ECS A785GM-M manuel d'utilisation

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    Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

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    ii Preface Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications T[...]

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    iii T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction............................................................................................1 Features.....................................................................................[...]

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    iv Integrated Peripherals..................................................................35 Power Management Setup.................................................................36 PCI/PnP Setup...............................................................................37 PC Health Status.......................................................[...]

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    1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Currently , the memory maximum size we have tested is 16 GB. * Thank you for choosing the A785GM-M motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for AMD Phenom TM II processor (socket AM3) for high-end business [...]

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    2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature Processor HyperT ransport TM T echnology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies. • Accommodates AMD Phenom TM II processor (socket AM3) • Supports HyperTransport TM (HT) 3.0[...]

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    3 Introducing the Motherboard Onboard LAN This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66/33 MB/s. Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • One PCI Express x16 slot for Graphics Interface • T wo PCI Express x1 slots • One 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slot • One IDE conn[...]

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    4 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components The above image is for reference only; please take the actual motherboard for detailed parts.[...]

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    5 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components LABE L CO MPO N E NTS 1. C PU Socket Socket for A MD Phenom TM I I processor ( socket A M3) 2. CPU_FAN C PU cooling fan connector 3. DDR 3_1~4 240-pin DDR 3 SDR AM slots 4. ATX_POWER Standard 24- p in ATX p ower connect or 5. ID E Primar y ID E connector 6. SATA 1~6 Seri al ATA connecto[...]

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    6 Introducing the Motherboard Memo[...]

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    7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

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    8 Installing the Motherboard Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.[...]

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    9 Installing the Motherboard Checking clear CMOS button The following illustration shows the location of the clear CMOS button. T o avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS, we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to “Load Default Settings” and then “Save Changes and Exit”. Name T yp e Description Setting (default) CL[...]

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    10 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface- mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage to t[...]

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    11 Installing the Motherboard CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components. 1 Install your CPU. Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90-degree angle. 2 Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU correctly . 3 Press the lever down and[...]

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    12 Installing the Motherboard Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM only . 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 3 Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they ca[...]

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    13 Installing the Motherboard T able A: DDR3 (memory module) QVL (Qualified V endor List) The following memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Ty pe S ize V e ndor M odule N a m e E LP I D A P C 3- 8500U -7- 00 - A P H y nix H Y M T 164U 64Z N F 8- G8 A A M i c r on M T4J T F 6464A Y - 1G1B1 A - D A T A M 3OSS [...]

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    14 Installing the Motherboard Users please be noted that DDR3 1800/1600 MHz is validated to run at 1333 MHz only . Type S ize Ve ndor M odule N am e A eneon AXH 760U D 00- 13G A 98X A - D A T A A D 31333001G OU ( A D 63I 1A 08) A H U 02GF A 33C 9N 1C 78.01GC 6. 9L0 H y nix H M T 112U 6A FP 8C - H 9N 0 A A Ki ngs ton KV R 1333D 3N 9/1G FL FD45 F- B [...]

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    15 Installing the Motherboard Expansion Slots Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these efficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabi[...]

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    16 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

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    17 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SA T A1~6: Serial A T A connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial A T A devices for the highest data transfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly . [...]

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    18 Installing the Motherboard F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. Pi n Signal Name Function 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT 1R 4 PRESENCE# 5 PORT 2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 K E Y Pi n Signal Name 9 PORT 2L 1 0 SENSE2_RETURN Pi n Signal [...]

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    19 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~3: Front Panel USB headers 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. Please make sure[...]

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    20 Installing the Motherboard Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD- ROM drive. About IDE Devices Y our motherboard has one IDE interface . An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. Y ou must orient the cable co[...]

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    21 Installing the Motherboard Refer to the illustration below for proper installation: This motherboard supports the “Hot-Plug” function. 1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard. 2 Attach the other cable end to the SA T A hard drive. 3 Attach the SA T A power cable to the SA T A hard drive and connect the other end to the [...]

