ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA User Manual

4CoreDual-VSTA

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2006

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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 da mages 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”

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ContentsContents

Contents

ContentsContents

1. Introduction1. Introduction

1. Introduction

1. Introduction1. Introduction

1.1 Package Contents.......................................................... 5

1.2 Spec if ic at io ns ................................................................ 6

1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows

VistaTM Premium and Basic OS...................................... 9

1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI

Express Graphics Slot ................................................... 1 0

1.5 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 11

1.6 HD 8CH I/O Panel ........................................................... 12

2. Installation2. Installation

2. Installation

2. Installation2. Installation

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 13

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions........................................... 1 3

2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 14

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 16

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)......................... 17

2.6 Expansion Slots............................................................. 19

2.7 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 20

2.8 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 20

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 21

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide....................... 25

2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................... 26

2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs .... 26

2.13 Driver Installation Guide ............................................... 26

2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM With

RAID Functions ............................................................ 27

2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

Without RAID Functions .............................................. 28

2.16 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................ 28

3. BIOS S3. BIOS S

3. BIOS S

3. BIOS S3. BIOS S

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 2 9

3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 30

3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 31

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 29

3.1.2 Navigation Keys................................................... 30

3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................ 31

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 33

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration............................................... 36

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 3 7

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 39

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3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 39

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 40

3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 41

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 42

3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 43

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.................................. 44

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 44

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 45

4. Software Support4. Software Support

4. Software Support

4. Software Support4. Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 46

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 46

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 46

4.2.2 Drivers Menu........................................................ 46

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 46

4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program .. 46

4.2.5 Contact Information.............................................. 46

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1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA 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-bystep 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

1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA Quick Installation Guide ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA Support CD

(including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo) One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cable (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional) One HD 8CH I/O Panel Shield

http://www.asrock.com

1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

1.2

Specifications

1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm CPU - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Duo /

Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors

- FSB 1066/800/533 MHz

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset - Northbridge: VIA® PT880 Ultra

- Southbridge: VIA® VT8237A

Memory - Dual Channel DDR/DDRII Memory T echnology

(see CAUTION 3)

- 2 x DDRII DIMM slots

- Support DDRII667/533

- Max. capacity: 2GB

- 2 x DDR DIMM slots

- Support DDR400/333/266

- Max. capacity: 2GB

Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5)

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

Expansion Slot - 4 x PCI slots

- 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot (see CAUTION 6)

- 1 x AGP 8X slot (see CAUTION 7)

Audio - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC888 Audio Codec)

LAN - VIA® PHY VT6103

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O HD 8CH I/O

- 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 RJ-45 Port

- Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8)

Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, and JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions

- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Game header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 9)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compli ance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 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, Vcore OS - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM/

VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 10)

Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 32.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 28 for details.

3. 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 17 for proper installation.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot” on page 10. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 19.

7. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage!

8. 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.

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

10. Microsoft

Windows® VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft driver and related information. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

Windows

Windows® Vista

1.31.3

Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R

1.3

Minimum Hardware R

1.31.3

Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R

TMTM

VistaVista

Vista

VistaVista

This motherboard can support all features in Windows® VistaTM Premium. Please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement.

CPU Celeron D 326 Memory 512MB Single Channel VGA DX9.0 with WDDM Driver

Premium and Basic OS Premium and Basic OS

Premium and Basic OS

Premium and Basic OS Premium and Basic OS

with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic)

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1.41.4

Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI

1.4

Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI

1.41.4

Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI

Express Graphics SlotExpress Graphics Slot

Express Graphics Slot

Express Graphics SlotExpress Graphics Slot

(for Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM)

Graphics Chip Model Name

Vendor NVIDIA ASUS Extreme N6200GE/TD

ASUS Extreme N6200TC256/TD ASUS Extreme N6800GT ASUS Extreme N6800/TD ALBATRON PC6600GT GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D Inno3D GeFORCE 6600 LE LEADTEK PX6200 TC/TD H MSI PCX 5750-TD128E SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC

A T I ASUS Extreme AX700PRO/TVD

ABIT RX600XT-PCIE GECUBE Radeon X850XT 256M

For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for PCI Express Graphics slot, please visit ASRock website for details. ASRock website:

http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

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1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout

1.5 Motherboard Layout

1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout

24.4cm (9.6 in)

PS2_USB_PWR1

PS2

Mouse

Keyboard

PARALLEL PORT

ATX12V1

PS2

COM1

USB2.0 T: US B2 B:USB3

USB2.0

Top:

T: US B0

RJ-45

B:USB1

Top:

REAR SPK

Bottom:

CTR BASS

Center:

SIDE SPK

Bottom:

MIC IN

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

CD1

28 27

25 24

7.1 CH HD

LAN PHY

HD_AUDIO1

CODEC

IR1

I/O

Super

4CoreDual-VSTA

Audio

GAME1

HDMI_SPDIF1

22 21

ATXPWR1

AGP 8X

1.5V_AGP1

PCIE_GRAPHICS1

PCI 1

PCI 2

USB2.0

PCI 3

PCI 4

VIA

PT880

Ultra

Chipset

FLOPPY1

CPU_FAN1

PCI

EXPRESS

CMOS

Battery

RoHS

USB67

FSB1066

Kentsfield

Conroe

CLRCMOS1

USB45

Quad CoreCPU

odule) m

Dual Channel

DDR400/DDRII667

it, 184-pin b

64/72 (

DDRII_1 (64/72bit, 240-pin module)

DDR1

VIA

VT8237A

4Mb

CHA_FAN1

BIOS

SPEAKER1

DDRII_2 (64/72bit, 240-pin module)

