with the
proper BIOS file, and this process may
take minutes. Please do not open any
other applications during this process.

After the BIOS Update process, click on
OK to restart the system.

While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows, press <Delete>
key to enter BIOS setup.

In the BIOS setup, use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and
Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup. BIOS Update is completed.

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<Online Update> (for AMI BIOS o nly)

Automatically download and update the latest BIOS via inter net; make sure
that the computer is connected to the internet before using this function.

After clicking on the Online Update
button, the utility will search for the
latest BIOS from internet. If there is
a new BIOS version, the utility will
ask you to download it. Click Yes to
proceed.

If there is no other newer BIOS
version, the utility will also tell you that
your BIOS has been the latest version.

Download completes; the utility will
ask you to program (update) the
BIOS. Click Yes to proceed.

The programming procedure may take minutes, please do not make any
operation during the programming process.

After the updating process, the utility will
ask you to reboot the system. Click OK
to reboot.

While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows, press
key to enter BIOS setup.

In the BIOS setup, use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and
Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup. Online Update is completed.

<Delete>

All the information and content above about the T-Series software are subject to be
changed without notice. For better performance, the software is being continuously
updated. The information and pictures described above are for your reference only.
The actual information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.

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5.3 EXTRA INFORMATION

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. Wait for seconds.

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. Wait for seconds.

3. Power on the system again.

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BIO-Flasher

BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to
update your BIOS via USB pen drive or floppy disk.

The BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. To enter the utility, press <F12>
during the Power-On Self Tests (POST) procedure while booting up.

Updating BIOS with BIO-Flasher

1. Go to the website to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard.

2. Then, save the BIOS file into a USB pen drive or a floppy disk.

3. Insert the USB pen drive or the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the
USB port or the floppy disk drive.

4. Power on or reset the computer and then
press <F12> during the POST process.
A select dialog as the picture on the right
appears.
Select the device contains the BIOS file and
press <Enter> to enter the utility.

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5. The utility will show the BIOS
files and their respective
information. Select the proper
BIOS file and press <Enter>
then <Y> to perform the BIOS
update process.

6. After the update process, the utility will ask you to reboot the system.
Press <Y> to proceed. BIOS update completes.

z This utility only allows storage device with FAT32/16 format and single

parti tion.

z Shutting down or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will lead to

system boot failure.

5.4 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE

Boot Block Beep Codes

Number of Beeps Description

1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:)

2

3 Insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery
4 Flash Programming successful
5 File read error

7 No Flash EPROM detected
10 Flash Erase error
11 Flash Program error
12 “AMIBOOT.ROM” file size error

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POST BIOS Beep Codes

Number of Beeps Description

1 Memory refresh timer error

3 Base memory read/write test error

6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed

7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error)

8 Display memory error (system video adapter)

“AMIBOOT.ROM” file not found in root directory of diskette in
A:

BIOS ROM image mismatch (file layout does not match
image present in flash device)

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Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes

Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action

1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with known good modules.

Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system.
Consult your system manufacturer. Before declaring the
motherboard beyond all hope, eliminate the possibility of
interference by a malfunctioning add-in card. Remove all
expansion cards except the video adapter.

6, 7

8

z If beep codes are generated when all other expansion

cards are absent, consult your system manufacturer’s
technical support.

z If beep codes are not generated when all other expansion

cards are absent, one of the add-in cards is causing the
malfunction. Insert the cards back into the system one at a
time until the problem happens again. This will reveal the
malfunctioning card.

If the system video adapter is an add-in card, replace or
reseat the
video adapter. If the video adapter is an integrated part of the
system board, the board may be faulty.

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Probable Solution

1. No power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminate, fan
inside power supply does not turn
on.

2. Indicator light on keyboard does
not turn on.

System inoperative. Keyboard lights
are on, power indicator lights are lit,
and hard drive is spinning.

System does not boot from hard disk
drive, can be booted from optical drive.

System only boots from optical drive.
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. Contact technical 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; check the drive type in the
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. Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications and data
using backup disks.

Review system’s equipment. Make sure
correct information is in setup.

1. Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.

2. Run SETUP program and select
correct drive types. Call the drive
manufacturers for compatibility
with other drives.

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APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES

G

ERMAN

Sp ezif ika tio nen

Sockel AM2+

AMD Athlon 64 / Ath lon 64 FX / A lthlon 64

CPU

X2 / S empron / Ph enomX3 / Pheno mX4

Prozessoren (Maximales Watt: 95W)

Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32- Bit- und

64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung

Unterstützt Hyper Transport 3.0 und PowerNow

FSB

Chipsatz nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Super E/A

Arbeitsspeich

er

IDE Integ r iert er IDE - C o ntro l le r

SATA Integrierter Serial ATA-Controller

LAN Realtek RTL 8111C

Unterstützt HyperTransport 3.0 mit einer

Bandbreite von bis zu 5.2 GT/s

ITE8718

Biet et die h äuf ig v er wend eten a lten Sup er

E/A-Funktionen.

