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

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4Core1333-Viiv

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2007

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

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

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ContentsContents

Contents

ContentsContents

1 Introduction1 Introduction

1 Introduction

1 Introduction1 Introduction

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

1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 6

1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows

VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic Logo......................... 9

1.4 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Intel® Viiv

Technology................................................................... 10

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

1.6 ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus ..................................... 12

1.7 ASRock DeskExpress Specifications ........................... 13

2 Installation2 Installation

2 Installation

2 Installation2 Installation

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 14

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........................................... 14

2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 15

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 17

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 18

2.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................. 20

2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide ....................... 22

2.8 CrossFireTM Operation Guide ......................................... 25

2.9 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 29

2.10 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 30

2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................... 31

2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ......................... 37

2.13 eSATAII Interface Introduction ....................................... 38

2.14 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ....................................... 41

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

Installation ...................................................................... 42

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

HDDs and eSATAII Devices ........................................... 43

2.17 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation

Guide .............................................................................. 44

2.18 Driver Installation Guide ............................................... 46

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

VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions ............................... 46

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

RAID Functions .................................................. 46

2.19.2 Setting Up a RAID Ready System ...................... 47

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

RAID 1 or RAID 5 ................................................ 48

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2.19.4 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With

RAID Functions .................................................. 49

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

VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions .......................... 50

2.20.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit

Without RAID Functions ..................................... 50

2.20.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

Without RAID Functions ..................................... 51

2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................... 51

3 BIOS S3 BIOS S

3 BIOS S

3 BIOS S3 BIOS S

4 Software Support4 Software Support

4 Software Support

4 Software Support4 Software Support

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 52

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 52

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ................................................... 53

3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 53

3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 53

3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 54

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 56

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ............................................... 58

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 59

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 61

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 62

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 62

3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 64

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 65

3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 65

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration .................................. 66

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 66

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 67

4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 68

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 68

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 68

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 68

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 68

4.2.4 Contact Information .............................................. 68

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-

livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration

guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be

updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without

notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated

version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You

may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website

as well. ASRock website

1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Motherboard

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

ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Quick Installation Guide ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv Support CD

Motherboard Accessories

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

One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive

Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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

One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)

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

http://www.asrock.com

ASRock DeskExpress Accessories (Optional)

One ASRock DeskExpress

One ASRock PCIE_DE Card

Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables

One DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Cable

One USB Header Data Cable

Four Screws

1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

1.2

Specifications

1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.0-in, 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm CPU - LGA 775 for Intel

CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Extreme /

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

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

Kentsfield processors

- Compatible with all FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz CPUs (see CAUTION 1)

- Intel® Viiv

Ready (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 3)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 4)

- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset - Northbridge: Intel

P965

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH8DH

Memory - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 5)

- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots

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

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

Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 9)

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

Expansion Slot - Supports ATI

CrossFire

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 1 x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4)

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

- 3 x PCI slots

Audio - 7.1 CH Windows

VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC888 Audio Codec)

LAN - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Giga PHY Intel® 82566DC

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O ASRock 1394_eSATAII I/O Plus

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATAII Port

- 1 x RJ-45 Port

- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port

- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 10)

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

RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 11)

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

connector), support NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” function (see CAUTION 12)

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

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header

- 1 x Game header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- 1 x IEEE 1394 header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- SLI/XFIRE power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 13)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

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

OS - Microsoft

/ Vista

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

/ Vista

64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 14)

Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

WARNING

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

CAUTION!

1. FSB1333-CPU will operate in overclocking mode.

2. Intel

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

XP Media Center and Windows® VistaTM Home Premium and Ultimate

Edition. For the minimum hardware requirements of Intel

Viiv

technology, please refer to page 10 for details.

3. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, plea se che ck page 55.

4. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 51 for details.

5. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T echnology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 18 for proper installation.

6. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency.

CPU FSB Frequency Memory Support Frequency

1333 DDRII667 1066 DDRII533, DDRII667, DDRII800

800 DDRII533, DDRII667, DDRII800 533 DDRII533

7. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows and Windows

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

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

8. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

9. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

10. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection.

11. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the

“SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 41 to adjust your SATAII hard disk

drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII

connector directly.

12. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII

specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 38 for

details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

13. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft

VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

14. Microsoft

1.31.3

Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R

1.3

Minimum Hardware R

1.31.3

Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R

VistaVista

Vista

VistaVista

Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As

long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future.

Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit driver

and related information.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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Premium 2007 and Basic Logo Premium 2007 and Basic Logo

Premium 2007 and Basic Logo

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For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and

plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please

follow below table for minimum hardware requirements.

