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Summary of Contents for AM1M-A

Page 1: ...Motherboard AM1M A ...

Page 2: ...spective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software This product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under the General Public License GPL under the Lesser General Public License Version LGPL and or other Free Open Source Software Licenses Such software in this product...

Page 3: ...U 1 4 1 4 System memory 1 8 1 5 Expansion slots 1 10 1 6 Jumpers 1 12 1 7 Connectors 1 13 1 8 Software support 1 22 Chapter 2 BIOS information 2 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2 1 2 2 BIOS setup program 2 6 2 3 My Favorites 2 10 2 4 Main menu 2 11 2 5 Ai Tweaker menu 2 13 2 6 Advanced menu 2 16 2 7 Monitor menu 2 22 2 8 Boot menu 2 25 2 9 Tools menu 2 31 2 10 Exit menu 2 32 Appendices Notices A...

Page 4: ...erboard and adding components carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extrem...

Page 5: ...s properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when completing a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when completing a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu o...

Page 6: ...th 16GB or above DIMMs ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the market Refer to www asus com for the latest Memory QVL Qualified Vendors List When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more Windows 32 bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB We recommend a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows 32 bit operating system Graphics Integr...

Page 7: ...tal power design ASUS Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection Short circuit damage protection ASUS ESD Guards Enhanced ESD Protection ASUS High Quality 5K Hour Solid Capacitors 2 5x long lifespan with excellent durability ASUS Stainless Steel Back I O 3x more durable corrosion resistant coating ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS EPU ASUS AI Suite 3 ASUS AI Charger ASUS Anti Surge ASUS USB 3 0 Boost ASUS Di...

Page 8: ...connector 1 x Internal Speaker connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x System panel connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x 24 pin EATX 12V power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector BIOS features 64 Mb Flash ROM UEFI AMI BIOS PnP DMI 2 0 WfM 2 0 SM BIOS 2 7 ACPI 2 0a Multi language BIOS ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFreen BIOS 3 F12 Printscreen function F3 Shortcut function and ASUS DRAM SPD...

Page 9: ...onent place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals or components Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to ...

Page 10: ...hysical injury and damage to motherboard components 1 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image 1 2 2 Screw holes Place six screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not overtighten the screws Doi...

Page 11: ...TC USB56 USB78 AAFP SPDIF_OUT ATX12V EATXPWR CPU_FAN CHA_FAN BATTERY Super I O ALC 887 RTL 8111GR 64Mb BIOS SB_PWR DDR3 DIMM_A1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_A2 64bit 240 pin module SATA6G_2 SATA6G_1 AUDIO KBMS_USB34 HDMI LAN_USB12 USB3_E12 VGA DVI SOCKET AM1 DIGI VRM USB3_12 TPM LPT 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 8 6 3 11 10 9 12 13 15 14 16 ...

Page 12: ...s fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN and 4 pin CHA_FAN 1 15 2 AMD AM1 socket 1 4 3 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin ATX12V 1 16 4 DDR3 DIMM slots 1 8 5 SATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 1 17 6 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC 1 12 7 Standby power LED SB_PWR 1 1 8 Speaker connector 4 pin SPEAKER 1 18 9 System panel connector 10 1 pin F_PANEL 1 18 10 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM 1 17 11 USB 2 0 co...

Page 13: ...ASUS AM1M A 1 5 1 3 1 APU installation 1 4 3 2 ...

Page 14: ...roduction 1 2 3 1 3 2 APU heatsink and fan assembly installation Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the APU heatsink and APU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary To install the APU heatsink and fan assembly ...

Page 15: ...ASUS AM1M A 1 7 To uninstall the APU heatsink and fan assembly 3 1 2 ...

Page 16: ...GB or more memory on the motherboard the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less For effective use of memory we recommend that you do any of the following Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Install a 64 bit Windows OS if you want to install 4GB or more on the motherboard This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb 64MB chips or les...

Page 17: ...overclocking may operate at a lower frequency than the vendor marked value To operate at the vendor marked or at a higher frequency refer to section 2 5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment For system stability use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load 2 DIMMs or overclocking condition Visit the ASUS website at www asus com for the latest QVL 1 4 3 ...

