AMD 770 User manual

USER'S MANUAL
Of
AMD 770 Chipset
&
AMD SB710 Chipset Based
M/B For Socket AM2
/AM2+/AM3
Processor
NO.G03-BA130-F
Rev:3.0
Release date: July，2009
Trademark:
* Specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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Environmental Protection Announcement
Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and
ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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SAFETY ENVIROMENTAL INSTRUCTION ....................................................................iii
USER’S NOTICE.....................................................................................................................iv
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ..............................................................................iv
COOLING SOLUTIONS........................................................................................................iv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF
AMD 770 MOTHERBOARDS
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ...................................................................................... 1
1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................... 2
1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 3
1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST........................................................................................................ 4
1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS............................................................................. 7
2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING.................................................. 7
2-3 INSTALL CPU....................................................................................................................... 8
2-3-1 GLOSSARY............................................................................................................. 8
2-3-2
ABOUT AMD Athlon64 Socket AM2+ CPU..................................................... 9
2-4 INSTALL MEMORY............................................................................................................ 9
2-5 EXPANSION CARD ............................................................................................................. 11
2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION............................ 11
2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD...................................................... 11
2-5-3 PCI-EXPRESS SLOT............................................................................................. 12
2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS................................................................................................ 12
2-6-1 CONNECTORS....................................................................................................... 12
2-6-2 HEADERS ............................................................................................................... 15
2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER ................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERING SETUP.............................................................................................................. 20
3-2 GETTING HELP................................................................................................................... 20
3-3 THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 21
3-4 STANDARD BIOS FEATURES........................................................................................... 22
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 23
3-5-1 CPU FEATURES .................................................................................................... 24
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES.................................................................................. 25
3-6-1 MEMORY CONFIGURATION.......................................................................... 25
3-6-2 PCI EXPRESS CONFIGURATION ................................................................... 26
3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS......................................................................................... 26
3-7-1 ONBOARD SATA DEVICE................................................................................. 27
3-7-2 ONBOARD DEVICE CONTROL....................................................................... 28
3-7-3 SUPER IO CONFIGURATION .......................................................................... 28
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................................... 28
3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONFIGURATION ......................................................................... 29
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS........................................................................................................ 30
3-11 THERMAL THROTTLING OPTIONS............................................................................. 30
3-12 POWER USER PVERCLOCK SETTINGS ...................................................................... 31
3-13 BIOS SECURITY FEATURES ......................................................................................... 32
3-14 LOAD STNDARD DEFAULTS/ LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS.................................. 33
3-15 AVE CHANGES AND EXIT/DISCARD CHANGES AND EXIT .................................. 33
CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION
MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA................................................... 34
4-1 ATI INSTALL ATI INTERGRATED DRIVER PACK .................................. 35
4-2 SOUND INSTALL662 HD AUDIO DRIVER............................................................. 35
4-3 LAN INSTALL REALTEK LAN CONTROLLOER DRIVER.......................... 36
4-4 RAID INSTALLRAID SATA DRIVER AND UTILITY.................................... 37
4-5 NORTON INSTALL NORTON 2009 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM .............................. 37
4-6 PC-HEALTH INSTALL MYGUARD HARDWARE MONITOR UTILITY................. 38
4-7 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS..................................................................................................... 38
4-8 AMD PLATFORM RAID FUNCTION INSTALLATION ............................................... 38
4-9 PRO MAGIC PLUS FUNCTION INTRODUCTION........................................................ 42
4-10 G.P.I. FUNCTION INSTALLATION STEPS .................................................................... 44
TABLE OF CONTENT

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4-11 G.P.I. LED DISPLAY............................................................................................................ 46
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................... 47
Safety Environmental Instruction
zAvoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet.
z0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request
of the main chipset)
zGenerally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact
malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from
the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB. Computer should go
through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold
environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon. These water
drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about
phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation
from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the
components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.
zThe increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer.
Using the close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher
temperature in the inner of the case.
zAttention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may
decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

