Biostar TForce4 U SE Owner's Manual
Biostar T-Series TForce4 SE / TForce4 U SE
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PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable x 1
HDD Cable x 1
User’s Manual x 1
Serial ATA Cable x 1
Fully Setup Driver CD x 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1
USB 2.0 Cable x 1 (optional)
SPDIF Cable x 1(optional)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable x 1 (optional)
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PACKAGE CHECKL IST...............................................................................I
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...................................................... 1
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES ..........................................................1
1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS .........................................................3
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................... 4
2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PRIOCESS ING UNIT (CPU)...........................4
2.2 SYSTEM MEMORY.......................................................................6
2.3 PERIPHER ALS ............................................................................8
CHAPTER 3: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS.................................. 18
3.1 OPERAT ION SYSTEM.................................................................18
3.2 RAID ARRAYS...........................................................................18
3.3 HOW RAID WORKS ..................................................................19
CHAPTER 4: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE ............................. 24
4.1: T- P OWER INTRODUCT ION.......................................................... 24
4.2: T- P OWER BIOS FEATURE .........................................................25
4.3 T- P OWER WIN D OW S FEATURE ...................................................33
CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP ........................................................ 42
5.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE .....................................................42
5.2 AWAR D BIOS BEEP CODE .........................................................43
5.3 EXTRA INFORMATION ...............................................................44
5.4 TROUBLESHOOT ING..................................................................46
GERMAN........................................................................................... 47
FRENCH............................................................................................ 49
ITALIAN............................................................................................ 51
SPANISH............................................................................................ 53
PORTUGUESE ................................................................................. 55
POLAND............................................................................................ 57
RUSSIAN ........................................................................................... 59
ARABIC............................................................................................. 61
JAPANESE ........................................................................................ 63
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
CPU
Supports Socket 939.
Supports AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64X2 processors.
Supports Maximum Front Side Bus up to 1GHz HT.
AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit
computing.
Supports HyperTransport and AMD Cool’n’Quiet Technologies.
Chipset
NVIDIA nForce4 (TForce4 SE)
NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra (TForce4 U SE)
Both support:
Supports NVIDIA nTune Utility.
Operating Systems
Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Note: Does not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME.
Dimensions
ATX Form Factor: 21.0cm (W) x 29.35cm (L)
System Memory
Supports Dual Channel DDR.
Supports DDR 266/333/400.
Maximum memory capacity is 4GB, supporting 4 DIMM sockets.
Super I/O
Chip: ITE IT8712F.
Environment Control initiatives
H/W Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
Serial ATA
TForce4 U SE supports SATA 2.0 specification, with data transfer
rates up to 3Gb/s.
TForce4 SE supports SATA 1.0 specification, with data transfer
rates up to 1.5Gb/s.
AC’97 Audio Sound Codec
Chip: ALC655, supports 6 channels audio output.
IDE
2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0-4, Block Mode and Ultra DMA
33/66/100/133 bus master mode.
10/100 LAN PHY
PHY: Realtek 8201CL. Supports ACPI power management.
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NVIDIA RAID Technology
RAID 0 disk striping for highest system and application
performance
RAID 1 disk mirroring support for fault tolerance
Support for both SATA and ATA-133 disk controller standards
RAID 0+1 disk striping and mirroring for highest performance with
fault tolerance.
RAID 5 offers smart data protection and optimal data access.
(TForce4 U SE only)
Internal On-board Slots and Connectors
One floppy connector.
Two Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors.
One CD-ROM audio-in connector.
One SPDIF-Out connector.
One PCI-Express x16 slot.
Two PCI-Express x1 slots.
Four PCI slots.
Four SATA ports.
Three USB headers support 6 USB 2.0 ports at front panel.
One front panel header supports front panel facilities
Back Panel I/O Connectors and Ports
1 Printer Port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse Port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard Port.
1 Serial Port (JCOM2 is optional.).
4 USB 2.0 Ports.
3 audio ports support 6 channels audio-out facilities.
