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A55F-M4 USER MANUAL
CPU
Specifications
• AMD A55 ChipsetChipset
• Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture
• 2 x 240-pin DDR3 UDIMM sockets support up to 16 GB
• Supports DDR3
1866*/1600/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Memory
• 1 x PCI Express x16 Gen2 slot
• 1 x PCI Express x1 Gen2 slot
• 1 x PCI slot
• Supported by AMD A55 (Hudson D2)
- 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s devices
Expansion
Slots
Storage
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
• 1 x D-Sub port (VGA)
• 1 x HDMI port (optional)
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports
• 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
• 1 x Audio port (Line in, Line out, Mic_in Rear)
Rear Panel I/O
LAN
• Realtek RTL8111E-VL-CG Giga Lan
• Socket FM1 for AMD A series processors
• Supports CPU up to 100W TDP
Note: Please go to ECS website for the latest CPU support list.
Note: *Due to the limitation of chipset spec, it supports up to
1866 MHz for motherboard with a single DIMM per channel.
Please go to ECS website for the latest Memory support list.
• 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
• 1 x 4-pin 12V Power connector
• 1 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector
• 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional four USB 2.0 ports
• 4 x Serial SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x COM header
• 1 x Case open header
• 1 x SPDIF out header
• 1 x Front panel USB power select jumper
• 1 x Rear USB/PS2 power select jumper
• 1 x Front Panel audio header
• 1 x Front Panel switch/LED header
• 1 x Speaker header
• 1 x Parallel port header(LPT)
• 1 x CLR_CMOS header
Internal I/O
Connectors &
Headers
• VT1705CE 6-Ch High Definition audio CODEC
- 6 Channel High Definiton Audio Codec
- Compliant with HD audio specification
Audio
Содержание
- A55f m4 user manual 1
- Copyright 1
- Disclaimer 1
- Federal communications commission fcc 1
- Preface 1
- Trademark recognition 1
- A55f m4 user manual 2
- About the manual 2
- Canadian department of communications 2
- Declaration of conformity 2
- A55f m4 user manual 3
- Chapter 1 1 3
- Chapter 2 7 3
- Chapter 3 25 3
- Connecting case components 0 3
- Installing the motherboard 7 safety precautions installing the motherboard in a chassis checking jumper settings installing hardware 3
- Introducing the motherboard 1 introduction pakage contents specifications motherboard components i o ports 3
- Preface i 3
- Table of contents 3
- Using bios 25 about the setup utility 5 3
- Using bios 26 3
- A55f m4 user manual 4
- Chapter 4 53 4
- Chapter 5 57 4
- Chapter 6 61 4
- Chapter 7 69 4
- A55f m4 user manual 5
- Chapter 1 5
- Chapter 1 introducing the motherboard 5
- Introduction 5
- Package contents 5
- A55f m4 user manual 6
- Chapter 1 6
- Specifications 6
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- Chapter 1 7
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- Chapter 1 9
- Table of motherboard components 9
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- Chapter 1 10
- I o ports 10
- 1 safety precautions 11
- 2 installing the motherboard in a chassis 11
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- Chapter 2 11
- Chapter 2 installing the motherboard 11
- 3 checking jumper settings 12
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- Chapter 2 12
- 4 1 installing the processor 13
- 4 installing hardware 13
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- Chapter 2 13
- 4 2 installing the cpu cooler 14
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- Chapter 2 14
- 4 3 installing memory modules 15
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- Chapter 2 15
- 4 4 installing add on cards 16
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- Chapter 2 16
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- Chapter 2 17
- 4 5 connecting optional devices 18
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- Chapter 2 18
- Sata1 4 serial ata connectors 18
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- Chapter 2 19
- F_usb1 2 front panel usb 2 headers 19
- Lpt onboard parallel port header 19
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- Chapter 2 20
- Com onboard serial port header 20
- Spdifo spdif out header 20
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- Case chassis intrusion detect header 21
- Chapter 2 21
- F_audio front panel audio header 21
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- Ac 97 audio configuration to enable the front panel audio connector to sup port ac97 audio mode 22
- Chapter 2 22
- 4 6 installing a sata hard drive 23
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- About sata connectors 23
- Chapter 2 23
- Installing serial ata hard drives 23
- 2 sys_fan system cooling fan power connector cpu_fan cpu cooling fan power connector 24
- 4 7 connecting case components 24
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- Chapter 2 24
- 6 atx_power atx 24 pin power connector atx12v atx 12v power connector 25
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- Chapter 2 25
- Connecting 24 pin power cable 25
- Connecting 4 pin power cable 25
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- Chapter 2 26
- Spk speaker 26
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- Chapter 2 27
- Front panel header 27
- Hard drive activity led 27
- Power sleep message waiting led 27
- Power switch 27
- Reset switch 27
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- A55f m4 user manual 29
- About the setup utility 29
- Chapter 3 29
- Chapter 3 using bios 29
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- Chapter 3 30
- Resetting the default cmos values 30
- Using bios 30
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- Advanced 31
- Bios navigation keys 31
- Chapter 3 31
- Default 31
- Language 31
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- Chapter 3 32