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USER’S NOTICE
COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS
MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE
REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR
BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE AMD 770 NB CHIPSET
MOTHERBOARD AND WE DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S REQUIREMENT BUT
WILL CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS
MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA,
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).
PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT.2
BE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES, AND
THEY ARE USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER’S
BENEFIT, WITHOUT INTENT TO INFRINGE.
Manual Revision Information
Reversion Revision History Date
3.0 Third Edition July, 2009
Item Checklist
5AMD 770 Platform Processor Chipset based motherboard
5Motherboard User’s Manual
5DVD for motherboard utilities
5IDE Cable
5Serial ATA IDE Port Cable
5I/O Back panel & I/O Back panel Sticker
5Kuroshio Promotion Card
AMD Processor Family
Cooling Solutions
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance with increasing operation
clock, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial while building computer systems. Maintaining
the proper computing environment without thermal increasing is the key to reliable, stable, and 24
hours system operation. The overall goal is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case
temperature. Heatsinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through increasing surface area
and concentrated airflow from attached active cooling fans. In addition, interface materials allow
effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, AMD
recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor.
Please refer to the official website for collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended for AMD
processors.

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Chapter 1
Introduction of AMD770 Series Motherboards
1-1 Features of motherboard
The AMD 770 chipset motherboard series are based on the latest AMD 770 Chipset and the
SB710 chipset which supports the innovative 64-bit AMD AMD AM3 PhenomII X3
processor and AMD PhenomII X 4 processors ; dual core and quad core AMD Phenom™
processors ; Athlon64 X2 processors and Sempron Processors. With an integrated low-latency
high-bandwidth DDRII and DDRIII memory controller and a highly-scalable Hyper Transport
technology-based system bus up to HT 3.0. AMD770 Platform Processor Chipset motherboard
series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional desktop platform solution
processors.
The AMD 770 Series motherboards with Socket AM2 support new generation AM3/AM2+
/AM2 processors with an integrated DDRII memory controller for dual channel DDRII400/
DDRII533 /DDRII667 /DDRII800/DDRII 1066 (AM2 Sempron processors only support up to
DDRII667 memory) DDRII modules up to 4GB, and DDRIII memory controller for dual
channel DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333 modules up to 4GB. The motherboard is embedded with
SB710 chipset of providing 1 ULTRA ATA 133 connector and Serial ATA2 with RAID 0, 1,
10,JBODfunctions which support up to two IDE hard disk drive devices and six Serial ATA2
devices to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee the data security without failure in
advanced computing performance.
The AMD770 series motherboards provide gigabit LAN function with gigabit PCI-E LAN
which supports10/100/1000Mbps data transfer rate. And the embedded Azalia 6-channel
Audio CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro®standards that offers you with the
home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility.
This motherboard series offers one PCI-Express2.0 x16 By 16-lane graphics slot，one
PCI-Express2.0 x16 By 4-lane graphics slots and one PCI-Express2.0 x1 graphics slot for
astonishing performance with brilliant and intense 3D graphics The motherboard also carries
two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O peripheral devices.
Embedded USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 12 of USB2.0 functional
ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the
future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to
monitor and protect your system and maintain your non-stop business computing.
Some special features---CPU Thermal Throttling/ CPU Vcore X-shift/OC-CON/G.P.I
Function in this motherboard are designed for power user to use the over-clocking function in
more flexible ways. But please be caution that the over-clocking maybe cause the fails in
system reliabilities. This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the
demands of the next generation computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance
with variety possibilities of the components you choose, please be careful and make sure to

