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    1 1 1 1 1 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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. Any changes[...]

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    2 2 2 2 2 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Overview The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that might appear in this document. The software described in this document is[...]

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    3 3 3 3 3 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Important Safety Information 1 . Please read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Please keep this User’s Manual for later reference. 3 . Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning. Don‘t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture shee[...]

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    4 4 4 4 4 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard T able of Contents FCC Statement ............................................................... 1 Overview ........................................................................ 2 Important Safety Information ............................................ 3 Section 1 Introducti[...]

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    5 5 5 5 5 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard[...]

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    6 6 6 6 6 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1.1 Begin Your Tour In The DIY World 1.1 Begin Your Tour In The DIY World 1.1 Begin Your Tour In The DIY World 1.1 Begin Your Tour In The DIY World 1.1 Begin Your Tour In The DIY World Congratulations on purchasing this cutting-edge Small Form Factor Congratulations on purchasin[...]

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    7 7 7 7 7 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Checking the Equipments Checking the Equipments Checking the Equipments Checking the Equipments Checking the Equipments This section describes the contents of your computer pages. Before This section describes the contents of your computer pages. Before This [...]

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    10 10 10 10 10 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 2.1 Layout And Components Index 2.1 Layout And Components Index 2.1 Layout And Components Index 2.1 Layout And Components Index 2.1 Layout And Components Index NOTE: “ ” represents the first pin. BI O S BA T1 Code c JPRNT 1 IDE1 IDE2 J139 4B1 FDD1 Su p er I/O I T 8712 D[...]

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    11 11 11 11 11 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 2.2 Component Index 2.2 Component Index 2.2 Component Index 2.2 Component Index 2.2 Component Index This section helps you to locate the components in the motherboard This section helps you to locate the components in the motherboard This section helps you to locate the com[...]

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    12 12 12 12 12 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 2.3 K8NBP Motherboard Features 2.3 K8NBP Motherboard Features 2.3 K8NBP Motherboard Features 2.3 K8NBP Motherboard Features 2.3 K8NBP Motherboard Features In this section, you shall find all the information about the In this section, you shall find all the information about[...]

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    13 13 13 13 13 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Main Memory * Supports up to two DDR devices. * Supports 200/266/333/ 400 MHz (with ECC) DDR devices. * Maximum memory size is 2GB. Total Memory Size with Unbuffered DIMMs On Board IDE * Supports four IDE disk drives. * Supports PIO Mode 5, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33/66/10[...]

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    14 14 14 14 14 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Serial A T A/RAID * Chips: VT6420/VT6410 * Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1. * Supports 2 Serial ATA (SATA) ports. - Compliant with SATA 1.0 specification. - Data transfer rates up to 150 Mb/s. On Board AC’ 97 Sound Codec * Chip: ALC650. * Compliant with AC’97 specification. * A[...]

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    15 15 15 15 15 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard B. BIOS & Software B. BIOS & Software B. BIOS & Software B. BIOS & Software B. BIOS & Software BIOS * Award legal BIOS. * Supports APM1.2. * Supports ACPI. * Supports USB Function. * The setup procedures can be found in the Setup Driver CD. Software * Su[...]

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    16 16 16 16 16 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 Installation and Setup Installation and Setup Installation and Setup Installation and Setup Installation and Setup In this section, you will learn how to install the CPU, DDR Module, In this section, you will learn how to install the CPU, DDR Module, In [...]

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    17 17 17 17 17 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 1 Pi n Assignment 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 FAN RPM Rate Sense (2) System Fan Header: JSFAN1 Pi n Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM Rate Sense (3) North Bridge Fan Header: JNFAN1 3. Installing DDR Module 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a [...]

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    18 18 18 18 18 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 1 5. Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots: (1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 (1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 (1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 (1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 (1) Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that su[...]

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    19 19 19 19 19 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 3 1 3 * Clear CMOS Procedures: 1. Remove AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to "Pin 2-3 Close". 3. Wait for five seconds. 4. Set the jumper to "Pin 1-2 Close". 5. Power on the AC. 6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. (7) Front USB Heade[...]

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    20 20 20 20 20 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 JCDIN1 1 JW OL1 1 Pin Assignment 1 +5V_SB 2 Ground 3 Wake up (10) Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 (10) Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 (10) Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 (10) Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 (10) Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 This connector allows you to connect to a LAN card with [...]

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    21 21 21 21 21 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 2 3 4 1 10 1 1 2 0 (9) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 (9) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 (9) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 (9) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 (9) Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1 The connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LED[...]

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    22 22 22 22 22 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 6 Chan nel Sp e a k ers Sp eake r Ou t L i ne I n/ R ear Sp eak e r M ic In/ C e n te r & Bas s (11) Back Panel Connectors (11) Back Panel Connectors (11) Back Panel Connectors (11) Back Panel Connectors (11) Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Key board PS/ 2 Mouse Sp e ak e r [...]

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    25 25 25 25 25 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 3.1 Overview 3.1 Overview 3.1 Overview 3.1 Overview 3.1 Overview Your computer offers the following connectors for peripheral device. Your computer offers the following connectors for peripheral device. Your computer offers the following connectors for peripheral device. Yo[...]

