Biostar TForce 6100 Owner's Manual

Biostar T-Series TForce 6100

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ACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable x 1 HDD Cable x 1 S/PDIF Cable x 1 User’s Manual x 1 Serial ATA Cable x 1 Serial ATA power 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)

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Table of Contents

ACKAGE CHECKLIST..................................................................................... I

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...................................................... 1

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES...............................................................1

1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS...............................................................1

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...............................4

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PRIOCESSING UNIT (CPU).............................4

2.2 SYSTEM MEMORY .............................................................................6

2.3 PERIPHERALS ...................................................................................8

CHAPTER 3: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE.............................19

3.1: T- POWER INTRODUCTION ...............................................................19

3.2: T- POWER BIOS FEATURE ..............................................................20

3.3 T- POWER WINDOWS FEATURE........................................................ 28

CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP ........................................................37

4.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE..........................................................37

4.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE...............................................................38

4.3 EXTRA INFORMATION .....................................................................39

4.4 TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................41

GERMAN .......................................................................................... 42

FRENCH ...........................................................................................42

ITALIAN............................................................................................ 46

SPANISH ...........................................................................................48

PORTUGUESE.................................................................................50

POLAND ...........................................................................................52

RUSSIAN........................................................................................... 54

ARABIC.............................................................................................56

JAPANESE ........................................................................................ 58

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

CPU

Supports Socket 754. Supports AMD Athlon 64 processor up to 3700+. Supports AMD Sempron processor. Supports HyperTransport Technology up to 1600MT/s.

Dimensions

Micro ATX Form Factor: 21.86cm (W) x 24.4cm (L)

System Memory

Supports DDR 266/333/400. Maximum memory capacity is 2GB, supporting 2 DIMM

sockets. Chipset North Bridge: NVIDIA GeForce 6100. South Bridge: NVIDIA nForce 410.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8712F. Environment Control initiatives.

 H/W Monitor  Fan Speed Controller  ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

IDE

2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives.

Supports PIO mode 0~4 and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 bus

master mode.

Serial ATA II

nForce 410 supports SATA 2.0 specification, with data

transfer rates up to 3Gb/s.

AC’97 Audio Sound Codec

Chip: ALC655, supports 6 channels audio output.

10/100 LAN PHY

PHY: RTL8201BL/RTL8201CL, supports ACPI, PCI power

management.

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Operating Systems

Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Note: Does not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME.

Internal On-board Slots and Connectors

One PCI-Express X1 slot. One PCI-Express X16 slot. One S/PDIF-Out connector. One CD-ROM audio-in connector. Two PCI slots. Two SATA ports. Two Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 IDE connectors.

Back Panel I/O Connectors and Ports

4 USB 2.0 Ports. 1 VGA Port. 1 Serial Port. 1 Printer Port. 1 RJ-45 LAN jack. 1 PS/2 Mouse Port. 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port. 1 Vertical audio port including 1 Line-in connector, 1

Line-out connector, and 1 MIC-in connector.

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1.2 LAYOUT AND COMPONENTS

Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PRIOCESSING UNIT (CPU)

A. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point forwards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

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Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to

complete the installation.

Step 4: 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/JSFAN2 North Bridge Fan Power Header: JNBFAN1

JCFAN1:

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 Smart Fan

Control FAN RPM

rate sense

JSFAN1/JSFAN2

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V

FAN RPM

rate sense

JNBFAN1

1 Ground 2 +12V

N/A

JCFAN1

JSFAN1

JNFAN1

JSFAN2

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2.2 SYSTEM MEMORY

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

DIMM2

DDR Module

128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

Total Memor y

Size

Max is 2 GB.

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C. Dual Channel Memory installation

To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table.

Duual Channel Status

Enabled O 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).

DIMM1

DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

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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.

133

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.

3940

IDE2IDE1

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Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI2

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.

PCI-Express Slots: PCI-EX16/PCI-EX1_1

PCI-EX16:

PCI Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum bandwidth is up to 4GB/s per direction.

PCI-EX1_1:

PCI Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum bandwidth is up to 250MB/s per direction.

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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.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

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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ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR2

By connecting JATXPWR2, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

JATXPWR2

Assignment

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

JUSBV1: Power Source Headers for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse and USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 and PS/2

keyboard and mouse ports at JKBMS1. Pin 2-3 Close: USB ports at JUSBLAN1 and PS/2 keyboard

and mouse ports are powered by +5V or +5V standby voltage.

Pin 1-2 Close (Default)

JUSBV1

Pin 2-3 Close

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-On system via keyboard, mouse and USB device,” “JUSBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.

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Front Panel Audio-out Header: JFAUDIO1

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 Setting

Assignment

Mic in/center

Mic power/Bass Right line out/

Speaker out Right

Reserved Left line out/

Speaker out Left Right line in/

Rear speaker Right Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

2 4

Assignment

Ground Audio power Right line out/ Speaker out Right Key Left line out/ Speaker out Left Right line in/ Rear speaker Right Left line in/ 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.

Assignment

1 Left channel

input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right channel

input

Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB2~JUSB3

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.

JUSB2 JUSB3

Assignment

+5V (fused)

USB-

USB+

Ground

Key

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Header for Front Panel Facilities: JPANEL1

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.

PWR_LED

SLP

SPK

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 2 Sleep control 3N/A 4 Ground 5N/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 19 N/A 20 Key 21 +5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX

Speaker

nector

Hard drive

LED

Reset button

IrDA Connector (Optional)

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

HLED

On/Off

RST

IR (optiona l)

24 23

Sleep

button

Power LED

Power-on

button

IrDA

Connector

(Optional)

Digital Audio-out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT1

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

Assignment

1+5V 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground

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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.