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1.2 LAY OUT AND CO MPONENTS
JKBMSV1
JKBMS1
JCOM1
(optional)
JCOM2
JUSB1
JUSBLAN1
JAUDIO2
Super I/O
JATXP WR2
JPRNT1
JUSBV1
LAN
JAUDI O1
Codec
JCDIN1
JATXP WR1
PEX16
PEX1_1
PEX1_2
PC I1
JCFAN 1
Sock et 939
BAT1
nForce4
or
nForce4 Ul tra
JUSB3 JUSB4JUSB2
DIM M 1
DIM M 2
DIM M 3
DIM M 4
JN BFAN1
IDE2
IDE1
BIOS
JSFAN 1
PCI2
JSPDIF_OUT
PCI3
PCI4
JUSBV2
Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.
3
JSATA1
JSATA2
FDD1
JSATA3
JSATA4
JCI1
JCM OS1
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PRIOCESSING UNIT (CPU)
A. 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
90
A
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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
Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward
direct B to complete the installation.
B
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.
B. About FAN Headers
CPU FAN Power Header: JCFAN1
System Fan Power Headers: JSFAN1
North Bridge Fan Power Header: JNBFAN1
JCFAN1
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JNBFAN1
13
13
JSFA N1
JCFAN1:
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 Smart Fan
Control
FAN RPM r ate
3
sense
JNBFAN1 / JSFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
FAN RPM r ate
3
sense
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2.2 SYSTEM MEMORY
DIMM3
DIM M1
DIMM 2
DIMM 4
A. Memory Modules
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 snaps back in place and the DIMM is properly
seated.
Notes:
To remove the DDR modules, push the ejector tabs at both sides
of the slot outward at the same time, and pull the modules out
vertically.
B. Memory Capacity
DIMM Socket
Location
DIMM1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM3 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DIMM4 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDR Module
Total Me m ory
Size
Max is 4GB.
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C. DDR Installation Notice:
For AMD K8 939 CPU launched before Rev. E, please follow the
table below to install DDR memory module, or the system may not
boot up or may not function properly. (Please refer to Table 1 for
CPU Revision)
“SS” represents Single Side DDR memory module
“DS” represents Double Side DDR memory module
Star sign “*” represents leave the DIMM socket empty
DIMM1 SS/DS
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
* * *
*
* * *
*
SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS
SS/DS SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
D. Know your CPU Version
AMD Athl on 64 Processor Ordering Part Number Example
ADA 3200 A E P 5 AP
Table 1: AMD Athlon 64 Processor Part Definition
Part Definition Revision Part Definition Revision
AP Rev C0 BI Rev D0
AR Rev CG BN Rev E4
AS Rev CG BP Rev E3
AW Rev CG BO Rev E3
AX Rev CG BY Rev E6
AZ Rev CG BW Rev E6
Part Definition: AP = Rev C0 (see Table 1)
D. 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 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4
Enabled O X O X
Enabled X O X 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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2.3 PERIPHERALS
A. Card and I/O Slots:
Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1
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.
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1
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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2
The motherboard has two 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controllers that
provide PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2
(secondary). The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave
drive, so you can connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard
drive should always be connected to IDE1.
IDE2IDE1
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2
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Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI4
This motherboard is equipped with 4 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
PCI3
PCI4
PCI-Express Slots: PEX16/PEX1_1/PEX1_2
PEX16:
PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
Maximum bandwidth is up to 4GB/s per direction.
PEX1_1/PEX1_2:
PCI Express 1.0a compliant.
Maximum bandwidth is up to 250MB/s per direction.
PEX16
PEX1_1
PEX1_ 2
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B. Connectors and Headers:
How to setup Jumpers
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap
is placed on pins, the jumper is “closed”, if not, that means the
jumper is “open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1
JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the
ATX power supply.
JATXPWR1
1324
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Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
14 -12V 2 +3.3V
15 Gro und 3 Gro und
16 PS_ON 4 +5V
17 Gro und 5 Gro und
18 Ground 6 +5V
19 Gro und 7 Gro und
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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ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR2
By connecting JATXPWR2, it will provide +12V to CPU power
circuit.
Pin
Assignment
1 +12V
JATXPWR 2
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1
4
2 +12V
3 Gro und
4 Gro und
Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse: JKBV1
Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
(Factory default setting)
Pin 2-3 Close: PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered with +5V
standby voltage.