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read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features, please get them in the
coming section.
1-1.1 Special Features of Motherboard
CPU Thermal Throttling Technology---(The CPU Overheat Protection Technology)
To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high
workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle
mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40
℃to 90℃). When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset
value, the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool
down the processor. When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to
indicate it is in working. (For detail operating please read Section 3-11 Bi-turbo
Configuration)
life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and business requirements.
CPU Vcore X-Shift--- (Shift to Higher Performance)
The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 31 steps for the precisely over-clocking of extra
demanding computing performance.
OC-CON ---（High-polymer Solid Electrolysis Aluminum Capacitors）
The working temperature is from 55 degrees Centigrade below zero to 125 degrees
Centigrade, OC-CON capacitors possess superior physical characteristics that can be while
reducing the working temperature between 20 degrees Centigrade each time, intact extension
10 times of effective product operation lives, at not rising degrees Centigrade of working
temperatures each time a relative one, life of product decline 10% only too.
G.P.I Function—(Green power indicator function)
The full name of G.P.I technology is Green Power Indicator technology, obviously
technology utilized to low power consumption. G.P.I is a technology with remarkable power
saving function:

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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design ∗ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 29.5mm*20.5mm
Chipset * AMD 770 North Bridge Chipset
* AMD SB710 South Bridge Chipset
CPU Socket AM2
∗Support 64bit AMD AM2/AM2+AM3 processor utilizing Flip-Chip Pin
Grid Array package
∗Support for AMD Athlon64 940-pin Dual –Core Athlon 64x2 processor,
Athlon 64 & Sempron Processors with HTT Frequency 1GHz and the
latest AMD Phenom™ FX, quad core AMD Phenom™ processors with
HTT 3.0.
∗Ready for AM3 CPU
Memory Socket
∗240-pin DDRII Module socket x 2
∗240-pin DDRIII Module socket x 2
∗Support 2pcs DDRII400/DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800/DDRII1066
Modules Expandable to 4GB or 2pcs DDRIII800/ DDRIII 1066/DDRIII
1333 Modules Expandable to 4GB
∗Dual channel supported
Expansion Slot
∗PCI-Express2.0 x16 by 16 Lane 1pcs
∗PCI-Express2.0 x16 by 4 Lane 1pcs
∗PCI-Express2.0 x1 slot 1pcs
∗32-bit PCI slot x 2pcs
Integrate IDE and
Serial ATA2 RAID
∗One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA
PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that
deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s.
∗Four Serial ATA2 ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate
with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD functions.
Giga LAN Chip
∗Integrated PCI-E gigabit LAN chip
∗Support Fast Ethernet LAN function providing
10/100/1000Mbps data transfer rate
6 CH-Audio
∗Realtek ALC662 Azalia 6-channel Audio Codec integrated
∗Support 6-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio
∗Audio driver and utility included
BIOS ∗AMI 8MB Flash SPI ROM
Multi I/O
∗PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
∗SPDIF_OUT connectors x1
∗Serial Port connector x1
∗USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4
∗RJ-45 LAN connector x1
∗Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 6CH Audio)
∗Floppy disk connector x1/IDE Hard disk connector x1
∗Parallel port header x1
∗IR connecter with 5-pin block x1
∗1 * HDMI-SPDIF 2-pin

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1-3 Performance List
The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing
programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different
testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software configuration will
result in different benchmark testing results.)
CPU: AMD9750 WCJ4B6H
DRAM: Kingston 1G667
VGA Card : nVidea Geforce 8800GT
Hard Disk Driver: Excel Stor 160G SATA
BIOS: T02
OS: Windows XP
VGA Driver : 6.1411.7516
AMD770 SERIES
3D Mark 2003 33787
3D Mark 2005 15812
3D Mark 2001SE 33617
AQUAMRK3 109441
PCMark2005
System / CPU / Memory 7675/7302/3934
Graph / HDD 12973/5366
Winbench 99 V2.0:
Business/Hi-end Disk Winmark99 310002.3
Business/Hi-end Graphic Winmark N/A
SISMark 2004: SISMark Rating(Internet Content Creation / Office Productivity )
SYSMark 2004 227
3D Creation / 2D Creation 209/291
/ Web publication 192
Communication 186
/ Data Analysis 101
SISOFT Sandra 2004 : 1.CPU Arithmetic Benchmark 2.Memory bandwidth Benchmark 3.CPU
Multi-Media Benchmar
k
1.Dhrystone ALU MIPS 35300
Whetstone FPU iSSE2 FLOPS 31985
2.Int/Float Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 5348/5342
3.Integer/Floating-Point IT/S 17763/27509
UT2003 Benchmark (flyby/botmatch) 236.01124、79.758766
Quake3 DEMO1 /DEMO2 FPS
370/365
Super pi (1M) Second
N/
A
Super Pi (4M) Second 3M
,
17.877 S
CPUZ System / CPU Clock 200/12/2.4G/1800

