Biostar TF520 A2+ Owner's Manual

TF520 A2+/TF560 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 (Ver 5.x)..................................................... 4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (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: NVIDIA RAID Functions...................... 20

4.1 Operation System............................................................................ 20

4.2 Raid Arrays...................................................................................... 20

4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 20

Chapter 5: OverClock Quick Guide ....................... 24

5.1 T-Power Introduction...................................................................... 24

5.2 T-Power BIOS Feature.................................................................... 25

5.3 T-Power Windows Feature ............................................................ 33

Chapter 6: Useful Help......................................... 38

6.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 38

6.2 Award BIOS Beep Code.................................................................. 39

6.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 39

6.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 41

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language .............. 42

German.................................................................................................................. 42

France .................................................................................................................... 44

Italian..................................................................................................................... 46

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 48

Portugue se ............................................................................................................ 50

Polish...................................................................................................................... 52

Russian ................................................................................................................... 54

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 56

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 58

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 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) Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

TF520 A2+ TF560 A2+

Socket AM2 / AM2+ (By BIOS updat e)

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron

CPU

FSB

Chipset nVIDIA nForce 520 nVIDIA nForce 560

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SATA II

LAN

processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Support up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTransport

ITE 8716F

Prov ides the most commonly us ed legacy Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

En v ironm en t Cont r ol in it iatives ,

H/W Mon ito r

Fan Sp eed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

Each DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB/2GB

DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 me mory mo du le

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

supported

Int egr at ed ID E Contro ller

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

supports PIO Mode 0~4.

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 s p e c if icat ion co mpliant .

Realtek RTL 8110SC / 8100C (optional)

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negot iation (Gigabit

bandwidth is for RTL 8110SC only)

Half / Full duplex capability

Socket AM2 / AM2+ (By BIOS updat e)

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron

processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Support up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTransport

ITE 8716F

Prov ides the most common ly used lega cy Supe r

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

En v ironm en t Cont r ol in it iatives ,

H/W Mon ito r

Fan Sp eed Controller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

Each DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB/2GB

DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 me mory mo du le

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

supported

Int egr at ed ID E Contro ller

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

supports PIO Mode 0~4.

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 s p e c if icat ion co mpliant .

Realtek RTL 8110SC / 8100C (optional)

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negot iation (Gigabit

bandwidth is for RTL 8110SC only)

Half / Full duplex capability

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ALC888 (Ver 5.x) / ALC662 (Ver 6.x)

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)

Special

Features

OS Support

7.1 channels audio out (ALC888)

5.1 channels audio out (ALC662)

HD Aud io

PCI slot x3 PCI slot x3

PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1

PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2

Floppy connector x1 Floppy connecto r x1

Printer Port conne ctor x1 Printer Port connect or x1

IDE Conn ector x1 ID E Co nnector 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 head er x2

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x 2

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

Power Connector (4pin) x2 Power Connector (4pin) x2

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Serial Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack (Ver 5.x) x6

Audio Jack (Ver 6.x) x3

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 support

Windows 2K / XP / V ISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

ALC888 (Ver 5.x) / ALC662 (Ver 6.x)

7.1 channels audio out (ALC888)

5.1 channels audio out (ALC662)

HD Aud io

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Serial Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack (Ver 5.x) x6

Audio Jack (Ver 6.x) x3

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support

Windows 2K / XP / V ISTA

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 (VER 5.X)

PS/2 Mouse

LAN

PS/2 Keyboard

COM1 USB X2USBX2

Center

Rear

Side

USBX2

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 6.X)

PS/2 Mou se

PS/ 2 Keybo ard

COM1 USB X2USB X2

USB X2

LAN

Line In/ Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JUSB2

JATXPWR2

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

AU DIO 2

(for Ve r 5.x )

JAUDIO1

(for Ve r 6.x)

JATXPWR3

nForce

520/560

PEX1_1

LAN

PEX1_2

PEX16_1

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JCFAN1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

SATA3

SATA1

SATA2

SATA4

BIOS

IDE1

JATXPWR1

FDD1

PCI1

Codec

PCI2

PCI3

JCDIN1

JSPDIF_OUT

JPRNT1

JCMOS1

JAUDIOF1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

JUSB3 JUSB4

SUPER I/O

JSF AN1

JSFAN2

JPANEL1

BAT1

LED_D1

LED_D2

PWRSW1RSTSW1

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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 forwards 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.

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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

JSFAN1/JSFAN2: System Fan Headers

JSFAN1 JSFAN2

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

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. Memory Modules

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

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.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2 Module

Total Memory

Size

Max is 8GB.

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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.

Duual 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

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 Connectors

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 hard disk drives.

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PEX16-1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

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

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

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 1.0a 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 traditional PCI architecture.

PEX1_1

PEX1_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.

PEX16_1

PCI 1

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, Sleep button and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

PWR_LED

SLP

9 1

SPK

On/Off

HLED

16 8

RST

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 Sleep control 2 N/A 10 Ground 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

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

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JATXPW R1: AT X Power Source Connector

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

Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 Ground 4 +5V 5 Ground 6 +5V

7 Ground 8 PW_OK

9 Standby Voltage +5V 10 +12V 11 +12V 12 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 Ground 16 PS-ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 NC 21 +5V

22 +5V 23 +5V 24 Ground

JATXPW R2: AT X Power Source Connector

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

Assignment

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

2910

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

JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

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

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

1 Left Channel

Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel

Input

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SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

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.

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2 SATA4

Assignment

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

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

※ 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.

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio out Connector

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

JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you to connector printer on the PC.

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Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT

3 Ground

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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