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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 A770E3 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

    A770E3 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 SPEC Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II processors Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 (Maximum Watt: 95W) Support HyperTransport 3.0 Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth Northbridge: AMD 770 Chipset Southbridge: AMD SB710 Low Pin Count Interface...

  • Page 5: Rear Panel Connectors

    Board Size 205 mm(W) x 305 mm(L) Special RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support Features Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support OS Support Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 for any OS With or without notice. ANEL...

  • Page 6: Motherboard Layout

    Motherboard Manual OTHERBOARD AYOUT KBMS1 CPU_FAN1 ATXPWR2 JUSBV1 USB1 ATXPWR1 RJ45USB1 AUDIO1 PEX1_1 JCMOS1 PEX16_1 BIOS PEX1_2 SB710 Super I/O PCI1 SATA1 SATA3 SATA5 PCI2 Codec JUSBV2 F_USB1F_USB2 PCI3 SATA2 SATA4 SATA6 SYS_FAN1 JSPDIFOUT1 FDD1 J_PRINT1 PANEL1 F_AUDIO1 Note: represents the 1 pin.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    A770E3 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

    A770E3 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 A770E3 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket DDR3 Module Total Memory Size Location DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Max is 16GB. DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DIMMB2 256MB/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 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. IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, Multi-word DMA, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
  • Page 13 A770E3 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. PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slots PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total. PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup

    A770E3 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 F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector. Assignment Mic Left in Ground Mic Right in GPIO Right line in Jack Sense...

  • Page 17: Clear Cmos Procedures

    A770E3 JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2. JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1. Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at F_USB1/F_USB2. JUSBV2: +5V STB for USB ports at USB1/RJ45USB1.
  • Page 18 Motherboard Manual 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 -Error Data 7 Data 1 Ground -Init -ACK Data 2 Ground -Scltin Busy Data 3 Ground Ground Data 4...

  • Page 19: Chapter 4: Raid Functions

    A770E3 CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS PERATING YSTEM Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows Vista 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 A770E3 RAID 1+0: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0 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: Chapter 5: Useful Help

    Motherboard Manual 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 23: Software

    A770E3 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.
  • Page 24 If you are not using Outlook Express as your default e-mail client application, you may need to save the system information to a .txt file and send the file to our tech support with other e-mail application. Go to the following web http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php for getting our contact information.

  • Page 25: Bios Update

    A770E3 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...
  • Page 26 Motherboard Manual <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 27: Extra Information

    A770E3 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 28 Motherboard Manual 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> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST) procedure while booting up.

  • Page 29: Ami Bios Beep Code

    A770E3 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...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    Motherboard Manual 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.
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  • Page 32: Appendix: Spec In Other Languages

    Motherboard Manual APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES ERMAN Spezifikationen Sockel AM3 Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32-Bit- und AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Prozessoren 64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung (Maximales Watt: 95W) Unterstützt Hyper Transport 3.0 Unterstützt HyperTransport 3.0 mit einer Bandbreite von bis zu 5.2 GT/s AMD 770 Chipsatz AMD SB710...
  • Page 33 Rückseiten-E LAN-Anschluss USB-Anschluss Audioanschluss Platinengröße 205 mm (B) X 305 mm (L) Biostar behält sich das Recht vor, ohne Ankündigung OS-Unterstüt Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 die Unterstützung für ein Betriebssystem zung hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen.

  • Page 34: French

    Motherboard Manual RENCH SPEC Socket AM3 L'architecture AMD 64 permet le calcul 32 et 64 bits Processeurs AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Prend en charge Hyper Transport 3.0 (Watt maximum : 95W) Prend en charge Hyper Transport 3.0 jusqu'à Bus frontal une bande passante de 5.2 GT/s AMD 770 Chipset...
  • Page 35 Fiche audio Dimensions 205 mm (l) X 305 mm (H) de la carte Biostar se réserve le droit d'ajouter ou de supprimer Support SE Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 le support de SE avec ou sans préavis.

  • Page 36: Italian

    Motherboard Manual TALIAN SPECIFICA Socket AM3 L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la co mputazione 32 Processori AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II e 64 bit (Watt massimo: 95W) Supporto di Hyper Transport 3.0 Supporto di HyperTransport 3.0 fino a 5.2 GT/s di larghezza di banda AMD 770 Chipset AMD SB710...
  • Page 37 Porta USB Connettore audio 205 mm (larghezza) x 305 mm Dimension i scheda (altezza) Biostar si riserva il diritto di aggiungere o Sistemi operativi Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 rimuovere il supporto di qualsiasi sistema supportati...

  • Page 38: Spanish

    Motherboard Manual PANISH Especificación Conector AM3 La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y Procesadores AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II 64 bits (Vatio máximo: 95W) Soporta las tecnologías Hyper Transport 3.0 Admite HyperTransport 3.0 con un ancho de banda de hasta 5.2 GT/s Conjunto de AMD 770 chips...
  • Page 39 205 mm. (A) X 305 mm. (H) la placa Soporte de Biostar se reserva el derecho de añadir o retirar el sistema Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 soporte de cualquier SO con o sin aviso previo.

