Biostar A740X-A2+, A770X-A2+ Setup Manual

A770 A2+ /A740X A2 + Setup M anu al

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 : In tr od ucti on.....................................................1

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

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

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

1.4 Rear Panel C onnectors..........................................................3

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

Chapter 2 : Hard ware Installa ti o n........................................5

2.1 Installing Ce ntral Pro cessing Unit (CPU) ................................ 5

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

2.3 Installing System Me mo ry......................................................8

2.4 Con necto rs a nd Slo ts............................................................10

Chapter 3 : Header s & Ju mp er s S etup.................................13

3.1 How to Se t u p Jum per s..........................................................13

3.2 Det ail Settin gs.....................................................................13

Chapter 4 : R AID Fu ncti on s...............................................21

4.1 Operation Syste m................................................................21

4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................21

4.3 How RA I D Works.................................................................21

Chapter 5 : U s eful Hel p.....................................................24

5.1 Dri ver Instal latio n Note.......................................................24

5.2 Award BIO S Beep Code ........................................................25

5.3 Extra Informati on ................................................................25

5.4 Troubleshooting ...................................................................26

Appendenci es : S PEC In Other L an g u ag e.............................28

German................................................................................................28

France..................................................................................................30

Italian..................................................................................................32

Spanish................................................................................................34

Portuguese ...........................................................................................36

Polish...................................................................................................38

Russian ................................................................................................40

Arabic..................................................................................................42

Japanese..............................................................................................44

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE YOU START

Tha nk you for choosing ou r pro du ct. Befo re you start ins talling the
mothe rboa rd, plea se make su re you follow the ins tru ctio ns be lo w:

 Prepare a dry and stable wo rking environment with

s uffi cie nt lighting .

 Always disconnect the computer from power outlet

be fo re ope ra tion .

 Befo re you take the m o the rboa rd o u t f rom a n ti -s ta ti c

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounde d ap pliance, o r use g ro unded wris t strap to
remove the static charge.

 Avo id tou ch ing the compone nts o n m o the rboa rd o r the

rea r side of the board unless necessa ry. Hold the boa rd
on the edge , do not try to be nd o r flex the board .

 Do not lea ve any un fastene d small pa rts inside the

case afte r installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits wh ich ma y damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and wate r.

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
Use r’s Manua l X 1
Fully Setup Driver CD X 1
Se ria l ATA Po we r Cab le X 1 (o ptio nal )
FDD Cable X 1 (optional)
USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)
S/P DI F ou t Ca ble X 1 (op tiona l)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

A770 A2+ A740X A2+

CPU

S ocket AM2 / AM2+
AM D At hl on 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /
Sempron / AM2+ processors

AM D 64 Arc hit ecture enables 32 and 64 bit
computing
Supports Hyper Tr ans port 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet

S ocket AM2 / AM2+
AM D At hl on 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 /
Sempron / AM2+ processors

AM D 64 Arc hit ecture enables 32 and 64 bit
computing
Supports Hyper Tr ans port 1.0 and Cool=n=Quiet

FSB

Support HyperTrans port 3.0
Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth

Support HyperTrans port 1.0
Supports up to 2.0 GT/s Bandwidth

Chipset

AM D 77 0
AM D SB600

AM D 74 0X
AM D SB600

Super I/O

ITE 8718F
Provides the most commonl

y

us e d l egacy Supe

r

I/O funct ionalit y.
Low Pin Count Interfac e
Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
ITE's "S mar t Guardian" function

ITE 8718F
Provides t he most commonly used legacy Super
I/O funct ionalit y.
Low Pin Count Interfac e
Environment Control initiatives,

H/W Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
ITE's "S mar t Guardian" function

Main
Memory

DIMM Slots x 4
Eac h DIMM supports 512/1024/2048MB DDR2
Max Memory Capicity 8GB
Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module
Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
support ed

DIMM Slots x 4
Eac h DIMM supports 512/1024/2048MB DDR2
Max Memory Capicity 8GB
Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module
Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+ CPU)
Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not
support ed

