Biostar P43D3 Owner's Manual

P43D3 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 ..................................... 13

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 13

3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 13

Chapter 4: Useful Help ............................................................ 18

4.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 18

4.2 Software............................................................................................ 19

4.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 23

4.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 25

4.5 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 26

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ...................................... 27

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

French .................................................................................................................... 30

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japane se ................................................................................................................ 44

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

P43D3

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.

 The operating temperatures of the computer should be

0 to 45 degrees Celsius.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

Serial ATA Cable X 2
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
User’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

LGA 775

Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad /

CPU

FSB 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 MHz (OC) MHz

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

SATA 2 Integrated Serial ATA Controller

LAN Realtek RTL8111DL

Sound

Codec

Slots

On Board

Connectors

Pent iu m D ua l- Core / C e leron Dual- Core /

Celeron 4xx processor

(Maximum Watt: 125W)

Intel P43

Int e l ICH1 0

ITE 8718F

Prov ides the most common ly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

DIMM Slots x 2

Each DIMM supports 512MB / 1GB / 2GB

DDR3

Max Memory Capacity 4GB

ALC662

PCI Express Gen2 x16 Slot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expansion cards

PCI Express x1 Slot x2 Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards

PCI Slot x3 Supports PCI expansion cards

Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Floppy drive

Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port

SATA Connector x4 Each connector s upports 1 SATA device

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

SPEC

Supports Hyper-Threading / Execute Disable Bit /

Enhanced Intel Sp eedS tep® / Intel Arch itecture-64 /

Extended Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization

Technology

En viro nm en t Co ntrol in it iatives,

Hardware Monitor Controller

Fan Sp eed Contro ller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian " funct ion

Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memo ry mo dule

Supports DDR3 1333(OC) / 1066 / 800

Register ed D IMM and ECC DIMM is not suppo rted

(CPU with FSB 800 MHz only supports DDR3 800)

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Vers io n 2 .0 spe c if ic at ion co mp liant

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

5.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

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SPEC

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

Clear CMOS Header x 1 Restore CMOS data to factory default

USB Connector x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel US B ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 182(W) x 295 (L) mm

OS Support Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64 / 7

Serial Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

1.4 R

EAR PANEL CONNECTORS

P43D3

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connects to RS-232 Port

Connect to RJ-45 ethe rnet 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

PS/2
Mouse

LAN

Line In/
Surround

Line Ou t

Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center

P S/2

COM1 USBX2USBX2

Keyboar d

Since the audio chip supports High Definition Audio Specification, the function of each audio
jack can be defined by software. The input / output function of each audio jack listed above
represents the default setting. However, when connecting external microphone to the audio port,
please use the Line In (blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack.

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

KBM S 1

LGA775

AT XPW R2

CO M1

CPU_FAN1

USB1

JUSBV1

RJ45USB1

AUDIO1

CPU1

Intel

PEX16_1

P43

AT XPW R1

DDR3_A 1

DDR3_B 1

LAN

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

Super

I/O

CODEC

JSPDIFO UT1

F_AUD IO1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

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J_PRIN T1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

FDD1

BAT1

Intel

ICH10

JCMO S1

JUSBV2

SYS_FAN1

SATA4

SATA3

F_USB2 F_USB1

PAN EL 1

BIOS

SATA 2

SATA 1

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

P43D3

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation
for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the
empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.

Pin-Cap

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on

CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will
fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

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

position to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it

on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into
the CPU_FAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cable and connector may be different due to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header

1

4

SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 Power
3 FAN RPM rate sense
4 Smart Fan Control

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense

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Note:

CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connec tor; SYS_FAN1, 3-pin head one. When
connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and
should be co nnected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to
GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. DDR3 module

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A1

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

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DIMM Socket

Location

DDR3_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR3_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR3 Module

Total M emory

Size

Max is 4GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory Installation

Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function:

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

Dual Channel Status

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed; X, not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same(x8 or
x16)

DDR3_A1

DDR3_B1

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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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SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

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

Pin Assignment

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

SATA4 SATA2
SATA3 SATA1

147

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ATXP W R1: AT X Power Source Connector

This connector is for 24-pin power connector on the AT X power supply.

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24

1

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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

ATXP W R2: AT X Power Source Connector

Connecting this connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

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Pin

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

Assignment

Note:

Before you power on the s ystem, please make sure that both ATXPWR1 and ATXPWR2
connectors have been plugged-in.

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PCI1~PCI3: 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.

PEX16_1: 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-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slot

- 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.

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PEX1 6_1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

P43D3

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

PANEL1: 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.

POW_LED

On/Off

-

SPK

++

+

HLED

-

16

8

RS T

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1

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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