PC CHIPS A45G motherboard
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1. LABEL COMPONENTS 1 CPU SOCKET Socket AM3 for AMD Phenom II Athlon II Sempron processors 2 CPU FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3 DDR3 1 2 240 DDR3 SDRAM slots 4 ATX POWER Standard 24 pin ATX power connector 5 IDE Primary IDE connector 6 SYS FAN System cooling fan connector 7 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors S USBPWR F1 Front panel USB power select jumper 9 F PANEL Frontpanel switch LED header 10 F USBI 2 Front Panel USB headers 1LSPK Speaker header 12CLR CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 13 COM Onboard serial header 14 LPT Parallel port header 15F AUDIO Front panel audio header 16 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slots 17 PCIEXI PCI Express x1 slot 18 CASE Chassis detect jumper 19 PCIEX16 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics interface 20 USBPWR_R1_ Rear USB PS2 power select jumper 21 ATX12V 4 pin 12V power connector 6 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation PS2 mouse USB ports LAN port Line in Line out amp Microphone PS2 keyboard VGA port USB ports PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS2 pointing device PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS2 keyboard VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to conne2. CLEAR Short Pins 2 3 Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit USBPWR R1 FRONT PANEL USB POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Front Panel USB Power function Function Jumper Setting B VCC Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Fins 2 3 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation USBPWR_F1 REAR USB PS 2 POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS 2 Power function Function Jumper Setting VCC Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Pins 2 3 1000 USBPWR F1 Note 1 Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before selecting the SB5V function 2 To wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse in S3 status users have to place the USBPWR_F amp USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin instead of 1 2 as default and then press into BIOS power Management Setup page to choose the functions USB PS2KB MS you want to enable Install The Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis Motherboa
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4. 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl F The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl F before the screen disappears see Figure 1 3 Press Ctrl F The Main Menu screen appears Figure 1 3 Figure 13 Main Menu 36 Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB710 RAID Configuration 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 RAIDO 1 10 JBOD Note Not all RAID levels are supported on all platforms k Selecting the Stripe Block Size Stripe block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be 64 KB and 128 KB When choose RAID 1 the Stripe block size is unchangeable 37 Motherboard User s Guide 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 be
5. please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support DVD ROM CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Motherboard User s Guide 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what ever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working Windows Vista 7 will appear below UAC User Account Control message after the system restart You must select Allow to install the next driver Continue this process to complete the drivers installation Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the DVD ROM CD ROM is for users conve nience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Utilities button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support DVD ROM CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step
6. 3 SOUTB UART B Serial Output 4 DTRB UART B Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSRB Data Set Ready 7 RTSB RART B Request to Send 8 CTSB Clear to Send 9 R Ring Indicator 10 Key Nopin 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard 15 Motherboard User s Guide Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 3 0 Gb s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA c
7. Boot ROM Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COMI serial port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Address 378 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode ECP Use this item to select the parallel prot mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or BPP Bi Directional Parallel Port Motherboard User s Guide ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port 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 for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled 24 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup Help Item
8. Detected or SHIFT TAB to gt IDE Slave Not Detected select a field gt SATA1 ATAPI CDROM gt SATA2 Not Detected Use or to gt SATA3 Not Detected configure system Date gt SATA4 Not Detected IDE BusMaster Enabled tl Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Default Date amp Time These items set up system date and time gt IDE Master Slave SATA 1 4 Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices Master and slave In addition this motherboard supports four SATA channels and each SATA allows one device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel IDE Bus Master This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value 19 Motherboard User s Guide Advanced Setup Page 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 HT Frequency Auto Help Item AMD C amp Q Auto EnhancedHalt C1E Disabled The HyperTransport link will run at this speed if itis slower than or equal to the Quick Power on SelfTest Enabled Boot Up Numiock Status APIC Mode Enabled system clock and the board 1st Boot Devi
9. Supports HyperTransport HT 3 0 interface Speeds HyperTransport 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 Note This board supports CPU up to 95W TDP only Motherboard User s Guide Chipset The AMD RS780L Northbridge NB and SB710 Southbridge SB chipset are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and per formance One x 4 A Link Express II interface PCI Express 1 1 compliant for con nection to an AMD Southbridge Supports one PCI Express x16 for Graphics Interface fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 Fully supports ACPI states 50 51 S2 53 54 and S5 Single chip solution in 80nm 1 2 V CMOS technology Compliant with PCI v2 3 interface at 33 MHz Supports four Serial ATA devices which speeds up to 3 0Gb s Integrated USB 2 0 Host Controller supporting up to eight USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 modes Supports integrated RAIDO RAIDI and RAIDIO requires use of 4 or more SATA ports functionalities across all 4 ports Memory Support DDR3 1333 1066 800 DDR3 SDRAM with Dual channel supported Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs 2x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB Expansion Slots One PCI Express x16 slot One PCI Express x 1 slo
