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    A960D+ Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residenti al installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radia[...]

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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 ................................[...]

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    A960D+ 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 B EFORE Y OU S TART Thank you for choosing our product. Before you st art installi ng the motherboard, please make sure you foll ow the instructions below:  Prepare a dry and stable worki ng environment with suf ficient lighting.  Always disconnect the com puter from power outlet before operation.  Befo[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 M OTHERBOARD F EATURES SPEC CPU Socket AM3 / AM3+ AMD Sempron / Athlon II / Phenom II /FX processors (Maximum Watt: 125W) AMD 64 Architecture enable s 32 and 64 bit computing Supports Hyper T ransport 3.0 FSB Support Hyper T ransport 3.0 Supports up to 4.4 GT/s Bandwi dth Chipset AMD 760G AMD SB710 Super I/O ITE 8728F-BX Pr[...]

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    A960D+ 3 SPEC Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function CPU F an Header x1 CPU F an power sup ply (with Smart Fan function) System F an Header x1 System F an Power supply CMOS Clear Jumper x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default setti ng USB Connector x2 Each connector supports 2 fr ont panel USB ports Power Connector (24pin) x1 [...]

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    Motherboard Manual 4 1.5 M OTHERBOARD L AYOUT Note: ■ represents the 1st pin.[...]

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    A960D+ 5 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 I NSTALLING C ENTRAL P ROCESSING U NIT (CPU) Step 1: Locate the CPU so cket on the motherboard Step 2: Pull t he socket locking out from the socket and then rai se the lever up to a 90-degree angel. Step 3: Look for the white t riangle on socket, and the gold triangle on CPU should point towards this wh[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 6 Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly , and then close the lever to locked the position. Note: 1. This MB is designed for AMD 125W AM 3/AM3+ CPU, pleases check the CPU TDP spec before you install it on MB AM3+ CPU TDP spec from below weblink: http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/ processors/amdfx/Pages/amdfx-model- number-comparis[...]

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    A960D+ 7 2.2 I NSTALL A H EATSINK Step 1: Place the heatsink and fan assembly onto the retention frame. Mat ch the heatsink clip with the socket mounting- lug. Hook the spring clip to the mounting-lug. Step 2: On the other side, push the retention clip straight down to lock into the plastic lug on the retention frame, and then press do wn the locke[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 8 2.3 F AN H EADERS These fan headers support coolin g-fans built in the computer . Th e fan cable and connector may be different d ue to the fan manufacturer . Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 F AN RPM rat e sense 4 Smart Fan [...]

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    A960D+ 9 2.4 I NSTALLING S YSTEM M EMORY A. Memory Modules 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressi ng the retaining clip s outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that t he notch on the DIMM ma tches the break on the Slot. 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the ret aining chip snap back in place an d the DIMM is properly seated. No[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 10 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module T ot al Memory Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/ 2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/ 2GB/4GB/8GB Max is 16GB. C. Dual Channel Memory installati on Please refer to the following requir ement s to activate Dual Channel function: Install memory module of the same de nsity in pairs, shown in th[...]

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    A960D+ 11 2.5 C ONNECTO RS AND S LOTS SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SA T A Controller with 4channels SA T A interface, it satisfies the SA T A 2.0 spec and with transfer rate of 3Gb/s. Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX+ 3 TX- 4 Ground 5 RX- 6 RX+ 7 Ground IDE1: Hard Disk Connector The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced P[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 12 ATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector This connector provides +12V to CPU power circuit. Pin Assignment 1 +12V 2 +12V 3 Ground 4 Ground ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allo ws user to connect 24-pin power connector on the A TX power supply . Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V 14 -12V 2 +3.3V 15 Gro[...]

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    A960D+ 13 PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s simultaneously per direction, for an aggregate of 16GB/s totally . - PCI-Express Gen2 supports a raw bi t-rate of 5.0Gb/s on the data pins. PEX1_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x1 Slot - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Data transfer bandwidt[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 14 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 H OW TO S ETUP J UMPERS 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 opene d Pin closed Pin1-2 closed 3.2 D ETAIL S ETTINGS JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper Placing the jumper [...]

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    A960D+ 15 PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin connector includes Po wer-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allows user to connec t the PC case’s front p anel switch functions. 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 S peaker Connector 12 Power LED (+) 5 HDD [...]

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    Motherboard Manual 16 F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allo ws user to connect the front aud io output cable with the PC front panel. This header allows only HD audi o front panel connector; AC’97 connector is not acceptable. Pin A s signment 1 Mic Left in 2 Ground 3 Mic Right in 4 GPIO 5 Right line in 6 Jack Sense 7 Front Sense 8 K[...]

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    A960D+ 17 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 D RIVER I NSTALLATION N OTE After you installed y our operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver DVD into your optical drive and install the driver for better system performance. Y ou will see the following window af ter you insert the DVD The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and opera t[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 18 4.2 S OFTWARE Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup DVD to the optical drive. T he drivers installation program would appear if t he Autorun function has been enabled. 2. Select Sof tware Installation , and then click on the respective software title. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note1: [...]

