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A55MLV & A55MLC Setup Manual 

 

 

FCC Information and Copyright 

 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class 
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee 
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 

 

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contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability 
or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this 
publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to 
notify any party beforehand. 

Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first 
obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing. 

 

The content of this user’s manual is subject to be changed without notice and 
we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user’s manual. All the 
brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. 

 
 

 

 

   
 

 
 
 
 

 
Dichiarazione di conformità 
sintetica 

Ai sensi dell’art. 2 comma 3 del D.M. 
275 del 30/10/2002 
Si dichiara che questo prodotto è 
conforme alle normative vigenti e 
soddisfa i requisiti essenziali richiesti 

dalle direttive 
2004/108/CE, 2006/95/CE e 
1999/05/CE 
quando ad esso applicabili 

 
Short Declaration of conformity   

We declare this product is complying 

with the laws in force and    meeting all 
the essential requirements as specified 
by the directives 
2004/108/CE, 2006/95/CE and 
1999/05/CE 
whenever these laws may be applied

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for A55MLC

Page 1: ...ight to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without fi...

Page 2: ...UAL Graphics Technology 17 4 1 AMD Dual Graphics Technology Introduction 17 4 2 AMD Dual Graphics Requirement 17 4 3 AMD Dual Graphics Setup 18 Chapter 5 RAID Functions 19 5 1 Operating System 19 5 2...

Page 3: ...remove the static charge Avoid touching the components on motherboard 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 u...

Page 4: ...Integrated Serial ATA Controller Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb s SATA Version 2 0 specification compliant RAID 0 1 10 support LAN RTL8105E ATHEROS AR8152 10 100 Mb s auto negotiation Half Full duple...

Page 5: ...rt x4 Audio Jack x3 Connects to PS 2 Keyboard Connects to PS 2 Mouse Connect to D SUB monitor Connect to RJ 45 ethernet cable Connect to USB2 0 devices Provide Audio In Out and Mic connection Board Si...

Page 6: ...KBMS1 VGA1 USB1 RJ45USB1 A UDIO1 Super I O Codec CPU_FAN1 PCI1 PEX16_1 F_AUDIO1 J_COM1 J_PRINT1 PANEL1 F_USB2 F_USB1 SATA1 SY S_FAN1 SATA3 SATA4 SATA2 AMD A55 BIOS JCMOS1 BAT1 LAN DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 ATX...

Page 7: ...G UNIT CPU Step 1 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 2 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold triangle on CPU should po...

Page 8: ...3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the CPU_FAN1 This c...

Page 9: ...to pin 1 CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Not...

Page 10: ...B 1 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the...

Page 11: ...same density in pairs shown in the table Dual Channel Status DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Disabled O X Disabled X O Enabled O O O means memory installed X means memory not installed The DRAM bus width of the memo...

Page 12: ...4 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 2 0 spec and with transfer rate of 3 0Gb s Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 4 1 SATA3 SATA4 7 4 1 SATA1 SATA2 7 Ground ATXPWR2 AT...

Page 13: ...ound 5 Ground 18 Ground 6 5V 19 Ground 7 Ground 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 Standby Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V Note Before you power on the system please make sure that both ATXP...

Page 14: ...xpress 2 0 compliant Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB s simultaneously per direction for an aggregate of 16GB s totally PCI Express Gen2 supports a raw bit rate of 5 0Gb s on the data pin...

Page 15: ...l Header This 16 pin connector includes Power on Reset HDD LED Power LED and speaker connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 8 16 PWR_LED On Off RST HLED SPK...

Page 16: ...lows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel This header supports HD and AC 97 audio front panel connector 1 9 2 1 0 HD Audio AC 97 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Mic Lef...

Page 17: ...lear 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 Load Optimal Defaults and save settings in C...

Page 18: ...printer on the PC 1 25 2 26 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14 Ground 2 ALF 15 Data 6 3 Data 0 16 Ground 4 Error 17 Data 7 5 Data 1 18 Ground 6 Init 19 ACK 7 Data 2 20 Ground 8 Scltin 21 Busy...

Page 19: ...D A8 Series HD 6550D HD 6670 Attach Only No DG Y Y HD 6570 Attach Only No DG Y Y HD 6450 Y Y Y HD 6350 Y Attach Only No DG Attach Only No DG Note Attach Only No DG indicates supported discrete graphic...

Page 20: ...aphics Ready graphics card into PEX16_1 slot Step 2 Set the BIOS setting as follows Chipset North Bridge Surround View Enabled Step 3 Install Driver CD Chipset Driver and reboot the system Activate AM...

Page 21: ...ads and writes across multiple drives in parallel The size of each block is determined by the stripe size parameter which you set during the creation of the RAID set based on the system environment Th...

Page 22: ...plied for high availability solutions or as a form of automatic backup that eliminates tedious manual backups to more expensive and less reliable media Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 2 and maxim...

Page 23: ...or 8 depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance allowing for automatic redundancy May be simultaneously used with other RAID levels in an array and allows f...

Page 24: ...ion To install the driver please click on the Driver icon The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system Click on each device driver to launch the installati...

Page 25: ...collect the system information which is useful for analyzing the problem you may have encountered and then send these information to our tech support department to help you fix the problem Before you...

Page 26: ...n the saved txt file you will see your system information including motherboard BIOS CPU video device OS information This information is also concluded in the sent mail We will not share customer s da...

Page 27: ...PU is over heated the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU and the system may not power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed eve...

Page 28: ...deo adapter Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1 3 Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules 6 7 Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the s...