RAID

IDE1

ATA133

SATA1

HDLED RESET

odule) m

it, 184-pin b

64/72 (

DDR2

SATA2

PANEL 1

PLEDPWRBTN

30.5cm (12.0 in)

IDE2

SATA

11 12

1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 2 A TX 12V Connector (A TX12V1) 16 South Bridge Controller 3 775-Pin CPU Socket 17 Flash Memory 4 North Bridge Controller 18 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) 5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 1 9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 6 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 2 1 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

7 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots 22 Game Connector (GAME1)

(Dual Channel B: DDR1, DDR2; Blue) 23 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) 8 AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) 24 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 9 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 25 4 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 4) 10 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 26 PCI Express Graphics Slot 11 Secondary Serial A T A Conne ctor (SA T A2 ) 27 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 12 Primary Serial A T A Conne ctor (SA T A 1) 28 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 13 System Panel Header (P ANEL1) 2 9 ATX Power Connector (A TXPW R1) 14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

1111

1.61.6

1.6

1.61.6

HD 8CH I/OHD 8CH I/O

HD 8CH I/O

HD 8CH I/OHD 8CH I/O

PanelPanel

Panel

PanelPanel

1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink) 2 RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 Serial Port: COM1 5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 6 Line In (Light Blue) 1 3 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

910

* 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. 7) (No. 4) (No. 5) (No. 3) 2 V -- -- -4VV---6VVV-8VVVV

* 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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Chapter 2 InstallationChapter 2 Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

Chapter 2 InstallationChapter 2 Installation

4CoreDual-VSTA is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 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 Holes2.1 Screw Holes

2.1 Screw Holes

2.1 Screw Holes2.1 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 Precautions2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions2.2 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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2.3 775-LAND CPU Installation2.3 775-LAND CPU Installation

2.3 775-LAND CPU Installation

2.3 775-LAND CPU Installation2.3 775-LAND CPU Installation

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

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 po-

sition at approximately 135 degrees.

Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-

sition at approximately 100 degrees.

775-Pin Socket Overview

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.

Pin1

orientation

key notch

775-LAND CPU

orientation

key notch

1414

Pin1

alignment key

black line

775-Pin Socket

black line

alignment key

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 Pla ce 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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2.42.4

Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.4

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.42.4

Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation 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 fa n 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 se curely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 5).

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. 5).

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)2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

4CoreDual-VSTA motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots and two 240-pin DDRII DIMM slots, and supports Dual Cha nnel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identi- cal (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR / 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_2; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.6) or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR1 a nd DDR2; Blue slots; see p. 11 No.7), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

DDRII_1 DDR1 DDRII_2 DDR2

(Yellow Slot) (Blue Slot) (Yellow Slot) (Blue Slot) (1) Populated - Populated (2) - Populated - Populated

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

2. It is not allowed to install both DDR and DDRII memory modules to this motherboard at the same time; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

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Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM

notch

break

Installing a DIMM

Installing a DIMMInstalling 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

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, AGP, and PCI Express Graphics2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AGP, and PCI Express Graphics

2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AGP, and PCI Express Graphics

2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AGP, and PCI Express Graphics2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, AGP, and PCI Express Graphics

Slots) Slots)

Slots)

Slots) Slots)

There are 4 PCI slots, 1 AGP slot, and 1 PCI Express Graphics slot on 4CoreDualVSTA motherboard.

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

interface.

AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has

a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card. AGP slot is used to install AGP expansion cards.

Please do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your AGP card, please check with the AGP card vendors.

PCI Express Graphics slot:

PCI Express Graphics slot is used to install PCI Express expa n sion cards. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for PCI Express Graphics Slot” on page 10.

Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card

Installing an expansion card

Installing an expansion cardInstalling 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 system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a

chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws

for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot. Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws. Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.7 Surround Display Feature2.7 Surround Display Feature

2.7 Surround Display Feature

2.7 Surround Display Feature2.7 Surround Display Feature

Thanks to ASRock patented PCI Express Graphics Technology, this motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on AGP VGA card and PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD: ..\ Surround Display Information

2.8 Jumpers Setup2.8 Jumpers Setup

2.8 Jumpers Setup

2.8 Jumpers Setup2.8 Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

(see p.11, No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided

by power supply.

Clear CMOS

(CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) (see p.11, No. 19)

1_2

+5V

2-pin jumper

2_3

+5VSB

Short

or USB wake up events.

Open

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.

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2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!

F DD Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.11, No. 21)

Pin1

FLOPPY1

the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the

connector.

Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.11, No. 9) (39-pin IDE2, see p.11, No. 10)

PIN1

IDE1

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

PIN1

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

IDE2

connect the black end to the IDE devices

Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE

device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).

Serial ATA Connectors These two Serial ATA (SATA)

(SAT A1: see p.1 1, No. 12) connectors support SATA data (SAT A2: see p.1 1, No. 1 1) cables for internal storage

devices. The current SATA

SAT A1 SAT A2

interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data Data Cable cable can be connected to the

(Optional) SATA hard disk or the SATA

connector on the motherboard.

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Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on the drive. Then

connect to the SAT A HDD

power connector

connect to the power supply

connect the white end of SATA power cable to the power connector of the power supply.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB67) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.11 No. 20) two USB 2.0 headers on this

(9-pin USB45) (see p.11 No. 18)

Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional

(5-pin IR1) wireless transmitting and (see p.11, No. 27) receiving infrared module.

