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1. Xm Gum 8 Floppy drive Connector 34 pin block FDD This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives E 3 B 2 IB H 2 55 me I o Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector eet ee 9 Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by 4 setting its jumpers accordingly Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings E 8 IDEL O B go 59 oB oo B o 59 o B 29 mg 22 al 55 Gece 09 SF A c a i eam os Pin 1 NL scd o 1 Primary IDE Connector e Two hard disks be connected to each connector first HDD is referred to as the Master and the second HDD is referred to as the Slave e For performance issues we strongly suggest you don t install CD ROM or DVD ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard d
2. ee 0 5 CHAPTER2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 7 2 2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD S JUMPER SETTING eere 7 n 8 2 3 1 8 2 3 2 ABOUT AMD Athlon64 Socket AM2 020074 040404 4 0 8 8 0 00000000 9 2 4 INSTALL 10 2 5 EXPANSION snas tatus tne ta 11 2 5 1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION eren 11 2 5 2 ASSIGNING IRQS FOR EXPANSION 11 2 5 3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD 11 2 5 4 PCI EXPRESS 12 2 6 CONNECTORS 12 2 6 1 12 2 6 2 16 2 7 STARTING UP YOUR 19 3 INTRODUCING BIOS 3 1 ENTERING SETUP 20 3 2 GETTING 20 3 5 THE MAIN 2 2 21 3 4 STANDARD CMOS 22 3 5 ADVANCED BIOS 2 2 1 1 tn sus
3. Activate the Web Site Filtering Database Service recommended lt Back Cancel instan 5 Click Install after you select to install the optional online services Install PC CILLIN 2007 Anti virus program i Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 27 Welcome to Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 Setup Program A This setup program will guide you through the installation of Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 WARNING This program is protected by copyright law 2 Please select Next when the Trend Micro internet security install shield wizard windows appears Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 Installation Type Select which features install it ant to install anc Type of Installation S Full installation recommended O Minimum installation no firewall Description A full installation protects your computer against viruses spyware phishing fraud and data theft This option also includes a Personal Firewall to guard your network connection a Spam Email Filter to divert incoming junk mail a Web site filter to block unwanted Web pages and more The Setup program must disable Windows Defender to install Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 You may restart Windows Defender once the Setup program has finished Install Here c Program Files Trend Microlnternet Security 2007 Browse 4 Click Next afte
4. CDINIR USB Port SYSFANI USB1 2 3 4 Connector COM Connector Jumpers Jumpr Name Description Page Keyboard USB Power On Enabled Disabled 3 pin Block JBAT Clear CMOS Header 3 pin Block Connectors Connector Description Page E SATA 1 optional for ESATA optional VGAIL Serial ATAIT IDE Connectors 15 pin Connector I Serial ATAII IDE Connectors 29 pin Connector HDMI Serial ATAII IDE Connectors 19 pin Connector P 15 Headers Header Description Page PWR LED Front Panel Header 9 pin Block P 16 Reset IDE LED Power Button including IDE activity LED Reset switch Power On Button lead Expansion Sockets SocketSlot Name Descripion ZIF Socket AM2 CPU Socket 940 pin PGAB Athlon64 CPU Socket P9 DIMMI 4 DDRII Module Socket 240 pin DDRII Module Socket 1 2 PCI Slots 32 bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots PE2 PE3 PCI Express x1Slot PCI Express x1 Expansion Slot PE1 PE4 PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x16 Expansion Slot Chapter 2 Hardware Installation WARNING Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards 2 1 Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer you had better complete the following steps 1 Check motherboard jumper se
5. 000000 oro CD Audio In Headers 10 IR infrared module Headers 5 pin IR This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function 17 AT 5 ORD ies Fr mm us IR infrared module Headers 11 Serial COM Port header COMI COMI is the 9 pin block pin header The On board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP Please refer to Chapter 3 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP section for more detail information Lr 9 v 000000 Pinl e Serial COM Port 9 pin Block 12 HDMI SPDIF Out header SPDIF Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Some of the VGA Card need connect SPDIF IN Connector so its HDMI Port can make sounds OR SPDIF HDMI_SPDIF_OUT GND 1 2 rmm p Gm XE 2 7 Starting Up Your Computer 1 After all connection are made close your computer case cover 2 Be sure all the switch are off and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position usually in put voltage is 220V 240V or 110V 120V depending on your country s voltage used 3 Connect the power
6. PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES AND THEY ARE USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER S BENEFIT WITHOUT INTENT TO INFRINGE Manual Revision Information Reversion Revision History Date 4 0 Forth Edition October 2008 Item Checklist M AMD790GX Platform Processor Chipset based motherboard V User s Manual for motherboard utilities V Switch Card V Cable Package AMD K10 Processor Family Cooling Solutions As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance with increasing operation clock thermal management becomes increasingly crucial while building computer systems Maintaining the proper computing environment without thermal increasing is the key to reliable stable and 24 hours system operation The overall goal is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature Heatsinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through increasing surface area and concentrated airflow from attached active cooling fans In addition interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heatsink For optimum heat transfer AMD recommendis the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor Please refer to the website below for collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended for Socket 2 processors by
7. Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Thermal Throttling Option Advanced BIOS Features Power User Overclock Settings Advanced Chipset Features Password Settings Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Miscellaneous Control Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Ne Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Figure 3 1 Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management Miscellaneous Control Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status Power User Overclock Settings Use this menu to specify your settings frequency Voltage for overclocking demand CPU Thermal Throttling Setting The selection is set for activating the active CPU Thermal Protection by flexible CPU loading adjustment in the arrange of temperature you define Load Fail Safe Defaults 21 This menu uses a minimal performance setting b
8. You can backup your system whenever you need and restore them back to anytime you wish 1 hour 1 day or 1 month ago Restore points are unlimited disable item for OEM version Data Disk Protection Pro Magic Plus now comes with data disk protection provides complete protection for your computer disable item for OEM version You can choose to change the default path of Document My Favorite and Outlook Express so that when you are restoring the system data in these folders will not be restored as well This is optional you can leave it as it is Pro Magic Plus Setup Setup Wizard Pr amp Magic Plus My document and Settings bemberbn My Docu Browse Favorites CAD ocuments and Settings bemberbnsF avorites Browse Dutlook SettingskbemberbnSLocal Set Browse Default Wasa lt Back Cancel WASAY SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY INC graph 4 NOTE Functions of each version will differ from each other and will be based on the function descriptions of each version System Requirements lt gt First OS must be Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP VISTA lt gt Support Only Windows OS No Linux lt gt Windows server OS and Windows NT not supported lt gt Minimum of Intel 486 or above 16MB of memory or above lt gt Minimum of 500MB free usable space or above lt gt Support for SCSI amp SATA Hard disk Pro Magic Plus only suppo
9. 12V 12 05 5VSB 12 05V VDIMM 5 07V CPU Temperature 34 C SYS Temperature 32 C CPUFAN Speed 2550 RPM SYS FAN1 Speed 0 RPM SYS FAN2 Speed 0 RPM Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Show PC Health in Post During Enabled it displays information list below choice is either Enabled or Disabled Shutdown Temperature This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature when CPU temperature over this setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU PS CPU Smart FAN Configurations CPU Full Speed Temp This item allows you setting the FAN works in full speed when the temperature over the value which out set If the temperature below the value but over the Idle Temperature the FAN will works over 60 of full speed and the higher temperature will gain higher FAN speed after over the temperature which this item setting the FAN works in full speed CPU Idle Temp This item allows you setting the FAN works in 60 of full speed when the temperature lower than the temperature which you setting Current CPU Temperature Current System Temp Current 1 FAN2 Speed Vcore Vdd 3 3V 5V 412V 12V VBAT V SVSB V This will show the CPU FAN System voltage chart and FAN Speed 3 11 Power User Overclock Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature CPU Clock At Next BOOT PCIE Reference Clock SB Refence
