Biostar 915GL-M7 Ultra User manual

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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................1
1.1 Motherboard Features.................................................. 1
1.2 Package Checklist.........................................................4
1.3 Motherboard Layout .................................................... 5
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..........................................6
2.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)...................................... 6
2.2 FAN Headers............................................................... 7
2.3 Memory Module Installation.........................................9
2.4 Connectors and Slots ...................................................10
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup...............................12
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers.................................................12
3.2 Detail Settings.............................................................12
Chapter 4: Useful Help...........................................................17
4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code...............................................17
4.2 Extra Information........................................................17
4.3 Troubleshooting..........................................................19
Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™.........................................20
5.1 Introduction................................................................20
5.2 System Requirement....................................................20
5.3 Installation..................................................................21
5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5panels........22

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES
A. Hardware
CPU
Supportssocket 775.
SupportsIntel Pentium 4 /Celeron Dprocessor.
Front side busat the followingfrequencyranges:
-533 MT/s (133 MHz Core Clock)
-800 MT/s (200 MHz Core Clock)
SupportsHyper-ThreadingTechnology.
Chipset
North Bridge:Intel 915GL.
South Bridge:Intel ICH6.
Dimensions
Micro ATX Form Factor: 24.45cm (W) x 24.4cm (L)
Main Memory
Supports Dual Channel DDR-400/333.
Supports 256-Mb, 512-Mb, or 1G-Mb DDR technologies for x8
and x16 non-ECC DDR devices.
Maximum DRAM space isup to 4GB (assuming 32-bit
addressing.)
Registered DIMMsnot supported.
DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory
Size
DDRA1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRA2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB1 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
DDRB2 256MB/512MB/1GB *1
Max is 4GB.
On Board IDE
Supports2 IDEdiskdrives.
SupportsPIOMode5,Bride Modeand Ultra DMA 33/66/100
Bus Master Mode.

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Serial ATA
Controllerintegratedin ICH6.
Supports4 Serial ATA (SATA) ports.
-Intel AdvancedHost Controller (AHCI).
Compliant withSATA1.0 specification
Data transfer ratesup to 1.5Gb/s
Slots
Two 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
One PCI-Extreme (PCI-EX) slot.
-PCI-Express1.0a compliant.
-Supportsdata transfer speed upto1 GB/sper direction.
(See p.10 for detail information.)
Super I/O
Chip: ITE IT8712.
Low PinCount Interface.
Providesthemost commonly usedlegacySuper I/O
functionality.
Environment Control initiatives,
-H/W Monitor
-FanSpeed Controller
-ITE's"Smart Guardian" function
On Board AC’97 Sound Codec
Chip: ALC655
Support6 channels.
SupportsS/PDIF-Out andS/PDIF-In (optional)functions.
Compliant withAC’97 Version 2.3 specification.
LAN
Chip: RTL8100C.
Supports10/100Mb/sauto-negotiation.
Half/Full duplex capability.
SupportsACPI power management

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Front Side On-boardPeripherals
1 IDE connector supports2 harddiskdevices.
1 front panel header supportsfrontpanel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front audio header supportsfrontpanel audio function.
1 S/PDIF-Out connector supportsdigital audio-outfunction
1 chassisopen header supportsPC case-opened warning
function.
1 Floppy port supports2 FDD with360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M
and2.88Mbytes.
1 S/PDIF-In connector supportsdigital audio-in function
(optional).
4 serial ATAconnectorssupport 4 SATAdevices.
2 USBheaders support4 USB2.0 portsat frontpanel.
Rear Side Connectors
4 USB2.0ports.
1 VGAport.
1 Serial port.
1 Printer port.
1 RJ-45LANjack.
1 PS/2Mouse & Keyboardport.
1 vertical audio portincluding 1 line-in connector, 1line-out
connector,and 1MIC-in connector.
PS/2
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse Line In/
Surround
LineOut
MicIn 1/
Base/Center
LAN
USB x2
USB x2
Printer port
COM1
VGA1

