Biostar TA890GXE Owner's Manual

TA890GXE / TA880GXE 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: Hybrid CrossFireX Function ................ 19

4.1 Hybrid CrossFireX Requirements .................................................. 19

4.2 Hybrid CrossFireX Installation....................................................... 19

Chapter 5: RAID Functions .................................. 20

5.1 Operating System............................................................................ 20

5.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 20

5.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 20

Chapter 6: T-Series BIOS & Software................... 24

6.1 T-Series BIOS..................................................................................... 24

6.2 T-Series Software ............................................................................. 32

Chapter 7: Useful Help ........................................ 42

7.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 42

7.2 Extra Information............................................................................ 43

7.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 44

7.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 45

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 46

German.................................................................................................................. 46

French .................................................................................................................... 48

Italian..................................................................................................................... 50

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 52

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 54

Polish...................................................................................................................... 56

Russian ................................................................................................................... 58

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 60

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 62

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

TA890GXE / TA880GXE

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

IDE Cable X 1 (optional)
Serial ATA Cable X 3
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)
DVI to HDMI Dongle 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

TA890GXE TA880GXE

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main
Memory

Graphics

IDE

SATA III

LAN

Sound

IEEE 1394

Slots

On Board
Connector

2

Socket AM3
AMD Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron processors
AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 b it
computing
Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet
(Maximum Watt: 140W)
Support HyperTransport 3.0
Supports up to 5.2 GT/s (OC) Bandwidth
AMD 890GX
AMD SB850
ITE 8721
Prov ides the mos t co mmonly used legac y Super
I/O functionality
Low Pin Count Interface
En viro nment Cont ro l in it iatives
H/W Mon itor
ITE's "S mart Guard ian" function
DDR3 DIMM Slots x 4
Max Memory Capacity 16GB
Each DIMM supports 512MB/1GB/2GB/
4GB DDR3
Dual Channe l Mod e DDR3 memory modu le
Supports DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333
Supports DDR3 1600 (OC)
Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not
supported
Integrated in AMD 890GX Chipset (HD4290)
Max S hared V ideo Me mo ry is 512 MB
DX10.1 / UVD 2.0 / HYBRID CFX support
VIA VT6330
Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode
supports PIO Mode 0~4,
Integrated Serial ATA Controller
Data transfer rates up to 6 Gb/s
SATA Vers ion 3 .0 s pec ific at ion co mpl ian t
Realtek RTL 8111DL
10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability
ALC892

7.1 channels audio out
High Definition Audio

VIA VT6330 VIA VT6330
PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1

PCI Express Gen2 x 1 slot x1
PCI slot x2 PCI slot x2
IDE Con n ecto r x1 ID E Co nnecto r x1
SATA Connector x5 SATA Connector x5
Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1
Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1
S/PDIF Out Connector x1 S/PDIF Out Connector x1
CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan Header x1

Socket AM3
AMD Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron processors
AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 b it
computing
Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet
(Maximum Watt: 140W)
Support HyperTransport 3.0
Supports up to 5.2 GT/s (OC) Bandwidth
AMD 880G
AMD SB850
ITE 8721
Prov ides the mos t commonly us ed legacy Super
I/O functionality
Low Pin Count Interface
En viro nment Cont ro l in it iatives
H/W Mon itor
ITE's "S mart Guard ian" function
DDR3 DIMM Slots x 4
Max Memory Capacity 16GB
Each DIMM supports 512MB/1GB/2GB/
4GB DDR3
Dual Channe l Mod e DDR3 memory modu le
Supports DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333
Supports DDR3 1600 (OC)
Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not
supported
Integrated in AMD 880G Chipset (HD4250)
Max S hared V ideo Me mo ry is 512 MB
DX10.1 / UVD 2.0 / HYBIRD CFX support
VIA VT6330
Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode
supports PIO Mode 0~4,
Integrated Serial ATA Controller
Data transfer rates up to 6 Gb/s
SATA Vers ion 3 .0 s pec ific at ion co mpl ian t
Realtek RTL 8111DL
10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability
ALC892

7.1 channels audio out
High Definition Audio

PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1
PCI Express Gen2 x 1 slot x1

TA890GXE / TA880GXE

TA890GXE TA880GXE

System Fan Header x2 System Fan Header x2
CMOS clear Header x1 CMOS clear Header x1
USB Connector x3 USB Connector x3
IEEE 1394 Connector x1 IEEE 1394 Connector x1
Consumer IR Connector x1 Consumer IR Connector x1
Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Conn ector (24pin) x1
Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1
Serial Port Connector x1 Serial Port Connector x1

Back Panel
I/O

Board Size
Special
Features

OS Support

PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mous e x1
S/PDIF Out x1
HDMI Port x1
VGA Port x1
DVI-D Port x1
1394 Port x1
eSATA2 Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4

Audio Jack x6
244 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) 244 mm(W) x 244 mm(L)

RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 10 support RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 10 support

Windows XP / Vista / 7
Biostar reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS With or without notice.

PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mous e x1
S/PDIF Out x1
HDMI Port x1
VGA Port x1
DVI-D Port x1
1394 Port x1
eSATA2 Port x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x4

Audio Jack x6

Windows XP / Vista / 7
Biostar reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2
Mous e

PS/2
Keyboard

Ou t

HDMI

DVI-D

VGA

Cente r

Rear

Side

NOTE: Dual Scree n:

Display Devices

Enabled O O X

NOTE: For eSATA, Hot Plug is available only under A HCI mode.

VGA + HDMI

USBX2

eSATA

USBX2

IEEE 1394S/PDIF

Li ne In

Li ne Out

Mic In

VGA + DVI-D HDMI + DVI-D

LAN

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

KBMS1

SPDIF1

HDMI1

AT X PW R2

VGA

DVI

JUSBV1

USB_1394_
ESATA1

PH_CPU NB

PH2

PH4

PH3

PH1

F_1394A1

Socket AM3

ID E1

DIMMA 1

DB1IMM

DB2IMM

DA2IMM

RJ 45USB1

AUDI O2

Codec

F_AUD IO1

CIR1

JSPDIFOUT1

Note: represents the 1■

LAN

PEX1_1

J_COM1

CPU_FAN1

SYS_FAN2

PCI1

PCI2

PEX 16_1

JCMOS1

AMD

890GX/

880G

JUSBV2 F_USB3F_USB1 F_U SB2

st

pin.

BAT1

SYS_FAN1

AMD

SB850/

SB810

PAN EL1

SW_ RS T1

SW_PWR1

SATA3

BIOS

ATXPWR1

LED2
LED1

SATA2

SATA1

Super

I/O

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 2: 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 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU

FAN power cable to CPU_FAN1 to complete 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 according to the fan manufact urer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground

1

2 +12V
3

4

SYS_FAN1: NorthBridge Fan Header

SYS_FAN2: System Fan Header

SYS_FAN2

31

13

FAN RPM r at e
sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Pin Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

FAN RPM
rate sense

SYS_FAN1

Note:

CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1/2 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connectors. When connecting
with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be
connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. DDR3 Modules

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMA2

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.

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

TA890GXE / TA880GXE

DIMM Socket

Location

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

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

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

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

DDR3 Module

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

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 M emory

Size

Max is 16GB.

DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2

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CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

IDE1: IDE/ATAPI 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.

SATA1~SATA3: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 5 channels SATA interface,
it satisfies the SATA 3.0 spec and with transfer rate of 6.0Gb/s.

40

39

1

2

147

SATA1 SA TA2

SATA3

Assignment

Pin

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

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ATXP W R1: AT X Power Source Connector

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

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1

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

24

13

ATXP W R2: AT X Power Source Connector

Connecting this connector will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

41

23

Pin Assignment

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

Note:

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

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Maxi mum theoretical reali zed 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.

PEX1_1: PCI-Express Gen 2 x1 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

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

- PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

PEX1_1

PEX16_1

PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Inte rconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion
cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

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PCI 1

PCI 2

TA890GXE / TA880GXE

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

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.

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L

D

R

W

E

P

916

1

K

P

S

/

f

O

f

n

O

-

+

+

8

-

+

T

S

R

D

E

H

L

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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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

Placing the jumper on pin2-3 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.

1

3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation
(default).

1

1

3

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3: 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.

Pin

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

10 NC

14

F_USB1 F_USB3

F_USB2

2

10

1

9

Assignment

TA890GXE / TA880GXE

JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at USB_1394_ESATA1/RJ45USB1.
JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3.

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at USB_1394_ESATA1/RJ45USB1.
JUSBV2: +5V STB for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3.

F_AUDIO1: 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.

JUSBV1

3

1

1

3

JUSBV 2

2

1

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

10 Jack Sense

9

1

3

Pin 1-2 close

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

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JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector

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

J_COM1: Serial Port Connector

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

13

Pin

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

210

19

7 Request to send
8 Clear to send
9 Ring indicator

10 NC

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

Assignment

16

On-Board LED Indicators

There are 7 LED indicators showing system status.

LED1 & LED2: Debug Indicators

PH_CPUNB/ PH1 ~ PH4:

Please refer to the tables below for specific messages:

LED1 LED2 Message

ON ON Normal

ON OFF Memory Error
OFF ON VGA Error
OFF OFF Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error.

PH_CPUNB/PH1~PH4 Phase Indicator

ON Phase Active

OFF Phase Disable

On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons.

PH4

PH_CPU NB

LED 2
LED 1

Power Status Indicators

TA890GXE / TA880GXE

PH2

PH1

PH3

SW_RST1: Reset button.
SW_PWR1: Power Switch button.

SW_RST1

SW_PWR1

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F_1394A1: IEEE 1394 Header

This header allows user to connect IEEE 1394 device.

CIR1: Consumer IR Connector

This header is for infrared remote control and communication. This function is
available only in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows MCE.

10

1

Pin Assignment

1 TPA1+

2

2 TPA1­3 GND
4 GND
5 TPB1+
6 TPB1­7 VCC
8 VCC
9 N/A

10 KEY

Pin Assignment

1 IrDA serial input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Key
5 IrDA serial output
6 IR Po wer

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