Biostar TPOWER I55 Setup Manual

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    Tpower i55 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 ....................................................................................

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    Tpower i55 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 1156 intel core i7 / i5 processor supports execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading chipset intel p55 super i/o it8720 provides...

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    Tpower i55 3 spec front audio connector x1 supports front panel audio function cd-in connector x1 supports cd audio-in function s/pdif out connector x1 supports digital audio out function cpu fan header x1 cpu fan power supply (with smart fan function) system fan header x2 system fan power supply cl...

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    Motherboard manual 4 1.5 m otherboard l ayout pex16_1 pex16_2 pex1_1 pci1 pci2 fdd1 panel1 audiof1 f_jusb3 f_jusb2 f_jusb1 j1394_1 sata1 sata2 sata3 pwrsw1 rstsw1 super i/o pex4_1 bat1 cdin1 bio s sys_fan1 sys_fan2 atxpwr1 id e 1 ddr3 _ a 2 ddr3 _ a 1 ddr3 _ b 2 ddr3 _ b 1 p55 atxpwr2 usbkb1 1394_us...

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    Tpower i55 5 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 i nstalling c entral p rocessing u nit (cpu) 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. Step 1: pull the socket lo...

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    Motherboard manual 6 step 3: 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 4: hold the cpu down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installat...

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    Tpower i55 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. Cpu_fan1: cpu fan header pin assignment 1 ground ...

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    Motherboard manual 8 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory a. Memory modules d d r 3_a 2 d d r 3_a 1 d d r 3_b 1 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 i...

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    Tpower i55 9 b. Memory capacity dimm socket location ddr3 module total memory size ddr3_a1 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb / 4gb ddr3_a2 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb / 4gb ddr3_b1 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb / 4gb ddr3_b2 256mb/512mb/1gb/2gb / 4gb max is 16gb. C. Dual channel memory installation please refer to the following re...

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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: ide/atapi connect...

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    Tpower i55 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...

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    Motherboard manual 12 pex16_1: pci-express gen2 x16 (x16/crossfirex x8, sli x8 speed) slot - pci-express 2.0 compliant. - maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8gb/s (4gb/s crossfirex/sli) simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 16gb/s(8gb/s crossfirex/sli) totally. - pex16_1 & pex16_2...

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    Tpower i55 13 atxpwr1: 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 ground 20...

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    Motherboard manual 14 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 panel1: ...

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    Tpower i55 15 f_jusb1 ~ f_jusb3: headers for usb 2.0 ports at front panel theses headers allow user to connect additional usb cable on the pc front panel. They 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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    Motherboard manual 16 cdin1: cd-rom audio-in connector this connector allows user to connect the audio source from the different devices, like cd-rom, dvd-rom, pci sound card, pci tv turner card etc.. Pin assignment 1 left channel input 2 ground 3 ground 4 1 4 right channel input jspdiout1: digital ...

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    Tpower i55 17 on-board buttons there are 2 on-board buttons. Rstsw1 pwrsw1 pwrsw1: this is an on-board power switch button. Rstsw1: this is an on-board reset button. On-board led indicators there are 12 led indicators on the motherboard showing 8+4 phase cpu power. Ph_led1 ph_led4 ph_led3 ph_led2 ph...

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    Motherboard manual 18 jcmos1: clear cmos header placing the jumper on pin2-3 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 cmos data...

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    Tpower i55 19 j1394_1: ieee 1394 header this header allows user to connect ieee 1394 device. Pin assignment 1 tpa1+ 2 tpa1- 3 gnd 4 gnd 5 tpb1+ 6 tpb1- 7 vcc 8 vcc 9 n/a 1 2 9 10 10 key.

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    Motherboard manual 20 chapter 4: raid functions 4.1 o perating s ystem supports windows xp / vista 32 / vista 64. 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 write times for many applications. Raid 1: r...

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    Tpower i55 21 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 active volum...

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    Motherboard manual 22 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. Ben...

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    Tpower i55 23 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 placed ...

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    Motherboard manual 24 chapter 5: t-power bios & software 5.1 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 ...

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    Tpower i55 25 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 item go t...

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    Motherboard manual 26 dram frequency to get better system performance, sometimes downgrading the memory frequency is necessary when cpu frequency is adjusted over the upper limit. Dram timing configuration enter this item for more advanced dram timing settings. Clock gen configuration enter this ite...

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    Tpower i55 27 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 over-clock...

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    Motherboard manual 28 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,...

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    Tpower i55 29 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 up. Upda...

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    Motherboard manual 30 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 b...

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    Tpower i55 31 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 from 0~127,...

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    Motherboard manual 32 5.2 t-p ower s oftware toverclocker is an integration for you to view cpu and memory information, to overclock, and to monitor your hardware installing toverclocker 1. Insert the setup cd to the optical drive. The installation program will appear if the autorun function has bee...

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    Tpower i55 33 the cpu tab provides information on the cpu and motherboard. The memory tab provides information on the memory module(s). You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information. The oc tweaker tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages settings. It also...

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    Motherboard manual 34 the hw monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware voltage, fan speed, and temperature. Besides, you also can set related values for cpu smart fan. The about tab provides information about manufacturer and software version. You can update new version by clicking the button “live...

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    Tpower i55 35 green power utility biostar g.P.U (green power utility) is a new function. The utility enhances energy efficiency by disabling extra phases while cpu is on light loading. It integrates a friendly gui to monitor your cpu usage, cpu watt, and cpu temperature; moreover, it optimizes power...

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    Motherboard manual 36 g.P.U mode setting this utility provides five modes, upon your requirements, to improve system performance or to save power consumption. Note: even if the modes saving more power consumption are chosen, the system still can keep excellent performance. Auto phase mode system swi...

