Biostar U8798 Grand Owner's Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction.......................................3

1.1 U8798 GRAND Features......................................3

1.2 Package Checklist..................................................5

1.3 Layout of U8798 GRAND....................................6

1.4 Components of U8798 GRAND...........................7

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation........................8

2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................8

2.2 Memory Modules..................................................9

2.3 Jumpers, Headers, Connectors, & Slots................9

2.4 Award BIOS beep code.......................................14

2.5 Troubleshooting...................................................15

Chapter 3: WarpS peeder™............................16

3.1 Introduction.........................................................16

3.2 System Requirement............................................16

3.3 Installation...........................................................16

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 U8798 GRAND FEATURES

A. Hardware

CPU

Supports Socket 478. Supports Intel Pentium 4 Processor.

Supports Intel Pentium 478-pin Prescott CPU.

- 533FSB with 1024KB L2 Cache

- Celeron D (533 FSB with 256KB L2 Cache)

- 800 FSB with 1024KB L2 Cache up to 3.2GHz.

Supports Intel Hyper-T hreading Technology. Front Side Bus at 400/533MHz.

Front Side Bus 800MHz is by overclocking

Chi pset

North Bridge: P4X533CD South Bridge: VT8235CE

Ma in Memory

Supp orts up to 2 DDR devices. Supp orts 266/ 333M Hz DDR devi ces.

400MHz DDR is suppor ted by ov er cl oc king. Maximum me mo r y s iz e is 2GB.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8 705AF. Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O

functionality.

Environment Control initiatives,

- H/W Monitor

- Fan Speed Controller (optional)

- IT E's " S mart Guardi an" functio n

Meet th e “Mi cro soft PC98 & PC99 Syste m Desi gn Guide”

requirements.

Slots

5 32-bit PCI bus master slots. 1 AGP 4x / 8x co m patib l e s lot.

1 CNR sl ot (optional).

On Board IDE

Supports 4 IDE disk drives. Supports PIO m ode 0~4, Block Mode and Ultra DMA

33/ 66/10 0/133 bus mas t er mo de.

LAN PHY

PH Y: VIA VT6103L Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation.

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Half/Ful l duplex ca pabil ity. Sup por ts ACPI/ PC I pow er ma na ge me nt

On Board AC’97 Sound Codec

Chip: C-Media CMI9761A Compliant with AC’97 speci fication.

Sup por ts SPD IF out function (opti ona l). Supports 6 channels.

Supports stereo mi crophone.

Serial A TA ( With SB VT8237CD only)

Integrated in South Bridge VT8237 Supports RAID 0, RAID 1.

Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports,

- Compliant with SATA 1.0 spec.

- Data transfer rate up to 150 MB/s.

On Board Peripherals

a. Rear side

1 par all el port. 1 audio ports in vertical.

1 RJ - 45 LAN jack. 1 PS/2 keyboard and 1 PS/2 mouse port.

1 serial port (COM2 is optional). 2 USB 2.0 ports.

4 USB 2.0 ports are supported by SB VT8237CD.

b. Front S i de

1 fl oppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M ,

1.4 4M an d 2.88M byt es .

1 S/PD IF out header ( optional) 1 Front audio header

1 Front panel header. 4 USB2.0 ports.

Dimensions

AT X Form Fa ctor: 1 9.9 x 29.3 cm (W x L)

B. BIOS & Software

BIOS

Award legal BIOS. Supports APM1.2.

Supports ACPI. Supports USB Function.

Software

Sup por ts W ar pspee der ™, 9th T o uc h™, W IN FLA SH ER™

and FLASHER™.

Offers the hi ghest performance fo r Win dows 98 SE,

Windows 2000, Windows M e, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.

