Biostar TForce4 SLI User Manual
Biostar TForce4 SLI User Manual

Biostar TForce4 SLI User Manual

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  • Page 1 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1 SLI-NF4 Selector Card x 1 (pre-installed) USB 2.0 Cable x 1 (optional) IEEE 1394A Cable x 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Switch Cable x 4 (optional) Free gift TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    OTICE SLI-R ... 13 NSTALLING EADY RAPHICS ARDS -GPU F NABLING ULTI EATURE IN INDOWS CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS ... 15 ... 15 PERATION YSTEM ... 15 RRAYS RAID W ... 15 ORKS ... 14 TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 NFORMATION A. BIOS Update... 18 B. CPU Overheated... 18 ... 19 ROUBLESHOOTING GERMAN... 20 FRENCH ... 21 ITALIAN ... 22 SPANISH... 23 PORTUGUESE ... 24 POLAND... 25 RUSSIAN ... 26 ARABIC ... 27 JAPANESE ... 28 TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    1 Printer Port. 1 RJ-45 LAN jack. 1 PS/2 Mouse Port. 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port. 1 1394A Firewire Port. 1 Serial Port. (COM2 is optional.) 4 USB 2.0 Ports. 6 audio ports support 8 channels audio-out facilities. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 5: Layout And Components

    IDE1 JSATA1 JSATA3 IDE2 DIMM3 DIMM1 nForce4 SLI DIMM4 DIMM2 SLI1 JPEXPWR1 J1394_USBV1 JAUDIO2 JCDIN1 Giga LAN JUSBLAN1 J1394_USB1 EARPHONEJACK1 TForce4 SLI JCI1 JSFAN1 BAT1 JNBFAN1 FDD1 PWRSW RSTSW LED_DIMM LED_ JUSB3 JUSB2 JUSB1 J1394A1 IEEE 1394 Chip BIOS PCI1...
  • Page 6: Chapter 2: Hardware Installations

    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. TForce4 SLI JCFAN1: Pin Assignment Ground...
  • Page 7: System Memory

    AMD Athlon ™ ™ ™ ™ 64 Processor Part Definition Part Definition Revision Part Definition Rev C0 Rev CG Rev CG Rev CG Rev CG Rev CG Rev D0 TForce4 SLI Total Memory Size Max is 4 GB. SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS SS/DS Revision Rev E4...
  • Page 8: Eripherals

    IDE1. IDE2 IDE1 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI3 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 9: Connectors And Headers

    Please read Chapter PW_OK 5 for detail information. Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V Detect +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground Ground TForce4 SLI Assignment +12V +12V Ground Ground +12V Ground Ground User’s Manual...
  • Page 10 This connector allows user to connect the audio source from a variety of devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV tuner card etc. Pin 1-2 Close (default) Pin 2-3 Close TForce4 SLI Assignment MIC-in/ Stereo MIC-in R Ground...
  • Page 11 Pin 1-2 Close: +3.3V for 1394 chipset (default). Pin 2-3 Close: +3.3V SB for 1394 chipset. TForce4 SLI Pin 1-2 Close (default) Pin 2-3 Close Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via USB device,” JUSBV1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individually.
  • Page 12 4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 Close”. Assignment 5. Power on the AC. Case open signal 6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. Ground TForce4 SLI Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 IRTX IRRX Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSATA4 The motherboard has an SATA Controller in nForce4 SLI with 4 channels SATA interface; it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec with transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. Header for Memory Voltage Overclocking: JDDR_OV>3V When processing Memory Voltage Overclocking, please place the jumper to Function pin1-2 Closed.
  • Page 14 Biostar T-Series On-Board LED Indicators There are 4 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status. LED_D1 LED_D2 LED_D1 and LED_D2: These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics. Please refer to the table below for different messages: LED_D1...
  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Nvidia Sli Function

    LACING THE ELECTOR There is a pre-installed SLI-NF4 selector card on the motherboard. The default setting is Normal Mode, only supports single graphics card. To use two graphics cards, firstly, you have to set the selector card to SLI Mode, to support dual video cards.
  • Page 16: Things To Notice

    Step 7-2: Align and insert the retention bracket into the slot and then fix it with a screw. Notice: Make sure the retention bracket supports the SLI Bridge (BRI-2) firmly. PEX16-2 Retention bracket is optional TForce4 SLI Side view Gold-fingers on two graphics User’s Manual...
  • Page 17: Enabling Multi -Gpu Feature In Windows

    Click Advanced icon in Settings tab. INDOWS Step 5: Select NVIDIA GeForce tab, and then click on Multi-GPU item on the left dialog box. Step 6: Check before Enable SLI multi-GPU item, and click on OK to complete the setting. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 18: Chapter 4: Nvidia Raid Functions

