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- Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 1
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee vendor's approval in writing. The content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 2
Introduction 1-1. Hardware 1-2. BIOS & Software 1-3. Package Contents 2. Mainboard Configuration 2-1. Layout of U8668 Grand 2-2. Component Index 3. CPU Configuration 3-1. CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps: 3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1 3-3. System Fan Header: JSFAN1 4. Jumpers, Headers & Connectors - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 3
5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV3 4-12. 5V / 5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV4 5. RAM Module Configuration 5-1. DDR SDRAM 5-2 SDRAM 5-3. How to install DDR/SDRAM DIMM Module 6. Parallel Interface Ports 6-4. Game (Joystick/MIDI) Port Connector: JAUD_GAME 6-5. Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1 - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 4
technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this mainboard continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards. U8668 Grand Features: - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 5
2.0 compliant interface supports 1x, 2x and 4x data transfer mode. Chipset - VIA VT8751A (P4M266A)/ VT8235. Chipset - ITE 8705 1.Supports 200MHz, 266MHz DDR SDRAM or PC100, PC133 SDRAM. 2.Supports 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb and 512Mb technologies for x8 and 16 devices. 3.The largest memory capacity is 2 GB - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 6
Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS. 1.Supports Award BIOS ™ power management functionality. 2.Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes. 1.Contains 1 AGP slot. 2.Contains 1 CNR slot. 3. Contains 3 32-bit PCI bus slots 1.Dual Speed - - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 7
. 1. Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA). 2. 16 / 32 MB frame buffer using system memory. 3. Floating-point triangle Supports four IDE hard disk drives. 2.Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, and high performance hard disk drives. 3.Supports disk transfer rates up to 133 MB/second. 4.Supports - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 8
Data Transmission using IrDA. 4.Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. 5.Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy disk drives. Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus (USB2.0) Ports and four front panel Universal Serial Bus (USB2.0) Ports. 1.Monitors CPU Fan Speed. 2.Monitors - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 9
1.Award legal BIOS. 2.Supports APM1.2. 3.Supports USB Function. 4.Supports ACPI. Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX, and SCO UNIX etc. 1-3. Package Contents 1.HDD Cable. 2.FDD Cable. 3.Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update. 4.USB - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 10
2. Mainboard Configuration 2-1. Layout of U8668 Grand - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 11
2-2. Component Index - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 12
Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU. Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert the CPU. 3. Press the lever down. Then Put the fan on the CPU and buckle it and put the fan's power port into the JCFAN1, then to - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 13
CPU Configuration Layout - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 14
3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1 Pin No. 1 2 3 Assignment Ground +12V Sense 3-3. System Fan Header: JSFAN1 Pin No. 1 2 3 Assignment Ground +12V Sense - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 15
4. Jumpers, Headers & Connectors - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 16
speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video interface. The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 17
activity, mouse activity, modem activity or when the sleep button is depressed again. APM (Advanced Power Management) must be enabled in the system BIOS and the APM driver must be loaded. ON/OFF (Power Button) This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch. The switch must pull the - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 18
Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V 4-3. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2 This mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly. • IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 19
The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 4-5. Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 Pin No. 1 2 3 Assignment +5V SB Ground Wake up 4-6. Clear CMOS Jumper - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 20
3. Wait for five seconds. 4. Make JCMOS1 (1-2) closed. 5. Let AC power on. 6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. 4-7. Front USB Header: JUSB3 (JUSB3) Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Assignment +5V(fused) USBP2USBP2+ Ground KEY Pin Assignment 2 +5V(fused) 4 USBP3- 6 USBP3+ 8 Ground 10 - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 21
4-10. ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2 PIN 1 2 Assignment +12V +12V PIN 3 4 Assignment Ground Ground 4-11. 5V / 5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV3 JUSBV3 Assignment 4-12. 5V / 5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV4 JUSBV4 Assignment 4-9. 5V / 5VSB Selection for KB: JUSBV1 JUSBV1 Assignment - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 22
5. RAM Module Configuration 5-1. DDR SDRAM DRAM Access Time: 2.5V Unbuffered DDR SDRAM PC1600/ PC2100 Type required. DRAM Type: 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB DIMM Module (184 pin) Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 23
Module (168 pin) Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs !When you use DDR SDRAM, the memory power will automatically set to 2.5V. !When you use SDRAM, the memory power will automatically set to 3.3V. !For the above settings, you can only use one kind of memory on this motherboard. It is forbidden to - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 24
can only fit into the slot in one direction 2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DDR DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle, then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place. 3. The Mounting Holes and plastic - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 25
can only fit into the slot in one direction. 2. Push the tabs out. Insert the SDRAM DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle, then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place. 3. The Mounting Holes and plastic - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 26
/2 Keyboard USB COM1 VGA1 Speaker Line In Mic Out In JCOM1 JVGA1 JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 6-1. PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse / Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse / Keyboard directly into this - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 27
6-2. USB & LAN Port Connectors: JUSBLAN1 6-2-1. USB Connectors: USB Connector (the below one) Pin 1 2 3 4 USB Connector (the above one) Pin 5 6 7 8 Assignment +5 V (fused) USBP1USBP1+ Ground Assignment +5 V (fused) USBP2USBP2+ Ground - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 28
6-2-2. LAN Port Connector (Optional) This connector allows you to connect to the Internet through a Local Area Network (LAN). You can set up the connection by entering account information provided by your ISP. LAN Port Connector Pin 9 10 11 12 13 14 Assignment VCC3 TD+ TDRD+ RDNC - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 29
6-3. Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This system comes equipped with one serial port and one parallel port. Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter. 6-3-1. The Serial Interface: JCOM1 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port or an asynchronous - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 30
has built in video facilities. Your monitor will attach directly to JVGA1 connector on the motherboard. Pin No. Assignment Pin No. Assignment 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 +5V 10 Ground 11 NC 12 DDC/Data 13 HSYNC 14 - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 31
6-3-3. Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1 Unlike the serial ports, parallel interface port has been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system. Sometimes called centronics port, the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers. The parallel port - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 32
professional music by connecting MIDI devices. Game/Joystick/MIDI 6-5. Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1 Speaker Out Line In Mic In speakers or headphones for audio output. 2. Line In can be connected to the external CD player, Tape player or other audio devices for audio input. 3. Mic - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 33
6-6. Audio Subsystem - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 34
JCDIN1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input 6-6-2. Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1 Pin No. Assignment Pin No. Assignment 1 Mic In 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 Audio Power 5 RT Line Out 6 RT Line Out 7 Reserved 8 9 LFT Line Out 10 LFT Line - Biostar U8668 GRAND | U8668 Grand user's manual - Page 35
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits of 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. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions,
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cause
harmful
interference
to
radio
communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not
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