Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe Owner's Manual
TP35D3-A7 Deluxe Setup Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................1
1.1 Be fore You Start.......................................................................... 1
1.2 Package Checklist....................................................................... 1
1.3 Motherboard Features................................................................. 2
1.4 Rear Panel Conne ctors (for Ve r 5.x) .............................................. 4
1.5 Re ar Panel Co nnectors (f or Ve r 6.x).............................................. 4
1.6 Motherboard Layout................................................................... 5
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation.............................. 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: RAID Functi ons .......................................20
4.1 Operation System.......................................................................20
4.2 Raid Arrays................................................................................20
4.3 How RAID Works........................................................................20
Chapter 5: OverClock Q uick Guide ..........................24
5.1 T-Power Introduction..................................................................24
5.2 T-Powe r BIOS Feature ................................................................25
5.3 T-Powe r Windows Feature..........................................................31
Chapter 6: Useful Help .............................................36
6.1 Driver Installation Note ..............................................................36
6.2 Award BIOS Bee p Code ...............................................................37
6.3 Extra Information.......................................................................37
6.4 Troubleshooting..........................................................................39
Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................40
German................................................................................................40
France..................................................................................................42
Italian..................................................................................................44
Spanish ................................................................................................46
Portuguese...........................................................................................48
Polish...................................................................................................50
Russian................................................................................................52
Arabic..................................................................................................54
Japanese ..............................................................................................56
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BEFORE YOU START
Tha nk yo u fo r choosing our product. Before yo u s tart installing the
motherboard, plea se make sure you fo llo w the ins tru ctio ns belo w:
Prepare a dry and stable working environment with
s ufficie nt ligh ting .
Always disconnect the computer from power outlet
be fo re ope ration .
Befo re you take 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, or use g rounded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.
Avo id tou ching the compo ne nts on mo the rboa rd or the
rea r side of the board unless necessa ry. Hold the board
on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the boa rd.
Do not lea ve an y unfastene d sma ll pa rts inside the
case after installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits which may damage the equ ipment.
Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat
source, humid air and water.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
HDD Cable X 1
Se ria l ATA Cab le X 6
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
Use r’s Manual X 1
Fully Se tup Driver CD X 1
S/PDIF out Cable X 1
Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 6
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
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1.3 MOT HERBOARD FEAT URES
Ve r 5.x Ve r 6.x
LGA 775
Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad / Celeron 4xx /
Pentium D / Pentium 4 processor
CPU
FSB Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 MHz
Chipset
Super I/O
Main
Memory
IDE
SA TA 2
LAN
S up po rts H ype r -T hre a d i ng / Exec u te Di s abl e Bi t /
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel
Architec ture-64 / Ext ended Memory 64
Technology / Vi rtualizati on Technology
Int el P35
Intel ICH9R
ITE 8718F
Provides t he most c om monly us ed legacy Super
I/O functi onality.
Low Pin Count Interfac e
Environment Control initiatives,
Hardw are Monitor Cont roller
Fan Speed Controller
ITE's "S mart Guar dian" function
DIMM Slots x 4
Eac h DIMM supports 512MB / 1GB / 2GB DDR3
Max Memory Capicity 8GB
Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memory module
Supports DDR3 667 / 800 / 1066
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
support ed
Marvell 88S E6121
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 specificat ion c ompliant
Marvell 88E8056 x2
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiati on
Half / Full duplex capability
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LGA 775
Intel Core2Duo / Core2Quad / Celeron 4xx /
Pentium D / Pentium 4 processor
S up po rts H ype r -T hre a d i ng / Exec u te Di s abl e Bi t /
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel
Architec ture-64 / Ext ended Memory 64
Technology / Vi rtualizati on Technology
Int el P35
Intel ICH9R
ITE 8718F
Provides t he most c om monly us ed legacy Super
I/O functi onality.
