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A780L3C2 

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 

1.1  Before You Start 

Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the 
motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: 

  Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient 

lighting.  

  Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before 

operation. 

  Before you take the motherboard 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 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 unfastened small parts inside the case after 

installation. Loose parts will cause short circuits which may 
damage the equipment. 

  Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat 

source, humid air and water. 

  The operating temperatures of the computer should be 0 to 

45 degrees Celsius. 

  To avoid injury, be careful of: 

Sharp pins on headers and connectors 
Rough edges and sharp corners on the chassis 
Damage to wires that could cause a short circuit 

1.2 Package 

Checklist 

  Serial ATA Cable x2 

  Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case x1 

  Installation Guide x1 

  Fully Setup Driver CD x1 

Note:

 The package contents may be different due to the sales region or models in which it was 

sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your 
dealer or sales representative. 

Summary of Contents for A780L3C2

Page 1: ...t 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...

Page 2: ...a Heatsink 8 2 3 Connect Cooling Fans 9 2 4 Installing System Memory 10 2 5 Expansion Slots 11 2 6 Jumper Setting 12 2 7 Headers Connectors 13 Chapter 3 BIOS Software 17 3 1 BIOS Setup 17 3 2 BIOS Upd...

Page 3: ...ot 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 computer from...

Page 4: ...memory module Supports DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported Graphics Integrated in AMD 890GX Chipset HD4290 Max Shared Video Memory is 1024MB SATA II Integrated Ser...

Page 5: ...ch connector supports 1 Printer port Back Panel I O PS 2 Keyboard x1 PS 2 Mouse x1 VGA port x1 LAN port x1 USB Port x4 Audio Jack x3 Connects to PS 2 Keyboard Connects to PS 2 Mouse Connect to D SUB m...

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

Page 7: ...ocking 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 the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this white triangle The CPU w...

Page 8: ...he 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 lock into the plastic lug on the retention fram...

Page 9: ...wire to pin 1 CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note...

Page 10: ...ps outward Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot Step 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining clips snap back in plac...

Page 11: ...X means memory not installed Note When installing more than one memory module we recommend to use the same brand and capacity memory on this motherboard 2 5 Expansion Slots PEX16_1 PCI Express X16 Slo...

Page 12: ...r Placing the jumper on pin2 3 allows user to restore BIOS safe setting and CMOS data Pease carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Normal Operation default...

Page 13: ...oltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector This connector provides 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment 1 12V 2 12V 3 Ground 4 Ground Note1 Before you...

Page 14: ...Speaker Connector 9 N A N A 2 N A 10 N A 3 N A 11 N A N A 4 Speaker 12 Power LED Power LED 5 HDD LED Hard drive LED 13 Power LED 6 HDD LED 14 Power LED 7 Ground Reset button 15 Power button Power on b...

Page 15: ...A and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality F_USB1 F_USB2 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel and also can be connec...

Page 16: ...in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 10 Jack Sense J_PRINT1 Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC Pi...

Page 17: ...l For further information of setting up the BIOS please refer to the BIOS Manual in the Setup DVD 3 2 BIOS Update There are three ways to update the BIOS BIOS Update Utility BIOS Online Update Utility...

Page 18: ...OS Before doing this please download the proper BIOS file from the website For AWARD BIOS update BIOS procedure should be run with Clear CMOS function so please check on Clear CMOS first Then click Up...

Page 19: ...OS setup In the BIOS setup use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup BIOS Update is completed 2 Online Update Utility 1 Installing BIOS Update Utility fr...

Page 20: ...ceed 7 After the updating process is finished you will be asked you to reboot the system Click OK to reboot 8 While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up press Delete key to enter BIOS...

Page 21: ...1 Go to the website to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard 2 Then save the BIOS file into a USB pen drive or a floppy disk 3 Insert the USB pen drive or the floppy disk that contains th...

Page 22: ...uble click the icon to launch the utility eHot Line Optional eHot Line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our Tech Support system This utility will collect the system information w...

Page 23: ...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 Note1 We will not share customer s data wi...

Page 24: ...choose BMP as your boot logo so as to customize your computer Please follow the following instructions to update boot logo 1 Load Image Choose the picture as the boot logo 2 Transform Transform the p...

Page 25: ...tallation 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 inst...

Page 26: ...to 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 b...

Page 27: ...In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please f...

Page 28: ...parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance No Total Capacity Minimal HDD Capacity x Connected HDDs Amount RAID 1 Data are st...

