Biostar TForce P965 Owner's Manual

TForce P965 Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

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

1.1 Be fore You Start................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 1

1.3 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 2

1.4 Re ar Panel Connecto rs (for Ver 5.x) ....................................... 4

1.5 Re ar Panel Conne ctors (for Ve r 6.x)....................................... 4

1.6 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 5.x).......................................... 5

1.7 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 6.x).......................................... 6

Chapter 2: Hardware Installati on.............................. 7

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................ 7

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................ 9

2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................10

2.4 Connectors and Slots ............................................................12

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Set up ..................... 14

3.1 How to Set up Jumpers..........................................................14

3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................14

Chapter 4: O verClock Quick Guide ..........................21

4.1 T-Power Introduction...........................................................21

4.2 T-Power BIOS Feature .........................................................22

4.3 T-Powe r Windows Feature...................................................30

Chapter 5: Useful Hel p .............................................39

5.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................39

5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................40

5.3 Extra Information................................................................40

5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................42

Appende ncies: SPEC In Other La nguage ................ 44

German................................................................................................44

France..................................................................................................46

Italian..................................................................................................48

Spanish ................................................................................................50

Portuguese...........................................................................................52

Polish...................................................................................................54

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................56

ARABIC................................................................................................58

JAPANESE............................................................................................60

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our produ ct. Before you s tart ins talling the
mo the rboa rd , plea se make su re you follo w the ins tructions belo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s ufficie nt li gh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ration .

 Befo re you tak e the mo the rboa rd ou t f rom a n ti -s ta tic

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounde d appliance, o r use g ro unded wris t strap to
remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts on mo the rboa rd o r the

rea r side of the boa rd unless ne cessary. Hold the bo ard
on the edge , do not try to bend o r flex the boa rd .

 Do no t lea ve any unfastene d 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 water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable X 1
HDD Cable X 1

Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1
Se ria l ATA Po we r C ab le X 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
Use r’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver 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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1.3 MOT HERBOARD FEAT URES

Ve r 5.x Ve r 6.x

LGA 775

Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad / Pentium D /

Pentium 4 / Celeron D processor up t o 3.8 GHz

CPU

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

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

IDE

SA TA 2

LAN

S up po rts H ype r -T hre ad i n g / Exec ute D is abl e Bi t /

Enhanced Int el SpeedStep® / Intel

Architect ure-64 / Extended Memory 64

Technology / Virtualization Technology

Int el P965

Intel ICH8

ITE 8712F

Provides the mos t commonly us ed legacy Super

I/O functionalit y.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

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

2GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 533 / 667 / 800

Regist ered 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.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Realtek RTL 8110SC

10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

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LGA 775

Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad / Pentium D /

Pentium 4 / Celeron D processor up t o 3.8 GHz

S up po rts H ype r -T hre ad i n g / Exec ute D is abl e Bi t /

Enhanced Int el SpeedStep® / Intel

Architect ure-64 / Extended Memory 64

Technology / Virtualization Technology

Int el P965

Intel ICH8

ITE 8712F

Provides the mos t commonly us ed legacy Super

I/O functionalit y.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DIMM Slots x 4

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

2GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 8GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR 2 533 / 667 / 800

Regist ered 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.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Realtek RTL 8110SC

10 / 100 Mb/s and 1Gb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

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Ve r 5.x Ve r 6.x

Sound

Codec

Slots

On Board

Connector

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size

OS S upport

ALC888

7.1 channels audio out

Int el Hi gh Definition Audio

PCI s lot x3 PCI s lot 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 onnector x1 Fl oppy c onnector x1

Printer Port Connector x1 Printer Port Connector x1

IDE C onnector x1 I DE Connector x1

SA TA Connect or x4 SA TA Connect or x4

Front Panel Connector x1 F ront Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD- in C onnec tor(optional ) x1 C D-i n Connector (opt ional ) x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1

S/PDIF in connector(optional) x1 S/PDIF in connector(optional) x1

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

Sys tem F an header x2 S ystem Fan hea de r x2

Clear CMO S 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 Keyboar d 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 / X P / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS with or without notice.

ALC861VD

5.1 channels audio out

Int el Hi gh Definition Audio

PS/2 Keyboar d x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x3

220 (W) x 305 (L) mm

ATX form Factor

Wi ndows 2000 / X P / VISTA

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 VER 5.X)

PS/2
Mouse

LAN

A u dio Ja ck

Ce nt er

Re ar

Si de

USBX2

Lin e In

Lin e Out

Mi c In

PS/2
Keybo ar d

COM1 USB X2 USB X2

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (FOR VER 6.X)

PS/2
Mouse

PS/2
Keybo ar d

Since t he au dio c hip s upports I ntel Hi g h De finition Audi o Sp ec ifi cati o n, the functi o n of e ach
audi o jac k c an be defi ne d by soft ware. T h e i n put / out put fu nctio n of each au dio jac k li st ed
abo ve re pr ese nts t he def ault setti ng . Ho we ver, wh en c onnecti ng e xter nal mic r op hon e to t he
audi o port, pl eas e us e t he Li ne In (blue) an d M i c In ( Pi n k) au di o j ac k.

