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Chapter 2: Hardware installation

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A68MHE

2.5 Expansion Slots

PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 Slot

• PCI-Express 3.0 compliant.

• Theoretical maximum bandwidth using two slots simultaneously is 16GB/s for each slot,

a total of 32GB/s.

PEX1_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slot

• PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

• Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total.

Install an Expansion Card

You can install your expansion card by following steps:

• Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion

card into the computer.

• Remove your computer’s chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

• Place a card in the expansion slot and press down on the card until it is completely

seated in the slot.

• Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.

• Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

• Power on the computer, if necessary, change BIOS settings for the expansion card.

• Install related driver for the expansion card.

Summary of Contents for A68MHE

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...g Unit CPU 7 2 2 Install a Heatsink 8 2 3 Connect Cooling Fans 9 2 4 Install System Memory 9 2 5 Expansion Slots 11 2 6 Jumper Switch Setting 12 2 7 Headers Connectors 13 Chapter 3 UEFI BIOS Software...

Page 3: ...ge 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 compute...

Page 4: ...ity Audio Codec ALC662 5 1 Channels High Definition Audio USB 2x USB 3 1 Gen1 5Gb s port 2 on rear I Os 6x USB 2 0 port 2 on rear I Os and 4 via internal headers Expansion Slots 1x PCIe 2 0 x1 Slot 1x...

Page 5: ...chip supports High Definition Audio Specification the function of each audio jack can be defined by software The input output function of each audio jack listed above represents the default setting Ho...

Page 6: ...6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Motherboard Layout Note represents the 1st pin...

Page 7: ...Step 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Step 2 Pull the socket locking out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angel Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and th...

Page 8: ...an assembly onto the retention frame Match the heatsink clip with the socket mounting lug Hook the spring clip to the mounting lug Step 2 On the other side push the retention clip straight down to loc...

Page 9: ...round 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 AI Fan Control SYS_FAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note CPU_FAN1 support 4 pin and 3 pin head connectors SYS_FAN1 support 3...

Page 10: ...out and try again Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module Total Memory Size DDR3_A1 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB Max is 32GB DDR3_B1 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB Dual Channel Memory Installation...

Page 11: ...ou can install your expansion card by following steps Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover sc...

Page 12: ...S1 Clear CMOS Jumper The jumper allows users to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data Please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard Pin 1 2 Short Normal Operation...

Page 13: ...und 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 ATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector This connector will provide 12V to CPU power circuit...

Page 14: ...ower LED 7 Ground Reset button 15 Power button Power on button 8 Reset control 16 Ground SATA1 SATA4 Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s Connectors These connectors connect to SATA hard disk drives via SATA cables Pi...

Page 15: ...c Power 4 GPIO 4 Audio Power 5 Right line in 5 RT Line Out 6 Jack Sense 6 RT Line Out 7 Front Sense 7 Reserved 8 Key 8 Key 9 Left line in 9 LFT Line Out 10 Jack Sense 10 LFT Line Out Note It is recomm...

Page 16: ...enables automated updating while in the Windows environment Using this utility the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk a USB drive a flash drive or a USB hard drive or a CD ROM or from the...

Page 17: ...the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and Reset to restart the computer Then the BIOS Update is completed BI...

Page 18: ...press DEL key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and Reset to restart t...

Page 19: ...7 While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up press DEL key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Op...

Page 20: ...mation and content about following software are subject to be changed without notice For better performance the software is being continuously updated The information and pictures described below are...

Page 21: ...ng system Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software availa...

Page 22: ...into place System does not boot from a hard disk drive but can be booted from optical drive 1 Check cable running from disk to disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check t...

Page 23: ...S data See Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 section 2 Wait for seconds 3 Power on the system again 4 4 RAID Functions RAID Definitions In a RAID 0 system data are split up in blocks that get written across al...

Page 24: ...rawbacks Requires 2 drives for the storage space of one drive Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds Fault Tolerance Yes RAID 10 combines the advantages and disadvantages of RAID 0 and RAID 1 i...