CPU Celeron D 326

Memory 1GB system memory (Premium)

512MB Single Channel (Basic)

VGA DX9.0 with WDDM Driver

with 128bit VGA memory (Premium)

with 64bit VGA memory (Basic)

Windows

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indows

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* After June 1, 2007, all Windows

minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows

2007 logo.

VistaTM systems are required to meet above

VistaTM Premium

1.41.4

Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R

1.4

Minimum Hardware R

1.41.4

Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R

®®

TM TM

®®

IntelIntel

Intel

IntelIntel

If you want to use Intel® ViivTM technology on this motherboard, please

follow below table for minimum hardware requirements.

CPU Intel® Dual Core CPU *

HDD SATAII HDD with NCQ function

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

* Currently, Intel

Intel

please refer to Intel

TM TM

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Viiv

Viiv Viiv

Pentium® Dual Core E2XXX CPU. For further information of CPU support list,

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Home Premium and Ultimate Edition

ViivTM technology requires Intel® Dual Core CPU or above except

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1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout

1.5 Motherboard Layout

1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout

576

22.9cm (9.0in)

Keyboard

Mouse

PS2

PS2_USB_PWR1

ATX12V1

COM1

PARALLEL PORT

ESATAII

eSATAII

USB2.0 T:U SB 2 B:USB3

USB2.0 T:U SB 0 B:USB1

Top: IEEE 1394

Top: RJ-45

ATXPWR1

Top:

SIDE SPK

Bottom:

CTR BASS

Center:

REAR SPK

Bottom:

MIC IN

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

eSATAII

PCIE1

USB2.0

LAN PHY

Gigabit LAN

SATAII

7.1CH HD

Super

CD1

AUDIO CODEC

HDMI_SPDIF1

HD_AUDIO1

GAME1

3132

FSB1333

Chipset

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

PCI

EXPRESS

4Core1333-Viiv

PCIE2

1394a

AGI_EXPRESS1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

FLOPPY1

Intel

P965

CLRCMOS1

CPU_FAN1

Conroe

DDRII800

FSB800

Dual Channel

Quad CoreCPU

Kentsfield

IDE1

DDRII_2(64/72 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII_4(64/72 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII_1(64/72 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII_3(64/72 bit, 240-pinmodule)

RoHS

RAID

ATA133

30.5cm (12.0in)

PCIEX1_EN1..5

CMOS

Battery

IR1

Intel

4Mb BIOS

ICH8DH

USB4_5

SATAII_1(Port0)SATAII_5(Port4)

USB8_9

SATAII_6(Port5)

SATAII_2(Port1)

PLEDPWRBTN

SATAII_3(Port2)

USB6_7

FRONT_1394

SPEAKER1

2526

HDLED RESET

SATAII_4(Port3)

PANEL1

2129

15 16 17

CHA_FAN1

18 19

1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 20 System Panel Hea der (P ANEL1) 2 A TX 12V Connector (A TX12V1) 21 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_4 (PORT3)) 3 A TX Power Conne ctor (A TXPW R1) 22 SATAII Connector (SA T AII_6 (PORT5)) 4 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 23 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 5 775-Pin CPU Socket 24 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 6 North Bridge Controller 25 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 2 6 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 8 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 27 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow) 28 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

9 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 29 DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_2, DDRII_4; Orange) (IR1) 10 IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) 30 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 11 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2) 31 Game Port Header (GAME1) 12 PCIEX1_EN1 - 5 32 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 13 Flash Memory 33 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) 14 South Bridge Controller 34 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 15 SATAII Connector (SA TAII_5 (PORT4)) 35 PCI Slots (PCI1 - 3) 16 SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0)) 36 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x4) 17 SA T AII Connector (SA TAII_2 (PORT1)) 37 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 18 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 38 eSA TAII Connector (eSAT AII) 19 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_3 (PORT2))

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1.61.6

ASRASR

1.6

1.61.6

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) * 9 Front Speaker (Lime) 2 Parallel Port 1 0 Microphone (Pink) 3 IEEE 1394 Port 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 4 RJ-45 Port 12 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 5 Side Speaker (Gray) 13 eSAT AII Port 6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 COM Port 7 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 8 Line In (Light Blue)

* If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See

the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

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ASRASR

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AII I/O PlusAII I/O Plus

AII I/O Plus

AII I/O PlusAII I/O Plus

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker

(No. 9) (No. 6) (No. 7) (No. 5)

2 V -- -- --

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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1.71.7

ASRock DeskExpress SpecificationsASRock DeskExpress Specifications

1.7

ASRock DeskExpress Specifications

1.71.7

ASRock DeskExpress SpecificationsASRock DeskExpress Specifications

ASRock DeskExpress, providing one front USB 2.0 port and one Express card slot

to support all kinds of Express cards, such as eSATAII card, USB 2.0 card, LAN

card and flash disc, offers you a device to expand the availability conveniently in

addition to the PCI Express interface on this motherboard. Please refer to below

table for ASRock DeskExpress specifications. For installation procedures of

ASRock DeskExpress, please refer to page 22 for details.

