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A780L3B 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: RAID Functions 17

4.1 Operating System 17

4.2 Raid Arrays 17

4.3 How RAID Works 17

Chapter 5: Useful Help 20

5.1 Driver Installation Note 20

5.2 Software 21

5.3 Extra Information 25

5.4 Troubleshooting 27

Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages 28

German 28

French 30

Italian 32

Spanish 34

Portuguese 36

Polish 38

Russian 40

Arabic 42

Japanese 44

A780L3B

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BEFORE 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

Serial ATA Cable X 2

Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 Installation Guide X 1

Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 (full version manual files inside) USB 2.0 Cable X1 (optional)

Serial ATA Power Cable X 1 (optional)

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

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Motherboard Manual

1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES

SPEC

Socket AM3 AMD 64 Architecture enables 32 and 64 bit

CPU AMD Sempron / Phenom II / Athlon II computing

processors (Maximum Watt: 95W) Supports Hyper Transport 2.0

FSB Support Hyper Transport 3.0

Supports up to 3.2 GT/s Bandwidth

Chipset AMD 760G

AMD SB710

Low Pin Count Interface

ITE 8728

Super I/O Environment Control initiatives

Provides the most commonly used legacy

H/W Monitor

Super I/O functionality

ITE's "Smart Guardian" function

DDR3 DIMM Slots x 2

Dual Channel Mode DDR3 memory module

Main Max Memory Capacity 16GB Supports DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(OC)

Memory

Each DIMM supports 512MB/1GB/

Registered DIMM and ECC DIMM is not supported

2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3

Graphics Integrated in AMD 760G Chipset Max Shared Video Memory is 512MB

SATA II Data transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s

Integrated Serial ATA Controller

SATA Version 2.0 specification compliant

LAN Realtek RTL 8105T 10 / 100 Mb/s auto negotiation

Sound 5.1 channels audio out

VT1708B

High Definition Audio

Slots PCI Express X16 slot x1 Supports PCI-E X16 expansion card

PCI slot x1 Supports PCI expansion cards

On Board SATA Connector x4 Each connector supports 1 SATA device

Connectors Front Panel Connector x1 Supports front panel facilities

Front Audio Connector x1 Supports front panel audio function

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

System Fan Header x1 System Fan Power supply

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A780L3B

SPEC

CMOS Clear Jumper x1 Restore CMOS data to factory default setting

USB Connector x2 Each connector supports 2 front panel USB ports

Power Connector (24pin) x1 Connects

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