ECS A785GM-AD3 (V1.0) manuale d’uso

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 1.0B Disclaimer The information in this docume[...]

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 Feature......................................................................................[...]

iv Integrated Peri pherals.................................................................34 Power Ma nagement Setup.............................................................35 PCI/PnP Setup..............................................................................36 PC Health Status...........................................................[...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction *1(Due to AMD CPU spec limitation, plea se r efer to Memory QVL for mor e information) Tha nk you f or choosing the A785GM-AD3 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performa nce, enha nced function motherboard that supports socket for AM3 Phenom TM II/Athlon TM II/ S[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor HyperT ra nsport 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 AM3 Phenom TM II/Athlon TM II/ Sempron TM processors • Supports HyperT ran s[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN Audio This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus ma stering with tra nsfer rate s of 133 /100/66 MB/s. Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expa nsion options: • One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface • T wo PCI Express x1 slots • Three 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots • O[...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard BIOS Fir mware 1. Some har dware specifications a nd software items ar e subject to cha nge without prior notice. 2. Due to chipset limitation, we recommend that motherboard be operated in the ambiance between 0 and 50°C. The firmware ca n also be used to set parameters for dif ferent processor clock speeds. And it is[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard • AMD 785G & AMD SB710 • AM3 socket for Phenom TM II/Athlon TM II/ Sempron TM proces- sors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • Dual-cha nnel DDR3 1600 me mory architecture • 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 32 GB • Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 DDR3 SDRAM • 1 x PCI Express [...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components T a ble of Motherboard Components LAB EL COM PONENTS Socket for AM 3 Phenom TM II/ At h lo n TM II/ Se m p ron TM processo rs 2. CPU_FAN CP U cooling fan connector 3. DDR3 _1~4 240- pin DDR3 SDRAM slots 4. ATX_POWER Standard 24- p in ATX p ower connect or 5. ID E Primar y I DE connector 6. SPK S [...]

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 & Clear CMOS Button 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 Default Settings” and then “Save &[...]

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 resis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage to [...]

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 Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM only . 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3 Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they ca[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR3 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) The following DDR3 2100/1800/1600/1333/1066 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type Size Ve ndor Mo dule Na m e 512 E LP I DA P C 3- 8500U - 7- 00- A P H Y M T 112U 64ZN F 8- G8 A A HMT1 1 2U6 A FP 8 C- G7 N0 A A Ki ng[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard Type S ize Ve ndor Mo dule Na m e A - data A D 3U 1333B1G 9-B A pac er 78.01GC 6.9L0 H ynix H M T112U 6A F P 8C -H 9N 0 A A F LF D 45F -B8KG 9 N A E S F LF D 45F -B8KG 9 N A U S Ki ngs ton KV R 1333D 3N 9/1G M i c r on M T 8J T F 12864A Y - 1G4D 1 P SC AL7F 8G73D - D G1 R am ax el R M R 1810KD 48E 7F - 1333 M 378B 2873[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard 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. W ith these ef ficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capab[...]

16 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[...]

17 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: COM: Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your system. 1 DCDB Data Carrier Detect 2 SINB Serial Input 3 SOUTB U ART B Serial Output [...]

18 Installing the Motherboard F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. SA T A1~5: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial A T A devices for the highest data transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabl[...]

19 Installing the Motherboard Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi- cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang- up. F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has six USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array . Addi- tionally , some computer cases have USB ports at the[...]

20 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 . An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. Y ou must orient the cable co[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard supports 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 SA T A hard drive and connect the other end to the [...]

22 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. USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. LA[...]

23 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[...]

24 Installing the Motherboard CPU_F AN: Cooling F AN 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 N D System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM CPU F AN control Function Pin Signal Name A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connector 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 14 -12V[...]

25 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: Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED (+) 2 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED (+) 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED (-) 5 RST_S[...]

26 Installing the Motherboard Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary- contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs POST . Power Switch Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen- tary-contact switch that is normally[...]