10. Advanced clock calibration Value ALL Cores Value Cores 0 Value Cores 1 Value Cores 2 Value Cores 3 CPU Feature Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 2 2 2 2 2 Item Help Menu Level gt N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe Defaults 3 11 2 DRAM Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Configuration DRAM Latency tcl Trcd RAS to CAS R W Delay Trp Row precharge Time Tras Minimum RAS Active Time DRAM Command Rate CKE base Power dowe mode CKE BASED Powerdown Memclock tri slating Memory Hole Remapping Auto optimize Bottom IO Bottom of 31 24 IO space Bottom of UMA DDRAM 31 24 DDRII Timing Item Refresh Mode Select Idle cycle limit TwTr Command Delay Trfc 0 for DIMMO Trfc 1 for DIMM 1 Trfc 2 for DIMM 2 Trfc 3 for DIMM 3 Twr write Recovery Time Trtp Precharge Time Trc Row cycle Time Trc RAS to RAS Delay Trcd RAS to CAS R W Delay Auto 6 Clocks 6 Clocks 18 bus clocks 2T Enabled per channel Disabled Enabled Enabled DO FC Disabled Auto Auto 3 bus clocks 75ns 75ns 75ns 75ns 6 bus clock 3 clocks 26 bus clocks 5 clocks 6 clocks F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level gt gt N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed the
11. Chipset or core logic two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor RAM I O devises and adapter cards Processor socket the socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard Slot PCI E PCI RAM the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect a high speed interface for video cards sound cards network interface cards and modems runs at 33MHz PCI Express2 0 Peripheral Component Interconnect Express2 0 developed in 2003 the speed of each line doubled from the previous PCI E of 2 5 Gbps to 5 Gbps Serial Port a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems Parallel Port a low speed interface typically used for printers PS 2 a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards USB Universal Serial Bus a medium speed interface typically used for mouse keyboards scanners and some digital cameras Sound interface the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers MIC game controllers and MIDI sound devices LAN interface Local Area Network the interface to your local area network BIOS Basic Input Output System the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the relationship between the various components Driver software which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other software Processor the centra
12. PCI E x16 Slot 28 lane 32 bit PCI Slot 2 6 Connectors Headers 2 6 1 Connectors 1 Power Connector 24 pin block ATXPWRI Power Supply connector This is a new defined 24 pins connector that usually comes with ATX case The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2 pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2 0 compliant power supply unit PSU with a minimum of 350W power rating This type has 24 pin and 4 pin power plugs If you intend to use a PSU with 20 pin and 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate ROW1 ROW2 E ROW1 ROW2 QO Q 00 5V for Soft Logic 12V 12V 3V Pin 1 Pin 1 20 Pin 24 Pin 2 12V Power Connector 8 pin block ATX12V This is a new defined 8 pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply The Power Supply which fully supports Socket AM2
13. Start the computer type Awdflash A xxxxxx BIN SN PY CD CH WB CC R XXXXXXx BIN is the file name of latest BIOS SN means don t save existing BIOS data PY means renew existing BIOS data CD means clear DMI data after programming CH means update HOLE WB means always programming BootBlock CC means clear existing CMOS data R means restart computer STEP 5 Type ENTER to update and flash the BIOS then the system will restart automatically 44 4 8 AMD Platform RAID Function Installation Please set these choice in the BIOS as RAID BIOS setup Mntegrated Peripherals SATA Device V Onchip SATA Type When the below figures appeared please press Ctrl F into figure 2 AID Option ROM Version 3 8 1548 33 c 2888 Advanced Micro Devices Inc All rights reserved ort Device WDC 25884815 229148 lt Single Disk 81 l WDC WD2588AAJS BBUTAG lt Single Disk 82 ress lt Ctri F gt to enter RAID Option ROM Utility figurel Function press 1 key showing the RAID press 2 key building RAID press 3 key delete the RAID press 4 ke the information of controller showing Define LD Delete LD Controller Configuration figure2 press 1 key showing the RAID as the below figure Advanced Micro Devices Inc Jc Channel 13 Brive Model Capabilities Capacity CB amp 3 Mas WDC SATA 36 258 85 4 on Extent
14. This motherboard support Hybrid CrossFireX function the VGA Card on or PEA will activate a Hybrid CrossFire with the onboard VGA Card the performance will be increased 15 to 75 Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 12 of USB2 0 functional ports delivering 480Mb s bandwidth of rich connectivity these motherboards meet the future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and maintain your non stop business computing Some special features CPU Thermal Throttling CPU Vcore 7 shift CPU Smart Fan DeBug Port OC CON optional DIY Clear Power On Button Reset Button in this motherboard are designed for power user to use the over clocking function in more flexible ways But please be caution that the over clocking maybe causes the fails in system reliabilities This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the next generation computing But if you insist to gain more system performance with variety possibilities of the components you choose please be careful and make sure to read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features please get them in the coming section 1 1 1 Special Features of Motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling Technology The CPU Overheat Protection Technology To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload the
15. will restart my computer later 1 License The software accompanying this License hereinafter Software regardless of the media on which it is distributed are licensed to you by ATI Technologies Inc for Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install ATI Software you must accept this agreement 3 Click Yes to accept the license agreement and start installation 4 click finish The path of the file is X S NATI DRIVER SETUP EXE NOTE Please upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 1 Windows 2000 to Service Pack 4 or later before you install the HD Audio CODEC driver 4 2 SOUND Install ALC888 HD Codec Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 45 5 10 0 5480 Audio Driver Welcome lo the Insta heb Wizard Reallek Hazh Audso Denver WS The wd wll ital High Audio Driver on your computer T ALC High Defineition gt 1 Click SOUND when MAGIC INSTALL 2 Click NEXT When Realtek High Definition MENU appears Audio driver windows appear Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Setup 2 45 5 10 0 5480 Veit held Wizard Complet Environment E Equalizer 3 Click FINISH and restart your computer eg DIGITAL ecu nun 5 Devices and mixer setting 6 Audio input and output setting Soh rearrex E
16. 1 Line Out MIC Header for Front Panel 9 AUDIO These headers connect to Front Panel Line out MIC connector with cable 4 ag Audio JD KEY LINE2 JD O Audio GND AUDIO 2 Pin 1 10 MIC2 L MIC2 R Y Lineout2 R gt O lt 2 9 s Sense FB Lineout2 L O Line Out MIC Headers 2 USB Port Headers 9 pin USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug By attaching an option USB cable your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel o USB1 USB2 9 5588 USB3 PETTTS USB4 9 ca quip E S aa CERE S 9858 9558 958 9559 ll i x I SEMEN USB Port Headers B SIS ie acm 3 Speaker connector SPEAK This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker See the figure below 4 Power LED PWR LED The Power LED is light on while the system power is on Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin 5 IDE Activity LED HD LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case 6 Reset switch lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebo
17. 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup default The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered prompt HDD S M A R T Capability This option allow you to enable the HDD S M A R T Capability Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology You can choose from Enabled and Disabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the Multiprocessor Specification MPS that the motherboard will use Full Screen Logo EPA Show The selection is for you to choose the EPA small logo to show or not OS Select For DRAM 64MB Allows 052 to be used with gt 64MB or DRAM Settings are Non OS 2 default and 052 Set to OS 2 if using more than 64MB and running OS 2 3 6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features HT Link Control press enter PCIE Configuration press enter Item Help IGX Configuration press enter HDMI Audio Disabled NB Power Management Auto Menu Level Memory Hole D
18. CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87 596 to 12 596 according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS from 40 C to 90 C When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool down the processor When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to indicate it is in working For detail operating please read Section 3 11 Bi turbo Configuration CPU Smart Fan The Noise Management System It s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for now a day s high performance computing system The system will automatically increase the fan speed when CPU operating loading is high after the CPU is in normal operating condition the system will low down the fan speed for the silent operating environment The system can provide the much longer life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and business requirements CPU Vcore 7 Shift Shift to Higher Performance The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 31 steps for the precisely over clocking of extra demanding computing performance Debug Port The Professional Hardware Diagnosis System Being bugged of abnormal system failure through the tossed and turned nights no more the em
19. Clock Spread Spectrum CPU RATIO at Next BOOT AOD Compatibility CPU Voltage At Next Boot CPU Vorce 7 Shift VDIMM Select NB Voltage Setting NB VDDHT Setting Memory clock Mode DRAM Clock at Next Boot DRAM Configuration HT Link Frequency Embedded Memtest Test Power User Overclock Setting Press Enter 200 100 100 Enabled Auto Disabled Default Normal 1 95 1 15 1 26v Auto DDR533 Press Enter Auto Disabled Item Help Menu Level Move Enter Select 4 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 1 1 Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature CPU Clock At Next BOOT PCIE Reference Clock SB Refence Clock Spread Spectrum CPU RATIO at Next BOOT AOD Compatibility CPU Voltage At Next Boot CPU Vorce 7 Shift VDIMM Select NB Voltage Setting NB VDDHT Setting Memory clock Mode DRAM Clock at Next Boot DRAM Configuration HT Link Frequency Embedded Memtest Test Press Enter 200 100 100 Enabled Auto Disabled Default Normal 1 95 1 15 1 26 Auto DDR533 Press Enter Auto Disabled CPU VOLTAGE at NEXT BOOT Item Help Menu Level Voltage Next Boot Default 1 550v 1 525v N Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Ph
