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TA790GX XE/TA790GX M2+/TA790GXB M2+ 

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6.2 T-S

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OFTWARE

 

Installing T-Series Software 

1.  Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive.    The drivers installation program 

would appear if the Auto-run function has been enabled. 

2. Select 

Software Installation

, and then click on the respective software 

title. 

3.  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 

Launching T-Series Software 

After the installation process, you will see the software icon “T-Utility 

OverClock III” / “HW Monitor” / “eHOT Line” / “Tseries BIOS Update” appears 
on the desktop.    Double-click the icon to launch T-Series utility. 

OverClock 3 

OverClock 3 is equipped with f

riendly interface and solid over-clock features

, and it 

will help you easily do over-clocking under windows environment. 

Double-click the desktop icon, OverClock 3 will be launched; the first window 

you will see is 

Main Panel

.    In this panel you will see current CPU Speed and 

CPU/Memory/PCI-E/PCI Clock. 

Open 

Over Voltage

Panel

Open 

Over Clock

Panel

ON/OFF

Open a saved setting/

Save current settings

Open 

Over Voltage

Panel

Open 

About Panel

 

Summary of Contents for TA790GX M2 PLUS - BIOS

Page 1: ...t interference 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 merchan...

Page 2: ...s 13 3 2 Detail Settings 13 Chapter 4 Hybrid CrossFireX Function 20 4 1 Hybrid CrossFireX Requirements 20 4 2 Hybrid CrossFireX Installation 20 Chapter 5 RAID Functions 21 5 1 Operation System 21 5 2...

Page 3: ...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 unfastene...

Page 4: ...t Guardian function Main Memory DIMM Slots x 4 Each DIMM supports 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR2 Max Memory Capicity 16GB Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 667 800 Supports DDR2 106...

Page 5: ...udio Connector x1 CD in Connector x1 CD in Connector x1 S PDIF out connector x1 S PDIF out connector x1 CPU Fan header x1 CPU Fan header x1 System Fan header x2 System Fan header x2 CMOS clear header...

Page 6: ...ls transmission only D Sub VGA Port Transmit analog video signals to computer monitor or any other display panels equipped with D Sub VGA input USB 2 0 Port x 4 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN Port _ Audio Jack...

Page 7: ...T1 Super I O JUSB5 JCMOS1 JP ANEL1 IDE1 JA TXPWR2 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 Socket AM2 PCI2 PCI1 AMD 790GX JAUDIOF1 PWRSW1 RSTSW1 JUSBLAN1 JNFAN1 LED_D1 LED_D2 JUSB3 BIOS JCOM1 AMD SB7...

Page 8: ...Remove the socket protection cap Step 2 Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 3 Look for the white triangle on socket and the gold tri...

Page 9: ...CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation Note Please update the BIOS to the latest version while using AM2 CPUs Due to the latest CPU transition you may encounter the situati...

Page 10: ...Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 1 4 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan JNFAN1 NorthBridge Fan Header JSFAN1 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V JNFAN1 JSFAN1 1 3 3 FAN R...

Page 11: ...DIMMA 2 DIMMB 2 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 fi...

Page 12: ...hannel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard the memory module must meet the following requirements Install memory module of the same density in pairs shown in th...

Page 13: ...2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables 1 33 2 34 IDE1 IDE ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced IDE Controller that provi...

Page 14: ...re 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 PCI Express Gen2 supports a raw bit rate of 5 0Gb s on the data pins 2X...

Page 15: ...Front Panel 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 PWR_LED RST HLED SPK 1 9...

Page 16: ...und 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 JATXPWR1 ATX Power Source Connector By conne...

Page 17: ...ear CMOS data Clear 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 Reset your desired password o...

Page 18: ...4 JUSB5 10 NC JAUDIOF1 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel This header allows only HD audio front panel connector AC 97 con...

Page 19: ...nt 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 1 4 4 Right Channel Input JPRNT1 Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC 1 2 25 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Strobe 14...

Page 20: ...ignal ground 6 Data set ready 7 Request to send 8 Clear to send 9 Ring indicator 10 NC 1 2 9 10 JUSBV1 JUSBV2 Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1 2 Close JUSBV1 5V for USB ports at JUSB1 JUSBLAN1...