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    A960D+ 19 After filling up this information, click “ Send ” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking for your con firmation; click “ Send ” to confirm or “ Do Not Send ” to cancel. If you want to save this information to a .t xt file, click “ Sa ve As … ” and then you will see a saving dialog ap pears asking you [...]

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    Motherboard Manual 20 4.3 BIOS S ETUP BIOS Update is a convenient utilit y which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Update BIOS wit h a BI OS f il e S how current BIO S i nform ati o n S ave current B IO S to a .bin fi le Update B IOS from the Internet <Backup BIOS> Once click on this button, the sa ving dialog w[...]

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    A960D+ 21 <Update BIOS > Before doing this, please downl oad the pr oper BIOS file from the website. Then click Update BIOS button, a dialog will show for asking you backup current BIOS. Click Ye s for BIOS backup and refer to the Backup BIOS procedure; or click No to skip this procedure. After the BIOS Backup procedure, the open dialog will [...]

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    Motherboard Manual 22 BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providi ng you an easy and simple way to update your BIOS via USB pen drive or flo ppy disk. The BIO-Flasher is built in the B IOS chip. T o enter the utility , press <F12> during the Power-On Self T ests (POST) procedure while booting up. Updating BIOS with BIO-Flasher [...]

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    A960D+ 23 4.4 T ROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power LED does not shine; the fan of the power supply does not work 2. Indicator light on keyboard does not shine. 1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in. 2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support. System is inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power [...]

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    Motherboard Manual 24 CPU Overheated If the system shutdo wn automatically aft er power on system for seconds, that means the CPU prot ection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. In this case, please double che ck: 1[...]

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    A960D+ 25 4.5 RAID F UNCTION Operating System Supports Windows Vista , Windows 7 and Windows 8. Raid Arrays RAID supports the following types of RAID arrays: RA ID 0: RAID 0 defines a disk striping scheme that improv es disk read and write times for many applications. RA ID 1: RAID 1 defines techniques for mirroring data. RAID 10: RAID 10 combines [...]

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    Motherboard Manual 26 RAID 1: Every read and write is actuall y carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) copy o f th e data can r eside on the same disk or on a second redundant drive in the array. RAID 1 pr ovides a hot-standby copy of data if the active volume or drive is corrupted or becomes un[...]

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    A960D+ 27 RAID 10: RAID 1 drives can be stripped us ing RA ID 0 techniques. Resultin g in a RAID 10 solution for improved resiliency, pe rformance and rebui ld performance. Features an d Benefits - Drives: Minimum 4, and maximum is 6 or 8, depending on the platform. - Benefits: Optimizes for both fault toleranc e and performance, allowing for autom[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 28 APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES G ERMAN Spezi fikat ionen CPU Sockel AM3 / AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX Prozessoren (Maximales Watt: 125W) Die AMD 64-Architektur unterstützt eine 32 -Bit- und 64-Bit-Datenverarbeitung Unterstützt Hyper T ransport 3.0 FSB Unterstützt Hyper T ransport 3.0 mit einer Bandbreite v[...]

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    A960D+ 29 Spezi fikat ionen SA T A-Anschluss x4 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 1 SAT A -Laufwerk IDE-Anschluss x1 Jeder Anschluss unterstützt 2 IDE-Lau fwerke Fronttafelanschluss x1 Unterstützt die Fronttafelfunktionen Front- Audioanschluss x1 Unterstützt die Fronttafel-Audioanschlussfunktion CPU-Lüfter-Sockel x1 CPU-Lüfterstromversorgungsanschl[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 30 F RENCH SPEC UC Socket AM3 / AM3+ Processeurs AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX (Watt maximum : 125W) L 'archite cture AMD 64 permet l e calcul 32 et 64 bits Prend en charge Hyper T ransport 3.0 Bus frontal Prend en charge Hyper T ransport 3.0 jusqu'à une bande passan te de 4.4 GT/s Chipset AMD 760G AMD SB710 Su[...]

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    A960D+ 31 SPEC Connecteur IDE x1 Chaque connecteur prend en charge 2 péri phériques IDE Connecteur du panneau avant x1 Prend en charge les équipements du panneau avant Connecteur Audio du panneau av ant x1 Prend en charge la fonction audio du panneau avant Embase de ventilateu r UC x1 Alimentation électrique du ventil ateur UC (avec fonct ion d[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 32 I TALIAN SPECIFICA CPU Socket AM 3 / AM3+ Processori AMD Sempron/Athlo n II / Phenom II /FX (W att massimo: 125 W) L ’architettura AMD 64 ab ilita la computazione 32 e 64 bit Supporto di Hyper T ransport 3.0 FSB Supporto di HyperT ransport 3.0 fino a 4.4 GT/s di larghezza di banda Chipset AMD 760G AMD SB710 Super I/O ITE 872[...]

