ASRock 4COREL1333-VIIV, 4CORE1333-VIIV User Manual Version 1

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4Core1333-Viiv

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2007 Copyright©2007 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual.

With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1)this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2)this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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Contents

 

1 Introduction ...................................................

5

1.1

Package Contents ..........................................................

5

1.2

Specifications ................................................................

6

1.3

Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows®

 

 

VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic Logo.........................

9

1.4

Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Intel® ViivTM

 

 

Technology...................................................................

10

1.5

Motherboard Layout ......................................................

11

1.6

ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus .....................................

12

1.7

ASRock DeskExpress Specifications ...........................

13

2 Installation......................................................

14

2.1

Screw Holes .................................................................

14

2.2

Pre-installation Precautions ...........................................

14

2.3

CPU Installation ..............................................................

15

2.4

Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan .............................

17

2.5

Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .........................

18

2.6

Expansion Slots .............................................................

20

2.7

ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide .......................

22

2.8

CrossFireTM Operation Guide .........................................

25

2.9

Surround Display Feature .............................................

29

2.10 Jumpers Setup ..............................................................

30

2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ...............................

31

2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide .........................

37

2.13 eSATAII Interface Introduction .......................................

38

2.14 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide .......................................

41

2.15 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks

 

 

Installation ......................................................................

42

2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII ...

 

 

HDDs and eSATAII Devices ...........................................

43

2.17 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

 

 

Guide ..............................................................................

44

2.18 Driver Installation Guide ...............................................

46

2.19 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /

 

 

VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions ...............................

46

 

2.19.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With

 

 

RAID Functions ..................................................

46

 

2.19.2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System ......................

47

 

2.19.3 Migrating a “RAID Ready” System to RAID 0,

 

 

RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................

48

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2.19.4

Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With

 

 

 

RAID Functions ..................................................

49

2.20 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /

 

 

VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ..........................

50

 

2.20.1

Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit

 

 

 

 

Without RAID Functions .....................................

50

 

2.20.2

Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

 

 

 

 

Without RAID Functions .....................................

51

2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology ...................................

51

3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ...........................................

52

3.1

Introduction ....................................................................

52

 

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ....................................................

52

 

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ...................................................

53

3.2

Main Screen...................................................................

53

3.3

Advanced Screen .........................................................

53

 

3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................

54

 

3.3.2

 

Chipset Configuration ..........................................

56

 

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ...............................................

58

 

3.3.4 IDE Configuration .................................................

59

 

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...........................................

61

 

3.3.6

 

Floppy Configuration ...........................................

62

 

3.3.7

Super IO Configuration ........................................

62

 

3.3.8

USB Configuration ...............................................

64

3.4

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ..................

65

3.5

Boot Screen...................................................................

65

 

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ..................................

66

3.6

Security Screen ............................................................

66

3.7

Exit Screen ....................................................................

67

4 Software Support ...........................................

68

4.1

Install Operating System ...............................................

68

4.2

Support CD Information .................................................

68

 

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................

68

 

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................

68

 

4.2.3

Utilities Menu ........................................................

68

 

4.2.4

Contact Information ..............................................

68

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Quick Installation Guide ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Support CD

Motherboard Accessories

One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable

One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive

Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)

One “ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus” I/O Panel Shield

ASRock DeskExpress Accessories (Optional)

One ASRock DeskExpress

One ASRock PCIE_DE Card

Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables

One DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Cable

One USB Header Data Cable

Four Screws

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1.2Specifications

Platform

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm

CPU

- LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Extreme /

 

CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® Dual Core /

 

Pentium® 4 / Celeron® / Celeron® D, supporting Quad Core

 

Kentsfield processors

 

- Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz CPUs

 

(see CAUTION 1)

 

- Intel® ViivTM Ready (see CAUTION 2)

 

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 3)

 

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 4)

 

- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset

- Northbridge: Intel® P965

 

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH8DH

Memory

- Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 5)

 

- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots

 

- Support DDRII800/667/533 (see CAUTION 6)

 

- Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 7)

Hybrid Booster

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 8)

 

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 9)

 

- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)

Expansion Slot

- Supports ATITM CrossFireTM

 

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

 

- 1 x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4)

 

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

 

- 3 x PCI slots

Audio

- 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio

 

(ALC888 Audio Codec)

LAN

- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

 

- Giga PHY Intel® 82566DC

 

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O

ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus

 

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

 

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

 

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

 

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

 

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

 

- 1 x eSATAII Port

 

- 1 x RJ-45 Port

 

- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port

6

 

- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/

 

Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 10)

Connector

- 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

 

RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ,

 

AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 11)

 

- 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII

 

connector), support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” function

 

(see CAUTION 12)

 

- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)

 

- 1 x Floppy connector

 

- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header

 

- 1 x Game header

 

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

 

- 1 x IEEE 1394 header

 

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

 

- 20 pin ATX power connector

 

- 4 pin 12V power connector

 

- SLI/XFIRE power connector

 

- CD in header

 

- Front panel audio connector

 

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

 

(see CAUTION 13)

BIOS Feature

- 4Mb AMI BIOS

 

- AMI Legal BIOS

 

- Supports “Plug and Play”

 

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

 

- Supports jumperfree

 

- AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

Hardware

- CPU Temperature Sensing

Monitor

- Chassis Temperature Sensing

 

- CPU Fan Tachometer

 

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

 

- CPU Quiet Fan

 

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

OS

- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit

 

/ VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 14)

Certifications

- FCC, CE, WHQL

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WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

CAUTION!

