Biostar TForce 965PT Owner's Manual

TForce P965 Deluxe / TForce 965PT

Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduc tion ............................................. 1

1.1 Be fore Yo u Start................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist(TForce P965 Deluxe)................................ 1

1.3 Package Checklist(TForce 965PT).......................................... 1

1.4 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 2

1.5 Re ar P anel Co nne ctors.......................................................... 3

1.6 Motherboard Layout(TForce P965 Deluxe )............................. 4

1.7 Motherboard Layout(TForce 965PT)...................................... 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Ins tallation.............................. 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 ..................... 13

3.1 How to Setup J umpers..........................................................13

3.2 Detail Se ttings.....................................................................13

Chapter 4 : Intel RA ID Functio ns

(for TForce P965 Deluxe).........................................20

4.1 Operation System................................................................20

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................20

4.3 How RAID Works.................................................................20

Chapter 5: OverClock Q uick Guide ..........................25

5.1 T-Power Introduction...........................................................25

5.2 T-Powe r BIO S Fe ature .........................................................26

5.3 T-Power Windows Fe ature ...................................................34

Chapter 6: Useful Help .............................................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 B

EFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing ou r p rodu ct. Before you s tart installing the mo therboa rd, plea se m ake su re you fo llow the ins tructio ns be low:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf ficie nt ligh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ration .

 Befo re yo u take the m o the rboa rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use g rounded wris t s trap to remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nt s o n m o the rbo a rd o r the

rea r side of the boa rd unless ne cessa ry. Hold the board on the edge , do not try to be nd or flex the boa rd.

 Do no t lea ve any unfas tened sma ll pa rts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits wh ich may damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

sou rce, humid a ir and wa ter.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST (TFORCE P965 DELUXE)

FDD Cable X 1 HDD Ro und Cab le X 1 Se ria l ATA Cab le X 4 Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 4 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Use r’s Manua l X 1

Fully Setup Drive r CD X 1 S/PDIF out Cable X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

1.3 PACKAGE CHECKLIST (TFORCE 965PT)

FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1

Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1 Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Use r’s Manua l X 1 Fully Setup Drive r CD X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

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1.4 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

TFo rce P965 De luxe T F o r ce 965P T

LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium D /Pentium 4 /

CPU

FSB 533 / 800 / 1066 M Hz 533 / 800 / 1066 M Hz

Chipset

Super I/O

Main Memory

IDE

SA TA 2

LAN

Sound Codec

Slots

On Board Connector

Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz Supports Hyper Transport/ Execute Disable Bit/ Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®/ Intel Extended Memor y 64 technology

Int el P965 Intel ICH8R ITE I T8718F Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality. Low Pin Count Interface Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smar t Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4 Eac h DIMM s upports 256MB / 512MB / 1GB / 2GB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 8GB Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported VIA VT6410 Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s. SA TA Version 2.0 specification compliant. Realt ek RTL 8110SC 10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto negot iation Half / Full duplex capability

ALC883 8+2 channels audio out High Defi nition Audi o PCI s lot x3 PCI sl ot x3

PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 4 slot x1 PCI Express x 4 slot x1

PCI Express x 1 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x1 Fl oppy c onnect or x1 Floppy co nnector x1 Printer Port Connector x1 Printer Port Connector x1 IDE C onnector x1 I DE Connector x1

LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium D /Pentium 4 / Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz Supports Hyper Transport/ Execute Disable Bit/ Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®/ Intel Extended Memor y 64 technology

Int el P965 Intel ICH8 ITE I T8718F Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality. Low Pin Count Interface Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smar t Guardian" function

ALC883 8+2 channels audio out High Defi nition Audi o

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SA TA Connect or x6 SA TA Connect or x 4 Front Panel Connector x1 F ront Panel C onnector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 CD- in C onnec tor x1 CD-i n Co nnec tor x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF in c onnect or x1 S /PDIF in connector x1

CP U Fa n header x1 CPU Fan he ader x1 Sys tem F an header x2 System Fa n header x2

Clear CMOS header x1 Clear CMOS header x1 USB connector x2 USB c onnector x2

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 e ri a l P ort x 1 LAN port x1 USB Port x6 Audio Jack x6

220 (W) x 305 (L) mm ATX form Factor

Wi ndows 2000 / XP Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice.

