Biostar TF7025-M2 Owner's Manual

TF7050-M2/TF7025-M2 Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Intro duction ............................................. 3

1.1 Be fore You Start................................................................... 3

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 3

1.3 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 4

1.4 Re ar Panel Connectors (for TF 7050-M2) ................................ 6

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (for TF7025-M2)................................. 7

1.6 Motherboard Layout (for TF7050-M2) ................................... 8

1.7 Motherboard Layout (for TF7025-M2) ................................... 9

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation............................ 10

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)...............................10

2.2 FAN Headers.......................................................................12

2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................13

2.4 Connectors and Slots ............................................................15

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .....................17

3.1 How to Set up J umpers..........................................................17

3.2 Detail Se ttings.....................................................................17

Chapter 4: RA ID Functions.......................................25

4.1 Operation System................................................................25

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................25

4.3 How RAID Wo rks.................................................................25

Chapter 5: O verClock Quick Guide ..........................29

5.1 T-Power Introduction...........................................................29

5.2 T-Powe r BIOS Fe ature .........................................................30

5.3 T-Powe r Windows Fe ature...................................................36

Chapter 6: Useful Hel p .............................................43

6.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................43

6.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................44

6.3 Extra Information................................................................44

6.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................46

Appende ncies: SPEC In Other La nguage ................48

German................................................................................................48

France..................................................................................................50

Italian..................................................................................................52

Spanish ................................................................................................54

Portuguese...........................................................................................56

Polish...................................................................................................58

Russian................................................................................................60

Arabic..................................................................................................62

Japanese ..............................................................................................64

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you fo r choo sing our p rodu ct. Be fo re you s tart installing the
mo the rboa rd, plea se make su re you fo llow 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

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
Use r’s Ma nual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

Se ria l ATA Po we r Ca b le X 1 (o ptio nal)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEAT URES

TF7050-M2 TF7025-M2

Socket AM2

AM D Athl on 64 / At hlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 /

CPU

FSB

Chipset GeForce 7050PV/NF630a GeForce 7025/NF 630a

Super I/O

Main

Memory

Graphics

IDE

SA TA II

LAN

4

Sempron processors

AM D 64 Architectur e enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTrans port

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

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 4

Max Memory Capacity 4GB

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

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 400/ 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

Int egr ated i n GeForce 7050PV/NF630a Chi pset

Max Shared Video Memor y is 256MB

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 specific at ion compliant.

Realtek RTL 8111B / 8101E (optional)

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

bandw idth is for RTL 8111B only)

Half / Full duplex capability

us e d l egacy Supe

Socket AM2

AM D Athl on 64 / At hlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 /

Sempron processors

AM D 64 Architectur e enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTrans port

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

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 4

Max Memory Capacity 4GB

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

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 400/ 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

Int egr ated i n GeForce 7025/NF630a Chipset

Max Shared Video Memor y is 256MB

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 specific at ion compliant.

Realtek RTL 8111B / 8101E (optional)

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

bandw idth is for RTL 8111B only)

Half / Full duplex capability

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TF7050-M2 TF7025-M2

ALC888 (Ver 5. x) / ALC861V D (Ver 6.x)

7.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 5. x) /

Sound

Slots

On Board

Connector

Back Panel

I/O

Board S ize 235 mm (W) x 244 mm(L) 235 mm (W) x 244 mm(L)

Special

Features

OS S upport

5.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 6. x)

High Defi nition A udio

2 channels audio out for HDMI Audio

PCI s lot x2 PCI s lot x2

PCI Expr ess x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1

PCI Express x 1 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x1

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 x4 SA TA Connect or x4

Front Panel Connect or x1 F ront Panel Connector x1

Front Audio 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 connector x1

S/PDIF in c onnector (O ptional) x1 S/PDIF in connector (Optional) x1

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

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

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x3 USB connector x3

S e ri al po rt Connect o r x1 S e ri al port Co n n ect or x1

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

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

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S-Video port x1

HDMI port x1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack (for V er 5. x) x6

Audio Jack (for V er 6. x) x3

RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+1 s upport RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+ 1 support

Wi ndows 2000 / X P / V ISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

ALC888 (Ver 5. x) / ALC861V D (Ver 6.x)

7.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 5. x) /

5.1 c hannels audio out (Ver 6. x)

High Defi nition A udio

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

VGA port x1

DVI -D port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack (for V er 5. x) x6

Audio Jack (for V er 6. x) x3

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 TF7050-M2)

X

PS/2 Mouse Port

Y

PS/2 Keyboard Port

Z S-Video TV-Out Port

Tr ansmit a nal og vi deo sig nals to T V or any ot her dis pla y p an el s eq ui p ped wi th S- Vi de o
input .

