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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 instal-
lation. 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. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern-
ing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL
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  • Page 1 Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits govern- ing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Provides information on us- page 25 Using BIOS ing the BIOS Setup Utility.  Chapter 4 page 49 Describes the motherboard Using the Motherboard Software software.  Chapter 5 page 53 Provides basic trouble Trouble Shooting shooting tips. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The Standard Configuration...........25 Entering the Setup Utility............25 Resetting the Default CMOS Values........26 Using BIOS..................26 BIOS Navigation Keys..............27 Main Menu................28 Advanced Menu..............29 Chipset Menu................41 M.I.B III(MB Intelligent BIOS III) Menu........43 Boot Menu................45 Security Menu.................46 Exit Menu................47 Updating the BIOS..............48 A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 4 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows 7/8/8.1........49 Running Setup...............49 Manual Installation................51 ECS Utility Software (Intelligent EZ Utility)........51 Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly..........53 Start up problems after prolong use..........54 Maintenance and care tips..............54 Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart.............55...
  • Page 5: Introducing The Motherboard

    Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the A78F2P-M2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket FM2+ 906P Kaveri/FM2 904P Richland for AMD processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications • Socket FM2+906P Kaveri/FM2 904P Richland for AMD processors • Supports CPU up to 125W TDP Note: Please go to ECS website for the latest CPU support list. Chipset • AMD A78 Bolton Chipset Memory • Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture •...
  • Page 7 3rd Party Bundled Software: Cyberlink Media Suite* /Norton Support Anti Virus* /Muzee* /MAGIX* Note: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is required. Free bundle software is including ECS DVD: Cyberlink Media Suite/Norton Anti Virus/Muzee/MAGIX • Micro-ATX Size, 244mm x 210mm Form Factor A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 8: Motherboard Components

    Motherboard Components A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 9 17. PCIE1~2 PCI Express x1 slots 18. SPDIFO SPDIF out header 19. PCI 32-bit PCI add-on card slot 20. PCIEX16 PCI Express slot for graphics interface 21. F_AUDIO Front panel audio header 22. ATX12V 4-pin +12V power connector A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 10: I/O Ports

    It can be connected to an external CD/DVD player, tape player or other audio devices for audio input. 9. Line-out(lime) It is used to connect to speakers or headphones. 10. Microphone(pink) It is used to connect to a microphone. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 11: Installing The Motherboard

    Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws. Do not over-tighten the screws as this can damage the motherboard. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 12: Checking Jumper Settings

    The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save and Exit Setup” A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 13: Installing Hardware

    Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU correctly. Press the metal lever back into its original position. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 14: Installing The Cpu Cooler

    CPU, and make it to be a thin layer. B. Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and flip the levers over the heat sink in place. C. Connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN connector. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 15: Installing Memory Modules

    DIMM slot. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM. *Due to the limitation of chipset spec, it supports up to 2133/1866 MHz, 1.5V memory with a single DIMM per channel. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 16: Installing Add-On Cards

    FM2+ APU supports PCI Express Gen3, FM2 APU supports PCI Express Gen2. Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually configure the card before installation. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 17 2. The onboard PCI interface does not support 64-bit SCSI cards. Please refer the following illustrations to install the add-on card: Install the LAN Card in the PCIE slot Install the VGA Card in the PCI slot Install the VGA Card in the PCIE X16 slot A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 18: Connecting Optional Devices

    SATA1~6 connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA device for the highest data transfer rates (6.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 19 This Motherboard implements one USB 3.0 header supporting 2 extra front USB 3.0 ports, which delivers 5Gb/s transfer rate. Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi- cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang- A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 20 This is a header that can be used to connect to the printer, scanner or other devices. 5. COM: Onboard serial port header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a serial port to your system. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 21 7. CASE: Chassis Intrusion Detect Header This detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This function needs a chassis equipped with intrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in BIOS. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 22 The front panel audio header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. This header supports HD audio by default. If you want connect an AC’ 97 front panel audio to HD onboard headers, please set as below picture. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 23 If you use AC’ 97 Front Panel, please don’ t tick off “Using Front Jack Detect ”. If you use HD Audio Front Panel, please tick off the option of “Using Front Jack Detect ”. * For reference only A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 24: Installing A Sata Hard Drive

    Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply. * For reference only A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 25: Connecting Case Components

    FAN Connector) Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN. Connect the System cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN. Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 26 24-pin power cable Connecting 4-pin power cable The ATX12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU. When installing 4-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX12V match perfectly. 4-pin power cable A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 27: Front Panel Header

    50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement is due to internal de-bounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 28 6. SPK: Speaker header Connect the case speaker cable to SPK. This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 29: Using Bios

    When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 30: Resetting The Default Cmos Values

    Some options (marked with an icon     ) lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option. Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 31: Bios Navigation Keys

    BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS. Please visit the manufacture’s website for updated manual. 2. In this Gui BIOS, you can operate by mouse or keyboard. Click : select item; Double click: enter; Right click: exit. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 32: Main Menu

    The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 33: Advanced Menu

     : Select Screen Super IO Configuration  /Click: Select Item Trusted Computing Enter/Dbl Click : Select +/- : Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 34: Lan Configuration

    F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit Onboard LAN Controller (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable Onboard LAN controller. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 35: Pc Health Status

    These items enable you to define the CPU smart fun/system smart fan/system smart fan2 by smartly adjusting the CPU smart fan/system smart fan/system smart fan2. When it is set at certain temperature, the CPU smart fan/system smart fan/system smart fan2 PWM value will change accordingly. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 36 CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & System fan speed...etc. • CPU Tct1 • System Temperature • CPU Fan Speed • System Fan1 Speed • CPU Voltage • DIMM Voltage Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 37: Power Management Setup

    EUP Function (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Power LED Type (Dual Color LED) This item shows the type of the Power LED. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 38: Acpi Settings

    ESC/Right Click: Exit ACPI Sleep State [S3 only (Suspend to RAM)] This item allows user to enter the ACPI S3 only (Suspend to RAM) Sleep State (de- fault). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 39: Cpu Configuration

    This item enables or disables the C6 mode. AMD Turbo Core (Auto) These P-states are referred to as boosted P-states. AMD C&Q (Enabled) This item enables or disables the CPU C&Q Function. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 40: Sata Configuration

    SATA Port1~6 (Not Present) This motherboard supports six SATA channels, each channel allows one SATA device to be installed. Use these item to configure each device on the SATA channel. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 41: Usb Configuration

    All USB Devices (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable all USB devices. Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 42: Super Io Configuration

    This item allows you to enable or disable serial port. Device Settings (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;) This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 43 This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Device Mode (IDE Mode) This item shows the information of the device mode. Press <Esc> to return to the Super IO Configuration page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 44: Trusted Computing

    F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC/Right Click: Exit TPM SUPPORT (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable the TPM port. O.S. will not show TPM. Reset of platform is required. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 45: Chipset Menu

    This item allows you to select graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Dual Graphics Mode (Disabled) This item allows you to enable or disable Dual Graphics Mode function. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 46: South Bridge

    This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up, and the item below indicates the current status of the case. Chassis Opened This item indicates whether the case has been opened. Press <Esc> to return to the Chipset Menu page. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 47: Mb Intelligent Bios Iii) Menu

    CAS# Latency (tCL) (9) This item determines the operation of DDR SDRAM memory CAS(column address strobe). It is recommanded that you leave this item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 48 2. Press and hold the “Page Up Key (PgUp)” of the keyboard, and then boot the PC 3. Two seconds after the PC boots up, release the “Page Up Key (PgUp)”. 4. The BIOS returns to the default setting by itself. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 49: Boot Menu

    Use this item to select boot mode. Set Boot Priority This item enables you to set boot priority for all boot devices. Boot Option #1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6 /7 These items show the boot priorities. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 50: Security Menu

    This item shows user password installed or not. Platform Mode (Setup) This item allows you to set the platform mode. Secure Boot (Disabled) This item is used to control the secure boot flow, it is possible only if system runs in User Mode. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 51: Exit Menu

    This item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item enables you to restore user defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override Use this item to select the boot device. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 52: Updating The Bios

    BIOS jumper, reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten. The computer will restart automatically. This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 53: Using The Motherboard Software

    Click Setup. The installation program begins: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the motherboard you are installing. The motherboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 54 Windows 8 will show the following screen after system restart, you must select “Desktop” in the bottom left to install the next driver. A78F2P-M2 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 55: Manual Installation

    ECS Utility Software (Intelligent EZ Utility) ECS Intelligent EZ Utility provides friendly interfaces under Windows O.S, which makes your computing more easily and conveniently. These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice. Please refer to the support disk for available software.
  • Page 56 Just select the one you prefer and start to download and install the drivers. eBLU ECS eBLU utility makes BIOS update faster and easier. eBLU will list the latest BIOS with a default check-mark. Click”install” button to install. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is required.
  • Page 57: Trouble Shooting

    Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty, this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. You may also log onto our ECS website for more information: http:// www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Support/Support_FAQ.aspx?MenulD=49& childid=M 49&LanlD=0 a) System does not power up and the fans are not running.
  • Page 58: Start Up Problems After Prolong Use

    5. Check whether there is any bulked up electrolytic capacitor or abnormal component. Please logo onto our ECS website: http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Support/ Technical_Support_List.aspx?MenuID=50&LanID=0 for more information. Maintenance and care tips Your computer, like any electrical appliance, requires proper care and maintenance.
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