Biostar TZ77XE4 Owner's manual

TZ77XE4 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.............................................................................. 4

1.5 Motherboard Layout ................................................................................. 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 6

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................... 6

2.2 FAN Headers .............................................................................................. 8

2.3 Installing System Memory ........................................................................ 9

2.4 Connectors and Slots................................................................................ 11

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .................. 15

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers............................................................................. 15

3.2 Detail Settings .......................................................................................... 15

Chapter 4: RAID / AHCI Functions....................... 20

4.1 Operating System .................................................................................... 20

4.2 Raid Arrays............................................................................................... 21

4.3 How RAID Works ..................................................................................... 22

4.4 Smart Response Technology ................................................................... 26

Chapter 5: T-Series UEFI BIOS & Software........... 27

5.1 T-Series UEFI BIOS ................................................................................... 27

5.2 T-Series Software...................................................................................... 30

Chapter 6: Useful Help ........................................ 42

6.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................................... 42

6.2 Extra Information .................................................................................... 43

6.3 AMI BIOS Post Code................................................................................. 44

6.4 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 46

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 47

German .................................................................................................................. 48

French .................................................................................................................... 50

Italian..................................................................................................................... 52

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 54

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 56

Polish ...................................................................................................................... 58

Russian ................................................................................................................... 60

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 62

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 64

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the

motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

sufficient lighting.

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

before operation.

 Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely

grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to

remove the static charge.

 Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the

rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board

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

 Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short

circuits which may damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

 The operating temperatures of the computer should be

0 to 45 degrees Celsius.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

Serial ATA Cable X 4

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

User’s Manual X 1

Fully Setup Driver DVD X 1

SLI Bridge X 1

CFX Bridge X 1

Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

CPU

Socket 1155

Inte l Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pent ium / C eleron

processor

Supports Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture-64 / Extended

Memory 64 Technology / Virtualization Technology

/

Hyper Threading

Chipset Intel Z77

Super I/O

IT8728

Provides the most commonly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control in it iatives,

Hardware Monitor Controller

Fan Speed Contro ller

ITE's "S mart Guardian " funct ion

Main

Memory

DDR3 DIMM Slots x 4

Max Memory Capacity 32GB

Each DIMM supports 512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3

Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memory modu le

Supports DDR3 1066 / 1333 / 1600

Supports DDR3 1866(OC) / 2133(OC) / 2400(OC)

Registered D IMM and ECC D IMM is not supported

SATA 2 & 3 Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gb/s / 6.0 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 / 3.0 specification compliant

RAID 0,1,5,10, SRT support

LAN Realtek RTL 8111E

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

Sound

Codec

ALC898

7.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

USB3.0

Z77 Data transfer rates up to 600 MB/s

Slots

PCI slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards

PCI Express Gen3 x 16 slot

(Depending on CPU) x2

Supports PCI-E Gen3 x16 expansion card (Supports

SLI / CFX)

PCI Express Gen2 x 16 slot(x4) x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expansion card

PCI Express Gen2 x 1 slot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x1 expansion cards

On Board

Connectors

SATA3 Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA3 devices

SATA2 Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA2 devices

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

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SPEC

CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

System Fan Header x2 System Fan Power supply

Clear CMOS Head er x1 Restore CMOS dat a to factory default

USB2.0 Connector x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB2.0 ports

USB3.0 Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB3.0 ports

Consumer IR Connector x1 Supports infrared function

Serial Port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port

S/PDIF out Connector x1 Supports digital audio out function

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (8pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Back Panel

I/O

PS/2 Keyboard x1

HDMI Port x1

Display Port x1

VGA Port x1

DVI Port x1

eSATA Port x1

LAN port x1

USB2.0 Port x4

USB3.0 Port x2

Audio Jack x6

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to HDMI cable

Connects to DP cable

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Connect to DVI monitor

Connect to SATA devices (Sharing ths same SATA

channel with SATA3–U)

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cable

Connect to USB2.0 devices

Connect to USB3.0 devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and Mic. connection

Board Size

244 (W) x 305 (L) mm ATX

OS Support

Windows XP / Vista / 7

Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support

for any OS with or without notice

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1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

Cen te r

Rear

Side

US B3. 0X2 USB 2.0X2

LAN

VGA

DV I- D

PS/2

Keyboard

US B2. 0X2

HDMI

Display Port

eSATA

NOTE: USB3.0 (only supported by Windows 7) ports are backward compatible with

USB2.0/USB1.X de vices.

