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TForce P965 Deluxe / TForce 965PT
Setup Manual
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  • Page 1 TForce P965 Deluxe / TForce 965PT Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion 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(TForce P965 Deluxe) ........ 1 Package Checklist(TForce 965PT).......... 1 Motherboard Features............2 Rear Panel Connectors............3 Motherboard Layout(TForce P965 Deluxe)......4 Motherboard Layout(TForce 965PT)........5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation......6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE T ART Thank you for choosing our product. Be fore you start installing the mothe rboard, please make sure you follow the instructions be low: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficie nt lighting.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD EAT URES TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium D /Pen tiu m 4 / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium D /Pen tiu m 4 / Celeron D processor up to 3 .8 GHz Celeron D processor up to 3 .8 GHz...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel Connectors

    Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP OS Support Biostar Reserves th e righ t to add or remove Biostar Reserves th e righ t to add or remove support for any OS with or withou t notice. support for any OS with or withou t notice.
  • Page 6: Motherboard Layout(Tforce P965 Deluxe)

    Motherboard Manual P965 D OT HERBOARD AYOUT ORCE ELUXE JCFA N1 JK BM S 1 LGA775 J PRNT1 CPU1 Intel JRJ45US B 1 P965 JATX PWR1 AUD IO1 JATX PWR2 Super Intel PCI-EX4 ICH8R JDDRII _2. 2V BAT1 JCMOS 1 P CI -E X 1 JS F A N1 PCI1...
  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout(Tforce 965Pt)

    TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT 965PT) OT HERBOARD AYOUT ORCE JCFA N1 JK BM S 1 LGA775 J PRNT1 CPU1 Intel JRJ45US B 1 P965 JATX PWR1 AUD IO1 JATX PWR2 Super Intel P CI -E X 4 ICH8 JDDRII _2. 2V...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NST ALLING ENT RAL ROCESSING 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. Pin Cap Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
  • Page 9 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: Step 2-2: Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation.
  • 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

    TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT NST ALLING YST EM EMORY A. Memory 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 12 Motherboard Manual B. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the f ollowing table. Dual Channel Status DDR2_A1 DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2 Enabled Enabled...
  • Page 13: Connectors And Slots

    TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT ONNECT ORS AND LOT S FDD1: Floppy Disk Conne ctor The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables.
  • Page 14 Motherboard Manual PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PCI-EX4: PCI-Express x4 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 1GB/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 2GB/s totally.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW T O ET UP UMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.
  • Page 16 Motherboard Manual ATX Power Source Conne ctor: JATXPWR2 JATXPWR2 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Assignment Assignment +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V Ground Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW_OK Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V Ground +3.3V JATXPWR1: ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor...
  • Page 17 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT JUSB3/JUSB4: Heade rs for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
  • Page 18 Motherboard Manual JCMO S1: Cle ar CMOS Heade r By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS saf e setting and the CMOS data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default).
  • Page 19 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT SATA1~SATA6: Se rial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 or 6 channels SATA interf ace, it satisf ies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transf er rate of 3.0Gb/s. Assignment...
  • Page 20 Motherboard Manual He ade r for Memory O ve r-voltage: JDDRII_2.2V When processing Memory ov er-voltage, please place the jumper to pin 2-3 Closed. The Def ault setting is Pin 1-2 Closed. Pin 1-2 Cl ose: . Normal status (default). Pin 2-3 Cl ose: Memory over-vo ltage Note:...
  • Page 21 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT On-Board Buttons There are 2 on-board buttons. RSTSW2 PWRSW1 PWRSW1: This is an on-board Power Switch button. RSTSW2: This is an on-board Reset button. JPRNT1: Printe r Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC.
  • Page 22: Chapter 4: Intel Raid Functions (For Tforce P965 Deluxe)

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: INTEL RAID FUNCTIONS (FOR TFORCE P965 DELUXE) PERAT ION YST EM Supports Windows XP Home/Prof essional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. RRAYS ICH8R supports the f ollowing ty pes of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications.
  • Page 23 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array.
  • Page 24 Motherboard Manual Spanning (JBOD): JBOD stands for “ Just a Bunch of Disks”. Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance. Features and Benefits Uses: JBOD works best if y ou hav e odd sized driv es and y ou want to combine them to make one big drive.
  • Page 25 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different drive from those used to store the data itself.
  • Page 26 Motherboard Manual RAID 1+0: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0 solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform. Benefits: Optimizes for both fault tolerance and perf ormance, allowing for automatic redundancy.
  • Page 27: Chapter 5: Overclock Quick Guide