    Drawbacks: Does not deliver any fault tolerance. If any drive in the array fails, ­ all data is lost. Fault Tolerance: No. ­ Block 1 Block 3 Block 5 TForce4 SLI Block 2 Block 4 Block 6 User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 Drawbacks: Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy, the same as RAID level 1. Fault Tolerance: Yes. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 TForce4 SLI Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 Single Logical Drive For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to ※ http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html nForce Tutorial Flash. Disk 1: 40GB Disk 2: 80GB Disk 3: 40GB Disk 4: 120GB to download NVIDIA TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 21: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    Make a bootable floppy disk. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw Confirm motherboard model and download the respective BIOS from Biostar website. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respective BIOS onto floppy disk. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.
  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.” correct information is in setup. Cannot boot system after installing Set master/slave jumpers correctly. second hard drive. Run SETUP program and select correct drive types. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. Solution TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 23: German

    2 Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE-Anschlüsse 3 PCI-Steckplätze 4 Serial ATA II-Anschlüsse Rücktafel-E/A-Anschlüsse 1 drucker Anschluss 1 RJ-45 LAN-Anschluss 1 PS/2-Mausanschluss 1 PS/2-Tastaturanschluss 1 1394A Firewire-Anschluss 1 serieller Anschluss (COM2 optional) 4 USB 2.0-Anschlüsse 6 Audioanschlüsse für 8-Kanal-Audioausgabefunktionen. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 24: French

    1 prise LAN RJ-45 1 port souris PS/2 1 port clavier PS/2 1 port 1394A Firewire 1 port série (COM2 en option) 4 ports USB 2.0 6 ports audio prenant en charge les équipements de sortie audio 8 voies. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 25: Italian

    1 connettore LAN RJ-45 1 porta mouse PS/2 1 porta tastiera PS/2 1 porta Firewire 1394A (optional) 1 porta seriale (COM2 optional) 4 porte USB 2.0 6 porte audio supportano 8 canali di servizio rendimento audio. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 26: Spanish

    1 puerto para ratón PS/2 1 puerto para teclado PS/2 1 puerto 1394A Firewire 1 puerto serie (COM2 opcional) 4 puertos USB 2.0 6 puertos de audio que admiten 8 conexiones de salida de audio de 8 canales. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 27: Portuguese

    1 tomada LAN RJ-45 1 porta para rato PS/2 1 porta para teclado PS/2 1 porta Firewire 1394A 1 porta série. (COM2 opcional) 4 portas USB 2.0 6 portas de áudio para saída de 8 canais de áudio. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 28: Poland

    1 port drukarki 1 gniazdo LAN RJ-45 1 port myszy PS/2 1 port klawiatury PS/2 1 port Firewire 1394A 1 port szeregowy (COM2 opcjonalny) 4 porty USB 2.0 6 portów audio obsługujące 8 kanałów wyjścia audio. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 29: Russian

    1 порт принтер 1 гнездо RJ-45 ЛВС 1 порт мыши PS/2 1 порт клавиатуры PS/2 1 порт 1394A Firewire 1 последовательный порт (COM2 дополнительный) 4 порта USB 2.0 6 звуковых портов поддерживают подключение 8 каналов аудиовыхода. TForce4 SLI User’s Manual...
  • Page 30: Arabic

    ‫إﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺧﺮج ﻓﺎﺋﻖ‬ ‫دﺧﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻳﺤﺔ‬ ‫دﻋﻢ‬ AC’97 ‫ﺷﻔﺮة ﺻﻮت‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻳﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﺷﺮﻳﺤﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺮﻳﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻴﺠﺎ ﺑﺎﻳﺖ‬ TForce4 SLI ‫اﻟﺸﺒﻜﺔ اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ‬ 8201 MAC Gigabit NVIDIA ACPI ‫ودﻋﻢ إدارة اﻟﻄﺎﻗﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل‬ NVIDIA StreamThru ‫دﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬ Hyper Transport ‫وﺣﺪة ﺗﺤﻜﻢ ﺗﺰاﻣﻨﻴﺔ ﻣﻘﺘﺮﻧﺔ ﺑﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎت‬...
  • Page 31: Japanese

    パネル I/O コネクタ 背面パネル 背面 コネクタ 背面 背面 パネル パネル コネクタ コネクタ プリンター ポート (x1) RJ-45 LAN ジャック(x1) PS/2 マウスポート(x1) PS/2 キーボードポート(x1) 1394A Firewire ポート(x1) シリアルポート(x1) (COM2 オプション) USB 2.0 ポート(x4) 6 つのオーディオポートが 8 つのチャンネルオーディオアウト機能をサポート。 TForce4 SLI 10/06, 2005 User’s Manual...

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