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iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction............................................................................................1 Features...................................................................................................2 Motherboard Components...................................................................4 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions.................................................................
iv Integrated Peripherals..................................................................34 Power Management Setup.............................................................35 PCI/PnP Setup...............................................................................36 PC Health Status...........................................................................37 M.I.B. II (MB Intelligent Bios).......................................................39 Load Non Disk........................................
1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing this motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for AMD Phenom™ processor (socket AM2+)/Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets. The motherboard incorporates the AMD RX780 Northbridge (NB) and SB700/SB710 Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The Northbridge supports the HyperTransportTM 3.0 interface.
2 Feature Processor This motherboard uses a socket AM2+ that carries the following features: Accommodates AMD PhenomTM processor (socket AM2+) AMD AthlonTM 64X2 Dual-Core/AthlonTM 64/Sempron™ processors Supports HyperTransportTM (HT) 3.0 interface speeds • • HyperTransportTM Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies.
3 Audio • • • • 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate Meets Microsoft WLP 3.08 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio requirements Direct Sound 3DTM compatible Onboard LAN • • • Supports PCI ExpressTM 1.1 Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface • Two PCI Express x1 slots • Three 32-bit PCI v2.
4 Motherboard Components The above image is for reference only; please take the actual motherboard for detailed parts.
5 Table of Motherboard Components LABEL 1. CPU Socket 2. CPU_FAN 3. DDR2_1~4 4. ATX_POWER 5. IDE 6. SPK 7. CLR_CMOS 8. SATA1~4 9. USBPWR_F 10. F_PANEL 11. F_USB1~2 12. SPDIFO 13. CD_IN 14. F_AUDIO 15. PCI1~3 16. PCIEX16 17. PCIE1~2 18. SYS_FAN 19. USBPWR_R 20.
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7 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • • • • • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges.
8 Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT.
9 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL CLR_CMOS 3-pin Clear CMOS Rear USB PS/2 USBPWR_R 3-pin Power Select Jumper USBPWR_F Front Panel 3-pin USB Power Select Jumper 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. 1 CLR_CMOS 1 1-2: VCC 2-3: 5VSB USBPWR_R 1-2: VCC 2-3: 5VSB 1 USBPWR_F 1.
10 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components. On most motherboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near the processor socket, which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed.
11 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components. 1 2 3 4 5 Install your CPU. Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU correctly. Press the lever down and apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and snap the four retention legs of the cooling fan into place.
12 Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 2 3 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM only. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot.
13 Table A: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List) The following DDR2 1066 (AM2+)/800/667/533 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type DDR2 533 Size Vendor Module Name 512MB 1GB Samsung PC2-4200U-4444-10-B1 A-DATA/Vitesta/1GB 512 MB A-DATA Apacer 78.91G92.9K5 Micron MT4HTF6464AY-667E1 PSC Ramxel RML1520M38D6F-667 Samsung PC2-5300U-555-12-D3 Apacer DDR2 667 1GB AL6E8E63J-6E1 AU01GE667C5KBGC 78.01G9O.
14 Type Size 512 MB Vendor Module Name Kingston KVR800D2N5/512 1.8V 9905315019.A02LF Micron MT8HTF6464AY-80ED4 Qimonda HYS72T64000HU-2.5-B A-DATA M2GVD6G3I41P0U1E5E Aeneon Apacer 1 GB Hexon ELPT7AUDR-25M48 KVR800D2N5/1G 1.8V 9905316054.
15 Type DDR2 1066 Size Vendor 512 MB Kingston 1 GB 2 GB Module Nam e KVR1066D2N7/512 1.8V / 9905315-094.A00LF Mem ory Recom m end Volt 1.8 V Apacer 78.0AG9S.9K4 1.9 V Infinity 04701G16CY5U2A 2.0 V Kingston KVR1066D2N7/1G 1.8V / 9905316-106.A01LF 1.8 V Micron MT8HTF12864AY-1GAE1 1.9 V OCZ OCZ2RPR10662GK 1.9 V ~ 2.3 V Qimonda HYS64T128020EU-19F-C 1.9 V Apacer 78.AAGAL.9KF 1.9V Micron MT16HTF25664AY-1GAE1 1.
16 Expansion Slots Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system. PCIE1~2 Slots The PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express Gen2 (version 1.0).
17 Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 2 3 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.
18 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SATA1~4: Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.
19 F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
20 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CDROM drive. About IDE Devices Your motherboard has one IDE interface. An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 (color) edge of the cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.
21 Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: 1 2 3 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply. This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function.
22 Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Serial Port (COM) Use the COM port to connect serial sevices such as mice or fax/modems. USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the network.
23 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN. Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER. Connect the case speaker cable to SPK. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL. Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN. Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V.
24 CPU_FAN: Cooling FAN Power Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Signal Name GND +12V System Ground Power +12V Sense Sensor PWM CPU FAN control Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2A (26.4W max.) at +12V. ATX_POWER: ATX 24-pin Power Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Signal Name +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PWRGD +5VSB 10 11 +12V 12 Pin Signal Name 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 +3.3V +3.3V -12V COM PS_ON COM COM COM -5V +5V +5V +12V 22 23 +3.
25 Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_PANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases.
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27 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
28 Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility. CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. f Standard CMOS Setup f Advanced Setup f Advanced Chipset Setup f Integrated Peripherals f Power Management Setup f PCI/PnP Setup f PC Health Status f M.I.B.
29 Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, execute the option by pressing . Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option.
