Biostar TA790GX A3+ Owner's manual

TA790GX A3+Setup Manual

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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 ..................................... 13

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 13

3.2 Detail Settings.................................................................................. 13

Chapter 4: (Hybrid) CrossFireX Function................................ 19

4.1 CrossFireX Requirements................................................................ 19

4.2 CrossFireX Installation .................................................................... 19

4.3 Hybrid CrossFireX Requirements .................................................. 20

4.4 Hybrid CrossFireX Installation....................................................... 20

4.5 Operation Modes Supporting List ................................................. 21

Chapter 5: RAID Functions ..................................................... 22

5.1 Operating System............................................................................ 22

5.2 Raid Arrays ...................................................................................... 22

5.3 How RAID Works............................................................................. 22

Chapter 6: T-Series BIOS & Software ..................................... 26

6.1 T-Series BIOS..................................................................................... 26

6.2 T-Series Software ............................................................................. 34

Chapter 7: Useful Help ............................................................ 44

7.1 Driver Installation Note.................................................................. 44

7.2 Extra Information............................................................................ 45

7.3 AMI BIOS Beep Code....................................................................... 46

7.4 Troubleshooting............................................................................... 47

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ...................................... 48

German.................................................................................................................. 48

French .................................................................................................................... 50

Italian..................................................................................................................... 52

Spanish ................................................................................................................... 54

Portuguese ............................................................................................................ 56

Polish...................................................................................................................... 58

Russian ................................................................................................................... 60

Arabic..................................................................................................................... 62

Japanese ................................................................................................................ 64

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 B

EFORE YOU START

Thank you for choosing our product. 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 take the motherboard out from anti-static

bag, ground yourself properly by touching any safely

grounded appliance, or use grounded wrist strap to

remove the static charge.

 Avoid touching the components on motherboard or the

rear side of the board unless necessary. Hold the board

on the edge, do not try to bend or flex the board.

 Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the

case after installation. Loose parts will cause short

circuits which may damage the equipment.

 Keep the computer from dangerous area, such as heat

source, humid air and water.

1.2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST

IDE Cable X 1

Serial ATA Cable X 2

Serial ATA Power Cable X 1

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1

User’s Manual X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1

DCCFX-P2 Paddle Card X 1

FDD Cable X 1 (optional)

USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

S/PDIF out Cable X 1 (optional)

Note: The package contents may be different due to area or your motherboard version.

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1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

CPU

Socket AM3

AMD Phenom II processors

AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

comput ing

Supports Hyper Transport 3.0 and PowerNow

FSB

Support HyperTransport 3.0

Supports up to 5.2 GT/s Bandwidth

Chipset

AMD 790GX

AMD SB750

Super I/O

ITE 8718

Provides the most common ly used legacy

Super I/O functionality.

Low Pin Count Interface

Environment Control in it iatives,

H/W Monitor

Fan Speed Contro ller

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

Main

Memory

DIMM Slots x 4

Each DIMM supports 256MB/512MB/

1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3

Max Memory Capicity 16GB

Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memory modu le

Supports DDR3 1333 / 1066 / 800

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported

Graphics

Radeon HD 3300

Onboard side port memory 128MB DDR2

Max Shared V id eo Memory is 512MB

DX10/UVD/HDCP support

(Hybrid) CrossFireX support (by ATI driver)

IDE

AMD SB750

Ultra DMA 33 / 66 / 100 / 133 Bus Master Mode

supports PIO Mode 0~4,

SATA II

AMD SB750

Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s.

SATA Version 2.0 s pecif icat ion co mp liant.

RAID 0,1,5,1+0 support

LAN

Realtek RTL 8111DL

10 / 100 Mb/s / 1Gb/s auto negotiation

Half / Full duplex capability

Sound

ALC888

7.1channels audio out

Supports HD Audio

IEEE 1394

LSI FW322 1394a

PCI Slot x2 Supports PCI expansion cards

PCI Express Gen2 x16 Slot x2 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x16 expansion cards Slots

PCI Express Gen2 x1 Slot x2 Supports PCI-E Gen2 x1 expansion cards

Floppy Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 Floppy drives

IDE Connector x1 Each connector supports 2 IDE device

SATA Connector x6 Each connector supports 1 SATA devices

Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

CD-in Connector x1 Supports CD audio-in function

S/PDIF out Connector x1 Supports digital audio out function

On Board

Connector

CPU Fan Header x1 CPU Fan power supply (with Smart Fan function)

