Biostar Hi-Fi A55S2 Owner's Manual

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits o

Motherboard Manual 8 2.3 Connect Cooling Fans These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be differe

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 9 2.4 Install System Memory A. DDR3 Modules Step 1: Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward

Motherboard Manual 10 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module Total Memory Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GBDDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4G

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 11 2.5 Expansion Slots PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Maximum theoretical

Motherboard Manual 12 2.6 Jumper Setting The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, i

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 13 2.7 Headers & Connectors ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24

Motherboard Manual 14 PANEL1: Front Panel Header This 16-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED, and speaker connection. It allo

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 15 JFRONT_USB3_1: Header for USB 3.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cab

Motherboard Manual 16 F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. This

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 17 J_COM1: Serial Port Connector The motherboard has a Serial Port Connector for connecting RS-232 Port. Pin

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ...1 1.1 Before You Start...

Motherboard Manual 18 CIR1: Consumer IR Connector This header is for infrared remote control and communication. Pin Assignment 1 IrDA serial in

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 19 CHAPTER 3: UEFI BIOS & SOFTWARE 3.1 UEFI BIOS Setup  For better system performance, the UEFI BIOS fir

Motherboard Manual 20 6. After the BIOS Update process is finished, click on OK to reboot the system. 7. While the system boots up and the full scree

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 21 2. Online Update Utility 1. Installing BIOS Update Utility from the DVD Driver. 2. Please make sure the syst

Motherboard Manual 22 8. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. After entering t

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 23 6. Select the proper BIOS file, and a message asking if you are sure to flash the BIOS file. Click Yes to st

Motherboard Manual 24 3.3 Software Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup DVD to the optical drive. The driver installation program would appear if

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 25 After filling up this information, click “Send” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking f

Motherboard Manual 26 Smart EAR Smart EAR is a windows-based audio utility which allows you to easily adjust system volume. With its user-friendly GUI

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 27 CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP 4.1 Driver Installation After you installed your operating system, please insert th

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Before You Start Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing

Motherboard Manual 28 4.2 AMI BIOS Beep Code Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description Continuing Memory sizing error or Memory module not

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 29 CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU pr

Motherboard Manual 30 4.4 RAID Functions Operating System Supports Windows Vista , Windows 7 and Windows 8. Raid Arrays RAID supports the following ty

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 31 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array syst

Motherboard Manual 32 RAID 10: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques.Resulting in a RAID 10 solution for improved resiliency, performa

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 33 RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and pari

Motherboard Manual 34 4.5 AMD Dual Graphics Technology AMD Dual Graphics Technology Introduction When user adds a PCIE display adapter, it can be int

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 35 AMD Dual Graphics Setup Step 1: Insert Dual Graphics-Ready graphics card into PEX16_1 slot. Step 2: Set the

Motherboard Manual 36 APPENDIX: Specifications In Other Languages Arabic تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ةﺪﻋﺎﻗﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺬﺧﺄﻤﻟاFM 2 ىد مإ ﻪﻳا ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟ AMD ﻞﺴﻠ

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 37 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا جرﺎﺨﻤﻟاو ﻞﺧاﺪﻤﻟاﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا Hi-Fi A85S2 ﺔﻠﺻو8 x SATA 6 ﺖﻳﺎﺑﺎﺠﻴﺟ /ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺜﻟا عزﻮﻣ2x مﺎﻋ ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺘﻣ ﻞﻗﺎ

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 Motherboard Specifications Specifications CPU Support Socket FM2 for AMD A-series processor Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal Design P

Motherboard Manual 38 French Spécifications Support Unité Centrale Interface de connexion FM2 pour série A AMD processeur Enveloppe thermique Unité Ce

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 39 Spécifications I/O en interne Hi-Fi A85S2: 8x Connecteur SATA 6.0Gb/s 2x embases USB 2.0 1x embases USB 3.0

Motherboard Manual 40 German Spezifikationen CPU-Unterstützung Anschluss-FM2 für AMD A-Serie Prozessor Maximale CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power): 100 Wa

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 41 Spezifikationen Interne I/Os Hi-Fi A85S2: 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s-Verbinung 2x USB 2.0-Header 1x USB 3.0-Header 1x 4

Motherboard Manual 42 Italian Specificazioni Supporto processore Slot FM2 per processore AMD serie-A Alimentazione di Proiezione Termico (TDP – Therma

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 43 Specificazioni Ingressi/ Uscite Interni Hi-Fi A85S2: Connettore 8x SATA 6.0Gb/sDistributore 2x USB 2.0 Distr

Motherboard Manual 44 Japanese 仕様 CPU サポート AMD A-シリーズ プロセッサの Socket FM2 最大 CPU TDP （Thermal Design Power 最大放熱量）:100 W *CPU サポート リストについては、www.bios

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 45 仕様 内蔵 I/O Hi-Fi A85S2: 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s コネクタ 2x USB 2.0 ヘッダー 1x USB 3.0 ヘッダー 1x 4-Pin パワー コネクタ 1x 24-Pin

Motherboard Manual 46 Polish Specyfikacje techniczne Obsługa procesora Gniazdo procesora (Socket) FM2 dla procesorów AMD seria-A Moc Wydzielanego Ci

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 47 Specyfikacje techniczne Wewnętrzne portywejścia/ wyjścia Hi-Fi A85S2: Złącza 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s Złącza 2x USB 2

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 3 Specifications Internal I/Os Hi-Fi A85S2: 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s Connector 2x USB 2.0 Header 1x USB 3.0 Header 1x 4-

Motherboard Manual 48 Portuguese Especificações Suporte Processador Porta FM2 para processador AMD série-A Alimentação de Design Térmico (TDP – Therma

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 49 Especificações Conectores na placa Hi-Fi A85S2: Conector 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s Dispositivo 2x USB 2.0 Dispositivo

Motherboard Manual 50 Russian Спецификации Поддержка центрального процессора Сокет FM2 для процессоров AMD серии A Максимальный термопакет центральног

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 51 Спецификации Внутр. Плата ввода-вывода Hi-Fi A85S2: Соединитель 8x SATA 6 Гб/с 2 контакта USB 2.0 1 контакта

Motherboard Manual 52 Spanish Especificaciones Compatibilidad con el procesador Ranura FM2 para procesador AMD serie - A Alimentación de Proyección Té

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 53 Especificaciones Conectores en placa Hi-Fi A85S2: Conector 8x SATA 6Gb’s Distribuidor 2x USB 2.0 Distribuido

Motherboard Manual 4 1.4 Rear Panel Connectors Hi-Fi A85S2 / Hi-Fi A75S2 Hi-Fi A55S2 Note 1: HDMI / DVI-D / VGA Output require an AMD family pr

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 5 1.5 Motherboard Layout Note1: represents the 1st pin. Note2: SATA7 & SATA8 are only for Hi-Fi A85S2.

Motherboard Manual 6 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Install Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1: Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Ste

Hi-Fi A85S2/Hi-Fi A75S2/Hi-Fi A55S2 7 Step 4: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to locked the position 2.2 Install a Heatsink Ste