Interface - Express card / USB 2.0 Slot - 1 x 54 mm Express card slot

(compatible with ExpressCard/54 and ExpressCard/34)

- 1 x USB 2.0 port

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

- 1 x USB 2.0 header (USB1; blue)

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

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

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

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Chapter 2 InstallationChapter 2 Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

Chapter 2 InstallationChapter 2 Installation

4Core1333-Viiv is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.0", 30.5 x 22.9 cm) motherboard.

Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en-

sure 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 CPU Installation2.3 CPU Installation

2.3 CPU Installation

2.3 CPU Installation2.3 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

1515

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 Place Cap):

Use your left hand index finger and thumb to

support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap

with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the

socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to

assist in removal.

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

off the PnP cap.

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

service.

Step 4. Close the socket:

Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.

Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load

plate, engage the load lever.

Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab

under retention tab of load lever.

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2.42.4

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 fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU

to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal

interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation.

Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with

each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see

page 11, No. 7).

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

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

Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center

of IHS on the socket surface.

Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure

fan cables are oriented on side closest to the

CPU fan connector on the motherboard

(CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 7).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard

throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install

and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise,

the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan

connector on the motherboard.

Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure

cable does not interfere with fan operation or

contact other components.

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2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)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)

4Core1333-Viiv motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate II)

DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed,

size and chip-type) DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_3; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.8) or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDRII_2 and DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.11 No.9), so that Dual

Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows

you to install four DDRII DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel

Memory Configuration Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4

(Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot) (Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot)

(1) Populated - Populated -

(2) - Populated - Populated

(3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated

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

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility

and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the

same color. In other words, install them either in the set of yellow

slots (DDRII_1 and DDRII_3), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_2

and DDRII_4).

2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed

in the DDRII DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate

the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_1

and DDRII_2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory

Technology .

4. It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot;

otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

5. If you plan to use ATITM PCI Express VGA card on this motherboard,

the total system memory size should be above 512MB.

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Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM

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

notch

break

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent

damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the

slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully

snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express

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

2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express

Slots) Slots)

Slots)

Slots) Slots)

There are 3 PCI slots, 2 PCI Express slots, and 1 AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4)

on this motherboard.

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

interface.

PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width

cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card and ASRock PCIE_DE

card (optional).

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

width graphics cards.

AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4):

AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) is used to install PCI Express

expansion cards. You need to adjust the jumpers in advance to enable

AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4), but under this situation, onboard IDE

connector (IDE1) will be disabled. Please refer to below table for proper

jumper settings.

If you plan to install only one PCI Express card on this motherboard, please

install it on PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot).

Function Jumper Settings

1_2

Enable AGI Express slot (PCIE x4)

/ Disable onboard IDE connector (IDE1)

Enable onboard IDE connector (IDE1)

/ Disable AGI Express slot (PCIE x4)

(Default)

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PCIE x 1_EN1

2_3

PCIE x 1_EN1

PCIE x 1_EN2

PCIE x 1_EN3

2_3

PCIE x 1_EN2

PCIE x 1_EN3

PCIE x 1_EN5

PCIE x 1_EN4

2_3

PCIE x 1_EN5

PCIE x 1_EN4

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

for later use.

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

completely seated on the slot.

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

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2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide

2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide

2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide2.7 ASRock DeskExpress Installation Guide

This motherboard supports ASRock DeskExpress, providing PCI Express slot for

one front USB 2.0 port and all kinds of PCI Express interface cards, such as

eSATAII card, USB 2.0 card, LAN card and flash disc. ASRock DeskExpress

provides a device for you to expand the availability conveniently in addition to the

PCI Express interface on this motherboard. To use ASRock DeskExpress function,

please check below accessories (optional) from the motherboard gift box pack in

advance.

A. ASRock DeskExpress

B. ASRock PCIE_DE card

C. DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Cable

D. USB Header Data Cable

E. Screws

A. ASRock DeskExpress B. ASRock PCIE_DE Card

C. DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Cable

E. Screws

D. USB Header Data Cable

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Step 1. Install ASRock PCIE_DE card to PCIE1 slot on this motherboard. For the

proper installation of ASRock PCIE_DE card, please refer to the installation

guide on page 20.

