Setup Manual
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... and water. The operating temperatures of the board unless necessary. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation. Before you for ATX Case X 1 User's Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) Note: The package contents may...
... and water. The operating temperatures of the board unless necessary. Before you start installing the motherboard, please make sure you follow the instructions below: Prepare a dry and stable working environment with sufficient lighting. Always disconnect the computer from power outlet before operation. Before you for ATX Case X 1 User's Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional) FDD Cable X 1 (optional) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional) Note: The package contents may...
Setup Manual
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... SATA Version 2.5 specification compliant LAN Realtek RTL 8111DL 10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s auto negotiation Half / Full duplex capability Sound ALC662 5.1 channels audio out High Definition Audio PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expansion cards Slots PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot x2 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x1 expansion cards PCI slot x3 Supports PCI expansion cards On Board Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives Connector IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device SATA Connector x6 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices Front Panel...
... SATA Version 2.5 specification compliant LAN Realtek RTL 8111DL 10 / 100 /1000 Mb/s auto negotiation Half / Full duplex capability Sound ALC662 5.1 channels audio out High Definition Audio PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expansion cards Slots PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot x2 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x1 expansion cards PCI slot x3 Supports PCI expansion cards On Board Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives Connector IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device SATA Connector x6 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices Front Panel...
Setup Manual
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...Out Connector CPU Fan Header System Fan Header CMOS Clear Header USB Connector Power Connector (24pin) Power Connector (4pin) Printer Port Connector PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Back Panel Serial Port I/O LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 205 mm(W) x 305 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 SPEC x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) x1 System Fan Power supply x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports x1 Connects...
...Out Connector CPU Fan Header System Fan Header CMOS Clear Header USB Connector Power Connector (24pin) Power Connector (4pin) Printer Port Connector PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse Back Panel Serial Port I/O LAN port USB Port Audio Jack Board Size 205 mm(W) x 305 mm(L) Special Features RAID 0 / 1 / 1+0 support OS Support Windows XP / Vista 32 / 64 / 7 SPEC x1 Supports digital audio out function x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function) x1 System Fan Power supply x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports x1 Connects...
Setup Manual
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... simple way to perform the BIOS update process. 6. BIOS update completes. z Shutting down or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will show the BIOS files and their respective information. Power on the right appears. Select the proper BIOS file and press then to update your BIOS via USB pen drive or floppy disk. Motherboard Manual BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. The BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you to system boot failure. 26
... simple way to perform the BIOS update process. 6. BIOS update completes. z Shutting down or resetting the system while updating the BIOS will show the BIOS files and their respective information. Power on the right appears. Select the proper BIOS file and press then to update your BIOS via USB pen drive or floppy disk. Motherboard Manual BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is built in the BIOS chip. The BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you to system boot failure. 26
Setup Manual
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... diskettes are used for recovery 4 Flash Programming successful 5 File read /write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with the system. Fatal error indicating a serious problem with known good modules. If the system video adapter is an add-in cards is an integrated part of the system board, the board may be...
... diskettes are used for recovery 4 Flash Programming successful 5 File read /write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT command failed 7 General exception error (processor exception interrupt error) 8 Display memory error (system video adapter) Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps Troubleshooting Action 1, 3 Reseat the memory, or replace with the system. Fatal error indicating a serious problem with known good modules. If the system video adapter is an add-in cards is an integrated part of the system board, the board may be...
Bios Setup
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... PC specification. ACPI Support AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of the input and output devices such as virus and password prot ection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS Setup. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains theSetup information when the power is to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Power management features are supported. T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of this manual will to CMOS RAM. A770E3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup...
... PC specification. ACPI Support AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of the input and output devices such as virus and password prot ection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS Setup. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains theSetup information when the power is to the hard disk drives and video monitors can do without accessing programs from a disk. Power management features are supported. T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of this manual will to CMOS RAM. A770E3 BIOS Manual BIOS Setup...
Bios Setup
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..., 3.5 in your system. System Time Set the system internal clock. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01/0 9 Syste m Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [ SHIFT-TAB] t o sele ct a field. Floppy A Select the type of the basic system inform ation. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. C hange Field...
..., 3.5 in your system. System Time Set the system internal clock. System Memory Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will appear on :01.01.0 1 Build Date:01/01/0 9 Syste m Memory Size : Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [ SHIFT-TAB] t o sele ct a field. Floppy A Select the type of the basic system inform ation. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be excluded.. C hange Field...
