Biostar 945P-A7A Owner's Manual

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B d

Motherboard Manual 8 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different accord

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 9 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B1DDR2_B2DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B1DDR2_B2 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressin

Motherboard Manual 10 B. Memory Capacity For 945P-A7A the maximum memory capacity is 4GB. DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size DDR2_A1 2

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 11 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that su

Motherboard Manual 12 PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 13 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the

Motherboard Manual 14 JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Pin A

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 15 JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user

Motherboard Manual 16 JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. It w

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 17 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction... 1 1.1 Before You Start ...

Motherboard Manual 18 JSATA1~JSATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interface, it satisfies th

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 19 TCHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Full

Motherboard Manual 20 4.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or video card memory

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 21 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection

Motherboard Manual 22 4.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply do

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 23 CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™ 5.1 INTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendl

Motherboard Manual 24 5.3 INSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 25 5.4 WARPSPEEDER™ 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the

Motherboard Manual 26 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the uti

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 27 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will sli

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the mother

Motherboard Manual 28 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 29 c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and

Motherboard Manual 30 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 31 LANGUAGE GERMAN 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D Prozessoren mit bis zu 3,8 G

Motherboard Manual 32 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A c 6-Kanal-Audioausgabe AC’97 Version 2.3 6-Kanal-Audioausgabe AC’97 Version 2.3 PCI Express x16 Steckplatz

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 33 FRANCE 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A UC LGA 775 Processeurs Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,8 GHz Proce

Motherboard Manual 34 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A Fente PCI Express x16 x1 Fente PCI Express x16 x1 Fente PCI Express x1 x2 Fente PCI Express x1 x2 Fe

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 35 ITALIAN 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU LGA 775 Processore Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz Processore

Motherboard Manual 36 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A Codec audio ALC 655 Uscita audio 6 canali AC’97 Versione 2.3 ALC 655 Uscita audio 6 canali AC’97 Version

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 37 SPANISH 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU LGA 775 Procesador Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3,8 GHz Procesador

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz Intel

Motherboard Manual 38 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A Ranura PCI Express x1 x2 Ranura PCI Express x1 x2 Ranura PCI X3 Ranura PCI X3 Conector disco flexibl

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 39 PORTUGUESE 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU LGA 775 Processador Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D até 3,8 GHz Processad

Motherboard Manual 40 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A Codec de som ALC 655 Saída de áudio de 6 canais AC’97 Versão 2.3 ALC 655 Saída de áudio de 6 canais AC’97

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 41 POLISH 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A Procesor LGA 775 Procesor Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D do 3,8 GHz Procesor In

Motherboard Manual 42 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A Kodek dźwiękowy ALC 655 6 kanałowe wyjście audio AC’97 w wersji 2.3 ALC 655 6 kanałowe wyjście audio AC’

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 43 RUSSIAN 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU (центральный процессор) LGA 775 Процессор Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D до

Motherboard Manual 44 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A способность способность Звуковой кодек ALC 655 Шестиканальный звуковой выход AC’97 Версия 2.3 ALC 655 Шес

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 45 ARABIC 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣوﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا LGA 775 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡIntel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D ﺑ ددﺮﺘ ﻳ ﻰﻟإ

Motherboard Manual 46 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A راﺪﺹﻹا2.3 ﻦﻡ AC’97 ﺹﻹا راﺪ 2.3 ﻦﻡ AC’97 ﺔﺤﺘﻓx16 PCI Express دﺪﻋ1 ﺔﺤﺘﻓx16 PCI Express دﺪﻋ1 ﺔﺤﺘﻓx1 P

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 47 JAPANESE 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A CPU LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz Intel Core2

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 3 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI slot x3 PCI slot x3 Floppy connector x1

Motherboard Manual 48 945P-A7A 945PL-A7A AC’97バージョン2.3 AC’97バージョン2.3 PCI Express x16スロット x1 PCI Express x16スロット x1 PCI Express x16スロット x2 PCI E

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 1BIOS Setup ...1 1 Main Menu...

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 1BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to m

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 2PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specif

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 3 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you t

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 4Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu a

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 5Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 62 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 7Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : d

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 8 Item Options Description Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Select the situa

Motherboard Manual 4 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (945P-A7A) DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B1DDR2_B2FDD1IDE1PCI-Ex1_1 PCI-Ex1_2 PCI-Ex16PCI1PCI2PCI3JPANEL1JAT

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 9 3 Advanced BIOS Features  Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 10CPU FEATURE Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 11C1E Function CPU C1E Function select. The Choices: Auto (default),Disabled Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD f

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 12BOOT SEQ & FLOPPY SETUP Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in t

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 13First/Second/Third/Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 14Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 15SMALL LOGO (EPA) SHOW This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo” shows. Enabled (default) “Small Logo” s

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 164 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 17DRAM RAS# PRECHARGE If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the r

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 18PCI EXPRESS ROOT PORT FUNC PCI Express Port 1/ 2/3 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 5 1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (945PL-A7A) DDR2_A1DDR2_B1FDD1IDE1PCI-Ex1_1 PCI-Ex1_2 PCI-Ex16PCI1PCI2PCI3JPANEL1JATXPWR

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 195 Integrated Peripherals  Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 20ONCHIP IDE DEVICE IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read /

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 21This item allows you to enable or disable the primary/ secondary IDE Channel. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 22ON BOARD DEVICE USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and y

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 23Onboard RAID <ITE8211> This item allows you to enable or disable to support Onboard RAID (ITE8211). The Choices: Enabled

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 24SUPER IO DEVICE If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” label and then press the enter key,

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 25UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 26 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 27ACPI & WAKE UP EVENTS ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Managem

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 28 Wake-Up by PCI card When you select “Enable”, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full On state. The Choices: E

Motherboard Manual 6 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 29RELOAD TIMER EVENTS Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 30 POWER MANAGEMENT This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the foll

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 31MODEM USE IRQ This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use. The Choices: 3 (default), 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 /

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 327 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a s

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 33IRQ RESOURCES This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the in

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 348 PC Health Status  Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU FAN Control The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to reduce noise.

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 35CURRENT CPU FAN SPEED This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. CURRENT SYS FAN SPEED This field displays the current

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 369 Frequency Control  Figure 9. Frequency Control CPU CLOCK RATIO This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio. Min= 8, Max

945P-A7A BIOS Manual 37CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking. Min= 100, Max= 232,Key in a DEC number. The Choices

945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 7 Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut