Biostar P4TCA PRO Operating and installation instructions

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ENGLISH................................................................................1

P4TCA Pro Features .................................................................................................. 1

Package contents......................................................................................................3

Layout of P4TCA Pro................................................................................................. 4

Component Index ...................................................................................................... 5

How to set up Jumper ............................................................................................... 6

CPU Installation ......................................................................................................... 6

DDR DIMM Modules: DDRA1-2, DDRB1-2................................................................ 7

Installing DDR Module............................................................................................... 8

Serial Raid.................................................................................................................. 8

Installing Wireless LAN Card....................................................................................9

Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots................................................................. 10

WARPSPEEDER..................................................................16

Introduction.............................................................................................................. 16

System Requirement............................................................................................... 16

Installation................................................................................................................ 17

Usage........................................................................................................................ 18

TROUBLE SHOOTING......................................................26

English

P4TCA Pro Features

A. Hardware

CPU

Provides Socket-478.

Supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.06GHz.

Front Side Bus at 400/533/800MHz.

Supports Hyper-Treading.

Chipset

North Bridge: Intel 875P

South Bridge: Intel ICH5R.

Main Memory

Supports one or two 64-bit wide DDR data channels with 1 or 2 DIMMs

per-channel.

Available bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s(DDR400) for single-channel mode and 6.4GB/s

(DDR 400) in dual channel mode.

Supports 128-MB, 256-Mb, 512-Mb DDR technologies.

Supports only x8, x16, DDR devices.( Does not support registered DIMMs or

double sided X 16 DIMMs)

Supports four bank devices.

Maximum memory size is 4GB.

Supports Intel PAT(Performance Acceleration Technology): accelerate date

transmission between CPU and memory.

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8712F.

Low Pin Count Interface.

Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality.

Environment Control initiatives

- H/W Monitor

- Fan Speed Controller

- ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

Slots

Five 32-bit PCI bus master slots.

One CNR slot.

One AGP 8X slot.

One Wireless LAN slot.

On Board IDE

Supports four IDE disk drives.

Supports PIO Mode 4, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Bus Master Mode.

Supports 2 Serial ATA (SATA) ports.

- Compliant with SATA 1.0 specification

- Data transfer rates up to 1.5 GB/s

1394AChip

Chip: VIA VT6307.

Support 2 ports with transfer up to 400mbps.

IDE-Raid

Chip: VIA VT6410.

Supports RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID 0+1 Level and JBOD.

Complies with Scatter/Gather Bus Master DMA Mechanism.

Dual Channel Master Mode PCI supporting four enhanced IDE devices.

Complies with ATA/ATAPI7.

Giga LAN

Chip: Intel 82547EI.

Full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet performance.

Supports Communication Streaming Architecture Interface(CSA).

- Theoretical bandwidth of 266Mbytes/sec

- Direct connect to the MCH of Intel® 865 and 875 chipsets

- CSA is useable to both system and the OS

Wireless LAN – Air LinkTM

Chip: RTL8180.

Full compliance with IEEE802.11 and IEEE802.11b specifications.

Supports Advanced Configuration Power management Interface.(ACPI) and PCI

power management system for modern operating systems.

Supports remote wake-up in both ACPI and APM environments.

Keeps network maintenance costs low and eliminates usage barriers.

Uses one RF card for Wireless LAN.

On Board AC’97 Sound Codec

Chip: CMI9739A/9760.

Compliant with AC’97 specification.

AC97 2.2/2.3 interface.

Supports 6 channels.

Wireless Audio (optional)

Supports 2 channels.

On Board Peripherals

a. Rear side

Supports 2 serialports.

Supports 1 parallel port. (SPP/EPP/ECP mode)

Supports Audio ports in vertical.

Supports 1 RJ-45 LAN jack.

Supports PS/2 mouse andPS/2 keyboard.

Supports 4 USB2.0 ports.

b. Front Side

Supports 1 floppyport supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.

Supports 2 IEEE1394A ports.

Supports 4 USB2.0 ports.

Dimensions

ATXForm Factor: 24.4 X30.4cm. (W XL)

B. BIOS & Software

BIOS

Award legal Bios.

Supports APM1.2.

Supports ACPI.

Supports USB Function.

Software

Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, FLASHER™,Watchdog™, WinFlasher™,

StudioFun!™.

Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me,

Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.

Package contents

HDD Round Cable X 2

FDD Round Cable X 1

User’s Manual X1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1

StudioFun! Application CD X 1

USB 2.0 Cable X 1 (optional)

S/PDIF Cable X 1 (optional)

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 (optional)

Serial ATA Cable X2 (optional)

Layout of P4TCA Pro

※NOTE: ●represents the first pin.

Component Index

A Back PanelConnectors B JAUDIO1:FrontAudioHeader

C JCDIN1:CD-Rom Audio-In Header D PCI1-5:Peripheral Component InterconnectSlots

E J3: WirelessAudioChannelSelection(optional) F CNR1:CommunicationNetwork RiserSlot

G JWOL1: Wake OnLANHeader H JSPDIF_OUT1:DigitalAudio Connector

I JUSB2:FrontUSBHeader J JUSBV3_4:5V/5VSB SelectionforJUSB2/3

K JUSB3:Front USBHeader L J1394A1: Front 1394AHeader

M JGAME1:Game Header N JSFAN1: System Fan Header

O JPANEL: FrontPanelConnector P RAID1-2:RaidConnector

Q SATA1-2:SerialATA Connector R JCL1:CaseOpenConnector

S JCMOS:Clear CMOSJumper T JAUDIO_DJ1: AudioDJ Connector

U DDRA1-2:DDRDIMMModules V DDRB1-2:DDRDIMMModules

W IDE1-2: Hard Disk Connectors X FDD1: FloppyDisk Connector

Y JCFAN1: CPU Fan Connector Z AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot

A1 JATXPWR1-2:ATXPower Connector A2 JUSBV2: 5V/5VSBSelectionforJRJUSB1

A3 JKBV1: 5V/5VSBSelection for Keyboard A4 JUSBV1:5V/5VSBSelectionfor JUSB1

How to set up Jumper

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the Jumper cap is placed on pins, the

jumper is “close”. IF no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is ”open”. The

illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1and 2 are “close” when jumper cap is placed

on these 2 pins.

Jumper open Jumper close Pin1-2 close

CPU Installation

Step1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a

90-degree angle.

Step2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should point wards the lever

pivot. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

Step3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation.

Step4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU fan powercable to the

JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

Step1 Step2 Step3 Step4

CPU Fan Headers: JCFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

JCFAN1 3 FAN RPM Sense

System Fan Headers: JSFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

JSFAN1 3 FAN RPM Sense

DDR DIMM Modules: DDRA1-2, DDRB1-2

Supports up to four DDR DIMMs(two DIMMs per channel), single-sided and/ or

double-sides.

DIMMs must be populated in identical pairs for dual-channel operation.(For

more dual channel operation information please log on: www.biostar.com.tw)

Supports DDR 333 or DDR 400 unregistered ECC or non-ECC DDR DIMMS.

DRAM Access Time: 2.5V Unbuffered/ Registered DDR SDRAM PC1600/

PC2100 Type required.

DRAM Type: 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB DIMM Module (184 pin)

Total Memory Size with Unbuffered/ Registered DIMMs

DIMM Socket

Location DDR Module Total Memory

Size (MB)

DDRA1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

DDRA2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

DDRB1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

DDRB2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

Max is

4GB

***Only for reference***

Installing DDR Module

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the

retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on

the slot such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the slot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into

the slot until the retaining chip snap back in

place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Serial Raid

Setting Up a RAID 0 System

The following steps lead you to build a RAID 0 system:

1. Enter System BIOS Setup; ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled. When

done, exit Setup.

2. Upon re-boot you will see the Intel RAID BIOS status message on the screen –

press CTRL+I to enter the Intel® RAID Option ROM user interface. Within this UI

select option #1 ‘Create RAID Volume’. Enter a volume name, press enter, select

the strip size (128KB is the default), press enter, press enter again, then press ‘Y’

to confirm. Once this is done, exit the Option ROM user interface.

3. Begin Windows XP Setup by booting from the installation CD.

4. At the beginning of Windows XP Setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI or

RAID driver. When prompted, insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver.

After reading the floppy disk, the Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID Controller’ will be

presented —select this driver to install.

5. Finish the Windows XP installation and install all necessary drivers.

6. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0 software via the CD-ROM

included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will

add the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0 user interface utility that can

be used to manage the RAID configuration.

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