Biostar 945P-A7B Owner's manual

945P-A7B/945PL-A7B Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................1

1.1 Before You Start................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Checklist................................................................1

1.3 Motherboard Features..........................................................2

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 6.x)............................................4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 5.x)............................................4

1.6 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 6.x).......................................... 5

1.7 Motherboard Layout (for Ver 5.x)..........................................6

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation..............................7

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)................................ 7

2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................9

2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................10

2.4 Connectors and Slots............................................................12

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .....................14

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................14

3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................14

Chapter 4: Useful Help .............................................19

4.1 Driver Installation Note.......................................................19

4.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................20

4.3 Extra Information................................................................20

4.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................22

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................23

5.1 Introduction........................................................................23

5.2 System Requirement............................................................23

5.3 Installation.........................................................................24

5.4 WarpSpeeder™....................................................................25

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................32

German................................................................................................32

France..................................................................................................34

Italian..................................................................................................36

Spanish................................................................................................38

Portuguese...........................................................................................40

Polish...................................................................................................42

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................44

ARABIC................................................................................................46

JAPANESE............................................................................................48

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our pro duct. Before yo u start installing the

mo the rboa rd, plea se make su re you fo llow the ins tructions be low:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s ufficie nt lighting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ration.

 Befo re you take the mo the rboa rd ou t from a n ti-s ta tic

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely

grounded appliance, or use gro unded wrist strap to

remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts o n mo the rboa rd o r the

rear side of the board unless ne cessa ry. Hold the board

on the edge, do not try to be nd or flex the board.

 Do not lea ve any unfastene d sma ll pa rts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short

circuits which ma y damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid a ir and wate r.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

z FDD Cable X 1

z HDD Cable X 1

z Use r’s Ma nual X 1

z Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1

z Fully Setup Driver CD X 1

z Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

z USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

z S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)

z Se ria l ATA Po we r Switch Cab le X 1 (op tiona l)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

945P-A7B 945PL-A7B

CPU

LGA 77 5

Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D /

Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz

Supports Hy per -Thre ading

Execute Disable Bit

Enha nced Intel SpeedStep

Extende d Memor y 6 4 Tech nolog y

LGA 77 5

Intel Core2Duo / Pentium 4 / Pentium D /

Celeron D pr ocessor up to 3.8 GHz

Supports Hy per -Thre ading

Execute Disable Bit

Enha nced Intel SpeedStep

Extende d Memor y 6 4 Tech nolog y

FSB 533 / 800 / 1 06 6 MHz 533 / 800 / 1 06 6 MHz

Chipset

Intel 945P

Intel ICH7

Intel 945PL

Intel ICH7

Super I/O

ITE IT 8712F

H/W Monitor

Fan Spee d Co ntroller

ITE's "Smart G uardia n" fu nction

ITE IT 8712F

H/W Monitor

Fan Spee d Co ntroller

ITE's "Smart G uardia n" fu nction

Main

Memory

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM sup ports 256/ 51 2MB & 1GB

DDR2

Max Memory C apicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR 2 memory module

Supports D DR2 5 33 / 667

DIMM Slots x 2

Eac h DIMM sup ports 256/ 51 2MB & 1GB

DDR2

Max Memory C apicity 2GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR 2 memory module

Supports D DR2 4 00 / 533

IDE

Integrated I DE Controller

Ultra DMA 33~100 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mo de 0~4,

Integrated I DE Controller

Ultra DMA 33~100 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mo de 0~4,

SATA

Integrated Seri al ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Integrated Seri al ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

10/ 100

LAN

Realtek RTL 8100C

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

Realtek RTL 8100C

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

Sound

Codec

ALC861VD(Ver 6.x) / ALC88 8(Ver 5.x)

5.1 cha nnels a udio o ut (Ver 6.x)

7.1 cha nnels a udio o ut (Ver 5.x)

Intel High-Definition Audio support

ALC861VD(Ver 6.x) / ALC88 8(Ver 5.x)

5.1 cha nnels a udio o ut (Ver 6.x)

7.1 cha nnels a udio o ut (Ver 5.x)

Intel High-Definition Audio support

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945P-A7B 945PL-A7B

PCI Express x 16 slot x1 PCI Express x 16 slot x1

PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Slots

PCI slot x3 PCI slot x3

Floppy connector x1 Floppy connector x1

IDE Co nnector x1 IDE Co nnector x1

SATA Connector x4 SATA Connector x4

Front Pa nel Co nnector x1 Front Pa nel Co nnector x1

Front Audi o Co nnector x1 Front Audi o Co nnector x1

CD-in Co nnector x1 CD-in Co nnector x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1

CPU Fan hea der x1 CPU Fan hea der x1

System Fan hea der x1 System Fan hea der x1

Chassis open header (optional) x1 Chassis open header (optional) x1

Clear CMOS header x1 Clear CMOS header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

Power Connector (24pi n) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

On Board

Connector

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

Back Panel

I/O

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mo use x1

Serial Port x1

Printer Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio J ack (Ver 6.x) x3

Audio J ack (Ver 5.x) x6

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mo use x1

Serial Port x1

Printer Port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio J ack (Ver 6.x) x3

Audio J ack (Ver 5.x) x6

Board Size 205 (W) x 305 (L) mm 205 (W) x 30 5 (L) mm

OS

Support

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the ri

g

ht to add or remo ve

support for any OS with or without notice.

Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the ri

g

ht to add or remove

support for any OS with or without notice.

