AMD 780G User manual

USER'S MANUAL
Of
AMD 780G & AMD SB700
Based
M/B For Socket AM2+ 64-bit Quad Core
AMD Processor
NO. G03-XBLUE-78GA2 F
Rev
： 1.0
Release date: Sept, 2008
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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USER’S NOTICE.....................................................................................................................iii
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ..............................................................................iii
COOLING SOLUTIONS........................................................................................................iii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIONOF AMD 790X CROSSFIREX MOTHERBOARDS
1-1 FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................................................... 1
1-1.1 SPECIAL FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD.................................................... 2
1-2 SPECIFICATION.................................................................................................................. 3
1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST........................................................................................................ 4
1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING................................................................... 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 CARDS........................................................................................................... 10
2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION............................ 10
2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQS FOR EXPANSION CARD.................................................... 10
2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD.................... 11
2-5-4 PCI-EXPRESS2.0 SLOT........................................................................................ 11
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 CMOS FEATURES........................................................................................ 22
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 23
3-5-1 CPU FEATURE…………………………………………………………………..…23
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES.................................................................................. 25
3-6-1 PCIE CONFIGURATION…………………………………...……………………25
3-6-2 DRAM CONFIGURATION………………………………………………………26
3-6-3 HT LINK CONTROL……..………………………………………………………27
3-6-4 DRAM CONFIGURATION………………………………………………………28
3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS......................................................................................... 28
3-7-1 SUPER IO DEVICE .............................................................................................. 29
3-7-2 ONCHIP IDE FUNTION...................................................................................... 29
3-7-3 ONCHIP PCI DEVICE......................................................................................... 30
3-7-4 ONCHIP SATA DEVICE...................................................................................... 31
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................................... 31
3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONFIGURATION ......................................................................... 32
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS........................................................................................................ 33
3-11 POWER USER OVERCLOCK SETTING........................................................................ 34
3-12 CPU THERMAL THROTTLING OPTIONS.................................................................... 34
3-13 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS........................................................................................ 35
3-14 LOAD OPTIMISED DEFAULTS ...................................................................................... 35
3-15 SET PASSWORD SETTINGS .......................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION
MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 9X/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP ....................................... 36
4-1 ATI INSTALL ATI DRIVER PACK........................................................................... 37
4-2 SOUND INSTALL AL662HD CODEC AUDIO DRIVER ........................................... 38
4-3 LAN INSTALL TEALTEK LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER.................................. 39
4-4 RAID INSTALL ATI SATA DRIVER AND UTILITY............................................... 39
4-5 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-CILLIN 2007 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM ......................... 40
4-6 PC-HEALTH INSTALL MYGUARD HARDWARE MONITOR UTILITY .............. 41
4-7 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS..................................................................................................... 41
4-8 AMD PLATFORM RAID FUNCTION INSTALLATION ............................................... 42
4-9 PRO MAGIC PLUS FUNCTION INSRUCTION.............................................................. 46
4-10 G.P.I.FUNCTION INSTALLATION STEP........................................................................ 47
4-11 G.P.I. LED DISPLAY............................................................................................................ 50
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MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE
REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR
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Manual Revision Information
Reversion Revision History Date
1.0 First Edition Sept., 2008
Item Checklist
5AMD 780G Chipset based motherboard
5AMD 780G Chipset motherboard User’s Manual
5CD for Motherboard Utilities
5I/O Back Panel Shield
5SATA Cable
5HDD Cable
AMD K10 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 website below for collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended for Socket
AM2+ processors by AMD. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of
all heatsinks that support Socket-AM2+ processors.