Bios Setup
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...Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. A770E3 BIOS Manual Type...
...Set the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology. T his will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Select the time out value for detecting IDE/SAT A devices. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disable or enable device write protection. A770E3 BIOS Manual Type...
Bios Setup
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... L2: Cache L3: Speed : NB Clk: ncHT Speed : Width I /O, Power Management, and other system devices. A770E3 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able to Change Fre q : uCode Patch Level : Secur e Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled] Power Now [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled] Advan ced Clock Cal ibration [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item +- Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advanced Setti...
... L2: Cache L3: Speed : NB Clk: ncHT Speed : Width I /O, Power Management, and other system devices. A770E3 BIOS Manual 2 Advanced Menu T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of CPU, Super I /O : Able to Change Fre q : uCode Patch Level : Secur e Virtual Mac hine Mode [ Enabled] Power Now [ Enabled] ACPI SRAT Table [ Enabled] Advan ced Clock Cal ibration [ Disabled] S elect Screen S elect Item +- Main Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance Exit Advanced Setti...
Bios Setup
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.... A770E3 BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PowerNow T his item allows you to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance. T his item controls whether the SRAT is an enhanced technology fo r overclocking, needing support from both chipset and CPU.
.... A770E3 BIOS Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled PowerNow T his item allows you to better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance. T his item controls whether the SRAT is an enhanced technology fo r overclocking, needing support from both chipset and CPU.
Bios Setup
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... system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port M ode T his item allows you to use it. A770E3 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 A ddress Parallel Port Address Parallel Por t Mode Parallel Por t IRQ Keyboard Power On Mouse PowerOn Restore on the system board and you wish to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with...
... system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled Parallel Port M ode T his item allows you to use it. A770E3 BIOS Manual SuperIO Configuration Advan ced BIOS SETU P U TILITY Configure ITE8 718 Super IO Chipse t Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 A ddress Parallel Port Address Parallel Por t Mode Parallel Por t IRQ Keyboard Power On Mouse PowerOn Restore on the system board and you wish to determine access onboard p arallel port controller with...
Bios Setup
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Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. CPU T emperature SYS T emperature CPU F an Sytem 1 Fan CPU V core CPU-N B Voltage +1.8V NB Vo ltage +3.30 V +5.00 V +12.0 V DDR V oltage S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system...
Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Hardw are Health Co nfiguration H/W H ealth Functio n Shutd own Temperatu re [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Enab les Hardware Heal th Monitorin g Devi ce. CPU T emperature SYS T emperature CPU F an Sytem 1 Fan CPU V core CPU-N B Voltage +1.8V NB Vo ltage +3.30 V +5.00 V +12.0 V DDR V oltage S elect Screen S elect Item +- Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled Shutdow n Temperature T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information. H/W Health Function If with a monitoring system...
Bios Setup
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... Controller). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 12 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPIBIOS to add a pointer to select the version of ACPI. A770E3 BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] RTC R esume [ Disabled] RTC A larm Date(Day s) RTC A larm T ime USB W akeup From S3 /S4 [ Disabled] Power On by PCIE/O nboard LAN [ Disabled] Wake Up by PCI...
... Controller). Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 12 Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AMI OEMB table Set this value to allow the ACPIBIOS to add a pointer to select the version of ACPI. A770E3 BIOS Manual Power Configuration Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY ACPI Settings Suspe nd mode ACPI Version Featu res ACPI APIC support AMI O EMB table Headl ess mode [ S1 (POS)] [ ACPI v1.0] [ Enabled] [ Enabled] [ Disabled] RTC R esume [ Disabled] RTC A larm Date(Day s) RTC A larm T ime USB W akeup From S3 /S4 [ Disabled] Power On by PCIE/O nboard LAN [ Disabled] Wake Up by PCI...
Bios Setup
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...) You can set the date and time at which date the system will boot up time, input hour, minute and second to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Resume When " Enabled", you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 13 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Power On by PCI Enable / Disable PCI to specify. A770E3 BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. To...
...) You can set the date and time at which date the system will boot up time, input hour, minute and second to generate a wake ev ent. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled RTC Resume When " Enabled", you control the wake on LAN (WOL) function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 13 Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Power On by PCI Enable / Disable PCI to specify. A770E3 BIOS Manual Headless mode T his is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operation. To...
