TF570 SLI Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. T his equipment generates , uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not ins talled and used in accordance with the instructions , may cause harmful interference to radio communications .
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Before You Start................................................................... 1 Package Checklist................................................................ 1 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 2 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 5.x)....................................... 4 Rear Panel Connectors (for Ver 6.x ).............................
TF570 SLI CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU ST ART Thank you for choosing our product. Be fore you start installing the mothe rboard, please make sure you follow the instructions be low: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficie nt lighting. Always disconne ct the compute r from powe r outle t be fore ope ration.
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOT HERBOARD FEAT URES Ver 5.x Socket AM2 Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Realtek ALC888 Sound Slots Realtek ALC861VD 7.1 channels audio out 5.
Motherboard Manual 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS ( FOR V ER 5.X) PS /2 Mou se PS/2 Keyboar d COM1 USB X2 Center 1.5 LAN LAN USB X2 USBX2 Li ne In Rear Li ne Out Si de Mic In REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS ( FOR V ER 6.
TF570 SLI 1.6 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT ( FOR V ER 5.X) JCFAN1 JDDRII_2.
Motherboard Manual 1.7 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT ( FOR V ER 6.X) JCFAN1 JDDRII_2.
TF570 SLI CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INST ALLING CENT RAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.
Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
TF570 SLI 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.
Motherboard Manual 2.3 INST ALLING SYST EM MEMORY DDR2A1 DDR2B1 DDR2A2 DDR2B2 A. Memory Modules 10 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.
TF570 SLI B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR2A1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DDR2B1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DDR2A2 256MB/512MB/1024MB DDR2B2 256MB/512MB/1024MB DDR Module Total Memory Size Max is 4GB. C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the f ollowing table.
Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECT ORS AND SLOT S FDD1: Floppy Disk Conne 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. 34 33 2 1 IDE1: Hard Disk Conne ctor The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced IDE Controller that prov ides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 f unctionality.
TF570 SLI PEX16_1/PEX16_2: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. - These two PCI-Express x16 slots are reserved for graphics or video cards. The design of this motherboard supports dual PCI-Express graphics cards using NVIDIA’s SLI technology with multiple displays. - To conf igure for SLI, f ollow the instructions that come with the SLI kit.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW T O SET UP 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 3.2 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed DET AIL SETT INGS JPANEL1: Front Panel Heade r This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s f ront panel switch functions.
TF570 SLI JATXPWR1: ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 13 1 24 12 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground NC +5V +5V +5V Ground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V +3.
Motherboard Manual JKBMSV1: Powe r Source Selection Heade rs for Keyboard/Mouse Pin 1-2 Close: JKBMSV1: +5V for PS/2 key board and mouse。 Pin 2-3 Close: JKBMSV1: PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered with +5V standby v oltage. 1 3 1 3 Pin 1-2 close 1 3 Pin 2-3 close JUSB1/JUSB2: Heade rs for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
TF570 SLI JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Powe r Source Heade rs for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB1/JUSB2). JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at rear panel (JUSBLAN1/JUSBLAN2). Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: USB ports at front panel (JUSB1/JUSB2) are powered by +5V standby v oltage. JUSBV2: USB ports at rear panel (JUSBLAN1/JUSBLAN2) are powered by +5V standby voltage.
Motherboard Manual 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 card etc. Pin 1 2 3 4 1 Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input 4 JCMO S1: Cle ar CMOS Heade r By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.
TF570 SLI JCI1: Chassis O pen Heade r (Optional) This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up. Pin 1 1 2 Assignment Case open signal Ground JPRNT1: Printe r Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC.
Motherboard Manual SATA1~SATA6: Se rial 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. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SATA5 SATA6 7 4 1 Assignment Ground T X+ T XGround RXRX+ Ground SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 JDDRII_2.4V: Heade r for Memory ove r-voltage When processing Memory ov er-voltage, please place the jumper to pin2-3 Closed. The Def ault setting is Pin 1-2 Closed.
TF570 SLI On-Board LED Indicators There are 2 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status. LED1 LED2 LED1 and LED2: These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics. Please ref er to the table below for different messages: LED1 ON ON OFF OFF LED2 ON OFF ON OFF Message Normal VGA Error Memory Error Abnorma l: CPU / Chipset error. On-Board Buttons There are 2 on-board buttons. RSTSW1 PWRSW1 PWRSW1: This is an on-board Power Switch button. RSTSW1: This is an on-board Reset button.
