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   USER'S 

MANUAL 

for 

AMD 770 & AMD SB710 

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Motherboard Series

 

 

 

 

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*  Specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are 

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer. 

 

 

 

 

 

NO. G03-TA77AG-F 

Rev

1.0 

Release in: September, 2011   

 

Summary of Contents for TA77AG

Page 1: ...ark Specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer NO G03 TA77AG F Rev 1 0 Release in September 2011 ...

Page 2: ...drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the components Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up z The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer Using the close case may d...

Page 3: ... HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS 6 2 2 JUMPER SETTING 6 2 3 CPU INSTALLATION 7 2 4 MEMORY INSTALLATION 8 2 5 EXPASION CARD INSTALLATION 9 2 5 1 EXPASION SLOTS 9 2 5 2 PROCEDURE FOR EXPASION CARD INSTALLATION 9 CHAPTER 3 CONNCTORS HEADERS 3 1 I O BACK PANEL CONNECTORS 10 3 2 INTERNAL CONNECTORS 10 3 3 INTERNAL HEADERS 13 CHAPTER 4 USEFUL HELP 4 1 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS 15 4 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING 15 APPENDIX 1...

Page 4: ...home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility The AMD 770 Series motherboards offer one PCI Express x16 graphics slot and two PCI E x1 slots The AMD 770 motherboards also carry two 32 bit PCI slots to guarantee the rich connectivity for the I O peripheral devices Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 10 of USB2 0 functional ports delivering 480Mb s bandwidth th...

Page 5: ...orking CPU VID Shift to Higher Performance The CPU voltage can be adjusted for the precisely over clocking of extra demanding computing performance CPU Vcore Input Output OC CON High polymer Solid Electrolysis Aluminum Capacitors CPU Vcore Input and Output adopt OC CON solid capacitors OC CON solid capacitors make it possible for motherboard to work from 55 degrees Centigrade below zero to 125 deg...

Page 6: ... z Support 2pcs DDRIII 800 1066 1333 memory modules expandable to 8 GB z Dual channel supported Expansion Slot z 1 pcs PCI Express 2 0 x16 by 16 lane slot z 2 pcs PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots z 2 pcs 32 bit PCI slots SATA2 Ports RAID z Supports four SATAII devices providing 3 0 Gb sec data transfer rate and support RAID 0 1 10 JBOD Gigabit LAN Chip z Integrated PCI E gigabit LAN chip z Support Fast Et...

Page 7: ... SATAII Connector SATA 1 2 3 4 Audio Connector COM Header PCI Express 2 0 x16 by 16 Lane slot Line OUT KB MS Power on JP1 6 CH HD Audio Chip HDMI SPDIF Header Front Panel Header PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots Gigabit LAN Chip Coaxial S PDIF Out port Power LED Header Speaker Header USB Ports RJ 45 LAN Port RJ 45 over USB ports PS 2 Mouse Port PS 2 MS over PS 2 KB port USB ports USB ports AMD 770 Chipset ...

Page 8: ...wise stated AM3 CPU Socket ATX Power Conn CPU FAN1 Header Front Panel Audio Header USB Headers SYSFAN1 Header ATX 12V Power Connector DDRIII Slot x 2 JBAT SATAII Connector SATA 1 2 3 4 Audio Connector COM Header PCI Express 2 0 x16 by 16 Lane slot KB MS Power on JP1 6 CH HD Audio Chip HDMI SPDIF Header Front Panel Header PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots Gigabit LAN Chip Coaxial S PDIF Out port Power LED H...

Page 9: ...Standard Default 8 Reboot 9 Install Operating System 10 Install Driver and Utility 2 2 Jumper Setting 1 CMOS RAM Clear 3 pin JBAT1 A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1 2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data To clear the CMOS follow the procedure below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector 3 Locat...

Page 10: ...by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below The notched corner should point toward the end of the level Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket Colden Arrow CPU Socket When you put the CPU into the ZIF s...