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SPEC

System Fan Header x2 System Fan Power supply

CMOS clear Header x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default

USB Connector x3 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports

IEEE 1394 Connector x1 Connects to IEEE 1394 device

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects to Power supply

Power Connector (4pin) x2 Connects to Power supply

Back Panel

I/O

PS/2 Keyboard x1

PS/2 Mouse x1

HDMI port x1

VGA port x1

DVI-D port x1

LAN port x1

USB Port x4

Audio Jack x6

Connects to PS/2 Keyboard

Connects to PS/2 Mouse

Connect to HDTV

Connect to D-SUB monitor

Connect to DVI monitor

Connect to RJ-45 ethernet cable

Connect to USB devices

Provide Audio-In/Out and microphone connection

Board Size

244 mm (W) x 305 mm (L) ATX

OS Support

Windows XP / Vista 32 / Vista 64

Biostar reserves the right to add or remove support

for any OS With or without notice.

1.4 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS

Line In

Line Out

Mic In

Center

Rear

Side

PS/2

Mousd

LAN

USBX2PS/2

Keyboard

HDMI

DVI-D

VGA

IEEE 1394

USBX2

NOTE: The HDMI and DVI-D ports both can provide digital video signals out-put function, but

these two interfaces cannot work at the same time. The chipset uses the same channel

to control HDMI and DVI-D, so these ports cannot transmit video signal to different display

panels simultaneously.

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1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

JKBMS1

JHDMI1

VGA

DVI

J1394_US1

JUSBLAN1

JAUDIO2

JATX PWR3

JC DIN1

JATX PWR1

JNFAN1

LAN

PEX1_1

PEX16_1

PEX1_2

PCI 2

PCI 1

PEX16_2

BAT1

Co dec

JAUDIOF1

JSPDIF_OUT1

J1394_1

FDD1

JUSB5 JUSB3 JUSB4

JPANEL1

PWRSW1

RST SW 1

JCMOS1

JSFAN1

BI OS

Super I/O

SATA1-2

SATA3-4

SATA5-6

L E D_ D1

L E D_ D2

PHASE1_LED

PHASE2_LED

PHASE3_LED

PHASE4_LED

IDE1

JATXPW R2

JCFAN1

DDR3_A1

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A2

DDR3_B2

Socket AM3

AMD

790GX

AMD

SB75 0

Note: ■ represents the 1

st

pin.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 I

NSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Step 1: Remove the socket protection cap.

Step 2: Pull the lever toward direction A from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 3: Look for the white triangle on socket, and the gold triangle on

CPU should point towards this white triangle. The CPU will fit only

in the correct orientation.

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Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct

B to complete the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU

FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

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2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan

cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer.

Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to

pin#1.

JCFAN1: CPU Fan Header

Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

3

FAN RPM rate

sense

14

4 Smart Fan

Control (By Fan)

JNFAN1: NorthBridge Fan Header

JSFAN1: System Fan Header

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12V

JNFAN1

JSFAN1

13

3

FAN RPM

rate sense

Note:

The JCFAN1, JNFAN1, and JSFAN1 support 4-pin and 3-pin head connectors. When

connecting with wires onto connectors, please note that the red wire is the positive and

should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to

GND.

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2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY

A. DDR3 Modules

DDR3_A1

DDR3_B1

DDR3_A2

DDR3_B2

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a

DIMM on the slot such 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.

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B. Memory Capacity

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR3 Module

Total Mem ory

Size

DDR3_A1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR3_B1 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR3_A2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

DDR3_B2 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB

Max is 16GB.

C. Dual Channel Memory installation

Please refer to the following requirements to activate Dual Channel

function:

Install memory module of the same density in pairs, shown in the table.

Dual Channel Status

DIMMA1

DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2

Enabled O O X X

Enabled X X O O

Enabled O O O O

(O means memory installed, X means memory not installed.)

The DRAM bus width of the memory module must be the same (x8 or

x16)

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K,

720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the

provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

133

234

IDE1: IDE/ATAPI Connector

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced IDE Controller 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.

1

39

2

40

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PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot (x16/x8 Speed)

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture.

- x16 Speed Mode: Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s

simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 16GB/s

totally. (Must be with DCCFX-P2 in PEX16_2)

- x8 Speed Mode: Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s

simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s

totally. (Without DCCFX-P2 in PEX16_2 or using

CrossFireX)

- PEX16_1 slot is reserved for graphics or video cards. The design of this

motherboard supports dual PCI-Express graphics cards using CrossFireX

technology with multiple displays. When using CrossFireX, this slot is

master and runs with x8 speed.