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B. BIOS & Software
BIOS
Award legal BIOS.
SupportsAPM1.2.
SupportsACPI.
SupportsUSB Function.
Software
SupportsWarpspeeder™,9thTouch™,WINFLASHER™and
FLASHER™.
Offersthe highest performance for Windows98SE, Windows
2000, WindowsMe, WindowsXP,SCO UNIXetc.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
FDD Cable *1
HDD Cable * 1
User’s Manual * 1
Serial ATACable *1
Fully Setup Driver CD * 1
Rear I/OPanel forATXCase * 1
S/PDIF Cable *1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable *1 (optional)
Serial ATA Power Switch Cable *1 (optional)

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT
JD J1
(optional)
BAT1
J _CI R1
(optional)
JCOM1 JV GA1
JP RNT1
PCI-EX
1
24
13
12
Note: ■representsthe1st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (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 bedamaged.
pin cap
Step 1: Pull the lever sidewaysawayfrom the socket and thenraise the
lever up to a90-degree angle.
Step 2: Lookfor the blackcutedgeon socket, andthewhitedot on CPU
should point wardsthisblackcutedge.TheCPU will fit only in the
correct orientation.
Step 2-1:

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Step 2-2:
Step 3: Hold the CPUdownfirmly, andthen close thelever tocomplete
theinstallation.
Step 4:Putthe CPU Fan ontheCPUand buckleit. ConnecttheCPU FAN
power cableto the JCFAN1. Thiscompletestheinstallation.
2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headerssupport cooling-fansbuiltinthecomputer.The fan
wiringand plugmaybe differentaccordingtothefanmanufacturer.
Connect thefancable to the connector whilematching the blackwireto
pin#1.
CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 Power
3 FAN RPM rate sense
1
JCFAN1 4 Smart Fan Control
System Fan Header: JSFAN1
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 Power
3 FAN RPM rate sense
1
JSFAN1 4 Smart Fan Control
Note:
The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and3-pinhead connector.
When connecting with wiresonto connectors, please note thatthe red
wireisthepositiveand should be connected to pin#2, and theblack

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wireisGround and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION
1. Unlocka DIMM slotbypressing the retaining clipsoutward.Aligna
DIMM onthe slotsuch thatthenotch on the DIMM matchesthe
breakon theSlot.
2. Insert theDIMM verticallyand firmlyintotheslotuntil theretaining
chip snapbackin placeand the DIMM isproperly seated.

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2.4 CONNECTORSAND SLOTS
PCI1/PCI2:Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots
Thismotherboardisequipped with2 standardPCI slots. PCI standsfor
Peripheral Component Interconnect,and itisa busstandard for
expansion cards.ThisPCI slotisdesignated as32 bits.
IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors
Themotherboard hasa32-bitEnhanced PCI IDE Controller that
providesPIOMode 0~5, BusMaster, and Ultra DMA33/ 66/100
functionality. It has two HDD connectorsIDE1 (primary) and IDE2
(secondary).
The IDEconnectorscan connecta master anda slavedrive, so you can
connectuptofourharddiskdrives. Thefirst harddrive shouldalwaysbe
connected to IDE1.
FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector
Themotherboard providesa standard floppydiskconnectorthat
supports360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and2.88M floppydisktypes. This
connector supportstheprovided floppy drive ribbon cables.
SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors
Themotherboard hasa PCI toSATA Controller with 2 channelsSATA
interface,itsatisfiestheSATA1.0 specand with transferrateof1.5Gb/s.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Ground 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+
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SATA1~SATA4 7 Ground