DDR2 DIMM-Steckplätze x 4

Max. 16GB Arbeitsspeicher

Jeder DIMM unterstützt 256MB/512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB DDR2.

Low Pin Count-Schnittstelle

Umgebungskontrolle,

Hardware-Überwachung

"Smart Guardian"-Funktion von ITE

Dual-Kanal DDR2 Speichermodul

Unterstützt DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Unterstützt DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

registrierte DIMMs. ECC DIMMs werden nicht

unterstützt.

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master-Modus

Unterstützt PIO-Modus 0~4,

Datentransferrate b is zu 3 Gb /s

Konform mit der SATA-Spezifikation Version 2.0.

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation

Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion

HD

Audio-Unters

tützung

Steckplätze

ALC662

PCI Express Gen2 x16 Steckplatz x1

PCI Express x1 Steckplatz x2

PCI-Steckp latz x3

5.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe

Unterstützt High-Definition Audio

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Onboard-Ans

chluss

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Diskettenlaufwerkanschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 2 Diskettenlaufwerke

IDE-Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 2 IDE-Laufwerke

SATA-Anschluss x6 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 1 SATA-Laufwerk

Fronttafelanschluss x1 Unterstützt die Fronttafelfunktionen

Front-Audioanschluss x1 Unterstützt die Fronttafel-Audioanschlussfunktion

CD-IN-Anschluss x1 Unterstützt die CD Audio-In-Funktion

CPU-Lüfter-Sockel x1

System-Lüfter-Sockel x1 System-Lüfter-Stromversorgungsanschluss

"CMOS löschen "- Sockel x1

USB-Anschluss x2

Stromanschluss (24-polig) x1

St r o mans ch lus s (4- p o lig ) x1

Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 1 Druckeranschluss

Serieller Anschluss x1

CPU-Lüfterstromversorgungsanschluss (mit Smart

Fan -F un ktio n)

Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 2

Fronttafel-USB-Anschlüsse

Rückseiten-E

/A

Platinengröß

e

Sonderfunkti

onen

OS-Unterstü

tzung

PS/2-Tastatur x1

PS/2- Maus x1

LAN-Anschluss x1

USB-Anschluss x6

Audioanschluss x3

189 mm (B) X 293 mm (L)

Unterstützt RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

Windows XP / VISTA

Biostar behält s ich das Recht vor, ohne Ankündigung

die Unterstützung für ein Betriebssystem

hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen.

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FRENCH

Socket AM2+

UC

Bus frontal

Chipset nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Super E/S

Mémoire

principale

IDE Contrôleur IDE intégré

SATA

LAN Realtek RTL 8111C

Prise en

charg e

aud io HD

Fentes

Connecteur

embarqu é

Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX

/ Alth lon 64 X 2 / S empron / Pheno mX3 /

Phen o mX4 (Watt max imum : 9 5W )

Prend en charge Hyper Transport 3.0

jusqu'à une bande passante de 5.2 GT/s

ITE 8718

Fournit la fonctionnalité de Super E/S

patrimoniales la plus utilisée.

Fentes DDR2 DIM M x 4

Capacité mémo ir e max imale de 1 6 Go

Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR2

de 256Mo/512Mo/1Go /2Go /4Go

Contrô leur Serial ATA int é gr é

ALC662

Fente PCI Express Gen2 x16 x1

Fente PCI Express x1 x2

Fente PCI x3

Connecteur de disquette x1

Connecteur IDE x1

Connecteur SATA x6

SPEC

L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits

Prend en charge Hyper Transport 3.0 et PowerNo w

Int e r face à f a ib le co mpt e d e b roches

Initiatives de contrôle environnementales,

Mon iteur d e mat ériel

Fonction "Gardien intelligent" de l'ITE

Modu le d e mémo ire D DR2 à mod e à doub le vo ie

Prend en charge la DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Prend en charge la DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

Les DIMM à registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs

d'erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge

Mode principale de Bus Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133

Prend en charge le mode PIO 0~4,

Taux de transfert jusqu'à 3 Go/s.

