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AMD 880G Series User's Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Package Checklist Thank you for choosing our product. Please check the following accessories, if there is any broken or part missing, please contact with your franchiser. • IDE Cable X 1 •...
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 1.2 Specifications - Support AMD(R) Socket AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors - AMD Phenom™ II x4/ Phenom™ II x3/ Phenom™ II x2/ Athlon™ II x4/ Athlon™ II x3/Athlon™ II x2/ Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ processors - Support AMD Cool'n'Quiet!™...
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 1.4 Connecting Rear Panel I/O Devices The rear I/O part of these mainboard provides the following I/O ports: (This picture is only for reference) • PS/2 Mouse: Connects to a PS/2 mouse. • PS/2 Keyboard: Connects to a PS/2 keyboard. •...
AMD 880G Series User's Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2.1 Choosing a Computer Chassis The mainboard and its component layouts illustrated in this chapter were based mainly on model “AMD 880G Series”, unless specifi cally stated. • Choose a chassis big enough to install this mainboard. •...
AMD 880G Series User's 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.
AMD 880G Series User's 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 DIMM slots, it including two 1.8V DDRII DIMM slots and two 1.5V DDRIII DIMM slots,supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices 2.5.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors JRS780M08_D 220*245 Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor,and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables.
AMD 880G Series User's 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.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 3.3 Dual BIOS Function (Optional) While JBIOSSLC jumpers are shorted at pin 1-2, the system will work with the DDR2 BIOS; if you short pin 2-3, the system will work with the DDR3 BIOS. JRS780M08_D 220*245 JBIOSSLC Auto...
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 3.5 JHPD Jumper &JHDT Jumper(Optional) JRS780M08_D 220*245 JHDT Jumper Default status. 1-2(Default) Normal HDT E n a b l e t o a l l o w t h e A M D OVER_DRIVE OverDrive feature to function. JHPD Jumper While the JHPD jumper are shorted at pin 1-2, the motherboard will automatically detect any DVI or HDMI...
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 3.7 Front Panel Switches & Speaker Headers JRS780M08_D 220*245 JHPD Speaker JHDT HDD_LED (Hard Driver LED Header) Connect the HDD LED cable to these PINs, in order to see the HDD status RESET (On the board right bottom,the RESET is reset switch) This connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 3.9Front Panel Audio JRS780M08_D 220*245 JHPD JHDT Pin No. Header HD Audio Definition AC97 Audio Definition PORT1L Microphone Microphone AGND Ground Ground PORT1R Microphone PRESENCE# Detection sense line from front HD audio. PORT2R Right Channel Right Channel SENSE1_RETURN To detect Microphone sense.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 3.11 S/PDIF Output Connection Header (Optional) S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format. It is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) machine or audio processing device. It allows the transfer of audio from one file to another without the conversion to and from an analog format, which could degrade the signal quality.
AMD 880G Series User's 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.
AMD 880G Series User's 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.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 4.5.3 Main Setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit System Overview ► System Information System Time [21:50:32] System Date [Mon 04/24/2009] Language [English] Floppy A [Disabled] ► Primary IDE Master : [Not Detected] ►...
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual • Language Allows you to selects the current default language used by the BIOS. • Floppy A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None.
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main USB Configuration Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO Module Version -2.24.3-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled : no USB devices are None connected. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]...
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 4.5.4 Advanced Setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU. WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. ← Select Screen ► CPU Configuration Select Item ↑...
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual ► NorthBridge Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Options NB CIMx Version:4.5.0 Disable Internal Graphics configuration UMA+SIDEPORT Internal Graphics Mode [UMA] UMA Frame Buffer Size [AUTO] GFX Engine Clock Override [Disable] Surround View...
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual ► Onboard Device Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration Disabled:disablea the intergrate IDE Controller Onboard PCI IDE Cintroller [Both] PRIMARY:enables only the Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Primary IDE Controller.
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual ・Press <Esc> key to return to "Advanced" menu. ► PCIPnP Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Clear NVRAM during System Boot. WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 4.5.6 Security Setting BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed ← Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Supervisor Password Enter Change...
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power ACPI Configuration Select the ACPI state used for Suspend mode [Auto] System Suspend. Repost Video On S3 Resume [NO] ← Select Screen Select Item ↑ ↓ Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual • PWRON After PWR-Fail This item selects the system action after an AC power failure. [Off]: When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power remains off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. [On]: When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power will be powered on automatically.
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 4.5.8 JUSTw00t! Setting(OverClock Settings) BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00T! Exit OverClock Settings ► Overclocking Configuration ► DRAM Timing ConFiguration ► Memory Configuration Memory CLK :N/A,667MHZ CAS Latency(Tcl) :N/A,9 CLK RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) :N/A,9 CLK Row Precharge Time(Trp) :N/A,9 CLK Min Active RAS(Tras)
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual • Bank Interleaving Sets the bank interleaving feature. Enable Clock to All DIMMs • This item is to enable or disable the unused clocks to DIMMs even the memory slots are not populated. MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID •...
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual ► AMD Overclocking Configuration Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY JUSTw00T! Overclocking Configuration The HyperTransport link Speed :2716MHZ, NB CLK:2000MHZ will run at this width. Maximum FSB Multiplier:13.5x Processor Frequency(FID) [Auto] Processor Voltage (VID) [Auto] Processor NB Frequency(NBFID)
AMD 880G Series User's Manual 4.5.9 Exit Options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Power JUSTw00t! Exit Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes. Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation.
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and select <Ok>,then press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. Or press <Cancel> to return to the main menu.
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AMD 880G Series User's Manual Load Optimized Defaults This option opens a dialog box that let you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Select <OK> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. select <Cancel> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The optimized defaults place demand on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory.
AMD 880G Series User's 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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AMD 880G Series User's Manual When you choose Mainboard Driver installation Utility, the drivers menu should appear as below: Back <- ATI Chipset Installation Utility Onboard LAN Driver Audio Driver Exit (This picture is only for reference) From the Drivers MENU you may make 3 selections: ATI Chipset Installtion Utility Onboard LAN Driver Audio Driver...
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