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    26 26 26 26 26 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 3.2 Connecting Peripheral Devices 3.2 Connecting Peripheral Devices 3.2 Connecting Peripheral Devices 3.2 Connecting Peripheral Devices 3.2 Connecting Peripheral Devices Before you connect any peripherals, observe the following instructions. Before you connect any periphera[...]

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    27 27 27 27 27 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Connecting monitor To connect a monitor, plug the monitor cable into the blue VGA port located on the rear panel of your computer. figure3.3 Connecting mouse and keyboard Most of mouse and keyboard are PS/2 compliant. However, lots of the latest keyboard and mouse use the U[...]

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    28 28 28 28 28 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Connecting USB Devices Your computer is equipped with four standard USB 2.0 ports as the figure 3.5 shown. The USB 2.0 connector is backward compatible with the USB1.1. You can obtain USB-compatible devices such as USB mouse, USB keyboard, digital camera, scanner, flash dis[...]

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    29 29 29 29 29 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Connecting IEEE1394 Devices Your computer is equipped with two IEEE1394 connectors as the figure 3.6 shown, which enhance the connectivity of the computer and allow users to connect more electronics devices such as desktop digital cameras, digital VCRs, high resolution colo[...]

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    30 30 30 30 30 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard figure3.7 * "Headphone" jack: Use this jack to connect stereo headphone or amplified speakers to your computer. * "Microphone" jack: Use this jack to connect microphone. * "Line-in" jack: Use this jack to enjoy stereo audio from the external so[...]

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    31 31 31 31 31 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Connecting Printer Your computer provides the expansion port for parallel cable on the rear panel. If users would like to attach the printer through the parallel port, please contact your dealer to purchase the cable kits. However, many printers are now using USB as their i[...]

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    33 33 33 33 33 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 4.1 Installing Drivers and Utilities 4.1 Installing Drivers and Utilities 4.1 Installing Drivers and Utilities 4.1 Installing Drivers and Utilities 4.1 Installing Drivers and Utilities Driver Setup We provide an installation wizard, Driver CD Installation Utility (SETUP.EXE[...]

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    34 34 34 34 34 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 8. Follow the installing instructions to finish the installation. 9. Click on the next driver you want to install. 10. Repeat steps 6 to 8 until you have installed all the drivers the utility has for you. * If the Driver and utility installation CD does not auto run, please[...]

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    37 37 37 37 37 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 5.1 System Does Not Start 5.1 System Does Not Start 5.1 System Does Not Start 5.1 System Does Not Start 5.1 System Does Not Start * No LEDs light and no sound can be heard from the computer: * Make sure the power cable is plugged in securely. Inspect the cables to make sure[...]

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    38 38 38 38 38 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 5.2 Keyboard and Mouse Problems 5.2 Keyboard and Mouse Problems 5.2 Keyboard and Mouse Problems 5.2 Keyboard and Mouse Problems 5.2 Keyboard and Mouse Problems * Keyboard doesn't take input, but mouse pointer moves when mouse is moved: * Make sure the keyboard, mouse o[...]

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    39 39 39 39 39 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 5.3 USB Device Problems 5.3 USB Device Problems 5.3 USB Device Problems 5.3 USB Device Problems 5.3 USB Device Problems * Plug in any USB device but the display shows up as an unknown device in the Device Manager * Install the driver for your USB device. * Then plug in your[...]

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    40 40 40 40 40 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 5.4 Software Problem 5.4 Software Problem 5.4 Software Problem 5.4 Software Problem 5.4 Software Problem Good software is tested thoroughly before you receive it. However, software Good software is tested thoroughly before you receive it. However, software Good software is [...]

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    43 43 43 43 43 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 6.1 General Maintenance 6.1 General Maintenance 6.1 General Maintenance 6.1 General Maintenance 6.1 General Maintenance Before you install any computer component, we recommend that you read the following instructions. * Electrostatic discharge can damage the components of y[...]

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    44 44 44 44 44 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 6.2 Safe Use of The System 6.2 Safe Use of The System 6.2 Safe Use of The System 6.2 Safe Use of The System 6.2 Safe Use of The System T o ensure that you can use your computer safety and cor- rectly and increase the working lifetime of your computer, please read the follow[...]

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    47 47 47 47 47 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Installing Mainboard Installing Mainboard Installing Mainboard Installing Mainboard Installing Mainboard Before installing mainboard, users have to remove the two-side and top Before installing mainboard, users have to remove the[...]

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    48 48 48 48 48 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard * Then use the screwdriver to remove the two screws on the top of front cover panel. Installing Mainboard * Insert the mainboard into the base of the chassis and place it close to the back panel. * After fixing the mainboard on the base of the chassis, you will find there a[...]

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    49 49 49 49 49 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard * Connect the cable of LEDs indicator and front panel switches to "JPANEL1" connector on the Mainbord. * Connect the cable of system fan to "JSFAN1" connector on the mainboard. * Connect the cable to the floppy, CD-ROM and HDD. * Place the CD-ROM bracket[...]

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    50 50 50 50 50 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard * Place HDD bracket. * Fix it with one screw. * Place the front panel back and fix it with four screws to complete the installation of mainboard. * Note: The figures show the locations of the connectors on P4SBA motherboard. Please refer to section 2, the Motherboard layout[...]