Biostar Hi-Fi A55S3 Setup Manual

Summary of Hi-Fi A55S3

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 setup manua l 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 interferenc...

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    Table of contents chapter 1: introduction ...............................................................1 1.1 before you start......................................................................... 1 1.2 package checklist ..................................................................... 1 1.3...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 1 chapter 1: introduction 1.1 before you start 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 discon...

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    Motherboard manual 2 1.3 motherboard specifications specifications cpu support socket fm2 for amd a-series processor maximum cpu tdp (thermal design power): 100watt * please refer to www.Biostar.Com.Tw for cpu support list. Chipset amd a85 fch (hi-fi a85s3) amd a75 fch (hi-fi a75s3) amd a55 fch (hi-...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 3 specifications internal i/os hi-fi a85s3: 6x sata 6.0gb/s connector 2x usb 2.0 header 1x usb 3.0 header 1x 4-pin power connector 1x 24-pin power connector 1x cpu fan connector 1x system fan connector 1x front panel header 1x front audio header 1x clear cmos head...

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    Motherboard manual 4 1.4 rear panel connectors hi-fi a85s3 hi-fi a75s3 hi-fi a55s3 note 1: hdmi / dvi-d / vga output require an amd family processor with intedrated graphics. Note 2: the mainboard supports two independent display outputs. Note 3: since the audio chip supports high definition audio s...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 5 1.5 motherboard layout hi-fi a85s3.

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    Motherboard manual 6 hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 note1: ■ represents the 1st pin. Note2: hdmi connector is for hi-fi a85s3. Dvi connector is for hi-fi a75s3 & hi-fi a55s3. Note3: the usb 3.0 header is only for hi-fi a85s3 and hi-fi a75s3.

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 7 chapter 2: hardware installation 2.1 install central processing unit (cpu) step 1: locate the cpu socket on the motherboard step 2: pull the socket locking out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angel. Step 3: look for the white triangle ...

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    Motherboard manual 8 step 4: hold the cpu down firmly, and then close the lever to locked the position 2.2 install a heatsink step 1: place the heatsink and fan assembly onto the retention frame. Match the heatsink clip with the socket mounting-lug. Hook the spring clip to the mounting-lug. Step 2: ...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 9 2.3 connect cooling fans 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. Cpu_fan1: cpu fa...

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    Motherboard manual 10 2.4 install system memory a. Ddr3 modules step 1: 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. Step 2: insert the dimm vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining ...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 11 b. Memory capacity dimm socket location ddr3 module total memory size ddr3_a1 512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb/8gb/16gb ddr3_b1 512mb/1gb/2gb/4gb/8gb/16gb max is 32gb. C. Dual channel memory installation please refer to the following requirements to activate dual channel func...

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    Motherboard manual 12 2.5 expansion slots 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. Pex1_1...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 13 2.6 jumper setting 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 pin closed pin1-2 closed jcmos1: clear cmos header placing the jumper on pin2-3, i...

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    Motherboard manual 14 2.7 headers & connectors atxpwr1: atx power source connector this connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the atx power supply. Pin assignment pin assignment 13 +3.3v 1 +3.3v 14 -12v 2 +3.3v 15 ground 3 ground 16 ps_on 4 +5v 17 ground 5 ground 18 ground 6 +5v...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 15 panel1: front panel header this 16-pin connector includes power-on, reset, hdd led, power led, and speaker connection. It allows user to connect the pc case’s front panel switch functions. Pin assignment function pin assignment function 1 +5v 9 n/a 2 n/a 10 n/a...

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    Motherboard manual 16 jfront_usb3_1: header for usb 3.0 ports at front panel this header allows user to connect additional usb cable on the pc front panel, and also can be connected with a wide range of simultaneously accessible external plug and play peripherals. Pin assignment pin assignment 1 vbu...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 17 f_audio1: front panel audio header this header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the pc front panel. This header supports hd and ac’97 audio front panel connector. Hd audio ac’97 pin assignment pin assignment 1 mic left in 1 mic in 2 grou...

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    Motherboard manual 18 j_print1: printer port connector this header allows you to connector printer on the pc. Pin assignment pin assignment 1 -strobe 14 ground 2 -alf 15 data 6 3 data 0 16 ground 4 -error 17 data 7 5 data 1 18 ground 6 -init 19 -ack 7 data 2 20 ground 8 -scltin 21 busy 9 data 3 22 g...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 19 chapter 3: uefi bios & software 3.1 uefi bios setup for better system performance, the uefi bios firmware is being continuously updated. The uefi bios information described below in this manual is for your reference only and the actual uefi bios information and...

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    Motherboard manual 20 6. After the bios update process is finished, click on ok to reboot the system. 7. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, please press the key to enter bios setup. After entering the bios setup, please go to the save & exit, using the restore defaults func...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 21 2. Online update utility 1. Installing bios update utility from the dvd driver. 2. Please make sure the system is connected to the internet before using this function. 3. Open bios update utility and click the online update button on the main screen. 4. An open...

