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... the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up . All the information and content above are for the motherboard. 2. This utility only allows storage device with BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher 1. Power on board may be changed without notice. Then, the BIOS Update is a BIOS flashing utility ...providing you an easy and simple way to restart the system. BIOSTAR BIOS flasher BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher is completed. The BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher is completed, asking you are subject to flash the BIOS file. A dialog pops out after BIOS flash...
... the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up . All the information and content above are for the motherboard. 2. This utility only allows storage device with BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher 1. Power on board may be changed without notice. Then, the BIOS Update is a BIOS flashing utility ...providing you an easy and simple way to restart the system. BIOSTAR BIOS flasher BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher is completed. The BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher is completed, asking you are subject to flash the BIOS file. A dialog pops out after BIOS flash...
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Before You Start 1 1.2 Package Checklist 1 1.3 Motherboard Features 2 1.4 Rear Panel Connectors 3 1.5 Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 5 2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU 5 2.2 FAN Headers 7 2.3 Installing System Memory 8 2.4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 12 3.1 How to ...
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Before You Start 1 1.2 Package Checklist 1 1.3 Motherboard Features 2 1.4 Rear Panel Connectors 3 1.5 Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 5 2.1 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU 5 2.2 FAN Headers 7 2.3 Installing System Memory 8 2.4 Connectors and Slots 10 Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup 12 3.1 How to ...
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION MCP6PB M2+ 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you take the motherboard out from dangerous area, such as heat source, humid air and water. 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST IDE Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel for choosing ... short circuits which may damage the equipment. Keep the computer from anti-static bag, ground yourself properly by area or your motherboard version. 1 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...
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION MCP6PB M2+ 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you take the motherboard out from dangerous area, such as heat source, humid air and water. 1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST IDE Cable X 1 Serial ATA Cable X 1 Rear I/O Panel for choosing ... short circuits which may damage the equipment. Keep the computer from anti-static bag, ground yourself properly by area or your motherboard version. 1 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...
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Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM2 / AM2+ AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 CPU computing / Sempron / ...
Motherboard Manual 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES SPEC Socket AM2 / AM2+ AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 x2 CPU computing / Sempron / ...
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... AM2+ CPUs support. 6 This completes the installation. In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to the latest version while using new AM2+ CPUs. Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to boot while using AM2+ CPUs. Due to the latest CPU...
... AM2+ CPUs support. 6 This completes the installation. In this case, please install one standard AM2 CPU to the latest version while using new AM2+ CPUs. Motherboard Manual Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to boot while using AM2+ CPUs. Due to the latest CPU...
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Align a DIMM on the slot so that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 8 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. DIM MA1 DIM MB1 Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules 1.
Align a DIMM on the slot so that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 8 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. DIM MA1 DIM MB1 Motherboard Manual 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules 1.
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C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16) 9 Memory Capacity DIMM ...
C. Dual Channel Memory installation To trigger the Dual Channel function of the motherboard, the memory module must meet the following requirements: Install memory module of the memory module must be the same (x8 or x16) 9 Memory Capacity DIMM ...
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The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives. 40 39 21 10 This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. 2 34 1 33 IDE: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
The IDE connector can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can connect up to two drives. 40 39 21 10 This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. 2 34 1 33 IDE: IDE/ATAPI Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Motherboard Manual 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS FDD: Floppy Disk Connector The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality.
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Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture. PCI1 11 PCI stands for expansion cards. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PEX16_1 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is a bus standard for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. MCP6PB M2+ PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot - This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. - 2X bandwidth over the traditional PCI architecture. PCI1 11 PCI stands for expansion cards. PCI-Express supports a raw bit-rate of 8GB/s totally. - PCI-Express 1.0a compliant. - PEX16_1 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is a bus standard for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. MCP6PB M2+ PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot - This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
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... 16 Assignment N/A N/A N/A Power LED (+) Power LED (+) Power LED (-) Power button Ground Function N/A N/A Power LED Power-on , Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep, and speaker connection. Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions. Pin opened Pin...
... 16 Assignment N/A N/A N/A Power LED (+) Power LED (+) Power LED (-) Power button Ground Function N/A N/A Power LED Power-on , Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, Sleep, and speaker connection. Motherboard Manual CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to connect the PC case's front panel switch functions. Pin opened Pin...
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...21 Pin Assignment 1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 Key SATA1/SATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s. SATA2 SATA1 14... 7 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground 14 Motherboard Manual JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow user to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA...