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PCI-EX: PCI-Extreme Slot
ThisPCI-EX (PCI-Extreme) slotisa special design forPCI-Express
(PCI-E) interface graphic cards.
The PCI-EX slotiscompliant withPCI-Express1.0a specification,and
bandwidth ofdatatransferisup to 1GB/sper direction,foranaggregate
of 2GB/stotally.
Toinstall thesystem withanadd-onPCI-Egraphiccard,please make
sure to install thedriver of add-on PCI-Egraphic card beforeonboard
VGAdriverinstallation.If the onboard VGAdriverhasalready been
installedbefore youinstall theadd-on PCI-Egraphiccard,the system
will automatically set the onboard VGA asthe primary graphicsadapter.
For theonboard VGAdriver can’tberemoved completely,and to solve
thisproblem, please followthestepsbelow,
1. Disable onboard VGAutility under the operating system,and reboot
PC. After PC restarts, the system will automatically set the PCI-E
graphic card asthemain adapter.
2. Or, re-install your operating system toensure the PCI-E graphic
card function can be used.
Note:
Downward compatibilityto PCI-E x4 and PCI-E x1 extension card.

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 HOW TO SETUPJUMPERS
Theillustration showshow to set upjumpers. When thejumper capis
placed on pins, thejumperis“close”, ifnot, thatmeansthejumperis
“open”.
Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed
3.2 DETAILSETTINGS
JKBV1:PowerSource HeaderforPS/2 Keyboardand Mouse
Assignment Description
1
Pin 1-2 close +5V +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse
1
Pin 2-3 close +5V Standby
Voltage PS/2 mouse and keyboard are powered with +5V standby voltage.
Note:
In order to supportthisfunction “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse”, “JKBV1/JUSBV1/JUSBV3_1”jumper capshouldbeplaced
on Pin 2-3.
JUSBV1/JUSBV3_1: Powe r Source Heade rs for USB ports
Assignment Description
1
Pin 1-2 close +5V JUSBV1: +5Vfor USB ports at
JRJ45USB1 & JUSB2.
JUSBV3_1: +5V for JUSB3/JUSB4.
1
Pin 2-3 close +5V Standby
Voltage
JUSBV1: USB ports at JRJ45USB1
and JUSB2 are powered by +5V
standby voltage.
JUSBV3_1: JUSB3/4 are powered by
+5V standby voltage.
Note:
In order to supportthisfunction “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse”, “JKBV1”jumper cap shouldbeplacedonPin 2-3.

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JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-outConnector
Thisconnector allowsuser to connect the PCI bracketSPDIF output
header.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
1
JSPDIF_OUT1 3 Ground
JSPDIF_IN1 (optional):Digital Audio-inConnector
Thisconnector allowsuser to connect the PCI bracketSPDIF output
header.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_IN
1
JSPDIF_IN1 3 Ground
JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector
Thisconnector allowsuser to connect theaudio source from the variety
devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card
etc..
Pin Assignment
1 Left channel input
2 Ground
3 Ground
1
JCDIN1 4 Right channel input
JUSB3/JUSB4:Front USB Headers
Thismotherboard provides2 USB2.0 headers, which allowsuser to
connectadditional USB cableon the PCfrontpanel,andalso canbe
connected withinternal USBdevices, like USB card reader.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused)
3 USB- 4 USB-
5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
1
210
JUSB3/JUSB4
9 Key 10 NC

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JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header
Thisheader allowsuser to connect the frontaudio output cable withthe
PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 Mic in/center 2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power
5 Right line out/Speaker
out Right 6 Right line out/Speaker
out Right
7 Reserved 8 Key
9 Left line out/Speaker
out Left 10 Left line out/Speaker
out Left
11 Right line in/Rear
speaker Right 12 Right line in/Rear
speaker Right
12
1314
JAUDIO2
13 Left line in/Rear
speaker Left 14 Left line in/Rear
speaker Left
JCL1: Chassis Open Header
Thisconnector allowssystem to monitorPC case open status. If the
signal hasbeen triggered,it will record tothe CMOS andshow the
message on nextboot-up.
Pin Assignment
1 Case open signal
JCL1 2 Ground
JCMOS1:ClearCMOS Header
By placing the jumper onpin2-3,it allowsuser to restore the BIOS safe
setting andtheCMOS data, please carefullyfollowtheproceduresto
avoid damagingthe motherboard.
JCMOS1 Assignment
Pin 1-2 close Normal Operation (Default).
Pin 2-3 close Clear CMOS data.
※Clear CMOS Procedures:
1. Remove AC powerline.
2. Set thejumper to “Pin2-3 close”.
3. Wait for five seconds.
4. Set thejumper to “Pin1-2 close”.
5. Power on theAC.
6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOSdata.

