Biostar TFORCE 550 User Manual

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    Tforce 550 setup manual 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 install...

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

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    Tforce 550 1 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 computer from...

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    Motherboard manual 2 1.3 m otherboard f eatures spec cpu socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron processors amd 64 architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing supports hyper transport and cool=n=quiet fsb support hypertransport support up to 1000 mhz bandwidth chipset nvidia nforce 550 su...

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    Tforce 550 3 spec usb connector x2 each connector supports 2 front panel usb ports power connector (24pin) x1 connects to power supply power connector (4pin) x1 connects to power supply back panel i/o ps/2 keyboard x1 ps/2 mouse x1 serial port x1 lan port x1 usb port x6 audio jack x6 connects to ps/...

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    Motherboard manual 4 1.5 m otherboard l ayout jkbms1 jusb4 jusb3 jaudio1 jusblan1 bios pex1_1 pci1 fd d 1 bat1 jc o m 1 jusbv2 jcdin1 codec lan jspdif_out jatxpwr2 jprnt1 pci2 super i/o jusbv1 jusb2 jusb1 dd r 2a 1 jsfan1 jci1 jcmos1 jpanel1 id e 1 jatxpwr1 jcfan1 jsata4 jsata3 jsfan2 jnfan1 jddrii_...

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    Tforce 550 5 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, and the ...

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    Motherboard manual 6 step 4: hold the cpu down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct b to complete the installation. Step 5: put the cpu fan on the cpu and buckle it. Connect the cpu fan power cable to the jcfan1. This completes the installation. 2.2 fan h eaders these fan headers support c...

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    Tforce 550 7 jsfan1/jsfan2: system fan header jsfan1 pin assignment 1 ground 2 smart fan control 3 fan rpm rate sense jsfan2 pin assignment 1 ground 2 +12v 1 3 1 3 jsfan2 jsfan1 3 nc jnfan1: north bridge fan header pin assignment 1 ground 2 +12v 3 1 jnfan1 3 fan rpm rate sense note: the jsfan1/jsfan...

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    Motherboard manual 8 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory ddr 2 a 1 ddr 2 b 1 ddr 2 b 2 ddr 2 a 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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    Tforce 550 9 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...

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    Motherboard manual 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. 34 33 1 2 ide1: hard disk connect...

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    Tforce 550 11 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 d...

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    Motherboard manual 12 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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    Tforce 550 13 jatxpwr1: atx power source connector this connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the atx power supply. Pin assignment 1 +3.3v 2 +3.3v 3 ground 4 +5v 5 ground 6 +5v 7 ground 8 pw_ok 9 standby voltage +5v 10 +12v 11 +12v 12 +3.3v 13 +3.3v 14 -12v 15 ground 16 ps-on 17...

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    Motherboard manual 14 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. Pin assignment 1 +5v (fused) 2 +5v (fused) 3 usb- 4 usb- 5 usb+ 6 usb+...

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    Tforce 550 15 jaudiof1: front panel audio header this header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the pc front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. Pin assignment 1 mic left in 2 ground 3 mic right in 4 gpio 5 right line in 6 jack sense 7 front sense ...

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    Motherboard manual 16 jcmos1: clear cmos header 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. 1 3 pin 1-2 close: normal operation (default). 1 3 1 3 pin 2-3 close: clear cm...

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    Tforce 550 17 jsata1~jsata4: serial ata connectors the motherboard has a pci to sata controller with 2 channels sata interface, it satisfies the sata 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0gb/s. Pin assignment 1 ground 2 tx+ 3 tx- 4 ground 5 rx- 6 rx+ 1 4 7 7 ground jspdif_out: digital audio out conn...

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    Motherboard manual 18 jprnt1: printer port connector this header allows you to connector printer on the pc. 2 1 25 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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    Tforce 550 19 jddrii_2.2v : 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. 1 3 pin 1-2 close: normal status (default). 1 3 1 3 pin 2-3 close: memory voltage overclocking. Note: 1. Wh...

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    Motherboard manual 20 on-board led indicators there are 2 led indicators on the motherboard to show system status. Led1 led2 led1 and led2: these 2 led indicate system power on diagnostics. Please refer to the table below for different messages: led1 led2 message on on normal on off memory error off...

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    Tforce 550 21 chapter 4: nvidia raid functions 4.1 o peration s ystem z supports windows xp home/professional edition, and windows 2000 professional. 4.2 r aid a rrays nvraid supports the following types of raid arrays: raid 0: raid 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write ...