USB_PWR

P-7

P-6

USB_PWR

P-4

P-5

USB_PWR

P+7

P+6

P+4

P+5

IRTX

IRRX

GND

+5VSB

GND

DUMMY

motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

DUMMY

Internal Audio Connector This connector allows you

CD1

CD-L GND GND CD-R

a CD-ROM, D V D-ROM, TV

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.11, No. 28) from sound sources such as

tuner card, or MPEG card.

GND

PRE SENCE#

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

MIC_R ET

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

OUT_R ET

OUT2_L

control of audio devices.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.11, No. 24) convenient connection and

1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

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2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND). D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from

[Auto] to [Enabled].

F. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand

taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. Click “Audio I/O”, select

“Connector Settings” , choose “Disable front panel jack

detection”, and save the change by clicking “OK”.

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.11, No. 13) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.11, No. 14)

PLED+

HDLED +

PLED-

HDLED -

+5V

PWRBTN#

GND

DUMMY

GND

DUMMY

RES ET#

SPEAKER

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.11, No. 15) match the black wire to the

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.11, No. 5) match the black wire to the

Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function. If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.

1 2 3 4

GND +12V CPU _FAN_SPEED FAN_S PEED_CONTR OL

ground pin.

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Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

Game Connector Connect a Game cable to this

blue black

GND

SPD IFOUT

(15-pin GAME1) connector if the Game port (see p.11, No. 22) bracket is installed.

+5V

JBB1

JBX

MIDI_OUT

JBY

JBB2

MIDI_IN

JAX

JAB1

+5V

GND

+5V

JAB2

JAY

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.11, No. 29)

ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary

(4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.11, No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector

so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up.

HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing

(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI V GA (see p.11 No. 23) card, allows the system to

GND

SPD IFOUT

+5V

connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header.

HDMI_SPDIF Cable Please connect the black end (A)

(Optional) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the

HDMI_SPDIF header on the motherboard. Then connect the white end (B or C) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card.

A. black end B. white end (2-pin) C. white end (3-pin)

+5V

SPD IFOUT

GND

blue black

SPD IFOUT

GND

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blue black

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification, which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/ video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/LCD devices. To use HDMI function on this motherboard, please carefully follow the below steps.

•

Step 1. Install the HDMI VGA card to the PCI Express Graphics slot on this

motherboard. For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 19.

Step 2. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the

HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 11, No. 23) on the motherboard.

Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the HDMI VGA card according to the same pin definition. For the pin definition of HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable conne ctors, please refer to page 24. For the pin definition of HDMI_SPDIF connectors on HDMI VGA card, please refer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor. Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card.

Step 3. Connect the white end (B or C) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF

connector of HDMI VGA card. (There are two white ends (2-pin and 3-pin) on HDMI_SPDIF cable. Plea se choose the appropriate white end according to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of the HDMI V GA card you install.

white end (2-pin) (B)

Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card. Otherwise, the motherboard and the VGA card may be damaged. For example, this picture shows the wrong example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of PCI Express VGA card. Please refer to the VGA card user manual for connector usage in advance.

white end (3-pin) (C)

Step 4. Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI VGA card to

HDMI device, such as HDTV. Please refer to the user manual of HDTV and HDMI VGA card vendor for detailed connection procedures.

Step 5. Install HDMI VGA card driver to your system.

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2.11 Serial A2.11 Serial A

2.11 Serial A

2.11 Serial A2.11 Serial A

This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237A southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A (SAA (SA

A) Hard Disks InstallationA) Hard Disks Installation

A) Hard Disks Installation

A) Hard Disks InstallationA) Hard Disks Installation

2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

4CoreDual-VSTA motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices.

NOTE What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

2.132.13

Driver Installation GuideDriver Installation Guide

2.13

Driver Installation Guide

2.132.13

Driver Installation GuideDriver Installation Guide

To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.

unctions for SAunctions for SA

unctions for SA

unctions for SAunctions for SA

A HDDsA HDDs

A HDDs

A HDDsA HDDs

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2.142.14

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

2.14

Installing Windows

2.142.14

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

With RAID FunctionsWith RAID Functions

With RAID Functions

With RAID FunctionsWith RAID Functions

®®

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TMTM

RAID functions are still not available for Windows® VistaTM users now. If you install Windows for the updates of Windows

VistaTM and want to use RAID functions, please visit our website

VistaTM driver and related information in the future.

If you want to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps.

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].

STEP 2: Make a SATA Driver Diskette.

A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. C. When you see the message on the screen, “Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>. D. Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key. E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette.

STEP 3: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.

Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the BIOS RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD: .. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 4: Install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on

your system.

After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA driver diskette containing the VIA® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install.

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1. If you install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to ma n age (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA HDDs, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

2. If you want to use “VIA RAID Tool” in Windows drivers from the Support CD again so that “VIA RAID Tool” will be installed to your system as well.

environment, please install SATA

®®

2.152.15

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

2.15

Installing Windows

2.152.15

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

Without RAID FunctionsWithout RAID Functions

Without RAID Functions

Without RAID FunctionsWithout RAID Functions

The installation procedures for Windows® VistaTM are subject to change. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows related information in the future.

If you want to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps.

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adva nced screen IDE Configuration. B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [non-RAID].

STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on

your system.

After step 1, you can start to install Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit OS on your system.

If you don’t want to set up RAID functions, there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette.

2.162.16

Untied Overclocking TUntied Overclocking T

2.16

Untied Overclocking T

2.162.16

Untied Overclocking TUntied Overclocking T

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed AGP / PCI / PCIE bus. You may set “CPU Host Frequency” option of BIOS setup to [Auto], which will show you the actual CPU host frequency in the following item. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but AGP / PCI / PCIE bus is in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

®®

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

VistaTM driver and

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echnology

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3.3.

