
TPower X58/TPower X58A Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B d
Motherboard Manual 8 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules DDR3_A1DDR3_A2DDR3_B2DDR3_C2 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clip
TPower X58/TPower X58A 9 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module Total Memory Size DDR3_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB / 4GB DDR3_A2 256MB/512M
Motherboard Manual 10 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 36
TPower X58/TPower X58A 11 SATA1~SATA3: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface, it satisfie
Motherboard Manual 12 PEX16_1 & PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 (x16/CrossFire x16, SLI x16 Speed) Slot - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Maximum th
TPower X58/TPower X58A 13 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumpe
Motherboard Manual 14 JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 112
TPower X58/TPower X58A 15 JATXPWR3: Auxiliary Power for Graphics This connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive power
Motherboard Manual 16 JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. Thi
TPower X58/TPower X58A 17 JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connectors JSPDIF_OUT1 is for connecting the PCI bracket SPDIF output. Pin Assignm
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1 1.1 Before You Start...
Motherboard Manual 18 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please c
TPower X58/TPower X58A 19 J1394_1: IEEE 1394 Header (TPower X58) This header allows user to connect IEEE 1394 device. Pin Assignment 1 TPA1+ 2 TP
Motherboard Manual 20 CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATING SYSTEM Supports Windows XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports the foll
TPower X58/TPower X58A 21 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrore
Motherboard Manual 22 RAID 1+0 (For Onboard SATA Only): RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0 solution for i
TPower X58/TPower X58A 23 RAID 5 (For Onboard SATA Only): RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data
Motherboard Manual 24 CHAPTER 5: T-POWER BIOS & SOFTWARE 5.1 T-POWER BIOS T-Power BIOS Features Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.) Memory
TPower X58/TPower X58A 25 Manual Overclock System (M.O.S.) MOS is designed for experienced overclock users. It allows users to customize personal ov
Motherboard Manual 26 QPI Links Speed This item allows you to set the QPI links to full-speed or leave them in slow-mode.. QPI Fre que ncy This item a
TPower X58/TPower X58A 27 Automatic Overclock System (A.O.S.) For beginners in overclock field, BET had developed an easy, fast, and powerful feature
TPower X58/TPower X58A 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard
Motherboard Manual 28 V8 Tech Engine This engine will make a better over-clock performance. BIOS SETUP UTILITYMain Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset O.N.Ev
TPower X58/TPower X58A 29 B. Memory Integration Test (M.I.T.) This function is under “Overclocking Navigator Engine” item. MIT allows users to test me
Motherboard Manual 30 C. BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your BIOS via USB pen drive
TPower X58/TPower X58A 31 D. Self Recovery System (S.R.S.) This function can’t be seen under BIOS setup; and is always on whenever the system starts u
Motherboard Manual 32 Smart Fan Calibration Choose this item and then the BIOS will automatically test and detect the CPU/System fan functions and sho
TPower X58/TPower X58A 33 5.2 T-POWER SOFTWARE T-Power2 is an integration of four functions: OC Tweaker for over-clock, eHot-Line for technical suppo
Motherboard Manual 34 Power Saving ModeTes t th e VGA car dDelete current VGA s etting fileLoad previous saved VGA setting fileManual over-clockRe sto
TPower X58/TPower X58A 35 <Auto Over-clock> By this function, the utility will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically.
Motherboard Manual 36 EX: This means V9 engine is activated. <V3/V6/V9/V12/V15 Engine> By clicking , the utility would over-clock the system
TPower X58/TPower X58A 37 BIO-watch BIO-watch is a control and monitor utility that helps you to maintain the health of the PC. It provides real-ti
Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC CPU SOCKET 1366 Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 processor Supports Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced
Motherboard Manual 38 Auto-ControlOFFIncrease SpeedDecrease Speed Click the auto-control off and then the adjust level will show; use the level to inc
TPower X58/TPower X58A 39 eHot-Line eHot-Line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our Tech-Support system. This utility will col
Motherboard Manual 40 After filling up this information, click “Send” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking for your confirma
TPower X58/TPower X58A 41 Biostar Flash Biostar Flash is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. U
Motherboard Manual 42 <Update BIOS> Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from our website: www.biostar.com.tw Update BIOS pr
TPower X58/TPower X58A 43 CHAPTER 6: USEFUL HELP 6.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup
Motherboard Manual 44 6.2 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU
TPower X58/TPower X58A 45 6.3 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy dr
Motherboard Manual 46 6.4 AMI BIOS POST CODE Checkpoint Description 03 Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS, POST,
TPower X58/TPower X58A 47 Checkpoint Description 37 Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM specific information.