NOTE: Maximum resolution:

HDMI: 1920 x 1200 @60Hz, compliant with HDMI 1.4a

DVI: 1920 x 1200 @60Hz

VGA: 2048 x 1536 @75Hz

Display Port: 2560x1600 @60MHz, compliant with Display Port 1.1a

NOTE: This motherboard supports dual video output:

Display Devices

VGA

DVI-D HDMI Display Port

VGA X A A A

DVI-D A X S

1

, C, E A

HDMI A S

1

, C, E X A

Display Port A A A X

z A = Single Pipe Single Display, Intel® Dual Display Clone (Only 24-bpp), or

Extended Desktop Mode

z C = Clone Mode

z E = Extended Desktop Mode

z S

1

= Single Pipe Single Display With One Display Device Disabled

z X = Unsupported / Note Applicable

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

USB_KBMS1

HDMI_DP1

DVI1

VGA1

DUALUSB

_ESATA1

RJ45USB1

AUDIO1

ATXPWR1

LAN

COD EC

SYS_FAN1

F_AUDIO1

PEX16_1

PEX16_2

PEX16_3

PEX1_1

PCI1

PCI2

JSPDIFOUT1

CIR1

J_COM1

F_USB1 F_USB2

SYS_FAN2

JFRONT_USB3_1

Super

I/O

PAN EL1

RST_BTN

PWR_BTN

CL_CMOS_BTN

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4 SATA1

BIOS

Intel

Z77

BAT1

ATXPWR2

DDR3_A1

DDR3_A2

DB2DR3_

DDR3_B1

CPU_FAN1

Socket 1155

CPU1

CO DE C_LE D _D 2

CODE C _LE D_D 1

Note: represents the 1■

st

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Notice:

1. 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.

2. The motherboard might equip with two different types of pin cap. Please refer

below instruction to remove the pin cap.

Step 1: Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise

the lever up.

Step 2: Remove the Pin Cap.

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Step 3: Hold processor with your thumb and index fingers, oriented as

shown. Align the notches with the socket. Lower the processor

straight down without tilting or sliding the processor in the socket.

Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked

position to complete the installation.

Step 5: 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 CPU_FAN1 to complete 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.

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header

14

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3

FAN RPM rate

sense

4 Smart Fan

Control

SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2: System Fan Headers

13

SYS_FAN2SYS_FAN1

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 FAN RPM

rate sense

Note:

The SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2 support 3-pin head connectors; the CPU_FAN1 supports

4-pin head connector. 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.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Memory Modules

DDR3_A1

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A2

DDR3_B2

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.

Note:

If the DIMM does not go in smoothly, do not force it. Pull it all the way out and try again.

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B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR3 Module

Total Memory

Size

DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

Max is 32GB.

DDR3_A2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

DDR3_B2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

C. Dual Channel Memory Installation

Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table.

Dual Channel Status DDR3_A1 DDR3_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

Enabled O X O X

Enabled X O X O

Enabled O O O O

Enabled O X X O

Enabled X O O X

(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

SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

This motherboard provides several SATA controllers for connecting to SATA

devices with respective spec and transfer rates as bellows:

CONNECTOR BY CHIP SPEED Support

SATA1-U/L Intel Z77 6 Gb/s. RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 10 and Intel SRT

SATA2-U/L ; SATA3-U/L Intel Z77 3 Gb/s. RAID 0 / 1 / 5 / 10 and Intel SRT

SATA4 PM1-U/PM0-L ASM1061 6 Gb/s. AHCI

SATA3-U

(By Intel Z77)

4 1-SATA PM U

(By ASM1061)

4 0-SATA PM L SATA3-L

SATA2-U SATA1-U

SATA2-L SATA1-L

NOTE: SATA 3-U shares the same SATA Channel with eSATA; therefore, SATA 3-U will be

disabled if eSATA is installed with any SATA device. User can configure which port is

available b y B IOS setti ng.