- Date time the date and time items show the current date and time on the computer if you are running a windows os these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the windows date and time properties utility 32
- Main menu 32
- System language english this item is used to set system language 32
- This menu shows the information of bios and enables you to set the system language date and time 32
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- Advanced menu 33
- Chapter 3 33
- The advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the cpu and other system 33
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- Chapter 3 34
- Ipv4 6 pxe support enabled use these items to enable or disable the ipv4 6 pxe boot support if disabled ipv4 6 pxe boot option will not be created 34
- Lan configuration 34
- Network stack enabled use this item to enable or disable uefi network stack 34
- Onboard lan controller enabled use this item to enable or disable onboard lan 1 controller 34
- The item in the menu shows the lan related information that the bios automatically detects 34
- To return to the advanced menu page 34
- A55f m4 user manual 35
- Chapter 3 35
- Cpu system smart fan control enabled 35
- On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds 35
- Pc health status 35
- Smart fan mode normal 35
- This item allows you to select the fan mode normal quiet silent or manual for a better operation environment if you choose normal mode the fan speed will be auto adjusted depending on the cpu temperature if you choose quite mode the fan speed will be auto minimized for quiet environment if you choose silent mode the fan speed will be auto restricted to make system more quietly if you choose manual mode the fan speed will be adjust depending on users parameters 35
- This item enables you to define the cpu system by smartly adjusting the cpu sys tem fan when it is set at certain temperature the cpu system fan pwm value will change accordingly 35
- To view the following screen smart fan function 35
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- Chapter 3 36
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- An input signal on the serial ring indicator ri line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state 38
- Chapter 3 38
- Eup function enabled this item allows user to enable or disable eup support 38
- Power led type dual color led this item shows the type of the power led 38
- Power management setup 38
- Resume by pme disabled the system can be turned off with a software command if you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the pci modem or pci lan card you must use an atx power supply in order to use this feature use this item to do wake up action if inserting the pci card 38
- Resume by ps2 kb s3 disabled this item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode 38
- Resume by ps2 ms s3 disabled this item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode 38
- Resume by ring disabled 38
- Resume by usb 1 x 2 s3 disabled this item allows you to enable disable the usb 1 x 2 device wakeup function from s3 mode 38
- This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation 38
- To return to the advanced menu page 38
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- Acpi configuration 39
- Acpi sleep state s3 suspend to ram this item allows user to enter the acpi s3 suspend to ram sleep state default 39
- Chapter 3 39
- The item in the menu shows the highest acpi sleep state when the system enters suspend 39
- To return to the advanced menu page 39
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- Amd c q enabled this item enables or disables the cpu c q function 40
- C6mode enabled this item enables or disables the c6 mode 40
- Chapter 3 40
- Cpb mode auto this item is used to set the cpb mode 40
- Cpu configuration 40
- L1 data cache 64kb 2 way this item shows cpu l1 data cache 40
- L1 instruction cache 64kb 2 way this item shows cpu l1 instruction cache 40
- L2 cache 512kb 16 way this item shows cpu l2 cache 40
- Max speed 2300 mhz this item shows the maximum speed of the cpu 40
- Microcode patch level 3000025 this item shows the microcode revision 40
- No l3 cache present this item shows cpu l3 cache 40
- Sb spread spectrum enabled this item enables or disables the sb clock spread spectrum 40
- The item in the menu shows the cpu 40
- To return to the advanced menu page 40
- A55f m4 user manual 41
- Chapter 3 41
- Sata configuration 41
- Sata mode ide mode use this item to select sata mode 41
- Sata port 1 4 not present this motherboard supports four sata channels and each channel allows one sata device to be installed use these items to configure each device on the sata channel 41
- Serial ata controller enabled this item allows you to enable or disable the serial ata controller 41
- To return to the advanced menu page 41
- Use this item to show the mode of serial sata configuration options 41
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- All usb devices enabled use this item to enable or disable all usb devices 42
- Chapter 3 42
- Legacy usb support enabled use this item to enable or disable support for legacy usb devices 42
- To return to the advanced menu page 42
- Usb configuration 42
- Use this item to show the information of usb configuration 42
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- Change settings auto 43
- Chapter 3 43
- Serial port enabled 43
- Super io configuration 43
- This item allows you to enable or disable serial port device settings io 3f8h irq 4 43
- This item shows the information of the device settings 43
- To return to the super io configuration page 43
- To view the following screen 43
- Use this item to change device settings 43
- Use this item to show the information of super io configuration 43
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- Change settings auto 44
- Chapter 3 44
- Device settings io 378h irq 5 44
- Parallel port enabled 44
- This item allows you to enable or disable parallel port 44
- This item shows the information of the device mode 44
- This item shows the information of the device settings 44
