Biostar PT880 Pro-A7 Combo Manual

Summary of PT880 Pro-A7 Combo

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo i fcc information and copyright this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installati...

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    Table of contents ii chapter 1: introduction .............................................................. 1 1.1 motherboard features ..................................................................... 1 1.2 package list................................................................................

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 1 chapter 1: introduction 1.1 m otherboard f eatures cpu supports lga 775. Supports intel pentium 4 processor up to 3.8ghz. Supports intel pentium d processor. Supports intel celeron d processor. Front side bus at the following frequency ranges: - 533mhz (133mhz core clock) - 800m...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 2 super i/o chip: ite 8705af. Provides the most commonly used legacy super i/o functionality. Environment control initiatives: - h/w monitor. - fan speed controller. - ite “smart guardian” function. System memory supports dual channel ddr/ddr2. Supports ddr2 400/533 memory and up ...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 3 onboard ide two ide connectors support 4 hard disk drives. Supports pio mode 0~4. Supports ultra dma 33/66/100/133 bus master mode. Internal on-board i/o connectors and headers 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 cd-in connector supports 1 cd-rom audio-in dev...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 4 1.2 p ackage l ist fdd cable x 1 hdd cable x 1 user’s manual x 1 fully setup driver cd x 1 rear i/o panel for atx case x 1 usb 2.0 cable x 1 (optional) serial ata cable x 1 (optional) s/pdif out cable x 1 (optional).

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 5 1.3 l ayout and c omponents lga775 cpu1 agp1 pci1 jkbms1 jusb1 jaudio1 jusblan1 pe1 id e 1 fd d 1 bat1 dd r2 a 1 dd r1 a 2 dd r2 b 1 dd r1 b 2 id e 2 pci4 pci3 pci2 bios jauxpwr1 jkbv1 jcfan1 jusbv2 jatxpwr1 ja u d io 2 codec lan jcdin1 jspdif_out1 jspdif_in1 (optional) jdj1(opt...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 6 pin cap chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 i nstalling c entral p rocessing u nit (cpu) step 1: pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Special notice: remove pin cap before installation, and make good preservation fo...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 7 step 2: look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on cpu should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The cpu will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: step 2-2: step 3: hold the cpu down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to co...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 8 2.2 fan h eaders these fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. Jcfan1: power source header for cpu fan p...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 9 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory dd r2 a 1 dd r2 b 1 dd r1 a 2 dd r1 b 2 1. Unlock a dimm slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a dimm on the slot such that the notch on the dimm matches the break on the slot. 2. Insert the dimm vertically and firmly into the slot u...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 10 2.4 c onnectors and s lots 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. 1 2 34 33 ide1/ide2: hard disk co...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 11 pci1~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. Pci3 pci2 pci1 pci4 pe1: pci-extrem...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 12 agp1: accelerated graphics port slot your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports video cards for pci slots, but it is also equipped with an accelerated graphics port (agp). An agp card will take advantage of agp technology for improved video ...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 13 chapter 3: headers & jumpers setup 3.1 h ow to s etup j umpers the illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened pin closed pin1-2 closed 3.2 d etail s ettings jusbv2/j...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 14 jkbv1: power source header for ps/2 keyboard and mouse 3 1 pin 1-2 close (default) +5v for ps/2 keyboard and mouse. 3 1 3 1 pin 2-3 close ps/2 keyboard and mouse are powered by +5v standby voltage. Note: in order to support this function “power-on system via keyboard and mouse”...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 15 jauxpwr1: power source connector for cpu power circuit by connecting this connector, it will provide +12v to cpu power circuit. Pin assignment 1 +12v 2 +12v 3 ground 1 2 4 3 4 ground jpanel1: header for front panel facilities this 22-pin connector includes power-on, reset, hdd ...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 16 jusb3/jusb4: 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. Pin assignment 1 +5v (fused) 2 +5v (fused) 3 usb- 4 usb- 5 usb+ 6 usb+...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 17 jci1: chassis open header 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. Pin assignment 1 case open signal 1 2 2 ground jcdin1: cd-rom audio-in connector this connec...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 18 jsata1/jsata2: serial ata connectors the motherboard has a pci to sata controller with 2 channels sata interface, it satisfies the sata 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5gb/s. Pin assignment 1 ground 2 tx+ 3 tx- 4 ground 5 rx- 6 rx+ jsata1 7 1 4 7 ground jaudio2: front pane...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 19 jspdif_out1: digital audio-out connectors these connectors allow user to connect the pci bracket spdif output header. Pin assignment 1 +5v 2 spdif out 1 3 3 ground jspdif_in1 (optional): digital audio-in connectors these connectors allow user to connect the pci bracket spdif in...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 20 chapter 4: useful help 4.1 a ward bios b eep c ode beep sound meaning one long beep followed by two short beeps video card not found or video card memory bad high-low siren sound cpu overheated system will shut down automatically one short beep when system boot-up no error foun...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 21 b. Cpu overheated if the 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 pow...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 22 4.3 t roubleshooting problem solution 1. No power to the system at all power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on. 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technica...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 23 chapter 5: warpspeeder™ 5.1 i ntroduction [warpspeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including overclock manager, overvoltage manager, and hardware monitor. With the overclock manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 24 5.3 i nstallation 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “next” button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “launch the war...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 25 5.4 [w arp s peeder ™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels 1. Tray icon: whenever the tray icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of windows taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [warpspeeder™] utility. You can use ...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 26 2. Main panel if you click the tray icon, [warpspeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is main panel. Main panel contains features as follows: a. Display the cpu speed, cpu external clock, memory clock, ag...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 27 3. Voltage panel click the voltage button in main panel, the button will be highlighted and the voltage panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase cpu core voltage and memory voltage or not. The default setting is “no”. If you ...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 28 4. Overclock panel click the overclock button in main panel, the button will be highlighted and the overclock panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock panel contains the these features: a. “–3mhz button”, “-1mhz button”, “+1mhz button”, and “+3mhz button”...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 29 c. “auto-overclock button”: user can click this button and [warpspeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [warpspeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using watchdog func...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 30 6. About panel click the “about” button in main panel, the button will be highlighted and the about panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 31 note: because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [warpspeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in main panel will be disabled, but will not inter...

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    Pt880 pro-a7 combo 32 appendix: c ertified pci-e xpress vga c ard l ist the following pci-express vga cards are certificated to work with this motherboard. Asus x300se asus x550ge asus 5900 elsa x850 elsa x55 elsa 6200 elsa 6600 elsa x700pro elsa 6600gt gigabyte x700 gigabyte x800 msi x800xl msi 575...