Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product A960D+ Biostar
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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.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................... 1 1.1 Before You Start ................................................................................ 1 1.2 Package Checklist ......................................
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.
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.
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.
Motherboard Manual 4 1.5 M OTHERBOARD L AYOUT Note: ■ represents the 1st pin..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Fr.
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.
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 a.
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.
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 .
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.
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 ventila.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
Motherboard Manual 40 R USSIAN СПЕЦ CPU ( центральны й процессор ) Гнездо AM3 / AM3+ Процессоры AMD Sempron/Athlon II / Phenom II /FX ( Максимальный.
A960D+ 41 СПЕЦ Разъём IDE x1 Каждый разъём поддерживает 2 встроенных интерфейса накопи теле й Разъём на лицевой пане.
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.
A960D+ 43 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟ ا ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺎﺑ تﻮﺼﻟا ﺔﻔﻴﻇو ﻢﻋﺪﻳ ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔ ﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ 1 ﻟا ةﺪﺣو ﺔ.
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.
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.
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