20. a 2 E Sound Efect Mixer AvsoWO Merophone 30 Audio Demo Sound Elect Audio VO E 7 Microphone effect setting 8 3D demo setting NOTE Please upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 1 Windows 2000 to Service Pack 4 or later before you the HD Audio CODEC driver 4 3 LAN Install LAN 1 Click LAN when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears REALTIK G FE PEHE NIC EM ILI Ready te instal the Prog 3 Click Install 4 4 RAID Install ATI SATA Driver and Utility gt 1 Click RAIDDisk when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears Gbk amp FE Liharmut PCIE MIC Driver inntaiThiaht Wizard Welcome io the InstalfS held Wizard ter REALTEK GbE LFE Ethemet POLE NIC Dorres The lest Wisma rial MEAL GRE FE Ehanet PO E Diver on yos cornus tich Newt 2 Click Next REALTEK GDL M FE PEHE MIC Driver srl Wis ard Compote The wed han REALTEK GUE FE POE Doom Few v eu the 2 Finish ATISB700_Raiddisk S Please Insert Empty Floppy Disk to A drive Destination folder AN Browse Installation progress Install RAID Disk 4 5 ILLIN 1 Click PC CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears Trend Micro PC cillin Intermet Security 2007 License
21. channel 3D surround amp Positioning Audio Audio driver and utility included BIOS Award 8MB Flash ROM BIOS PS 2keyboard and PS 2 mouse connectors HDMI Connector DVI Connector VGA Connector USB2 0 port x 4 and headers x 4 ESATA Connector xl optional HJ 45 Connector x1 Multi Audio connector x1 8CH Audio Floppy disk drive connector x1 Hard Disk Drive Connector x1 Serial port header x1 HDMI SPDIF header IR header x1 Expansion Slot 1 5 Performance List The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing programs These data are just referred by users and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users the different Hardware amp Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results Performance Test Report CPU Athlon 5000 DRAM SamSun 667MHz 1 2 VGA Card onboard Hard Disk Driver Seagate160GB SATA BIOS 01 OS Windows XP Professional SERVICE PACK 2 SISOFT Sandra 2007 1 CPU Arithmetic Benchmark 2 Memory bandwidth Benchmark 3 CPU Multi Media Benchmark ver 1140 1 Dhrystone ALU MIPS 18856 Whetstone FPU iSSE3 FLOPS 15937 2 Int Float Buffered iSSE2 MB S 6738 6691 3 Integer Floating Point IT S 48962 53968 UT2003 Benchmark flyby botmatch 158 51 84 602921 Quake3 DEMO1 DEMO2 FPS 334 4 332 8 Super Pi 1M Second 36 2611 CPUZ System CPU Clo
22. only allow 32 outstanding nonposted transactions within the chain If a device uses more than one UnitID to achieve greater concurrency the transactions in different UnitIDs are not required to be ordered together But if UnitID clumping enable on a chain after during UnitID assignment software will check each node for the presence of a Clumping capability block indicating full clumping support Software will OR together the result of all the reads to create a combined Clumping Mask If all the nodes on the chain have indicated Full support the Clumping Support register of the host can also be read and Ored into the Clumping Mask The Mask will then be written into the Clumping Enable register of all nodes on the chain AOD Compatibility Choose Enabled means only AMD over drive can adjust voltage Choose Disabled means only BIOS can adjust voltage The warning logo as follows shall appear If you set certain parameters in three cases of Power User Overclock Settings item and press FIO to save the parameters 1 Setting the voltage at CPU directly over 1 500v in the CPU Voltage at Next Boot Item Indirectly setting the voltage of CPU over 1 500v by adding certain percentage of voltage over the previous voltage set in the CPU Voltage at Next Boot Item 3 When the voltage of Memory is set over 2 4v 3 11 1 CPU Feature Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Virtualization AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control TLB Check
23. processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system oo joo oo Og Pin 1 e SS om 3 PS 2 Mouse amp PS 2 Keyboard Connector KB The connectors are for PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Mouse 4 USB Port connector CN1 UL1 for USB The connectors are 4 pin connector that connects USB devices to the system board 5 LAN Port connector UL1 for RJ45 LAN The connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network It supports 10M 100Mb 1000Mb s data transfer rate 6 J3 Power Connector Large 4 Pin Power Connector Optional The connectors are 4 pin connector that supports extra 12V 5V power to your system EI 8 LETE omm 7 Audio Line In Lin Out RS Out CS Out SS Out connector J1 These Connectors are 6 Phone Jack for LINE OUT LINE IN MIC RS Out CS Out SS Out audio connections Line in BLUE Audio input to sound chip Line out GREEN Audio output to speaker MIC PINK Microphone Connector RS OUT BLACK Rear Surround audio output CS OUT ORANGE Center Subwoofer audio output SS OUT GRAY Side Surround audio output DVI Connector PS 2 Mouse Line OU 5 USB MIC IN PS 2 Keyboard Connector ind 1 a
24. setup functions Detect if mouse is present initialize mouse install interrupt vectors Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port ACPI sub system initializing 71 Setup Cache Initialize cache controller Controller 72 Install FDD Enter setup check and auto configuration check up Initialize floppy disk drive controller and any drives Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters 73 Install HDD Initialize hard drive controller and any drives IDE device detection and install Initialize any serial and parallel ports also game port 74 Detect amp Initialize Initialize math coprocessor Math Coprocessor 75 HDD Check for Write HDD check out protection 76 Reserved 77 Display POST error Check POST error and display them and ask for user intervention Ask password security optional 78 CMOS and Option ROM Write all CMOS values back to RAM and Init clear screen Enable parity checker Enable NMI Enable cache before boot Initialize any option ROMs present from C8000h to EFFFFh NOTE When FSCAN option is enabled ROMs initialize from C8000h to F7FFFh 79 Reserved 7A Reserved 7B Reserved 7C Reserved 7D Boot Medium Read and store boot partition head and detection cylinders values in RAM 7E Final Init Final init for last micro details before boot 7F Special KBC patch Set system speed for boot Setup NumLock status according to Setup 80 Boot Attempt Set low stack Boot via INT 19h FF Boot 4 POST Codes Na
25. 1 f UE 43 Down ESC Exit 1 Secure Erase PgUp Da Page Change figure3 45 Press 2 key the interface of RAID as figure 4 RAID function 1 RAID 1 2 RAID 0 3 RAID 10 4 JBOD ion ROM Utility 2888 Advanced Micro Devices RAID Mode Total Dry Capacity B States Ct Up C13 Down CESC Exit Enter Select figure4 Choose LD 1 then press Enter Take RaidO for example use to shift the cursor press space key to change the choice press Ctrl Y to keep Set Assignment mode as Y press Ctrl Y to keep then figure 5 appeared erase the MBR choose Ctrl Y 6 appeared Press any key finished the RAID ty 2888 Rdvanced Micro Devices RAID Mode LD 1 RAID 8 Stripe Block 64 Fast Init ON Cache Mode WriteThru Ut Up 11 5 Exit Space Change Ctri V Save Pgilp 9uJ Page Change figure5 ptios ROM Utility c 2888 Advanced figure6 Press 3 delete the RAID mode as figure 7 press Delete will delete the array As figure 7 88 Advanced M Devices lc m tion ROW Utility c 280 figure7 Press 4 showing the information of controller as figure 8 BOM Utilitu figure8 Making RAID driver diskette before Install WindowsXP 2000 Before you install the Windows XP or Windows 2000 you will need to make a RAID driver diskette before you start to install the Operating System
26. 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Iternal Graphics Mode UMA frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer Location IGX Engine Clock OVERRIDE IGX Engine Clock Surround View IGX Clock Speek UMA SP Inter leave Mode Size Ratio SP UMA SP Power Management SB NB Termination SP ODT SP CMD Hold SP DATA Hold IGX Configuration UMA Side port Auto Above 4G Enabled 700 Auto 400MHz Auto 4MB 1 1 Auto Disabled Disabled Auto Auto Item Help Menu Level N Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults IGX Engine Clock OVERRIDE The setting are Disabled and Enabled If setted by Enabled the minimum of the IGX Engine Clock is 150 the maximum 15 1023 3 7 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals CMIX SB750 Revision 2 5 0 Item Help Superio Function Setup Press Enter South onchip PCI Device Press Enter Menu Level South Onchip IDE Device Press Enter South Onchip SATA Device Press Enter Tic Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults 3 7 1 Super IO Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Function Setup Onboard FDC Controller
27. 11 Reserved 12 Cmos Check Check Cmos Circuitry and reset CMOS 13 Reserved 14 Chipset Default Program the chipset registers with CMOS load values 15 Reserved 16 Clock Init Init onboard clock generator 17 Reserved 18 Identify the CPU Check the CPU ID and init L1 L2 cache 19 Reserved 1A Reserved 1B Setup Interrupt Initialize first 120 interrupt Vector Table vectors with SPURIOUS INT HDLR and initialize INT 00h 1Fh according to INT TBL 1 Reserved 1D Early PM Init First step initialize if single CPU onboard 1E Reserved 1F Re initial KB Re init KB 20 Reserved 21 HPM init If support HPM HPM get initialized here 22 Reserved 23 Test CMOS Interface Verifies CMOS is working correctly and Battery Status detects bad battery If failed load CMOS defaults and load into chipset 24 Reserved 25 Reserved 26 Reserved 27 KBC final Init Final Initial KBC and setup BIOS data area 28 Reserved 29 Initialize Video Read CMOS location 14h to find out type of Interface video in use Detect and Initialize Video Adapter 2A Reserved 2B Reserved 2C Reserved 2D Video memory test Test video memory write sign on message to screen 2E Reserved Setup shadow RAM Enable shadow according to Setup 2F Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 33 PS2 Mouse setup Setup PS2 Mouse and reset KB 34 Reserved 35 Test DMA Controller Test DMA channel 0 0 36 Reserved 37 Test DMA Controller Test DMA channel 1 1 38 Reserved 39 Test DMA Page Test DMA Page Registers
