Biostar A690G-M2 Setup Manual
Biostar A690G-M2 Setup Manual

Biostar A690G-M2 Setup Manual

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A690G-M2 Setup Manual
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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  • Page 1 A690G-M2 Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ........1 Before You Start ................1 Package Checklist ................1 Motherboard Features..............2 Rear Panel Connectors ..............4 Motherboard Layout................. 5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ......6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)........6 FAN Headers..................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    A690G-M2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION EFORE TART 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 working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation.
  • Page 4: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Manual OTHERBOARD EATURES Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron processors Sempron processors AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing...
  • Page 5 Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA OS Support Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice. support for any OS With or without notice.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel Connectors

    Motherboard Manual ANEL ONNECTORS PS/2 Mouse Port PS/2 Keyboard Port DVI-D VGA Port The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video interface transmitting digital video signals to digital display devices such as flat panel LCDs or digital projectors. The DVI-D connector allows digital signals transmission only.
  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout

    A690G-M2 OTHERBOARD AYOUT JCOM1 JKBMS1 JATXPWR2 Super I/O JCFAN1 JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 AUDIO1 (for Ver 5.x) AUDIO2 690G (for Ver 6.x) JSFAN1 PEX1_1 JCMOS1 PEX16_1 BAT1 PCI1 SATA4 SATA1 SB600 PCI2 SATA3 SATA2 Codec JSPDIF_OUT1 JPRNT1 JPANEL1 JAUDIOF1 JCDIN1 JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NSTALLING ENTRAL 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. Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle.
  • Page 9 A690G-M2 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. This completes the installation.
  • Page 10: Fan Headers

    Motherboard Manual 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 11: Installing System Memory

    A690G-M2 NSTALLING YSTEM 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. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining...
  • Page 12 Motherboard Manual B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Total Memory DDR2 Module Location Size DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1024MB Max is 4GB. DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1024MB DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1024MB C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the following table.
  • Page 13: Connectors And Slots

    A690G-M2 ONNECTORS AND LOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. IDE1: Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
  • Page 14 Motherboard Manual PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s totally. PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. Data transfer 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 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    A690G-M2 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP OW TO ETUP 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”. Pin opened...
  • Page 16 Motherboard Manual 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 Standby Voltage+5V +12V +12V Ground +3.3V JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector...
  • Page 17 A690G-M2 JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader. Assignment JUSB2 JUSB3 JUSB4...
  • Page 18 Motherboard Manual JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF_OUT Ground JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel.
  • Page 19: Clear Cmos Procedures

    A690G-M2 JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc. Assignment Left Channel Input Ground Ground Right Channel Input JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header...
  • Page 20 Motherboard Manual 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 -Scltin Busy Data 3 Ground Ground Data 4...
  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    A690G-M2 CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERATION YSTEM Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows Vista. 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 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. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes unavailable because of a hardware failure.
  • Page 23 A690G-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.
  • Page 24: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP RIVER NSTALLATION 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. You will see the following window after you insert the CD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.
  • Page 25: Award Bios Beep Code

    BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 1. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website.
  • Page 26 Motherboard Manual B. 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 27: Troubleshooting

    A690G-M2 ROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution No power to the system at all Make sure power cable is Power light don’t illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn Replace cable. Contact technical support. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on.
  • Page 28: Chapter 6: Warpspeederâ„¢ Iii

    Motherboard Manual WARPSPEEDER™ III CHAPTER 6: NTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™ III], a new powerful control utility, features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage.
  • Page 29: Installation

    A690G-M2 NSTALLATION 1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to install. 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed.
  • Page 30: Warpspeederâ„¢ Iii

