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Summary of Contents for RX480-A

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Page 3: ...nd found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a resid...

Page 4: ...adian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consist...

Page 5: ...Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 Front Panel Header 12 InstallingHardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD...

Page 6: ...formance Defaults 45 Load Optimized Defaults 45 Set Supervisor User Password 45 Save Exit Setup 46 Exit Without Saving 46 Chapter 4 47 47 47 47 47 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 47 AbouttheSoftwareCD ROM...

Page 7: ...PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 0a The SB400 Southbridge supports three PCI slots which are PCI 2 3 compliant In addition two PCI Express x1 slots are supported fully compliant to the PCI Ex...

Page 8: ...he RX480 A uses an 939 pin socket that carries the following features Processor Chipset SB400 SB 2 4 lane A Link Express interface PCI Express 1 0a com pliant to RADEON IGPs Compliant with PCI 2 3 spe...

Page 9: ...ming Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change with out prior notice BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AWARD BIOS that enables users to configure many system features inc...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 11: ...Clear CMOS jumper 9 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 7 IDE2 Secondary IDE channel 6 PWR_FAN Power fan connector 10 PANEL1 Front panel switch LED header 16 BIOS_WP BIOS protection jumper 13 USB3 4...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 13: ...the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Secondly RX480 A supp...

Page 14: ...han one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper...

Page 15: ...location of the motherboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled Jumper Settings Jumper Type CLR_CMOS 3 pin BIOS_WP 2 pin 1 BIOS_WP 1 Description CLEAR CMOS BIOS PROTECT Setting default 1 2 CLEAR 2 3 NORMAL Befo...

Page 16: ...please note that the 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be con nected to the ATX1 connector With the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX1 connector Howe...

Page 17: ...nd 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 Ground 19 GND 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector 4...

Page 18: ...l at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal Front Panel Header The front panel header PANEL1 provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly foun...

Page 19: ...g the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on th...

Page 20: ...r 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 completes the installa tio...

Page 21: ...wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM 2 Push the latches on ea...

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Page 23: ...lor edge of the cable correspoinds to the pin 1 of the I O port connector IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual In...

Page 24: ...stalling Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the 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 eithe...

Page 25: ...ive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 i...

Page 26: ...ation 2 Some PCI E x16 graphics cards may be so bulky that it could block one PCI E x1 slot 3 Please pull out the PCI Ex16 graphics card straightway to remove it when you want to uninstall it This mot...

Page 27: ...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 wi...

Page 28: ...out ports for easier access 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS MicrophonePower 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circu...

Page 29: ...ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Pin Signal Name Function 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground SPDIFO2 SPDIF out header This i...

Page 30: ...auxiliary USB headers to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard 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...

Page 31: ...to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices The D port is for...

Page 32: ...26 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 33: ...features 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...

Page 34: ...sc Quit Select Item F10 Save ExitSetup Time Date Hard Disk Type AdvancedBIOSFeatures Load Performance Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password PowerManagementSetup Set User Password PnP...

Page 35: ...e first 6 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press Enter 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the moth...

Page 36: ...bmenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Mar 29 2005 Time hh mm ss 9 33 26 IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave...

Page 37: ...are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make chang...

Page 38: ...t that your system hardware is operating smoothly Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen 1 Pri Maste...

Page 39: ...m enables or disables the display of the ATA 66 100 Cable MSG Typematic Rate Setting Disabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic de...

Page 40: ...d Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot BIOS Rom TBL protect Disabled This item enables or disables the BIOS Bootblock protect DRAM Configuration Press Enter Scroll to this item...

Page 41: ...e minumum number of clock cycles a memory row takes to complete a full cycle from row activation up to the precharging of the active row Row refresh cyc time Trfc 24T Auto refreshactive to RAS active...

Page 42: ...led This item allows users to enable or disable the video ram cacheable function System BIOS Cacheable Enabled This feature is only valid when the system BIOS is shadowed It enables or disables the ca...

Page 43: ...rimary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE HDD Block mode Enabled Item Help MenuLevel Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SIS OnChip IDE Device Press Esc to retur...

Page 44: ...ts Enabled USB Controller Enabled USB Legacy Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Enabled South OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Item Help Me...

Page 45: ...e I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal UR2 Duplex Mo...

Page 46: ...s are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Video Off Option Suspend Off This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Video Off Method DPMS Support This item de...

Page 47: ...Resume Ctrl F1 Use this item to define the password when using the keyboard hot key to resume the system RTC Alarm Resume Disabled When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can se...

Page 48: ...PCI expansion cards operate in your system Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs Interrup ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Access You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments...