Page 21: ...2 These 2 LED indicate system power on diagnostics Please refer to the table below for different messages LED_D2 LED_D1 Message OFF OFF Abnormal CPU Chipset error OFF ON Memory Error ON OFF VGA Error...

Page 22: ...A power supply above 450W is recommended under Hybrid CrossFireX mode 4 2 HYBRID CROSSFIREX INSTALLATION Step 1 Insert the Hybrid CrossFireX Ready graphics card into PEX16_1 Radeon HD3450 Radeon HD347...

Page 23: ...large file into smaller blocks and performs disk reads 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...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...aximum is 6 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 a...

Page 26: ...the data itself Features and Benefits Drives Minimum 3 Uses RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and general purpose service Benefits An ideal combination of good performance good fault t...

Page 27: ...Exit F1 F10 ESC T Series Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Automate OverClock System Manual OverClock System OverClock Navigator Normal Integrate...

Page 28: ...SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T Series vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC T Seri...

Page 29: ...x xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit F1 F10 ESC T Series Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections m...

Page 30: ...Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Automate OverClock System Manual OverClock System OverClock Navigator Automate OverClock Integrated Memory Test...

Page 31: ...Voltage Configuration Memory Configuration EC Configuration GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Integrated Memory Test Disabled Exit Options Enab...

Page 32: ...ontains the BIOS file to the USB port or the floppy disk drive 4 Power on or reset the computer and then press F12 during the POST process A select dialog as the picture on the right appears Select th...

Page 33: ...ystem temperature at a safe level BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset T Series vxx xx C Copyright 1985 200x American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General...

Page 34: ...trl Sensitive Increasing the value of slope PWM will raise the speed of CPU System fan The range is from 1 127 with an interval of 1 F CMOS Reloading Program It allows users to save different CMOS set...

Page 35: ...e the software icon T Utility OverClock III HW Monitor eHOT Line Tseries BIOS Update appears on the desktop Double click the icon to launch T Series utility OverClock 3 OverClock 3 is equipped with fr...

Page 36: ...Default Settings Test Apply Manual Settings Manual Adjust CPU Clock AUTO User can click this button and the utility will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically A warning dial...

Page 37: ...ormance TEST You can also manually adjust CPU clock by pressing button or moving the level bar After manually adjust the CPU clock you should click TEST button and the utility will proceed a testing f...

Page 38: ...rease the CPU voltage Memory Voltage This function allows user to adjust Memory voltage Click on to increase or to decrease the Memory voltage Chip Voltage This function allows user to adjust Chipset...

Page 39: ...set is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but it will not interfere with other panels functions This property can make the utility more robust Hardware Monitor HW Monit...

Page 40: ...hat you would like to send the copy to Provide the name of the power supply manufacturer and the model no Send the mail out Save these information to a txt file Exit this dialog Select your area or th...

Page 41: ...in the sent mail We will not share customer s data with any other third parties so please feel free to provide your system information while using eHot Line service If you are not using Outlook Expre...

Page 42: ...information Save current BIOS to a bin file AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS Online Update function Only for AMI BIOS Backup BIOS Once click on this button the saving dialog will show Choose the position to save f...

Page 43: ...r the BIOS Backup procedure the open dialog will show for requesting the BIOS file which is going to be updated Please choose the proper BIOS file for updating then click on Open The utility will upda...

Page 44: ...Click Yes to proceed The programing procedure may take minutes please do not make any operation during the programing process After the updating process the utility will ask you to reboot the system C...

Page 45: ...nstallation 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 in...

Page 46: ...t power on 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 co...

Page 47: ...ystem video 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 wi...

Page 48: ...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...

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Page 50: ...ktion von ITE Arbeitsspeich er DDR2 DIMM Steckpl tze x 4 Jeder DIMM unterst tzt 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR2 Max 16GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodul Unterst tzt DDR2 533 667 800 Unterst...

