Biostar TF7025-M2 Setup Manual

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 setup manual fcc information and copyright this equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a class b digital devic e, purs uant to part 15 of the fcc rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a resi...

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    Table of contents chapter 1: introduction ............................................. 3 1.1 before you start................................................................... 3 1.2 package checklist................................................................ 3 1.3 motherboard features...........

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 3 chapter 1: introduction 1.1 b efore y ou s tart thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the comp...

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    Motherboard manual 4 1.3 m otherboard f eatures tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 cpu socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron processors amd 64 architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing supports hyper transport and cool=n=quiet socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / s...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 5 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 sound alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1 channels audio out (ver 5.X) / 5.1 channels audio out (ver 6.X) high definition audio 2 channels audio out for hdmi audio alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1 channels audio out (ver 5.X) / 5.1 channels au...

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    Motherboard manual 6 1.4 r ear p anel c onnectors ( for tf7050-m2) x ps/2 mouse port y ps/2 keyboard port z s-video tv-out port transmit anal og vi deo signals to tv or any other dis play panels equipped with s-video input. [ hdmi port the high-definition multimedia interfac e (hdmi) is an all-digit...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 7 1.5 r ear p anel c onnectors ( for tf7025-m2) x ps/2 mouse port y ps/2 keyboard port z dvi-d vga port the digital visual interface (dvi) is a video i nterface trans mitting digital video signals to digital display devices s uch as flat panel lcds or digital projectors. The dvi-...

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    Motherboard manual 8 1.6 m otherboard l ayout ( for tf7050-m2) jkbms1 jt vo u t 1 j hdm i vg a jusb1 jusblan1 jaudio2 (for ver 5.X) jaudiof1 codec jcdin1 super i/o jprnt1 jcom1 jusb2 jusb3 jusb4 jsfan1 jsfan2 jpanel1 pwrsw1 rstsw1 sata3 sata4 sata2 sata1 bios f dd1 id e 1 jatxpwr1 di m m a 1 di m m ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 9 1.7 m otherboard l ayout ( for tf7025-m2) jkbms1 vg a jusb1 jusblan1 jaudio2 (for ver 5.X) jaudiof1 codec jcdin1 super i/o jpr nt1 jcom1 jusb2 jusb3 jusb4 jsfan1 jsfan2 jpanel1 pwrsw1 rstsw1 sata3 sata4 sata2 sata1 bios f dd1 id e 1 jatxpwr1 di m m a 1 di m m b 1 di m m b 2 di ...

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    Motherboard manual 10 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 i nstalling c entral p rocessing u nit (cpu) step 1: remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: pull the lever toward direction a from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 3: look for the white triangle on socket,...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 11 step 4: hold the cpu down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct b to complete the installation. Step 5: put the cpu fan on the cpu and buckle it. Connect the cpu fan power cable to the jcfan1. This completes the installation..

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    Motherboard manual 12 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: cpu fan header pin assignment 1 ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 13 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory a. Memory modules di m m a 1 di m m b 1 di m m a 2 di m m 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 an...

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    Motherboard manual 14 b. Memory capacity dimm socket location ddr2 module total memory size dimma1 256mb/512mb/1024mb dimmb1 256mb/512mb/1024mb dimma2 256mb/512mb/1024mb dimmb2 256mb/512mb/1024mb max is 4gb. C. Dual channel memory installation to trigger the dual channel f unction of the motherboard...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 15 2.4 c onnectors and s lots fdd1: floppy disk connector the motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360k, 720k, 1.2m, 1.44m and 2.88m floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cables. 1 33 2 34 ide1: hard disk co...

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    Motherboard manual 16 pex16_1: pci-express x16 slot - pci-express 1.0a compliant. - maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4gb/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 8gb/s totally. Pex1_1: pci-express x1 slots - pci-express 1.0a compliant. - data transf er bandwidth up to 250mb/s pe...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 17 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 jpanel1...

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    Motherboard manual 18 jatxpwr1: atx power source connector this connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the atx power supply. 1 12 13 24 pin assignment pin assignment 13 +3.3v 1 +3.3v 14 -12v 2 +3.3v 15 ground 3 ground 16 ps_on 4 +5v 17 ground 5 ground 18 ground 6 +5v 19 ground 7 ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 19 jusb2/jusb3/jusb4: headers for usb 2.0 ports at front panel this header allows user to connect additional usb cable on the pc f ront 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...