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1-4 Layout Diagram
8MBit Flash SPI
ROM BIOS
Floppy Connector
ATA 133 IDE
Conn.(IDE1)
CPU Socket AM2
ATX Power Conn.
Serial-ATAII Connecto
r
(SATA 1~6)
PCI Slots
PS2 KB/Mouse Port
CPU FAN
USB Port
RJ45 Over
USB Connecto
r
DDRII Socket x 2
ATX 12V
Power Connector
Realtek ALC662
Audio Codec
CD Audio In
Gigabit LAN Chip
Speaker Header
Power LED Connector
PCI Express2.0 x1
AMD 770 Chipset AMD SB710
HDMI-SPDIF
PCI Express 2.0 x16
@16lane
KB/MS Power On Jumper
(JP1)
Audio Connector
Front Panel
Audio Heade
r
IR Header
USB headers
Front Panel Header
Clear CMOS (JBAT)
SPDIF- OUT
Com
Connector
SYSFAN2
Parallel Header
RJ45 LAN
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Line-IN
Line-OUT
MIC-IN
COM Connector
SPDIF OUT
USB Connector
Power Saving Indicator
PCI Express 2.0 x16
@4lane
SYSFAN1
DDRIII Socket x 2

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Jumpers
Jumper Name Description Page
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear 3-pin Block P.7
JP1 Keyboard/USB Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block P.8
Connectors
Connector Name Description Page
ATXPWR1 ATX Power Connector 24-pin Block P.12
ATX12V1 ATX 12V Power Connector 8-pin Block P.13
KB PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female P.13
CN1,UL1for USB USB2.0 Port Connector 4-pin Connector P.13
UL1 for LAN LAN Port Connector RJ-45 Connector P.13
CN2 6-CH HD Audio Connector 3-pin P.14
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.14
IDE1 Primary IDE Connector 40-pin Block P.14
SATA1~6 Serial ATAII IDE Connector 7-pin Connector P.15
COM1 Serial Port Connector 9-pin Connector P.15
SPDIF-In
SPDIF-Out
Coaxial In/Out Connector 1 pin P.15
Headers Header Name Description Page
AUDIO SPEAKER, MIC header 9-pin Block P.15
USB1, USB2,USB3,USB4 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.15
SPEAK PC Speaker connector 4-pin Block P.16
PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block P.16
JW_FP
(Reset/HD LED/Power Button)
Front Panel Header
(including IDE activity LED/Reset switch /
Power On Button lead)
9-pin Block P.16
SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2, FAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16
CPUFAN FAN Header 4-pin Block P.16
CDIN CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block P.17
IR IR infrared module Headers 5-pin Block P.17
PARALLEL Parallel Port Header 25-pin Block P.18
HDMI-SPDIF HDMI-SPDI header 2-pin P.18
Expansion Sockets
Socket/Slot Name Description Page
ZIF Socket AM2 CPU Socket 940-pin mPGAB CPU Socket P.9
DDRIII1/DDRIII2 DDRIII Module Socket 240-pin DDRIII Module Socket P.9
DDRII 1/ DDRII 2 DDRII Module Socket 240-pin DDRII Module Socket P.9
PCI1/ PCI2 PCI Slots 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.12
PE2 PCI-Express2.0 x1 Slot PCI-Express2.0 x1 Expansion Slot P.12
PE1,PE3 PCI-Express2.0 x16 Slot PCI-Express2.0 x16 Expansion Slot P.12

