Biostar A690E-IS User guide

A690E-IS Setup Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 3
1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 3
1.2 Package Checklist............................................................................. 3
1.3 Mainboard Specifications ................................................................. 4
1.4 Rear Panel.......................................................................................... 5
1.5 Mainboard Layout ............................................................................ 6
Chapter 2: Installation .......................................... 7
2.1 CPU...................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Fan Headers....................................................................................... 8
2.3 System Memory.................................................................................. 9
2.4 Power Supply ................................................................................... 10
2.5 Onboard Slot/Connector/Header/Jumper.................................... 11
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup ........................................ 22
3.1 Entering Setup ................................................................................. 22
3.2 Using Setup....................................................................................... 22
3.3 Main Menu........................................................................................ 23
3.4 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................... 26
3.5 Advanced BIOS Features................................................................ 28
3.6 Advanced Chipset Features........................................................... 33
3.7 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................... 39
3.8 Power Management Setup............................................................. 46
3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................. 48
3.10 PC Health Status.............................................................................. 50
Chapter 4: RAID Functions .................................. 53
4.1 Operating System............................................................................ 53
4.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 53
4.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 53
Chapter 5: Useful Help ........................................ 56
5.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 56
5.2 Phoenix-Award BIOS Beep Code .................................................. 57
5.3 Extra Information............................................................................ 57
5.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 58

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BEFORE YOU START
Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the
mainboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below:
Prepare a dry and stable working environment with
sufficient lighting.
Always disconnect the system from power outlet
before operation.
Before you take the mainboard out from anti-static
bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely
grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to
remove the static charge.
Avoid touching the components on mainboard or the
rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board
on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.
Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the
case after installation. Loose parts will cause short
circuits which may damage the equipment.
Keep the system from dangerous area, such as heat
source, humid air, and water.
1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST
Mini-ITX Mainboard x 1
Fully Setup Driver CD x 1
I/O Bracket x 1
IDE Cable x 1 (Optional)
SATA Cable x 1 (Optional)

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1.3 MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS
Specif ica tions
CPU
Socket S1 (638-pin)
AMD Turion 64 / Athlon 64 / Sempron
mobile processors
(35W is recommended)
AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit
computing
Supports Hyper Transport and Cool=n=Quiet
FSB Supports up to 1 GHz Bandwidth Support HyperTransport
Chipset Northbridge: ATI M690E
Southbridge: ATI SB600
Graphic ATI Radeon X1270 graphics engine Max Shared Video Memory is 512 MB
Supports HDMI / LVDS
Super I/O
ITE IT8718F
Provides the most commonly used legacy
Super I/O functionality.
128pin type
Enviro nment Cont rol in it iat ives ,
H/W Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
Main
Memory
SO-DIMM (200pin) Slot x 2
Supports DDR2 533 / 667
Each DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/1GB/
2GB DDR2
Max Memory Cap ic ity 4GB
Side-port memory interface
Registered DIMM or ECC DIMM is not
supported
IDE AMD SB600
Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Mode
Supports PIO Mode 0~4
Supports 2 IDE devices
SATA AMD SB600
SATA Vers ion 2.0 specific ation compliant
Data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbit/s
Supports RAID 0 / 1 / 0+1
LAN Realtek RTL 8111C x 2 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation
Ha lf / Fu ll d up lex capability
Sound
Codec
Realtek ALC662 5.1 channels audio out
High- Defin itio n Audio s upport
Slots PCI slot x1
IDE Connector x1
SATA2 Connector x4
Front Panel Header x1
Front Audio Header x1
S/PDIF Out Header x1
CPU Fan Header x1
On Board
Connector
& Header
System Fan Header x1

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Specif ica tions
Clear CMOS Header x1
Hardware Power Loss Recovery Switch
x1
Parallel Header x1
Serial Header x2
RS-232/422/485 Header x2
CIR pin header x1
USB 2.0 Header x1
LVDS Connector x1
LCD Power Select Header x1
LCD ON/OFF Header x1
LCD Backlight Inverter x1
Backlight Power Select Header x1
Backlight Brightness Adjust Header x1
Power Connector for DOM Card x1
Power Connector (20pin) x1
Back Panel
I/O
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse x1
Serial Port x2
VGA Port x1
HDMI Port x1
LAN port x2
USB Port x6
Audio Jack x3
Board Size 170 mm (W) x 170 mm (L) Mini-ITX
OS
Support
Windows XP / VISTA and Linux (Optional) Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove
support for any OS with or without notice.
1.4 REAR PANEL
PS/2
Keyboard LAN
COM Port
Line In/
Surround
Line Out
Mic In 1/
Bass/ Center
VGA
USB 2.0 x 2
COM Port
HDMI
USB 2.0 x 2US B 2. 0 x 2
LAN