Low Pin Count Interfac e
Environment Control initiatives,
Hardw are Monitor Cont roller
Fan Speed Controller
ITE's "S mart Guar dian" function
DIMM Slots x 4
Eac h DIMM supports 512MB / 1GB / 2GB DDR3
Max Memory Capicity 8GB
Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memory module
Supports DDR3 667 / 800 / 1066
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
support ed
Marvell 88S E6121
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 specificat ion c ompliant
Marvell 88E8056 x2
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiati on
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 244 (W) x 305 (L) mm 244 (W) x 305 (L) mm
Special
Features
OS S upport
ALC888
7.1 channels audio out
High Definition A udio
PCI s lot x2 PCI s lot x2
PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1
PCI Express x 1 slot x3 PCI Express x 1 slot x3
Fl oppy c onnect or x1 Fl oppy c onnector x1
Printer Port Connector x1 Print er Port Connector x1
IDE C onnector x1 I DE Connector x1
SA TA Connect or x6 SA TA C onnect or x6
Front Panel Connector x1 F ront Panel Connect or x1
Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1
CD- in C onnec tor x1 C D-i n Connector x1
S/PDIF out c onnector 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 CMOS header x1 Clear CMOS header x1
USB connector x3 USB connector x3
S erial po rt C onnect or x1 S eri al po rt C onnect or x1
Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1
Power Connector (8pin) x1 Power Connector (8pin) x1
Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1
PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mouse x1
eSATA Port (Marvell 88SE6121) x2
LAN port x2
USB Port x6
Audio Jack x6
RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+ 1 s upport RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 0+ 1 s upport
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
High Definition A udio
PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mouse x1
eSATA Port (Marvell 88SE6121) x2
LAN port x2
USB Port x6
Audio Jack x3
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
Mo use
PS/ 2
Keyboard
US BX 2
eSATAX2
Cent er
Re ar
Si de
LAN
USBX 2 USB X2
LAN
Lin e In
Lin e Out
Mi c In
A u dio Jac k
1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS (FOR VER 6.X)
PS/ 2
Mo use
LAN
LAN
Li ne In /
Surround
PS/ 2
Keyboard
4
USBX2
eSATAX2
Lin e Out
Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center
USBX 2 USB X2
1.6 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT
JKBMS1
JATXPWR1
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JCFAN1
JU SB 1
E SATAX1
JRJ45USB2
JRJ45USB1
JAUDIO1
(for Ver 5.x)
JA UD IO 2
(for Ver 6.x)
LAN
LAN
CO DEC
JC DIN1J AUDI OF 1
Not e: represents the 1■
J1
PCI-EX1_1
PCI-EX1_2
PCI-EX1_3
JSPDIF _IN1
(optional)
JNFAN1
JSPD I F_ O UT1
PC I-EX1
PCI1
PCI2
LGA775
CPU1
JPRNT 1
Intel
P35
JC OM1
st
pin.
Intel
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Sup er
I/O
JUSB5
J USB3
LED2LED1
JUSB4
DDR3_A1
SATA2
SATA4
SATA6
DDR3_A2
JSFAN1
DDR3_B1
JPANEL1
DDR3_B2
JCMO S1
SATA1
SATA5
BAT1
BI OS
RSTSW1
FDD1
JAT XPWR 2
SATA3
IDE1
PW R S W1
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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 INSTALLING CENT RAL 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 installation.
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2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.
JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header
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JSFAN1: System Fan He ader
JNFAN1: Northbridge Fan Header
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JNFAN1
13
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
JSFAN1
Note:
The J NF AN1 a nd J SFAN1 s uppor t 3- pin head c onn ect or. Wh en connec ti ng with wi res
ont o co nnectors, pleas e note that t he red wir e is the p ositive and s ho uld be c onnect ed t o
pin#2, and the bl ac k wir e is Gr ound and s ho uld b e connect ed t o GND.
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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY
A. Memory Modules
DDR3_A1
DDR3_B1
DDR3_A2
DDR3_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 Ca pacity
DIMM Socket
Location
DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR3_A2 512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR3_B2 512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR3 Module
To t a l Me m o r y
Size
Max is 8 GB.
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C. D ual Ch annel Memory installati on
To trigger t he Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module
must meet the following requirements:
Install memory m odule of the same dens ity 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)
DDR3_A1
DDR3_A2 D DR3_B1 DDR3_B2
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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS
FDD1: Fl oppy Di sk C onne ctor
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 supports the
prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.
ID E1 : Hard Di sk Conne ctor
The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/ 133 functionality.
The IDE connector c an connect a mas ter and a slave driv e, so you can connect
up to two hard disk driv es.
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PCI-EX1: PCI-Express x16 Slot
- PCI-Express 1. 0a compliant.
- Maxim um theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per
direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.
PCI-EX1_1/PCI-EX1_2/PCI-EX1_3: PCI-Express x1 Slots
- PCI-Express 1. 0a compliant.
- Maxim um theoretical realized bandwidth of 250MB/s simultaneously per
direction, f or an aggregate of 500MB/s tot ally.
PCI-EX1_1
PCI-EX1
PCI-EX1_2
PCI-EX1_3
PCI1/PCI2: Pe ripheral Component Inte rconnect Slots
This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or
Peripheral Component Interc onnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion
cards. These PCI slots are designated as 32 bits.
PCI1
PCI2
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUM PERS SETUP
3.1 HOW TO SET U P JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DET AIL SETT I N GS
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 connect the PC case’s f ront
panel switch f unctions.
PWR_LED
SLP
9
1
SPK
++
-
+
HL ED
On/Off
-
RST
16
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Pi n Assignment Func tio n Pi n Assignment Function
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 LED (+)
6 HDD LED (-)
7 Ground 15 Power button
8 Reset control
Speaker
Connector
Hard dri ve
LED
Reset button
12 Po wer L ED (+ )
14 Po wer L ED (-)
16 Ground
Sleep button
Power LED
Power-on button
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J ATXP W R2 : A TX P o we r Sou rce C onne ct o r
JATXPW2 allows user to connect 24-pin power connec tor on the ATX power
supply.
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1
Pi n Assignment P in Ass ignment
24
13
13 +3.3V 1 + 3.3V
14 -12V 2 + 3.3V
15 Gr ound 3 Groun d
16 PS_ON 4 + 5V
17 Gr ound 5 Groun d
18 Gr ound 6 + 5V
19 Gr ound 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 ound 12 +3.3V
J ATXP W R1 : A TX P o we r Sou rce C onne ct o r
By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power c ircuit.
1
4
5
8
Pin Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 +12V
4 +12V
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
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JUSB3/JUSB4/JUSB5: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel
This header allows us er to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel,
and also can be c onnected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
Assignment
Pin
1 +5V (fused)
2 +5V (fused)
3 USB4 USB5 USB+
6 USB+
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Key
10 NC
JUSB5
JUSB3
JUSB4
2
10
1
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JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Heade r
This header allows us er to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront
panel. It will dis able the output on back panel audio connectors.
Pin Assignment
1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right i n
4 GPIO
5 Right line in
6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sense
8 Key
2
10
9 Left l ine i n
10 Jack Sense
1
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JCDIN1: CD-RO M Audio-in Connector
This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty dev ices,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner c ard etc..
Assignment
Pin
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 the BIOS saf e setting
and the CMOS data, please caref ully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging
the motherboard.
※ Clear CMOS Proce dures:
1. Rem ov e AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wait for f ive 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 dat a.
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Pin 1-2 Close:
Normal Operation (default).
Pin 2-3 Close:
Clear CMOS data.
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SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors
The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interf ace,
it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.
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SATA 2 SATA1
SATA 4 SATA3
SATA 6 SATA5
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Pin
1 Ground
2 TX +
3 TX 4 Ground
5 RX6 RX+
7 Ground
Assignment
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JSPDIF_O UT1 : Digital Audi o-out C onne ctor
This connector allows user t o connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.
Pin
Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground
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JSPDIF_IN1: Digital Audio-in Connector (Optional)
This connector allows user t o connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header.
Pin
Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_IN
3 Ground
13
JCO M1 : Seri al port Connector
The motherboard has a Serial Port C onnector for connecting RS-232 Port.
Pin
Assignment
210
19
1 Carri er detect
2 Received data
3 Transmitted data
4 Data terminal ready
5 Signal ground
6 Data set ready
7 Request to send
8 Clear to send
9 Ring indicator
10 Key
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On-Board LED Indicators
There are 2 LED indic ators on the motherboard to show system status.
LED1 and LED2:
These 2 LED indicat e system power on diagnostics.
Please refer to the table below for different messages:
LED1 LED2 M essag e
ON ON Nor mal
ON OFF Memory Error
OFF ON VGA Er r or
OFF OFF Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error.
LE D 2LE D 1
On-Board Buttons
There are 2 on-board butt ons.
PWRSW1:
This is an on-board Power Switch but ton.
RSTSW1:
This is an on-board Res et button.
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RST SW 1 PWRSW1
JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector
This header allows y ou to connector printer on the PC.
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Pin As signment Pin As signment
1 -Str obe 14 Gr oun d
2 -ALF 15 Data 6
3 Data 0 16 Gr oun d
4 -Error 17 Data 7
5 Data 1 18 Gr oun d
6 -Ini t 19 - ACK
7 Data 2 20 Gr oun d
8 -Scl ti n 21 Bus y
9 Data 3 22 Gr oun d
10 Ground 23 PE
11 Data 4 24 Gr oun d
12 Ground 25 SCLT
13 Data 5 26 Ke y
J1: Auxiliary Power for Graphics
This connector is an aux iliary power c onnection for graphics cards. Exclusive
power for the graphics card provides bett er graphics perf orm ance.
Pin
Assignment
4
1
1 +12V
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 VCC
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CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS
4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM
z Supports Windows XP H ome/Prof essional Edition, and Windows 2000 Prof essional.
4.2 RAID ARRAYS
RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays:
RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for
RAID 1: RAID 1 defi nes 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.
many applications.
4.3 HOW RAID WORKS
RAID 0:
The controller “ stripes” dat a 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 blo ck 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.
Features and Benefits
Drives: Minimum 1, and maximum is up to 6 or 8. Depending on the
platform.
Uses: Intended for non-c ritical data requiring high data throughput, or any
env ironment that does not require fault toleranc e.
Benefits: prov ides increased dat a throughput, especially for large files. No
capacity loss penalty f or parity.
Drawbacks: Does not deliv er any fault tolerance. If any drive in the array
f ails, all dat a is lost.
Fault Tolerance: No.
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Block 3
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RAID 1:
Every read and writ e is actually carried out in p arallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1
array system. The mirrored (backup) co py of the data can resid e 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 corrupt ed or becomes un available because of a hardware fail ure.
RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability solutions, or as a form of automatic
backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable
me d i a .
Features and Benefits
Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.
Uses: RAID 1 is ideal for small databases or any other application t hat
requires f ault tolerance and minim al capacity.
Benefits: Prov ides 100% dat a redundancy. Should one driv e fail, the
controller switches to the other drive.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 driv es for the storage space of one driv e.
Perf ormance is impaired during driv e rebuilds.
Fault Tolerance: Yes .
Blo ck 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
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RAID 0+1:
RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1
solution for improved performance plus resiliency.
Features and Benefits
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 ot her RAID lev els
in an array, and allows for spare disks.
Drawbacks: Requires twice t he available disk space for data redundancy,
the same as RAID level 1.
Fault Tolerance: Yes .
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Block 3
Block 5
Block 2
Block 4
Block 6
Block 1
Block 3
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RAID 5:
RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes
data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by
ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different
drive from those used to store the data itself.
Features and Benefits
Drives: Min im um 3.
Uses: RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general
purpose service.
Benefits: An ideal combination of good performance, good f ault tolerance,
and high capacity and storage efficiency .
Drawbacks: Individual block data transfer rate same as a single disk. Write
perf ormance can be CPU intensiv e.
Fault Tolerance: Yes .
Disk 1
DAT A 1
DATA 3
PARITY
DATA 7
DATA 9
PARITY
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Disk 2
DAT A 2
PA R I T Y
DATA 5
DATA 8
PA R I T Y
DATA 11
Disk 3
PA R I T Y
DAT A 4
DAT A 6
PA R I T Y
DAT A 10
DAT A 12
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CHAPTER 5: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE
5.1 T-POWER INTRODUCT ION
Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for overclock users.
Based on many precise tests, Biostar Engineering Team (BET ) h a s
developed this ultimate overclock engine to raise system performance.
No matter whether under BIOS or Windows interface, T-Power is able to
present the best system state according to users’ overclock setting.
T- P o w e r B IO S Fe at u re s :
Ov erclocking Nav igat or Engine (O.N.E.)
CMOS Reloading Program (C .R.P.)
Memory Integration Test (M.I .T., under Ov erclock Nav igator Engine)
Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.)
Self Recov ery System (S.R.S)
T-Power Windows Feature:
Hardware Monitor
Ov erclock Engine
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System Inf ormation
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For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmware is being
continuously updated. The BIOS information described below in
this manual is for your referen ce only and the actual BIOS
inform ation and settings on board may be different from this
manual. For further inform ation of setting up the BIOS, please
refer to the BIOS Manual in the Setup CD.
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5.2 T-POWER BIOS FEAT URE
A. Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.):
ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines: MOS and AOS for both
Elite and Casual overclockers.
Ma nu al O ve r cl ock System (M.O .S .)
MOS is designed f or experienced overclock users.
It allows users to customize personal overclock settings.
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CPU Clock:
CPU Clock is directly in proport ion to sys tem performance. To maintain the
system stability, CPU voltage needs to be increased also when rais ing
CPU clock.
PCI-E Clock Select:
It helps to increase VGA card performance.
System Memo ry Frequ ency:
To get better sy stem performanc e, sometimes downgrading the m emory
frequency is necessary when CPU f requency is adjusted over the upper
limit.
DRAM Conf iguration:
Enter this function for more advanced DRAM settings.
CPU Voltage:
This f unction will increas e CPU stability when overclocking. Howev er, the
CPU temperature will increase when CPU voltage is increas ed.
FSB Termination Voltage:
This f unction will increas e chipset st ability when ov erc locking.
(G)MCH Voltage:
This f unct ion lets you select the (G)MCH voltage.
Memory Voltage:
This f unction will increas e memory st ability when ov erc locking.
Au tom atic O ve rclock Sys tem ( A.O.S .)
For beginners in ov erclock f ield, 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. prov ides 3 ideal overclock
configurations that are able to raise the system perf ormance in a single
step.
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V6 Tech Engin e:
This setting will rais e about 10%~15% of whole system perf orm ance.
V8 Tech Engin e:
This setting will rais e about 15%~25% of whole system perf orm ance.
V12 Tech Engine:
This setting will rais e about 25%~30% of whole system perf orm ance.
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B. CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.):
It allows users to sav e different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM.
Users are able t o reload any sav ed CMOS setting for c ustomizing system
configurations.
Moreover, users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during ov erclock
operation.
There are 50 sets of rec ord addresses in total, and users are able to name the
CMOS data acc ording to personal preference.
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