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    Motherboard manual 20 sata1~sata4: serial ata connectors the motherboard has a pci to sata controller with 4 channels sata interf ace. Pin assignment 1 ground 2 tx+ 3 tx- 4 ground 5 rx- 6 rx+ 1 4 7 sata1 sata2 sata4 sata3 7 ground jaudio f1: front panel audio header this header allows user to connec...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 21 jcmo s1: clear cmos header by placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the bios saf e setting and the cmos data, please carefully f ollow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 1 3 pin 1-2 close: normal operation (default). 1 3 1 3 pin 2-3 close: clea...

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    Motherboard manual 22 jspdif_o ut1: digital audio-out connector this connector allows user to connect the pci bracket spdif output header. Pin assignment 1 +5v 2 spdif_out 1 3 3 ground jco m1: serial port connector the motherboard has a serial port connector for connecting rs-232 port. Pin assignmen...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 23 on-board buttons there are 2 on-board buttons. Pwrsw1 rs tsw1 pwrsw1: this is an on-board power switch button. Rstsw1: this is an on-board reset button. On-board led indicators there are 2 led indicators on the motherboard to show system status. Le d_ d1 le d_ d2 led_d1 and le...

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    Motherboard manual 24 jprnt1: printer port connector this header allows you to connector printer on the pc. 1 25 2 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...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 25 chapter 4: raid functions 4.1 o peration s ystem z supports windows xp home/prof essional edition, and windows 2000 prof essional. 4.2 r aid a rrays raid supports the following types of raid arrays: raid 0: raid 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and writ...

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    Motherboard manual 26 raid 1: every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a 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 acti...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 27 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 a...

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    Motherboard manual 28 raid 5: raid 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different d...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 29 chapter 5: overclock quick guide 5.1 t-p ower i ntroduction biostar t-poweris 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 matt...

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    Motherboard manual 30 5.2 t-p ower bios f eature a. Overclocking navigator engine (o.N.E.): one provides two powerful overclocking engines: mos and aos for both elite and casual overclockers. Manual o verclock system (m.O .S.) mos is designed f or experienced overclock users. It allows users to cust...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 31 cpu frequency: cpu frequency is directly in proportion to system perf ormance. To maintain the system stability, cpu v oltage needs to be increased also when raising cpu frequency. K8nb ht speed this f unction allows y ou to choose k8nb ht speed. K8nb ht width this f unction a...

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    Motherboard manual 32 automatic o verclock system (a.O.S.) for beginners in overclock f ield, bet had developed an easy, fast, and powerf ul feature to increase the system performance, named a.O.S. Based on many tests and experiments, a.O.S. Prov ides 3 ideal overclock conf igurations that are able ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 33 v12 tech engine: this setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system perf ormance. 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 suita...

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    Motherboard manual 34 c. Memory integration test (m.I.T.): this f unction is under “ov erclocking nav igator engine” item. Mit allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed. Step 1: the def ault setting under this item is “disabled”; the condition parameter...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 35 d. Self recovery system (s.R.S.): this f unction can’t be seen under t-power bios setup; and is alway s on whenev er the system starts up. Howev er, it can prev ent system hang-up due to inappropriate overclock actions. When the system hangs up, s.R.S. Will automatically log i...

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    Motherboard manual 36 5.3 t-p ower w indows f eature 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 ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 37 cpu temperature this column configures the cpu temperature. There is a wav ef orm to represent the status of cpu temperature. By adjusting , users can easily configure the upper limit of cpu temperature f or system operating. In this diagram, the white line represents the uppe...

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    Motherboard manual 38 cpu/battery voltage i. Vcore this item displays the cpu voltage, represented by a light blue line. Users can set the upper and lower limit by adjusting to monitor the cpu operating voltage. If cpu v oltage is higher or lower than the set value, the status line will change into ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 39 b. Overclocking configurations this diagram is designed for t-series ov erclocking utility. Friendly interf ace and solid ov erclock features are the major concept of this utility. Graphic 1 will appear when activ ating this utility. Graphic 1 graphic 2 a. Clicking on “biostar...