Back Panel I/O

Board Size

Special Feature

OS S upport

PS/2 Keyboard x1 PS/2 Mouse x1 S e ri a l P ort x 1 LAN port x1 USB Port x6 Audio Jack x6

220 (W) x 305 (L) mm ATX form Factor

RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 1+0 s uppor t

Wi ndows 2000 / XP Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice.

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keybo ar d

COM1 USBX2 USBX2

USB X2

Center

Re ar

Side

Since t he audio c hip s uppor ts I ntel H i g h De fi ni ti on Audi o Sp ecificati o n, the fu ncti o n o f each audi o jac k c an be defi ne d by soft w ar e. T h e in put / out put function of e ach au di o j ac k l i st ed abo ve represe nts t he def ault setti ng . H o we ver , when c onnec ti ng e xter nal micr ophon e to t he audi o port, pl eas e use t he Li ne In (blue) an d M i c In ( pi nk) au dio j ac k.

LAN

Li ne I n

Li ne O ut

Mic In

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT(TFORCE P965 DELUXE)

JKBMS1

J PRNT 1

C O

JCOM1

M 1

JRJ45USB1

AU D IO 1

Super

I/O

JATX PW R1

JATX PW R2

PCI-EX4

PCI-EX1

LGA775

CPU1

BAT1

Inte l

P965

Intel

ICH8R

JCFAN1

DDR2 _A1

JDDRII

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

DDR2 _B2

2. 2 V

JC MO S 1

ID E1

J PANEL1

JS FA N1

SATA 1SATA5

SATA2SATA6 S ATA4

RSTSW2

PWRSW1

LED2

LED 1

LAN

COD EC

JAUDIOF1

Not e: represents the 1■

JCDIN1

JSP DI F _ OUT 1

JS PD IF_IN 1

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

FDD1

pin.

BIOS

IDE

SATA3

JNFA N1

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JKBMS1

J PRNT 1

CO M1

JCOM1

JRJ45USB1

AU D IO 1

Super

I/O

JATX PW R1

JATX PW R2

PCI-EX4

PCI-EX1

LGA775

CPU1

BAT1

Inte l

P965

Intel

ICH8

JCFAN1

DDR2 _A1

JDDRII

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

DDR2 _B2

2.2V

JC MO S 1

ID E1

J PANEL1

JS FA N1

SATA 1

SATA2SATA6

RSTSW2

PWRSW1

LED2

LED 1

LAN

COD EC

JAUDIOF1

Not e: represents the 1■

JCDIN1

JSPDIF_OUT1

JSPDIF_IN1

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

FDD1

pin.

BIOS

IDE

SATA5

JNFA N1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INST ALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Special Notice:

Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.

Pin Ca p

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on

CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

Step 2-1:

Step 2-2:

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

posi tion to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it

on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Heade r

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM rate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

JNFAN1: North bridge Fan Header

Note:

The J NFAN1 and JSFAN1 s uppor t 3-pi n hea d conn ect or . When c onnec ti ng with wir es ont o co nnec tors, pleas e note th at the re d wire is th e pos i ti ve a nd s houl d be c onn ect ed t o

pin#2, a nd th e bl ac k wire is Gr o und a nd sho ul d b e c onnect ed t o GN D .

JCFAN1

JSFAN1

JNFAN1

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2.3 INST ALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DD R2_A1

DD R2_B1

DD R2_A2

DD R2_B2

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.

B. Mem ory Capa city

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR Module

To t a l Me m o r y

Size

Max is 8GB.

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B. Dual Channel Memory installation

To trigger the D ual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements:

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

Dual 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)

DDR2_A1

DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2

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2.4 CONNECT ORS AND SLOT S

FDD1: Floppy Di sk C onnector

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector support s 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 Cont roller that prov ides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 f unctionality .

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

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PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

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

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

PC I-EX4: PC I-Expres s x4 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 1GB/s simultaneously per

direction, f or an aggregate of 2GB/s totally.

PC I-EX1: PC I-Expres s Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

PCI-EX16

PCI-EX4

PCI-EX1

PCI1~PCI3: Pe ri phe ral Component Interconnect Slots

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

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

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUM PERS SETUP

3.1 HOW T O SET UP 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 SETT I NG S

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, R eset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button and speaker connection. It allows user to connec t the PC case’s f ront

panel switch functions.