Motherboard Manual JSPDIF_O UT: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin 1 2 3 1 Assignment +5V SPDIF_OUT Ground 3 De bug LED (O ptional) The Debug LED is used to display BIOS POST Code, which helps y ou to identify the problem occurred. The explanations f or the most f requently seen codes are prov ided below, f or a f ull code ref erence list please see Chapter 6.5 BIOS Post Code list.
TF570 SLI JATXPWR3: Auxiliary Powe r for Graphics This connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive power f or the graphics card provides better graphics perf ormance.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 O PERAT ION SYST EM Supports Windows XP Home/Prof essional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the f ollowing ty pes of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications. RAID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data. RAID 0+1: RAID 0+1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1.
TF570 SLI RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside 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 corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure.
Motherboard Manual 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 perf ormance, allowing for automatic redundancy. May be simultaneously used with other RAID lev els in an array, and allows f or spare disks.
TF570 SLI 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: Minimum 3. Uses: RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general purpose service.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 5: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE 5.1 T-POWER INT RODUCT ION Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for overclock users. Based on many precise tests, Biostar Engineering Team (BET) has 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-Powe r BIOS Fe ature s: Ov erclocking Nav igator Engine (O.N.E.
TF570 SLI 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. Manual O ve rclock System (M.O .S.) MOS is designed f or experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock settings.
Motherboard Manual CPU Ov erclock Setting: CPU Voltage: This f unction will increase CPU stability when overclocking. Howev er, the CPU temperature will increase when CPU voltage is increased. Choices: The range is from 1.2V to 1.725V, with an interv al of 0.0.25V. CPU Frequency: CPU Frequency is directly in proportion to system perf ormance. To maintain the system stability, CPU v oltage needs to be increased also when raising CPU frequency.
TF570 SLI Automatic O ve rclock System (A.O.S.) For beginners in overclock f ield, BET had developed an easy, fast, and powerf ul feature to increase the system performance, named A.O.S. Based on many tests and experiments, A.O.S. prov ides 3 ideal overclock conf igurations that are able to raise the system perf ormance in a single step. V6 Tech Engine: This setting will raise about 10%~15% of whole system perf ormance. V8 Tech Engine: This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system perf ormance.
Motherboard Manual V12 Tech Engine: This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system perf ormance. Notices: 1. 2. Not all types of AMD CPU perform above overclock setting ideally; the difference will be based on the selected CPU model. From BET experiments, the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for this A.O.S. feature. B. CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.): It allows users to sav e different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM.
TF570 SLI C. Memory Integration Test (M.I.T.): This f unction is under “Ov erclocking Nav igator Engine” item. MIT allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed. Step 1: The def ault setting under this item is “Disabled”; the condition parameter should be changed to “Enable” to proceed this test. ↓ Step 2: Sav e and Exit f rom CMOS setup and reboot the system to activ ate this test. Run this test for 5 minutes (minimum) to ensure the memory stability.
Motherboard Manual D. Self Recovery System (S.R.S.): This f unction can’t be seen under T-Power BIOS setup; and is alway s on whenev er the system starts up. Howev er, it can prev ent system hang-up due to inappropriate overclock actions. When the system hangs up, S.R.S. will automatically log in the default BIOS setting, and all overclock settings will be re-configured. E. Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.): IFP is a saf e and quick way to upgrade BIOS. Step 1: Go to Biostar website (http://www.biostar.
TF570 SLI F. Smart Fan Function: Smart Fan Function is under “PC Health Status”. This is a brilliant f eature to control CPU Temperature vs. Fan speed. When enabling Smart Fan f unction, Fan speed is controlled automatically by CPU temperature. This f unction will protect CPU f rom overheat problem and maintain the system temperature at a saf e lev el. ↓ CPU Fan Off <℃>: If the CPU temperature is lower than the set value, the CPU fan will turn off. The range is f rom 0℃ ~127℃, with an interval of 1℃.
Motherboard Manual Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is from 0~127, with an interv al of 1. Slope PWM Choices: 1 PWM Value/℃ (default), 2 PWM Value/℃ , 4 PWM Value/℃ , 8 PWM Value/℃ , 16 PWM Value/℃ , 32 PWM Value/℃ , 64PWM Value/℃ . S1: CPU temperature is 60℃, and PWM v alue is 1 PWM/℃ . S2: CPU temperature is 60℃, and PWM v alue is 2 PWM/℃ . S3: CPU temperature is 60℃, and PWM v alue is 3 PWM/℃ .
TF570 SLI 5.3 T-POWER WINDOWS FEAT URE A.Hardware Monitor: T-Power Hardware monitor allows users to monitor system voltage, temperature and fan speed accordingly. Additionally, a rescue action will be taken by the program automatically while the system faces an abnormal condition. The program will trigger an alarm or shut down the system when unpredictable errors occur. All the monitoring items are illustrated by a waveform diagram. Hardware Monitor Toolbar i.