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Chapter 1
Introduction of AMD 780G Motherboards
1-1 Features of motherboard
The AMD 780G chipset motherboard series are based on the latest AMD 780G Chipset and
the SB700 chipset which supports the innovative 64-bit AMD Socket AM2+ dual core
multi-tasking Socket AM2+ AMD quad core Phenom™ processors. With an integrated
low-latency high-bandwidth DDRII memory controller and a highly-scalable Hyper Transport
technology-based system bus up to 2 GHZ. AMD 780G Platform Processor Chipset motherboard
series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional desktop platform solution
with the advantages of 64-bit AMD Socket AM2+ and Socket AM2 AMD Phenom™ FX,
AMD Phenom™, Athlon64 FX, Athlon64 X2，Athlon64 & Sempron processors.
The AMD 780G Series motherboards support new generation Socket AM2+ processors with
an integrated DDRII memory controller for Dual channel DDRII533 /DDRII667
/DDRII800/DDRII1066(AM2 Sempron processors only support up to DDRII667 memory)
DDRII Module up to 4 GB. The motherboard also provides an integrated DDRII 64MBGPU
Memory. The motherboard is embedded with SB700 chipset of providing ULTRA ATA 133
connector and Serial ATA2 with RAID 0 ,1 , 10 and JBOD functions which support up to one
IDE and six Serial ATA2 devices to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee the data
security without failure in advanced computing performance.
The AMD 780G motherboards provide 10/100/1000 LAN function with RealTek
RTL8111CVC PCI-E Gigabit LAN which supports optional 10/100/1000Mbps data transfer
rate. And the embedded HD 6-channel ALC662 HD Audio CODEC is fully compatible with
Sound Blaster Pro standards that offer you with the home cinema quality and satisfying
software compatibility.
The AMD 780G Series motherboards deliver outstanding value and performance for gamers,
with a true bandwidth design for Multi-GPU configurations. This high bandwidth architecture
in the AMD 780G chipset is combined with the flexibility for single or dual card
configurations. The AMD 780G chipset provide one x16@16 lane PCI Express 2.0 slots to
support simultaneous operation of graphics cards for astonishing performance with brilliant
and intense 3D graphics.
AMD 780G Series motherboard series offer one PCI-Express2.0 x16@ 16 lane graphics slot
deliver up to 8Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction and up 16Gbyte/sec
concurrently. Besides AMD 780G Series motherboard series offer one PCI-Express2.0 x16@
4 lane graphics slots deliver up to 2Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction and
up 4Gbyte/sec concurrently and one PCI-Express2.0 x1 graphics slots deliver up to 1Gb/sec
data transfer rate concurrently.
The AMD 780G motherboards also carry two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich
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Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 8 of USB2.0 functional ports
delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth of 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 Smart Fan / OC-CON /G.P.I
Function/WI-FI Header 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 causes 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 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)
CPU Smart Fan---( The Noise Management System )
It’s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics.
CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for
now-a-day’s high performance computing system. The system will automatically increase the
fan speed when CPU operating loading is high, after the CPU is in normal operating condition,
the system will low down the fan speed for the silent operating environment. The system can
provide the much longer life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and
business requirements.
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:
WI-FI Technology
WI-FI--Full name is wireless Fidelity. It has been used in notebook, mobile phone, PDA,
digital cameras and Mobile Terminals widely. With WI-FI. We do not need to worry about
the speed and high spending when we are dialing long-distance calls, browsing web pages,

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receiving and sending E-mails, loading music, delivering digital photos.
1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design ∗ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 29.5cm x20cm
Chipset * AMD 780G North Bridge Chipset
* AMD SB700 South Bridge Chipset
CPU Socket AM2+
∗Support 64bit AMD Socket AM2+ processor utilizing Flip-Chip Pin Grid
Array package
∗Support for AMD Athlon64 Dual –Core Athlon 64x2 processor, Athlon
64 & Sempron Processors with HTT Frequency 1GHz and the latest
AMD Phenom™ FX, AMD quad core Phenom™ processors with HTT
Frequency up to 2GHz.
Memory Socket
∗240-pin DDRII Module socket x 2
∗Support 2pcs DDRII533/DDRII667/DDRII800/DDRII1066 Modules
Expandable to 4 GB
∗Dual channel supported
Expansion Slot
∗PCI-Express2.0 x16 by16 slot 1pcs deliver up to 16GB/s concurrent
bandwidth.
∗PCI-Express2.0 x16 by4 slot 1pcs deliver up to4GB/s concurrent
bandwidth.
∗PCI-Express2.0 x1 slot 1pcs deliver up to1GB/s concurrent bandwidth.
∗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 for 2 IDE Devices and for 6 Serial ATA2 ports
providing 300 MB/sec data transfer rate with RAID 0, 1, 10 and JBOD
functions
Gigabit LAN
∗Integrated RealTek RTL8111CVC PCI-E 10 / 100 / 1000 LAN.
∗Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10Mb/100Mb/1000
Mb/s data transfer rate
6 CH-Audio
∗Realtek ALC662 HD 6-channel Audio Codec integrated
∗Audio driver and utility included
BIOS ∗Award 8MB Flash ROM BIOS
Multi I/O
∗PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
∗HDMI Connector x1
∗VGA Connector x1
∗USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 2
∗RJ45 LAN Connector x1
∗Audio connector x1 (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/6CH Audio)
∗Floppy disk drive connector x1/ Hard disk drive connector x1
∗HDMI_SPDIF header x1/ IR Connector x1
∗WI-FI Header x1