...21 Pin Assignment 1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused) 3 USB4 USB5 USB+ 6 USB+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 Key SATA1/SATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s. SATA2 SATA1 14... 7 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX4 Ground 5 RX6 RX+ 7 Ground 14 Motherboard Manual JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel These headers allow user to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA...
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... in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 10 Jack Sense 1 9 JCOM: Serial port Connector The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port. 2 10 1 9 Pin Assignment 1 Carrier detect 2 Received data 3 Transmitted data 4 Data terminal ready 5 Signal ground 6 Data set...
... in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 Key 9 Left line in 10 Jack Sense 1 9 JCOM: Serial port Connector The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port. 2 10 1 9 Pin Assignment 1 Carrier detect 2 Received data 3 Transmitted data 4 Data terminal ready 5 Signal ground 6 Data set...
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Motherboard Manual JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on the AC. 6. Power on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 2-3 close ". 5. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. 16 Wait for five seconds. 4. Set the jumper to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Remove AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to avoid damaging the motherboard. 31 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 31 31 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1.
Motherboard Manual JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on the AC. 6. Power on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to "Pin 2-3 close ". 5. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data. 16 Wait for five seconds. 4. Set the jumper to "Pin 1-2 close ". 3. Remove AC power line. 2. Set the jumper to avoid damaging the motherboard. 31 Pin 1-2 Close: Normal Operation (default). 31 31 Pin 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1.
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JUSBPWR2: +5V STB for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3). JUSBPWR1 1 3 3 1 JUSBPWR2 1 3 Pin 1-2 close 1 3 Pin 2-3 close JKB_PWR: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse 1 3 1 3 Pin 1-2 close +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 1 3 Pin 2-3 close +5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBPWR2: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3). Motherboard Manual JUSBPWR1/JUSBPWR2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V STB for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 18
JUSBPWR2: +5V STB for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3). JUSBPWR1 1 3 3 1 JUSBPWR2 1 3 Pin 1-2 close 1 3 Pin 2-3 close JKB_PWR: Power Source Header for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse 1 3 1 3 Pin 1-2 close +5V for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 1 3 Pin 2-3 close +5V STB for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. JUSBPWR2: +5V for USB ports at front panel (JUSB2/JUSB3). Motherboard Manual JUSBPWR1/JUSBPWR2: Power Source Headers for USB Ports Pin 1-2 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V for USB ports at JUSB1/JUSBLAN1. Pin 2-3 Close: JUSBPWR1: +5V STB for PS/2 keyboard and mouse. 18
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Motherboard Manual RAID 1: Every read and write is impaired during drive rebuilds. Fault Tolerance: Yes. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2. ...
Motherboard Manual RAID 1: Every read and write is impaired during drive rebuilds. Fault Tolerance: Yes. Features and Benefits Drives: Minimum 2, and maximum is 2. ...
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... following window after you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for your motherboard and operating system. C. Note: You will auto detect your system, click on each software title to browse for your... motherboard and operating system. The setup guide will list the software available for available manual. Click on the Manual icon to launch the installation program. Manual ...
... following window after you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver CD into your optical drive and install the driver for your motherboard and operating system. C. Note: You will auto detect your system, click on each software title to browse for your... motherboard and operating system. The setup guide will list the software available for available manual. Click on the Manual icon to launch the installation program. Manual ...
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... the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to the optical drive. You can choose JPG or BMP as your computer. Motherboard Manual 5.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1.
... the Autorun function has been enabled. 2. BIOScreen Utility This utility allows you to the optical drive. You can choose JPG or BMP as your computer. Motherboard Manual 5.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1.
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.... 3. CPU fan speed is rotated normally. 3. Or you can: 1. CPU fan is fulfilling with the CPU surface. 2. The CPU cooler surface is over heated, the motherboard will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up the system. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds. 3. Wait for seconds...
.... 3. CPU fan speed is rotated normally. 3. Or you can: 1. CPU fan is fulfilling with the CPU surface. 2. The CPU cooler surface is over heated, the motherboard will shut down automatically One Short beep when system boot-up the system. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds. 3. Wait for seconds...
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... . drive, but system 2. Make sure power cable is inoperative. work 3. second hard drive. 2. Backing up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Replace cable. Motherboard Manual 5.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. 24
... . drive, but system 2. Make sure power cable is inoperative. work 3. second hard drive. 2. Backing up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Replace cable. Motherboard Manual 5.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. Call the drive manufacturers for compatibility with other drives. 24
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Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 仕様 Socket AM2 / AM2+ AMD 64 32ビットと64 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 能で...
Motherboard Manual JAPANESE 仕様 Socket AM2 / AM2+ AMD 64 32ビットと64 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Althlon 64 能で...