Biostar TPower X79 Owner's Manual

TPOWER X79 Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic

Motherboard Manual 8 Step 6 Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable int

TPOWER X79 9 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules DDR3_A1DDR3_B1DDR3_C1 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Alig

Motherboard Manual 10 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module Total Mem ory Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

TPOWER X79 11 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors This motherboard provides several SATA controllers for connecting to SATA

Motherboard Manual 12 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral

TPOWER X79 13 PEX16_1 & PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 (x16) (Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFireX) Slots PEX16_3: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 (x8) (Nvidia SL

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

TPOWER X79 15 ATXPWR1 (12V1): ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. (Note:

Motherboard Manual 16 J1: Auxiliary Power for Graphics This connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive power for the gr

TPOWER X79 17 JFRONT_USB3_1: Header for USB 3.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel,

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

Motherboard Manual 18 F_AUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. Th

TPOWER X79 19 JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connectors The JSPDIFOUT1 is for connecting the PCI bracket SPDIF output. Pin Assignment 1 +5V

Motherboard Manual 20 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please ca

TPOWER X79 21 CIR1: Consumer IR Connector This header is for infrared remote control and communication. Pin Assignment 1 IrDA serial input 2

Motherboard Manual 22 CHAPTER 4: RAID / AHCI FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATING SYSTEM CHIP SATA Controller Configuration OS Intel X79 RSTe SATA1/SATA2-U/ SATA2

TPOWER X79 23 Enable RAID / AHCI Driver when installing Windows 7/Vista 1. Before you start Windows installation, copy the proper files for the Wind

Motherboard Manual 24 4.3 HOW RAID WORKS RAID 0: The controller “stripes” data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large

TPOWER X79 25 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)

Motherboard Manual 26 RAID 10: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 10 solution for improved resiliency, perfo

TPOWER X79 27 RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the d

TPOWER X79 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please mak

Motherboard Manual 28 4.4 SMART STORAGE CACHING With Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology, the performance of RAID with an Intel SSD drive can be improve

TPOWER X79 29 CHAPTER 5: T-POWER BIOS & SOFTWARE 5.1 T-POWER BIOS T-Power BIOS Features Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.) Self Recovery S

Motherboard Manual 30 B. Self Recovery System (S.R.S.) This function can’t be seen under UEFI BIOS setup, and is always on whenever the system start

TPOWER X79 31 CPU Smart FAN This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. CPU FAN Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FAN. Cont

Motherboard Manual 32 5.2 T-POWER SOFTWARE Installing T-Power Software 1. Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive. The drivers installation prog

TPOWER X79 33 The CPU tab provides information on the CPU and motherboard. The Memory tab provides information on the memory module(s). You can sel

Motherboard Manual 34 Six Pre-set Modes: V3, V6, V9, V12, V15, AUTO for different overclocking experience. The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor

TPOWER X79 35 Pressing TOVERCLOCKER logo will display information about manufacturer and software version. You can upd ate currnet version by clic

Motherboard Manual 36 G.P.U Mode Setting This utility provides five modes, upon your requirements, to improve system performance or to save power cons

TPOWER X79 37 eHot-Line (Optional) eHot-Line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our Tech-Support system. This utility will col

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC CPU SOCKET 2011 Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 processor Supports Execute

Motherboard Manual 38 After filling up this information, click “Send” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking for your confirmat

TPOWER X79 39 BIOS Update Utility BIOS Update Utility is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. P

Motherboard Manual 40 5.4 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive

TPOWER X79 41 5.5 AMI BIOS POST CODE Checkpoint Description 03 Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime

Motherboard Manual 42 Checkpoint Description 37 Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM specific information. 38 I

TPOWER X79 43 5.6 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power LED does not shine; the fan of the power supply does no

Motherboard Manual 44 CHAPTER 6: BIOS UPDATE There are three ways to update the BIOS: BIOS Update Utility, BIOS Online Update Utility and BIOSTAR BIO

TPOWER X79 45 6. After the BIOS Update process is finished, click on OK to reboot the system. 7. While the system boots up and the full screen logo s

Motherboard Manual 46 6.2 ONLINE UPDATE UTILITY 1. Installing BIOS Update Utility from the CD Driver. 2. Please make sure the system is connected

TPOWER X79 47 7. After the updating process is finished, you will be asked you to reboot the system. Click OK to reboot. 8. While the system boots u