BIOS SETUP UTILITYBIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.3.

BIOS SETUP UTILITYBIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction3.1 Introduction

3.1 Introduction

3.1 Introduction3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Me mory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer . Please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only,

and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

3.1.13.1.1

BIOS Menu BarBIOS Menu Bar

3.1.1

BIOS Menu Bar

3.1.13.1.1

BIOS Menu BarBIOS Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the

Operating System

Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use < > key or < > key to choose among the sele ctions on the menu bar , and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.

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3.1.23.1.2

Navigation KeysNavigation Keys

3.1.2

Navigation Keys

3.1.23.1.2

Navigation KeysNavigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Enter> To bring up the selected screen <F1> To display the General Help Screen <F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings <F10> To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY <ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.23.2

Main ScreenMain Screen

3.2

Main Screen

3.23.2

Main ScreenMain Screen

When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview

Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Main

System Overview

System Time

System Date

BIOS Version Processor Type

Processor Speed Microcode Update Cache Size

Total Memory

DDRII 1 DRD 1 DDRII 2 DDR 2

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:09]

[Thu 10/19/2006]

: 4CoreDual-VSTABIOS P1.00 : Intel (R)CPU 3.60 GHz

(64bit supported)

: 3600 MHz

F43/4

: : 1024KB

: 512MB

Dual-Channel Memory Mode None

256MB/166MHz (DDR333)

None

: : 256MB/166MHz (DDR333)

System Time [Hour:Minute:Second]

Use this item to specify the system time.

System Date [Day Month/Date/Year]

Use this item to specify the system date.

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Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.33.3

Advanced ScreenAdvanced Screen

3.3

Advanced Screen

3.33.3

Advanced ScreenAdvanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Conf iguration, IDE Conf iguration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

CPU Configuration

Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration

Advanced

may cause system to malfunction.

H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Configure CPU

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

3.3.13.3.1

CPU ConfigurationCPU Configuration

3.3.1

CPU Configuration

3.3.13.3.1

CPU ConfigurationCPU Configuration

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz) [100]

Spread Spectrum [Auto]

Boot Failure Guard [Enabled]

Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value

Max CPUID Value Limit Intel (R) Virtualization tech. CPU Thermal Throttling No-Excute Memory Protection Hyper Threading Technology Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[200]

:Locked :18

[Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

Select how to set the CPU host frequency.

Select Screen

Select Screen Select Item

Select Item

+- Change Option

+- Change Option F1 General Help

F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults

F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

ESC Exit

Overclock Mode

When [Auto] is selected, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard. The a ctual CPU host frequency and PCIE frequency will show in the following items. When [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] is selected, you can set the CPU Frequency (MHz) and PCI Frequency item. When [CPU, PCIE, Async.] is selected, you can set the CPU Frequency (MHz), PCIE Frequency (MHz) and PCI Frequency item.

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Spread Spectrum

Select [Auto] for the spread spectrum feature.

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

Ratio Status

This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is “Locked” or “Unlocked”. If it shows “Unlocked”, you will find an item Ratio Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard. If it shows “Locked”, then the item Ratio Setting will be hidden. If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency, it will be equal to the core speed of the installed processor.

Ratio Actual Value

This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard.

Max CPUID Value Limit

For Prescott CPU only, some OSes (ex. NT4.0)cannot handle the function with disable. This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

Intel (R) Virtualization tech.

When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel (R) Virtualization Technology.

CPU Thermal Throttling

You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha-

nism to keep the CPU from overheated.

No-Excute Memory Protection

No-Execution (NX) Memory Prote ction Technology is an enhancement to the IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No-Excute Memory Protection.

Hyper Threading Technology

To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium®4 processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows® XP. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.

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Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.

Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel’s new power saving technology. Proces sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings. If you select [Auto], you need to set the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to enable this function.

3.3.23.3.2

Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration

3.3.2

Chipset Configuration

3.3.23.3.2

Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration

Advanced

Chipset Configuration

DRAM Frequency

Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Bank Interleave Precharge to Active (Trp) Active to Precharge (Tras) Active to CMD (Trcd) REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc) ACT (0) to ACT (1) (Trrd) Read to Precharge (Trtp) Write to Read CMD (Twtr) Write Recovery Time (Twr) DRAM BUS Selection DRAM Command Rate

DRAM Voltage AGP Voltage

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [2T Command]

[Auto] [Auto]

Options

133MHz (DDR266) 166MHz (DDR333) 200MHz (DDR400) Auto

Select Screen

Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

DRAM Frequency

If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may also select other value as operating frequency: [133MHz (DDR 266)], [166MHz (DDR 333)], [200MHz (DDR 400)] for DDR; [266MHz (DD RII 533)], [333MHz (DDRII 667)] for DD RII.

Flexibility Option

The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

DRAM CAS# Latency

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.5], [2], and [3] for DDR; [Auto], [3], [4], [5] for DDRII.

DRAM Bank Interleave

Use this option to select DRAM Bank Interleave. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [2-Way], [4-Way], and [8-Way]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD.

Precharge to Active (Trp)

Use this option to select Precharge to Active (Trp). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dra m SPD.

Active to Precharge (Tras)

Use this option to select Active to Precharge (Tras). Configuration options:

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[Auto], [5T], [6T], [7T], [8T], [9T], [10T], [11T], [12T], [13T], [14T], [15T], [16T], [17T], [18T], [19T] and [20T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dra m SPD.

