Biostar A740G M2+ Setup Manual
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  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction

    • Before You Start
    • Package Checklist
    • Motherboard Features
    • Rear Panel Connectors
    • Motherboard Layout
  • Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    • Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • FAN Headers
    • Installing System Memory
    • Connectors and Slots
  • Chapter 3 Headers & Jumpers Setup

    • How to Setup Jumpers
    • Detail Settings
  • Chapter 4: RAID Functions

    • Operation System
    • Raid Arrays
    • How RAID Works
  • Chapter 5: Useful Help

    • Driver Installation Note
    • Software
    • Extra Information
    • Troubleshooting
    • Appendencies: Spec in Other Language
    • German
    • France
    • Italian
    • Polish
    • Russian
    • Arabic
    • Japanese

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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.............1 Before You Start..............1 Package Checklist..............1 Motherboard Features............2 Rear Panel Connectors............3 Motherboard Layout ............4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation........5 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)........ 5 FAN Headers................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE T ART Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable work ing environment with sufficient lighting.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD EAT URES SPEC Socket AM2+ / AM2 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 computing / Sempron / Phenom processors Supports Hyper Transport 2.0 and Cool=n=Quiet Support HyperTransport 2.0 Supports up to 2.0 GT/s Bandwidth...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel Connectors

    Board Size 215 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support Features Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support OS Support Windows XP / VISTA for any OS With or without notice. ANEL ONNECT ORS...
  • Page 6: Motherboard Layout

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual OT HERBOARD AYOUT JCFAN1 JKBMS1 JATXPWR2 JAT XPWR1 JUSB1 JUSBV1 JUSBLAN1 JAUDIO1 740G JAUDIOF1 JCDIN1 L AN PEX1 _1 PEX16_ 1 Codec JSFAN1 PCI1 SB700 SATA5 SATA6 JUSB4 JSPDIF_OUT1 Sup er I/O SATA3 PCI2 SATA1...
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NST ALLING ENT RAL ROCESSING Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle.
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1.
  • Page 9: Fan Headers

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ FAN H EADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.
  • Page 10: Installing System Memory

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual NST ALLING YST EM EMORY A. Memory Modules Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot.
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Total Memory DDR2 Module Location Size DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB Max is 8GB. DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel f unction of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the f ollowing table.
  • Page 12: Connectors And Slots

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual 2.4 C ONNECT ORS AND LOT S FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk ty pes. This connector supports the prov ided f loppy drive ribbon cable.
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, f or an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Data transf er bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direction; 500MB/s in total. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5GB/s on the data pins.
  • Page 14: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW T O ET UP UMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is “open”.
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. Assignment Assignment +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V Ground Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PW_OK...
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC f ront panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. Assignment +5V (fused) +5V (fused)
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ JSPDIF_O UT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF_OUT Ground JAUDIO F1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC f ront panel.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual JCDIN1: CD-RO M Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source f rom the v ariaty dev ices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc. Assignment Left Channel Input...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ JPRNT1: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC. Assignment Assignment -Strobe Ground -ALF Data 6 Data 0 Ground -Error Data 7 Data 1 Ground -Init -ACK Data 2 Ground...
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4). Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBV2: +5V STB for USB ports at f ront panel (JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4).
  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERAT ION YST EM Supports Windows XP Home/Prof essional Edition, and Windows Vista. 4.2 R RRAYS RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improves disk read and write times for many applications.
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array.
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ RAID 1+0: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0 solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform. Benefits: Optimizes for both fault tolerance and perf ormance, allowing for automatic redundancy.
  • Page 24: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP RIVER NST ALLAT ION OT E After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance.
  • Page 25: Software

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ OFT WARE Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive. The drivers installation program would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. Select Software Installation, and then click on the respective software title.
  • Page 26 If you are not using Outlook Express a s your default e-mail client application, you may need to save the system information to a .txt file and send the file to our tech support with other e-mail application. Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for getting our contact information.
  • Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Show current BI OS information AWARD BIO S AMI BIO S Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to a .bin file...
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual <Update BIOS> Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website. For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure should be run with Clear CMOS function, so please check on Clear CMOS first. Then click Update BIOS button, a dialog will show f or asking you backup current BIOS.
  • Page 29: Extra Information

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ XT RA NFORMAT ION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again.
  • Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility prov iding y ou an easy and simple way to update y our BIOS v ia USB pen drive or f loppy disk. The BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. To enter the utility, press <F12> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST) procedure while booting up.
  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A740G M2+ 5.4 T ROUBLESHOOT ING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, f an securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable.
  • Page 32: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE ERMAN Spezifikationen Sockel AM2+ / AM2 Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit- und AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung X2 / Sempron / Phenom Prozessoren Unterstützt Hyper Transport 2.0 und Cool’n’Quiet Unterstützt HyperTransport 2.0 mit einer Bandbreite von bis zu 2.0 GT/s...
  • Page 33 Platinengröß 215 mm (B) X 244 mm (L) Sonderfunkti Unterstützt RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 onen Biostar behält sich das Recht vor , ohne Ankündigung OS-Unterstü Windows XP / VISTA die Unterstützung für ein Betriebssystem tzung hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen.
  • Page 34: France

