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Using BIOS

Boot Up Numlock Status (On)

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.

Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)

Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.

AMD C&Q (Auto)

APIC Mode (Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for sys-
tems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.

1st/2nd3rd Boot Device (Hard Drive/CD/DVD/Removable Dev.)

Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.

This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles. When the
frequency decreases, the temperature will drop automatically as well.

Advanced Setup

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Disabed)

This item enables or disables enhanced halt.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright  (C)  1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

                   Advanced Setup

AMD C&Q

Auto

Core Performance Boost
Enhanced  Halt  (C1E)

Disabled

Quick Power on Self Test

Enabled

Boot Up Numlock Status

On

APIC Mode

Enabled

1st Boot Device

Hard Drive

2nd Boot Device

CD/DVD

3rd Boot Device

Removable Dev.

Hard  Disk Drivers

Press Enter

CD/DVD Drivers

Press Enter

Boot Other Device

Yes

ECS eJIFFY Function

Disabled

Enable/Disable Secure
Virtual Machine Mode
(SUM)

Help Item

F10: Save      ESC: Exit

+/-/: Value

Enter : Select

F9: Optimized Defaults

F1:General Help

: Move

mnlk

f

f

Auto

Core Performance Boost(Auto)

This item only shown when use Phenom II X6 processor. The function is to
switch the active CPU cores to enhance CPU frequency.

auto

Summary of Contents for A875M-A

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: ...ur le mat riel brouilieur 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 installatio...

Page 3: ...ings 8 Setting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 11 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices 17...

Page 4: ...OM CD ROM 45 Auto installing underWindows XP Vista 7 45 Running Setup 46 Manual Installation 48 Utility Software Reference 48 Chapter 5 49 49 49 49 49 Setting UpAMD SB850 RAID Configuration 49 Setting...

Page 5: ...controller supports DDR3 memory DIMM frequencies of 1600 OC 1333 1066 800 1 It supports four DDR3 slots with maximum memory size of 32 GB 2 One PCI Express x16 slot intended for Graphics Interface is...

Page 6: ...determined by various factors For details please consult your AMD CSS representative Supports 16 bit up down HyperTransport HT 3 0 in terface up to 5 2 GT s The AMD 870 Northbridge NB and SB850 Southb...

Page 7: ...configure many sys tem features including the following 1 Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice 2 Due to chipset limitation we recommend that moth...

Page 8: ...Keyboard Mouse connectors 1 x Serial port 1 x eSATA port 8 x USB ports 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port Line in microphone in 6 8 ch line out 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x 8 pin ATA...

Page 9: ...5 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components The above image is for reference only please take the actual motherboard for detailed parts...

Page 10: ...F1 2 Front panel USB power select jumpers 8 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 9 SPK Speaker header 10 F_USB1 4 Front Panel USB headers 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12 SYS_FAN System cooling fan c...

Page 11: ...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 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: ...ides enough 5VSB voltage before selecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_R1 2 USBPWR_F1 2 cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the com...

Page 14: ...clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fa...

Page 15: ...dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan 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 fa...

Page 16: ...dge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edge...

Page 17: ...M378B2873DZ1 CF8 SEC HCF8 K4B1G0846D SS 1GB 17 Samsung M378B5673DZ1 CF8 SEC K4B1G0846D HCF8 DS 2GB 18 Kingston KVR1066D3N7 512 Elpida J5308BASE AE E07340W065 SS 512MB 19 Qimonda IMSH1GU03A1F1C 10F Qim...

Page 18: ...Aeneon AXH760UD00 13GA98X SS 1GB 33 KingsMax FLFD45F B8KG9 NAUS KingsMax KFB8FNGXF ANX 15U SS 1GB 34 KingsMax FLFE85F B8KG9 NEUS KingsMax KFB8FNGXF ANX 15U DS 2GB 35 Kingston KVR1333D3N9 Kingston 128X...

Page 19: ...th three standard PCI slots PCI stands 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 slo...

Page 20: ...stall 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 scre...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...unted ports to the motherboard 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 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB...