Active to CMD (Trcd)

Use this option to select Active to CMD (Trcd). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD.

REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc)

Use this option to select REF to ACT / REF to REF (Trfc). Configuration options: [Auto], [8T] to [71T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dra m SPD.

ACT(0) to ACT (1) (Trrd)

Use this option to select ACT(0) to ACT (1) (Trrd). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dra m SPD.

Read to Precharge (Trtp)

Use this option to select Read to Precharge (Trtp). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD.

Write to Read CMD (Twtr)

Use this option to select Write to Read CMD (Twtr). Configuration options: [Auto], [1T], [2T] for DDRI; [Auto], [2T], [3T] for DDRII. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dram SPD.

Write Recovery Time (Twr )

Use this option to select Write Recovery Time (Twr). Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is set to [Auto] to set the timing by dra m SPD.

DRAM Bus Selection

The default value is [Auto], which will automatically select the proper access mode for the system. You may select between [Single Channel] and [Dual Channel] if you have properly set the dual channel memory configuration.

DRAM Command Rate

Use this to select a mong [2T Command] and [1T Command] for DRAM Command Rate. The default value is [2T Command].

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select among [Auto], [High], [Normal] a nd [Low] f or DRAM Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

AGP Voltage

Use this to select among [Auto], [Normal] and [High] for AGP Voltage. The default value is [Auto].

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Primary Graphics Adapter

This allows you to select [PCI], [AGP], or [PCI Express Gfx.] as the primary graphics adapter. The default vaule is [PCI].

AGP Mode

The default value of this feature is set to [Auto]. If you install an 8X-AGP card on this motherboard, you may select [Auto], [8X] or [4X] as the AGP mode. If the installed AGP card is a 4X-AGP card, then you may set the AGP mode as [Auto], [4X], [2X], or [1X].

AGP Fast Write

This allows you to enable or disable the feature of AGP fast write protocol support.

AGP Aperture Size

It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. It is recommended to leave this field at the default value unless the installed AGP card’s specifications requires other sizes.

AGP Straggered Delay

Use this option to select AGP straggered delay. Configuration options: [Auto], [None], [Delay 1ns]. The default value is [Auto].

AGP GADSTB Output Delay

Use this option to select AGP GASSTB output delay. Configuration options: [Auto], [None], [Delay 150 psec], [Delay 300 psec], and [Delay 450 psec]. The default value is [Auto].

V-Link Speed

This allows you to set the North Bridge and South Bridge V-Link Speed of VIA chipset. configuration options: [Normal], [Fast]. The default value is [Normal].

PCI Delay Transaction

Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant.

IDE Drive Strength

This allows you to set the drive strength of the onboard IDE controller. Configuration options: [Lowset], [Low], [Normal], and [Highest]. The default value is [Low].

PCIE Downstream Pipeline

This allows you to enable or disable the feature of PCIE Downstrea m Pi peline. The default value is [Auto].

OnBoard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature.

OnBoard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound

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Front Panel Control

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] f or the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

CD-In

Use this item to enable or disable CD-In of OnBoard HD Audio.

Bus No.

Use this item to select OnBoard HD Audio’s PCI Bus number. Configuration options: [02h], [80h]. The default value is [80h]. If you want to test HCT under Windows® XP, please set this item to [02h].

3.3.33.3.3

ACPI ConfigurationACPI Configuration

3.3.3

ACPI Configuration

3.3.33.3.3

ACPI ConfigurationACPI Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Configuration

Suspend To RAM

Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS /2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Disabled]

[Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]

Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Suspend to RAM

This field allows you to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Sus pend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the system supports it.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/ Power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/Power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/Power

resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

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RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system.

3.3.43.3.4

IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration

3.3.4

IDE Configuration

3.3.43.3.4

IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration

Advanced

IDE Configuration

OnBoard IDE Controller

SATA Operation Mode

Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

OnBoard IDE Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE controller.

SATA Operation Mode

Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [non-RAID]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs, please select [RAID].

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “Primary IDE Slave”, “Secondary IDE Master”, and “Secondary IDE Slave” as well.

Advanced

Primary IDE Master

Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T.

Type

LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

:Hard Disk :ST340014A :40.0 GB :Supported :16Sectors :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-5 :Supported

[Auto]

[Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled]

[Both]

[non-RAID]

[Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected]

To enable or disable the onboard IDE controller.

Select Screen

Select Screen Select Item

Select Item

+- Change Option

+- Change Option F1 General Help

F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults

F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

ESC Exit

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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TYPE

Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD].

[Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.

After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility , such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.

[CD/DVD]: This is used f or IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (A TAPI Removable Media Device),

such as MO.

LBA/Large Mode

Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer.

PIO Mode

Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing.

DMA Mode

DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for compatible IDE devices.

S.M.A.R.T.

Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled].

32-Bit Data Transfer

Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.

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3.3.53.3.5

PCIPnP ConfigurationPCIPnP Configuration

3.3.5

PCIPnP Configuration

3.3.53.3.5

PCIPnP ConfigurationPCIPnP Configuration

Advanced

Advanced PCI / PnP Settings

PCI Latency Timer

PCI IDE BusMaster

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[32]

[Enabled]

ValueinunitsofPCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

PCI Latency Timer

The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.

3.3.63.3.6

Floppy ConfigurationFloppy Configuration

3.3.6

Floppy Configuration

3.3.63.3.6

Floppy ConfigurationFloppy Configuration

In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.