ASRock PCIE_DE card PCIE1 slot

Step 2. Connect either end of SATA data cable to PCIE1 (yellow) / PCIE2 (white)

port on ASRock PCIE_DE card.

PCIE2 port (white)

Step 3. Connect the other end of SATA data cable to PCIE1 (yellow) / PCIE2 (white)

port on ASRock DeskExpress. Please correctly connect the SATA data

cables to the ports with corresponding colors on ASRock PCIE_DE card

and ASRock DeskExpress. (PCIE1 (yellow) port to PCIE1 (yellow) port;

PCIE2 (white) port to PCIE2 (white) port.)

PCIE2 port (white)

If you do not connect SATA data cable to the correct port, ASRock

PCIE_DE card and ASRock DeskExpress will not function.

Step 4. Connect either end of DeskExpress Hot Plug detection cable to Hot Plug

detection header (JHP1; black) on ASRock DeskExpress.

PCIE1 port (yellow)

Hot Plug detection header (JHP1; black)

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Step 5. Connect the other end of DeskExpress Hot Plug detection cable to

DeskExpress Hot Plug detection header (IR1; see p.11 No.29) on this

motherboard.

DeskExpress Hot Plug detection header (IR1)

Step 6. Connect either end of USB header data cable to USB 2.0 header

(USB1; blue) on ASRock DeskExpress.

USB 2.0 header (USB1; blue)

Step 7. Connect the other end of USB header data cable to any USB 2.0 header

(USB4_5, USB6_7 or USB8_9; see p.11 No.26, 23 or 25) on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 header (blue)

Step 8. Fasten ASRock DeskExpress to 3.5-in bay on the chassis with screws.

Step 9. Boot your system.

Step 10. The function of ASRock DeskExpress is enabled. You can insert your USB

flash drive or any PCI Express interface card to ASRock DeskExpress.

(USB flash drive and PCI Express interface card are not bundled with this

motherboard. Please refer to the product vendor for related information.)

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TMTM

2.8 CrossFire2.8 CrossFire

2.8 CrossFire

2.8 CrossFire2.8 CrossFire

TMTM

Operation Guide Operation Guide

Operation Guide

Operation Guide Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireTM feature. CrossFireTM technology offers the

most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance

Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different

operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect

mechanism, CrossFireTM enables the highest possible level of performance and

image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireTM feature is supported with

Windows® XP with Service Pack 2. Please check ATITM website for driver updates.

What graphics cards work with CrossFireTM?

A complete CrossFireTM system requires a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard, a

CrossFire

Ready) graphics card from the same series, or two CrossFireTM Ready cards if they

are software enabled. This applies to cards from ATI

Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire

or any of its partners.

Cards For AGI Express Slot Cards For PCIE2 Slot

Radeon X1950Pro Series Radeon X1950Pro Series

Radeon X1950XTX Series Radeon X1950XTX CrossFire

Radeon X1950 Series Radeon X1950 CrossFire

Radeon X1900 Series Radeon X1900 CrossFire

Radeon X1800 Series Radeon X1800 CrossFire

Edition

Radeon X1650Pro Series Radeon X1650Pro Series

Radeon X1600 Series Radeon X1600 Series

Radeon X1300 Series Radeon X1300 Series

Radeon X850 Series Radeon X850 CrossFireTM Edition

Edition

1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the

performance benefits of CrossFire

CrossFire

benefit from the CrossFire

Ready graphics card, a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard and a

Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to

2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFire

operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFire

Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireEnjoy the benefit of CrossFire

Enjoy the benefit of CrossFire

Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireEnjoy the benefit of CrossFire

. All three CrossFireTM components, a

multi-GPU platform.

Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will

TMTM

mode.

Currently, ATITM has released Radeon X850XT, X1800XT, X1900XT, X1950XT, X1950Pro,

X1950XTX, X1300, X1650 and X1600 CrossFire

methods to enable CrossFire

feature. In the below procedures, we use Radeon

X850XT as the example graphics card. For other CrossFire

released or will release in the future, please refer to ATI

cards, which require different

cards that ATITM has

graphics card manuals for

detailed installation guide.

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Step 1. Adjust the jumpers on this motherboard to enable AGI Express slot

(PCI Express x4). Please refer to the pictures below for proper jumper

setting.

PCIEX1_EN1-5: Short Pin1, Pin2

Step 2. Connect to the system power supply. Please connect a hard disk power

connector to SLI/XFIRE Power connector on this motherboard.