Page 49: ...faults F7 Optimized Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 GeneralHelp Shutdown Temperature Disabled Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powerin...

Page 50: ...he system to lower the frequency when CPU idles When the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well Hammer FID Control StartUp This item allows users to adjust the CPU frequen...

Page 51: ...y entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection To disable password just press Enter...

Page 52: ...he Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes...

Page 53: ...amed README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual Auto installingunderWindows2000 XP The Auto install CD ROM makes it e...

Page 54: ...uch as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and the...

Page 55: ...ns are recommended 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 inst...

Page 56: ...onvenience of the customer The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license These software s are subject to change at anytim...

Page 57: ...ogie HyperTransportTM est une liaison point point entre deux mat riels elle permet des circuits int gr s d changer des informations des vitesses bien plus lev es que ne le permettent les technologies...

Page 58: ...La carte m re est livr e avec les options d extensions suivantes Un PCI Express x16 pour Interface Graphique Deux logements PCI Express x1 Trois emplacements PCI v2 3 bits Deux connecteurs IDE de 40 b...

Page 59: ...Entspricht AC 97 2 3 Spezi kation unterst tzt 8 Kanal DACs Entspricht den Leistungsanforderungen f r Audio auf PC99 2001 Syste men Entspricht den Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 Audio Anforderungen Feature Pr...

Page 60: ...DMA Bus Mastering mit einer bertragungsrate von 133 100 66 33 MB Sek Das Motherboard bietet die folgenden Erweiterungsoptionen Ein PCI Express x16 f r eine Gra kschnittstelle Zwei PCI Express x1 Slots...

Page 61: ...ci ca AC 97 2 3 con supporto di DAC a 8 canali Conforme ai requisiti di prestazione audio su sistemi PC99 2001 Conforme ai requisiti audio di WHQL e WLP 2 0 di Microsoft Caratteristiche Processore RX4...

Page 62: ...mento di 133 100 66 33 MB s La scheda madre dotata delle seguenti opzioni di espansione Un PCI Express x16 per interfaccia gra ca Due slot PCI Express x1 Tre slot PCI v2 3 a 32 bit Due connettori 40pi...

Page 63: ...2 3 que soporta 8 ch DACs Satisface los requisitos de rendimiento para el audio en los sistemas PC99 2001 Satisface los requisitos de audio de Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 Caracter stica Procesador La RX48...

Page 64: ...UltraDMA con ndices de transferencia de 133 100 66 33 MB s La placa principal viene con las sigtes opciones de expansi n Un PCI Express x16 para la Interfaz de Gr cas Dos ranuras PCI Express x1 Tres...

Page 65: ...AC 97 2 3 suportando 8 ch DACs Cumpre com os requisitos de performance para udio em sistemas PC99 2001 Cumpre com os requisitos udio WHQL WLP 2 0 da Microsoft audio Caracter sticas Processador O RX480...

Page 66: ...ansfer ncia de 133 100 66 33 MB s A motherboard fornecida com as seguintes op es de expans o Um PCI Express x16 para Interface de Gr cos Duas ranhuras 1 x PCI Express Tr s ranhuras compat veis com PCI...

Page 67: ...DDR 400 333 266 DDR SDRAM 4 DIMM 4 GB RX480 A 939 AMD Sempron Athlon64 Athlon 64 FX 2000MT HyperTransportTM HT HyperTransportTM 1 1 point to point AC 97 2 3 48MHz 16 CODEC DVD 96KHz Direct Sound 3DTM...

Page 68: ...ss x1 2 32 PCI v2 3 3 40 IDE 4 IDE 2 1 7 SATA 4 133 100 66 33MB Ultra DMA LAN 10 100Mbps N way Wake On LAN wake up LED IEEE 802 3x 10 100 1000 PCI v2 3 32 bit 33 66 MHz Wake on LAN wake up 1394a Fire...

Page 69: ...ess Base 1 0a ACPI states S1 S3 S4 S5 0 13 micron 1 0 1 2v CMOS AC 97 2 3 48MHz 16 DVD 96KHz Direct Sound 3DTM AC 97 2 3 8 DACs PC99 2001 WHQL WLP 2 0 RX480 A 939 AMD 64 64 FX HyperTransportTM HT 2000...

Page 70: ...1 PCI Express 2 x 1 32 PCI v2 3 3 4 IDE 40 IDE 2 1 7 SATA 4 LAN 10 100Mbps N Way Auto negotiation Wake On LAN wake up LED Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x 10 100 1000 PCI v2 3 32 bit 33 66 MHz Cro...