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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.)
Performance Test Report
CPU: AMD Phenom 8600/Athlon 64x2 5400+
DRAM: Kingxon 1G 800X2 Memory
VGA Card : 1. Hybrid CrossFire 2. HD 2400
Hard Disk Driver: Sumsung 160GB
BIOS: To1
OS: Windows XP Professional (SERVICE PACK 2)
AMD 780G Chipset Based Motherboard
3D Mark 2001SE 14141
3D Mark 2003 4685
3D Mark 2005 3418
3D Mark 2006 2624
PCMark2005
System / CPU / Memory NA/6077/4302
Graph / HDD 2409/5277
Content Creation Winstone 2004 37.3
Winbench 99 V2.0:
Business/Hi-end GraphicWinmark99 29100
Business/Hi-end Graphic Winmark
SISMark 2004: SISMark Rating(Internet Content Creation / Office Productivity )
SISMark 2007 338
3D Creation/2D Creation 300
/
411
Web publication 312
Communication/ Document Creation 177/237
Data Analysis 171
SISOFT Sandra 2004 : 1.CPU Arithmetic Benchmark 2.Memory bandwidth Benchmark 3.CPU
Multi-Media Benchmar
k
1.Dhrystone ALU MIPS 19590/16546
Whetstone FPU iSSE2 FLOPS
2.Int/Float Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 50842/56034
3.Integer/Floating-Point IT/S 5126/5139
UT2003 Benchmark (flyby/botmatch) 171.427/81.560
Quake3 DEMO1 /DEMO2 FPS 342.3/326.3
Return to Castle
Wolfenstein
FPS
Super Pi (1M) Second 35.594/2m56.688
CPUZ System / CPU Clock

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1-4 Layout Diagram
8MBit Flash ROM BIOS
Floppy Connector
Front Panel Connector
ATA 133 IDE
Conn.(IDE1)
CPU Socket AM2+
ATX Power Conn.
Serial-ATAII Connecto
r
s
(D-SATA1, D-SATA2 ，
D-SATA3)
PCI Slot
PS2 KB/Mouse Port
(KB)
Audio Connector
(
CN2
)
USB Port
(CN1)
RJ45 Ove
r
USB Connector
(UL1)
DDR2 Socket x 2
ATX 12V Power Connecto
r
Realtek ALC662
HD Audio Decode
CDIN
RTL 8111CVC
Gigabit LAN
Speaker Connector
USB Port
(USB1, USB23)
Power LED Connector
AMD 780G Chipset
SYSFAN2
Front Audio
KB/USB Power on (JP1)
IR Header
Reset Button
Power on Button
PCI Express2.0 x16
by 4-lane
SYSFAN1
HDMI_SPDIF
CPUFAN
PCI Express2.0 x1
4-pin PWR Connector
AMD 700 SB chipset
USB
RJ-45 LAN
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Line-IN
Line-OUT
MIC-IN
VGA
Connector
HDMI
Connector
HDMI Connector
VGA Connector
PCI Express2.0 x16
by 16-lane
WI-FI Header
Clear CMOS (JBAT)
DDR2 64 MB Side Port
USB
LED3(Power-saving Indicator)