TPOWER X79 3 SPEC On Board Connector SATA3 Connector x4 SATA2 Connector x3 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 S/PDIF out Connector

Motherboard Manual 48 6.3 BIOSTAR BIOS FLASHER BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your BI

TPOWER X79 49 6. Select the proper BIOS file, and a message asking if you are sure to flash the BIOS file. Click Yes to start updating BIOS. 7. A dia

Motherboard Manual 50 APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES GERMAN Spezifikationen CPU SOCKET 2011 Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i

TPOWER X79 51 Spezifikationen Onboard-Anschluss SATA3-Anschluss x4 SATA2-Anschluss x3 Fronttafelanschluss x1 Front-Audioanschluss x1 S/PDIF Ausgangsan

Motherboard Manual 52 FRENCH SPEC UC SOCKET 2011 Processeurs Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Prend en charge les technologies

TPOWER X79 53 SPEC Connecteur embarqué Connecteur SATA3 x4 Connecteur SATA2 x3 Connecteur du panneau avant x1 Connecteur Audio du panneau avant x

Motherboard Manual 54 ITALIAN SPECIFICA CPU SOCKET 2011 Processore Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Supporto di Execute Disable

TPOWER X79 55 SPECIFICA Connettori su scheda Connettore SATA3 x4 Connettore SATA2 x3 Connettore pannello frontale x1 Connettore audio frontale x1

Motherboard Manual 56 SPANISH Especificación CPU SOCKET 2011 Procesador Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Admite Bit de deshabil

TPOWER X79 57 Especificación Conector de panel frontal X1 Conector de sonido frontal X1 Conector de salida S/PDIF X1 Cabecera de ventilador de CP

Motherboard Manual 4 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS Line InLine OutMic InCenterRearSidePS/2KeyboardUSB2.0X2LANeSATAUSB3.0X2 S/PDIF OutRCAUSB3.0X2 USB3.0

Motherboard Manual 58 PORTUGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕE CPU SOCKET 2011 Processador Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Suporta as tecnolog

TPOWER X79 59 ESPECIFICAÇÕE Conectores na placa Conector SATA3 x4 Conector SATA2 x3 Conector do painel frontal x1 Conector de áudio frontal x1 Con

Motherboard Manual 60 POLISH SPEC Procesor SOCKET 2011 Procesor Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Obsługa Execute Disable B it

TPOWER X79 61 SPEC Przedn ie złącze aud io x1 Złącze wyjścia S/PDIF x1 Złącze głó wkowe wentylatora procesora x1 Złącze głó wkowe wentylatora sy

Motherboard Manual 62 RUSSIAN СПЕЦ CPU (центральный процессор) SOCKET 2011 Процессор Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Поддержк

TPOWER X79 63 СПЕЦ Слоты Слот PCI x1 Слот PCI Express Gen3 x16 (x16) x2 Слот PCI Express Gen3 x16 (x8) x1 Слот PCI Express Gen2 x1 x2 Встроенный

Motherboard Manual 64 ARABIC تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ تﺎﻴﻨﻘ Execute D isable Bit / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture-64 / Extended Memory 64 Tec

TPOWER X79 65 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﻢﻋﺪی ﻞآ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﺪﺣاو ﻦﻣ ةﺰﻬﺝأ SATA ﻢﻋﺪی ﻞآ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﺪﺣاو ﻦﻣ ةﺰﻬﺝأ SATA ﻢﻋﺪی تاﺰﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻔﻴﻇو تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا

Motherboard Manual 66 JAPANESE 仕様 CPU SOCKET 2011 Intel Sandybridge-E series / Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 processor Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced I

TPOWER X79 67 仕様 フロントオー ディオコネ クタ x1 S/PDIFアウトコネ クタ x1 CPUファンヘッダ x1 システムファ ンヘッダ x2 CMOSクリアヘッダ x1 USB3.0コネ クタ x1 USB2.0コネ クタ x2 電源コネクタ (24ピン ) x1 電

TPOWER X79 5 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT Socket 2011CPU1BAT1IntelX79USB_KBMS1RJ45USB1AUDIO2SPDIF1USB3_0DUALUSB_ESATA1CODECSuperI/OBIOSATXP WR2LA NSYS_FA

Motherboard Manual 6 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Locate and identify the locking lever,

TPOWER X79 7 Step 3: Pushing down the hook of left locking lever to lift the load plate, and then remove the Protection Cap. 21 Step 4: Locate the tr