Biostar 945P Owner's Manual

TForce 945P SE Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital d

Motherboard Manual 8 Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 38 Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize p

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 39 CPU CLOCK This item allows you to select CPU Clock, and CPU over clocking. Min= 100, Max= 265,Key in a DEC number.

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 40 DRAM Configuration DRAM Timing Selectable When DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depen

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 41 Precharge dealy (tRAS) This item controls the number of DRAM clocks to activate the precharge delay. The Choices: A

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 42 Integated Memo ry Test Integated Memory Test allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra device

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 43 10 CMOS Reload Program(C.R.P.) It al lo ws us ers to s ave d i fferent CMO S s ett in gs in to BIO S-RO M. Use

T Force 94 5P SE 9 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different accordin

Motherboard Manual 10 2.3 INST ALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B1DDR2_B2DDR2_A1DDR2_A2DDR2_B1DDR2_B2 1. Unlock a DIMM slot

T Force 94 5P SE 11 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DDR2_

Motherboard Manual 12 2.4 CONNECT ORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Fl oppy Disk Connector The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports

T Force 94 5P SE 13 PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

Motherboard Manual 14 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW T O SET UP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper

T Force 94 5P SE 15 J ATXPW R1 : ATX P o we r S ou rce C onne ct o r This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power su

Motherboard Manual 16 JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This motherboard prov ides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to conne

T Force 94 5P SE 17 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, ple

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1 1.1 Be fore You Start...

Motherboard Manual 18 SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies th

T Force 94 5P SE 19 CHAPTER 4: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE 4.1 T-POWER INT RODUCT ION Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for overclock

Motherboard Manual 20 4.2 T-POWER BIOS FEATURE A. Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.): ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines: MOS and AO

T Force 94 5P SE 21 CPU Overclock Setting: CPU Voltage: This f unction will increase CPU stability when overclocking. Howev er, the CPU temperature wi

Motherboard Manual 22 Au tom a tic O ve rclo ck S ys tem (A.O .S .) For beginners in overclock f ield, BET had developed an easy, fast, and powerf u

T Force 94 5P SE 23 V12 Tech Engine: This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system perf ormance. B. CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.): It allow

Motherboard Manual 24 C. Memory Integration Test (M.I.T.): This f unction is under “Ov erclocking Nav igator Engine” item. MIT allows users to test me

T Force 94 5P SE 25 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 st

Motherboard Manual 26 F. Smar t Fan Function: Smart Fan Function is under “PC Health Status”. This is a brilliant f eature to control CPU Temperature

T Force 94 5P SE 27 Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is f

T Force 94 5P SE 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Tha nk you for choo sing our pro duct. Before you sta rt installing the mo the rboa

Motherboard Manual 28 4.3 T-POWER WINDOWS FEATURE A.Hardware Monitor: T-Power Hardware monitor allows users to monitor system voltage, temperature and

T Force 94 5P SE 29 CPU Temperature This column configures the CPU temperature. There is a wav ef orm to represent the status of CPU temperature. By

Motherboard Manual 30 C PU/B atte ry Vol tage i. VCore This item displays the CPU voltage, represented by a light blue line. Users can set the upper

T Force 94 5P SE 31 B. Over clocking Configur ations This diagram is designed for T-series Ov erclocking utility. F riendly interf ace and solid ov e

Motherboard Manual 32 CPU Ov erclocking Settings: By adjusting can configure three items for CPU overclocking. A. CPU Frequency Rang e: 200M Hz~45

T Force 94 5P SE 33 PCI Overclocking Setting: This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status. Th

Motherboard Manual 34 C. Smar t Fan Functio n When Smart Fan Function is activated, screens will pop-up to illustrate the fan speed information. i. C

T Force 94 5P SE 35 v. Auto: If the green indicator is lit up, the Smar t Fan Function is “On” (Default Setting). Click on this button again to clos

Motherboard Manual 36 D. Live Update When Live Update program is activated, a screen will pop up to illustrate BIOS related information. i. Link to I

T Force 94 5P SE 37 CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 DRIVER INST ALLAT ION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Dri

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU LGA 77 5 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D pr ocessor

Motherboard Manual 38 5.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or v ideo card memor

T Force 94 5P SE 39 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function h

Motherboard Manual 40 5.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, f an inside power supply d

T Force 94 5P SE 41 This page is intentionally left blank.

Motherboard Manual 42 APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU LGA 77 5 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Ce

T Force 94 5P SE 43 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x PCI Express x16 Steckplatz x1 PCI Expr ess x16 Steckplatz x1 PCI Express x1 Steckplatz x2 PCI Expr

Motherboard Manual 44 FRANCE Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x UC LGA 77 5 Processeurs Intel Core 2D uo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,

T Force 94 5P SE 45 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Fente PCI Express x 16 x1 Fente PCI Express x 16 x1 Fente PCI Express x 1 x2 Fente PCI Express x

Motherboard Manual 46 ITALIAN Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU LGA 77 5 Processore Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz Sup

T Force 94 5P SE 47 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Alloggio PCI Ex press x16 x1 Alloggio PCI Ex press x16 x1 Alloggio PCI Ex press x1 x2 Alloggio P

