Tpower i45 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...
Table of contents chapter 1: introduction ............................................................ 1 1.1 before you start......................................................................................... 1 1.2 package checklist ................................................................
Tpower i45 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...
Motherboard manual 2 1.3 m otherboard f eatures spec cpu lga 775 intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx processor supports execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology fsb...
Tpower i45 3 spec front audio connector x1 supports front panel audio function cd-in connector x1 supports cd audio-in function s/pdif out connector x2 supports digital audio out function s/pdif in connector x1 supports digital audio-in function cpu fan header x1 cpu fan power supply (with smart fan...
Motherboard manual 4 1.5 m otherboard l ayout bi o s fdd1 pex16_1 pci1 jatxpwr1 jcfan1 codec jsfan1 bat1 lga775 cpu1 jkbms1 jusb2 jrj45usb1 ide1 d dr2 _ a 1 d dr2 _ a 2 d dr2 _ b 1 d dr2 _ b 2 ide super i/o jusb1 rstsw2 pex1_1 pci2 jcdin1 jusb4 jusb3 jpanel1 pwrsw1 jusb5 intel p45 intel ich10r jaudi...
Tpower i45 5 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 i nstalling c entral p rocessing u nit (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 the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged. Pin cap st...
Motherboard manual 6 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...
Tpower i45 7 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 ground 2 ...
Motherboard manual 8 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory a. Memory modules d d r 2_a 1 d d r 2_b 1 d d r 2_a 2 d d r 2_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 ...
Tpower i45 9 b. Memory capacity dimm socket location ddr2 module total memory size ddr2_a1 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb ddr2_a2 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb ddr2_b1 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb ddr2_b2 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb max is 8gb. C. Dual channel memory installation to trigger the dual channel function of the motherboard, ...
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: ide/atapi connect...
Tpower i45 11 sata1~sata3: serial ata connectors the motherboard has a pci to sata controller with 6 channels sata interface, it satisfies the sata 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0gb/s. Sata3 sata2 sata1 pci1/pci2: peripheral component interconnect slots this motherboard is equipped with 2 sta...
Motherboard manual 12 pex16_1: pci-express gen2 x16(x16/crossfire x8 speed) slot - pci-express 2.0 compliant. - maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8gb/s(4gb/s crossfire) simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 16gb/s(8gb/s crossfire) totally. - pex16_1 slot is reserved for graphics ...
Tpower i45 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 jpanel1: front p...
Motherboard manual 14 jatxpwr2: 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 ...
Tpower i45 15 j1: auxiliary power for graphics this connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance. Pin assignment 1 +12v 2 ground 3 ground 4 vcc 1 4 jusb3/jusb4/jusb5: headers for usb 2.0 ports at front panel...
Motherboard manual 16 jaudiof1: front panel audio header this header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the pc front panel. This header allows only hd audio front panel connector; ac’97 connector is not acceptable. Pin assignment 1 mic left in 2 ground 3 mic right in 4 gpio 5 r...
Tpower i45 17 jspdif_out1/jspdif_out2: digital audio-out connectors jspdif_out1 is for connecting the pci bracket spdif output, and jspdif_out2 is for connecting to the hdmi audio of vga card. Pin assignment 1 +5v 2 spdif_out 1 3 jspdif_out2 jspdif_out1 1 3 3 ground jspdif_in1: digital audio-in conn...
Motherboard manual 18 jcom1: serial port connector the motherboard has a serial port connector for connecting rs-232 port. Pin assignment 1 carrier detect 2 received data 3 transmitted data 4 data terminal ready 5 signal ground 6 data set ready 7 request to send 8 clear to send 9 ring indicator 10 k...
Tpower i45 19 jusbv1/jusbv2: power source headers for usb ports pin 1-2 close: jusbv1: +5v for usb ports at jusb1/jusb2/jrj45usb1. Jusbv2: +5v for usb ports at jusb3/jusb4/jusb5. Pin 2-3 close: jusbv1: +5v stb for usb ports at jusb1/jusb2/ jrj45usb1. Jusbv2: +5v stb for usb ports at jusb3/jusb4/jusb...
