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A870U3/A870 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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275 del 30/10/2002
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1999/05/CE
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  • Page 1 A870U3/A870 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 ..............3 Motherboard Layout................. 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ......5 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)........5 FAN Headers..................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    A870U3/A870 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 A870U3 A870 Socket AM3 Socket AM3 AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron processors AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron processors AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing computing Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel Connectors

    Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 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: Motherboard Layout

    Motherboard Manual OTHERBOARD AYOUT CPU_FAN1 KBMS1 ATXPWR2 USB3_0 (A870U3) USB2_0 (A870) J USBV1 JCMOS1 RJ45USB1 AUDIO1 ATXPWR1 PEX1_1 PEX16_1 PEX1_2 SB850 PEX16_2 PCI1 SATA1 SATA3 Codec Super I/O SATA2 SATA4 PCI2 SATA5 SY S_FA N1 JSPDIFOUT1 F_USB1F_USB2 JUSBV2 J_PRINT 1...
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    A870U3/A870 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION (CPU) NSTALLING ENTRAL ROCESSING Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle.
  • Page 8 Motherboard Manual Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1. This completes the installation.
  • Page 9: Fan Headers

    A870U3/A870 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

    Motherboard Manual NSTALLING YSTEM EMORY A. DDR3 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 chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
  • Page 11 A870U3/A870 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Total Memory DDR3 Module Location Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3_A2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Max is 16GB. DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3_B2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB C. Dual Channel Memory installation Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table.
  • Page 12: Connectors And Slots

    Motherboard Manual ONNECTORS AND LOTS SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 3.0 spec and with transfer rate of 6.0Gb/s. Assignment Ground SATA1 SATA3 Ground SATA2 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 Ground...
  • Page 13 A870U3/A870 ATXPWR1: 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...
  • Page 14 Motherboard Manual PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 16GB/s totally. PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins. PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x4 Slot PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    A870U3/A870 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 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data.
  • Page 17 A870U3/A870 JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at USB3_0 (USB2_0)/RJ45USB1. JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2. Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at USB3_0 (USB2_0)/RJ45USB1. JUSBV2: +5V STB for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2.
  • Page 18 Motherboard Manual JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Assignment SPDIF_OUT Ground J_PRINT1: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC. Assignment Assignment -Strobe Ground -ALF Data 6 Data 0 Ground...
  • Page 19: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    A870U3/A870 CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERATING YSTEM Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. 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 20 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 21 A870U3/A870 RAID 10: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 10 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 22 Motherboard Manual RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the drives in the array. Fault tolerance is maintained by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a different drive from those used to store the data itself.
  • Page 23: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    A870U3/A870 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 24: Software

    Motherboard Manual OFTWARE 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. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Launching Software After the installation process, you will see the software icon “eHOT Line”...
  • Page 25 A870U3/A870 After filling up this information, click “Send” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking for your confirmation; click “Send” to confirm or “Do Not Send” to cancel. If you want to save this information to a .txt file, click “Save As…” and then you will see a saving dialog appears asking you to enter file name.
  • Page 26 Motherboard Manual BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Show current BIOS information AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to a .bin file Update BIOS with a BIOS file <Backup BIOS>...
  • Page 27 A870U3/A870 <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 for asking you backup current BIOS.
  • Page 28: Extra Information

    Motherboard Manual XTRA NFORMATION 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 29 A870U3/A870 BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your BIOS via USB pen drive or floppy disk. The BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. To enter the utility, press <F12>...
  • Page 30: Ami Bios Beep Code

    Motherboard Manual AMI BIOS B Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:) “AMIBOOT.ROM” file not found in root directory of diskette in Insert next diskette if multiple diskettes are used for recovery Flash Programming successful File read error No Flash EPROM detected...
  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    A870U3/A870 ROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution There is no power in the system. Make sure power cable is Power LED does not shine; the securely plugged in. fan of the power supply does not Replace cable. work Contact technical support. Indicator light on keyboard does not shine.
  • Page 32: Appendix: Spec In Other Languages

    Motherboard Manual APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES ERMAN A870U3 A870 Sockel AM3 Sockel AM3 AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron Prozessoren AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron Prozessoren Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit- Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit- und 64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung und 64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung Unterstützt Hyper Transport 3.0 und Cool’n’Quiet...
  • Page 33 Unterstützt RAID 0 / 1 / 10 / 5 onen Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Biostar behält sich das Recht vor , ohne Biostar behält sich das Recht vor , ohne OS-Unterstüt Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ein Ankündigung die Unterstützung für ein...
  • Page 34: French