[ HDMI Port

The H i g h-Defi ni ti on Mul ti m edi a Inter fac e (HDM I) i s an al l - di g ital audio / vi de o int erfac e
capa ble of tra ns mit ting unc o mpr ess ed s tr ea ms t o an AV r ecei ver or a n y co mp ati bl e dig i tal
audi o and/ or vi de o mo ni tor , suc h as a di g ital tel e vi sio n.
The H D M I a udi o fu ncti on i s n ot s uppor te d b y Win dows 2000 / XP.

\ D-Sub VGA Port

Tr ansmit a nal og vi deo sig nals to co mp uter mo ni tor or an y ot her di s pla y p anel s eq ui p ped
with D - S ub VGA i n put.

] USB 2.0 Port x 4 ^ RJ-45 LAN Port

_ Audio Jack x 6 (for Ver 5. x) / Audio Jack x 3 (for Ver 6. x)

Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel/8-Channel
Blue Line-In Line- In Line-In

Green Line- Ou t Fr ont Spea ker Out Fr ont Spea ker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange C enter / Sub woof er

Black R ear Spe aker O ut Rear Spe a ker O ut R ear Spe aker O ut
Grey Si de S pea ker O ut

NOTE: The H D M I a udi o i s c urr entl y onl y s up por te d b y Wi ndo ws VISTA.

NOTE: The G eFor ce 70 50PV/NF6 30 a c hi ps et uses the s a me c ha nn el to con tr ol S- Vi d eo and

D-Sub f or tr ans mitting a nal og vi deo si g nals, so these ports c annot wor k simultan eo usl y.

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1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS (FOR TF7025-M2)

X

PS/2 Mouse Port

Y

PS/2 Keyboard Port

Z DVI-D VGA Port

The D i g ital Vi sual I nt erface (D VI) is a vi d eo i nter fac e trans mitti ng dig i tal vi d eo sig nals to
dig ital di spla y de vices s uch as fl at panel LCDs or dig i tal pr oject ors . T h e D VI- D co nnec tor
allows di g i tal si g nals trans mission o nl y.

[ D-Sub VGA Port

Tr ansmit a nal og vi deo sig nals to co mp uter mo ni tor or an y ot her di s pla y p anel s eq ui p ped
with D - S ub VGA i n put.

\ USB 2.0 Port x 4 ] RJ-45 LAN Port

^ Audio Jack x 6 (for Ver 5. x) / Audio Jack x 3 (for Ver 6. x)

Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel/8-Channel
Blue Line-In Line- In Line-In

Green Line- Ou t Fr ont Spea ker Out Fr ont Spea ker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange C enter / Sub woof er
Black R ear Spe aker O ut Rear Spe a ker O ut R ear Spe aker O ut

Grey Si de S pea ker O ut

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR TF7050-M2)

JK BM S1

JTVOUT1

JHDMI

JATXPWR2

Socket A M2

VGA

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO2

(for Ver 5.x)

JA U DI O 1

(f or Ver 6.x)

JCDI N1

JUSB V1

JAUDIOF1

LAN

Codec

Not e: represents the 1■

JATX PW R 1

PE X1 _1

JSPDIF_OUT1JSPDIF_IN1

JC FAN 1

JNFAN1

JCOM1

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI2

JP R NT1

st

pin.

Ge F or ce
7050PV/

FDD1

aNF630

LED_D1

LED_D2

Super I/ O

DI M M A1

DI M M B1

JUSB2 JUS B3 JU S B4

BIOS

SA TA2SATA1

J PAN EL1

JSFAN1

DI M M B2

DI M M A2

JUS BV2

BAT1

SA TA3 SA TA4

JCMOS1

PWR SW 1 RS T S W1

IDE1

JSFA N 2

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR TF7025-M2)

JKB M S1

JAT XP WR 2

VGA

Socket A M2

DVI -D

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO2

(f or Ver 5.x)

JA U DI O 1

(for Ver 6.x)

JCDIN1

J U SB V1

JAUDIOF1

LAN

Codec

Not e: represents the 1■

JATXPWR1

PE X1 _1

JSPDIF _OUT1JSPDI F_IN1

JCFAN1

JNFAN1

JC OM1

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI2

JPR NT1

st

pin.