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    22 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: DVI Port Use the DVI port to connect the monitor . USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. LAN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the network. HDMI Port Connect the HDMI port to the HDMI [...]

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    23 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Case Components 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_F AN . 2 Connect the standard power supply connector to A TX_POWER . 3 Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_F AN. 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_P ANEL . 5 Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_F AN . 6 Co[...]

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    24 Installing the Motherboard When installing 4-pin power cable, the latch falls on the left side of the A TX12V connector . 4-pin power cable Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2A (26.4W max.) at +12V . 1 G ND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM CPU F AN control Function Pin Signal Name[...]

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    25 Installing the Motherboard PWR_F AN: F AN Power Connectors Pi n Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 +12V 6 +12V 7 +12V 8 +12V A TX_POWER: A TX 24-pin Power Connector 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Gro[...]

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    26 Installing the Motherboard Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on A TX or Micro A TX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Reset Switch Power/Sleep/Message waiting LED Hard Drive Activity LED Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk L[...]

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    27 Using BIOS Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’[...]

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    28 Using BIOS CMOS Setup Utility -- Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. f f f f v02.62 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. f : Move F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Optimized Defaults F1:General Help f f f Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Managemen[...]

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    29 Using BIOS The default BIOS setting for this motherboard applies for most conditions with optimum performance. It is not suggested to change the default values in the BIOS setup and the manufacture takes no responsibility to any dam- age caused by changing the BIOS settings. Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. Th[...]

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    30 Using BIOS 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 manufactur e’s website for updated manual. Standard CMOS Setup This option disp[...]

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    31 Using BIOS Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto) If the feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer . PIO Mode (Auto) Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing. DMA Mode (Auto) DMA capability allows users to improve the t[...]

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    32 Using BIOS Quick Power on Self T est (Enabled) Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster . Y ou might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly . AMD C&Q (Enabled) This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles. When th[...]

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    33 Using BIOS Boot Other Device (Y es) Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page. 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. ECS eJIFFY Function (Disabled) Use this item to enable or disable th[...]

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    34 Using BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer . Internal Graphics Mode (UMA) Use this item to choose the onboard VGA mode. Y ou can select [Disabled] to disable the onboard VGA, [UMA] to use the system memory . [...]

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    35 Using BIOS Integrated Peripherals This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system. Onboard IDE Controller (Enabled) SA T A Configuration (IDE) Use this item to show the Serial A T A Configuration options: Disabled, Compatible, Enhanced. Onboard AUDIO Function (Enabled) Onboard LAN Function (Enabled) Onboard LAN B[...]

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    36 Using BIOS Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Power Management Setup F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Optimized Defaults F1:General Help :[...]

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    37 Using BIOS PCI / PnP Setup This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability . Help Item CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI / PnP Setup F10: Save ESC: Exit +/-/: V alue Enter : Select F9: Optimized Defaults F1:General Help : Move[...]

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    38 Using BIOS PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. -=- System Hardware Monitor-=- Smart Fan Function Press Enter Shutdown T emperature (CPU) Disabled Shutdown T emperature (NB) : 85°C/185°F CPU T emperature : 40°C/104°F NB T em[...]

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    39 Using BIOS SMART Fan Mode (Normal) 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 [...]

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    40 Using BIOS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Smart Fan Function Help Item SMART Fan Control Enabled Smart Fan Mode Manual SMART Fan start PWM value 5 SMART Fan start TEMP . (°C) 6 0 DeltaT1 +3 SMART Fan Slope PWM value 14 PWM value/°C CPU F AN Full Limit T emp 6 8 °C PWR Fan Control Disabled Normal: auto [...]

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    41 Using BIOS System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,...etc. • CPU T emperature • NB T emperature • System T emperature • CPU Fan Speed • PWR Fan Speed • System F AN Speed ?[...]

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    42 Using BIOS M.I.B. II(MB Intelligent BIOS) 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. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. M.I.B.II (MB Intelligent BIOS) Help Item F10: Sa[...]