28. AMD In addition this collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support Socket AM2 processors iv Chapter 1 Introduction of AMD790GX Motherboards 1 1 Features of motherboard The AMD790GX chipset motherboard series are based on the latest AMD790GX Chipset and the SB750 chipset which supports the innovative 64 bit AMD Socket 2 dual core and quad core AMD Phenom processors and 64 bit AMD Socket AM2 AM2 multi tasking Socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processors and Sempron Processors With an integrated low latency high bandwidth DDRII memory controller and highly scalable Hyper Transport technology based system bus up to HT 3 0 AMD790GX Platform Processor Chipset motherboard series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional desktop platform solution with the advantages of new generation 64 bit AMD Socket AM2 and Socket AM2 AMD Phenom FX AMD Phenom Athlon64 FX Athlon64 X2 Athlon64 amp Sempron processors The AMD790GX Series motherboards support new generation Socket AM2 processors with an integrated DDRII memory controller for Dual channel DDRII400 DDRII533 DDRII667 DDRII800 DDRII 1066 AM2 Sempron processors only support up to DDRII667 memory DDRII Module up to 8GB also provide optional DDRII or DDRIII 128Mb GPU Memory The motherboard is embedded with SB750 chipset of providing ULTRA ATA 133 connectors and Serial ATA2 with RAID 0 1 10 5 functions which support up to on
29. Agreement Trond Micro End User Licenze Agree Trend PC cillin Internet Seewrity Version English Multi country JPurpsse Trial Paid Ues License Date Auguri 2006 IMPORTANT YOU MUST CAREFULLY READ AND AGREE TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH TREND 15 WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE AND je gt Lent the Serres the ageerert S go ret accept Ihe lore i Fe 3 This is license agreement select I accept the terms in the license agreement and Click NEXT 12 Trend Micro PC cill Optional Online Services Internet Security 2007 The Software Rating Service consults an online database whenever a program on your computer attempts to access the Internet Programs identified as possibly dangerous will trigger a warning The Web Site Filtering Service compares the names of Web sites you attempt to open with growing online database of rated Web sites Based on the ratings and your preferences your Web browser will automatically permit or deny access to particular site By activating these services you authorize the transfer of active program information URLs and related data to Trend Micro servers for validation and fitering purposes Activate the Software Rating Database Service recommended
30. Enabled Disabled Onchip SATA Controller This item allows you to control Serial ATA controller 3 7 3 PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip PCI Device Onboard PCIE LAN Device Enabled Onboard PCIE Lan BootRom Disabled Item Help HD Audio Enable Onchip USB Controller Enabled USB EHCI Controller Enabled USB keyboard Support Enabled Menu Level gt gt Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Onboard LAN device Enabled This option allows you to control the onboard LAN device HD Audio This item allows you to decide to enable disable the chipset family to support HD Audio The settings are Enabled Disabled Onchip USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB peripherals settings are Enabled Disabled USB Device Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB device settings are Enabled Disabled 3 8 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Item Help C2 Disabled Enabled Disa
31. Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Item Help UART Mode Select IrDA Irda Duplex Mode Half PWROM After PWR Fail OFF Menu Level gt gt N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDD installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install add on FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard Serial Port2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and the second serial ports The settings are 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which InfraRed IR function of the onboard I O chip this functions uses IrDA Duplex Mode This field is available when UART Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip The options are Full and Half default Full duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in both directions but only one direction at a time Onboard Parallel Port There is a built in parallel port on the on board Super I O chipset that Provides Standard ECP and EPP features It has the following option Disabled 3BCH IRQ7 Line Printer port 0 278H I
32. How to make a RAID driver diskette 1 Insert the diskette which is being formatted in floppy drive on a system which can start OS 2 After booting OS insert the bundle CD in your CD ROM 3 Copy all the files from NF orce4 RAIDDisk to floppy diskette Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready you may start to install Windows XP or Windows 2000 on your System Installation of Windows XP Windows 2000 For installation of Windows XP or Windows 2000 please insert Windows XP or Windows 2000 CD into the CD ROM drive Then remove the floppy diskette and boot the system At the very beginning you will see the message at the bottom of screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver At this moment please press F6 key and follow the instructions of Windows XP or Windows 2000 for the proper installation Execute Start gt programs gt NVIDIA corporation gt RAID manager you can view RAID function status or rebuild RAID function from Windows OS Name Status Capacity Interface Channel Device Mirroring Rebuilding 74 51 GB WDC 080020 752 0 Healthy 74 51 68 SATA Primary Master Maxtor 6 080 0 Healthy 76 34 GB SATA Secondary Master Details 4 9 Pro Magic Plus Function Introduction What s Pro Magic Plus Tired with reinstall OS each time when it doesn t work Does your computer often crash down or unable to work after installed new software Have you had great loses a
33. L AL888 HD CODEC AUDIO DRIVER eere 2 4 40 4 3 LAN 0 nennen 42 4 4 RAID INSTALL ATI SATA DRIVER AND 0 099 0 42 4 5 PC CILLIN INSTALL PC CILLIN 2007 ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM 43 4 6 PC HEALTH INSTALL MYGUARD HARDWARE MONITOR UTILITY 44 4 7 HOW TO UPDATE 44 4 8 AMD PLATFORM RAID FUNCTION INSTALLATION eene eene en ete tn sen tnnnn 45 4 9 PRO MAGIC PLUS FUNCTION 004 444 48 51 USER S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER NO PART OF THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE NF6100 400 405 PPC MOTHERBOARD AND WE DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER S REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE CORRECT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL 5 IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OF DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE
34. On Modem connector for this feature to work Soft Off by PWRBTN Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power Button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down RTC Alarm Resume When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can set the date day of the 30 month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to 0 zero for the day of the month the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time Date of month You can choose which month the system will boot up Set to 0 to boot every day Time hh mm ss You can choose what hour minute and second the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work 3 9 Miscellaneous Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Miscellaneous Control Init Display First PCIEx Reset Configuration Date Disabled Item Help Resource Controlled by Auto ESCD IRQ Resource Press Enter PCI VGA Palette SNOOP Disabled Menu Level gt A
35. RQ5 Line Printer port 2 378H IRQ7 Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only choose SPP To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosing ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature After selecting it the following message will appear ECP Mode Use DMA at this time the user can choose between DMA channels 3 to 1 The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec compliant so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function the following message will be displayed on the screen EPP Mode Select At this time either EPP 1 7 spec or EPP 1 9 spec can be chosen Poweron After Power Failure This determines the manner when the power recovery after power failure The setting are Off On 3 7 2 Onchip IDE Function Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Function IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE DMA Transfer Enabled Onchip IDE Channel Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Item Help Menu Level gt gt Primary Slave PIO Auto Primary Maste
36. Registers 3A Reserved 3B Reserved Test Timer Counter 2 Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2 3D Reserved 3E Test 8259 1 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by Bits alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 3F Reserved 40 Test 8259 2 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by Bits alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 41 Reserved 42 Reserved 43 Test Stuck8259 s Turn off interrupts then verify no Interrupt Bits interrupt mask register is on Test 8259 Interrupt Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt Functionality occurred 44 Reserved 45 Reserved 46 Reserved 47 Set EISA Mode If EISA non volatile memory checksum is good execute EISA initialization If not execute ISA tests an clear EISA mode flag 48 Reserved 49 Size Base and Size base memory from 256K to 640K and Extended Memory extended memory above 1 4A Reserved 4B Reserved 4C Reserved 4D Reserved 4E Test Base and Test base memory from 256K to 640K and Extended Memory extended memory above 1MB using various patterns NOTE This test is skipped in EISA mode and can be skipped with ESC key in ISA mode 4F Reserved 50 USB init Initialize USB controller 5 Reserved 52 Memory Test Test all memory of memory above 1MB using Virtual 8086 mode page mode and clear the memory 53 Reserved 54 Reserved 55 CPU display Detect CPU speed and dis