  • Page 40: Portuguese

    Motherboard Manual ORTUGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕES Socket AM3 A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 Processadores AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II e 64 bits (Watt máximo: 95W) Suporta as tecnologias Hyper Transport 3.0 Suporta a tecnologia HyperTransport 3.0 com uma largura de banda até 5.2 GT/s AMD 770 Chipset AMD SB710...
  • Page 41 Tomada de áudio Tamanho 205 mm (L) X 305 mm (A) da placa A Biostar reserva-se o direito de adicionar ou remover Sistemas operativos Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 suporte para qualquer sistema operativo com ou sem suportados aviso prévio.

  • Page 42: Polish

    Motherboard Manual OLISH SPEC Socket AM3 Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przetwarzanie Procesor AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II Procesory 32 i 64 bitowe (Maksymalny Watt: 95W) Obsługa Hyper Transport 3.0 Obsługa HyperTransport 3.0 o szerokości pasma do 5.2 GT/s AMD 770 Chipset AMD SB710 Moduł...
  • Page 43 Port LAN Port USB Gniazdo audio Wymiary 205 mm (S) X 305 mm (W) płyty Obsluga Biostar zastrzega sobie prawo dodawania lub systemu Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 odwoływania obsługi dowolnego systemu operacyjne operacyjnego bez powiadomienia.

  • Page 44: Russian

    Motherboard Manual USSIAN СПЕЦ Гнездо AM3 Архитектура AMD 64 разрешать обработка (центральн Процессоры AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II данных на 32 и 64 бит ый (Максимальный ватт: 95W) Поддержка Hyper Transport 3.0 процессор) Поддержка HyperTransport 3.0 с пропускной способностью до 5.2 GT/s AMD 770 Набор...
  • Page 45 Гнездо для подключения наушников Размер 205 мм (Ш) X 305 мм (В) панели Biostar сохраняет за собой право добавлять или Поддержка Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 удалять средства обеспечения для OS с или без предварительного уведомления.

  • Page 46: Arabic

    Motherboard Manual RABIC ‫اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت‬ ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ‬AM3 ‫ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬AMD 64 ‫ﺏﺖ‬ ‫و‬ ‫إﺝﺮاء اﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎت اﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮﺏﻴﺔ ﺏﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬ ‫وﺣﺪة اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ‬ ‫ﻡﻌﺎﻟﺠﺎت‬AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬Hyper Transport ‫و‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺮآﺰﻳﺔ‬ (‫)و59 :ﻗﺼ ﻮى واط‬ 5.2 GT/s ‫ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺔ‬HyperTransport ‫ﺏﺘﺮدد ﻳﺼﻞ إﻟﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﺎﻗﻞ اﻷﻡﺎﻡﻲ اﻟﺠﺎﻥﺒﻲ‬ AMD 770 ‫ﻡﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ...
  • Page 47 ‫ﻡﻨﻔﺬ ﺵﺒﻜﺔ اﺗﺼﺎل ﻡﺤﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ اﻟﺨﻠﻔﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬ ‫ﻡﻨﺎﻓﺬ‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬ ‫ﻡﻘﺒﺲ ﺹﻮت‬ ‫ارﺗﻔﺎع‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫ﻋﺮض‬ ‫ﻡﻢ‬ ‫ﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﻠﻮﺣﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺘﻔﻆ‬Biostar ‫ﺏﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ أو إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻢ ﻷي ﻥﻈﺎم ﺗﺸﻐﻴﻞ ﺏﺈﺥﻄﺎر أو‬ Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 ‫دﻋﻢ أﻥﻈﻤﺔ اﻟﺘﺸﻐﻴﻞ‬ ‫ﺏﺪون إﺥﻄﺎر‬...

  • Page 48: Japanese

    Motherboard Manual APANESE 仕様 Socket AM3 AMD 64アーキテクチャでは、 32ビットと64ビット計算が AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II プロセッサ 可能です (最高のワット: 95W) ハイパートランスポート3.0サポートします 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 AMD 770 チップセット AMD SB710 DDR3 DIMMスロット x 4 デュアル チャンネルモードDDR3メモリモジュール DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 をサポート 最大メモリ容量16GB メインメモリ...
  • Page 49 A770E3 仕様 フロッピーコネクタ 各コネクタは2つのフロッピードライブをサポートします プリンタポートコネクタ 各コネクタは1つのプリンタポートをサポートします IDEコネクタ 各コネクタは2つのIDEデバイスをサポートします SATAコネクタ 各コネクタは1つのSATAデバイスをサポートします フロントパネルコネクタ フロントパネル機能をサポートします フロントオーディオコネクタ フロントパネルオーディオ機能をサポートします S/PDIFアウトコネクタ オンボードコ デジタルオーディオアウト機能をサポートします ネクタ CPUファンヘッダ CPUファン電源装置(スマートファン機能を搭載) システムファンヘッダ システムファン電源装置 CMOSクリアヘッダ 各コネクタは2つのフロントパネルUSBポートをサポート USBコネクタ します 電源コネクタ(24ピン) 電源コネクタ(4ピン) PS/2キーボード PS/2マウス シリアルポート 背面パネル LANポート USBポート オーディオジャック ボードサイズ 205 mm (幅) X 305 mm (高さ) Biostarは事前のサポートなしにOSサポートを追加または...

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