Biostar MCP6P-M2 Manual
Biostar MCP6P-M2 Manual
Biostar MCP6P-M2 Manual
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to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.....................................................3
1.1 Before You Start................................................................... 3
1.2 Package Checklist................................................................ 3
1.3 Motherboard Features.......................................................... 4
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors.......................................................... 5
1.5 Motherboard Layout ............................................................ 6
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation........................................7
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................ 7
2.2 FAN Headers........................................................................ 9
2.3 Installing System Memory.....................................................10
2.4 Connectors and Slots ............................................................12
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup................................. 14
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................14
3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................14
Chapter 4: RAID Functions ............................................... 21
4.1 Operation System................................................................21
4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................21
4.3 How RAID Works.................................................................21
Chapter 5: Useful Help ..................................................... 25
5.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................25
5.2 Award BIOS Beep Code........................................................26
5.3 Extra Information................................................................26
5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................27
A ppendencies: SPEC In Other Language............................. 28
German................................................................................................28
France..................................................................................................30
Italian..................................................................................................32
Spanish ................................................................................................34
Portuguese...........................................................................................36
Polish...................................................................................................38
Russian ................................................................................................40
Arabic..................................................................................................42
Japanese ..............................................................................................44
MCP6P-M2
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BEFORE YOU ST ART
Thank you for choosing our product. Be fore you start installing the
mothe rboard, please make sure you follow the instructions be low:
Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with
sufficie nt lighting.
Always disconne ct the compute r from powe r outle t
be fore ope ration.
Before you take the mothe rboard out from anti-static
bag, ground yourse lf prope rly by touching any safe ly
grounde d appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.
Avoid touching the compone nts on mothe rboard or the
rear side of the board unless ne cessary. Hold the board
on the edge , do not try to be nd or flex the board.
Do not leave any unfastene d small parts inside the
case afte r installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits which may damage the equipment.
Keep the compute r from dange rous a rea, such as hea t
source , humid air and wate r.
Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.
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Socket AM2
AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing
CPU AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet
x2 / Sempron processors
Graphics Integrated in nForce 6100-430 Chipset Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB
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SPEC
CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)
Special
RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5 support
Features
PS/2 LAN
Mouse Li ne In/
Surr ound
Li ne Out
Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center
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1.5 MOT HERBOARD LAYOUT
JKBMS1
JCFA N1
JATXP WR4
JKBM SPWR1
JCOM1
Socket
DIMMA1
DIMMB1
VGA
J US BPWR1
A M2
JUSB1
JATXP WR1
IDE1
JUSBLAN1
JUSBPW R2
JA UDIO1
nForce
6100-430
JA UDIOF 1 J US B3
JCDIN1
JUSB2
J US B4
L AN
PCI-EX16
BIOS
J CMOS1
BAT1
PCI1 SATA 3 SATA4
Super I/O
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Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the
lever up to a 90-degree angle.
Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on
CPU should point towards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only
in the correct orientation.
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Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct
B to complete the installation.
Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU
FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
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Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
4 Smart Fan
Control (By Fan)
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM
rate sense
1 3
Note:
The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head c onnector. The J SFAN1 supports 3-pin head
connector. When c onnecti ng with wires onto c onnectors, pl ease note that the r ed wire is
the positi ve and s hould be c onnected to pin#2, and the blac k wire is Ground and s hould
be c onnected to GND.
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2.3 INST ALLING SYST EM MEMORY
A. Memory Modules
DIM MA1
DIM MB1
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.
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B. Memory Capacity
DIMM Socket DDR2 Module Total Memory
Location Size
DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
Max is 4GB.
DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
Install memory module of the same density in pair, shown in the f ollowing table.
Dual Channel Status DIMMA1 DIMMB1
Disabled O X
Disabled X O
Enabled O O
(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)
The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or
x16)
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1 33
40 39
2 1
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PCI-EX16: PCI-Express x16 Slot
- PCI-Express 1.0a compliant.
- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per
direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally.
- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5GB/s on the data pins.
- 2X bandwidth ov er the traditional PCI architecture.
PCI-EX16
PCI1
PCI2
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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP
3.1 HOW T O SET UP JUMPERS
The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is close, if not, that means the jumper is
open.
PWR_LED
On/Off
++ -
9 16
1 8
+ -
SPK RST
HLED
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JATXPWR1: ATX Powe r Source Conne ctor
This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply.