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Jumpers
Jumper Name Description Page
JP1 Keyboard/USB Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block P.7
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear 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
USB from CN1, UL1 USB2.0 Port Connector 4-pin Connector P.13
RJ45LAN from UL1 Gigabit LAN Port Connector RJ-45 Connector P.13
J2 CrossFire Power Connector 4-Pin Block P.13
AUDIO：CN2 6-CH HD Audio Connector 3- phone jack Conn. P.13
FDD1 Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.14
IDE1 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector 40-pin Block P.14
SATA1～SATA6 Serial ATAII IDE Connectors 7-pin Connector P.15
VGA1 VGA Connector 15-pin Block P.15
HDMI1 HDMIConnector 19-pin Block P.15
Headers Header Name Description Page
AUDIO1 SPEAKER, MIC header 9-pin Block P.15
USB1, USB2 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.16
SPEAK1 PC Speaker connector 4-pin Block P.16
PWR LED1 Power LED 3-pin Block P.16
JW_FP1
(Reset/HDLED/Power
Button/PWR LED)
Front Panel Header
(including IDE activity LED/Reset switch /
Power On Button lead)
9-pin Block P.16
SYSFAN1/2 FAN Headers 3-pin Block P.17
CPUFAN FAN Header 4-pin Block P.17
CDIN1 CD Audio-In Header 4-pin Block P.17
IR IR infrared module Headers 5-pin Block P.17
HDMI_SPDIF SPDIF Out header 2-pin Block P.18
WI-FI1 Wi-Fi header 11-pin Block P.18
Expansion Sockets
Socket/Slot Name Description Page
ZIF Socket AM2+ CPU Socket 940-pin mPGAB Athlon64 CPU Socket P.9
DIMM1~2 DDRII Module Socket 240-pin DDRII Module Socket P.9
PCI1∼PCI2 PCI Slots 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.11
PE2 PCI-Express2.0 x1Slot PCI-Express2.0 x1 Expansion Slots P.11
PE1，PE3 PCI-Express2.0 x16 Slot PCI-Express2.0 x16 Expansion Slots P.11

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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
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.
2-1 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) Keyboard/USB function Enabled/Disabled: JP1
(2) 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
Keyboard/Mouse & USB Power On Setting
2-3 Closed KB/USB Power ON Enabled
JP1
JP1
1-2 Closed KB/USB Power ON Disable (Default)

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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
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.
PCI Express2.0- Peripheral Component Interconnect Express2.0, developed in 2003, the
speed of each line doubled from the previous PCI-E of 2.5Gbps to 5 Gbps.
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
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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.
2-3-2 About AMD Athlon64 Socket AM2+ CPU
This motherboard provides a surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as
the mPGA940 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin
Grid Array package technology.
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 required to insert of the CPU, and then
press the level to locate position slightly without any extra force.
2-4 Install Memory
This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES
(DIMM) socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of
128MB to maximum memory volume of 4 GB DDR SDRAM.
Valid Memory Configurations
Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory
Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDR2 667/DDR2 800/ DDR2 1066 * X1 128MB∼2 GB
Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) DDR2 667/DDR2 800/ DDR2 1066* X1 128MB∼2 GB
Total System Memory (Max 4 GB) 2 128MB∼4 GB