- To return to the advanced menu page 44
- To return to the super io configuration page 44
- To view the following screen 44
- Use this item to change device settings device mode standard printer mode 44
- A55f m4 user manual 45
- Chapter 3 45
- Intel r smart connect technology 45
- Isct configuration enabled use this item to enable disable isct configuration 45
- Isct notification control enabled use this item to enable disable isct notification control 45
- Isct sleep duration value format actual time use this item to select actual time or duration in seconds isct 2 45
- Isct wlan power control enabled use this item to enable disable isct wlan power control 45
- Isct wwan power control enabled use this item to enable disable isct wwan power control 45
- Use this item to show the information of intel r smart connect technology 45
- A55f m4 user manual 46
- Chapter 3 46
- Chipset menu 46
- Crossfire enabled 46
- Igd memory auto this item shows the information of the igd internal graphics device memory 46
- Initate graphic adapter igd this item allows you to select graphics controller to use as the primary boot device 46
- The chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the north bridge chipset south bridge chipset and other system 46
- This item allows you to enableb or disable crossfire function 46
- To return to the chipset menu page 46
- To view the following screen 46
- A55f m4 user manual 47
- Audio configuration this item shows the information of the audio configuration 47
- Azalia hd audio enabled this item enables or disables azalia hd audio 47
- Azalia internal hdmi codec enabled this item enables or disables azalia internal hdmi codec 47
- Case open warning disabled this item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up and the item below indicates the current status of the case 47
- Chapter 3 47
- Chassis opened no this item indicates whether the case has been opened 47
- Note this item will not appear if the motherboard doesnot have the hdmi port please take the actual bios for the standard 47
- Restore ac power loss power off this item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status 47
- To return to the chipset menu page 47
- To view the following screen 47
- A55f m4 user manual 48
- Chapter 3 48
- Cpu ratio voltage auto this item is used to set the cpu ratio voltage memory clock auto this item is used to set the memory clock memory timing configuration this item shows the information of memory timing cas latency tcl 9 this item determines the operation of ddr sdram memory cas column address strobe it is recommended that you leave this item at the default value the 2t setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode memory clock dct0 is none this item shows current memory clock of dct0 memory clock dct1 is ddr 1333 667mhz this item shows current memory clock of dct1 command rate n a 1t this item shows the command rate ras to cas delay trcd n a 9 this item specifies the ras to cas delay to rd wr command to the same bank row precharge time trp n a 9 this item specifies row precharge to active or auto refresh of the same bank ras active time tras n a 24 this item specifies the ras active time cpu over clocking func disabled this item enables or disables cpu over c 48
- M i b iii mb intelligent bios iii menu 48
- This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system the clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system 48
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- Boot configuration this item shows the information of the boot configuration operation system select windows 7 or other os this item is used to select the operation system launch pxe oprom disabled the item enables or disables launch pxe option rom launch storage oprom enabled use this item to enable or disable the storage oprom bootup numlock state on this item enables you to select numlock state quiet boot enabled this item enables or disables quiet boot boot mode select legacy use this item to select boot mode set boot priority this item enables you to set boot priority for all boot devices boot option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 these items show the boot priorities 49
- Boot menu 49
- Chapter 3 49
- This page enables you to set the keyboard numlock state 49
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- Boot option filter uefi and legacy this option controls what devices system can boot to 50
- Chapter 3 50
- Csm parameters oprom execution boot options filter etc 50
- Launch csm always 50
- Launch pxe oprom policy do not launch this controls the execution of uefi and legacy pxe oprom launch storage oprom policy legacy only this controls the execution of uefi and legacy storage oprom launch video oprom policy legacy only this controls the execution of uefi and legacy video oprom other pci device rom priority legacy oprom for pci devices other than network mass storage or video defines which oprom to launch 50
- This option controls if csm will be launched 50
- To see the submenu 50
- To view the following screen 50
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- Administrator password status not install this item shows administrator password installed or not 51
- Chapter 3 51
- Secure boot enabled this item is used to control the secure boot flow it is possible only if system runs in user mode secure boot mode custom this item is used to select secure boot mode when you select standard mode se cure boot policy is fixed when you select custom mode the image execution policy and secure boot key databases are changeable 51
- Secure boot state disabled this item allows you to enable or disable the secure boot state 51
- Security menu 51
- System mode state setup this item shows system mode setup or not 51
- This page enables you to set setup administrator password and user password 51
- User password status not install this item shows user password installed or not 51
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- Chapter 3 52
