Biostar TForce4 AM2 Motherboards > Downloads Drivers, Utilities, Manual and BIOS

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Manual PDF

Information

Manual PDF

Operating System

Manual

Size Driver

418KB

File Name

bios_update.pdf

Observations

BIOS Update
BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS
under Windows system.
Update BIOS
with a BIOS file
Clear CMOS function
(Only for AWARD BIOS)
Show current BIOS information
Save current BIOS
to a .bin file
AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS
Online Update function
(Only for AMI BIOS)

Once click on this button, the
saving dialog will show.
Choose the position to save file
and enter file name. (We
recommend that the file name
should be English/number and
no longer than 7 characters.)
Then click Save.
After the saving process, finish
dialog will show. Click on OK to
complete the BIOS Backup
procedure.

Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website.
For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure
should be run with Clear CMOS function, so
please check on Clear CMOS first.
Then click Update BIOS button, a
dialog will show for asking you backup
current BIOS. Click Yes for BIOS
backup and refer to the Backup BIOS
procedure; or click No to skip this
procedure.
After the BIOS Backup procedure, the
open dialog will show for requesting the
BIOS file which is going to be updated.
Please choose the proper BIOS file for
updating, then click on Open.
The utility will update BIOS with the
proper BIOS file, and this process may
take minutes. Please do not open any
other applications during this process.
After the BIOS Update process, click
on OK to restart the system.
While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows, press
key to enter BIOS setup.
In the BIOS setup, use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and
Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup. BIOS Update is completed.
(for AMI BIOS only)
Automatically download and update the latest BIOS via internet; make sure that
the computer is connected to the internet before using this function.
After clicking on the Online Update
button, the utility will search for the
latest BIOS from internet. If there is
a new BIOS version, the utility will
ask you to download it. Click Yes to
proceed.
If there is no other newer BIOS
version, the utility will also tell you that
your BIOS has been the latest version.
Download completes; the utility will
ask you to program (update) the
BIOS. Click Yes to proceed.
The programming procedure may take minutes, please do not make any
operation during the programming process.
After the updating process, the utility will
ask you to reboot the system. Click OK
to reboot.
While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows, press
key to enter BIOS setup.
In the BIOS setup, use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and
Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup. Online Update is completed.

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Manual

Operating System

Manual

Size Driver

2.3MB

File Name

tforce4_am2_162_manual.exe

Observations

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1
1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1
1.2 Package Checklist ............................................................................. 1
1.3 Motherboard Features...................................................................... 2
1.4 Rear Panel Connectors ..................................................................... 3
1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation........................... 5
2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)...................................... 5
2.2 FAN Headers...................................................................................... 7
2.3 Installing System Memory................................................................ 8
Connectors and Slots............................................................................................ 10
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ................... 12
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 12
3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 12
Chapter 4: NVIDIA RAID Functions...................... 20
4.1 Operation System............................................................................ 20
4.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 20
4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 20
5.1: T-Power Introduction...................................................................... 23
5.2: T-Power BIOS Feature .................................................................... 24
5.3 T-Power Windows Feature ............................................................ 32
Chapter 6: Useful Help......................................... 41
6.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 41
6.2 Award BIOS Beep Code .................................................................. 42
6.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 42
6.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 44
Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language .............. 46
German.................................................................................................................. 46
France .................................................................................................................... 48
Italian..................................................................................................................... 50
Spanish................................................................................................................... 52
Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 54
Polish...................................................................................................................... 56
RUSSIAN................................................................................................................. 58
ARABIC.................................................................................................................. 60
JAPANESE.............................................................................................................. 62

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Chipset-SMBus

Operating System

Windows 2000-XP 32bits

Version

v4.52

Size Driver

5.9MB

File Name

smbus.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

This WinXP 64-bit nForce (C51/MCP51 and C19/MCP51) driver package consists of the following components:

Ethernet Driver MCP51 (v50.23) "WHQL"
Network Management Tools MCP51 (v50.23)
SMBus Driver (v4.52) "WHQL"
Installer (v4.93)
WinXP IDE SataRAID Driver (v6.54) "WHQL"
WinXP IDE SataIDE Driver (v6.54) "WHQL"
WinXP RAIDTOOL Application (v6.54)

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Chipset-Ethernet

Operating System

Windows 2000-XP 32bits

Version

v50.30

Size Driver

29.2MB

File Name

ethernet.zip

Date

2008-05-19

Observations

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Chipset-IDE

Operating System

Windows 2000-XP 32bits

Version

v6.66

Size Driver

14.1MB

File Name

ide.zip

Date

2008-05-19

Observations

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

On-Board Audio

Operating System

Windows 95-98-Me-2000-XP 32bits-XP 64bits

Version

5.10.00.6240

Size Driver

17.5MB

File Name

alc850_6240.exe

Date

2007-06-09

Observations

Driver & Application Installation/Removal Procedure For Realtek AC'97 Codec:
=================================================================================

<<< For Win2000/WinME/WinXP (WDM driver)/Win98 Gold(First Edition)/Win98SE >>>

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Setup Driver/Application at first time:
---------------------------------------

Step 1. Before installing the Realtek AC'97 Drivers & Applications, Press the
[Cancel] button if Windows detect the PCI Multimedia Audio device.

Step 2. Insert the "Realtek AC'97 Drivers & Applications" CD into the CD-ROM
drive and run the setup.exe program to finish the installation.

Step 3. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to continue the procedure. If the Windows popup
"Digital Signature Not Found" message, press [Yes] to continue the
installation.

Step 4. Finally, select to restart the system and press [Finish] to complete
the installation.

The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF
file if so required.

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Setup for Manual
----------------
1. Double-click the "System" icon to open the "System Properties" dialog from Control Panel .
2. Choose "Hardware" tab and click the "Device Manager" button .
3. Please right-click mouse on "MultiMedia Audio Controller" and choose the "Properties" menu item
to show the driver details.
4. Click the "Driver" tab and then click the "Update Driver..." button for update.
5. Please follow the instructions of the "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard".
6. Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device" and click the "Next" button.
7. Please specify the driver location/source and then click the "Next" button in this case,
"Specify a location" has been chosen.
8. If "Specify driver location" is chosen, the Wizard will ask for the path where the driver is located.
9. Click the "Next" button to install Audio Driver on "Driver Files Search Results".
10. If the "Digital Signature Not Found" dialog is opened, click the "Yes" button to continue
the Installation.
11. After completing the above steps, the drier has been installed into the system.
Please click "Finish" button to complete the installation.

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Update Driver/Application:
--------------------------

Step 1. Follow Step 2,3,4 described in [Setup at first time] above to complete
the procedure.

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Remove Driver/Application:
--------------------------

Step 1. Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel.

Step 2. Select [Add/Remove Programs] icon.

Step 3. Select "Realtek AC'97 Audio" and press [Change/Remove]
button.

Step 4. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to finish the uninstallation.

Step 5. At the end of the procedure, select to restart the system and press
[Finish] to complete the uninstallation.

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Chipset-SMBus

Operating System

Windows XP 64bits

Version

v4.52

Size Driver

5.9MB

File Name

smbus.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Chipset-IDE

Operating System

Windows XP 64bits

Version

v6.66

Size Driver

10.2MB

File Name

ide.zip

Date

2008-05-19

Observations

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar TForce4 AM2

Description

Chipset-Ethernet

Operating System

Windows XP 64bits

Version

v50.30

Size Driver

29.3MB

File Name

ethernet.zip

Date

2008-05-19

Observations

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