TPower X58/TPower X58A 3 SPEC Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function S/PDIF
Motherboard Manual 48 6.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Solutions 1. There is no power in the system. Power LED does not shine; the fan of the power suppl
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Motherboard Manual 50 APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES GERMAN Spezifikationen CPU SOCKET 1366 Intel Cor e i7 Extreme / Core i7 Proz essoren Unterstü
TPower X58/TPower X58A 51 Spezifikationen PCI Express Gen2 x16 Steckplatz (x4) x1 PCI Express x1 Steckplatz x1 Diskettenlaufwerkanschluss x1
Motherboard Manual 52 FRENCH SPEC UC SOCKET 1366 Processeurs Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Prend en charge les techno logies d'exécution d e
TPower X58/TPower X58A 53 SPEC Fente PCI Express Gen2 x16 (x4) x1 Fente PCI Express x1 x1 Connecteur de disquette x1 Chaque connector prend en c
Motherboard Manual 54 ITALIAN SPECIFICA CPU SOCKET 1366 Processore Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Supporto di Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced Intel
TPower X58/TPower X58A 55 SPECIFICA Alloggio PCI Express Gen2 x16 (x4) x1 Alloggio PCI Express x1 x1 Connettore floppy x1 Ciascun connettore s
Motherboard Manual 56 SPANISH Especificación CPU SOCKET 1366 Procesador Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Admite Bit de deshabilitación de ejecución /
TPower X58/TPower X58A 57 Especificación Ranura PCI Express Gen2 x16 (x4) X1 Ranura PCI Express x1 X1 Conector disco flexible X1 Cada conector
Motherboard Manual 4 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT Socket 1366CP U1JUSBKB1J1394_US1ES ATAX1JUSBLAN1JUSBLAN2JAUDI O1JFSPDIF1JATXPWR1JCFAN1JSFAN 1JATXPWR3PE
Motherboard Manual 58 PORTUGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕE CPU SOCKET 1366 Processador Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Suporta as tecnologias Execute Disable Bi
TPower X58/TPower X58A 59 ESPECIFICAÇÕE Conector da unidade de disquetes x1 Cada conector suporta 2 unidades de disquetes Conector IDE x1 Cada con
Motherboard Manual 60 POLISH SPEC Procesor SOCKET 1366 Procesor Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 Obsługa Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced Intel SpeedSte
TPower X58/TPower X58A 61 SPEC Gniazdo PCI Express Gen2 x16 (x4) x1 Gniazdo PCI Express x1 x1 Złącze napędu dyskietek x1 Każde złącze obs ługuj
Motherboard Manual 62 RUSSIAN СПЕЦ CPU (центральный процессор) SOCKET 1366 Процессор Intel Core i7 Ex treme / Core i7 Поддержка технологий Execute D
TPower X58/TPower X58A 63 СПЕЦ Слот PCI Express Gen2 x16 (x4) x1 Слот PCI Express x1 x1 Разъ ём НГМД x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 накопителя н
Motherboard Manual 64 ARABIC تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا تﺎﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗExecute Disable Bit / Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® / Intel Architecture-64 / Extended Memory 64 Techn
TPower X58/TPower X58A 65 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﺤﺘﻓPCI Express x1 دﺪﻋ1 ﺔﻥﺮﻤﻟا صاﺮ ﻗﻸﻟ ﻦﻴآﺮﺤﻣ ﻢﻋﺪی ﺔﻥﺮﻣ صاﺮﻗأ كﺮﺤﻣ ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ1 ةﺰﻬﺝأ ﻦﻣ ﻦﻴﻨﺙا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ ﻞآ ﻢﻋﺪ
Motherboard Manual 66 JAPANESE 仕様 CPU SOCKET 1366 Intel Core i7 Extreme / Core i7 processor Execute Disable Bit / Enhanced Intel Sp eedStep® / Intel
TPower X58/TPower X58A 67 仕様 PCI Express x1スロット x1 フロッピーコ ネクタ x1 各コネ クタは2つの フロッピードライブを サポートします IDE コネク タ x1 各コネクタは 2つの IDE デバ イスをサポートします SATAコネクタ x6
TPower X58/TPower X58A 5 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before insta
Motherboard Manual 6 Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The
TPower X58/TPower X58A 7 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different ac
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