Biostar TF570 SLI Owner's Manual

TF570 SLI Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Intro duction ............................................. 1

1.1 Be fo re Yo u Start................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 1

1.3 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 2

1.4 Re ar Panel Co nne ctors (for Ver 5.x) ....................................... 4

1.5 Re ar Panel Co nne ctors (for Ve r 6 .x )....................................... 4

1.6 Mothe rboard Layout (for Ver 5.x).......................................... 5

1.7 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 6.x).......................................... 6

Chapter 2: Hardware Installa tio n .............................. 7

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................ 7

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................ 9

2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................10

2.4 Connectors and Slots ............................................................12

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ...................... 14

3.1 How to Set up J umpers..........................................................14

3.2 Detail Se ttings.....................................................................14

Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functio ns......................... 24

4.1 Operation System................................................................24

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................24

4.3 How RAID Wo rks.................................................................24

Chapter 5: O verClock Quick Guide ..........................28

5.1 T-Power Introduction...........................................................28

5.2 T-Powe r BIOS Fe ature .........................................................29

5.3 T-Powe r Windows Fe ature...................................................37

Chapter 6: Useful Help ..............................................46

6.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................46

6.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................47

6.3 Extra Information................................................................47

6.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................49

6.5 BIOS Post Code List..............................................................50

Appende ncies: SPEC In Other La nguage ................52

German................................................................................................52

France..................................................................................................54

Italian..................................................................................................56

Spanish ................................................................................................58

Portuguese...........................................................................................60

Polish...................................................................................................62

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................64

ARABIC................................................................................................66

JAPANESE............................................................................................68

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you fo r choo sing our p roduct. Be fo re you s tart installing the mo the rboa rd, plea se make su re you follow the ins tructio ns belo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf fi cie nt ligh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ra tion.

 Befo re you ta ke the mo the rbo a rd o u t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounde d ap pliance, or use grounded wrist s trap to remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the com pone nts on mo the rbo a rd o r the

rea r side of the boa rd unless ne cessary. Hold the boa rd on the edge , do no t try to be nd or flex the boa rd.

 Do no t leave an y un fas tened sma ll pa rts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which ma y damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

sou rce, humid a ir and wa ter.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1 Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1

Se ria l ATA Po we r Ca b le X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Use r’s Ma nual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 SLI Bridge X1 FDD Cable X 1 (optional)

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEAT URES

Ve r 5.x Ve r 6.x

Socket AM2

AM D Athl on 64 / A t hlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /

CPU

FSB

Chipset nForce 570 SLI nForce 570 SLI

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SA TA II

LAN

Sempron processors

AM D 64 Architectur e enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Tr ansport and Cool=n=Quiet

Support HyperTrans port

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

ITE 8716F

Provides the most commonl

I/O functionali t y.

Low Pi n Count Interfac e

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus M ast er Mode

supports PIO M ode 0~4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SA TA V ersion 2.0 specificat ion com pliant.

Marvell 88E1116 PHY x2

10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s Aut o-Negotiation

us e d l egacy Supe

Socket AM2

AM D Athl on 64 / A t hlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /

Sempron processors

AM D 64 Architectur e enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Tr ansport and Cool=n=Quiet

Support HyperTrans port

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

ITE 8716F

Provides t he most commonly used legacy Super

I/O functionali t y.

Low Pi n Count Interfac e

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus M ast er Mode

supports PIO M ode 0~4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SA TA V ersion 2.0 specificat ion com pliant.

Marvell 88E1116 PHY x2

10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s Aut o-Negotiation

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Ve r 5.x Ve r 6.x

Realtek ALC 888

Sound

On Board

Connector

Back Panel

I/O

Board S ize 244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L) 244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L)

Special

Features

OS S upport

7.1 channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

PCI s lot x3 PCI s lot x3

PCI Expr ess x16 slot x2 PCI Express x16 slot x2 Slots

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

Fl oppy c onnect or x1 Fl oppy c onnector x1

Printer Port connec tor x1 Printer Port connec tor x1

IDE C onnector x1 I DE Connector x1

SA TA Connect or x6 SA TA Connect or x6

Front Panel Connector x1 F ront Panel Connector x1

Front A udio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD- in C onnec tor x1 C D-i n Connector x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out c onnector x1

CP U Fa n header x1 C PU F an header x1

Sys tem F an header x3 S ystem Fan hea der x3

Chassis open header (optional) x1 Chassis open header (optional) x1

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

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

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

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

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1

LAN port x2

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x6

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+ 1 / 5 support

Wi ndows 2000 / X P / V ISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Realtek ALC 861VD

5.1 channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1

LAN port x2

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x3

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 / 0+ 1 / 5 support

Wi ndows 2000 / X P / 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 CONNECT ORS (FOR VER 5.X)