Page 18: ...ket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Tur...

Page 19: ...herboard supports PCI Express x16 running x4 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIEx16 shared PCIEx1_1 shared PCIEx1_2 shared Realtek LAN controller shared HD audio shared SATA controller shared OnChip XHCI controller shared OnChip USB EHCI 1 2 3 shared OnChip USB OHCI shared ASMEDIA XHCI Co...

Page 20: ...k to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure If the steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data Aft...

Page 21: ...ecomes Front Speaker Out 7 Microphone port pink This port connects to a microphone Refer to the audio configuration table on the next page for the function of the audio ports in 2 1 4 1 5 1 or 7 1 channel configuration 3 5 6 4 7 9 8 2 10 1 8 1 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Combo port This port is for a PS 2 keyboard mouse 2 HDMI port This port is for a High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI connector and...

Page 22: ... you connect USB 3 0 devices to USB 3 0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3 0 devices 10 DVI D port This port is for any DVI D compatible device DVI D can t be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn t compatible with DVI I To configure a 7 1 channel audio output Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support a 7 1 channel audio output Audio 2 1 4 1 5 1 o...

Page 23: ... NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors The CPU_FAN connector supports a CPU fan of maximum 2A 24W fan power Both 4 pin 3 pin CPU fan and chassis fan support the ASUS Fan Xpert feature AM1M A CPU_FAN VCC CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND VC...

Page 24: ...y become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate DO NOT forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system will not boot up We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power consuming devices or when you intend to install additional devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate I...

Page 25: ...d NCQ set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to AHCI See section 2 6 2 SATA Configuration for details 4 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity SATA6G_1 GND RSATA_TX...

Page 26: ... this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRBTN This 2 pin connector is for the system power button Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power 6 Speaker connector 4 pin SPEAKER The 4 pin connector is for the ch...

Page 27: ...inition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS to HD See section 2 6 5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details The front panel audio I O module is purchased separately SPDIF_OUT 5V SPDIFOUT GND AM1M A AM1M A...

Page 28: ...SB 3 0 front or rear panel ports With an installed USB 3 0 module you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3 0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps faster charging time for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 You can connect the ASUS front panel USB 3 0 bracket to this connector to obtain the front panel USB 3 0 solution AM1M A AM1...

Page 29: ...rately 12 LPT connector 26 1 pin LPT The LPT Line Printing Terminal connector supports devices such as a printer LPT standardizes as IEEE 1284 which is the parallel port interface on IBM PC compatible computers AM1M A AM1M A Serial port connectors PIN 1 COM D C D D X T D N G S T R I R D X R R T D R S D S T C AM1M A AM1M A Parallel Port Connector PIN 1 LPT STB PD0 PD1 PD2 PD3 PD4 PD5 PD6 PD7 ACK BU...

Page 30: ...tall Click an icon to display Support DVD motherboard information If Autorun is NOT enabled on your computer browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 1 8 Software support 1 8 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows XP Windows 7 64 bit Windows 7 Windows 8 64 bit Windows 8 Windows ...

Page 31: ...pdate your motherboard s softwares drivers and the BIOS version easily With this utlity you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST To launch EZ Update click EZ Update on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar Click to automatically update your motherboard s driver software and firmware Click to find and select the BIOS from file Click to select a boot l...

Page 32: ...ble it 3 Press Tab to switch to the Drive field 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS and then press Enter 5 Press Tab to switch to the Folder Info field 6 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file and then press Enter to perform the BIOS update process Reboot the system when the update process is done This function supports USB flash disk...

Page 33: ...equires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS settings To ensure system compatibility and stability we recommend that you press F5 to load default BIOS values DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure 2 1 4 ASUS BIOS Updater The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update BIOS in a DOS environment This utility also allows you to copy the curre...

