Tz68a+ 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 installatio...
Table of contents chapter 1: introduction ........................................ 1 1.1 before you start......................................................................................... 1 1.2 package checklist ....................................................................................
Tz68a+ 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 pow...
Motherboard manual 2 1.3 m otherboard f eatures spec cpu socket 1155 intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron processor supports execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading chipset intel z68 ...
Tz68a+ 3 spec clear cmos header x1 restore cmos data to factory default usb2.0 connector x3 each connector supports 2 front panel usb2.0 ports consumer ir connector x1 supports infrared function printer port connector x1 each connector supports 1 printer port serial port connector x1 connects to rs-...
Motherboard manual 4 1.5 m otherboard l ayout u sb_kbms1 hd mi 1 vga1 dv i1 rj45usb1 audio1 ph3 ph2 ph1 phs vtt _led1 atxpw r2 sys_fan2 super i/o codec f_audio1 jspdifout1 pex16_1 pex16_2 pex1_1 pci1 pci2 j_c om1 lan bat1 cir1 sys_fan1 f_usb3 f_usb2 f_usb1 panel1 sw_rst1 sw_pwr1 led_d2 led_d1 sata4 ...
Tz68a+ 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. Step 1: pull t...
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...
Tz68a+ 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 2 +1...
Motherboard manual 8 2.3 i nstalling s ystem m emory a. Memory modules ddr3 _ a 1 d d r 3_b 1 d d r 3_a 2 d d r 3_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 a...
Tz68a+ 9 b. Memory capacity dimm socket location ddr3 module total memory size ddr3_a1 512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb/8gb ddr3_a2 512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb/8gb ddr3_b1 512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb/8gb ddr3_b2 512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb/8gb max is 32gb. C. Dual channel memory installation please refer to the following requirements to activa...
Motherboard manual 10 2.4 c onnectors and s lots sata1/sata2: serial ata3 connectors the motherboard has a pci to sata controller with 2 channels sata3 interface, it satisfies the sata 3.0 spec and with transfer rate of 6.0gb/s. Pin assignment 1 ground 2 tx+ 3 tx- 4 ground 5 rx- 6 rx+ 7 4 1 sata1 sa...
Tz68a+ 11 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 nc ...
Motherboard manual 12 pex16_1: pci-express gen2 x16 slot - pci-express 2.0 compliant. - maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8gb/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 16gb/s totally. - pci-express gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0gb/s on the data pins. - 2x bandwidth over the pc...
Tz68a+ 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 panel1: front panel ...
Motherboard manual 14 f_audio1: front panel audio header this header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the pc front panel. Pin assignment 1 mic left in 2 ground 3 mic right in 4 gpio 5 right line in 6 jack sense 7 front sense 8 key 9 left line in 1 2 9 1 0 10 jack sense jspdif...
Tz68a+ 15 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. ※ clear cm...
Motherboard manual 16 j_print1: printer port connector this header allows you to connector printer on the pc. 1 2 2 5 2 6 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...
Tz68a+ 17 on-board led indicators there are 7 led indicators on the motherboard showing system status. Led_d1 ph1 ph2 led_d2 vtt_led1 ph3 phs led_d1 & led_d2: debug indicators phs / ph1 ~ ph3 / vtt_led1: power status indicators please refer to the tables below for specific messages: led_d1 led_d2 me...
Motherboard manual 18 chapter 4: raid functions 4.1 o perating s ystem supports windows vista and windows 7. 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: raid 1...
Tz68a+ 19 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 volume or...
Motherboard manual 20 raid 10: raid 1 drives can be stripped using raid 0 techniques. Resulting in a raid 10 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: optimizes for both ...
Tz68a+ 21 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 drive from th...
Motherboard manual 22 4.4 s mart s torage c aching with intel(r) rapid storage technology, the performance of raid with an intel ssd drive can be improved better. Installing smart sotrage caching 1. Install raid drives (raid 0, 1, 5) and an intel ssd. 2. Activate raid mode from bios, and install ope...
Tz68a+ 23 chapter 5: t-series bios & software 5.1 t-s eries uefi bios t-series uefi bios features overclocking navigator engine (o.N.E.) self recovery system (s.R.S) smart fan function bio-flasher: update uefi bios file from usb flash drive a. Overclocking navigator engine (o.N.E.) o.N.E provides 4 ...
Motherboard manual 24 b. Self recovery system (s.R.S.) this function can’t be seen under uefi 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 defa...
Tz68a+ 25 bios setup utility smart fan control > cpu fan calibrate cpu smart fan [disabled] control mode [manual] fan ctrl off( c) fan ctrl on( c) fan ctrl start value fan ctrl sensitive o o version x.Xx.Xxxx. Copyright© 201x, american megatrends, inc. Advanced cpu fan smart control function. [disab...
Motherboard manual 26 5.2 t-s eries s oftware installing t-series software 1. Insert the setup cd to the optical drive. The driver installation program would appear if the auto-run function has been enabled. 2. Select software installation, and then click on the respective software title. 3. Follow ...
Tz68a+ 27 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 pro...
Motherboard manual 28 3 pre-set modes: v6, v12, auto for different overclocking experience. 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..
Tz68a+ 29 pressing toverclocker logo displays information about manufacturer and software version. You can update current version by clicking the button “live update.” green power ii utility biostar g.P.U ii (green power utility) is a new function. The utility enhances energy efficiency by disabling...
Motherboard manual 30 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...
Tz68a+ 31 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 department...
Motherboard manual 32 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...
Tz68a+ 33 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 show current bios information save current bios to a .Bin file update bios from the internet once click on this button, the saving dialog will...