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual RANCE SPEC Socket AM2+ / AM2 L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX Prend en charge Hyper Transport 2.0 et Cool’n’Quiet / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Prend en charge Hyper Transport 2.0 Bus frontal...
  • Page 35 215 mm (l) X 244 mm (H) carte Fonctionnal ités Prise en charge RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 spéciales Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer le Support SE Windows XP / VISTA support de SE avec ou sans préavis.
  • Page 36: Italian

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual T ALIAN SPECIFICA Socket AM2+ / AM2 L’architettura AMD 64 abilita l a computazione 32 Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX e 64 bit / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Supporto di Hyper Tra nsport 2.0 e Cool’...
  • Page 37 215 mm (larghezza) x 244 mm i scheda (altezza) Caratterist Supporto RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 iche speciali Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o Windows XP / VISTA operativi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo se nza pre avviso.
  • Page 38: Spanish

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual PANISH Especificación La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y Conector AM2+ / AM2 64 bits Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 Soporta las tecnologías Hyper T ransport 2.0 y FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Cool’n’Quiet Admite HyperTransport 2.0 con un ancho...
  • Page 39 215 mm. (A) X 244 Mm. (H) la placa Funciones Admite RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 especiales Soporte de Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar el Windows XP / VISTA sistema soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo. operativo...
  • Page 40: Portuguese

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual ORT UGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕES A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de Socket AM2+ / AM2 32 e 64 bits Processadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport 2.0 e FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Cool’n’Quiet Suporta a tecnologia HyperT ransport 2.0...
  • Page 41 215 mm (L) X 244 mm (A) da placa Característi Suporta as funções RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 especiais Sistemas A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou remover operativos Windows XP / VISTA suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem suportados aviso prévio.
  • Page 42: Polish

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual OLISH SPEC Socket AM2+ / AM2 Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 Procesor AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 bitowe X2 / Sempron / Phenom Procesory Obsługa Hyper T ransport 2.0 oraz Cool’n’Quiet Obsługa HyperT ransport 2.0 o szerokości pasma do 2.0 GT/s...
  • Page 43 Port DVI Wymiary 215 mm (S) X 244 mm (W) płyty Funkcje Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 specjalne Obsluga Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub systemu Windows XP / VISTA odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu operacyjne operacyjnego bez powiadomienia.
  • Page 44: Russian

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual USSIAN СПЕЦ Гнездо AM2+ / AM2 Архитектура AMD 64 разрешат ь обработка данных (централь ный Процессоры AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 на 32 и 64 бит FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Поддержка...
  • Page 45 215 мм (Ш) X 244 мм (В) панели Специальн ые техническ Поддержка RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 ие характери стики Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или Поддержк Windows XP / VISTA удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или без а OS предварительного уведомления.
  • Page 46: Arabic

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual RABIC ‫اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت‬ ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ‬AM2+ / AM2 ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬AMD 64 ‫ﺑﺖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫إﺟﺮاء اﻟﻌ ﻤ ﻠﻴﺎت ا ﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮﺑﻴﺔ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺔ‬ ‫وﺡﺪة‬ ‫ﻡﻌ ﺎ ﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron / Hyper T ransport 2.0 Cool’n’Quiet ‫ﺔ‬...
  • Page 47 ‫ﻋﺮض‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫ا ﻟ ﻠﻮﺡﺔ‬ ‫ﺡﺠﻢ‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 ‫ﻡﺰایﺎ ﺥﺎﺹﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺑﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إز ا ﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷ ي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺑﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ Windows XP / VISTA ‫ا ﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫أﻥﻈﻤﺔ‬ ‫دﻋﻢ‬ ‫ﺑﺪون إﺥﻄﺎر‬...
  • Page 48: Japanese

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Motherboard Manual APANESE 仕様 AMD 64アーキテクチャでは、32ビットと64ビット計算が可 Socket AM2+ / AM2 能です AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 ハイパートランスポート2.0とクールアンドクワイアットを X2 / Sempron / Phenom プロセッサ サポートします 2.0 GT/sのバンド幅までハイパートランスポ ート2.0をサポートします AMD 740G チップセッ...
  • Page 49 USBコネクタ ます 電源コネクタ(24ピン) 電源コネクタ(4ピン) プリンタポートコネクタ 各コネクタは1つのプリンタポートをサポートします シリアルポートコネクタ PS/2キーボード PS/2マウス VGAポート 背面パネル LANポート USBポート オーディオジャック DVIポート ボードサイ 215 mm (幅) X 244 mm (高さ) ズ RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 のサポート 特殊機能 Biostarは事前のサポートなしにOSサポートを追加または削 OSサポート Windows XP / VISTA 除する権利を留保します。 2008/02/14...

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