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- Page 1 USER GUIDE Version:1.0 A78F2P-M ® 40-012-KF6101...
- Page 2 Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern- ing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 3 Describes the motherboard page 51 software. Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 5 Provides information about page 55 Setting Up AMD A78 RAID SATA RAID Setup Configuration Chapter 6 Provides basic trouble page 63 Trouble Shooting shooting tips. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Front Panel Header..............23 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility..............25 The Standard Configuration...........25 Entering the Setup Utility............25 Using BIOS..................26 BIOS Navigation Keys..............27 Main Menu................28 Advanced Menu................29 Chipset..................43 M.I.B.III..................45 Boot..................47 Security Menu.................48 Exit Menu................49 Updating the BIOS..............50 A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 5 Manual Installation................53 Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD A78 RAID Configuration Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array..........55 Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly..........63 Start up problems after prolong use..........64 Maintenance and care tips..............64 Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart.............65 A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 6: Introducing The Motherboard
Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the A78F2P-M motherboard. This motherboard is a high per- formance, enhanced function motherboard that supports FM2+ socket for AMD FM2(+) APU processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets. The motherboard is based on AMD A78 express chipset for best desktop platform. It supports up to 32GB of system memory with dual channel DDR3 1866/1600/1333. -
Page 7: Specifications
Specifications • Socket FM2+ for AMD FM2(+) APU processors • Supports CPU up to 125W TDP Note: Please go to ECS website for the latest CPU support list. Chipset • AMD A78 Memory • Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture • 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 32 GB •... - Page 8 F7 hot key for boot up devices option • Supports Multi-language • Supports PaUp clear CMOS Hotkey (Has PS2KB Model only) • Supports DASH and TPM (optional) • Supports AC’97/HD Audio auto detect (default) Form Factor • mATX Size, 244mm x 244mm A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 9: Motherboard Components
Motherboard Components A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 10 19. JP1 Mono & Stereo switch jumper 20. SPKR Speaker header 21. PCI 32-bit add-on card slot 22. PCIE1X PCI Express x1 slot 23. PCIE16X PCI Express slot for graphics interface 24. ATX12V 4-pin +12V power connector A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 11: I/O Ports
It can be connected to an external CD/DVD player, Tape player or other audio devices for audio input. 11. Line-out(lime) It is used to connect to speakers or headphones. 12. Microphone(pink) It is used to connect to a microphone. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 12: Installing The Motherboard
Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws. Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 13: Checking Jumper Settings
The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save and Exit Setup”. JP1: Mono & Stereo Switch jumper A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 14: Installing Hardware
Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU correctly. Press the metal lever back into its original position. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 15: Installing The Cpu Cooler
CPU, and make it to be a thin layer. B. Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and flip the levers over the heat sink in place. C. Connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN connector. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 16: Installing Memory Modules
The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM. Based on AMD official specification: If there is only 2 memory modules, please install them into DDR3_2 and DDR3_4 slots for system operation. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 17: Installing Add-On Cards
*FM2+ APU supports PCI Express Gen3, FM2 APU supports PCI Express Gen2. Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card care- fully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually configure the card before installation. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 18 2. The onboard PCI interface does not support 64-bit SCSI cards. Please refer the following illustrations to install the add-on card: Install the LAN Card in the PCIE X1 slot Install the VGA Card in the PCI slot Install the VGA Card in the PCIE X16 slot A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 19: Connecting Optional Devices
Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: Components Components COM1~2 F_USB1~2 CASE SATA1~4 USB3F F_AUDIO 1. COM1~2: Onboard serial port headers Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your system. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 20 This is a header that can be used to connect to the printer, scanner or other devices. 3. CASE: Chassis Intrusion Detect Header This detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 21 A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang- 5. TPM: Trusted Platform Module header (optional) Trusted platform module (TPM) is a published specification detailing a micro con- troller that can store secured information, and implementations of that specifica- tion. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 22 SATA1~4 connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s device, simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Paral- lel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 23 97 Front Panel, please tick off the option of “ Disabled Front Panel Detect ”. If you use HD Audio Front Panel, please don’ t tick off “Disabled Front Panel Detect ” . * For reference only A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 24 If you use AC’ 97 Front Panel, please don’ t tick off “Using Front Jack Detect ”. If you use HD Audio Front Panel, please tick off the option of “Using Front Jack Detect ”. * For reference only A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 25: Installing A Sata Hard Drive
Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply. * For reference only A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 26: Connecting Case Components
1. CPU_FAN (CPU cooling FAN Power Connector) & 4. SYS_FAN (System Cooling FAN Power Connector) & 5. PWR_FAN (Power Cooling FAN Power Connector) Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN. Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN. Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 27 24-pin power cable Connecting 4-pin power cable The ATX12V4P power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. When installing 4-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX12V4P match perfectly. 4-pin power cable A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 28: Front Panel Header
50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement is due to internal de-bounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 29 6. SPKR: Speaker Connect the case speaker cable to SPKR. This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 30: Using Bios
When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 31: Using Bios
Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for informa- tion. Some options (marked with a triangle ) lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option. Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 32: Bios Navigation Keys
BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS. Please visit the manufacture’s website for updated manual. 2. In this Gui BIOS, you can operate by mouse or keyboard. Click : select item; Double click: enter; Right click: exit. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 33: Main Menu
The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 34: Advanced Menu