HLED

RST

On/Off

PWR

SPK

LED

SL P

1 9

Pi n Assignment Func tio n Pi n Assignment Functio n

1 +5V 9 Sleep control 2 N/A 10 Ground 3 N/A 11 N/A N/A 4 Speaker

5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LE D (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 7 Ground 15 Power button 8 Reset control

Speaker Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

12 Power LE D (+)

14 Power LE D (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

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ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR2

JATXPWR2 allows user t o connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply.

Pi n Assignment Pi n Ass ignme nt

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

J A TXP W R 1 : ATX P o we r S ou rce C onn e cto r

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

Assignment

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

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JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

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

Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key

10 NC

JUSB4 JUSB3

JAUDIO F1: Fron t Panel Audio Header

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

Pi n Assignment

1 Mi c in/center 2 Ground 3 Mi c power/Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out/

Speaker out Right

6 Right line out/

Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out/

10 Left line out/

Speaker out Left

JCDIN1: CD-RO M Audio-in Connector

This connector allows us er to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PC I sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

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 t he BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid dam aging

the motherboard.

※ Clear CMOS Procedu res:

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 t he CMOS data.

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

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SATA1~SATA6: Se rial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 or 6 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with t ransf er rate of 3.0Gb/ s.

Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX +

SATA5 SATA3 S ATA1

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SATA6 SATA4 S ATA2

JSP DIF_O UT1: Digi tal Au dio-ou t C onne ctor

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

3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground

JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-in Connector

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

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_IN 3 Ground

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Header for Memory Over-voltage: JDDRII_2.2V

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

Pin 1-2 Cl ose: . Normal s t atus (def ault ).

Pin 2-3 Cl ose: Memory over-voltage

Note:

1. When “JDDRII_2.2V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 1-2, memory volt age can be manually adjusted under C MOS setup.

2. When “JDDRII_2.2V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 2-3, memory volt age will be f ixed at 2.2V aut omatically, and c an’t be adjusted under C OMS

setup.

Bef ore set ting mem ory ov er-voltage, please ensure that your D DR supports up to 2.2V. (Consult ing your DDR s upplier)

On-Board LED Indicators

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

LED2

LED1

LED1 and LED2:

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

LED1 L ED2 M essage

ON ON Normal ON OFF VGA Error

OFF ON Memory Error

OFF OFF Abnorma l: CPU / Chips et error .

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On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons .

RSTSW2

PW RS W1

PWRSW1:

This is an on-board Power Switch button.

RSTSW2:

This is an on-board Reset button.

JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

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

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 -Str obe 14 Gr oun d 2 -ALF 15 Data 6

3 Data 0 16 Groun d

4 -Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Groun d

6 -Init 19 - AC K

7 Data 2 20 Groun d

8 -Scl tin 21 Bus y 9 Data 3 22 Groun d

10 Gr oun d 23 PE

11 Data 4 24 Groun d 12 Gr oun d 25 SCLT

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CHAPTER 4: INTEL RAID FUNC TIONS (FOR TFORCE P965 DELUXE)

4.1 O

Supports Windows XP Home/ Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional.

PERATION SYSTEM

4.2 RAID ARRAYS

ICH8R supports t he following ty pes of RAID arrays:

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

RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mi rroring dat a.

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

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

RAID 1+0: RAID 1+0 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1.

many applications.

one large disk.

4.3 HOW RAID WORKS

RAID 0:

The controller “ stri pes” data across multiple d rives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives i n parallel. Th e size of each block i s 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 o ffers high bandwidth.

Features and Benefits

 Drives: Minimum 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on t he

platform.

 Uses: Intended for non-critic al data requiring high data throughput, or any

env ironment that does not require fault tolerance.

 Benefi ts: prov ides inc reased data throughput, es pecially f or large files. No

capacity loss penalty for parity.

 Drawbacks: Does not deliver any fault toleranc e. If any drive in t he array

f ails, all data is lost.

 Fault Tolerance: No.

Blo c k 1

Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Bl ock 4

Bl ock 6

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RAID 1:

Every read and write is actually carried out i n 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 o r drive is corru pted or becomes un available because of a h ardware

failure. RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability solutions, or as a form of

automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media.

