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Biostar TF680i Owner's Manual (135 pages)

Brand: Biostar | Category: Server barebones | Size: 1.89 MB |

English

Table of contents

User Guide

1

Table of Contents

3

List of Figures

10

Before You Begin…

12

Intentions of the Kit

13

Introduction to the

15

TF680i SLI Deluxe

15

Motherboard

15

Extreme Overclocking

16

DualDDR2 Memory Architecture

17

NVIDIA MediaShield Storage

18

NVIDIA DualNet® technology

19

High Definition Audio (HDA)

20

USB 2.0

20

Motherboard Specifications

21

Unpacking and

23

Parts Descriptions

23

Hardware Installation

27

Preparing the Motherboard

28

Installing the CPU Fan

29

Installing Memory DIMMs

29

Installing the Motherboard

30

Connecting Cables and

31

Setting Switches

31

Power Connections

32

8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW R2)

33

34

TX+ RX+

34

34

Connecting Internal Headers

35

IEEE 1394a (Optional)

36

USB Headers

37

Connector Pin Signal

38

Fan Connections

39

COM1 (Optional)

40

FDD Connector

40

Speaker

40

Expansion Slots

41

Jumper Settings

42

Configuring the BIOS

43

Enter BIOS Setup

44

Main Menu

44

Standard CMOS Features

47

Date and Time

48

IDE Channel and SATA Channel

48

Drive A

50

Halt On

50

Advanced BIOS Features

52

Removable Device Priority

53

Hard Disk Boot Priority

53

Network Boot Priority

53

CPU Internal Cache

53

Quick Power On Self Test

54

Boot Other Device

54

Boot Up NumLock Status

54

Security Option

55

APIC Mode

55

MPS Version Control For OS

55

Full Screen LOGO Show

55

Advanced Chipset Features

56

57

Frequency Settings

58

HT Multiplier

59

Spread Spectrum

59

FSB & Memory Config

60

Optimal. Optimal

62

Configuring the BIOS

63

CPU Configuration

64

System Voltages

65

NVMEM Memory Test

67

PCI Clocks

67

Load Timing/Voltage Set

67

Save Timing/Voltage Set

68

System BIOS Cacheable

68

HPET Function

68

NVIDIA GPU Ex

68

LinkBoost

68

Integrated Peripherals Menu

69

IDE Function Setup

70

RAID Config

71

USB Config

71

Auto or

72

[3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3]

72

Power Management Setup

73

Soft-Off by PBNT

74

WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off

74

Power On by Alarm

74

POWER ON Function

74

PnP/PCI Configuration Menu

75

Init Display First

76

Reset Configuration Data

76

Resources Controlled By

76

IRQ Resources

77

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

77

Maximum Payload Size

77

System Monitor Menu

78

Dynamic Fan Control

79

Software Installation

81

Windows XP Drivers Install

82

Using the

83

NVIDIA Software

83

NVIDIA Monitor

84

NVIDIA nTune 5.0

85

Manual Tuning

86

System Clocks

87

System Fans

88

Memory Timing

89

Adjust GPU Settings

91

Dynamic BIOS A ccess

92

Available BIOS Pages

93

General Settings

93

Advanced Settings

93

Boot up Setting

94

Automatic Tuning

95

Double-click a DIMM

98

Adjust Custom Rules

99

System Stability

100

Storage

101

View Storage Configuration

102

Management

103

Rebuild Array

105

Migrating Array

107

Synchronize Array

109

Ne x t

110

SLI Configuration

112

From Power Supply

116

Install the SLI connector

116

Install NVIDIA SLI Software

117

Enable NVIDIA SLI

118

Appendix A

120

On-board LED Codes

120

On-board LED Codes

121

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