37. USER S MANUAL Of AMD 790GX amp AMD SB750 Based M B For Socket AM2 Quad Core AMD Processor NO G03 HA07 F Rev 4 0 Release date October 2008 Trademark Specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth please recycle ii TABLE OF CONTENT USER S NOTICE om iii MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION csccsssscsssssscscssccsscsscssccessescesessscencsecssessssssersess iii COOLING SOLUTIONS iii 1 INTRODUCTION OF AMD 790GX MOTHERBOARDS 1 1 FEATURES OF 1 2 2 sins 1 1 1 1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF 4 7 7 2 1 2 2 lt 2 3 1 3 PERFORMANCE 148 42 4 4 1 4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM amp JUMPER SETTING
38. ables the Level 2 cache memory Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer If this is set to Enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Fourth Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items settings are Floppy LS ZIP HDD 0 HDD 1 HDD 3 SCSI CDROM LAD and Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On On default Keypad is numeric keys Off Keypad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast default The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected settings are Enabled Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key down The settings are 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before beginning to repeat the keystroke The settings are
39. an be keyed by numeric function keys Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt IDE Channel 0 Master Channel 0 Slave SATA Channel 1 2 3 4 Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn to select Manual None Auto type specifications of your drive must match with the drive table properly if you enter improper information for this category Note that the hard disk will not work If the type of hard disk drives is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer 22 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If the controller of HDD interface is CD ROM the selection shall be None Access Mode settings are Auto Normal Large and LBA Cylinder number of cylinders Head number of heads 3 5 write precomp Landing Zone landing zone Sector number of sectors Advanced BIOS Feature Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power on self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot other Device Boot U
40. ave ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values CPU Vcore F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults This item allows you select the CPU Vcore Voltage more than the standard value by this function for the precise over clocking for extra demanding of performance NB Voltage This item allows you to select value of Voltage for North Bridge Chipset IH Flow Control Mode Isochronous ISOC Flow Control Mode enable will make the HT Link communication have the complex ordering rules for Isochronous source to make sure it can get service from the system with deterministic worst case latency However the latency time cost of ISOC flow control mode is an important consideration Normal flow control mode will be a simpler solution for most system HT Link Tristate Disabled mode will make the link transmitter is driven but in and under fined state during the disconnect sequence And the PHY transmitter is placed in LSO LSO state keeps all lanes active to maintain DLL and phase recovery lock Enabled mode will make the link transmitter is placed into high impedance states during the disconnect sequence And the PHY transmitter is placed in LS1 LS2 or LS3 LS1 LS2 and LS3 are each states that shut down parts of the PHY to save power LS1 state CLK running CAD CTL sending TxlIdle LS2 state CLK CAD CTL sending TxlIdle LS3 state CLK CAD CTL sending either HiZ or TxGndTrm UnitID Clumping Originally a single UnitID
41. bedded Hardware Debug Port offers you the real time visual system healthy for the demanding usage of computing No more bugging by unknown system failure and no more time wasted in the first moment of 24 hour nonstop ping business computing the embedded Debug Port will turn you into a well training hardware professional with the seeing system situation The Post Code please refer to appendix Optional OC CON High polymer Solid Electrolysis Aluminum Capacitors The working temperature is from 55 degrees Centigrade below zero to 125 degrees Centigrade OC CON capacitors possess superior physical characteristics that can be while reducing the working temperature between 20 degrees Centigrade each time intact extension 10 times of effective product operation lives at not rising degrees Centigrade of working temperatures each time a relative one life of product decline 10 only too DIY Clear The CMOS button is to facilitate the clear CMOS process for power user overclocking function The user can easily clear or restore CMOS setting by pressing the button without tacking trouble to remove the case and locate the jumper for clear CMOS 2 Power On Button You can easily start the computer by pressing down this button for a few seconds without troubling yourself to locate the front panel jumpers to find the Power on jumper Reset Button You can easily restart the computer by pressing down this button for a few seconds without tro
42. bled Power Management Option User Define HDD Power Down Disabled Menu Level Video Off Option suspend off Video off Method V H SyNC BlANK Modem Use IRQ 3 Soft OFF by PWRBTN Instant off Power on by PCI Card Disabled ACPI XSDTTable Enabled Power On by keyboard Disabled Power on by mouse Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Date of month 0 Resume Time lt hh mm ss gt 0 N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults ACPI Function This item allows you to Enabled Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The settings are Enabled and Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked DPMS default Initial display power management signaling Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer MODEM Use IRQ If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt request line IRQ that is used by the modem You might have to connect the fax modem to the motherboard Wake
43. ce the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup Chapter 4 DRIVER amp FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION Check your package and there is A MAGIC INSTALL CD included This CD consists of all DRIVERS you need and some free application programs and utility programs In addition this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed and which DRIVERS needed so that your system can function properly We call this auto detect software MAGIC INSTALL MAGIC INSTALL supports WINDOWS 9X NT 2K XP Insert CD into your CD ROM drive and the MAGIC INSTALL Menu should appear as below If the menu does not appear double click MY COMPUTER double click CD ROM drive or click START click RUN type X SETUP EXE assuming X
44. ck 26GHz 1 4 Layout Diagram Rear I O for AMD790GX based Motherboard Optional RJ 45 LAN DVI Connector ESATA PS 2 Mouse CS OUT PS 2 Keyboard m SS OUT PS2 KB Mouse Port n SFAN2 KBMB USB Power On JP1 T HDMI Connector E 11 E Q DDR2 Socket x 4 Optional Q VGA and DVI Connector g E SATAI Power Conn E SATA Over 5 He E USB Connector E M Over l EE ATA 133 IDE USB Connector HE SEIS Conn DE1 O Audio Connector JEJERE DDR3 128Mb GPU Memory Floppy Connector i for HAO7ULTRA IDE 1 FDD Optional DDR2 128Mb GPU Memory for 4 pin PWR Connector 07 Ultra 95 9 790GX Chipset HAO7 HAO7 GT_ RTL8111C See 5 750 Chipset Gigabit LAN mn fet Power PCI Express 1 1 18 CHA FAN PCI Express x16 ame by 8 lane C l T PCI Express x1 i i i ml Connectors UU 1 2 3 4 HDMI SPDIF ig Clear CMOS ig odds sqm gianna Realtek ALC888 ep nc aA Audio Decod BIOS Speaker udio Decode pci Power Led T Di 8 Front Panel Connector o Li T 5 1 051 Audio S
45. e IDE and six Serial ATA2 devices to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee the data security without failure in advanced computing performance The AMD790GX motherboards provide 10 100 1000 LAN function with RTL8111C PCI E Gigabit LAN which supports 10 100 1000Mbps data transfer rate And the embedded 8 channel HD Audio CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards that offer you with the home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility The AMD790GX Series motherboards deliver outstanding value and performance for gamers with a true bandwidth design for Multi GPU configurations This high bandwidth architecture in the AMD 790GX chipset are with the flexibility for single or dual card or three cards configurations The AMD 790GX chipset provide 2 x16 8 line PCI Express slots to support simultaneous operation of graphics cards for astonishing performance with brilliant and intense 3D graphics AMD790GX Series motherboard series offer two PCI Express2 0x16 graphics slots Two PCI Express 16 98 deliver up to 4Gbyte sec data transfer rate at each relative direction When installed switch card the will doubled its bandwidth Two PCI Express x1 I O slot offers 1024 Mbyte sec concurrently over 7 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133Mbye sec tackling the most demanding multimedia tasks nowadays The AMD790GX motherboards also carry two 32 bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I O peripheral devices
46. he ROM BIOS and message Check Flash type and copy flash write erase routines to 0 000 segments Check Cmos Circuitry and reset CMOS Program the chipset registers with CMOS values Init onboard clock generator 66 Early System setup Check the CPU ID and init L1 L2 cache Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS INT HDLR and initialize INT 00h 1Fh according to INT TBL First step initialize if single CPU onboard Re init KB If support HPM HPM get initialized here 67 KBC and CMOS Init Verifies CMOS is working correctly detects bad battery If failed load CMOS defaults and load into chipset Final Initial KBC and setup BIOS data area 68 Video Init Read CMOS location 14h to find out type of video in use Detect and Initialize Video Adapter Test video memory write sign on message to screen Setup shadow RAM Enable shadow according to Setup 69 8259 Init Init 8259 channel 1 and mask IRQ 9 6A Memory test Quick Memory Test 6B CPU Detect and IO Detect CPU speed and display init CPU vendor specific version string and turn on all necessary CPU features Display PnP logo and PnP early init Setup virus protect according to Setup If required will auto load Awdflash exe in POST Initializing onboard superIO 6 Reserved 6D Reserved 6E Reserved 6F Reserved 70 Setup Init Display setup message and enable