Page 25: ...2 x DDR3 DIMM 32 DIMM ECC 512 1 2 4 8 16 DDR3 www biostar com tw x4 SATA 6 10 RAID 0 1 AHCI LAN RTL 8111H REALTEK 10 100 1000 ALC662 5 1 USB 2 x 5Gb s Gen1 USB 3 1 2 6 x USB 2 0 2 4 1 x PCIe 2 0 x 1 1...

Page 26: ...tiation Halb Voll Duplex f hig Audio Codec ALC662 5 1 Kan le HD Audio USB 2x USB 3 1 Gen1 5Gb s Port 2 hintere I Os 6x USB 2 0 Port 2 hintere I Os und 4 via interne Header Erweiterungsanschl sse 1x PC...

Page 27: ...o ALC662 Canales Audio de Alta Definici n 5 1 USB Ranura 2x USB 3 1 Gen1 5Gb s 2 en las entradas salidas posteriores Ranura 6x USB 2 0 2 en las entradas salidas posteriores y 4 por los distribuidores...

Page 28: ...III 6Gb s AHCI RAID 0 1 10 Realtek RTL 8111H 10 100 1000 Mb s Half Full ALC662 5 1 Channels High Definition Audio 2x USB 3 1 Gen1 5Gb s 2 I O 6x USB 2 0 2 I O 4 1x PCIe 2 0 x1 1x PCIe 3 0 x16 I O 1x P...

Page 29: ...DDR3 www biostar com tw 4x SATA III 6Gb s AHCI RAID 0 1 10 LAN Realtek RTL8111H 10 100 1000 Mb ALC662 5 1 HD USB 2x USB 3 1 Gen1 5Gb s 2 I O 6x USB 2 0 2 I O 4 1x PCIe 2 0 x1 1x PCIe 3 0 x16 I O 1x PS...

Page 30: ...30 APPENDIX I Specifications in Other Languages this page intentionally left blank...

Page 31: ...dell art 2 comma 3 del D M 275 del 30 10 2002 Si dichiara che questo prodotto conforme alle normative vigenti e soddisfa i requisiti essenziali richiesti dalle direttive 2004 108 CE 2006 95 CE e 1999...

Page 32: ...2 FCC 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 4 5 1 5 6 2 7 2 1 7 2 2 8 2 3 9 2 4 9 2 5 11 2 6 12 2 7 13 3 UEFI BIOS 16 3 1 UEFI BIOS 16 3 2 BIOS 16 3 3 20 4 21 4 1 21 4 2 BIOS AMI 22 4 3 22 4 4 RAID 23...

Page 33: ...1 3 A68MHE 1 1 1 0 45 C 1 2 Serial ATA 2 ATX 1 1 DVD 1...

Page 34: ...0 Realtek RTL 8111H 10 100 1000 ALC662 5 1 HD Audio USB 2 USB 3 1 Gen1 2 6 USB 2 0 2 4 1 PCIe 2 0 x1 1 PCIe 3 0 x16 APU x8 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 VGA 1 HDMI 1 LAN 2 USB 3 1 Gen1 2 USB 2 0 3 4 SATA III 6 0Gb...

Page 35: ...1 5 A68MHE 1 4 HDMI VGA AMD HDMI 4096 x 2160 24 1920 x 1200 30 VGA 1920 x 1200 60 HD Audio HD...

Page 36: ...6 1 1 5 1...

Page 37: ...2 7 A68MHE 2 2 1 1 2 90 3...

Page 38: ...8 2 4 2 2 1 2...

Page 39: ...2 9 A68MHE 2 3 CPU_FAN1 Pin 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 AI Fan Control SYS_FAN1 Pin 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense CPU_FAN1 4 3 2 1 GND 2 4 DDR3...

Page 40: ...10 2 1 DIMM DIMM DIMM 2 DIMM DIMM DIMM DDR4 DDR3_A1 512 1 2 4 8 16 32 DDR3_B1 512 1 2 4 8 16 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Disabled O X Disabled X O Enabled O O O X...

Page 41: ...2 11 A68MHE 2 5 PEX16_1 PCI Express Gen3 x16 PCI Express 3 0 16 32 PEX1_1 PCI Express Gen2 x1 PCI Express 2 0 0 5 1 VGA BIOS M2...

