Biostar TA75A+ Owner's Manual

TA75A+ 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: AMD DUAL Graphics Technology ......... 19

4.1 AMD Dual Graphics Technology Introduction............................. 19

4.2 AMD Dual Graphics Requirement ................................................ 19

4.3 AMD Dual Graphics Setup.............................................................. 20

Chapter 5: RAID Functions .................................. 21

5.1 Operating System............................................................................ 21

5.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 21

5.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 21

Chapter 6: T-Series UEFI BIOS & Software........... 24

6.1 T-Series UEFI BIOS ........................................................................... 24

6.2 T-Series Software ............................................................................. 27

Chapter 7: Useful Help ........................................ 37

7.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 37

7.2 Extra Information............................................................................ 38

7.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 39

7.4 AMI BIOS Post Code ........................................................................ 40

7.5 Conversion Of Hexadecimal and Decimal Syste m...................... 42

7.6 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 43

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 44

German.................................................................................................................. 44

French .................................................................................................................... 46

Italian..................................................................................................................... 48

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 50

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 52

Polish...................................................................................................................... 54

Russian ................................................................................................................... 56

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 58

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 60

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 X4 Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X1 User’s Manual 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

CPU

Socket FM1

AMD A-Series / E2-Series processors

SPEC

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

computing

Chipset

Super I/O

Main

Memory

SATA III

LAN

Sound

USB3.0

Slots

AMD A75

ITE 8728

Prov ides the most common ly us ed leg acy

Super I/O functionality

Low Pin Count Interface

DDR3 DIMM Slots x 4

Max Memory Capacity 32GB

Each DIMM supports 512MB/

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

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

RTL8111E

ALC892

A75 Data transfer rates up to 600 MB/s

PCI Express Gen2 x16 Slot x2

PCI Express Gen2 x1 Slot x2

En vir on ment Control in it iatives

H/W Monitor

Fan Sp eed Contro ller

ITE's "S mart Guard ian" funct ion

Dual Cha nne l Mode DDR3 me mory module

Supports DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Data transfer rates up to 6 Gb/s.

SATA Version 3.0 sp ecif icat ion co mp lian t.

RAID 0,1,10 support

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

7.1channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16, x4 expans ion cards

Supports PCI-E Gen2 x1 expansion cards

On Board

Connectors

PCI Slot x2

SATA Connector x6 Each conne ctor supports 1 SATA device

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilit ies

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

S/PDIF out Connector x1 Supports digital audio out function

Consumer IR Connector x1 Supports infrared function

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

System Fan Header x2 System Fan Power supply

Supports PCI expansion cards

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CMOS clear Header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default

USB2.0 Connector x3 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB2.0 ports

USB3.0 Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB3.0 ports

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 supply

PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse x1

HDMI Port x1

VGA Port x1

Back Panel

I/O

Board Size 244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L) ATX

OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7

DVI-D Port x1

LAN port x1

USB2.0 Port x4

USB3.0 Port x2

Audio Jack x6

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse

Connects to HDMI cable

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Connect to DVI monitor

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cab le

Connect to USB2.0 devices

Connect to USB3.0 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

PS/2

Keyboard / Mouse

DVI-D

LAN

USB2.0X2

HDMI

VGA

Center

Rea r

Side

USB2.0X2

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

USB3.0X2

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

USB_KBMS1

HDMI1

VGA

DVI

RJ45U SB1

AUDIO1

USB 3_0

LAN

Super

I/O

ATXP WR2

SYS_FAN 2

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

CPU_FAN 1

PEX16_1

BAT1

PEX16_2

JCMOS1

PH 1 _ D1

PH 3 _ D2

PH 2 _ D3

PH 4 _ D4

NB_PH1_ D1

DDR3_A1

DDR3_A2

DB2DR3_

DDR3_B1

ATXPWR 1

SATA3

AMD

A75

SATA2

SATA1

BIO S

Codec

Note: represents the 1■

F_AUDIO1

JSPD IFOU T1

PCI1

PCI2

J_COM1 CIR1 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_U SB 3

JFR ONT_US B3_1

pin.

SYS_FAN 1

SW_ R ST1

SW_PWR1

PANE L1

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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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.

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

SYS_FAN2: NorthBridge Fan Header

SYS_FAN2

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

FAN RPM r ate sense

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 +12V 3

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Assignment

FAN RPM rate sense

SYS_FAN1

Note:

CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1/2 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

DDR3_A1

DDR3_A2

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.

DDR3_B1

DB2DR 3_

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

B. Memory Capacity

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DIMM Socket

Location

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

DDR3_A2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

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

DDR3_B2 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB

DDR3 Module

Total Mem ory

Size

Max is 32GB.

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_A2 DDR3_B1 DDR3_B2

Enabled O X O X

Enabled X O X 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 same (x8 or x16)

D. DDR Speed Support

Please refer to the following table for DDR speed reference: (x = 1 or 2)

# of DIMM per Channel # of Ranks per DIMM

1 of 1 UDIMM xR DDR3-1866

1 of 2 UDIMMs xR, 0 DDR3-1600

2 of 2 UDIMMs 1R, 1R DDR3-1600

2 of 2 UDIMMs 2R, xR DDR3-1333

Max DDR Speed Grade

for 1.50V DIMM

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 3.0 spec and with transfer rate of 6.0Gb/s.

ATXP WR2: ATX P ower Source Connector

This connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

S AT A 1 SA TA3

2SATA

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

Assignment

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

Assignment

ATXP WR1: ATX P ower Source Connector

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

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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.

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.

PCI 1

PCI 2

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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.

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

PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

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

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x4 Slot

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 2GB/s per direction; 4GB/s in total.

- PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins.

PEX16_1

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PEX16_2

CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

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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.

916 1

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A 2 N/A 10 N/A 3 N/ A 1 1 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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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

Placing the jumper on pin2-3 allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard.

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Load Optimal Defaults and save settings in CMOS.

J_COM1: Serial port Connector

The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port.

210

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

Assignment

1 Carrier detect 2 Received data 3 Transmitted data 4 Data terminal ready 5 Signal ground 6 Data set ready 7 Request to send 8 Clear to send 9 Ring indicator

10 NC

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.

JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

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Pin Assignment

1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in

10 Jack Sense

Assignment

1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 Ground

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CIR1: Consumer IR Connector

This header is for infrared remote control and communication.

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JFRONT_USB3_1: Header for USB 3.0 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.

Pin Assignment

1 IrDA serial input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Key 5 IrDA serial output 6 IR Power

20 11

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 VBUS0 11 D2+

2 SSRX1- 12 D23 SSRX1+ 13 Ground

4 Ground 14 SSTX2+ 5 SSTX1- 15 SSTX26 SSTX1+ 16 Ground

7 Ground 17 SSRX2+ 8 D1- 18 SSRX2-

9 D1+ 19 VBUS1

10 ID 20 Key

F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

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

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+

F_ USB3

US B1 F _

F_USB2

2910

7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key

10 NC

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Assignment

BIOS POST Code/CPU Temperature Indicator

This indicator will show POST code while booting. After the booting sequence, it will show current CPU temperature through hexadecimal figure. Please

refer to Chapter 7.4 for all the BIOS POST codes, and Chapter 7.5 for conversion of hexadecimal and decimal system.

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