Altos BrainSphere P15 F7 User manual

User’s Guide
BrainSphereTM
P15 F7

Version 1.0
Published August 2020
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate”

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compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage caused by our
goods. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail
to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure. If
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specifications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 7
1.4 I/O Panel 9
Chapter 2 Installation 11
2.1 Installing the CPU 12
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14
2.3 Installing MemoryModules (DIMM) 22
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 25
2.5 Jumpers Setup 26
2.6 Onboard Headersand Connectors 27
2.7 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 32
2.7.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 32
2.7.2 Driver Installationand Setup 34
2.8 M . 2_ SS D ( N G FF ) M odu l e I n s t a ll a ti on G u i d e ( M 2_1 ) 35
2.9 M . 2_ SS D ( N G FF ) M odu l e I n s t a ll a ti on G u i d e ( M 2_2 ) 38
Chapter 3 Software andUtilities Operation 41
3.1 Installing Drivers 41
3.2 Altos Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 42
3.2.1 Installing Altos Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming

Tuning) 42
3.2.2 Using Altos Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)42
3.3 Altos Live Update & APP Shop 45
3.3.1 UI Overview 45
3.3.2 Apps 46
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 49
3.3.4 Setting 50
3.4 Altos Polychrome SYNC 51
Chapter 4 UEFISETUPUTILITY 54
4.1 Introduction 54
4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 54
4.1.2 Navigation Keys 55
4.2 Main Screen 56
4.3 OCTweakerScreen 57
4.4 Advanced Screen 60
4.4.1 CPUConfiguration 61
4.4.2 OnboardDevicesConfiguration 62
4.4.3 StorageConfiguration 64
4.4.4 ACPIConfiguration 65
4.4.5 TrustedComputing 66
4.4.6 AMD PBS 67
4.4.7 AMD Overclocking 68
4.4.8 AMD CBS 69
4.5 Tools 70

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 71
4.7 Security Screen 73
4.8 Boot Screen 74
4.9 Exit Screen 77

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Chapter 1 Introduction
In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the
motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation
guide of the software and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the configuration guide of
the BIOS setup.
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Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi-
fications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on Altos’s
website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother-
board, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. You
may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on Altos’s website as well. Altos
website http://www.Altos.com.

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1.1 Specifications
Platform
• Micro ATX Form Factor
• Solid Capacitor design
• 2oz Copper PCB
CPU
• S upp o rt s 3
rd
G e n A MD A M 4 R y ze n ™ / f u t u r e A MD R y ze n ™
Processors (3000 and 4000 SeriesProcessors)*
* No t c o mp a t i b l e wi t h A MD R y ze n ™ 5 3400 G a n d R y ze n ™ 3
3200G.
• Digi Power design
• 8 Power Phase design
Chipset
• AMD B550
Memory
• Dual Channel DDR4 MemoryTechnology
• 4 x DDR4 DIMMSlots
• AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4
4533+(OC)/4466(OC)/4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/
4200(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733
(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC
& non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
• AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+
(OC)/4666(OC)/4600(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/
4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/
4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/
3466(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC,un-
buffered memory*
* Please refer to Memory Support List on Altos’s website for
more information. (http://www.Altos.com/)
* Please refer to page 22 for DDR4 UDIMMmaximum
frequency support.
• Max. capacity of system memory:128GB
• Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
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Expansion
Slot
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse)
• 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3:
Gen3 x4 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir)
• 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3:
Gen3 x4 mode)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as bootdisks
• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
Graphics
• Integrated AMD RadeonTM Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen
Series APU*
* Actual support may vary by CPU
• DirectX 12, Pixel Shader5.0
• Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports
up to 16GB.
* The Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system
memory installed.
• Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4
ports by independent displaycontrollers
• Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
(4096x2160) @ 60Hz
• Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K
(5120x2880)@120Hz
• Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
• Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI2.1
• Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4
Ports
• Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 and
DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
• S upp o rt s M ic r o s o ft P l a y Re a d y ®
Audio
• 7.1CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887/897 AudioCodec)
• Supports Surge Protection
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LAN
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000Mb/s
• Realtek RTL8111H
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet802.3az
• Supports PXE
Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x HDMIPort
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESDProtection)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1 and RAID10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280
M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (with
Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Renoir)*
• 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2280 M.2
SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to
Gen3 x2 (16Gb/s)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as bootdisks
* Supports Altos U.2Kit
Connector
• 1 x SPI TPMHeader
• 1 x Power LED and SpeakerHeader
• 2 x RGB LEDHeaders
* Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
• 2 x Addressable LEDHeaders
* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector(4-pin)
* The CPUFan Connector supports the CPU fan ofmaximum
1A (12W) fanpower.
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