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    Tpower i55 37 ehot-line (optional) 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 depart...

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    Motherboard manual 38 enter the file name and then click “save”. Your system information will be saved to a .Txt file. Open the saved .Txt file, you will see your system information including motherboard/bios/cpu/video/ device/os information. This information is also concluded in the sent mail. We w...

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    Tpower i55 39 bios update bios update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard bios under windows system. Update bios with a bios file clear cmos function (only for award bios) show current bios information save current bios to a .Bin file award bios ami bios once click on...

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    Motherboard manual 40 before doing this, please download the proper bios file from the website. For award bios, update bios procedure should be run with clear cmos function, so please check on clear cmos first. Then click update bios button, a dialog will show for asking you backup current bios. Cli...

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    Tpower i55 41 bioscreen utility this utility allows you to personalize your boot logo easily. You can choose jpg or bmp as your boot logo so as to customize your computer. Please follow the following instruction to update boot logo: 1. Load image:choose the picture as the boot logo. 2. Transform:tra...

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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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    Tpower i55 43 6.2 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 the syste...

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    Motherboard manual 44 6.3 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 prog...

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    Tpower i55 45 6.4 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 check cm...

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    Motherboard manual 46 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 p...

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    Tpower i55 47 6.5 t roubleshooting probable solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power led does not shine; the fan of the power supply does not work 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not shine. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support....

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    Motherboard manual 48 appendix: spec in other languages g erman spezifikationen cpu socket 1156 intel core i7 / i5 prozessoren unterstützt execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading chipsatz in...

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    Tpower i55 49 spezifikationen diskettenlaufwerkanschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 2 diskettenlaufwerke ide-anschluss x1 jeder anschluss unterstützt 2 ide-laufwerke sata-anschluss x6 jeder anschluss unterstützt 1 sata-laufwerk fronttafelanschluss x1 unterstützt die fronttafelfunktionen front-au...

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    Motherboard manual 50 f rench spec uc socket 1156 processeurs intel core i7 / i5 prend en charge les technologies d'exécution de bit de désactivation / intel speedstep® optimisée/ d'architecture intel 64 / de mémoire étendue 64 / de virtualisation / hyper threading chipset intel p55 super e/s it8720...

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    Tpower i55 51 spec connecteur de disquette x1 chaque connector prend en charge 2 lecteurs de disquettes 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 en charge les ...

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    Motherboard manual 52 i talian specifica cpu socket 1156 processore intel core i7 / i5 supporto di execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / architettura intel 64 / tecnologia extended memory 64 / tecnologia virtualization / hyper threading chipset intel p55 super i/o it8720 fornisce le funz...

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    Tpower i55 53 specifica connettore floppy x1 ciascun connettore supporta 2 unità floppy 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 connettore audio fron...

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    Motherboard manual 54 s panish especificación cpu socket 1156 procesador intel core i7 / i5 admite bit de deshabilitación de ejecución / intel speedstep® mejorado / intel architecture-64 / tecnología extended memory 64 / tecnología de virtualización / hyper threading conjunto de chips intel p55 súpe...

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    Tpower i55 55 especificación conector disco flexible x1 cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco flexible 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 panel frontal conect...

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    Motherboard manual 56 p ortuguese especificaÇÕe cpu socket 1156 processador intel core i7 / i5 suporta as tecnologias execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel arquitecture -64 / extended memory 64 / virtualization / hyper threading chipset intel p55 especificaçã o super i/o it8720 pro...

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    Tpower i55 57 especificaÇÕe conector da unidade de disquetes x1 cada conector suporta 2 unidades de disquetes 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 funções no painel fron...

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    Motherboard manual 58 p olish spec procesor socket 1156 procesor intel core i7 / i5 obsługa execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading chipset intel p55 pamięć główna gniazda ddr3 dimm x 4 każd...

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    Tpower i55 59 spec złącze napędu dyskietek x1 każde złącze obsługuje 2 napędy dyskietek 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 audio x1 obsługa funkc...

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    Motherboard manual 60 r ussian СПЕЦ cpu (центральн ый процессор) socket 1156 Процессор intel core i7 / i5 Поддержка технологий execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / технологии виртуализация / hyper threading Набор микросхем intel p5...

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    Tpower i55 61 СПЕЦ Разъём НГМД x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 накопителя на гибких магнитных дисках 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 устройств на лицевой пан...

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    Motherboard manual 62 a rabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗexecute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading socket 1156 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻣintel core i7 / i5 ﺑ ددﺮﺘ ی ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺼ ةﺪﺣو ﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ﺔﺠ ﺔیﺰآﺮﻤﻟا intel p55 ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻣ ﺢﺋاﺮ...

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    Tpower i55 63 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا آﺮﺤﻣ ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻥﺮﻤﻟا صاﺮﻗﻸﻟ ﻦﻴ ﺔﻥﺮﻣ صاﺮﻗأ كﺮﺤﻣ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﻦﻴﻨﺙا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪیide ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ide دﺪﻋ 1 ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﺪﺣاو ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪیsata ﺬﻔﻨﻣ sata دﺪﻋ 6 ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا تاﺰﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻴﻣ ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺞﻣﺪﻤﻟا صﺮﻘﻟا تﻮﺹ ...

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    Motherboard manual 64 j apanese 仕様 cpu socket 1156 intel core i7 / i5 processor execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threadingをサポートします チップセット intel p55 メインメモリ ddr3 dimmスロット x 4 各 dimmは 512mb / 1gb ...

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    Tpower i55 65 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 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 x1 デジタルオーディオアウト機能をサポートします cpuファンヘッダ x1 cpuファン電源...