Page 34: ... optical drive as the boot device 3 When the Make Disk menu appears select the FreeDOS command prompt item by pressing the item number 4 At the FreeDOS prompt type d and press Enter to switch the disk from Drive C optical drive to Drive D USB flash drive Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater 1 At the FreeDOS prompt type bupdater pc g and press Enter 2 The BIOS Updater s...

Page 35: ...t your computer DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure For BIOS Updater version 1 30 or later the utility automatically exits to the DOS prompt after updating BIOS Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit menu Refer to section 2 10 Exit menu for d...

Page 36: ...operly from the operating system The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to your motherboard if you want to use the mouse to control the BIOS setup program The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system...

Page 37: ...ode Loads optimized default Boot device priority Boot menu Advanced mode functions Advanced mode menus EZ Mode By default the EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program The EZ Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to select the display language system performance mode and boot device priority To access the Advanced Mode click Exit Advanced M...

Page 38: ...exit options and loading default settings Navigation keys General help Menu bar Configuration fields Menu items Back button Pop up window Submenu item Last modified settings Quick note Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode provides advanced options for experienced end users to configure the BIOS settings The figure below shows an example of the Advanced Mode Refer to the following sections for the detai...

Page 39: ...eys to select items in the menu and change the settings For the navigation key it s only available in English If you delete the default shortcuts they will appear on your next system bootup General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can c...

Page 40: ... 2 Press F4 on your keyboard or right click on your mouse to add the item to My Favorites page You cannot add the following items to My Favorites Items with submenu options User configurable items such as language and boot device order Configuration items such as Memory SPD Information system time and date 2 3 My Favorites MyFavorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access you...

Page 41: ...ows you to set the system date 2 4 3 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time Due to the limitations of AM1 Soc CPUs manually set up the system time and date in the BIOS or OS when you install a new APU on the AM1 socket 2 4 4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings If you have forgotten your BIOS password erase the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC R...

Page 42: ...Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed User Password If you have set a user password you must enter the user password for accessing the system The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a user pa...

Page 43: ...nt CPU speed Target DRAM Speed xxxxMHz Displays the current DRAM speed 2 5 1 Ai Overclock Tuner Auto Allows you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency Select any of these preset overclocking configuration options Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters APU Frequency XXX This item appe...

Page 44: ... Configuration options Disabled Enabled EPU Setting Auto This item appears only when the EPU Power Saving Mode is set to Enabled and allows you to set power saving mode Configuration options Auto Light Power Saving Mode Medium Power Saving Mode Max Power Saving Mode 2 5 6 OC Tuner This item allows you to automatically overclock the frequency and voltage settings of CPU and DRAM to enhance the syst...

Page 45: ...tage Auto The values range from 1 8V to 2 0V with a 0 2V interval 2 5 11 0 95V Voltage Auto The values range from 0 95V to 1 10V with a 0 15V interval 2 5 12 DIGI VRM CPU Load Line Calibration Auto Load line Calibration is defined by AMD VRM specifications and affects CPU voltage The CPU working voltage will decrease proportionally to CPU loading Higher load line calibration would get higher volta...

Page 46: ...20 130 CPU NB Current Capability 100 This item provides wider total power range for overclocking A higher value brings a wider total power range and extends the overclocking frequency range simultaneously Configuration options 100 110 120 130 CPU Voltage Frequency 300 Switching frequency will affect the VRM transient response and component thermal Setting a higher frequency gets faster transient r...

Page 47: ...e corresponding SATA port OnChip SATA Channel Enabled Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnChip SATA Type AHCI Allows you to set the SATA configuration IDE Set to IDE when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices AHCI Set to AHCI when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI Advanced Host Co...

Page 48: ...he legacy USB support is disabled EHCI Hand off Disabled Enabled Enables the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Disabled Disables the function USB Single Port Control Allows you to enable disable individual USB ports USB3_1 2 USB2_1 8 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable an individual USB port Refer to the section 1 2 3 Motherboard layout in this user manual for the ...

Page 49: ...audio output Realtek LAN Controller Enabled Enabled Enables the Realtek LAN controller Disabled Disables the controller Realtek PXE OPROM Disabled This item appears only when you set the Realtek LAN Controller item to Enabled and allows you to enable or disable the Rom of the Realtek LAN controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Disabled Enabled Enables the USB 3...

