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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 A880GM-M6

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: ...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 components Go to H page 7 Provide...

Page 3: ...ing Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 11 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices 17 Installing a Hard Disk Drive C...

Page 4: ...50 Utility Software Reference 50 Chapter 5 55 55 55 55 55 Hybrid Graphics Technology Support 55 Hybrid Graphics Technology 55 Updating the BIOS 46 Chapter 6 59 59 59 59 59 Setting UpAMD SB710 RAID Con...

Page 5: ...d for Graphics Interface are fully compli ant to the PCI Express Gen2 version 2 0 In addition two PCI Express x1 slots are supported The SB710 Southbridge supports one PCI slot which is PCI v2 3 compl...

Page 6: ...upporting up to twelve USB 2 0 ports Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 modes Supports integrated RAID0 RAID1 and RAID 10 re quires use of 4 or more SATA ports functionalities...

Page 7: ...irements Direct Sound 3DTM compatible 1 Since the AMD CPUs are varies when A880GM M6 is using some CPUs its memory that OC to 1600 before can not run at 1600 now it will be down to 800 This is normal...

Page 8: ...50 C The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds And it is available to adjust the voltages of the CPU NB and SB The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables use...

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

Page 10: ...F_PANEL Front Panel switch LED header 9 PWR_BTN Power on button 10 RST_BTN Reset button 11 SPI_DEBUG SPI DEBUG header 12 CLR_CMOS_BTN Clear CMOS button 13 F_USB1 3 Front Panel USB headers 14 F_1394A...

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: ...8 InstallingtheMotherboard Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard...

Page 13: ...avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Default Settings and then Save Changes and Exit Name Type Description Setting default C...

Page 14: ...system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster...

Page 15: ...k 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 motherboard accommodates four memory modul...

Page 16: ...tch 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 edges of the DIMM 6...

Page 17: ...842 SEC K4B1G0846D HCF8 DS 2GB 26 Aeneon AEH760UD00 10FA98X Aeneon AEH93R10F 0737 SS 1GB 27 Elpida EBJ10UE8BDF0 AE F Elpida J1108BDSE DJ F SS 1GB 28 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0 AE F Elpida J1108BDSE DJ F DS 2...

Page 18: ...Elpida J1108BDBG DJ F SS 1GB 17 Elpida EBJ10UE8BDF0 DJ F Elpida J1108BDSE DJ F SS 1GB 18 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0 DJ F Elpida J1108BDSE DJ F DS 2GB 19 A data Game A DATA 8 8 8 24 DS 2GB 20 Winchip GDF2GB18...

Page 19: ...equipped with one standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus stan dard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supple ment of the older ISA bus standard...

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: ...assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA SPDIFO SPDIF out header This is an optiona...

Page 22: ...NSE2_RETURN Pin Signal Name SPI_DEBUG SPI DEBUG header This 16 MB DEBUG contains the programmable BIOS program 1 CHIPSELECT Select chip 2 VCC VCC 3 DATAOUTPUT data output 4 HOLD hold 5 WRITEPROTECT BI...

Page 23: ...ounted 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 US...

Page 24: ...rboard features six SATA connectors supporting a total of six drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently use...

Page 25: ...nstallation This motherboard supports 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 power ca...

Page 26: ...is for stereo line in signal while the E port is for 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 a...

Page 27: ...cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components...

Page 28: ...ound 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM CPU FAN control Function Pin Signal Name CPU_FAN FAN Power Connector When installing 8 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX12V match per fec...

Page 29: ...Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 12V 6 12V 7 12V 8 12V 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...

Page 30: ...at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry After receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the...

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: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...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 you make chang...

Page 35: ...Auto The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive...

Page 36: ...en 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...

Page 37: ...for the quick access to the internet without entering O S Pleaserefer to Chapter 7 to know more about eJIFFY RemovableDrives 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Help Item Specifiesthebootsequence from theavail...

Page 38: ...is used to enable or disable the onboard audio chip DCT Unganged Mode Always This item is used to select the DCT mode DRAM Controller mode Internal Graphics Mode UMA Use this item to choose the onboar...

Page 39: ...Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Onboard AUDIO Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Audio function Onboard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or...

Page 40: ...m shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory PWRON After PWR Fail Power Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status Resu...

Page 41: ...s Inc PCI PnP Setup F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Options YES Assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ NO Doe...

Page 42: ...able the control of the system fan speed by chang ing the fan voltage Smart Fan Mode Normal This item allows you to select the fan mode Normal Quiet Silent or Manual for a better operation environment...

Page 43: ...M value 14 PWM value C CPU FAN Full Limit Temp 68 C PWR Fan Control Disabled System Fan Control Disabled F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F1 General Help Move mnlk Options F9 Optimized Defaults CM...

Page 44: ...tem specifies the range that controls CPU temperature and keeps it from going so high or so low when smart fan works This item is used to set the Slope Select PWM of the smart fan SMART Fan start PWM...

Page 45: ...ncy Ctrl Auto HT Frequency Auto CPU HT Reference Clock MHz 200 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled SpreadSpectrum Enabled CPU Voltage Disabled DIMM Voltage Disabled NB Voltage 50mV SB Voltage 1 20v Move...

Page 46: ...RAS RAS Delay Trrd 4 CLK N A This item specifies the active to active delay of different banks Bank Interleaving Auto This item is used to set the bank interleaving DRAM Timing Mode Auto This item ena...

Page 47: ...1 3250v This item indicates the current CPU voltage Current NB Frequency 2000 MHz This item indicates the current NB frequency NB Voltage 50mV This item allows users to adjust the Northbridge voltage...

Page 48: ...password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help Item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Pres...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...included 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 l...

Page 52: ...s located in the upper left hand corner Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Win...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...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 All the utility software...

Page 55: ...stem 1 Control Panel Sound and Audio Device Properties 2 b Audio Sound playback Default device HDMI Auido Output a Audio Sound playback Default device HD Auido Output 3 b User Playback HDMI speaker fu...

Page 56: ...gtheMotherboardSoftware OS Vista system Control Panel Soundback Sound Digital Output Device HDMI Set Default 1 Volume Playback 2 Digital Output Device HDMI Set Default OK User HDMI Playback function w...

Page 57: ...53 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 3 Speaker Set Default OK User Speaker Palyback function working 4 SPDIF Out Set Default OK User SPDIF Out Playback function working This concludes chapter 4...

Page 58: ...54 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware Memo...

Page 59: ...Hybrid CrossFireTM mode Follow the steps below to start the Hybrid Graphics technology 1 Insert a graphics card which can be used for Hybrid Graphics technology such as HD3400 series into the PCIEX16...

Page 60: ...r based on cancel the Enable CrossFireTM option While if display by OnBoard you must enter the BIOS set the Init Display First in Advanced Chipset Setup to OnBoard Then press F10 to save the configura...

Page 61: ...ter Catalyst Control Center you can see the option of CrossFireTM click it and select Enable CrossFireTM then Hybrid Graphics starts To disable Hybrid Graphics please make sure to cancel Enable CrossF...

Page 62: ...58 HybridGraphics Technology Support Memo...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...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 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...63 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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...66 AMDRAIDConfiguration Memo...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 80: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 76 Memo...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...80 TroubleShooting Memo...

Page 85: ...1ChHandlerBlock 08 Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 C0 Early CPU Init Start...

Page 86: ...Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam 84 Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested 8C Late...

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