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    Motherboard manual 22 8. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press key to enter bios setup. After entering the bios setup, please go to the save & exit, using the restore defaults function to load optimized defaults, and select save changes and reset to restart the computer....

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 23 6. Select the proper bios file, and a message asking if you are sure to flash the bios file. Click yes to start updating bios. 7. A dialog pops out after bios flash is completed, asking you to restart the system. Press the [y] key to restart system. 8. While th...

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    Motherboard manual 24 3.3 software installing software 1. Insert the setup dvd to the optical drive. The driver 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 instru...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 25 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 ...

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    Motherboard manual 26 smart ear smart ear is a windows-based audio utility which allows you to easily adjust system volume. With its user-friendly gui, you can also adjust impedance setting (low/high gain) to optimize your headphone performance. Z high/low gain switch: keep the gain switch to low fo...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 27 chapter 4: useful help 4.1 driver installation after you installed your operating system, please insert the fully setup driver dvd into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. You will see the following window after you insert t...

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    Motherboard manual 28 4.2 ami bios beep code boot block beep codes number of beeps description continuing memory sizing error or memory module not found post bios beep codes number of beeps description 1 success booting. 8 display memory error (system video adapter) 4.3 troubleshooting probable solu...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 29 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 syst...

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    Motherboard manual 30 4.4 raid functions operating system supports windows vista , windows 7 and windows 8. Raid arrays 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. Raid 1: raid 1 define...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 31 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. Raid 1 provides a hot-standby copy of...

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    Motherboard manual 32 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. Benefits: optimizes for both f...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 33 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...

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    Motherboard manual 34 4.5 amd dual graphics technology amd dual graphics technology introduction when user adds a pcie display adapter, it can be integrated with igd to show better performance. To make the two video devices work simultaneously and normally, please refer to the following setting. Amd...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 35 amd dual graphics setup step 1: insert dual graphics-ready graphics card into pex16_1 slot. Step 2: set the bios setting as follows: [chipset]→[north bridge]→[gfx configuration] →[surround view]→[enabled] step 3: install driver dvd chipset driver, and reboot th...

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    Motherboard manual 36 appendix: specifications in other languages arabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ةﺪﻋﺎﻗ ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺬﺧﺄﻤﻟا fm 2 ىد مإ ﻪﻳا ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟ amd ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺗ a ﻢﻴﻤﺼﺗ ﻲﻓ ﺔﻳراﺮﺤﻟا ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻠﻟ ﻰﺼﻗﻷا ﺪﺤﻟا ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ) tdp – thermal design power :( 100 طاو . * ﻊﻗﻮﻤﻟا ﻰﻟإ عﻮﺟﺮﻟا ﻰﺟﺮﻳ www.Biostar.Com.Tw ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ﻢﻋد ﺔﻤﺋﺎﻘ...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 37 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﻞﺧاﺪﻤﻟا جرﺎﺨﻤﻟاو ﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا hi-fi a85s3 ﺔﻠﺻو 6 x sata 6 ﺖﻳﺎﺑﺎﺠﻴﺟ / ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺜﻟا عزﻮﻣ 2 x مﺎﻋ ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺘﻣ ﻞﻗﺎﻧ usb 2.0 عزﻮﻣ x1 مﺎﻋ ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺘﻣ ﻞﻗﺎﻧ usb 3.0 ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻠﻟ ﺔﻠﺻﻮﻣ 1 x 4 ﺲﻴﺑﺎﺑد ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻠﻟ ﺔﻠﺻو 1 x 24 سﻮﺑد ﺔﻠﺻو 1 x ةﺪﺣو ﺪﻳﺮﺒﺗ ﺔﺣوﺮﻣ ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ﺔﻠﺻو x1 ﺔﻣﻮﻈﻨﻤﻟا ﺪﻳ...

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    Motherboard manual 38 french spécifications support unité centrale interface de connexion fm2 pour série a amd processeur enveloppe thermique unité centrale maximum : 100watt * veuillez vous reporter à www.Biostar.Com.Tw pour la liste des supports modèles d'unité centrale. Jeu de puces amd a85 fch (...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 39 spécifications i/o en interne hi-fi a85s3: 6x connecteur sata 6.0gb/s 2x embases usb 2.0 1x embases usb 3.0 1x 4-broche de carte 1x 24-broche de carte 1x connecteur ventilateur unité centrale 1x connecteur ventilateur système 1x fiche panneau avant 1x fiche aud...

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    Motherboard manual 40 german spezifikationen cpu-unterstütz ung anschluss-fm2 für amd a-serie prozessor maximale cpu tdp (thermal design power): 100 watt * bitte konsultieren sie www.Biostar.Com.Tw für cpu-unterstützungsliste chipset amd a85 fch (hi-fi a85s3) amd a75 fch (hi-fi a75s3) amd a55 fch (h...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 41 spezifikationen interne i/os hi-fi a85s3: 6x sata 6.0gb/s-verbinung 2x usb 2.0-header 1x usb 3.0-header 1x 4-pin-stromverbindung 1x 24-pin-stromverbindung 1x cpu-ventilatorverbindung 1x system-ventilatorverbindung 1x header für frontpanel 1x header für frontaud...

