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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.

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Summary of Contents for A75F-A

Page 1: ...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 par...

Page 2: ...eur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Describes features of the motherboard Go to H page 1 Describes installation of motherboard compo...

Page 3: ...ng the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 14 Connecting Optional Devices 16 Installing a SATA Hard Drive 20 ConnectingI ODevices 21 Connecting Case Components 22 Front Panel Hea...

Page 4: ...eference 56 Chapter 6 61 61 61 61 61 SettingUpAMDA75RAIDConfiguration 61 Setting Up a Bootable RAIDArray 61 Chapter 7 69 69 69 69 69 Trouble Shooting 69 Start up problems during assembly 69 Start up p...

Page 5: ...single chip device control ler The memory controller supports DDR3 memory DIMM frequencies of 2400 OC 2133 OC 1866 1600 1 It supports four DDR3 slots with maximum memory size of 32 GB Two PCI Express...

Page 6: ...nel architecture Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs Up to 8 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 32 GB IntroducingtheMotherboard Supports two PCI Express x16 Gen2 slots the 2nd one runs at x4 Su...

Page 7: ...ne optical SPDIFO port and audio jacks for microphone line in and 8 ch line out BIOS Firmware Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set...

Page 8: ...nd mouse combo connector 4 x USB 2 0 ports 2 x USB 3 0 blue ports 1 x RJ45 LAN port 1 x DVI Port 1 x eSATA Port 1 x Clear CMOS Button 1 x optical SPDIFO port and audio jacks for microphone line in and...

Page 9: ...th 32Mb SPI Flash ROM Supports Multi language BIOS Utility Supports ECS M I B III Utility System BIOS Form Factor ATX Size 305mm x 220mm Support eBLU Support eDLU Support eSF Support EZ Charger Suppor...

Page 10: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 11: ...cooling fan connector 7 SATA1 5 Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 8 F_USB1 Front panel USB 2 0 header with EZ Charge function 9 F_USB2 3 Front panel USB 2 0 headers 10 USB3F Front panel USB 3 0 header 1...

Page 12: ...8 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 13: ...d switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases h...

Page 14: ...s the motherboard you may cause serious damage to the motherboard or its components On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the c...

Page 15: ...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 processor...

Page 16: ...with 4800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink sup plied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Installing Memory Modules This...

Page 17: ...re keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot...

Page 18: ...for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant...

Page 19: ...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...

Page 20: ...vices SATA1 5 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates 6 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It el...

Page 21: ...system hang up 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_...

Page 22: ...SB3 ICC Port2 D 13 GND GND Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up 15 IntA_P2_SSTX USB3 ICC Por...

Page 23: ...UN Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 5 PD3 18 GND 6 PD4 19 GND1 7 PD5 20 GND2 8 PD6 21 GND3 9 PD7 22 GND4 10 ACK 23 GND5 11 BUSY 24 GND6 12 PE 25 GND7 13 SLCT 26 NC LPT Onboard parallel port header This...

Page 24: ...he Serial ATA SATA hard drives use the SATA cable that supports the Serial ATA protocol This SATA cable comes with an SATA power cable You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard dri...

Page 25: ...or microphone in signal This motherboard supports audio devices that cor respond to the A B and D port respectively In addition all of the 3 ports B and D provide users with both right left channels i...

Page 26: ...LEDs to the PANEL 4 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 5 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V 6 Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN 7 Connect the...

Page 27: ...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 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 COM Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name When installing 4 pin power cable the latch falls...

Page 28: ...r 12V 3 Sense Sensor ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 12V 6 12V 7 12V 8 12V PWR_FAN FAN Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 G...

Page 29: ...rovides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for informa tion Power Sleep Message waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single...

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

Page 31: ...de 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 Setup Utility option...

Page 32: ...ify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a icon lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for t...

Page 33: ...efault values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a icon F4 Save Exit 1 For the purpose of better product maintenance the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items p...

Page 34: ...ick the left key of the mouse to display the following screen Then you can load optimized defaults or not Default Select the boot icon and press Enter or double click the left key of the mouse to disp...

Page 35: ...he Windows Date and Time Properties utility System Language English This item is used to set system language This menu shows the information of BIOS and enables you to set the system language date and...

Page 36: ...hesystemdefault language Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4...

Page 37: ...n that the BIOS automatically detects Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page EnableorDisabeOnboard LAN Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Selec...

Page 38: ...p F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit Smart Fan Function CPU Tctl 128 CPU FAN 2654 RPM SYS FAN N A PWR FAN N A CPU Vcore 1 336 V NB Voltage 2 464 V DIMM Voltage 1...

Page 39: ...If you choose Silent mode the fan speed will be auto restricted to make system more quietly If you choose Manual mode the fan speed will be adjust depending on users parameters CPUTctl CPUFAN SYS FAN...