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*DDR2 1066 could only be reached in the case of overclocking.
Recommend DIMM Module Combination
1. One DIMM Module ----Plug in DIMM1
2. Two DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 or DIMM3 and DIMM4 for Dual
channel function
Dual channel Limited!
1. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1 &
DIMM2or DIMM3 &DIMM4, or four DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1~DIMM4.
2. Memory modules plugged in DIMM1 & DIMM2, or DIMM3& DIMM4 must be of the same
type, same size, and same frequency for dual channel function.
Install DDR II modules to your motherboard is not difficult, you can refer to figure below
to see how to install a 240-Pin DDR2 667/DDR2 800/DDRII1066 module.
DIMM2 (BANK2+BANK3) DIMM1 (BANK0+BANK1)
DIMM1 & DIMM2: Dual Channel 1
NOTE! 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.
2-5 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
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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.
2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard
Interrupt request are shared as shown the table below:
INT A INT B INT C INT D INT E INT F INT G INT H
Slot 1 √
Slot 2 √
Slot 3 √
Onboard USB 3 √
HD Audio/MC97 √
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.
2-5-4 PCI Express 2.0 Slot
AMD 780G Series motherboard series offer one PCI-Express2.0 x16@ 16 lane graphics slots
and one PCI-Express2.0 x16 by 4lane. PCI-Express2.0 x16by 16 slots deliver up to
8Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction and up 16 Gbyte/sec concurrently
while PCI-Express2.0 x16by 4 slots deliver up to 2 Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each
relative direction and up 4 Gbyte/sec concurrently Fully compliant to the PCI Express Base
Specification revision 2.0, support PCI Express VGA card, and other PCI Express device.
One PCI Express2.0 x1 I/O slot offers 1 Gbyte/sec concurrently, over 7 times more
bandwidth than PCI at 133Mbye/sec, tackling the most demanding multimedia tasks
nowadays. The AMD 780G motherboards also carry two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich
connectivity for the I/O peripheral devices.

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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 using 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.
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
PCI-E2.0 x1 Slot
PCI-E 2.0x16 Slot@16-lane
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(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V1
This is a new defined 8-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply.
The ATX Power Supply which fully supports Socket AM2+ 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: USB from CN1, UL1
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connects USB devices to the system board.
(5) LAN Port connector: RJ45 LAN from UL1
This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network which supports
10M/100Mb/1000Mbps data transfer rate
(6) Large 4-Pin Power Connector: J2 Power Connector
The connectors are 4-pin connector that supports extra 12V / 5V power to your system .
(7) Audio Line-In, Lin-Out, MIC Connector : CN2 for Audio
These Connectors are 3 Phone-Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC audio connections.
Line-in : Audio input to sound chip
Line-out : Audio output to speaker
MIC : Microphone Connector
Pin 1

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(8) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD1
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.
(9)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.
Primary IDE Connector
Pin 1
IDE1
USB
RJ-45 LAN
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Line-IN
Line-OUT
MIC-IN
VGA
Co
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HDMI
Connector
Floppy Drive Connector
Pin 1
FDD
USB

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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.
(10) Serial-ATAII Port connector:SATA1~SATA6
These connectors support the provided Serial ATA2 hard disk cables to connecting the
motherboard with serial ATAII hard disks. E-SATA1 is not for SATA hard drive, it is
only for connecting to a SATA connector of the D-SATA1, D-SATA2 or D-SATA3 to
let the ESATA port work.
Serial-ATA2 Port Connector
SATA4
SATA6
SATA2
SATA1
SATA3
SATA5
(11) D-Sub 15-pin connector:VGA
VGA connector is the 15-pin D-subminiature female connector; it is for the display
devices, such as the CRT monitor, LCD monitor and so on.
(12) HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface
This point-to-point interface is for audio and video signals designed as a single-cable
solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment.
2-6-2 Headers
(1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): AUDIO1
These headers connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
Line-Out, MIC Headers
AUDIO
Pin 1
AUD-Lineout2-L
AUD-MIC-R
AUD-Lineout2-R
SENSE-SEND
GND
SENSE2-RETUR
PRESENCE
2
9
10
KEY
AUD-MIC-L
SENSE1-RETURN

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(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB1/USB2
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.
(3) Speaker connector: SPEAK1
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.
(4) Power LED: PWR LED1/ PWR LED
The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED
from the system case to this pin.
(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED
This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.
(6) Reset switch lead: RESET
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your
computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of
rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure
below.
(7)Power switch: PWR BTN
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the
system.
USB Port Headers
Pin 1
USB1
VCC
-DAT
A
GND
+DATA
VCC
OC
-DAT
A
GND
+DATA
Pin 1
USB2
VCC
-DATA
GND
+DATA
VCC
OC
-DAT
A
GND
+DATA
System Case Connections
HDLED
RESET
VCC5
GND
VCC5 PWR LED
PWRBTN
PWRBTN
PWRLED
HDDLE
RSTSW
NC GND
JW FP
Pin 1
SPEAK
SPKR
GND
NC
VCC5
Pin 1
PWRLED
Pin 1