13 1
24 12
1 4
2 3
Pin Assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V
3 Ground
4 Ground
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Pin Assignment
1 +5V (fused)
JUSB3 2 +5V (fused)
JUSB2 3 USB-
JUSB4 4 USB-
5 USB+
2 10 6 USB+
7 Ground
1 9 8 Ground
9 Key
10 NC
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 T X+
3 T X-
4 Ground
SATA3 SATA4 5 RX-
SATA1 SATA2 6
7
RX+
Ground
1 4 7
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Pin Assignment
1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right in
4 GPIO
10 9 5 Right line in
6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sense
2 1 8 Key
9 Left line in
10 Jack Sense
Pin Assignment
1 Left Channel
Input
1 2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right Channel
4 Input
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Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPDIF_OUT
3 Ground
1 3
1 3
1 3
1 3
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JUSBPWR1 3
3 1
1 Pin 1-2 close
3
1 3
JUSBPWR2 1
Pin 2-3 close
Note:
In order to support this func tion Power-On s ys tem via U SB device, JUSBPWR 1/
JUSBPWR 2 jumper c ap s hould be placed on Pi n 2-3 indi viduall y.
1 3
Note:
In order to support this func tion Power-on s ystem via keyboar d and mouse,
JKBMSPWR1 j umper cap s houl d be placed on Pi n 2-3.
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CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS
4.1 O PERAT ION SYST EM
z Supports Windows XP Home/Prof essional Edition, and Windows 2000 Prof essional.
Blo ck 1 Block 2
Bl ock 3 Bl ock 4
Bl ock 5 Bl ock 6
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RAID 1:
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. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the
active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure.
RAID techniques can be applied for high-availability solutions, or as a form of automatic
backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable
media.
Features and Benefits
Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2.
Uses: RAID 1 is ideal f or small databases or any other application that
requires f ault tolerance and minimal capacity.
Benefits: Prov ides 100% data redundancy. Should one driv e f ail, the
controller switches to the other drive.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 driv es for the storage space of one driv e.
Perf ormance is impaired during driv e rebuilds.
Fault Tolerance: Yes.
Block 1 Block 1
Block 2 Block 2
Block 3 Block 3
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RAID 0+1:
RAID 0 drives can be mirrored using RAID 1 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 0+1
solution for improved performance plus resiliency.
Features and Benefits
Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform.
Benefits: Optimizes for both fault tolerance and perf ormance, allowing for
automatic redundancy. May be simultaneously used with other RAID lev els
in an array, and allows for spare disks.
Drawbacks: Requires twice the available disk space f or data redundancy,
the same as RAID level 1.
Fault Tolerance: Yes.
nForce
6100-430
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RAID 5:
RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes
data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by
ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different
drive from those used to store the data itself.
Features and Benefits
Drives: Minimum 3.
Uses: RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general
purpose service.
Benefits: An ideal combination of good perf ormance, good f ault tolerance,
and high capacity and storage efficiency.
Drawbacks: Individual block data transfer rate same as a single disk. Write
perf ormance can be CPU intensiv e.
Fault Tolerance: Yes.
Dis k 1
DATA 1
DATA 3
PARITY
DATA 7
DATA 9
PARITY
Dis k 2
nForce DATA 2
6100-430 PARITY
DATA 5
DATA 8
PARITY
DATA 11
Dis k 3
PARITY
DATA 4
DATA 6
PARITY
DATA 10
DATA 12
For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28159.html to download the NVIDIA RAID Users Guide.
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You will see the following window after you insert the CD
The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.
Note:
If this window didnt show up after you ins ert the Driver CD, please use file brows er to
locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive.
A. Driver Installation
To install the driver, please click on the Driver icon. The setup guide will
list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system.
Click on each device driver to launch the installation program.
B. Software Installation
To install the software, please click on the Software icon. The setup guide
will list the software available for your system, click on each software title
to launch the installation program.
C. Manual
Aside from the paperback manual, we also provide manual in the Driver
CD. Click on the Manual icon to browse for available manual.
Note:
You will need Acrobat R eader to open the manual file. Pleas e download the latest version
of Acrobat Reader software from
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep 2.html
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After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.
1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.
