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User’s Manual

Sapphire Pure Platinum A75

AMD A75 Chipset for FM1 Socket
Mainboard

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Manual Revision 1.1

August 18, 2011

Summary of Contents for Pure Platinum A75

Page 1: ...MD A75 Chipset for FM1 Socket Mainboard TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders These specifications are subject to change without...

Page 2: ...a Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the product into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced...

Page 3: ...nk 10 2 5 Installing System Memory 10 Memory configurations 11 Memory Installation 11 2 6 Installing Expansion Cards 12 PCI E Slots 12 Mini PCI E Slot 12 PCI Slots 13 2 7 Connecting Cables 13 Connecti...

Page 4: ...Voltage Configuration 28 3 5 Advanced Menu 30 PCI Subsystem Settings 31 ACPI Settings 34 CPU Configuration 35 IDE Configuration 36 USB Configuration 37 H W Monitor 38 Onboard Device 40 3 6 Chipset Men...

Page 5: ...00 60MHz Display Port 2560x1600 60MHz Please refer to Appendix for supporting APU and Dual Graphics configuration System Memory Four 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets Supports 1 5v DDR3 1066 1333 1600 1...

Page 6: ...Onboard Audio Supports 8 channel High Definition audio from Realtek ALC892 codec Supports S PDIF header Supports Jack detection Multi Streaming and Front Panel Jack retasking function Expansion Slots...

Page 7: ...1 x Front Audio header 1 x CPU Fan and 5 x DC Fan connectors BIOS 16Mb SPI Flash with AMI based BIOS Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports dual BIOS switch Special Feature...

Page 8: ...4 1 2 Package Contents Your Sapphire mainboard comes with the following accessories 1 Mainboard 2 I O Shield 3 Quick Installation Guide 4 Driver CD 5 USB3 0 Front Panel Cable 6 SATA Data Cable 4...

Page 9: ...5 1 3 Mainboard Layout The following figure shows the location of components on the mainboard See following page for description See next page for details...

Page 10: ...ower Connector 10 8 pin ATX_12V Power Connector 11 SATA3 Connectors 5 12 Front Panel Header 13 Debug LED Display 14 USB 2 0 Header 4 15 USB 3 0 Header 2 16 Power Button 17 Reset Button 18 Clear CMOS B...

Page 11: ...compatible devices Supports data transfer rates up to 480Mb s 3 Bluetooth Bluetooth wireless technology is an interface intended for wireless control data communication 4 ESATA Port The ESATA External...

Page 12: ...Two LEDs are built into the RJ 45 LAN connector These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN 9 USB 3 0 ports two USB 3 0 ports are backwardly compatible with USB 2 0 devices Supports data transfer rates...

Page 13: ...Damage to system components the mainboard and injury to you may result if power is applied during installation 2 2 Installing the I O Shield The mainboard comes complete with an I O shield When insta...

Page 14: ...thermal paste on surface of CPU for better heat dispersion 3 Place the cooler on the CPU Engage one side of the clip onto the CPU mount first then press down the other side of the clip 4 Turn the lev...

Page 15: ...following the recommendations for installing memory DIMM Quantity Location 1 DIMM Single Channel 2 DIMMs Dual Channel 3 DIMMs Dual Channel 4 DIMMs Dual Channel DIMM 1 Black V V DIMM 2 Blue V V V V DI...

Page 16: ...t If the card is not seated properly it could cause a short across the pins 2 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw Mini PCI E Slot The Mini PCI E Slot is used to conn...

Page 17: ...ions on the mainboard Connecting Power Supply Cables 24 pin ATX Power PW1 is the main power supply connector Make sure that the power supply cable pins are properly aligned with the connector on the m...

Page 18: ...drive to the mainboard The S1 to S3 connectors are SATA3 compliant and work at speeds of up to 6 Gb s Attach one end of the SATA cable to one of the SATA connectors on the board and attach the other...

Page 19: ...off PW_ON Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the onboard button HD_LED Attach the...

