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1. x3 x3 1 1 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 2 2 24 1 24 x1 4 x1 4 x1 PS 2 5 2 5 2 PS 2 he x1 x1 LAN x1 LAN en USB nopr x6 USB nopr x6 i 3 219 mm X 304 B 219 X 304 NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes e RAID 0 1 0 1 RAID 0 1 0 1 Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA
2. 27 5 3 T Power Windows Feature 35 Chapter 6 Useful 44 6 1 Driver Installation 44 6 2 Award BIOS 45 6 3 Extra 45 6 4 Troubleshooting eee 47 Appendencies SPEC In Other Language 48 oe aurea 48 AOL obse ost 50 sn soo ere eei e he Res 52 Plume 54 Portuguese un gue e Ran 56 Polish rrr iaia 58 Russian 2 22 22 ee 60 Arabic ite ea ent e ani 62 TForce 550 SE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product Before you start installing the motherboard please make sure you follow the instructions below m Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting W Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation W 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 m Avoid touching the components on motherboard or t
3. DIMM 256 512M5 8 1 DDR2 256 512M5 8 1 DDR2 4 4 ee DDR2 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM and DIMM DIMM and DIMM ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Super YO Super Super 10 Smart Guardian
4. 13 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3 HEADERS amp JUMPERS SETUP 3 1 HOWTO 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 zm u Pin opened Pin closed Pin1 2 closed 3 2 DETAIL SETTINGS 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 O i B m E D PWR LED E m i m p EB E e Des eu sm Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 9 Sleep control SI butt 2 NA Speaker 10 Ground Ze 2 NA Connector 11 4 Speaker 12 Power LED 5 HDD LED Hard drive 13 Power LED Power LED 6 HDD LED LED 14 Power LED Reset button 13 Power button Power on button 8 Reset control 16 Ground 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 14 switch functions JATXPWRI ATX Power Source Connector TForce 550 SE This connector allows user to connect 24 pin power connector on the ATX power supply O p Q 8
5. 60 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x ALC 888 ALC 861VD 7 1 5 1 2579 High Definition High Definition PCI x4 Cnor PCI x4 PCI Express x16 x1 PCI Express x16 xi PCI Express x 1 x2 Cnor PCI Express x 1 x2 x1 x1 1 1 IDE x1 IDE xi SATA x4 SATA x4 Ha x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 2 1 1 k w
6. F5 Previous Ualues F Optimized Defaults 37 TForce 550 SE Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NSSSB AZT Memory Timings Item Help tCL CAS Latency tRCD Auto tRP 1 tRAS Command Per Clock CMD tRRD AsyncLat tRC tWR tRWT tWTR tREF Read DQS Skew Read delay from Rx FIFO tCL CAS Latency The Choices Auto default 3 clock 6 clock tRCD The Choices Auto default 3 clock 6 clock tRP The Choices Auto default 3 clock 6 clock tRAS The Choices Auto default 5 clock 18 clock Command Per Clock CMD The Choices Auto default 1 clock 2 clock tRRD The Choices Auto default 2 clock 5 clock AsyncLat The Choices Auto default Ins 15ns tRC The Choices Auto default 11 clock 26 clock tWR The Choices Auto default 3 clock 6 clock 38 TForce 550 SE tRWT The Choices Auto default 2 clock 9 clock tWTR The Choices Auto default 1 clock 3 clock tREF The Choices Auto default 7 8 us 3 9 us Read DQS Skew The Choices Auto default 10 96 clock 10 96 clock Read delay from Rx FIFO The Choices Auto default 0 5 clock 4 0 clock Drive Strength setting Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Drive Strength setting Item Help Dram driver weak mode Auto CKE drive strength CS drive strength M drive strength MCLK drive strength
7. PS 2 COM1 Keyboard USBX2 Center Rear Side PS 2 Mouse o o No o9 USBX2 Line In Line Out Mic In 3 276 Vo 02000 USBX2 1 5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS 0 Line In Surround Line Out Mic 1 Bass Center PS 2 COM1 USBX2 USB X2 USBX2 i Keyboard i TForce 550 SE 1 6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT VER 5 X ave IlHdar moo JCFAN1 JATXPWR2 JKBMSV1 m JKBMS1 LT Socket LT AM2 FDD1 o oo o o m efo o JATXPWR1 LAN u JUSBV2 JUSB3 JUSB4 JUSBLAN1 PEX16_1 JAUDIO1 JSATA2 oo 00 JSATA Mo o 00 JSATA3 wo JSATA4 8000 Hoo 88 5 S PCI PCI2 JSFANf 99 O loo o ea JPANEL 1 RSTSW1 PWRSW1 JUSB1 2 JUSB2 JPRNT 1 manaa JAUDIOF1 JSPDIF_OUT DaD DA JCDIN1 Note m represents the 1 pin Motherboard Manual MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT VER 6 X 1 7
8. Smart Guardian IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 133 PIO 0 4 PIO 0 4 SATA II ATA ATA 3 3 SATA 2 0 SATA 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY 10 100 10 100 1 6 1 6
9. Biostar Biostar 05 OSC OS 61 Motherboard Manual ARABIC Ver 6 x Ver 5 x us AM2 osi AM2 il AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX al AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Fala dans Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Athlon 64 x2 Sempron AS yal Ai 6441 64 5 32 3e galal Haal el jal A 6401 64 5 32 xw y AJ d jal A amp icexHyper Transport s Cool n Quiet 4 83 Hyper Transport Cool n Quiet A amp icexiHyperTransport l dan 5 10002 4 4 c sHyperTransport JJ Jaa 81000228 ill LV NVIDIA nForce 550 NVIDIA nForce 550 i pall de gara que DDR2 DIMM 4 3 42 DDR2 DIMM 4 3 s pes DIMM g 9095 Sb 5 DDR2 iu 256 512 ta 453 ae DIMM DDR2 in 256 512 lax chba 152 bles 1 4b culla 40595 bla 4059 45 Sii 4315 555 SDR Ztl a 93 ja S5 is DDR 2145 jo E ie 2 Ge 533 667 800b 6s E sio ae DDR2 cia 533 667 800 5 lax 5 88 es YDIMM qu Alls ECC 5 I3 gii es YDIMM we i elis ECC ITE 8716F 8716F A AsSuper I O Ad S
10. 58 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Bade ALC 888 ALC 861VD 7 1 kana owe wyj cie audio 5 1 kana owe wyj cie audio d wi kowy Obs uga High Definition Audio Obs uga High Definition Audio Gniazdo PCI x4 Gniazdo PCI x4 Gniazda Gniazdo PCI Express x16 1 Gniazdo PCI Express x16 xi Gniazdo PCI Express x 1 x2 Gniazdo PCI Express x 1 x2 Zlacze napedu dyskietek xi Zlacze napedu dyskietek xi Zlacze Port drukarki xi Zlacze Port drukarki xi Z cze IDE xi Z cze IDE xi Zlacze SATA x4 Zlacze SATA x4 Zlacze panela przedniego xi Zlacze panela przedniego xi Przednie z cze audio xi Przednie zlacze audio xi Zlacze wej cia CD x1 Zlacze wej cia CD x1 Z cza Z cze wyj cia S PDIF x1 Z cze wyj cia S PDIF x1 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora procesorax1 Z cze gl wkowe wentylatora procesorax1 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora systemowegox3 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora systemowegox3 Z cze g wkowe otwarcia Z cze g wkowe otwarcia obudowy opcja x1 obudowy opcja x1 Z cze g wkowe kasowania Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 CMOS x1 Z cze USB x2 Z cze USB x2 Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe x1 Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe xi Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Back Panel Port szeregowy xi Port szeregowy xi 1 0 Port LAN x1 Port LAN x1 Port USB x6 Port USB x6 Gniazdo audio x6 Gniazdo audio x3
11. Copy AWDFLASH exe and respectively BIOS into floppy disk Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter System will boot up to DOS prompt Type Awdflash xxxx bf sn py r in DOS prompt System will update BIOS automatically and restart 9 The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly Motherboard Manual B CPU Overheated Ifthe 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 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 the CMOS data See Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again 46 6 4 TROUBLESHOOTING TForce 550 SE Probable Solution 1 No power to the system at all 1 Make sure power cable is Power light don t illuminate fan securely plugged in inside power supply does not turn 2 Replace cable on 3 Contact technical support 2 Indicator ligh
12. t4 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value FiB Save ESC Exit Fi General Help i Previous Values Optimized Defaults Step 2 Save and Exit from CMOS setup and reboot the system to activate this test Run this test for 5 minutes minimum to ensure the memory stability Step 3 When the process is done change the setting back from Enable to Disable to complete the test 31 Motherboard Manual D Self Recovery System S R S This function can t be seen under T Power BIOS setup and is always on whenever the system starts up However it can prevent system hang up due to inappropriate overclock actions When the system hangs up S R S will automatically log in the default BIOS setting and all overclock settings will be re configured E Integrated Flash Program I F P IFP is a safe and quick way to upgrade BIOS Step 1 Go to Biostar website http www biostar com tw to download the latest BIOS file Then save the file into a floppy disk Step 2 Insert the floppy disk and reboot the system to get into CMOS screen Step 3 Select the item Integrated Flash Program to get the following frame and choose the BIOS file downloaded in step 1 Step 4 Press Enter key to start BIOS file loading and BIOS updating will process automatically Step 5 When the BIOS update is completed press YES to the message Flash done Reset system and the system will reboot automati
13. If any one of the fans speeds is lower than the set value the status line will change into a red warning line and the 2 will trigger alarm system automatically Also the system tray icon would change to X TForce 550 SE i VCore This item displays the CPU voltage represented by a light blue line Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting 2 to monitor the CPU operating voltage CPU voltage is higher or lower than the set value the status line will change into a red warning line and a warning sound will alert you Also the system tray icon will change to i VBAT This item displays the CMOS battery voltage represented by a light green line Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting to monitor the status of battery voltage If battery voltage is higher or lower than the set value the status line will change to a red warning line and a warning sound will alert you Also the system tray icon will change to X Reference data This column represents the status of power supply voltage and cannot be adjusted it is only for present status reference 37 Motherboard Manual B Overclocking Configurations BIOSTAR This diagram is designed for T series Overclocking utility Friendly interface and solid overclock features are the major concept of this utility Graphic 1 will appear when activating this utility Graphic 1 A Clicking on Biostar will lea
14. gi Xia de 4 ALII Jana gi dia ve 4 ALII Jana ji dita Me PSZ giiia d 1 se PSZ de PS 2 cada we PS 2 cida ql ite hi Me Ala Quai Sui dia 3x Quai Sui dio Agla ia li 6 we USB dla 6 we USB 3 3 de Ca gra gue 6 de Cs gua alle NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes id U ja AE RAID O 1 0 1 s RAID O 1 041 EED e 304 X 219 EED pa 304 X 219 oe Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K VISTA Lis Biostar j Just RZA GY edd Jel iuis LexBiostar j sb RS AB S polly fi Ali atl dab aco 63 Motherboard Manual JAPANESE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 Sempron 7u 4 v4 Sempron 70 Yy CPU AMD 647 7 77 TIL 326 h 64Ev hat AMD 647 7 7F 7 Cl 326 v h 64Ev bat TENUIBECY 7 dr NL 9 1000 MHz C vt 1000 MHz DV Pili C717 h 77 AR be ti hUES TN EY 74 b NVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 DDR2 DIMM 70 h x 4 DDR2 DIMM 2m v x 4 A DIMM 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 rh amp DIMMIX 256 512MB 8 1GB DDR2 7 N BARE AZAGB NA 84GB po FAT MF 2 LEY FAK Fry 2 XE EY 2 L DDR2 533 667
