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Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don't take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don't have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
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Page 1: Static Electricity Precautions
Motherboard User’s Guide This publication, including photographs, illustrations and software, is under the protection of international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this guide, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Table of Contents Trademark ......................i Chapter 1: Introduction ..................1 Key Features ........................1 Package Contents ......................4 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............. 5 I/O Ports .......................... 5 Motherboard Components.................. 6 Installing the Processor ....................7 Installing Memory Modules .................. - Page 3 Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips ..............41 Start up problems during assemly ................4 1 Start up problems after prolong use ................4 2 Maintenance and care tips ..................4 2 Notice: 1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft.
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Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that sup- ports socket AM3 for AMD Phenom II processor/Athlon II/Sempron proces- sors for high-end business or personal desktop markets. The motherboard incorporates the AMD 740G (RS740) Northbridge (NB) and SB700 Southbridge (SB) chipsets. - Page 5 Motherboard User’s Guide Chipset There are AMD740G Northbridge and SB700 Southbridge in this chipset in accor- dance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and per- formance. One x4 A-Link Express II interface (PCI Express 1.1 compliant) for •...
- Page 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Audio (VIA VT1705 CODEC) 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec • Exceeds Microsoft Windows Logo Program (WLP) Requirements • ADCs support 44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/192KHz sample rate • Power Support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V • Fast Ethernet LAN (optional) Supports PCI Express •...
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Page 7: Package Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following: Power management • Wake-up alarms • CPU parameters and memory timing • CPU and memory timing • The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds. -
Page 8: Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard... -
Page 9: Motherboard Components
Motherboard User’s Guide Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENTS Socket AM3 for AMD Phenom II/Athlon 1. CPU Socket II/Sempron processors 2. CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector 3. DDR3_1~2 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots 4. ATX_POWER Standard 24-pin ATX power connector 5. IDE Primary IDE connector 6. -
Page 10: Installing The Processor
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing PS/2 Mouse device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the low er PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices. VGA Port LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork. -
Page 11: Installing Memory Modules
Motherboard User’s Guide CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU: Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket. Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position. Match the pin1 corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the socket. - Page 12 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Over its predecessor, DDR3-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. In addition, DDR2- SDRAM offers new features and functions that enable a higher clock rate and data rate operations of 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz.
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Page 13: Jumper Settings
Motherboard User’s Guide Note for dual-channel DDR2: 1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown. 2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules. Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. -
Page 14: Install The Motherboard
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Install The Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard. Install the motherboard in a case. -
Page 15: Connecting Optional Devices
Motherboard User’s Guide Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK header on the motherboard. Signal SPKR F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. - Page 16 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addition- ally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1~2 to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
- Page 17 Motherboard User’s Guide LPT: Onboard parallel port header This is a header that can ba used to connect to the printer, scanner or other devices. Pin Signal Name Signal Name STROBE ERROR INIT SLCTIN Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground BUSK Ground...
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Page 18: Install Other Devices
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below. IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others. The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. -
Page 19: Expansion Slots
Motherboard User’s Guide Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms. - Page 20 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16/ PCI Express x1/CNR/PCI expansion card. 1. Locate the PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, CNR or PCI slots on the mainboard. 2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3.
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Page 21: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo- nents. -
Page 22: Standard Cmos Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. -
Page 23: Advanced Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Setup Help Item Auto... -
Page 24: Advanced Chipset Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Boot Other Device (Yes) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second and Third boot devices. Advanced Chipset Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. -
Page 25: Integrated Peripherals Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Features Setup Enabled Onboard IDE Controller Help Item Enabled SATA Configuration Onboard SATA Mode Auto Enabled... -
Page 26: Power Management Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ECP Mode DMA Channel (DMA3) Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port. Parallel Port IRQ (IRQ7) Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port. USB Functions (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the USB function. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. -
Page 27: Pci/Plug Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Resume By USB (S3) This item allows you to enable/disable the USB device wakeup function from S3 mode. Resume By PS2 KB (S3) This item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode. -
Page 28: Pc Health Status Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Page On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the param- eters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Security Features Help Item -=- System Hardware Monitor-=- Smart Fan Function... - Page 29 Motherboard User’s Guide CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control Enabled Normal: auto adjusts SMART Fan Mode Quiet depending on the CPU High Limit Temperature.(°C) temperature. Low Limit Temperature.(°C) High Limit PWM Quiet: auto minimizes Low Limit PWM...
- Page 30 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART FAN Control Enabled Normal: auto adjusts SMART Fan Mode Manual depending on the CPU High Limit Temperature.(°C) temperature. Low Limit Temperature.(°C) High Limit PWM Quiet: auto minimizes...
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Page 31: Frequency/Voltage Control Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Frequency/Voltage Control Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Frequency/Voltage Control Help Item Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Memory Voltage 1.6V Options Spread Spectrum... -
Page 32: Supervisor Password Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Supervisor Password Page This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Supervisor Password Help Item Supervisor Password : Not Installed Install or Change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter password. -
Page 33: Save & Exit Setup
Motherboard User’s Guide Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration. When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>... -
Page 34: Chapter 4 Software & Applications
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD-ROM/CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support DVD-ROM/CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary driv- ers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. - Page 35 Motherboard User’s Guide section. The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface. The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disk in the drive;...
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Page 36: Bundled Software Installation
Chapter 4: Software & Applications The support software will automatically install. Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what- ever software you selected. -
Page 37: Chapter 5 Setting Up Amd Sb700 Raid Configuration
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 5 Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Setting Up a boota Setting Up a bootab b b b b le RAID Setting Up a boota le RAID le RAID Arr r r r r a a a a a y y y y y Setting Up a boota Setting Up a boota le RAID... - Page 38 Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC reboots. 5 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing Ctrl-F when prompted, and proceed to set up the AMD RAID BIOS as described in the next section. Configuring the AMD RAID BIOS The AMD RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
- Page 39 Motherboard User’s Guide Select [2], then select LD 1 in the following page. The Define LD Menu screen appears (Figure 1.4). Figure 1.4 Define LD Menu Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.
- Page 40 Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Assigning the Disks 1. Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk. Figure 1.5 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have been assigned as RAID 0 array disks.
- Page 41 Motherboard User’s Guide Press ESC to exit. The Main Menu screen appears (Figure 1.7). Figure 1.7 Main Menu Press Y to reboot. The following screen appears (Figure 1.8). Figure 1.8...
- Page 42 Chapter 5: Setting Up AMD SB700 RAID Configuration Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes AMD RAID drivers. If so, then this section is not relevant. If that is not the case (or you are trying to install a new version of Windows), then you will need an AMD RAID driver F6 install floppy.
- Page 43 Motherboard User’s Guide The following Windows Setup screen appears: Figure 1.11 Windows Setup—Selected SCSI Adapter Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform” and press Enter for 32-bit OS or Select “ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 plat- form” and press Enter for 64-bit OS. The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers: Figure 1.12 Windows Setup—AMD drives listed Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation.
- Page 44 Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Tips Star Star t up pr t up pr lems during assemb lems during assembl l l l l y y y y y lems during assemb Star Star Star t up pr t up pr t up prob oblems during assemb...
- Page 45 Motherboard User’s Guide c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly. 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed.
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