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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI

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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested a nd fo und to comply with t he limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection agai nst harmful inter ference i n a residential i nstallation.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI PACKAGE CHECKLIST ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP............................................................................................................................................................18 5.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 5.2 EXTRA INFORMATION.................
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Gigabit Ethern et LAN Chapter 1: Introduction NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Supports ACPI power management. Supports NVIDIA StreamT hru technology Isochronous controller paired with Hyper T ransport results in fastest networking performance. 1.1 MOTHERBOARD F EATURES CPU Supports Socket 939. Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2 processors. AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI 1.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Step 4: Chapter 2: Hardw are Installations Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation. 2.1 CPU A SSEMBLY A. Cen tral Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 5: 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. T his completes the installation. B.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI B. Memory Space DIMM1 DDR Module 128MB/25 6MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM2 DIMM3 128MB/25 6MB/512MB/1GB *1 128MB/25 6MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM4 128MB/25 6MB/512MB/1GB *1 Total Memory Size Max is 4 GB. For AMD K8 939 CPU launched before Rev. E, (see the table below to know your CPU version) please follow the table below to install your DDR memory module, or the system may not boot up or may not function properly. “SS” represents Single Side DDR memory module.
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Biostar T-Series 2.3 TForce4 SLI PERIPHERALS Peripher al Component Inter connect Slots: PCI1~PCI3 A. Card and I/O Slots: T his motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. T his PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 T he motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR2 B. Conn ectors and Headers: By connecting JAT XPWR2, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. How to setup J umpers 2 3 T he illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “closed”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Front Panel Audio-out Header: JAUDIO2 Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse: JKBMSV1 T his connector will allow user to connect with the front audio output headers on the PC case. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Pin 2-3 Close: PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered with +5V standby voltage.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Power Source Header for USB Ports at Front Pa nel: JUSBV1 Digital Aud io-out Co nnector: JSPDIF_OUT Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for USB ports at front panel. T his connector allows users to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin 2-3 Close: USB ports at front panel are powered with +5V standby voltage.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Clear CMOS Header: JCMOS1 Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB1~JU SB3 By placing the jumper on pin 2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. T his connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Serial ATA Co nnectors: JSAT A1~J SATA4 JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities T he motherboard has an SATA Controller in nForce4 SLI with 4 channels SATA interface; it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec with transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. T his 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI On-Board Buttons On-Board LED Indicators RSTSW2 LED_DIMM LED_5SB LED_D1 LED_D2 PWRSW: T his is an on-board Power Switch button. LED_D1 and LED_D2: T hese 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics. Please refer to the table below for different messages: LED_D1 LED_D2 Message ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF Normal Memory Error VGA Error Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error. PSRSW1 T here are 2 on-board buttons.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Step 3: Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled “SLI MODE”. Chapter 3: NVIDIA SLI Function 3.1 R EQUIREMENTS Only Windows XP supports SLI (Dual Video) function. T wo identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified. T he graphics card driver should support NVIDIA SLI technology. T he power supply unit must provide at least the minimum power required by the system, or the system will be unstable. 3.
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Biostar T-Series 3.3 TForce4 SLI THINGS TO NOTICE Step 5: Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to PEX power connector (JPEXPWR1), this will ensure the stabilization of your system. Normal Mode: Only PEX16-1 slot supports PCI-Express x16 interface graphics card function. PEX16-2, PEX1-1 and PEX1-2 slots provide PCI-Express x1 interface expansion card function. Notice: When under SLI mode, please make sur e the power supply is at least 500W (and above). SLI Mode: 3.
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Biostar T-Series 3.5 TForce4 SLI E NABLING MULTI-GPU F EATURE IN WINDOWS Step 5: After the graphics cards are installed, enable the Multi-GPU feature in NVIDIA nView properties. Select NVIDIA GeForce tab, and then click on Multi-GPU item on the left dialog box. Step 1: Click NVIDIA Settings icon on the Windows taskbar. Step 2: Select nView Properties in nView Desktop Manager pop-up menu. Step 6: Check before Enable SLI multi-GPU item, and click on OK to complete the setting.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI 4.1 RAID 0: OPERATION S YSTEM The controller “stripes” data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel. The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter, which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment. This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI RAID 0+1: RAID 1: RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency. 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.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Spanning (JBOD): JBOD stands for “Just a Bunch of Disks”. Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance. Features and Benefits - Uses: JBOD works best if you have odd sized drives and you want to combine them to make one big drive. Benefits: JBOD provides the ability to combine odd size drives using all of the capacity of the drives.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI B. CHAPT ER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 CPU Overheated If the system shuts down automatically after power on of system for a few seconds that means the CPU protection function has been activated. A WARD BIOS B EEP C ODE Beep Sound One long beep followed by two short beeps Meaning Video card not found or video card memory bad When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid damaging the CPU, and the system will not power on again.
