Biostar A760GM2 Setup Manual
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- Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 1
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee that - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 2
20 Chapter 5: RAID Functions 21 5.1 Operating System 21 5.2 Raid Arrays 21 5.3 How RAID Works 21 Chapter 6: Useful Help 24 6.1 Driver Installation Note 24 6.2 Software 25 6.3 Extra Information 29 6.4 AMI BIOS Beep Code 31 6.5 Troubleshooting 32 Appendix: SPEC - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 3
X 1 Installation Guide X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional) Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional) Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version. 1 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 4
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES CPU FSB Chipset Super I/O Main Memory Graphics IDE SATA II LAN A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Socket AM2+ / AM2 Socket AM2+ / AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 / Sempron - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 5
200 mm(W)x 244 mm(L) Special Features OS Support RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64 Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS With or without notice. RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64 Biostar Reserves the right to add or remove - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 6
Motherboard Manual 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT JKBMS1 JAT XPWR2 JKBV1 JCFAN1 JATXPWR1 S ocket AM 2+ DVI V GA DIM M A 1 DIM M B 1 JUSB1 JUSBLAN1 JUSBV1 BAT1 ID E1 BI O S AMD SB700/ SB710 SATA3 JCM OS1 SATA2 JUSBV2 JSFAN1 SATA1 JUSB4 JUSB3 JUSB2 JPANEL1 Note: ■ represents the 1st pin. 4 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 7
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap. Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 8
Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 5: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. Note: Please update the BIOS to the latest - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 9
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. JCFAN1: CPU - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 10
DIMMA1 DIMMB1 Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 11
M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DDR2 Module Total Memory Size 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Max is 8GB. 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 12
Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. 2 34 1 33 IDE1: IDE/ATAPI - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 13
. PEX1_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slot (for A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+) - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total. - PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 14
Motherboard Manual PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. PCI1 PCI2 12 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 15
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is "close", if not, that means the jumper is "open". Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 16
Motherboard Manual JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 12 24 Pin Assignment 13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 Ground 16 PS_ON 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 NC 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 Ground 1 13 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 17
NC 10 Key 19 SATA1~SATA6: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s. SATA6 SATA5 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 741 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground 15 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 18
Motherboard Manual JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin Assignment 1 +5V 2 SPDIF_OUT 1 3 Ground 3 JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 19
it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. 13 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 13 13 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1. Remove AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 20
9 Data 3 10 Ground 11 Data 4 12 Ground 13 Data 5 Pin Assignment 14 Ground 15 Data 6 16 Ground 17 Data 7 18 Ground 19 -ACK 20 Ground 21 Busy 22 Ground 23 PE 24 Ground 25 SCLT 26 Key JCOM1: Serial port Connector The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 21
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE JUSBV1/JUSBV2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBV1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBV2: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3/JUSB4). Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBV1: +5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBV2: +5V STB - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 22
Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 4: HYBRID CROSSFIREX FUNCTION (FOR A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+) 4.1 HYBRID CROSSFIREX REQUIREMENTS Only Windows Vista supports Hybrid CrossFireX function. A graphics card with Radeon HD3450/HD3470 GPU. The graphics card driver should support Hybrid CrossFireX - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 23
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE CHAPTER 5: RAID FUNCTIONS 5.1 OPERATING SYSTEM Supports Windows XP Home/Professional Edition, and Windows Vista 32 / Vista 64. 5.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RAID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 24
Motherboard Manual RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy of the data can reside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 provides a hot-standby copy of data if the active - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 25
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE RAID 1+0: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 1+0 solution for improved resiliency, performance and rebuild performance. Features and Benefits - Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 26
to locate and execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive. A. Driver Installation To install the driver, please click on the Driver icon. The setup guide will list the compatible driver for your motherboard and operating system. Click on each device driver to launch the installation program - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 27
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE 6.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive. The drivers installation program would appear if the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. Select Software Installation, and then click on the respective software title. 3. - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 28
including motherboard/BIOS/CPU/video/ service. If you are not using Outlook Express as your default e-mail client application, you may need to save the system information to a .txt file and send the file to our tech support with other e-mail application. Go to the following web http://www.biostar - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 29
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. AWARD BIOS Show current BIOS information AMI BIOS Clear CMOS function (Only for AWARD BIOS) Save current BIOS to a .bin file - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 30