COM1 USBX2 USBX2

USBX2

LAN

Li ne In /
Surround

Lin e Out

Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 5.X)

JKBMS1

J PRNT 1

C
O

JCOM1

M
1

JRJ45USB1

JAUDIO1

Super

I/O

JATX PWR1

JATX PWR2

PEX4_1

PEX1_1

LGA775

CPU1

BAT1

Inte l

P965

Intel

ICH8

JCFAN1

DDR2 _A1

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

DDR2 _B2

JC MO S 1

ID E1

J PANEL1

JS FA N1

SATA 1

SATA2SATA4

RSTSW2

PWRSW1

LED2

LED 1

LAN

COD EC

JAUDIOF1

Not e: represents the 1■

JSPDIF_OUT1

JCDIN1(Optional

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

JS PD IF_IN1( Opti onal)

FDD1

st

pin.

BIOS

IDE

SATA3

JNFAN1

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1.7 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 6.X)

JKBMS1

J PRNT 1

CO M1

JCOM1

JRJ45USB1

JAUDIO1

Super

I/O

JATX PWR1

JATX PWR2

PEX4_1

PEX1_1

LGA775

CPU1

BAT1

Inte l

P965

Intel

ICH8

JCFAN1

DDR2 _A1

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

DDR2 _B2

JC MO S 1

ID E1

J PANEL1

JS FA N1

SATA 1

SATA2SATA4

RSTSW2

PWRSW1

LED2

LED 1

LAN

COD EC

JAUDIOF1

Not e: represents the 1■

JSPDIF_OUT1

JCDIN1(Optional

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

JS PD IF_IN1( Opti onal)

FDD1

st

pin.

BIOS

IDE

SATA3

JNFAN1

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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

position 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 i nstallation.

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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

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JCFAN1

1

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

JNFAN1: Northbridge Fan Header

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JSFAN1

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JNFAN1

Note:

The J N FAN1 a nd JSFAN 1 s up por t 3-pi n hea d c onn ec t or. Wh en con necti ng with wires
ont o c o nnec tor s, pl eas e note th at t he re d wir e is th e p ositive a nd sho ul d be c onn ect ed t o

pin# 2, a nd th e bl ac k wire is Gro und and s hould b e c onnect ed to GN D .

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

FAN RPM rate
sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

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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

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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 Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the m emory module
must meet the f ollowing requirements:

Install memory module of the s ame 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 SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard prov ides a st andard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports 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 IDE Cont roller 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 drive, so y ou can c onnect
up to two hard disk driv es .

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2

39

1

240

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PC I-Expres s 1.0a com pliant.

- Maxim um theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

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

PEX4_1: PCI-Express x4 Slot

- PC I-Expres s 1.0a com pliant.

- Maxim um theoretical realized bandwidth of 1GB/s simultaneously per

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

PEX1_1: PCI-Express Slot

- PC I-Expres s 1.0a com pliant.

- Maxim um theoretical realized bandwidth of 250MB/s simultaneously per

direction, f or an aggregate of 500MB/s totally.

PEX16_1

PEX4_1

PEX1_1

PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component In terconnect Slots

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

cards. This PCI slot is designat ed 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 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 t o connec t the PC c ase’s f ront

panel switch functions.

HLED

8

16

On/Off

RST

PWR

+--

LE D

SPK

++

1
9

SL P

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Pi n Assignment Functio n Pi n Assignment Func tio n

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

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

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset button

12 Pow er L E D (+)

14 Pow er L E D (-)

16 Ground

Sleep button

Power LED

Power-on button

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J A TXP W R2 : ATX P o we r Sou rce C onne ct or

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

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Pi n Assignment P in Ass ignme nt

1

12

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 age+ 5V
22 +5V 10 +12V
23 +5V 11 + 12V
24 Gr oun d 12 +3.3V

J A TXP W R1 : ATX P o we r Sou rce C onne ct or

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to C PU power circ uit.

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3

4

Pin

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 to connect addit ional USB c able on the PC f ront panel,
and also can be connected with int ernal USB dev ices, like USB c ard reader.

JUSB4 JUSB3

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10

1

2

JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Heade r

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

Pi n Assignment

9

10

1

2

10 Left line out/

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector (Optional)

This connector allows user to c onnect the audio source f rom the v ariaty devices,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV t urner card etc..

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

6 Right line out/

7 Reserved
8 Key
9 Left line out/

Pin

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

Assignment

Pin

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

10 NC

Speaker out Right

Speaker out Right

Speaker out Left

Speaker out Left

Assignment

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user t o rest ore the BI OS saf e setting
and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid dam aging

the motherboard.

1

3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

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※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Rem ove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait f or five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Res et y our desired password or clear the CMOS data.

1

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA C ontroller with 4 channels SATA interface,
it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 TX +

SATA3 SATA1

147

SATA4 SATA2

3 TX ­4 Ground
5 RX­6 RX+
7 Ground

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

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

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JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-in Connector (Optional)

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

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground

Pin

Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF_IN
3 Ground

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On-Board LED Indicators

There are 2 LED indicators on t he motherboard to s how sys tem st atus.