It is recommended to use 500-Watt power supply or greater

to perform the benefit of CrossFire

X850XT, X1900 and X1950 series.

feature for Radeon

Step 3. Install the standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready) graphics card to AGI

Express slot (PCI Express x4). For the proper installation procedures,

please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Standard Radeon

(CrossFire

graphics card

Ready)

Step 4. Install the Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics card to PCIE2 slot. For the

proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Radeon CrossFire

Edition graphics card

Standard Radeon

(CrossFire

Ready)

graphics card

1. You are allowed to install two CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to both slots, or you

may use one CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards and a compatible standard Radeon

(CrossFire

2. For ATI

Ready) graphics card from the same series.

Radeon X1300, X1600, X1650 and X1950Pro series, there are no CrossFire

Edition graphics cards. You can still install two regular graphics cards from the same

series on PCIE2 slot and AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) to support CrossFire

Besides, please connect the monitor cable to the graphics card on PCIE2 slot.

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Step 5. Correctly connect the DVI-DMS cable to the monitor connector and two

graphics cards that you install. (If you install two standard Radeon

(CrossFireTM Ready) graphics cards to this motherboard, please skip this

step.)

DVI-DMS cable DMS connector

Connect the DVI-DMS

cable to DVI connector of

the compatible standard

Radeon (CrossFire

Ready) graphics card.

Radeon

CrossFire

Edition graphics

card

DVI connector

Standard Radeon (CrossFireTM Ready)

graphics card

D VI connector

There are two DVI connectors on the

standard Radeon (CrossFire

graphics card. Please connect the DVI-DMS

cable to the correct DVI connector; otherwise

, the graphics card will not work.

Ready)

DMS connector

Connect the DVI-DMS

cable to DMS connector

of the CrossFire

Edition

graphics card.

If you install two CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to this motherboard, please

connect one end of DVI-DMS cable to the monitor, another end to DMS of one

of the CrossFireTM Edition graphics cards to PCIE2 slot, and the other end to

DVI of another CrossFire

Express x4). If you install one CrossFire

compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire

Edition graphics card to AGI Express slot (PCI

motherboard, please connect one end of DVI-DMS cable to the monitor,

another end to DMS of the CrossFireTM Edition graphics card, and the other end

to DVI of the compatible standard Radeon (CrossFire

Connect the DVI-DMS

cable to the monitor

connector.

Edition graphics card and one

Ready) graphics card to this

Ready) graphics card.

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Step 6. Power on your computer and boot into OS.

Step 7. Remove the ATITM driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system.

The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this

utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.

Please visit this website for the driver:

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/DLRedirect.asp?

fileIDExt=050553d40196ef109fff37cbb40aaf28&accountID=737&deptID=894

Step 8. Install the required drivers to your system. Please visit the websites below

for installing the drivers that ATITM recommends:

A. ATITM recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be

installed (If you have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed

in your system, there is no need to download it again):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to

downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?

FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

Step 9. Restart your computer.

Step 10. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer.

Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your desktop.

You will find “ATI Catalyst

Control Center” on your

desktop.

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Step 11. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, and select “Ad-

vanced View”. Click “CrossFireTM”, and then set the option “Enable

CrossFireTM” to “Yes”.

View

CrossFire

If you install one Radeon CrossFireTM Edition graphics card and one compatible

standard Radeon (CrossFire

not two Radeon CrossFire

above steps. However, although you have selected the option “Enable

CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireTM function can not work actually. Your computer

will automatically reboot. After restarting your computer, please confirm whether

the option “Enable CrossFireTM” in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or

not; if not, please select it again, and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of

CrossFire

feature.

Ready) graphics card to this motherboard but

Edition graphics cards, please as well follow the

Enable CrossFire

Step 12. You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM feature.

* CrossFire

only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

2.9 Surround Display Feature2.9 Surround Display Feature

2.9 Surround Display Feature

2.9 Surround Display Feature2.9 Surround Display Feature

appearing here is a registered trademark of ATITM Technologies Inc., and is used

This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on

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

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2.10 Jumpers Setup2.10 Jumpers Setup

2.10 Jumpers Setup

2.10 Jumpers Setup2.10 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 Description

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

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

1_2

+5V

2_3

+5VSB

or USB wake up events.

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

power supply.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.11, No. 28)

1_2

Default

2_3

Clear CMOS

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 pin2 and pin3

on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right

after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish

updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down

before you do the clear-CMOS action.

PCIEX1_EN1-5 Short pin2, pin3 to enable onboard

(see p.11 No. 12) IDE connector (IDE1) and disable

2_3

Default

1_2

AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4).

Short pin1, pin2 to enable AGI

Express slot (PCI Express x4) and

disable onboard IDE connector

(IDE1).

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2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.11 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!

