Biostar TP45E XE Owner's Manual

TP45E XE 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

Portugue se ............................................................................................................ 48

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

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

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

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

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

TP45E XE

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 4
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 2 (optional)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

LGA 775

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main
Memory

IDE

SATA 2

LAN

Sound
Codec

IEEE 1394

Slots

On Board
Connectors

Intel Core2 Extreme / Core2 Duo / Core2 Quad /

Pent iu m Dua l-Co re / C eleron Du a l- Cor e /

Celeron 4xx processor

Support 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 MHz

Intel P45

Int e l ICH1 0

ITE 8718

Prov ides the mos t common ly used leg acy Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

DIMM Slots x 4

Each DIMM supports 256MB / 512MB / 1GB /

2GB / 4GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 16GB

VIA VT6330

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Realtek RTL 8111DL

ALC888

VIA VT6330 1394a

PCI slot x3 Supports PCI expansion cards

PCI Express Gen2 x 16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards

PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards

Floppy connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

IDE Conn ecto r x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE dev ice

SATA Connector x6 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

SPEC

Supports Execute D isable Bit / Enhanced Intel

SpeedSt ep® / Intel Ar chitecture-64 / Ext ended

Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization

Technology

En viro n ment C o ntr ol in itiati ves,

Hardware Monitor Controller

Fan Sp eed Contro ller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian" funct ion

Dual Chan ne l Mode DDR 2 me mo ry modu le

Supports DDR2 1200 (OC) / 1066 / 800 / 667

Register ed DIMM and ECC D IMM is not

supported

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 spe cif ic at ion co mpl ian t

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

Half / Full duplex capability

7.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

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Back Panel
I/O

Board Size

OS Support

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SPEC

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilit ies

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function

S/PDIF out Connector x1 Supports digital audio out function

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

System Fan header x2 System Fan Po wer supply

Clear CMOS header x1 Res tore CMOS dat a to fa cto ry defau lt

USB connector x3 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (4pin) x2 Connects to Power supply

PS/2 Keybo ard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x6

Audio Jack x6

1394 Port x1

Optical +coaxial S/PDIF Out x1

244 (W) x 305 (L) mm

Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cab le

Connect t o US B devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and Mic. connection

Connects to IEEE 1394 device

Provides digital audio out function

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

IEEE 1394

USBX2

LAN

USBX2

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1

JSPDIF1

JUSB1

J1394_USB1

JRJ45USB1

JAU DIO1

LAN

JCDIN1

JATXPW R2

JUSBV1

NB_FA N1

AUX_P WR1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

CPU_FAN1

LGA775

CPU1

BIO S

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

DDR2_A2

PH _LE D1

PH _LE D2

PH _LE D3

PH _LE D4

PH _LE D5

PH _LE D6

Intel

DDR2_B2

P45

JATXPW R1

PEX16_1

BAT1

Intel

IDE1

ICH10

4

CODEC

F_AUDIO1

Note: represents the 1■

FDD1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

Super

I/O

F_USB1 F _USB2 F _USB3

st

pin.

JUSBV2

SATA5

SATA6

F_ 1394A1

SATA3

SATA4

SYS_FAN1

SATA1

SATA2

PANEL 1

JC M O S 1

SW_ PWR1

IDE

LED 1

SW_R ST1

LED 2

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

TP45E XE

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

Pin

14

NB_FAN1/SYS_FAN1: System Fan Headers

NB_FAN1

13

SYS_FAN1

Note:

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

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

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR2 _A1

DDR2 _B1

DDR2 _A2

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.

DDR2 _B2

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 Mem ory

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.

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4039

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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.

TP45E XE

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.

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

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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_LED

On/Off

-

++

9
1

SPK

+

HLED

-

RS T

16

8

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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A
2 N/A 10 N/A
3 N/ A 1 1 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: ATX 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

ATXP W R2: ATX Power Source Connector

This connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

5

24

13

14

8

Pin Assignment

1 +12V
2 +12V
3 +12V
4 +12V
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground

Note:

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

If the CPU power plug is 4-pin, please plug it into Pin 1-2-5-6 of JATXPWR1.

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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.

SATA5
SATA6

SATA3
SATA4

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SATA1
SATA2

Pin

Assignment

1 +12V
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 VCC

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 TX+
3 TX­4 Ground
5 RX­6 RX+
7 Ground

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

This header allows 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_ USB3USB1 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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CDIN1: 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

1

4

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

1

3

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

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1

1

3

3

Pin 2-3 Close:

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.