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Biostar T-Series 5.3 TForce4 SLI TROUBLESHOOTING 1. 2. Problem No power to the system at all 1. Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn 2. on. 3. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are Using even pressure on both ends of the on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard DIMM, press down firmly until the module drive is spinning.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Gigabit Ethern et-LAN Germ an NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Unterstützt die ACPI-Energieverwaltung. Unterstützt NVIDIA StreamT hru-Technologie Isochroner Controller gekoppelt mit Hyper T ransport garantiert höchste Netzwerkleistung. CPU Unterstützt Sockel 939. Unterstützt AMD Athlon 64 FX- / Athlon 64- / Athlon 64 X2-Prozessoren. AMD 64-Architektur ermöglicht 32- und 64-Bit-Verarbeitung. Unterstützt HyperT ransport™- ud AMD Cool’n’Quiet™-Technologie.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Codec audio AC’97 French Chip: ALC850, prise en charge 8 canaux. Processeur LAN Ethernet Gigabit Supporte le socket 939. Supporte les processeurs AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2. Architecture AMD 64 activant des operations 32 et 64 bits. Supporte les technologies HyperT ransport™ et AMD Cool’n’Quiet™ NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Prise en charge Gestion de l'alimentation ACPI.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Gigabit Ethern et LAN Italian NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Supporto gestione energetica ACPI. Supporto della tecnologia NVIDIA StreamT hru Il controller isocrono accoppiato con Hyper T ransport produce le più veloci prestazioni di rete. CPU Supporto di Socket 939. Supporto di processori AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione simultanea 32 e 64 bit.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI LAN Ethernet Gigabit Spanish NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Admite administración de energía ACPI. Admite la tecnología NVIDIA StreamT hru Controlador isócrono asociado con Hyper T ransport proporciona el mayor rendimiento para interconexión en red. Procesador Soporta el Socket 939. Supporta los procesadores AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2. La arquitectura AMD 64 permite computación de 32 bits y 64 bits de manera simultánea.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI LAN Ethernet Gigabit Portuguese NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Suporta a gestão de energia ACPI. Suporta a tecnologia NVIDIA StreamT hru Controlador isócrono combinado com a arquitectura Hyper T ransport para um desempenho mais rápido ao nível da rede. CPU Suporta o socket 939. Suporta processadores AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits em simultâneo.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Sieć LAN Gigabit Ethernet Poland NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Obsługa zarządzania zasilaniem ACPI. Procesor Obsługa gniazd Socket 939. Obsługa procesorów AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. Architektura AMD 64 umożliwiająca jednoczesne przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Гигабитный интерф ейс Ethernet Russian NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Процессор Поддерживает управление питанием ACPI. Поддержка технологии NVIDIA StreamT hru Изохронный контроллер, объединенный с шиной HyperT ransport для обеспечения повышенной производительности в сети. Поддерживает гнездо 939. Поддерживает процессоры AMD Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2. Архитектура AMD 64 допускает одновременную работу в 32-разрядном и 64-разрядном режимах.
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‫‪Biostar T-Series‬‬ ‫‪TForce4 SLI‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒﻜﺔ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫‪Arabic‬‬ ‫‪.VSC PHY Gigabit EESSVIT 8201 +MAC Gigabit NVIDIA‬‬ ‫ودﻋﻢ إدارة اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺥﻼل ‪.ACPI‬‬ ‫دﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ ‪NVIDIA StreamT hru‬‬ ‫وﺡﺪة ﺗﺤﻜﻢ ﺗﺰاﻣﻨﻴﺔ ﻣﻘﺘﺮﻥﺔ ﺑﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ‪ Hyper T ransport‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﻮﻓﺮ أﺳﺮع ﻣﻌﺪل ﻷداء‬ ‫‬‫اﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫وﺣﺪة اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳﺔ )‪(CPU‬‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻗﺎﻋﺪة ﺗﻮﺻﻴﻞ ‪.939‬‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت ‪.Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 / AMD Athlon 64 FX‬‬ ‫ﺗﺘﻴﺢ ﺑﻨﻴﺔ ‪ AMD 64‬اﻟﺤﺴﺎب اﻟﻤﺘﺰاﻡﻦ‪ 32‬و ‪ 64‬ﺑﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ ™‪ HyperT ransport‬و ™‪.
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Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI Gigabit イーサネット LAN Japanese NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VIT ESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201。 ACPI 電源管理をサポート。 NVIDIA StreamT hru テクノロジに対応アイソクロナスコントローラとハイパートランスポートの組み合わせによる、最速のネットワーキング性能。 CPU Socket 939 をサポート。 AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 プロセッサをサポート。 AMD 64 アーキテクチャにより、32 ビットと 64 ビットの同時コンピューティングが可能。 HyperT ransport および AMD Cool’n’Quiet テクノロジをサポート。セキュリティ NVIDIA ファイアウォールテクノロジネーティブなファイアウォールソリューションが、不正トラヒックのフィルタリングによる侵入から PC を保護します。チップセット NVIDIA nForce4 SLI: NVID
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TForce4 SLI BIOS Setup BIOS Setup....................................................................................... 1 1 Main Menu .....................................................................................................................3 2 Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................................6 3 Advanced BIOS Features.................................................................................................
