Biostar AM2 Owner's manual

GeForce 6100 AM2 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 3.x)............................................ 4

1.5 Rear Panel Connectors (Ver 1.x)............................................. 4

1.6 Motherboard Layout (Ver 3.x)............................................... 5

1.7 Motherboard Layout (Ver 1.x)...............................................6

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

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

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

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: NVIDIA RAID Functions.........................24

4.1 Operation System................................................................24

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................24

4.3 How RAID Works.................................................................24

Chapter 5: Useful Help ..............................................26

5.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................26

5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................27

5.3 Extra Information................................................................27

5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................29

Chapter 6: WarpSpeeder™ .......................................30

6.1 Introduction........................................................................30

6.2 System Requirement............................................................30

6.3 Installation.........................................................................31

6.4 WarpSpeeder™....................................................................32

Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language ................38

German................................................................................................38

France..................................................................................................40

Italian..................................................................................................42

Spanish................................................................................................44

Portuguese...........................................................................................46

Polish...................................................................................................48

RUSSIAN...............................................................................................50

ARABIC................................................................................................52

JAPANESE............................................................................................54

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our product. Be fore you sta rt installing the

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

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf ficie nt ligh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ra tion.

 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

grounde d appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to

remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts o n m o 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 bend 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

FDD Cable X 1

HDD Cable X 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

Use r’s Manua l X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1

Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1 (op tiona l)

Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal)

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/P DIF ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

Ver 3.x Ver 1.x

CPU

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron

processors

AMD 64 Arc hitec ture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron

processors

AMD 64 Arc hitec ture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet

FSB

Supports up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTransport

Supports up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth

Support HyperTransport

Chipset

GeForce 6100

nForce 4 10

GeForce 6100

nForce 4 10

Graphics

Integrated in GeForce 6100 Chipset

Max Shared Video Memory is 256 MB

Integrated in GeForce 6100 Chipset

Max Shared Video Memory is 256 MB

Super I/O

ITE 8712F / 8716F

Provides the most commonl

y

us e d l e

g

ac

y

Su

p

e

r

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

ITE 8712F / 8716F

Provides the most commonly used legacy Super

I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

Main

Memory

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

DIMM Slots x 4

Eac h DIMM supports 256/512MB & 1GB DDR2

Max Memory Capicity 4GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 400 / 533 / 667 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not

supported

IDE

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated IDE Controller

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

SA TA II

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant.

LAN

Realtek 8100C

10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation

Realtek 8201CL PHY

10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation

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Ver 3.x Ver 1.x

Sound

ALC 850

8 channels audio out

AC 97 Version 2. 3

ALC 655 / 658 (optional)

6 channels audio out

AC 97 Version 2. 3

PCI slot x2 PCI slot x2

PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1 Slots

PCI Express x 1 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x1

Floppy c onnector x1 Floppy c onnector x1

Printer Port connector x1 Printer Port connector x1

IDE Connector x2 IDE Connector x2

SA TA C onnect or x2 SA TA Connect or x2

Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1

Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1

CD-in Connec tor x1 CD-in Connec tor x1

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

CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1

Sys tem Fan header x3 S ys tem Fan header x1

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

CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x2 USB connector x2

Power Connector (24pin) 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 Mouse x1

S e ri a l Po rt x 1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x6

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l Po rt x 1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

Board Size 244 x 244 (mm) 210 x 244 (mm)

Special

Features

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 support

NVIDIA nTunes

RAID 0 / 1 support

OS Support

Windows 2K / XP

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove

support for any OS With or without notice.

Windows 2K / XP

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 (VER 3.X)

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

Center

Rear

Side

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1 VGA1 USBX2USBX2

LAN

1.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 1.X)

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1 VGA1 USBX2USBX2

LAN

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1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 3.X)

nForce

410

JKB MS1

J U SB1

JAUDIO1

J U SBLAN 1

BIOS

PCI-EX1_1

PCI-EX16

PCI1

FDD1

BAT1

JCOM1

JUSBV1

JCDIN1

Codec

LAN

JFAUDIO 1

JATXPWR2

JSPDIF_OUT1

PCI2

JUSBV2

JUSB2 JUSB3

DIMMA1

JSFAN1

(Opti o nal)JCI1

JCMOS1

IR ( optio nal)

IDE 1

IDE 2

JATXPWR1

JCFAN1

GeForce

6100

JVG A 1

JSATA2

JSATA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

Socket A M2

JKBV1

JPANEL1

Super I/O

JSFAN 2

JNFAN1

JDDRII_22V

PWR SW1

RSTSW2

JPRNT1

LED_D1

LED_D2

No te: represents the 1■

st

pin.

