Biostar A880GZ Ver. 6.x User Manual Page 1

A880GU3Z/A880GZ Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital

Motherboard Manual 8 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. Memory Modules DDR B3_ 1D3_A1RD 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. A

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 9 B. Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR3 Module Total Mem ory Size DDR3_A1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3_B1 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Max is 8G

Motherboard Manual 10 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 4 channels SATA i

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 11 ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. 1121324

Motherboard Manual 12 PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 Slot - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Maximum theoretical realized bandwidth of 8GB/s simultaneous

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 13 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap

Motherboard Manual 14 F_USB1/F_USB2: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC fron

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 15 JSPDIFOUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header. Pin A

Motherboard Manual 16 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Pleas

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 17 J_PRINT1: Printer Port Connector This header allows you to connector printer on the PC. 125226 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 -Str

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

Motherboard Manual 18 CHAPTER 4: RAID FUNCTIONS 4.1 OPERATING SYSTEM Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. 4.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 19 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backu

Motherboard Manual 20 RAID 10: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques. Resulting in a RAID 10 solution for improved resiliency, perform

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 21 RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all t

Motherboard Manual 22 CHAPTER 5: USEFUL HELP 5.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Dri

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 23 5.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup CD to the optical drive. The drivers installation program would appear if

Motherboard Manual 24 After filling up this information, click “Send” to send the mail out. A warning dialog would appear asking for your confirmat

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 25 BIOS Update BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS under Windows system. Update BIOSw

Motherboard Manual 26 <Update BIOS> Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website. For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS proced

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 27 5.3 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU pro

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, pleas

Motherboard Manual 28 BIO-Flasher BIO-Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your BIOS via USB pen drive o

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 29 5.4 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description 1 No media present. (Insert diskette in floppy drive A:)

Motherboard Manual 30 5.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power LED does not shine; the fan of the power supply

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Motherboard Manual 32 APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES GERMAN A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU Sockel AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX Prozessoren Die

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 33 A880GU3Z A880GZ SATA-Anschluss x4 SATA-Anschluss x4 Fronttafelanschluss x1 Fronttafelanschluss x1 Front-Audioanschluss x1 Front-

Motherboard Manual 34 FRENCH A880GU3Z A880GZ UC Socket AM3+ Processeurs AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX L'architecture AMD 64 permet le ca

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 35 A880GU3Z A880GZ Connecteur SATA x4 Connecteur SATA x4 Connecteur du panneau avant x1 Connecteur du panneau avant x1 Connec

Motherboard Manual 36 ITALIAN A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU Socket AM3+ Processori AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX L’architettura AMD 64 abilita la compu

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 37 A880GU3Z A880GZ Connettore SATA x4 Connettore SATA x4 Connettore pannello frontale x1 Connettore pannello frontale x1 Conn

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU Socket AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX processors AMD 64 Architecture en

Motherboard Manual 38 SPANISH A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU Conector AM3+ Procesadores AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX La arquitectura AMD 64 permite el

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 39 A880GU3Z A880GZ Conector SATA X4 Conector SATA X4 Conector de panel frontal X1 Conector de panel frontal X1 Conector de so

Motherboard Manual 40 PORTUGUESE A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU Socket AM3+ Processadores AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX A arquitectura AMD 64 permite um

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 41 A880GU3Z A880GZ Conector SATA x4 Conector SATA x4 Conector do painel frontal x1 Conector do painel frontal x1 Conector de

Motherboard Manual 42 POLISH A880GU3Z A880GZ Procesor Socket AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX Procesory Architektura AMD 64 umożliwia przet

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 43 A880GU3Z A880GZ Złącze SATA x4 Złącze SATA x4 Złącze panela przedniego x1 Złącze panela przedniego x1 Przednie złącze aud

Motherboard Manual 44 RUSSIAN A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU (центральный процессор) Гнездо AM3+ Процессоры AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX Архитектура AM

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 45 A880GU3Z A880GZ Разъём SATA x4 Разъём SATA x4 Разъём на лицевой панели x1 Разъём на лицевой панели x1 Входной звуковой раз

Motherboard Manual 46 ARABIC A880GZ A880GU3Z ﺲﺒﻘﻣA ﺲﺒﻘﻣ AM3+ تﺎﺠﻟﺎﻌﻣAMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX ﺔﻴﻨﻘﺗ ﻦﻜﻤﺗAMD 64 ﺔﻋﺮﺴﺏ ﺔﻴﺏﻮﺳﺎﺤﻟا تﺎﻴﻠﻤﻌ

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 47 A880GZ A880GU3Z ﺬﻔﻨﻣSATA دﺪﻋ4 ﺬﻔﻨﻣSATA دﺪﻋ4 ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ1 ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣﻷا ﺔﺡﻮﻠﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ1 ﻲﻣﺎﻣﻷا تﻮﺼﻟا ﺬﻔﻨﻣ دﺪﻋ

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 3 A880GU3Z A880GZ SATA Connector x4 SATA Connector x4 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Panel Connector x1 Front Audio Connector

Motherboard Manual 48 JAPANESE A880GU3Z A880GZ CPU Socket AM3+ AMD Sempron/Athlon II/Phenom II/FX プロセッサ 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

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 49 A880GU3Z A880GZ SATAコネクタ x4 SATAコネクタ x4 フロントパネ ルコネクタ x1 フロントパネルコ ネクタ x1 フロントオー ディオコネクタ x1 フロントオー ディオコネクタ x1 S/PDIFアウト コネクタ x1

Motherboard Manual 4 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT USBKBMS1HDMI1VGA1DVI1RJ45USB1AUDIO1JUSBV1JU SBV3LANCodecSuper I/OF_AUDIO1JSPDIFOUT1CIR 1 J_PR INT1 J_COM1

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 5 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Pull the lever toward direction A from th

Motherboard Manual 6 Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever toward direct B to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fa

A880GU3Z/A880GZ 7 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according