Motherboard Manual CPU Te mpe rature This column configures the CPU temperature. There is a wav ef orm to represent the status of CPU temperature. By adjusting , users can easily configure the upper limit of CPU temperature f or system operating. In this diagram, the white line represents the upper limit which user-set f or CPU temperature and the green line shows present CPU temperature.
TF570 SLI CPU/Batte ry Voltage i. VCore This item displays the CPU voltage, represented by a light blue line. Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting to monitor the CPU operating voltage. If CPU v oltage is higher or lower than the set value, the status line will change into a red warning line, and a warning sound will alert y ou. Also, the system tray icon will change to . ii. VBAT This item displays the CMOS battery v oltage, represented by a light green line.
Motherboard Manual B. Overclocking Configurations This diagram is designed for T-series Ov erclocking utility. Friendly interf ace and solid ov erclock features are the major concept of this utility. Graphic 1 will appear when activ ating this utility. Graphic 1 A. B. C. D. E. F. Graphic 2 G. H. Clicking on “Biostar” will lead y ou to the Biostar Homepage. This column shows the CPU speed inf ormation. Click on this button and the utility will pop-up 4 sub-screens (Please refers to Graphic 3).
TF570 SLI CPU Ov erclocking Settings: can configure three items By adjusting for CPU overclocking. A. CPU Frequency Range: 200MHz~450MHz. Inter val: 1MHz. B. CPU Ratio Range: 4~ 25. Inter val: 1. C. CPU Voltage Range: 0.8V~ 2.0V. Inter val: 0.0125V. Memory Overclocking Settings: By adjusting can configure two items for Memory overclocking. A. Memory Clock Frequency Choices: 100, 133, 200, 266, 333, 400, 533, 667, 800. B. Memory Voltage Range: 1.8V~ 2.8V. Inter val: 0.1V.
Motherboard Manual PCI Overclocking Setting: This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status. This item cannot be adjusted.
TF570 SLI C. Smart Fan Function When Smart Fan Function is activated, screens will pop-up to illustrate the fan speed information. i. CPU Temperature: Show current CPU temperature. ii. CPU Fan speed: Show current CPU Fan speed. iii. System Fan speed: Show current system Fan speed. iv. Calibrate: When changing CPU Fan or System Fan, click on this button to re-calibrate the Fan speed. Note: 1. 2.
Motherboard Manual v. Auto: If the gr een indicator is lit up, the Smar t Fan Function is “O n” (Default Setting). Click on this button agai n to c lose Smar t Fan Function, and a scr een as below would pop-up. Ther e will be pulling-meter besides the CPU Fan and System Fan, the CPU Fan and the System Fan speed can be adjusted by adjusting the C ur sor Up or Down. vi. Program Tool Bar: 44 z About: Click on this button to get pr ogr am-r elated infor mation.
TF570 SLI D. Live Update When Live Update program is activated, a screen will pop up to illustrate BIOS related information. i. Link to Internet: Click on this button wi ll link to Biostar website and BIOS file will be downloaded. ii. Update BIOS: Click on this button to r un BIOS flashi ng pr ocess, and it’s easy and safe. iii. Backup BIOS: Click on this button, and BIOS file wi ll be sav ed into the user -select ed folder. iv. Clear CMOS: Click on this item wi ll c lear the CMOS Data.
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 6: USEFUL HELP 6.1 DRIVER INST ALLAT ION NOT E After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system. Note: If this window didn’t show up after you ins ert the Driver CD, please use file brows er to locate and execute the file SETUP.
TF570 SLI 6.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps High-low siren sound Meaning Video card not found or v ideo card memory bad CPU overheated System will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST Long beeps every other second 6.3 No DRAM detected or install EXT RA INFORMAT ION A. BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS.
Motherboard Manual B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. In this case, please double check: 1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface. 2. CPU fan is rotated normally. 3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.
TF570 SLI 6.4 TROUBLESHOOT ING Probable Solution 1. Make sure power cable is No power to the system at all securely plugged in. Power light don’t illuminate, f an inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable. on. 3. Contact technical support. 2. Indicator light on key board does not turn on. System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of are on, power indicator lights are lit, the DIMM, press down firmly until the and hard driv e is spinning. module snaps into place. 1.