Co n forme à la spéc if i cat ion S ATA Vers ion 2 .0

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s négociation automatique

Half / Full duplex capability

Sortie audio à 5 .1 vo ies

Prise en ch arg e de l'aud io haut e déf inition

Chaque connector prend en charge 2 lecteurs de

disquettes

Chaque connecteur prend en ch arge 2 périphériqu es

IDE

Chaque connecteur prend en ch arge 1 périphériqu e

SATA

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Connecteur du panneau avant x1 Prend en charge les équipements du panneau avant

Connecteur Audio du panneau avant x1 Prend en charge la fonction audio du panneau avant

Connecteur d' ent ré e CD x1 Prend en charge la fonct ion d'entr ée aud io de CD

Embase de ventilateur UC x1

Embase de ventilateur système x1 Alimentation électrique du ventilateur système

Embase d'effacement CMOS x1

Connecteur USB x2

Connecteur d'aliment ation x1

(24 broches)

Connecteur d'aliment ation x1

(4 broch es )

Connecteur de Port d'imprimante x1

Connecteur de Port série x1

Clavier PS/2 x1

E/S du

panneau

arrière

Dimension

s de la

cart e

Fonctionnal

ité s

spéciales

Support SE Windows XP / VISTA

Souris PS/2 x1

Port LAN x1

Port US B x6

Fiche aud io x3

189 mm (l) X 293 mm (H)

Prise en ch arg e RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

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SPEC

Alimentation électrique du ventilateur UC (avec

fonction de ventilateur intelligent)

Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 ports USB de

panneau avant

Chaque connector prend en charge 1 Port

d'imprimante

Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer le

support de SE avec ou sans préavis.

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SPECIFICA

Socket AM2+

CPU

FSB

Chipset nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Super I/O

Memoria

principale

IDE Controller IDE int egr at o

SATA Controller Serial ATA integrato

LA N Realtek RTL 8111C

Supporto

audio HD

Allo g g i

Connettori

su scheda

Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX

/ Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / PhenomX3 /

PhenomX4 (Watt massimo: 95W)

Supporto di HyperTransport 3.0 fino a

5.2 GT/s di larghezza di banda

ITE 8718

Fo rnis ce le fu nzionalità legacy Sup er

I/O usate più comunemente.

Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4

Capacità mass ima della memo ria 16GB

Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2

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

ALC662

Alloggio PCI Express Gen2 x16 x1

Alloggio PCI Express x1 x2

Allo g g io PC I x3

Connettore floppy x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità Floppy

Connettore IDE x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità IDE

Connettore SATA x6 Ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità SATA

Co n nett o re p an nello fro n t ale x1 Suppo r t a i s ervizi del panne llo fro n t ale

L’archit ettura A MD 64 abil it a la co mpu t az io n e 32

e 64 bit

Supporto di Hyper Transport 3.0 e PowerNow

Interfaccia LPC (Low Pin Count)

Funzioni di controllo dell’ambiente:

Monitoraggio hardware

Funzione "Smart Guardian" di ITE

Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio

Supporto di DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supporto di DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati

Modalità Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 /

133

Supporto modalità PIO Mode 0-4

Velocità di trasferimento dei dati fino a 3 Gb/s.

Co mp atibi le s pecifiche SATA Ver s io ne 2 .0.

Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s

Capacità Half / Full Duplex

Uscita audio 5.1 canali

Supporto audio High-Definition (HD)

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I/O

pannello

posteriore

Dimension

i scheda

Caratterist

iche

speciali

Sistemi

operativi

supportati

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Connettore audio frontale x1 Supporta la funzione audio pannello frontale

Connettore CD-in x1 Supporta la funzione input audio CD

Co llettore ven t o lina C PU x 1

Co llettore ven t o lina s is t ema x1 Ali men t az ione ven t o lina d i s is tema

Co llettore can ce l laz io n e C MOS x 1

Connettore USB x2

Connettore alimentazione x 1

(24 pin)

Connettore alimentazione x 1

(4 pin)

Connettore Porta stampante x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 1 Porta stampante

Connett ore Porta seriale x1

Tas t ie r a P S /2 x1

Mou s e PS/2 x1

Porta LAN x 1

Porta USB x6

Connettore audio x3

189 mm (larghezza) x 293 mm

(altez za)

Supporto RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

Windows XP / VISTA

Alimentazione ventolina CPU (con funzione Smart

Fan)

Ciascun connettore supporta 2 porte USB

pannello frontale

Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o

rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema

operativo senza preavviso.

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Conector AM2+

CPU

FSB

Conjunto

de chips

Súper E/S

Memoria

principal

IDE Controlador IDE integrado

SATA Controlador ATA Serie Integrado

Red Local Realtek RTL 8111C

Soporte de

sonido HD

Ranuras

Conectores

en p laca

Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64

FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / PhenomX3

/ PhenomX4 (Vatio máximo: 95W)

Admite HyperTransport 3.0 con un ancho

de banda de hasta 5.2 GT/s

nForce 720a / nForce 720d

ITE 8718

Le ofrece las funcionalidades heredadas

de uso más común Súper E/S.

Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4

Capacidad máxima de memoria de 16GB

Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256MB/

512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

ALC662

Ranura PCI Express Gen2 x16 X1

Ranura PCI Express x1 X2

Ranura PCI X3

Conector disco flexible X1

Conector IDE X1

Conector SATA X4

Conector de panel frontal X1

Especificación

La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y

64 bits

Soporta las tecnologías Hyper Transport 3.0 y

Power Now

Interfaz de cuenta Low Pin

In iciat ivas de co ntro l d e ent o r no,

Monitor hardware

Función "Guardia inteligente" de ITE

Módulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble

Admite DDR2 de 533 / 667 / 800

Admite DDR2 de 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con

ECC

Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133

Soporte los Modos PIO 0~4,

Tasas de transferencia de hasta 3 Gb/s.

Co mp at ib le co n la ve r s ió n SATA 2.0.

Negociación de 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s

Funciones Half / Full dúplex

Salida de sonido de 5.1 canales

Soporte de sonido Alta Definición

Cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco flexible

Cada conector soporta 2 dispositivos IDE

Cada conector soporta 1 dispositivos SATA

So p o rta ins ta la c io nes en e l p ane l fr o ntal

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Panel

trasero de

E/S

Ta mañ o de

la placa

Funciones

especiales

Soporte de

sistema

operativo

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Especificación

Conector de sonido frontal X1 Soporta funciones de sonido en el panel frontal

Conector de entrada de CD X1 Soporta función de entrada de sonido de CD

Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Fuente de alimentación de ventilador de CPU (con

función Smart Fan)

Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X1 Fuente de alimentación de ventilador de sistema

Cabecera de borrado de CMOS X1

Conector USB X2 Cada conector soporta 2 puertos USB frontales

Conector de alimentación X1

(24 patillas)

Conector de alimentación X1

(4 patillas)

Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Cada conector soporta 1 Puerto de impresora

Conector Puerto serie X1

Tec lad o P S /2 X 1

Ratón PS/2 X1

Puerto de red local X1

Puert o USB X4

Conector de sonido X3

189 mm. (A) X 293 Mm. (H)

Admite RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

Windows XP / VISTA

Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar el

soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo.

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ESPECIFICAÇÕES

Socket AM2+

CPU

FSB

Chipset nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Especificaç

ão Super

I/O

Memória

principal

IDE Controlador IDE integrado

SATA Controlador Serial ATA integrado

LAN Realtek RTL 8111C

Suporte

para áudio

de alta

definição

Ranhuras

Conectores

na placa

Processadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64

FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Ph enomX3

/ PhenomX4 (Wat t máx imo: 95W )

Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport 3.0

com u ma largura d e banda at é 5. 2 GT/s

ITE 8718

Proporciona as funcionalidades mais

utilizadas em termos da especificação

Super I/O.

Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4

Capacidad e máx ima de memória: 16 GB

Cada módulo DIMM suporta uma

memória DDR2 de 256 MB/512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB

ALC662

Ranhura PCI Express Gen2 x16 x1

Ranhura PCI Express x1 x2

Ranhura PCI x3

Conector da unidade de disquetes x1

Conector IDE x1

Conector SATA x6

Conector do painel frontal x1

Conector de áudio frontal x1

A arqu itect ur a A MD 64 p er mite u ma co mputaç ão de

32 e 64 bits

Suporta as t ecnolog ias Hyper Transp ort 3.0 e

Power Now

Interface LPC (Low Pin Count).

In iciat ivas par a contro lo do amb iente

Monitorização do hard ware

Função "S mart Guard ian" d a ITE

Módulo de memória DDR2 de canal duplo

Suporta módulos DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Suporta módulos DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

Os módulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC não são

suportados

Modo Bus master U ltra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133

Suporta o modo PIO 0~4,

Velocidades de transmissão de dados até 3 Gb/s.

Compat ib ilidad e co m a especif icação SATA versão 2.0.

Auto negociação de 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s

Capacidade semi/full-duplex

Saída de áudio de 5.1 canais

Suporta a especificação High-Definition Audio

Cada conector suporta 2 unidades de disquetes

Cada conector suporta 2 dispositivos IDE

Cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo SATA

Para suporte de várias funções no painel frontal

Suporta a fun ção de áud io no painel fronta l

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Entradas/S

aídas no

painel

traseiro

Tamanho

da placa

Característi

cas

especiais

Sistemas

operativos

suportados

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Conector par a entr ada d e CDs x1 Suport a a entr ada de áud io a part ir de CDs

Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1

Conector da ventoinha do sistema x1 Alimentação da ventoinha do sistema

Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1

Conector USB x2 Cada conector suporta 2 portas USB no painel frontal

Conector de alimentação x1

(24 pinos)

Conector de alimentação x1

(4 p inos)

Conector da para impressora x1 Cada conector suporta 1 Porta para impressora

Conector da Porta série x1

Tec lad o P S /2 x 1

Rato PS/2 x1

Porta LAN x1

Porta USB x6

Tomada de áudio x3

189 mm (L) X 293 mm (A)

Suporta as funções RA ID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

Windows XP / VISTA

Alimentação da ventoinha da CPU (com a função

Smart Fan)

A Biostar reserva-se o direito de ad icionar ou remover

suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem

av is o prév io .