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JPANEL1: FrontPanel Header
This24-pin connectorincludesPower-on, Reset, HDD LED, PowerLED,
Sleep button, speaker andIrDAConnection. It allowsuser to connect
thePC case’sfront panel switch functions.
1
223 24
SLP PWR_LED
On/Off IR
IR
RST
HLED
SPK
++
+
-
-
JPANEL1
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground Sleep
button
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A
7 Speaker
Speaker
Connector 8 Power LED (+)
9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-) Hard drive
LED 12 Power LED (-) Power LED
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control Reset
button 16 Ground Power-on button
17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground
23 IRTX
IrDA
Connector 24 IRRX
IrDA
Connector
JDJ1 (optional): AUDIO DJ Connector
This24-pin connectorincludesPower-on, Reset, HDD LED, PowerLED,
Sleep button, speaker andIrDAConnection. It allowsuser to connect
thePC case’sfront panel switch functions.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 SMBDATA 2 SMBCLK
3 INT_B 4 Key
1
5
JDJ1 5 AXT_PWROK

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JATXPWR1/JATXPWR2: Power Connectors
JATXPWR1:Thisconnector allowsuser to connect with 20-pin power
connectoron the ATXpower supply.
JATXPWR2: Byconnecting thisconnector, it will provide +12V to CPU
power circuit.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 Ground 15 Ground
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 Ground 17 Ground
6 +5V 18 Ground
7 Ground 19 Ground
8 PW_OK 20 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
1
24
13
12
JATXPWR1 12 2 x 12 Detect 24 Ground
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +12V 3 Ground
1
3
2
4
JATXPWR2 2 +12V 4 Ground

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP
4.1 AWARDBIOS BEEP CODE
Beep Sound Meaning
One long beep followed by twoshort
beeps Video card not found orvideo card memory bad
High-low siren sound CPU overheated
System will shut down automatically
One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST
Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install
4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION
A. BIOS Update
After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Blockfunction will help torestore BIOS. If the following message
isshown after boot-up the system,itmeansthe BIOS contentsare
corrupted.
In thisCase, please follow the procedure below torestore the BIOS:
1. Make a bootablefloppy disk.
2. Download the Flash Utility“AWDFLASH.exe” from theBiostar
website:www.biostar.com.tw
3. Confirm motherboard model anddownloadthe respectivelyBIOS
from Biostar website.
4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe”and respectivelyBIOSinto floppydisk.
5. Insert thebootable diskinto floppydriveand pressEnter.
6. System will boo-up to DOS prompt.
7. Type“Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r”in DOS prompt.
8. System will update BIOS automatically and restart.
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B. CPU Overheated
If the system shutdownautomatically afterpoweron system for
seconds, that meansthe CPUprotectionfunction hasbeen activated.
When the CPU isoverheated, the motherboard will shutdown
automatically to avoid adamage ofthe CPU,and the system maynot
power on again.
In thiscase, please double check:
1. The CPU coolersurfaceisplaced evenlywith the CPU surface.
2. CPU fan isrotated normally.
3. CPU fan speedisfulfilling withthe CPU speed.
After confirmed, please follow stepsbelow torelief the CPU protection
function.
1. Remove the power cord from power supplyfor seconds.
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Plug inthe power cord andboot up the system.
Or you can:
1. CleartheCMOS data.
(See “Close CMOSHeader: JCMOS1” section)
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Power on the system again.