Biostar Hi-Fi A85X Owner's Manual

Hi-Fi A85X Setup Manual FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital devic

Motherboard Manual 8 2.3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY A. DDR3 Modules 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the

Hi-Fi A85X 9 2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. Not

Motherboard Manual 10 2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS ATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 24-pin power connector on t

Hi-Fi A85X 11 PCI1: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slot This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot. PCI stands for Peripheral Component

Motherboard Manual 12 PEX16_1/ PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen2 x16 (x16 / x8) (AMD CrossFireX) Slots - PCI-Express 2.0 compliant. - Maximum theoretical

Hi-Fi A85X 13 SATA1~SATA4: Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s Connectors These connectors connect to SATA hard disk drives via SATA cables. Pin Assignment 1 Groun

Motherboard Manual 14 CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP 3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper c

Hi-Fi A85X 15 JFRONT_USB3_1: Header for USB 3.0 Ports at Front Panel This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, an

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 A85X 17 JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header Placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data. Please carefu

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 A85X 19 On-Board Buttons There are 4 on-board buttons. SW_PWR1: This is an on-board Power Switch button. SW_RST1: This is an on-board Reset but

Motherboard Manual 20 CHAPTER 4: AMD DUAL GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY 4.1 AMD DUAL GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION When user adds a PCIE display adapter, it

Hi-Fi A85X 21 4.3 AMD DUAL GRAPHICS SETUP Step 1: Insert Dual Graphics-Ready graphics card into PEX16_1 slot. Step 2: Set the BIOS setting as follows:

Motherboard Manual 22 CHAPTER 5: RAID FUNCTIONS 5.1 OPERATING SYSTEM Supports Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 5.2 RAID ARRAYS RAID supports the

Hi-Fi A85X 23 RAID 1: Every read and write is actually carried out in parallel across 2 disk drives in a RAID 1 array system. The mirrored (backup) co

Motherboard Manual 24 RAID 10: RAID 1 drives can be stripped using RAID 0 techniques.Resulting in a RAID 10 solution for improved resiliency, performa

Hi-Fi A85X 25 RAID 5: RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes data and parity blocks across all the dri

Motherboard Manual 26 CHAPTER 6: UEFI BIOS & SOFTWARE 6.1 UEFI BIOS UEFI BIOS Features  Overclocking Navigator Engine (O.N.E.)  Self Recovery Sy

Hi-Fi A85X 27 Note: Overclock is an optional process, but not a “must-do” process; it is not recommended for inexperienced users. Therefore, we wil

Hi-Fi A85X 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BEFORE YOU START Thank you for choosing our product. Before you start installing the motherboard, please mak

Motherboard Manual 28 CPU Smart FAN This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. CPU FAN Calibrate Press [ENTER] to calibrate CPU FA

Hi-Fi A85X 29 6.2 SOFTWARE Installing Software 1. Insert the Setup DVD to the optical drive. The driver installation program would appear if the Auto

Motherboard Manual 30 The CPU tab provides information on the CPU and motherboard. The Memory tab provides information on the memory module(s). You

Hi-Fi A85X 31 Six Pre-set Modes: V3, V6, V9, V12, V15, AUTO for different overclocking experience. (The screenshot below is for reference only) The

Motherboard Manual 32 Pressing TOVERCLOCKER logo will display information about manufacturer and software version. You can update currnet version

Hi-Fi A85X 33 G.P.U Mode Setting This utility provides five modes, upon your requirements, to improve system performance or to save power consumption.

Motherboard Manual 34 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 A85X 35 Multi Channels Calibration (MCC) Multi Channels Calibration (MCC) can transform any room into the ideal listening environment. With Mult

Motherboard Manual 36 Start the Calibration: Step 1: Install and launch Multi Channels Calibration software Step 2: Arrange and connect the speaker

Hi-Fi A85X 37 Guide of Lucid VIRTU MVP Installation With Lucid VIRTU MVP solution, the resource and performance of graphics can be integrated so that

Motherboard Manual 2 1.3 MOTHERBOARD FEATURES Specifications CPU Support Socket FM2 for AMD A-series/ E2-series processor Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal De

Motherboard Manual 38 Software Installation 1. Install VGA Driver and VIRTU MVP Software. 2. If for some reason auto-activation process fails, or th

Hi-Fi A85X 39 eHot-Line (Optional) eHot-Line is a convenient utility that helps you to contact with our Tech-Support system. This utility will coll

Motherboard Manual 40 Enter the file name and then click “Save”. Your system information will be saved to a .txt file. Open the saved .txt file, you

Hi-Fi A85X 41 BIOScreen Utility (Optional) This utility allows you to personalize your boot logo easily. You can choose BMP as your boot logo so as to

Motherboard Manual 42 6.3 BIOS UPDATE There are three ways to update the BIOS: BIOS Update Utility, BIOS Online Update Utility and BIOS Flasher. 1.