LED2

LED1

LED1 and LED2:

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

LED1 L ED2 M essag e

ON ON Normal

ON OFF VGA Error

OFF ON Memory Error
OFF O F F Abnorma l: CPU / Chips et err or.

On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons.

PWRSW1:

This is an on-board Power Switch but ton.

RSTSW2:

This is an on-board Reset button.

RSTSW2

PW RS W1

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JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector

This header allows you to connector print er on the PC.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 -Str obe 14 Gr ound
2 -ALF 15 Data 6

3 Data 0 16 Groun d

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

6 -Ini t 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 Gr oun d
12 Gr oun d 25 SCLT

13 Data 5 26 Ke y

25

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CHAPTER 4: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE

4.1 T-POWER INT RODUCTION

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

Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.)
Smart Fan Function (under PC Health St atus)
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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4.2 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 ex perienced ov erclock users.
It allows users to customize personal overclock settings.

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CPU Ov erclock Setting:

CPU Voltage:

This f unction will increase CPU st ability when ov erclocking. Howev er, the
CPU temperature will increase when CPU volt age is inc reased.

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 proportion to system perf ormance. To
maintain the system stability, C PU v oltage needs to be increased als o

when raising CPU frequency.

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

Memory Overclock Setting:

Memory Voltage:

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

Memclock Fr eq u ency:

To get better system performance, sometimes downgrading t he mem ory
frequency is necessary when CPU f requency is adjusted over the upper

limit.

Choices: D DR2 400, DDR2 533, DDR 2 667, DDR 2 800 (MH z).

PCI-Express Ov erclock Setting:

PCI-E Clock:

It helps to increase VGA card performance.

Choices: The range is from 100 to 145, with an interv al of 1MHz.

Chipset Overclock Setting:

NB/SB Voltage Regulator:

This f unction will increase chipset s tability when ov erclocking.
Choices: 1.52V, 1.60V, 1.68V, 1.76V.

HT Frequency:

We recommend users to set t his item at “x4” when overc locking.
Choices: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, Auto.

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

For beginners in overclock f ield, BET had developed an easy, f ast, and
powerful feature to increase the sy stem performance, named A.O. S.
Based on many tests and ex periments, A.O. S. prov ides 3 ideal overc lock

configurations that are able to raise the system perf ormance in a single
step.

V6 Tech En gine:

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

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V8 Tech En gine:

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

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V12 Tech Engine:

This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system perf ormance.

B. CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.):

It allows users to sav e different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM.
Users are able to reload any saved CMOS s etting for customizing system
configurations.
Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overc lock set ting during ov erclock
operation.
There are 50 sets of rec ord addresses in t otal, and users are able to name the

CMOS data according to personal pref erence.

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

This f unction is under “Ov erclocking Navigator Engine” item .
MIT allows users to test m emory compatibilities, and no extra devices or
software are needed.

Step 1:

The def ault set ting under this item is “Disabled”; the condition parameter s hould
be changed to “Enable” to proceed this test.

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Step 2:

Sav e and Exit f rom CMOS setup and reboot the system to act iv ate this test.
Run this test for 5 minutes (minimum) to ensure the memory stability.

Step 3:

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

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

This f unction can’t be seen under T-Power BIOS setup; and is alway s on
whenever the syst em starts up.

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

When the system hangs up, S.R.S. will autom atically log in the default BIOS
setting, and all ov erclock settings will be re-configured.

E. In tegrated Flash Program (I.F.P.):

IFP is a saf e and quick way to upgrade BI OS.

Step 1:

Go to Biostar website (htt p: //www. bios t ar.c om. t w
f ile. Then, s ave the f ile into a floppy disk.

Step 2:

Insert the f loppy disk and reboot the sy stem to get int o CMOS screen.

Step 3:

Select the item “Integrated Flash Program” t o get t he following f rame and
choose the BIOS file downloaded in step 1.

) to download the latest BIOS

Step 4:

Press “Enter” key to start BI OS file loading, and BIOS updat ing will process
automatically.

Step 5:

When the BIOS update is completed, pres s Y ES to the mes sage “Flash done,
Reset system”, and the system will reboot aut omatically to f inish the proc ess.

Advise:

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

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F. Sm art Fan Fun ction:

Smart Fan Function is under “PC Healt h Stat us”.
This is a brilliant f eature to control CPU Temperat ure vs . Fan speed.

When enabling Smart Fan f unction, Fan speed is controlled automatically by
CPU temperature.

This f unction will protect CPU f rom overheat problem and maintain the system
temperature at a saf e lev el.

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CPU Fa n Off <℃>:

If the CPU temperature is lower than t he set value, the CPU fan will turn
off. The range is f rom 0℃~127℃, with an interval of 1℃.

CPU Fa n Start <℃>

The CPU fan starts to work when CPU temperature arrives to t his set
v alue. The range is from 0℃ ~127℃, with an interv al of 1℃.

CPU Fan Full speed <℃>

When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the C PU f an will work
under Full Speed. The range is f rom 0℃~127℃ , with an interval of 1℃.