10. ACPI Suspend Type 3 PWRON After PWR Fail PowerOff Resume By RING Disabled ens Resume By PCIIPCI E Lan PME Disabled 2 id Resume By USB S3 Disabled System Suspend Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled Resume By PS2 MS S3 Disabled Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings ACPI Suspend Type S3 Use this item to define how your system suspends In the default S3 the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status Resume By RING Disabled An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Resume By USB 53 Disabled This item allows you to enable disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode Resume By PS2 KB S3 Disabled This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume By PS2 MS 53 Disabled This item enables or disables yo
11. Clean the cooler or replace a new one if necessary 3 Check that the 12V power amp ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the latches of the cable and connector are locked into place 4 Remove the hard drive optical drive or DDR memory to determine which of these component may be at fault Maintenance and care tips Your computer like any electrical appliance requires proper care and maintenance Here are some basic PC care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can 1 Keep your computer in a well ventilated area Leave some space between the PC and the wall for sufficient airflow 2 Keep your computer in a cool dry place Avoid dusty areas direct sunlight and areas of high moisture content 3 Routinely clean the CPU cooler fan to remove dust and hair 4 In places of hot and humid weather you should turn on your computer once every other week to circulate the air and prevent damage from humidity 5 Add more memory to your computer if possible This not only speeds up the system but also reduces the loading of your hard drive to prolong its life span 6 If possible ensure the power cord has an earth ground pin directly from the wall outlet This will reduce voltage fluctuation that may damage sensitive devices Hesa SOIND 912 pue 3e DO5 01 129UU02 10 YMS NSd uo Sumes 019
12. Item System Hardware Monitor gt Fan Function Press Enter Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Temperature 44 C1111 F CPU Fan Speed 2008 RPM UCore 2 13207 VDIMM 1786 Case Open Warning Disabled Chasis Opened No 1 Mowe Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Default 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility gt Smart Fan Function This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART FAN Control Enabled SMART Fan Mode Normal High Limit Temperature C 60 Options Low Limit Temperature C a High Limit PWM 200 Disabled Low Limit PWM 56 Enabled l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Default SMART FAN Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the CPU fan speed by chan ging the fan voltage 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 environme
13. Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software is under the protection of international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this guide nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchant ability or fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp AMD Athlon Sempron and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corp Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged Static Electricity Precautions 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those components u
14. Peripherals P User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup gt PCI PnP Setup Exit Without Saving gt PC Health Status tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi GeneralHelp F9 Optimized Defaults v02 62 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Mega trends Inc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the OK or Cancel key If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to load optimtimal settings Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information of your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup Date Mon 10 11 2010 Help Item Time 01 18 24 User Enter TAB IDE Master Not
15. This item displays the VGA Share Memory value size DCT Unganged Mode Always This item is used to select the DCT mode DRAM Controller mode Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Helper SATA Configuration Enanled Onboard SATAMode IDE Options Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Disabled disable Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled the IDE Controller Serial Porti Address 3FB IRQ4 Enabled enable the Parallel Port Address 378 IDE Controllers Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ USB Functions Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi GenerdlHelp F9 Load Default Settings Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface SATA Configuration SATA Mode Use this item to show the mode of the Serial ATA Configuration options Onboard SATA Mode IDE Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SATA mode Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function Onboard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function Onboard LAN
16. ables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 4 which support Serial ATA devices simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly Iteliminates limitations ofthe current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Express x16 one PCI Express x1 and two 32 bit PCI slots PCIEX16 im PCIEX1 PC 2 16 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI expan sion card 1 2 3 Locate the PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI slots on the mainboard Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 Slot You can install an external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revsion 1 1 PCI Express x1 Slot The two PCI Express x1 slots are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specifica tion revision 1 1 as well PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 7 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records se