Or you can:
1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1 section)
2. Wait for seconds.
3. Power on the system again.
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5.4 TROUBLESHOOT ING
Probable Solution
1. No power to the system at all 1. Make sure power cable is
Power light dont illuminate, f an securely plugged in.
inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable.
on. 3. Contact technical support.
2. Indicator light on key board does
not turn on.
System inoperativ e. Keyboard lights Using even pressure on both ends of
are on, power indicator lights are lit, the DIMM, press down firmly until the
and hard driv e is spinning. module snaps into place.
System does not boot from hard disk 1.Check cable running from disk to
driv e, can be booted f rom optical driv e. disk controller board. Make sure
both ends are securely plugged
in; check the driv e type in the
standard CMOS setup.
2. Backing up the hard drive is
extremely important. All hard
disks are capable of breaking
down at any time.
System only boots f rom optical driv e. 1. Back up data and applications
Hard disk can be read and applications f iles.
can be used but booting from hard disk 2. Ref ormat the hard driv e.
is impossible. Re-install applications and data
using backup disks.
Screen message says Invalid Rev iew systems equipment. Make sure
Conf iguration or CMOS Failure. correct inf ormation is in setup.
Cannot boot system after installing 1. Set master/slave jumpers
second hard driv e. correctly.
2. Run SETUP program and select
correct driv e types. Call the drive
manuf acturers f or compatibility
with other drives.
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5.1-Kanal-Audioausgabe
Audio-Codec ALC662
Untersttzt High-Definition Audio
PCI-Steckplatz x2
Steckpltze
PCI Express x16 Steckplatz x1
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Spezifikationen
System-Lfter-Sockel x1 System-Lfter-Stromversorgungsanschluss
"CMOS lschen"-Sockel x1
Stromanschluss (24-polig) x1
Stromanschluss (4-polig) x1
PS/2-Tastatur x1
PS/2-Maus x1
VGA-Anschluss x1
Rckseiten-E
Serieller Anschluss x1
/A
LAN-Anschluss x1
USB-Anschluss x4
Audioanschluss x3
Platinengre
190 mm (B) X 244 mm (L)
.
Sonderfunkti
Untersttzt RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5
onen
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FRANCE
SPEC
Socket AM2
L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits
UC Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX
Prend en charge Hyper Transport et CoolnQuiet
/ Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron
Mmoire Capacit mmoire maximale de 4 Go Prend en charge la DDR2 533 / 667 / 800
principale Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR2 Les DIMM registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs
Graphiques Integr dans la chipset nForce 6100-430 Mmoire vido partage maximale de 512 Mo
Fente PCI x2
Fentes
Slot PCI Express x16 x1
Connecteur Audio du panneau avant x1 Prend en charge la fonction audio du panneau avant
Connecteur d'alimentation x1
(24 broches)
Connecteur d'alimentation x1
(4 broches)
Clavier PS/2 x1
Souris PS/2 x1
Port USB x4
Fiche audio x3
Dimensions
190 mm (l) X 244 mm (H)
de la carte
Fonctionnali
spciales
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IT ALIAN
SPECIFICA
Alloggio PCI x2
Alloggi
Alloggio PCI Ex press x16 x1
su scheda Connettore Porta stampa nte x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 1 P orta stampante
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SPECIFICA
Connettore alimentazione x1
(24 pin)
Connettore alimentazione x1
(4 pi n)
Tastiera PS/2 x1
Mouse PS/2 x1
Porta USB x4
Connettore audio x3
i scheda (altezza)
Caratterist
speciali
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SPANISH
Especificacin
Conjunto de
nForce 6100-430
chips
Memoria Capacidad mxima de memoria de 4GB Admite DDR2 de 533 / 667 / 800
principal Cada DIMM admite DDR de No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con
Ranura PCI X2
Ranuras
Ranura PCI Express x16 X1
Conectores Conector disco flexible X1 Cada conector soporta 2 unidades de disco flexible
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Especificacin
Conector de alimentacin X1
(24 patillas)
Conector de alimentacin X1
(4 patillas)
Teclado PS/2 X1
Ratn PS/2 X1
Puerto USB X4
Conector de sonido X3
Tamao de
190 mm. (A) X 244 Mm. (H)
la placa
Funciones
Admite RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5
especiales
Soporte de
Biostar se reserva el derecho de aadir o retirar el
sistema Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA
soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo.
operativo
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PORT UGUESE
ESPECIFICAES
ITE 8716F
Iniciativas para controlo do ambiente
Proporciona as funcionalidades mais
Especifica Monitorizao do hardware
utilizadas em termos da especificao
o Super I/O Controlador da velocidade da ventoinha
Super I/O.