Page 71: ...ogy 1 2 4 A Link Express PCI Ex press 1 0a ATI IXP 1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express Base 1 0a ACPI S1 S3 S4 S5 0 13 1 0 1 2v CMOS AC 97 2 3 16 CODEC 48MHz DVD 96KHz Direct Sound 3DTM AC 97 2 3 8 ch DAC P...

Page 72: ...press x16 2 PCI Express x1 3 32 PCIv2 3 2 40 IDE 4 IDE 1 4 7 SATA 133 100 66 33 MB Ultra DMA LAN 10 100Mbps N way Wake On LAN LED IEEE 802 3x 10 100 1000 PCI v2 3 32 33 66 MHz 1394a Fire Wire IEEE Std...

Page 73: ...VD 96KHz Direct Sound 3DTM AC 97 2 3 8 DAC PC99 2001 Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 RX480 A 939 pin AMD Sempron Athlon64 Athlon 64 FX 2000MT s HyperTransportTM HT HyperTransportTM RADEON IGP 2 4 lane A Link E...

Page 74: ...1 1 4 USB 1 1394a 1 LAN 8 BIOS AWARD BIOS CPU CPU Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33MB s 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x1 3 32 PCI v2 3 2 40 pin IDE 4 IDE 1 4 7 pin SATA 1394a IEEE Std 1394 1995 IEEE Std 1394...

Page 75: ...4 S5 0 13 1 0 1 2v CMOS HyperTransportTM point to point RX480 A 939 AMD Sempron Athlon64 Athlon 64 FX 2000MT s HyperTransportTM HT AC 97 2 3 16 CODEC 48 DVD 96 Direct Sound 3DTM AC 97 2 3 8 DAC PC99 2...

Page 76: ...Express x1 32 PCI v2 3 40 IDE IDE 7 pin SATA UltraDMA bus mastering 133 100 66 33 LAN 10 100Mbps Wake On LAN remote wake up Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x 10 100 1000 PCI v2 3 32 33 66 M Crosso...

Page 77: ...ologia HiperTransportuTM jest protoko em komunikacji mi dzy dwoma urz dzeniami kt ry umo liwia uk adom zcalonym wymienia informacj z du o wi kszymi szybko ciami ni dotychczas stosowane technologie wza...

Page 78: ...t w nast puj ce gniazda Jedno gniazdo PCI Express x16 dla karty gra cznej Dwa gniazda typu PCI Express x1 Trzy 32 bitowych gniazda zgodnych z PCI w wersji 2 3 Dwa 40 n kowe z cza IDE mog ce obs u y do...

Page 79: ...Spl uje po adavky standardu AC 97 2 3 podpora 8kan lov ho D A p evodn ku Spl uje v konnostn po adavky pro audio za zen na syst mech PC99 2001 Spl uje po adavky pro audio za zen Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0...

Page 80: ...stmi 133 100 66 33 MB s Z kladn deska je dod v na s n sleduj c mi mo nostmi roz en Jedna patice PCI Express x16 pro gra ckou kartu Dv patice PCI Express x1 T i 32bitov patice PCI v2 3 Dva 40kol kov ko...

Page 81: ...t Sound 3DTM Compatibilitate cu AC 97 speci ca ia 2 3 suport nd DAC uri cu 8 ca nale Corespunde cerin elor de performan audio pentru sisteme PC99 2001 Corespunde cerin elor audio Microsoft WHQL WLP 2...

Page 82: ...rele posibilit i de extindere Un PCI Express de 16x pentru interfa a gra c Dou sloturi PCI Express x1 Trei sloturi de 32 bi i compatibile PCI versiunea 2 3 Dou conectoare IDE 40 cu care suport cel mul...

Page 83: ...MOS 0 13 1 0 1 2v AC 97 2 3 16 bit Stereo full duplex CODEC 48MHz 96KHz DVD audio Direct Sound 3DTM AC 97 2 3 8 PC99 2001 Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 RX480 A 939 pin AMD Sempron Athlon64 Athlon 64 FX Hyper...

Page 84: ...PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 32 bit PCI v2 3 40 pin IDE IDE 7 SATA s 10 100Mbps N Way Auto negotiation operation Wake On LAN wake up LED Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802 3x 10 100 1000 PCI v2 3 32...

Page 85: ...ol gi val Kompatibilis az AC 97 2 3 as speci k ci val 8 csatorn s DAC t t mo gatva Megfelel a PC99 2001 rendszerek audio teljes tm nnyel szembeni k vetelm nyeknek Megfelel a Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 aud...

Page 86: ...het s gekkel rendelkezik Egy 16 szoros PCI Express a gra kus interf sz sz m ra K t 1 szeres PCI Express foglalat H rom 32 bites a PCI 2 3 as v ltozat val kompatibilis foglalat K t 40 t s IDE csatlakoz...

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