Page 40: ...on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Power LED Type Dual Color LED This item shows the type of the Power LED Resu...

Page 41: ...to return to the Advanced Menu page Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Clic...

Page 42: ...CPB Mode Auto This item is used to set the CPB mode AMD C Q Enabled This item enables or disables the CPU C Q Function SB Clock Spread Spectrum Enabled This item enables or disables the SB Clock Sprea...

Page 43: ...these items to configure each device on the SATA channel Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page SATA Mode IDE Use this item to select SATA mode Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exi...

Page 44: ...to enable or disable all USB devices USB Configuration Use this item to show the information of USB configuration Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select...

Page 45: ...ge Set Parameters of Serial Port 0 COMA Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optim...

Page 46: ...ard and Bi dir This item shows the information of the device mode Press Esc to return to the Super IO Configuration page Press Esc to return to the Advanced Menu page Main Advanced Chipset M I B III B...

Page 47: ...Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 OptimizedDefaults F4 Save Exit ESC Right Click Exit North Bridge South Bridge Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit C...

Page 48: ...ress Esc to return to the chipset menu page Azalia Internal HDMI codec Enabled This item enables or disables Azalia Internal HDMI codec Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt En...

Page 49: ...this mode Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values This Option Allows User to select dif...

Page 50: ...46 Using BIOS VDIMM Voltage Default This item allows users to adjust the VDIMM voltage NB Voltage Default This item allows users to adjust the North Bridge voltage...

Page 51: ...m boot order Boot Option 2 Sony Storage Media These items set the system boot order Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item...

Page 52: ...Password Press Enter to setup administrator password Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Click Select Select Screen Click Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous V...

Page 53: ...Save Changes and Reset This item enables you to reset the system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset This item enables you to reset system setup without saving any changes This p...

Page 54: ...store User Defaults Boot Override SATA Sony Storage Media 1 00 Sony Storage Media 1 00 Load Optimized Defaults Yes No Load Optimized Defaults Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change...

Page 55: ...stem disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootab...

Page 56: ...52 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 57: ...luded in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the locat...

Page 58: ...E by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Utilities Lists the software utilities that are available on the disk...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...ogram browse 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...

Page 61: ...discrete GPU and the AMD A75 graphics core to render simultaneously in Hybrid CrossFireTM mode Follow the steps below to start the CrossFireTM technology 1 Insert a graphics card which can be used fo...

Page 62: ...d exit the BIOS 4 Click with your right mouse button on My Computer then click the option Manage and choose the Device Manager finally click the Display Adapters The following screen appears Be sure t...

Page 63: ...rossFireTM click it and select Enable CrossFireTM then CrossFireTM starts To disable CrossFireTM please make sure to cancel Enable CrossFireTM in Catalyst Control Center firstly Please reference lates...

Page 64: ...t AMD recommends Dual Graphics CrossFireTM Technology combinations of A4 and Discrete GPU model Radeon HD6450 A6 and Discrete GPU model Radeon HD6570 A8 and Discrete GPU model Radeon HD6570 or HD6670...

Page 65: ...Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility screen appears 1 2 3 Chapter 6 SettingUpAMDA75RAIDConfiguration Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Exit Change Opt Enter Dbl Clic...

Page 66: ...want to make part of the array EnteringtheRAIDBIOSSetup 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl F The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior...

Page 67: ...ged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be 64 KB and 128 KB When choose RAID 1 the Stripe block size is unchangable Selecting the...

Page 68: ...n n Down ESC Exit Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save DefineLDMenu Keys Available LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Past Init OFF Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel...

Page 69: ...nts 1 Define LD 2 Define LD 3 Controller Configuration 4 Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit Main Menu Keys Available System is going to REBOOT AreYou Sure Y Reboot Any Key Back RAID BIOS Version 2 5...

Page 70: ...appear The Windows Setup program starts 2 3 a Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter Specify the AMD drivers 4 Figure 1 9 Press F6 if you need to install a third party SC...

Page 71: ...nstalled under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed 5 6 Figure 1 11 Windows Setup Selected SCSI Adapter The following Windows Setup screen appears ENTER...

Page 72: ...68 AMDRAIDConfiguration Memo...

Page 73: ...eck the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for damage or bent A bent pin may cause failure to boot and sometimes permanent damage...

Page 74: ...term accumulation of dust will reduce its effectiveness to cool the processor Clean the cooler or replace a new one if necessary 3 Check that the 12V power ATX connectors are fully inserted into the...

Page 75: ...r p t o n y r o m e m M M I D e r u l i a f y r o m e m r o d e t r e s n i s p e e b t r o h s 8 d n a p e e b g n o l 1 f I d e t c e t e d t o n A G V s e Y s e Y n e e r c s T S O P t a t l a H s...

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