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1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable x 1 HDD Cable x 1

User’s Manual x 1 Fu lly Setup Drive r CD x 1 USB 2.0 Cable x1 (optional ) Serial ATA Cable x 2 (opti onal) S/PDIF Out Cable x 1 (optional) Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1

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1.3 LAYOUT OF U8798 GRAND

JKB MS1

JC O M1

JPRNT1

COM 1

Parallel Port

Socket 478

CPU1

JCFAN1

JATXPWR2

JATXPWR1

JUSB 1

JUSB LAN1

JAUDI O

LAN PHY

JAUDIO1

JC DIN1

CODEC

JSPDI FO1

JCOM2-HEADER

JUSBV1

ITE I/O

BIO S

CNR1 (op tional)

DIMM1

DIMM2

P4X

533CD

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

JUSBV2

JU SB 3

1 9

JU SB 4

1 9

JSFAN1

102

FDD1

JPANEL 1

BAT1

714

JSATA2

JSATA1

JCI1

JC M OS1

24 23

Note: ● represents the 1st pin.

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1.4 COMPONENTS OF U8798 GRAND

S ocket 478

P4X

ITE I/O

53 3CD

X W

CO DEC

BIO S

LAN PHY

Back Panel Connec t ors

JU SBV1: Power Source Selection f or

JU SB1 & PS/2 k eyboard/mouse. Acc elerat ed Graphics Port Slot

(AGP1) Front Panel Audio Header

(JAUDIO1) CD -ROM Audio-In H eader (JCDIN 1)

Digit al Audio Connector (JSPDIFO1)

(optional) Peripheral Com ponent I nt erconnect

Slots (PCI 1-5) Communication Network Riser Slot

(CNR1) (opt ional) Syste m Fan Header ( JS FAN1)

Front Panel Connec t or (JPAN EL1)

Floppy Disk Connector ( FDD1)

USB C onnector Power Sourc e

(JUSBV2)

N M

Front USB Header ( JUSB4)

Clear CMOS Jumper (JCMOS1)

Cas e Open Connec t or (JCI 1)

Serial ATA Connectors (J SATA1-2) (f or

SB VT8237CD only) Front USB Header ( JUSB3)

Hard D isk Connec t ors (ID E1-2)

DDR DIMM Modules (DIMM1-2)

AT X Power Connec t or (JATXPWR 1)

AT X Power Connec t or (JATXPWR 2)

CPU Fan Header ( JCFA N1)

JC OM2-Header: COM2 H eader

(optional).

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise

the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should

point wa rds th e lever pi vot. The CPU will fit onl y in the corre c t orientation.

Step 3: Hold the CPU down fi rmly, and then cl ose the lever to com plete

the i nstal la ti on.

Step 4: Put the CPU F an on t he CP U and buckl e it . Co nn ec t the CP U

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

CPU FAN He ader: JC FAN1

Pin Assignment

JCFAN1

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rat e sense

System Fan Header: JSFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

JSFAN1

Note:

The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1support system-cooling fan with +12V. It supports 3-pin head connector. When connecting with

wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire i s the positive and should be connected to +12V, and the black wire

is Ground and should be connected to GND.

2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rat e sense

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2.2 MEMORY MODULES

Supp orts up to 2 DDR devices. Supp orts 200/ 266/333 MHz DDR devi c es.

Maximum memory size i s up to 2 GB.

DI MM Socket

Location

DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR Module

DDR Modu le ins tallation

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 DIM M is properly seated.

Total Memor y Size

Max is 2 GB.

(MB)

2.3 JUMPERS, HEADERS, CONNECTOR S, & SLOTS

Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1

The motherboard provi des a standard floppy disk connector that s uppor t s 360K , 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M and 2. 8 8 M f lo ppy d is k types. Th is

connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1~2

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ul tra DMA 33/ 66/ 100

functio nalit y. It ha s two HDD c onne c to rs IDE1 (primary) an d IDE2 (secondary).

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should

al ways be con nected to IDE1.

Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI 1~5

This motherboard is equipped wi th 5 standard PCI sl ots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it i s a bus standard for

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expansi on cards. T his PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

Accelerated G raphics Port Slot: A GP1

You r mon itor will atta c h dire c tly to that vide o card. Thi s motherbo ard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance,

especially with 3D graphics.