Features and Benefits

 Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.  Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for s mall databases or any other application that

requires f ault tolerance and minimal c apacity.

 Benefits: Prov ides 100% data redundancy. Should one driv e f ail, t he

controller switches to the other driv e.

 Drawbacks: Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive.

Perf ormance is impaired during driv e rebuilds.

 Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Blo c k 1 Block 2 Block 3

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3

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Spanning (JBOD):

JBOD stands for “ Just a Bunch of Disks”. Each drive is accessed as if i t were o n a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is

needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance.

Features and Benefits

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

- Benefits: JBOD prov ides t he ability to c ombine odd size driv es using all of the capacity of the drives .

- Drawbacks: Dec reases performanc e because of the diff iculty in using driv es concurrently.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Single Logical

Drive

Disk 1: 40GB

Disk 2: 80GB Disk 3: 40GB

Disk 4: 120GB

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RAID 5:

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and pa rit y blo cks across all th e d riv es in the array . Fa ul t to lerance is mai n t ai n ed

by en suring that the p arity informat ion for any given block of dat a is placed on a different drive from those used to store the data itself.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 3.

- Uses: RAID 5 is reco mmended for transaction p rocessing 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 r ate same as a single disk. Write performance can be CPU intensive.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Di s k 1

DATA 1 DATA 3

PA RI TY

DATA 7 DATA 9

PA RI TY

Di s k 2

DATA 2 PAR ITY

DATA 5 DATA 8 PAR ITY

DATA 11

Di s k 3

PAR ITY DATA 4 DATA 6 PAR ITY

DATA 10 DATA 12

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RAID 1+0:

RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0 solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance.

Features and Benefits

- Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.

- Benefits: Optimizes f or both fault tolerance and perf ormance, allowing f or

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

- Drawbacks: Requires t wice the av ailable disk spac e f or data redundancy, the same as RAID level 1.

- Fault Tolerance: Yes.

Block 1 Block 3 Block 5

Block 2 Block 4 Block 6

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

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CHAPTER 5: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE

5.1 T-POWER INT RODUCT 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 as

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

Integrated Flas h Program (I.F.P.) Smart Fan Function (under PC Health Status) Self Recov ery System (S.R.S)

T-Power Windows Feature:

Hardware Monitor Ov erclock Engine

Smart Fan Function Lif e Update

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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 experienc ed overclock users. It allows users to c ustomize personal overclock settings.

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CPU Ov erclock Setting:

CPU Voltage:

This f unction will increase CPU stability when overcloc king. Howev er, the CPU temperat ure will increase when CPU voltage is increased.

Choices: The range is from 1.2V to 1.725V, with an interv al of 0.0.25V.

CPU Frequency:

CPU Frequency is directly in proport ion to system perf orm ance. To maintain the system st ability, CPU v oltage needs to be increased als o

when raising CPU frequency.

Choices: This range is f rom 200 to 450, with an interv al of 1MHz.

Memory Overclock Setting:

Memo ry Voltage:

This f unction will increase mem ory stability when ov erc locking. Choices: The range is from 1.85V to 2.0V, with an interv al of 0.05V.

Memclock Freq u en cy:

To get better syst em performance, sometimes downgrading t he memory frequency is necessary when CPU f requency is adjust ed over the upper

limit.

Choices: DDR2 400, DD R2 533, DDR2 667, DDR2 800 (MHz).

PCI-Express Overclock Setting:

PCI-E 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 f unction will increase chips et stability when ov erc locking. Choices: 1. 52V, 1.60V, 1.68V, 1.76V.

HT Frequency:

We recommend users to s et this item at “x4” when ov ercloc king. Choices: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, Auto.

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Au tom atic O ve rclo ck Sys tem (A.O .S. )

For beginners in overclock f ield, BET had dev eloped an easy, f ast, and powerful feature t o increase the system performance, named A.O.S. Based on many tests and experiments, A.O.S. prov ides 3 ideal overclock

configurations t hat are able to raise t he system perf ormance in a single step.

V6 Tech En gine:

This setting will raise about 10%~15% of whole system perf orm ance.

V8 Tech En gine:

This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system perf orm ance.

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