27 Using BIOS 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’[...]

28 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 [...]

29 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 Load a default optimized setting ESC Exits the current [...]

30 Using BIOS 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 fr om the actual BIOS. Please visit the manufactur e’s website for updated manual. Standard CMOS Setup This option dis[...]

31 Using BIOS Type (Auto) Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify . if the feature is unabled, 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 LAB/Large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk[...]

32 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) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Enhanced Halt (CIE) Disabled Quick Power on Self T est Enabled Boot Up Numlock Statu[...]

33 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[...]

34 Using BIOS HDMI Audio (Enabled) This item is used to enable or disable the onboard audio chip. DCT Unganged Mode (Always) This item is used to select the DCT mode (DRAM Controller mode). Init Display First (PCI) Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu sett[...]

35 Using BIOS Serial Port1 Address ( Disabled) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. USB Functions (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the USB function. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support [...]

36 Using BIOS Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME (Disabled) The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card. Y ou must use an A TX power supply in order to use this feature. Use this item to do wake-up action if inserting the PC[...]

37 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. -=- System Hardware Monitor-=- Smart Fan Function Press Enter Shutdown T emperature (CPU) Disabled CPU T emperature : 53°C/127°F NB T emperature : 55°C/131°F System T emperatur[...]

38 Using BIOS Smart Fan Mode (Normal) This item allows you to select the fan mode (Normal, Quiet, Silent, or Manual) for a better operation environment. If you choose Normal mode, the fan speed will be auto adjusted depending on the CPU temperature. If you choose Quite mode, the fan speed will be auto minimized for quiet environment. If you choose [...]

39 Using BIOS M.I.B. II (MB Intelligent BIOS II) 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) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. M.I.B. II (MB Intelligent BIOS II) Help Item A[...]

40 Using BIOS DRAM Frequency (Auto) This item enables users to adjust the DRAM frequency . The default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged. Modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable. CAS Latency (Tcl) (8 CLK, N/A) Memory CLK (533 MHz, N/A) This item is used to set the memory clock mode. RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd[...]

41 Using BIOS DIMM V oltage (Disabled) This item allows users to adjust the DIMM voltage. CPU V oltage (Disabled) This item allows users to adjust the CPU voltage. Incorr ectly doing over clock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and r educe the useful life of these components. This function is for advanced users only and we[...]

42 Using BIOS Supervisor Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. Change Supervisor Password (Press Enter) Y ou can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. Y ou can use the sub menu to ch[...]

43 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[...]

44 Using BIOS This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard. 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.[...]

45 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under W indows XP/V ista/7 The Auto-install D V D-ROM/CD-ROM makes it ea sy f or you to install the drivers a nd software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install DV D-ROM/CD-ROM does not work on your system, you ca n still install drivers thr ough the file [...]

46 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers T a b 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 disk. Before installing the softw[...]

47 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 a nd softwar e ar e autom[...]

48 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the D V D-ROM/CD-ROM drive a nd locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the inf ormation needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chi pset a nd motherboard model; then browse to the directory a nd path to begin installing th[...]

49 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Support Chapter 5 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Support Hybrid Gra phics ® T e chnology The Hybrid Gra phics ® technology provides significa nt display perf orma nce boost to AMD-ba sed systems by inserting the external PCI Express gra phics card a nd ena bling both the discrete GPU a nd the AMD785G gra phics co[...]

50 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Support SurroundV iew TM provides the power a nd convenience of multi a da pter , multimonitor support for computers that use a PCI-Express based graphics card in conjunction with A TI integrated gra phic processors. And there are two options: Disabled and PCI Express. If Surr oundV iew TM set to Disa bled , a nd I[...]

51 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Support 4. Enter Catalyst Control Center , you ca n see the option of Cr ossFir e TM , click it a nd select Enable Cr ossFire TM , then Hybrid Gra phics ® starts. T o disa ble Hybrid Gra phics ® , please make sure to ca ncel Enable Cr ossFire TM in Catalyst Control Center firstly .[...]

