Biostar A55MGC, A55MLC2 Owner's Manual

A55MLC2/A55MLV2/A55MGC Setup Manual

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1

1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1

1.2 Package Checklist ............................................................................. 1

1.3 Motherboard Features ...................................................................... 2

1.4 Re ar Panel Connectors ..................................................................... 3

1.5 Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 5

2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................... 5

2.2 FAN Headers ...................................................................................... 7

2.3 Installing System Memory ................................................................ 8

2.4 Connectors and Slots ....................................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup ................... 12

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 12

3.2 Detail Settings .................................................................................. 12

Chapter 4: AMD DUAL Graphics Technology ......... 15

4.1 AMD Dual Graphics Technology Introduction............................. 15

4.2 AMD Dual Graphics Re quirement ................................................ 15

4.3 AMD Dual Graphics Setup.............................................................. 16

Chapter 5: RAID Functions .................................. 17

5.1 Operating System ............................................................................ 17

5.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 17

5.3 How RAID Works ............................................................................. 17

Chapter 6: Useful Help ........................................ 20

6.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 20

6.2 Software ............................................................................................ 21

6.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 25

6.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code ....................................................................... 27

6.5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 28

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 29

German .................................................................................................................. 30

French .................................................................................................................... 32

Italian..................................................................................................................... 34

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 36

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 38

Polish ...................................................................................................................... 40

Russian ................................................................................................................... 42

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 44

Japane se ................................................................................................................ 46

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

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1.1 B

EFORE 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 disconnect the computer from power outlet

before operation.

 Before you take the motherboard out from anti-static

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to remove the static charge.

 Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the

rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

 Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

 The operating temperatures of the computer should be

0 to 45 degrees Celsius.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

Serial ATA Cable x2 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x1 Installation Guide x1 Fully Setup Driver DVD x1

Note : The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

Socket FM1

CPU

Chipset AMD A55

Super I/O

Main

Memory

SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller

LAN

AMD A-Series / E2-Series / Athlon II /

Sempron processors

ITE 8772E

Prov ides t he most commonly used leg acy

Super I/O functionality

Low Pin Count Interface

DDR3 DIMM Slots x 2

Max Memory Capacity 16GB

Each DIMM supports 512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3

RTL8105E (A55MLC2, A55MLV2)

RTL8111F (A55MGC)

computing

(Maximum Watt: 100W)

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

En vironment Con trol in it iatives

H/W Mon itor

Fan Sp eed Co ntroller

ITE's "S mart Guardian " function

Dual Cha nnel Mode DDR3 memory module

Supports DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Vers ion 2.0 s pec ific at ion co mp liant .

RAID 0,1,10 support

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation

Sound ALC662

PCI Express Gen2 x16 S lot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expans ion card

Slots

PCI Express x1 Slot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x1 expansion card

SATA Connector x4 Each connect or s upports 1 SATA device

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

On Board

CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

Connectors

System Fan Header x1 System Fan Power supply

CMOS clear Header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default

USB2.0 Connector x2 Each connector supports 2 fro nt panel USB2.0 po rts

5.1channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

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SPEC

Serial Port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port

Power Connector (24-Pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (4-Pin) x1 Connects to Power supp ly

PS/2 Keyboard / Mous e x1

VGA Port x1

Rear Panel

LAN port x1

I/O

USB2.0 Port x4

Audio Jack x3

Board Size 175 mm (W) x 226 mm (L) uATX

Windows XP / Vista / 7

Support

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cable

Connect to USB2.0 devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and Mic. connection

Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support

for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

NOTE: VGA Output require an AMD family processor with intedrated graphics.

NOTE: Since the audio chip supports High Definition Audio Specification, the function of each

NOTE: Maximum resolution:

audio jack can be defi ned by software. The input / output function of each audio jack listed above represents the default setting. However, when connecting external microphone to the audio port, please use the Line In (Blue) and Mic In (Pink) audio jack.

VGA: 1920 x 1600 @75Hz

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

Note: represents the 1■

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the socket locking out from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angel.

Step 2: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on

CPU should point towards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.

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Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to locked the

position

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU

FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

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 Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM rate sense

4 Smart Fan Control (By Fan)

SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM rate sense

Note:

CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connectors. When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. DDR3 Modules

Step1:

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.

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Step2:

Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

Note: If the DIMM does not go in smoothly, do not force it. Pull it all the way out and try again.

B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

DDR3 Module

Total Memory Size

Max is 16GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory Installation

Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel function: Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table.

Dual Channel Status DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

Note:

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16)

D. DDR Speed Support

Please refer to the following table for DDR speed reference:

# of DIMM per Channel # of Ranks per DIMM

1 of 1 UDIMM xR DDR3-1866

1 of 2 UDIMMs xR DDR3-1600 / DDR3-1333

Max DDR Speed Grade

for 1.50V DIMM

Note:

xR: Single or double side memory moudule

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

ATXP W R2: ATX Power Source Connector

This connector will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

Pin Assignment

1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground

ATXP W R1: 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 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 Ground 12 +3.3V

Note: Before you power on the system, please make sure that both ATXPWR1 and ATXPWR2 connectors have been plugged-in.

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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: PCI-Express x1 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total.

SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

These connectors connect to SATA hard disk drives via SATA cables. Those satisfy the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SETUP JUMPERS

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

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

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 2 N/A 10 N/A 3 N/ A 11 N/ A N/A 4 Speaker 12 Power LED (+) 5 HDD LED (+) 6 HDD LED (-) 14 Power LED (-) 7 Ground 8 Reset control 16 Ground

Speaker Connector

Hard drive LED

Reset button

9 N/A

13 Power LED (+)

15 Power button

N/A

Power LED

Power-on button

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F_USB1/F_USB2: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC

10 Key

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 Ground 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 3 Mic Power 4 GPIO 4 Audio Power 5 Right line in 5 RT Line Out 6 Jack Sense 6 RT Line Out 7 Front Sense 7 Reserved 8 Key 8 Key 9 Left line in 9 LFT Line Out

10 Jack Sense 10 LFT Line Out

Note1: It is recommended that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard's high definition audio capability.

Note2: Please try to disable the "Front Panel Jack Detection" if you want to use an AC'97 front audio output cable. The function can be found via O.S. Audio Utility.

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