Commun icati on Netw ork R iser Slot: CNR1 (Optional)

The CNR specification is an open In du stry Standard Archi tec ture, an d it defi nes a hardware scalable riser card i nterface, which supports

modem onl y.

Serial ATA Connector: JSATA1~2 (With SB VT8237CD only)

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, i t satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of

1.5Gb/s.

Power Sourc e Se lect io n for JUSB1, P S/2 Keyb oa r d/ M ou s e : JUSB V1

JUSBV1 Assignment Description

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

+5V

+5V Standby Voltage

+5V for JUSB1 and PS /2 keyboard / mouse.

JU SB1 and PS/2 key board/mous e are powered wit h +5V

standb y voltage.

Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via

keyboard and mouse”, “JUSBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.

COM2 Header: JCOM2-Header (Optional)

This header allows user to connect additional serial cable on the PC back panel. It can be used to connect serial devi ces, for

example, mouse or modem.

910

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

RIN1

DOUT2

Ground

DOUT1

-XRI1

JCOM2-Header

2 4 6 8

RIN3 DOUT3 RIN2 RIN4 NA

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Front Panel Audio Out Header: JAUDIO1

This connector allows user to connect with the front audio out put headers on th e P C front panel. It will disable the out pu t on ba c k

panel audio connector s.

2 1

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Mic in/center 2 Ground 3 Mic power/Bas s 4 Audio power

Right line out/ Speaker

out R ight

7 Reserved 8 Key

Lef t line out/Speaker out

Lef t Right line in/R ear

speaker Right Lef t line in/R ear speak er

Lef t

14 13

JAUDIO1

Right line out/ Speaker out

Right

Lef t line out/Speaker out

Lef t Right line in/R ear speaker

Right Lef t line in/R ear speak er

Lef t

CD- ROM A udio- in H e ader: J CDI N 1

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the ve riaty de v ice s, like CD-RO M, DVD-ROM, PCI sound c ard , PCI TV

turner card etc..

Pin Assignment

1 Lef t channel input

JCDIN1

2 Ground 3 Ground

4 Right channel input

Digital Audio Out Connector: JSPDIFO1 (Optional)

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF out put head er .

Pin Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF OUT 3 Ground

JSPDIFO1

Front USB Heade r: JUSB3~4

This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables on the PC front panel. Also can be connected wi th internal USB devices,

like U SB c ard reader.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

JUSB3/4

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (f used) 3 USB- 4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+

7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC

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Power Source Select ion for USB: JUSBV2

JUSBV2 Assignment Description

1 3

Pin 1-2 close

1 3

Pin 2-3 close

+5V

+5V st andby Voltage

+5V for USB loc at ed at t he JU SB3~4 port connectors

JU SB3~4 port s are powered with st andby v olt age of +5V

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-o system via USB dev ic e,” “J U SB V 2” jump er ca p s hould be placed on P in 2- 3

individually.

F r ont Pa n el Conn ector: JPA N EL1

This 24-pin c on ne c tor incl ud es Powe r-on, Reset , HDD L ED, Po wer LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to

connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

SPK

PWR_LED

HLED

Speaker Connector

Hard driv e LED

Reset button

IrDA Connector

RST

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

IRON/OFF

JPANEL1

Sleep butt on

Power LED

Power-on button

IrDA Connector

SLP

2 123

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 2 Sleep control 3 N/A 4 Ground 5 N/A 6 N/A N/A

7 Speaker 9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)

11 HEE LED (-) 13 Ground 14 Power button 15 Reset control 17 N/A 18 Key 19 N/A 20 Key 21 +5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX

Se rial ATA co nnector JSATA1~ 2 (With SB VT82 37CD only)

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SAT A in te rface , it sa tisfies the SATA 1.0 sp e c and wi th tra n sfer rate

of 1.5Gb/s.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+

JSATA1/JSATA2

1234567

3 TX- 4 Ground 5 RX- 6 RX+ 7 Ground

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Clear CM OS Jump er: JCM OS1

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the

pr oced ur es to avo id da ma g ing th e mot her boar d .

