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Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don't take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don't have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those compo-
nents unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on the top of
static-protection package with component side facing up while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect power
to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages.
Motherboard User's Guide
Copyright © 2009
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A15G Series, V3.0
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Nov. 2009
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Page 1: Static Electricity Precautions
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board. 2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages. Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved A15G Series, V3.0 Nov. 2009... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Table of Contents Trademark ......................i Chapter 1: Introduction ..................1 Key Features ........................1 Package Contents ......................4 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............. 5 Motherboard Components .................... 6 I/O Ports .......................... 7 Installing the Processor ....................7 Installing Memory Modules .................. - Page 3 Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips ..............45 Start up problems during assembly ..............45 Start up problems after prolong use ..............46 Maintenance and care tips ................46 Notice: 1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft.
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Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a socket AM2+/AM2 supporting the newest and advanced AMD Phenom II/AMD Phenom /Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/Athlon Sempron CPUs with 2000 MT/s Hyper Transport (HT) interface Speeds. ® This motherboard is based on NVIDIA MCP61P/MCP61S that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing USB 2.0 EHCI and... - Page 5 Motherboard User’s Guide Memory Support Two 240-pin DIMM slots for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules • Supports Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory bus • Maximum installed memory is 16* GB • (* Duo to the DRAM maximum size is 2 GB at present, the memory maximum size we have tested is 4 GB.) Expansion Slots One PCI Express x16 slot (MCP61S only supports PCI Express x8)
- Page 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Onboard I/O Ports Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard • • One parallel port One serial port • One VGA port • Four back-panel USB2.0 ports • • One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6/8-channel (optional) line-out •...
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Page 7: Package Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items: The motherboard The User’s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional) One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support disk Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard. The Extended USB module The Serial ATA cable The Serial ATA power cable... -
Page 8: Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard... -
Page 9: Motherboard Components
Motherboard User’s Guide Motherboard Components ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS Socket AM 2+/AM 2 for AM D Phenom II/AM D CPU Socket Phenom /AM D X2 Dual-Core/Athlon Sempron processors DIM M 1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots Floppy disk drive connector PWR1 Standard 24-pin ATX power connector IDE1 Primary IDE connector SPK1... -
Page 10: I/O Ports
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation I/O Ports (optional) The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard. Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing PS/2 Mouse device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the low er PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. -
Page 11: Installing The Processor
Motherboard User’s Guide Installing the Processor This motherboard has an AM2+/AM2 processor socket. When choosing a proces- sor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory. -
Page 12: Installing Memory Modules
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Channel Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR2 800/667/533/400 memory modules (Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 16* GB installed memory. Over its predecessor, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. -
Page 13: Jumper Settings
Motherboard User’s Guide Note for dual-channel DDR2: 1. You CAN NOT use only one DIMM2 for it might cause the system shutdown. 2. You need to use DIMM1 and DIMM2 with the same size of memory modules. Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. -
Page 14: Install The Motherboard
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation USBPWR_R: REAR USB PS/2 POWER SELECT Jumper Use this jumper to set the Rear USB PS/2 Power function. Function Jum per Setting VCC5 Short Pins 1-2 VCC5_DUAL Short Pins 2-3 USBPWR_R Note:1. Make sure the power supply provides enough VCC5_DUAL voltage before selecting the VCC5_DUAL function. -
Page 15: Connecting Optional Devices
Motherboard User’s Guide Here is a list of the PANEL1 pin assignments. Signal Signal HD_LED_P(+) FP PWR/SLP(+) HD_LED_N(-) FP PWR/SLP(-) RESET_SW_N(-) POWER_SW_P(+) RESET_SW_P(+) POWER_SW_N(-) RSVD 10 KEY Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK1: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard. - Page 16 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addition- ally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1~3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
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Page 17: Install Other Devices
Motherboard User’s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below. Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. - Page 18 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives, which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms.
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Page 19: Expansion Slots
Motherboard User’s Guide Here is a list of CD_IN pin assignments. Signal CD_L CD_R Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Ex16 slot (MCP61S only supports PCI Express x8), one PCI Ex1 slot and two 32-bit PCI slots. - Page 20 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16/PCI Express x1/PCI expan- sion card. 1. Locate the PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1 and PCI slots on the mainboard. 2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3.
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Page 21: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when boot- ing up and basic functions of coordination between system components. -
Page 22: Standard Cmos Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. - Page 23 Motherboard User’s Guide Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1~4 Your computer has one IDE channel which can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). In addition, this motherboard supports four SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel.
