Biostar 945P-A7A Setup Manual

Biostar 945P-A7A Setup Manual

Biostar 945p-a7a motherboard: user guide
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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 digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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  • Page 1 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 digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction... 1 Before You Start ...1 Package Checklist...1 Motherboard Features...2 Rear Panel Connectors ...3 Motherboard Layout (945P-A7A) ...4 Motherboard Layout (945PL-A7A)...5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation... 6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)...6 FAN Headers...8 Installing System Memory ...9 2.4 Connectors and Slots...11...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE TART Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Manual OTHERBOARD 945P-A7A LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz Intel Core2Duo Processor (For Ver 8.0 only) Supports Hyper-Threading Execute Disable Bit Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Extended Memory 64 Technology 533 / 800 / 1066 MHz...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel Connectors

    Printer Port LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 205 (W) x 305 (L) mm Windows 2000 / XP Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove Support support for any OS with or without notice. ANEL ONNECTORS PS/2...
  • Page 6: Motherboard Layout (945P-A7A)

    OTHERBOARD JKBMS1 JATXPWR2 JCFAN1 JRJ45USB1 JAUDIO1 JATXPWR1 JAUDIOF1 JCDIN1 Codec PCI-Ex1_1 PCI-Ex1_2 Super BIOS 10/100 LAN JSPDIF_OUT1 Note: ■ represents the 1 (945P-A7A) AYOUT LGA775 CPU1 Intel 945P PCI-Ex16 Intel ICH7 BAT1 PCI1 SATA1 SATA3 PCI2 JCI1 JCMOS1 SATA2 SATA4...
  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout (945Pl-A7A)

    C ode c P CI- Ex1 _1 P CI- Ex1 _2 Super PCI1 BIOS PCI2 10/100 LAN PCI3 JSPDIF_OUT1 Note: ■ represents the 1 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A (945PL-A7A) CPU1 Intel 945PL P CI- Ex1 6 Intel ICH7 BAT1 SATA1 SATA3...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION NSTALLING ENTRAL Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.
  • Page 9 Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A...
  • Page 10: Fan Headers

    Motherboard Manual FAN H EADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.
  • Page 11: Installing System Memory

    DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A EMORY...
  • Page 12 Motherboard Manual B. Memory Capacity For 945P-A7A the maximum memory capacity is 4GB. DIMM Socket Location DDR2_A1 DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2 For 945PL-A7A the maximum memory capacity is 2GB. DIMM Socket Location DDR2_A1 DDR2_B1 DDR Module Total Memory Size 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1 Max memory 4GB.
  • Page 13: Connectors And Slots

    IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to four hard disk drives.
  • Page 14 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture. PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. Assignment Speaker HDD LED (+) HDD LED (-) Ground Reset control IRTX 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A UMPERS Pin closed PWR_LED On/Off HLED IR Header (optional) Function...
  • Page 16 Motherboard Manual JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Assignment +3.3V +3.3V...
  • Page 17 JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
  • Page 18: Front Panel Audio Header

    Motherboard Manual JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..
  • Page 19: Clear Cmos Procedures

    This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up. 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (Default). Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data.
  • Page 20 Motherboard Manual JSATA1~JSATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3GB/s. JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio out Connectors This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output/input header.
  • Page 21: Tchapter 4: Useful Help

    You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system. Note: If this window didn’t show up after you insert the Driver CD, please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive.
  • Page 22: Award Bios Beep Code

    BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 1. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website.
  • Page 23 If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again.
  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    Motherboard Manual 4.4 T ROUBLESHOOTING Probable No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning.
  • Page 25: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder

    OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install DirectX 8.1.) 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A...
  • Page 26: Installation

    Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish” button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.
  • Page 27: Warpspeeder

    945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A ™ PEEDER 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray icon or you can...
  • Page 28 Motherboard Manual 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information.
  • Page 29 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not.
  • Page 30 Motherboard Manual 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.
  • Page 31 Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure. In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of your system. The information will be refreshed every 1 second. 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A...
  • Page 32: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    Motherboard Manual 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking.
  • Page 33: German

    Version 2.0 Realtek 8100C 10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion Audio-Code ALC 655 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D Prozessoren mit bis zu 3,8 GHz Intel Core2Duo Prozessoren (nur für Ver 8.0)
  • Page 34 Druckeranschluss LAN-Anschluss USB-Anschluss Audioanschluss Platinengrö 205 mm (B) X 305 mm (L) ße. Windows 2000 / XP Biostar behält sich das Recht vor, ohne OS-Unterst Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ein ützung Betriebssystem hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen. 945PL-A7A 6-Kanal-Audioausgabe AC’97 Version 2.3...
  • Page 35: France

    Half / Full duplex capability ALC 655 / ALC658 Codec Sortie audio à 6 voies audio AC’97 Version 2.3 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Processeurs Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D jusqu'à 3,8 GHz Processeurs Intel Core2Duo (Seulement pour Ver 8.0)
  • Page 36 205mm (l) X 305 mm (H) carte Windows 2000 / XP Support Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans préavis. 945PL-A7A Fente PCI Express x16 Fente PCI Express x1...
  • Page 37: Italian