15. 800 K N DDR2 533 667 800447 N BERFADIMMLECC DIMMIHFR b E KHGDIMM ECC DIMMI SHEA ITE 8716F ITE 8716F bot SL Super bot Super REL TOS BEL CoExS Super ECY AUY 97 754 2 7 4 PRR YY ha 11237575 BAY ha 11217575 HW 7 HW y 7717 0 7 9 777817 0 7 9 ITED 7 v BE TED Av bhzi 747 vB HESIDE1Y hm 5 m 5 IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 2 lt 24 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 27 Ay PIO Mode 0440 gt PIO Mode OmADHR MAY 217 O7 Mar gt SATA II Hua Gb TD7 IRERE Buss Gb Tb07 IRERE SATA 1 22 a 2 06 o SATA Y a 2 OF RA CHEM gt Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY 10 100 Mb f B LU1Gb POT 7 2 5 10 100 Mb fbiU1Gb FXxD4 APY IV i 3 3 Tz WE HZ 64 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x ALC 888 ALC 861VD VUAN aas TAF LV VANA TAATT h VIMFTAZYSYA TARDHR b IM TIA DVIVAT4 ADIA N PCIAUvh x4 PCIAUvb x4 h PCI Express 16 Au v x1 PCI Express x16 Au v PCI Express x 12mv x2 PCI Express x 1720 x2 ZAYR dH Z x1 7uvyt 1477 x1 71 77 7 2 277 IDE 13 79 xi SATA 1 79 x4 SATA1 79 x4 Iva Ryy x1 707 2 77 7442 277 70y h I 2079 x1 e
16. JCFAN1 Ave Woo JATXPWR2 JKBMSV1 e o JKBMS1 LT Socket LT AM2 JUSBV2 JATXPWR1 JUSB3 JUSB4 JUSBLAN1 FDD1 o JSFAN2 PEX16_1 JAUDIO1 nForce 550 PCI we SATA 220 JCH JCMOS1 E o o m o JSATA3 5 JSATAZ 50 45 1 998 LJ Too aa Foo JPANEL1 O mo manaa JAUDIOF1 JSPDIF_OUT DaD JPRNT1 E JCDIN1 RSTSW1 PWRSW1 JUSB1 JUSB2 Note m represents the 1 pin Z TForce 550 SE CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU 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 Motherboard Manual Step 4 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to com
17. MD drive strength DQS drive strength F5 Previous Ualues F Optimized Defaults Dram driver weak mode The Choices Auto default Normal Weak CKE drive strength The Choices Auto default 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x 2 0x CS drive strength The Choices Auto default 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x 2 0x MA drive strength The Choices Auto default 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x 2 0x 39 TForce 550 SE MCLK drive strength The Choices Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 50x MD drive strength The Choices Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 50x 00 drive strength The Choices Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 50x Dram on die Termination The Choices Auto default Disable 75ohm 150ohm 50ohm Read Write Queue bypass The Choices Auto default 2 times 4 times 8 times 16 times Bypass Maximum The Choices Auto default No bypass 1 time 15 time 32 Byte Granularity The Choices Auto default 64 byte 32 byte 00 Training Control The Choices Perform DQS Skip DQS default CKE base power down mode The Choices Enabled Disabled default CKE based powerdown The Choices Per Channel default Per CS Memclock tri stating The Choices Disabled default Enabled Memory Hole Remapping The Choices Enabled default Disabled Auto Optimize Bottom IO The Choices Enabled default Disabled Bottom of 31 24 IO space The Choices 0 default Min 0000 Max 00FF Key in a HEX
18. MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 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 Enabled default Small Logo shows when system boots up Disabled No Small Logo shows when system boots The Choices Enabled default Disabled Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable the summary screen Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing The Choices Disabled default Enabled 15 TForce 550 SE 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 The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly M Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Phoenix
19. en charge Hyper Transport jusqu une bande passante de 1000 MHz bande passante de 1000 MHz Chipset NVIDIA nForce 550 NVIDIA nForce 550 ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Fournit la fonctionnalit de Super E S Foumit la fonctionnalit de Super E S patrimoniales la plus utilisee patrimoniales la plus utilisee Interface a faible compte de broches Interface a faible compte de broches PARA Initiatives de contr le environnementales Initiatives de contr le environnementales Moniteur de mat riel Moniteur de materiel Contr leur de vitesse de ventilateur Contr leur de vitesse de ventilateur Fonction Gardien intelligent de l ITE Fonction Gardien intelligent de l ITE Fentes DDR2 DIMMx 4 Fentes DDR2 DIMMx 4 Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR2 de Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR2 de 256 512 Mo et 1Go 256 512 Mo et 1Go STR Capacit m moire maximale de 4 Go Capacit m moire maximale de 4 Go uu Module de m moire DDR2 mode double voie Module de m moire DDR2 mode double voie Principale Prend en charge la DDR2 533 667 800 Prend en charge la DDR2 533 667 800 Les DIMM registres et DIMM avec code Les DIMM registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge charge Contr leur IDE int gr Contr leur IDE int gr DE Mode principale de Bus Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Mode principale de Bus Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 133 Prend en charge le mode PIO 0 4 Prend en cha
20. 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 256 512MB oraz 1GB DDR2 Pami Maks wielko pami ci 4GB Maks wielko pami ci 4GB g wna Modu pami ci DDR2 z trybem podw jnego Modu pami ci DDR2 z trybem podw jnego kana u kana u Obs uga DDR2 533 667 800 Obs uga DDR2 533 667 800 Brak obs ugi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM Brak obs ugi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Super Zapewnia najbardziej powszechne funkcje Super 1 0 1 0 Super VO Interfejs Low Pin Count Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcje kontroli warunk w pracy Funkcje kontroli warunk w pracy Monitor H W Monitor H W Kontroler pr dko ci wentylatora Kontroler pr dko ci wentylatora Funkcja ITE Smart Guardian Funkcja ITE Smart Guardian Zintegrowany kontroler IDE Zintegrowany kontroler IDE IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Tryb Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Tryb Bus Master obs uga PIO tryb 04 obs uga PIO tryb 0 4 Zintegrowany kontroler Serial ATA Zintegrowany kontroler Serial ATA SATA II Transfer danych do 3 Gb s Transfer danych do 3 Gb s Zgodno ze specyfikacj SATA w wersji 2 0 Zgodno ze specyfikacj SATA w wersji 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY 10 100 Mb s oraz 1Gb s z automatyczn 10 100 Mb s oraz 1Gb s z automatyczn LAN negocjacj szybko ci negocjacj szybko ci Dzia anie w trybie po owicznego pe nego Dzia anie w trybie po owicznego pe nego dupleksu dupleksu
21. 4 pin Tastiera PS 2 x1 Tastiera PS 2 x1 yo Mouse PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta seriale x1 Porta seriale x1 pannello Porta LAN x1 Porta LAN x1 posteriore Porta USB x6 Porta USB x6 Connettore audio x6 Connettore audio x3 Dimension 219 mm larghezza x 304 mm altezza 219 mm larghezza x 304 mm altezza i scheda Caratterist ich nTunes NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA iche Supporto RAID 0 1 0 1 Supporto RAID 0 1 0 1 speciali ZIE Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA istemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi Gi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo senza preavviso operativo senza preavviso 53 Motherboard Manual SPANISH Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Conector AM2 Conector AM2 Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Athlon 64 x2 Sempron CPU La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 64 bis 32 y 64 bits Soporta las tecnolog as Hyper Transport y Soporta las tecnolog as Hyper Transport y Cool n Quiet Cool n Quiet EB Admite HyperTransport con un ancho de banda Admite HyperTransport con un ancho de banda de hasta 1000 MHz de hasta 1000 MHz nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 chips ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Le ofrece las f
22. By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 3 m d o Pin 1 2 Close i Normal Operation default B Hoo 1 3 O 2 E T ES Pin 2 3 Close D Clear CMOS data FI x Clear CMOS Procedures Remove AC power line Set the jumper to Pin 2 3 close Wait for five seconds Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close Power on the AC Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data DOB JCI1 Chassis Open 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 1 Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal D 2 Ground 3 ns 1 2 O ee gt a EO era RJ _ m ern TForce 550 SE JSAT A1 JSAT A4 Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3 0Gb s P Pin Assignment 1 Ground 1 o 2 TX 3 TX 4 5 EE 6 RX een 7 Ground JSPDIF_OUT Digital Audio out Conn
23. PCIE Clock It helps to increase VGA card performance Choices The range is from 100 to 145 with an interval of 1MHz Chipset Overclock Setting NB SB Voltage Regulator This function will increase chipset stability when overclocking Choices 1 52V 1 60V 1 68V 1 76V HT Frequency We recommend users to set this item at 4 when overclocking Choices x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 Auto 28 TForce 550 SE Automatic Overclock System A O S For beginners in overclock field BET had developed an easy fast and powerful feature to increase the system performance named A O S Based on many tests and experiments A O S provides 3 ideal overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance in a single step Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Querclock Navigator Normal Item Help Menu Level gt Overclock Navigator Normal Automate Over Manual Overc loc Integated Memory Ti Move ENTER Accept ES t4 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F18 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F7 0 F5 Previous Values timized Defaults V6 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 10 15 of whole system performance Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Querclock Navigator Automate Overclock Item Help Auto Overclock System U6 Tech Engine Integated Memory Test Disabled t4 gt Move Enter Select PU PD V
24. 1 Gb s Funciones Half Full duplex Funciones Half Full duplex 54 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Rzecz ALC 888 ALC 861VD Salida de sonido de 7 1 canales Salida de sonido de 5 1 canales 2 Soporte de sonido de Alta Definici n Soporte de sonido de Alta Definici n Ranura PCI X4 Ranura PCI X4 Ranuras Ranura PCI Express x16 X1 Ranura PCI Express x16 X1 Ranura PCI express x 1 x2 Ranura PCI express x 1 x2 Conector disco flexible x1 Conector disco flexible x1 Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Conector IDE x1 Conector IDE x1 Conector SATA 4 Conector SATA x4 Conector de panel frontal X1 Conector de panel frontal X1 Conector de sonido frontal x1 Conector de sonido frontal x1 Conector de entrada de CD x1 Conector de entrada de CD x1 SARA Conector de salida S PDIF x1 Conector de salida S PDIF x1 BARCA Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ventilador de CPU x1 Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X3 Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X3 Cabecera de chasis abierto opcional X1 Cabecera de chasis abierto opcional X1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS x1 Cabecera de borrado de CMOS x1 Conector USB x2 Conector USB x2 Conector de alimentaci n x1 Conector de alimentaci n x1 24 patillas 24 patillas Conector de alimentaci n x1 Conector de alimentaci n x1 4 patillas 4 patillas Teclado PS 2 x1 Teclado PS 2 x1 Ne Rat n PS 2 1 PS 2 1 e Puerto serie X1 Puerto serie X1
