User`s manual

Biostar T-Series TForce4 SLI
Us e r’s M anual
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURE S
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.
Supports HyperTransport and AMD Cool’n’Quiet Technology.
Chipset
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, supports:
 Supports NVIDIA Firewall.
 Supports Gigabit Ethernet.
 Supports NVIDIA nTune Utility.
 Supports NVIDIA Secure Networking Processor.
Operating S yst em s
Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Note: Does not support Windows 98SE and Windows ME.
Dimensions
ATX Form Factor: 29.4cm (L) x 24.35cm (W)
S ystem M emor y
Supports Dual Channel DDR.
Supports DDR333 and DDR400.
Maximum memory space is 4GB, supporting 4 DIMM sockets.
Seri al ATA
nForce4 SLI supports SATA 2.0 specification, with data transfer rates up to
3Gb/s.
Super I/ O
Chip: ITE IT8712F.
Environment Control initiatives,
 H/W Monitor
 Fan Speed Controller
 ITE's "Smart Guardian" function
IDE
2 on-board connectors support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0-4, Block Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 bus master
mode.
AC’97 Audio Sound Codec
Chip: ALC850, supports 8 channels audio output.
IEEE 1394 A Chip
Chip: VIA VT6307, supports 2 ports with transfer up to 400Mb/s.
Gigabit Ethern et LAN
NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201.
Supports ACPI power management.
Supports NVIDIA StreamThru technology
 Isochronous controller paired with Hyper Transport results in fastest
networking performance.
Securit y
NVIDIA Firewall technology
 Native firewall solution protects the PC from intruders by filtering
unauthorized traffic.
NVIDIA R AID Technology
RAID 0 disk striping for highest system and application performance.
RAID 1 disk mirroring support for fault tolerance
Support for both SATA and ATA-133 disk controller standards.
RAID 0+1 disk striping and mirroring for highest performance with fault
tolerance.
Internal On-board Slots and Connectors
Normal Mode PCI-Express slots:
- One PCI-Express x16 slot: PEX16-1.
- Three PCI-Express x1 slots: PEX16-2, PEX1-1 and PEX1-2.
SLI Mode PCI-Express slots:
- Two PCI-Express x8 slots: PEX16-1 and PEX16-2.
- Two PCI-Express x1 slots: PEX1-1 and PEX1-2.
Notice: Normal Mo de an d SLI Mode are sw itched by SLI-NF4 se lector card.
(Please re ad Ch apt er 3 f or det ai l informati on.)
One SPDIF-Out connector.
One CD-ROM audio-in connector.
Two Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connectors.
Three PCI slots.
Four SATA II ports.
Back Pane l I/ O Connectors and Ports
1 Printer Port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse Port.
1 PS/2 Keyboard Port.
1 1394A Firewire Port.
1 Serial Port. (COM2 is optional.)
4 USB 2.0 Ports.
6 audio ports support 8 channels audio-out facilities.