17. assword has been installed nstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Change User Password Press Enters You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the user password Save amp Exit Setup Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to save and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Discard Changes and Exit item and select OK to discard any changes you have made 31 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD ROM CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support DVD ROM CD ROM contains all useful software necessary driv ers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available ina README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support disk simply insert the disk into your DVD ROM CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen
18. automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows XP Vista 7 it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support DVD ROM CD ROM disk in the DVD ROM CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the DVD ROM CD ROM disk in the system DVD ROM CD ROM drive the disk automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays four buttons of Setup Utilities Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Drivers Utilities and Information at the bottom Please see the following illustration The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next Chapter 4 Software amp Applications section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the DVD ROM CD ROM disk in the drive or click the DVD ROM CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Utilities button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The Information brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows XP Vista 7 Tf you are under Windows XP 7
19. ccess the FastBuild RAID Management tool Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed 42 Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Tips 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 not power up and the fans are not running 1 Disassemble the PC to remove the VGA adaptor card DDR memory LAN USB and other peripherals including keyboard and mouse Leave only the motherboard CPU with CPU cooler and power supply connected Turn on again to see if the CPU and power supply fans are running 2 Make sure to remove any unused screws or other metal objects such as screwdrivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for damage or bent A bent pin may cause failure to boot and sometimes permanent damage from short circuit 5 Check the 12V power connector is connected to the motherboard 6 Check that the 12V power amp ATX connectors are fully inserted into the motherboard connectors Make sure the lat
20. ce Sony Storage Media is capable 2nd Boot Device PIONEER DVD RM DVR 3rd Boot Device Removable Dev Hard Disk Drives Press Enter CD DVD Drives Press Enter Boot Other Device Yes 11 lt Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults HT Frequency Auto This item enables users to manually set up the HyperTransport frequency If Manual the HT Frequency Value will display and the options are 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1000 MHz AMD C amp Q Enabled This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well Enhanced Halt C1E Disabled This item enables or disables enhanced halt Quick Power on Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly Boot Up Numlock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode APIC provides symmetric multi processing SMP for systems allowing support for up to 60 processors 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine t
21. ches of the cable and connector are locked into place b Power is on fans are running but there is no display 1 Make sure the monitor is turned on and the monitor cable is properly connected to the PC 2 Check the VGA adapter card if applicable is inserted properly 3 Listen for beep sounds If you are using internal PC speaker make sure it is connected a continuous 3 short beeps memory not detected b 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected 43 Motherboard User s Guide 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 Start up problems after prolong use After a prolong period of use your PC may experience start up problems again This may be caused by breakdown of devices connected to the motherboard such as HDD CPU fan etc The following tips may help to revive the PC or identify the cause of failure 1 Clear the CMOS values using the CLR CMOS jumper Refer to CLR CMOS jumper in Chapter 2 for Checking Jumper Settings in this user manual When completed follow up with a Load Optimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long term accumulation of dust will reduce its effectiveness to cool the processor
22. ct audio devices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The third jack is for microphone Installing the Processor This motherboard has a socket AM3 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Motherboard User s Guide CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position 2 Match the pin corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force 3 Push the locking lever down and hook it un der the latch on the edge of socket 4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU FANI on the motherboard Note To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary 8 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installat
23. ecifications and software items are subject to change with out notification Motherboard User s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items The motherboard Two Serial ATA cables The Software support disk Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Extended USB module Q The Serial ATA cable Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard D Note 1 Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR_CMOS is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR_CMOS and the setting options 2 Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components
24. en assigned as RAID 0 array disks RAID Mode tripe Block Fast Init Cigebyte Boundary O Cache Vode 19 Prive Nodo Capacity MB ee H x mas VPIGRNUS 22NCH CESC Exit Change Optics Figure 1 5 MediaShield BIOS NArray Disks Assigned 2 Press Ctrl Y to save the configuration and exit The Define LD Menu screen appears Figure 1 6 Ester Select Figure 1 6 Define LD Menu 38 Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB710 RAID Configuration 3 Press ESC to exit The Main Menu screen appears Figure 1 7 Figure 1 7 Main Menu 4 Press Y to reboot The following screen appears Figure 1 8 moat size TRACK MAP Lf ELI JU 30651 WA EB18T Press Ctrl F gt to ester FastBeild ta Utility Figure 1 8 39 Motherboard User s Guide Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes NVIDIA 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 NVIDIA 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 RAID ATI SB710 Floppy Win3264 to a floppy disk 2 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup boot from the Windows CD The Windows Setup program starts F