Ge F or ce

702 5 /

FDD1

aNF630

LED_D1

LED_D2

Super I/O

DI M M A1

DI M M B1

JUSB2 JUS B3 JU S B4

BIOS

SA TA2SATA1

J PAN EL1

JSFAN1

DI M M B2

DI M M A2

JUS BV2

BAT1

SA TA3 S ATA4

JCMOS1

PWRSW1 RSTSW1

IDE1

JS F AN 2

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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 CP U

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

4

1

JNFAN1: North Bridge Fan Header

JS FAN1/JSFAN2: S yste m Fan Heade r

JNFAN1

1

3

JSFAN2

3

1

JSFAN1

Pin

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

4 Smart Fan

Pin

Assignment

FAN RPM rate
sense

Control (By Fan)

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM

rate sense

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Note:

The J C FAN1 su ppor ts 4-pin he ad con nect or. The J SFAN 1/J SF AN 2 and JNFAN1
supp ort 3- pi n h ea d conn ec tor s . When connec ting wi t h wir es o nto co nnec tors, pleas e

not e th at the red wire is the p ositive and s h ould be c on nec ted to pi n #2, and t he blac k
wir e i s Gr o und a nd sho ul d be con nect ed to GND .

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2.3 INST ALLING SYST EM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DIMMA 1

DIMMB 1

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. Mem ory Ca pacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DDR2 Module

C. D ual Channel M emory in stall ation

To trigger the D ual Channel func tion of the mot herboard, the memory module
must meet the f ollowing requirements:

Install memory module of the sam e 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)

DI MMA1

To t a l Me m o r y

Size

Max is 4GB.

DI MMB 1 D I MMA2 D I MMB 2

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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 connec tor s upports the
prov ided floppy drive ribbon cables.

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ID E1: Hard Disk Conne ctor

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI I DE C ontroller that prov ides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 f unctionality.

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

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s sim ultaneous ly per

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

PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 slots

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direct ion; 500MB/s in t otal.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2. 5GB/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over t he traditional PCI arc hitec ture.

PEX1_1

PEX16_1

PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 st andard PCI slots. PCI stands f or
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for ex pansion

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

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUM PERS 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, Reset, HDD LED , Power LED, Sleep
button and speaker connection. It allows user to c onnect the PC case’s f ront

panel switch functions.

PWR_LED

SLP

9

1

SPK

++

HL ED

+

On/ Off

-

-

RST

16

8

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

1 +5V 9 Sl eep control
2 N/A 10 Ground
3 N/A 11 N/A N/A

4 Speaker
5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LE D (+)
6 HDD LE D (-)
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 connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply.

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Pi n As si gnment P i n Ass ignme nt

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

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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 circuit.

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1

Pin

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

Assignment

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JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4: 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 U SB devices, like USB card reader.

Pi n As si gnment

1 +5V (fused)

JUSB2
JU SB3

JUS B4

2
1

10

9

2 +5V (fused)

3 USB­4 USB-

5 USB+
6 USB+

7 Ground
8 Ground

9 Key

10 NC

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 for USB ports at JUSB1/JU SBLAN1.

JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB2/JUSB3/ JUSB4).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: USB ports at J USB1/ JUSBLAN1 are powered by +5V standby

v oltage.

JUSBV2: USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4) are powered by

+5V standby voltage.

3

JUSBV1

3

113

JUSBV2

31

Pin 1-2 close

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

1

3

1

Note:

In ord er to s up port this f unctio n “ P ower - On s yst em vi a U SB de vic e,” “ JUSBV1 / JUSB V2”
jumper ca p sh oul d be plac ed on Pin 2-3 in di vidu al l y.

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SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA int erfac e.

JAUDIO F1: Fron t Panel Audio Heade r

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

SA TA 1

SAT A3

SATA2 SATA4

147

1

9

2

10

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 TX +
3 TX ­4 Ground
5 RX­6 RX+
7 Ground

Pi n As si gnment

1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right in
4 GPIO
5 Right line in

6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sens e
8 Key
9 Left line in

10 Jack Sens e

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect t he audio s ource f rom the variaty dev ices,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

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Assignment

Pin

1 Left Channel

Input
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows us er to restore the BIOS saf e 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 C MOS Procedures:

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 the AC.

