Biostar I86PE-A7 User Manual

Biostar i86pe-a7 motherboard: user guide
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I86PE-A7
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 I86PE-A7 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 I86PE-A7 Features...1 Package List ...3 I86PE-A7 Layout ...4 I86PE-A7 Components ...5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ...6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)...6 FAN Headers...7 Memory Module Installation ...8 Connectors and Slots ...9 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...10 How to Setup Jumpers ...10...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction I86PE-A7 F EATURES A. Hardware Provides Socket 775. Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.6GHz. Supports Intel Celeron D processor. Supports Hyper-Threading Technology. Front side bus at the following frequency ranges: 533MT/s (133 MHz Core Clock)
  • Page 4 I86PE-A7 Environment Control initiatives: H/W Monitor, Fan Speed Controller (optional), ITE “Smart Guardian” function. 10/100 LAN Chip: RTL8100C Supports 10/100Mb/s auto-negotiation operation. Half/Full duplex capability. Supports ACPI, PCI power management. Slot 5 x 32bit PCI bus master slots. 1 x AGP4X/8X slot.
  • Page 5: Package List

    User’s Manual x1 Fully Setup Driver CD x1 USB 2.0 cable x1 (optional) Serial ATA cable x2 (optional) S/PDIF out cable x1 (optional) Rear I/O panel for ATX case x1 I86PE-A7 USB x2 USB x2 , Flasher , WinFlasher , and...
  • Page 6: I86Pe-A7 Layout

    I86PE-A7 L AYOUT JATXPWR2 JKBMS1 JUSB1 JCOM1 JKB_USBV1 JUSBV2 CPU1 JRJ45USB1 JATXPWR1 JAUDIO1 JAUDIO2 JSPDIF_OUT1(optional) JSPDIF_IN1(optional) PCI1 JCDIN1 PCI2 Codec PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 Note: ■ represents the 1 pin. I86PE-A7 LGA775 JCFAN1 Intel 865PE AGP1 BAT1 Intel ICH5 BIOS JDJ1...
  • Page 7: I86Pe-A7 Components

    I86PE-A7 C OMPONENTS Codec JATXPWR1/2: ATX power source headers. JKB_USBV1: Power source header for JKBMS1 & JUSB1. Rear side connectors (back side). JAUDIO2: Front panel audio-out header. JSPDIF_OUT1/JSPDIF_IN1: Digital audio-out/in connectors. (Both are optional.) JUSBV2: Power source header for JRJ45USB1.
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the black cut edge on socket, and the white dot on CPU should point wards this black cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: I86PE-A7 (CPU)
  • Page 9: Fan Headers

    The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. I86PE-A7 Assignment Ground +12V...
  • Page 10: Memory Module Installation

    To assure the system safety, if you need to change DDR modules, firstly, please unplug the 20-pin power cable with the power connector, and then you can change the modules. Afterwards, plug in the cable the power connector again, and finally you can boot up the system. I86PE-A7...
  • Page 11: Connectors And Slots

    3D graphics. PCI1~PCI5: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 5 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 12: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the veriaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.. JCDIN1 I86PE-A7 Pin closed Pin1-2 closed Assignment Description JKB_USBV1: +5V for JKBMS1 and JUSB1.
  • Page 13 13 Left line in/Rear speaker Left JUSB2/JUSB3: Front USB Ports Headers 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 14 I86PE-A7 JDJ1 (optional): AUDIO DJ Header SMBDATA INT_B JDJ1 AXT_PWROK JPANEL1: Front Panel Header This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions.
  • Page 15 I86PE-A7 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. JCMOS1 Pin 1-2 close Pin 2-3 close ※...
  • Page 16: Chapter 4: Useful Help

    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 17 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 18: Troubleshooting

    Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive. I86PE-A7 Solution Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support.
  • Page 19: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder

    YSTEM EQUIREMENT 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.) I86PE-A7...
  • Page 20: 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. I86PE-A7...
  • Page 21: Warpspeederâ„¢] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels

    I86PE-A7 ™] PEEDER INCLUDES TRAY ICON AND PANELS 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.
  • Page 22 I86PE-A7 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 23 I86PE-A7 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 24 I86PE-A7 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 25 I86PE-A7 “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default...
  • Page 26 I86PE-A7 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 27 I86PE-A7 Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’...

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