Page 42: ...12 2 2 6 1 2 JCMOS1 CMOS BIOS CMOS 1 2 2 3 CMOS CMOS 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 5 6 CMOS...

Page 43: ...3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 Ground 3 Ground 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 Ground 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 ATXPWR2 AT...

Page 44: ...LED Hard drive LED 13 Power LED 6 HDD LED 14 Power LED 7 Ground Reset button 15 Power button Power on button 8 Reset control 16 Ground SATA1 SATA4 Serial ATA 6 0 SATA SATA Pin 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Gr...

Page 45: ...ic Left in 1 Mic In 2 Ground 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 3 Mic Power 4 GPIO 4 Audio Power 5 Right line in 5 RT Line Out 6 Jack Sense 6 RT Line Out 7 Front Sense 7 Reserved 8 Key 8 Key 9 Left line in 9 LFT...

Page 46: ...wer On Self Test UEFI BIOS UEFI BIOS 3 2 BIOS BIOS BIOSTAR BIO Flasher BIOS USB USB BIOSTAR BIOS Update Windows BIOS USB USB BIOSTAR BIO Flasher FAT32 16 BIOS BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher 1 BIOS 2 BIOS U...

Page 47: ...3 UEFI BIOS 17 A68MHE 6 BIOS BIOS BIOS 7 BIOS Y 8 DEL BIOS BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS Update 1 BIOS Update DVD 2 3 BIOS Update Online Update...

Page 48: ...UEFI BIOS 4 BIOS Update 5 BIOS 6 BIOS 7 8 DEL BIOS BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes Reset BIOS BIOS Update BIOS 1 BIOS Update DVD 2 BIOS c http www biostar com tw 3 BIOS Update Update BIOS...

Page 49: ...3 UEFI BIOS 19 A68MHE 4 BIOS Update OK 5 BIOS BIOS Open 6 BIOS Update OK 7 DEL BIOS BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS Backup BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS Save...

Page 50: ...20 3 UEFI BIOS 3 3 1 DVD 2 3 BIOScreen BMP BIOS BIOS BIOS...

Page 51: ...4 21 A68MHE 4 4 1 DVD DVD A Driver B Software C Manual DVD DVD SETUP EXE Acrobat Reader AcrobatReader http get adobe com reader...

Page 52: ...22 4 4 2 BIOS AMI POST BIOS 1 8 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 DIMM 1 CMOS 2 1 2 CMOS 1 2 SETUP...

Page 53: ...4 23 A68MHE 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 CMOS CMOS JCMOS1 2 3 4 4 RAID RAID Definitions RAID 0 2 2 6 8 x...

Page 54: ...24 4 RAID 1 2 2 2 RAID 1 100 2 RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 3 4 4 6 8 RAID RAID 1...

Page 55: ...FCC FCC 15 Class B BIOSTAR BIOSTAR BIOSTAR CE 2004 108 CE 2006 95 CE 1999 05 CE...

Page 56: ...2 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 4 5 1 5 6 7 2 1 CPU 7 2 2 8 2 3 9 2 4 9 2 5 11 2 6 12 2 7 13 UEFI BIOS 16 3 1 UEFI BIOS 16 3 2 BIOS 16 3 3 20 21 4 1 21 4 2 AMI BIOS 22 4 3 22 4 4 RAID 23 I 25...

Page 57: ...3 A68MHE 1 1 0 45 1 2 Serial ATA x2 ATX I O x1 x1 x1...

Page 58: ...R3 www biostar com tw 4 SATA III 6Gb s AHCI RAID 0 1 10 Realtek RTL 8111H 10 100 1000 Mb s ALC662 6 USB 2 USB 3 1 Gen1 5Gb s 2 6 USB 2 0 2 4 1 PCIe 2 0 x1 1 PCIe 3 0 x16 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 VGA 1 HDMI 1 L...

Page 59: ...5 A68MHE 1 4 AMD HDMI VGA HDMI 4096 x 2160 24Hz 1920 x 1200 60Hz VGA 1920 x 1200 60Hz Line In Mic In HD...

