AMD 790GX - Manual

iv AMD K10 Processor Family Cooling Solutions As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance with increasing operation clock, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial while building computer systems. Maintaining the proper computing environment without thermal increasi...

1 Chapter 1 Introduction of AMD790GX Motherboards 1-1 Features of motherboard The AMD790GX chipset motherboard series are based on the latest AMD790GX Chipset and the SB750 chipset which supports the innovative 64-bit AMD Socket AM2+ dual core and quad core AMD Phenom™ processors and 64-bit AMD Sock...

2 Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 12 of USB2.0 functional ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth of rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and mai...

3 Power On Button … You can easily start the computer by pressing down this button for a few seconds, without troubling yourself to locate the front panel jumpers to find the Power on jumper. Reset Button ..: You can easily restart the computer by pressing down this button for a few seconds, without...

4 1-3 Performance List The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software configuration wi...

5 1-4 Layout Diagram Rear I / O for AMD790GX based Motherboard 8MBit Flash ROM BIOS Floppy Connector Front Panel Connector ATA 133 IDE Conn. (IDE1) CPU Socket AM2+ ATX Power Conn. PCI Slot PS2 KB/Mouse Port Audio Connector (J1) RJ45 Over USB Connector (UL1) DDR2 Socket x 4 ATX 12V Power Connector Re...

7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation WARNING! Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 2-1 Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, you had better complet...

8 3. After over clocking system boot fail CMOS RAM Clear Setting 2-3 Closed Clear CMOS JBAT JBAT 1-2 Closed Normal 2-3 Install CPU 2-3-1 Glossary Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards. ...

10 2-4 Install Memory This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of 128MB to maximum memory volume of 8GB DDRII SDRAM. Valid Memory Configurations Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory Bank 0, 1 (DI...

11 2-5 Expansion Cards 2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. 3...

14 (7) Audio Line-In, Lin -Out, MIC, RS-Out, CS-Out ， SS-Out connector : J1 These Connectors are 6 Phone-Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, RS-Out, CS-Out ， SS-Out audio connections. Line-in : (BLUE) Audio input to sound chip Line-out : (GREEN) Audio output to speaker MIC : (PINK) Microphone Connector...

15 setting its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings. Primary IDE Connector Pin 1 IDE1 • Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”. • For ...

18 IR infrared module Headers IR Pin 1 GN D IRRX NC VCC5 IRT X 2 5 6 (11) Serial COM Port header: COM1 COM1 is the 9-pin block pin-header. The On-board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information Serial ...

20 Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on ...

21 3-3 The Main Menu Once you enter Award ® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the su...

22 This menu uses a minimal performance setting, but the system would run in a stable way. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system operations for performance use. Password Settings This entry for setting Supervisor passw...

23 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None” Access Mode The settings are Auto Normal, Large, and LBA. Cylinder number of cylinders Head number of heads Precomp write precomp Landing Zone lan...

25 Allows OS2 ® to be used with >64MB or DRAM. Settings are Non-OS/2 (default) and OS2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running OS/2 ® . 3-6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control ...

27 3-7 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help CMIX-SB750 Revision 2.5.0 Superio Function Setup Press Enter South onchip PCI Device Press Enter South Onchip IDE Device Press Enter South Onchip SATA Device Press Enter Menu Level > ↑↓→← Move En...

28 (378H/IRQ7) Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard Parallel Port EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port ECP : Extended Capability Port SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose “SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes ...

29 Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33 and Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enab...

30 3-8 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy saving while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI function Enable...

31 month), hour, minute and second to turn on your system. When set to 0 (zero) for the day of the month, the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time . Date (of month) You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every day. Time (hh:mm:ss) You can cho...

32 3-10 PC Health Status This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, and Warning for overall system status. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Show PC Health in Post Enabled Shutdown Temperature Disabled s...

34 Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU VCORE 7---SHIFT Item Help CPU Feature Press Enter CPU Clock At Next BOOT 200 PCIE Reference Clock [100] SB Refence Clock 【 100 】 Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU RATIO at Next BOOT Auto AOD Compatibility Disabled CPU Voltage At Next Boot Default CPU Vorce 7-S...

35 This item allows you select the CPU Vcore Voltage xx% more than the standard value, by this function for the precise over-clocking for extra demanding of performance. NB Voltage This item allows you to select value of Voltage for North Bridge Chipset. IH Flow-Control Mode: Isochronous (ISOC) Flow...

36 3-11-1 CPU Feature Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Item Help Virtualization Enabled AMD K8 Cool & Quiet control Disabled TLB Check Enabled Advanced clock calibration Disabled Value (ALL Cores) 2% Value (Cores 0) 2% Value (Cores 1) 2% Value (Cores 2) 2% Value (Cores 3) 2% Me...

37 This field let’s you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. Row Precharge ...

38 center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD : Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the passwor...

39 Chapter 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION Check your package and there is A MAGIC INSTALL CD included. This CD consists of all DRIVERS you need and some free application programs and utility programs. In addition, this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardwa...

40 4-1 Install ATI Driver Pack 1. Click ATI in the MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears. 2. Click NEXT when ATI software driver pack appears. 3. Click “Yes” to accept the license agreement and start installation.. 4. click “finish” * The path of the file is X:\ATI \DRIVER\SETUP.EXE NOTE: Please upgrade your W...

41 3. Click FINISH and restart your computer 4. Manual Sound Effect Setting 5. Devices and mixer setting 6. Audio input and output setting. 7. Microphone effect setting. 8. 3D demo setting. NOTE: Please upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 1 / Windows 2000 to Service Pack 4 or later before you th...

44 4-6 PC-HEALTH Install MyGuard Hardware monitor Utility 1. Click PC-HEALTH when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2. Click Next on Install shield wizard Window appears 3. Click Install to begin the installation. 4. Click Finish to complete the installation. NOTE: MAGIC INSTALL will auto detect file path ...

45 4-8 AMD Platform RAID Function Installation Please set these choice in the BIOS as RAID ： BIOS setup \Integrated Peripherals \Onchip SATA Device \ Onchip SATA Type. When the below figures appeared, please press [Ctrl-F] into figure 2 [figure1] Function: press[1] key, showing the RAID; press [2] k...

48 Making RAID driver diskette before Install WindowsXP/2000 Before you install the Windows XP or Windows 2000, you will need to make a RAID driver diskette before you start to install the Operating System. How to make a RAID driver diskette? 1: Insert the diskette which is being formatted in floppy...

49 What functions does Pro Magic Plus have? 1. Instant System Restoration – Regardless of mis-operation or system crash, install Pro Magic Plus beforehand would allow you to instantly restore your system back by simply reboot your computer. 2. Easy-to-use – Auto installation from CD ROM; Supports Mo...

50 ◇ Minimum of 500MB free/usable space or above ◇ Support for SCSI & SATA Hard disk Pro Magic Plus only supports SCSI hard disk with Windows 2000 or OS above Notice Before Installation 1. Before install Pro Magic Plus, turn off all anti-virus software. (Include BIOS anti-virus function) 2. Pro ...

51 APPENDIX Debug Port Post Code Normal POST Codes NOTE: EISA POST codes are typically output to port address 300h. ISA POST codes are output to port address 80h. Code(hex) Name Description C0 Turn Off Chipset And CPU test OEM Specific-Cache control cache Processor Status (1FLAGS) Verification. Test...

55 94 Final Init Final init for last micro details before boot 95 Special KBC patch Set system speed for boot Setup NumLock status according to Setup 96 Boot Attempt Set low stack Boot via INT 19h. FF Boot Quick POST Codes Code(hex) Name Description 65 Init onboard device Early Initialized the super...