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    Motherboard manual 40 cpu ov erclocking settings: by adjusting can configure three items for cpu overclocking. A. Cpu frequency range: 200mhz~450mhz. Inter val: 1mhz. B. Cpu ratio range: 4~ 25. Inter val: 1. C. Cpu voltage range: 0.8v~ 2.0v. Inter val: 0.0125v. Memory overclocking settings: by adjus...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 41 pci overclocking setting: this diagram shows present pci working status and helps to monitor pci peripherals working status. This item cannot be adjusted..

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    Motherboard manual 42 c. Live update when live update program is activated, a screen will pop up to illustrate bios related information. I. Link to 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...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 43 chapter 6: useful help 6.1 d river i nstallation n ote 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...

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    Motherboard manual 44 6.2 a ward bios b eep c ode beep sound meaning one long beep followed by two short beeps video card not found or v ideo card memory bad high-low siren sound cpu overheated system will shut down automatically one short beep when system boot-up no error found during post long bee...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 45 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 po...

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    Motherboard manual 46 6.4 t roubleshooting probable solution 1. No power to the system at all power light don’t illuminate, f an inside power supply does not turn on. 2. Indicator light on key board does not turn on. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact techn...

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    Motherboard manual 48 appendencies: spec in other language g erman tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 cpu sockel am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron prozessoren die amd 64-architektur unterstützt eine 32-bit- und 64-bit-datenverarbeitung unterstützt hyper transport und cool’n’quiet sockel am2...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 49 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 audio-codec alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1-kanal-audioausgabe (ver 5.X) / 5.1-kanal-audioausgabe (ver 6.X) unterstützt high-definition audio 2-kanal-audioausgabe (hdmi audio) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1-kanal-audioausgabe (ver 5.X) ...

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    Motherboard manual 50 f rance tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 uc socket am2 processeurs amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron l'architecture amd 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits prend en charge hyper transport et cool’n’quiet socket am2 processeurs amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 51 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 codec audio alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) sortie audio à 7.1 voies (ver 5.X) / sortie audio à 5.1 voies (ver 6.X) prise en charge de l'audio haute definition sortie audio à 2 voies (hdmi audio) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) sortie audio à 7....

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    Motherboard manual 52 i talian tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 cpu socket am2 processori amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x 2 / sempron l’architettura amd 64 abilita l a computazione 32 e 64 bit supporto di hyper transport e cool’ n’quiet socket am2 processori amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 53 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 codec audio alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) uscita audio 7.1 canali (ver 5.X) / uscita audio 5.1 canali (ver 6.X) supporto audio high-defi nition (hd) uscita audio 2 canali (hdmi audio) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) uscita audio 7.1 canali (ve...

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    Motherboard manual 54 s panish tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 cpu conector am2 procesadores amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron la arquitectura amd 64 permite el procesado de 32 y 64 bits soporta las tecnologías hyper transport y cool’n’quiet conector am2 procesadores amd athlon 64 / athlon 6...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 55 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 códecs de sonido alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) salida de sonido de 7.1 canales (ver 5.X) / salida de sonido de 5.1 canales (ver 6.X) soporte de sonido alta definición salida de sonido de 2 canales (hdmi sonido) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) ...

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    Motherboard manual 56 p ortuguese tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 cpu socket am2 processadores amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron a arquitectura amd 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits suporta as tecnologias hyper transport e cool’n’quiet socket am2 processadores amd athlon 64 / athlon ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 57 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 codec de som alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) saída de áudio de 7.1 canais (ver 5.X) / saída de áudio de 5.1 canais (ver 6.X) suporta a especificação high-definition audio saída de áudio de 2 canais (hdmi áudio) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) sa...

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    Motherboard manual 58 p olish tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 procesor socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron procesory architektura amd 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe obsługa hyper transport oraz cool’n’quiet socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 59 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 kodek dźwiękowy alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1 kanałowe wyjście audio (ver 5.X) / 5.1 kanałowe wyjście audio (ver 6.X) obsługa high-definition audio 2 kanałowe wyjście audio (hdmi audio) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1 kanałowe wyjście ...

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    Motherboard manual 60 r ussian tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 cpu (центральн ый процессор) Гнездо am2 Процессоры amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / althlon 64x2 / sempron Архитектура amd 64 разрешать обработка данных на 32 и 64 бит Поддержка hyper transport и cool’n’quiet Гнездо am2 Процессоры amd athlon 64 / athl...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 61 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 Звуковой кодек alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1канальный звуковой выход (ver 5.X) / 5.1канальный звуковой выход (ver 6.X) Звуковая поддержка high-definition 2канальный звуковой выход (hdmi) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1канальный звуково...