PS/2 Mou se

PS/ 2 Keyboar d

COM1 USBX2

Center

Rear

Side

LAN

USB X2

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

USBX2

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS (FOR VER 6.X)

PS/2 Mouse

LAN

Li ne In / Surround

PS/ 2 Keyboar d

CO M1 USB X 2

USBX2

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

USBX2

1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 5.X)

JCFAN1

J KBM S1

JKBM SV 1

JCOM 1

JU SB 3

JUSBLAN2

JUSBLAN1

JATXPWR2

JUSBV2

JATXPWR1

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JDD RII_2. 4V

DDR2A1

DDR2B1

DDR2B2

DDR2A2

JAUDIO2

Codec

JCDIN1

LAN

JSPDIF_OUT

JAUDIOF1

Not e: represents the 1■

LAN

JATXPWR3

PEX 1_1

PEX 1_2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

JPRNT1

PE X16 _1

PE X16 _2

JSFAN2

pin.

JSFAN1

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Super I/ O

LED1

BIOS

LED2

JUSBV1 JUSB2 J USB1

JCMOS1

JCI 1 (op tional )

JNFAN1

DEBUG LED

( Opti o nal)

SAT A5

BAT1

SATA3SA T A 2SATA1

JPANEL1

IDE1

SA T A 6

FDD1

SA T A 4

PWRSW1RSTSW1

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 6.X)

JCFAN1

J KBM S1

JKBM SV 1

JCOM 1

JU SB 3

JUSBLAN2

JUSBLAN1

JATXPWR2

JUSBV2

JATXPWR1

JDD RII_2. 4V

DDR2A1

DDR2B1

DDR2B2

DDR2A2

JAUDIO1

Codec

JCDIN1

LAN

JSPDIF_OUT

JAUDIOF1

Not e: represents the 1■

LAN

JATXPWR3

PEX 1_1

PEX 1_2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

JPRNT1

PE X16 _1

PE X16 _2

JSFAN2

pin.

JSFAN1

nForce

570 SLI

Super I/ O

LED1

BIOS

LED2

JUSBV1 JUSB2 J USB1

JCMOS1

JCI 1 (op tional )

JNFAN1

DEBUG LED

( Opti o nal)

SAT A5

BAT1

SATA3SA T A 2SATA1

JPANEL1

IDE1

SA T A 6

FDD1

SA T A 4

PWRSW1RSTSW1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INST ALLING 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 a nd buckle i t. 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 Heade r

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM rate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (B y Fan)

Pi n As si gnment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM rate sense

JS FAN1/JSFAN2: S yste m Fan Header

JNFAN1: North Bridge Fan Header

JCFAN1

JNFAN1

JSFAN1

Note:

The J C FAN1、JSFAN1/J SFAN 2 a nd JNF AN 1 support 4-pin an d 3- pi n h ead co nn ector . When co nnec ti ng wi t h wir es o nto c onnect ors, ple ase not e that t he re d wire is th e p os i ti ve

and sho ul d be c on nec ted to pin #2, and t he blac k wi r e i s Gr oun d and s h oul d be conn ecte d t o GND .

JS FAN 2

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2.3 INST ALLING SYST EM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR2B1

DDR2A1

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.

DDR2B2

DDR2A2

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. Mem ory Ca pacity

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DIMM Socket

Location

DDR2A1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2B1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2A2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2B2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR Module Total Memory Size

Max is 4GB.

C. D ual Channel M emory in stall ation

To t rigger the D ual Channel f unc tion of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the f ollowing requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the f ollowing 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)

DDR2A1

DDR2B1 DDR2A2 DDR2B2

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2.4 CONNECT ORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk C onnector

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes . This connector supports the prov ided floppy drive ribbon cables.

ID E1: Hard Disk Conne ctor

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced I DE Controller that prov ides PI O Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and U ltra D MA 33/66/ 100/133 f unctionality.

The IDE connector can c onnect a master and a slave drive, so y ou can connect up to two hard dis k driv es.

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PEX16_1/PEX16_2: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

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

direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

- These two PCI-Express x16 s lots are res erved for graphics or video cards. The design of this m otherboard s upports dual PCI-Express graphics cards using NVIDIA’s SLI technology with m ultiple dis plays.

- To conf igure for SLI, follow the instructions that come with the SLI kit.

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 slots

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transf er 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 ov er the traditional PCI architecture.

PEX 16

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PEX 16_2

PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 3 st andard PCI slots. PCI stands f or Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion

cards. This PCI s lot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW T O SET U P 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 DET AIL SET T I NG S

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, R eset, HDD LED , Power LED, Sleep button and speaker connection. It allows user to c onnect the PC case’s f ront

panel switch functions.

