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ECS Elitegroup A790GXM-AD3 [10/72] Introducing the motherboard

Introducing the Motherboard

Motherboard Components

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motherboard for detailed parts.

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Copyright 3
Disclaimer 3
Federal communications commission fcc 3
Preface 3
Trademark recognition 3
About the manual 4
Canadian department of communications 4
Declaration of conformity 4
Preface 4
Chapter 1 1 5
Chapter 2 77777 5
Chapter 3 25 25 25 25 25 5
Preface i 5
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Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 6
Chapter 5 53 53 53 53 53 6
Chapter 6 59 59 59 59 59 6
Chapter 1 introducing the motherboard 7
Introducing the motherboard 7
Introduction 7
Chipset 8
Feature 8
Introducing the motherboard 8
Processor 8
Bios firmware 9
Expansion options 9
Integrated i o 9
Introducing the motherboard 9
Memory 9
Onboard lan 9
Introducing the motherboard 10
Motherboard components 10
Introducing the motherboard 11
Table of motherboard components 11
Chapter 2 installing the motherboard 13
Choosing a computer case 13
Installing the motherboard 13
Installing the motherboard in a case 13
Safety precautions 13
Installing the motherboard 14
Before installing the processor 15
Installing hardware 15
Installing the motherboard 15
Installing the processor 15
Cpu installation procedure 16
Ddr3 sdram memory module table 16
Installing memory modules 16
Installing the motherboard 16
Installation procedure 17
Installing the motherboard 17
Installing the motherboard 18
Table a ddr3 memory module qvl qualified vendor list 18
The following ddr3 1333 1066 800 memory modules have been tested and quali fied for use with this motherboard 18
Expansion slots 19
Installing add on cards 19
Installing the motherboard 19
Installing the motherboard 20
Connecting optional devices 21
Installing the motherboard 21
Sata1 6 serial ata connectors 21
F_audio front panel audio header for azalia 22
F_usb1 3 front panel usb headers 22
Installing the motherboard 22
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 22
Spdifo spdif out header 22
The motherboard has six usb ports installed on the rear edge i o port array addi tionally 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 22
This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access 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 22
About ide devices 23
About sata connectors 23
Installing a hard disk drive cd rom sata hard drive 23
Installing serial ata hard drives 23
Installing the motherboard 23
Installing the motherboard 24
Connecting i o devices 25
Installing the motherboard 25
Connecting 24 pin power cable 26
Connecting case components 26
Installing the motherboard 26
Atx_power atx 24 pin power connector 27
Connecting 8 pin power cable 27
Cpu_fan cooling fan power connector 27
Installing the motherboard 27
Pwr_fan sys_fan nb_fan fan power connectors 27
Atx12v atx 12v power connector 28
Atx4p auxiliary power connector for graphics interface 28
Front panel header 28
Installing the motherboard 28
Make sure to connect a 4 pin atx power cable to atx4p otherwise the system will be unstable 28
Spk internal speaker 28
The front panel header panel provides a standard set of switch and led headers commonly found on full atx atx or micro atx cases refer to the table below for information 28
Hard drive activity led 29
Installing the motherboard 29
Power sleep message waiting led 29
Power switch 29
Reset switch 29
About the setup utility 31
Chapter 3 using bios 31
Entering the setup utility 31
The standard configuration 31
Using bios 31
Bios navigation keys 32
Using bios 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 33
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 33
Ide master slave sata1 6 33
Standard cmos setup 33
This option displays basic information about your system 33
Using bios 33
Your computer has one ide channel which can be installed with one or two devices master and slave in addition this motherboard supports six sata channels and each channel allows one sata device to be installed use these items to configure each device on the ide channel 33
Using bios 34
Advanced setup 35
Amd c q enabled this item helps the system to lower the frequency when cpu idles when the frequency decreases the temperature will drop automatically as well 35
Apic mode enabled this item allows you to enable or disable the apic advanced programmable inter rupt controller mode apic provides symmetric multi processing smp for sys tems allowing support for up to 60 processors 35
Boot up numlock status on this item defines if the keyboard num lock key is active when your system is started 35
Enhanced halt c1e disabled this item enables or disables enhanced halt 35
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 35
St 2nd 3rd boot device hard drive cd dvd removable dev 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 35
This page sets up more advanced information about your system handle this page with caution any changes can affect the operation of your computer 35
Using bios 35
Boot other device yes 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 36
Hard disk drives press enter 36
To return to the advanced setup page 36
To return to the main menu setting page 36
To view the following screen 36
Using bios 36
Advanced chipset setup 37
Dct unganged mode always this item is used to select the dct mode dram controller mode 37