47. ientation as shown T g Colden Arrow O B gt IB lt E e E a O o e li D 1 ami CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket 2 PE f i When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket No force required to insert of the CPU and then press the level to locate position slightly without any extra force 2 4 Install Memory This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES DIMM socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of 128MB to maximum memory volume of 8GB DDRII SDRAM Valid Memory Configurations Bank2 3 DIMM2 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 DDR2 1066 128MB 2GB Dual channel Limited 1 Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMMI amp DIMM2or DIMM3 amp DIMMA or four DIMM Modules plug in DIMMI DIMMA DIMMI amp 2 or DIMM3 amp DIMMA must be the same type same size same frequency for dual channel function Install DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult you can refer to figure below to see how to install a 240 Pin DDRIIS33 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 DDR2 1066SDRAM module DIMM3 amp Dual Channel 2 r1 mr DIMMI BANKO4BANKI DIMM2 BANK2 BANK3 DIMM3 BANK4 BANKS 6 DIMMI amp DIMM2 Dual Channel 1 Graph 2 4 NOTE When you
48. install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides WARNING For the DDR SDRAM CLOCK is set at 400MHz use only DDR2 800 compliant DDR2 Modules When this motherboard operate at 400Mhz most system will not even boot if non compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues if your DDR Modules are not DDR2 800 compliant set the SDRAM clock to 200MHz to ensure system stability 2 5 Expansion Cards 2 5 1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers Remove your computer s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Align the card s connectors and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above Replace the computer system s cover Set up the BIOS if necessary Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card UOS OV Tu D 2 5 2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must exclusively assign toone use Ina standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Printy Standard function NA Stem ier SS ans SENE x a eae ommunications Port COM1 Sound sometimes LPT2 lop
49. is your CD ROM drive Mainboard Device Drivers Install From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may take 8 selections ATI install ATI integrated driver SOUND install ALC 888HD Audio driver LAN install LAN RAID install RAID SATA Driver and Utility PC CILLIN install PC CILLIN2007 anti virus program PC HEALTH install My Guard PC Health utility BROWSE CD to browse the contents of the CD EXIT to exit from MAGIC INSTALL menu po c Qv ee Ne 4 1 Install ATI Driver Pack Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ATI Software The InstallShield Wizard wil install ATI Software on your computer To continue click Next gt 1 Click ATI in the MAGIC INSTALL MENU 2 Click NEXT when ATI software driver pack appears appears License Agreement WU Please read the following license agreement carefully Setup has finished installing the selected components to your S system Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer End User License Agreement a PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED Yes want to restart my computer now
50. isabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result settings are Enabled and Disabled 3 6 1 PCIE Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIE Configuration Primary dual slot config GFX Port 1 Item Help GFX Port 2 GPP1 GPP2 Menu Level GPP3 NB SB Port Features Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Primary Dul Slot Config Selecting Auto allows PCI E x16by8lane socket can make Hybrid CrossFire with the onboard VGA Card 3 6 2 IGX Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Iternal Graphics Mode UMA frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer Location IGX Engine Clock OVERRIDE IGX Engine Clock Surround View IGX Clock Speek UMA SP Inter leave Mode Size Ratio SP UMA SP Power Management SB NB Termination SP ODT SP CMD Hold SP DATA Hold IGX Configuration UMA Side port Auto Above 4G Enabled 700 Auto 400MHz Auto 4MB 1 1 Auto Disabled Disabled Auto Auto Item Help Menu Level gt N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F
51. isk Otherwise the system performance on this channel may drop 10 Serial ATAII Port connector SATA1 SATA6 E SATA 1 optional This connector supports the provided Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard with serial hard disk is not for SATA harddrive it is only for connecting to SATAII 1 SATA 2 SATA3 SATAA SATAS SATA6O to let the ESATA port work CE satas 2999oosf 200000 2999999 200000 2999999 AA C 29299997 SATM 1g oe eo Ses 11 ESATA Port CN1 for ESATA optional This connector supports the External Serial ATA2 ESATA enable the full SATA interface speed outside the chassis up to 3Gb s The ESATA port can be enabled only when the E SATA 1 is connected to one of SATA 1 SATAO 12 D Sub 15 pin Connector VGA1 is the 15 pin D Subminiature female connector it is for the display devices such as the CRT monitor LCD monitor and so on 13 Digital Visual Interface DVI This interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors 14 High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI This point to point interface is for audio and video signals designed as a single cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment 15 2 6 2 Headers
52. l processing unit CPU the principal integrated circuit used for doing the computing in personal computer Front Side Bus Frequency the working frequency of the motherboard which is generated by the clock generator for CPU DRAM and PCI BUS CPU L2 Cache the flash memory inside the CPU normal it depend on CPU type 2 3 2 About AMD Athlon64 Socket AM2 CPU This motherboard provides a socket AM2 surface mount Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket referred to as the mPGA940 socket supports AMD 2 processor in the 940 Pin package utilizes Flip Chip Pin Grid Array package technology The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating If this is not the case then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system WARNING sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor s heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN if necessary To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below The notched corner should point toward the end of the level Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the or
53. llel Serial Parallel ports also game port Ports 78 Reserved 79 Reserved 7A Detect amp Initialize Initialize math coprocessor Math Coprocessor 7B Reserved 7C HDD Check for Write HDD check out protection 7D Reserved 7E Reserved 7F POST error check Check POST error and display them and ask for user intervention 80 Reserved 81 Reserved 82 Security Check Ask password security optional 83 Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen 84 Pre boot Enable Enable parity checker Enable NMI Enable cache before boot 85 Initialize Initialize any option ROMs present Option ROMs from C8000h to EFFFFh NOTE When FSCAN option is enabled ROMs initialize from C8000h to F7FFFh 86 Reserved 87 Reserved 88 Reserved 89 Reserved 8A Reserved 8B Reserved 8C Reserved 8D Reserved 8E Reserved 8F Reserved 90 Reserved 91 Reserved 92 Reserved 93 Boot Medium Read and store boot partition head and detection cylinders values in RAM L 94 Final Init Final init for last micro details before boot 95 Special KBC patch Set system speed for boot Setup NumLock status according to Setup 96 Boot Attempt Set low stack Boot via INT 19h FF Boot Quick POST Codes Code hex Name Description 65 Init onboard device Early Initialized the super IO Reset Video controller Keyboard controller init Test the Keyboard Initialized the mouse Onboard audio controller initialize if exist Check the intergraty of t
54. me Description Code hex 5A Early Chipset Init Early Initialized the super IO 56 Reset Video controller Keyboard controller init Test the Keyboard Initilized the mouse 5B Cmos Check Check Cmos Circuitry and reset CMOS 5C Chipset default Program the chipset registers with Prog CMOS values Init onboard clock generator 5D Identify the CPU Check the CPU ID and init L1 L2 cache 5E Setup Interrupt Initialize first 120 interrupt Vector Table vectors with SPURIOUS INT HDLR and INT 00h 1Fh according to INT TBL First step initialize if single CPU Onboard Re init KB If support HPM HPM get initialized Here 5F Test CMOS Verifies CMOS is working correctly Interface and detects bad battery If failed load Battery status CMOS defaults and load into chipset 60 KBC final Init Final Initial KBC and setup BIOS data area 61 Initialize Video Read CMOS location 14h to find out Interface type of video in use Detect and Initialize Video Adapter 62 Video memory test Test video memory write sign on message to screen Setup shadow RAM Enable shadow according to Setup 63 Setup PS2 mouse and Setup PS2 Mouse and reset KB test DMA Test DMA channel 0 64 Test 8259 Test 8259 channel 1 and mask IRQ 9 65 Init Boot Device Detect if mouse is present initialize mouse install interrupt vectors Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port ACPI sub system initializing Initialize cache con
55. n you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu e Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing lt Del gt immediately allows you to enter Setup If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to Press to continue or Del to enter Setup 3 2 Getting Help Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item exit the Help Window press Esc 3 3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 3 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu
56. nd troubles because of computer problems Still using time consuming backup software that occupies lots of HD space Pro Magic Plus an instant system recovery software tailored to solve these problems for you It combines various application tools e g anti virus backup software uninstall software multi boot software to satisfy your needs of all sorts of system protections 2 What functions does Pro Magic Plus have 1 Instant System Restoration Regardless of mis operation or system crash install Pro Magic Plus beforehand would allow you to instantly restore your system back by simply reboot your computer Easy to use Auto installation from CD ROM Supports Mouse System Uninstall Pro Magic provides a protection mode which allows user to freely test any software If user does not want to keep the software just reboot the computer to restore back to the previous state and Pro Magic will remove it completely from you computer Password Security Pro Magic provides double password protection including user password for entering each OS and manager password for managing Pro Magic which can effectively prevent others from using your computer without permission or data from being stolen disable item for OEM version Complete Protection Pro Magic not only protects the system disk but also can protect your data disk and does not require to reboot when backup or restore data disk Multipoint Save Restore
57. number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends F6 Optimized Defaults on the DRAM timing The settings are Auto 3 4 and 5 RAS to CAS Delay 36 F7 Standard Defaults This field let s you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system Row Precharge Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain date Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system 3 12 Thermal Throttling Options Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Thermal Throttling Options CPU Thermal Throttling Disabled Item Help CPU Throttling Temp CPU Throttling Duty N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults 3 13 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for stable performance system operations 3 14 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimi
58. oenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature CPU Clock At Next BOOT PCIE Reference Clock SB Refence Clock Spread Spectrum CPU RATIO at Next BOOT AOD Compatibility CPU Voltage At Next Boot CPU Vorce 7 Shift VDIMM Select NB Voltage Setting NB VDDHT Setting Memory clock Mode DRAM Clock at Next Boot DRAM Configuration HT Link Frequency Embedded Memtest Test CPU VCORE 7 SHIFT Press Enter 200 100 100 Enabled Auto Disabled Default Normal 1 95V 1 15v 1 26v Auto DDR533 Press Enter Auto Disabled Item Help Menu Level CPU Vcore 7 shift N Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature CPU Clock At Next BOOT PCIE Reference Clock SB Refence Clock Spread Spectrum CPU RATIO at Next BOOT AOD Compatibility CPU Voltage At Next Boot CPU Vorce 7 Shift VDIMM Select NB Voltage Setting NB VDDHT Setting Memory clock Mode DRAM Clock at Next Boot DRAM Configuration HT Link Frequency Embedded Memtest Test CPU VCORE 7 SHIFT Press Enter 200 100 100 Enabled Auto Disabled Default Normal 1 95 1 15 1 26v Auto DDR533 Press Enter Auto Disabled Item Help Menu Level CPU Vcore shift Ti Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 S
59. oting in order to prolong the lift of the system s power supply See the figure below 7 Power switch PWR BTN This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted power switch to power ON OFF the system wm z t m gt nO x Bc E 8 B FT TT 2 BE PWRLED 2 o pint gt 200 jwrp 86 5 1 gt 1099 1 dd pem 0 THE 28657 a mgao E LJ 1 s UU RESET uu m 5 System Case Connections 8 FAN Power Headers SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 CHAFAN 3 pin CPUFAN 4 pin These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector z T 9886 E MEM 222 B ll o 226 MM 1 4 tit SYSFAN2 3 1 T DB eam mm SS i 3 1 1 rax i 99 Power Headers 32201 9 CD Audio In Headers 4 pin CDIN1 CDIN are the connectors for CD Audio Input signal Please connect it to CD ROM CD Audio output connector o o
60. p Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM 64MB HDD S M A R T Capability Advanced BIOS Features Press Enter Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Hard Disk CDROM Floppy Enabled Disable On Disabled 6 250 Setup Enabled 1 4 052 Disabled Item Help Menu Level Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Hard Disk Boot Priority The selection is for you to choose the hard disk drives priorities to boot from Virus Warning The selection Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Disabled default No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table CPU Internal Cache The default value is Enabled Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Note The internal cache is built in the processor 23 External Cache Choose Enabled or Disabled This option en
61. perating system before switch off the power switch For power supply you can press ATX power switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 9X click Start button click Shut down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after windows shut down Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory the motherboard This program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system When you start the computer the BIOS program will gain control The BIOS first operates an auto diagnostic test called POST power on self test for all the necessary hardware it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system OS Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and in ensuring that your system performance as its best In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3 1 you can see several options We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here e Press lt Esc gt to quit the BIOS Setup e Press The gt up down left right to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify e Press whe
62. play CPU vendor specific version string and turn on all necessary CPU features 56 Reserved 57 PnP Init Display PnP logo and PnP early init 58 Reserved 59 Setup Virus Protect Setup virus protect according to Setup 5A Reserved 5B Awdflash Load If required will auto load Awdflash exe in POST 5C Reserved 5D Onboard I O Init Initializing onboard superIO 5E Reserved Reserved 60 Setup enable Display setup message and enable setup functions 61 Reserved 62 Reserved 63 Initialize amp Install Detect if mouse is present initialize Mouse mouse install interrupt 53 vectors 64 Reserved 65 PS2 Mouse special Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port 66 Reserved 67 ACPI init ACPI sub system initializing 68 Reserved 69 Setup Cache Initialize cache controller Controller 6A Reserved 6B Setup Entering Enter setup check and auto configuration check up 6C Reserved 6D Initialize Floppy Initialize floppy disk drive controller Drive amp Controller and any drives 6E Reserved 6F FDD install Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters 70 Reserved 7 Reserved 72 Reserved 73 Initialize Hard Initialize hard drive controller and any Drive amp Controller drives 74 Reserved 75 Install HDD IDE device detection and install 76 Reserved 71 Detect amp Initialize Initialize any serial and para
63. py Disk Controller rinter Port LPT 1 System CMOS Real Time Clock 2410 ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices 7 N A 10 3 2 5 3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below RTA INTE INTC TINTD INTE INTF INTH soro o o T o Slot REN AE US __ HD Audio MC97 EE If using PCI cards on shared slots make sure that the drivers support Shared IRQ or that the cards don t need IRQ assignments Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable 2 5 4 PCI Express Slot Two PCI Express2 0 x16 8 lane graphic slot offer 4Gbyte sec data transfer rate at each relative direction and up to 8Gbyte sec concurrent bandwidth at full speed Two x1 PCI Express Slot offer 1024Mbyte sec concurrently over 7 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133Mbye sec tackling the most demanding multimedia tasks nowadays Fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision2 0 support PCI Express VGA card and other PCI Express device This motherboard support Hybrid CrossFireX function ii je j B Bi Se PCI E x1 Slot
64. r UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto N e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults IDE DMA transfer access The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for one IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The settings are Enabled and Disabled Primary Master Slave PIO The two IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 2 for each of the two IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 2 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The settings are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 and Ultra DMA 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support settings are Auto Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support settings are
65. r you select the features you want to install and the folder to install it i Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 Via Installation Completed Congratulations You have successfully installed Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 Click the Finish button to close this window restart your computer and put Trend Micro PC cillin Internet Security 2007 to work Automatically restart your computer now recommended Note To start PC cillin Internet Security double click the icon in the system tray 6 Click automatically restart your computer now and Finish to activate this function 43 4 6 PC HEALTH Install MyGuard Hardware monitor Utility m Wolcome tn the Wizard fot MyGuanf MYGUARD 1 Click PC HEALTH when MAGIC INSTALL 2 Click Next on Install shield wizard Window MENU appears appears 3 Click Install to begin the installation 4 Click Finish to complete the installation NOTE MAGIC INSTALL will auto detect file path X NF ORCE4 MMYGUARD SETUP EXE 4 7 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS STEP 1 Prepare a boot disc You may make one by click START click RUN type SYS A click OK STEP 2 Copy utility program to your boot disc You may copy from DRIVER CD X FLASH AWDFLASH EXE or download from our web site STEP 3 Download and make a copy of the latest BIOS for 770 SERIES motherboard series from the web site to your boot disc STEP 4 Insert your boot disc into A