Advanced

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[1.44 MB 3 "]

Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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3.3.73.3.7

Super IO ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration

3.3.7

Super IO Configuration

3.3.73.3.7

Super IO ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration

Advanced

Configure Super IO Chipset

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel

Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[3F8 /IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Auto] [Disabled]

AllowBIOStoEnable or Disable Floppy Controller.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller.

Serial Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3].

Infrared Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3].

Parallel Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278].

Parallel Port Mode

Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].

EPP Version

Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7].

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3].

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7].

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OnBoard Game Port

Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. The default value is [Auto].

OnBoard MIDI Port

Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330].

3.3.83.3.8

USB ConfigurationUSB Configuration

3.3.8

USB Configuration

3.3.83.3.8

USB ConfigurationUSB Configuration

Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [Disabled]

To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

USB Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.

USB 2.0 Support

Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support.

Legacy USB Support

Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB support.

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3.43.4

Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

3.4

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

3.43.4

Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard te mperature, CPU fa n speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

Main Advanced

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

CPU Temperature M /B Temperature

CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed

Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V

CPU Quiet Fan [Enabled]

Target CPU Temperature ( C) [50]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor

: 37C/98F : 31C/87F

: 3400 RPM :N/A

: 1.629V : 3.306V : 5.067V : 11.890V

Boot Security Exit

Target Fan Speed

Fast Middle Slow

Select Screen

Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

CPU Quiet Fan

This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan. If you set this option as [Disabled], the CPU fan will operate in full speed. If you set this option as [Enabled], you will find the item “Target CPU Temperature

( C)” appear to allow you adjusting it. The default value is [Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan.

Target CPU Temperature (

The target temperature will be between 45 C and 65 C. The default value is [50].

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3.53.5

Boot ScreenBoot Screen

3.5

Boot Screen

3.53.5

Boot ScreenBoot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Main Advanced H/W Monitor

Boot Settings

Boot Settings Configuration

1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device

Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[1st Floppy Device] [HDD: PM -MAXTOR 6L08] [CD/DVD]

Boot

Security Exit

Configure Settings during System Boot.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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3.5.1

3.5.13.5.1

Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot From Onboard LAN

VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num-Lock

[Disabled]

[Enabled] [On]

Boot

To enable or disable the boot from onboard LAN feature.

Select Screen

Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Boot From Onboard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.

VIA SATA Raid Utility

Use this to enable or disable VIA® VT8237A SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST.

Boot Up Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

3.63.6

Security ScreenSecurity Screen

3.6

Security Screen

3.63.6

Security ScreenSecurity Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it.

Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password Clear User Password

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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Security

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Exit

3.73.7

Exit ScreenExit Screen

3.7

Exit Screen

3.73.7

Exit ScreenExit Screen

Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Save Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

Discard Changes and Exit

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes.

Discard Changes

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.

Load Optimal Defaults

When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Load optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations.

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Chapter 4 Software Suppor

Chapter 4 Software SupporChapter 4 Software Suppor

4.14.1

Install Operating SystemInstall Operating System

4.1

Install Operating System

4.14.1

Install Operating SystemInstall Operating System

This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

4.24.2

Support CD InformationSupport CD Information

4.2

Support CD Information

4.24.2

Support CD InformationSupport CD Information

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

4.2.14.2.1

Running The Support CDRunning The Support CD

4.2.1

Running The Support CD

4.2.14.2.1

Running The Support CDRunning The Support CD

To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

4.2.24.2.2

Drivers MenuDrivers Menu

4.2.2

Drivers Menu

4.2.24.2.2

Drivers MenuDrivers Menu

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

4.2.34.2.3

Utilities MenuUtilities Menu

4.2.3

Utilities Menu

4.2.34.2.3

Utilities MenuUtilities Menu

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

64-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware

4.2.44.2.4

“LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program“LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program

4.2.4

“LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program

4.2.44.2.4

“LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program“LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program

This motherboard is equipped with Intel LGA 775 socket, which is a new CPU socket interface that Intel has released. Since it has several tiny pins, whcih are easily to be damaged by improper handling, ASRock sincerely presents you a clear installation guide through this “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo”. We hope you may check this live demo program before you start the installation of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling. To see this Live Demo, you can run Microsoft® Media Player® to play the file. You may find this Live De mo in the motherboard’s Support CD through the following path:

..\ Live Demo \ PC DIY \ LGA775INST_English.dat

4.2.54.2.5

Contact InformationContact Information

4.2.5

Contact Information

4.2.54.2.5

Contact InformationContact Information

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.

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VIA RAID Installation Guide

1 VIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide …………………………………………………………………………………….. 2

1.1 Introduction of RAID ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2

1.2 RAID Configuration Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………… 2

1.3 BIOS Configuration Utility ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

1.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility ………………………………………………………………………….. 3

1.3.2 Create Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3

1.3.3 Delete Disk Array ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6

1.3.4 Select Boot Array ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6

2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide ………………………………………………………………………………… 7

2.1 Create RAID Array ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8

2.2 Delete Disk Array ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…… 10

2.3 Check All Disks ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10

2.4 Verify Mirror Disk ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11

2.5 Synchronize Mirror Disk ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

2.6 Disk Error Detection ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13

2.7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array ………………………………………………………………………………….. 13

2.8 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 array ……………………………………………………………………………………. 13

1 VIA BIOS RAID Installation Guide

You are allowed to configure RAID functions under BIOS environment.

1.1 Introduction of RAID

VIA VT8237A south bridge chipset integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD functions with two independent SATA channels. This section will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID.

RAID

The term “RAID” stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks”, which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit. For optimal performance, please install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set.

