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AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Table of Contents Motherboard Specifications----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Motherboard Layout--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Hardware Installation-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 Safety Instructions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 Installing
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AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Motherboard Specifications q Chipset v AMD® M1 q Size v Mini ITX form factor of 6.7 X 6.7 inch q Microprocessor support v AMD® E-350 (Dual-core, 1.6 GHz) q Operating systems v Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit, Windows Vista 32bit/64bit and Windows 7 32bit/64bit q System Memory v Two 204-pin SO-DIMMs DDR3-1066 v Maximum memory size: 8 GB q USB 2.0 ports v Supports hot plug and play v Six USB 2.
Motherboard Specifications q WiFi support v Compliant with IEEE802.11n Draft 2.0 Standard v High speed wireless connection and enhanced wireless security v Max transfer rate up to 150 Mbps (optional for different models) q Audio v 8 channel High Definition Audio (including one optical SPDIF output port) v All DACs support 192k/96k/48k/44.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Motherboard Layout Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors. 14 15 16 17 CPU_FAN APU DDRIII-2 1.5V DP/HDMI DDRIII-1 FP_USB3_1 1.5V K/B USB3.0 13 DVI 1 PW1 12 USB/e_SATA Chipset JP1 SATA1 SATA4 SYS_FAN SATA0 CN4 11 SATA3 LAN/USB Mini_PCIE FP1 FP_U1 COM1 FP_S1 SD1 PCIEX1 10 9 8 7 6 5 Figure 1 Figure 1. Board Layout 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rear panel Figure 2. Backpanel connectors 10 9 8 1 2 3 1. USB 3.0 Ports 11 7 4 5 6 2. HDMI Port 3. DVI Port 4. eSATA Port 5. USB 2.0 Ports 6. Optical SPDIF Output 7. Port Blue Green Pink Black Orange 2-Channel Line-In Line-Out Mic In --- 8.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard 11. WiFi antenna connectors (Optional) This motherboard can support two WiFi antenna modules. Refer to the following to install the WiFi antenna modules. Step 1. Remove the red caps from the WiFi antenna connectors. Step 2. Install the WiFi antennas to the WiFi antenna connectors, and make sure the screws are rotated in clockwise direction. 1.5V 1.5V Note: 1.
Hardware Installation Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are: q Installing Memory DIMMs q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury, always follow basic safety precautions.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Installing Memory Modules 1.5V 1.5V Your new motherboard has two 1.5V 204-pin slots for SO-DIMM DDR3 memory. These slots support 1 GB/2 GB/4 GB DDR3 devices. There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation. Refer to the following recommendations to install memory modules. DDRIII-1 DDRIII-2 Note that a memory module has a notch, so it can only fit in one direction.
Hardware Installation Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chassis depends on the chassis you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or working with an empty chassis. Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections. It is normally easier to secure the motherboard first.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through all the connectors and switch settings necessary on the motherboard.
Hardware Installation 24-pin ATX Power Connector-PW1 1.5V 1.5V PW1 is the main power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure. PW1 12 24 1 13 PW1-Pin Definition Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard SPDIF-Out Header-CN4 This header provides a SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output to digital multimedia device through coaxial connector. CN4 - Pin Definition COM Header-COM1 (Optional) COM1 - Pin Definition Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC Front panel header-FP1 GND 2 SPDIF-out 3 VCC COM1 1 1.5V Signal Signal 1 1.
Hardware Installation USB Headers-FP_U1/2/FP_USB3_1 This motherboard contains four USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis. The motherboard also contains one 10-pin internal USB 2.0 header and one 20-pin USB 3.0 connector onboard. FP_USB3_1 Note: Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis (not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option). 1.5V 1.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Fan Connectors There are two fan connectors on the motherboard, including system fan connector-SYS_FAN and CPU fan connector-CPU_FAN. SATA0 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 1.5V 1.5V CPU_FAN GND +12V Sense Control Control Sense +12V GND SYS_FAN Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors (SATA0/1/3/4) The Serial ATA connector is used to connect the Serial ATA device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary storage devices.
Hardware Installation Expansion Slots 1.5V 1.5V The motherboard contains two expansion slots, one Mini PCIe slot and one PCIe x4 slot. Mini_PCIE PCIEX1 Mini PCI Express Slot-Mini_PCIE There is one Mini PCIe slot, reserved for the WiFi Module. PCI Express x4 Slot-PCIEX1 There is one PCI Express x4 slot that is designed to accommodate less bandwidth intensive cards, such as a VGA card. Jumper Settings This section explains how to configure the motherboard’s hardware.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Refer to the following procedure to verify/change BIOS settings. 1. Power on the computer. 2.
