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PT880 Pro-A7 Combo 

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3.  Voltage Panel 

Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted 
and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. 
In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and 
Memory voltage or not. The default setting is “No”. If you want to get 
the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the 
option “Yes”. 

 

Summary of Contents for PT880 Pro-A7 Combo

Page 1: ...e will not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or f...

Page 2: ...ng System Memory 9 2 4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 13 3 1 How to Setup Jumpers 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4 Useful Help 20 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 20 4 2 Extra Info...

Page 3: ...id if the pin protection cap is not in place to protect the socket pin when sending this mainboard for service Chipset North Bridge VIA PT880 Pro South Bridge VIA VT8237R PLUS Dimension ATX Form Facto...

Page 4: ...mory capacity cannot be added together Supports non ECC memory only Registered DIMMs are not supported DIMM Socket Location DDR DDR2 Module Total Memory Size DDR2A1 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DDR2B1 256MB 512M...

Page 5: ...function optional 1 chassis open header supports PC case opened warning function 1 FDD connector supports 2 Floppy drives with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk...

Page 6: ...ombo 4 1 2 PACKAGE LIST FDD cable x 1 HDD cable x 1 User s Manual x 1 Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 Rear I O panel for ATX case x 1 USB 2 0 cable x 1 optional Serial ATA cable x 1 optional S PDIF out cabl...

Page 7: ...A1 DDR1A2 DDR2B1 DDR1B2 IDE2 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 BIOS JAUXPWR1 JKBV1 JCFAN1 JUSBV2 JATXPWR1 JAUDIO2 CODEC LAN JCDIN1 JSPDIF_OUT1 JSPDIF_IN1 optional JDJ1 optional Super I O JCI1 JUSBV3 JUSB3 JUSB4 JPANEL1...

Page 8: ...CPU Step 1 Pull the socket locking lever out from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Special Notice Remove Pin Cap before installation and make good preservation for future us...

Page 9: ...The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation Step 2 1 Step 2 2 Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan and h...

Page 10: ...Header for CPU Fan Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 1 4 Smart Fan Control JSFAN1 Power Source Header for System Fan Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 3 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note Th...

Page 11: ...on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot 2 Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Notice 1 For DDR2 modules pl...

Page 12: ...drive ribbon cables 1 2 34 33 IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality I...

Page 13: ...sion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 PCI4 PE1 PCI Extreme Slot PCI Extreme slot is a special design for PCI Express interface graphic cards PCI Extreme slot is compliant wi...

Page 14: ...ttach directly to that video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology fo...

Page 15: ...s for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV2 5V for USB ports at back panel JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JUSBV3 5V for USB ports at front panel JUSB3 JUSB4 Pin 2 3 Close JUSBV2 USB ports at back panel JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 are po...

Page 16: ...to support this function Power on system via keyboard and mouse JKBV1 jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2 3 JATXPWR1 ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power con...

Page 17: ...Connection It allows user to connect the PC case s front panel switch functions 1 11 22 SLP PWR_LED On Off IR optional RST HLED SPK 12 Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 5V 12 Sleep con...

Page 18: ...1 2 9 10 JUSB4 JUSB3 10 NC JCMOS1 Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid da...

Page 19: ...ord to the CMOS and show the message on next boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 1 2 2 Ground JCDIN1 CD ROM Audio in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the var...

Page 20: ...Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors Pin Assignment 1 Mic in Stereo MIC in R 2 Groun...

Page 21: ...ctors allow user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 SPDIF OUT 1 3 3 Ground JSPDIF_IN1 optional Digital Audio in Connectors These connectors allow user to connect the...

Page 22: ...ore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy...

Page 23: ...again 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 pl...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...information Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronicall...

Page 26: ...the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically...

Page 27: ...responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke WarpSpeeder directly from the little tray icon or you can right click th...

Page 28: ...llows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for invoking respective panels c With...

Page 29: ...ill be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If y...

Page 30: ...vide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify...

Page 31: ...try If the testing fail system will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according...

Page 32: ...e highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking...

Page 33: ...ures are controlled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not i...

Page 34: ...lowing PCI Express VGA Cards are certificated to work with this motherboard ASUS X300SE ASUS X550GE ASUS 5900 ELSA X850 ELSA X55 ELSA 6200 ELSA 6600 ELSA X700pro ELSA 6600GT Gigabyte X700 Gigabyte X80...

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