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1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 1.X)

nForce

410

JKBMS1

JUSB1

JAU D IO 1

JU SBL AN 1

BI O S

PCI-EX1_1

PCI-EX16

PC I1

FDD1

JCOM1

JUSBV1

JC DIN1

Codec

LAN

JFAUDIO1

JATX PWR2

JSP DIF_OUT1

PCI2

JUSBV2

JUSB 2

JUSB3

DIMMA1

JSFAN1

JC I1

(optional)

JCMOS1

IDE1

IDE2

JATXPWR1

JC FAN 1

GeForce

6100

JVGA1

JSATA2

JSATA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

Socket A M2

JPANEL1

Supe r I /O

JNFAN1

(optional)

JPRNT1

BAT1

No te: represents the 1■

st

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap.

Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on

CPU should point forwards this white triangle. The CPU will fit

only in the correct orientation.

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Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete the installation.

Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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

JCFAN1

1

4

JCFAN1

1

4

Smart Fan Control

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JNFAN1: North Bridge Fan Header (Optional for Ver 1.x)

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

JSFAN2: System Fan Header (Only for Ver 3.x)

JNFAN1/JSFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 FAN RPM rate

sense

JSFAN2

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

1

JNFAN1

(optional)

JSFAN1

1

JSFAN1

JSFAN2

1

JNFAN1

3

Ground

Note:

The JCFAN1 Supports 4-pin head connector, and JSFAN1/JSFAN2/JNFAN1 support

3-pin head connector. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the

red wire is the positi ve and should be connected to pi n#2, and the bl ack wire is Ground

and should be connected to GND.

JCFAN1 Supports smart fan function

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

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.

B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR Module

To tal Memo r y

Size

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB

Max is 4GB.

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C. Dual Channel Memory installation

To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module

must meet the following requirements:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the following

table.

Duual Channel Status

DIMMA1

DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2

Enabled O O X X

Enabled X X O O

Enabled O O 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 provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,

720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the

provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

3

4

3

1

2

3

4

3

1

2

IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors

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

Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. It has two

HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).

The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can

connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should always be

connected to IDE1.

21

3940

IDE2 IDE1

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PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.

PCI-Ex1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot

- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.

- Data transfer 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 over the traditional PCI architecture.

PCI-EX1

_

1

PCIEX16

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.

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW 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 D

ETAIL SET T ING S

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

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

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

switch functions.

1

SLP

PWR

_

LED

On/Off

RST

HLED

SPK

++

+

2

-

15

16

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 LED

13 Ground 14 Power button

15 Reset control

Reset button

16 Ground

Power-on button

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JIR1: IrDA Connector (Optional for Ver 3.x only)

The motherboard has a Infrared header that supports infrared signal

transmitting and receiving device.

Assignment

1 +5V

2 IRTX

3 Ground

4 IRRX

13

2

4

IR(optional)

ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1

JATXPWR1 allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power

supply.

1

12 24

13

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 14 -12V

3 Ground 15 Ground

4 +5V 16 PS_ON

5 Ground 17 Ground

6 +5V 18 Ground

7 Ground 19 Ground

8 PW_OK 20 NC

9 Standby Voltage+5V 21 +5V

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 +3.3V 24 Ground

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JATXPWR2: ATX Powe r Source C onne ctor

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

Assignment

1 +12V

2 +12V

3 Ground

2

4

1

3

2

41

3

4 Ground

JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 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.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)

2 +5V (fused)

3 USB-

4 USB-

5 USB+

6 USB+

7 Ground

8 Ground

9 Key

1

2

9

10

JUSB3 JUSB2

1

2

9

10

JUSB2 JUSB3

10 NC

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JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Powe r Source Headers for USB Ports

Pin 1-2 Close:

JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1.

JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3).

Pin 2-3 Close:

JUSBV1: USB ports at JUSBLAN1 are powered by +5V standby voltage.

JUSBV2: USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3) are powered by +5V

standby voltage.

31

1

3

Pin 1-2 close

1

JUSBV1

JUSBV2

1

JUSBV1

JUSBV2

1

3

1

3

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-On system via USB device,” “JUSBV1/ JUSBV2”

jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 indi viduall y.

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JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

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

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

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 in/

Rear speaker Right

13 Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

14

2

13

1

14 Left line in/

Rear speaker Left

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices,

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

Assignment

1 Left Channel

Input

2 Ground

3 Ground

1

4

14

4 Right Channel

Input

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