25. 100 133 Bus Master Modus Unterst tzt PIO Modus 0 4 Master Modus Unterst tzt PIO Modus 0 4 Integrierter Serial ATA Controller Integrierter Serial ATA Controller SATA II Datentransferrate bis zu 3Gb s Datentransferrate bis zu 3Gb s Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 2 0 Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY LAN 10 100 Mb s und 1Gb s Auto Negotiation 10 100 Mb s und 1Gb s Auto Negotiation Halb Vollduplex Funktion Halb Vollduplex Funktion 48 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Audio Codec ALC 888 7 1 Kanal Audioausgabe Unterst tzt High Definition Audio ALC 861VD 5 1 Kanal Audioausgabe Unterstiitzt High Definition Audio PCI Steckplatz x4 PCI Steckplatz x4 Steckpl tze PCI Express x16 Steckplatz xi PCIExpress x16 Steckplatz x1 PCI Express x 1 Steckplatz x2 PCI Express x 1 Steckplatz x2 Diskettenlaufwerkanschluss xi Diskettenlaufwerkanschluss x1 Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 Druckeranschluss Anschluss IDE Anschluss x1 IDE Anschluss SATA Anschluss x4 SATA Anschluss x4 Fronttafelanschluss Fronttafelanschluss Front Audioanschluss x1 Front Audioanschluss x1 RATE CD IN Anschluss x1 CD IN Anschluss x1 diss S PDIF Ausgangsanschluss xi S PDIF Ausgangsanschluss x1 CPU L fter Sockel x1 CPU L fter Sockel x1 System L fter Sockel x3 System L fter Sockel x3 Geh use offen Sockel optional x1 Geh use offen Sockel op
26. 1000 MHz di larghezza di banda MHz di larghezza di banda Chipset nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Fornisce le funzionalit legacy Super I O Fornisce le funzionalit legacy Super I O usate piu comunemente usate piu comunemente Interfaccia LPC Low Pin Count Interfaccia LPC Low Pin Count Super I O Funzioni di controllo dell ambiente Funzioni di controllo dell ambiente Monitoraggio hardware Monitoraggio hardware Controller velocit ventolina Controller velocit ventolina Funzione Smart Guardian di ITE Funzione Smart Guardian di ITE Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MB e Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 256 512MB e 1GB 1GB Memoria Capacit massima della memoria 4GB Capacit massima della memoria 4GB principale Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR2 533 667 800 Supporto di DDR2 533 667 800 DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati supportati Controller IDE integrato Controller IDE integrato ibE Modalit Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 Modalit Bus Master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 100 133 Supporto modalit PIO Mode 0 4 Supporto modalit PIO Mode 0 4 Controller Serial ATA integrato Controller Serial ATA integrato Bus Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a 3 Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a 3 Gb s Gb s Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 2 0 Comp
27. After PUR Fail F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 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 53 STR Suspend RAM S1 amp S3 POS STR 24 TForce 550 SE Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are three options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode I hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Define default Allow you to set each option individually When you choose user define you can adjust each of the item from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min 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 DPMS Support default Ini
28. Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NSSSB A2T Advanced Chipset Features PMU Disabled Item Help K8 lt gt NB HT Width PCIE Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum SSE SSEZ Instruct ions gt CPU Feature System BIOS Cacheable F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults PMU This item allows you to enable or disable the PMU function The Choices Disabled default Auto K8 lt gt NB HT Width This item allows you to select the K8 lt gt NB HT Width The Choices Auto default 416 116 8 18 SATA PCIE Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the Spread Spectrum function The Choices Disabled default Enabled TForce 550 SE HT Spread Spectrum This item allows you to select HT Spread Spectrum function The Choices Center default Disabled Down SSEISSE2 instruction This item allows you to enable disable SSE SSE2 instruction The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Feature Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T CPU Feature K8 NPT 1 Support Disabled Item Help AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults K8 NPT CIE Support The Choices Disabled default Enabled AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control The Choices Auto default System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which is abl
29. Connector x1 IDE Connector x1 SATA Connector x4 SATA Connector x4 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 CD in Connector x1 CD in Connector x1 On Board S PDIF out connector x1 S PDIF out connector x1 Connector CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1 System Fan header x3 System Fan header x3 Chassis open header optional xi Chassis open header optional xi CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1 USB connecor x2 USB connector x2 Power Connector 24pin xi Power Connector 24pin 1 Power Connector 4pin xi Power Connector 4pin x1 PS 2 Keyboard x1 PS 2 Keyboard x1 PS 2 Mouse x1 PS 2 Mouse x1 Back Panel Serial Port x1 Serial Port x1 IO LAN port xi LAN port x1 USB Port x6 USB Port x6 Audio Jack x6 Audio Jack x3 Board Size 219 x 304 mm 219 x 304 mm Special NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes Features RAID 0 1 O 1support RAID 0 1 O 1support Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA OS Support Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice support for any OS With or without notice Motherboard Manual PS 2 Mouse 6 0 o No o LAN 1 4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS VER 5 X re 00000 Ol Loree Loeme
30. Exi r1 Ecl HG BE RU 24 els elelelolelelelelele JATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector 3 5 OANDARWHNH a 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Assignment 3 3V 3 3V Ground 5V Ground 5V Ground PW OK Standby Voltage 5V 12V 12V 3 3V 3 3V 12V Ground PS ON Ground Ground Ground NC 5V 5V 5V Ground By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit BE ESSE _ EM zm mm E ES 2 1 4 3 3 5 Pon Assignment 12V 12V Ground Ground ES Motherboard Manual JUSB1 JUSB2 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 Die 1 USB1 USB2 2 10 ga rece D vt m _ nr 3 5 Assignment 5V fused 5V fused USB USB USB USB Ground Ground Key WD JUSBVI JUSBV2 JK BMSV1 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUSB2 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSB3 JUSB4 JKBMSV1 5V for PS 2 keyboard and mouse Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV1 USB ports at front panel JUSB1 JUS
31. Puerto de red local x1 Puerto de red local x1 zx Puerto USB X6 Puerto USB X6 Conector de sonido X6 Conector de sonido x3 Tamafio de ue 219 mm A X 304 Mm H 219 mm A X 304 Mm H Funciones NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes especiales Admite RAID 0 1 0 1 Admite RAID 0 1 0 1 Soporte de Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA sistema Biostar se reserva el derecho de afiadir o retirar Biostar se reserva el derecho de afiadir o retirar operativo elsoporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo elsoporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo 55 Motherboard Manual PORTUGUESE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processadores AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Processadores AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Athlon 64 x2 Sempron CPU A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computagao A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computag o de 32 e 64 bits de 32 e 64 bits Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport e Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport e Cool n Quiet Cool n Quiet ESB Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport com uma Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport com uma largura de banda at 1000 MHz largura de banda at 1000 MHz Chipset nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Proporciona as funcionalidades mais utilizadas Proporciona as funcionalidades mais utilizadas em termos da especifica o Super I O em termos da especifica o Super Especificaga Inter
32. Sempron Prozessoren Sempron Prozessoren ta Die AMD 64 Architektur unterst tzt eine 32 Bit Die AMD 64 Architektur unterst tzt eine 32 Bit und 64 Bit Datenverarbeitung und 64 Bit Datenverarbeitung Unterst tzt Hyper Transport und Cool n Quiet Unterst tzt Hyper Transport und Cool n Quiet Unterst tzt HyperTransport mit einer Bandbreite Unterst tzt HyperTransport mit einer Bandbreite is von bis zu 1000 MHz von bis zu 1000 MHz Chipsatz nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Bietet die h ufig verwendeten alten Super Bietet die h ufig verwendeten alten Super E A Funktionen E A Funktionen Low Pin Count Schnittstelle Low Pin Count Schnittstelle Super E A Umgebungskontrolle Umgebungskontrolle Hardware berwachung Hardware berwachung L fterdrehzahl Controller L fterdrehzahl Controller Smart Guardian Funktion von ITE Smart Guardian Funktion von ITE DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256 512MB amp 1GB Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 DDR2 Arbeitsspeich Max 4GB Arbeitsspeicher Max 4GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodul Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodul Unterst tzt DDR2 533 667 800 registrierte Unterst tzt DDR2 533 667 800 registrierte DIMMs ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterst tzt DIMMs ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterst tzt Integrierter IDE Controller Integrierter IDE Controller IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Ultra DMA 33 66
33. TForce 550 SE D Live Update When Live Update program is activated a screen will pop up to illustrate BIOS related information i Linkto Internet Click on this button will link to Biostar website and BIOS file will be downloaded ii Update BIOS Click on this button to run BIOS flashing process and it s easy and safe iii Backup BIOS Click on this button and BIOS file will be saved into the user selected folder iv Clear CMOS Click on this item will clear the CMOS Data When carrying this job the previous CMOS data would be cleared and returned to default setting 43 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 6 USEFUL HELP 44 6 1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE 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 Note If this window didn t show up after you insert the Driver CD please use file browser to locate and execute the file SETUP EXE under your optical drive A Driver Installation To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Softwar
