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USER'S MANUAL 

Of 

AMD A85X Chipset 

Based  

M/B for AMD FM2 

Processor  

   

 

 

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.

 

 

 

NO. G03-HA20-F 

Rev: 1.0 

Release in: November, 2012 

 

Summary of Contents for A85X Chipset

Page 1: ...demark 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 commi...

Page 2: ...i 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...

Page 3: ...EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION 10 2 5 3 INSTALLING CARD BRIDGE 11 2 6 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS 12 2 6 1 I O BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 12 2 6 2 INTERNAL CONNECTORS 13 2 6 3 INTERNAL HEADERS 15 CHAPTER 3 INTRODU...

Page 4: ...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 i...

Page 5: ...TO INFRINGE Manual Revision Information Reversion Revision History Date 1 0 First Edition November 2012 Item Checklist 5 Motherboard 5 User s manual 5 DVD for motherboard utilities 5 Cable Package 5...

Page 6: ...slot Storage Interface z Supports 8 SATAIII devices providing 6 0 Gb sec data transfer rate z Support RAID 0 RAID1 RAID5 RAID 10 and JBOD Gigabit LAN Chip z Integrated Gigabit LAN chip z Supports Fast...

Page 7: ...MD CrossFireX The board supports AMD CrossFire multi display function with support for up to three VGA card running respectively at x8 x8 and x 4 bandwidth to meet the high demands from game enthusias...

Page 8: ...he need of better display resolution demand of future large size display screen to deliver better viewing experience USB3 0 Experience Fastest data transfers at 5Gb s with USB3 0 the new latest connec...

Page 9: ...acitors declines only 10 of those without solid capacitors as well under same conditions DIY Clear This CMOS Buttons CMOS1 is to facilitate the clear COMS process for power user overclocking function...

Page 10: ...AN Chip 8 CH HD Audio Connector 8 CH HD Audio Chip PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slots RJ 45 over USB 2 0 Ports Serial Port Header JP1 PCI Slot SATAIII Ports AMD A85X Chipset USB 2 0 Ports over PS 2 KB MS Combo...

Page 11: ...ault 8 Reboot 9 Install Operating System 10 Install Driver and Utility 2 2 Checking Motherboard s Jumper Setting 1 JBAT1 3 pin CMOS RAM Clear A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configura...

Page 12: ...s heatsink and APU 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 an APU fi...

Page 13: ...d of the level 2 3 3 Thermal Solution Assembly 1 Apply a thin and even layer of thermal grease upon the APU HIS surface 2 Put cooling fan upon APU HIS surface and see to it that the fastener of one si...

Page 14: ...al channel function Dual channel Limited 1 Memory modules plugged in the same color DIMM must be of the same type same size and same frequency for dual channel function 2 Dual channel function only su...

Page 15: ...nstallation 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...

Page 16: ...es plug into both sides of CrossFire Tech Supported VGA Cards After the above installation completed please connect display connectors and VGA card independent power plug Then refer to your graphics c...

Page 17: ...60 x 1600 actual resolution depending on the monitor used and high quality audio playback Please connect it to your monitor with DP cable if your monitor support display port 6 USB 2 0 Ports UK1 Middl...

Page 18: ...ith 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...

Page 19: ...SATA D SATAIII_1 D SATAIII_2 D SATAIII_3 SATA5 ports support SATA 6Gb s specification Please connect SATAIII device to the port with SATAIII cable One port supports one SATA device This MINISATA conne...

Page 20: ...in expansion card graphics card or sound card with an S PDIF digital audio cable Pin1 GND HDMI_SPDIF_OUT 3 Serial Port header 9 pin COM1 COM1 is a 9 pin RS232 connector DCD Pin1 Pin2 SOUT GND RTS RI S...

Page 21: ...PWR LED 9 USB 2 0 Port Headers 9 pin USB1 USB2 These USB 2 0 headers are used for connecting the additional USB 2 0 port plugs By attaching an option USB 2 0 cable your can be provided with two additi...

Page 22: ...communicate it is the key factor for system stability and in ensuring that your system performance as its best 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing Del immediately allows you to en...

Page 23: ...is displayed at the top right corner the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible select...

Page 24: ...guage Press to select the language for BIOS system System Date Set the date Please use TAB to switch between data elements System Time Set the date Please use TAB to switch between time elements 3 7 A...

Page 25: ...disable system wake on alarm event When set as Enabled system will wake on the hour minute second specified Wake system with Dynamic Time Use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event...

Page 26: ...to select ACPI sleep state the system will enter when suspend button is pressed The optional settings Suspend Disabled S3 only Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resource Use this item to enable or disable l...

Page 27: ...ser to have a view of current CPU information AMD Cool Quiet The optional settings Enabled Disabled SVM Mode This item is for user to enable disable CPU virtualization mode The optional settings Enabl...

Page 28: ...Enter to view SATA configuration 3 7 5 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable legacy USB support Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected Disabled opti...

Page 29: ...e 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device Reset Time Out Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time out The optional settings are 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device Power up Delay U...

Page 30: ...this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device PS2 Keyboard Mouse Swap The optional settings are Disabled Enabled 3 7 7 H W Monitor Shutdown Temperature Use this item to select shutdown te...

Page 31: ...26 3 8 Chipset Menu 3 8 1 South Bridge OnChip SATA Channel The optional settings are Enabled Disabled OnChip SATA Type...

Page 32: ...Enabled Disabled HD Audio Azalia Device The optional settings are Auto Enabled Disabled HDMI Audio The optional settings are Enabled Disabled 3 8 2 North Bridge Primary Video Device Use this item to s...

Page 33: ...t The optional settings are Enabled Disabled GateA20 Active The optional settings are Upon Request Always Option ROM Messages Use this item to set display mode for option ROM The optional settings are...

Page 34: ...29 3 10 Security Menu Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password settings 3 11 Turbo OC...

Page 35: ...CAS latency tCL The optional settings are Auto 6 16 RAS to CAS Delay The optional settings are Auto 6 19 Row Precharge Time Use this item to select Row Precharge Time tRP The optional settings are Au...

Page 36: ...emory voltage The optional setting range Auto 50mV 100mV 150 mV 200mV VDDP R Voltage Select Use this item to set VDD P voltage The optional settings are Default 1 25v 1 30v 1 35v PCH Voltage Select Th...

Page 37: ...to update and flash the BIOS The system will restart automatically when BIOS is upgraded Solution2 Updating BIOS under Windows operating system 1 Download Windows version BIOS from our website 2 Unzip...

Page 38: ...not appear double click MY COMPUTER double click CD ROM drive or click START click RUN type X SETUP EXE assuming X is your CD ROM drive z Follow onscreen instructions to finish driver installation NOT...

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