ECS Elitegroup A750GM-M (V7.0) [21/74] The motherboard has four usb ports installed on the rear edge i o port array additionally some computer cases have usb ports at the front of the case if you have...

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• Disclaimer p.1
• A750gm m preface p.1
• Copyright p.1
• Federal communications commission fcc p.1
• Trademark recognition p.1
• Preface p.1
• Chatper 7 p.2
• Setting up ejiffy p.2
• Setting up amd sb710 raid configuration p.2
• Preface p.2
• Page 57 p.2
• Declaration of conformity p.2
• Chapter 6 p.2
• Chapter 5 p.2
• Chapter 4 using the motherboard soft ware p.2
• Chapter 3 using bios p.2
• Chapter 2 installing the motherboard p.2
• Chapter 1 introducing the motherboard p.2
• Canadian department of communications p.2
• About the manual p.2
• Trouble shooting p.2
• Tttttable of contents able of contents able of contents able of contents able of contents p.3
• Preface i p.3
• Chapter 3 27 27 27 27 27 p.3
• Chapter 2 77777 p.3
• Chapter 1 1 p.3
• A750gm m toc p.3
• Chapter 7 67 67 67 67 67 p.4
• Chapter 6 57 57 57 57 57 p.4
• Chapter 5 49 49 49 49 49 p.4
• Chapter 4 45 45 45 45 45 p.4
• Introduction p.5
• Introducing the motherboard p.5
• Chapter 1 introducing the motherboard p.5
• Feature p.6
• Chipset p.6
• Processor p.6
• Memory p.6
• Introducing the motherboard p.6
• Onboard lan optional p.7
• Introducing the motherboard p.7
• Integrated i o p.7
• Expansion options p.7
• Bios firmware p.7
• Specifications p.8
• Introducing the motherboard p.8
• Table of motherboard components p.10
• Introducing the motherboard p.10
• Installing the motherboard in a case p.11
• Installing the motherboard p.11
• Choosing a computer case p.11
• Chapter 2 installing the motherboard p.11
• Safety precautions p.11
• Setting jumpers p.12
• Installing the motherboard p.12
• Checking jumper settings p.12
• Clr_cmos p.13
• Usbpwr_r1 p.13
• Usbpwr_f1 p.13
• Jumper settings p.13
• Installing the motherboard p.13
• Checking jumper settings p.13
• Installing the processor p.14
• Installing the motherboard p.14
• Installing hardware p.14
• Before installing the processor p.14
• Installing the motherboard p.15
• Cpu installation procedure p.15
• Installing memory modules p.16
• Installing the motherboard p.16
• Installation procedure p.16
• Ddr3 sdram memory module table p.16
• The following ddr3 1800 1600 1333 1066 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard p.17
• Table a ddr3 memory module qvl qualified vendor list p.17
• Installing the motherboard p.17
• Installing the motherboard p.18
• Installing the motherboard p.19
• Installing add on cards p.19
• Expansion slots p.19
• Installing the motherboard p.20
• Please make sure that the usb cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above a different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up p.21
• Installing the motherboard p.21
• F_usb1 2 front panel usb headers p.21
• Connecting optional devices p.21
• The motherboard has four usb ports installed on the rear edge i o port array additionally some computer cases have usb ports at the front of the case if you have this kind of case use auxiliary usb connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard p.21
• Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices p.21
• This is a header that can ba used to connect to the printer scanner or other devices p.22
• This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access p.22
• These connectors are used to support the new serial ata devices for the highest data transfer rates 3 gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier pc assembly it elimi nates limitations of the current parallel ata interface but maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with parallel ata p.22
• Sata1 4 serial ata connectors p.22
• Lpt onboard parallel port header p.22
• Installing the motherboard p.22
• F_audio front panel audio header p.22
• This is an optional header that provides an s pdif sony philips digital interface output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector p.23
• This detects if the chassis cover has been removed this function needs a chassis equipped with instrusion detection switch and needs to be enabled in bios p.23
• Spdifo spdif out header p.23
• Installing the motherboard p.23
• Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system p.23
• Com onboard serial port header p.23
• Case chassis intrusion detect header p.23
• Installing the motherboard p.24
• Installing serial ata hard drives p.24
• Installing a hard disk drive cd rom sata hard drive p.24
• About sata connectors p.24
• About ide devices p.24
• Installing the motherboard p.25
• Installing the motherboard p.26
• Connecting i o devices p.26
• Installing the motherboard p.27
• Connecting case components p.27
• Connecting 4 pin power cable p.27
• Connecting 24 pin power cable p.27
• Installing the motherboard p.28
• Cpu_fan cooling fan power connector p.28
• Atx_power atx 24 pin power connector p.28
• Atx12v atx 12v power connector p.28
• Users please note that the fan connector supports the cpu cooling fan of 1 a 2 a 26 w max at 12v p.28
• System ground 2 p.28
• Sys_fan fan power connector p.28
• Spk internal speaker p.28
• Power 12v 3 sense sensor p.28
• The front panel header f_panel provides a standard set of switch and led headers commonly found on atx or micro atx cases refer to the table below for information p.29
• Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary contact switch that is normally open when the switch is closed the board resets and runs post p.29
• Supporting the power on off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open the switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off the time requirement is due to internal de bounce circuitry after receiving a power on off signal at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on off signal p.29
• Reset switch p.29
• Power switch p.29
• Power sleep message waiting led p.29
• Installing the motherboard p.29
• Hard drive activity led p.29
• Front panel header p.29
• Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single or dual color front panel mounted led provides power on off sleep and message waiting indication p.29
• Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted led provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive for the led to function properly an ide drive should be connected to the onboard ide interface the led will also show activity for devices connected to the scsi hard drive activity led connector p.29
• This concludes chapter 2 the next chapter covers the bios p.29
• Using bios p.31
• The standard configuration p.31
• Entering the setup utility p.31
• Chapter 3 using bios p.31
• About the setup utility p.31
• When powering on for the first time the post screen may show a cmos settings wrong message this standard message will appear following a clear cmos data at factory by the manufacturer you simply need to load default settings to reset the default cmos values note changes to system hardware such as different cpu memories etc may also trigger this message p.32
• Using bios p.32
• Resetting the default cmos values p.32
• Press the delete key to access the bios setup utility p.32
• Using bios p.33
• Bios navigation keys p.33
• Standard cmos setup p.34
• Sata1 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 p.34
• For the purpose of better product maintenance the manufacture reserves the right to change the bios items presented in this manual the bios setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual bios please visit the manufacture s website for updated manual p.34
• 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 p.34
• Using bios p.34
• This option displays basic information about your system p.34
• Using bios p.35
• Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start up time the devices showed here will be different depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard p.36
• This page sets up more advanced information about your system handle this page with caution any changes can affect the operation of your computer p.36
• This item helps the system to lower the frequency when cpu idles when the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well p.36
• This item enables users to manually set up the hypertransport frequency ranging from auto 1x to 5x p.36
• This item defines if the keyboard num lock key is active when your system is started p.36
• This item allows you to enable or disable the apci advanced programmable inter rupt controller mode apic provides symmetric multi processing smp for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 processors p.36
• St 2nd3rd boot device hard drive cd dvd removable dev p.36
• Quick power on self test enabled enable this item to shorten the power on testing post and have your system start up faster you might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly p.36
• Ht frequency auto p.36
• Boot up numlock status on p.36
• Apic mode enabled p.36
• Amd c q enaled p.36
• Advanced setup p.36
• Using bios p.36
• When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first second and third boot devices p.37
• Using bios p.37
• To return to the main menu setting page p.37
• This page sets up more advanced information about your system handle this page with caution any changes can affect the operation of your computer p.37
• This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard vga display application p.37
• This item is used to show the current share memory size p.37
• Surround view disabled p.37
• Share memory size auto p.37
• Ecs ejiffy function disabled use this item to enable or disable the ecs ejiffy function ejiffy is ecs unique software program for the quick access to the internet without entering o s please refer to chapter 6 to know more about ejiffy p.37
• Current share memory size 128mb p.37
• Boot other device yes p.37
• Ati surround view function only support when using ati pcie graphics card p.37
• Advanced chipset setup p.37
• Onboard audio function enabled p.38
• Using bios p.38
• Integrated peripherals p.38
• Use this item to show the serial ata configuration options disabled compatible enhanced p.38
• Use this item to enable or disable the onboard sata mode p.38
• Use this item to enable or disable the onboard parallel port and to assign a port address p.38
• Use this item to enable or disable the onboard lan function p.38
• Use this item to enable or disable the onboard ide interface p.38
• Use this item to enable or disable the onboard com1 serial port and to assign a port address p.38
• Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio function p.38
• This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system p.38
• Serial port1 address 3f8 irq4 p.38
• Sata configuration enabled p.38
• Parallel port address 378 p.38
• Onboard sata mode ahci p.38
