Biostar A740G M2+ Owner's Manual

A740G M2+ Set up Manual

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Table of Cont ent s

Chapter 1 : In tro d u c tion.....................................................1

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

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

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

1.4 Rear Panel Connectors.......................................................... 3

1.5 Mo t he r bo ar d Layou t............................................................4

Chapter 2 : Hardware In s tallation........................................5

2.1 Installing Ce ntral Proce ssing Unit (CPU)................................ 5

2.2 FAN Heade rs........................................................................ 7

2.3 Installing Sy stem Memory......................................................8

2.4 Con nec tors and Slo ts............................................................10

Chapter 3: H ead er s & Jumpers Setu p..............................12

3.1 How to Setu p Jum pers..........................................................12

3.2 Det ail Settin gs.....................................................................12

Chapter 4 : RA ID Fu n c tions...............................................19

4.1 Operatio n Syste m................................................................19

4.2 Raid Array s.........................................................................19

4.3 How RAI D Work s.................................................................19

Chapter 5 : U s eful Help.....................................................22

5.1 Driver Instal latio n Note.......................................................22

5.2 Software .............................................................................23

5.3 Extra Informati on ................................................................27

5.4 Troubleshooting ...................................................................29

Appenden cies: S PEC In Other L an g u a g e.............................30

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

France..................................................................................................32

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japanese ..............................................................................................46

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing our p ro duct. Before yo u start ins talling the
mo the rboa rd, plea se make su re you follo w the ins tructio ns be low:

 Prepare a dry and stable working environment with

s uf ficie nt li gh ting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ra tion .

 Befo re you tak e the mo the rboa rd o u t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounded appliance, o r use grounded wrist s trap to
remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts on mo the rboa rd o r the

rea r side of the board unless ne cessary. Hold the bo ard
on the edge , do not try to bend o r flex the board.

 Do no t lea ve any un fastene d small parts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits wh ich may damage the equipmen t.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

sou rce, humid air and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1
Se ria l ATA Cab le X 1
Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1
I ns talla tion Guide X 1
Fu lly Se tup D rive r C D X 1 (full ve rs ion manua l f iles ins ide )
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)
Se ria l ATA P o we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal)

Note: The package contents may differ by area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

S ocket AM 2+ / AM 2

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

Graphics Int egrated in AM D 740G Chipset

IDE Integrated IDE Controller

SA TA II I nt e grat e d S e ria l ATA C o nt r ol l er

LA N Realt ek RTL 8101E

Sound ALC662

Slots

On Board

Connector

AM D Athl on 64 / A t hl on 64 FX

/ Sempron / Phenom processors

Support HyperTrans port 2.0

Supports up to 2.0 GT/s Bandwidth

AM D 74 0G

AM D S B700

ITE 8718F

Provides t he most c ommonly used legacy

Sup er I /O functionality

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 4

Max Memory Capacity 8GB

Eac h DIMM s upports 256/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2

PCI Express x16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E x16 expansion cards

PCI Express x1 slot x1 Supports PCI-E x1 expansion cards

PCI slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards

Floppy connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device

SATA Connector x6 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front A udio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

Athlon 64 x

SPEC

AM D 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing
Supports Hyper Transport 2.0 and Cool=n=Quiet

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control initiatives

H/W Monitor

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (for AM2+ CPU only)

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not s upported

Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB

HDCP support

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO M ode 0~4,

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

5.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

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CD-in Connector x1 S upports C D audio-in functi on

S/PDIF out connector x1 Supports digital audio out function

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

System Fan header x1 System Fan Power supply

CMOS clear header x1 Restore CMOS data t o factory default

USB connector x3 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Pow er Connector (4pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Printer Port Connector x1 Each connector supports 1 Printer port

Serial port Connector x1 Connects to RS-232 Port

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 215 mm (W) x 244 mm(L)

Special

Features

OS SupportWindows XP / VISTA

DVI port x1

VGA port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x3

RAID 0 / 1 / 1+ 0 support

1.4 R

EAR PANEL CONNECTORS

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Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Co nnec t t o DV I- D mo nit or

Connect to D-SUB m onitor

Connect t o RJ-45 ethernet cable

Connect to USB devices

Provide Audi o-In/Out and microphone connection

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support

for any OS With or without notice.

