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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Before You Start 1 1.2 Package Checklist 1 1.3 Motherboard Features 2 1.4 Rear Panel Connectors 3 1.5 Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 5 2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU 5 2.2 FAN Headers 6 2.3 Installing System Memory 8 2.4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 12 3.1 How to ...
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Before You Start 1 1.2 Package Checklist 1 1.3 Motherboard Features 2 1.4 Rear Panel Connectors 3 1.5 Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 5 2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU 5 2.2 FAN Headers 6 2.3 Installing System Memory 8 2.4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 12 3.1 How to ...
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...; Before you for ATX Case X 1 User's Manual X 1 Fully Setup 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 unfastened small parts inside the case after installation. Hold the board...
...; Before you for ATX Case X 1 User's Manual X 1 Fully Setup 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 unfastened small parts inside the case after installation. Hold the board...
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... I/O ITE 8712F / 8716F Environment Control initiatives, Provides the most commonly used legacy H/W Monitor Super I/O functionality. Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM2 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing CPU AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron Supports ...Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet processors FSB Support HyperTransport Supports up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth Chipset GeForce 6100 nForce...
... I/O ITE 8712F / 8716F Environment Control initiatives, Provides the most commonly used legacy H/W Monitor Super I/O functionality. Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM2 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing CPU AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron Supports ...Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet processors FSB Support HyperTransport Supports up to 1000 MHz Bandwidth Chipset GeForce 6100 nForce...
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Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT JKBMS1 JKBV1 JD DRII_ 22V JCOM1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMA1 Socket A M2 JVGA1 JPRN T1 J ATXPWR1 JUSB1 J USBV1 JUSBLAN1 J ATXPWR2 IDE1 IDE2 JAUDIO1 JFAUDIO1 Codec Super I/O JCFAN1 LAN GeForce 6100 BAT1 PCI-EX1_1 J CDIN1 PCI-EX16 PCI1 JSPDIF_OUT1 PCI2 FDD1 JSFAN2 LED_D1 LED_D2 JNFAN1 J USBV2 JUSB2 JUSB3 BIOS JSFAN1 PWRSW1 RSTSW2 nForce 410 JSATA2 JSATA1 (Optional)JCI1 JCMOS1 J PANEL1 IR (optional) Note: ■ represents the 1st pin. 4
Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT JKBMS1 JKBV1 JD DRII_ 22V JCOM1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMA1 Socket A M2 JVGA1 JPRN T1 J ATXPWR1 JUSB1 J USBV1 JUSBLAN1 J ATXPWR2 IDE1 IDE2 JAUDIO1 JFAUDIO1 Codec Super I/O JCFAN1 LAN GeForce 6100 BAT1 PCI-EX1_1 J CDIN1 PCI-EX16 PCI1 JSPDIF_OUT1 PCI2 FDD1 JSFAN2 LED_D1 LED_D2 JNFAN1 J USBV2 JUSB2 JUSB3 BIOS JSFAN1 PWRSW1 RSTSW2 nForce 410 JSATA2 JSATA1 (Optional)JCI1 JCMOS1 J PANEL1 IR (optional) Note: ■ represents the 1st pin. 4
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... cable and connector may be different according to pin#1. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to the fan manufacturer. Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to the JCFAN1. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to complete...
... cable and connector may be different according to pin#1. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to the fan manufacturer. Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to the JCFAN1. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to complete...
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B. Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY 1. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is 4GB. 8 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR Module DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB Total Memory Size Max is properly seated. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2.
B. Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY 1. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is 4GB. 8 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR Module DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB Total Memory Size Max is properly seated. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2.
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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 memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the motherboard, the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16) 9 TForce 6100 AM2 C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table.
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 memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the motherboard, the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16) 9 TForce 6100 AM2 C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table.
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..., and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 33 1 34 2 IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. The first hard drive should always be...
..., and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 33 1 34 2 IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. The first hard drive should always be...
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... PCI slots. TForce 6100 AM2 PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction; 500MB/s in total. - PCI-Ex1_1 - P CI -E X1_1 PC IE X16 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is designated as...
... PCI slots. TForce 6100 AM2 PCI-Ex16: PCI-Express x16 Slot - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction; 500MB/s in total. - PCI-Ex1_1 - P CI -E X1_1 PC IE X16 PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is designated as...
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... button, speaker and IrDA Connection. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "close", if not, that means the jumper is "open". Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions.
... button, speaker and IrDA Connection. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "close", if not, that means the jumper is "open". Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions.
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... Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PW_OK 20 NC 9 Standby Voltage+5V 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 Ground 13 TForce 6100 AM2 JIR1: IrDA Connector The motherboard has a Infrared header that supports infrared signal transmitting and receiving device.
... Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PW_OK 20 NC 9 Standby Voltage+5V 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 Ground 13 TForce 6100 AM2 JIR1: IrDA Connector The motherboard has a Infrared header that supports infrared signal transmitting and receiving device.
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JUSB2 JUSB3 4 USB- 2 10 5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 1 9 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC 14 Pin Assignment 1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB- Motherboard Manual JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. 3 2 Pin 1 Assignment +12V 4 1 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
JUSB2 JUSB3 4 USB- 2 10 5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 1 9 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC 14 Pin Assignment 1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB- Motherboard Manual JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. 3 2 Pin 1 Assignment +12V 4 1 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
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.../ Rear speaker Left JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. Motherboard Manual JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI...
.../ Rear speaker Left JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. Motherboard Manual JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI...
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... 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. Set the jumper to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Power on next boot-up. JCI1: Chassis Open Header (optional) This connector allows system to monitor PC case open signal 2 Ground 1 17 Pin Assignment 1 Case open status. TForce 6100 AM2 JCMOS1...
... 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. Set the jumper to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Power on next boot-up. JCI1: Chassis Open Header (optional) This connector allows system to monitor PC case open signal 2 Ground 1 17 Pin Assignment 1 Case open status. TForce 6100 AM2 JCMOS1...
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Pin 1 J SATA2 2 14 7 3 4 5 J SATA1 6 7 Assignment Ground TX+ TXGround RXRX+ Ground JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s. Motherboard Manual JSATA1~JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 3 1 18
Pin 1 J SATA2 2 14 7 3 4 5 J SATA1 6 7 Assignment Ground TX+ TXGround RXRX+ Ground JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s. Motherboard Manual JSATA1~JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground 3 1 18
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PWRSW1 PWRSW1: This is an on -board Power On/Off button. Motherboard Manual On-Board LED Indicators There are 2 on-board buttons. RSTSW2 20 RSTSW2: This is an on -board Reset button. LED_D1 LED_D2 LED_D1 and LED_D2: These 2 LED indicate system power on the motherboard to the table below for different messages: LED_D1 ON ON OFF OFF LED_D2 ON OFF ON OFF Message Norm al Mem ory Error VGA Error Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error. On-Board Buttons (optional) There are 2 LED indicators on diagnostics. Please refer to show system status.
PWRSW1 PWRSW1: This is an on -board Power On/Off button. Motherboard Manual On-Board LED Indicators There are 2 on-board buttons. RSTSW2 20 RSTSW2: This is an on -board Reset button. LED_D1 LED_D2 LED_D1 and LED_D2: These 2 LED indicate system power on the motherboard to the table below for different messages: LED_D1 ON ON OFF OFF LED_D2 ON OFF ON OFF Message Norm al Mem ory Error VGA Error Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error. On-Board Buttons (optional) There are 2 LED indicators on diagnostics. Please refer to show system status.
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... that does not require fault tolerance. Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially for non-critical data requiring high data throughput, or any fault tolerance. Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM z Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the following types of...
... that does not require fault tolerance. Benefits: provides increased data throughput, especially for non-critical data requiring high data throughput, or any fault tolerance. Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: NVIDIA RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATION SYSTEM z Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS NVRAID supports the following types of...
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... Team (BET) has developed this ultimate overclock engine to users' overclock setting. Motherboard Manual 5.1: T-POWER INTRODUCTION Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is able to present the best system state according to raise system performance. T-Power BIOS Features: Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.) ...
... Team (BET) has developed this ultimate overclock engine to users' overclock setting. Motherboard Manual 5.1: T-POWER INTRODUCTION Biostar T-Power is a whole new utility that is able to present the best system state according to raise system performance. T-Power BIOS Features: Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.) ...
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... frequency. Choices: The lower limit is decided by different CPU type. The upper limit is x4 (800MHz). Choices: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, Auto. 26 Motherboard Manual CPU Overclock Setting: CPU Voltage: This function will increase chipset stability when overclocking. Chipset Overclock Setting: NB/SB Voltage Regulator: This function will increase...
... frequency. Choices: The lower limit is decided by different CPU type. The upper limit is x4 (800MHz). Choices: x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, Auto. 26 Motherboard Manual CPU Overclock Setting: CPU Voltage: This function will increase chipset stability when overclocking. Chipset Overclock Setting: NB/SB Voltage Regulator: This function will increase...
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... experiments, the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for customizing system configurations. Moreover, users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting for this A.O.S. Notices: 1. Motherboard Manual V12 Tech Engine: This setting will be based on the selected CPU model. 2.
... experiments, the Atholon64 FX CPU is not suitable for customizing system configurations. Moreover, users are able to reload any saved CMOS setting for this A.O.S. Notices: 1. Motherboard Manual V12 Tech Engine: This setting will be based on the selected CPU model. 2.