Biostar TP43E XE Owner's Manual

TP43E XE/TP43E HP/TP45E HP Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1

1.1 Before You Start......................................................................................... 1

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

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

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors.............................................................................. 3

1.5 Motherboard Layout................................................................................. 4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 5

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................... 5

2.2 FAN Headers.............................................................................................. 7

2.3 Installing System Memory ........................................................................ 8

2.4 Connectors and Slots................................................................................ 10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .................. 12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers............................................................................. 12

3.2 Detail Settings .......................................................................................... 12

Chapter 4: T-Series BIOS & Software................... 19

4.1 T-Series BIOS............................................................................................. 19

4.2 T-Series Software...................................................................................... 27

Chapter 5: Useful Help ........................................ 36

5.1 Driver Installation Note.......................................................................... 36

5.2 Extra Information.................................................................................... 37

5.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code............................................................................... 38

5.4 Troubleshooting....................................................................................... 39

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 40

German.................................................................................................................. 40

French .................................................................................................................... 42

Italian..................................................................................................................... 44

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 46

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 48

Polish...................................................................................................................... 50

Russian ................................................................................................................... 52

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 54

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 56

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the
motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

sufficient lighting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

before operation.

 Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.

 Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the

rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board
on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

 Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the

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

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1
Serial ATA Cable X 2
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
User’s Manual X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

TP43E XE/TP43E HP TP45E HP

LGA 775
Intel Core2 Extreme / Core2 Duo / Core2 Quad /
Pent iu m Dua l- Core / C eler on D u a l- Cor e /

CPU

FSB Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 MHz Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 MHz

Chipset

Super I/O

Main
Memory

IDE

SATA 2

LAN

Sound
Codec

Celeron 4xx processor
Supports Execute D isab le Bit / Enh anc ed Inte l
SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture- 64 / Ex tended
Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization
Technology

Intel P43
Int e l ICH10

ITE 8718F
Prov ides the mos t co mmonly used legac y Super
I/O functionality.
Low Pin Count Interface
En viro nment Cont rol in it iatives ,
Hardware Monitor Controller
Fan Sp eed Cont ro ller
ITE's "S mart Guard ian" funct ion

DIMM Slots x 4
Each DIMM supports 256MB /512MB / 1GB /
2GB / 4GB DDR2
Max Memory Capicity 16GB
Dual Channe l Mod e DDR2 me mory modu le
Supports DDR2 1200 (OC) / 1066 / 800 / 667
Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not
supported

JMicro JMB368
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 Versio n 2. 0 s pecificat io n co mpl ian t

Realtek RTL 8111DL
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability

ALC888

7.1 channels audio out
High Definition Audio

LGA 775
Intel Core2 Extreme / Core2 Duo / Core2 Quad /
Pent iu m Dua l- Core / C eler on D u a l- Cor e /
Celeron 4xx processor
Supports Execute D isab le Bit / Enh anc ed Inte l
SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture- 64 / Ex tended
Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization
Technology

Intel P45
Int e l ICH10

ITE 8718F
Prov ides the mos t co mmonly used legac y Super
I/O functionality.
Low Pin Count Interface
En viro nment Cont rol in it iatives ,
Hardware Monitor Controller
Fan Sp eed Cont ro ller
ITE's "S mart Guard ian" funct ion

DIMM Slots x 4
Each DIMM supports 256MB / 512MB / 1GB /
2GB / 4GB DDR2
Max Memory Capicity 16GB
Dual Channe l Mod e DDR2 me mory modu le
Supports DDR2 1200 (OC) / 1066 / 800 / 667
Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not
supported

JMicro JMB368
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 Versio n 2. 0 s pecificat io n co mpl ian t

Realtek RTL 8111DL
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation
Half / Full duplex capability