Page 60: ...6 1 5 1...

Page 61: ...7 A68MHE 2 1 CPU 1 CPU 2 90 3 CPU CPU...

Page 62: ...8 4 CPU CPU 2 2 1 2 CPU CPU...

Page 63: ...9 A68MHE 2 3 CPU_FAN1 CPU 1 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 AI Fan Control SYS_FAN1 1 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense CPU_FAN1 4 3 SYS_FAN1 3 GND 2 4 DDR3...

Page 64: ...10 1 DIMM DIMM DIMM 2 DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DDR3 DDR3_A1 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR3_B1 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1 Disabled O X Disabled X O Enabled O O O X...

Page 65: ...11 A68MHE 2 5 PEX16_1 PCI Express Gen3 x16 PCI Express 3 0 16GB s 32GB s PEX1_1 PCI Express Gen2 x1 PCI Express 2 0 500MB s 1GB s BIOS...

Page 66: ...12 2 6 close open Pin Pin Pin 1 2 JCMOS1 CMOS CMOS BIOS Pin 1 2 Pin 2 3 CMOS CMOS 1 AC 2 2 3 3 5 4 1 2 5 AC 6 Del BIOS...

Page 67: ...HE 2 7 ATXPWR1 ATX ATX24 pin 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 3 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 5 18 6 5V 19 7 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX CPU 12V 1 12V 2 12V 3 4 ATXPWR1...

Page 68: ...A 11 N A N A 4 12 Power LED 5 HDD LED 13 Power LED 6 HDD LED 14 Power LED 7 15 8 Reset control 16 SATA1 SATA4 ATA 6 0 Gb s SATA SATA 1 2 TX 3 TX 4 5 RX 6 RX 7 F_USB1 2 USB 2 0 PC USB 1 5V fused 2 5V f...

Page 69: ...C 97 1 Mic Left in 1 Mic In 2 2 3 Mic Right in 3 Mic Power 4 GPIO 4 Audio Power 5 Right line in 5 RT Line Out 6 Jack Sense 6 RT Line Out 7 Front Sense 7 Reserved 8 Key 8 Key 9 Left line in 9 LFT Line...

Page 70: ...UEFI BIOS UEFI BIOS 3 2 BIOS BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOS USB CD ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Windows BIOS USB CD ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher FAT32 16 BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOS 1 BIOS 2 BIOS U FAT FAT32 3 BI...

Page 71: ...UEFI BIOS 17 A68MHE 7 BIOS Y 8 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS 1 DVD BIOS Update Utility 2 3 BIOS Online Update 4 BIOS Yes BIOS 5 BIOS Yes 6 BIOS Yes...

Page 72: ...18 UEFI BIOS 7 OK 8 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS BIOS 1 DVD BIOS 2 www biostar com tw BIOS 3 BIOS Updat Utility Update BIOS 4 BIOS OK BIOS...

Page 73: ...UEFI BIOS 19 A68MHE 5 BIOS BIOS Open BIOS 6 BIOS OK 7 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS BIOS Save...

Page 74: ...20 UEFI BIOS 3 3 1 Autorun 2 Software Installation 3 BIOScreen BMP Load Image Transform BIOS Update Bios BIOS...

Page 75: ...21 A68MHE 4 1 DVD A B C Manual SETUP EXE Acrobat Reader manual http get adobe com reader Acrobat Reader...

Page 76: ...22 4 2 AMI BIOS BIOS 1 8 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 CMOS 2 1 2 Invalid Configuration CMOS Failure 1 2...

Page 77: ...23 A68MHE CPU CPU CPU CPU 1 CPU CPU 2 CPU 3 CPU CPU CPU 1 2 3 1 CMOS Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 2 3 4 4 RAID RAID Block 2 6 8 Uses RAID 0...

Page 78: ...24 RAID 1 2 RAID 1 RAID1 RAID 2 2 RAID 1 100 2 RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 4 6 8 RAID RAID1...

Page 79: ...25 A68MHE I Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE PCB O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006 Pb X Pb SJ T11363 2006 ROHS...

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