25. en gei Spread Spectrum Enabled be Memory Voltage 1 80v xs AMD Phenom tm II 2 560 Processor Speed 3300MHz NB C1K 2000MHz l Move Enter Select F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Default CPU Frequency Ctrl Disabled This item allows users to adjust the CPU inner frequency the range will be varied according to different CPUs We strongly recommend you leave this item at its default value Memory Configuration This item allows users to adjust the memory parameter Advanced Clock Calibration Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the Advanced Clock Calibration Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots CPU HT Reference Clock MHz 200 This item allows users to adjust the CPU outer frequency Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Memory Voltage 1 8V This item allows users to adjust the DDR3 memory voltage 29 Motherboard User s Guide 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 lt Enter gt the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then lt Enter gt the Setup Utility does not load default values Note It is highly recomme
26. he device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time The devices showed here will be diffe rent depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard gt Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the Hard Disk Drives screen Removable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the Removable Drives screen 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 21 Motherboard User s Guide Advanced Chipset Setup Page 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 Chipset Setup Help Item Internal Graphics Mode UMA GFX Clock Override Disabled Share Memory Size Auto Options DCT Unganged Mode Aways Disabled UMA l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode UMA This item is used to select the mode of Internal Graphics GFX Clock Override Disabled This item is used to enable or disable the GFX Clock Override Share Memory Size Auto
27. iguration Setting Up a bootable RAID Array Motherboard User s Guide Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Tips Start up problems during assemly Start up problems after prolong use Maintenance and care tips Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugging USB devices into this hub the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices connection because it could not recognize these devices Currently we are working on such limitations solution As soon as the olution is done the updated USB drive will be released to our website www pcchips com for your downloading iii Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard is a high performance enhanced function motherboard that sup ports socket AM3 for AMD Phenom II Athlon II Sempron processors for high end business or personal desktop markets This motherb
28. igure 1 9 3 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear w up Setup could not inatalled osen to manually specify lowang mane storage drives or special h Windows includin manufacturer you do nat hi vice support disks f devica manufae A wart to specify mass storage 8 Additional Devices ENTER Continue FI Exit Figure 1 10 Windows Setup Specify Devices Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB710 RAID Configuration 4 Specify the AMD drivers a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter 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 plat form and press Enter for 64 bit OS The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers Serie PNIMR CAm Tune Perit Figure 1 12 Windows Setup AMD drives listed 41 Motherboard User s Guide 5 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy 6 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely installed it is recommended that you install the ForceWare software in order to a
29. ion Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin DIMM sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR3 1333 1066 800 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM and maximum 8 GB installed memory Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 8 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules Motherboard User s Guide Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN CLR CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents ofthe CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds 1 Function Jumper Setting NORMAL CMOS Short Pins 1 2
30. nd that users enter this option to load optimal default values for accessing the best performance Supervisor Password Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Supervisor Password Not Installed Help item Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Install or Change the password 1 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults Supervisor Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed nstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password Press Enter You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility User Password Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc User Password Help item User Password Not Installed Install or Change the Change User Password Press Enter password 1 Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether an user password has been set If the p
31. nless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright O 2011 All Rights Reserved A45G Series V1 0 September 2011 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trademark Chapter 1 Introduction Key Features Package Conten Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Motherboard Installing the Processor Installing Memory Modules Jumper Settings Install the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Install Other Devices Expansion Slots Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction Running the Setup Utility Standard CMOS Setup Page Advanced Setup Page Advanced Chipset Setup Page Integrated Peripherals Page Power Management Setup Page PCI PnP Setup Page PC Health Status Page Frequency Voltage Control Page Load Default Settings Supervisor Password Page User Password Page Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction Installing Support Software Bundled Software Installation Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB710 RAID Conf
