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Iii tttttable of contents able of contents able of contents able of contents able of contents preface i chapter 1 1 introducing the motherboard 1 introduction............................................................................................1 features...........................................
Iv integrated peripherals..................................................................35 power management setup.............................................................36 pci/pnp setup...............................................................................37 pc health status............
1 introducing the motherboard chapter 1 introducing the motherboard introduction currently, the memory maximum size we have tested is 16 gb. * thank you for choosing the a880gm-m6 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for amd phenom t...
2 introducing the motherboard feature processor hypertransport tm technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies. • accommodates amd phenom tm ii processor (socke...
3 introducing the motherboard onboard lan • supports pci express tm 1.1 • integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver • wake-on-lan and remote wake-up support memory • supports ddr3 1600 (oc)/1333/1066 ddr3 sdram with dual-chan- nel architecture • accommodates four unbuffered dimms • 4 x 240-pin ddr3 dimm so...
4 introducing the motherboard integrated i/o the motherboard has a full set of i/o ports and connectors: • one dvi port • one vga port • one hdmi port • one 1394a port • two esata ports • one optical spdifo port • six usb ports • one lan port • audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 8-ch line-out b...
5 introducing the motherboard motherboard components the above image is for reference only; please take the actual motherboard for detailed parts..
6 introducing the motherboard table of motherboard components label components 1. Cpu socket socket for amd phenom tm ii processor (socket am3) 2. Cpu_fan cpu cooling fan connector 3. Ddr3_1~4 240-pin ddr3 sdram slots 4. Atx_power standard 24-pin atx power connector 5. Ide primary ide connector 6. S...
7 installing the motherboard chapter 2 installing the motherboard safety precautions • follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • discharge static electricity by touching the metal...
8 installing the motherboard do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard..
9 installing the motherboard checking clear cmos button the following illustration shows the location of the clear cmos button. To avoid the system unstability after clearing cmos, we recommend users to enter the main bios setting page to “load default settings” and then “save changes and exit”. Nam...
10 installing the motherboard installing hardware installing the processor caution: when installing a cpu heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you do not scratch the motherboard or any of the surface- mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across ...
11 installing the motherboard cpu installation procedure the following illustration shows cpu installation components. 1 install your cpu. Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. 2 locate the cpu cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and ins...
12 installing the motherboard installation procedure refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 this motherboard supports unbuffered ddr3 sdram only. 2 push the latches on each side of the dimm slot down. 3 align the memory module with the slot. The dimm slots are keyed with notches and...
13 installing the motherboard table a: ddr3 (memory module) qvl (qualified vendor list) the following memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Ddr3 800 no. Vendor module part number ic brand ic chip number ss/ds size 1 qimonda imsh51u03a1f1c-08e qimonda idsh51-03a...
14 installing the motherboard ddr3 1333 no. Vendor module part number ic brand ic chip number ss/ds size 1 aeneon axh760ud00-13ga98x ss 1gb 2 corsair cm3x1024-1333c9dhx ss 1gb 3 kingsmax flfd45f-b8kg9 naus kingsmax kfb8fngxf-anx-15u ss 1gb 4 kingsmax flfe85f-b8kg9 neus kingsmax kfb8fngxf-anx-15u ds ...
15 installing the motherboard expansion slots installing add-on cards the slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities...
16 installing the motherboard follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seate...
17 installing the motherboard connecting optional devices refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: sata1~6: serial ata connectors these connectors are used to support the new serial ata devices for the highest data transfer rates (3.0 gb/s), simpler di...
18 installing the motherboard f_audio: front panel audio header this header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. Pin signal name function 1 port 1l 2 aud_gnd 3 port 1r 4 presence# 5 port 2r 6 sense1_return 7 sense_send 8 key pin signal...
19 installing the motherboard f_usb1~3: front panel usb headers the motherboard has six usb ports installed on the rear edge i/o port array. Addi- tionally, some computer cases have usb ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary usb connector to connect the front-mo...