NOTE: SATA4 PM0-L / PM1-U do not support uEFI OS.

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PEX16_1/ PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 (x16 / x8) (Nvidia SLI

and AMD CrossFireX) Slots

- PCI-Express 3.0 compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 16GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 32GB/s totally.

- The speed of PEX16_1 is x16, or x8 when SLI / CFX is enabled; the speed

of PEX16_2 is x8.

- PCI-E 3.0 is supported by Core i7-3xxx / i5-3xxx CPU.

Note:

For more details about Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFireX, please access the

website, respectively:

http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html, and

http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx

.

PEX16_3: PCI-Express Gen2 x4 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 2GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 4GB/s totally.

PEX1_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total.

PEX16_1

PEX1_1

PEX16_2

PEX16_3

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PCI1/PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 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.

PCI2

PCI1

ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connectors

These connectors provide +12V to CPU power circuit. If the CPU power plug is

4-pin, please plug it into Pin 1-2-5-6 of ATXPWR2.

1

48

5

Assignment

1 +12V

2 +12V

3 +12V

4 +12V

5 Ground

6 Ground

7 Ground

8 Ground

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ATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector

This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX

power supply.

1

12

13

24

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 Ground 3 Ground

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 Ground 5 Ground

18 Ground 6 +5V

19 Ground 7 Ground

20 NC 8 PW_OK

21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 Ground 12 +3.3V

Note:

Before you power on the system, please make sure that ATXPWR1 and ATXPWR2

connectors have been well plugged-in.

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SETUP 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 SETTINGS

PANEL1: Front Panel Header

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

speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch

functions.

1

9

8

16

POW_LED

On/Off

RST

HLED

SPK

++

+

-

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V

Speaker

Connector

9 N/A

N/A

2 N/A 10 N/A

3 N/A 11 N/A N/A

4 Speaker 12 Power LED (+)

Power LED

5 HDD LED (+)

Hard drive

LED

13 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-) 14 Power LED (-)

7 Ground

Reset button

15 Power button

Power-on button

8 Reset control 16 Ground

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F_USB1/F_USB2: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

These headers allow user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel,

and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

1

2

9

10

F_ USB2USB1 F_

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)

2 +5V (fused)

3 USB-

4 USB-

5 USB+

6 USB+

7 Ground

8 Ground

9 Key

10 NC

JFRONT_USB3_1: Header for USB 3.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header 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.

1

20 11

10

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 VBUS0 11 D2+

2 SSRX1- 12 D2-

3 SSRX1+ 13 Ground

4 Ground 14 SSTX2+

5 SSTX1- 15 SSTX2-

6 SSTX1+ 16 Ground

7 Ground 17 SSRX2+

8 D1- 18 SSRX2-

9 D1+ 19 VBUS1

10 ID 20 Key

NOTE: USB3.0 is only supported by Windows 7.

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F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

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

panel. This header supports HD and AC’97 audio front panel connector.

1

2

9

10

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

JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

31

Assignment

1 +5V

2 SPDIF_OUT

3 Ground

CIR1: Consumer IR Connector

This header is for infrared remote control and communication.

1

2

5

6

Pin Assignment

1 IrDA serial input

2 Ground

3 Ground

4 Key

5 IrDA serial output

6 IR Power

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J_COM1: Serial Port Connector

The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port.

19

210

Assignment

1 Carrier detect

2 Received data

3 Transmitted data

4 Data terminal ready

5 Signal ground

6 Data set ready

7 Request to send

8 Clear to send

9 Ring indicator

10 NC

BIOS POST Code/CPU Temperature Indicator

This indicator will show POST code while booting. After the booting sequence,

it will show current CPU temperature through hexadecimal figure. Please

refer to Chapter 6.3 for all the BIOS POST codes.

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