52 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Support Memo[...]

53 AMD RAID Configuration Setting Up a boota ble RAID Array This section explains how to configure a boota ble 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 U[...]

54 AMD RAID Configuration 5 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing Ctrl-F when prompted, and proceed to set up the AMD RAID BIOS a s 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 a nd which hard drives you wa nt to make[...]

55 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 ta b key to move from field to field until the a ppropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set t[...]

56 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 Fa stBuild Utility—Array Disks Assigned Assigning the Disks 1. Select the Assignment to Y to de signate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk. 2. Press Ctrl-Y to save the configuration and exit.[...]

57 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).[...]

58 AMD RAID Configuration 1 Copy all files in " ...RAIDA TISB750FloppyW in3264" 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 Windows install CD that alrea dy includes AMD RAID drivers. If so, the[...]

59 AMD RAID Configuration b Select “A TI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller -x86 platf orm” a nd 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 co[...]

60 AMD RAID Configuration Memo[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 61 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: 4.0 Note: eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to th[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 62 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 63 3. After setting up eJIFFY under W indows, you ca n 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 usag[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 64 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 Adva nced Setup page to ena ble the item ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F10 to save the configuration a nd exit. Restart your computer . 2. Plea[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 65 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 a ppear . And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds. Click to enter the normal OS you h[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 66 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 67 Keyboard Language Setup Usage F AQ Language Control 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 to open the language control panel.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 68 Step 2: Click “Keyboard Language” icon to open the keyboard selection list, which offers several regional keyboard settings besides default English keyboard. Step 3: Click the selected keyboard language (e.g. French) and press “OK”.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 69 Tip 2. Click to ena ble all possible la nguage inputs you wa nt to apply , a nd click “Apply”: Tip 1: Click “Change Keyboard” icon t o switch the typing language. The typing language on text box will switch to the selected one: Click again to switch to English typing back. Tips for Language Switch: If you use the defaul[...]

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Setting Up eJIFFY 72 Tip 3. How to change display language? Open the Language Control Panel and click t o show the display language list. Check your desired display la nguage. Y our selected display la nguage will be applied after rebooting.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 73 Q1: How to download file s to hard disk through eW eb? Click on the file link directly . Then select “Save File” in the pop-up window . 3. eW eb supports to open video/audio file s online in Flash player f ormat. Due to firefox limitation, the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats. 2. eW eb d[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 74 2. Then the “Save Image” window a ppears. Y ou may rename the i mage file in the “Name” column and save the file in a folder as the following picture shows. 1. Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu, then click the option “ Save Image As” from the menu. Q2: How to sa[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 75 Enter the ePix window , then click the icon “Folder” located in the upper left-ha nd corner, then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files. Q1: How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix? ePix: Photo viewing.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 76 Q2: How to use the fit function under slide show? 1. Click “Edit” and select “Preferences” option from the menu. 2. Click “V iewer” a nd choose “Keep previous zoom” in “After loa ding a n i m- age”. Close the window a nd you ca n use the fit function under slide show now . Note: ePix supports to view image f[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 77 “Unmount” is to safely remove the storage devices. T o unplug the external storage devices such a s USB drives, users need to clik the “Unmount” prompt as the following picture shows, then the icon will change to , you ca n re move the device now . Q2: What does it mean for “Unmount Disk”? Mount/Unmount Disk. “ Mo[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 78 Memo[...]

79 Trouble Shooting Chapter 8 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Bef ore calling for technical support or returning for warra nty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does [...]

80 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 fa n 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. [...]

Power Bu on is p resse d but PC fails to s tart. Y es Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound ？ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connecte d art the PC st R e Problem with PSU or boar d? If board pr oblem -> contact RMA AC power cor d is plu ed g g and PSU switch is turned o n? Y es oblem r Board p -> cont a[...]

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