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Installing the Motherboard

Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:

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 cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the

other end to the power supply.

Summary of Contents for IC780M-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: ...ting Jumpers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 11 Expansion Slots 14 Connecting Optional Devices 16 Installing...

Page 4: ...M CD ROM 47 Auto installing under Windows XP Vista 7 47 Running Setup 48 Manual Installation 50 Utility Software Reference 50 Chapter 5 53 53 53 53 53 Setting UpAMD SB710 RAID Configuration 53 Setting...

Page 5: ...orts four DDR3 slots with maximum memory size of 32 GB 2 One PCI Express x16 slot intended for Graphics Interface is fully compliant to the PCI Express Gen2 version 1 0 In addition two PCI Express x1...

Page 6: ...The AMD RX780 Northbridge NB and SB710 Southbridge SB chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance Chipset Memory Supports DDR3 1333 1066 DDR...

Page 7: ...ts for mouse and keyboard One serial port Four USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out BIOS Firmware Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing...

Page 8: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components The above image is for reference only please take the actual motherboard for detailed parts...

Page 9: ...connectors 9 USBPWR_F Front panel USB power select jumper 10 F_PANEL Front panel switch LED header 11 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 12 SPDIFO SPDIF out header 13 CD_IN Analog audio input header 14...

Page 10: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...

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

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: ...pply provides enough 5VSB voltage before selecting the 5VSB function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_R USBPWR_F cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the...

Page 14: ...or 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 proces...

Page 15: ...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 motherboard accom...

Page 16: ...ge 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 edges...

Page 17: ...6JTF25664AY 1G1D1 Micron MT16JTF25664AY 1G1D1 DDR3 1066 2GB Samsung M378B5673DZ1 CF8 0842 A DATA AD31333001GOU AD63I1A08 Apacer AHU01GFA33C9N1C Hynix HMT112U6AFP8C H9N0 AA KingMax FLFD45F B8KG9 NAES K...

Page 18: ...equipped with three standard PCI slots 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 standa...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...ighest data transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and softwar...

Page 21: ...unction 1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at th...

Page 22: ...to the IDE device user s manual Installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...a PS 2 keyboard Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial sevices such as mice or COM fax modems USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...24 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

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: ...ent Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status f f mnlk Resetting the Default CMOS Values When powering on for the first time the POST screen may show a CMOS Settings Wrong message This standard message wil...

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: ...nt date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility IDE BusMaster Enabled f...

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: ...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 you...

Page 35: ...n menu setting page DCT Unganged Mode Always This item is used to select the DCT mode DRAM Controller mode Boot Other Device Yes Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page When enabled the syst...

Page 36: ...ge Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface OnBoard SATA Mode Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard SATA mode USB Functions Enabled Use this item to enable or disa...

Page 37: ...an be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card You must use an ATX power supply in o...

Page 38: ...s PCI E PCI Init Display First PCI Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page Press Esc to return to the mai...

Page 39: ...tatus f F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Default settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Smart Fan Function f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copy...

Page 40: ...RT Fan start TEMP C 52 DeltaT1 3 SMART Fan Slope PWM value 8 PWM value C CPU FAN Full Limit Temp 65 C Normal auto ajusts depending on the CPU temperature Quiet auto minimizes fan speed for quiet envir...

Page 41: ...start PWM value 28 SMART Fan start TEMP C 27 This item is used to set the start PWM value of the smart fan This item is used to set the start temperature of the smart fan DeltaT1 3 This item specifie...

Page 42: ...splay the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events such as System CPU temperature CPU DIMM voltage CPU system fan speed etc CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU FAN Speed CPU Vcore V...

Page 43: ...Function Disabled f Memory Configuration f Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Memory Configuration mnlk...

Page 44: ...eaving Spread Spectrum Spread All Clocks If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When t...

Page 45: ...Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 USB Functions Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Help Item F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Default sett...

Page 46: ...Disabled Enabled 5 And the default value of the item 1st Boot Device changed to Realtek Boot Agent LAN Boot First automatically It is convenient for users to boot from LAN or handle when there is no d...

Page 47: ...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 Pre...

Page 48: ...changes 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...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...46 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...tion screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and al...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...China you may need to change some settings as the instructions show before you use the front oriented audio 1 After you install the OS and device drivers for the motherboard go to the Audio tag at the...

Page 56: ...ble front panel jack detection to change to AC 97 Audio format 4 The settings of the Front Panel in Analog should be changed as the figure below shows And line out and microphone in can be discriminat...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...57 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 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...60 AMDRAIDConfiguration Memo...

Page 65: ...is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up Version 3 0 Chapter 6 SettingUp eJIFFY Note According to your mo...

Page 66: ...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 Follow the onscreen ins...

Page 67: ...hen 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 new eJIFFY application up...

Page 68: ...Enter My Computer to find the eJIFFY setup program 3 Click the setup button to run the eJIFFY software installation program restart your computer after you finish 1 Insert the eJIFFY CD in the CD ROM...

Page 69: ...hen 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 new eJIFFY application up...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...and restart the computer Click once to connect the storage disk to your computer Click for the second time to remove your storage disk safely please refer to the FAQ for more usage information Shows...

Page 72: ...ion the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats 2 eWeb does not support Office Viewer Reader Writer format under eJIFFY interface Please enter the Operating System to ope...

Page 73: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 69 Q2 How to switch to different languages settings Step1 Step2...

Page 74: ...ng picture shows 1 Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu then click the option Save Image As from the menu Q3 How to save image file through eWeb Sel...

Page 75: ...ePix window then click the icon Folder located in the upper left hand corner then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files Q1 How to find image files saved in hard disk thr...

Page 76: ...Viewer and choose Keep previous zoom in After loading an image Close the window and you can use the fit function under slide show now Note ePix supports to view image files only It cannot support Off...

Page 77: ...o you can remove the device now Q2 What does it mean for Unmount Disk Mount Unmount Disk Mount means to connect the storage devices to eJIFFY interface After plugging the external device to the comput...

Page 78: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 74 Memo...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...o r p t o n y r o m e m M M I D i e r u l i a f y r o m e m r o d e t r e s n 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 t a t l a H n e e r c s T S O P...

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