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    Motherboard manual 42 italian specificazioni supporto processore slot fm2 per processore amd serie-a alimentazione di proiezione termico (tdp – thermal design power): 100watt * si prega di consultare www.Biostar.Com.Tw per la lista di supporto del processore. Tipo scheda amd a85 fch (hi-fi a85s3) am...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 43 specificazioni ingressi/ uscite interni hi-fi a85s3: connettore 6x sata 6.0gb/s distributore 2x usb 2.0 distributore 1x usb 3.0 connettore con 4 pin x1 connettore con 24 pin x1 connettore ventilatore processore x1 connettore ventilatore sistema x1 distributore ...

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    Motherboard manual 44 japanese 仕様 cpu サポート amd a-シリーズ プロセッサの socket fm2 最大 cpu tdp (thermal design power 最大放熱量):100 w *cpu サポート リストについては、 www.Biostar.Com.Tw を参照してください。 チップセット amd a85 fch (hi-fi a85s3) amd a75 fch (hi-fi a75s3) amd a55 fch (hi-fi a55s3) メモリ デュアルチャンネル ddr3 800/ 1066/ 1333/ 1600/ 1866 ...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 45 仕様 内蔵 i/o hi-fi a85s3: 6x sata 6.0gb/s コネクタ 2x usb 2.0 ヘッダー 1x usb 3.0 ヘッダー 1x 4-pin パワー コネクタ 1x 24-pin パワー コネクタ 1x cpu ファン コネクタ 1x システム ファン コネクタ 1x フロント パネル ヘッダー 1x フロント オーディオ ヘッ ダー 1x クリア cmos ヘッダー 1x プリンター ポート ヘッダ ー 1x シリアル ポート ヘッダー hi-fi a75s3: 6x sata 6.0g...

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    Motherboard manual 46 polish specyfikacje techniczne obsługa procesora gniazdo procesora (socket) fm2 dla procesorów amd seria-a moc wydzielanego ciepła (tdp - thermal design power): 100watt * proszę sprawdzić listę obsługiwanych procesorów na stronie internetowej www.Biostar.Com.Tw rodzaj płyty amd...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 47 specyfikacje techniczne wewnętrzne porty wejścia/ wyjścia hi-fi a85s3: złącza 6x sata 6.0gb/s złącza 2x usb 2.0 złącza 1x usb 3.0 złącza 4 pionowe x 1 złącza 24 pionowe x 1 złącze wentylatora cpu x 1 złącze wentylatora obudowy x 1 złącze przedniego panelu x1 zł...

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    Motherboard manual 48 portuguese especificações suporte processador porta fm2 para processador amd série-a alimentação de design térmico (tdp – thermal design power): 100watt * por favor consulte www.Biostar.Com.Tw para obter uma lista de suporte do processador. Tipo placa mãe amd a85 fch (hi-fi a85...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 49 especificações conectores na placa hi-fi a85s3: conector 6x sata 6.0gb/s dispositivo 2x usb 2.0 dispositivo 1x usb 3.0 conector de 4 pinos x1 conector de 24 pinos x1 conector de ventoinha processador x1 conector de ventoinha sistema x1 dispositivo painel fronta...

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    Motherboard manual 50 russian Спецификации Поддержка центрального процессора Сокет fm2 для процессоров amd серии a Максимальный термопакет центрального процессора (tdp): 100 ватт * Перечень поддержки центрального процессора смотрите на www.Biostar.Com.Tw . Набор микросхем amd a85 fch (hi-fi a85s3) a...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 51 Спецификации Внутр. Плата ввода-вывода hi-fi a85s3: Соединитель 6x sata 6 Гб/с 2 контакта usb 2.0 1 контакта usb 3.0 1 4-выводный разъем питания 1 24-выводный разъем питания 1 разъем вентилятора ЦП 1 разъема вентилятора системы 1 контакт передней панели 1 конта...

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    Motherboard manual 52 spanish especificaciones compatibilidad con el procesador ranura fm2 para procesador amd serie - a alimentación de proyección térmica (tdp – thermal design power): 100watt *por favor consultar con www.Biostar.Com.Tw para la lista de compatibilidad con el procesador. Tipo de pla...

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    Hi-fi a85s3/hi-fi a75s3/hi-fi a55s3 53 especificaciones conectores en placa hi-fi a85s3: conector 6x sata 6gb’s distribuidor 2x usb 2.0 distribuidor 1x usb 3.0 conector con 4 patillas x1 conector con 24 patillas x1 conector ventilador procesador x1 conector ventilador sistema x2 distribuidor panel f...