Biostar A780L, A780L M2L+ Owner's Manual

A780L M2G+/A780L M2L+/A780L 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 Rear 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 .................................. 13

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 13

3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 13

Chapter 4: RAID Functions ..................................................... 18

4.1 Operating System............................................................................ 18

4.2 Raid Arrays...................................................................................... 18

4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 18

Chapter 5: Useful Help ............................................................ 21

5.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 21

5.2 Software............................................................................................ 22

5.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 26

5.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

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.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

HDD Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Cable X 2 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

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

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

Socket AM2+

AMD Sempron / Athlon / Athlon II / Phenom

CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

Graphics Integrated in AMD RS780L Ch ipset

IDE Int eg r ated IDE Cont ro ller

SATA II Integrated Serial ATA Controller

LAN

Sound ALC662

Slots

On Board

Connectors

/ Phenom II processors

Maximum Watt: 95W (A780L M2G+/

A780L M2L+)

Maximum Watt: 125W (A780L)

Support HyperTransport 3.0

Supports up to 3.2 GT/s Bandwidth

AMD RS780L

AMD SB710

ITE 8718F

Prov ides the mos t co mmonly used legac y

Super I/O functionality

DDR2 DIMM Slots x 2

Max Memory Capacity 8GB

Each DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB DDR2

Realtek RTL 8111DL (A780L M2G+)

Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780L M2L+/A780L)

PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 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 x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

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AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 b it

computing

Supports Hyper Transport 3.0

Low Pin Count Interface

En viro nment Cont rol in it iatives

H/W Mon itor

ITE's "S mart Guard ian" funct ion

Dual Channe l Mod e DDR2 me mory modu le

Supports DDR2 533 / 667 / 800

Supports DDR2 1066 (by AM2+/AM3 CPU)

Max S hared V ideo Me mo ry is 512MB

DVI support

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

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s

SATA Versio n 2. 0 s pecif icat ion co mplian t

10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation

10 / 100 Mb/s auto negot iation

5.1 channels audio out

High Definition Audio

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Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

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 to factory default

USB Connector x2 Each connect or supports 2 fro nt panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supp ly

Power 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 (A780L M2G+)

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mous e x1

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 182 mm(W) x 235 mm(L)

Special

Features

OS Support Windows XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64 / 7

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

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connect to DVI-D monitor

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Connect to RJ-45 Ethernet cable

Connect t o USB devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection

Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support

for any OS With or without notice.

PS/2 Mou se

PS/2 Keyboard

VGA

DVI-D

LAN

Line In/ Surr ound

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

USB X2USBX2

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

KBMS1

VGA 1

DVI 1

USB1

RJ45USB1

AUDIO1

F_AUDIO1

ATXPWR 2

LAN

JUSBV1

RS780L

PEX16_1

AMD

CPU_FAN1

Socket AM2+

ATXPWR1

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

IDE1

BATTERY

Super

I/O

Codec

Note: represents the 1■

(A780L M2G+ Only)

JSPDIFOUT1

FDD1

J_PRINT1J_COM1

PCI1

PCI2

pin.

JUSBV2

PAN EL 1

JCMOS1

F_USB1

F_ USB2

SATA1 SATA2

AMD

SB710

BIOS

SATA4

SATA3

SYS_FAN1

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

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 toward direct

B to complete the installation.

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.

Note: Please update the BIOS to the latest version while using AM2+/AM3 CPUs. Due to the latest

CPU transition, you may encounter the situation that the new system failed to boot while using new AM2+/AM3 CPUs. In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to boot your system, and update the latest BIOS from our website for AM2+/AM3 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 may be different due to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1.

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header

SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM r at e sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

The CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. The SYS_FAN1 supports 3-pin head connector. 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. Memory Modules

DIMMB1

DIMMA1

1. 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.

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

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B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DIMMA1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DIMMB1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR2 Module

Total M emory

Size

Max is 8GB.

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

Disabled O X

Disabled X O

Enabled O O

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

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

DIMMA1

DIMMB1

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

234

133

IDE1: Hard Disk Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.

3940

SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s.

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground

SATA4 SATA3

SATA1 SATA2

5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground

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ATXP W R1: AT X 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

ATXP W R2: AT X Power Source Connector

Connecting this connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

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

Assignment

Note:

Before 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 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture.

PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PEX16_1

PCI1

PCI2

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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.

PWR_LED

On/Off

9 1

SPK

HLED

RST

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

Power LED

Power-on button

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