Biostar TF570 SLI A2+ Owner's Manual

TF570 SLI 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.....................................		14
3.1	How to Setup Jumpers ....................................................................	14
3.2	Detail Settings..................................................................................	14
Chapter 4: NVIDIA SLI Function.............................................		22
4.1	Requirements...................................................................................	22
4.2	Installing SLI-Ready Graphics Cards ............................................	22
4.3	Enabling Multi-GPU Feature in Windows...................................	24
Chapter 5: NVIDIA RAID Functions ........................................		25
5.1	Operation System............................................................................	25
5.2	Raid Arrays ......................................................................................	25
5.3	How RAID Works.............................................................................	25
Chapter 6: OverClock Quick Guide ..........................................		29
6.1	T-Power Introduction......................................................................	29
6.2	T-Power BIOS Feature ....................................................................	30
6.3	T-Power Windows Feature ............................................................	38
Chapter 7: Useful Help ............................................................		43
7.1	Driver Installation Note..................................................................	43
7.2	Award BIOS Beep Code ..................................................................	44
7.3	Extra Information............................................................................	44
7.4	Troubleshooting...............................................................................	45
Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................................		46
German..................................................................................................................		46
France ....................................................................................................................		48
Italian.....................................................................................................................		50
Spanish ...................................................................................................................		52
Portuguese	............................................................................................................	54
Polish......................................................................................................................		56
Russian ...................................................................................................................		58
Arabic.....................................................................................................................		60
Japanese ................................................................................................................		62

TF570 SLI A2+

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1BEFORE 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.

1.2PACKAGE 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

SLI Bridge X1

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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1.3MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

		Ver 5.x	Ver 6.x
		Socket AM2	Socket AM2
		AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /	AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /
	CPU	Sempron / AM2+ processors	Sempron / AM2+ processors
		AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit	AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit
		computing	computing
		Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet	Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet
	FSB	Support HyperTransport	Support HyperTransport
		Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth	Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth
	Chipset	nForce 570 LT SLI	nForce 570 LT SLI
		ITE 8718F	ITE 8718F
		Provides the most commonly used legacy Super	Provides the most commonly used legacy Super
		I/O functionality.	I/O functionality.
	Super I/O	Low Pin Count Interface	Low Pin Count Interface
		Environment Control initiatives,	Environment Control initiatives,
		H/W Monitor	H/W Monitor
		Fan Speed Controller	Fan Speed Controller
		ITE's "Smart Guardian" function	ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
		DIMM Slots x 4	DIMM Slots x 4
		Each DIMM supports 256/512/1024/2048MB	Each DIMM supports 256/512/1024/2048MB
		DDR2	DDR2
	Main	Max Memory Capicity 8GB	Max Memory Capicity 8GB
		Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module	Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module
	Memory
		Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800	Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800
		Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)	Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)
		Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not	Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
		supported	supported
		Integrated IDE Controller	Integrated IDE Controller
	IDE	Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode	Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode
		supports PIO Mode 0~4,	supports PIO Mode 0~4,
		Integrated Serial ATA Controller	Integrated Serial ATA Controller
	SATA II	Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.	Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.
		SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.	SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.
	LAN	Realtek 8110SC	Realtek 8110SC
		10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s Auto-Negotiation	10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s Auto-Negotiation

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		Ver 5.x		Ver 6.x
		ALC888		ALC662
	Sound	7.1 channels audio out		5.1 channels audio out
		Supports HD Audio		Supports HD Audio
		PCI slot	x2	PCI slot	x2
	Slots	PCI Express x16 slot (x16/x8)	x1	PCI Express x16 slot (x16/x8)	x1
		PCI Express x16 slot (x8)	x1	PCI Express x16 slot (x8)	x1
		PCI Express x 1 slot	x2	PCI Express x 1 slot	x2
		Floppy connector	x1	Floppy connector	x1
		Printer Port connector	x1	Printer Port connector	x1
		IDE Connector	x1	IDE Connector	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
	On Board	S/PDIF out connector	x1	S/PDIF out connector	x1
	Connector	CPU Fan header	x1	CPU Fan header	x1
		System Fan header	x2	System Fan header	x2
		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 Keyboard	x1
		PS/2 Mouse	x1	PS/2 Mouse	x1
	Back Panel	Serial Port	x1	Serial Port	x1
	I/O	LAN port	x1	LAN port	x1
		USB Port	x6	USB Port	x6
		Audio Jack	x6	Audio Jack	x3
	Board Size	244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L)		244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L)
	Special	NVIDIA nTunes		NVIDIA nTunes
	Features	RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support		RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support
		Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA		Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA
	OS Support	Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove		Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove
		support for any OS With or without notice.		support for any OS With or without notice.