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    43 Using BIOS Spread Spectrum (Enabled) If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) generated by the system. HT Frequency (Auto) CAS Latency (Tcl) (8 CLK , N/A) Memory CLK (533 MHz, N/A) This item is used to set the memory clock mode. RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) (8 CLK, N/A) This item specifies the Ro[...]

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    44 Using BIOS NB V oltage (+50mV) This item allows users to adjust the Northbridge voltage . SB V oltage (1.20V) This item allows users to adjust the Southbridge voltage . AMD Athlon (tm) II x2 250 Processor This is display-only field and displays the information of the CPU installed in your computer . NB CLK (2000 MHz) This item shows the frequenc[...]

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    45 Using BIOS Supervisor Password (Not Installed) This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. Change Supervisor Password (Press Enter) Y ou can select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. Y ou can use the sub menu to ch[...]

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    46 Using BIOS Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, select [OK] to save and exit, or select [Cancel] to return to the main menu. Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter&g[...]

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    47 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper , change the setting to allow BIOS[...]

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    48 Using BIOS Memo[...]

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    49 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers thr ough the file manager for your OS (for e[...]

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    50 Using the Motherboard Software Setup T ab Application T ab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD. Read Me T ab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD. Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard: 1. Click Setup . The installation program begins[...]

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    51 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. 1. Drivers and software are automa[...]

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    52 Using the Motherboard Software Follow these instructions to Disable V ista UAC function: 1. Go to Control Panel . Method 1. Run Reboot Setup Windows V ista will block startup programs by default when installing drivers after the system restart. Y ou must select taskbar icon Run Blocked Program and run Reboot Setup to install the next driver, unt[...]

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    53 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Select Classic View . 3. Set User Account . 4. Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue .[...]

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    54 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most d[...]

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    55 Using the Motherboard Software HDMI Audio setting SOP OS: XP system 1. Control Panel-->Sound and Audio Device Properties 2 . b. Audio--> Sound playback--> Default device--> HDMI Auido Output a. Audio--> Sound playback--> Default device--> HD Auido Output 3 . b. User Playback HDMI speaker function working a. User Playback Aud[...]

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    56 Using the Motherboard Software OS: Vista system Control Panel--> Soundback--> Sound--> Digital Output Device (HDMI) --> Set Default 1. Volume --> Playback 2. Digital Output Device (HDMI) --> Set Default --> OK User HDMI Playback function working[...]

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    57 Using the Motherboard Software 3. Speaker --> Set Default --> OK User Speaker Palyback function working 4. SPDIF-Out --> Set Default --> OK User SPDIF-Out Playback function working This concludes chapter 4.[...]

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    58 Using the Motherboard Software Memo[...]

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    59 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Suppor t Chapter 5 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Suppor t Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology The Hybrid Graphics ® technology provides significant display performance boost to AMD-based systems by inserting the external PCI Express graphics card and enabling both the discrete GPU and the AMD785G graphics core to rend[...]

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    60 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Suppor t SurroundV iew TM provides the power and convenience of multiadapter , multimonitor support for computers that use a PCI-Express based graphics card in conjunction with A TI integrated graphic processors. And there are two options: Disabled and PCI Express. If SurroundV iew TM set to Disabled , and Init Dis[...]

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    61 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Suppor t 4. Enter Catalyst Control Center , you can see the option of Cr ossFire TM , click it and select Enable CrossFir e TM , then Hybrid Graphics ® starts. T o disable Hybrid Graphics ® , please make sure to cancel Enable Cr ossFir e TM in Catalyst Control Center firstly .[...]

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    62 Hybrid Graphics ® T echnology Suppor t Memo[...]

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    63 AMD RAID Configuration Setting Up a bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable AMD RAID array . Setting Up the BIOS Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals (see Figure 1.1), then press Enter . The Integrated Peripherals screen (or a screen similar to it) appears. Figure 1.2 Integrated Peripherals Screen Use[...]

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    64 AMD RAID Configuration 5 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing Ctrl-F when prompted, and proceed to set up the AMD RAID BIOS as described in the next section. The PC reboots. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. Configuring the AMD RAID BIOS The AMD RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make pa[...]