Page 29: ...o disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of bre...

Page 30: ...D Driver 2 Download the proper BIOS from www biostar com tw 3 Open BIOS Update Utility and click the Update BIOS button on the main screen 4 A warning message will show up to request your agreement to...

Page 31: ...set to restart the computer Then the BIOS Update is completed All the information and content above about the software are subject to be changed without notice For better performance the software is b...

Page 32: ...Update Utility and click the Online Update button on the main screen 4 An open dialog will show up to request your agreement to start the BIOS update Click Yes to start the online update procedure 5 I...

Page 33: ...the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and Reset to restart the computer Then the BIOS Update is completed All the information and content above about the T S...

Page 34: ...Self Tests POST procedure while booting up Updating BIOS with BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher 1 Go to the website to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard 2 Then copy and save the BIOS file into a US...

Page 35: ...m boots up and the full screen logo shows up press Delete key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Default...

Page 36: ...1066 1333 1600 1866 registrierte DIMMs ECC DIMMs werden nicht unterst tzt SATA II Integrierter Serial ATA Controller Datentransferrate bis zu 3 Gb s Konform mit der SATA Spezifikation Version 2 0 Unte...

Page 37: ...eranschluss Serieller Anschluss x1 Stromanschluss 24 polig x1 Stromanschluss 4 polig x1 R ckseiten E A PS 2 Tastatur x1 PS 2 Maus x1 VGA Anschluss x1 LAN Anschluss x1 USB2 0 Anschluss x4 Audioanschlus...

Page 38: ...vec code correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge SATA II Contr leur Serial ATA int gr Taux de transfert jusqu 3 Go s Conforme la sp cification SATA Version 2 0 Prise en charge RAID 0 1 10 L...

Page 39: ...n charge1 Port d imprimante Port s rie x1 Connecteur d alimentation x1 24 broches Connecteur d alimentation x1 4broches E S du panneau arri re Clavier PS 2 x1 Souris PS 2 x1 Port VGA x1 Port LAN x1 Po...

Page 40: ...strati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati SATA II Controller Serial ATA integrato Velocit di trasferimento dei dati fino a 3 Gb s Compatibile specifiche SATA Versione 2 0 Supporto RAID 0 1 10 LAN RTL8105E...

Page 41: ...Connettore alimentazione x1 24 pin Connettore alimentazione x1 4pin I O pannello posteriore Tastiera PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta VGA x1 Porta LAN x1 Porta USB2 0 x4 Connettore audio x3 Dimension i sch...

Page 42: ...o admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con ECC SATA II Controlador ATA Serie Integrado Tasas de transferencia de hasta 3 Gb s Compatible con la versi n SATA 2 0 Admite RAID 0 1 10 Red Local RTL8...

Page 43: ...uerto serie X1 Conector de alimentaci n X1 24 patillas Conector de alimentaci n X1 4patillas Panel trasero de E S Teclado PS 2 X1 Rat n PS 2 X1 Puerto VGA X1 Puerto de red local X1 Puerto USB2 0 X4 Co...

Page 44: ...anal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 1866 Os m dulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC n o s o suportados SATA II Controlador Serial ATA integrado Velocidades de transmiss o de dados at 3 Gb...

Page 45: ...or suporta 1 Porta para impressora Porta s rie x1 Conector de alimenta o x1 24 pinos Conector de alimenta o x1 4 pinos Entradas S a das no painel traseiro Teclado PS 2 x1 Rato PS 2 x1 Porta VGA x1 Por...

Page 46: ...atora Funkcja ITE Smart Guardian SATA II Zintegrowany kontroler Serial ATA Transfer danych do 3 Gb s Zgodno ze specyfikacj SATA w wersji 2 0 Obs uga RAID 0 1 10 LAN RTL8105E ATHEROS AR8152 10 100 Mb s...

Page 47: ...karki Port szeregowy x1 Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe x1 Back Panel I O Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Port VGA x1 Port LAN x1 Port USB2 0 x4 Gniazdo audio x3 Wymiary p yty 18...

Page 48: ...DDR3 DIMM x 2 16 DIMM 512 1 2 4 8 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 1866 DIMM and ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728 Super I O ITE Smart Guardian SATA II ATA 3 SATA 2 0 RAID 0 1 10 RTL8105E ATHEROS AR8152 1...

Page 49: ...A55MLV A55MLC 47 CMOS x1 USB2 0 x2 2 USB2 0 x1 1 x1 24 x1 4 x1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 VGA x1 LAN x1 USB2 0 x4 x3 182 5 X 230 OS Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar OS...

Page 50: ...DIMM DDR3 512 1 2 4 8 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 1866 DIMM ECC Super I O ITE 8728 Super I O LowPinCount Interface Smart Guardian ITE SATA III Serial ATA 3 SATA 2 0 RAID 0 1 10 RTL8105E ATHEROS AR815...

Page 51: ...A55MLV A55MLC 49 1 1 24 1 4 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 VGA 1 1 2 0 USB 4 3 230 X 182 5 Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar...

Page 52: ...DR3 DIMM x 2 16GB DIMM 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 1866 DIMM ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728 Super I O H W ITE SATA II ATA 3 Gb SATA 2 0 RAID 0 1 10 LAN RTL8105E ATHEROS AR8152...

Page 53: ...A55MLV A55MLC 51 USB2 0 x2 2 USB2 0 x1 1 x1 24 x1 4 x1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 VGA x1 LAN x1 USB2 0 x4 x3 182 5 mm X 230 mm OS Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar OS 2012 04 3...

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