Biostar U8598 User manual

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Table of Contents
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Notice .............................................................................................1
Mainboard Features...............................................................2
1. Features Introduction......................................................................... 2
1-1. Hardware.........................................................................................................2
1-2. BIOS & Software.........................................................................................8
1-3. Package Contents.......................................................................................8
2. Mainboard Configuration................................................................... 9
2-1. Layout of U8598..........................................................................................9
2-2. Component Index.....................................................................................10
3. CPU Configuration ............................................................................. 11
3-1. CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps:...........................................11
3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1.....................................................................13
3-3. System Fan Header: JSFAN1.............................................................13
4. Jumpers, Headers & Connectors.................................................. 14
4-1. Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1......................................................15
4-2. ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1...................................17
4-3. ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2........................................17
4-4. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2/IDE3......................................18
4-5. Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1............................................................18
4-6. Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1...........................................................19
4-7. Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1...........................................................19
4-8. Front USB Header: JUSB3....................................................................20
4-9. Front USB Header: JUSB2....................................................................20

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4-10. DDR DIMM Voltage: JDIMMVOLT (Optional)...........................20
4-11. AUX Power Connector: JAUXPWR1..............................................21
4-12. Front 1394 Header: J1394A1(Optional)....................................21
4-13. Front 1394 Header: J1394B1(Optional)....................................21
4-14. Front 1394 Header: J1394C1(Optional)....................................21
4-15. Aux Audio in Connector: JAUX1 (Optional)..............................22
4-16. Serial ATA Connector: JSATA1/ JSATA2 (Optional).............22
5. RAM Module Configuration............................................................. 23
5-1. DDR SDRAM................................................................................................23
5-2. DIMM Module Configuration................................................................24
6. Peripheral Port Features ................................................................. 25
6-1. PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1.............................25
6-2. USB & LAN Port Connectors: JUSBLAN1......................................26
6-3. Serial and Parallel Interface Ports....................................................28
6-4. Game (Joystick/MIDI) Port Connector: JGAME1......................30
6-5. Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1...........................30
6-6. Audio Subsystem......................................................................................32
Serial ATA Chip - FastTrak 376.....................................35
Step 1: Installing the Hard Drives..............................................................35
Step 2: Auto Setup FastBuild™ Configuration Utility.......................36
Step 3: Installing Software Drivers...........................................................42
Step 4: Install PAM Utility...............................................................................49
Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility.....................................................55

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Notice
Introduction of system
This mainboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry
technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data
processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this mainboard
continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives
for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and
hardware standards.
U8598 Features:
1.Contains on board I/O facilities that include two serial ports, a parallel
port, a PS/2 mouse port, a PS/2 keyboard port, audio ports, LAN
port and a game port.
2.Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks
and CD-ROM Drives.
3.Supports the Intel Pentium ® 4 processor, a leading edge processor.
Complies with PC ATX form factor specifications.

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Mainboard Features
1. Features Introduction
1-1. Hardware
CPU:
1.Provides Socket-478.
2.Supports the Intel Pentium ® 4processor providing the new generation power
for high-end workstations and servers.
Speed:
1.Runing at 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus frequency.
2.Supports up to 2.8 GHz CPU core speeds.
3.The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2.2 compliant.
4.The 66MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface supports 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x data
transfer mode (only with 1.5V).
Chipset:
1.Chipset – VIA VT8754 (P4X400)/ VT8235.
2.I/O Chip – Winbond W83697HF.
DRAM Memory:
1.Supports 266MHz, 333MHz and 400MHz DDR devices.
2.Supports 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb and 1G technologies for x8 and 16
devices.
3.Max of 3 Double-Sided DDR with unbuffered / Registered (with ECC).
4.The largest memory capacity is 12 GB.

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Shadow RAM:
Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and
support for ROM BIOS.
Green Functionality:
1.Supports Award BIOS ™ power management functionality.
2.Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes.
3.Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity.
BUS Slots:
1.Contains 1 AGP slot.
2.Contains 1 CNR slot.
3.Contains 5 32-bit PCI bus slots.
Flash Memory:
1.Supports flash memory functionality.
2.Supports ESCD functionality.
Built in IDE Facilities:
1.Dual channel master mode hard disk controller supporting four Enhanced
IDE devices.
2.Transfer rate up to 133MB/sec to cover PIO mode 4,multi-word DMA mode 2
drives,and UltraDMA-133 interface.
3.Increased reliability using UltraDMA-133/100/66 transfer protocols.
4.Thirty-two levels (doublewords)of prefetch and write buffers.
5.Dual DMA engine for concurrent dual channel operation.
6.Bus master programming interface for SFF-8038i rev.1.0 and Windows-95
compliant.
7.Full scatter gather capability.
8.Support ATAPI compliant devices including DVD devices.
9.Support PCI native and ATA compatibility modes.
10. Complete software driver support.