ALC888

7.1 channels audio out
High Definition Audio

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PCI slot x3 PC I slot x3

Slots

On Board
Connector

Back Panel
I/O

Board Size 220 (W) x 305 (L) mm 220 (W) x 305 (L) mm

OS Support

PCI Express Gen2 x 16 slot x1 PCI Express Gen2 x 16 slot x1
PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2
Floppy connector x1 Floppy connector x1
IDE Conn ecto r x1 IDE Conn ecto r x1
SATA Connector x6 SATA Connector x6
Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1
Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1
CD-in Connector x1 CD-in Connector x1
CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1
System Fan header x2 System Fan h ead er x2
Clear CMOS header x1 Clear C MOS header x 1
USB connector x3 USB connector x3
Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1
Power Connector (4pin) x2 Power Connector (4pin) x2
PS/2 Keyboard x 1
PS/2 Mous e x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x6
Audio Jack x6
Optical +coaxial S/PDIF Out x1

Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64
Biostar reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS with or without notice

PS/2 Keyboard x 1
PS/2 Mous e x1
LAN port x1
USB Port x6
Audio Jack x6
Optical +coaxial S/PDIF Out x1

Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64
Biostar reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS with or without notice

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2

Optical +coaxial

Mouse

PS/2
Keyboard

S/PDIF Out

Center

Surround

Sidesurround

USBX2

USBX2 USBX2

LAN

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

PH3

PH1

PH2

KBMS1

SPDIF1

USB1

USB2

PH4

LGA775

CPU1

CPU_FAN1

DDR2 _A1

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

DDR2 _B2

RJ45U SB1

AUDIO 2

LAN

CODE C

F_AUDIO1

Note: represents the 1■

CD_IN1

AT XPWR2

JUSBV1

AU XPWR 1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

NB_FAN1

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PEX16_1

BAT1

FDD1

Intel

P45/P43

JU SBV2

SYS_ FAN1

st

pin.

Intel

ICH10

IDE

JCMOS 1

SAT A1

Super

I/O

F_USB3 F_USB2 F_US B1 PAN EL1

SATA4

SATA5

SATA 6

SAT A2

SAT A3SAT A3

LED1

LED2

ATX PWR1

ID E 1

BIO S

SW_RST

SW_PWR

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING 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 Cap

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

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header

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1

NB_FAN1/SYS_FAN1: System Fan Headers

NB_FAN

13

SYS_FAN

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

FAN RPM r at e
sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

13

Note:

The NB_FAN1/SYS_FAN1 support 3-pin head connectors; the CPU_FAN1 supports
4-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the
red wire is the positive a nd should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground
and should be co nnected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR2 _A1

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

DDR2 _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.

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B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2 Module

Total M emory

Size

Max is 16GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory installation

Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the 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 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the
provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

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IDE1: Hard Disk Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.

The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect
up to two hard disk drives.

1

12

4039

33

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 16GB/s totally.

- PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture.

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 1.1 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI architecture.

TP43E XE/TP43E HP/TP45E HP

PEX16_1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 3 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 1

PCI2

PCI3

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SETUP 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 D

PANEL1: Front Panel Header

ETAIL SETTINGS

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and
speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch
functions.

PWR_LE D

On/Off

-

++

9
1

SPK

+

HLED

-

RST

16

8

12

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A
2 N/A 10 N/A
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 drive
LED

Reset button

12 Power LED (+)

14 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

N/A

Power LED

Power-on button

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ATXP W R1: AT X Power Source Connector

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

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1

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

24

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ATXP W R2: AT X Power Source Connector

This connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

1234

Pin

Assignment

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

Note:

Before you power on the system, please make sure that both ATXPWR1 and ATXPWR2
connectors have been well plugged-in.

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AUXPWR1: Auxiliary Power for Graphics

This connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive
power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance.

SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors

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

SATA4
SATA5

SATA1
SATA2

6SATA

Pin

Assignment

1 +12V
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 VCC

14

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX­4 Ground

3SATA

5 RX­6 RX+
7 Ground

14

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F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

These headers allow user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel,
and also can be connected 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

F_USB2

F_ USB1USB3 F_

2910

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F_AUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front
panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector; AC’97 connector
is not acceptable.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right in
4 GPIO
5 Right line in
6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sense
8 Key

2

10

1

9

9 Left line in

10 Jack Sense

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3

CD_IN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices,
like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

Placing the jumper on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and
the CMOS data. Please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the
motherboard.

Assignment

Pin

4

1

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

1

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

16

1

Pin 2-3 Close:

13

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close” .

3. Wait for five seconds.

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

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.