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POLISH

Socket AM2+

Procesor

FSB

Chipset nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Pamięć

główna

Super I/O

IDE Zintegrowany kontroler IDE

SATA Zintegrowany kontroler Serial ATA

LAN Realtek RTL 8111C

Obsługa

aud io HD

Gniazda

Złącza

wbud owan

e

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AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / A lthlon 64

X2 / S empron / Ph enomX3 / Pheno mX4

Procesory (Maksymalny Watt: 95W)

Obsługa HyperTransport 3.0 o szerokości

pasma do 5.2 GT/s

Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 4

Maks. wielkość pamięci 16GB

Każde gniazdo DIMM obs ługuje moduły

256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR2

ITE 8718

Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne

funkcje Super I/O.

ALC662

Gniazdo PCI Express Gen2 x16 x1

Gniazdo PCI Express x1 x2

Gniazdo PCI x3

Złącze napędu dyskietek x1

Złącze IDE x1

Złącze SATA x6

Złącze panela przedniego x1

SPEC

Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64

bitowe

Obsługa Hyper Transport 3.0 oraz PowerNow

Mod uł pamięci DDR2 z trybem podwójnego kanału

Obsługa DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Obsługa DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

Brak obsług i Register ed D IMM oraz ECC D IMM

Interfejs Low Pin Count

Funkcje kontroli warunków pracy,

Mon itor H /W

Funkcj a ITE "Smart Guard ian"

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

obsługa PIO tryb 0~4,

Transfer danych do 3 Gb/s.

Zgodność ze specyfikacją SATA w wersj i 2. 0.

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s z automatyczną negocjacją

szybkości

Działanie w tryb ie połowicznego / pełnego dupleksu

5.1 kanałowe wyjście audio

Obsługa H ig h- Def inition A u d io

Każde złącze obs ługuje 2 napędy dyskietek

Każde złącze obs ługuje 2 urządzenia IDE

Każde złącze obs ługuje 1 urządzenie SATA

Obsługa elementów panela przedniego

Back Panel

I/O

Wymiary

płyty

Funkcje

specjalne

Obsluga

systemu

operacyjne

go

NF720D A2G+

SPEC

Przedn ie złącze aud io x 1 Obsługa funkcji audio na panelu przednim

Złącze wejścia CD x1 Obsługa funkcji wejścia audio CD

Złącze główkowe wentylatora procesora

x1

Złącze główkowe wenty latora

systemowego x1

Złącze główkowe kaso wania CMOS x1

Złącze USB x2

Złącze zasilania (24 pinowe) x1

Złącze zas ilania (4 p ino we) x 1

Złącze Port drukarki x1 Każde złącze obs ługuje 1 Port drukarki

Złącze Port szeregowy x 1

Klawiatura PS/2 x1

Mys z PS /2 x1

Port LAN x1

Port US B x6

Gniazdo audio x3

189 mm (S) X 293 mm (W)

Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

Windows XP / VISTA

Zasilanie wentylatora procesora (z funkcją Smart Fan)

Zasilanie wentylatora systemowego

Każde złącze obs ługuje 2 porty USB na panelu

przednim

Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub

odwoływ ania obsług i dowo lnego sys t emu

operacyjnego b ez po wiado m ienia.

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CPU

(централь

ный

процессор

)

FSB

Набо р

микросхем

Основная

память

Super I/O

IDE

SATA

Локальная

сеть

Звуко ва я

поддержка

жестког о

диска

Слоты

Встроенны

й разъём

Гнездо AM2+

Процессоры AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64

FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Ph enomX3

/ Pheno mX4 (Максимальный ватт: 9 5W)

Поддержка HyperTransport 3.0 с

пропускной способностью до 5.2 GT/s

nForce 720a / nForce 720d

Слоты DDR2 DIMM x 4

Максимальная ёмкос ть памяти 16 ГБ

Каждый модуль DIMM поддерживает

256МБ /512МБ/1 ГБ/2ГБ/4ГБ DDR2

ITE 8718

Обеспечивает наиболее использ уемые

действующие фун кц ион ал ьны е

возможности Super I/O.