Page 20: ...tains Two 2 USB 3 0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis This mainboard also contains one onboard header connectors that can be used to connect to two 2 external USB 3 0 devices For...

Page 21: ...r allows you to connect the front panel audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard S PDIF Header This header is used to connect S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for...

Page 22: ...and displayed in the Hardware Health Configuration section of the CMOS Setup The fans are automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 or S5 mode CPUFAN AUXFAN CPUFAN Note The CPU fan cable...

Page 23: ...m Please find a list of debug codes at the end of this manual 2 9 LED Status Indicators This mainboard provides three LEDs to indicate the system s status DIMM LED LED1 Yellow When the Memory slot is...

Page 24: ...cleared by pressing the Clear CMOS button Reset and Power Button These onboard buttons allow you to easily turn on off the system and allow for easy debugging and testing of the system during troubles...

Page 25: ...dary BIOS to take over on the next system boot to ensure normal system operation To enable the secondary BIOS please refer to the following steps 1 Turn off the system power 2 Change the BIOS Select j...

Page 26: ...intain optimal system performance Use the following procedure to change BIOS settings 1 Power on the computer 2 Press the Del or F2 key when the following message briefly shows upon the bottom of the...

Page 27: ...ntrol Key s Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items Enter To bring up the selected screen F1 T...

Page 28: ...e year can be adjusted by users System Time Allows you to set the system time The time format is hour minute second Access Level This item is used to limit the user access level Performance Advanced C...

Page 29: ...st Clock Allows you to select the CPU Host Clock Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Performance CPU Ratio Auto CPU Host Clock 10...

Page 30: ...ry Frequency Auto Current tCL 9 CAS Latency tCL Auto Current tRCD 9 RAS to CAS Delay tRCD Auto Current tRP 9 Row Precharge Time tRP Auto Current tRAS 24 RAS Active Time tRAS Auto Current tRC 28 Active...

Page 31: ...y time Options Auto 15 255 Write to Read Delay tWTR Set the internal Write to Read command delay Options Auto 4 7 Active to Active Delay tRRD Set the Row Active to Row Active delay Options Auto 4 7 Re...

Page 32: ...M CA of DIMM Slot voltage Options Auto 0 75V 1 38V in 0 01V increments VDDR Allows you to adjust the VDDR voltage Options 1 20V 1 83V in 0 01V increments VDDP Allows you to adjust the PCI Express I O...

Page 33: ...adjust the filtered PLL voltage Options 2 50V 3 31V in 0 01V increments DIMM Voltage Allows you to adjust the DIMM Slot voltage Options Auto 1 50V 2 30V in 0 01V increments DIMM VTT Allows you to adju...

Page 34: ...bled Main Performance Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Legacy OpROM Support Launch PXE OpROM Disabled Launch Storage OpROM Enabled...

Page 35: ...lows you to enable or disable PCI device to Generate PERR Options Enabled Disabled SERR Generation Allows you to enable or disable PCI device to Generate SERR Options Enabled Disabled Aptio Setup Util...

Page 36: ...t the value Options Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes 4096 Bytes ASPM Support Sets the ASPM level select Force L0 can force all links to L0 state Advanced PCI Express Device Reg...

Page 37: ...ill take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful Options Disabled 2 3 5 Link Training Time out us Defines number of Microseconds software will wait before polling Link Traini...

Page 38: ...e power saving modes for ACPI function Options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resources When enabled locked this option prevents the operating system from modifying a...

Page 39: ...n Options Enabled Disabled SVM Mode Enables the CPU SVM Secure Virtual Machine function Options Enabled Disabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Configuration...

Page 40: ...opyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Node0 AMD E2 3200...

Page 41: ...ions Enabled Disabled USB transfer time out The time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfers Options 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc A...

Page 42: ...V 3 360 V APU 1 176 V APU_NB 1 168 V FCH 1 096 V DIMM 1 512 V APU_VDDR 12 184 V APU_VDDP 1 208 V VSB3V 3 296 V VBAT 3 344 V CPU Fan Type PWM FAN 4 pin CPU Fan Mode Setting SmartFan Temperature Limit o...