32. nt If you choose Silent mode the fan speed will be auto restricted to make system more quietly If you choose Manual mode the fan speed will be adjust depending on users parameters Press lt Esc gt to return to the PC Health Status Page Shutdown Temperature Disabled This item enables you to maximum temperature the system can reach before power ing down 27 Motherboard User s Guide System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events such as System temperature amp CPU Tcontrol CPU amp DIMM voltage CPU amp system fan speed etc CPU Tcontrol CPU FAN Speed Vcore VDIMM Case Open Warning Disabled This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up and the item below indicates the current status of the case Chassis Opened No This item indicates whether the case has been opened 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Help item CPU Frequency Ctrl Disabled Memory Configuration Press Enter Advanced Clock Calibration Disabled BIOS oe ee to use the setup options Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIK Enabled ee os Reference Clock MHz 200 eee bes W
33. oard is based on AMD RS780L Northbridge NB and SB710 Sout hbridge SB chipsets The Northbridge supports the HyperTransport 3 0 interface The memory controller supports DDR3 memory DIMM frequencies of 1333 1066 800 It supports two DDR3 sockets with maximum memory size of 8 GB High resolution graphics via one PCI Express x16 slot The SB710 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI 2 3 compliant In addition one PCI Express x1 slot is supported fully compliant to the PCI Expr ess Base Specification Revision 1 1 It integrats USB 2 0 interface supporting up to eight functional ports 4 USB 2 0 ports and 2 USB 2 0 headers support additional 4 USB 2 0 ports One onboard IDE connector supports two IDE de vices in Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 modes The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller supporting four SATA ports with maximum transfer rate up to 3 0 Gb s each It provides AMD SATA RAID configuration with RAID 0 1 and 10 modes supported There is an advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors VGA four USB 2 0 ports one LAN port and audio jacks for microphone line in and line out This motherboar d is designed in a Micro ATX form factor using a four layer printed circuit board and measures 244 mm x 180 mm Key Features The key features of this motherboard include Socket AM3 Processor Support Accommodates AMD Phenom II Athlon II Sempron processors
34. rd User s Guide 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 Con nect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS FAN fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to 12V Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F PANEL Pin Signa Pin Signal 1 HD LED 2 FPPWRISLP 3 HD LED NC 4 FPPWRISLR 5 RESET SW N 6 POWER SW F 7 RESET SW 8 POWER SW 9 RSVD 10 KEY Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 PORTIL 2 AUD GND 3 PORTIR 4 PRESENCE 5 PORT2R 6 SENSET1 RETURN 7 SENSE SEND 8 KEY 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2 RETURN F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addition ally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1 2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Here is a list of USB pin a
35. ssignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VERG FP USBPWRO 2 VERG FP USBPWRO 3 USB_FP_PO 4 USB FP Pi 5 USB FP Po 6 USB FP Pi 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 GROUND 1 Locate the USB1 2 headers on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F_USB1 2 headers 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw CASE Chassis intrusion detect header This detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS Short Cha over is removed Open Chassis coveris closed 13 Motherboard User s Guide LPT Onboard parallel port header This is a header that can ba used to connect to the printer scanner or other devices Signal Name al 1 STROBE M ALF 2 PDO 15 ERROR 3 PDI 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 Ground 6 PD4 19 Ground 7 PDS 20 Ground 8 PD6 21 Ground 9 7 22 Ground 10 ACK 23 Ground 11 BUSK 24 Ground 12 PE 25 Ground 13 SLCT 26 Key COM Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system 1 DCDB Data Carrier Detect 2 SINB Serial Input
36. t Two 32 bit PCI v2 3 complianat slots Onboard IDE channels One IDE Connector Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct MemoryAccess modes Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66MB sec Serial ATA Four Serial ATA Connectors Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 3 0 Gb s with scalability to higher rates Low pin count for both host and devices Chapter 1 Introduction Audio VIA VT1705 CODEC 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program WLP Requirements ADCs supports 44 1k 48k 88 2k 96k 192kHz sample rate Power Support Digital 3 3V Analog 5 0V Onboard LAN optional Supports PCI Express M 11 Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support Supports PCI Express 11 Integrated 10 100 transceiver Wake on LAN and remote wake up support Onboard I O Ports Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One VGA port Four back panel USB 2 0 ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and ine out BIOS Firmware The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 180 mm Note Hardware sp
37. ttings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo nents If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard CMOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control gt Advanced Setup Load Default Settings Advanced Chipset Setup y Supervisor Password gt Integrated
38. u to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode 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 25 Motherboard User s Guide PCI PnP Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup Init Display First PCI Help Item Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes GS PCI E PCI OnBoard l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings Init Display First Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PC Health Status Page On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the param eters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Help
39. until finished Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB710 RAID Configuration Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD 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 4 Setup mad Qiipont Sete gt Intey Peripherals Sriep TET Bait Vithout K Wealth States emerald Help Default ighi 1705 2008 Aner Figure 1 1 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen 2 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 AD etsy VA mI Ut Pesci ion eimard UA Boot REP mb ions Legacy Japourt d Figure 1 2 Integrated Peripherals Screen 35 Motherboard User s Guide Use the arrow keys to select the SATA Configuration see Figure 1 2 and globally set SATA Configuration to RAID Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots 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
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