IDE

Integrated IDE Controller
Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 B us Mast er Mode
supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Integrated IDE Controller
Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 B us Mast er Mode
supports PIO Mode 0~4,

SA TA II

AM D S B600
Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.
SA TA V ersion 2.0 specification compliant.
R AI D 0, 1, 1+ 0 s u p po rt

AM D S B600
Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.
SA TA V ersion 2.0 specification compliant.
R AI D 0, 1, 1+ 0 s u p po rt

LAN

Real tek RTL8111C / RTL 8102E (optional )
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation (Gigabit

bandw idth is for Realtek RTL8111C only)
Half / Full duplex capability

Real tek RTL8102E / RTL8111C (opt ional )
10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation (Gigabit

bandw idth is for Realtek RTL8111C only)
Half / Full duplex capability

Sound

ALC662

5.1c hannels audi o out
Supports HD Audio

ALC662

5.1c hannels audi o out
Supports HD Audio

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A770 A2+ A740X A2+

PCI s lot x3 PCI s lot x3
PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 PCI Express x16 slot x1 Slots
PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot x2 PCI Express x1 slot x2

Fl oppy c onnect or x1 Fl oppy c onnector x1
Printer Port connec tor x1 Printer Port connec tor x1
IDE C onnector x1 I DE Connector x1

SA TA C onnect or x4 SA TA Co nnector x4
Front Panel Connect or x1 F ront Panel Connector x1

Front A udio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1
CD- in C onnec tor x1 CD-i n C onnec tor x1

S/PDIF out connector x1 S/PDIF out connector x1
CP U Fa n header x1 C PU F an header x1

Sys tem Fa n header x1 S ystem Fan hea der x 1
CMOS clear header x1 CMOS clear header x1

USB connector x2 US B c onnector x2
S e ri al port Co nnect or x1 Seri al po rt Co nnect or x1

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1

On Board
Connec tor

Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1

Back Panel
I/O

PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1
LAN port x1

USB Port x6
Audio Jack x3

PS/2 Keyboard x1
PS/2 Mouse x1

S e ri a l P ort x 1
LAN port x1

USB Port x6
Audio Jack x3

Board Size 205 mm (W) x 305 mm (L ) 205 mm (W) x 305 mm (L)

OS S upport

Windows XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS With or without notice.

Windows XP / VISTA

Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2
Mouse

PS/2
Keyboard

USBX2

USBX2

USBX2

LAN

Line In/
Surround

Li n e Out

Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center

COM1

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS

JUSB1

PCIE_X1_1

FDD

BAT1

JCDIN

Codec

JSPDIF_OUT

JATXPWR4

J PRNT

Super I /O

J USB3

DIMMA1

JCMOS1

JPANEL

IDE

JA TXPWR24

CPUFAN

SYSFAN

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMA2

Socket A M2

PCIE_X16

PCIE_X1_2

PCI3

PCI2

AMD
7 70 /
740X

SATA4

JAUDIOF

JUSBL AN

SATA3 SATA2

SATA1

JUSB2

J USB4

BIOS

PCI1

JCOM 2

AMD

SB600

LAN

JAUDI O

JK BV1

JUS BV1

JUSB V3

JCOM1

JUS BV2

Note: represents the 1■

st

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNI T (CPU)

Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap.

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

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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

CPU should point towards thi s white tri angle. The CPU will fit onl y
in th e cor r ec t or i en t at io n.

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Step 4: Hol d the CPU down fi rmly, and then close the lever toward di rect

B to complete the install ation.

Step 5: Pu t the CPU Fan on the CPU and bu c kl e it. Connect the CPU

FAN power cable to the CPUFAN. This completes the i nstallation.