Page 51: ...1 CD IN Anschluss x1 S PDIF Ausgangsanschluss x1 S PDIF Ausgangsanschluss x1 CPU L fter Sockel x1 CPU L fter Sockel x1 System L fter Sockel x2 System L fter Sockel x2 CMOS l schen Sockel x1 CMOS l sch...

Page 52: ...d en chargedes DDR2 de256 Mo 512 Mo 1 Go 2 Go 4 Go Capacit m moire maximale de 16 Go Module de m moire DDR2 mode double voie Prend en charge la DDR2 533 667 800 Prend en charge la DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU...

Page 53: ...anneau avant x1 Connecteur d entr e CD x1 Connecteur d entr e CD x1 Connecteur de sortie S PDIF x1 Connecteur de sortie S PDIF x1 Embase de ventilateur UC x1 Embase de ventilateur UC x1 Embase de vent...

Page 54: ...Alloggi DIMM DDR2 x 4 Ciascun DIMM supporta DDR2 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB Capacit massima della memoria 16GB Modulo di memoria DDR2 a canale doppio Supporto di DDR2 533 667 800 Supporto di DDR2 1066 b...

Page 55: ...output S PDIF x1 Connettore output S PDIF x1 Collettore ventolina CPU x1 Collettore ventolina CPU x1 Collettore ventolina sistema x2 Collettore ventolina sistema x2 Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 C...

Page 56: ...or Funci n Guardia inteligente de ITE Memoria principal Ranuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada DIMM admite DDR de 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB Capacidad m xima de memoria de 16GB M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble...

Page 57: ...CD X1 Conector de salida S PDIF X1 Conector de salida S PDIF X1 Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X2 Cabecera de ventilador de sistem...

Page 58: ...Ranhuras DIMM DDR2 x 4 Cada m dulo DIMM suporta uma mem ria DDR2 de 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB Capacidade m xima de mem ria 16GB M dulo de mem ria DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta m dulos DDR2 533 667 800 Su...

Page 59: ...or para entrada de CDs x1 Conector de sa da S PDIF x1 Conector de sa da S PDIF x1 Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 Conector da ventoinha do sistema x2 Conector da ventoi...

Page 60: ...ego kana u Obs uga DDR2 533 667 800 Obs uga DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU Brak obs ugi Registered DIMM oraz ECC DIMM Grafika Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR2 Maks wielko wsp dzielonej pami ci...

Page 61: ...ej cia CD x1 Z cze wej cia CD x1 Z cze wyj cia S PDIF x1 Z cze wyj cia S PDIF x1 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora procesora x1 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora procesora x1 Z cze g wkowe wentylatora systemowego x2...

Page 62: ...667 800 DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU DIMM and ECC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256 512 1 2 4 DDR2 16 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU DIMM and ECC DIMM Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR2...

Page 63: ...1 PCI Express Gen2 x16 x1 PCI Express Gen2 x1 x1 PCI Express Gen2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x6 SATA x6 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x1 x2 x2 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x3 USB x3...

Page 64: ...CPU DIMM ECC DDR2 DIMM 4 DIMM DDR2 DIMM DDR2 256 512 1 2 4 16 DDR2 DDR2 800 667 533 DDR2 1066 By AM2 CPU DIMM ECC Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR2 512 HDCP UVD DX10 Hybrid CrossFire...

Page 65: ...CI Express 1 Gen2 x16 PCI Express 1 PCIExpress Gen2 x1 1 PCIExpress Gen2 x1 1 1 1 1 1 IDE 1 IDE 1 SATA 6 SATA 6 1 1 1 1 CD IN 1 CD IN 1 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 1 2 2 CMOS 1 CMOS 1 USB 3 USB 3 1 1 24 1 24...

Page 66: ...DIMM ECC DIMM DDR2 DIMM x 4 DIMM 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR2 16GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU DIMM ECC DIMM Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR2 512MB DX10 UVD HDCP Hybri...

Page 67: ...PCI Express Gen2 x1 x1 PCI Express Gen2 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 IDE x1 IDE x1 SATA x6 SATA x6 x1 x1 x1 x1 CD x1 CD x1 S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x1 x2 x2 CMOS x1 CMOS x1 USB x3 USB x3 x1 x1 24 x1 24 x1...

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