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The Possible Of Impossible ATI 690G/690C Socket AM2 Processor Mainboard ATI 690 Series User Manual Website: http://www.jwele.com Rev: 1.00, Aug 2007 P/N: 80ENATI690...
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ATI 690 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Package Checklist Thank you for choosing our product. Please check the following packing and accessories, if there is any broken or part missing, please contact with your franchiser. • HDD Cable X 1 •...
ATI 690 Series User Manual 1.2 Specifications ® - Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64/Ahtlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2/ Sempron Processor - AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing - Supports up to 1GHz Bandwidth - Supports Hyper Transport - Supports AMD CPU Cool 'n' Quiet Technology Chipset - Based on AMD RS690G/690C+SB600 chipset...
ATI 690 Series User Manual 1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of this mainboard provides the following I/O ports: • PS/2 Mouse: Connect to PS/2 mouse. • PS/2 Keyboard: Connect to PS/2 keyboard. • VGA: Connect to monitor input. •...
ATI 690 Series User Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis • Choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard. • As some features for this mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches or buttons on the chassis, make sure your chassis supports all the features required.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 2.3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the mainboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 2.3.2 Installation of the CPU Cooler For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU Cooler. 2.4 Installation of Memory Modules This mainboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 66/100/133 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor,and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables. Connect the single end (blue connector) at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board, the other two...
ATI 690 Series User Manual Chapter 3 Jumpers & Headers Setup 3.1 Checking Jumper Settings • For a 2-pin jumper, plug the jumper cap on both pins will make it CLOSE (SHORT). Remove the jumper cap, or plug it on either pin (reserved for future use) will leave it at OPEN position.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 3.4 FAN Power Connectors These connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector FAN2: System Fan Power Connector These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 3.6 Additional USB Port Headers Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data 0- Data 1- Data 0+ Data 1+ Ground Ground FUSB1 FUSB2 3.7 Serial Port Header This COM1 header supports a serial port module. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment - 1 -...
ATI 690 Series User Manual 3.8 IR Connection Header Connect the IrDA cable (if available) to this IR connector. Pin No. Definition IRRX IRTX 3.9 Front Panel Audio Connection Header This header provides the connection to audio connector at front panel. HD Audio: AC'97 Audio: Pin No.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 3.10 Internal Audio Connectors Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R CD IN 3.11 ATX Power Input Connectors This mainboard provides two power connectors to connect power supplier. 3 3V 5VSB PWR OK...
ATI 690 Series User Manual Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip. Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5 BIOS Setup — CMOS Setup Utility • In order to increase system stability and performance, our engineering staff is constantly improving the BIOS menu. The BIOS setup screens and descriptions illustrated in this manual are for your reference only, and may not completely match with what you see on your screen.
ATI 690 Series User Manual • PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect temperature, voltage, fan, speed. • Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. • Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.3 Standard CMOS Features Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, 11 2007 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 13 : 19 : 44 Menu Level ► ► IDE Channel 0 Master [MAXTOR STM380215A] ►...
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ATI 690 Series User Manual IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically. IDE Channel 0/2/3 Master/Slave When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE or SATA hard drive you are using.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.4 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ► Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Press Enter Item Help Virus Warning [Disabled] CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Menu Level ► External Cache [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test...
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ATI 690 Series User Manual ・ Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed if choose [Enable]. ・ Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. ・...
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.5 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features ► LDT & PCI Bus Control [Press Enter] Item Help PCIE GFX Core Payload Size [64 Bytes] PCIE GPP Core Payload Size [64 Bytes] Menu Level ►...
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ATI 690 Series User Manual • Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu ・ PCIE GFX Core Payload Size This item allows users to manually adjust the PCIE GFX Core Payload size. ・ PCIE GPP Core Payload Size This item allows users to manually adjust the PCIE GPP Core Payload size. ・...
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.6 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ► Onboard Devices [Press Enter] Item Help ► South OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] ► South OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter] Menu Level ► Init Display First [PCIEx] Surroundview...
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ATI 690 Series User Manual IDE DMA transfer access This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not. OnChip IDE Channel 0 The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled”...
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ATI 690 Series User Manual ・ Surroundview This item allows you to enable or disable Surroundview function. SurroundviewTM provides the power and convenience of multiadapter, multimonitor support for computers that use an AGP or PCI-E based graphics card in conjunction with ATI integrated graphics processors.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.7 Power Management Setup Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function [Enabled] Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Power Management [User Define] Menu Level ► Video Off Method [DPMS Support] HDD Power Down [Disabled] HDD Down In Suspend...
ATI 690 Series User Manual ・ Power -On by Alarm When set to Enable alarm resume, you can set the date (of month) and time (hh:mm:ss), that will awaken a system which has been powered down. ・ Day (of Month) Alarm [0]: This option power-on the system everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm”...
ATI 690 Series User Manual ・ Assign IRQ For USB When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system. However, if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ, set this field to Disabled.
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.10 Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control ► CPU Feature [Press Enter] Item Help ► DRAM Configuration [Press Enter] ► Onboard VGA Clock [Press Enter] Menu Level ► CPU Voltage Regulator [Auto] DRAM Voltage Regulator [Auto]...
ATI 690 Series User Manual 4.5.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and the <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter>...
ATI 690 Series User Manual To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely. !...
ATI 690 Series User Manual Chapter 5 Driver Installation Check your package and there is Driver CD included. This CD consists of all drivers you need. In addition, this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed, and which drivers needed so that your system can function properly.
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ATI 690 Series User Manual When you choose Mainboard Driver installation Utility, the drivers menu should appear as below: Back <- ATI Chipset All IN ONE Installation Utility LAN Driver Audio Driver Exit (This picture is only for reference) From the Drivers MENU you may make 3 selections: ATI Chipset All IN ONE Installation Utility LAN Driver Audio Driver...
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