Funo "Smart Guardian" da ITE
Interface LPC (Low Pin Count).
Placa
Integrada no chipset nForce 6100-430 Memria de vdeo mxima partilhada: 512 MB
grfica
Ranhura PCI x2
Ranhuras
Ranhura PCI Express x16 x1
na placa Conector da para impressora x1 Cada conector suporta 1 Porta para impressora
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ESPECIFICAES
Conector de alimentao x1
(24 pinos)
Conector de alimentao x1
(4 pinos)
Teclado PS/2 x1
Rato PS/2 x1
Entradas/S
Porta VGA x1
adas no
Porta srie x1
painel
Porta LAN x1
traseiro
Porta USB x4
Tomada de udio x3
Tamanho
190 mm (L) X 244 mm (A)
da placa
Caractersti
especiais
operativos Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem
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POLISH
SPEC
Gniazdo PCI x2
Gniazda
Gniazdo PCI Express x16 x1
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SPEC
CMOS x1
Klawiatura PS/2 x1
Mysz PS/2 x1
Port VGA x1
Back Panel
Port szeregowy x1
I/O
Port LAN x1
Port USB x4
Gniazdo audio x3
Wymiary
190 mm (S) X 244 mm (W)
pyty
Funkcje
Obsuga RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5
specjalne
Obsluga
Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub
systemu
Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA odwoywania obsugi dowolnego systemu
operacyjne
operacyjnego bez powiadomienia.
go
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RUSSIAN
CPU
AM2 AMD 64
(
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 32 64
nForce 6100-430
ITE 8716F
,
Super I/O
Super I/O.
ITE "Smart Guardian" (
)
nForce
6100-430 512
10 / 100 /
Realtek RTL 8201CL
/
5.1
ALC662
High-Definition
PCI x2
2
x1
1
x1
2
IDE x1
SATA x4 1 SATA
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x1
x1
CD x1 CD
S/PDIF x1
x1
(
)
x1
CMOS x1
2 USB-
USB- x3
(24 ) x1
(4 ) x1
PS/2 x1
PS/2 x1
VGA x1
x1
- LAN x1
USB- x4
x3
190 () X 244 ()
RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5
Biostar
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ARABIC
AM2
32 64AMD 64
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX /
CoolnQuiet Hyper Transport
Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron
1000 HyperTransport
nForce 6100-430
2 DDR2 DIMM
DDR2
4
800 / 667 / 533 DDR2
DDR2 DIMM
ECC DIMM
2/1 256/512
:
ITE 8716F
Super I/O . Super I/O
Low Pin Count Interface
ITE""Smart Guardian
3 /.
Serial ATA SATA II
2.0.SATA
100/10 /
Realtek RTL 8201CL
/
5.1
ALC662
2 PCI
1 PCI Expressx16
IDE 1 IDE
SATA 4 SATA
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1 CD-IN
1 S/PDIF
Smart Fan 1
1 CMOS
USB 3 USB
1 )24(
1 ) 4(
1 PS/2
1 PS/2
1 VGA
/
1
1
4 USB
RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5
190 ) ( 244 X ) (
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JAPANESE
AMD 643264
Socket AM2
CPU AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
x2/ Sempron
1GHz
FSB
nForce 6100-430
DDR2 DIMM x 2
DDR2
4GB
DDR2 533 / 667 / 800
DIMM 256MB/512MB & 1GB/2GB
DIMMECC DIMM
DDR2
ITE 8716F
ITE
3 Gb/
SATA II ATA
SATA2.0
10 / 100 Mb/
LAN Realtek RTL 8201CL
/
5.1
ALC662
Codec
PCI x2
x1 2
x1 1
IDE x1 2IDE
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SATA x4 1SATA
x1
x1
CD x1 CD
S/PDIF x1
CPU x1 CPU()
x1
CMOS x1
2USB
USB x3
(24) x1
(4) x1
PS/2 x1
PS/2 x1
VGA x1
x1
I/O
LAN x1
USB x4
x3
190 mm () X 244 mm ()
RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1 / 5
BiostarOS
OS Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA
2007/11/09
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