    Motherboard Manual 6.4 W ™ III PEEDER 1. Desktop Icon: After the [WarpSpeeder™ III] has been installed, a [WarpSpeeder™ III] icon will appear on the desktop, just like the icon shown below. Now you can launch the [WarpSpeeder™ III] utility simply by double-clicking the desktop icon.
  • Page 31 A690G-M2 3. Overclock/Overvoltage Panel Click the Overclock/Overvoltage button in the Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock/Overvoltage Panel will show up as the following figure. As you can see, the Overclock Panel is on the right side, and the Overvoltage Panel is on the left side.
  • Page 32 Motherboard Manual Overclock Panel contains these features: a. “Auto-Overclock”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™ III] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. A warning dialog as below will show up to notify you that the system may become unstable, click on “OK”...
  • Page 33 A690G-M2 Overvoltage Panel contains these features: a. “CPU Voltage”: This function allows user to adjust CPU voltage. Click on “+” to increase or “-“ to decrease the CPU voltage. b. “Memory Voltage”: This function allows user to adjust Memory voltage. Click on “+”...
  • Page 34 Motherboard Manual 5. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will show up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking.
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  • Page 36: Appendencies: Spec In Other Language

    Motherboard Manual APPENDENCIES: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGE ERMAN Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Sockel AM2 Sockel AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Prozessoren Sempron Prozessoren Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit-...
  • Page 37 Unterstützt RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 onen Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA Biostar behält sich das Recht vor , ohne Biostar behält sich das Recht vor , ohne OS-Unterstü Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ein Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ein tzung Betriebssystem hinzuzufügen oder zu...
  • Page 38: France

    Motherboard Manual RANCE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits bits...
  • Page 39 Prise en charge RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 spéciales Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de Support SE supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans supprimer le support de SE avec ou sans préavis.
  • Page 40: Italian

    Motherboard Manual TALIAN Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit computazione 32 e 64 bit...
  • Page 41 Supporto RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 speciali Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA Sistemi Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o operativi rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati operativo senza preavviso.
  • Page 42: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Conector AM2 Conector AM2 Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y 64 bits 32 y 64 bits...
  • Page 43 Soporte de Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA sistema Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar operativo el soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo.
  • Page 44: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORTUGUESE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 Processadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits computação de 32 e 64 bits...
  • Page 45 Suporta as funções RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 especiais Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA Sistemas A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou operativos remover suporte para qualquer sistema remover suporte para qualquer sistema suportados operativo com ou sem aviso prévio.
  • Page 46: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Procesory Sempron Procesory Procesor Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie 32 i 64 bitowe...
  • Page 47 Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 specjalne Obsluga Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA systemu Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub operacyjne odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu operacyjnego bez powiadomienia.
  • Page 48: Russian

    Motherboard Manual USSIAN Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Гнездо AM2 Гнездо AM2 Процессоры AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Процессоры AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / (централь Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron ный...
  • Page 49 характери стики Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA Поддержк Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять а OS или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или без предварительного уведомления.
  • Page 50: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual RABIC Ver 6.x Ver 5.x ‫ﻣﻘﺒﺲ‬AM2 ‫ﻣﻘﺒﺲ‬AM2 ‫ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron / ‫ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron / ‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ‬ ‫وﺡﺪة‬ Althlon 64 X2 Althlon 64 X2 ‫اﻟﻤﺮآﺰیﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬AMD 64 ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ...
  • Page 51: Pci Express X16

    ‫ ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 ‫ﻣﺰایﺎ ﺥﺎﺹﺔ‬ Windows XP / VISTA Windows XP / VISTA ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫ﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫ا‬...
  • Page 52: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual APANESE Ver 5.x Ver 6.x Socket AM2 Socket AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 X2 / Sempron プロセッサ Sempron プロセッサ AMD 64アーキテクチャでは、 32ビットと64ビット計 AMD 64アーキテクチャでは、...
  • Page 53 A690G-M2 Ver 5.x Ver 6.x HDオーディ ALC888 ALC662 7.1チャンネルオーディオアウト 5.1チャンネルオーディオアウト オのサポー ト ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート ハイデフィニションオーディオのサポート PCI Express x16スロット PCI Express x16スロット PCI Express x1スロット PCI Express x1スロット スロット PCIスロット PCIスロット フロッピーコネクタ フロッピーコネクタ IDEコネクタ IDEコネクタ SATAコネクタ SATAコネクタ フロントパネルコネクタ フロントパネルコネクタ フロントオーディオコネクタ フロントオーディオコネクタ CDインコネクタ...

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