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AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard:
1. AC-LINK protocol comfliance.
2.Compliant with AC’97 specification.
3.18-bit full duplex stereo ADC, DACs.
4.SNR>95 Bb throughmixer and DAC.
5. Full-duplex codec.
6. Earphone buffer.
7. Line in/ Rear out share jack capability.
8. Mic in/ Center and Bass out share jack capability.
9. Internal PLL built-in saving additional crystal.
10. Meet Microsoft’s ® PC2001 requirements.
11. Support 6-CH speaker mode.
I/O facilities:
1.One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following
specifications:
Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port.
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
Normal
2.Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART.
3.Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA.
4.Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard.
5.Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy disk drives.
Universal Serial Bus:
1.Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel
Universal Serial Bus Ports.
2.Supports 480 Mb Transfer Speed USB (2.0).

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Hardware Monitor Function:
1.Monitors CPU Fan Speed.
2.Monitors System Voltage.
3.System Fan Speed.
4.CPU Temperature.
1394 Function (Optional)
Embedded 1394 Link Core
1.32 bit CRC generator and checker for receive and transmit data.
2.On-chip isochronous and asynchronous receive and transmit FIFO’s for
packers (2K for general receive plus 2K for isochronous transmit plus 2K for
asynchronous transmit).
3.8 isochronous transmit/ receive contexts
4.3-deep physical post-write queue
5.2-deep physical response queue.
6.Dual buffer mode enhancements.
7.Skip Processing enhancements
8.Block Read Request handling
9.Ack_tardy processing.
OHCI Compliant Programming Interface
1.Compliant with 1394 Open HCI Specifications v1.0 and v1.1.
2.Descriptor based isochronous and asynchronous DMA channels for receive/
transmit packets.
32-Bit Power-Managed PCI Bus Interface
1.Compliant with PCI Bus Power Management Specifications v1.1/
2.Supports power states D0, D1, D2, D3hot, and D3cold.
Integrated 400 Mbit 3-Port PHY
1.Supports provisions of IEEE 1394-1995 Standard for High
Performance Serial Bus and the P1394a Supplement 4.0.
2.Fully interoperable with IEEE Std 1394-1995 devices.
3.Full P1394a Supplement Support includes:
＊
Arbitrated short reset
＊
Enhanced priority arbitration
＊
Connection debounce

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Multispeed packet concatenation
＊
Ack accelerated arbitration
＊
Fly-by concatenation
＊
Per port disabled, suspend, resume, through register write and
remote command packet
＊
Remote access packet
＊
Boundary node short reset
＊
No phy_ID wrap past 63
4.Provides three 1394a fully compliant cable ports at 100/200/400 Mbit
second.
5.Host notification of PHY LinkOn events.
6.Logic performs bus initialization and arbitration functions.
7.Incoming data resynchronized to local clock.
8.24.576 MHz crystal oscillator and PLL provide TX/RX data at
100/200/400 Mbps and Link-Layer Controller clock at 49.152 MHz.
9.Cable power presence monitoring.
10.Programmable node power class information for system power
management.
11.Fully Compliant P1394a 4.0 PHY register map.
12.Separate TPBIAS for each port.
13.Cable ports monitoring line conditions for active connection to
remote node.
14.Automatic power down inactive circuit and logic for low power
application
15.Self power up and pinless PLL to reduce passive component counts
on system.
16.Automatic configuration to single-port, two-port, and three-port
applications; unused ports power down automatically.
17.Dedicated power supply pins separate from link core.
Serial ATA Function (Optional)
General
1.Built in 2 channels SATA PHY, which satisfy SATA 1.0 specification and can
transfer data with 1.5GHz speed.
2.Additional one parallel ATA interface which satisfy ATA 133 specification.

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3.Bus mastering design takes full advantage of multi-tasking, multi-threading
operating systems and greatly improves performance.
4.Provides Memory Mapped-I/O programming interface to improve command
setting up performance, and that can be applied to some platforms even which
without I/O space addressing capability.
Raid Engine
1.Provides advance chained packet commands for independent ATA
operations.
2.Allows software mechanism to implement ATA elevator sorting algorithm on
H/W command queue.
ATA Interface
1.Compatible with the latest PCI IDE, ATA 7 and enhanced IDE specifications.
2.Supports ATA proporsal PIO Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, Ultra DMA Mode 0, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6. The IDE drive transfer rate is capable of up to 150 MB/sec.
3.Automatically detects whether or not the cable is suitable for mode 3, 4, 5, 6
of Ultra DMA.
4.Independent access timing for Task-register and data register for four drives.
5.Both of hardware and software can set access timing for data transfer.
Timing parameter for PIO, DMA & UDMA, optimize for 150 MHz clock, can be
set to timing register automatically after “Set Feature Command” when the
corresponding sub-command is “Set Transfer Mode”.
SATA Interface
1.Integrated four 1.5 GHz PHY which satisfy SATA 1st generation specification.
2.High signal quality, excellent compatibility with SATA hard drive.
3.Support SATA power save mode.
4.Support plug and play operation and can generate interrupt for software
handling.
Dimensions (ATX form-factor):
24.5cm x 30.5cm (WxL)

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1-2. BIOS & Software
1.Award legal BIOS.
2.Supports APM1.2.
3.Supports USB Function.
4.Supports ACPI.
Operating System:
Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX, and SCO UNIX etc.
1-3. Package Contents
1.HDD Cable.
2.FDD Cable.
3.Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.
4.USB Cable (Optional).
5.Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case (Optional).
6.Fully Setup Driver CD.
7.IEEE1394 Cable (Optional).
8.Serial ATA Cable (Optional).