66. rts SCSI hard disk with Windows 2000 or OS above Notice Before Installation 1 Before install Pro Magic Plus turn off all anti virus software Include BIOS anti virus function 2 Pro Magic Plus does not support multiple PRI partitions If you have multiple PRI partitions please repartition your HD before installation 3 If your HDD is not fully partitioned with un partitioned unused space at end of HDD please repartition the HDD before install Pro Magic Plus Debug Port Post Code APPENDIX Normal POST Codes NOTE EISA POST codes are typically output to port address 300h ISA POST codes are output to port address 80h Code hex Name Description Turn Off Chipset OEM Specific Cache control cache And CPU test Processor Status 1FLAGS Verification Tests the following processor status flags Carry zero sign overflow The BIOS sets each flag verifies They are set then turns each flag off and verifies it is off Read Write Verify all CPU registers except SS SP and BP with data pattern FF and 00 RAM must be periodically refreshed to keep the memory from decaying This function ensures that the memory refresh function is working properly cI Memory Presence First block memory detect OEM Specific Test to size on board memory Early chip set initialization Memory presence test OEM chip set routines Clear low 64K of memory Test firs
67. ssign IRQ for VGA Enabled Assign IRQ for USB Enabled PCI Latency Timer CLK 64 PCI Express Relative Items Maximum Payload Size 4096 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults Reset Configuration Data If you enable this item and restart the system any Plug and Play configuration data stored in the BIOS Setup is cleared from memory Init Display First Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI E slots or is integrated on the motherboard If a PCI E graphics card is installed the onboard VGA will be disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled Assign IRQ For USB Names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the USB on your system Activity ofthe selected IRQ always awakens the system 3 10 PC Health Status This section shows the Status of you CPU Fan and Warning for overall system status This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Show PC Health in Post Enabled Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help smart FAN Configuration Press Enter Vcc3 3 3 36V 1 35 Menu Level gt Vcore NBVCC 1 12V 5V 4 85
68. supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual 4 Turn your peripheral as following order a Your monitor b Other external peripheral Printer Scanner External Modem etc c Your system power For ATX power supplies you need to turn on the power supply and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case 5 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on If it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature system will then run power on test While the test is running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power system may have failed on power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected One long beep followed by three short Video card not found or video card memory High frequency beeps when system is CPU overheated working System running at a lower frequency 6 During power on press Delete key to enter BIOS setup Follow the instructions in BIOS SETUP 7 Power off your computer You must first exit or shut down your o
69. t 64K memory C2 Early Memory OEM Specific Board Initialization Initialization C3 Extend Memory DRAM OEM Specific Turn on extended memory select Initialization Cyrix CPU initialization Cache initialization Special Display OEM Specific Display Video Switch Handling Handling so that Switch Handling display switch errors never occurs C5 Early Shadow OEM specific Early shadow enable for fast boot C6 Cache presence test External cache size detection CF CMOS Check CMOS checkup BO Spurious If interrupt occurs in protected mode B1 Unclaimed NMI If unmasked NMI occurs display Press F1 to disable NMI F2 reboot BF Program Chip Set To program chipset from defaults values 1 Setup Pages 1 Page 1 E2 Page 2 etc 1 Force load Default Chipset defaults program to chipset 2 Reserved 3 Early Superio Init Early Initialized the super IO Code hex Name Description 4 Reserved 5 Blank video Reset Video controller 6 Reserved 7 Init KBC Keyboard controller init 8 KB test Test the Keyboard 9 Reserved A Mouse Init Initialized the mouse 51 B Onboard Audio init Onboard audio controller initialize if exist C Reserved D Reserved E CheckSum Check Check the intergraty of the ROM BIOS and message F Reserved 10 Auto detec EEPROM Check Flash type and copy flash write erase routines to 0F000h segments
70. tain 23 3 6 ADVANCED CHIPSET 25 3 6 1 PCIE CONFIGURATION 25 3 6 2 IGX CONFIGURATION 26 3 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 3 7 1 SUPER IO DEVICE 3 7 2 ONCHIP IDE FUNTION sns 28 3 7 3 ONCHIP PCI 2 2 2 2 4 tata 29 3 8 POWER MANAGEMENT 04000 30 3 9 MISCELLANEOUS CONFIGURATION 0 0 31 3 10 PC HEALTH 32 3 11 POWER USER OVERCLOCK 1 44 1 eee eres 33 3 11 1 36 3 11 DRAM CONFIGURATION 4 2 36 3 12 CPU THERMAL THROTTLING 8 0 37 3 13 LOAD FAIL SAFE 37 3 14 LOAD OPTIMISED DEFAULTS 2 0024 37 3 15 SET PASSWORD SETTINGS suat AA 37 CHAPTER4 DRIVER amp FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 9X ME NT4 0 2000 XP ee 39 41 ATI INSTALL ATI DRIVER 40 4 2 SOUND INSTAL
71. troller 66 Install Boot Enter setup check and auto Devices configuration check up Initialize floppy disk drive controller and any drives Install FDD and setup BIOS data area Parameters Initialize hard drive controller and any drives IDE device detection and install 67 Cache Init Cache init and USB init 68 PM init PM initialization 69 PM final Init and Final init Before resume issue SMI FF Full on BootBlock POST Codes Code hex Name Description 1 Base memory test Clear base memory area 0000 0000 9000 ffffh 5 KB init Initialized KBC 1 2 Install interrupt Install int vector 0 77 and vectors initialized 00 1fh to their proper place OD Init Video Video initializing 41 Init FDD Scan floppy and media capacity for onboard superIlO 57 Boot Load boot sector
72. tting Install CPU and Fan Install System Memory DIMM Install Expansion cards Connect IDE and Front Panel Back Panel cable Connect ATX Power cable Power On and Load Standard Default Reboot 9 Install Operating System 10 Install Driver and Utility 2 2 Checking Motherboard s Jumper Setting 1 Keyboard USB function Enabled Disabled JP1 po Oy UA dp 1 2 8 1 e cS i 1 omes d Pin 1 2 Closed Pin 2 3 Closed n OO 1 2 Closed KB USB Power ON Disable Default 2 3 Closed KB USB Power ON Enabled m a wat Keyboard Mouse amp USB Power On Setting Bet Gum 2 CMOS RAM Clear 3 pin JBAT A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1 2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data To clear the CMOS follow the procedure below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector 3 Locate JBAT and short pins 2 3 for a few seconds 4 Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 2 5 Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector Note When should clear CMOS 1 Troubleshooting 2 Forget password 3 After over clocking system boot fail DEBA 3 Pin 1 2 Closed 44 Pin 2 3 Closed o Cre JBAT JBAT Til EH 1 2 Closed Normal 2 3 Closed Clear CMOS CMOS RAM Clear Setting 2 3 2 3 1 Glossary
73. ubling yourself to locate the front panel jumpers to find the reset jumper 1 2 Specification form factor 4 layers PCB size 30 5cm 24 5cm AMD790GX North Bridge Chipset Chipset SB750 South Bridge Chipset Support 64bit AMD Athlon64 940 Pin package utilizes Flip Chip Pin Grid Array package processor CPU Socket AM2 Support for future AMD Athlon64 940 pin Dual Core Athlon 64x2 processor Athlon 64 amp Sempron Processors with HTT Frequency 1GHz and the latest AMD Phenom FX quad core AMD Phenom processors with HTT 3 0 240 pin DDRII Module socket x 4 Support 4pcs DDRII400 DDRIIS33 DDRII667 DDRIISO0 DDRII1066 Memory Socket Modules Expandable to 8GB Dual channel supported DDRII 128Mb GPU Memory for 07 amp HA07 GT DDRII 128Mb GPU Memory for HAO7ULTRA 2pcs PCI Express x16 by 8 lane 2pcs PCI Express x1 slot 32 bit PCI slot x 2pcs One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering ATA PIO DMA and the IDE ULTRA DMA 33 66 100 133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB s for 2 IDE Devices and for 4 Serial ATA2 ports providing 300 MB sec data transfer rate with RAID 0 1 10 5 functions Integrated RTL8111C PCI E 10 100 1000 LAN Gigabit LAN Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10Mb 100Mb 1000 Mb s data transfer rate Realtek ALC888 Azalia 8 channel Audio Codec integrated 8 CH Audio Support 8
74. ut the system would run a stable way Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system operations for performance use Password Settings This entry for setting Supervisor password and User password Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 3 4 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories Each category includes no or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master gt IDE Channel 0 Slave Drive A Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Mon 1 2008 22 46 33 NONE NONE 1 44M 3 5in All Errors 640K 39219K 393216K Item Help Menu Level Change the day month year and century Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values Date F6 Optimized Defaults The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only F7 Standard Defaults Month month from Jan through Dec Date The date from 1 to 31 c
75. zed Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 15 Password Settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Password Settings Set Supervisor Password Press Enter Item Help Set User Password Press Enter POCHE Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults You can set either supervisor or user password or both of them differences Supervisor password enter and change the options of the setup menus User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the 37 center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password the password again and press Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm that the password will be disabled On

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