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1.4REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 5.X)

PS/2
Mouse	LAN

PS/2	COM1	USBX2	USBX2 USBX2
Keyboard
	Center		Line In
	Rear		Line Out
	Side		Mic In

1.5REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 6.X)

PS/2	LAN
Mouse

Line In/

Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/

Bass/ Center

PS/2	COM1	USBX2 USBX2 USBX2
Keyboard

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1.6MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1
	JATXPWR2
JCOM1	JSFAN2

JUSB1

JUSB2

JUSBLAN1

AUDIO2

(Ver 5.x)

JAUDIO1

(Ver 6.x)

PCIEX12V_CON

JCFAN1

Socket				JATXPWR1
	DIMMA1	DIMMB1	DIMMA2	DIMMB2
M2 A

nForce	IDE1	FDD1
570 LT SLI

	PEX16-1	SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4
LAN		JCI1(optional)
PEX1_1	JPE2 JPE4	JPE6 JPE8

BIOS

JCMOS1

PEX1_2	JPE1 JPE3 JPE5 JPE7 JPE9
	PEX16-2
Codec	PCI1	BAT1
		Super I/O
	PCI2	LED_D1
		LED_D2

		JSPDIF_OUT1		JSFAN1	JPANEL1	RSTSW1
JAUDIOF1	JCDIN1	JPRNT1	JUSB3	JUSB4		PWRSW1

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1INSTALLING 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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2.2FAN 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

1

4

Pin Assignment

1Ground

2+12V

3FAN RPM rate sense

4Smart Fan Control (By Fan)

JSFAN1/JSFAN2: System Fan Headers

	1
	3
JSFAN2
JSFAN1
1	3
Note:

Pin Assignment

1Ground

2+12V

3FAN RPM rate sense

The JCFAN1, JSFAN1/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 connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

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	DDR2 Module	Total Memory
	Location		Size
	DIMMA1	256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB
	DIMMB1	256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB	Max is 8GB.
	DIMMA2	256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB
	DIMMB2	256MB/512MB/1024MB/2048MB

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	DIMMA1	DIMMB1	DIMMA2	DIMMB2
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)

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2.4CONNECTORS 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.

34	33
2	1

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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PEX16-1: PCI-Express x16(x16/SLI x8 Speed) Slot

-PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

-Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s(2GB/s SLI) simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s(4GB/s SLI) totally.

-PEX16-1 slot is reserved for graphics or video cards. The design of this motherboard supports dual PCI-Express graphics cards using NVIDIA’s SLI technology with multiple displays. When using SLI, this slot is master and runs with x8 speed.

-To configure for SLI, please refer to the instructions of configuring JPE1~JPE9.

PEX16-2: PCI-Express x16(NC/SLI x8 Speed) Slot

-PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

-Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 2GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 4GB/s totally.

-PEX16-2 slot is reserved for graphics or video cards. The design of this motherboard supports dual PCI-Express graphics cards using NVIDIA’s SLI technology with multiple displays. This slot is slave when using SLI. If PEX16-1 is set to x16 speed, then PEX16-2 would not be functional.

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.

PEX16-1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PEX16-2

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PCI1~PCI2: 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.

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1HOW 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

3.2DETAIL 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.

PWR_LED

9	+
1
	SPK

+

+

	On/Off
-	16
-	8
	RST

HLED

Pin

Assignment

Function

Pin

Assignment

Function

1

+5V

9

N/A

N/A

2

N/A

Speaker

10

N/A

3

N/A

Connector

11

N/A

N/A

4

Speaker

12

Power LED (+)

Power LED

5

HDD LED (+)

Hard drive

13

Power LED (+)

6

HDD LED (-)

LED

14

Power LED (-)

7

Ground

Reset button

15

Power button

Power-on button

8

Reset control

16

Ground

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JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector

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

Pin	Assignment

13+3.3V

14-12V

15Ground

16PS_ON

17Ground

18Ground

19Ground

20NC

21+5V

22+5V

23+5V

24Ground

12 24

1 13

Pin Assignment

1+3.3V

2+3.3V

3Ground

4+5V

5Ground

6+5V

7Ground

8PW_OK

9Standby Voltage+5V

10+12V

11+12V

12+3.3V

JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector

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

																										1							5	Pin	Assignment
																																		1	+12V
																																		2	+12V
																									4								8	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.

		Pin	Assignment
		1	+5V (fused)
		2	+5V (fused)
		3	USB-
		4	USB-
		5	USB+
		6	USB+
JUSB3	JUSB4	7	Ground
		8	Ground
2	10	9	Key
		10	NC
1	9

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.

																				Pin	Assignment
																				1	Mic Left in
																				2	Ground
																				3	Mic Right in
																				4	GPIO
																				5	Right line in
																				6	Jack Sense
																				7	Front Sense
												2						10		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.

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

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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.

	3
	1
	Pin 1-2 Close:
	Normal Operation (default).
3	3
1	1

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.

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JCI1: Chassis Open Header (Optional)

This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up.

Pin Assignment

1 Case open signal

2 Ground

2

1

JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you to connector printer on the PC.

2
1	25

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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