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Biostar TFORCE 945P User Manual

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 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 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual ii p ackage c hecklist ..................................................................................... I chapter 1: introduction......................................................1 1.1 m otherboard f eatures ...........................................

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 1 chapter 1: introduction 1.1 m otherboard f eatures cpu supports lga 775. Supports intel pentium 4 processor and celeron d. Supports dual core cpu supports pentium d supports core2duo (for ver 2.0 only) front side bus at the following frequency ranges: 533...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 2 gigabit ethernet lan phy: rtl 8110s-32 / 8110sc. Supports 10mb/s, 100mb/s and 1gb/s auto-negotiation. Internal on-board slots and connectors 1 floppy connector. 1 pci-express x16 slot. 2 pci-express x1 slots. 1 cd-rom audio-in connector. 1 spdif-out conne...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 3 1.2 l ayout and c omponents (v er 1.X) ddr 2_ a 1 dd r 2_ a 2 ddr 2_ b 1 dd r 2_ b 2 fdd1 id e 1 pci-ex1_1 pci-ex1_2 pci-ex16 pci1 pci2 pci3 jpanel1 jusb4 jusb3 jatxpwr1 jcfan1 jatxpwr2 jaudio1 jaudio6 jddr2_ov_3v super i/o jci1 jcmos1 sata1 sata2 sata3 s...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 4 1.3 l ayout and c omponents (v er 2.X) ddr 2_ a 1 dd r 2_ a 2 ddr 2_ b 1 dd r 2_ b 2 fdd1 id e 1 pci-ex1_1 pci-ex1_2 pci-ex16 pci1 pci2 pci3 jpanel1 jusb4 jusb3 jatxpwr1 jcfan1 jatxpwr2 jaudio1 jaudio6 jddrii_2.2v super i/o jci1 jcmos1 sata1 sata2 sata3 s...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 5 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 i nstalling c entral p rocessing u nit (cpu) a. Central processing unit (cpu) special notice: remove pin cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the cpu is removed, cover the pin cap on...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 6 step 3: hold the cpu down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation. Step 4: put the cpu fan and heatsink assembly on the cpu and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the cpu fan power cable into the jcfan1. Thi...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 7 2.2 s ystem m emory ddr2 _ a 1 ddr 2 _ a 2 ddr2 _ b 1 ddr2 _ b 2 a. Ddr 2 modules 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 ver...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 8 c. Dual channel memory installation to trigger the duo channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: install memory module of the same capacity in both channel 1 (ddr2_a1&ddr2_a2) and channel 2 (ddr2_b1&ddr2_...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 9 2.3 p eripherals a. Card and i/o slots: floppy disk connector: fdd1 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 cable...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 10 peripheral component interconnect slots: pci1~pci3 this motherboard is equipped with 3 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. Pci1 pci2 p...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 11 b. Connectors and headers: how to setup jumpers the illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “closed”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”. Pin opened pin closed pin1-2 closed atx power source con...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 12 atx power source connector: jatxpwr2 by connecting jatxpwr2, it will provide +12v to cpu power circuit. Pin assignment 1 +12v 2 +12v 3 ground 2 1 4 3 4 ground power source header for ps/2 keyboard/mouse: jkbv1 pin 1-2 close: +5v for ps/2 keyboard and mou...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 13 front panel audio-out header: jaudio6 this connector will allow user to connect with the front audio output headers on the pc case. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. 1 2 14 13 pin assignment pin assignment 14 left line in/ rear s...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 14 cd-rom audio-in connector: jcdin1 this connector allows user to connect the audio source from a variety of devices, like cd-rom, dvd-rom, pci sound card, pci tv tuner card etc.. Pin assignment 1 left channel input 2 ground 3 ground 4 1 4 right channel in...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 15 jpanel1: header for front panel facilities this 16-pin connector includes power-on, reset, hdd led, power led, sleep button, speaker connection. It allows user to connect the pc case’s front panel switch functions. 1 11 22 slp pwr_led on/off ir(optional)...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 16 jpanel1: header for front panel facilities (ver 2.0 only) this 16-pin connector includes power-on, reset, hdd led, power led, sleep button, speaker connection. It allows user to connect the pc case’s front panel switch functions. 1 8 16 slp pwr_led on/of...