T Force 94 5P SE 3 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Sl

Motherboard Manual 48 SPANISH Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU LGA 77 5 Procesador I ntel Core 2Duo / Penti um 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3,8 GHz

T Force 94 5P SE 49 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Ranura PCI Ex press x16 x1 Ranura PCI Ex press x1 6 x1 Ranura PCI Ex press x1 x2 Ranura PCI Ex

Motherboard Manual 50 PORT UGUESE Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU LGA 77 5 Processador Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D até 3,8 GH

T Force 94 5P SE 51 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Ranhura PCI Express x 16 x1 Ranhura PCI Expres s x 16 x1 Ranhura PCI Express x 1 x2 Ranhura

Motherboard Manual 52 POLISH Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Procesor LGA 77 5 Procesor Intel Cor e2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D do 3,8 GHz Obs

T Force 94 5P SE 53 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Gniazdo PCI Express x16 x1 Gniazdo PCI Express x16 x1 Gniazdo PCI Express x1 x2 Gniazdo PCI Express

Motherboard Manual 54 RUSSIAN Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU (центральны й процессор) LGA 77 5 Процессор Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Cele

T Force 94 5P SE 55 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x Слот PCI Express x16 x1 Слот PCI Express x16 x1 Слот PCI Ex press x1 x2 Слот PCI Ex press x1 x2

Motherboard Manual 56 ARABIC Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣوﺔ ﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا LGA 775 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡIntel Core2D uo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D ﺑ

T Force 94 5P SE 57 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x تﻮﺼﻟا ﻚﻳدﻮآ ALC861VD 5.1تﻮﺼﻟا جﺮﺨﻟ تاﻮﻨﻗ ﻦﻡ ﻒﻳﺮﻌﺘﻟا ﻲﻟﺎﻋ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺕ ﻢﻋﺪﺕIntel ALC888 7.1تﻮﺼﻟا جﺮﺨﻟ تاﻮﻨﻗ

Motherboard Manual 4 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECT ORS (VER 6.X) PS/2 Mouse PS/ 2 KeyboardUSBX2USBX2LANCOM1Lin e In /SurroundLine OutMic In 1/Bass/

Motherboard Manual 58 JAPANESE Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x CPU LGA 77 5 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz

T Force 94 5P SE 59 Ve r 6. x Ve r 5. x PCI Express x16スロット x1 PCI Expr ess x16スロット x1 PCI Express x16スロット x2 PCI Expr ess x16スロット x2 スロット PC

TForce 945P SE i BIOS Setup ...1 1 Main Menu...

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 1 BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the RO

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 2 PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local

TForce 945P SE 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 al

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 4 Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Out

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

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 6 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category inclu

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 7 Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Description D

T Force 94 5P SE 5 1.6 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 6.X) DDR2_A1DDR2_ A2 DDR2_B1DDR2_ B2 FDD1IDE1PEX1_1 PEX1_2PEX16_1PCI1PCI2PCI3JPA NEL 1JATX PW

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 8 Item Options Description Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Key board All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Sele

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 9 3 Advanced BIOS Features  Figure 3. Advanced BIOS Setup

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 10 CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specifie

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 11 C1E Function CPU C1E Function select. The Choices: Auto (default),Disabled Ex ecute Disable Bit When disabled, fo

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 12 Boot Seq & Floppy Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fro m th

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 13 First/Second/Third Boot Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system fro m the device in the sequence

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 14 Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock. State after power on. On (default) Numpad is number keys. Off Numpad

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 15 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB. T

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 16 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 17 Memory Hole At 15M-16M You can reserve this area of system me mory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved

Motherboard Manual 6 1.7 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 5.X) DDR2_A1DDR2_ A2DDR2_B1DDR2_ B2FDD1IDE1PEX1_1 PEX1_2PEX16_1PCI1PCI2PCI3JPA NEL 1JATX PW

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 18 5 Integrated Peripherals  Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 19 Onchip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple s

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 20 The Choices: Auto (default), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, and Mode4. On-chip Secondary PCI IDE This it

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 21 Onboard Device USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller an

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 22 Onboard RAID <ITE8211> This item allows you to enable or disable to support Onboard RAID (ITE8211). The Choi

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 23 Super I0 Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” label and then press the

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 24 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port. The Choices: 3 (default), 1. POWER After PWR-Fail This setting

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 25 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy c

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 26 ACPI & Wake Up Events ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Pow

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 27 Wake-Up by PCI card When you select “ Enable”, a P ME signal from P CI card returns the system to Full On state.

T Force 94 5P SE 7 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INST ALLING CENT RAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 28 Reload Timer Events Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can select to enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAI

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 29 Power Managem ent This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related t

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 30 Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type. The Choices: Stop Grant (default), PwrOn Suspend. Modem Use IRQ This deter

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 31 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconn

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 32 IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device u

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 33 8 PC Health Status  Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU FAN Control The Choice “smart” can make your CPU FAN to re

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 34 Slope PWM Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU fan. The Choices: 1 PWM Value/℃(default),

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 35 9 Over Clock Navigator Engine Automate Overclock System A.O.S. is designed for beginners in overclock field. Ba

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 36 z V6 Tech Engine: z V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance.

TForce 945P SE BIOS Manual 37 z V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance.