TP45 HP Software And Accessories
Biostar includes its Overclock 3 software with the TP45 HP, for controlling voltage and FSB clock speed, along with a couple other utilities.
We were actually surprised to find that the Overclock 3 utility worked quite well, though the lack of advanced timing and ratio controls mean it’s really only intended for fine-tuning.
Biostar’s Hardware Monitor shows the most important voltage and temperature levels, though the temperature readings do appear unrealistically low.
We didn’t use Biostar’s BIOS Update utility, simply because we didn’t want to end up with a dead motherboard. Most brands now offer a utility to update BIOS from Windows, but we’ve corrupted enough motherboards in the not-so-distant past that we still don’t trust this feature.
Biostar also includes a utility for sending trouble messages to its support department.
Documentation & Software | Motherboard Manual |
Motherboard Driver CD | |
Hardware | 6x SATA Data Cable |
1x 80-conductor Ultra ATA cable | |
2x 4-Pin to SATA Power Adapter | |
1x I/O Panel Shield |
The TP45 HP doesn’t include many accessories, but there are enough cables to build a fairly elaborate system.