Biostar TForce 550 SE Bedienungshandbuch

TForce 550 SE Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital de

Motherboard Manual 8 Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 5: Put the CPU Fan

TForce 550 SE 32SYS FAN Control by Choose “smart” to reduce the noise caused by the System FAN. The Choices: SMART, Always On(default). CPU Fan Off&l

TForce 550 SE 33CPU Temp This field displays the current temperature of CPU. Current CPU FAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.

TForce 550 SE 349 Over Clock Navigator OverClock Navigator OverClock .Navigator is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and

TForce 550 SE 35Auto OverClock System The Overclock Navigator provides 3 different engines helping you to overclock your system. These engines will

TForce 550 SE 36Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock

TForce 550 SE 37K8<->NB HT Speed The Choices: AUTO (default), 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x. Timing Mode This item allows you to choose to manually or aut

TForce 550 SE 38Memory Timings tCL(CAS Latency) The Choices: Auto (default), 3 clock ~ 6 clock. tRCD The Choices: Auto (default), 3 clock ~ 6 clock.

TForce 550 SE 39tRWT The Choices: Auto (default), 2 clock ~ 9 clock. tWTR The Choices: Auto (default), 1 clock ~ 3 clock. tREF The Choices: Auto (def

TForce 550 SE 40MCLK drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.50x. MD drive strength The Choices: Auto (default), 0.75x, 1.0

TForce 550 SE 41TwTr Command Delay The Choices: 3 bus clocks (default), 1 bus clocks, 2 clocks. TrTfc0 for DIMM0 The Choices: 75ns (default), 105

TForce 550 SE 9 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according

TForce 550 SE 42Integrated Memory Test Integrated Memory Test allows users to test memory module compatibilities without additional device or softwar

TForce 550 SE 4310 CMOS Reload Program (C.R.P.) The CMOS Reload Program (CRP) allows you to save different CMOS settings into BIOS-ROM. You may reloa

Motherboard Manual 10 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY D DR2A1D DR2B1D DR2B2D DR2A2 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align

TForce 550 SE 11 C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the foll

Motherboard Manual 12 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 36

TForce 550 SE 13 PEx16-1: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per

Motherboard Manual 14 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper

TForce 550 SE 15 JATXPWR1: AT X Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Pin Ass

Motherboard Manual 16 JUSB1/JUSB2: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front

TForce 550 SE 17 JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. It will

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1 1.1 Before You Start ...

Motherboard Manual 18 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, pl

TForce 550 SE 19 JSAT A1~JSAT A4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies th

Motherboard Manual 20 JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC. 2125 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 -Stro

TForce 550 SE 21 JDDRII_2.4V : Header for Memory Voltage Overclocking When processing Memory Voltage Overclocking, please place the jumper to pin1-2

Motherboard Manual 22 On-Board LED Indicators There are 2 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status. LED1 LED2 LED1 and LED2: These 2 L

TForce 550 SE 23 CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM z Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Profession

Motherboard Manual 24 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (ba

TForce 550 SE 25 RAID 0+1: RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1 solution for improved performance plus res

Motherboard Manual 26 CHAPTER 5: OVERCLOCK QUICK GUIDE 5.1 T-POWER INTRODUCTION Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is designed for overclock

TForce 550 SE 27 5.2 T-POWER BIOS FEATURE A. Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.): ONE provides two powerful overclocking engines: MOS and AOS f

TForce 550 SE 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, pleas

Motherboard Manual 28 CPU Overclock Setting: CPU Voltage: This function will increase CPU stability when overclocking. However, the CPU temperature wi

TForce 550 SE 29 Automatic Overclock System (A.O.S.) For beginners in overclock field, BET had developed an easy, fast, and powerful feature to incr

Motherboard Manual 30 V12 Tech Engine: This setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance. Notices: 1. Not all types of AMD CPU perfo

TForce 550 SE 31 C. Memory Integration Test (M.I.T.): This function is under “Overclocking Navigator Engine” item. MIT allows users to test memory c

Motherboard Manual 32 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 sta

TForce 550 SE 33 F. Smart Fan Function: Smart Fan Function is under “PC Health Status”. This is a brilliant feature to control CPU Temperature vs. F