Page 11: ...mory Modules Plug in DDRIII 1 and DDRIII 2 for Dual channel function Dual channel Limited 1 Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in both DDRIII1 DDRIII 2 2 Memory modules plugged in DDRIII1 DDRIII 2 must be of the same type same size and same frequency for dual channel function Install DDRIII modules to your motherboard is not difficult you can refer to figure below to see ...

Page 12: ... rich connectivity for the I O of peripherals 2 5 2 Procedure for Expansion Card Installation 1 Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers 2 Remove your computer s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use 3 Align the card s connectors and press firmly 4 Secure the card on the slot with ...

Page 13: ... GREEN Audio output to speaker MIC PINK Microphone Connector 3 2 Internal Connectors 1 Power Connector 24 pin block ATXPWR1 ATX Power Supply connector This is a new defined 24 pins connector that usually comes with ATX case The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2 pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard When the power switc...

Page 14: ...is correct during installation Figure 1 20 pin power plug Figure2 24 pin power plug 2 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin block ATX12V1 This is a new defined 8 pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply The ATX Power Supply which fully supports Socket AM2 AM3 processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption Without this connector mig...

Page 15: ...GND 12V CPUFAN IN CPUFAN OU 3 1 1 3 4 Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly Please refer to the documentation of...

Page 16: ...ne Out MIC Header for Front Panel 9 pin FP_AUDIO These headers connect to Front Panel Line out MIC connector with cable Line Out MIC Headers AUDIO Pin 1 Lineout2 L Lineout2 R Sense FB Audio GND LINE2 JD Audio JD 2 9 10 KEY MIC2 L MIC2 JD MIC2 R 2 USB 2 0 Port Headers 9 pin USB1 USB2 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB 2 0 port plug By attaching an option USB cable your can be ...

Page 17: ...ts to the case mounted power switch to power ON OFF the system System Case Connections HDLED RESET V CC5 GND V CC5 PWR LED PWRBTN PWRBTN PWRLE D HDDLE RS TS W NC G ND JW FP Pin 1 SPEAK SPKR GND NC VCC5 Pin 1 PWRLED Pin 1 8 HDMI SPDIF Out header HDMI_SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder Use this...

Page 18: ...he all power light don t illuminate fan inside power supply doesn t turn on 1 Make sure power cable is correctly plugged in 2 Replace cable 3 Contact technical support System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit and hard drive is spinning Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into places System doesn t boot from hard disk...

Page 19: ...than 65 W to ensure long term working order Note 1 The relation between CPU Power Consumption Amount and Power Phase depending on difference in voltage rating one phase of power can provide 25 30W to the motherboard 2 3 Phase Power Supply Mold motherboard with 3 inductances for CPU power supply and each inductance carries with it 2 MOSFET 6 MOSFETs in total Figure1 3 1 Phase Power Supply Mold moth...

Page 20: ... heat produced by MOSFET for better heat dissipation effects At the same time we suggest using well ventilated cases to maintain temperature as 38 approximately inside 38 is r ecommended by CPU manufactures Figure 1 CPU Fan can not blow off the heat produced by MOSFET We suggest not to using fans of this kind Figure 2 CPU Fan can blow off the heat produced by MOSFET We suggest using fans of this k...

Page 21: ...y of network card and other components of the motherboard Laboratory test statistics on IEC61000 4 5 1 2 50us standardized thunder electric surge tests have verified that Thunder series motherboard can endure up to 9KV electric surge and protect the system from possible thunder damage IEC61000 4 5 1 2 50us Standardized Thunder Electric Surge Laboratory Test Medium rise time T1 1 2us 30 T2 50us 30 ...

Page 22: ...ost and more effective business time Thunder series can guard system stability with effect With Thunder series motherboards together with reasonable disposal of electric wires proper placing of electric devices piped network cables and other necessary thunder protection devices your computer system will be intact in thunderstorm weather Notice Thunder protection function an optional feature is onl...

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