PS/ 2
Mouse

PS/2
Keyboard

VGA

DVI-D

LAN

Li n e In/
Surround

Li n e Ou t
Mi c In 1/

Bass/ Center

USBX2USBX2

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1

VGA

DVI

JUSB1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO1

JCDIN1

JAUDIOF1

LAN

JATXPWR2

JUS BV1

PEX1 _1

AMD

740G

Socket AM2+

JCFAN1

DI MMA1

JATXPWR1

DI MMB1

DI MMA2

DI MMB2

IDE 1

BAT TERY

4

Codec

Sup e r I/ O

JCOM1

Not e: represents the 1■

JPRNT1

JSPDIF_OUT1

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI2

FDD1

st

pin.

JUSB4

JUSB3 JUSB2

AMD

SB700

JUSBV 2

SATA3

SATA1

SATA5 SATA6

JCMOS1

JPANEL1

JSFAN1

BI OS

SATA2

SATA 4

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap.

Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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Step 3: Look for the white tri angle on socket, and the gold triangle on

CPU should point towards this white tri angle. The CPU will fit only
in th e cor r ec t or i en tatio n.

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Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete the insta llation.

Step 5: Put th e CP U Fan on t he CP U and bu c kl e it . Co nn ec t the CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. Thi s completes the installation.

Note: Please update the B IOS to the latest version wh ile using AM2+ CP Us . Due to the latest CPU

transition, you may encounter the sit uation that the new system fail ed to boot while using new
AM2+ CPUs. In this case, please i nstall one standar d AM2 CPU to boot your s ystem, and
update the latest BIOS from our website f or AM2+ CPUs support.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built i n the computer. The fan
cable and connector may be different according to the fan m anufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

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JSFAN1: S ystem Fan Header

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Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

FAN RPM rate
sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

The JCFAN1 supports 4-pin head c onnector. The J SFAN1 supports 3-pin head
connector. When connecti ng with wires onto connectors, pl ease note that the r ed wire is

the positi ve and should be connect ed to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and s hould
be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. Me mo ry Module s

DIMMB1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

1. Unlock a DIMM sl ot by pressi ng the retaini ng clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the sl ot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the Slot.

DIMMB2

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firml y into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properl y seated.

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B. Memory Capacity

DI MM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
DIMMA2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DIMMB2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

DDR2 Module

To t al Mem o r y

Size

Max is 8 G B.

C. Dual Channel Memory installation

To trigger t he Dual Channel function of t he motherboard, the m emory m odule
must meet the following requiremen t s:

Install memory m odule of the same density in pairs, shown in the following
table.

Du al Channel Status

Enabled O O X X
Enabled X X O O

Enabled O O O O

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)
The DRAM bus width of the memory m odule must be the same (x8 or

x16)

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Di sk C onnector

The motherboard provides a st andard floppy disk connector t hat supports 360K,
720K, 1. 2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types . This c onnector support s t he
provided f loppy driv e ribbon cable.

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ID E1: Hard Disk C onne ctor

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI ID E Controller t hat prov ides PI O
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and U lt ra DMA 33/66/100/133 func t ionality.

The IDE connectors can c onnect a m aster and a s lav e drive, so you can
connec t up t o two hard dis k drives.

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express x16 Slot

- PCI -Ex press 1.0a c ompliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s sim ult aneously per

direct ion, f or an aggregate of 8GB/ s totally.

PEX1_1: PCI-Express x1 Slot

- PCI -Ex press 1.0a c ompliant.

- Dat a transfer bandwidth up to 250MB/s per direct ion; 500MB/s in tot al.

- PCI -Ex press supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5GB/s on t he data pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the t radit i onal PCI arc hit ecture.

PEX1_1

PEX16_1

PCI1~PCI2: Periphe ral Component Interconnect Slots

This mot herboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PC I stands for
Peripheral Com ponent I nt erconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion
cards . This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits .

PCI1

PCI2

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW 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 SETT INGS

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED , Power LED, and
speak er connection. It allows user to connec t the PC c ase’s front panel switc h
functions.

PWR_LED

On/Off

-

SPK

++

HLED

16

8

-

+

RST

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Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A
2 N/A 10 N/A
3 N/A 11 N/A N/A
4 Speaker
5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-)
7 Ground 15 Power button
8 Reset control

Speaker
Connector

Hard drive
LED

Reset button

12 Power LED (+)

14 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

N/A

Powe r LED

Power-on button

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J A TXP W R1 : ATX P o we r S ou rce C onn e cto r

This connector allows user t o connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX
power supply .

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1

24

13

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

J A TXP W R2 : ATX P o we r S ou rce C onn e cto r

By c onnecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circ uit.

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12

Pin

Assignment

1 +12V
2 +12V

3 Ground
4 Ground

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