34. configurations Moreover users are able to save an ideal overclock setting during overclock operation There are 50 sets of record addresses in total and users are able to name the CMOS data according to personal preference Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Reload Program Save Selection as Item Help Reload Selection from Menu Level gt BIOSTAR G R P CMOS Reload Program fi Move Enter Select PU PD Value FiB Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 30 TForce 550 SE Memory Integration Test 1 This function is under Overclocking Navigator Engine item MIT allows users to test memory compatibilities and no extra devices or software are needed Step 1 The default setting under this item is Disabled the condition parameter should be changed to Enable to proceed this test Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Automate Overclock Auto Overclock System 96 Tech Engine Menu Level gt Integated Memory Test Disabled fi gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F i i Previous Values Optimized Defaults Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Automate Overclock Auto Overclock System U6 Tech Engine Menu Level gt Integated Memory Test Enabled
35. diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status This item cannot be adjusted 40 TForce 550 SE C Smart Fan Function When Smart Fan Function is activated screens will pop up to illustrate the fan speed information i CPU Temperature Show current CPU temperature ii CPU Fan speed Show current CPU Fan speed iii System Fan speed Show current system Fan speed iv Calibrate When changing CPU Fan or System Fan click on this button to re calibrate the Fan speed mm Note 1 When Smart Fan Function activates for the first time this calibrate function would auto run to get upper and lower limitation of CPU Fan and System Fan 2 Whencalibrating process is done the calibrating window will auto close and the main screen will show new fan speed data 41 Motherboard Manual 42 v Auto If the green indicator is lit up the Smart Fan Function is On Default Setting Click on this button again to close Smart Fan Function and a screen as below would pop up There will be pulling meter besides the CPU Fan and System Fan the CPU Fan and the System Fan speed can be adjusted by adjusting the Cursor Up or Down vi Program Tool Bar About Click on this button to get program related information e Sd Minimize Click on this button to minimize the program to system tray e Exit Click on this button to exit this program
36. 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 lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item m Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time Chh mm ss gt IDE Channel O Master gt IDE Channel O Slave Drive Halt On Item Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Main Menu Selections This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu Item Options Date Time Options are in its sub IDE Channel O Master menu Options are in its sub menu IDE Channel O Slave 360K 5 25 in Drive A 1 2M 5 25 in Description Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Set the system internal clock Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system TForce 550 SE Item Options 720 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory N A Description Sel
37. negocia o de 10 100 Mb s e 1Gb s Capacidade semi full duplex Capacidade semi full duplex dede ALC 888 ALC 861VD Sa da de udio de 7 1 canais Sa da de udio de 5 1 canais dt Suporta a especifica o High Definition Audio Suporta a especifica o High Definition Audio 56 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Ranhura PCI x4 Ranhura PCI x4 Ranhuras PCI Express x16 xi Ranhura PCI Express x16 xi Ranhura PCI Express x 1 x2 Ranhura PCI Express x 1 x2 Conector da unidade de disquetes x1 Conector da unidade de disquetes x1 Conector da para impressora x1 Conector da para impressora x1 Conector IDE x1 Conector IDE x1 Conector SATA x4 Conector SATA x4 Conector do painel frontal xi Conector do painel frontal xi Conector de udio frontal x1 Conector de udio frontal x1 Conector para entrada de CDs xi Conector para entrada de CDs xi Conector de sa da S PDIF xi Conector de sa da S PDIF xi Conectores Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 na placa Conector da ventoinha do sistema x3 Conector da ventoinha do sistema x3 Conector para detec o da Conector para detec o da abertura do chassis opcional xi abertura do chassis opcional x1 Conector para limpeza do CMOS xi Conector para limpeza do CMOS xi Conector USB x2 Conector USB x2 Conector de alimentag o x1 Conector de alimentag o x1 24 pinos 24 pinos Conector de alimentag o x1 Conector de alimentag o x1 4 pinos 4
38. or any other application that requires fault tolerance and minimal capacity Benefits Provides 100 data redundancy Should one drive fail the controller switches to the other drive Drawbacks Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds Fault Tolerance Yes TForce 550 SE RAID 0 1 RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques Resulting in a RAID 0 1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 4 and maximum is 6 or 8 depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows for spare disks Drawbacks Requires twice the available disk space for data redundancy the same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes X For more detailed setup information please refer to the Driver CD or go to http www nvidia com page pg 20011106217193 html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash 25 Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 5 OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE 26 5 1 T POWER INTRODUCTION 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 No matter whether under BIOS or Windows interface T Power is able to present the be
39. the CPU fan will work under Full Speed The Choices 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 The range is from 0 127 with an interval of 1 The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key in a DEC number Slope PWM Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU fan The Choices 0 PWM Value C 1 PWM Value C 2 PWM Value C default 4 PWM Value C 8 PWM Value C 16 PWM Value C 32 PWM Value C 64PWM Value C CPU Vcore Chipset Volt 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V DDR Voltage HT Voltage 5V lt SB gt Voltage Battery Detect the system s voltage status automatically SYSTEM Temp This field displays the current temperature of SYSTEM 32 TForce 550 SE 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 Current NB FAN Speed This field displays the current speed NB fan 33 TForce 550 SE 9 Over Clock Navigator Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB AZT OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Item Help 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 config
40. when unpredictable errors occur All the monitoring items are illustrated by a waveform diagram pui lt a 4 mr 24 MIRA Ze Siae lt o esp Hardware Monitor Toolbar i Start up Setting Click on this item to run Hardware Monitor Program when the Windows starts up ii Dialogue Box Setting Click on this item to pop up warning dialogue box when PC system is abnormal iii Exit Click on this item to exit Hardware Monitor Program iv Hide Click on this item to hide this program in system tray When hiding the program there will be a check icon in the system tray DI ev OO PM 03 56 35 Motherboard Manual 36 CPU Temperature This column configures the CPU temperature There is a waveform to represent the status of CPU temperature By adjusting J users can easily configure the upper limit of CPU temperature for system operating In this diagram the white line represents the upper limit which user set for CPU temperature and the green line shows present CPU temperature If the CPU temperature is higher than the upper limit the status line color will change from green to red and a warning sound will alert you Also the system tray icon would change to X By adjusting 281 users can easily configure the lower limit of the fan speed In this diagram the green line shows present CPU Fan speed and the yellow line shows System Fan speed if any
41. 1 3 Motherboard 2 1 4 Rear Panel Connectors Ver 5 4 1 5 Rear Panel Connectors Ver 6 4 1 6 Motherboard Layout Ver 5 5 17 Motherboard Layout Ver 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 7 2 1 Installing Central Processing Unit CPU 7 2 2 FAN Headers 9 2 3 Installing System 10 2 4 Connectors and lots 12 Chapter 3 Headers amp Jumpers Setup 14 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 14 3 2 Detail ettings ooo ete he trn Rr lere ES 14 Chapter 4 NVIDIA RAID Functions 23 4 1 Operation System ssa ea iaia 23 4 2 Raid Arrays dod od 23 4 3 How RAID 23 CHAPTER 5 OverClock Quick Guide 26 5 1 T Power 26 5 2 T Power BIOS
42. 96 default 128 256 512 1024 2048 30 TForce 550 SE 8 PC Health Status m Figure 8 PC Health Status Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature 70 C7158 F Item Help Show H W Monitor in POST CPU FAN Control by SYS FAN Control by F5 Previous Ualues F Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This item is only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled 70 C 158 F default 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several different delay times The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU FAN Control by Choose smart to reduce the noise caused by CPU FAN The Choices Always On default Smart 31 TForce 550 SE SYS FAN Control by Choose smart to reduce the noise caused by the System FAN The Choices SMART Always On default CPU Fan Off lt C gt If the CPU Temperature is lower than the set value FAN will turn off The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key ina DEC number CPU Fan Start lt C gt CPU fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value The Choices Min 0 Max 127 Key ina DEC number CPU Fan Full speed lt C gt When CPU temperature is reach the set value
43. B2 are powered by 5 standby voltage JUSBV2 USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSB3 JUSB4 are powered by 5V standby voltage JKBMSV1 PS 2 mouse and keyboard are powered with 5V standby voltage Bao o JKBMSV1 m JUSBV2 AN Pin 1 2 close 3 s JUSBV1 ee 3 3 Em a 1 m Mem nii 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 individually 16 TForce 550 SE JAUDIOFI 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 1 Mic Left in 1 2 Ground z 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in W 6 Jack Sense m 7 Front Sense 2 10 O oo a 8 Key E pop 9 Leftline in E 1 1 9 10 Jack Sense dE E 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 1 E Pin Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input 17 Motherboard Manual 18 _ _ _ __ JCMOS1 Clear CMOS Header
44. E Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetch function for faster drive access If the interface on your drive does not support prefetching or if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled The Choices Enabled default Disabled 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 Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Onboard Device OnChip USB U1 1 U2 0 Item Help USB Memory Type USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support HD Audio MAC Lan MAC Media Interface Onboard Lan Boot ROM F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 20 TForce 550 SE OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board You may need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices V1 1 V2 0 default Disabled V1 1 USB Memory Type The Choices SHADOW default Base Memory 640K USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Keyboard Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled default Disable USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support This item allows you to enable or disable the USB Mouse Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled default Disable USB Mouse Sup
45. MOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Manual Overclock Menu Level Ld CPU Voltage StartUp NB SB Voltage Regulator 11 5201 Memorry Voltage 2 6801 CPU Frequency 2881 Hammer CPU Multiplier StartUp HT Frequency Auto PCIE Clock 18 Mhz 1 Memclock Frequency 200Mhz 1 2 Memory Timing 2T DRAM Configuration Press Enter Integated Memory Test Disabled Enter Select PU PD Ualue FiB Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 27 Motherboard Manual CPU Overclock Setting CPU Voltage This function will increase CPU stability when overclocking However the CPU temperature will increase when CPU voltage is increased Choices The adjustable range is from 0 800V to 2 310V CPU Frequency CPU Frequency is directly in proportion to system performance To maintain the system stability CPU voltage needs to be increased also when raising CPU frequency Choices This range is from 200 to 450 with an interval of 1MHz Memory Overclock Settinq Memory Voltage This function will increase memory stability when overclocking Choices The range is from 1 80V to 2 1V with an interval of 0 05V Memclock Frequency To get better system performance sometimes downgrading the memory frequency is necessary when CPU frequency is adjusted over the upper limit Choices DDR2 400 DDR2 533 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 MHZ PCI Express Overclock Setting
46. Mode This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function The default value is SPP The Choices SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA Select aDMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 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 The Choices Enabled default Disabled 23 TForce 550 SE 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 m Figure 6 Power Management Setup Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method HDD Power Down Soft ff by PBTN WOLCPME From Sof t 0f f WORCRI From Soft 0ff USB Resume from 3 4 Power On by Alarm POWER ON Funct ion Power Password Hot Key Power ON PWRON
47. Slave USB CDROMO USB CDROM 1 Network Boot Priority Network Item Help F5 Previous Ualues F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The Choices Network 0 Network 1 Network 2 Network 3 12 TForce 550 SE First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order The Choices Removable Hard Disk CDROM Network 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 The Choices Enabled default Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled System will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks during boot up Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled Virus Warninq 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 Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Disabled Normal POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Boot Up NumLock Status Sel
48. TForce 550 SE Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will 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 publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor s approval in writing The content of this user s manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 Before You Stark naeh 1 1 2 Package Chechlist ii 1
49. U fan starts to work when CPU temperature arrives to this set value The range is from 0 C 127 C with an interval of 1 C CPU Fan Full speed lt C gt When CPU temperature arrives to the set value the CPU fan will work under Full Speed The range is from 0 C 127 C with an interval of 1 C 33 Motherboard Manual 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 interval of 1 Slope PWM Choices 1 PWM Value C default 2 PWM Value C 4 PWM Value C 8 PWM Value C 16 PWM 32 PWM Value C 64PWM Value C CPU Fan Speed RPM 3 PWM C s3 2 PWW C 52 1 PWM C 1 Stop HT Temperature 1 CPU temperature is 60 C and PWM value is 1 PWM C 2 CPU temperature is 60 C and PWM value is 2 PWM C 3 CPU temperature is 60 C and PWM value is 3 PWM C Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU fan As in above diagram when the CPU temperature reaches 60 C the CPU fan speed for PWM C is higher than 1 PWM C S1 lt S2 lt S3 34 TForce 550 SE 5 3 T POWER WINDOWS FEATURE 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
50. Wymiary 219 mm S X 304 mm W 219 mm S X 304 mm W p yty Funkcje NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes specjalne Obs uga RAID 0 1 0 1 Obs uga RAID 0 1 0 1 Obsluga Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA systemu Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub operacyjne odwo ywania obs ugi dowolnego systemu odwo ywania obs ugi dowolnego systemu go operacyjnego bez powiadomienia operacyjnego bez powiadomienia 59 Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN Ver 5 x Ver 6 x AM2 AM2 CPU AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Athlon 64 x2 Sempron 64 64 32 64 32 64 Hyper Transport Cool n Quiet Hyper Transport Cool n Quiet FSB HyperTransport HyperTransport 1000 1000 nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 DDR2 DIMMx 4 DDR2 DIMMx 4 DIMM
51. al 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 Basic Input Output System BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk This system controls most of the input and output devices such as keyboard mouse serial ports and disk drives BIOS activates at the first stage of the booting process loading and executing the operating system Some additional features such as virus and password protection or chipset fine tuning options are also included in BIOS The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification and ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 ofthe EPA Green PC specification APM Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can also be managed by this AWARD BIOS ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS sup
52. alue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults V8 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 15 25 of whole system performance Phoenix Award WorkstationBI0S CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Automate Overclock Auto Overclock System U8 Tech Engine Menu Level gt Performan Integated Memory Test Disabled 14 gt lt Enter Select PU PD Value FiB Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 29 Motherboard Manual V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 2596 3096 of whole system performance Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Automate Overclock Item Help Auto Overclock System U12 Tech Engine Menu Level gt U6 Engine for Extra Performance us for Extreme Integated Memory Test Disabled 14 gt lt Enter Select PU PD Value F18 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults Notices 1 Not all types of AMD CPU perform above overclock setting ideally the difference will be based on the selected CPU model 2 From BET experiments the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for this A O S feature B CMOS Reloading Program C R P allows users to save different CMOS settings into BIOS ROM Users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting for customizing system
53. are is being continuously updated The BIOS information described in this manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is for your reference only The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual m Figure 1 Main Menu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NSSSB A2T gt Standard CMOS Features Esc B a Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save amp Lu ges Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure advanced features of the BIOS TForce 550 SE 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 and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system OverClock Navigator Engine O N E ONE provides two powerful overclock engines MOS amp AOS for both overclock expertise and beginner CMOS Reload Program C R P The CMOS Reload Program CRP allows you to save different CMOS settings into BIOS ROM Load Optimized Defaults This selection allow
54. atibile specifiche SATA Versione 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY LAN Negoziazione automatica 10 100 Mb s e Negoziazione automatica 10 100 Mb s e 1Gb s 1Gb s Capacit Half Full Duplex Capacit Half Full Duplex 52 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 Ver 6 x ALC 888 ALC 861VD Codec di Uscita audio 7 1 canali Uscita audio 5 1 canali audio Supporto audio High Definition HD Supporto audio High Definition HD Alloggio PCI x4 Alloggio PCI x4 Alloggi Alloggio PCI Express x16 x1 Alloggio PCI Express x16 x1 Alloggio PCI Express x1 x2 Alloggio PCI Express x1 x2 Connettore floppy x1 Connettore floppy x1 Connettore Porta stampante x1 Connettore Porta stampante x1 Connettore IDE x1 Connettore IDE x1 Connettore SATA x4 Connettore SATA x4 Connettore pannello frontale x1 Connettore pannello frontale x1 Connettore audio frontale x1 Connettore audio frontale x1 Connettore CD in x1 Connettore CD in Connettore output SPDIF x1 Connettore output SPDIF x1 Connettori Collettore ventolina CPU x1 Collettore ventolina CPU x1 su scheda Collettore ventolina sistema x3 Collettore ventolina sistema x3 Collettore apertura telaio x1 Collettore apertura telaio x1 optional optional Collettore cancellazione CMOS Collettore cancellazione CMOS Connettore USB x2 Connettore USB x2 Connettore alimentazione x1 Connettore alimentazione x1 24 pin 24 pin Connettore alimentazione x1 Connettore alimentazione x1 4 pin
55. cally to finish the process Advise You can update the system BIOS by simply pressing Enter key for three times 32 TForce 550 SE F Smart Fan Function Smart Fan Function is under PC Health Status This is a brilliant feature to control CPU Temperature vs Fan speed When enabling Smart Fan function Fan speed is controlled automatically by CPU temperature This function will protect CPU from overheat problem and maintain the system temperature at a safe level Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Chassis Open Warnning Disabled Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Control by Always ON Menu Level gt Show H Monitor in POST Enabled Tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Chas Open Warnning Disabled Shutdown Temperature Disabled GPU FAN Control by Menu Level gt CPU Fan Off COC CPU Fan Start OC CPU Fan Full speed lt C Start PUM Ualue Slope PU Show Monitor in POST ti gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value FiB Save F5 Previous Values F7 0 CPU Fan lt C gt If the CPU temperature is lower than the set value the CPU fan will turn off The range is from 0 C 127 C with an interval of 1 C ESC Exit Fi General Help timized Defaults CPU Fan Start lt C gt The CP
56. d you to the BIOSTAR Biostar Homepage B This column shows the CPU speed information C Click on this button and the utility will pop up 4 sub screens Please refers to Graphic 3 D Click on this button to minimize this program to taskbar E This column shows present CPU speed and overclocking percentage F Clicking on this button will make the program start up as soon as the Graphic Windows starts up G Click on this button to exit this overclock utility Click on this button to reset all the overclock features to default setting BIOSTAR By adjusting the overclocking features in 4 sub screens users can tune the system performance to an optimal level Graphic 3 38 TForce 550 SE CPU Overclocking Settings EI By adjusting can configure three items for CPU overclocking 4 c A CPU Frequency A Range 133MHz 450MHz f Interval 1MHz B CPU Ratio Range 4 25 Interval 1 C CPU Voltage Range 1 175V 1 725V Interval 0 025V 200 0 MHz Memory Overclocking Settings E By adjusting 1 can configure two items for Memory overclocking A Memory Clock Frequency Choices 100 133 166 200 233 250 B Memory Voltage Range 1 8V 2 8V Interval 0 1V E By adjusting i can configure VGA card overclocking And this function helps to increase VGA card performance Range 100MHz 150MHz Interval 1 MHz 39 Motherboard Manual PCI Overclocking Setting This