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TForce4 SLI BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium ® 4 processor input/output system.
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TForce4 SLI PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU. Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press to select, use the and keys to change entries, press for help and press to quit.
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TForce4 SLI 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 !! The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information. Figure 1.
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TForce4 SLI 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. PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system. OverClock Navigator Engine ONE provides two powerful overclock engines, MOS & AOS for both overclock expertises and beginners.
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TForce4 SLI Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. 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.
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TForce4 SLI 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 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.
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TForce4 SLI Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Time hh : mm : ss Set the clock. IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press to enter the sub menu of detailed options.
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TForce4 SLI Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette the POST process and notify you. All, but Disk/ Key Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in the system.
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TForce4 SLI 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. 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.
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TForce4 SLI External Cache This option enables or disables “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which may improve performance. The Choices: Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache. Boot Seq & Floppy Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec, Slave, USBHDD0, USB HDD1, USB HDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.
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TForce4 SLI First/ Second/ Third/ Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled. Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
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TForce4 SLI Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down. The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000. Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.
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TForce4 SLI 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. Figure 4.
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TForce4 SLI SSE/SSE2 Instructions The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the “Disabled ” option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh which can improve system performance. However, any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. SLI Broadcast Aperture The Choices: Auto (default),Enabled.
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TForce4 SLI 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “IDE Function Setup” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 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.
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TForce4 SLI Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increased performance progressively. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4.
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TForce4 SLI RAID Config RAID Enable The Choices: Disabled (default),Enabled. ONBOARD DEVICE OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. The Choices: V1. 1+V2. 0 (default), Disabled, V1.1 USB keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboard.
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TForce4 SLI USB Mouse Support Enables support for USB attached mouse. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. MAC LAN This option allows you to change the state of the onboard MAC LAN. The Choices: Auto (Default), Disabled. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
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TForce4 SLI Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The Choices: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto. Onboard IR Function The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O chip. The Choices: IrDA (default), AS KIR, Normal. UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.
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TForce4 SLI 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.
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TForce4 SLI 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. User Define (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank.
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TForce4 SLI USB Resume from S3 The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Power-On by Alarm When you select Enabled, an alarm returns the system to Full ON state. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. AMD K8 Cool’n’ Quiet Control This function supports AMD Cool ’n’ Quick function. The Choices: AUTO(default). Power on Function This option allows you to choose the different function to power on the computer.
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TForce4 SLI 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. Figure 7.
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TForce4 SLI Resources Controlled By By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for add-on cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts. IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
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TForce4 SLI 8 PC Health Status A、、Figure 8. PC Health Status Chassis Open Warning This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep. The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: Disabled (default), 60℃/140F, 65℃/149F, 70℃/158F, 75℃/167F. CPU FAN Control by The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise.
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TForce4 SLI CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of the CPU. 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. B 、Figure 8. PC Health Status Chassis Open Warning This item allows you to enable or disable Chassis Open Warning beep. The Choices: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature.
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TForce4 SLI CPU Fan Off<℃> If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. The Choices: 16 (default). CPU Fan Start<℃ ℃> CPU fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. The Choices: 32(default). CPU Fan Full speed <℃> When CPU temperature is arriving the set value, the CPU fan will work under Full Speed. The Choices: 52(default). Start PWM Value The Choices: 32 (default).
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TForce4 SLI 9 Over Clock Navigator Engine Automate Overclock System A.O.S. is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from BET, A.O.S.
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TForce4 SLI V6 Tech Engine: V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance.
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TForce4 SLI V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance. Cautions: 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 experiment, the Atholon64 FX CPU are not suitable for this A.O.S. feature. Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock setting.
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TForce4 SLI CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. The Choices: StartUp (default),1.725V,1.700V,1.675V,1.650V,1.625V,1.600V etc. NB/SB Voltage Regulator The Choices:1.52V(default),1.60V,1.68V,1.76V. Memory Voltage The Choices:2.60V(default),2.70V,2.80V,2.90V. CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. The Choices: 200 (default),201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209…..450.( Max.is 450) Hammer CPU Multiplier The Max.
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TForce4 SLI DRAM Configuration Timing Mode DDR Timing Setting by SPD or ITEM. The Choices: Auto (Default), Manual. CAS# Latency(Tcl) This field specify the cas# latency, i.e. cas# to read data valid. The Choices: CL=2.5(Default), CL=3.0, CL=2.0, Min RAS# active time (Tras) This field specifies the minimum RAS# active time. Typically -45-60 Nsec. The Choices: 8T(Default). RAS# to CAS# Delay (Trcd) This field specifies the RAS# to CAS# Delay to read/ write command to the same bank. Typically -20 Nsec.
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TForce4 SLI Integated Memory Test Integated Memory Test allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed. Step 1: The default setting under this item is “Disable”, the condition should be change into “Enable” to proceed this test. Step 2: When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enable” to “Disable” to complete the test.
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TForce4 SLI 10 CMOS Reload Program(C.R.P.) It allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM. Users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save ideal overclock setting when under overclock operation. There are 50 sets record addresses in total, and users are able to name the CMOS data according to personal like.