ECS A960M-M3 Manual

Summary of A960M-M3

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    A960m-m3 user manual preface copyright this publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the a...

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    Ii a960m-m3 user manual declaration of conformity this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing conditions: • this device may not cause harmful interference. • this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undes...

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    Iii a960m-m3 user manual chapter 2 7 installing the motherboard 7 safety precautions..............................................................................7 installing the motherboard in a chassis.......................................7 checking jumper settings...................................

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    Iv a960m-m3 user manual chapter 4 49 using the motherboard software 49 auto-installing under windows xp/vista/7.................................49 running setup.............................................. . .........................49 manual installation...............................................

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    1 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 1 chapter 1 introducing the motherboard introduction your motherboard package ships with the following items: package contents a960m-m3 motherboard quick installation guide user manual dvd i/o shield 2 sata 3gb/s cables the package contents above are for reference only...

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    Chapter 1 2 a960m-m3 user manual cpu specifications • amd 760g & amd sb710 chipset • dual-channel ddr3 memory architecture • 2 x 240-pin ddr3 dimm sockets support up to 16 gb • supports ddr3 1800(oc)/1600(oc)/1333 mhz ddr3 sdram memory • 1 x pci express x16 gen2 slot • 1 x pci express x1 gen2 slot •...

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    3 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 1 system bios form factor • micro-atx size, 244mm x 180mm • ami bios with 16mb spi flash rom • supports plug and play, str(s3) / std (s4), hardware monitor, multi boot • audio, lan, can be disabled in bios • support over-clocking • support eblu / supoort edlu / supoort...

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    Chapter 1 4 a960m-m3 user manual motherboard components.

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    5 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 1 table of motherboard components la be l co m p on en ts 1. Cpu so cket socket am 3 fo r am d fx t m /phen om tm ii /athlon tm ii/sem p ro n tm 100 series pro cessors 2. Cpu_fan cpu co oling fa n co nn ector 3. D d r3_1~2 240-p in d d r3 sd ram slots 4. Atx_pow er sta...

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    Chapter 1 6 a960m-m3 user manual i/o ports 1. Ps/2 mouse use the upper ps/2 port to connect a ps/2 mouse. 2. Ps/2 keyboard use the lower ps/2 port to connect a ps/2 keyboard. 3. Dvi port (optional) you can connect the display device to the dvi port. 4. Vga port y ou can connect the display device to...

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    Chapter 2 7 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 2 installing the motherboard 2-1. Safety precautions 2-2. Installing the motherboard in a chassis this motherboard carries a micro atx form factor of 244 x 180 mm. Choose a chassis that accommodates this form factor. Make sure that the i/o template in the cha...

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    Chapter 2 8 a960m-m3 user manual the following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. 1. 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”. 2. Ma...

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    Chapter 2 9 a960m-m3 user manual 2-4. Installing hardware 2-4-1. Installing the processor • this motherboard has an am3 socket supporting am3+/am3 cpu. • when choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and ...

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    Chapter 2 10 a960m-m3 user manual a. Apply some thermal grease onto the contacted area between the heatsink and the 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 c...

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    Chapter 2 11 a960m-m3 user manual 2-4-3. Installing memory modules • this motherboard accommodates four memory modules. It can support two 240-pin ddr3 1800(oc)/1600(oc)/1333. • do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle...

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    Chapter 2 12 a960m-m3 user manual 2-4-4. 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, you...

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    Chapter 2 13 a960m-m3 user manual 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 seated in the slot. 3 secure the metal bracket of the ...

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    Chapter 2 14 a960m-m3 user manual 2-4-5. Connecting optional devices refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: no. Components no. Components 1 sata1~4 4 lpt 2 f_usb1~2 5 f_audio 3 com 6 case sata1~4 connectors are used to support the serial ata 3.0gb/s ...

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    Chapter 2 15 a960m-m3 user manual the motherboard has two usb 2.0 headers supporting four usb 2.0 ports. Addition- ally, 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-mounted ports to the motherboard. 2. F...