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TF570 SLI CODE 49 Name Description Size Base and Exte nde d Find a nd display the size of base memor y ( 0-640k) a nd Memory extende d memory (1M+) 4E Program CP U a nd APIC Program CP U's MTRR a nd I nitial APIC 4F show message show BIOS message 50 initial USB USB initialization 52 Memory Test Test all memory of memory a bove 1MB 55 CPU display Show CPU Type 57 initial PNP PNP Display Lo go and PN P Early init 59 Setup virus protect Setup virus protect according 5D initial Onbo
Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Ver 5.x CPU FSB Chipsatz Super E/A Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Realtek ALC888 Realtek ALC861VD Audio-Codec 7.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe 5.
Motherboard Manual FRANCE Ver 5.x UC Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Realtek ALC888 Realtek ALC861VD Codec audio Sortie audio à 7.
Motherboard Manual IT ALIAN Ver 5.x Socket AM2 Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Codec audio Alloggi Ver 6.x Realtek ALC888 Realtek ALC861V D Uscita audio 7.1 ca nali Uscita audio 5.
Motherboard Manual SPANISH Ver 5.x CPU FSB Conjunto de chips Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Códecs de sonido Ranuras Conectores en placa Ver 6.x Realtek ALC888 Realtek ALC861VD Salida de sonido de 7.1 canales Salida de sonido de 5.
Motherboard Manual PORT UGUESE Ver 5.x CPU FSB Chipset Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Codec de som Ranhuras Realtek ALC 861VD Saída de áudio de 7.1 canais Saída de áudio de 5.
Motherboard Manual POLISH Ver 5.x Procesor FSB Chipset Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Kodek dźwiękowy Gniazda Złącza wbudowane Ver 6.x Realtek ALC 888 Realtek ALC 861VD 7.1 kanałowe wyjście audio 5.
Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN Ver 5.x CPU Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x Звуковой кодек Слоты Ver 6.x Realtek ALC 888 Realtek ALC 861VD Звуковая поддержка High-Definition Звуковая поддержка High-Definition 5.1канальный звуковой выход 7.
Motherboard Manual ARABIC Ver 5.x وﺣﺪة اﻟﻤﻌ ﺎﻟﺠﺔ اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳﺔ Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 6.x Ver 5.
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE Ver 5.x CPU Ver 6.
TF570 SLI Ver 5.x サウンド Codec スロット Realtek ALC 888 Realtek ALC 861VD ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート 7.1 チャンネルオーディオアウト 5.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 1 1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 3 2 Standard CMOS Features..................................................................... 7 3Advanced BIOS Features ....................................................................... 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features...................................................
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Award™ BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 3.0 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items in most of the place, press to select, use the and keys to change entries, press for help and press to quit.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. !! WARNING !! For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated. The BIOS information described in this manual (Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is for your reference only.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Integrate Flashing Program This is a very safe way to upgrade BIOS. By pressing “Enter” key for three times, and the upgrading process will be completed easily.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Item Options Description 360K, 5.25 in 1.2M, 5.25 in Drive A 720K, 3.5 in 1.44M, 3.5 in Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. 2.88M, 3.5 in None All Errors No Errors Halt On All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you. All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 3Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup 9
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. External Cache This option enables or disables “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which may improve performance. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. Boot Seq & Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot sequence & Floppy.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Removable Device Priority Select Removable Boot Device Priority. The Choices: Floppy Disks, Zip100, USB-FDD0, USB-FDD1, USB-ZIP0, USB-ZIP1, LS120. Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically. You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here. The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB HDD0, USB HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual CD-ROM Boot Priority The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB-CDROM0, USB-CDROM 1. Network Boot Priority The Choices: Network 0, Network 1, Network 2, Network 3.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Network, Disabled. Boot Other Device When enabled, BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, System will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. The Choices: On (default) Numpad is number keys. Off Numpad is arrow keys. Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20. Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual HT Spread Spectrum This item allows you to select HT Spread Spectrum function. The Choices: Center(default), Down, Disabled. SSE/SSE2 Instructions This item allows you to enable/disable SSE/SSE2 instruction. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. CPU Feature K8 NPT C1E Support The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual RAID Config RAID Enable This option allows you to enable or disable RAID function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. SATA 1/2/3 Primary/Secondary RAID This option allows you to enable or disable SATA A Primary/Secondary RAID. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. On-chip IDE Channel 0 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA function can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 or OSR2may need a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You may need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. The Choices: V1.1+V2.0 (default), Disabled, V1.1 USB Memory Type The Choices: SHADOW (default), Base Memory(640K). USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Legacy Support. Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support. Disabled (default) Disable USB Keyboard Support.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Onboard I/O Address Press Enter to configure the Onboard I/O Address. Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Parallel Port Mode This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. The default value is SPP. The Choices: SPP (default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are three options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Soft-Off by PWR-BTN This item determines the behavior of system power button. Instant off turn off the power immediately, and Delay 4 Sec. will require you to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to cut off the system power. The Choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default). WOL(PME#)/ From Soft-Off This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On LAN from Soft-Off function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual HPET Support This option allows you to disabled or enables the High Precision Event Timer. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on method. The Choices: Button Only(default), Password, Hot Key, Mouse Move/Click, Mouse Double Click, Any Key, Keyboard 98. KB Power ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password. Hot Key Power ON Choose the Hot Key combination to boot up the system.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “Disabled” mode. The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signify that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets (TLP). The Choice: 4096 (default.), 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 8 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: Disabled , 60℃/ 140℉, 65℃/ 149℉, 70℃/ 158℉(default). Show H/W Monitor in POST If you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several different delay times. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual The Choices: Smart, Always On (default). CPU Fan Off<℃> If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. The Choices: Min=0,.Max=127, Key in a DEC number. CPU Fan Start<℃> CPU fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. The Choices: Min=0,.Max=127, Key in a DEC number. CPU Fan Full speed <℃> When CPU temperature is reach the set value, the CPU fan will work under Full Speed. The Choices: Min=0,.Max=127, Key in a DEC number.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan. Current NB FAN Speed This field displays the current speed NB fan.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 9 OverClock Navigator Engine OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Auto OverClock System The Overclock Navigator provides 3 different engines helping you to overclock your system. These engines will boost your system performance to different level. The Choices: V6 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 5%~10% of whole system performance. V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance. V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance. Cautions: 1. 2.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock setting. Note: Based on our test results; the overclock function achieved the best performance on AMD 3000+ CPU CPU Vid control The Choices: Auto (default), 0.800v~2.310v. Memory Voltage The Choices: 1.950V (default), 2.000V, 2.050V, 2.100V. Chipset Voltage The Choices: 1.550V (default), 1.600V, 1.650V, 1.700V. HyperTransport Voltage The Choices: 1.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual K8<->NB HT Speed The Choices: AUTO (default), 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DDR Timing. The Choices: Auto (default), MaxMemClk. Memory Clock Value or Limi The Choices: DDR 400 (default), DDR 533, DDR 667, DDR 800.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual tCL(CAS Latency) The Choices: Auto (default), 3 clock ~ 6 clock. tRCD The Choices: Auto (default), 3 clock ~ 6 clock. tRP The Choices: Auto (default), 3 clock ~ 6 clock. tRAS The Choices: Auto (default), 5 clock ~ 18 clock. Command Per Clock (CMD) The Choices: Auto (default), 1 clock ~ 2 clock. tRRD The Choices: Auto (default), 2 clock ~ 5 clock. AsyncLat The Choices: Auto (default), 1ns ~ 15ns. tRC The Choices: Auto (default), 11 clock ~ 26 clock.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Drive Strength setting Dram driver weak mode The Choices: Auto (default), Normal, Weak. CKE drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.0x. CS drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.0x. MA drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.0x. MCLK drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.50x. MD drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.50x.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Bypass Maximum The Choices: Auto (default), No bypass, 1 time ~ 15 time. 32 Byte Granularity The Choices: Auto (default), 64-byte, 32-byte. DQS Training Control The Choices: Perform DQS, Skip DQS (default). CKE base power down mode The Choices: Enabled, Disabled(default). CKE based power down The Choices: Per Channel (default), Per CS. Memclock tri-stating The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Memory Hole Remapping The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Write Recovery Time The Choices: 6 bus clocks (default), 3 bus clocks, 4 bus clocks, 5 bus clocks. Precharge Time The Choices: 3 clocks (default), 2 clocks. Row Cycle Time The Choices: 26 bus clocks (default), 11-25 bus clocks. RAS to CAS R/W Delay The Choices: 6 clocks (default), 3 clocks, 4 clocks, 5 clocks. RAS to RAS Delay The Choices: 5 clocks (default), 2 clocks, 3 clocks, 4 clocks.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual Integrated Memory Test Integrated Memory Test allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or software. Step 1: This item is disabled on default; change it to “Enable” to precede memory test. Step 2: When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enabled” to “Disabled” to complete the test.
TF570 SLI BIOS Manual 10 CMOS Reload Program (C.R.P.) The CMOS Reload Program (CRP) allows you to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM. You may reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations. Moreover, you may save your ideal overclock setting for easier overclocking. There are 50 sets record addresses in total, and you may name the saved CMOS data individually.