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1.5 MAINBOARD LAYOUT
JUSBKB1
JUSBL AN2
JUSBLAN1
JCO M 1
JH DM I1
JV G 1
JAUDIO1A
JAUDIOF1
JPRNT1
COM4
JS PDIF_OUT 1
JSYS_FAN
PCI1
BIOS
JPANEL1
JAT1
JCMOS1
CIR
CUSB3
IDE1
PW 1
DIM1
DIM2
JCFAN1
BAT1
JDOM1
LVD S1
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
COM3
JP 2 JP 1
JSEL1
JSEL2
ATI
M690E
ATI
SB600
J1
J2 J3
Note: represents the 1■st pin.

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CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION
2.1 CPU
The mainboard comes with the Socket S1 (638-pin) for AMD Turion 64 /
Athlon 64 / Sempron mobile processors. Please follow the instruction to
install the CPU properly.
1. Use a flat-type screw driver to clockwise unlock the socket.
2. Follow the pin direction to install the CPU on the socket.
CPU
Same Direction
3. Use a flat-type screw driver to counter-clockwise lock the socket
back again.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS
These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the system. The fan
cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
GND.
CPU Fan Header
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
4 Smart Fan
Control
1
4
System Fan Header
Pin Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate
sense
13
Note:
The CPU Fan Header and System Fan Header support 4-pin and 3-pin head connector.
When connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive
and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be
connected to GND.

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2.3 SYSTEM MEMORY
Memory Modules (200pin SO-DIMM)
DIM1
DIM2
2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
break on the Slot.
3 Insert the DIMM firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in
place and the DIMM is properly seated.
Memory Capacity
DIMM Socket Location DDR2 Module Total Memory Size
DIM1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
DIM2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
Max is 4GB.

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2.4 POWER SUPPLY
ATX Power Source Connector (20-pin)
This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power connector on the power
supply.
1
10
11
20
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 GND 13 GND
4 +5V 14 Power Supply On
5 GND 15 GND
6 +5V 16 GND
7 GND 17 GND
8 Power Good 18 NC
9 +5V Standby 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V

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2.5 ONBOARD SLOT/CONNECTOR/HEADER/JUMPER
Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot
This mainboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. PCI stands for Peripheral
Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI
slot is designated as 32 bits.
PCI1
ATA Device Connector
The mainboard has an integrated IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4,
Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. It has one IDE
connector which can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up
to two ATA devices.
12
3940

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Front Panel Header
This 10-pin header includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, and Power LED
connection. It allows user to connect the system case’s front panel switch
functions.
91
210
Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
1 Key N/A 2 Power LED+
3 HD LED+ 4 Power LED+
5 HD LED- HDD LED 6 Power LED-
Power LED
7 Reset GND 8 Power
9 Reset Reset Button 10 Power GND
Power Button
Serial port Connector
The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port.
Pin Assignment
1 Carrier detect
2 Received data
3 Transmitted
4 Data terminal
5 Signal ground
6 Data set ready
7 Request to
send
8 Clear to send
9 Ring indicator
1
9
2
10
1
9
2
10
10 NC

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Serial ATA Connectors
These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cable for primary
internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 3.0
Gbit/s data transfer rate.
Pin Assignment
1 GND
2 TX+
3 TX-
4 GND
5 RX-
6 RX+
7 GND
14 7
1
1
1
4
4
4
7
7
7
USB 2.0 Headers
The mainboard provides 1 front USB pin headers, allowing up to 2 additional
USB 2.0 ports up to maximum throughput of 480 Mbps. Connect the USB
cable into the pin header for using high-speed USB interface peripherals.
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
10 NC 9 Key
8 Ground 7 Ground
6 USB1+ 5 USB0+
4 USB1- 3 USB0-
2 +5V (fused) 1 +5V (fused)
12
10