Page 50: ... EPP 1 9 Mode ECP and EPP 1 7 Mode 2 6 6 APM Deep S4 Disabled When the system enters the S4 state and this item is set to Enabled the system will be put to deep S4 sleep state to reduce power consumption The system in deep S4 state can only be woken up by using the power button Restore AC Power Loss Power Off Power On The system goes into on state after an AC power loss Power Off The system goes i...

Page 51: ...d This item allows user to disable or enable the UEFI network stack Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following two items appear only when you set the previous item to Enabled Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled This item allows user to disable or enable the Ipv4 PXE Boot support Configuration options Disable Link Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled This item allows user to disable or enable the Ipv6 P...

Page 52: ... automatically detects and displays the CPU chassis fan 1 2 speeds in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected speed 2 7 3 CPU Q Fan Control DC Mode Disabled Disables the CPU Q Fan control feature PWM Mode Enables the CPU Q Fan control feature in PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan DC Mode Enables ...

Page 53: ...es range from 20ºC to 75ºC Q Fan Min Duty Cycle 20 Use the and keys to adjust the minimum CPU fan duty cycle The values range from 0 to 100 When the CPU temperature is under the lower limit the CPU fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle 2 7 4 Chassis Q Fan Control Enabled Disabled Disables the Chassis Q Fan control feature PWM Mode Enables the Chassis Q Fan control feature in PWM mode for a 4 ...

Page 54: ...y cycle Q Fan Lower Temperature 40 Displays the lower limit of the chassis temperature Q Fan Min Duty Cycle 60 Use the and keys to adjust the minimum chassis fan duty cycle The values range from 60 to 100 When the chassis temperature is under 40ºC the chassis fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle 2 7 5 CPU Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically ...

Page 55: ...ms appear when you set Fast Boot to Enabled SATA Support All Devices All Devices All devices connected to the SATA ports will be available during POST This process will extend the POST time Hard Drive Only Only hard drives connected to the SATA ports will be detected during POST and any hardware change will disable fast boot Boot Drive Only Only bootable drives connected to the SATA ports will be ...

Page 56: ...ess will extend POST time Disabled For the fastest POST time all PS 2 devices will not be available until your computer enters the operating system Network Stack Driver Support Disabled Disabled Select to skip the network stack driver from loading during POST Enabled Select to load the network stack driver during POST Next Boot after AC Power Loss Normal Boot Normal Boot Returns to normal boot on ...

Page 57: ...nced Mode Sets Advanced Mode as the default screen for entering the BIOS setup program EZ Mode Sets EZ Mode as the default screen for entering the BIOS setup program 2 8 8 CSM Compatibility Support Module Allows you to configure the CSM Compatibility Support Module items to fully support the various VGA bootable devices and add on devices for better compatibility Launch CSM Enabled Auto The system...

Page 58: ...ft Secure Boot check Only select this option when booting on Windows UEFI mode or other Microsoft Secure Boot compliant OS Other OS Get the optimized function when booting on Windows non UEFI mode Windows Vista XP or other Microsoft Secure Boot non compliant OS Only on Windows UEFI mode that Microsoft Secure Boot can function properly The following item appears when OS Type is set to Windows UEFI ...

Page 59: ...o delete the KEK from your system Configuration options Yes No Load KEK from File Allows you to load the downloaded KEK from a USB storage device Append KEK from file Allows you to load the additional KEK from a storage device for an additional db and dbx loaded management The KEK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time based authenticated variable DB Management The db Author...

Page 60: ... file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time based authenticated variable 2 8 10 Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To acc...

Page 61: ... you to input the label of the setup profile Save to Profile Allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the BIOS Flash and create a profile Key in a profile number from one to eight press Enter and then select Yes Load from Profile Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Key in the profile number that saved your CMOS settings press Enter and then select Yes DO NO...

Page 62: ...onfirmation window appears Select Yes to load the default values Save Changes Reset Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program witho...

Page 63: ...different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate thi...

Page 64: ...out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste ASUS Recycling Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to ht...

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