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...X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel 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... Driver CD X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional) 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TForce 6100 AM2 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you take the motherboard out from anti-static bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove...
...X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel 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... Driver CD X 1 USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional) 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TForce 6100 AM2 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you take the motherboard out from anti-static bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove...
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Duual Channel Status DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 Enabled O O X X Enabled X X O O Enabled O O O O (O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.) The DRAM bus width of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table. 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 memory module must be the same (x8 or x16) 9 TForce 6100 AM2 C.
Duual Channel Status DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 Enabled O O X X Enabled X X O O Enabled O O O O (O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.) The DRAM bus width of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table. 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 memory module must be the same (x8 or x16) 9 TForce 6100 AM2 C.
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...-Express 1.0a compliant. - P CI -E X1_1 PC IE X16 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is designated as 32 bits. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction; 500MB/s in total. - TForce 6100 AM2 PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus...
...-Express 1.0a compliant. - P CI -E X1_1 PC IE X16 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is designated as 32 bits. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction; 500MB/s in total. - TForce 6100 AM2 PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus...
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TForce 6100 AM2 JIR1: IrDA Connector The motherboard has a Infrared header that supports infrared signal transmitting and receiving device. IR(opt ional) 2 4 1 3 Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 IRT X 3 Ground 4 IRRX ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1 ...
TForce 6100 AM2 JIR1: IrDA Connector The motherboard has a Infrared header that supports infrared signal transmitting and receiving device. IR(opt ional) 2 4 1 3 Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 IRT X 3 Ground 4 IRRX ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR1 ...
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Set the jumper to avoid damaging the motherboard. 1 3 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 1 1 3 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1. Power on next boot-up. TForce 6100 AM2 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it will record to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Remove AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to the...
Set the jumper to avoid damaging the motherboard. 1 3 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 1 1 3 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1. Power on next boot-up. TForce 6100 AM2 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it will record to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Remove AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to the...
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...boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are corrupted. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Copy "AWDFLASH.exe" and respectively BIOS into floppy drive and press Enter. 6. If the... Download the Flash Utility "AWDFLASH.exe" from Biostar website. 4. The BIOS has been recovered and will help to DOS prompt. 7. Insert the bootable disk into floppy disk. 5. BIOS Update After you fail to restore the BIOS: 1. TForce 6100 AM2 6.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One...
...boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are corrupted. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Copy "AWDFLASH.exe" and respectively BIOS into floppy drive and press Enter. 6. If the... Download the Flash Utility "AWDFLASH.exe" from Biostar website. 4. The BIOS has been recovered and will help to DOS prompt. 7. Insert the bootable disk into floppy disk. 5. BIOS Update After you fail to restore the BIOS: 1. TForce 6100 AM2 6.2 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One...
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TForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. The Setup program ... drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can also be managed by this motherboard. Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification and ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write. Power management features...
TForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction The purpose of the input and output devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. The Setup program ... drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can also be managed by this motherboard. Plug and Play Support This AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification and ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write. Power management features...
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TForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup On-chip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO ...
TForce 6100 AM2 BIOS Setup On-chip IDE Channel 0/1 The motherboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. IDE Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO ...