Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x Motherboards > Downloads Drivers, Utilities, Manual and BIOS

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Biostar

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Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Manual

Operating System

Manual

Size Driver

2.5MB

File Name

a74ga-m2s_080214_bq.zip

Observations

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..............................12
3.1 How to Setup Jumpers..........................................................12
3.2 Detail Settings.....................................................................12
Chapter 4: RAID Functions...............................................19
4.1 Operation System................................................................19
4.2 Raid Arrays.........................................................................19
4.3 How RAID Works.................................................................19
Chapter 5: Useful Help.....................................................22
5.1 Driver Installation Note .......................................................22
5.2 Software .............................................................................23
5.3 Extra Information................................................................27
5.4 Troubleshooting...................................................................29
Appendencies: SPEC In Other Language.............................30
German................................................................................................30
France..................................................................................................32
Italian..................................................................................................34
Spanish................................................................................................36
Portuguese...........................................................................................38
Polish...................................................................................................40
Russian................................................................................................42
Arabic..................................................................................................44
Japanese ..............................................................................................46

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Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Manual PDF

Information

Manual PDF

Operating System

Manual

Size Driver

418KB

File Name

bios_update.pdf

Observations

BIOS Update
BIOS Update is a convenient utility which allows you to update your motherboard BIOS
under Windows system.
Update BIOS
with a BIOS file
Clear CMOS function
(Only for AWARD BIOS)
Show current BIOS information
Save current BIOS
to a .bin file
AWARD BIOS AMI BIOS
Online Update function
(Only for AMI BIOS)

Once click on this button, the
saving dialog will show.
Choose the position to save file
and enter file name. (We
recommend that the file name
should be English/number and
no longer than 7 characters.)
Then click Save.
After the saving process, finish
dialog will show. Click on OK to
complete the BIOS Backup
procedure.

Before doing this, please download the proper BIOS file from the website.
For AWARD BIOS, update BIOS procedure
should be run with Clear CMOS function, so
please check on Clear CMOS first.
Then click Update BIOS button, a
dialog will show for asking you backup
current BIOS. Click Yes for BIOS
backup and refer to the Backup BIOS
procedure; or click No to skip this
procedure.
After the BIOS Backup procedure, the
open dialog will show for requesting the
BIOS file which is going to be updated.
Please choose the proper BIOS file for
updating, then click on Open.
The utility will update BIOS with the
proper BIOS file, and this process may
take minutes. Please do not open any
other applications during this process.
After the BIOS Update process, click
on OK to restart the system.
While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows, press
key to enter BIOS setup.
In the BIOS setup, use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and
Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup. BIOS Update is completed.
(for AMI BIOS only)
Automatically download and update the latest BIOS via internet; make sure that
the computer is connected to the internet before using this function.
After clicking on the Online Update
button, the utility will search for the
latest BIOS from internet. If there is
a new BIOS version, the utility will
ask you to download it. Click Yes to
proceed.
If there is no other newer BIOS
version, the utility will also tell you that
your BIOS has been the latest version.
Download completes; the utility will
ask you to program (update) the
BIOS. Click Yes to proceed.
The programming procedure may take minutes, please do not make any
operation during the programming process.
After the updating process, the utility will
ask you to reboot the system. Click OK
to reboot.
While the system boots up and the full screen logo shows, press
key to enter BIOS setup.
In the BIOS setup, use the Load Optimized Defaults function and then Save and
Exit Setup to exit BIOS setup. Online Update is completed.

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

On-Board Audio

Operating System

Windows 2000-XP 32bits-XP 64bits-2003 32bits-2003 64bits

Version

5.10.0.5735

Size Driver

28.3MB

File Name

wdm_r209.exe

Date

2008-12-08

Observations

Driver Installation/Removal Procedure For Realtek High Definition Audio Codec:
=================================================================================

<<< For Windows 2000/XP/Vista x86/x64 (WDM driver) >>>

---------------------------------------
Setup Driver at first time:
---------------------------------------

Step 1. Before installing the Realtek HD Audio Drivers, Press the
[Cancel] button if Windows detect the Multimedia Audio device.

Step 2. Insert the "Realtek HD Audio Drivers" CD into the CD-ROM
drive and run the setup.exe program to finish the installation.

Step 3. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to continue the procedure. If the Windows popup
"Digital Signature Not Found" message, press [Yes] to continue the
installation.

Step 4. Finally, select to restart the system and press [Finish] to complete
the installation.

The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF
file if so required.

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Update Driver:
--------------------------

Step 1. Follow Step 2,3,4 described in [Setup at first time] above to complete
the procedure.

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Remove Driver:
--------------------------

Step 1. Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel.

Step 2. Select [Add/Remove Programs] icon.

Step 3. Select "Realtek HD Audio Drivers" and press [Change/Remove]
button.

Step 4. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to finish the uninstallation.

Step 5. At the end of the procedure, select to restart the system and press
[Finish] to complete the uninstallation.