JCMOS1 Assignment

1 3

Pin 1-2 close Pin 2-3 close

Norm al Operation (D ef ault). Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 cl ose”.

3. Wait for fi ve seconds.

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

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desi red password or clear the CMOS data.

Case Op en Connector: JCI1

T his connecto r allows syste m to mo nitor PC case open status. If the s i gnal has be en tr i ggered, it will record to t he CMOS and show

the mes sage on nex t bo ot -up.

JCI1

Pin Assignment

1 Cas e open signal 2 Ground

Pow er Conn ector s: JATX PWR1/PAT X PWR2

JATXPWR1: This connector allows user to connect with 20-pin power co nn ec tor on the A TX pow er s upp ly.

JATXPWR2: By connecting this connector, it will pro vi de + 12 V to CPU power circuit.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

JATXPWR1

JATXPWR2

123

2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 +5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground

6 +5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PW_OK 20 -5V

9 Standby Voltage +5V 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 2 x 12 Detect 24 Ground

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +12V 3 Ground

2 +12v 4 Ground

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Bac k Panel Connectors

6 Ch anne l Spea k er s

Sp eaker O ut/

Front Speakers

2.4 AWARD BIOS B EEP CODE

One long beep f ollowed by two short beeps

High-low siren sound 1. CPU overheated

One Short beep when system boot-up Long beeps every other s ec ond No DRAM detected or install

Beep Sound Meanin g

Lin e In/ Rear Sp eaker (L eft & R ight)

Mi c In/ C enter & Bass

Video card not f ound or v ideo card mem ory bad

2. Sys t em will s hut down automatically

No error found during POST

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2.5 TROUBL ESHOOTING

Probable Solution

1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminat e, fan

inside power supply does not turn on.

2. Indic at or light on k ey board does not t urn on.

Sys t em inoperat iv e. Keyboard lights are on, power indic at or light s are lit ,

and hard driv e is spinning. Sys t em does not boot from hard disk

drive, can be booted from optical drive.

Sys t em only boots from optical driv e. Hard disk can be read and

applicat ions can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible.

Screen m essage say s “Invalid Conf igurat ion” or “CMOS Failure.”

Cannot boot sys t em after ins t alling sec ond hard drive.

1. Make sure power cable is sec urely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Cont act technic al support.

Us ing even pressure on bot h ends of the DIMM, press down firm ly until

the m odule snaps into place.

1. Chec k cable running f rom disk to disk controller board. Make

sure bot h ends are securely plugged in; check the dri ve type

in the standard CMOS se tup.

2. Back ing up the hard driv e is ext rem ely im portant. All hard

disk s are c apable of break ing down at any t ime.

1. Back up dat a and applications files.

2. Ref orm at the hard drive. Re-install applications and dat a using backup disks.

Rev iew system’s equipm ent. Make sure c orrect informat ion is in setup.

1. Set m aster/slave jumpers correctly.

2. Run SETUP program and s elec correc t driv e types. Call t he drive m anufacturers for

com patibility with ot her drives .

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CHAPTER 3: WARPSPEEDER™

3.1 INTRO DUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock M anager, Overvoltage

Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easi l y adjust the frequency they

prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. T he Overvol tage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core

voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor sm artly indicates the temperatures, vol tage and CPU fan speed as well as the

chipset information. Al so, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS m odel and chipsets. In addition, the frequency

status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel.

Moreover, to protect users' computer systems i f the setting is not appropriate when testi ng and results i n system fail or hang,

[WarpSpeeder™] technology assures the sy stem stability by automatically rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is

either the origi nal system speed or a suitable one.

3.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows M e, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operati ng system

incl udes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to instal l Dir ec tX 8.1.)

3.3 INSTALL ATION

1. Exec ute the setup execut ion file, a nd t he n t he fo llowing dial og will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to ins ta ll.

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2. When you see the foll owi ng dialog in setup procedure, it m eans setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility”

checkbox i s checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and im mediately l aunched after you

click “Finish” button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.

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