Configuring the BIOS Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the setting for the CPU and other system devices. Press to display the configuration options: ACPI Settings The items in this menu allow you to set ACPI Configuration. q ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state, the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed. q USB Device Wakeup From S3 or S4 Use this item to enable or disable USB Device wakeup from S3 or S4.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Press to display the configuration options: q OnChip SATA Channel Use this item to configure onchip SATA channel. q OnChip SATA Type Use this item to configure onchip SATA type. USB Configuration The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.
Configuring the BIOS Chipset Menu The chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Press to display the sub-menu: GFX Configuration The item allows you to configure north bridge features, including video, GPP, and so on. OnBoard Device Config The item allows you to configure south bridge features, including SB USB, SB GPP, and so on.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Boot Menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Press to display the configuration options: Boot Settings Configuration The items allow you to configure Boot settings. Press To display the configuration options: q Setup Prompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. q Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the keyboard NumLock state: [On] or [Off].
Configuring the BIOS Security Menu The security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Press to display the configuration options: Administrator Password Select this item to set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Select this item to set the user password. To set an Administrator/User Password: 1. Select the item [Administrator/User Password] and press . 2.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Exit Menu The exit menu items allow you to load the option or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Press to display the sub-menu: Save Changes and Exit Select this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the BIOS Setup and exit the BIOS Setup. When the diolog box [Save configuration and exit?] appears, select [Yes] to save and exit, or select [No] to return to the main menu.
Configuring the BIOS Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you have made and restore the previously saved values. When the dialog box [Load Previous Values?] appears, select [Yes] to discard any change and load the previously saved values. Restore Defaults Use this item to restore/load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Use this item to save the changes as User Defaults.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32 bit/64 bit, Windows Vista 32 bit/64 bit and Windows 7 32bit/64bit. The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional software.
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Installing Drivers And Software 4. Left-click Realtek PCIE network Driver, and follow the instructions below to install the network driver.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard 5. Left-click USB 3.
Installing Drivers And Software Note: USB 3.0 port would not work in POST, CMOS setup and DOS mode.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard 6. Left-click MassStorage driver, begin loading 7.
Installing Drivers And Software At last, you can enter Computer Management that provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard to check if the driver installation is complete.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Realtek HD Audio Driver Setup Getting Started After Realtek HD Audio Driver being installed (insert the driver CD and follow the on-screen instructions), “Realtek HD Audio Manager” icon will show in System tray as below. Double click the icon and the control panel will appear: Sound Effect After clicking on the “Sound Effect” tab, 3 sections “Environment”, “Equalizer” and “Karaoke” are available for selection.
Installing Drivers And Software Equalizer Selection The Equalizer section allows you to create your own preferred settings by utilizing this tool. In standard 10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz are available: Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equalizer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Mixer Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager integrates Microsoft’s “Volume Control” functions into the Mixer page. This gives you the advantage to you to create your favorite sound effect in one single tool. Playback control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output. Tool √ Show the following volume control This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed, total 13 items to be chosen.
Installing Drivers And Software With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back panel) playing. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously. Recording control Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Audio I/O Realtek HD Audio Manager frees you from default speaker settings. Different from before, for each jack, they are not limited to perform certain functions. Instead, now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output (i.e. playback) function or input (i.e. Recording) function, we call this “Retasking”. Audio I/O aims to help you setting jacks as you wish.
Installing Drivers And Software Speaker Configuration Step 1: Plug in the device in any available jack. Step 2: Dialogue “Connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the device you are trying to plug in. * If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Connector Settings Click to access connector settings √ Mute rear panel when front headphone plugged in Once this option is checked, when front headphone is plugged, the music that is playing from the back panel, will be stopped. √ Disable front panel jack detection (option) Did not find any function on front panel jacks? Please check if front jacks on your system are so-called AC’97 jacks. If so, please check this item to disable front panel jack detection.
Installing Drivers And Software √ Output Sampling Rate - 44.1KHz: This is recommended while playing CD 48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio 192KHz: This is recommended while playing HD Audio √ Output Source - Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3, .midi etc) will come out through S/PDIF-Out.
AMD Fusion-ITX series Motherboard Microphone This page is designed to provide you better microphone/recording quality. Below picture indicates both “Noise Suppression” & “Acoustic Echo Cancellation” are both enabled. Noise Suppression If you feel that the background noise, especially the sound generated from the fan inside PC, is too loud? Try “Noise Suppression”, which allows you to cut off and suppress disturbing noise.
Installing Drivers And Software 3D Audio Demo The section “3D Audio Demo” grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound. The Audio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way. Information This section provides information about your current system audio device.
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