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    Motherboard manual 62 a rabic tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺲﺒﻘﻡam2 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡamd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 x2 / sempron ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜﻤﺗamd 64 ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺏ ﺔﻴﺏﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا ءاﺮﺝإ 32 و 64 ﺖﺏ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗhyper transport و cool’n’quiet ﺒﻘﻡ ﺲ am2 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡamd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / athlon 64 ...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 63 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 تﻮﺼﻟا ﻚﻳدﻮآ alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1 تاﻮﻨﻗ جﺮﺨﻟ تﻮﺼﻟا (ver 5.X)/ 5.1 تاﻮﻨﻗ جﺮﺨﻟ تﻮﺼﻟا (ver 6.X) ﻦﻡ ﻒﻳﺮﻌﺘﻟا ﻲﻟﺎﻋ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ (hdmi) 2 تاﻮﻨﻗ جﺮﺨﻟ تﻮﺼﻟا alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1 تاﻮﻨﻗ جﺮﺨﻟ تﻮﺼﻟا (ver 5.X)/ 5.1 تاﻮﻨﻗ جﺮﺨﻟ ...

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    Motherboard manual 64 j apanese tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 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ビットと64ビット計 算が可能です ハイパートランスポートとクールアンドクワイアット をサポートします 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ビットと64ビット計 算が可能で...

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    Tf7050-m2/tf7025-m2 65 tf7050-m2 tf7025-m2 サウンド codec alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1チャンネルオーディオアウト (ver 5.X) / 5.1チャンネルオーディオアウト (ver 6.X) ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート 2チャンネルオーディオアウト (hdmi audio) alc888 (ver 5.X) / alc861vd (ver 6.X) 7.1チャンネルオーディオアウト (ver 5.X) / 5.1チャンネルオーディオアウト (ver 6.X) ハイデフィニションオ...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual i bios setup .................................................................................................1 1 main menu...............................................................................................3 2 standard cmos features.......................

  • Page 67: Bios Setup

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 1 bios setup introduction the purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the phoenix-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...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 2 acpi support phoenix-award acpi bios support version 1.0b o f advan ced con figuration and power interface speci fi cation (acpi). It provides asl code for power management and devi ce con figu ration capabilities as defined in the acpi speci fication, developed...

  • Page 69: 1 Main Menu

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 3 1 main menu once you enter phoenix-award bios™ cmos setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. The main menu allows you to select from several setup fun ctions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu....

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure special chipset featu res. Integrated peripherals this submenu allows you to configure cert ain ide hard drive options and programmed input/ output features. Power management setup this submenu allow...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 5 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. Set user password if the supervisor password is not set, then th...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 6 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..

  • Page 73: 2 Standard Cmos Features

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 7 2 standard cmos features the items in standard cmos setup menu are divided into several categori es. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in ea...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 8 item options description driv e a 360k, 5.25 in 1.2m, 5.25 in 720k, 3.5 in 1.44m, 3.5 in 2.88m, 3.5 in none select the ty pe of f loppy disk drive installed in your sy stem. Video ega/vga cga 40 cga 80 mono select the default v ideo dev ice. Halt on all errors n...

  • Page 75: 3 Advanced Bios Features

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 9 3 advanced bios features figure 3: advanced bios setup cache setup.

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 10 cpu internal cache depending on the cp u/chipset in use, you may be able to increase me mory 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 c...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 11 remov able device priority select removable boot device priority. The choices: floppy disks, zip100, usb-fdd0, usb-fdd1, usb-zip0, usb-zip1, ls120. Hard disk boot priority the bios will attempt to arrange the hard disk boot sequence automatically. You can chang...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 12 cd-rom boot priority the choices: p ri. Master, p ri. Slave, sec. Master, sec. Slave, usb-cdrom0, usb-cdrom 1. First/second/third boot dev ice the bios will attempt to load the operating system in this order. The choices: removable, hard disk, cdrom, legacy lan...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 13 virus warning this option allows you to choose the virus warning feature th at 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 an...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 14 typematic dela y (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/o...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 15 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 i...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 16 4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure the speci fic features o f 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...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 17 rgb/tv display (for tf7050-m2 only) this item allows you to choose rgb or tv display. The choices: auto (default), rgb, tv. Tv mode support (for tf7050-m2 only) this item allows you to select the tv mode that your tv system supports. The choices: disabled (defa...