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    Motherboard manual 22 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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    Tforce 550 23 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 pe...

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    Motherboard manual 24 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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    Tforce 550 25 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 overclock system (m.O.S.) mos is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize pers...

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    Motherboard manual 26 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 proport...

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    Tforce 550 27 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 ...

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    Motherboard manual 28 v12 tech engine: this setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance. 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 suitabl...

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    Tforce 550 29 c. Memory integration test (m.I.T.): 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 c...

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    Motherboard manual 30 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 ...

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    Tforce 550 31 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 ...

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    Motherboard manual 32 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. Choices: 32 (default). Slope pwm choices: 1 pwm value/℃ (default), 2 pwm value/℃, 4 pwm value/℃, 8 pwm value/℃, 16...

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    Tforce 550 33 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 program ...

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    Motherboard manual 34 cpu temperature this column configures the cpu temperature. There is a waveform to represent the status of cpu temperature. By adjusting , users can easily configure the upper limit of cpu temperature for system operating. In this diagram, the white line represents the upper li...

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    Tforce 550 35 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 voltage is higher or lower than the set value, the status line will change into a red war...

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    Motherboard manual 36 b. Overclocking configurations 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 graphic 2 a. Clicking on “biostar” wil...

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    Tforce 550 37 cpu overclocking settings: by adjusting can configure three items for cpu overclocking. A. Cpu frequency range: 133mhz~450mhz. Interval: 1mhz. B. Cpu ratio range: 4~25. Interval: 1. C. Cpu voltage range: 1.175v~1.725v. Interval: 0.025v. Memory overclocking settings: by adjusting can co...

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    Motherboard manual 38 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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    Tforce 550 39 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:...

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    Motherboard manual 40 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 fa...

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    Tforce 550 41 d. 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 process...

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    Motherboard manual 42 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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    Tforce 550 43 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 video 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 beeps every ...

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    Motherboard manual 44 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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    Tforce 550 45 6.4 t roubleshooting probable 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 technical suppo...

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    Motherboard manual 46 appendencies: spec in other language g erman spezifikationen cpu sockel am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron prozessoren die amd 64-architektur unterstützt eine 32-bit- und 64-bit-datenverarbeitung unterstützt hyper transport und cool’n’quiet fsb unterstützt hypertranspor...

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    Tforce 550 47 spezifikationen cpu-lüfter-sockel x1 cpu-lüfterstromversorgungsanschluss (mit smart fan-funktion) system-lüfter-sockel x3 system-lüfter-stromversorgungsanschluss "gehäuse offen"-sockel (optional) x1 zur erkennung eines geöffneten gehäuses "cmos löschen"-sockel x1 usb-anschluss x2 jeder...

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    Motherboard manual 48 f rance spec uc socket am2 processeurs amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron l'architecture amd 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits prend en charge hyper transport et cool’n’quiet bus frontal prend en charge hyper transport jusqu'à une bande passante de 1000 mhz chipset nvidia n...

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    Tforce 550 49 spec connecteur de sortie s/pdif x1 prend en charge la fonction de sortie audio numérique embase de ventilateur uc x1 alimentation électrique du ventilateur uc (avec fonction de ventilateur intelligent) embase de ventilateur système x3 alimentation électrique du ventilateur système emb...

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    Motherboard manual 50 i talian specifica cpu socket am2 processori amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron l’architettura amd 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit supporto di hyper transport e cool’n’quiet fsb supporto di hypertransport fino a 1000 mhz di larghezza di banda chipset nvidia nforce 55...

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    Tforce 550 51 specifica connettore usb x2 ciascun connettore supporta 2 porte usb pannello frontale connettore alimentazione x1 (24 pin) connettore alimentazione x1 (4 pin) i/o pannello posteriore tastiera ps/2 x1 mouse ps/2 x1 porta seriale x1 porta lan x1 porta usb x6 connettore audio x6 dimension...

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    Motherboard manual 52 s panish especificación cpu conector am2 procesadores amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron la arquitectura amd 64 permite el procesado de 32 y 64 bits soporta las tecnologías hyper transport y cool’n’quiet fsb admite hypertransport con un ancho de banda de hasta 1000 mhz conj...

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    Tforce 550 53 especificación cabecera de ventilador de cpu x1 fuente de alimentación de ventilador de cpu (con función smart fan) cabecera de ventilador de sistema x3 fuente de alimentación de ventilador de sistema cabecera de chasis abierto(opcional) x1 función de detección de intrusos en el chasis...