- Image execution policy scroll to this item to view the following screen 52
- Internal fv option rom removable media fixed media always execute deny ex ecute these items allow you to select image execution policy per device path on security violation only users logged with administrative password can exercise query user policy setting 52
- To return to the security menu page 52
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- Append an entry to kek db dbx this item launches the file browser to append new signature database from the file the file data must be formatted as efi variable with timebased authenticated header 53
- Authorized signature database db this item shows the information of the authorized signature database 53
- Chapter 3 53
- Default key provisioning disabled this item enables or disables you to force oem default secure boot keys if system is in setup mode 53
- Delete the pk kek db dbx this item is used to delete the variable key exchange key database kek this item shows the information of the key exchange key database 53
- Forbidden signature database dbx this item shows the information of the forbidden signature database 53
- Get pk kek db dbx to file this item is used to store secure variable to a file with a matching name in selected file system s root 53
- Key management scroll to this item to view the following screen 53
- Platform key pk this item shows the information of the platform key set pk kek db dbx from file this item launches the file browser to set efi variable from the file the file data must be formatted as efi variable with timebased authenticated header 53
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- Boot override use this item to select the boot device 54
- Chapter 3 54
- Discard changes and exit this item enables you to exit system setup without saving any changes 54
- Discard changes and reset this item enables you to reset system setup without saving any changes 54
- Discard changes this item enables you to discard any changes that you have made 54
- Exit menu 54
- Restore defaults this item enables you to restore the system defaults 54
- Restore user defaults this item enables you to restore user defaults to all the setup options 54
- Save as user defaults this item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults 54
- Save changes and exit this item enables you to exit system setup after saving the changes 54
- Save changes and reset this item enables you to reset the system setup after saving the changes 54
- Save changes this item enables you to save the changes that you have made 54
- Save options this item enables you to save the options that you have made 54
- This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes 54
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- Chapter 3 55
- Updating the bios 55
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- Auto installing under windows xp 7 8 57
- Chapter 4 57
- Chapter 4 using the motherboard software 57
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- Chapter 4 58
- Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to re start a few times to complete the installation 58
- Windows 8 will show the following screen after system restart you must select desktop in the bottom left to install the next driver 58
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- Chapter 4 59
- Ecs utility software intelligent ez utility 59
- Manual installation 59
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- Chapter 4 60
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- Chapter 5 61
- Crossfir 61
- Technology amd dual graphics support 61
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- Chapter 5 62
- Click with your right mouse button on my computer then click the option manage and choose the device manager finally click the display adapters the following screen appears be sure that the external ati graphics ati radeon hd 6670 and onboard graphics radeon hd 6530d or hd6550d are both displaying in the display adapters 62
- Set the crossfire in advanced menu to enabled then press f4 to save the configu ration and exit the bios 62
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- Chapter 5 63
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- Chapter 5 64
- Recommendation 64
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- Chapter 6 65
- Chapter 6 setting up amd a55 raid configuration 65
- Setting up a bootable raid array 65
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- Chapter 6 66
- Configuring the amd raid bios windows xp installation 66
- Entering the raid bios setup 66
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- Chapter 6 67
- Using the define a new array screen 67
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- Assigning the disks 68
- Chapter 6 68
- Figure 1 define ld menu 68
- Figure 1 fastbuild utility array disks assigned 68
- Figure 1 illustrates the define a new array screen after two disks have been assigned as raid 0 array disks 68
- Press ctrl y to save the configuration and exit 68
- Select the assignment to y to designate a free disk to be used as a raid array disk 68
- The define ld menu screen appears figure 1 68
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- Press esc to exit 69
- Press y to reboot 69
- The following screen appears figure 1 69
- The main menu screen appears figure 1 69
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- Chapter 6 70
- Installing the raid drivers 70
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- Chapter 6 71
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- Chapter 6 72
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- Chapter 7 73
- Chapter 7 trouble shooting 73
- Start up problems during assembly 73
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- Chapter 7 74
- Maintenance and care tips 74
- Start up problems after prolong use 74
- Basic troubleshooting flowchart 75
- S e y s e y 75
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- Chapter 7 76
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