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

On-Board LAN

Operating System

Windows 2000-XP 32bits-XP 64bits-2003 32-bits-2003 64bits-XP MCE

Version

5.708

Size Driver

4.6MB

File Name

setup.exe

Date

2009-03-18

Observations

Summary:
- Gold Release Update for the Broadcom 5751, 5751m 7.5 Project.
- Added Windows 2000 cat file, and Windows NT driver.
- Added 5702, 5705, and 5788 bootcode.

Software Compatibility
======================

This release of software supports:
- Broadcom 5751 Gigabit Ethernet with A0, A1 step silicon

Contents of the CD
==================
*** Release Version Information Table ***

Product Version Previous Rel.

Windows Driver - WinNT 7.73 n/a
Windows Driver - Win2k 7.73* 7.73
Windows Driver - WinXP 7.73* 7.73*
DOS NDIS2 Driver 7.61 7.61
Linux Driver 7.2.24 7.2.24
Netware ODI32 Driver 7.57 7.57
Netware ODI16 Driver 7.61 7.61
DOS Diagnostics 7.27 7.27
PXE 7.5.14 7.5.14
Bootcode for 5702 3.37 n/a
Bootcode for 5705 3.18 n/a
Bootcode for 5751 3.23 3.23
Bootcode for 5751m 3.23 3.23
Bootcode for 5788 3.04 n/a
BACS 7.5.2 7.5.2
BMAPI 6.4.9 6.4.9
CABW32 6.1.3 6.1.3
User Guide 4.05.03 4.05.03

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Serial ATA

Operating System

Windows Vista 32bits

Version

3.1.1540.25

Size Driver

369KB

File Name

vista.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

Contents on the disk
====================
README TXT This readme file
x86\AHCIx86s INF Microsoft Windows storport setup file
x86\AHCIx86s SYS Microsoft Windows storport driver for x86 compatible platforms
x86\AHCIx86s CAT Microsoft Windows WHQL Certified catalog file (place holder)
x64\AHCIx64s INF Microsoft Windows storport setup file
x64\AHCIx64s SYS Microsoft Windows storport driver for x64 platforms
x64\AHCIx64s CAT Microsoft Windows WHQL Certified catalog file (place holder)

================
Software Version
================
Microsoft Windows storport driver 3.102.1540.25

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

On-Board Audio

Operating System

Windows Vista 32bits-Vista 64bits

Version

6.0.1.5735

Size Driver

25.9MB

File Name

vista_r209.exe

Date

2008-12-08

Observations

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Serial ATA

Operating System

Windows Vista 64bits

Version

3.1.1540.25

Size Driver

374KB

File Name

vista64.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

This document shows you how to setup the driver in Windows operating system.

Contents of the Subdirectory:
=============================

FET5A64B.SYS The NDIS5 driver for WinXP/Server2003 x64 Edition for AMD64.
FETNDA64.INF The installation information file.
VUINS64.DLL The Un-installer for WinXP/Server2003 x64 Edition for AMD64.
DIFXAPI.DLL The DIFx API for Windows Vista x64 Edition for AMD64.
WINX64.TXT This file.

Installation:
=============

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that the adapter
is properly installed and configured.

1. Turn on the power of your PC on to boot from Windows operating system.
Windows will auto-detect your new adapter, and the "New Hardware Found"
dialogue box will appear. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware
manufacturer" to install driver from the diskette that comes with your
LAN adapter.

2. Insert the driver diskette into your floppy drive, and specify the
path of the driver in the diskette(i.e. A:\) to copy the driver
files to your system.
Note:

1. In Setup Option "Flow Control":
When setting to Hardware Default(Auto), the flow control setting is
according to the auto-negotiation result based on PHY hardware default
values. However, when setting to other values(Disable, Enable), driver
will just disable or enable flow control ability according to your setting.

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Serial ATA

Operating System

Windows XP 32bits

Version

3.1.1540.25

Size Driver

334KB

File Name

xp.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

Contents on the disk
====================
README TXT This readme file
AHCIx86 Microsoft Windows miniport disk label file
AHCIx64 Microsoft Windows miniport disk label file
TXTSETUP OEM Microsoft Windows miniport text mode setup file
x86\AHCIx86 INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file
x86\AHCIx86 SYS Microsoft Windows miniport driver for x86 compatible platforms
x86\AHCIx86 CAT Microsoft Windows WHQL Certified catalog file (place holder)
x64\AHCIx64 INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file
x64\AHCIx64 SYS Microsoft Windows miniport driver for x64 platforms
x64\AHCIx64 CAT Microsoft Windows WHQL Certified catalog file (place holder)

================
Software Version
================
Microsoft Windows miniport driver 2.5.1540.39

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Chipset

Operating System

Windows XP 32bits-XP 64bits

Version

WHQL

Size Driver

230.2MB

File Name

xp.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

Company

Biostar

Categories

Motherboards

Serie

Biostar AMD

Model

Biostar A740G M2+ 6.x

Description

Serial ATA

Operating System

Windows XP 64bits

Version

3.1.1540.25

Size Driver

339KB

File Name

xp64.zip

Date

2008-05-20

Observations

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