Встроенное устройство упр авл ени я

встроенными интерфейсами устройств

Встроенное последо ват ельное

устройство упра влен ия ATA

Realtek RTL 8111C

ALC662

Слот PCI Express Gen2 x16 x1

Слот PCI Express x1 x2

Слот PCI x3

Разъ ём НГМД x1

Разъ ём IDE x1

Разъ ём SATA x6 Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 устр ойство SATA

СПЕЦ

Арх итектур а AMD 64 разрешать обработка данных

на 32 и 64 бит

Поддержка Hyper Transport 3.0 и PowerNo w

Мод уль памяти с двухкан альным режимом DDR2

Поддержка DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Поддержка DDR2 1066 (b y AM2+ CPU)

Не поддерживает зарегистрированные модули

DIMM and ECC DIMM

Интерфейс с ни зким кол ичеством выводов

Инициативы по охране окружающей среды,

Аппаратный монитор

Функц ия ITE "Smart Gu ard ian" (Интеллектуальная

защит а)

Режим "хозяина" шины Ultr a DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133

Поддержка режима PIO 0~4,

скорость передачи данных до 3 гигабит/с.

Соответствие спецификации SATA версия 2.0.

Автоматическо е сог лас овани е 10 / 100 / 1000 Мб/с

Частичная / полна я дуплексная способность

Звуко ва я поддержка High-Def in it io n

5.1канальный звуковой вых од

Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 накопителя на

гибких магнитных дисках

Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 встроенных

интерфейса накопителей

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Задняя

панель

средств

ввода-выв

ода

Разм ер

панели

Специальн

ые

техническ

ие

характери

стики

Поддержк

а OS

NF720D A2G+

СПЕЦ

Разъ ём на лицевой панели x1 Поддержка устройств на лицевой панели

Входной звуковой разъём x1 Поддержка звуко вых функций на лицевой панели

Разъ ём ввода для CD x1 Поддержка функции ввода для CD

Контактирующее приспособление

вентил ятора центрального

процессора x1

Контактирующее приспособление

вентил ятора системы x1

Открытое контактир ующе е

приспособление CMOS x1

USB- разъём x2

Разъ ем питания (24 выво д) x1

Разъ ем питания (4 вы вод) x1

Разъ ём Порт подключения

принтера x1

Разъ ём Последо в ат ельный порт x1

Клавиатура PS/2 x1

Мышь PS/2 x1

Пор т LAN x1

USB- порт x6

Гнездо для подключени я

наушников x3

189 мм (Ш) X 293 мм (В)

Поддержка RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

Windows XP / VISTA

Источник пит ания для вентилято р а центрального

процессора (с функц и ей интеллектуального

вентил ятора)

Источник пит ания для вентилято р а системы

Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 USB-порта на

лицевой панели

Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 По рт подклю чения

принтера

Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или

удаля ть средства обеспечения для OS с или без

предварительного уведомления.

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ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜﻤﺗAMD 64 ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺑ ﺔﻴﺑﻮ ﺳﺎﺤﻟا تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا ءاﺮﺟإ 32 و64 ﺖﺑ

ﺔﻴﻨﻘ ﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗHyper Trans port و 3.0 Pow er Now

ﺗﻢﻋﺪ ﺔﻴ ﻨﻘ ﺗ Low Pin Count Interface

ﺔﺌﻴﺒﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻟا ﻞﺋﺎﺳو:

ةﺰﻬﺟﻷا ﺔﻟﺎﺡ ﺔﻓﺮﻌﻤﻟ ﺐﻗاﺮﻡ

ﺔﻔﻴﻇو"S mart Gu ard ian" ﻦﻡ ITE

ةﺮآاذ ةﺪﺡوDDR2 ﻘﻟا ﺔﺟودﺰﻡةﺎﻨ

عﻮﻥ ﻦﻡ ةﺮآاﺬﻟا ﻢﻋﺪﺗDDR2 تﺎﻌﺳ 533 / 667 / 800 ﺖیﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

عﻮﻥ ﻦﻡ ةﺮآاﺬﻟا ﻢﻋﺪﺗDDR2 تﺎﻌﺳ 1066ﺖیﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

(DDR2 1066 is by AM2+ CPU)

ﻻ ةﺮآاﺬﻟا ﻖﺋﺎﻗر ﻢﻋﺪﺗ DIMM ﻊﻡ ﻖﻓاﻮﺘﺗ ﻻ ﻲﺘﻟا ﻚﻠﺗو ECC

ﺔﻴﻨﻘ ﺘﺑ ﻞﻗﺎﻥUltra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133ﻲﺴﻴﺋر ﻊﺿو

ﻋد ﻊﺿو ﻢ PIO Mode 0~4

ﻞﻘﻥ تﺎﻥﺎﻴﺒﻟا تﺎ ﻋﺮﺴﺑ ﻞﺼﺗ ﻰﻟإ 3 ﺖﺑﺎﺠﻴﺟ/ﺔﻴﻥﺎ ﺙ.

ﺔﻘﺑﺎﻄﻡ تﺎﻔﺹاﻮﻤﻟ SATA راﺪﺹﻹا 2.0.