RAID 0 (Data Striping)

RAID 0 is called data striping that optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. It will improve data access and storage since it will double the data transfer rate of a single disk alone while the two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate.

WARNING!

Although RAID 0 function can improve the access performance, it does not provide any fault tolerance. Hot-Plug any HDDs of the RAID 0 Disk will cause data

damage or data loss.

RAID 1 (Data Mirroring)

RAID 1 is called data mirroring that copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive. It provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system since the disk array management software will direct all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive if one drive fails.

JBOD (Spanning)

A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of all drives. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array. When any member disk fails, it will affect the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID, and it does not support fault tolerance.

1. 2 RAID Configurations Precautions

Please use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for performance. It is recommended to use two SATA drives of the same size. If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size for each drive. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the 80GB-drive becomes 60GB, and the total storage capacity for this RAID 0 set is 120GB.

1. You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive and a new drive to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for data protection (the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the RAID 1 set is 60GB.

2. Please verify the status of your hard disks before you set up your new RAID array.

1.3 BIOS Configuration Utility

1.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility

After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen. Press ‘Tab’ key to enter BIOS configuration utility.

The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

1.3.2 Create Disk Array

1. Within the main interface, use the up and down arrow key to highlight the Create Array command and press <Enter> to call out the list of creation steps.

2. Highlight the Array Mode and press <Enter>, then a list of array modes will appear. Just highlight the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection.

3. There are two methods to create a disk array. One method is “Auto Setup”, and another is “Select Disk Drives”. Select “Auto Setup” to

allow BIOS to select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select “Select Disk Drives” to let user select the array drives manually. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press <Enter> to select them respectively. When all drives have been selected, press <Esc> to go back to the creation steps menu.

Create RAID 0

If RAID 0 array is selected in step 2, user can also select a block size for the array. Use the arrow key to highlight the “Block Size” and press <Enter>. Then the list of available block size will popup. The block size can be selected from 4K to 64K Bytes.

Use the arrow key to highlight the Start Create Process and press <Enter>, then a warning message will appear. Press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation. Please note that the content of the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.

Create RAID 1

The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses “Auto Setup” to create RAID 1. But you can reserve the data on source drive if you use “Select Disk Drives” to select the source and the mirror drive.

Press “y” to copy data of source to mirror drive. There is a limitation when using this feature. The capacity of mirror drive must be greater or equal to the source drive; otherwise the RAID 1 can’t be created and a error message will appear: “Error: mirror’s size is smaller than source!!! Press ESC return”. If user does not want to duplicate data, the data on the source and the mirror drive will be destroyed.

Create JBOD

The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses “Auto Setup” to create a JBOD. However, you can reserve the data on the first disk drive of a JBOD array if you use “Select Disk Drives” to select disk drives

The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free space. Expand Span (JBOD) Array function is not available if VT8237A only supports 2 SATA ports.

1.3.3 Delete Disk Array

User can delete a specific RAID that has been created. Following are the steps to delete a created disk array.

1. Use arrow key to highlight Delete Array item in main menu interface, and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated.

2. Use arrow key to highlight the target disk drive and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear. Press Y to delete a specific array or press N to cancel.

Delete a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1. When a RAID 1 is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disks.

1.3.4 Select Boot Array

User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from an array. Boot disk array may not be selected if user does not boot the Operating System from the disk array. Use the arrow key to highlight the “Select Boot Disk” item then press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated. Just use arrow key to highlight the target disk array then press <Enter>. If you select a disk array that has a boot mark and press <Enter>, then its boot setting will be canceled.

2 VIA Windows RAID Installation Guide

You are allowed to configure RAID functions under Windows environment. The “RAID Software” is a Windows-based software utility with graphical user interface and provides user an easy-operation tool to configure and manage disk drives or disk arrays connected to VT8237 SATA controller.

After GUI software is installed, it will automatically start every time when your Windows OS is started. An icon

tray of the tool bar to indicate that GUI software is currently running.

Just double click on the small icon to call out the main interface of the software.

will appear in the system

2.1 Create Disk Array

1. You may click on one of the three buttons to create different types of disk array– RAID 1, Span, and RAID 0. Then a “Select Array Creating Method” will be prompted.

Auto: The software will configure the available hard disk drives to be a disk array. User can modify the hard disk drives later. It is strongly recommended to use this method.

Custom: Disk array is arranged by user.

2. Click “Auto” button. The “Creating Array” window will pop up. If you select “Custom”, the “Available Disks” window will list the available disk drives for array-creating. Select a disk drive and click right arrow button to add the specific disk drive to array. After adding a disk drive, user can also remove the selected disk drive from array. Click the disk drive in “Array Disks” windows, then click left arrow button to remove the selected disk drive.

Press “Create” button to create or “Cancel” button to cancel it.

After you pressed the “Create” button, a warning message will pop up. Click “Yes” to finish the creation of disk array, or “No” to cancel.

3. A message box will pop up to prompt user that the disk array has been created successfully and ask user whether to restart the computer. Click “Yes” to restart the computer or click “No” to skip restarting. New disk array setting will take effect only after restarting.

Create RAID 1

You can reserve the data on the source drive after clicking “Create” button when you create a RAID 1 array.

There is a limitation if user wants to keep the data on the source drive the capacity of the mirror drive must be greater or equal to the source drive, otherwise the RAID 1 can’t be created.

If user wants to keep data in the source drive, RAID tool will ask user to synchronize the mirror drive after the system’s rebooting.

Create JBOD

The data in the first disk drive of JBOD array can be reserved when a JBOD array is created.