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2. Mainboard Configuration
2-1. Layout of U8598
CPU
PCI1
PCI2
AGP SLOT
PCI SLOT
PCI SLOT
PCI SLOT
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
Socket 478
CPU1
JATXPWR1
VT8754
VT8235
JSFAN1
1
JPANEL1
12
2324
JKBMS1
Mouse &
KB
JUSBLAN1
USB & LAN
JCOM1
JPRNT1
JATXPWR2
JCOM2
JCDIN1
1
1
1
JTAD1
JCDIN2
BIOS
Winbond
W83697HF
PCI4
PCI SLOT
PCI SLOT
CNR SLOT
PCI5
CNR1
JDIMMVOLT
1
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PRIMARYIDECONN.
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
ParallelPort
JAUX1
1
8
PCI3
JAUXPWR1
Sp-Out
Line-InMic-In
Game Port
JGAME1
2
9
10
1
2
9
10
1
2
9
10
1
J1394A1
J1394B1 J1394C1
JWOL1
1
FLOPPY DISKCONN.
JUSB2
2
9
10
1
JUSB3
2
91
10
1394
CHIP
IDE3
BAT1
JCMOS1
1
Serials
ATA
Controller
JSATA2JSATA1
Codec
JAUDIO1
1
213
14
17
2
3
4
5
6
17
2
3
4
5
6

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2-2. Component Index
Codec

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3. CPU Configuration
3-1. CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps:
1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
2. Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut
edge in the CPU. Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge
then insert the CPU.
3. Press the lever down. Then Put the fan on the CPU and buckle
it and put the fan’s power port into the JCFAN1, then to
complete the installation.
CPU Fan
CPU

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CPU Configuration Layout
Codec

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3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1
Pin No. Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense
3-3. System Fan Header: JSFAN1
Pin No. Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense

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4. Jumpers, Headers & Connectors
JATXPWR1
JATXPWR2
JAUXPWR1
JAUX1
1
JWOL1 1
JUSB2
2
9
10
1
JPANEL1
JUSB3
29 10
1
JCMOS1 1
FDD1
IDE1-2
JDIMMVOLT
1
27 8
J1394C1
2
9
10
1
J1394A1
J1394B1
2
9
10
12
9
10
1
IDE3
Serial ATA Connector (JSATA1)
Serial ATA Connector (JSATA2)

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4-1. Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
No. No.
1 +5V 2 Sleep Control Sleep
3 NA Speaker 4 Ground Button
5 NA Connector 6 NA NA
7 Speaker 8 Power LED (+)
9 HDD LED (+) Hard Drive 10 Power LED (+) POWER
11 HDD LED (-) LED 12 Power LED (-) LED
13 Ground Reset 14 Power Button Power-on
15 Reset Control Button 16 Ground Button
17 NA 18 KEY
19 NA IrDA 20 KEY IrDA
21 +5V Connector 22 Ground Connector
23 IRTX 24 IRRX
SPK (Speaker Connector)
An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a
manufacturing option. An offboard speaker can be connected to
the motherboard at the front panel connector. The speaker
(onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information during
the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video
interface. The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem
and does not receive output from the audio subsystem.
RST (Reset Button)
This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. This
switch is usually open and when closed will cause the
motherboard to reset and run the POST (Power On Self Test).

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POW-LED (Power LED Connector)
This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a
computer case. The LED will illuminate while the computer is
powered on.
HLED (Hard Drive LED Connector)
This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a
computer case. The LED will flicker during disk activity. This disk
activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the
system board.
IR (Infrared Connector)
This connector is used to attach to an infrared sensing device.
After the IrDA interface is configured, connectionless data transfer
to and from portable devices such as laptops, PDAs is possible.
SLP (Sleep/Green Button)
This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the
monitor and the hard disk when not in use. To configure this
option, you need to connect a button from the front panel to this
connector. Depressing the button will power down the monitor
and hard drives until the system is invoked by any keyboard
activity, mouse activity, modem activity or when the sleep
button is depressed again. APM (Advanced Power Management)
must be enabled in the system BIOS and the APM driver must be
loaded.
ON/OFF (Power Button)
This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch. The
switch must pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms
to signal the power supply to switch on or off. (The time required
is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board). At
least two seconds must pass before the power supply will
recognize another on/off signal.

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4-2. ATX 20-pin Power Connector:
JATXPWR1
PIN Assignment PIN Assignment
1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS_ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 +5V_SB 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V
4-3. ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2
PIN Assignment PIN Assignment
1 +12V 3 Ground
2 +12V 4 Ground