916

Pi n As si gnment Functio n Pi n As si gnment Functio n

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

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 Po we r LE D (+)

14 Po we r LE D (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

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J A TXPW R1 : A TX Po we r Sou rce C onne ct o r

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

Pi n As si gnment P i n Ass ignme nt

13 +3.3V 1 + 3.3V 14 -12V 2 +3.3V 15 Gr oun d 3 Groun d 16 PS_ON 4 +5V 17 Gr oun d 5 Gr oun d 18 Gr oun d 6 + 5V 19 Gr oun d 7 Gr oun d 20 NC 8 PW_ OK 21 +5V 9 Stand b y Volt ag e+5V 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 Gr oun d 12 + 3.3V

J A TXPW R2 : A TX Po we r Sou rce C onne ct o r

By connecting this connector, it will prov ide +12V t o CPU power c ircuit .

Pin Assignment

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

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JKBMSV1: Power Source Selection Headers for Keyboard/Mouse

Pin 1-2 Close:

JKBMSV1: +5V for PS/2 key board and mouse。

Pin 2-3 Close:

JKBMSV1: PS/2 keyboard and mous e are powered with +5V standby

v oltage.

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

JUSB1/JUSB2: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header allows user t o connect additional U SB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connec ted with internal USB devic es, like USB card reader.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused)

3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key

10 NC

JUSB2 JUSB1

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J USB V1 /J USB V 2: Po we r So ur ce He a de rs f o r USB Po rts

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V f or USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB1/JUSB2).

JUSBV2: +5V f or USB ports at rear panel (JUSBLAN1/JUSBLAN2).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB1/JUSB2) are powered by +5V

standby v oltage.

JUSBV2: USB ports at rear panel (JUSBLAN1/JUSBLAN2) are powered by

+5V standby v oltage.

JUSBV 2

JUSBV1

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

In ord er to s up port thi s f unctio n “ P ower- On s yst em vi a U SB de vic e,” “ J USBV1 / JUSB V2” jumper ca p sh oul d be plac ed on Pin 2-3 in di vidu al l y.

JAUDIO F1: Fron t Panel Audio Heade r

This header allows user t o connect the front audio output cable with t he PC front panel. It will disable t he output on back panel audio c onnectors.

Pi n As si gnment

1 Mic in 2 Ground 3 Mic power 4 Audio power

5 Right li ne out

210

6 Right li ne out 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line ou

10 LFT Line Out

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JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows us er to connect t he audio source from the v ariaty dev ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PC I sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows us er to restore the BIOS saf e set ting and the CMOS dat a, please carefully f ollow 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 Proce dures:

1. Remov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait f or f ive seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on t he AC.

6. Reset y our desired password or c lear the CMOS data.

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JC I1: Chas sis O pen Heade r (Optio nal )

This connector allows system to m onitor PC c ase open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record t o the CMOS and show the message on next

boot-up.

Assignment

JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you t o connector printer on the PC.

1 Case open

signal

2 Ground

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 -Strobe 14 Ground 2 -ALF 15 Dat a 6

3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 -Error 17 Dat a 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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SATA1~SATA6: Se rial ATA Connectors

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

SATA5 SATA6

SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4

JDDRII_2.4V: Header for Memory over-voltage

When processing Memory ov er-voltage, please place the jumper to pin2-3 Closed. The Def ault setting is Pin 1-2 Closed.

Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX + 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX-

6 RX+ 7 Ground

Pin 1-2 Cl ose:

Normal st at us ( def a ult ).

Pin 2-3 Cl ose:

Memory v olt ag e 2. 4V.

Note:

1. When “JDDRII_2.4V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 1-2, mem ory v oltage can be manually adjusted in C MOS setup sc reen.

2. When “JDDRII_2.4V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 2-3, mem ory v oltage will be f ixed at 2.4V aut omatically, and can’t be adjusted under COMS

setup.

Bef ore s etting memory over-v oltage, pleas e ensure that your DDR2 s upports up to 2.4V. (Consult y our DDR2 supplier)

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On-Board LED Indicators

There are 2 LED indicat ors on the motherboard to show system status.

LED1 LED2

LED1 and LED2:

These 2 LED indicate sys tem power on diagnostics. Please refer to the table below for different messages:

LED1 L ED2 M essag e

ON ON Normal

ON OFF VGA Error OFF ON Memory Error

OFF O F F Abnor ma l: CPU / Chips et error .

On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board but tons .

PWRS W1RS T SW1

PWRSW1:

This is an on-board Power Switch button.

RSTSW1:

This is an on-board R eset button.