Motherboard Manual Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website. For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure should be run with Clear CMOS function, so please check on Clear CMOS first. Then click Update BIOS button, a dialog will show for asking you backup - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 31
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE 6.3 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 32
Motherboard Manual BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your BIOS via USB pen drive or floppy disk. The BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. To enter the utility, press during the Power-On Self Tests (POST) procedure while booting - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 33
(system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with known good modules. Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system. Consult your system manufacturer. Before declaring the motherboard beyond - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 34
Motherboard Manual 6.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. No power to the system at all 1. Make sure power cable is Power light don't illuminate, fan securely plugged in. inside power supply does not turn 2. Replace cable. on. 3. Contact technical support. 2. Indicator light on keyboard - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 35
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Motherboard Manual APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES GERMAN A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Sockel AM2+ / AM2 Sockel AM2+ / AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon PowerNow Athlon Max. Power:125W; Phenom Max. Power:95W Athlon Max. Power:125W; Phenom Max. Power:95W Unterstützt - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 37
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE 10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation (A780G M2+ Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion SE & A760G M2+) 10 / 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation (A780V M2+SE) Halb-/ Vollduplex-Funktion HD ALC662 ALC662 Audio- - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 38
Motherboard Manual FRENCH A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Socket AM2+ / AM2 Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processeurs AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX 2.0 et PowerNow Athlon Max. Power:125W; Phenom Max. Power:95W Athlon Max. Power:125W; Phenom Max. Power:95W Bus frontal Chipset Prend en - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 39
M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE LAN Prise en charge audio HD Realtek RTL 8111C (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780V M2+ SE) 10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s négociation automatique Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) 10 / 100 Mb - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 40
Motherboard Manual ITALIAN A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE CPU FSB Socket AM2+ / AM2 Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Processori AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom L'architettura - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 41
A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Realtek RTL 8111C (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780V M2+ SE) Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 /1000Mb/s Realtek RTL 8102EL LAN (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Negoziazione automatica 10 / 100 Mb - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 42
Motherboard Manual SPANISH A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Conector AM2+ / AM2 Conector AM2+ / AM2 Procesadores AMD Athlon 64 / PowerNow PowerNow Athlon Max. Power:125W; Phenom Max. Power:95W Athlon Max. Power:125W; Phenom Max. Power:95W Admite HyperTransport 3.0 con - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 43
M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Realtek RTL 8111C (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780V M2+ SE) Negociación de 10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Negociación de 10 / 100 Mb/s (A780V M2 Admite RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64 Biostar se - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 44
Motherboard Manual PORTUGUESE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Socket AM2+ / AM2 Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processadores AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon ória principal 256 MB/512 MB & 1 GB/2 GB/4 GB Módulo de memória DDR2 de canal duplo Suporta módulos DDR2 533 / 667 / 800 256 MB/512 MB & 1 GB - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 45
M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Realtek RTL 8111C (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780V M2+ SE) Realtek RTL 8102EL Auto negociação de 10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s (A780G LAN Auto negociação de 10 / 100 Mb/s M2+ SE & A760G M2 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 46
Motherboard Manual POLISH Procesor FSB Chipset Pamięć główna Super I/O Grafika IDE SATA LAN A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Socket AM2+ / AM2 Socket AM2+ / AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 47
M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE szybkości (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) 10 / 100 Mb/s z automatyczną negocjacjąszybkości (A780V M2 uga RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 Obsługa RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 Obsluga Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64 systemu Biostar - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 48
Motherboard Manual RUSSIAN A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE AM2+ / AM2 AM2+ / AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon CPU 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom AMD 64 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 49
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Realtek RTL 8111C (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) Realtek RTL 8102EL (A780V M2+ SE 10 / 100 / 1000 Мб/с (A780G M2+ SE 10 / 100 Мб/с Realtek RTL 8102EL 10 / 100 (A780V M2+ SE & A760G M2+) - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 50
Motherboard Manual ARABIC A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ AM2+ / AM2 AM2+ / AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron Phenom / Athlon 64 X2 32و 64ﺏﺖAMD 64 Phenom / Athlon 64 - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 51
A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ ALC662 5.1 )A760G M2 A780V M2+SE DVI 1 DVI 200 244X RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64 Biostar 200 244X RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 Windows - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 52
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE Socket AM2+ / AM2 Socket AM2+ / AM2 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Sempron / Phenom Sempron / Phenom AMD 64 32ビットと - Biostar A760GM2 | Setup Manual - Page 53
M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+ A740G M2+ SE (A780G M2+ SE & A760G M2+) 10 / 100 Mb A780V M2+ x1 200 mm (幅) X 244 mm (高さ) RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 Windows XP / VISTA 32 / VISTA 64 OS Biostar OS x1 IDEコネクタ x1 SATAコネクタ x6 x1
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A780G M2+ SE/A780V M2+ SE/A760G M2+/A740G M2+ SE
Setup Manual
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