- To make this slot run with x16 speed, please insert the Paddle Card

DCCFX-P2 into PEX16_2.

PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot (x8 Speed)

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture.

- x8 Speed Mode: Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 4GB/s

simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 8GB/s

totally.

- PEX16_2 slot is reserved for graphics or video cards. The design of this

motherboard supports dual PCI-Express graphics cards using CrossFireX

technology with multiple displays. This slot is slave when using CrossFireX.

- Note: NVIDIA Dual Graphics is not supported

PEX16_1

PEX16_2

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PEX1_1/PEX1_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slots

- PCI-Express 2.0 compliant.

- Data transfer bandwidth up to 500MB/s per direction; 1GB/s in total.

- PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bit-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins.

- 2X bandwidth over the PCI-Express 1.1 architecture.

PEX1_1

PEX1_2

PCI1~PCI2: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 2 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for

Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion

cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

PCI2

PCI1

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 H

OW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is

placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is

“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and

speaker connection. It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch

functions.

P

W

R

_

L

E

D

R

S

T

H

L

E

D

S

P

K

+

-

1

916

8

O

n

/

O

f

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 9 N/A

2 N/A 10 N/A

N/A

3 N/A 11 N/A N/A

4 Speaker

Speaker

Connector

12 Power LED (+)

5 HDD LED (+) 13 Power LED (+)

6 HDD LED (-)

Hard drive

LED

14 Power LED (-)

Power LED

7 Ground 15 Power button

8 Reset control

Reset button

16 Ground

Power-on button

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JATXPWR2: AT X Power Source Connector

This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX

power supply.

1

12

13

24

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 Ground 3 Ground

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 Ground 5 Ground

18 Ground 6 +5V

19 Ground 7 Ground

20 NC 8 PW_OK

21 +5V 9 Standby Voltage+5V

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 Ground 12 +3.3V

JATXPWR3: AT X Power Source Connector

This connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit.

Assignment

1 +12V

2 +12V

3 +12V

4 +12V

5 Ground

6 Ground

7 Ground

14

85

8 Ground

Note:

Before power on the system, please make sure that both JATXPWR2 and JATXPWR3

connectors have been plugged-in.

If the CPU power plug is 4-pin, please plug it into Pin 1-2-5-6 of JATXPWR3.

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JATXPWR1: Auxiliary Power for Graphics

This connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards. Exclusive

power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance.

Assignment

1 +12V

2 Ground

3 Ground

4 VCC

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JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting

and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging

the motherboard.

31

Pin 1-2 Close:

Normal Operation (default).

13

31

Pin 2-3 Close:

Clear CMOS data.

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

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SATA1-2/SATA3-4/SATA5-6: Serial ATA Connectors

The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 6 channels SATA interface,

it satisfies the SATA 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3.0Gb/s.

SATA1-2 SATA3-4 SATA5-6

JUSB3~JUSB5: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel

This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel,

and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

Assignment

1 +5V (fused)

2 +5V (fused)

3 USB-

4 USB-

5 USB+

6 USB+

7 Ground

8 Ground

9 Key

1

2

9

10

JUSB5

JUSB3

JUSB4

10 NC

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JAUDIOF1: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front

panel. This header allows only HD audio front panel connector; AC’97 connector

is not acceptable.

Assignment

1 Mic Left 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

2

9

10

JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.

Assignment

1 +5V

2 SPDIF_OUT

13

3 Ground

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices,

like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.

Assignment

1 Left Channel Input

2 Ground

3 Ground

1

4

4 Right Channel Input

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On-Board LED Indicators

There are 6 LED indicators showing system status.

LED_D1

LED_D2

PHASE2_LED

PHASE1_LED

PHASE4_LED

PHASE3_LED

LED1 & LED2: Debug Indicators

PH1 ~ PH4: Power Status Indicators

Please refer to the tables below for specific messages:

LED1 LED2 Message

ON ON Normal

ON OFF Memory Error

OFF ON VGA Error

OFF OFF Abnormal: CPU / Chipset error.

PHASE1_LED~PHASE4_LED Phase Indicator

ON Phase Active

OFF Phase Disable

On-Board Buttons

There are 2 on-board buttons.

RSTSW1

PWRSW1

PWRSW1: Power Switch button.

RSTSW1: Reset button.

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