57. e CD Y1714739 x1 277 1 us S PDIF77 2479 x1 S PDIF77 p 13 79 x1 CPUZ 1 CPU7 7 Ay xi YATATTYNYJ x3 YATATTYNYJ x3 vr VA TVYAYI ATTY av CMOS 7 7 1y3 xi 571 7 USB1 7 7 x2 USB1 7 7 x2 BM 47 7 246 1 WRIA 24 EJR2 47 Y ACT BRIA 9 ACY 5 24 5 24 PS 277 A x1 PS 277 A x1 aiar VIZNAR x1 VY FV x1 1 0 x1 LANH x1 USB x6 USB x6 A TARUTY x6 A TARUTY x3 219 mm iE X 304 mm 219 mm ii X 304 mm X NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes TERRE RAD0 1 0 10Y4R RADO 1 0 104R h Windows 2K VISTA Windows 2K VISTA 053 Biostar IDIR 05 A Biostar BHO HR hz LULOSYh KT gt gt 2006 10 26 65 TForce 550 SE BIOS R EKG W 1 1 Mam gems 3 2 Standard CMOS Features nenne 7 3Advanced BIOS Feature en 9 4 Advanced Chipset 11 16 Integrated Peripherals uses 18 6 Power Management Setup 24 7 PnP PCI Configurations eoo erred ors nee 28 SPE Health Status 31 9 Over Clock Navigator sushi een 34 10 CMOS Reload Program C R P eee eese e eren ee eren neta nee 43 TForce 550 SE BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manu
58. e icon The setup guide will list the software available for your system click on each software title to launch the installation program Manual Aside from the paperback manual we also provide manual in the Driver CD Click on the Manual icon to browse for available manual Note You will need Acrobat Reader to open the manual file Please download the latest version ofAcrobat Reader software from http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2 html 6 2 AWARD BIOS CODE TForce 550 SE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad High low siren sound One Short beep when system boot up CPU overheated System will shut down automatically No error found during POST Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install 6 3 EXTRA INFORMATION A BIOS Update After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus the Boot Block function will help 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 SNODA xxxx means BIOS name
59. e to improve the system performance However any programs that attempts to write to this memory block will cause conflicts and result in system errors The Choices Disabled default Enabled TForce 550 SE 5 Integrated Peripherals m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Item Help gt Onboard Device gt Onboard IO Address IDE HDD Block Mode F5 Previous Ualues Optimized Defaults IDE Function Setup Highlight the Press Enter label next to the IDE Function Setup label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the following options Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T IDE Function Setup gt RAID Config Press Enter OnChip IDE Channel Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE DMA transfer access Serial ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode F revious Values ptimized Defaults 18 TForce 550 SE RAID Config Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T RAID Config RAID Enable Disabled Item Help F5 Previous Ualues F Optimized Defaults RAID Enable This option allows you to enable or disable RAID function The Choices Disabled default Enabled SATA 1 2 Primary Secondary RAID This option allows you to
60. ect the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Displays the total memory available in the system TForce 550 SE 3Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N555B A2T Advanced BIOS Features gt Cache Setup Press Enter Item Help gt Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test Boot Up NumLock Status Gate AZO Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For 05 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Full Screen LOGO Show Small Logo EPA Show Summary Screen Show F5 Previous Ualues d ized Defaults Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS Setup Utility NSSSB AZT Cache Setup CPU Internal Cache Enabled Item Help External Cache F5 Previous Ualues F Optimized Defaults TForce 550 SE CPU Internal 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 External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Boot Seq 8 Floppy Setup This item allows you to se
61. ectors This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header 5 Assignment 5V SPDIF_OUT Ground gt emm 1 3 y BE JSPDIF_OUT pi Ti mn A ES rs Ei 19 Motherboard Manual JPRNTA Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC 202 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 ODQGOGOOGO ao NOooooooooooo 1 25 O E Os Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy 9 Data 3 22 Ground 10 Ground 23 PE 11 Data 4 24 Ground 12 Ground 25 SCLT 13 Data 5 26 Key TForce 550 SE JDDRII_2 4V Header for Memory Voltage Overclocking When processing Memory Voltage Overclocking please place the jumper to pin1 2 Closed The Default setting is Pin 2 3 Closed H m 1 1 a 3 0 3 Pin 1 2 Close Nomal status default oom E D 1 E Pin 2 3 Close m Memory voltage Overclocking Eur EB gni mum Em PARA Note 1 When JDDRII_2 4V jumper cap is placed on Pin 1 2 memory voltage can be manua
62. ects the NumLock State after the system switched on The Choices On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys 13 TForce 550 SE Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured The Choices Disabled default Enabled 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 The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC MODE Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled 14 TForce 550 SE
63. enable or disable SATA A Primary Secondary RAID The Choices Disabled default Enabled On chip IDE Channel 0 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface The Choices Enabled default Disabled Primary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 TForce 550 SE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA function can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires driver Windows 95 or OSR2may need a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE DMA Transfer Access This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access The Choices Enabled default Disabled Serial ATA Controller The Choices ALL Enabled default Disabled SATA 1 ID
64. face LPC Low Pin Count Interface LPC Low Pin Count o Super I O Iniciativas para controlo do ambiente Iniciativas para controlo do ambiente Monitoriza o do hardware Monitoriza o do hardware Controlador da velocidade da ventoinha Controlador da velocidade da ventoinha Fun o Smart Guardian da ITE Fungao Smart Guardian da ITE Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR2 de 256 512 MB amp 1 GB DDR2 de 256 512 amp 1 GB Mem ria Capacidade m xima de mem ria 4 GB Capacidade m xima de mem ria 4 GB principal M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR2 533 667 800 Suporta m dulos DDR2 533 667 800 Os m dulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC Os m dulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC n o s o suportados n o s o suportados Controlador IDE integrado Controlador IDE integrado IDE Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Modo Bus master Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Suporta o modo PIO 0 4 Suporta o modo PIO 0 4 Controlador Serial ATA integrado Controlador Serial ATA integrado sn Velocidades de transmiss o de dados at 3 Gb s Velocidades de transmiss o de dados at 3 Gb s Compatibilidade com a especifica o SATA Compatibilidade com a especifica o SATA vers o 2 0 vers o 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY LAN Auto negocia o de 10 100 Mb s e 1Gb s Auto
65. he rear side of the board unless necessary Hold the board on the edge do not try to bend or flex the board m Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment m Keep the computer from dangerous area such as heat source humid air and water 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 User s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional S PDIF out Cable X 1 optional FRE 6 6664 Motherboard Manual 1 3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 Sempron processors Sempron processors AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing computing Supports Hyper Transport and Cool n Quiet Supports Hyper Transport and Cool n Quiet Support up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth Support up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth Support HyperTransport Support HyperTransport Chipset nVIDIA nForce 550 nVIDIA nForce 550 ITE 8716F ITE 8716F Provides the most commonly used legacy Super Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I O functionality I O functionality Low Pin Count Interface Low Pin Count Interface Super YO Environment Control initiatives Environment Control in
66. ify Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work 26 TForce 550 SE POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on method The Choices Button Only default Password Hot Key Mouse Move Click Mouse Double Click Any Key Keyboard 98 KB Power ON Password Input password and press Enter to set the Keyboard power on password Hot Key Power ON Choose the Hot Key combination to boot up the system The Choices Ctrl F1 default Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 and Ctrl F12 POWER After PWR Fail This setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs By choosing off will leave the computer in the power off state Choosing On will reboot the computer Former Sts will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs The Choices Off default On Former Sts 27 TForce 550 SE 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 This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default se
67. iple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 1 and maximum is up to 6 or 8 Depending on the platform Uses Intended for non critical data requiring high data throughput or any environment that does not require fault tolerance Benefits provides increased data throughput especially for large files No capacity loss penalty for parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance No IR Name gt Block 4 f Block 6 23 Motherboard Manual 24 RAID 1 Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives 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 RAID 1 provides a hot standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure RAID techniques can be applied for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maximum is 2 Uses RAID 1 is ideal for small databases
68. itiatives H W Monitor H W Monitor Fan Speed Controller Fan Speed Controller ITE s Smart Guardian function ITE s Smart Guardian function DIMM Slots x 4 DIMM Slots x 4 Each DIMM supports 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 Each DIMM supports 256 512MB amp 1GB DDR2 Memory Capicity 4GB Max Memory Capicity 4GB s Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 667 800 Supports DDR2 533 667 800 Registered DIMM and DIMM is not Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported supported Integrated IDE Controller Integrated IDE Controller IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0 4 supports PIO Mode 0 4 Integrated Serial ATA Controller Integrated Serial ATA Controller SATA II Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb s Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb s SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY p 10 100 Mb s and 1Gb s Auto Negotiation 10 100 Mb s and 1Gb s Auto Negotiation TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x ALC 888 ALC861VD Sound 7 1 channels audio out 5 1 channels audio out HD Audio HD Audio PCI sbt x4 PCI slot x4 Slots PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 PCI Express x 1 slot x2 Floppy connector xi Floppy connector xi Printer Port connector xi Printer Port connector xi IDE