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 17 serial ata connectors: jsata1~jsata4 with the sata controller provided in the chipset, this motherboard supports 4 channel sata ii connectors. It satisfies the sata 2.0 spec with transfer rate of 3.0 gb/s. Pin assignment 1 ground 2 tx+ 3 tx- 4 ground 5 r...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 18 clear cmos header: jcmos1 by placing the jumper on pin 2-3, 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 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 19 header for memory voltage customize: jddr = 2.3v (jddrii_2.2v in ver 2.0) 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: enable memory voltage customize. 1 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 20 chapter 3: overclock quick guide 3.1: 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 sys...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 21 3.2: 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. I...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 22 cpu overclock setting: cpu voltage this item allows you to select cpu voltage control. Thechoices: startup (default) (min=1.1000v, max=2.0000v, with an interval of 0.0250v). Fsb termination voltage the choices:1.2v (default),1.3v,1.4v,1.5v. Nb/sb voltage...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 23 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 configurat...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 24 v12 tech engine: this setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance. B. Cmos reloading program (c.R.P.): it allows users to save different cmos settings into bios-rom. Users are able to reload any saved cmos setting for customizing system ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 25 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...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 26 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 a...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 27 3.3 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 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 28 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...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 29 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...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 30 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. C...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 31 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 overclocki...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 32 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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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 33 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 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 34 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 c...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 35 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 but...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 36 chapter 4: useful help 4.1 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 afte...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 37 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 of acrobat reader sof...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 38 4.3 e xtra i nformation a. Bios update after you fail to update bios or bios is invaded by a virus, the boot-block function will help to restore bios. If the following message is shown after boot-up of the system, it means the bios contents are corrupted...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 39 b. Cpu overheated if the system shuts down automatically after power on of system for a few seconds that means the cpu protection function has been activated. When the cpu is overheated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid damaging the c...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 40 4.4 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 ca...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 41 german cpu unterstützt lga 775. Unterstützt intel pentium 4-prozessoren und celeron d. Unterstützt dual-core-cpu unterstützt pentium d unterstützt core2duo (nur für ver 2.0) unterstützt die folgenden front side bus-frequenzen: 533mt/s (133mhz kerntakt) 8...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 42 10/100/1000 lan realtek 8110s-32 / 8110sc, unterstützt 10mb/s, 100mb/s und 1gb/s auto-negotiation. Interne integrierte steckplätze und anschlüsse 1 diskettenlaufwerkanschluss. 1 pci-express x16-steckplatz. 2 pci-express x1-steckplätze. 1 cd-rom-audioeing...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 43 french processeur prise en charge de lga 775. Prise en charge des processeurs intel pentium 4 et celeron d. Prise en charge cpu dual core. Prise en charge de pentium d prise en charge de core2duo (seulement pour ver 2.0) bus front-side aux fréquences sui...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 44 ide 1 connecteurs sur carte permettant la prise en charge de 2 périphériques. Prise en charge pio mode 0-4, block mode et mode bus maître ultra dma 33/66/100. 