  • Page 84: 5 Integrated Peripherals

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 18 5 integrated peripherals figure 5. Integrated peripherals ide function setup highlight the “press enter” lab el next to the “ ide function setup” label and press enter key will take you a submenu with the following options:.

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 19 on-chip ide channel 0 the motherboard chipset contains a p ci 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 prima...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 20 mcp storage config sata operation mode this option allows you to select sata function. The choices: ide (default), raid, ahci, linux ahci. Sata pri-/sec- master/slave raid this option allows you to enable or disable sata p rimary/secondary raid. This is configu...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 21 onboard lan boot rom this item allows you to enable or disable the onboard lan boot rom. The choices: disabled (default), enabled. Onchip usb this option allows you to disabled the usb function or select the mode of usb. The choices: v1.1+v2.0 (default), v1.1, ...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 22 power on function this item allows you to choose the power on method. The choices: button only (default), password, hot key, mouse move, mouse click, any key, keyboard 98. Kb power on password input password and press enter to set the keyboard power on password...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 23 parallel port mode this item allows you to determine how the parallel port should fun ction. 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...

  • Page 90: 6 Power Management Setup

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 24 6 power management setup the power management setup menu allows you to con figure you r system to utilize energy conserv ation and power up/power down featu res. Figure 6. Power management setup acpi function this item displays the status of the advanced config...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 25 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. Saving mini...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 26 hdd down in suspend this option allows you to enabled or disabled the hdd power down function in suspend mode. The choices: disabled (default), enabled soft-off by pbtn this item determines the behavior of system power button. Instant off turn o ff the power im...

  • Page 93: 7 Pnp/pci Configurations

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 27 7 pnp/pci configurations this section describes configu ring the pci bus system. Pci, or personal computer interconn ect, 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 ...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 28 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 assigned to the pci bus or provides for isa pnp add-on cards and peripherals. The choices: disabled (d...

  • Page 95: 8 Pc Health Status

    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 29 8 pc health status figure 8: pc health status 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: 80℃/ 176℉(default) , 60℃/ 140℉, 65℃/ 149℉, 70℃/ 158℉, 75℃/ 167℉,...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 30 cpu temperature this field displays the current temperature o f cpu. Cpu fan speed this field displays the current speed o f cpu fan. Sys fan speed this field displays the current speed o f system fan. Chip fan speed this field displays the current speed o f nb...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 31 9 overclock navigator engine 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 con figurations that are able to ...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 32 auto overclock system the overclock navigator provides 3 different engines helping you to overclock your system. These engines will boost your system perfo rmance to different level. The choices: v6 tech engine this setting will raise about 5%~10% of whole syst...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 33 manual overclock system (m.O.S.) 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+ cp u cpu frequency this...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 34 dram configuration 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. Dqs training contro...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 35 auto optimize bottom io the choices: enabled (default), disabled. Bottom of [31:24] io space the choices: c0 (default); min=0000, max=00ff, key in a hex number. Bottom of uma dram [31:24] the choices: fc (default); min=0000, max=00fc, key in a hex number. Ddrii...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 36 ras to ras delay the choices: 5 clocks (default), 2 clocks, 3 clocks, 4 clocks. Row precharge time the choices: 6 clocks (default), 3 clocks, 4 clocks, 5 clocks. Minimum ras active t the choices: 18 bus clocks (default), 5-17 bus clocks. Cpu spread spectrum thi...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 37 integrated memory test integrat ed 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. Step 2: when the process is done, ch...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 38 cpu voltage this item allows you to select cpu voltage control. The choices: startup (default), +0.012v ~ +0.787v ddr voltage this item allows you to select ddr voltage control. The choices: 1.95v (default), 2.00v, 2.05v, 2.10v, 2.15v, 2.20v, 2.25v, 2.30v. Nb v...

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    Tf7050-m 2 / tf7025-m 2 bios manual 39 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 con figurations. Moreover, you may save your ideal overclock setting for easier overcl...