Gfx clock override disabled use this item to enable or disable gfx clock override 37
Hdmi audio enabled 37
Init display first pci use this item to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot devices 37
Internal graphics mode uma use this item to choose the onboard vga mode you can select disabled to disable the onboard vga uma to use the system memory sideport to use the onboard memory 37
Share memory size auto this item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard vga display application 37
This item is used to enable or disable the nb hdmi audio support 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 37
To return to the main menu setting page 37
Using bios 37
Warning if disabled internal graphics mode please load default to enable it 37
Integrated peripherals 38
Legacy usb support enabled use this item to enable or disable support for legacy usb devices 38
Onboard audio function enabled use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio function 38
Onboard ide controller enabled use this item to enable or disable the onboard ide interface 38
Onboard jmb361 ahci ide mode use this item to select onboard jmb361 mode 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 38
Onboard lan function enabled use this item to enable or disable the onboard lan function 38
Onboard sata mode enabled use this item to enable or disable the onboard sata mode 38
Sata configuration native ide use this item to show the serial ata configuration options disabled compatible enhanced 38
This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system 38
To return to the main menu setting page 38
Usb functions enabled use this item to enable or disable the usb function 38
Using bios 38
Power management setup 39
Using bios 39
Allocate irq to pci vga yes if this item is enable an irq will be assigned to the pci vga graphics system you set this value to no to free up an irq 40
Pci pnp setup 40
Resume on rtc alarm disabled the system can be turned off with a software command if you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s rtc realtime clock use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm you must use an atx power supply in order to use this feature 40
This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the pci bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability 40
To return to the main menu setting page 40
Using bios 40
On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds 41
Pc health status 41
Smart fan control enabled 41
Smart fan function 41
Smart fan start pwm value 40 41
Smart fan start temp c 50 41
This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the system fan speed by changing the fan voltage 41
This item is used to set the start pwm value of the smart fan 41
This item is used to set the start temperature of the smart fan 41
To view the following screen 41
Using bios 41
Using bios 42
Cpu frequency ctrl disabled use this item to enable or disable cpu frequency controller 43
Dram frequency auto 43
M i b mb intelligent bios 43
Memory configuration 43
This item enables users to adjust the dram frequency the default setting is auto and we recommend users leave the setting unchanged modify it at will may cause the system to be unstable 43
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 43
To view the following screen 43
Using bios 43
Using bios 44
Load default settings 45
Supervisor password 45
Using bios 45
Exit without saving 46
Save exit setup 46
User password 46
Using bios 46
Updating the bios 47
Using bios 47
About the software cd rom 49
Auto installing under windows xp vista 49
Chapter 4 using the motherboard software 49
Using the motherboard software 49
Running setup 50
Using the motherboard software 50
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 51
During the windows vista driver auto setup procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver after the system restart 51
Using the motherboard software 51
Method 1 run reboot setup 52
Method 2 disable uac user account control 52
Using the motherboard software 52
Using the motherboard software 53
Manual installation 54
Using the motherboard software 54
Utility software reference 54
Hdmi audio setting sop 55
Os xp system 55
Using the motherboard software 55
Os vista system 56
Using the motherboard software 56
This concludes chapter 4 57
Using the motherboard software 57
Ati crossfire 59
Chapter 5 ati crossfire 59
Installation and use of crossfire 59
Requirements 59
Technology 59
Technology hybrid graphic 59
Technology support 59
Ati crossfire 60
Func tion 60
Table a supported pci express vga card list for crossfire 60
Technology hybrid graphic 60
Technology support 60
Ati crossfire 61
Technology hybrid graphic 61
Technology support 61
Ati crossfire 62
Hybrid graphic 62
Technology 62
Technology hybrid graphic 62
Technology support 62
Ati crossfire 63
Technology hybrid graphic 63
Technology support 63
Ati crossfire 64
Technology hybrid graphic 64
Technology support 64
Amd raid configuration 65
Chapter 6 setting up amd sb750 raid configuration 65
Setting up a bootable raid array 65
Setting up the bios 65
Amd raid configuration 66
Configuring the amd raid bios 66
Entering the raid bios setup 66
Amd raid configuration 67
Using the define a new array screen 67
Amd raid configuration 68
Assigning the disks 68
Amd raid configuration 69
Amd raid configuration 70
Installing the raid drivers 70
Amd raid configuration 71

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