Motherboard manual 20 bios post code/cpu temperature indicator this indicator will show post code while booting; after the booting sequence, it will show current cpu temperature. Please refer to chapter 7.4 for all the bios post codes. Jpe1~jpe9: crossfire switch jumpers the setting of these jumpers...
Tpower i45 21 chapter 4: crossfire function 4.1 r equirements only windows xp/vista supports crossfire (dual video) function. Two identical crossfire-ready graphics cards that are ati certified. The graphics card driver should support crossfire technology. The power supply unit must provide at least...
Motherboard manual 22 step 2: insert the two crossfire-ready graphics cards into pex16_1 (master) and pex16_2 (slave) pex16_1(master) pex16_2(slave) notice: make sure both the graphics cards are seated into slots completely. Step 3: connect a 4-pin atx power cable to auxiliary power connector (j1), ...
Tpower i45 23 chapter 5: raid functions 5.1 o peration s ystem supports windows 2000 professional, windows xp, and windows vista. 5.2 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 write times for many applica...
Motherboard manual 24 raid 1: every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a raid 1 array system. The mirrored (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...
Tpower i45 25 raid 1+0 (for onboard sata only): raid 1 drives can be stripped using raid 0 techniques. Resulting in a raid 1+0 solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance. Features and benefits drives: minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform. Benefits: o...
Motherboard manual 26 raid 5 (for onboard sata only): 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...
Tpower i45 27 chapter 6: t-power bios & software 6.1 t-p ower bios t-power bios features overclocking navigator engine (o.N.E.) memory integration test (m.I.T., under overclock navigator engine) bio-flasher: update bios file from usb flash drive or fdd self recovery system (s.R.S) smart fan function...
Motherboard manual 28 manual overclock system (m.O.S.) mos is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal overclock settings. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset o.N.E vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select i...
Tpower i45 29 fsb(bsel) to northbridge latch this item allows you to select the fsb frequency. Dram frequency to get better system performance, sometimes downgrading the memory frequency is necessary when cpu frequency is adjusted over the upper limit. Ddr2 enhanced mode this item allows you to cont...
Motherboard manual 30 v6 tech engine this engine will make a good over-clock performance. Bios setup utility main advanced pcipnp boot chipset o.N.E vxx.Xx (c)copyright 1985-200x, american megatrends, inc. Select screen select item go to sub screen general help save and exit exit enter f1 f10 esc ov...
Tpower i45 31 notices: not all types of intel cpu perform above overclock setting ideally; the difference will be based on the selected cpu model. B. Memory integration test (m.I.T.) this function is under “overclocking navigator engine” item. Mit allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no ...
Motherboard manual 32 c. Bio-flasher bio-flasher is a bios flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your bios via usb pen drive or floppy disk. The bio-flasher is built in the bios chip. To enter the utility, press during the power-on self tests (post) procedure while booting ...
Tpower i45 33 d. Self recovery system (s.R.S.) this function can’t be seen under 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 default bios sett...
Motherboard manual 34 smart fan calibration choose this item and then the bios will automatically test and detect the cpu/system fan functions and show cpu/system fan speed. Fan ctrl off(℃) if the cpu/system temperature is lower than the set value, the cpu/ system fan will turn off. The range is fro...
Tpower i45 35 6.2 t-p ower s oftware t-power2 is an integration of four functions: oc tweaker for over-clock, ehot-line for technical support, bios-watch for system monitor, and biostar flash for bios update. Installing t-power2 1. Insert the setup cd to the optical drive. The drivers installation p...
Motherboard manual 36 power saving m ode tes t the vga card d elete current vga s etting file load prev ious saved vga setting file manual over-cloc k restore vga card default setting save current vga s etting into file oc tweaker on the main panel, you can click on the oc tweaker button to launch t...