1.

FSB1333-CPU will operate in overclocking mode.

2.

Intel® ViivTM technology is only supported under 32-bit OS of Windows®

 

XP Media Center and Windows® VistaTM Home Premium and Ultimate

 

Edition. For the minimum hardware requirements of Intel® ViivTM

 

technology, please refer to page 10 for details.

3.

About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 55.

4.

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read

 

“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 51 for details.

5.

This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you

 

implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the

 

installation guide of memory modules on page 18 for proper installation.

6.

Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its

 

corresponding memory support frequency.

 

CPU FSB Frequency

Memory Support Frequency

 

 

1333

DDRII667

 

 

1066

DDRII533, DDRII667, DDRII800

 

 

800

DDRII533, DDRII667, DDRII800

 

 

533

DDRII533

 

7.

Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be

 

less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP

 

and Windows® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-

 

bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

8.

Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended

 

to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU

 

bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the

 

CPU.

 

 

9.

While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

 

Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the

 

motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it

 

back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal

 

grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

10.

For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono

 

modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel,

6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection.

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11.Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 41 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

12.This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 38 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

13.Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

14.Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver and related information.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.3Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows®

VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic Logo

For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements.

CPU

Celeron D 326

Memory

1GB system memory (Premium)

 

512MB Single Channel (Basic)

VGA

DX9.0 with WDDM Driver

 

with 128bit VGA memory (Premium)

 

with 64bit VGA memory (Basic)

*After June 1, 2007, all Windows® VistaTM systems are required to meet above minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 logo.

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1.4Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for

Intel® ViivTM Technology

If you want to use Intel® ViivTM technology on this motherboard, please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements.

CPU

Intel® Dual Core CPU *

HDD

SATAII HDD with NCQ function

Suggested OS

Windows® XP 32-bit Media Center or Windows® VistaTM 32-bit

 

Home Premium and Ultimate Edition

*Currently, Intel® ViivTM technology requires Intel® Dual Core CPU or above except Intel® Pentium® Dual Core E2XXX CPU. For further information of CPU support list, please refer to Intel® website for updates.

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ASRock 4COREL1333-VIIV, 4CORE1333-VIIV User Manual Version 1

1.5 Motherboard Layout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

3

4

5

6

7

 

8

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.9cm (9.0 in)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard PS2

Mouse

PS2 PS2USBPWR1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATX12V1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conroe

CPU_FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1

PARALLEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

QuadCoreCPU DualChannel

module)

-240bit,pinmodule)

module)

-240bit,pinmodule)

 

 

 

B: USB3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentsfield

DDRII800 bit,240

240bit,

 

 

 

ESATAII

PORT

eSATAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSB800

 

FSB800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pin-

 

pin-

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 2.0

Top:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T: USB2

IEEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12.0in)

 

 

 

1394

 

eSATAII

ATXPWR1

PWR1SLI/XFIRE

 

RAID RoHS

(64/721DDRII

(64/722DDRII

(64/723DDRII

(64/724DDRII

 

 

 

 

LINEINSIDESPK Top:Top:

 

FSB1333

 

 

USB 2.0

Top:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T: USB0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RJ-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: USB1

 

 

 

 

 

Intel

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.5cm

 

MICINBASSCTR Bottom:Bottom:

FRONTREARSPK Center:Center:

 

USB2.0 GigabitLAN

 

 

P965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chipset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE1

EXPRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Core1333-Viiv

ATA133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

PHY

 

 

 

PCIE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD

 

 

 

 

1394a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1CH

 

Super

IO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIEX1_EN1..5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGI_EXPRESS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI1

CMOS

 

Intel

 

 

14

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

4Mb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICH8DH

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLRCMOS1

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

PCI2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

CODEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

HDMI_SPDIF1

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB4_5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATAII_5(Port4) SATAII_1(Port0)

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI3

 

 

 

USB8_9

SATAII_6(Port5) SATAII_2(Port1)

FAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHA

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD_AUDIO1

GAME1

 

IR1

 

 

USB6_7

 

SATAII_3(Port2)

PLED PWRBTN

 

 

 

 

FRONT_1394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

19

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

SPEAKER11

SATAII_4(Port3)

PANEL 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDLED RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOPPY1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

31

30

29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21

20

 

1

PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper

20

System Panel Header (PANEL1)

2

ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)

21

SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3))

3

ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

22

SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT5))

4

SLI / XFIRE Power Connector

23

USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

5

775-Pin CPU Socket

24

Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

6

North Bridge Controller

25

USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

7

CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

26

USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

8

2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots

27

Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394)

 

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow)

28 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

9

2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots

29

DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header

 

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_2, DDRII_4; Orange)

 

(IR1)