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JSPDIF_O UT: Digital Audio-out Connector

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

Debu g LED (O ptional)

The Debug LED is used to display BIOS POST Code, whic h helps y ou to identify the problem occurred.

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT

3 Ground

The explanations f or the most f requently seen codes are prov ided below, f or a f ull code ref erence list please see Chapter 6. 5 BIOS Post Code list.

Code E x pla nation

C0 Please C hec k Mem or y C1 Please C hec k Mem or y 2B Initial Video D evice error

52 Memor y Module Error 75 Please Chec k HDD

JATXPWR3: Auxiliary Power for Graphics

This connector is an auxiliary power connection f or graphics cards. Exclusive power for the graphics c ard provides better graphic s perf ormance.

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Assignment

1 +12V 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 NC

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CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS

4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM

Supports Windows XP H ome/ Profes sional Edit ion, and Windows 2000 Professional.

4.2 RAID ARRAYS

NVRAID supports the f ollowing 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 tech niques fo r mirroring data. RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1.

Spanni ng (JB OD): JBOD provides a method for combining drives of different sizes in to

one large disk.

RAID 5: RAID 5 provides fault tolerance and better utilization of disk capacity.

4.3 HOW RAID WORKS

RAID 0:

The controller “stripes” data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks 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 an d offers high bandwidth .

Features and Benefits

 D rives: Minim um 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. D epending on the

platform.

 U ses: Int ended for non-critical data requiring high data t hroughput, or any

env ironment that does not require f ault tolerance.

 B enefits: prov ides increased data throughput, especially f or large f iles. No

capacity loss penalty for parity.

 D rawbacks: Does not deliver any fault tolerance. If any drive in the array

f ails, all data is lost.

 Fault Tolerance: No.

Blo c k 1

Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Bl ock 4

Bl ock 6

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RAID 1:

Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel acro ss 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 volu me or drive i s corrupted o r becomes un available because of a hardw are

failure. RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability 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 m axim um is 2.  Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other application that

requires f ault tolerance and minimal capacity.

 Benefits: Provides 100% dat a redundancy. Should one driv e f ail, t he

controller switches to t he other drive.

 Drawbacks: Requires 2 driv es f or the storage space of one driv e.

Perf ormance is impaired during driv e rebuilds.

 Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Blo c k 1 Block 2 Block 3

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3

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RAID 0+1:

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

Features and Benefits

- D rives: Minimum 4, and m axim um is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.

- B enefits: Optim izes for both fault tolerance and perf ormance, allowing for

automatic redundancy. May be simultaneously us ed with other RAID lev els in an array, and allows f or spare disks.

- D rawbacks: Requires twice the available disk space for dat a redundancy, the same as RAID level 1.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Blo ck 1

Block 3 Block 5

Blo ck 2 Blo ck 4

Blo ck 6

Blo ck 1

Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Block 4

Block 6

Spanning (JBOD):

JBOD stands fo r “ Just a Bunch of D isks”. Each drive is accessed as if i t were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance.

Features and Benefits

- Uses: JBOD works best if y ou have odd sized driv es and y ou want to combine them to make one big drive.

- Benefits: J BOD prov ides the ability to combine odd s ize driv es using all of the capacity of the driv es.

- Drawbacks: Decreases performance because of the difficulty in us ing driv es concurrently.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Single Logical

Drive

Disk 1: 40GB

Disk 2: 80GB Disk 3: 40GB

Disk 4: 120GB

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RAID 5:

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes dat a and parit y blo cks ac ros s all t h e d riv es in th e a rray . Faul t to l er ance is mai n t ain ed

by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different drive from those used to store the data itself.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 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 effi cien cy.

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

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Di s k 1

DATA 1 DATA 3

PA RI TY

DATA 7 DATA 9

PA RI TY

Di s k 2

DATA 2 PAR ITY

DATA 5 DATA 8 PAR ITY

DATA 11

Di s k 3

PAR ITY DATA 4 DATA 6 PAR ITY

DATA 10 DATA 12

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

http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash.

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CHAPTER 5: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE

5.1 T-POWER INTRODUCT ION

Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for overclock users. Based on many precise tests, Biostar Engineering Team (BET ) h a s

developed this ultimate overclock engine to raise system performance. No matter whether under BIOS or Windows interface, T-Power is able to present the best system state according to users’ overclock setting.

T- P o w e r B IO S Fe at ure s :

Ov erclocking Nav igator Engine (O.N.E.) CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.) Memory Integration Test (M.I.T., under Ov erclock Nav igator Engine)

Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P. ) Smart Fan Function (under PC Health Stat us) Self Recov ery System (S.R.S)

T-Power Windows Feature:

Hardware Monitor Ov erclock Engine

Smart Fan Function Lif e Update

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