    CHAPTER 5: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE OWER NT RODUCT ION Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for overclock users. Based on many precise tests, Biostar Engineering Team (BET) has developed this ultimate overclock engine to raise system performance.
  • Page 28: T-Power Bios Feature

    Motherboard Manual BIOS F OWER EAT URE A. Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.): ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines: MOS and AOS for both Elite and Casual overclockers. Manual O ve rclock System (M.O .S.) MOS is designed f or experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock settings.
  • Page 29 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT CPU Ov erclock Setting: CPU Voltage: This f unction will increase CPU stability when overclocking. Howev er, the CPU temperature will increase when CPU voltage is increased. Choices: The range is from 1.2V to 1.725V , with an interv al of 0.0.25V.
  • Page 30 Motherboard Manual Automatic O ve rclock System (A.O.S.) For beginners in overclock f ield, BET had developed an easy, fast, and powerf ul feature to increase the system performance, named A.O.S. Based on many tests and experiments, A.O.S. prov ides 3 ideal overclock conf igurations that are able to raise the system perf ormance in a single step.
  • Page 31 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT V12 Tech Engine: This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system perf ormance. B. CMOS Reloading Program (C.R.P.): It allows users to sav e different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM. Users are able to reload any sav ed CMOS setting for customizing system conf igurations.
  • Page 32 Motherboard Manual C. Memory Integration Test (M.I.T.): This f unction is under “Ov erclocking Nav igator Engine” item. MIT allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed. Step 1: The def ault setting under this item is “Disabled”; the condition parameter should be changed to “Enable”...
  • Page 33 E. Integrated Flash Program (I.F.P.): IFP is a saf e and quick way to upgrade BIOS. Step 1: Go to Biostar website (http://www.biostar.com.tw) to download the latest BIOS f ile. Then, sav e the f ile into a floppy disk. Step 2: Insert the f loppy disk and reboot the system to get into CMOS screen.
  • Page 34 Motherboard Manual F. Smart Fan Function: Smart Fan Function is under “PC Health Status”. This is a brilliant f eature to control CPU Temperature vs. Fan speed. When enabling Smart Fan f unction, Fan speed is controlled automatically by CPU temperature. This f unction will protect CPU f rom overheat problem and maintain the system temperature at a saf e lev el.
  • Page 35 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is from 0~127, with an interv al of 1. Choices: 32 (def ault).
  • Page 36: T-Power Windows Feature

    Motherboard Manual OWER INDOWS EAT URE A.Hardware Monitor: T-Power Hardware monitor allows users to monitor system voltage, temperature and fan speed accordingly. Additionally, a rescue action will be taken by the program automatically while the system faces an abnormal condition. The program will trigger an alarm or shut down the system when unpredictable errors occur.
  • Page 37 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT CPU Te mpe rature This column configures the CPU temperature. There is a wav ef orm to represent the status of CPU temperature. By adjusting , users can easily configure the upper limit of CPU temperature f or system operating.
  • Page 38 Motherboard Manual CPU/Batte ry Voltage VCore This item displays the CPU voltage, represented by a light blue line. Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting to monitor the CPU operating voltage. If CPU v oltage is higher or lower than the set value, the status line will change into a red warning line, and a warning sound will alert y ou.
  • Page 39 Graphic 1 will appear when activ ating this utility. Graphic 1 Clicking on “Biostar” will lead y ou to the Biostar Homepage. This column shows the CPU speed inf ormation.
  • Page 40 Motherboard Manual CPU Ov erclocking Settings: By adjusting can configure three items for CPU overclocking. CPU Frequency Range: 200MHz~450MHz. Inter val: 1MHz. CPU Ratio Range: 4~ 25. Inter val: 1. CPU Voltage Range: 0.8V~ 2.0V. Inter val: 0.0125V. Memory Overclocking Settings: By adjusting can configure two items for Memory overclocking.
  • Page 41 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT PCI Overclocking Setting: This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status. This item cannot be adjusted.
  • Page 42 Motherboard Manual C. Smart Fan Function When Smart Fan Function is activated, screens will pop-up to illustrate the fan speed information. CPU Temperature: Show current CPU temperature. CPU Fan speed: Show current CPU Fan speed. iii. System Fan speed: Show current system Fan speed. iv.
  • Page 43 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT Auto: If the gr een indicator is lit up, the Smar t Fan Function is “O n” (Default Setting). Click on this button agai n to c lose Smar t Fan Function, and a scr een as below would pop-up.
  • Page 44 When Live Update program is activated, a screen will pop up to illustrate BIOS related information. Link to Internet: Click on this button wi ll link to Biostar website and BIOS file will be downloaded. Update BIOS: Click on this button to r un BIOS flashi ng pr ocess, and it’s easy and safe.
  • Page 45: Chapter 6: Useful Help

    TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT CHAPTER 6: USEFUL HELP RIVER NST ALLAT ION OT E After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.
  • Page 46: 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 47 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT B. CPU Overheated 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 48: Troubleshooting

    Motherboard Manual 6.4 T ROUBLESHOOT ING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, f an securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable. Contact technical support. Indicator light on key board does not turn on.
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  • Page 50: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE ERMAN TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pen tium 4 / Pentium D / Intel Core2Duo / Pen tium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D Prozessoren mit bis zu 3 ,8 GHz Celeron D Prozessoren mit bis zu 3 ,8 GHz Unterstü...
  • Page 51 Unterstü tzt RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 1+0 onen Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP Biostar beh ält sich das Rech t vor, ohne Biostar beh ält sich das Rech t vor, ohne OS-Un terstüt Ankündigung die Un terstützung für ein Ankündigung die Un terstützung für ein...
  • Page 52: France

    Motherboard Manual RANCE TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Processeu rs In tel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Processeu rs In tel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D ju squ'à 3,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D ju squ'à...
  • Page 53 Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP Support SE Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans préavis. supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans préavis.
  • Page 54: Italian

    Motherboard Manual T ALIAN TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Processore Intel Core 2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Processore Intel Core 2Duo / Pe ntium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D fino a 3.8 GHz...
  • Page 55 Supporto RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 1+0 speciali Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo se nza pre avviso.
  • Page 56: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Procesador Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Procesador Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3 ,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D hasta 3 ,8 GHz Admite Hyper-Threading / Bit de deshabilitación...
  • Page 57 Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP sistema Biostar se reserva el derecho de añ adir o retirar Biostar se reserva el derecho de añ adir o retirar operativo el soporte de cualqu ier SO con o sin aviso previo.
  • Page 58: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORT UGUESE TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Processador In tel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Processador In tel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D até 3 ,8 GHz Pentium D / Celeron D até...
  • Page 59 Suporta as funções RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 1 +0 especiais Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP Sistemas A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou operativos remover suporte para qu alquer sistema remover suporte para qu alquer sistema suportados operativo com ou sem aviso prévio.
  • Page 60: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Procesor Intel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Pentium D Procesor Intel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D do 3 ,8 GHz...
  • Page 61 Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 1 +0 specjaln e Obsluga Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP systemu Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub operacyjne odwoływania obsługi dowoln ego systemu odwoływania obsługi dowoln ego systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomien ia.
  • Page 62: Russian

    Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Процессор In tel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Процессор In tel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D / Celeron D до 3 .8 ГГц Pentium D / Celeron D до 3 .8 ГГц...
  • Page 63 тики Windows 2000 / XP Windows 2000 / XP Поддержка Biostar сохран яет за собой право добавлять Biostar сохран яет за собой право добавлять или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или без предварительного уведомления.
  • Page 64: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual ARABIC TForce 965PT TForce P965 Deluxe LGA 775 LGA 775 ‫ﻡﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺎت‬Intel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Pen tiu m D / ‫ﻡﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺎت‬Intel Core2Duo / Pen tiu m 4 / Pen tiu m D / Celeron D 3 .8...
  • Page 65 Windows 2000 / XP ‫دﻋﻢ أﻥﻈﻤﺔ ا ﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﺕﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺕﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺑﺈﺥﻄﺎ ر أو‬ ‫ﺕﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺕﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺑﺈﺥﻄﺎ ر أو‬...
  • Page 66: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual JAPANESE TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT LGA 775 LGA 775 Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pen tiu m D / Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pen tiu m D / Celeron D processor up to 3 .8 GHz Celeron D processor up to 3 .8 GHz...
  • Page 67 TForce P965 Deluxe/TForce 965PT TForce P965 Deluxe TForce 965PT ALC883 ALC883 HDオーディ 8+2 チャンネルオーディオアウト 8+2 チャンネルオーディオアウト オのサポート Intelハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート Intelハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート PCIスロット PCIスロット PCI Express x16スロット PCI Express x16スロット スロット PCI Express x 4スロット PCI Express x 4スロット PCI Express x 1スロット...
  • Page 68 TForce 965PT BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ....................1 1 Main Menu ..................... 3 2 Standard CMOS Features..............7 3 Advanced BIOS Features ..............9 4 Advanced Chipset Features..............16 5 Integrated Peripherals................. 19 6 Power Management Setup ..............24 7 PnP/PCI Configurations..............30 8 PC Health Status ..................
  • Page 69: Bios Setup

    TForce 965PT BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Award™ BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. The power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
  • Page 70: Pci Bus Support

    TForce 965PT PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Support DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) is supported. Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the Intel CPU. Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items in most of the place, press <Enter>...
  • Page 71: Main Menu

    TForce 965PT 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 72 TForce 965PT Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power management features. PnP/PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play”...
  • Page 73: Set Supervisor Password

    TForce 965PT Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password. Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password.
  • Page 74 TForce 965PT Integrate Flashing Program This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.
  • Page 75: Standard Cmos Features

    TForce 965PT 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 76 TForce 965PT Item Options Description Press <Enter> to enter the Options are in its sub IDE Secondary Slave sub menu of detailed menu. options. 360K, 5.25 in 1.2M, 5.25 in Select the type of floppy Drive A 720K, 3.5 in disk drive installed in your Drive B 1.44M, 3.5 in...
  • Page 77: Advanced Bios Features

    TForce 965PT 3 Advanced BIOS Features Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup CPU L3 Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (default) Enable cache. Disabled Disable cache.
  • Page 78: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    TForce 965PT Boot Seq & Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot sequence & Floppy. Hard Disk Boot Priority The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot sequence automatically. You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here. The Choices: Pri.
  • Page 79: Cpu Feature

    TForce 965PT First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled. Boot Other Device When enabled, BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device when it failed to load from the three devices above.
  • Page 80: Delay Prior To Thermal

    TForce 965PT CPU Thermal Control This item can enable or disable the CPU Thermal function. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Delay Prior to Thermal Set this item to enable the CPU Thermal function to engage after the specified time. The Choices: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16Min (default), 32 Min. Thermal Management This option allows you to select the way to control the “Thermal Management.”...
  • Page 81: Virus Warning

    TForce 965PT Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
  • Page 82: Security Option

    TForce 965PT Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down. The Choices: 6 (default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.
  • Page 83: Full Screen Logo Show

    TForce 965PT Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Small Logo(EPA) Show This item allows you to select whether the “Small Logo” shows. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen.
  • Page 84: Advanced Chipset Features

    TForce 965PT 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus.
  • Page 85 TForce 965PT PCI Express Root Port Func PCI Express Port 1/ 2 / 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 This item allows you to select the PCI Express Port. The Choices: Auto (default), Enabled, Disabled. PCI-E Compliancy Mode This item allows you to select the PCI-E Compliancy Mode. The Choices: v1.0a (default), v1.0.
  • Page 86 TForce 965PT UVMT Mode This item allows you to select the UVMT mode. The Choice: DVMT (default), FIXED. DVMT/FIXED Memory Size DVMT stands for „Dynamic Video Memory Technology“. This is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system performance.
  • Page 87: Integrated Peripherals

    TForce 965PT 5 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Highlight the “Press Enter” label next to the “OnChip IDE Device” label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the following options:...
  • Page 88: Ide Dma Transfer Access