10

IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue)

30

Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

11

PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2)

31 Game Port Header (GAME1)

12

PCIEX1_EN1 - 5

32

Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

13

Flash Memory

33

HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)

14

South Bridge Controller

34

Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

15

SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT4))

35

PCI Slots (PCI1 - 3)

16

SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0))

36

AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x4)

17

SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1))

37 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1)

18

Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38

eSATAII Connector (eSATAII)

19

SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2))

 

 

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1.6ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus

1

PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

* 9

Front Speaker (Lime)

2

Parallel Port

10

Microphone (Pink)

3

IEEE 1394 Port

11

USB 2.0

Ports (USB23)

4

RJ-45 Port

12

USB 2.0

Ports (USB01)

5

Side Speaker (Gray)

13

eSATAIIPort

6

Rear Speaker (Black)

14

COM Port

7

Central / Bass (Orange)

15 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

8Line In (Light Blue)

*If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels

Front Speaker

Rear Speaker

Central / Bass

Side Speaker

 

(No. 9)

(No. 6)

(No. 7)

(No. 5)

2

V

--

--

--

4

V

V

--

--

6

V

V

V

--

8

V

V

V

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* To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click

“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.

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1.7ASRock DeskExpress Specifications

ASRock DeskExpress, providing one front USB 2.0 port and one Express card slot to support all kinds of Express cards, such as eSATAII card, USB 2.0 card, LAN card and flash disc, offers you a device to expand the availability conveniently in addition to the PCI Express interface on this motherboard. Please refer to below table for ASRock DeskExpress specifications. For installation procedures of ASRock DeskExpress, please refer to page 22 for details.

Interface

- Express card / USB 2.0

Slot

- 1 x 54 mm Express card slot

 

(compatible with ExpressCard/54 and ExpressCard/34)

 

- 1 x USB 2.0 port

Connector

- 1 x Hot Plug Detection header (JHP1; black)

 

- 1 x USB 2.0 header (USB1; blue)

 

- 1 x 4 pin power connector (PWR1; white)

 

- 2 x PCIE ports (PCIE1; yellow / PCIE2; white)

Case Dimension

- 115 mm x 99 mm x 25 mm, fit in 3.5-in bay

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Chapter 2 Installation

4Core1333-Viiv is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.0", 30.5 x 22.9 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components.

2.1 Screw Holes

Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

1.Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2.To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.

3.Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4.Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

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2.3 CPU Installation

For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU, please follow the steps below.

775-Pin Socket Overview

Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

Step 1. Open the socket:

Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab.

Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open position at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open position at approximately 100 degrees.

Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU:

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines.

Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated

Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.

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Pin1

 

 

 

 

 

Pin1

 

 

 

 

alignment key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alignment key

 

 

 

 

 

orientation

orientation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

key notch

key notch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

775-Pin Socket

 

 

 

 

775-LAND CPU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.

Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion.

Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys.

Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap):

Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal.

1.It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap.

2.This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service.

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS. Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever.

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2.4Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU. Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 7).

For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink.

Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU.

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center of IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 7).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise, the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components.

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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

4Core1333-Viiv motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate II) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_3; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.8) or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDRII_2 and DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.11 No.9), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDRII DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

 

DDRII_1

DDRII_2

DDRII_3

DDRII_4

 

(Yellow Slot)

(Orange Slot)

(Yellow Slot)

(Orange Slot)

(1)

Populated

-

Populated

-

(2)

-

Populated

-

Populated

(3)*

Populated

Populated

Populated

Populated

 

 

 

 

 

*For the configuration (3), please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots.

1.If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color. In other words, install them either in the set of yellow slots (DDRII_1 and DDRII_3), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_2 and DDRII_4).

2.If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDRII DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3.If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_1 and DDRII_2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology .

4.It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

5.If you plan to use ATITM PCI Express VGA card on this motherboard, the total system memory size should be above 512MB.

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Installing a DIMM

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

notch break

notch break

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express Slots)

There are 3 PCI slots, 2 PCI Express slots, and 1 AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) on this motherboard.

PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.

PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card and ASRock PCIE_DE card (optional).

PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards.

AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4):

AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) is used to install PCI Express expansion cards. You need to adjust the jumpers in advance to enable AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4), but under this situation, onboard IDE connector (IDE1) will be disabled. Please refer to below table for proper jumper settings.

If you plan to install only one PCI Express card on this motherboard, please install it on PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot).

Function

Enable AGI Express slot (PCIE x4)

/ Disable onboard IDE connector (IDE1)

Enable onboard IDE connector (IDE1) / Disable AGI Express slot (PCIE x4) (Default)

Jumper Settings

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1 2

1 2

1 2

 

1 2

PCIE x 1 EN1

PCIE x 1 EN2

PCIE x 1 EN3

 

PCIE x 1 EN4

PCIE x 1 EN5

2 3

2 3

2 3

2 3

 

2 3

PCIE x 1 EN1

PCIE x 1 EN2

PCIE x 1 EN3

 

PCIE x 1 EN4

PCIE x 1 EN5

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Installing an expansion card

Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use.

Step 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.

Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

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