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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Consumer Law. Youare entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and
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
you require assistance please call Altos Tel : [phone] ext.123 (Standard
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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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• 3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart
Fan Speed Control)
* The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan
of maximum 2A (24W) fanpower.
* CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP can
auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is inuse.
• 1 x 24 pin ATX PowerConnector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V PowerConnector
• 1 x Front Panel AudioConnector
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
ESD Protection)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
(Supports ESD Protection)
BIOS
Feature
• AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports “Plug and Play”
• ACPI 5.1 compliance wake upevents
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3support
• CPU,CPUVDDCR_SOC,DRAM,+1.8VSB,VoltageMulti-
adjustment
Hardware
Monitor
• Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-
ture): CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
• Voltage monitoring: +12V,+5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore,CPU
VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM,+1.8V
OS
• M ic r o s o ft ® W i n d o ws ® 10 64 - b i t
Certifica-
tions
• FCC, CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.Altos.com
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Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the
setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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1.2 Motherboard Layout
1 2 3 4
5
6
7
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24
9
10
11
23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_1
B: USB3_2
USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_3
B: USB3_4
SPI_TPM_J1
CMOS
Battery
AUDIO
CODEC
HD_AUDIO1
F_USB3_3_4
PANEL1
SPK_PLED1PLED PWRBTN
1 HDLED RESET
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Promontory
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M2_1
SOCKET AM4
RJ-45 LAN
Top: LINE IN
PS2
Keyboard/
Mouse
Cent er: FRONT
Bottom: MIC IN
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DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)
DDR4_A2 (64 bit, 288-pin module)
DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288-pin module)
DDR4_B2 (64 bit, 288-pin module)
SATA3_1
F_USB3_1_2
ATXPWR1
SATA3_4 SATA3_3
SATA3_2
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No.
Description
1
8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
3
2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
4
2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)
5
RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)
6
Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)
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ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8
USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_1_2)
9
SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
10
SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
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SATA3 Connector (SATA3_4)(Upper), SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)(Lower)
12
System Panel Header (PANEL1)
13
Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
14
USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (F_USB3_3_4)
15
Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)
16
SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)
17
USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)
18
USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
19
Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)
20
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
21
Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)
22
RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)
23
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
24
Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)
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1.3 I/O Panel
*
Please note that the USB_2 consumes auxiliary power (+5VSB) while the other USB ports consume DUAL
Power (+5VDUAL). The USB_2 is optimal for connecting the USB Type speaker and headset..
** There are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
LAN Port
No. Description
No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports(USB_12)*
6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports(USB3_34)
2 LAN RJ-45Port**
7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports(USB3_12)
3 Line In (LightBlue)***
8 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
4 Front Speaker(Lime)***
9 DisplayPort 1.4
5 Microphone (Pink)***
10 HDMI Port
Activity / Link LED
Speed LED
Status Description
Status Description
Off
No Link
Off
10Mbps connection
Blinking
Data Activity
Orange
100Mbps connection
On
Link
Green
1Gbps connection
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ACT/LINK LED
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*** Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Configuration:
Port
Function
Light Blue (Rear panel)
Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel)
Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel)
Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel)
Side Speaker Out
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Chapter 2 Installation
This is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard,
study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Takenoteofthefollowingprecautionsbeforeyouinstallmotherboardcomponents
or change any motherboardsettings.
• Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard
components.
• In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
• Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
• Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
in the bag that comes with thecomponents.
• When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
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2.1 Installing theCPU
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Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger
heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease
between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the
CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.
Installing the CPU Box Cooler SR1
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Please turn off the power or remove the power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.