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    Chapter 2 16 a960m-m3 user manual 5. F_audio: front panel audio header 4. Lpt: onboard parallel port header this is a header that can be used to connect to the printer, scanner or other devices. The front panel audio header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented mi- crophone and line-ou...

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    Chapter 2 17 a960m-m3 user manual if you use ac ’ 97 front panel, please t ick off the option of “ disabled front panel detect ” . If you use hd audio front panel, please don ’ t t ick off “ disabled front panel detect ” . * for reference only ac ’ 97 audio configuration: to enable the front panel a...

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    Chapter 2 18 a960m-m3 user manual 6. Case: chassis intrusion detect header this detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in bios..

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    Chapter 2 19 a960m-m3 user manual ide devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the ide device as master or slave. Refer to the ide device user’s manual. Installing two ide devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to master and the other device is set to slave. The documentation of ...

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    Chapter 2 20 a960m-m3 user manual about sata connectors your motherboard features four sata connectors supporting a total of four drives. Sata refers to serial ata (advanced technology attachment) is the standard interface for the ide hard drives which are currently used in most pcs. These connector...

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    Chapter 2 21 a960m-m3 user manual 1. Cpu_fan (cpu cooling fan power connector) & 3. Sys_fan (system cooling fan power connector) after you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: connect the cpu cooling fan cable to cpu...

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    Chapter 2 22 a960m-m3 user manual 2. Atx_power (atx 24-pin power connector) & 6. Atx12v (atx 12v power connector) the atx 24-pin connector allows you to connect to atx v2.X power supply. With atx v2.X power supply, users please note that when installing 24-pin power cable, the latches of power cable...

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    Chapter 2 23 a960m-m3 user manual connect the case speaker cable to spk. 4. Spk: speaker.

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    Chapter 2 24 a960m-m3 user manual this concludes chapter 2. The next chapter covers the bios. Hard drive activity led connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted led provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the led to function properly, an ide dr...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 25 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 ...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 26 press the delete key to access bios setup utility. Using bios when you start the setup utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the setup utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 27 the default bios setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. We do not suggest users change the default values in the bios setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the bios settings. Bios navigation keys ...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 28 main menu date & time 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. This menu shows the inform...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 29 launch storage oprom (enabled) use this item to enable or disable the storage oprom. The advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the cpu and other system. Advanced menu launch pxe oprom (disabled) the item enables or disables launch pxe option rom. ...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 30 onboard lan controller (enabled) use this item to enable or disable the onboard lan. Lan configuration the item in the menu shows the lan-related information that the bios automatically detects. Press to return to the advanced menu page. Lan configuration onboard la...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 31 pc health status on motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: fsmart fan function pc health status smart fan fun...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 32 press to return to the pc health status page. • cpu tct1 • cpu fan speed • cpu voltage • dimm voltage system component characteristics these items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as system temperature, cpu & dimm voltage, c...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 33 power management setup this page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Resume by pme (disabled) the system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call o...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 34 acpi configuration the item in the menu shows the highest acpi sleep state when the system enters suspend. Acpi sleep state [s3(suspend to ram)] this item allows user to enter the acpi s3 (suspend to ram) sleep state (default). Press to return to the advanced menu p...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 35 cpu configuration the item in the menu shows the cpu. Max speed (3600 mhz) intended speed (3600 mhz) this item shows the maximum speed of the cpu. Microcode patch level (6000624) this item shows the microcode revision. L1 instruction cache (64kb/2-way) this item sho...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 36 sata configuration use this item to show the mode of serial sata configuration options. Press to return to the advanced menu page. Sata mode (ide mode) use this item to select sata mode. Sata port 1~4 [ not present/intel ssdsc2mh (120.0gb ] this motherboard supports...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 37 all usb devices (enabled) use this item to enable or disable all usb devices. Usb configuration use this item to show the information of usb configuration. Legacy usb support (enabled) use this item to enable or disable support for legacy usb devices. Press to retur...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 38 super io configuration use this item to show the information of super io configuration. Press to return to the super io configuration page. Fserial port 0 configuration scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: serial port (enabled) this item allow...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 39 fparallel port configuration scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: parallel port (enabled) this item allows you to enable or disable parallel port. Device settings (io=378h; irq=5) this item shows the information of the device settings. Change ...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 40 /click: select item the chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the north bridge chipset, south bridge chipset and other system. Chipset menu igd memory (auto) this item shows the information of the igd (internal graphics device) memory. Fnorth bridg...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 41 fsouth bridge scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: restore ac power loss (power off) this item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status. Audio configuration this item shows the information of the audio c...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 42 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. M.I.B iii (mb intelligent bios iii) menu aptio setup utility - copyright (c) 2011 a...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 43 aptio setup utility - copyright (c) 2011 american megatrends, inc. Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (c) 2011, american megatrends, inc. Slow access mode memory control memory clock dct0 is : (ddr-1333/667mhz) memory clock dct1 is : none command rate [auto] memory clock ...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 44 aptio setup utility - copyright (c) 2011 american megatrends, inc. Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (c) 2011, american megatrends, inc. Set upstream link width ht control current width up: 16 bit upstream link width [auto] current width down: 16 bit downstream link widt...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 45 this page enables you to set the keyboard numlock state. Boot menu boot configuration this item shows the information of the boot configuration. Bootup numlock state (on) this item enables you to select numlock state. Set boot priority this item enables you to set b...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 46 this page enables you to set setup administrator password and user password. Security menu administrator password press to setup administrator password. Aptio setup utility - copyright (c) 2011 american megatrends, inc. Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (c) 2011 american...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 47 boot override use this item to select the boot device. Save options this item enables you to save the options that you have made. Save changes this item enables you to save the changes that you have made. Discard changes this item enables you to discard any changes ...