    Gb/s. Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 2.0. Realtek 8100C Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 Mb/s Capacità Half / Full Duplex 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Processore Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz Processore Intel Core2Duo (solo per Ver 8.0)
  • Page 38 Porta USB Connettore audio Dimension 205 mm (larghezza) x 305 mm (altezza) i scheda Windows 2000 / XP Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo senza preavviso. 945PL-A7A ALC 655 Uscita audio 6 canali AC’97 Versione 2.3...
  • Page 39: Spanish

    Códecs de Salida de sonido de 6 canales sonido AC’97 Versión 2.3 Ranuras Ranura PCI Express x16 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Procesador Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3,8 GHz Procesador Intel Core2Duo(solamente para Ver 8.0)
  • Page 40 Conector de sonido Tamaño de 205 mm. (A) X 305 mm. (H) la placa Windows 2000 / XP Soporte de Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o sistema retirar el soporte de cualquier SO con o sin operativo aviso previo. 945PL-A7A...
  • Page 41: Portuguese

    Compatibilidade com a especificação SATA versão 2.0. Realtek 8100C Auto negociação de 10 / 100 Mb/s Capacidade semi/full-duplex 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Processador Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D até 3,8 GHz Processador Intel Core2Duo (apenas para os modelos Ver 8.0)
  • Page 42 Tamanho 205 mm (L) X 305 mm (A) da placa Sistemas Windows 2000 / XP operativos A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar suportado ou remover suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem aviso prévio. 945PL-A7A ALC 655 Saída de áudio de 6 canais AC’97 Versão 2.3...
  • Page 43: Polish

    Realtek 8100C 10 / 100 Mb/s z automatyczną negocjacją szybkości Działanie w trybie połowicznego / pełnego dupleksu 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Procesor Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D do 3,8 GHz Procesor Intel Core2Duo (wyłącznie dla Ver 8.0)
  • Page 44 Gniazdo audio Wymiary 205 mm (S) X 305 mm (W) płyty Obsluga Windows 2000 / XP systemu Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania operacyjn lub odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomienia. 945PL-A7A ALC 655 6 kanałowe wyjście audio AC’97 w wersji 2.3...
  • Page 45: Russian

    Realtek 8100C Локальна Автоматическое согласование 10 / 100 я сеть Мб/с Частичная / полная дуплексная 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Процессор Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D до 3.8 ГГц Процессор Intel Core2Duo (только для Ver 8.0) Поддержка...
  • Page 46 вода Гнездо для подключения наушников Размер 205 мм (Ш) X 305 мм (В) панели Windows 2000 / XP Biostar сохраняет за собой право Поддержк добавлять или удалять средства а OS обеспечения для OS с или без предварительного уведомления. 945PL-A7A способность...
  • Page 47: Arabic

    Realtek 8100C ‫ﺛﺎﻥﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻡﻴﺠﺎ ﺑﺎﻳﺖ‬ ‫ﺕﻔﺎوض ﺕﻠﻘﺎﺋﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﺼﻔﻲ‬ ‫إﻡﻜﺎﻥﻴﺔ اﻟﻨﻘﻞ اﻟﻤﺰدوج اﻟﻜﺎﻡﻞ‬ ALC655 / ALC 658 6‫ﻗﻨﻮات ﻟﺨﺮج اﻟﺼﻮت‬ 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945P-A7A ‫ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron ‫ﺘﺮدد‬ ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺝﻴﺠﺎ هﺮﺕﺰ‬ Intel Core2Duo ( ‫ﻓﻲ‬ Hyper-Threading ‫ﺕﻘﻨﻴﺎت‬...
  • Page 48: Pci Express X16

    ‫ﻡﻨﻔﺬ ﺵﺒﻜﺔ اﺕﺼﺎل ﻡﺤﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬ ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ ﺹﻮت‬ ‫ﻔﺎع‬ ‫ارﺕ‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫ﻋﺮض‬ Windows 2000 / XP ‫ﺕﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺕﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺈﺧﻄﺎر أو ﺑﺪون إﺧﻄﺎر‬ 945P-A7A ‫ ﻡﻦ 3.2اﻹﺹﺪار‬AC’97 ‫ﻓﺘﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬ PCI Express ‫ﻓﺘﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬...
  • Page 49: Japanese

    10/100 10 / 100 Mb/sオートネゴシエーション 半/全二重機能 ALC 655 サウンド Codec 6チャンネルオーディオアウト 945P-A7A / 945PL-A7A 945PL-A7A LGA 775 Intel Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D processor up to 3.8 GHz Intel Core2Duo Processor (Ver 8.0 のみ) Hyper-Threading Execute Disable Bit Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®...
  • Page 50 Motherboard Manual 945P-A7A AC’97バージョン2.3 PCI Express x16スロット PCI Express x16スロット スロット PCIスロット フロッピーコネクタ IDEコネクタ SATAコネクタ フロントパネルコネクタ フロントオーディオコネクタ CDインコネクタ S/PDIFアウトコネクタ オンボード CPUファンヘッダ コネクタ システムファンヘッダ シャーシオープンヘッダ(オプション) CMOSクリアヘッダ USBコネクタ 電源コネクタ(24ピン) 電源コネクタ(4ピン) PS/2キーボード PS/2マウス シリアルポート 背面パネル プリンタポート LANポート USBポート オーディオジャック ボードサイ 205 mm (幅) X 305 mm (高さ) ズ...

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