Page 29: ...across each set of disks to speed up data transfers Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 4 and maximum is 6 or 8 depending on the platform Benefits Optimizes for both fault tolerance and performance...

Page 30: ...DDR3 DIMM Steckpl tze x 2 Max 16GB Arbeitsspeicher Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB DDR3 Dual Kanal DDR3 Speichermodul Unterst tzt DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC registrierte DIMMs ECC DIMMs w...

Page 31: ...ss x2 Jeder Anschluss unterst tzt 2 Fronttafel USB Anschl sse Stromanschluss 24 polig x1 Stromanschluss 4 polig x1 Druckeranschluss Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterst tzt 1 Druckeranschluss R ckseit...

Page 32: ...6Go Chaque DIMM prend en charge des DDR3 de 512Mo 1Go 2Go 4Go 8Go Module de m moire DDR3 mode double voie Prend en charge la DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC Les DIMM registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs...

Page 33: ...ement CMOS x1 Connecteur USB x2 Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 ports USB de panneau avant Connecteur d alimentation x1 24 broches Connecteur d alimentation x1 4 broches Connecteur de Port d impri...

Page 34: ...GB 8GB Modulo di memoria DDR3 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati Grafica Integrata nel Chipset AMD 890GX HD4290 La memoria video cond...

Page 35: ...ne x1 24 pin Connettore alimentazione x1 4 pin Connettore Porta stampante x1 Ciascun connettore supporta 1 Porta stampante I O pannello posteriore Tastiera PS 2 x1 Mouse PS 2 x1 Porta VGA x1 Porta LAN...

Page 36: ...1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB M dulo de memoria DDR3 de canal Doble Admite DDR3 de 800 1066 1333 1600 OC No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM compatibles con ECC Gr ficos Integrados en el conjunto de chips AMD 890GX H...

Page 37: ...onector de alimentaci n X1 24 patillas Conector de alimentaci n X1 4 patillas Conector Puerto de impresora X1 Cada conector soporta 1 Puerto de impresora Panel trasero de E S Teclado PS 2 X1 Rat n PS...

Page 38: ...idade m xima de mem ria 16GB Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR3 de 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB M dulo de mem ria DDR3 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC Os m dulos DIMM regista...

Page 39: ...da conector suporta 2 portas USB no painel frontal Conector de alimenta o x1 24 pinos Conector de alimenta o x1 4 pinos Conector da para impressora x1 Cada conector suporta 1 Porta para impressora Ent...

Page 40: ...owszechne funkcje Super I O Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcje kontroli warunk w pracy Monitor H W Funkcja ITE Smart Guardian Grafika Zintegrowana w chipsecie AMD 890GX HD4290 Maks wielko wsp dzielonej p...

Page 41: ...nelu przednim Z cze zasilania 24 pinowe x1 Z cze zasilania 4 pinowe x1 Z cze Port drukarki x1 Ka de z cze obs uguje 1 Port drukarki Back Panel I O Klawiatura PS 2 x1 Mysz PS 2 x1 Port VGA x1 Port LAN...

Page 42: ...3 0 3 2 GT s AMD 890GX AMD SB710 DDR3 DIMM x 2 16 DIMM 512 1 2 4 8 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC DIMM and ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728F BX Super I O ITE Smart Guardian AMD 890GX HD4290 1024 SAT...

Page 43: ...A780L3C2 43 x1 x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 2 USB 24 x1 4 x1 x1 1 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 VGA x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x3 182 X 225 RAID 0 1 10 OS Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar OS...

Page 44: ...3 2 GT s AMD 890GX AMD SB710 Low Pin Count Interface Smart Guardian ITE ITE 8728F BX Super I O Super I O DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC DIMM ECC DDR3 DIMM 2 16 DIMM DDR3 512 1 2 4 8 HD4290 1024 AMD...

Page 45: ...A780L3C2 45 Smart Fan 1 1 CMOS 1 USB USB 2 24 1 4 1 1 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 VGA 1 1 USB 4 3 182 X 225 RAID 0 1 10 Biostar Windows XP Vista 7...

Page 46: ...3 0 AMD 890GX AMD SB710 DDR3 DIMM x 2 16GB DIMM 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 OC DIMM ECC DIMM Super I O ITE 8728F BX Super I O H W ITE AMD 890GX HD4290 1024MB SATA ATA 3Gb...

Page 47: ...A780L3C2 47 x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 CMOS x1 USB x2 2 USB 24 x1 4 x1 x1 1 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 VGA x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x3 182 mm X 225 mm RAID 0 1 10 OS Windows XP Vista 7 Biostar OS 2015 01 16...

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