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Installing the Motherboard

Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

1

Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the

slot you are going to use.

2

Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot.

Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

3

Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

For some add-on cards, for example graphics adapters and network
adapters, you have to install drivers and software before you can
begin using the add-on card.

Summary of Contents for A740GM-M

Page 1: ...cy energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a...

Page 2: ...e toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard...

Page 3: ...ing Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices 17 Installing...

Page 4: ...45 45 45 45 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 45 About the Software DVD ROM CD ROM 45 Auto installing underWindowsVista 7 45 Running Setup 46 Manual Installation 48 Utility Software Reference 48 Chapter 6 5...

Page 5: ...1 1 The SB710 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI 2 3 compliant In addition one PCI Express x1 slot is supported fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1 1 It int...

Page 6: ...ase Specification revision 1 1 Fully supports ACPI states S0 S1 S2 S3 S4 and S5 Single chip solution in 80nm 1 2 V CMOS technology The AMD 740G Northbridge NB and SB710 Southbridge SB chipsets are bas...

Page 7: ...liant IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation Integrated I O The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port One DVI port optional Fo...

Page 8: ...rameters for different processor clock speeds The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following 1 Some hardware specifications and software ite...

Page 9: ...5 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 10: ...t panel switch LED header 10 SPK Speaker header 11 LPT Parallel port header 12 USBPWR_F2 Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper 13 USBPWR_F1 Front Panel USB Power Select Jumper 14 F_USB1 3 Front Panel US...

Page 11: ...case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that...

Page 12: ...rd jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a...

Page 13: ...electing the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the com puter by USB PS2 KB Mouse Front Panel...

Page 14: ...r You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock process...

Page 15: ...ur retention legs of the cooling fan into place 5 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place and connect the CPU cooling Fan power cable to the CPUFAN connector This com pletes the installati...

Page 16: ...d ules You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 4 GB of memory Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This...

Page 17: ...eon HYS64T128920HU 3 7 A DDR2 533 1GB PQI MEABR421LA0106 256MB Infineon HYS64T32400HU 3S A A DATA M2OAD5G3H3166I1C52 Apacer AU512E667C5KBGY APOGEE AU51082 667P005 Cosair VS512MB667D2 Kingston KVR667D2...

Page 18: ...AET660UD00 25DB98X Apacer AU512E800C5KBGC APOGEE AU51082 800P505 Infineon HYS64T64000HU 25F B Kingston KHX6400D2ULK2 1G Nanya NT512T64U88BOBY 25C 512MB PSC AL6E8E63H 8E1 APOGEE AU1G082 800P000 Infineo...

Page 19: ...external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Speci fication revision 1 1 PCI1 2 Slots This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peri...

Page 20: ...o use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case w...

Page 21: ...of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment...

Page 22: ...auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access SATA1 6 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer ra...

Page 23: ...GND 1 NC Pin Signal Name The motherboard supports an Infrared IR data port Infrared ports allow the wire less exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as print...

Page 24: ...to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About SATAConnectors Your motherboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six...

Page 25: ...llation This motherboard does not support the Hot Plug function 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive 3 Attach the SATA powe...

Page 26: ...dio Ports Use the three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stereo line out signal The third jack is for microphone DVI Port optiona...

Page 27: ...ect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V Users please note that the 24 pin power cable can be connected to the ATX_POWER connector...

Page 28: ...12V Power Connector ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 Ground 19 COM 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V...

Page 29: ...seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on of...

Page 30: ...26 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 31: ...ures The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for...

Page 32: ...e POST screen may show a CMOS Settings Wrong message This standard message will appear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manufacturer You simply need to Load Default Settings to reset the...

Page 33: ...light to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing Enter Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other...

Page 34: ...nels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the SATA channel mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Defaults F1 Genera...

Page 35: ...ng DMA Mode Auto DMA capability allows user to improve the transfer speed and data integrity for compatible IDE devices S M A R T Auto The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology s...

Page 36: ...showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard This item enables users to manually set up the HyperTransport frequency ranging from Auto 1x to 5x This item...

Page 37: ...1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup Share Memory Size Auto Current Share Memory Size 128MB SurroundView Disabled Help Item Options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB F10 Save ESC E...

Page 38: ...Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Options Disabled Enabled OnBoard IDE Controller Enabled SATA Configuration Enabled Use this item to show the Serial ATA Configuration options Dis...

Page 39: ...annel to the parallel port Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation Select...

Page 40: ...wn for four seconds to cause a software power down Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume...

Page 41: ...ree up an IRQ PCI PnP Configuration This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyrigh...

Page 42: ...PU SMART FAN Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Sma...

Page 43: ...page DeltaT 3 SMART Fan Slope PWM value 5 PWM value C Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Warning Temperature Disabled This item enables or disables the warning temperature Shutdown Tem...

Page 44: ...Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Help item Options Disabled Enabled F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk...

Page 45: ...password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Pres...

Page 46: ...ther a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change User Password Press Enter You can select this option and press Enter to acc...

Page 47: ...S file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device 5 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run the Setup Utility and ch...

Page 48: ...44 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 49: ...led products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some pro grams is available in a README file located in t...

Page 50: ...ms such as Windows Vista 7 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE by double clicking the file and then following the in...

Page 51: ...ns are recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically ins...

Page 52: ...to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference A...

Page 53: ...The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Figure 1 2 Integrated Peripherals Screen Use the arrow keys to select the SATA Configuration see Figure 1 2 and globally set SATA C...

Page 54: ...The AMD RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array EnteringtheRAIDBIOSSetup 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press...

Page 55: ...By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the spacebar until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box RAID0 1 10 JBOD Note Not all RAID levels are support...

Page 56: ...signed as RAID 0 array disks Figure 1 5 FastBuild Utility Array Disks Assigned Assigning the Disks 1 Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 2 Press Ctrl Y...

Page 57: ...53 AMDRAIDConfiguration Figure 1 7 Main Menu Press ESC to exit 4 Press Y to reboot 3 The Main Menu screen appears Figure 1 7 Figure 1 8 The following screen appears Figure 1 8...

Page 58: ...section is not relevant If that is not the case or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an AMD RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came with your system...

Page 59: ...n the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely in...

Page 60: ...56 AMDRAIDConfiguration Memo...

Page 61: ...drivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for da...

Page 62: ...ptimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long term accumulation of dust will reduce its effectiveness to cool the processor Clean the cooler or replace a new one if neces...

Page 63: ...ct RMA No If 3 short beeps DIMM memory not properly inserted or memory failure If 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected Yes Yes Halt at POST screen Yes R CMO L C S and restart If fail contact...

Page 64: ...60 TroubleShooting Memo...

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