Page 23: ...s supporting a total of five drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors ar...

Page 24: ...ct serial devices such as mouse or fax modems This motherboard may adopt 8 channel audio ports that correspond to the A B C and E port respectively In addi tion all of the 3 ports B C and E provide us...

Page 25: ...to SPK 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL 5 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V 7 Connect the po...

Page 26: ...ound 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 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 COM Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name When installing 4 pin power ca...

Page 27: ...gnal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 12V 6 12V 7 12V 8 12V SPK Internal speaker Pin Signal Name 1 VCC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 Signal SYS_FAN PWR_FAN FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...ST 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 defa...

Page 31: ...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 options...

Page 32: ...nfigure system Date Standard CMOS Setup Date Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever...

Page 33: ...s users 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 system is a diagnostics technology th...

Page 34: ...elps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well Advanced Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your...

Page 35: ...85 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hard Disk Drives mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help CD DVD Drivers 1st Drive ASUS DRW 24B1ST Help Item Specifies th...

Page 36: ...arameters for peripheral devices connected to the system SATA Configuration IDE Onboard SATA Mode Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SATA mode F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select...

Page 37: ...s enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 38: ...this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME Disabled The system ca...

Page 39: ...Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Smart Fan Function f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 19...

Page 40: ...uto minimizes fan speed for quiet environmentoperation CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Help Item CPU SMART Fan Control Enabled SMART Fan Mode Silent...

Page 41: ...lope Select PWM of the smart fan This item is used to set the limit temperature of the smart fan CPU Fan Full Limit Temp 60 C Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Shutdown Temperature CPU...

Page 42: ...k RAS CAS Delay Trcd N A 8 Clk Row Precharge Time Trp N A 8 Clk Min Active RAS Tras N A 20 Clk RAS RAS Delay Trrd N A 4 Clk Row Cycle Trc N A 27 Clk DRAM Frequency Auto This item enables users to adju...

Page 43: ...d N A 8Clk This item specifies the Row precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank Row Precharge Time Trp N A 8Clk This item controls the timing delay inclockcycles before the DRAM starts a r...

Page 44: ...Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page NB Voltage Disabled This item allows user to adjust NB voltage when enabled DIMM Voltage Disabled This item allows user to adjust DIMM voltage when e...

Page 45: ...Setup Exit Without Saving Load Non Disk Ok Cancel 3 Reboot 4 Then the default value of the item Onboard LAN Boot ROM changed to Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc...

Page 46: ...e password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk CMOS Setup Utility Co...

Page 47: ...hanges and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays I...

Page 48: ...em 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 bootable...

Page 49: ...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 location fo...

Page 50: ...arate folders for different operating systems In installing the software execute a file named SETUP EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT butt...

Page 51: ...onsare 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: ...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 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: ...t enjoyment on web browsing photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up Version 5 0 Note eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to the DVD activation and BIOS...

Page 62: ...ctivation Finish the DVD utility setup and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation 1 Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below Utilities screen Click eJIFFY feature item to install 2 Fol...

Page 63: ...display keyboard language from English to your local language The changes will be applied after rebooting Note The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to swi...

Page 64: ...ge after boot up 5 And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func tion Press F10 to save the configuration and exit Restart your computer 2 Please refer to ECS website for n...

Page 65: ...hree buttons on it Operating system eJIFFY and BIOS Setup If you click eJIFFY the following screen will appear And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds Cli...

Page 66: ...Shut Down Restart Ends your session and turns off the computer Ends your session and restart the computer Click once to connect the storage disk to your computer Click for the second time to remove y...

Page 67: ...multi language displays and keyboard settings for language switch Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting Step1 Click Step 2 Click Keyboard Language icon to open the k...

Page 68: ...nguage bar here Move your mouse pointer on the text box and press Ctrl Space The language bar will then appear as fol lows Select your desired language Click to enable all possible language inputs you...

Page 69: ...nguage Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list Check your desired display language Your selected display language will be applied after rebooting Note Details about...

Page 70: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 66 Memo...

Page 71: ...rivers 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 dam...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...70 TroubleShooting Memo...

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