ﻞﻡﺎﻜﻟا جودﺰﻤﻟا ﻞﻘﻨﻟا ﺔﻴﻥﺎﻜﻡإ/ﻲﻔﺼﻨﻟا

5.1 تاﻮﻨﻗ جﺮﺨﻟ تﻮﺼﻟا

ﻦﻡ ﻒیﺮﻌﺘﻟا ﻲﻟﺎﻋ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻴﻨﻘ ﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ

ﺔﻥﺮﻤﻟا صاﺮﻗﻸﻟ ﻦﻴآ ﺮﺤﻡ ﻢﻋﺪی

ةﺰﻬﺟأ ﻦﻡ ﻦﻴﻨﺙا ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪیIDE

ﻡ ﺪﺡاو ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪی ةﺰﻬﺟأ ﻦ SATA

ﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا تاﺰﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﻢﻋﺪی

تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا

ﺲﺒﻘﻡAM2+

تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡAMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron /

PhenomX3 / PhenomX4 / Althlon 64 X2

(طاو ىﻮﺼﻗ: 95و)

ﺔﻴﻨﻘ ﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗHyperTransport ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺼی ددﺮﺘﺑ 3.0 5.2 GT/s

nForce 720a / nForce 720d ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻡ ﺢﺋاﺮﺸﻟا

ﺔﻔﻴﻇ و ﺮﻓﻮﺗSuper I/O ًﺎ ﻡ ا ﺪ ﺨﺘﺳا ﺮﺜآﻷا .

ىﻮﺼﻗ ةﺮآاذ ﺔﻌﺳ16 ﺖیﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﺟ

ﺔﺤﺘﻓ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪﺗDIMM عﻮﻥ ﻦﻡ ةﺮآاذ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ DDR2 ﺔﻌﺳ

ﻲﺋﺎﻘﻠﺗ ضو ﺎﻔﺗ10/100/1000 ﺖیﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﻡ /ﺔﻴﻥﺎﺙ

256/512 ﺎﺠﻴﻡ

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻡIDE ﻞﻡﺎﻜﺘﻡ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ID E

ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻡ Serial ATA ﻞﻡﺎﻜﺘﻡ

Realtek RTL 8111C

ﺔﻥﺮﻡ صاﺮﻗأ كﺮﺤﻡ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ1

ﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ1

ITE 8718

ﺔﺤﺘﻓDDR2 DIM M دﺪﻋ4

و ﺖیﺎﺑ1/و 2/و 4 ﺎﺠﻴﺟﺖیﺎﺑ

ALC662

ﺔﺤﺘﻓx1 6 PCI Express Gen2 دﺪﻋ1

ﺔﺤﺘﻓx1 PCI Express دﺪﻋ2

ﺔﺤﺘﻓPCI دﺪﻋ3

ﺬﻔﻨﻡIDE دﺪﻋ1

ﺬﻔﻨﻡSATA دﺪﻋ6

ةﺪﺡو ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا

ﺔیﺰآﺮﻤﻟا

ﻞﻗﺎﻨﻟا ﻲﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﻲﺒﻥﺎﺠﻟا

Super I/O

ةﺮآاﺬﻟا ﺔﻴﺴﻴﺋﺮﻟا

SATA

ﻜﺒﺵﺔ ﺔﻴﻠﺥاد

ﻢﻋد تﻮﺼﻟا ﻲﻟﺎﻋ

ﻒیﺮﻌﺘﻟا

تﺎﺤﺘﻔﻟا

ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻤﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ﺢﻄ ﺳ

ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا

ﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟ ﺎﺑ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪی

ﻲﻡﺎﻡﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ1

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ﺞﻡﺪﻤﻟا صﺮﻘﻟا تﻮﺹ ﻞﺥد ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪی

ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻊﻡ ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺡو ﺔﺡوﺮﻤﻟ ﺔﻗﺎﻄ ﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺘﻟSmart Fan

مﺎﻈﻨﻟا ﺔﺡوﺮﻤﻟ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺘﻟ

ﻲﺘﺤﺘﻓ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪیUSBﺔﻴﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ

ﻆﻔﺘﺤﺗBiostar وأ رﺎﻄﺥﺈﺑ ﻞﻴﻐﺸﺗ مﺎﻈﻥ يﻷ ﻢﻋﺪﻟا ﺔﻟازإ وأ ﺔﻓﺎﺿ إ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻬﻘﺤﺑ

رﺎﻄﺥإ نوﺪﺑ.