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Fast IrDA Infrared Module Header
This header is for connection to an IrDA module. The BIOS settings must be
configured to activate the IR function.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 CIRRX
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
1
5
Front Panel Audio Header
This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient
connection and control of audio devices. This header allows only HD audio
front panel connector; AC’97 connector is not acceptable.
Pin Assignment
1 Mic Left in
2 Ground
3 Mic Right in
4 Present Sense
5 Right line out
6 Jack Sense
7 Front Sense
8 Key
9 Left line out
10 Jack Sense
1
2
9
10

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LCD Backlight Inverter
This connector is for connecting to LCD for providing backlight control function.
Pin Assignment
1 5V/12V DC
2 5V/12V DC
3 NC
4 NC
5 Backlight On
6 Brightness Adjust
7 GND
8 GND
RS-232/422/485 Headers
The headers determine that JCOM1 belongs to RS-232, 422, or 485.
JSEL2
1-2 RS-232
3-4 RS-422
5-6 RS-485
JSEL1
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
1-3 3-5 3-5
2-4 4-6 4-6
7-9 9-11 9-11
8-10 10-12 10-12
JSEL2
JSEL1

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LVDS Connector
This connector is for devices requiring display interface such as LVDS.
This connector supports only 18-bit single-/dual-channel panels up to UXGA
(1600 x 1200), 25 MHz to 112 MHz; at 24bpp (24-bit TFT panel type supported.)
Supports panel resolution from VGA through UXGA (1600 x 1200).
Supports one Dual-Channel and two Single-Channel LVDS panel(s).
21
4039
Pin Assignment Pin Assignment
1 LVDS2_TX0- (Differential signal) 2 PVDD (+3.3V or +5V)
3 LVDS2_TX0+ (Differential signal) 4 PVDD (+3.3V or +5V)
5 GND 6 GND
7 LVDS2_TX1- (Differential signal) 8 GND
9 LVDS2_TX1+ (Differential signal) 10 LVDS1_TX0- (Differential signal)
11 GND 12 LVDS1_TX0+ (Differential signal)
13 LVDS2_TX2- (Differential signal) 14 GND
15 LVDS2_TX2+ (Differential signal) 16 LVDS1_TX1- ( (Differential signal)
17 GND 18 LVDS1_TX1+ (Differential signal)
19 LVDS2_CLK- (Differential signal) 20 GND
21 LVDS2_CLK+ (Differential signal) 22 LVDS1_TX2- (Differential signal)
23 GND 24 LVDS1_TX2+(Differential signal)
25 LVDS2_TX3- (Differential signal) 26 GND
27 LVDS2_TX3+ (Differential signal) 28 LVDS1_CLK- (Differential signal)
29 +5V 30 LVDS1_CLK+(Differential signal)
31 I2C_CLK 32 GND
33 +3.3V 34 LVDS1_TX3- (Differential signal)
35 NC 36 LVDS1_TX3+ (Differential signal)
37 PVDD (+3.3V or +5V) 38 NC
39 PVDD (+3.3V or +5V) 40 I2C_DATA

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Digital Audio-out Connector
This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 SPIDF_OUT
3 GND
1
3
DOM Card Power Connector
This connector provides power connection of a DOM card.
Pin Assignment
1 +5V
2 GND
1

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Clear CMOS Header *
By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting
and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging
the mainboard.
1
3
Pin 1-2 Close: (default)
Normal Operation.
13
1
3
Pin 2-3 Close:
Clear CMOS data.
※Clear CMOS Procedures:
1. Remove AC power line.
2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.
3. Wait for five seconds.
4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.
5. Power on the AC.
6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.
LCD Power Select Header *
This header allows you to select the LCD Power.
1
3
Pin 1-2 Close:
PVDD=5V
1
3
1
3
Pin 2-3 Close:
PVDD=3.3V

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LCD Power ON/OFF Header *
This header allows you to control the LCD Power ON/OFF.
1
Header Close:
LCD Power ON
1
1
Header Open:
LCD Power OFF
LCD Backlight Power Select Header *
This header is for selecting LCD backlight power.
1
3
Pin 1-2 Close:
Backlight Power=5V
1
3
1
3
Pin 2-3 Close:
Backlight Power=12V

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LCD Backlight Brightness Adjust Header *
This header is for adjusting LCD backlight brightness.
1
2
34
Short Pin 1-2:
Increase Brightness
12
34
12
3
4
Short Pin 3-4:
Decrease Brightness
Hardware Power Loss Recovery Switch*
When this switch is set “Enabled,” the system can reboot when power supply is
recoverd.
1
3
Pin 1-2 Close:
Disabled
13
1
3
Pin 2-3 Close:
Enabled