Biostar I945P-A7, User Manual

Page 1: ...ll not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publi...

Page 2: ...nnectors and Slots 12 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 15 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 15 3 2 Detail Settings 15 Chapter 4 Useful Help 23 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 23 4 2 Extra Information 23 4 3 Troubleshooting 25 Chapter 5 Dual Video Function 26 5 1 Requirements 26 5 2 Installing Graphics Cards 26 5 3 Things to Notice 27 Chapter 6 WarpSpeeder 28 6 1 Introduction 28 6 2 System Requirement 28 6 3 Instal...

Page 3: ...xecute Disable Bit Technology XD Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Intel EM64T Chipset North Bridge Intel 945P South Bridge Intel ICH7R for Rev 1 0 Intel ICH7 for Rev 2 0 Dimensions ATX Form Factor 24 4cm W x 29 7cm L Operating System Supporting Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP Super I O Chip ITE IT8712F Low Pin Count Interface Provi...

Page 4: ...2MB 1GB 1 Max is 4GB On Board IDE IDE1 One on board connector supports 2 devices Supports PIO Mode 0 4 Supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Bus Master Mode Extended IDE Controller optional Chip ITE8211 without RAID function Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices ITE8212 with RAID function Supports two extra slots for 4 IDE devices Integrated RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 for IDE2 IDE3 slot IDE2 IDE3 opti...

Page 5: ...nal functions On Board AC 97 Sound Codec optional Chip REALTEK ALC655 Support 6 channels Supports S PDIF Out and S PDIF In optional functions Compliant with AC 97 Version 2 3 specification Expansion Slots Three 32bit PCI bus master slots One PCI Express x16 slot One PCI Extreme PCI EX slot Two PCI Express x1 slots only for Rev 1 0 Special PCI Express Dual Feature This special function supports Dua...

Page 6: ... 1394A Firewire port optional 1 chassis open header supports PC case opened warning function 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 USB headers support 4 USB 2 0 ports 4 Serial ATA connectors support 4 SATA devices Back Panel I O Connectors 1 Serial port 1 Parallel port 1 Giga LAN jack 1 PS 2 Mouse port 1 PS 2 Keyboard port 1 1394A Firewire port optional 4 USB 2 0 ...

Page 7: ... Codec 1 When connecting audio devices into audio ports the audio driver will auto detect and pop up the port function selection window User can choose different functions for each port according to personal preference 2 Please make sure the audio driver is successful installed in the system or all audio ports will be no function 3 When rebooting the PC each port function will return to default se...

Page 8: ... FLASHER 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional S PDIF Cable X 1 optional IEEE 1394 Cable X 1 optional Retention Bracket X 1 optional Serial ATA Power Switch Cable X 1 optional Dual Video Bridge BRI 2 Connector X 1 optional ...

Page 9: ...94PWR1 optional JATXPWR1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR2 AUDIO1 8 2CH JAUDIOF1 Super I O JCI1 JCMOS1 SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 Codec JCDIN1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSPDIF_IN1 optional JSFAN2 Giga LAN IEEE1394 Chip optional BAT1 BIOS JKBMS1 JRJ45USB1 Intel ICH7R v1 0 ICH7 v2 0 LGA775 CPU1 IDE3 optional COM1 JCOM1 IDE2 optional PCI EX Intel 945P JAUDIO1 6CH optional JPRNT1 Note represents the 1st pin ...

Page 10: ...odec CO M1 Step 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 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 11: ...ds this black 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 close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation ...

Page 12: ...ignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 JCFAN1 Codec COM1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN2 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V JSFAN2 3 1 Codec CO M1 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 supports system cooling fan with Smart Fan Control utility It supports 4 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be co...

Page 13: ...O M1 1 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 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated ...

Page 14: ...34 33 Codec CO M1 IDE1 Hard Disk Connector IDE2 and IDE3 are optional The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 functionality The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive so you can connect up to two hard disk drives The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 IDE2 optional IDE3 optional 40 2...

