ECS A880LM-M (V1.0) manual

Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications T[...]

iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction............................................................................................1 Features.....................................................................................[...]

iv Integrated Peripherals..................................................................33 Power Management Setup.............................................................34 PCI/PnP Setup...............................................................................35 PC Health Status...........................................................[...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the A880LM-M motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket AM3 for AMD Phenom TM II processor/Athlon II/Sempron processors for high-end business or per- sonal desktop markets. The motherbo[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor HyperT ransport TM T echnology 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. • Accommodates socket AM3 for AMD Phenom TM II processor/Athlon II/ Sempron processors • Sup[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN (Optional) The onboard LAN provides the following features: This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66/33 MB/s. Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface • One PCI Express x1 slot ?[...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard • AMD 760G (RS780L) & AMD SB710 • Socket AM3 for AMD Phenom TM II processor/Athlon II/Sempron processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • Dual-channel DDR3 1600(OC) memory architecture • 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB • Supports DDR3 1600(OC)/1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM • 1[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. L ABEL C O M PONENT S Socket AM 3 for A M D Phenom TM II/ Ath l o n I I /Sem pron proce ssor s 2. C PU_FAN C PU cooling fan conn ect or 3. DDR 3 _1~2 240-pi n DD R3 SDR AM slots 4. ATX_PO WER St a nda rd[...]

7 Installing the Motherboard 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 dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

8 Installing the Motherboard 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[...]

9 Installing the Motherboard Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings 1. T o avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Optimal Defaults” and then “Save Changes and Exit”. Jumper [...]

10 Installing the Motherboard 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 t[...]

11 Installing the Motherboard 1 Install your CPU. Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. 2 Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU correctly . 3 Press the lever down and apply thermal grease on top of the CPU. 4 Put the CPU Fan down on the retention mod- ule[...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two memory modules. It can support two 240-pin DDR3 1600(OC)/1333/1066. The total memory capacity is 8 GB. DDR3 SDRAM memory module table Memory module Memory Bus DDR3 1066 533 MHz Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready t[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard 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. W ith these ef ficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: 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 [...]

16 Installing the Motherboard LPT : Onboard parallel port header This is a header that can ba used to connect to the printer, scanner or other devices. 1 STROBE 14 ALF 2 PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 15 ERROR 16 INIT 17 SLCTIN 18 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 6 PD4 19 Ground 7 PD5 20 Ground 8 PD6 9 PD7 1 0 A C K 11 BUSK 12 PE 13 SLCT 21 Ground 22 [...]

17 Installing the Motherboard SPDIFO: SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector . 2 +5VA 5V analog Power 3 K ey N o p i n 4 G ND Ground 1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output Pin Signal Name Function CASE: Chassis intrusio[...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD- ROM drive. About IDE Devices Y our motherboard has one IDE interface . IDE1: IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SA T A ports with each runs up to 3.0 G[...]

19 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function. 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SA T A hard drive. 3 Attach the SA T A power cable to the SAT A hard drive and connect the other end [...]

20 Installing the Motherboard 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. VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port. LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to conn[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_F AN . 2 Connect the standard power supply connector to A TX_POWER . 3 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK . 4 Connec[...]

22 Installing the Motherboard CPU_F AN: Cooling FAN Power Connector Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2A (26.4W max.) at +12V . 1 G ND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PW M CPU F AN control Function Pin Signal Name A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connecto[...]

23 Installing the Motherboard Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on A TX or Micro A TX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary- contact switch that is normally open. Wh[...]

24 Installing the Motherboard Memo[...]

25 Using BIOS Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for W indows 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’[...]

26 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access the BIOS Setup Utility . Resetting the Default CMOS V alues When powering on for the first time, the POST screen may show a “CMOS Settings Wrong” message. This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manufacturer . Y ou simply need to Load Default Settings to reset [...]

27 Using BIOS BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: Enter Select K E Y FUNCTION Scrolls through the items on a menu + /- Modifies the selected field’s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions F9 Loads an optimized setting for better performance ESC E[...]

28 Using BIOS Standard CMOS Setup This option displays basic information about your system. Date & Time The Date and T ime items show the current date and time on the computer . If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the W indows Date and T ime Properties utility . CMOS Setup Utility [...]

29 Using BIOS IDE BusMaster (Enabled) This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. W e recommend you to leave this item at the default value. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during [...]

30 Using BIOS 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 AMD C&Q Auto Enhanced Ha lt (C1E) Disabled Quick Power on Self T e st Enabled Bo[...]

31 Using BIOS Boot Other Device (Y es) Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. 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. ECS eJIFFY Function (Disabled) Use this item to enable or disable th[...]

32 Using BIOS 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. Advanced Chipset Setup Internal Graphics Mode UMA Share Memory Size Auto GFX Clock Override[...]

33 Using BIOS 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. Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Onboard SA T A Mode Enabled SA T A Configuration IDE Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function [...]

34 Using BIOS Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant Off PWRON After PWR-Fail Power Off Res[...]

35 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. 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 R TC (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up[...]