Assignment

1 Case open

signal

2 Ground

Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSATA2

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.

14 7

JSATA2

JSATA1

Assignment

1 Ground 2TX+ 3TX4 Ground 5RX6RX+ 7 Ground

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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.

Pin 1-2 close: Normal Operation (Default).

Clear CMOS Procedures:※

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.1

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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Header for Memory Voltage Overclocking: JDDR_OV>3V

When processing Memory Voltage Overclocking, please place the jumper to pin1-2 Closed. The Default setting is Pin 2-3 Closed.

Note:

1. When “JDDR_OV>3V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 2-3, memory voltage can be manually adjusted under CMOS setup.

2. When “JDDR_OV>3V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 1-2, memory voltage will be fixed at 3.3V automatically, and can’t be adjusted under COMS setup.

3. Before setting memory voltage overclocking, please ensure that your DDR supports up to 3V. (Consulting your DDR supplier)

Pin 1-2 Close: Memory voltage Overclocking.

Pin 2-3 Close: Normal status (default).

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On-Board LED Indicators

There are 4 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status.

LED_D1 and LED_D2:

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

LED_D1 LED_D2 Message

ON ON Normal ON OFF Memory Error OFF ON VGA Error OFF OFF Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error.

LED_DIMM:

This LED indicates the voltage of memory is activated normally.

LED_PWR:

This LED indicates the system is ready for Power-on.

On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons.

PWRSW:

This is an on-board Power Switch button.

RSTSW:

This is an on-board Reset button.

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CHAPTER 3: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE

3.1: 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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3.2: 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 0.8V to 1.7V.

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.

Memclock Frequency:

To get better system performance, sometimes downgrading the memory frequency is necessary when CPU frequency is adjusted over the upper limit.

Choices: 100, 133, 166, 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:

HT Frequency:

We recommend users to set this item at “x4” when overclocking.

Choices: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, Auto.

Notice: According to tests that have been done; AMD Athlon XP 3000+ CPU is the best CPU type for overclock function.

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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 Tech Engine:

This setting will raise about 10%~15% of whole system performance.

V8 Tech Engine:

This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance.

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V12 Tech 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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C. Memory Integration Test (M.I.T.):

This function is under “Overclocking Navigator Engine” item. MIT allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra

devices or software are needed.

Step 1:

The default setting under this item is “Disabled”; the condition parameter should be changed to “Enable” to proceed this test.

↓

Step 2:

Save and Exit from CMOS setup and reboot the system to activate this test.

Run this test for 5 minutes (minimum) to ensure the memory stability.

Step 3:

When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enable” to “Disable” to complete the test.

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D. Self Recovery System (S.R.S.):

This function can’t be seen under T-Power BIOS setup; and is always on whenever the system starts up.

However, it can prevent system hang-up due to inappropriate overclock actions.

When the system hangs up, S.R.S. will automatically log in the default BIOS setting, and all overclock settings will be re-configured.

E. Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.):

IFP is a safe and quick way to upgrade BIOS.

Step 1:

Go to Biostar website (http://www.biostar.com.tw latest BIOS file. Then, save the file into a floppy disk.

Step 2:

Insert the floppy disk and reboot the system to get into CMOS screen.

Step 3:

Select the item “Integrated Flash Program” to get the following frame and choose the BIOS file downloaded in step 1.

) to download the

Step 4:

Press “Enter” key to start BIOS file loading, and BIOS updating will process automatically.

Step 5:

When the BIOS update is completed, press YES to the message “Flash done, Reset system”, and the system will reboot automatically to finish the process.

Advise:

You can update the system BIOS by simply pressing “Enter” key for three times.

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F. Smart Fan Function:

Smart Fan Function is under “PC Health Status”. This is a brilliant feature to control CPU Temperature vs. Fan speed. When enabling Smart Fan function, Fan speed is controlled

automatically by CPU temperature. This function will protect CPU from overheat problem and maintain

the system temperature at a safe level.

↓

CPU Fan Off <℃>:

If the CPU temperature is lower than the set value, the CPU fan will turn off. The range is from 0℃~127℃, with an interval

of 1℃.

Choices: 16℃ (default).

CPU Fan Start <℃>

The CPU fan starts to work when CPU temperature arrives to this set value. The range is from 0℃~127℃, with an interval of

1℃.

Choices: 32℃ (default).

CPU Fan Full speed <℃>

When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Full Speed. The range is from 0℃~127℃, with

an interval of 1℃. Choices: 52℃ (default).

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Start PWM Value

When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is from 0~127, with an interval of 1.

Choices: 32 (default).

Slope PWM

Choices: 1 PWM Value/℃ (default), 2 PWM Value/℃, 4 PWM Value/℃, 8 PWM Value/℃, 16 PWM Value/℃, 32 PWM Value/℃, 64PWM Value/℃.

S1: CPU temperature is 60℃, and PWM value is 1 PWM/℃.

S2: CPU temperature is 60℃, and PWM value is 2 PWM/℃.

S3: CPU temperature is 60℃, and PWM value is 3 PWM/℃.

Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU fan.

As in above diagram, when the CPU temperature reaches 60℃, the CPU fan speed for 3 PWM/℃ is higher than 1 PWM/℃ (S1<S2<S3).

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