Page 15: ...n total PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture PCI EX PCI Extreme Slot PCI Extreme slot is a special design for PCI Express interface graphic cards PCI Extreme slot is compliant with PCI Express 1 0a specification PCI Extreme slot is compatible with PCI E x4 and PCI E x1 expansion card The bandwidth of data transfer is up ...

Page 16: ...onent 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 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 Codec CO M1 ...

Page 17: ... opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS JATXPWR1 ATX Power Connector This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 Ground 4 5V 5 Ground 6 5V 7 Ground 8 PW_OK 9 Standby Voltage 5V 10 12V 11 12V 12 2 x 12 Detect 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 Ground 16 PS_ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 13 1 24 12 Codec CO...

Page 18: ... CO M1 4 Ground JSPDIF_OUT1 Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 1 3 Codec CO M1 3 Ground JSPDIF_IN1 optional Digital Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF_IN 1 3 Codec CO M1 3 Ground ...

Page 19: ...Port This header allows user to connect the digital image device like DV D8 or V8 etc 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close 3 3V for 1394 chipset Default 1 3 Codec CO M1 1 3 Pin 2 3 close 3 3V SB for 1394 chipset JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variety devices like CD ROM DVD ROM PCI sound card PCI TV turner card etc Pin Assignment 1 Left channel input ...

Page 20: ...I945P A7 18 4 Right channel input ...

Page 21: ...E 7 Jack Detection 8 Connector Key 9 Headphone L 1 9 2 10 Codec CO M1 10 Jack 2 SENSE With AC 97 Sound Codec ALC655 optional Pin Assignment 1 Mic in center 2 Ground 3 Mic power Bass 4 Audio power 5 Right line out Speaker out Right 6 Right line out Speaker out Right 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 Left line out Speaker out Left 10 Left line out Speaker out Left 11 Right line in Rear speaker Right 12 Right line ...

Page 22: ...s function Power on system via keyboard and mouse JKBV1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 JUSB3 JUSB4 Front USB 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 Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB 5 USB 6 USB 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 1...

Page 23: ...wer LED Sleep button speaker and IrDA Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 23 24 SLP PWR_LED On Off IR IR RST HLED SPK 2 Codec CO M1 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 2 Sleep control 3 N A 4 Ground Sleep button 5 N A 6 N A N A 7 Speaker Speaker Connector 8 Power LED 9 HDD LED 10 Power LED 11 HDD LED Hard drive LED 12 Power LED Power L...

Page 24: ... 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close 3 Wait for five seconds 4 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close 5 Power on the AC 6 Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data JCI1 Chassis Open Header 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...

Page 25: ...to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the 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 4 Copy AWDFLASH e...

Page 26: ...in In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or you can 1 Clear th...

Page 27: ...disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Reformat t...

Page 28: ...ower required by the system or the system will be unstable 5 2 INSTALLING GRAPHICS CARDS Step 1 Prepare two graphics cards with PCI E x16 interface Step 2 Insert the first one graphics card into the yellow slot PCI Ex16 Step 3 Insert the second graphics card into the white slot PCI EX Notice 1 Make sure both the graphics cards are seated into slots completely 2 PCI Ex1_1 and PCI Ex1_2 slots are on...

Page 29: ...bracket supports the Dual Video Bridge BRI 2 firmly 2 Dual Video Bridge BRI 2 connector and retention bracket are optional 5 3 THINGS TO NOTICE Normal Mode Only PCI Ex16 slot supports PCI Express x16 interface graphics card function PCI EX slot supports PCI Express x4 interface expansion card function Dual Video Mode Use Dual Video Bridge BRI 2 connector to link two identical PCI E x16 interface g...

Page 30: ...ormation Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability b...

Page 31: ... following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the 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 32: ...ponsible 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 right click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility if...

Page 33: ...s a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With a user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percent...

Page 34: ...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 The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes ...

Page 35: ... user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the followin...

Page 36: ...If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is require...

Page 37: ...ghlighted 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 You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility ...

Page 38: ... 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 functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robust ...