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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 installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation.

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ACKAGE CHECKLIST

FDD Cable x 1

HDD Cable x 1

SPDIF Cable x 1

User’s Manual x 1

Overclock Guide x 1

Serial ATA Cable x 4

BRI-2 SLI Bridge x 1

Retention Bracket x 1

Fully Setup Driver CD x 1

SATA RAID Driver Disc x 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x 1

SLI-NF4 Selector Card x 1 (pre-installed)

USB 2.0 Cable x 1 (optional)

IEEE 1394A Cable x 1 (optional)

Serial ATA Power Switch Cable x 4 (optional)

Summary of content (21 pages)

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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI 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 installation.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 SLI PACKAGE CHECKLIST ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 SLI Gigabit Ethernet LAN Chapter 1: Introduction NVIDIA Gigabit MAC + VITESSE Gigabit PHY VSC8201. Supports ACPI power management. Supports NVIDIA StreamThru technology Isochronous controller paired with Hyper Transport results in fastest networking performance 1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU Supports Socket 939. Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 /Athlon 64 X2 processors. AMD 64 architecture enables simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI 1.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI Step 4: Chapter 2: Hardware Installations Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation. 2.1 CPU ASSEMBLY A. Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 5: Put the CPU Fan and heatsink assembly on the CPU and buckle it on the retention frame. Connect the CPU FAN power cable into the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. B.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI B. Memory Space DDR Module DIMM1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM2 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM3 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM4 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM4 Total Memory Size (MB) Max is 4 GB. C. DDR Installation Notice For AMD K8 939 CPU launched before Rev. E, (see the table below to know your CPU version) please follow the table below to install your DDR memory module, or the system may not boot up or may not function properly.
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T--Series Biostar T 2.3 TForce4 TF orce4 SLI PERIPHERALS Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots: PCI1~PCI3 A. Card and I/O Slots: This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI B. Connectors and Headers: ATX Power Source Connector: JATXPWR2 By connecting JATXPWR2, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. How to setup Jumpers 2 3 The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “closed”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI Front Panel Audio-out Header: JAUDIO2 Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse: JKBMSV1 This connector will allow user to connect with the front audio output headers on the PC case. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Pin 2-3 Close: PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered with +5V standby voltage.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI Power Source Header for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSBV1 Digital Audio-out Connector: JSPDIF_OUT Pin 1-2 Close: +5V for USB ports at front panel. Pin 2-3 Close: USB ports at front panel are powered with +5V standby voltage. This connector allows users to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI Clear CMOS Header: JCMOS1 Headers for USB Ports at Front Panel: JUSB1~JUSB3 By placing the jumper on pin 2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables at PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI On-Board Buttons JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities RSTSW2 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 Assignment +5V N/A N/A Speaker HDD LED (+) HDD LED (-) Ground Reset control N/A N/A +5V IRTX Function Speaker Connector Hard drive LED Reset button IrDA Connector Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 2 24 1 23 Assignment Sleep control Ground N/A Power LED (+) Power LED (+) Power LED (-) Power button Ground Key Key Ground IRRX PSRSW1 There are 2 on-board
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI Serial ATA Connectors: JSATA1~JSATA4 On-Board LED Indicators The motherboard has an SATA Controller in nForce4 SLI with 4 channels SATA interface; it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec with transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. There are 4 LED indicators on the motherboard to show system status.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI Chapter 3: NVIDIA SLI Function 3.1 Step 3: Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled “SLI MODE”. REQUIREMENTS Only Windows XP supports SLI (Dual Video) function. Two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified. The graphics card driver should support NVIDIA SLI technology. The power supply unit must provide at least the minimum power required by the system, or the system will be unstable. 3.
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T--Series Biostar T 3.3 TForce4 TF orce4 SLI THINGS TO NOTICE Step 5: Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to PEX power connector (JPEXPWR1), this will ensure the stabilization of your system. Normal Mode: Only PEX16-1 slot supports PCI-Express x16 interface graphics card function. PEX16-2, PEX1-1 and PEX1-2 slots provide PCI-Express x1 interface expansion card function. Notice: When under SLI mode, please make sure the power supply is at least 500W (and above).
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T--Series Biostar T 3.5 TForce4 TF orce4 SLI ENABLING MULTI-GPU FEATURE IN WINDOWS Step 5: After the graphics cards are installed, enable the Multi-GPU feature in NVIDIA nView properties. Select NVIDIA GeForce tab, and then click on Multi-GPU item on the left dialog box. Step 1: Click NVIDIA Settings icon on the Windows taskbar. Step 2: Select nView Properties in nView Desktop Manager pop-up menu. Step 6: Check before Enable SLI multi-GPU item, and click on OK to complete the setting.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI 4.1 RAID 0: OPERATION SYSTEM The controller “stripes” data across multiple drives in a RAID 0 array system. It breaks up a large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads and writes across multiple drives in parallel. The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter, which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment. This technique reduces overall disk access time and offers high bandwidth.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI RAID 0+1: RAID 1: RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1 solution for improved performance plus resiliency. 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.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI ※ Spanning (JBOD): JBOD stands for “Just a Bunch of Disks”. Each drive is accessed as if it were on a standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed, but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance. For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to http://www.nvidia.com/page/pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash.
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T--Series Biostar T TForce4 TF orce4 SLI B. CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 CPU Overheated If the system shuts down automatically after power on of system for a few seconds that means the CPU protection function has been activated. AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE Beep Sound Meaning One long beep followed by two short beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid damaging the CPU, and the system will not power on again.
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T--Series Biostar T 5.3 TForce4 TF orce4 SLI TROUBLESHOOTING Problem 1. 2. Solution No power to the system at all 1. Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn 2. on. 3. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. Replace cable. Contact technical support. System inoperative.