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PT880 Pro-A7 Combo
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 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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 Motherboard Features ..............1 Package List..................4 Layout and Components..............5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ..........6 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........6 FAN Headers ..................8 Installing System Memory .............. 9 Connectors and Slots ..............

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION OTHERBOARD EATURES Supports LGA 775. Supports Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.8GHz. Supports Intel Pentium D processor. Supports Intel Celeron D processor. Front side bus at the following frequency ranges: 533MHz (133MHz Core Clock) 800MHz (200MHz Core Clock) Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
  • Page 4 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo Super I/O Chip: ITE 8705AF. Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O functionality. Environment Control initiatives: H/W Monitor. Fan Speed Controller. ITE “Smart Guardian” function. System Memory Supports Dual Channel DDR/DDR2. Supports DDR2 400/533 memory and up to 2GB physical memory.

  • Page 5: Onboard Ide

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo Onboard IDE Two IDE connectors support 4 hard disk drives. Supports PIO mode 0~4. Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode. Internal On-board I/O Connectors and Headers 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.

  • Page 6: Package List

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo ACKAGE FDD cable x 1 HDD cable x 1 User’s Manual x 1 Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 Rear I/O panel for ATX case x 1 USB 2.0 cable x 1 (optional) Serial ATA cable x 1 (optional)

  • Page 7: Layout And Components

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo AYOUT AND OMPONENTS JKBMS1 JAUXPWR1 LGA775 JKBV1 CPU1 JCFAN1 (optional) JUSB1 JUSBV2 PT880 Pro JUSBLAN1 JATXPWR1 JAUDIO1 AGP1 CODEC BAT1 JSPDIF_IN1 (optional) PCI1 JSATA2 VT8237R JCDIN1 JDJ1(optional) PLUS JSPDIF_OUT1 PCI2 JSATA1 JUSBV3 JUSB3 JUSB4 JCI1 Super I/O...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NSTALLING ENTRAL ROCESSING Special Notice: Remove Pin Cap before installation, and make good preservation for future use. When the CPU is removed, cover the Pin Cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won’t be damaged.
  • Page 9 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo Step 2: Look for the triangular cut edge on socket, and the golden dot on CPU should point forwards this triangular cut edge. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation. Step 2-1: Step 2-2: Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation.

  • Page 10: Fan Headers

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo NSTALLING YSTEM EMORY 1. 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. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

  • Page 12: Connectors And Slots

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors...
  • Page 13 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo PCI1~PCI4: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
  • Page 14 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D graphics.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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”.
  • Page 16 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo JKBV1: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Pin 1-2 Close (default) +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Pin 2-3 Close PS/2 keyboard and mouse are powered by +5V standby voltage. Note: In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and mouse”, “JKBV1”...
  • Page 17 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo JAUXPWR1: Power Source Connector for CPU Power Circuit By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Assignment +12V +12V Ground Ground JPANEL1: Header for Front Panel Facilities This 22-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection.
  • Page 18 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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...
  • Page 19 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo JCI1: Chassis Open Header This connector allows system to monitor PC case open status. If the signal has been triggered, it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot-up. Assignment Case open signal...
  • Page 20 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo JSATA1/JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s. Assignment Ground JSATA1 Ground Ground JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel.
  • Page 21 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connectors These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF OUT Ground JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connectors These connectors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF input header.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4: Useful Help

    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 23 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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 24: Troubleshooting

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo ROUBLESHOOTING Problem 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 25: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo WARPSPEEDER™ CHAPTER 5: NTRODUCTION [WarpSpeeder™], 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 26: Installation

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 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 27: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo ™] PEEDER INCLUDES TRAY ICON AND PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility.
  • Page 28 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information.
  • Page 29 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not.
  • Page 30 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.
  • Page 31 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default...
  • Page 32 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to 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.
  • Page 33 PT880 Pro-A7 Combo Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’...

  • Page 34: Appendix

    PT880 Pro-A7 Combo APPENDIX: PCI-E VGA C ERTIFIED XPRESS The following PCI-Express VGA Cards are certificated to work with this motherboard. ASUS X300SE ASUS X550GE ASUS 5900 ELSA X850 ELSA X55 ELSA 6200 ELSA 6600 ELSA X700pro ELSA 6600GT Gigabyte X700...

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