Motherboard manual 34 before doing this, please download the proper bios file from the website. Click update bios button, a dialog will show for asking you backup current bios. Click yes for bios backup and refer to the backup bios procedure; or click no to skip this procedure. After the bios backup...
Tz68a+ 35 bioscreen utility (optional) 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 instructions to update boo logo: 1. Load image:choose the picture as the boot logo. 2. Transf...
Motherboard manual 36 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 ...
Tz68a+ 37 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 system ma...
Motherboard manual 38 6.3 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 ...
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Motherboard manual 40 appendix: spec in other languages g erman spezifikationen cpu socket 1155 intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron prozessoren unterstützt execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hy...
Tz68a+ 41 spezifikationen sata2-anschluss x4 jeder anschluss unterstützt 1 sata2-laufwerk fronttafelanschluss x1 unterstützt die fronttafelfunktionen front-audioanschluss x1 unterstützt die fronttafel-audioanschlussfunktion cpu-lüfter-sockel x1 cpu-lüfterstromversorgungsanschluss (mit smart fan-funk...
Motherboard manual 42 f rench spec uc socket 1155 processeurs intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron 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 i...
Tz68a+ 43 spec connecteur sata3 x2 chaque connecteur prend en charge 1 périphérique sata3 connecteur sata2 x4 chaque connecteur prend en charge 1 périphérique sata2 connecteur du panneau avant x1 prend en charge les équipements du panneau avant connecteur audio du panneau avant x1 prend en charge la...
Motherboard manual 44 i talian specifica cpu socket 1155 processore intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron supporto di execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / architettura intel 64 / tecnologia extended memory 64 / tecnologia virtualization / hyper threading chipset intel z68 super i/...
Tz68a+ 45 specifica connettore sata3 x2 ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità sata3 connettore sata2 x4 ciascun connettore supporta 1 unità sata2 connettore pannello frontale x1 supporta i servizi del pannello frontale connettore audio frontale x1 supporta la funzione audio pannello frontale collettor...
Motherboard manual 46 s panish especificación cpu socket 1155 procesador intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron admite bit de deshabilitación de ejecución / intel speedstep® mejorado / intel architecture-64 / tecnología extended memory 64 / tecnología de virtualización / hyper threading conjunt...
Tz68a+ 47 especificación conector sata3 x2 cada conector soporta 1 dispositivos sata3 conector sata2 x4 cada conector soporta 1 dispositivos sata2 conector de panel frontal x1 soporta instalaciones en el panel frontal conector de sonido frontal x1 soporta funciones de sonido en el panel frontal cabe...
Motherboard manual 48 p ortuguese especificaÇÕes cpu socket 1155 processador intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron suporta as tecnologias execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel arquitecture -64 / extended memory 64 / virtualization / hyper threading chipset intel z68 especific...
Tz68a+ 49 especificaÇÕes conector sata3 x2 cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo sata3 conector sata2 x4 cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo sata2 conector do painel frontal x1 para suporte de várias funções no painel frontal conector de áudio frontal x1 suporta a função de áudio no painel frontal con...
Motherboard manual 50 p olish spec procesor socket 1155 procesor intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron obsługa execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading chipset intel z68 pamięć główna g...
Tz68a+ 51 spec złącze sata3 x2 każde złącze obsługuje 1 urządzenie sata3 złącze sata2 x4 każde złącze obsługuje 1 urządzenie sata2 złącze panela przedniego x1 obsługa elementów panela przedniego przednie złącze audio x1 obsługa funkcji audio na panelu przednim złącze główkowe wentylatora procesora x...
Motherboard manual 52 r ussian СПЕЦ cpu (центральн ый процессор) socket 1155 Процессор intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron Поддержка технологий execute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / технологии виртуализация / hyper threading...
Tz68a+ 53 СПЕЦ Разъём sata3 x2 Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 устройство sata3 Разъём sata2 x4 Каждый разъём поддерживает 1 устройство sata2 Разъём на лицевой панели x1 Поддержка устройств на лицевой панели Входной звуковой разъём x1 Поддержка звуковых функций на лицевой панели Контактирующее приспосо...
Motherboard manual 54 a rabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗexecute disable bit / enhanced intel speedstep® / intel architecture-64 / extended memory 64 technology / virtualization technology / hyper threading socket 1155 تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻣintel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron ﺑ ددﺮﺘ ی ﻰﻟإ ﻞﺼ ةﺪﺣو ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ﺔیﺰآﺮﻤ...
Tz68a+ 55 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﺪﺣاو ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪی sata3 ﺬﻔﻨﻣ sata3 دﺪﻋ 2 ﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﺪﺣاو ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪی ةﺰﻬ sata2 ﺬﻔﻨﻣ sata2 دﺪﻋ 4 ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا تاﺰﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪی ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻊﻣ ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ﺔﺣوﺮﻤﻟ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺹﻮﺘﻟ smart fan ﺔیﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌ...
Motherboard manual 56 j apanese 仕様 cpu socket 1155 intel core i7 / i5 / i3 / pentium / celeron プロ セッサ 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 z68 メインメモリ ddr3 dimmスロット x ...
Tz68a+ 57 仕様 sata3コネクタ x2 各コネクタは 1つのsata3デバイスをサポートします sata2コネクタ x4 各コネクタは 1つのsata2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 cpuファンヘッダ x1 cpuファン電源装置(スマートファン機能を搭載) システムファンヘッダ x2 システムファン電源装置 cmosクリアヘッダ x1 usb2.0コネクタ x3 各コネクタは 2つのフロントパネルusb2.0ポートをサポ ートします 消費者 ...