    TForce 965PT IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sectors read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.
  • Page 89: Onboard Device

    TForce 965PT Onboard Device Highlight the “Press Enter” label next to the “Onboard Device” label and press the enter key will take you a submenu with the following options: USB Controller Select enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you use USB peripherals.
  • Page 90: Super Io Device

    TForce 965PT Onboard Azalia Audio This item allows you to enable or disable to support Onboard Azalia Audio function. The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled. Onboard PATA IDE<VT6410> The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled Onboard LAN This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
  • Page 91: Onboard Serial Port 1

    TForce 965PT Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The Choices: 3F8/IRQ4 (default), Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto. Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address.
  • Page 92: Power Management Setup

    TForce 965PT 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup ACPI & Wake Up Events...
  • Page 93: Acpi Function

    TForce 965PT ACPI Function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system. The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM S1 &...
  • Page 94 TForce 965PT Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minute and second to specify. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot into operating system, before this function will work. POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on method.
  • Page 95: Power Management

    TForce 965PT Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 You can enable or disable Primary or Secondary RAID 0 or RAID 1 function under this item. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. FDD, COM, LPT Port You can enable or disable FDD, COM, and LPT port under this item. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.
  • Page 96: Video Off Method

    TForce 965PT Video Off Method This option determines the manner when the monitor goes blank. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 97 TForce 965PT Soft-Off by PWR-BTN This item determines the behavior of system power button. Instant off turn off the power immediately, and Delay 4 Sec. will require you to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to cut off the system power. The Choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default).
  • Page 98: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    TForce 965PT 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
  • Page 99: Resources Controlled By

    TForce 965PT The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Legacy is the term, which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signify that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.
  • Page 100: Maximum Payload Size

    TForce 965PT Assign IRQ For USB This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets (TLP). The Choice: 4096 (default.), 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048.
  • Page 101: Pc Health Status

    TForce 965PT 8 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status CPU FAN Control Choose “smart” to reduce the noise caused by CPU FAN. The Choices: Smart (default), Always On. CPU Fan Off<℃> If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. The Choices: 20 (default).
  • Page 102: Shutdown Temperature

    TForce 965PT CPU Fan Full speed <℃> When CPU temperature is reach the set value, the CPU fan will work under Full Speed. The Choices: 65(default). Min=0 Max=127 Key in a DEC number. Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode.
  • Page 103 TForce 965PT Current CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU. Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan. Current SYS FAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.
  • Page 104: Over Clock Navigator

    9 Over Clock Navigator OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from Biostar Engineer Team, OverClock Navigator provides 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance...
  • Page 105 TForce 965PT Auto OverClock System The Overclock Navigator provides 3 different engines helping you to overclock your system. These engines will boost your system performance to different level. The Choices: V6 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 5%~10% of whole system performance. V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance.
  • Page 106: Cpu Voltage

    TForce 965PT Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock setting. Note: Based on our test results; the overclock function achieved the best performance on AMD 3000+ CPU CPU Voltage This item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control.
  • Page 107: System Memory Frequency

    TForce 965PT System Memory Frequency The Choices: Auto (default), 533MHz, 667MHz, 800MHz. CPU Clock Ratio The Choices: 8X(default). Min=8 Max=50 Key in a DEC number. CPU Clock The Choices: 100MHz(default). Min=100 Max=333 Key in a DEC number. PCIE Clock select The Choices: Auto (default), Upto CPU, Fixed 100, Manual PCIE Clock Display the PCIE Clock frequency...
  • Page 108 TForce 965PT CAS# Latency Time The Choices: Auto (Default), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay The Choices: Auto (Default), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. DRAM RAS# Precharge The Choices: Auto (Default), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Precharge delay <tRAS>...
  • Page 109 TForce 965PT Step 2: When the process is done, change the setting back from “Enabled” to “Disabled” to complete the test.
  • Page 110: Cmos Reload Program (C.r.p.)

    TForce 965PT 10 CMOS Reload Program (C.R.P.) The CMOS Reload Program (CRP) allows you to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM. You may reload any saved CMOS setting to change system configurations. Moreover, you may save your ideal overclock setting for easier overclocking.

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