The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free space.

2.2 Delete Disk Array

1. Select the disk array that you want to delete from the left window. Click “Remove Array” button , then a warning message will pop up.

2. Click “Yes” to delete the specific disk array or click “No” to cancel.

3. A message box will pop up to prompt user that the disk array has been deleted successfully and ask user whether to restart the computer.

Click “Yes” to restart the computer or click “No” to skip the restarting. New setting will take effect only after restarting.

Warning:

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1. When a RAID is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be

reserved.

2.3 Check All Disks

You can check if all the disk drives work normally by clicking button. After you complete the checking, a dialog window will pop up to show each disk’s current status as following picture.

Your hard disk drive must be compatible with ATA/ATAPI-5 specifications and support SMART commands; otherwise the checking will fail.

2.4 Verify Mirror Disk

Data on the mirror disk must be the same as its corresponding source disk to provide fault tolerance for RAID 1.

1. Select a RAID 1. Right-click the selected RAID, and then a shortcut menu will appear. Click “Verify Mirror” to verify whether the source and the mirror disks are identical.

2. After executing “verify mirror” command, a dialog will show the verifying process. You can pause or cancel this process at any time. The

process may take a long time if the capacity of RAID is large.

3 When the mirror disk is not identical with the corresponding source disk, the mirror disk will be marked with a “need-sync” icon:

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“need-sync” mirror disk should be synchronized as soon as possible.

2.5 Synchronize Mirror Disk

For RAID 1, it must be synchronized when data on the mirror disk is not identical with its corresponding source disk. Sometimes the data on the mirror disk may be newer than the source disk. For example, the source disk is absent and the mirror disk runs in the tolerance mode. So the exact meaning of “Synchronize Mirror” is to keep the data on a pair of the source and the mirror disks identical. RAID software always marks

the mirror disk with a “need-sync” icon

1. Select RAID 1. Right-click the selected RAID, then a shortcut menu will appear. Click “Synchronize Mirror” to synchronize the source and the mirror disks.

even though the mirror disk may have the correct data.

2. When synchronization starts, a dialog will show the process. You can pause or cancel this process at any time.

3. A message will pop up when synchronization is finished.

2.6 Disk Error Detection

RAID will pop up an error message when the failure or absence of a disk drive is detected.

2.7 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array

If, during the system-booting, the software detects the inconsistence between the source and the mirror disks of RAID 1, the disk array will be marked as critical status, and the software will automatically prompt user to duplicate the RAID 1 to make the mirror disk consist with the corresponding source disk again.

You may click “Yes” to synchronize now or click “No” to synchronize later.

When the synchronization starts, a dialog will show the process. You can pause or cancel this process at any time. If you cancel the synchronization process, the RAID is on “need-sync” condition. You should synchronize again to guarantee the data are identical between the source and the mirror disk drives. A message will pop up when synchronization is finished.

2.8 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 array

If, during the system-booting, the failure or absence of any member disk of RAID is detected, the array will be marked as broken status. If broken

RAID 1 array is detected by the RAID software, it will indicate a serial steps to repair this problem.

1. A dialog box will pop up to indicate the RAID is broken. Click Yes.

2. Then another dialog box will pop up. If the source or the mirror disk drive is unplugged only, click “Cancel” to stop rebuilding step. Shut down the system. Plug the absent disk drive, and then reboot the system. If the original disk drive is broken-down, you may plug a new disk drive then reboot the system. Click “Next” to the next step.

3. Select a disk drive from “Available Disks” and click

button to replace the broken-down one, and then click “Next”.

4. A warning message will pop up. If you want to rebuild the RAID by using the disk drive that you selected in the previous step, click “Next”.

Warning: The data on the selected disk drive will be lost.

5. Reboot the system.

6. This RAID is marked as a critical RAID. The RAID software will do the “Duplicating Critical RAID 1” process.

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(for Windows XP)(for Windows XP)

This installation guide will lead you to install AGP VGA card into AGP slot a nd PCI Express VGA card into PCI Expre ss Graphics slot (PCI Express x 4) properly. Please carefully follow the procedures below according to the current condition of your PC system.

Demo VGA card devices:

1. WinFast A340T DH + ASUS-EN5750

STEP1: Install the AGP card into the AGP slot. Please follow the

procedures below

If you want to install more than one graphics cards to this motherboard, please follow the priority: AGP VG A card, PCI Express card ,and then PCI

card. Please do not install more than one graphics cards at the same time!

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.

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

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

4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

If you want to install more than one graphics cards to this motherboard, please make sure that the AGP heatsink is not too thick to collide with PCI

Express card.

STEP2: Install the OS (Operating System) and drivers of this

motherboard

STEP3: Install the AGP VGA card drivers

Install the drives and any related software which are provided by the graphics card vender. Please make sure the drivers are successfully installed to your computer.

STEP4: Restart your computer STEP5: Install the PCI Express VGA card into the PCI Express Graphics

slot (PCI Express x 4), please follow the instructions below

settings for the card before you start the installation.

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

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

4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

STEP6: Install the PCI Express VGA card drivers

Install the drives and any related software which are provided by the graphics card vender. Please make sure the drivers are successfully installed to your computer.

STEP7: Restart your computer

STEP8: Set up a multi-monitor display

Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the

steps below.

1. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.

2. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

3. Select the display icon identified by the number 2.

4. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.

5. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.

6. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

7. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for the diaplay icon identified by the number three, and four.

STEP9: Use Surround Display

Click and drag the display icons to positions representing the physical

setup of your monitors that you wwould like to use. The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to another.

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