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Page 24: Advanced Setuppage
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility IDE BusMaster (Enabled) This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode. We recommend you to leave this item at the default value. Drive A (1 . .44 MB 3 ” ) This item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system. You can connect one or two diskette drives. - Page 25 Motherboard User’s Guide Boot Up Numlock Status (On) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. APIC Mode (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
- Page 26 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Removable Drives (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Removable Drives Help Item Removable Drives Specifies the boot sequence 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE from the available devices.
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Page 27: Advanced Chipset Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Advanced Chipset Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Setup Help Item Dram Frequency... -
Page 28: Integrated Peripherals Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Integrated Peripherals Help Item Onboard IDE Controller Enabled Serial-ATA 0 Enabled DISABLED: disables the inte- SATA Mode Select... -
Page 29: Power Management Setup Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Onboard AUDIO Function (Auto) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio device. OnBoard LAN Function (Auto) Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled) Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. - Page 30 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ACPI Suspend Type (S3(STR)) Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3, the sus- pend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e, the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory. PWRON After PWR-Fail (Power Off) This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operat- ing status.
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Page 31: Pc Health Status Page
Motherboard User’s Guide PCI/PnP Setup Page Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. -
Page 32: Smart Fan Function
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Smart Fan Function Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Control Enabled Options SMART Fan Start PWM value SMART Fan start TEMP. -
Page 33: Frequency/Voltage Control Page
Motherboard User’s Guide • CPU Core • VDIMM • CPU Tcontrol • CPU Fan Speed • System Temperature Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. Frequency/Voltage Control Page This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. -
Page 34: Load Default Settings
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not. You select [OK], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility loads all default values; or select [Cancel], and then <Enter>, the Setup Utility does not load default values. -
Page 35: User Password
Motherboard User’s Guide User Password This page helps you install or change a password. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. User Password Help Item User Password : Not Installed Install or Change the password. Change User Password Press Enter : Move Enter : Select... -
Page 36: Chapter 4 Software & Applications
Chapter 4: Software & Applications Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD-ROM/CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support DVD-ROM/CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary driv- ers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. - Page 37 Motherboard User’s Guide The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows file browsing interface. The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM disc in the drive;...
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Page 38: Bundled Software Installation
Chapter 4: Software & Applications The support software will automatically install. Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what- ever software you selected. -
Page 39: Chapter 5 Setting Up Nvidia Raid Configuration
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration There are two ways to setup NVIDIA RAID Configuration: one is to create a RAID 1 Array for backup or a RAID 0 Array for increased performance just by adding additional disk array without changing the original OS (Non-Bootable RAID Array);... - Page 40 Chapter 5: Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration From the Integrated Peripherals Window, globally set SATA Mode select to RAID Mode (see Figure 1.2). Press F10 to save the configuration and exit (F10 is the navigation key to save the current configuration and exit setup in BIOS setting). The PC reboots.
- Page 41 Motherboard User’s Guide Setting Up a Boota Setting Up a Boota Setting Up a Bootab b b b b le RAID Setting Up a Boota Setting Up a Boota le RAID le RAID le RAID le RAID Ar Arr r r r r a a a a a y y y y y This section explains how to configure a bootable NVIDIA RAID array.
- Page 42 Chapter 5: Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC reboots. Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and proceed to set up the NVIDIA RAID BIOS as described in the next section. Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
- Page 43 Motherboard User’s Guide The NVIDIA RAID Utility—Define a New Array screen appears (Figure 1.7). Figure 1.7 MediaShield BIOS By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal. Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.
- Page 44 Chapter 5: Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Figure 1.8 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after one disk have been assigned as RAID 0 array disk. Figure 1.8 MediaShield BIOS—Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disk, press F7. The Clear disk array prompt appears.
- Page 45 Motherboard User’s Guide Press Y to clear the disk data. The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. Figure 1.10 Array List Window Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press B to specify the array as bootable.
- Page 46 Chapter 5: Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configuration Installing the RAID Drivers Your system may come with a Windows install disk that already includes NVIDIA RAID drivers. If so, then this section is not relevant. If that is not the case (or you are trying to install a new version of Windows), then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy.
- Page 47 Motherboard User’s Guide Select “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)” and then press Enter. Press S again at the Specify Devices screen, then press Enter. Select “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)” and then press Enter. The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 1.13 Windows Setup—NVIDIA drives listed Press Enter to continue with Windows Installation.
- Page 48 Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting Tips Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Tips Star Star t up pr t up pr lems during assemb lems during assembl l l l l y y y y y lems during assemb Star Star Star t up pr t up pr t up prob oblems during assemb...
- Page 49 Motherboard User’s Guide c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly. 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed.
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