• Onboard lan function enabled p.38
• Onboard lan boot rom disabled use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard lan or a network add in card with a remote boot rom installed p.38
• Onboard ide controller enabled p.38
• Using bios p.39
• Use this item to select the parallel port mode you can select normal standard parallel port ecp extended capabilities port epp enhanced parallel port or bpp bi directional parallel port p.39
• Use this item to enable or disable the usb function p.39
• Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy usb devices setting to auto allows the system to detect the presence of usb device at startup if detected the usb controller legacy mode is enabled if no usb device is detected the legacy usb support is disabled p.39
• Use this item to define how your system suspends in the default s3 the suspend mode is a suspend to ram i e the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory p.39
• Use this item to assign irq to the parallel port p.39
• Use this item to assign a dma channel to the parallel port p.39
• Usb functions enabled p.39
• To return to the main menu setting page p.39
• This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation p.39
• Power management setup p.39
• Parallel port mode ecp p.39
• Parallel port irq irq7 p.39
• Legacy usb support enabled p.39
• Ecp mode dma channel dma3 p.39
• Acpi suspend type s3 p.39
• Using bios p.40
• Using bios p.41
• Use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices p.41
• To return to the main menu setting page p.41
• This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the pci bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability p.41
• Pci pnp configuration p.41
• Init display first pci p.41
• If this item is enabled an irq will be assigned to the pci vga graphics system you set this value to no to free up an irq p.41
• Allocate irq to pci vga yes p.41
• 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 p.42
• This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the cpu fan speed by changing the fan voltage p.42
• Smart fan mode normal p.42
• Smart fan function p.42
• Pc health status p.42
• On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds p.42
• Cpu smart fan control enabled p.42
• Using bios p.42
• To view the following screen p.42
• Using bios p.43
• Using bios p.44
• Using bios p.45
• To return to the main menu setting page p.45
• 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 in stalled in your system p.45
• This item decides the cpu over clocking function frequency installed in your sys tem p.45
• Spread spectrum enabled p.45
• Memory voltage 1 v this item allows users to adjust the ddr3 memory voltage p.45
• If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the emi electro magnetic interference generated by the system p.45
• Frequency voltage control p.45
• Cpu over clocking function disabled p.45
• Auto detect dimm pci clk enabled when this item is enabled bios will disable the clock signal of free dimm pci slots p.45
• Supervisor password p.46
• Load default settings p.46
• Using bios p.46
• Using bios p.47
• User password p.47
• Save exit setup p.47
• Exit without saving p.47
• Using bios p.48
• Updating the bios p.48
• Using the motherboard software p.49
• Chapter 4 using the motherboard software p.49
• Auto installing under windows vista 7 p.49
• About the software dvd rom cd rom p.49
• A750gm m chapter 4 p.49
• Using the motherboard software p.50
• Running setup p.50
• Using the motherboard software p.51
• Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation p.51
• Utility software reference p.52
• Using the motherboard software p.52
• Manual installation p.52
• Setting up the bios p.53
• Setting up a bootable raid array p.53
• Chapter 5 setting up amd sb 700 raid configuration p.53
• Amd raid configuration p.53
• A750gm m chapter 5 p.53
• Entering the raid bios setup p.54
• Configuring the amd raid bios p.54
• Amd raid configuration p.54
• Using the define a new array screen p.55
• Amd raid configuration p.55
• Assigning the disks p.56
• Amd raid configuration p.56
• Amd raid configuration p.57
• Installing the raid drivers p.58
• Amd raid configuration p.58
• Amd raid configuration p.59
• Setting up ejiffy p.61
• Introduction p.61
• Chapter 6 setting up ejiffy p.61
• A750gm m chapter 6 p.61
• Setting up ejiffy p.62
• Installation and bios setup p.62
• Dvd activation p.62
• Setting up ejiffy p.63
• Setting up ejiffy p.64
• Setting up ejiffy p.65
• Entering ejiffy p.65
• Setting up ejiffy p.66
• Feature icons p.66
• Usage faq p.67
• Setting up ejiffy p.67
• Language control panel besides setting english as the default interface ejiffy offers multi language displays and keyboard settings for language switch open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting p.67
• Keyboard language setup p.67
• Setting up ejiffy p.68
• Click to enable all possible language inputs you want to apply and click p.68
• Setting up ejiffy p.69
• How to change display language p.69
• Trouble shooting p.71
• Start up problems during assembly p.71
• Chapter 7 trouble shooting p.71
• B power is on fans are running but there is no display p.71
• A750gm m chapter 7 p.71
• A system does not power up and the fans are not running p.71
• Maintenance and care tips p.72
• C the pc suddenly shuts down while booting up p.72
• Trouble shooting p.72
• Start up problems after prolong use p.72
• Yes yes p.73
• Basic troubleshooting flowchart p.73