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    Motherboard manual 54 p ortuguese especificaÇÕes cpu socket am2 processadores amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron a arquitectura amd 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits suporta as tecnologias hyper transport e cool’n’quiet fsb suporta a tecnologia hypertransport com uma largura de banda até...

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    Tforce 550 55 especificaÇÕes conector da ventoinha da cpu x1 alimentação da ventoinha da cpu (com a função smart fan) conector da ventoinha do sistema x3 alimentação da ventoinha do sistema conector para detecção da abertura do chassis (opcional) x1 para detectar qualquer intrusão no chassis conecto...

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    Motherboard manual 56 p olish spec procesor socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron procesory architektura amd 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe obsługa hyper transport oraz cool’n’quiet fsb obsługa hypertransport o szerokości pasma do 1000 mhz chipset nvidia nforce 550 pamięć głów...

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    Tforce 550 57 spec złącze główkowe wentylatora systemowego x3 zasilanie wentylatora systemowego złącze główkowe otwarcia obudowy (opcja) x1 do funkcji wykrywania naruszenia obudowy złącze główkowe kasowania cmos x1 złącze usb x2 każde złącze obsługuje 2 porty usb na panelu przednim złącze zasilania ...

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    Motherboard manual 58 russian СПЕЦ. Cpu (центральн ый процессор) Гнездо am2 Процессоры amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron Архитектура amd 64 разрешать обработка данных на 32 и 64 бит Поддержка hyper transport и cool’n’quiet fsb Поддержка hypertransport с пропускной способностью до 1000 МГц Набор...

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    Tforce 550 59 СПЕЦ. Входной звуковой разъём x1 Поддержка звуковых функций на лицевой панели Разъём ввода для cd x1 Поддержка функции ввода для cd Разъём вывода для s/pdif x1 Поддержка вывода цифровой звуковой функции Контактирующее приспособление вентилятора центрального процессора x1 Источник питан...

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    Motherboard manual 60 arabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺲﺒﻘﻡam2 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻡamd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / sempron ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜﻤﺗamd 64 ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺏ ﺔﻴﺏﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا ءاﺮﺝإ 32 و 64 ﺖﺏ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗhyper transport و cool’n’quiet ﻲﺒﻥﺎﺠﻟا ﻲﻡﺎﻡﻷا ﻞﻗﺎﻨﻟا ﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ ﺔﻴﻨ hypertransport ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺼﻳ ددﺮﺘﺏ 1000 ددﺮﺗ ﺢﺋاﺮﺸﻟا ﺔﻋﻮ...

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    Tforce 550 61 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ) 24 سﻮﺏد ( دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ ) 4 ﺲﻴﺏﺎﺏد ( دﺪﻋ 1 ﻞﺥد ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻡ / جﺮﺥ ﺔﻴﻔﻠﺨﻟا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا ﺢﻴﺗﺎﻔﻡ ﺔﺣﻮﻟ ps/2 دﺪﻋ 1 سوﺎﻡ ps/2 دﺪﻋ 1 ﻲﻠﺴﻠﺴﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻴﻠﺤﻡ لﺎﺼﺗا ﺔﻜﺒﺵ ﺬﻔﻨﻡ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺬﻓﺎﻨﻡ usb دﺪﻋ 6 تﻮﺹ ﺲﺒﻘﻡ دﺪﻋ 6 ﺔﺹﺎﺥ ﺎﻳاﺰﻡ nvidia ntunes ﻋﺪﺗ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢ raid 0 / 1 / 0+1 ﺔﺣ...

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    Motherboard manual 62 japanese 仕様 cpu socket am2 amd athlon 64 / athlon 64 fx / 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 fsb 1000 mhz のバンド幅までハイパートランス ポートをサポートします チップセット nvidia nforce 550 メインメモリ ddr2 dimmスロット x 4 各 dimmは 256/512mb & 1gb ddr2をサポ ート 最大メモリ容量 4g...

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    Tforce 550 63 仕様 システムファンヘッダ x3 システムファン電源装置 シャーシオープンヘッダ (オプション) x1 シャーシ侵入検出機能 cmosクリアヘッダ x1 usbコネクタ x2 各コネクタは 2つのフロントパネルusbポートをサポートし ます 電源コネクタ (24ピン) x1 電源コネクタ (4ピン) x1 背面パネル i/o ps/2キーボード x1 ps/2マウス x1 シリアルポート x1 lanポート x1 usbポート x6 オーディオジャック x6 ボードサイズ 219 mm (幅) x 304 mm (高さ) 特殊機能 nvidia ntunes rai...