Bios Setup
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..., Inc. Legacy USB Support T his item allows you to enable support for lega cy USB. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). AUTO opti on disables lega cy support i f no U SB devices a re conn ected. A770E3 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY USB C onfiguration Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4 USB D evices Enable d: Legac y USB Support USB 2 .0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] > USB Mass Storage Device Conf...
..., Inc. Legacy USB Support T his item allows you to enable support for lega cy USB. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT). AUTO opti on disables lega cy support i f no U SB devices a re conn ected. A770E3 BIOS Manual USB Configuration T his item shows the USB controller and using such USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Advanced BIOS S ETUP UTILITY USB C onfiguration Modul e Version - 2 .24.3-13.4 USB D evices Enable d: Legac y USB Support USB 2 .0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled] [ HiSpeed] [ Enabled] > USB Mass Storage Device Conf...
Bios Setup
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... / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 19 Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration > Boo t Device Prio rity > Har d Disk Drives > Rem ovable Drives > CD/ DVD Drives Quick Boot [ Enabled] Full Screen LOGO S how [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootu p Num-Lock [ ON] Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Disabled] Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e. Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN / Disabled Hard Disk Drives...
... / USB-FDD1 / USB-ZIP0 / USB-ZIP1 / LS120 19 Main Advanced PCIPnP BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Boot Chips et Perfo rmance Exit Boot Settings Conf iguration > Boo t Device Prio rity > Har d Disk Drives > Rem ovable Drives > CD/ DVD Drives Quick Boot [ Enabled] Full Screen LOGO S how [ Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootu p Num-Lock [ ON] Inter rupt 19 Captu re [ Disabled] Ignor e Memory Erro r Messages [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled] Spec ifies the Boot Device Prio rity sequenc e. Options: Removable / Hard Disk / CDROM / Legacy LAN / Disabled Hard Disk Drives...
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...Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Ignore Memory Error Messages When set to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 20 The number of devices installed in the system. Options: Pri. Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item allows you power up the computer. Options: Force BIOS (Default...
...Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled Ignore Memory Error Messages When set to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled 20 The number of devices installed in the system. Options: Pri. Slave / USB CDROM0 / USB CDROM 1 Quick Boot Enabling this item allows the option ROMs to enable/disable Full Screen LOGO Show function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode T his item allows you power up the computer. Options: Force BIOS (Default...
Bios Setup
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... Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SATA Channel T his option allows you to control the HD audio device. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI 22 HD Audio Azalia Device T his option allows you to enable the on -chip Serial AT A operation mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SATA Type T his item allows you to select the on -chip Serial AT A. A770E3 BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration HD Au dio Azalia De vice Azali a Clock Gatin g BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Options Auto Disa bled Enab led...
... Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SATA Channel T his option allows you to control the HD audio device. Options: Native IDE (Default) / RAID / AHCI / Legacy IDE / IDEÆAHCI 22 HD Audio Azalia Device T his option allows you to enable the on -chip Serial AT A operation mode. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled OnChip SATA Type T his item allows you to select the on -chip Serial AT A. A770E3 BIOS Manual SB Azalia Audio Configuration HD Au dio Azalia De vice Azali a Clock Gatin g BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et [ Enabled] [ Disabled] Options Auto Disa bled Enab led...
Bios Setup
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Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 26 A770E3 BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et MAC I D Information : Realt ek PCIE NIC Real tek Option RO M [ Enable] [ Disabled] Enab le/Disable Onbo ard Broadcom PCIE Network Cont roller +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Realtek PCIE NIC T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM T his...
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 26 A770E3 BIOS Manual OnBoard Peripherals Configuration BIOS S ETUP UTILITY Chips et MAC I D Information : Realt ek PCIE NIC Real tek Option RO M [ Enable] [ Disabled] Enab le/Disable Onbo ard Broadcom PCIE Network Cont roller +F1 F1 0 ES C S elect Screen S elect Item C hange Option G eneral Help S ave and Exit E xit vxx.xx (C)C opyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatre nds, Inc. Realtek PCIE NIC T his option allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. Options: Enable (Default) / Disable Realtek Option ROM T his...
Bios Setup
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... making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. Boot Sector Virus Protection T his sub-menu allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Ifthe Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set , then the User Password will not be prompted with to enter a password. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 36 A770E3 BIOS Manual...
... making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. Boot Sector Virus Protection T his sub-menu allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. Change Supervisor Passw ord Setting the supervisor password will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep. Ifthe Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set , then the User Password will not be prompted with to enter a password. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled 36 A770E3 BIOS Manual...