Motherboard Manual 34 Start PWM Value When CPU temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU fan will work under Smart Fan Function mode. The range is

TForce 550 SE 35 5.3 T-POWER WINDOWS FEATURE A.Hardware Monitor: T-Power Hardware monitor allows users to monitor system voltage, temperature and fa

Motherboard Manual 36 CPU Temperature This column configures the CPU temperature. There is a waveform to represent the status of CPU temperature. By

TForce 550 SE 37 CPU/Battery Voltage i. VCore This item displays the CPU voltage, represented by a light blue line. Users can set the upper and low

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron processors AMD

Motherboard Manual 38 B. Overclocking Configurations This diagram is designed for T-series Overclocking utility. Friendly interface and solid overclo

TForce 550 SE 39 CPU Overclocking Settings: By adjusting can configure three items for CPU overclocking. A. CPU Frequency Range: 133MHz~450MHz.

Motherboard Manual 40 PCI Overclocking Setting: This diagram shows present PCI working status and helps to monitor PCI peripherals working status.

TForce 550 SE 41 C. Smart Fan Function When Smart Fan Function is activated, screens will pop-up to illustrate the fan speed information. i. CPU Te

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 clos

TForce 550 SE 43 D. Live Update When Live Update program is activated, a screen will pop up to illustrate BIOS related information. i. Link to Int

Motherboard Manual 44 CHAPTER 6: USEFUL HELP 6.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Dr

TForce 550 SE 45 6.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or video card memory ba

Motherboard Manual 46 B. CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function

TForce 550 SE 47 6.4 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does

TForce 550 SE 3 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Sound ALC 888 7.1 channels audio out HD Aud io ALC861VD 5.1 channels audio out HD Aud io PCI slot x4 PCI sl

Motherboard Manual 48 APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE GERMAN Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU Sockel AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sem

TForce 550 SE 49 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Audio-Codec ALC 888 7.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe Unterstützt High-Definition Audio ALC 861VD 5.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe Un

Motherboard Manual 50 FRANCE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x UC Socket AM2 Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron L'architecture A

TForce 550 SE 51 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Codec audio ALC 888 Sortie audio à 7.1 vo ies Prise en charge de l'audio haute définition Sort ie ALC 861VD

Motherboard Manual 52 ITALIAN Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU Socket AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron L’architettura AMD 6

TForce 550 SE 53 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Codec audio ALC 888 Uscita audio 7.1 canali Supporto audio High-Definition (HD) ALC 861VD Uscita audio 5.1 can

Motherboard Manual 54 SPANISH Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU Conector AM2 Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron La arquitectura

TForce 550 SE 55 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Códecs de sonido ALC 888 Salida de sonido de 7.1 canales Soporte de sonido de Alta Definición ALC 861VD Salida d

Motherboard Manual 56 PORTUGUESE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU Socket AM2 Processadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron A arquitectura

TForce 550 SE 57 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Ranhura PCI x4 Ranhura PCI x4 Ranhura PCI Express x16 x1 Ranhura PCI Express x16 x1 Ranhuras Ranhura PCI E

Motherboard Manual 4 1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS (VER 5.X) PS/2 Mouse PS/2 KeyboardCOM1 USB X2USBX2LANLine InLine OutMic InCenterRearSideUSBX2 1

Motherboard Manual 58 POLISH Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Procesor Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron Procesory Architektura AMD

TForce 550 SE 59 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Kodek dźwiękowy ALC 888 7.1 kanałowe wyjście audio Obsługa High-Defin ition Aud io ALC 861VD 5.1 kanałowe wyjśc

Motherboard Manual 60 RUSSIAN Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU (центральный процессор) Гнездо AM2 Процессоры AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Semp

TForce 550 SE 61 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Звуко вой кодек ALC 888 7.1канальный звуковой выход Звуко вая поддержка High-Def inition ALC 861VD 5.1канальный

Motherboard Manual 62 ARABIC Ver 5.x Ver 6.x ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣوﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺲﺒﻘﻡAM2 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡAMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜ

TForce 550 SE 63 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x تﻮﺼﻟا ﻚﻳدﻮآ ALC 888 7.1تﻮﺼﻟا جﺮﺨﻟ تاﻮﻨﻗ ﻦﻡ ﻒﻳﺮﻌﺘﻟا ﻲﻟﺎﻋ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ ALC 861VD 5.1تﻮﺼﻟا جﺮﺨﻟ تاﻮﻨﻗ ﻦﻡ ﻒﻳﺮﻌ

Motherboard Manual 64 JAPANESE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x CPU Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron プロセッサ AMD 64アーキ テクチャでは、32ビ ット

TForce 550 SE 65 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x サウンドCodec ALC 888 7.1チャンネル オーディオアウ ト ハイデフィニ ションオー ディオのサポー ト ALC 861VD 5.1チャンネル オーディオアウ ト ハイデフィニ ションオー ディオのサポー

TForce 550 SE i BIOS Setup ... 1 1 Main Menu ...

TForce 550 SE 1BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Award™ BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. T

TForce 550 SE 5 1.6 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 5.X) JKBMS1JUSB4JUSB3JAUDIO1JUSBLAN1BIOSPEX1_1PCI1FDD1BAT1JCOM1J USB V2JCDIN1CodecLANJSPDI F_OUTJATXPWR

TForce 550 SE 2PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification

TForce 550 SE 31 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select

TForce 550 SE 4Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows yo

TForce 550 SE 5Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMO

TForce 550 SE 6 Integrate Flashing Program This is a very safe way to upgrade BIOS. By pressing “Enter” key for three times, and the upgrading proces

TForce 550 SE 72 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one o

TForce 550 SE 8Item Options Description 720K, 3.5 in 1.44M, 3.5 in 2.88M, 3.5 in None Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskett

TForce 550 SE 93Advanced BIOS Features  Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup Cache Setup

TForce 550 SE 10CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option. Enabled (def

TForce 550 SE 11Removable Device Priority Select Removable Boot Device Priority. The Choices: Floppy Disks, Zip100, USB-FDD0, USB-FDD1, USB-ZIP0, USB

Motherboard Manual 6 1.7 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT (VER 6.X) JKBMS1JUSB4JUSB3JAUDIO1JUSBLAN1BIOSPEX1_1PCI1FDD1BAT1JCOM1J USB V2JCDIN1CodecLANJSPDI F_OUTJATX

TForce 550 SE 12 CD-ROM Boot Priority The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USB CDROM0, USB CDROM 1. Network Boot Priori

TForce 550 SE 13First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk,

TForce 550 SE 14Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls

TForce 550 SE 15MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select version supported

TForce 550 SE 164 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This

TForce 550 SE 17HT Spread Spectrum This item allows you to select HT Spread Spectrum function. The Choices: Center (default), Disabled, Down. SSE/SSE

TForce 550 SE 185 Integrated Peripherals  Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Highlight the “Press Enter” label next to the “IDE F

TForce 550 SE 19 RAID Config RAID Enable This option allows you to enable or disable RAID function. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. SATA

TForce 550 SE 20Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA function can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. A

TForce 550 SE 21OnChip USB This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You may need to disable this feature

TForce 550 SE 7 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 2:

TForce 550 SE 22Onboard I/O Address Press Enter to configure the Onboard I/O Address. Onboard FDC Controller Select enabled if your system has a flo

TForce 550 SE 23Parallel Port Mode This item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. The default value is SPP. The Choices: SP

TForce 550 SE 246 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power

TForce 550 SE 25Power Management This category allows you to select the power saving method and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Po

TForce 550 SE 26Soft-Off by PBTN This item determines the behavior of system power button. Instant off turn off the power immediately, and Delay 4 Se

TForce 550 SE 27POWER ON Function This item allows you to choose the power on method. The Choices: Button Only(default), Password, Hot Key, Mouse Mov

TForce 550 SE 287 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system w

TForce 550 SE 29the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “Disabled” mode. The above settings will be shown on the sc

TForce 550 SE 30Maximum Payload Size Set the maximum payload size for Transaction packets (TLP). The Choice: 4096 (default.), 128, 256, 512, 1024, 20

TForce 550 SE 318 PC Health Status  Figure 8: PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. T