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Summary of Contents for TA790GX3 A2 PLUS - BIOS

Page 1: ...nce 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...

Page 2: ...FireX Function 22 4 1 CrossFireX Requirements 22 4 2 CrossFireX Installation 22 4 3 Hybrid CrossFireX Requirements 23 4 4 Hybrid CrossFireX Installation 23 4 5 Operation Modes Supporting List 24 Chapt...

Page 3: ...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 par...

Page 4: ...y 16GB Dual Channel Mode DDR2 memory module Supports DDR2 533 667 800 Supports DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported Graphics Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB...

Page 5: ...header x2 System Fan Power supply CMOS clear header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default USB connector x3 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports Serial port Connector x1 Connects to RS 23...

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: ...JPANEL1 IDE1 JA TXPWR2 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 DIMMA2 Socket AM2 PEX16_2 PEX1_2 PCI2 PCI1 AMD 790GX JAUDIOF1 PWRSW1 RSTSW1 JUSBLAN1 JNFAN1 LED_D1 LED_D2 JATXPWR1 JUSB3 BIOS JCOM1 AMD SB750...

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: ...wer 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 situation that the...

Page 10: ...eader 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 1 3 3 FAN...

Page 11: ...MB2 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 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: ...nd 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 provides PIO Mod...

Page 14: ...CI Express graphics cards using CrossFireX technology with multiple displays When using CrossFireX this slot is master and runs with x8 speed To make this slot run with x16 speed please do not insert...

Page 15: ...supports a raw bit rate of 5 0Gb s on the data pins 2X bandwidth over the PCI Express 1 1 architecture PEX1_1 PE X1_2 PCI1 PCI2 Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped wit...

Page 16: ...anel 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 16 8 On...

Page 17: ...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 JATXPWR3 ATX Power Source Connector By connecti...

Page 18: ...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 damaging the motherboard 1 3 Pin 1 2 Close Nor...

Page 19: ...round 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 1 4 7 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 7 Ground JUSB3 JUSB5 Headers for USB 2 0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on th...

Page 20: ...1 Mic Left 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 1 2 9 10 JSPDIF_OUT1 Digital Audio out Connector This connector allows user...

Page 21: ...hannel 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 Ground 2 A...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...ED 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 ON ON Norma...

Page 24: ...he two CrossFireX Ready graphics cards into PEX16_1 Master and PEX16_2 Slave PEX16_2 Slave Radeon HD3650 HD3850 HD3870 Pair of Radeon HD4850 HD4870 Radeon HD3870X2 PEX16_1 Master Notice Make sure both...

Page 25: ...reX Ready graphics card into PEX16_1 Master PEX16_2 Slave Radeon HD3450 Radeon HD3470 PEX16_1 Master Should not be occupied Notice Make sure the graphics card is seated into slot completely and the PE...

Page 26: ...ration Mode Model Single Card CrossFireX Hybrid CrossFireX Radeon HD3650 O O X Radeon HD3850 O O X Radeon HD3870 O O X Radeon HD4850 O O X Radeon HD4870 O O X Radeon HD3870X2 O O X Radeon HD3450 O X O...

Page 27: ...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 of the RAI...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...0 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 Integrated Memory Te...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...right 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 may cause sy...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...nfiguration Memory Configuration EC Configuration GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Integrated Memory Test Disabled Exit Options Enabled Disabl...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...rature 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 Help Save a...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...are 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 friendly inte...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...T 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 for current...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...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 Monitor is a mon...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...t 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 Express as your...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 update BIOS wit...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 installation...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...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 syst...

Page 52: ...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 54: ...terst tzt 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR2 Max 16GB Arbeitsspeicher Dual Kanal DDR2 Speichermodul Unterst tzt DDR2 533 667 800 Unterst tzt DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU registrierte DIMMs ECC DIMMs werden nicht un...

Page 55: ...efunktion S PDIF Eingangsanschluss x1 Unterst tzt die digitale Audioeingabefunktion CPU L fter Sockel x1 CPU L fterstromversorgungsanschluss mit Smart Fan Funktion System L fter Sockel x2 System L fte...