20 installing the motherboard installing a hard disk drive/cd-rom/sata hard drive this section describes how to install ide devices such as a hard disk drive and a cd- rom drive. About ide devices your motherboard has one ide interface . An ide ribbon cable supporting two ide devices is bundled with...
21 installing the motherboard refer to the illustration below for proper installation: this motherboard supports the “hot-plug” function. 1 attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 attach the other cable end to the sata hard drive. 3 attach the sata power cable to the sata hard...
22 installing the motherboard connecting i/o devices the backplane of the motherboard has the following i/o ports: dvi port use the dvi port to connect the monitor. Usb ports use the usb ports to connect usb devices. Lan port connect an rj-45 jack to the lan port to connect your computer to the netw...
23 installing the motherboard connecting case components 1 connect the cpu cooling fan cable to cpu_fan. 2 connect the standard power supply connector to atx_power. 3 connect the power cooling fan connector to pwr_fan. 4 connect the case switches and indicator leds to the f_panel. 5 connect the syst...
24 installing the motherboard when installing 4-pin power cable, the latch falls on the left side of the atx12v connector. 4-pin power cable users please note that the fan connector supports the cpu cooling fan of 1.1a~2.2a (26.4w max.) at +12v. 1 gnd system ground 2 +12v power +12v 3 sense sensor 4...
25 installing the motherboard pwr_fan: fan power connectors pin signal name function 1 gnd system ground 2 +12v power +12v 3 sense sensor atx12v: atx 12v power connector pin signal name 4 ground 3 ground 2 ground 1 ground pin signal name 5 +12v 6 +12v 7 +12v 8 +12v atx_power: atx 24-pin power connec...
26 installing the motherboard front panel header the front panel header (f_panel) provides a standard set of switch and led headers commonly found on atx or micro atx cases. Refer to the table below for information: reset switch power/sleep/message waiting led hard drive activity led pin signal func...
27 using bios chapter 3 using bios about the setup utility the computer uses the latest “american megatrends inc. ” bios with support for windows plug and play. The cmos chip on the motherboard contains the rom setup instructions for configuring the motherboard bios. The bios (basic input and output...
28 using bios press the delete key to access the bios setup utility. Cmos setup utility -- copyright (c) 1985-2005, american megatrends, inc. F f f f v02.62 (c)copyright 1985-2008, american mega trends, inc. F : move f10: save esc: exit +/-/: value enter : select f9: optimized defaults f1:general he...
29 using bios bios navigation keys the bios navigation keys are listed below: enter select key function scrolls through the items on a menu +/- modifies the selected field’s values f10 saves the current configuration and exits setup f1 displays a screen that describes all key functions f9 load a def...
30 using bios for the purpose of better product maintenance, the manufacture reserves the right to change the bios items presented in this manual. The 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 updat...
31 using bios lba/large mode (auto) use this item to set the lab/large mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the area the hard disk is visited each time. Block (multi-sector transfer) (auto) if the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more dat...
32 using bios boot up numlock status (on) this item defines if the keyboard num lock key is active when your system is started. Quick power on self test (enabled) enable this item to shorten the power on testing (post) and have your system start up faster. You might like to enable this item after yo...
33 using bios fhard disk drives (press enter) scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: press to return to the advanced setup page. Boot other device (yes) press to return to the main menu setting page. When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating...
34 using bios advanced chipset setup 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 internal graphics m...
35 using bios integrated peripherals 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 onboard ide controller enabled sata configuration ide onboard sata mode enabled onboar...
36 using bios press to return to the main menu setting page. Resume on rtc alarm (disabled) the system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s rtc (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to s...
37 using bios pci / pnp setup this page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the pci bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability. Help item cmos setup utility - copyright (c) 1985-2005, american megatrends, inc. Pci / pnp setup f10: save esc: exit +/-/: value enter : sele...