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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Hardware installation Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps:
1. Check motherboard jumper setting
2. Install CPU and Fan
3. Install System Memory (DIMM)
4. Install Expansion cards
5. Connect IDE and Front Panel /Back Panel cable
6. Connect ATX Power cable
7. Power-On and Load Standard Default
8. Reboot
9. Install Operating System
10. Install Driver and Utility
2-2 Checking Motherboard’s Jumper Setting
(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JBAT
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-2
pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power
2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector
3. Locate JBAT and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds
4. Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2
5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector
Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
2. Forget password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
2-3 Closed Clear CMOS
JBATJBAT
1-2 Closed Normal

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(2) Keyboard /USB Power on function Enabled/Disabled: JP1
2-3 Install CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between
the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the
motherboard.
Slot (PCI-E, PCI, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - a high speed interface for video cards, sound
cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
PCI Express- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express- a high speed interface for video
cards, sound cards, network interface cards, and modems.
Serial Port - a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,
scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and
speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface to your local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and
establish the relationship between the various components.
Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or
other software.
Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for
doing the "computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency - the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated
by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache - the flash memory inside the CPU, normal it depend on CPU type.
KB & USB Power on Function
2-3 Closed KB/USB Power on Function Enabled
JP1
JP1
1-2 ClosedKB/USB Power on Function
Disabled(Defaults)

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2-3-2 About AMD Socket AM2
This motherboard provides a 940-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket,
referred to as the mPGA940 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the 940 Pin package
utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array package technology.This socket support AM2/AM2+/AM3
CPU.
The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent
overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on
your system.
WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s
heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may
cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install
an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and
open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree
angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner
should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the
four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.
CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket
Colden Arrow
Socket AM2
When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket, No force require to insert of the CPU, then press
the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.
2-4 Install Memory
This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR II DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES
sockets for DDR II memory SDRAM expandable to maximum memory volume of 4 GB and
two 240-pin DDR III SDRAM DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES sockets for DDR III
memory SDRAM expandable to maximum memory volume of 4 GB.
Valid Memory Configurations for DDR II
Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Maximum Capacity
DDRII1 DDRII 667/ DDRII 800/DDRII 1066 X1 2GB
DDRII2 DDRII 667/ DDRII 800/DDRII 1066 X1 2GB
Total System Memory (Max 2GB) 2 4GB

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Valid Memory Configuration for DDR III
Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Maximum Capacity
DDRIII1 DDRIII1333/DDRIII 1066/DDRIII800 X1 2GB
DDRIII 2 DDRIII1333/DDRIII 1066/DDRIII800 X1 2GB
Total System Memory (Max 2 GB) 2 4GB
NOTICE!
1. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DDR III 1 &
DDR III 2 or DDRII 1 &DDRII 2.
2. Memory modules in DDR III 1 & DDR III 2 or DDRII 1 &DDRII 2 must be of the same type,
same size, and same frequency for dual channel function.
3. DDRII 1and DDR II 2 is for installing DDR II memory modules only while DDRIII1 and
DDRIII 2 is for installing DDRIII memory modules only.
4. User can only install DDRII memory module(s) in DDR II memory module slot(s) when an
AM2 or AM2+ CPU is installed;
5. User can choose either installing DDRII memory module(s) in DDR II memory module slot(s)
or DDRIII memory module(s) in DDR III memory module slot(s), but NEVER both DDRII
and DDRIII memory module(s) at the same time under any circumstances.
Install DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult, you can refer to figure
below to see how to install a 240-Pin DDR II 667/DDR II 800/DDR II 1066 or a DDR III
1066 /DDR III 1333 SDRAM module.
DDRII1 & DDRII2: Dual Channel2
DDRIII1 & DDRIII2: Dual Channel
1
NOTICE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked
into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.