6. Reset y our desired password or clear the CMOS data.

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JSPDIF_O UT1: Digi tal Audio-ou t C onne ctor

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

JCO M1: Serial port Connector

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

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Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

Pin

Assignment

1 Carrier detect
2 Received data
3 Transmitted data
4 Data terminal ready
5 Signal ground
6 Data set ready
7 Request to send
8 Clear to send
9 Ring i ndi cator

10 Key

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On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons .

PWRSW1 RSTSW1

PWRSW1:

This is an on-board Power Switch button.

RSTSW1:

This is an on-board Reset button.

On-Board LED Indicators

There are 2 LED indicat ors on the m otherboard t o show sys tem status.

LED_D1

LED_D2

LED_D1 and LED_D2:

These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics.
Please refer to the table below f or different messages:

LED_D1 LED_D2 Message

ON ON No rm a l
ON OFF Memo ry Er ror
OFF ON VGA Error

OFF OFF Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error.

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JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

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

2

1

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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

JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-out Connector (Optional)

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

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_IN
3 Ground

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CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTION S

4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM

z Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Prof es sional.

4.2 RAID ARRAYS

RAID supports the f ollowing types of RAI D arrays:

RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for

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

many applications.

4.3 HOW RAID WORKS

RAID 0:

The controller “stri pes ” dat a across mu ltiple 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

 Dr ives: Minimum 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on the

platform.

 Uses: I ntended for non-critical data requiring high data throughput, or any

env ironment that does not require f ault tolerance.

 Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially f or large files. No

capacity loss penalty for parity.

 Dr awbacks: D oes not deliver any fault tolerance. If any drive in t he array

f ails, all data is lost.

 Fault Tolerance: No.

Block 1

Block 3
Block 5

Block 2

Block 4
Block 6

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RAID 1:

Every read and w rite is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1
array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the dat a can reside on t he same disk o r on a

second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the
active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware fai lure.

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
me d i a .

Features and Benefits

 Dr ives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.
 Uses: R AID 1 is ideal f or sm all databases or any other application that

requires f ault tolerance and minimal capacity.

 Benefits: Provides 100% data redundancy. Should one driv e f ail, the

controller switches to t he other drive.

 Dr awbacks: R equires 2 driv es for the storage space of one drive.

Perf ormance is impaired during driv e rebuilds.

 Fault Tolerance: Yes.

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Blo ck 1
Block 2
Block 3

Blo ck 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

 Dr ives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on t he platform.
 Benefits: Optimizes for both fault tolerance and perform ance, allowing for

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

 Dr awbacks: R equires twice the available disk space f or data redundancy,

the same as RAID level 1.

 Fault Tolerance: Yes.

GeForce

7050PV

or

GeForce

7025

Block 1

Block 3
Block 5

Block 2
Block 4

Block 6

Block 1
Block 3

Block 5

Block 2
Block 4

Block 6

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RAID 5:

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes
data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained 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

 Dr ives: Mi nim um 3.
 Uses: R AID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general

purpose service.

 Benefits: An ideal combination of good perform ance, good f ault t olerance,

and high capacity and storage ef ficiency.

 Dr awbacks: I ndividual block data transfer rate s ame as a s ingle disk. Write

perf ormance can be CPU intensive.

 Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Dis k 1

DAT A 1

DATA 3

PARIT Y

DATA 7
DATA 9

PARIT Y

Dis k 2

Ge Force

705 0PV

or

Ge Force

70 25

DAT A 2

PA R I T Y
DATA 5

DATA 8
PA R I T Y

DATA 11

Dis k 3

PA R I T Y

DAT A 4
DAT A 6

PA R I T Y

DAT A 10
DAT A 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 N avigat or Engine (O.N.E.)

CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.)

Memory Integration Test (M.I.T., under Ov erclock N avigat or Engine)

Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.)

Self Recov ery System (S.R.S)

T-Power Windows Feature:

Hardware Monitor

Ov erclock Engine

Liv e Update

!! WARNI NG !!

For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is being
continuously updated. T he BIOS information described below in
this manual is for your referen ce only and the actual BIOS
inform ation and settings on board may be different from this
manual. For further inform ation of setting up the BIOS, please
refer to the BIOS Manual in the Setup CD.

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5.2 T-POWER BIOS FEAT URE

A. Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.):

ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines: MOS and AOS for both
Elite and Casual overclockers.

Ma nu al O ve rcl ock Sys tem (M.O .S .)

MOS is designed f or experienced overclock users.
It allows users to c ustomize personal overclock set tings .

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