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    65 AMD RAID Configuration Select [2], then select LD 1 in the following page. 3 The Define LD Menu screen appears (Figure 1.4). Figure 1.4 Define LD Menu Using the Define a New Array Screen If necessary , press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. • Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to [...]

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    66 AMD RAID Configuration Figure 1.5 illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have been assigned as RAID 0 array disks. Figure 1.5 FastBuild Utility—Array Disks Assigned Assigning the Disks 1. Select the Assignment to Y to designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk. 2. Press Ctrl-Y to save the configuration and exit. T[...]

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    67 AMD RAID Configuration Figure 1.7 Main Menu Press ESC to exit. 4 Press Y to reboot. 3. The Main Menu screen appears (Figure 1.7). Figure 1.8 The following screen appears (Figure 1.8).[...]

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    68 AMD RAID Configuration 1 Copy all files in " ...RAIDA TISB750FloppyWin3264" to a floppy disk. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD. Figure 1.10 Windows Setup—Specify Devices Installing the RAID Drivers Y our system may come with a Windows install CD that already includes AMD RAID drivers. If so, then [...]

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    69 AMD RAID Configuration b Select “A T I AHCI Compatible RAID Controller -x86 platform” and press Enter for 32-bit OS or Select “A TI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform” and press Enter for 64-bit OS. The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:. Figure 1.12 Windows Setup—AMD drives listed Press Enter to con[...]

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    70 AMD RAID Configuration Memo[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 71 Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux. Instead of waiting Windows O.S to start execution, eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. V ersion: 1.0 Chapter 7 Setting Up eJIFFY[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 72 Installation and BIOS Setup Y ou need to finish the CD installation first before setting the BIOS. 2. Enter My Computer to find the eJIFFY setup program. 3. Click the setup button to run the eJIFFY software installation program, restart your computer after you finish. 1. Insert the eJIFFY CD in the CD-ROM drive. And follow the [...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 73 4. Press <DEL> or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. Restart your computer . 2. Please refer to ECS website for new eJIFFY application u[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 74 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, Operating system, eJIFFY and BIOS Setup. Click to enter the normal OS you have installed such as Windows. Click to enter eJIFFY OS. Click to set the BIOS. If you click eJIFFY , the following screen will appear . And if y[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 75 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu. ePix: Photo viewing. eW eb: Fir efo x for web br owsing/webmail and watching flash video . Shows eP al on-line connection status. Shut Down/Restart: Ends your session and turns off the computer./Ends your session and restart [...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 76 Usage F AQ Q1: How to download files to hard disk through eW eb? Click on the file link directly . Then select “Save File” in the pop-up window . 3. eW eb supports to open video/audio files online in Flash player format. Due to firefox limitation, the browser does not support files in Real player or Media player formats. 2.[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 77 Q2: How to switch to different languages settings? Step1. Step2.[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 78 2. Then the “Save Image” window appears. Y ou may rename the image file in the “Name” column and save the file in a folder as the following picture shows. 1. Select the image you want to save and press the right key of your mouse to show the menu, then click the option “ Save Image As” from the menu. Q3: How to save[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 79 Enter the ePix window , then click the icon “Folder” located in the upper left-hand corner, then follow the path for the files you have saved to view the image files. Q1: How to find image files saved in hard disk through ePix? ePix: Photo viewing.[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 80 Q2: How to use the fit function under slide show? 1. Click “Edit” and select “Preferences” option from the menu. 2. Click “V iewer” and choose “Keep previous zoom” in “After loading an image”. Close the window and you can use the fit function under slide show now . Note: ePix supports to view image files onl[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 81 “Unmount” is to safely remove the storage devices. T o unplug the external storage devices such as USB drives, users need to clik the “Unmount” prompt as the following picture shows, then the icon will change to , you can remove the device now . Q2: What does it mean for “Unmount Disk”? Mount/Unmount Disk. “Mount?[...]

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    Setting Up eJIFFY 82 Memo[...]