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    Chapter 3 a960m-m3 user manual 48 updating the bios you can download and install updated bios for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s website. New bios provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new bios as follows: this concludes chapt...

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    49 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 4 chapter 4 using the motherboard software the auto-install dvd-rom makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software. The support software dvd-rom disc loads automatically under windows xp/vista/ 7. When you insert the dvd-rom disc in the dvd-rom drive, the a...

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    50 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 4 windows vista/7 will appear below uac (user account control) message after the system restart. You must select “allow” to install the next driver. Continue this process to complete the drivers installation. 2. Click next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the b...

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    51 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 4 if the auto-install dvd-rom does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager for your os (for example, windows explorer). Look for the chipset and motherboard model, and then browse to the directory and path to begin installing th...

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    52 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 4 eoc ecs eoc utility is a simple over-clocking tool that provides user-friendly windows operation interface for novices and over-clockers. Combining with ecs mib iii tech- nology, eoc challenges the undiscovered over-clocking capability than ever before. Eblu ecs ebl...

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    53 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 chapter 5 setting up amd sb710 raid configuration setting up a bootable raid array this section explains how to configure a bootable amd raid array. 1. Start your computer, then press delete to enter the bios setup. The bios cmos setup utility screen appears. Settin...

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    54 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 4. Press f4 to save the configuration and exit. The pc reboots. 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. Configuring the amd raid bios (windows xp installation) the amd r...

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    55 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 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. • selecting the raid mode by default, this is set to mirroring. To change to a different raid mode, ...

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    56 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 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 figure 1.6 define ld menu [ mmmmm] up [nnnnn] down [esc] exit [space] change option [...

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    57 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 view drive assignments..................[ 1 ] define ld..........................................[ 2 ] define ld..........................................[ 3 ] controller configuration...................[ 4 ] press 1..4 to select option [esc] exit [ main menu ] [ ke...

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    58 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 figure 1.10 windows setup—specify devices installing the raid drivers your system may come with a windows install cd that already includes amd 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...

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    59 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 5 the following windows setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 1.12 windows setup—amd drives listed note: each time you add a new hard drive to a raid array, the raid driver will have to be installed under windows once for that hard drive. After that, the ...

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    61 chapter 6 a960m-m3 user manual chapter 6 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 que...

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    62 chapter 6 a960m-m3 user manual your computer, like any electrical appliance, requires proper care and maintenance. Here are some basic pc care tips to help prolong the life of the motherboard and keep it running as best as it can. 1. Keep your computer in a well ventilated area. Leave some space ...

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