36 Using BIOS Smart Fan Function  Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the smart fan function screen. PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Init Display Fi[...]

37 Using BIOS Smart Fan Control Enabled Sm ar t F an Mod e Quiet SMART Fan start PWM value 20 SMART Fan start TEMP . (°C) 52 DeltaT1 +3 SMART Fan Slope PWM value 8 PWM value/°C CPU F AN Full Limit T emp 65°C Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit Enter : Sel[...]

38 Using BIOS Smart Fan start PWM value (28) This item is used to set the start PWM value of the smart fan. Smart Fan start TEMP . (°C) (27) This item is used to set the start temperature of the smart fan. 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 [...]

39 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. • CPU T emperature • CPU Fan Speed • CPU Vcore • VDIMM Ca[...]

40 Using BIOS M . I . B . III (MB Intelligent BIOS III) 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. Memory Configuration  Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the memory configuration screen. A[...]

41 Using BIOS CPU Frequency Ctrl (Auto) This item indicates the current CPU frequency . Users can not make any change tothis item. Please noted that the frequency will be varied with different CPU. HT Frequency (Auto) This item enables users to adjust the HT frequency . The default setting is auto and werecommend users leave the setting unchanged. [...]

42 Using BIOS AMD Phenom (tm) IIx3 720 Processor Speed (2800MHz) This is display-only field and displays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . NB Clk (2000MHz) This item shows the current NB frequency . Physical Count : 1 This item shows the Physical Count. Logical Count :3 This item shows the Logical Count. Current CPU Frequency [...]

43 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. Y ou select [OK], and then press <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all default values; or select [Cancel], and then press <Enter>, the Setup Utility doe[...]

44 Using BIOS Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter&g[...]

45 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments 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[...]

46 Using BIOS Memo[...]

47 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows V ista/7 The support software DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disk loads automatically under Windows V ista/7. When you insert the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive, the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen. The screen has[...]

48 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers T ab 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 al- lows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the soft[...]

49 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automati[...]

50 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drive[...]

51 AMD RAID Configuration Setting Up a bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable AMD RAID array . Setting Up the BIOS 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 1.2 Integrated Peripherals Screen Use[...]

52 AMD RAID Configuration 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. The PC reboots. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. 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 pa[...]

53 AMD RAID Configuration Select [2], then select LD 1 in the following page. 3 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 [...]

54 AMD RAID Configuration 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 Assigning the Disks 1. Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk. 2. Press Ctrl-Y to save the configuration and exit. T[...]

55 AMD RAID Configuration Figure 1.7 Main Menu Press ESC to exit. 4 Press Y to reboot. 3. The Main Menu screen appears (Figure 1.7). Figure 1.8 The following screen appears (Figure 1.8).[...]

56 AMD RAID Configuration 1 Copy all files in " ...RAIDA TISB710FloppyWin3264" to a floppy disk. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD. Figure 1.10 Windows Setup—Specify Devices Installing the RAID Drivers Y our system may come with a W indows install CD that already includes AMD RAID drivers. If so, then[...]

57 AMD RAID Configuration b Select “A TI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller -x86 platform” and press Enter for 32-bit OS or Select “A TI 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 Press Enter to cont[...]

58 AMD RAID Configuration Memo[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 59 Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux. Instead of waiting Windows O.S to start execution, eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. V ersion: 5.0 Note: eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to th[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 60 Installation and BIOS Setup DVD Activation Finish the DVD utility setup, and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation. 1. Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below “Utilities” screen. Click eJIFFY feature item to install. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish eJIFFY setup.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 61 3. After setting up eJIFFY under W indows, you can switch eJIFFY display/keyboard language from English to your local language. The changes will be applied after rebooting. Note: The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to switch with the default English typing. Please refer to the usage[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 62 4. Restart your computer after eJIFFY installation. Press <DEL> or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. Restart your computer . 2. Please [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 63 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, Operating system, eJIFFY and BIOS Setup. If you click eJIFFY , the following screen will appear . And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds. Click to enter the normal OS you ha[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 64 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu. ePix: Photo viewing. eW eb: Firefo x for web br owsing/webmail and watching flash video . Shows eP al on-line connection status. Shut Down/Restart: Ends your session and turns off the computer./Ends your session and restart t[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 65 to open the language control panel. Keyboard Language Setup Usage F AQ Language Contr ol P anel: Besides setting English as the default interface , eJIFFY offers multi-language displays and keyboard settings for language- switch. Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting. Step1. Click Step 2: Click[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 66 Click the language bar here. Move your mouse pointer on the text box and press Ctrl+Space. The language bar will then appear as fol- lows. Select your desired language Click to enable all possible language inputs you want to apply , and click “Apply”:[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 67 How to change display language? Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list. Check your desired display language. Y our selected display language will be applied after rebooting. Note: Details about eJIFFY please refer to eJIFFY in disk.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 68 Memo[...]

69 Trouble Shooting Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does no[...]

70 Trouble Shooting c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly . 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed. Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan. M[...]

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72 Trouble Shooting Memo[...]