Page 43: ...atically detected and displayed by the system CPU Fan Type Allows you to select the CPU Fan type Options PWM FAN 4 pin Linear FAN 3 pin CPU Fan Mode Setting This item controls the speed of the various...

Page 44: ...Options Enabled Disabled C80P Show CPU Temperature Enables the onboard POST Port LED to display CPU temperature Options Enabled Disabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Ad...

Page 45: ...216 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Aptio Setup U...

Page 46: ...of memory It allows system to access multiple banks simultaneously Options Enabled Disabled Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving Enabled allows the system to simultaneo...

Page 47: ...ns for SATA configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save and Exit ESC Exit Socket 0 Information Starting Address 0 K...

Page 48: ...Host Controller Interface to enable advanced SATA features for improved performance with NCQ and Hot plug features SATA IDE Combined Mode Enables SATA and IDE Combined mode Aptio Setup Utility Copyrig...

Page 49: ...HC Bus 0 Dec 20 Fn 5 Enabled USB PORT 0 Enabled USB PORT 1 Enabled USB PORT 2 Enabled USB PORT 3 Enabled USB PORT 4 Enabled USB PORT 5 Enabled USB PORT 6 Enabled USB PORT 7 Enabled USB PORT 8 Enabled...

Page 50: ...rent video mode This will suppress option ROM messages Option ROMs requiring interactive inputs may not work properly in this mode Main Performance Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Exit Aptio Setup...

Page 51: ...tions Enabled Disabled Boot Option 1 2 These options are used to form the boot order and are dynamically generated CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Allows configure the boot order for a specific CD DVD...

Page 52: ...essing Return The password must be 3 to 20 characters long HDD Security Configuration Allows you to set password for hard drive security configuration Main Performance Advanced Chipset Boot Save Exit...

Page 53: ...ou to save the changes you made to the CMOS RAM Discard Changes Allows you to discard the selections you made Restore Defaults The restore defaults are the factory settings of this motherboard Main Ad...

Page 54: ...Restore User Defaults Restore User Defaults This is used to restore all tokens to settings previously stored by Save as User Defaults Boot Override This group of functions includes a list each of the...

Page 55: ...l Insert the bundled driver CD into your optical drive and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen Click each item button and select the item you want to install The Mainboard Drivers item s...

Page 56: ...es three configurations for frequency voltage and hardware monitoring To install TRIXX Utility run it from the Sapphire Utility page from the bundled DVD A TRIXX Utility shortcut will be created on th...

Page 57: ...appears in windows screen after TriXX installation is completed It can be used to help keep track of temperatures of CPU System and fan speed of CPU System and voltages of CPU System Displays hardwar...

Page 58: ...ing a bootable device CD DVD HDD USB Network Shell Checkpoint Ranges Status Code Range Description 01 0B SEC execution 0C 0F SEC errors 10 2F PEI execution up to and including memory detection 30 4F P...

Page 59: ...module specific 1C Pre memory South Bridge initialization South Bridge module specific 1D 2A OEM pre memory initialization codes 2B Memory initialization Serial Presence Detect SPD data reading 2C Me...

Page 60: ...ate is failed 5A Internal CPU error 5B reset PPI is not available 5C 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume Progress Codes E0 S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL E1 S3...

Page 61: ...alization is started 71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 72 South Bridge devices initialization 73 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 74 South Bridge DXE Initia...

Page 62: ...t B4 USB hot plug B5 PCI bus hot plug B6 Clean up of NVRAM B7 Configuration Reset reset of NVRAM settings B8 BF Reserved for future AMI codes C0 CF OEM BDS initialization codes DXE Error Codes D0 CPU...

Page 63: ...UVD3 Yes A4 HD64xx 65 W 2 160 594 MHz 1600 Yes UVD3 AMD E series Prossors1600 E2 HD63xx 65 W 2 160 443 MHz 1600 No UVD3 Supporting Dual Graphics configuration Recommended discrete graphics combination...

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