Biostar U8568 Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents

Notice .............................................................................................1

Mainboard Features ...............................................................2

1. Features Introduction......................................................................... 2

1-1. Hardware............................................................................................................ 2

1-2. BIOS & Software............................................................................................ 5

1-3. Package Contents.......................................................................................... 5

2. Mainboard Configuration................................................................... 6

2-1. Layout of U8568 ............................................................................................ 6

2-2. Component Index ......................................................................................... 7

3. CPU Configuration ............................................................................... 8

3-1. CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps:............................................... 8

3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1....................................................................... 10

3-3. System Fan Header: JSFAN1 (Optional) ....................................... 10

3-4. Frequency Selection: JCLK1.................................................................. 10

3-5. Clock Ratio Selection: JCLK2 ................................................................ 10

4. Jumpers, Headers & Connectors.................................................. 11

4-1. Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 ....................................................... 12

4-2. ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1 .................................... 14

4-3. ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2 ......................................... 14

4-4. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2.................................................... 15

4-5. Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1.............................................................. 15

4-6. Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1............................................................ 15

4-7. Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 ............................................................. 16

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4-8. CNR Codec Primary/Secondary Selection: JCODECSEL....... 16

4-9. Front USB Header: JUSB20B (with USB2.0 spe) (Optional)17

4-10. Front USB Header: JUSB3 (with USB1.0 spe)......................... 17

5. RAM Module Configuration............................................................. 18

5-1. DIMM Features.............................................................................................. 18

5-2. DIMM Module Configuration.................................................................. 19

6. Peripheral Port Features ................................................................. 21

6-1. PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 ............................. 21

6-2. USB & LAN Port Connectors: JUSBLAN1 ....................................... 22

6-3. Serial and Parallel Interface Ports...................................................... 24

6-4. Game (Joystick/MIDI) Port Connector: JAUD_GAME ............ 26

6-5. Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1............................ 26

6-6. Audio Subsystem......................................................................................... 27

Mainboard Features

Notice

Introduction of system

This mainboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this mainboard continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards.

U8568 Features:

1.Contains on board I/O facilities that include two serial ports, a parallel port, a PS/2 mouse port, a PS/2 keyboard port, audio ports, USB ports and a game port.

2.Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM Drives.

3.Supports the Intel Pentium ® 4 processor, a leading edge processor. Complies with PC ATX form factor specifications.

4.Supports popular operating systems such as Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX and SCO UNIX.

Mainboard Features

1. Features Introduction

1-1. Hardware

CPU:

1.Provides Socket-478.

2.Supports the Intel Pentium ® 4 processor providing the new generation power for high-end workstations and servers.

Speed:

1.Running at 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus frequency, use chipset VT8753E

(P4X266E) (Optional).

2.Running at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency, use chipset VT8753

(P4X266).

3.Supports up to 2.53 GHz CPU core speeds.

4.The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2.2 compliant.

5.The 66MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface supports 1x, 2x and 4x data transfer

mode.

Chipset:

1.Chipset – North Bridge: VIA VT8753/ E (P4X266/ E)

South Bridge: VIA VT8233A.

2.Chipset – Winbond W83697HF.

DRAM Memory:

1.Supports 100MHz or 133MHz SDRAM devices

2.Supports 200MHz, 266MHz DDR SDRAM devices.

3.Supports 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb and 512Mb technologies for x8 and 16

devices.

4.Max of 2 Double-Sided DIMMs SDRAM or DDR SDRAM with unbuffered /

Registered.

5.The largest memory capacity is 2 GB.

Mainboard Features

Shadow RAM:

Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS.

Green Functionality:

1.Supports Award BIOS ™ power management functionality.

2.Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes.

3.Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity.

BUS Slots:

1.Contains 1 AGP slot.

2.Contains 1 CNR slot.

3.Contains 1 ACR slot

4.Contains 5 32-bit PCI bus slots

Flash Memory:

1.Supports flash memory functionality.

2.Supports ESCD functionality.

Built in IDE Facilities:

1.Supports four IDE hard disk drives.

2.Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, and high performance hard disk drives.

3.Supports disk transfer rates up to 133 MB/second.

4.Supports Ultra DMA 33, Ultra DMA 66, Ultra DMA 100, Ultra DMA 133 Bus

Master Modes.

5.Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM.

6.Supports high capacity hard disk drives.

7.Supports LBA mode.

Mainboard Features

AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard:

1.AC-LINK protocol comfliance.

2.Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specification.

3.18-bit full duplex stereo ADC, DACs.

4.SNR>95 Bb throughmixer and DAC.

5.AC-3 playback required for PVD applications.

I/O facilities:

1.One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following

specifications: Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP). Extended Capabilities Port (ECP). Normal

2.Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART.

3.Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA.

4.Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard.

5.Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy disk drives.

Universal Serial Bus:

1.Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel

Universal Serial Bus Ports.

2.Supports 480 MHz USB (2.0) (optional).

Hardware Monitor Function:

1.Monitors CPU Fan Speed.

2.Monitors System Voltage (optional).

Dimensions (ATX form-factor):

24.5cm x 30.5cm (WxL)

Mainboard Features

1-2. BIOS & Software

1.Award legal BIOS.

2.Supports APM1.2.

3.Supports USB Function.

4.Supports ACPI.

Operating System:

Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX, and SCO UNIX etc.

1-3. Package Contents

1.HDD Cable.

2.FDD Cable.

3.Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.

4.USB Cable (Optional).

5.Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case (Optional).

6.Fully Setup Driver CD.

Mainboard Features

2. Mainboard Configuration

2-1. Layout of U8568

JKBMS1

Mouse & KB

JUSBLAN1

USB & LAN

JCOM1

JPRNT1

Parallel Port

JCOM2

JVGA1

Speaker

Ou t

Line

Game Port

MIC

JAUD_GAME

JAUDIO1

129

JCDIN2

JCDIN1

BIOS

Winbond W83697HF

JATXPWR2

U16

Realtek RTL 8100

JTAD1

CNR1

CNR SLOT

123

AGP SLOT

PCI SLOT

AGP SLOT

JCODECSEL

Socket 478

CPU1

CPU

VT8753/ E

(P4X266/ E)

PCI1

PCI2

VT8233A

PCI3

PCI4

VT6202

PCI5

USB2.0

ACR1

JWOL1

U13

BAT1

U19

JCLK2

JCMOS1

SDR1

DDR1

DDR2

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

JUSB20B

2910

JPANEL1

2 1

24 23

SDR2

JATXPWR1

JUSB3

2 1

JSFAN1

Mainboard Features

2-2. Component Index

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