13
13
Pin 1-2 close
(Default)
13
Pin 2-3 close
Note: In order to support
this function “Power-on
system via keyboard and
mouse,” JKBV1 jumper
cap should be p laced on
Pin 2-3.
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Front Panel Audio-out Header: JAUDIOF1
This connector will allow user to connect with the front audio output
headers on the PC case. It will disable the output on back panel
audio connectors.
Default
Jumper
Set ting
2
1
14
13
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1
Mic in/ce nte r
3
Mic power/Bass
Right li ne out/
5
Speaker out Right
7
Reserved
Left li ne o ut/
9
Speaker out Left
Right li ne in/
11
Rear speaker Right
Left li ne i n/
13
Rear speaker Left
2
Gro und
4
Audio power
Right li ne out/
6
Speaker out Right
8
Key
Left li ne o ut/
10
Speaker out Left
Right li ne in/
12
Rear speaker Right
Left li ne i n/
14
Rear speaker Left
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CD-ROM Audio-in Connector: JCDIN1
This connector allows user to connect the audio source from a
variety of devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI
TV tuner card etc..
Pin
Assignment
1 Left channel
input
2 Gro und
3 Gro und
4 Right channel
input
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Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB1~JUSB2
This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC
front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices,
like USB card reader.
JUSB3 JUSB4JUS B2
210
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Pin
Assignment
1
+5V (fused)
2
+5V (fused)
3
USB-
4
USB-
5
USB+
6
USB+
7
Gro und
8
Gro und
9
Key
10
NC
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Digital Audio-out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT
This connector allows users to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF
output header.
Pin
Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF OUT
3 Gro und
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JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities
This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power
LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to
connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker
9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control
17 N/A 18 Key
Speaker
nector
Hard drive
LED
Reset
button
8 Power LED (+)
12 Power LED (-)
16 Ground
Sleep
button
Power LED
Power-on
button
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Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSATA4
With the SATA Controller provided in the chipset, this motherboard
supports 4 channel SATA II connectors. It satisfies the SATA 2.0
spec with transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s.
Pin
Assignment
1 Gro und
2 TX+
3 TX4 Gro und
5 RX-
JSAT A1
JSAT A2
JSAT A3
JSAT A4
1
4
7
6 RX+
7 Gro und
Case Open Header: JCI1
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 Gro und
12
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Clear CMOS Header: JCMOS1
By placing the jumper on pin 2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS
safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the
procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.
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Pin 1-2 close:
Normal Operation
(Default).
13
13
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.
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CHAPTER 3: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS
3.1 OPERATION SYSTEM
Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and
Windows 2000 Professional.
3.2 RAID ARRAYS
NVRAID supports the following 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 techniques for 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.
Spanning (JBOD): JBOD provides a method for combining
drives of different sizes in to one large disk.
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3.3 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 and offers high bandwidth.
Featur es and Benef its
Drives: Minimum 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on
the platform.
Uses: Intended for non-critical data requiring high data
throughput, or any environment that does not require fault
tolerance.
Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially for
large files. No capacity loss penalty for parity.
Drawbacks: Does not deliver any fault tolerance. If any drive in
the array fails, all data is lost.
Fault Tolerance: No.
Data 1
Data 3
Data 5
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RAID 1:
Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 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 volume or drive is corrupted or
becomes unavailable because of a hardware 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.
Featur es and Benef its
Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.
Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other
application that requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity.
Benefits: Provides 100% data redundancy. Should one drive
fail, the controller switches to the other drive.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one
drive. Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds.
Fault Tolerance: Yes.
Data 1
Data 2
Data 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.
Featur es and Benef its
- Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the
platform.
- Benefits: Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance,
allowing for automatic redundancy. May be simultaneously
used with other RAID levels in an array, and allows for spare
disks.
- Drawbacks: Requires twice the available disk space for data
redundancy, the same as RAID level 1.
- Fault Tolerance: Yes.
Data 1
Data 3
Data 5
Data 2
Data 4
Data 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.
Featur es and Benef its
Drives: Mini mu m 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 efficiency.
Drawbacks: Individual block data transfer rate same as a
single disk. Write performance can be CPU intensive.