69. lly adjusted under CMOS setup 2 When JDDRII_2 4V jumper cap is placed on Pin 2 3 memory voltage will be fixed at 2 4V automatically and can t be adjusted under COMS setup Before setting memory voltage overclocking please ensure that your DDR II supports up to 2 4V Consulting your DDR2 memory module supplier 21 Motherboard Manual 22 On Board LED Indicators There are 2 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status i LED1 and LED2 LED1 LED2 These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics Please refer to the table below for different messages LED1 LED2 Message ON ON Nomal ON OFF VGA Error OFF ON Memory Error OFF OFF Abnormal CPU Chipset error TForce 550 SE CHAPTER 4 NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 4 1 OPERATION SYSTEM Supports Windows XP Home Professional Edition and Windows 2000 Professional 4 2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the following types of RAID arrays RAID 0 RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications RAID 1 RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 combines the techniques used in RAID 0 and RAID 1 4 3 How RAID Works RAID 0 The controller stripes data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across mult
70. ned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and port conflicts The Choices Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some old graphic controllers need to snoop on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility This item allows such snooping to take place The Choices Disabled default Enabled 29 TForce 550 SE Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets TLP The Choice 40
71. nhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides 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 qe p Q DEE KE EN E 40 Bad 2 34 33 IDE 39 TForce 550 SE PEx16 1 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 PEx1_1 PEx1_2 PCI Express x1 slots PCI Express 1 0a compliant Data transfer bandwidth up to 250MB s per direction 500MB s in total PCl Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture QE E 16 1 e PCII PCI4 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 4 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 p p B p TC A FI KI 7 ess e um mmm uu PCH
72. number DDRII Timing Item The Choices Disabled default Enabled 40 TForce 550 SE TwTr Command Delay The Choices 3 bus clocks default 1 bus clocks 2 clocks TrTfc0 for DIMMO The Choices 75ns default 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns TrTfc1 for DIMM1 The Choices 75ns default 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns TrTfc2 for DIMM2 The Choices 75ns default 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns TrTfc3 for DIMM3 The Choices 75ns default 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns lt Twr gt Write Recovery Time The Choices 6 bus clocks default 3 bus clocks 4 bus clocks 5 bus clocks lt Trtp gt Precharge Time The Choices 3 clocks default 2 clocks lt Trc gt Row Cycle Time The Choices 26 bus clocks default 11 25 bus clocks lt Trcd gt RAS to CAS R W Delay The Choices 6 clocks default 3 clocks 4 cclocks 5 clocks lt Trrd gt RAS to RAS Delay The Choices 5 clocks default 2 clocks 3 clocks 4 clocks lt Trp gt Row Precharge Time The Choices 6 clocks default 3 clocks 4 clocks 5 clocks lt Tras gt Minimum RAS Active T The Choices 18 bus clocks default 5 17 bus clocks 41 TForce 550 SE Integrated Memory Test Integrated Memory Test allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or software Step 1 This item is disabled on default change it to Enable to precede memory test Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utili
73. pinos Teclado PS 2 x1 Teclado PS 2 x1 Entradas S Rato PS 2 x1 Rato PS 2 x1 a das no Porta s rie x1 Porta s rie x1 painel Porta LAN x1 Porta LAN x1 traseiro Porta USB x6 Porta USB x6 Tomada de audio x6 Tomada de audio x3 Tamanho 219mm L X 304 mm A 219mm L X 304 mm A da placa Caracteristi nTunes da NVIDIA nTunes da NVIDIA ud 42 Suporta as fun es RAID 0 1 0 1 Suporta as fun es RAID 0 1 0 1 especiais Sam Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA operativos A Biostar reserva se o direito de adicionar ou A Biostar reserva se o direito de adicionar ou ip rtado remover suporte para qualquer sistema remover suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem aviso operativo com ou sem aviso pr vio 57 Motherboard Manual POLISH Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 PEN Sempron Procesory Sempron Procesory Architektura AMD 64 umozliwia przetwarzanie Architektura AMD 64 umozliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe 32164 bitowe Obs uga Hyper Transport oraz Cool n Quiet Obs uga Hyper Transport oraz Cool n Quiet EA Obs uga HyperTransport o szeroko ci pasma do Obs uga HyperTransport o szeroko ci pasma do 1000 MHz 1000 MHz Chipset NVIDIA nForce 550 NVIDIA nForce 550 Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 4 Gniazda DDR2 DIMM x 4 Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs uguje modu y Ka de gniazdo DIMM obs uguje modu y
74. plete 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 JCFANI CPU Fan Header JSFANI JSFAN2 System Fan Header B E a oo E gs Ora 3 err LI JNFANI North Bridge Fan Header Note Moo 1 3 JCFANI JSFAN2 ES JSFANI JNFANT TForce 550 SE Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 Pin 1 2 3 Assignment Ground Smart Fan Control FAN RPM rate sense JSFAN2 Pin 1 2 3 Assignment Ground 12V NC Pin Assignment Ground 12V FAN RPM rate sense Na The JSFAN1 JSFAN2 and JNFAN1 support 3 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 Motherboard Manual 2 3 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that
75. port HD Audio The Choices Auto default Disabled MAC LAN This option allows you to control the onboard MAC LAN The Choices Auto default Disabled MAC Media Interface This option allows you to control the onboard MAC Media Interface The Choices Pin Strap default MII RGMII Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Boot ROM The Choices Disabled default Enabled 21 TForce 550 SE Onboard I O Address Press Enter to configure the Onboard I O Address Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Onboard I0 Address Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DM Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive select disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices 3F8 IRQA 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 The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled 22 TForce 550 SE Parallel Port
76. port Version 1 0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba TForce 550 SE 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 AMD CPU Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items in most of the place press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu TForce 550 SE 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOSTM 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 lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu WARNING For better system performance the BIOS firmw
77. rge le mode PIO 0 4 Contr leur Serial ATA int gr Contr leur Serial ATA int gr T Taux de transfert jusqu 3 Go s Taux de transfert jusqu 3 Go s Conforme la sp cification SATA Version 2 0 Conforme la sp cification SATA Version 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY LAN 10 100 Mb s et 1 Gb s n gociation 10 100 Mb s et 1 Gb s n gociation Haff Full duplex capability Half Full duplex capability 50 TForce 550 SE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x ALC 888 ALC 861VD Codec audio Sortie audio a 7 1 voies Sortie audio a 5 1 voies Prise en charge de l audio haute d finition Sortie Prise en charge de l audio haute d finition Sortie Fente PCI x4 Fente PCI x4 Fentes Slot PCI Express x16 xi Slot PCI Express x16 xi Slot PCI Express x 1 x2 Slot PCI Express x 1 x2 Connecteur de disquette xi Connecteur de disquette xi Connecteur de Port d imprimante Connecteur de Port d imprimante Connecteur IDE xi Connecteur IDE xi Connecteur SATA x4 Connecteur SATA x4 Connecteur du panneau avant xi Connecteur du panneau avant xi Connecteur Audio du panneau avant x1 Connecteur Audio du panneau avant x1 Connecteur d entr e CD x1 Connecteur d entr e CD x1 Connecteur de sortie S PDIF x1 Connecteur de sortie S PDIF x1 Connecteur Embase de ventilateur UC xi Embase de ventilateur UC x1 embarqu Embase de ventilateur syst me x3 Embase de ventilateur syst me x3 Embase d ouverture de ch ssis xi Embase d ouve
78. rture de ch ssis xi optional optional Embase d effacement CMOS xi Embase d effacement CMOS xi Connecteur USB x2 Connecteur USB x2 Connecteur d alimentation xi Connecteur d alimentation x1 24 broches 24 broches Connecteur d alimentation xi Connecteur d alimentation xi 4 broches 4 broches Clavier PS 2 x1 Clavier PS 2 x1 Souris PS 2 x1 Souris PS 2 x1 E S du a Port s rie x1 Port s rie x1 panneau Port LAN x1 Port LAN x1 arriere Port USB x6 Port USB x6 Fiche audio x6 Fiche audio x3 Dimensions 219 mm I X 304 mm H 219 mm 1 X 304 mm de la carte Fonctionnali NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes s Prise en charge RAID 0 1 0 1 Prise en charge RAID 0 1 0 1 sp ciales Windows 2K XP VISTA Windows 2K XP VISTA Support SE Biostar se r serve le droit d ajouter ou de Biostar se r serve le droit d ajouter ou de supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans pr avis supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans pr avis 51 Motherboard Manual ITALIAN Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Processori AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Gel Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Athlon 64 x2 Sempron L architettura AMD 64 abilita la L architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit computazione 32 e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper Transport e Cool n Quiet Supporto di Hyper Transport e Cool n Quiet FSB Supporto di HyperTransport fino a 1000 Supporto di HyperTransport fino a
79. s you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults V N N TForce 550 SE 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 Enter 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 If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Password Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N W Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N N TForce 550 SE Integrate Flashing Program This is a very safe way to upgrade BIOS By pressing Enter key for three times and the upgrading process will be completed easily BIOS UPDATE UTILITY lt Y N gt V TForce 550 SE 2 Standard CMOS Features The items
