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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
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  • Page 1 Biostar T-Series 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Biostar T-Series ACKAGE HECKLIST CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ... 1 ... 1 OTHERBOARD EATURES ... 2 AYOUT AND OMPONENTS CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS ... 3 CPU A ... 3 SSEMBLY A. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 3 B. About FAN Headers ... 3 ...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Biostar T-Series Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 M OTHERBOARD EATURES Supports Socket 939. Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2 processors. Supports AMD Sempron processor. AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing. Supports HyperTransport and AMD Cool’n’Quiet Technology.

  • Page 4: Layout And Components

    Biostar T-Series 1.2 L AYOUT AND OMPONENTS JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 Socket 939 JKBMSV1 JPRNT1 JKBMS1 JCOM2 JCOM1 (optional) Note: ■ represents the 1st pin. JSATA4 JSATA3 DIMM3 DIMM1 JSATA2 DIMM4 DIMM2 JSATA1 JNBFAN1 nForce4 nForce4 Ultra JATXPWR2 J1394PWR1 J1394_USBV1 JAUDIO2 JUSBLAN1...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2: Hardware Installations

    Biostar T-Series Chapter 2: Hardware Installations 2.1 CPU A SSEMBLY A. Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.

  • Page 6: System Memory

    Biostar T-Series 2.2 S YSTEM EMORY BIOS Codec A. DDR Modules Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

  • Page 7: Eripherals

    BIOS Codec 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. Codec...

  • Page 8: Connectors And Headers

    PC. After PC restarts, the system will automatically set the AGP VGA card as the graphics adapter. Re-install your operating system to ensure the AGP VGA card function can be used. Note: Please go to “http://www.biostar.com.tw” for more detailed information about XGP compatible AGP cards. XGP1 BIOS Codec B.
  • Page 9 Biostar T-Series CD-ROM Audio-in Connector: JCDIN1 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.. JCDIN1 BIOS Codec Power Source Headers for USB Ports: J1394_USBV1/JUSBV1 Pin 1-2 Close: J1394_USBV1: +5V for USB ports at J1394_USB1 and JUSBLAN1.
  • Page 10 Biostar T-Series Digital Audio-out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT This connector allows users to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. JSPDIF_OUT BIOS Codec Front Panel Audio-out Header: JAUDIO2 This connector will allow user to connect with the front audio output headers on the PC case.
  • Page 11 Codec Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSATA4 The motherboard has an SATA Controller in nForce4 CK8-04 and CK8-04 Ultra with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 with transfer rate of 1.5 Gb/s and SATA 2.0 spec with transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s.
  • Page 12 Ground IRTX IRRX LED Indicators and Buttons There are 4 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status. 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 13: Chapter 3: Nvidia Raid Functions

    Biostar T-Series Header for Memory Voltage Overclocking: JDDR_OV>3V When processing Memory Voltage Overclocking, please place the jumper to pin1-2 Closed. The Default setting is Pin 2-3 Closed. BIOS Codec Note: When “JDDR_OV>3V” jumper cap is placed on Pin 2-3, memory voltage can be manually adjusted under CMOS setup.

  • Page 14: How Raid Works

    Biostar T-Series RAID W ORKS RAID 0: The controller “stripes” data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel. The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter, which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment.
  • Page 15 Biostar T-Series RAID 0+1: RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.

  • Page 16: Chapter 4: Useful Help

    BIOS contents are corrupted. In this case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 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.

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    Biostar T-Series ROUBLESHOOTING Problem No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is securely Power light don’t illuminate, fan plugged in. inside power supply does not Replace cable. turn on. Contact technical support. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on.

  • Page 18: German

    Biostar T-Series German Unterstützt Sockel 939. Unterstützt AMD Athlon 64 FX- / Athlon 64- / Athlon 64 X2-Prozessoren. Unterstützt AMD Sempron -Prozessoren. AMD 64-Architektur ermöglicht 32- und 64-Bit-Verarbeitung. Unterstützt HyperTransport™- ud AMD Cool’n’Quiet™-Technologie. Chipsatz NVIDIA nForce4 (TForce4). NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra (TForce4 Ultra).

  • Page 19: French

    Biostar T-Series French Processeur Supporte le socket 939. Supporte les processeurs AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2. Prise en charge des processeurs AMD Sempron. Architecture AMD 64 activant des operations 32 et 64 bits. Supporte les technologies HyperTransport™ et AMD Cool’n’Quiet™.

  • Page 20: Italian

    Biostar T-Series Italian Supporto di Socket 939. Supporto di processori AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. Supporto processore AMD Sempron. L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione simultanea 32 e 64 bit. Supporto delle tecnologie HyperTransport™ e AMD Cool’n’Quiet™.

  • Page 21: Spanish

    Biostar T-Series Spanish Procesador Soporta el Socket 939. Supporta los procesadores AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2. Compatible con el procesador AMD Sempron. La arquitectura AMD 64 permite computación de 32 bits y 64 bits de manera simultánea.

  • Page 22: Portuguese

    Biostar T-Series Portuguese Suporta o socket 939. Suporta processadores AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. Suporta um processador AMD Sempron. A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits em simultâneo. Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport™ e AMD Cool’n’Quiet™.

  • Page 23: Poland

    Biostar T-Series Poland Obsługa gniazd Socket 939. Obsługa procesorów AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2. Obsługa procesorów AMD Sempron Architektura AMD 64 umożliwiająca jednoczesne przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe. Obsługa technologii HyperTransport™ oraz AMD Cool’n’Quiet™.

  • Page 24: Russian

    Biostar T-Series Russian Поддерживает гнездо 939.. Поддерживает процессоры AMD Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2 Поддерживает процессорыAMD Sempron. Архитектура AMD 64 допускает одновременную работу в 32-разрядном и 64-разрядном режимах. Поддерживает технологии HyperTransport™ и AMD Cool’n’Quiet™ Набор микросхем NVIDIA nForce4 (TForce4).

  • Page 25: Arabic

    Biostar T-Series Arabic ‫وﺣﺪة اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳﺔ‬ .939 ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻗﺎﻋﺪة ﺗﻮﺻﻴﻞ‬ Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 FX ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬ .AMD Sempron processor ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬ ‫ﺑﺖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺴﺎب اﻟﻤﺘﺰاﻣﻦ‬ AMD 64 .AMD Cool’n’Quiet™ ‫و‬ HyperTransport™ NVIDIA nForce4 (TForce4). NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra (TForce4 Ultra).

  • Page 26: Japanese

    Biostar T-Series Japanese Socket 939 をサポート。 AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 プロセッサをサポート。 AMD Sempron プロセッサをサポート。 AMD 64 アーキテクチャにより、 32 ビットと 64 ビットの同時コンピューティ ングが可能。 HyperTransport™ および AMD Cool’n’Quiet™ テクノロジをサポート。 チップセット チップセット チップセット チップセット NVIDIA nForce4 (TForce4).

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