Note: Ple ase upd ate the B IOS to the latest version while using A M2+ CPUs. Due to the lates t CPU

transition, you may encounter the situation that the new system failed t o boot while using new
AM2+ CPUs. In this c ase, please i nstall one standar d AM2 CPU to boot your s ystem, and
update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+ CPUs support.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
cable and connector m ay be different accordi ng to the fan m anufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

CPUFAN: CPU Fan Header

Pin

Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V
3

FAN RPM rate
sens e

14

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

SYSF A N: System Fa n Header s

Pin Assignment

1 Ground
2 +12V

1

3

3

FAN RPM rate
sens e

Note:

The CPUFAN and SYSFAN support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector. When connecting
with wires onto c onnect ors, please note that the red wire is the positi ve and shoul d be
connected to pi n#2, and the blac k wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYST EM MEMORY

A. DDR2 Mo du les

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

DIMMA2

DIMMB2

1. Unlock a DIMM sl ot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIM M on the sl ot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
break on the Slot.

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

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B. Memory Capacity

DI MM Socket

Location

DDR2 Module Total Memory Size

DIMMA1 512MB/1024MB/2048MB
DIMMB1 512MB/1024MB/2048MB
DIMMA2 512MB/1024MB/2048MB
DIMMB2 512MB/1024MB/2048MB

Max i s 8 G B.

C. Dual Channel Me mory installation

To t rigger t he Dual C hannel function of t he mot herboard, the mem ory module
must mee t the following requiremen t s:

Install memory m odule of t he same density in pairs, shown in t he f ollowing
table.

Du al Channel Status

DIMMA 1

DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2

Enabled O O X X
Enabled X X O O
Enabled O O O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)
The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the sam e (x8 or

x16)

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD: Flo ppy Disk Connector

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector t hat supports 360K,
720K, 1. 2M, 1.44M and 2. 88M f loppy disk types. This connector support s the
provided f loppy driv e ribbon cables .

133

234

IDE: H ard Disk Con nector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanc ed IDE Cont roller that prov ides PIO Mode
0~4, Bus Mast er, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 functionality .

The IDE connector c an connect a m aster and a s lave driv e, so y ou can c onnect
up to two hard dis k driv es.

1

39

2

40

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PCIE_X16: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot (for A770 A2+)

- PCI -Ex press 2.0 c ompliant.

- Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s sim ult aneously per

direct ion, f or an aggregate of 16GB/s tot ally.

PCIE_X1_1/PC IE_X1_2: PCI-Expre ss Gen2 x1 Slots (for A770 A2+)

- PCI -Ex press 2.0 c ompliant.

- Dat a transfer bandwidt h up to 500MB/s per direc t ion; 1GB/s in t ot al.

- PCI -Ex press Gen2 s upports a raw bit-rate of 5. 0Gb/s on the data pins .

- 2X bandwidth ov er the PC I -Express 1. 0 architecture.

PCIE_X16: PCI-Express x16 Slot (for A740X A2+)

- 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 tot ally.

PCIE_X 1_1/PCI E_X 1_2: P CI -Expres s x1 S lot s (fo r A7 40X A2+ )

- PCI -Ex press 1.0a c ompliant.

- Dat a transfer bandwidt h up to 250MB/s per direc t ion; 500MB/s in t otal.

- PCI -Ex press supports a raw bit -rate of 2.5GB/s on the dat a pins.

- 2X bandwidth ov er the t radit ional PCI architecture.

PCI E_X1_1

PCI E_X16

PCI E_X1_2

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PCI1~ PCI3: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This mot herboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slot s. PCI st ands f or
Peripheral Com ponent I nt erconnect, and it is a bus standard f or expans ion
cards . This PCI slot is des ignated as 32 bits .

PCI1

PCI3

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

JPANEL: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Res et, HDD LED , Power LED, and
speak er connection. It allows user t o connec t the PC c ase’s f ront panel s witc h
functions.

P

W

R

_

L

E

D

O

n

/

O

f

f

R

S

T

HLE

D

S

P

K

+

+

+

-

-

1

916

8

Pin Assignment Functio n Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A
2 N/A 10 N/A

N/A

3 N/A 11 N/A N/A
4 Speaker

Speaker
Connector

12 Power LED (+)
5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)
6 HDD LED (-)

Hard dri ve
LED

14 Power LED (-)

Powe r LED

7 Ground 15 Power button
8 Reset control

Reset button

16 Ground

Power-on button

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