80. st system state according to users overclock setting T Power BIOS Features Overclocking Navigator Engine O N E CMOS Reloading Program C R P Memory Integration Test M I T under Overclock Navigator Engine Integrated Flash Program I F P Smart Fan Function under PC Health Status Self Recovery System S R S T Power Windows Feature E Hardware Monitor E Overclock Engine E Smart Fan Function E Life Update TForce 550 SE 5 2 T POWERBIOS FEATURE A Overclocking Navigator Engine O N E ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines MOS and AOS for both Elite and Casual overclockers Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Normal Menu Level Integated Memory Test Disabled t4 gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Manual Overclock System M O S MOS is designed for experienced overclock users It allows users to customize personal overclock settings Phoenix Award rkstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Normal Item Help Menu Level Overclock Navigator Normal Automate Manual 0 Integated Memory 11 ENTER Accept ESC Abort t4 gt Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue F18 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS C
81. t on keyboard does not turn on System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit and hard drive is spinning Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place System does not boot from hard disk drive can be booted from optical drive 1 Check cable running from disk to 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 1 Back up data and applications Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives 47 Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Sockel AM2 Sockel AM2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2 AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 x2
82. the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining INSTALLING YSTEM MEMORY chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated B Memory Capacity DIMM Socket ppR DDRZ Module Total Memory Size Location DDR2A1 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2B1 2 56MB 512MB 1GB 1 Maxis AGB DDR2A2 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2B2 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 10 TForce 550 SE 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 DDR2A1 DDR2B1 DDR2A2 DDR2B2 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 11 Motherboard Manual 2 4 CONNECTOR AND LOT 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 12 Die H LB IDE1 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has 32 bit E
83. tial display power management signaling HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drives will power down after a set time of system inactivity All other devices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min 25 TForce 550 SE Soft Off by PBTN 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 WOL PME From Soft Off This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On LAN from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled WOR RI From Soft Off This item allows you to enable or disable Wake On Ring from Soft Off function The Choices Disabled default Enabled USB Resume From S3 S4 This item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from 53 54 function The Choices Disabled default Enabled Power On by Alarm This function 1s for setting date and time for your computer to boot up When enabled you can choose the date and time to boot up the system The Choices Disabled default Enabled Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose the system boot up time input hour minute and second to spec
84. tional x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 USB Anschluss x2 USB Anschluss x2 Stromanschluss 24 polig xi Stromanschluss 24 polig x1 Stromanschluss 4 polig xi Stromanschluss 4 polig x1 PS 2 Tastatur x1 PS 2 Tastatur PS 2 Maus x1 PS 2 Maus x1 R ckseiten E Serieller Anschluss x1 Serieller Anschluss LAN Anschluss x1 LAN Anschluss x1 USB Anschluss x6 USB Anschluss x6 Audioanschluss x6 Audioanschluss x3 Platinengr e 219 mm B X 304 mm L 219 mm B X 304 mm L Sonderfunkti NVIDIA nTunes NVIDIA nTunes onen Unterst tzt RAID 0 1 0 1 Unterst tzt RAID O 1 0 1 OS Unterst t zung Windows 2K XP VISTA Biostar beh lt sich das Recht vor ohne Ank ndigung die Unterst tzung f r ein Betriebssystem hinzuzuf gen oder zu entfernen Windows 2K XP VISTA Biostar beh lt sich das Recht vor ohne Ank ndigung die Unterst tzung f r ein Betriebssystem hinzuzuf gen oder zu entfernen Motherboard Manual FRANCE Ver 5 x Ver 6 x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 Athlon 64 FX T Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Athlon 64 x2 Sempron Larchitecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 L architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits bits Prend en charge Hyper Transport et Cool n Quiet Prend en charge Hyper Transport et Cool n Quiet Prend en charge Hyper Transport jusqu une
85. ttings m Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NSSSB AZT I PnP PCI Conf igurat ions Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Reset Conf iguration Data Resources Controlled By PCI UGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The Choices PCIEx PCI Slot default Onboard Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled option is chosen 28 TForce 550 SE the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode 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 assig
86. tup boot sequence amp Floppy Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help gt Hard Disk Boot Priority CD ROM Boot Priority gt Network Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 10 TForce 550 SE Removable Device Priority Select Removable Boot Device Priority Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T Removable Device Priority Floppy Disks Item Help F5 Previous Ualues F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The Choices Floppy Disks Zip100 USB FDDO USB FDD1 USB ZIPO USB ZIP1 LS120 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 Phoe A O onBIO D Item Help ANAM AWN F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave USB HDDO USB HDD1 USB HDD2 and Bootable Add in Cards 11 TForce 550 SE CD ROM Boot Priority Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T CD ROM Boot Priority 1 5 Item Help s Ualues F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults The Choices Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec
87. ty N555B AZT DverC lock Navigator Engine Item Help Integated Memory Test Enabled F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults Step 2 When the process is done change the setting back from Enabled to Disabled to complete the test Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB AZT OverClock Navigator Engine Item Help Integated Memory Test Disabled 42 TForce 550 SE 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 There are 50 sets record addresses in total and you may name the saved CMOS data individually Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T CMOS Reload Program Save Selection as Item Help F5 Previous Ualues F Optimized Defaults 43
88. ues Optimized Defaults Defaults 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 Vid control The Choices Auto default 0 800v 2 310v Memory Voltage The Choices 1 950V default 2 000V 2 050V 2 100V Chipset Voltage The Choices 1 550V default 1 600V 1 650V 1 700V HyperTransport Voltage The Choices 1 250V default 1 300V 1 350V 1 400V CPU Frequency This item allows you to select the CPU Frequency The Choices 200 default 200 450 NPT Fid control The Choices AUTO default 4 25 36 TForce 550 SE K8 lt gt NB HT Speed The Choices AUTO default 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or automatically regulate the DDR Timing The Choices Auto default MaxMemClk Memory Clock Value OR Limi The Choices DDR 400 default DDR 533 DDR 667 DDR 800 DRAM Configuration Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T DRAM Conf iguration Memory Timings Press Enter Item Help gt Drive Strength setting Dram on die Termination Read Write Queue bypass Bypass Maximum 32 Byte Granularity 00 Training Control CKE base power down mode CKE based powerdoum Memc lock tri stating Memory Hole Remapping Auto Optimize Bottom 10 DDRII Timing Item
89. uncionalidades heredadas de Le ofrece las funcionalidades heredadas de m s comun Super E S m s com n S per E S S per E S Interfaz de cuenta Low Pin Interfaz de cuenta Low Pin Iniciativas de control de entorno Iniciativas de control de entorno Monitor hardware Monitor hardware Controlador de velocidad de ventilador Controlador de velocidad de ventilador Funci n Guardia inteligente de ITE Funci n Guardia inteligente de ITE Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512MB 1GB Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256 512MB 1GB Manos Capacidad m xima de memoria de 4GB Capacidad m xima de memoria de 4GB ne M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble Pacha Admite DDR2 de 533 667 800 Admite DDR2 de 533 667 800 No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con ECC compatibles con ECC Controlador IDE integrado Controlador IDE integrado IDE Modo bus maestro Ultra 33 66 100 133 Modo bus maestro Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Soporte los Modos PIO 0 4 Soporte los Modos PIO 0 4 Controlador ATA Serie Integrado Controlador ATA Serie Integrado SATA II Tasas de transferencia de hasta 3 Gb s Tasas de transferencia de hasta 3 Gb s Compatible con la versi n SATA 2 0 Compatible con la versi n SATA 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY Red Local Negociaci n de 10 100 Mb s y 1 Gb s Negociaci n de 10 100 Mb s y
90. uper I O Lasis Ai ed ow Pin Count Interface s ei ow Pin Count Interface ll Sail Jas JI 4 Sail Las Super YO 3 gal dla 4a ed Cal a 5 gal Ala alo js das pall de pn A a das pall de pu Hl pa 45 Smart Guardian ce ITE 4a Smart Guardian ce SIDE SDE JLi s AUltra DMA 33 66 100 133 43 AUltra 33 66 100 133 s ess ees E amp 252 PIO Mode 0 4 asecPIO Mode 0 4 awSerial ATAJASi Serial ATAJ AB lee 3 I Jee w CUI JE 3 ui py tal JE SATA I Hid SATA 2 0 Hia sal iih SATA hY 2 0 Marvell 88E1116 PHY Marvell 88E1116 PHY Aib se 1 5486 bla 100 10 Aus isb culani 46 bla 100 10 Axa E 62 TForce 550 SE Ver 6 x Ver 5 x ALC 861VD ALC 888 5 15 dg ZAeyadgalci Qe ci pl Je ya Ries PET OI 4 ne 4x PCI 43 ve PCI Express x16 4 1 22 PCI Express x16 4 cesa 2 PCI Express x 1 2 2x PCI Express x 1 4 Me Zi ja yal del dia 1 ve 4G pal del jaa Xia IDE X ne IDE dj 4 ne SATA Xi 4 22 SATA Xi de ZL A S Xia 1 ve ZLY A gli de PESO pae ANI de CD IN amp ne CD IN 3 T de S PDIF q amp Xi xe S PDIF q amp Xia ALS das s os lis o a 3 ue day pala 3 de Ul day alla de N 122 GIES Kell de CMOS ve CMOS gala 2 we USB Xi 2 we USB dia de 24 ALII Je si dia we 12 24 ALI
91. urations that are able to raise the system performance The Choices Normal default Automate Overclock Manual Overclock TForce 550 SE Auto OverClock System Phoenix Award Workstat ionBIOS CMOS Setup Utility N55SB A2T OverClock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator fiutomate Overclock Item Help Auto Overclock System F5 Previous Values F Optimized Defaults 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 V12 Tech Engine This setting will raise about 25 30 of whole system performance Cautions 1 Not every AMD CPU performs the above overclock setting ideally the difference may vary with the installed CPU model 2 From BET experiment the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for this A O S feature 35 TForce 550 SE Manual Overclock System M O S Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility NSSSB AZT DverC lock Navigator Engine Overclock Navigator Manual Overclock Item Help CPU Uid control Memorry Uoltage Chipset Uoltage HyperTransport Uoltage CPU Frequency NPT Fid control K8 lt gt NB HT Speed Timing Mode gt DRAM rem F5 Previous Values F F5 Previous Ual

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