30 For the purpose of better product maintenance, the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual. The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS. Please visit the manufacture’s website for updated manual. Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
31 Type (Auto) Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer. LBA/Large Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the LBA/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time.
32 Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup CPU Virtualization AMD C&Q Enhanced Halt (C1E) Quick Power on Self Test Boot Up Numlock Status APIC Mode 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Boot Other Device Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled ON Enabled Hard Drive CD/DVD Removable Dev.
33 Boot Other Device (Yes) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second and Third boot devices. Press to return to the main menu setting page. Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
34 Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
35 Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
36 Resume on RTC Alarm (Disabled) The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature. Press to return to the main menu setting page.
37 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status Help Item -=- System Hardware Monitor-=- fSmart Fan Function Press Enter Disabled Disabled : 40°C/104°F : 36°C/96°F : 0 : 1.344 V : 1.904 V : 5.
38 DeltaT1 (+3) This item specifies the range that controls CPU temperature and keeps it from going so high or so low when smart fan works. SMART Fan Slope PWM value (4 PWM value/°C) This item is used to set the Slope Select PWM of the smart fan. Press to return to the PC Health Status page. Shutdown Temperature (Disabled) Enable you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down Warning Temperature (Disabled) This item enables or disables the warning temperature.
39 M.I.B. II (MB Intelligent Bios) This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. M.I.B.
40 DRAM Timing Mode (Auto) This item enables you to specify the DRAM timing mode to be configured automatically or manually. Bank Interleaving (Auto) This item is used to set the bank interleaving. Memory CLK (200 MHz) This item is used to set the memory clock mode. CAS Latency (Tcl) (4.0) This item controls the timing delay (inclockcycles) before the DRAM starts a read command after receiving it. RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) (3 CLK) This is the amount of time a CAS is performed after a RAS.
41 AMD Athlon (tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ Speed (2300MHz) This is display-only field and displays the information of the CPU installed in your computer. NB Clk (N/A) This item shows the frequency of Northbridge clock. Press to return to the main menu setting page. Load Non Disk 1. The default value of the item “Onboard LAN Boot ROM” is “ Disabled” accordingly since the item “Load Non Disk” is set to “Disabled”. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
42 4. Then the default value of the item “Onboard LAN Boot ROM” changed to “Enabled”. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
43 Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. You select [OK], and then press , the Setup Utility loads all default values; or select [Cancel], and then press , the Setup Utility does not load default values. Supervisor Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
44 User Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. User Password User Password : Not Installed mnlk: Move Enter : Select +/-/: Value F10: Save F1:General Help F9: Default settings Help item ESC: Exit User Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a user password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.
45 Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing. 2 If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.
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47 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD-ROM The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your motherboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.
48 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar. This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly.
49 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation. 2.
50 Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows Vista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. You must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, until you finish all drivers installation. Method 2. Disable UAC (User Account Control) * For administrator account only. Standard user account can only use Method 1.
51 2. Select Classic View. 3. Set User Account. 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue.
52 We suggest the instructions below for most Chinese computer cases with Front Panel AC’97 Audio configuration. And since the default format of the Front Panel Audio of IC780M-A is HD Audio, for the cases purchased in China, you may need to change some settings as the instructions show before you use the front-oriented audio. 1. After you install the OS and device drivers for the motherboard, go to the Audio tag at the below right corner of the desktop, click it with the right key of your mouse. 2.
53 3. Click and select the “Disable front panel jack detection” to change to AC’97 Audio format. 4. The settings of the “Front Panel” in “Analog” should be changed as the figure below shows. And line-out and microphone-in can be discriminated clearly from different colors.
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55 Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB700/SB710 RAID Configuration Setting Up a bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable AMD RAID array. Setting Up the BIOS 1 Start your computer, then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup. The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility screen appears. Figure 1.1 2 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals (see Figure 1.1), then press Enter. The Integrated Peripherals screen (or a screen similar to it) appears. Figure 1.
56 4 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC reboots. 5 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing Ctrl-F when prompted, and proceed to set up the AMD RAID BIOS as described in the next section. Configuring the AMD RAID BIOS The AMD RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup: 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl-F.
57 3 Select [2], then select LD 1 in the following page. The Define LD Menu screen appears (Figure 1.4). Figure 1.4 Define LD Menu Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to Mirroring. To change to a different RAID mode, press the spacebar until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box—RAID0/1/10/JBOD.
58 Assigning the Disks 1. Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk. Figure 1.5 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have been assigned as RAID 0 array disks. Figure 1.5 FastBuild Utility—Array Disks Assigned 2. Press Ctrl-Y to save the configuration and exit. The Define LD Menu screen appears (Figure 1.6). Figure 1.
59 3. Press ESC to exit. The Main Menu screen appears (Figure 1.7). Figure 1.7 4 Main Menu Press Y to reboot. The following screen appears (Figure 1.8). Figure 1.
60 Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes AMD RAID drivers. If so, then this section is not relevant. If that is not the case (or you are trying to install a new version of Windows), then you will need an AMD RAID driver F6 install floppy. Check to see if one came with your system. If not, you can create one by downloading the appropriate driver package and following the steps in this section. 1 Copy all files in "...
61 The following Windows Setup screen appears: Figure 1.11 Windows Setup—Selected SCSI Adapter b Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform” and press Enter for 32-bit OS or Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform” and press Enter for 64-bit OS. The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 1.12 Windows Setup—AMD drives listed 5 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation.
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