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2-5 Expansion Cards
WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other
system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both
your motherboard and expansion cards.
2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation
1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or
software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers.
2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.
3. Align the card’s connectors and press firmly.
4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.
5. Replace the computer system’s cover.
6. Set up the BIOS if necessary.
7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.
2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card
Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must exclusively assign
to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in
use.
Standard Interrupt Assignments
IRQ Priority Standard function
0 N/A System Timer
1 N/A Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2)
4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1)
5 * 6 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)
6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller
7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled
10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 N/A Numeric Data Processor
14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel
15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
IMPORTANT! If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Shared IRQ” or
that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI
groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.

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2-5-4 PCI Express 2.0 Slot
This motherboard series offers one PCI-Express2.0 x16 by 16-lane graphics slot，one
PCI-Express2.0 x16 by 4-lane graphics slots and one PCI-Express2.0 x1 graphics slot for
astonishing performance with brilliant and intense 3D graphics. The motherboard also carries
two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O peripheral devices.
2-6 Connectors, Headers
2-6-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (24-pin block) : ATXPWR1
ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually
comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary
switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the
motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on,
the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is
momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system
board.
** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply
unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4-pin
power plugs.
** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin
power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum
power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the
power is inadequate.
PCI-E2.0 x16 Slot by 16-lane
PCI-E2.0 x1 Slot
32 bit PCI Slots
PCI-E2.0 x16 Slot by 4-lane

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(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V
This is a new defined 8-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply.
The ATX Power Supply which fully support Pentium 4 processor must including this
connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption.
Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not
provide sufficient current for system.
(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB
The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.
(4) USB Port connector: from CN1, UL1
The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board.
(5) LAN Port connector: from UL1
This connector is standard RJ-45 connector for Network
The USBLAN1 support 10M/100Mb/1000Mb s data transfer rate
Pin 1
ROW1 ROW2
24-Pin
ROW1 ROW2
Pin 1
20-Pin
PIN ROW1 ROW2
1 3.3V 3.3V
2 3.3V -12V
3 GND GND
4 5V Soft Power On
5 GND GND
6 5V GND
7 GND GND
8 Power OK -5V
9 +5V (for Soft Logic) +5V
10 +12V +5V
11 +12V +5V
12 +3V GND
Pin 1

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(6) Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC Connector: CN2
This Connector are 3 phone Jacks for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC
Line-in: (BLUE) Audio input to sound chip
Line-out: (GREEN)
Audio output to speaker
MIC: (PINK) Microphone Connector
(7)Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.
Floppy Drive Connector
Pin 1
FDD
(8)Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1
This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s).
If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by
setting its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for
the jumper settings.
RJ45 LAN
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Line-IN
Line-OUT
MIC-IN
COM
Connector
SPDIF OUT
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USB Connectors
IDE Connector
Pin 1
IDE1

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•Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the
“Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.
•For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this
channel may drop.
(9)Serial-ATAII Portconnector:SATA1~SATA6
This connector supports the provided Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connecting the
motherboard and serial ATAII hard disk.
Serial-ATA2 Port Connector
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
SATA5
SATA6
(10) Serial Port Connector: COM1
COM1 is a 9-pin RS232 serial port connector.
(11) SPDIF OUT coaxial connector: SPDIF_OUT1
The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed
AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system
has digital input function.
2-6-2 Headers
(1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): AUDIO
This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
(2)USB Port Headers (9-pin) : USB1/USB2/USB3/USB4
These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an
option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back
panel.
Line-Out, MIC Headers
AUDIO
Pin 1
Lineout2-L Lineout2-R
Sense-FB
Audio-GND
LINE2-JD
Audio-JD
2
9
10
KEY
MIC2-L
MIC2-JD
MIC2-R