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A780GM-LE/128M User Manual Version 1.0 Published April 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 2
any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 3
30 2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 31 2.13 Driver Installation Guide 33 2.14 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 33 2.14.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions 33 2.14.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 4
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 38 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 39 3.2 Main Screen 39 3.3 Smart Screen 40 3.4 Advanced Screen 41 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 60 4 . Software Support 61 4.1 Install Operating System 61 4.2 Support CD Information 61 4.2.1 Running Support CD 61 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 61 4.2.3 Utilities - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 5
about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents 1 x ASRock A780GM-LE/128M Motherboard (Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) 1 x ASRock A780GM-LE/128M Quick Installation Guide 2 x ASRock A780GM-LE/128M Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 6
- Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor - Support for AM3 processors: AMD PhenomTM II X4 / X3 and Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 processors - Supports AMD OverDriveTM with ACC feature - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 7
Multi-adjustment - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), AMD OverDriveTM Utility - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 11) - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 8
. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 16 for proper installation. 3. Whether 1066MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM2+ CPU you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR2 1066 memory module on this motherboard - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 9
"SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 28 to adjust 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. 9. It is a user-friendly ASRock CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. 14. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If you enable this function in the BIOS - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 10
-click the main page of supported under Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for AMD 780G VGA driver update in the future. ASRock website http://www.asrock - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 11
of H.264. * Above passed films are tested under below configuration. Items Configurations CPU AMD Sempron Dual Core 2100 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2 OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 12
DX10 Hybrid CrossFire PCIE1 AMD 780G Chipset A780GM-LE/128M PCIE2 PCI1 IR1 1 FLOPPY1 PCI2 USB10_11 1 IDE1 PWR_FAN1 AMD SB710 Chipset SATAII_4 SATAII_5 SATAII_6 (PORT 3) (PORT 4) (PORT 5) Sideport memory 128M SPEAKER1 1 PLED PWRBTN PANEL 1 1 HDLED RESET 8Mb BIOS USB8_9 1 CHA_FAN1 USB6_7 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 13
1 . 6 I/O Panel 1 2 3 11 1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port * 3 VGA/DVI-D Port 4 RJ-45 Port 5 Line In (Light Blue) 6 Front Speaker (Lime) 4 5 6 7 10 9 8 * 7 Microphone (Pink) 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * To - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 14
2. Installation This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 7.8-in, 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 15
. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 12, No. 6). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink. 15 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 16
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) A780GM-LE/128M motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) memory - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 17
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot; Green) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 18
the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel. VGA/D-Sub port VGA/DVI-D port 2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function after your system boots. If you haven't installed onboard - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 19
BIOS setup, the default value of "Share Memory", [Auto], will disable VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard. 4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS: Right items "This is my main monitor" and "Extend - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 20
function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function. What is HDCP? HDCP stands - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 21
HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Catalyst 8.512 256MD2-S * Currently, RADEON HD2400XT series graphics cards are only supported with AMD Phenom CPU. Please visit our website for the future driver update and the latest information. Enjoy the benefit of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM Step 1. Install one - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 22
used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. * For further information of ATITM Hybrid CrossFireXTM technology, please check AMD website for up dates and details. 22 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 23
and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS action - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 24
devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_1 (PORT 1) (PORT 2) These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 25
P-7 P+7 GND DUMMY Besides six default USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel, there are three USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB 2.0 ports. 1 GND P+6 P-6 USB_PWR Print Port Header (25-pin LPT1) (see p.12 No. 27) AFD# ERROR# PINIT# SLIN# GND 1 SPD7 SPD6 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 26
supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual 97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced the front mic. For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS: Please select "Front Mic" as - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 27
and match the black wire to the ground pin. Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 28
guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII function, please follow the below instruction website for details: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm The above examples are just for your - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 29
adopts AMD SB710 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 30
Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB710 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 31
is installed into system properly. The latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website: www.asrock.com 4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our motherboard package. 5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash or - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 32
the SATA / SATAII HDD. How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII HDD: Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug: Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss. Step 1 Unplug SATA data cable from - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 33
XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® XP or Windows® XP 64-bit on a BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [RAID]. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 34
instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows? " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD RAID drivers - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 35
"SATA Operation Mode" to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on IDE HDDs and there - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 36
instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see "Where do you want to install Windows? " page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the "Load Driver" button on the left on the bottom to load the AMD AHCI drivers - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 37
1: Set up BIOS. A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set the "SATA Operation Mode" option to [IDE]. STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. 2.16 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 38
-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after Main To set up the system time/date information Smart To load the BIOS according to your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 39
screen will appear and display the system overview. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Mon 04/20/2009] BIOS Version : A780GM-LE/128M P1.0 Processor Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ (64bit - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 40
. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default BIOS Update Utility ASRock - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 41
ASRock Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information. Select the proper BIOS file to update your BIOS, and reboot your system after BIOS CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU If Manual, multiplier - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 42
provided by AMD-V. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Enhance Halt State This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 43
item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it keep the default value for system stability. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration AM2 Boost Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 44
of this item. NB Frequency Multiplier This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. However, for safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the Bit] and [16 Bit]. 3.4.2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Memory Configuration Memory Clock Flexibility Option - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 45
out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention. Channel Interleaving This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to enable Channel Memory Interleaving. Configuration options: [Disabled], [XOR of Address bit [20:16, 6]], [XOR of Address bit [20 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 46
TWTR Use this to adjust TWTR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK] to [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TWR Use this to adjust TWR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK] to [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRWTTO Use this to adjust TRWTTD values. Configuration options: [Auto], - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 47
CHA CS/ODT Fine Delay Use this to adjust values for CHA CS/ODT Fine Delay feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. CHA CS/ODT Setup Time Use this to adjust values for CHA CS/ODT Setup Time feature. Configuration options: [Auto], [1/ - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 48
CHA Processor ODT Use this to adjust values for CHA Processor ODT. Configuration options: [Auto], [240 ohms], [120 ohms] and [60 ohms]. The default value is [Auto]. CHB CKE Drive Strength Use this to adjust values for CHB CKE Drive Strength. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.00x], [1.25x], [1.50x] - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 49
3.4.3 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Onboard HD Audio set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] and [512MB]. This option only appears when you set "Internal Graphics Mode" to [UMA] or - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 50
to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD 780G. Onboard GPU Clock Override This allows you to ]. The default value is [Auto]. Thermal Throttle Use this to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [12.5%], [25 - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 51
3.4.4 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Repost Video on to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-toRAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If you set this item to [Disabled], the function "Repost Video on STR Resume" will be - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 52
RAID function on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please select [RAID]. Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of "IDE1 Slave" as well. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Master - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 53
to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 54
PCI IDE BusMaster feature. 3.4.7 Floppy Configuration In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Floppy A [1.44 MB 312"] Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 55
Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 56
this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support. Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. The default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions for - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 57
you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 58
section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. 1st Boot Device 2nd - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 59
Full Screen Logo". Configuration options: [Auto], [PCIE2.0 Revolution], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 60
3.8 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Exit Options , "Save configuration changes and exit setup?" Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following - ASRock A780GM-LE/128M | User Manual - Page 61
enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file "ASSETUP.EXE" from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus. 4.2.2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices
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A780GM-LE/128M
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published April 2009
Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.