Tpower i45 37 by this function, the utility will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. Click on then a warning dialog will show. This dialog tells that all running applications should be closed before the auto over-clock procedure. The utility will do a series of test cont...
Motherboard manual 38 ex: this means v9 engine is activated. By clicking , the utility would over-clock the system with certain fixed percentage. When the v3/v6/v9/v12/v15 engine is activated, you will see the green light bar on the left rising to the top of the button. This function is recommended ...
Tpower i45 39 bio-watch bio-watch is a control and monitor utility that helps you to maintain the health of the pc. It provides real-time information of cpu/gpu/system temperature, fan speed, and voltage; and fan control function. Th is area sh ows rea l-time i nformation of tempe ratu re/fan speed/...
Motherboard manual 40 auto-control off increase speed decrease speed click the auto-control off and then the adjust level will show; use the level to increase/decrease the fan speed. Be aware if the fan level been down to 0%, the fan will still not completely stop; this is for your system’s protecti...
Tpower i45 41 ehot-line ehot-line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our tech-support system. This utility will collect the system information which is useful for analyzing the problem you may have encountered, and then send these information to our tech-support department to hel...
Motherboard manual 42 after filling up this information, click “send” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking for your confirmation; click “send” to confirm or “do not send” to cancel. If you want to save this information to a .Txt file, click “save as…” and then you will see a sa...
Tpower i45 43 biostar flash biostar flash is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard bios under windows system. Update bios with a b ios fil e clear cmos function (award bios) shows current bios informati on save current bios to a .Bi n file restart your system (ami bios) or...
Motherboard manual 44 before doing this, please download the proper bios file from our website: www.Biostar.Com.Tw update bios procedure should be run with clear cmos (or restart) function, so please check on clear cmos (or restart) first. (restart your system) then click update bios button, a dialo...
Tpower i45 45 chapter 7: useful help 7.1 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 setup gu...
Motherboard manual 46 7.2 e xtra i nformation 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 t...
Tpower i45 47 7.3 ami bios b eep c ode boot block beep codes number of beeps description 1 no media present. (insert diskette in floppy drive a:) 2 “amiboot.Rom” file not found in root directory of diskette in a: 3 insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery 4 flash programming ...
Motherboard manual 48 7.4 ami bios p ost c ode checkpoint description 03 disable nmi, parity, video for ega, and dma controllers. Initialize bios, post, runtime data area. Also initialize bios modules on post entry and gpnv area. Initialized cmos as mentioned in the kernel variable "wcmosflags." 04 ...
Tpower i45 49 checkpoint description 37 displaying sign-on message, cpu information, setup key message, and any oem specific information. 38 initializes different devices through dim. See dim code checkpoints section of document for more information. Usb controllers are initialized at this point. 39...
Motherboard manual 50 7.5 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 technic...
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Motherboard manual 52 appendencies: spec in other language g erman spezifikationen cpu lga 775 intel intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx prozessoren unterstützt execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 t...
Tpower i45 53 spezifikationen diskettenlaufwerkanschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 2 diskettenlaufwerke serieller anschluss x1 ide-anschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 2 ide-laufwerke sata-anschluss x6 jeder anschluss unterstützt 1 sata-laufwerk fronttafelanschluss x1 unterstützt die frontt...
Motherboard manual 54 f rance spec uc lga 775 processeurs intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx prend en charge les technologies d'exécution de bit de désactivation / intel speedstep® optimisée/ d'architecture intel 64 / de mémoire étendue 64 / de virtualis...
Tpower i45 55 spec connecteur de disquette x1 chaque connector prend en charge 2 lecteurs de disquettes port série x1 connecteur ide x1 chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 périphériques ide connecteur sata x6 chaque connecteur prend en charge 1 périphérique sata connecteur du panneau avant x1 prend ...