NF720D A2G+

تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا

ﺬﻔﻨﻡCD-IN دﺪﻋ1

ﺔیﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺡو ﺔﺡوﺮﻡ ﺔﻠﺹو دﺪﻋ1

مﺎﻈﻨﻟا ﺔﺡوﺮﻡ ﺔﻠﺹو دﺪﻋ1

ﺢﺴ ﻡ ﺔﻠﺹوCMOS دﺪﻋ1

ﺬﻔﻨﻡUS B دﺪﻋ2

ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ)24سﻮﺑد( دﺪﻋ1

ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ)4سﻮﺑد( دﺪﻋ1

ﺔﻌﺑﺎﻃ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ1

ﻲﻠﺴﻠﺴﺗ ﺬﻔ ﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ1

ﺢﻴﺗﺎﻔﻡ ﺔﺡﻮﻟPS/2 دﺪﻋ1

سوﺎﻡ PS/2 دﺪﻋ1

189 ﻢﻡ)ضﺮﻋ (X 293 ﻢﻡ)عﺎﻔﺗرا( ﻢﺠﺡ ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا

ﺔﻴﻨﻘ ﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗRAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1

ﺔﻴﻠﺤﻡ لﺎﺼﺗا ﺔﻜﺒﺵ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ1

ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻡUSB دﺪﻋ4

تﻮﺹ ﺲﺒﻘﻡ ﺪﻋ3

ﺔﺹﺎﺥ ﺎیاﺰﻡ

Windows XP / VISTA

ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻡ ﻞﺥد/جﺮﺥ

ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا ﺔﻴﻔﻠﺨﻟا

ﻢﻋد ﺔﻤﻈﻥأ ﻞﻴﻐﺸﺘﻟا

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Socket AM2+

CPU

FSB

チップセッ

ト

メインメモ

リ

Super I/O

IDE 統合ID Eコントローラ

SATA 統合シリアルATA コントロー ラ

LAN Realtek RTL 8111C

HDオ ーディ

オのサポート ALC662

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / A lthlon 64

X2 / S empron / Ph enomX3 / Pheno mX4

プロセッサ (最高のワット: 95W)

5.2 GT/sのバンド 幅まで ハイパート ランスポ

ート3.0をサポ ートします

nForce 720a / nForce 720d

DDR2 DIMMスロット x 4

最大メモリ容 量16GB

各DIMMは 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2をサポート

ITE 8718

もっとも一般 に使 用されるレ ガシーSuper I/O

機能を採用し てい ます。

仕様

AMD 64アーキ テクチャで は、32ビットと64 ビッ ト計算が可

能です

ハイパートラ ンス ポート3.0と クールアン ドクワイア ット を

サポートしま す

デュアル チ ャン ネルモードDDR2メモリモジ ュール

DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 をサポート

DDR2 1066 をサポート (by A M2+ CPU)

登録済みDIMMとECC DIMMはサポ ートされま せん

低ピンカウン トイ ンターフェ イス

環境コントロ ール イニシアチ ブ、

H/Wモニ ター

ITE の「スマート ガー ディアン」 機能

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133バスマ スタ モード

PIO Mode 0~4のサポート 、

最高3Gb/秒の データ転送 速度

SATAバージョン2.0仕様に準拠。

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/秒のオ ートネゴシ エーション

半/全二重機能

5.1チャンネル オーディオ アウ ト

ハイデフィニ ショ ンオーディ オのサポー ト

スロット

オンボード

コネクタ

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PCI Express Gen2 x16スロット x1

PCI Express x1スロット x2

PCIスロット x3

フロッピーコ ネク タ x1 各コネクタは 2つのフロッピー ドラ イブをサポ ートします

IDE コネクタ x1 各コネクタは 2つのIDE デバイスをサポ ートし ます

SATAコネクタ x6 各コネクタは1つのSATAデバイス をサポ ートします

フロントパネ ルコ ネクタ x1 フロントパネ ル機 能をサポー トします

仕様

フロントオー ディ オコネクタ x1 フロン トパネ ルオーディ オ機能をサ ポー トします

CDインコネクタ x1 CDオーデ ィオイン機 能をサポー トしま す

CPUファンヘッダ x1 CPUファン電源装置(スマートフ ァン 機能を搭載 )

システムファ ンヘ ッダ x1 システ ムファン電 源装置

CMOSクリアヘッダ x1

USBコネク タ x2

電源コネクタ (24 ピン) x1

電源コネクタ (4ピン) x1

プリンタポー トコ ネクタ x1 各コネクタは 1つのプリ ンタポート をサポート します

シリアルポー トコ ネクタ x1

PS/2キーボード x1

背面パネル

I/O

ボードサイ

ズ

特殊機能 RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1 の サポー ト

OSサポー ト W indows XP / VISTA

PS/2マウス x1

LANポート x1

USBポート x6

オーディオジ ャッ ク x3

189 mm (幅) X 293 mm (高さ)

各コネクタは 2つのフロ ントパネル USBポートをサ ポート し

ます

Biostarは事前の サポートな しにOSサ ポー トを追加ま たは削

除する権利を 留保 します。

NF720D A2G+

2008/11/03

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