    Motherboard Manual RENCH A870U3 A870 Socket AM3 Socket AM3 Processeurs AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron Processeurs AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits bits Prend en charge Hyper Transport 3.0 et Prend en charge Hyper Transport 3.0 et...
  • Page 35 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 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 préavis.
  • Page 36: Italian

    Motherboard Manual TALIAN A870U3 A870 Socket AM3 Socket AM3 Processori AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron Processori AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit computazione 32 e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper Transport 3.0 e Supporto di Hyper Transport 3.0 e...
  • Page 37 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 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 38: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH A870U3 A870 Conector AM3 Conector AM3 Procesadores AMD Phenom II/Athlon Procesadores AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron II/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 Soporta las tecnologías Hyper Transport 3.0 y...
  • Page 39 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Soporte de 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 40: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORTUGUESE A870U3 A870 Socket AM3 Socket AM3 Processadores AMD Phenom II/Athlon Processadores AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron II/Sempron A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits de 32 e 64 bits Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport 3.0 e...
  • Page 41 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 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 42: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH A870U3 A870 Socket AM3 Socket AM3 AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron Procesory AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron Procesory Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie Procesor 32 i 64 bitowe 32 i 64 bitowe Obsługa Hyper Transport 3.0 oraz Cool’n’Quiet Obsługa Hyper Transport 3.0 oraz Cool’n’Quiet...
  • Page 43 Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 10 / 5 specjalne Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Obsluga Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub systemu operacyjne odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu...
  • Page 44: Russian

    Motherboard Manual USSIAN A870U3 A870 Гнездо AM3 Гнездо AM3 Процессоры AMD Phenom II/Athlon Процессоры AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron II/Sempron (центральный Архитектура AMD 64 разрешать обработка Архитектура AMD 64 разрешать обработка процессор) данных на 32 и 64 бит данных на 32 и 64 бит...
  • Page 45 ки Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Поддержка Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или удалять средства обеспечения для OS с...
  • Page 46: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual RABIC A870 A870U3 ‫ﻣﻘﺒﺲ‬A ‫ ﻣﻘﺒﺲ‬AM3 ‫ﻣﻘﺒﺲ‬AM3 ‫ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron ‫ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron ‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ‬ ‫وﺡﺪة‬ ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬AMD 64 ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬AMD 64 ‫ﺏﺖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫إﺝﺮاء اﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎت اﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮﺏﻴﺔ ﺏﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﺏﺖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫إﺝﺮاء اﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎت اﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮﺏﻴﺔ ﺏﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺮآﺰیﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬Hyper Transport 3.0 Cool’n’Quiet...
  • Page 47 Windows XP / Vista / 7 Windows XP / Vista / 7 ‫اﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫أﻥﻈﻤﺔ‬ ‫دﻋﻢ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ ‫ﺏﺪون إﺥﻄﺎر‬ ‫ﺏﺪون إﺥﻄﺎر‬...
  • Page 48: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual APANESE A870U3 A870 Socket AM3 Socket AM3 AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron プロセッサ AMD Phenom II/Athlon II/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、32ビットと64ビット計 算が可能です 算が可能です ハイパートランスポート3.0とクールアンドクワイア ハイパートランスポート3.0とクールアンドクワイア ットをサポートします ットをサポートします (最高のワット: 125W) (最高のワット: 125W) 5.2 GT/sのバンド幅までハイパートランスポート3.0 5.2 GT/sのバンド幅までハイパートランスポート3.0 をサポートします をサポートします AMD 870 AMD 870 チップセット...
  • Page 49 A870U3/A870 A870U3 A870 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 S/PDIFアウトコネクタ S/PDIFアウトコネクタ CPUファンヘッダ CPUファンヘッダ オンボードコ システムファンヘッダ システムファンヘッダ ネクタ CMOSクリアヘッダ CMOSクリアヘッダ USB 2.0コネクタ USB 2.0コネクタ 電源コネクタ(24ピン) 電源コネクタ(24ピン) 電源コネクタ(4ピン) 電源コネクタ(4ピン) プリンタポートコネクタ プリンタポートコネクタ PS/2キーボード PS/2キーボード PS/2マウス PS/2マウス シリアルポート 背面パネル シリアルポート LANポート LANポート USB 2.0ポート(で SB850) USB 2.0ポート...

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