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    A960D+ 33 SPECIFICA Connettore audio frontale x1 Supporta la funzione aud io pannello frontale Collettore ventolina CPU x1 Alimentazione ventolina CPU (c on funzione Smart Fa n ) Collettore ventolina siste ma x1 Alimentazione ventolina d i sistema Collettore cancellazione CMOS x1 Connettore USB x2 Ciascun connettore supporta 2 porte USB panne llo f[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 34 S PANISH Especificación CPU Conector AM3 / AM3+ Procesadores AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX (Vatio máximo: 125W) La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el procesado de 32 y 64 bits Soporta las tecnologí as Hyper T r ansport 3. 0 FSB Admite HyperT ransport 3.0 con un ancho de banda de hasta 4.4 GT/s Conjunto de chips AMD 760G[...]

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    A960D+ 35 Especificación Conecto r de panel fr ontal X1 Soporta inst alacione s en el pane l frontal Conector de sonido frontal X1 Soporta funci ones de sonido en el panel frontal Cabecera de ventilador de CPU X1 Fuente de alimentación de ventilador de CPU (con función Smart Fan) Cabecera de ventilador de sistema X1 Fuente de alimentaci ón de v[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 36 P ORTUGUESE ESPECIFICAÇÕES CPU Socket AM3 / AM3+ Processadores AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX (Watt máximo: 125W) A arquitectura AMD 64 permite uma computação de 32 e 64 bits Suporta as tecnologias Hyper T ransport 3.0 FSB Suporta a tecnologia HyperT ransport 2.0 com uma largura de banda até 4.4 GT /s Chipset AMD [...]

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    A960D+ 37 ESPECIFICAÇÕES Conector SA T A x4 Cada conector suporta 1 dispositivo SA TA Conector IDE x1 Cada conector suporta 2 dispositivos IDE Conector do painel frontal x1 Par a suporte de várias funções no painel frontal Conector de áudio frontal x1 Suporta a função de áudio no painel frontal Conector da ventoinha da CPU x1 Alimentação[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 38 P OLISH SPEC Procesor Socket AM3 / AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX Procesory (Maksymalny W att: 125W) Architektura AMD 64 umo ż liwia przet warzanie 3 2 i 64 bitowe Obs ł uga Hyper T ransport 3.0 FSB Obs ł uga HyperT ransport 3.0 o szeroko ś ci pasma do 4.4 GT/s Chipset AMD 760G AMD SB710 Pam i ęć g ł ówna G[...]

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    A960D+ 39 SPEC Z łą cze panela przedni ego x1 Obs ł uga elementów panela przedniego Przednie z łą cz e audio x1 Obs ł uga fun kcji audio na panelu pr zednim Z łą cze g ł ówkowe wentylatora procesora x1 Zasilanie wentylatora procesora (z funkcj ą Smart Fan) Z łą cze g ł ówkowe wentylatora systemowego x1 Zasilanie went ylatora systemo[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 40 R USSIAN СПЕЦ CPU ( центральны й процессор ) Гнездо AM3 / AM3+ Процессоры AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX ( Максимальный ватт : 125W) Архитектура AMD 64 разрешат ь обработк а данных на 32 и 64 бит Поддержка Hyper T r[...]

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    A960D+ 41 СПЕЦ Разъём IDE x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 встроенных интерфейса накопи теле й Разъём на лицевой панели x1 Поддержка устр ойств на лицевой панели Входной звуковой разъём x1 Поддержка з?[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 42 A RABIC تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟ ا ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜﻤﺗ AMD 64 ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺑ ﺔﻴﺑﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌﻟا ءاﺮﺟإ 32 و 64 ﺖﺑ ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻢﻋﺪﺗ Hyper T r ansport و 3.0 ﺲﺒﻘﻣ AM3 / AM3+ تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻣ AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX ( طاو ىﻮ ?[...]

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    A960D+ 43 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟ ا ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪﻳ ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔ ﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﻟا ةﺪﺣو ﺔﺣ وﺮﻤﻟ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟا ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺘﻟ ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻊﻣ ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤ Smart F an ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎ ﻌﻤﻟا[...]

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    Motherboard Manual 44 J APANESE 仕様 CPU Socket AM3 / AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX プロセッサ ( 最高のワット : 125W) AMD 64 アーキテクチャでは、 32 ビットと 64 ビット計算が可 能です ハイパートランスポート 3.0 とクールアンドクワイアットを サポートします FSB 4.4 GT/s ?[...]

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    A960D+ 45 仕様 フロントパネルコネクタ x1 フロントパネル機能をサポートしま す フロントオーディオコネクタ x1 フロントパネルオー ディオ機能をサポートします CPU ファンヘッダ x1 CPU ファン電源装置 ( スマートファン機能を搭載 ) システムファンヘッダ x1 シ?[...]