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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..................................................................34 Power Management Setup.............................................................35 PCI/PnP Setup...............................................................................36 PC Health Status...........................................................[...]

1 Introducing the Motherboard 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™ proces- sor ( socket AM2+) /Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ proces- sors for high-end business or per[...]

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 AMD Phenom TM processor (socket AM2+) AMD Athlon TM 64X2 Dual-Core/Athlon TM 64[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN 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 • T wo PCI Express x1 slots • Three 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots • One IDE connec[...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components The above image is for reference only; please take the actual motherboard for detailed parts.[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components LAB EL COMPONENT S Socket for A MD Phenom TM p roce sso r ( socket AM 2+ ) / Athl on TM 64 X2 Du al-Core/Athlon TM 64/Sem p ron TM p roce sso rs 2. CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connec tor 3. DDR 2_1~4 240 -pin DD R2 S DR AM slo ts 4. ATX_POWE R Standard 24-pin ATX power connector 5. ID E Pri[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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 Default Settings” and then “Save & Exit Setup”. 2. Make[...]

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 DDR2 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: DDR2 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) The following DDR2 1066 (AM2+)/800/667/533 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Type Size Vendor Module Name 512MB Samsung PC2-4200U-4444-10-B1 DDR2 533 1GB A-DATA A-DATA/Vitesta/1GB Apacer 78.91G92.9K5 Micron MT4HTF6464[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard Type Size Vendor Module Name Kingston KVR800D2N5/512 1.8V 990 5315- 019.A02LF Micron MT8HTF646 4AY-80ED4 512 MB Qimonda HYS72T640 00HU-2.5-B A-DATA M2GVD6 G3I41P0U 1E5E AET760UD 00-30DB 97X Aeneon AET760UD00-25DC08X AU01GE800C5KBGC Apacer 78.01GAO.9K5 Geil GEIL MILLENAR Y Hexon ELPT7AU DR-25M48 Kingston KVR800D2N5/1G 1[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard Mem o ry R ec o mmen d Vo l t KV R 1066D 2N 7/512 1.8V / 9905315-094.A 00LF A pac er 78.0A G9S .9K4 1.9 V I nf i nity 04701G 16C Y 5U 2A 2.0 V KVR 1066D 2N 7/1G 1.8V / 9905316-106.A 01LF M ic r on M T8H T F 12864A Y - 1GA E 1 1.9 V O C Z O C Z 2R P R 10662G K 1.9 V ~ 2.3 V Q im onda H Y S64T 128020E U - 19F - C 1.9 V A[...]

16 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. With these ef ficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’ s capa[...]

17 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[...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’ s optional devices: SA T A1~4: 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 cabling and easier PC assembly .[...]

19 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. 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 co[...]

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. Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial sevices such as mice or (COM) fax/modems. USB Ports Us[...]

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 TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connect[...]

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: Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary- contact switch that is normally open. Wh[...]

26 Installing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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 . CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. f f f f v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Mega trends, Inc. f : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Default settings F1:General Help f f f Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Advanc[...]

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 +/-/PU/PD 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 cur[...]

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 manufacture’ s website for updated manual. S tandard CMOS Setup This option di[...]

31 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the Standard CMOS Setup page. 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[...]

32 Using BIOS Boot Up Numlock Status (ON) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. Quick Power on Self T est (Enabled) Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster . Y ou might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is op[...]

33 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 DCT Unganged Mode Always Help Item This allows selection of unganged[...]

34 Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. Serial Port1 Address (3F8/IRQ4) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address. OnBoard IDE Controller (Enabled) SA T A Configuration (IDE) Use this item to show the Serial A T A Confi[...]

35 Using BIOS Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype (S3(STR)) Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3, the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e, the[...]

36 Using BIOS PCI / PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability . Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI / PnP Setup F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Default settings F1:General Help : Move m[...]

37 Using BIOS PC Health S tatus 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 Disabled Warning T emperature Disabled CPU T emperature : 40°C/104°F System T emperature : 36[...]

38 Using BIOS 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 • System T emperature • CPU FAN S peed • CPU Vcore • VDIMM • Vcc5V Press <Esc> to retur[...]

39 Using BIOS F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Default settings F1:General Help : Move mnlk 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 in- stalled in your system. CMOS Setup Utility - C[...]

40 Using BIOS CAS Latency (Tcl) (4.0) Memory CLK (200 MHz) This item is used to set the memory clock mode. RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) (3 CLK) This item specifies the Row precharge to Active or Auto-Refresh of the same bank. Row Precharge Time (Trp) (3 CLK) This item controls the timing delay (inclockcycles) before the DRAM starts a read command after rec[...]

41 Using BIOS 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 . Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. NB Clk (N/A) This item shows the frequency of Northbridge clock. Load Non Disk 1. The default value of the item “On[...]

42 Using BIOS 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. Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Onboard SA T A Mode Enabled SA T A Configuration I DE Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onbo[...]

43 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[...]

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 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 bug[...]

46 Using BIOS Memo[...]

47 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers thr ough the file manager for your OS (for e[...]

48 Using the Motherboard Software Setup 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 allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software f[...]

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. 1. Drivers and software are autom[...]

50 Using the Motherboard Software Follow these instructions to Disable V ista UAC function: 1. Go to Control Panel . Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows V ista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. Y ou must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, unt[...]

51 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Select Classic View . 3. Set User Account . 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue .[...]

52 Using the Motherboard Software W e 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-ori[...]

53 Using the Motherboard Software 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.[...]

54 Using the Motherboard Software Memo[...]

55 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[...]

56 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[...]

57 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 [...]

58 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[...]

59 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).[...]

60 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 already includes AMD RAID drivers. If so, then[...]

61 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 conti[...]

62 AMD RAID Configuration Memo[...]