FDD connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.11 No. 30)

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)

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

PIN1

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

ID E1

connect the black end

to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable

Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

Serial ATAII Connectors These six Serial ATAII (SATAII)

(SATAII_1 (Port0): see p.11, No. 16) connectors support SATA data

(SATAII_2 (Port1): see p.11, No. 17) cables for internal storage

(SATAII_3 (Port2): see p.11, No. 19) devices. The current SATAII

(SATAII_4 (Port3): see p.11, No. 21) interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s

(SATAII_5 (Port4): see p.11, No. 15) data transfer rate.

(SATAII_6 (Port5): see p.11, No. 22)

SATAII_6 (Port5) connector can be used for internal storage device or

be connected to eSATAII connector to support eSATAII device. Please

read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 38 for details about eSATAII

and eSATAII installation procedures.

SATAII_5 (Port4)

SATAII_6 (Port5)

SATAII_1 (Port0)

SATAII_2 (Port1)

SATAII_3 (Port2)

SATAII_4 (Port3)

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CD-L

GND

CD-R

eSATAII Connector This eSATAII connector

(eSATAII: see p.11, No. 38) supports SATA data cable for

external SATAII function. The

eSATAII

current eSATAII interface

allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data

transfer rate.

Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data cable

Data Cable can be connected to the SATA /

(Optional) SATAII hard disk or the SATAII

connector on this motherboard.

You can also use the SATA data

cable to connect SATAII_6

(Port5) connector and eSATAII

connector. If you use ASRock

DeskExpress on this

motherboard, please connect

PCIE1 / PCIE2 port on ASRock

PCIE_DE card and PCIE1 / PCIE2

port on ASRock DeskExpress.

Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of

Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on each drive. Then

connect to the SATA HDD

power connector

connect to the

power supply

connect the white end of SATA

power cable to the power

connector of the power supply.

DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection This header supports the Hot

Header Plug detection function for

(5-pin IR1) ASRock DeskExpress.

(see p.11 No. 29)

IRTX

+5VSB

Hotplug#

GND

IRRX

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input

(CD1: see p.11 No. 34) from sound sources such as

CD1

a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV

tuner card, or MPEG card.

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USB_PWR

P-9

P-8

USB_PWR

P-7

P-6

USB_PWR

P-5

P-4

USB_PWR

P+9

P+8

P+7

P+6

P+5

P+4

GND

DUMMY

motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

DUMMY

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB8_9) ports on the I/O panel, there are

(see p.11 No. 25) three USB 2.0 headers on this

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.11 No. 23)

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.11 No. 26)

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows

(see p.11 No. 32) convenient connection and

GND

PRE SENCE#

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

MIC_R ET

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

OUT_RET

OUT2_L

control of audio devices.

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.

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.

For Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Click “Audio I/O”, select “Connector Settings” , choose

“Disable front panel jack detection”, and save the change by

clicking “OK”.

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For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Click the right-top “Folder” icon , choose “Disable front

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

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED -

HDLED +

DUMMY

+5V

PWRBTN#

GND

DUMMY

RES ET#

GND

SPEAKER

DUMMY

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel

(see p.11 No. 20) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header.

(see p.11 No. 24)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.11 No. 18) match the black wire to the

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) to this connector and match

(see p.11 No. 7) the black wire to the ground pin.

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.

4 3 2 1

+12V

FAN_S PEED_CONTR OL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

GND

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector.

(see p.11 No. 3)

ATX 12V Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

(4-pin ATX12V1) power supply to this connector.

(see p.11 No. 2)

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SLI/XFIRE Power Connector It is not necessary to use this

(4-pin SLI/XFIRE_POWER1) connector, but please connect it

(see p.11 No. 4) with a hard disk power connecor

when two graphics cards are

SLI/XFIRE_POWER1

plugged to this motherboard at

the same time.

Game Port Header Connect a Game cable to this

(15-pin GAME1) header if the Game port bracket

(see p.11 No. 31) is installed.

IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394

(9-pin FRONT_1394) port on the I/O panel, there is one

(see p.11 No. 27) IEEE 1394 header

+5V

RXTPAM_0

RXTPAP_0

JBB1

JAB1

GND

JBX

MIDI_OUT

GND

JAX

RXTPBM_0

+12V

RXTPBP_0

JBY

GND

JBB2

JAY

GND

MIDI_IN

+5V

JAB2

(FRONT_1394) on this

motherboard. This IEEE 1394

header can support one IEEE

1394 port.

HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing

(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA

(see p.11 No. 33) 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.