Motherboard manual 56 i talian specifica cpu lga 775 processore intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx supporto di execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / architettura intel 64 / tecnologia extended memory 64 / tecnologia virtualization fsb 800 / 1...
Tpower i45 57 specifica connettore floppy x1 ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità floppy porta seriale x1 connettore ide x1 ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità ide connettore sata x6 ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità sata connettore pannello frontale x1 supporta i servizi del pannello frontale conn...
Motherboard manual 58 s panish especificación cpu lga 775 procesador intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx admite bit de deshabilitación de ejecución / intel speedstep® mejorado / intel architecture-64 / tecnología extended memory 64 / tecnología de virtual...
Tpower i45 59 especificación conector disco flexible x1 cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco flexible puerto serie x1 conector ide x1 cada conector soporta 2 dispositivos ide conector sata x6 cada conector soporta 1 dispositivos sata conector de panel frontal x1 soporta instalaciones en el pane...
Motherboard manual 60 p ortuguese especificaÇÕes cpu lga 775 processador intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx suporta as tecnologias execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel arquitecture -64 / extended memory 64 / virtualization fsb 800 / 10...
Tpower i45 61 especificaÇÕes conector da unidade de disquetes x1 cada conector suporta 2 unidades de disquetes porta série x1 conector ide x1 cada conector suporta 2 dispositivos ide conector sata x6 cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo sata conector do painel frontal x1 para suporte de várias funçõe...
Motherboard manual 62 p olish spec procesor lga 775 procesor intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx obsługa execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology fsb 800 / 1066 / 1...
Tpower i45 63 spec złącze napędu dyskietek x1 każde złącze obsługuje 2 napędy dyskietek port szeregowy x1 złącze ide x1 każde złącze obsługuje 2 urządzenia ide złącze sata x6 każde złącze obsługuje 1 urządzenie sata złącze panela przedniego x1 obsługa elementów panela przedniego przednie złącze audi...
Motherboard manual 64 r ussian СПЕЦ cpu (центральн ый процессор) lga 775 Процессор intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx Поддержка технологий execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / технологи...
Tpower i45 65 СПЕЦ Разъём НГМД x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 накопителя на гибких магнитных дисках Последовательный порт x1 Разъём ide x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 встроенных интерфейса накопителей Разъём sata x6 Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 устройство sata Разъём на лицевой панели x1 Поддержка...
Motherboard manual 66 a rabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗexecute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology lga 775 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻣintel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx ﺑ ددﺮﺘ ی ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺼ ةﺪﺣو ...
Tpower i45 67 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﻥﺮﻤﻟا صاﺮﻗﻸﻟ ﻦﻴآﺮﺤﻣ ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻥﺮﻣ صاﺮﻗأ كﺮﺤﻣ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﻲﻠﺴﻠﺴﺗ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﻦﻴﻨﺙا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪیide ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ide دﺪﻋ 1 ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﺪﺣاو ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪیsata ﺬﻔﻨﻣ sata دﺪﻋ 6 ﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا تاﺰﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣ ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪی ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ...
Motherboard manual 68 j apanese 仕様 cpu lga 775 intel core2duo / core2quad / pentium dual-core / celeron dual-core / celeron 4xx processor execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technologyをサポートします fsb 800 / 1066 / 1333 ...
Tpower i45 69 仕様 フロッピーコネクタ x1 各コネクタは 2つのフロッピードライブをサポートします シリアルポート x1 ideコネクタ x1 各コネクタは 2つのideデバイスをサポートします sataコネクタ x6 各コネクタは 1つのsataデバイスをサポートします フロントパネルコネクタ x1 フロントパネル機能をサポートします フロントオーディオコネクタ x1 フロントパネルオーディオ機能をサポートします cdインコネクタ x1 cdオーディオイン機能をサポートします s/pdifアウトコネクタ x2 デジタルオーディオアウト機能をサポートします s/pdifインコネ...