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ii Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interferencecausing Equipment Regulations.
iii Safety Instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for information technology equipment. However, to ensure your safety, it is important that you read the following safety instructions. Setting up your system • • • • • • Read and follow all instructions in the documentation before you operate your system. Do not use this product near water or a heated source such as a radiator. Set up the system on a stable surface.
iv Safety cautions and warnings Optical Drive Satety Information Optical drive sold with this system contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open. Do not stare into beam or view directly with optical instructions. WARNING: Makeing adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in the user’s manual may result in hazardous laser exposuer. Do not attempt to disassemble the optical drive.
v TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the PC 1 Introduction......................................................................................1 Specification......................................................................................2 Front and Rear I/O............................................................................3 Packing Contents..............................................................................
vi Chapter 5 35 Trouble Shooting 35 Start up problems during assembly............................................35 Start up problems after prolong use..........................................36 Maintenance and care tips.........................................................36 Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart...................................................
1 Chapter 1 Introducing the PC Introducting Thank you for choosing 3.8L DS110 of great performance and with stylish and flexible design. Support AMD® AMD E240/E350 processors and a dimension of 270mm (H)* 205mm (D)* 70mm (W), 3.8L SFF provides the features of low power consumption (working with a 65Watt power adaptor), and space saving. The chipset is AMD® Hudson D1, supporting up to 8 GB of system memory with DDR3 memory SO-DIMM, 3.
2 Specification Chipset • AMD® Hudson D1 CPU Support • AMD® AMD E240/E350 processors Memory • 2 x SO-DIMM up to 8 GB, Dual-channel Graphics • • AMD Radeon HD 6310 from APU Support Full HD playback and DX11 for Window 7 Storage • Support 1 x 3.5” SATA II HDD ODD • Support SATA II Slim DVD Super-multi Tray type Front Panel • • • • 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 (or 4 x USB 2.0) 1 x Headphone output 1 x MIC-IN 1 x Multi-card reader slot Rear Panel • • • • • • • • • • 4 x USB 2.
3 Front and Rear I/O 1. Power Button Press the prower button to turn the system on and off. 2. 4 IN 1 Card Reader Supports SD Card/ MMC Card/ MS Card. You can easily read phone or other files on the momery card. Digital cameras, DVs, MP3 or any other digital devices are compatible. 3. USB Connectors The USB connector is used for USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, printer, scanner and other USBcompatible device. 4. Mic In Jack Connecting Microphone. 5. Headphone Jack Connecting Headphone.
4 6. HDMI Connector Connecting HDMI Device. 7. USB Connectors Connecting USB Devices (USB2.0 Ports) 8. Eight channel HD Audio Microphone Jack/ Headphone Jack/ Line In Jack. 9. DC Jack It is used for power adapter 10. Antenna It is used for an optional antenna 11. D-SUB Connector Connecting VGA Monitor. 12. PRINTER Tuner (optional) Printer in jack. 13. LAN Connecting the Network. 14. TV Tuner (optional) TV in jack.
5 Packing Contents Driver DVD Manual Stand Power NOTE: Please contact us immediately if any of the items is damaged or missing.
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7 Chapter 2 Installing the PC System Quick Installation 1. Connecting HDMI device. 2. Connecting VGA Monitor. (D-SUB Connector) 3. The USB connector is for attaching USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, printer, scanner and other USB-compatible device.
8 4. Connecting the Network. (LAN Connector) 5. Connecting the Microphone. (Microphone Jack) 6. Connecting Speakers or Headphones. (Headphone Jack) 7. Connecting External Audio Device.
9 8. Connecting Power.
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11 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
12 Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. BIOS Information System Language System Date System Time [English] [Fri 12/17/2010] [18:06:17] :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- :Change Opt. F1:General Help F2:Previous Values F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.10.1208.
13 In this manual, default values are enclosed in parenthesis. Submenu items are denoted by a triangle . The default BIOS setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. We do not suggest users change the default values in the BIOS setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings.
14 System Language (English) This item is used to set system language. Date & Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. Advaned Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
15 LAN Configuration The item in the menu shows the LAN-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Enable or Disable Onboard LAN LAN Configuration Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt. F1:General Help F2:Previous Values F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.10.1208.
16 PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the paeameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit CPU Tct1 System temperature SYS FAN PWR FAN CPU Vcore VDIMM : : : : : : +64 +27 °C N/A N/A +1.320V +1.563 V :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
17 Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Power Management Setup Resume By RING Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME Resume By USB (S3) EUP Function About Resume by RING [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
18 ACPI Configuration The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit ACPI Configuration ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed. :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
19 CPU Configuration The item in the menu shows the CPU . Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Enabled/Disabled the AMD C&Q Function.
20 SATA Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SATA configuration options. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit SATA Configuration Serial-ATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1 SATA Port2 Not Present Not Present Enabled/Disabled SATA Controller :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
21 USB Configuration Use this item to show the information of USB configuration. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot USB Configuration All USB Devices Legacy USB Support USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Security Save & Exit Enabled Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLED option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.
22 Super IO Configuration Use this item to show the information of Super IO configuration. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Set Parameters of Serial Port 0 (COMA) Super IO Configuration Serial Port 0 Configuration Parallel Port Configuration :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- :Value F1:General Help F2:Previous Value F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.02.1205.
23 Parallel Port Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Enable or Disable Parallel Port (LPT/LPTE) Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port Device Settings [Enabled] IO=3F8h; IRQ=5; Change Settings Device Mode [Auto] [Standard and Bi-dire...
24 Chipset Menu The chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the North chipset, South chipset and other system. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit North Bridge Parameters North Bridge South Bridge :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt. F1:General Help F2:Previous Values F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.10.1208.
25 South Bridge Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit SB Chipset Configuration Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] Azalia HD Audio [Enabled] Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state). :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
26 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Memory Clock [Auto] This Option Allows User to select different Memory Clock. Default value is 400Mhz.
27 Boot Menu This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Select the keyboard NumLock state Boot Configuration Bootup NumLock State Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1 Boot Option #2 [On] [SATA: ST380013AS ...] [UEFI: Kingmax USB2.0 ...] :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt.
28 Security Menu This page enables you to set setup administrator and password. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Set Setup Administrator Password Administrator Password :Select Screen :Select Item Enter : Select +/- : Change Opt. F1:General Help F2:Previous Values F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.10.1208. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc.
29 Save & Exit Menu This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Frequency/Voltage Control Boot Security Save & Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes.
30 Boot Override Use this item enables you to set the device order. SATA/UEFI/Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device These items sets the system boot order. Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing.
31 Chapter 4 Using the Software About the Software DVD-ROM/CD-ROM The support software DVD-ROM/CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your motherboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.
32 Drivers Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT or something similar. This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly.
33 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation.
34 Windows 7 will appear below UAC (User Account Control) message after the system restart. You must select “Allow” to install the next driver. Continue this process to complete the drivers installation. Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard.
35 Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty, this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does not power up and the fans are not running. 1.Disassemble the PC to remove the VGA adaptor card, DDR memory, LAN, USB and other peripherals including keyboard and mouse.
36 c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly. 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed. Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan. Start up problems after prolong use After a prolong period of use your PC may experience start up problems again.
If fail, contact RMA CLR CMOS and restart. Yes Halt at POST screen? Yes Check if monitor has display Yes Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working Power Bu on is pressed but PC fails to start. CMOS setup error, - need to CLRCMOS. HDD problem.
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