Biostar A880G+ Owner's Manual

A880G+/A785G3+ 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 .................................. 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 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 28

5.5 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 29

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ...................................... 30

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

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) 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

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CPU

FSB

Chipset

Super I/O

Main Memory

Graphics

IDE

SATA II

LAN

Sound

Slots

Socket AM3 AMD Phenom II/ Athlon II processors AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit computing Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and Cool=n=Quiet (Maximum Watt: 125W) Support HyperTransport 3.0 Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth

AMD 880G AMD SB710

ITE 8721 Prov ides the mos t commonly used lega cy Super I/O functionality Low Pin Count Interface En vironm ent C ontro l in itiat ives H/W Mon ito r ITE's "S mart Guard ian " funct ion DDR3 DIMM Slots x 2 Max Memory Capacity 8GB Each DIMM supports 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3 Dual Cha nn el Mo de DDR3 memory mod ule Supports DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 Register ed D IMM and ECC D IMM is no t supported Integrated in AMD 880G Chipset Max S hared V id eo Me mory is 51 2 MB DVI/HDMI/HDCP/UVD2 support

Int eg r at ed IDE Cont ro ller Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode supports PIO Mode 0~4, Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s SATA Vers ion 2.0 sp ecif icat ion co mpl iant Realtek RTL 8111DL 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation Half / Full duplex capability ALC662

5.1 channels audio out High Definition Audio PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 PCI slot x2 PC I slot x2

AMD 785G AMD SB710

ITE 8721 Prov ides the most commo nly us ed leg acy Super I/O functionality Low Pin Count Interface En vironm ent C ontro l in itiat ives H/W Mon ito r ITE's "S mart Guard ian " funct ion DDR3 DIMM Slots x 2 Max Memory Capacity 8GB Each DIMM supports 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3 Dual Cha nn el Mo de DDR3 memory mod ule Supports DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 Register ed D IMM and ECC D IMM is no t supported Integrated in AMD 785G Chipset Max S hared V id eo Me mory is 51 2 MB DVI/HDMI/HDCP/UVD2 support

5.1 channels audio out High Definition Audio

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Floppy Connector x1 Floppy Connector x1 IDE Co nnect or x1 ID E Co nn ector x1 SATA Connector x4 SATA Connector x4 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 Front Audio Connector x1 S/PDIF Out Connector x1 S/PDIF Out Connector x1

On Board Connector

Back Panel I/O

Board Size 200 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) 200 mm(W) x 244 mm(L) Special Features

OS Support

CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan Header x1 System Fan Header x1 System Fan Header x1 CMOS clear Header x1 CMOS clear Header x1 USB Connector x2 USB Connector x2 Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (24pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1 Power Connector (4pin) x1 Consumer IR Connector x1 Consumer IR Connector x1 Printer Po rt Co nnector x1 Printer Port Connector x1 Serial port Connector x1 Serial port Connector x1

PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse x1 HDMI Port x1 VGA Port x1 DVI-D Port x1 LAN Port x1 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3

RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support

Windows XP / Vista / 7 Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice.

PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse x1 HDMI Port x1 VGA Port x1 DVI-D Port x1 LAN Port x1 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3

Windows XP / Vista / 7 Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 R

Keyboa rd / Mouse

EAR PANEL CONNECTORS

PS/2

USBX2

HDMI VGADVI-D

LAN

USBX2

Line In/ Surround

Line Out

Mic In 1/ Bass/ Center

NOTE: The HDMI and DVI-D ports both can provide digital video signals out-put function, but

these two interfaces cannot work at the same time. The chipset uses the same channel to control HDMI and DVI-D, so these ports cannot transmit video signal to different display panels simultaneously.

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

USBKB1

HDMI1

DVI1

VGA1

RJ45U SB1

AUDIO1

ATX PWR2

JUSBV1

JSPDIFOU T1

LAN

BAT1

PE X16_1

AMD

880G/ 785G

CPU_FAN1

ATXPWR1

Socket AM3

DR B

D3_1DR A

D3_1

IDE1

SATA4

SATA3

BIOS

Super I /O

F_AUDIO1 J_C OM1

Note: represents the 1■

JCMOS1

F_USB2

AMD

SB710

JUSBV2

F_USB1

SYS_FAN1

SATA2

SATA1

PAN EL1

CIR1

Codec

J_PRINT1

PCI1

PCI2

FDD1

pin.

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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.

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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

SYS_FAN1: System Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM r ate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM rate

sense

Note:

CPU_FAN1 supports 4-pin head connector. 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 co nnected 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

D3_A1RD

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.

DDR B3_ 1

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

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

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

DDR3 Module

Total Mem ory

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 X O

Disabled O X

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)

DDR3_A1

DDR3_B1

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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.

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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 4 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

Assignment

SATA4 SATA3 SATA2

SATA1

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

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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 Assignm ent

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: ATX Power Source Connector

Connecting this connector will provide +12V to CPU power circuit.

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

Assignment

Note:

Before you power on the s ystem, please make sure tha t 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.

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

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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