Biostar TA770 A2+ Owner's Manual

TA770 A2+ 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 (for Ver 5.x)............................................... 4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x)............................................... 4

1.6 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ............................................. 6

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 6

2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................... 8

2.3 Installing System Memory ................................................................ 9

2.4 Connectors and Slots....................................................................... 11

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ..................................... 13

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

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

Chapter 4: RAID Functions ..................................................... 22

4.1 Operation System............................................................................ 22

4.2 Raid Arrays...................................................................................... 22

4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 22

Chapter 5: OverClock Quick Guide .......................................... 27

5.1 T-Power Introduction...................................................................... 27

5.2 T-Power BIOS Feature.................................................................... 28

5.3 T-Power Windows Feature ............................................................ 36

Chapter 6: Useful Help ............................................................ 41

6.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 41

6.2 Award BIOS Beep Code.................................................................. 42

6.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 42

6.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 43

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................................ 44

German.................................................................................................................. 44

France .................................................................................................................... 46

Italian ..................................................................................................................... 48

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 50

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 52

Polish...................................................................................................................... 54

Russian ................................................................................................................... 56

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 58

Japane se ................................................................................................................ 60

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

HDD Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 2 Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 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) 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

Ver 5.x Ver 6.x

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SATA II

Socket AM2 / AM2+

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /

Sempron / A M2+ processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 b it

computing

Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet

Support HyperTransport 3.0

Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth

AMD 770

AMD SB600

ITE 8718F

Prov ides the most common ly us ed legac y Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

En vironm ent C ont ro l init iati ves ,

H/W Mon ito r

Fan Sp eed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian " funct ion

DIMM Slots x 4

Each DIMM supports 512/1024/2048MB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

Dual Cha nnel Mode DDR 2 me mory modu le

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

supported

Int eg r at ed IDE Cont ro lle r

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

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

AMD SB600 (Onboard)

Jmicro JMB36 2 (eSATA) (opt iona l)

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Vers ion 2.0 spe cificat ion comp liant .

RAID 0,1,1+0 support (Onboard)

NCQ/Port-Multiplier/RAID 0,1,5,0+1 support

(eSATA) (optional)

Socket AM2 / AM2+

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /

Sempron / A M2+ processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 b it

computing

Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet

Support HyperTransport 3.0

Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth

AMD 770

AMD SB600

ITE 8718F

Prov ides t he most commonly used legacy Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

En vironm ent C ont ro l init iati ves ,

H/W Mon ito r

Fan Sp eed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian " funct ion

DIMM Slots x 4

Each DIMM supports 512/1024/2048MB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

Dual Cha nnel Mode DDR 2 me mory modu le

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)

supported

Int eg r at ed IDE Cont ro lle r

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

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

AMD SB600 (Onboard)

Jmicro JMB36 2 (eSATA) (opt iona l)

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Vers ion 2.0 spe cificat ion comp liant .

RAID 0,1,1+0 support (Onboard)

NCQ/Port-Multiplier/RAID 0,1,5,0+1 support

(eSATA) (optional)

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Ver 5.x Ver 6.x

Marvell 88E8056 / 88E8039 (optional)

LAN

Sound

Slots

On Board

Connector

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L) 244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L)

OS Support

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

bandwidth is for Marvell 88E8056 only)

Half / Full duplex capability

ALC888

7.1 channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

PCI slot x3 PCI slot x3

PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1

PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot x2 PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot x2

Floppy connecto r x1 Floppy connector x1

Printer Po rt conne ctor x1 Printer Port connect or x1

IDE Conn ect or x1 ID E C onn ector x1

SATA Connector x4 SATA Connector x4

Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD-in Connector x1 CD-in Connector x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1

System Fan head er x2 System Fan h eader x2

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear h eader x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

Serial port Connector x1 Serial port Connector x1

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Conn ector (24pin) x1

Power Connector (8pin) x1 Power Connector (8pin) x1

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

PS/2 Keyboard x 1

PS/2 Mouse x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x6

eSATA Port (o ptional) x2

Windows XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Marvell 88E8056 / 88E8039 (optional)

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

bandwidth is for Marvell 88E8056 only)

Half / Full duplex capability

ALC662

5.1channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

PS/2 Keyboard x 1

PS/2 Mouse x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x3

eSATA Port (o ptional) x2

Windows XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 5.X)

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

USBX2

eSATAX2

(Optional)

Center

Rear

Side

USBX2

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

USBX2

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 6.X)

PS/2 Mouse

LAN

Line In/ Surround

PS/2 Keyboa r d

USB X2

eSATAX2

(Optional)

USBX2

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

USBX2

1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

TA770 A2+

JKBMS1

JUSBV2

JUSB2

ESATA X1 (optional)

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

AUD IO1 (Ver 5.x)

JAUDI O1 (Ver 6.x)

J USBV1

LAN

(Opt io nal)

eSATA

JATXPWR2

J KBV1

JATXPWR3

PCI_EX1_1

PCI_EX1_ 2

JSFAN2

PC I_E X16

AMD

770

JCFAN1

Socket A M2

AMD

SB600

FDD1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

JATXPWR1

BAT1

JCMOS1

IDE1

Codec

JAUDIOF1

JCDIN1

Note: represents the 1■

JSPDIF_OUT1

JPRNT1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

JCOM1

pin.

JUSBV3

JUSB3

JUSB4

Super I/O

LED_D2

SATA4

SATA3 SATA2 S ATA1

BIOS

JPANE L1

RS TS W 1

PWRSW1

LED_D1

JSFAN1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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, 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 manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

JCFAN1

JSFAN1/JSFAN2: System Fan Headers

JSFAN2

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM r ate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

Assignment

FAN RPM rate sense

JSFAN1

Note:

The JCFAN1、JSFAN1 and JSFAN2 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector. 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. DDR2 Modules

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMA 2

DIMMB 2

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 512MB/1024MB/2048MB

DIMMB1 512MB/1024MB/2048MB

DIMMA2 512MB/1024MB/2048MB

DIMMB2 512MB/1024MB/2048MB

DDR2 Module

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

Total Memory Size

Max is 8GB.

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 cables.

IDE1: Hard Disk Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced 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 hard disk drives.

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PCI_EX16: 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 Gen2 x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total.

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

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.0 architecture.

PCI_EX1_ 1

PCI_EX16

PC I_ EX1 _ 2

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.

916 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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JATXPWR1: AT X 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 Gro und 3 Gro und 16 PS_ON 4 +5V 17 Gro und 5 Gro und 18 Ground 6 +5V 19 Gro und 7 Gro und 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 Ground 12 +3.3V

JATXPWR2: AT X Power Source Connector

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

Assignment

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 +12V 4 +12V 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground

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

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

Assignment

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

USB3 USB4

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.

8 Ground 9 Key

10 NC

Pin Assignment

1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in

10 Jack Sense

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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.

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.

Assignment

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

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you to connector printer 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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