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blue black

GND

SPD IFOUT

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)

SPD IFOUT

GND

+5V

blue black

SPD IFOUT

GND

blue black

DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Cable If you use ASRock DeskExpress

(Optional) on this motherboard, please

connect either end of

DeskExpress Hot Plug detection

cable to DeskExpress Hot Plug

detection header (IR1) on this

motherboard or Hot Plug

detection header (JHP1; black)

on ASRock DeskExpress.

USB Header Data Cable If you use ASRock DeskExpress

(Optional) on this motherboard, please

connect either end of

USB header data cable to USB

2.0 header (USB4_5, USB6_7 or

USB8_9) on this motherboard or

USB 2.0 header (USB1; blue) on

ASRock DeskExpress.

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2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.12 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.12 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 20.

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

HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 11, No.

33) 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 connectors, please refer to page 36. 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. Please choose the appropriate white end according

to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of the HDMI VGA 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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2.13 eSA

2.13 eSA2.13 eSA

What is eSATAII?

This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification.

eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your

computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the

convenient mobility like USB. eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that

enables you to exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you

may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening

your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk. Currently, on the market, the

data transfer rate of USB 2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, and for IEEE 1394 is up to 400Mb/

s. However, eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb/s, which is

much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the convenience of Hot

Plug feature. Therefore, on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the

facilitating mobile capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace USB 2.0 and

IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface.

AII InterAII Inter

AII Inter

AII InterAII Inter

NOTE:

1. If you set “Configure SATAII as” option in BIOS setup to AHCI or RAID mode, Hot

Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices. Therefore, you can insert or

remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports while the system is power-on and

in working condition.

2. If you set “Configure SATAII as” option in BIOS setup to IDE mode, Hot Plug function

is not supported with eSATAII devices. If you still want to use eSATAII function in IDE

mode, please insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports only when

the system is power-off.

3. Please refer to page 46 to 51 for detailed information of RAID mode, IDE mode, and

AHCI mode.

face Introductionface Introduction

face Introduction

face Introductionface Introduction

How to install eSATAII?

SATAII connector

SATAII_6 (Port5)

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eSATAII connector

(eSATAII)

1. In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the

orange SATAII connector (SATAII_6 (Port5); see p.11 No.22) and the eSATAII

connector (eSATAII; see p.11 No.38) with a SATA data cable first.

Connect the SATA

data cable to the

orange SATAII

connector

(SATAII_6 (Port5))

Connect the SATA

data cable to the eSATAII

connector (eSATAII)

2. Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port

of the I/O shield.

Connect one end of the eSATAII

device cable to eSATAII device

Connect the other end of the eSATAII

device cable to eSATAII port of the I/O

shield

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Comparison between eSATAII and other devices

IEEE 1394 400Mb/s

USB 2.0 480Mb/s

SATA 1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s)

eSATAII/SATAII 3.0Gb/s (3000Mb/s)

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2.14 SA

2.14 SA2.14 SA

Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below

SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not

be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable

SATAII function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to

correctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your

SATAII hard disk may fail to run at SATAII mode.

Western Digital

If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.

On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the

jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6.

SAMSUNG

If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.

On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the

jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4.

AII Hard Disk Setup GuideAII Hard Disk Setup Guide

AII Hard Disk Setup Guide

AII Hard Disk Setup GuideAII Hard Disk Setup Guide

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HIT ACHI

Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA

features. Please visit HITACHI’s website for details:

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard

disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not

be the same. Please visit the vendors’ website for the updates.

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2.152.15

Serial ASerial A

2.15

Serial A

2.152.15

Serial ASerial A

InstallationInstallation

Installation

InstallationInstallation

This motherboard adopts Intel® ICH8DH south bridge chipset that supports Serial

ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10,

RAID 5, and Intel Matrix Storage) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard

disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you

to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard

disk.

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A (SAA (SA

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or Intel Matrix Storage function, you

need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use

RAID 5 function, you need to install at least 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

If you plan to use RAID 10 function, you need to install at least 4 SATA /

SATAII hard disks.

2. It is not recommended to switch the “Configure SATAII as” setting between

AHCI, RAID, and IDE mode after OS installation.

AII (SAAII (SA

AII (SA

AII (SAAII (SA

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

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2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

HDDs and eSAHDDs and eSA

HDDs and eSA

HDDs and eSAHDDs and eSA

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII /

eSATAII Devices in RAID mode. Intel® ICH8DH south bridge chipset provides

hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new

programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry

effort.

NOTE What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called

“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII 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 / SATAII HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot

Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while

the system is still power-on and in working condition.

eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to exchange

drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you may simply plug your

eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to

exchange your SATAII hard disk.