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 6.X)

PS/2

Mouse

PS/ 2

Keyboard

USBX2USBX2

LAN

COM1

Line In /

Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/

Bass/ Center

Printer Port

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 5.X)

PS/2

Mouse

PS/ 2

Keyboard

USBX2USBX2

LA N

COM1

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

Cente r

Re ar

Side

Pr i nt e r Por t

Since t he au dio c hip s up por ts I ntel Hig h De finition Audi o Sp ecificatio n, the functio n o f e ach

audi o jac k c an be define d b y soft ware. Th e in put / out put fu nctio n of e ach au dio jac k list ed

abo ve repr ese nts t he def ault setti ng . Ho wever, wh en c on necti ng exter nal micr op hon e t o t he

audi o p ort, pl eas e us e t he Line In ( blue) an d M ic In (Pi n k) au dio jac k.

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 6.X)

DDR2_A1

DDR 2_A2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

DDR2_B1

DDR 2_B2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

FDD1

IDE1

PEX1

_

1

PEX1

_

2

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

JPA NEL 1

JATX PWR1

JC FA N1

JATX PWR 2

JAUDIO1

JAUDIOF1

Super

I/O

JC I1

(

O

p

tional

)

JCMOS1

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4

Codec

JCDIN1

JSP DI F

_

OU T

JSFAN1

10 /1 00 LA N

BAT1

BIOS

JKBMS1

JRJ45 USB1

Intel

ICH7

LGA775

CPU1

C

O

M

1

J

C

O

M

1

Intel

945P

or

945PL

JPRNT1

Not e: ■ represents the 1

st

pin.

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (FOR VER 5.X)

DDR2_A1

DDR 2_A2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

DDR2_B1

DDR 2_B2 (Only for 945P-A7B)

FDD1

IDE1

PEX1

_

1

PEX1

_

2

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI 2

PCI 3

JPA NEL 1

JATX PW R1

JC FAN1

JATX PWR2

JAUDIO 2

JAUDIOF1

Super

I/O

JC I1

(

O

p

tional

)

JCMOS1

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4

Codec

JCDIN1

JSP DI F

_

OUT

JSFAN1

10 /1 00 LA N

BAT1

BIOS

JKBMS1

JRJ45 USB1

Intel

ICH7

LGA775

CPU1

CO M1JC OM1

Intel

945P

or

945PL

JPRNT1

Not e: ■ represents the 1

st

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

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.

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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.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it

on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into

the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

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.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 FAN RPM rate

sense

1

4

JCFAN1

4 Smart Fan

Control

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

JSFAN1

31

3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

The JCFAN1 a nd JSFAN1 s up port 4-pin and 3-pin h ead connec tor. W he n co nn ecting

with wires ont o c onn ect ors, ple ase note that t he re d wire is t he positi ve an d s houl d b e

conn ecte d t o pi n# 2, and the bl ac k wir e is Gro und a nd s ho uld b e c on nect ed to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR2_A1

DDR2_A2

DDR2_B1

DDR2_B2

DDR2_A1

DDR2_A2(On ly for )945P-A7B

DDR2_B1

DDR2_B2(On ly for )945P-A7B

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.

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B. Memory Capacity

For 945P-A7B

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR Module Total Memory Size

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

Max memory 4GB.

For 945PL-A7B

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR Module Total Memory Size

DDR2_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

DDR2_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1

Max memory 2GB.

C. 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.

For 945P-A7B

Dual Channel Status

DDR2_A1

DDR2_A2 DDR2_B1 DDR2_B2

Enabled O X O X

Enabled X O X O

Enabled O O O O

For 945PL-A7B

Dual Channel Status

DDR2_A1

DDR2_B1

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or

x16)

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

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.

1

234

33

IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that prov ides PIO

Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 functionality.

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slav e driv e, so y ou can connect

up to four hard disk drives. The f irst hard drive should always be connected to

IDE1.

IDE1

40

21

39

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PEX16_1: 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.

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the traditional PCI architecture.

PEX16_1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PCI1~PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands f or

Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion

cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI3

PCI2

PCI1

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SET UP JUMPERS

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”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SET T ING S

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep

button, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front

panel switch functions.

1

SLP

PW R

_

LED

On/Off

RST

HLED

SP K

++

+

8

-

916

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 Sleep control

2 N/A 10 Ground

Sleep button

3 N/A 11 N/A N/A

4 Speaker

Speaker

connector

12 Power LED (+)

5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-)

Hard drive LED

14 Power LED (-)

Power LED

7 Ground 15 Power button

8 Reset control

Reset button

16 Ground

Power-on button

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JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source 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

24 Ground

JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector

By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

Assignment

1 +12V

2 +12V

3 Ground

3

41

2

4 Ground

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JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This motherboard prov ides 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 dev ices, like USB card reader.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)

2 +5V (fused)

3 USB-

4 USB-

5 USB+

6 USB+

7 Ground

8 Ground

9 Key

210

9

1

JUSB3 JUSB4

10 NC

JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront

panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

Pin Assignment

1 Mic Left in

2 Ground

3 Mic Right in

4 GPIO

5 Right line in

6 Jack Sense

7 Front Sense

8 Key

9 Left line in

10 Jack Sense

1

9

2

10

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty dev ices,

like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc..

Assignment

1 Left Channel

Input

2 Ground

3 Ground

14

4 Right Channel

Input

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

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.

13

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (Default).

13

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remov e AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait f or f ive 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 O pen Header (Optional)

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 on next

boot-up.

Assignment

1 Case open signal

12

2 Ground

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SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interf ace, it

satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s.

Assignment

1 Ground

2 TX+

3 TX-

4 Ground

5 RX-

6 RX+

SATA 4

SATA1 SATA 3

SATA2

174

7 Ground

JSPDIF_OUT: Digital Audio out Connectors

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output

header.

Assignment

1 +5V

2 SPDIF_OUT

31

3 Ground

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