38 using bios pc health status on motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. -=- system hardware monitor-=- smart fan function press enter shutdown temperature (cpu) disabled shutdown temperature (nb) 85°c/1...
39 using bios cmos setup utility - copyright (c) 1985-2005, american megatrends, inc. Smart fan function help item smart fan control enabled smart fan mode quiet smart fan start pwm value. 20 smart fan start temp. (°c) 52 deltat1 +3 smart fan slope pwm value 8 pwm value/°c cpu fan full limit temp. 6...
40 using bios system component characteristics these items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as system & cpu temperature, cpu & dimm voltage, cpu & system fan speed,...Etc. • cpu temperature • nb temperature • system temperature • cpu fan speed • pwr fan spee...
41 using bios m.I.B. Ii (mb intelligent bios) 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 in- stalled in your system. Cmos setup utility - copyright (c) 1985-2005, american megatrends, in...
42 using bios dram frequency (auto) this item enables users to adjust the dram frequency. The default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged. Modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable. Cas latency (tcl) (8 clk, n/a) memory clk (533 mhz, n/a) this item is used ...
43 using bios dimm voltage (disabled) this item allows users to adjust the dimm voltage. Cpu voltage (disabled) this item allows users to adjust the cpu voltage. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to cpu, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Th...
44 using bios supervisor password (not installed) this item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, installed displays. If not, not installed displays. Change supervisor password (press enter) you can select this option and press to access the sub me...
45 using bios save & exit setup highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup utility. When the save and exit dialog box appears, select [ok] to save and exit, or select [cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit without saving highlight ...
46 using bios this concludes chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the motherboard. Updating the bios you can download and install updated bios for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s web site. New bios provides support for new peripherals, improve- ...
47 using the motherboard software chapter 4 using the motherboard software auto-installing under windows xp/vista/7 the auto-install dvd-rom/cd-rom makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the auto-install dvd-rom/cd-rom does not work on your system, you can...
48 using the motherboard software drivers tab utilities tab lists the software utilities that are available on the disk. Information tab displays the path for all software and drivers available on the disk. Running setup follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the mother...
49 using the motherboard software 2. Click next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom mended. 4. Click next run the installation wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to ins...
50 using the motherboard software manual installation insert the disk in the dvd-rom/cd-rom drive and locate the path.Doc file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the d...
51 using the motherboard software hdmi audio setting sop os: xp system 1. Control panel-->sound and audio device properties 2. B. Audio--> sound playback--> default device--> hdmi auido output a. Audio--> sound playback--> default device--> hd auido output 3 . B. User playback hdmi speaker function ...
52 using the motherboard software os: vista system control panel--> soundback--> sound--> digital output device (hdmi) --> set default 1. Volume --> playback 2. Digital output device (hdmi) --> set default --> ok user hdmi playback function working.
53 using the motherboard software 3. Speaker --> set default --> ok user speaker palyback function working 4. Spdif-out --> set default --> ok user spdif-out playback function working this concludes chapter 4..
54 using the motherboard software memo.
55 hybrid graphics ® technology support chapter 5 hybrid graphics ® technology support hybrid graphics ® technology the hybrid graphics ® technology provides significant display performance boost to amd-based systems by inserting the external pci express graphics card and enabling both the discrete ...
56 hybrid graphics ® technology support surroundview tm provides the power and convenience of multiadapter, multimonitor support for computers that use a pci-express based graphics card in conjunction with ati integrated graphic processors. And there are two options: disabled and pci express. If sur...
57 hybrid graphics ® technology support 4. Enter catalyst control center, you can see the option of crossfire tm , click it and select enable crossfire tm , then hybrid graphics ® starts. To disable hybrid graphics ® , please make sure to cancel enable crossfire tm in catalyst control center firstly...
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59 amd raid configuration setting up a bootable raid array this section explains how to configure a bootable amd raid array. Setting up the bios use the arrow keys to select integrated peripherals (see figure 1.1), then press enter. The integrated peripherals screen (or a screen similar to it) appea...