Page 56: ...DDR2 533 667 800 Prend en charge la DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU Les DIMM registres et DIMM avec code correcteurs d erreurs ne sont pas prises en charge Graphiques Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128...

Page 57: ...harge la fonction d entr e audio num rique Embase de ventilateur UC x1 Alimentation lectrique du ventilateur UC avec fonction de ventilateur intelligent Embase de ventilateur syst me x2 Alimentation l...

Page 58: ...AM2 CPU DIMM registrati e DIMM ECC non sono supportati Grafica Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR3 La memoria video condivisa massima di 512 MB Supporto DX10 UVD HDCP Supporto Hybrid C...

Page 59: ...one Smart Fan Collettore ventolina sistema x2 Alimentazione ventolina di sistema Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x3 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 porte USB pannello frontale Porta seri...

Page 60: ...ite DDR de 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB Capacidad m xima de memoria de 16GB M dulo de memoria DDR2 de canal Doble Admite DDR2 de 533 667 800 Admite DDR2 de 1066 by AM2 CPU No admite DIMM registrados o DIMM...

Page 61: ...de entrada S PDIF x1 Soporta funci n de entrada de sonido digital Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Fuente de alimentaci n de ventilador de CPU con funci n Smart Fan Cabecera de ventilador de sistema...

Page 62: ...s DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU Os m dulos DIMM registados e os DIMM ECC n o s o suportados Placa gr fica Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR3 Mem ria de v deo m xima partilhada 512 MB Suporta as...

Page 63: ...com afun o Smart Fan Conector da ventoinha do sistema x2 Alimenta o da ventoinha do sistema Conector para limpeza do CMOS x1 Conector USB x3 Cada conector suporta 2 portas USB no painel frontal Porta...

Page 64: ...HDCP Obs uga Hybrid CrossFireX by ATI driver Super I O ITE 8718 Zapewnianajbardziej powszechne funkcje Super I O Interfejs Low Pin Count Funkcje kontroli warunk w pracy Monitor H W Kontroler pr dko ci...

Page 65: ...asilanie wentylatora procesora z funkcj Smart Fan Z cze g wkowe wentylatora systemowego x2 Zasilanie wentylatora systemowego Z cze g wkowe kasowania CMOS x1 Z cze USB x3 Ka de z cze obs uguje 2 porty...

Page 66: ...16 DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU DIMM and ECC DIMM Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR3 512 DX10 UVD HDCP Hybrid CrossFireX by ATI driver Super I O ITE 8718 Super I O ITE S...

Page 67: ...A2 65 IDE x1 2 SATA x6 1 SATA x1 x1 CD x1 CD S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 x1 x2 CMOS x1 USB x3 2 USB x1 24 x1 4 x2 PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 HDMI x1 VGA x1 DVI D x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x6 225 X 305 ATX OS Windows XP VISTA Bi...

Page 68: ...2 1 2 4 16 DDR2 DDR2 800 667 533 DDR2 1066 By AM2 CPU DIMM ECC Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR3 512 HDCP UVD DX10 Hybrid CrossFireX by ATI driver Super I O ITE 8718 Super I O LowPinC...

Page 69: ...TA790GX3 A2 67 1 1 IDE 1 IDE SATA 6 SATA 1 1 CD IN 1 S PDIF 1 S PDIF 1 1 Smart Fan 2 CMOS 1 USB 3 USB 1 24 1 4 2 PS 2 1 PS 2 1 HDMI 1 VGA 1 DVI D 1 1 USB 4 6 225 X 305 ATX Windows XP VISTA Biostar...

Page 70: ...GB DDR2 DDR2 533 667 800 DDR2 1066 by AM2 CPU DIMM ECC DIMM Radeon HD 3300 Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR3 512MB DX10 UVD HDCP Hybrid CrossFireX by ATI driver Super I O ITE 8718 Super I O H W ITE...

Page 71: ...1 2 IDE SATA x6 1 SATA x1 x1 CD x1 CD S PDIF x1 S PDIF x1 CPU x1 CPU x2 CMOS x1 USB x3 2 USB x1 24 x1 4 x2 I O PS 2 x1 PS 2 x1 HDMI x1 VGA x1 DVI D x1 LAN x1 USB x4 x6 225 mm X 305 mm ATX OS Windows X...

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