Fault Tolerance: Yes.
Disk 1
DATA 1
DATA 3
PARITY
DATA 7
DATA 9
PARITY
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DATA 2
PAR I TY
DATA 5
DATA 8
PAR I TY
DATA 11
Disk 3
PAR I TY
DATA 4
DATA 6
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Spanning (JBOD):
JBOD stands for “Just a Bunch of Disks”. Each drive is
accessed as if it 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.
Featur es and Benef its
- Uses: JBOD works best if you have odd sized drives and you
want to combine them to make one big drive.
- Benefits: JBOD provides the ability to combine odd size drives
using all of the capacity of the drives.
- Drawbacks: Decreases performance because of the difficulty
in using drives concurrently.
- Fault Tolerance: No.
Single Logical
Drive
※ For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, o r go to
http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce
Tutorial Flash.
Disk 1: 40GB
Disk 2: 80GB
Disk 3: 40GB
Disk 4: 120GB
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CHAPTER 4: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE
4.1: T-POWER INTRODUCTION
Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for
overclock users.
Based on many precise tests, Biostar Engineering Team (BET)
has 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-Power BIOS Features:
Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.)
CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.)
Memory Integration Test (M.I.T., under Overclock Navigator
Engine)
Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.)
Smart Fan Function (under PC Health Status)
Self Recovery System (S.R.S)
T-Power Windows Feature:
Hardware Monitor
Overclock Engine
Smart Fan Function
Life Update
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4.2: T-POWER BIOS FEATURE
A. Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.):
ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines: MOS and
AOS for both Elite and Casual overclockers.
Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.)
MOS is designed for experienced overclock users.
It allows users to customize personal overclock settings.
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CPU Overclock Setting:
CPU Voltage:
This function will increase CPU stability when overclocking.
However, the CPU temperature will increase when CPU
voltage is increased.
Choices: The range is from 1.2V to 1.725V, with an interval of
0.0.25V.
CPU Frequency:
CPU Frequency is directly in proportion to system performance.
To maintain the system stability, CPU voltage needs to be
increased also when raising CPU frequency.
Choices: This range is from 200 to 450, with an interval of
1MHz.
Hammer CPU Multiplier:
The MOS allows users to downgrade the CPU ratio when
overclocking.
Choices: The lower limit is x4 (800MHz). The upper limit is
decided by different CPU type. With an x1 (200MHz) interval.
Memory Overclock Setting:
Memory Voltage :
This function will increase memory stability when overclocking.
Choices: The range is from 2.6V to 2.9V, with an interval of
0.1V.
Me mc lock Fre que ncy:
To get better system performance, sometimes downgrading the
memory frequency is necessary when CPU frequency is
adjusted over the upper limit.
Choices: 100, 133, 150, 166, 183, 200, 216, 233, 250 (MHz).
PCI-Express Overclock Setting:
PCIE Clock:
It helps to increase VGA card performance.
Choices: The range is from 100 to 145, with an interval of
1MHz.
Chipset Overclock Setting:
NB/SB Voltage Regulator:
This function will increase chipset stability when overclocking.
Choices: 1.52V, 1.60V, 1.68V, 1.76V.
HT Fre q ue ncy :
We recommend users to set this item at “x4” when
overclocking.
Choices: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, Auto.
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Automatic Overclock System (A.O.S.)
For beginners in overclock field, BET had developed an easy,
fast, and powerful feature to increase the system performance,
named A.O.S.
Based on many tests and experiments, A.O.S. provides 3 ideal
overclock configurations that are able to raise the system
performance in a single step.
V6 Te ch Engine:
This setting will raise about 10%~15% of whole system
performance.
V8 Te ch Engine:
This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system
performance.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SE / TForce4 U SE
V12 Te ch Engine:
This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system
performance.
Notices:
1. Not all types of AMD CPU perform above overclock setting ideally; the difference
will be based on the selected CPU model.
2. From BET experiments, the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for this A.O.S.
feature.
B. CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.):
It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM.
Users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting for customizing
system configurations.
Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during
overclock operation.
There are 50 sets of record addresses in total, and users are able to
name the CMOS data according to personal preference.
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