Enter : Select Super IO Configuration +/- : Change Opt. Trusted Computing F1: General Help F2: Previous Vaules F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2 . 17. 1246 . Copyright (C) 2014 American Megatrends, Inc. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 35 F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2 . 17. 1246 . Copyright (C) 2014 American Megatrends, Inc. DASH Support (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable DASH function. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 36 F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2 . 17. 1246 . Copyright (C) 2014 American Megatrends, Inc. Onboard LAN Controller (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable Onboard LAN. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 37 These items enable you to define the CPU smart fun/system smart fan/power smart fan by smartly adjusting the CPU smart fan/system smart fan/power smart fan. When it is set at certain temperature, the CPU smart fan/system smart fan/power smart fan PWM value will change accordingly. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 38 System Temperature • CPU Fan Speed • System Fan Speed • Power Fan Speed • VCC3V • DIMM Voltage • • CPU Voltage • FCH Voltage • +12V Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 39 You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature. EUP Function (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 40 Version 2 . 17. 1246 . Copyright (C) 2014 American Megatrends, Inc. ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] This item allows user to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) Sleep State (default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 41 This item shows CPU L3 Cache. C6 Mode (Enabled) This item enables or disables the C6 mode. AMD Turbo Core (Auto) These P-states are referred to as boosted P-states. AMD C&Q (Enabled) This item enables or disables the CPU C&Q Function. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 42 SATA Port1~4 (Hitachi HDP725/Not Present) This motherboard supports four SATA channels, each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these item to configure each device on the SATA channel. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 43 Use this item to enable or disable USB 3.0 controller. We recommand users keep the default value. Disabling it might cause the USB devices not to work properly. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 44 This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Device Mode (Standrad Serial Por...) This item shows the information of the device mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 45 This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Device Mode (Standrad Serial Por...) This item shows the information of the device mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 46 This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Device Mode (Standard and Bi-dir...) This item shows the information of the device mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 47 TPM Active Status (Deactivated) This item displays the TPM status to be activated or not. TPM Owner Status (Owned) This item displays the TPM status to be owned or not. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 48: Chipset
This item allows you to select graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Dual Graphics Mode (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable Dual Graphics Mode function. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 49 This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up, and the item below indicates the current status of the case. Chassis Opened (No) This item indicates whether the case has been opened. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 50: M.i.b.iii
CAS# Latency (tCL) (9) This item determines the operation of DDR SDRAM memory CAS(column address strobe). It is recommanded that you leave this item at the default value. The 2Tsetting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 51 2. Press and hold the “Page Up Key (PgUp)” of the keyboard, and then boot the PC 3. Two seconds after the PC boots up, release the “Page Up Key (PgUp)”. 4. The BIOS returns to the default setting by itself. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 52: Boot
Use this item to select boot mode. Set Boot Priority This item enables you to set boot priority for all boot devices. Boot Option #1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6 /7 These items show the boot priorities. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 53: Security Menu
This item shows user password installed or not. Platform Mode (Setup) This item allows you to set the platform mode. Secure Boot (Disabled) This item is used to control the secure boot flow, it is possible only if system runs in User Mode. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 54: Exit Menu
This item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item enables you to restore user defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override Use this item to select the boot device. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 55: Updating The Bios
BIOS jumper, reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten. The computer will restart automatically. This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 56: Using The Motherboard Software
Click Setup. The installation program begins: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing. The motherboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 57 Windows 8 will show the following screen after system restart, you must select “Desktop” in the bottom left to install the next driver. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 58: Manual Installation
If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program, browse to the oper- ating system subfolder and locate the readme text file (README.TXT or README.DOC) for information on installing the driver or software for your operating system. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 59 Memo A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 60: Setting Up Amd A78 Raid Configuration
: Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Vaules F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save and Exit ESC: Exit Version 2 . 17. 1246 . Copyright (C) 2014 American Megatrends, Inc. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 61 FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2006 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments....[ 1 ] Define LD..........[ 2 ] Define LD..........[ 3 ] Controller Configuration....[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit Figure 1.3 Main Menu A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 62 Stripe block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal, which is 64KB, but the values can be 64 KB and 128 KB. When choose RAID 1, the Stripe block size is unchangeable. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 63 ---- ------ ---- LD 7 ---- ---- ------ ---- LD 8 ---- ---- ------ ---- [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save Figure 1.6 Define LD Menu A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 64 The following screen appears (Figure 1.8). RAID BIOS Version 2.5.1540.33 (c) 2006 ATI Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Mode Size TRACK-MAPPING STATUS 2+0 RAID 0 318000M 38661/255/63 Functional ASUS DVD-E818AT Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility..._ Figure 1.8 A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 65 * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Devices ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 1.10 Windows Setup—Specify Devices Specify the AMD drivers. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
- Page 66 Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...
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Page 68: Trouble Shooting
1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Apply the thermal grease onto the CPU heatsink & ensure the CPU fan is well-connected with the CPU heatsink. Check if the CPU fan is working properly while the system is running. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... -
Page 69: Start Up Problems After Prolong Use
6. If possible, ensure the power cord has an earth ground pin directly from the wall outlet. This will reduce voltage fluctuation that may damage sensitive devices. A78F2P-M USER MANUAL... - Page 71 Memo A78F2P-M USER MANUAL...