10/100/1000 lan rtl 8110s-32 / 8110sc, prise en charge de l'auto-négociation 10mo/s, 100mo/s et...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 45 italian cpu supporto lga 775. Supporto processore intel pentium 4 ed celeron d. Cpu dual core. Supporto pentium d supporto core2duo (solo per ver 2.0) fsb (front side bus) alle seguenti portate di frequenza: 533mt/s (133mhz core clock) 800mt/s (200mhz co...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 46 10/100/1000 lan realtek rtl 8110s-32 / 8110sc, supporto negoziazione automatica a 10mb/s, 100mb/s e 1gb/s. Connettori e alloggiamenti interni integrato 1 connettore floppy 1 alloggiamento pci-express x16. 2 alloggiamenti pci-express x1. 1 connettore spdi...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 47 spanish procesador compatible con lga 775. Compatible con el procesador intel pentium 4 y celeron d. Admite procesador de núcleo dual. Compatible con pentium d compatible con core2duo (solamente para ver 2.0) fsb (front side bus) en los siguientes interv...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 48 códec de audio ac’97 procesador: alc655, admite 6 canales. 10/100/1000 lan realtek rtl 8110s-32 / 8110sc, admite negociación automática a 10 mb/s, 100 mb/s y 1 gb/s. Conectores y ranuras integrados e internos 1 conector de disco extraíble. 1 ranura 16x p...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 49 portuguese cpu suporta o socket lga 775. Suporta um processador intel pentium 4 e celeron d. Suporta uma cpu dual core. Suporta um pentium d suporta um core2duo (apenas para os modelos ver 2.0) fsb (front side bus) com as seguintes frequências: 533 mt/s ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 50 codec de som ac'97 chip: alc655, suporta 6 canais. 10/100/1000 lan realtek rtl 8110s-32 / 8110sc, suporta a especificação de auto negociação de 10mb/s, 100mb/s e 1gb/s. Conectores e ranhuras internos na placa existência de um conector para unidade de dis...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 51 poland procesor obsługa lga 775. Obsługa procesorów intel pentium 4 i celeron d. Procesor dwurdzeniowy (dual core). Obsługa pentium d obsługa core2duo (wyłącznie dla ver 2.0) magistrala front side bus o następujących zakresach częstotliwości: 533mt/s (ze...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 52 kodek dźwięku ac’97 chip: alc655, obsługa 6 kanałów. 10/100/1000 lan realtek rtl 8110s-32 / 8110sc s, obsługa szybkości 10mb/s, 100mb/s oraz 1gb/s z automatyczną negocjacją. Wewnętrzne, wbudowane gniazda oraz złącza jedno napędu złącze dyskietek elastycz...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 53 russian Процессор Поддерживает lga 775. Поддерживает процессоры intel pentium 4 и celeron d. Поддержка двуядерных процессоров Поддерживает pentium d Поддерживает core2duo (только для ver 2.0) Поддерживаются следующие частоты системной шины: 533 МГц (133 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 54 10/100/1000 lan realtek 8110s-32 / 8110sc, Поддерживает автоматическое определение скорости 10 Мбит/с, 100 Мбит/с и 1 Гбит/с. Встроенные разъемы ввода-вывода 1 разъем для дисковода гибких дисков. 1 слот pci express x16. 2 слота pci express x1 1 входной р...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 55 arabic ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ) cpu ( ﻢﻋﺪﺗ lga 775 . ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻣ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ intel pentium 4 . & celeron d جودﺰﻤﻟا ﺐﻠﻟا تاذ ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا تاﺪﺣو ﻢﻋد . - ﻢﻋﺪﺗ pentium d - ﻢﻋﺪﺗ core2duo ) ﻲﻓ 2.0 ﻓ ﻂﻘ ( ﺔﻴﻟﺎﺘﻟا ددﺮﺘﻟا تﺎﻗﺎﻄﻧ ﺪﻨﻋ ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺐﻧﺎﺠﻟا ﻞﻗﺎﻧ : - 533 mt/s ) 133 ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 56 تﻮﺹ ةﺮﻔﺵ ac’97 ﺔﺤﻳﺮﺸﻟا : 655 alc , تاﻮﻨﻗ ﻲﻧﺎﻤﺛ ﻢﻋﺪﻳ . ﺖﻳﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﻣ / ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺜﻟا . ﻞﻘﻧ ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺑ ﻲﻜﺒﺵ ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺕ 1000 / 100 / 10 realtek 8110s-32 / 8110sc ةرﺪﻘﺑ ﻲﺋﺎﻘﻠﺘﻟا ضوﺎﻔﺘﻟا ﻢﻋﺪﺗ 10 ﺎﺠﻴﻣ ﺖﻳﺎﺑ / و ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺛ 100 ﺎﺠﻴﻣ ﺖﻳﺎﺑ / و ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺛ 1 ﺖﻳﺎﺑ ﺎﺠﻴﺝ / ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺛ . ﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا تﺎ...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 57 japanese cpu lga 775 をサポート。 intel pentium 4 プロセッサをサポート。 デュアコア cpu をサポート。 pentium d をサポート。 core2duo をサポート。(ver 2.0 のみ) 次の周波数範囲でフロントサイドバス: 533mt/s (133mhz コアクロック) 800mt/s (200mhz コアクロック) 1066mt/s (266mhz コアクロック) ハイパースレッドテクノロジ(ht)をサポート。 エギュゼキュート・ディスエーブル・ビット...

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    Biostar t-series tforce 945p user’s manual 58 ite「スマート・ガーディアン」機能 ac’97 オーディオ サウンド・コデック チップ: alc655, 6 チャンネルをサポート。 10/100/1000 lan realtek 8110s-32 / 8110sc, 10mb/秒、100mb/秒と 1gb/秒オートネ ゴシエーションをサポート。 内部オンボードスロットとコネクタ 1 つのフロッピーコネクタ。 pci-express x16 スロット(x1)。 2 pci-express x1 スロット(x2)。 cd-rom オーディオインコネクタ...