60 amd raid configuration 5 enter the raid bios setup by pressing ctrl-f when prompted, and proceed to set up the amd raid bios as described in the next section. The pc reboots. Press f10 to save the configuration and exit. Configuring the amd raid bios the amd raid bios set up lets you choose the r...
61 amd raid configuration select [2], then select ld 1 in the following page. 3 the define ld menu screen appears (figure 1.4). Figure 1.4 define ld menu 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. • sele...
62 amd raid configuration figure 1.5 illustrates the define a new array screen after two disks have been assigned as raid 0 array disks. Figure 1.5 fastbuild utility—array disks assigned assigning the disks 1. Select the assignment to y to designate a free disk to be used as a raid array disk. 2. Pr...
63 amd raid configuration figure 1.7 main menu press esc to exit. 4 press y to reboot. 3. The main menu screen appears (figure 1.7). Figure 1.8 the following screen appears (figure 1.8)..
64 amd raid configuration 1 copy all files in "...\raid\ati\sb750\floppy\win3264" to a floppy disk. After you complete the raid bios setup, boot from the windows cd. Figure 1.10 windows setup—specify devices installing the raid drivers your system may come with a windows install cd that already incl...
65 amd raid configuration b select “ati ahci compatible raid controller-x86 platform” and press enter for 32-bit os or select “ati ahci compatible raid controller-x64 platform” and press enter for 64-bit os. The following windows setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 1.12 windows setup—...
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Setting up ejiffy 67 introduction ejiffy is a fast boot program under linux. Instead of waiting windows o.S to start execution, ejiffy is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. Version: 5.0 note: ejiffy is...
Setting up ejiffy 68 installation and bios setup dvd activation finish the dvd utility setup, and then set the bios to complete ejiffy activation. 1. Insert ecs software utility dvd and enter below “utilities” screen. Click ejiffy feature item to install. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finis...
Setting up ejiffy 69 3. After setting up ejiffy under windows, you can switch ejiffy display/keyboard language from english to your local language. The changes will be applied after rebooting. Note: the keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to switch with the ...
Setting up ejiffy 70 4. Restart your computer after ejiffy installation. Press or click the bios setup button on the post screen to enter the bios setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the advanced setup page to enable the item ecs ejiffy func- tion. Press f10 to save the configuration and exi...
Setting up ejiffy 71 entering ejiffy the post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, operating system, ejiffy and bios setup. If you click ejiffy, the following screen will appear. And if you make no choice it will enter the normal os automatically after ...
Setting up ejiffy 72 feature icons the following illustration shows the main feature icons that ejiffy provides on the menu. Epix: photo viewing. Eweb: firefox for web browsing/webmail and watching flash video. Shows epal on-line connection status. Shut down/restart: ends your session and turns off ...
Setting up ejiffy 73 to open the language control panel. Keyboard language setup usage faq language control panel: besides setting english as the default interface, ejiffy offers multi-language displays and keyboard settings for language- switch. Open the language control panel to select a preferabl...
Setting up ejiffy 74 click the language bar here. Move your mouse pointer on the text box and press ctrl+space. The language bar will then appear as fol- lows. Select your desired language click to enable all possible language inputs you want to apply, and click “apply”:.
Setting up ejiffy 75 how to change display language? Open the language control panel and click to show the display language list. Check your desired display language. Your selected display language will be applied after rebooting. Note: details about ejiffy please refer to ejiffy in disk..
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77 trouble shooting chapter 8 trouble shooting start up problems during assembly after assembling the pc for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty, this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using s...
78 trouble shooting 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. Doing a load op...
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Post code checkpoints the post code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the bios pre- boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the post portion of the bios : checkpoint description 03 disable nmi, parity, video for ega, and dma contr...
Module for initialization. Initialize language and font modules for adm. Activate adm module. 33 initializes the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text information. 37 displaying sign-on message, cpu information, setup key message, and any oem specific information. 38 initializes dif...