Hi-Fi A85X 43 7. While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up, please press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. After enterin

Motherboard Manual 44 5. If there is a new BIOS version, the utility will ask you to download it. Click Yes to proceed. 6. After the download is com

Hi-Fi A85X 45 3. BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher is a BIOS flashing utility providing you an easy and simple way to update your BIOS via USB

Motherboard Manual 46 7. A dialog pops out after BIOS flash is completed, asking you to restart the system. Press the [Y] key to restart system. 8. W

Hi-Fi A85X 47 CHAPTER 7: USEFUL HELP 7.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION NOTE After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver DVD

Hi-Fi A85X 3 Specifications Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 305mm x 244 mm OS Support Windows XP / Vista / 7/ 8 Biostar reserves the right to add or rem

Motherboard Manual 48 7.2 EXTRA INFORMATION CPU Overheated If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU

Hi-Fi A85X 49 7.3 AMI BIOS BEEP CODE Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps Description Continuing Memory sizing error or Memory module not found POS

Motherboard Manual 50 Code Description 71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 72 South Bridge devices initialization 78 South Bridge DXE

Hi-Fi A85X 51 7.5 TROUBLESHOOTING Probable Solution 1. There is no power in the system. Power LED does not shine; the fan of the power supply does no

Motherboard Manual 52 APPENDIX: SPEC IN OTHER LANGUAGES ARABIC تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﻳﺰآﺮﻤﻟا ﺔﺠﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟا ةﺪﺣو ةﺪﻋﺎﻗ ﺬﺧﺄﻤﻟاFM 2 ىد مإ ﻪﻳا ﺞﻟﺎﻌﻤﻟ AMD ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺗ A /

Hi-Fi A85X 53 تﺎﻔﺻاﻮﻤﻟا ﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا جرﺎﺨﻤﻟاو ﻞﺧاﺪﻤﻟا ﺔﻠﺻو7 x SATA 6 ﺖﻳﺎﺑﺎﺠﻴﺟ /ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺜﻟا عزﻮﻣ3x مﺎﻋ ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺘﻣ ﻞﻗﺎﻧ USB 2.0 ) ﻞآ مﺎﻋ ﻞﺴﻠﺴﺘﻣ ﻞﻗﺎﻧ ﻦﻴﺘﺤ

Motherboard Manual 54 FRENCH Spécifications Support Unité Centrale Interface de connexion FM2 pour série A AMD/processeur série E2 Enveloppe thermique

Hi-Fi A85X 55 Spécifications I/O en interne 7x Connecteur SATA 6.0Gb/s 3x embases USB 2.0 (chaque embase supporte 2 Ports USB 2.0) 1x embase USB 3.0 (

Motherboard Manual 56 GERMAN Spezifikationen CPU-Unterstützung Anschluss-FM2 für AMD A-Serie/ E2-Serie-Prozessor Maximale CPU TDP (Thermal Design Powe

Hi-Fi A85X 57 Spezifikationen Interne I/Os 7x SATA 6.0Gb/s-Verbinung 3x USB 2.0-Header (jeder Header unterstützt 2 USB 2.0-Ports) 1x USB 3.0-Header (j

Motherboard Manual 4 1.5 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT Note: represents the 1st pin.

Motherboard Manual 58 ITALIAN Specificazioni Supporto processore Slot FM2 per processore AMD serie-A / serie – E2 Alimentazione di Proiezione Termico

Hi-Fi A85X 59 Specificazioni Ingressi/ Uscite Interni Connettore 7x SATA 6.0Gb/s Distributore 3x USB 2.0 (ogni distributore supporta 2 slot USB 2.0) D

Motherboard Manual 60 JAPANESE 仕様 CPU サポート AMD A-シリーズ/ E2-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.

Hi-Fi A85X 61 仕様 内蔵 I/O 7x SATA 6.0Gb/s コネクタ 3x USB 2.0 ヘッダー (各ヘッダーは、2つの USB 2.0 ポートをサポートしています) 1x USB 3.0 ヘッダー (各ヘッダーは、2つの USB 3.0 ポートをサポートしています) 1x

Motherboard Manual 62 POLISH Specyfikacje techniczne Obsługa procesora Gniazdo procesora (Socket) FM2 dla procesorów AMD seria-A / seria – E2 Moc Wyd

Hi-Fi A85X 63 Specyfikacje techniczne Wewnętrzne porty wejścia/ wyjścia Złącza 7x SATA 6.0Gb/s Złącza 3x USB 2.0 (każde złącze obsługuje dodatkowe 2 p

Motherboard Manual 64 PORTUGUESE Especificações Suporte Processador Porta FM2 para processador AMD série-A / série – E2 Alimentação de Design Térmico

Hi-Fi A85X 65 Especificações Conectores na placa Conector 7x SATA 6.0Gb/s Dispositivo 3x USB 2.0 (cada Dispositivo suporta 2 portas USB 2.0) Dispositi

Motherboard Manual 66 RUSSIAN Спецификации Поддержка центрального процессора Сокет FM2 для процессоров AMD серии A/ серии E2 Максимальный термопакет ц

Hi-Fi A85X 67 Спецификации Внутр. Плата ввода-вывода Соединитель 7x SATA 6 Гб/с 3 контакта USB 2.0 (каждый контакт поддерживает 2 порта USB 2.0) 1 кон

Hi-Fi A85X 5 CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 INSTALLING CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) Step 1: Pull the socket locking out from the socket and

Motherboard Manual 68 SPANISH Especificaciones Compatibilidad con el procesador Ranura FM2 para procesador AMD serie - A / serie – E2 Alimentación de

Hi-Fi A85X 69 Especificaciones Conectores en placa Conector 7x SATA 6Gb’s Distribuidor 3x USB 2.0 (cada distribuidor soporta 2 ranuras USB 2.0) Distri

Motherboard Manual 6 Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to locked the position Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle

Hi-Fi A85X 7 2.2 FAN HEADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to t