AII DevicesAII Devices

AII Devices

AII DevicesAII Devices

unctions for SAunctions for SA

unctions for SA

unctions for SAunctions for SA

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

A / SAA / SA

AIIAII

AII

AIIAII

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2.17 SA

2.17 SA2.17 SA

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD. Please read

below operation guide of SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully. Before

you process the SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable

accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

A / SAA / SA

GuideGuide

Guide

GuideGuide

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

AII HDD Hot Plug FAII HDD Hot Plug F

AII HDD Hot Plug F

AII HDD Hot Plug FAII HDD Hot Plug F

eature and Operationeature and Operation

eature and Operation

eature and Operationeature and Operation

SATA 7-pin

connector

The SATA 15-pin power

connector (Black) connect

to SATA / SATAII HDD

1x4-pin conventional

power connector (White)

connect to power supply

Caution

1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug

cannot be processed.

2. Even some SATA / SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector

and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin

conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot

Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which

supports SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug.

* The SATA / SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset

because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our

motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website:

www.asrock.com

2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your

dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which cannot support Hot

Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.

3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is installed into system properly. The

latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website:

www.asrock.com

4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our

motherboard package.

5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash

or data loss.

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How to Hot Plug a SA TA / SATAII HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end

(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin

power connector (White)

Step 3

Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector

(Black) end to SATA / SATAII HDD.

Step 2

Connect SATA data cable to

the motherboard’s SATAII connector.

Step 4

Connect SATA data cable to

the SATA / SATAII HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:

Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper

procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII HDD side.

Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side.

Step 2

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2.182.18

Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide

2.18

Driver Installation Guide

2.182.18

Driver Installation Guide Driver 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.

If you install Windows® XP 64-bit OS, there may be a “!” mark on the item “USB

Root Hub” in “Device Manager” after you install “Intel Viiv Driver” from our support

CD. Please follow below steps to remove it.

1. Enter “Device Manager” and select “Universal Serial Bus controllers”.

2. Right-click “USB Root Hub”, choose “Uninstall”, and select “OK” to save the

change.

3. Click the icon “Scan for hardware changes” on the top.

As soon as we have the updated USB driver, we will update it to our website. Please

visit our website for driver update in the future.

ASRock website

http://www.asrock.com

2.192.19

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

2.19

Installing Windows

2.192.19

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

TMTM

VistaVista

Vista

VistaVista

If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS

on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures

according to the OS you install.

2.19.1 Installing Windows2.19.1 Installing Windows

2.19.1 Installing Windows

2.19.1 Installing Windows2.19.1 Installing Windows

RAID Functions RAID Functions

RAID Functions

RAID Functions RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs

with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure

SATAII as”, please set the option to [RAID].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.

A. Insert the 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, “Do you want to generate Serial

ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

D. Then you will see these messages,

64-bit With RAID Functions 64-bit With RAID Functions

64-bit With RAID Functions

64-bit With RAID Functions 64-bit With 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

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With

TM TM

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Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive. WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it! Start to format and copy files [YN]?

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.

E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII

drivers into the floppy diskette.

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

Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check theinstallation

guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in

the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide

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

After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette and using “RAID Installation Guide” to

set RAID configuration, you can start to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on

your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to install a third-party

RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing

the Intel® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented.

Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you

install. You may select: “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop

ICH8R-Windows 2000)” for Windows® 2000, “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID

Controller (Desktop ICH8R-Windows XP)” for Windows® XP or “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/

DH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R-Windows XP64)” for Windows® XP 64-

bit.

After the installation of Windows

to manage RAID functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel

Matrix Storage Manager Information” for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document

in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document

in the support CD, “Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information

If you want to use “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” in Windows® environment,

please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that “Intel

Matrix Storage Manager” will be installed to your system as well.

2.19.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System2.19.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System

2.19.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System

2.19.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System2.19.2 Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System

2000 / Windows® XP / Windows® XP-64bit OS, if you want

You can also set up a “RAID Ready” system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk.

A “RAID Ready” system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5

at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Matrix Storage. The

following steps outline how to build an Intel “RAID Ready” system.

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1. Assemble the system and attach a single SATA / SATAII hard drive.

2. Set up system BIOS as step 1 of page 46. When done, exit Setup.

3. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette as step 2 of page 46. Begin Windows

setup by booting from the installation CD.

4. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party RAID

driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the

Intel® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented.

Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you

install. You may select: “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop

ICH8R-Windows 2000)” for Windows® 2000, “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID

Controller (Desktop ICH8R-Windows XP)” for Windows® XP or “Intel(R) ICH8R/

DO/DH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R-Windows XP64)” for Windows

XP 64-bit.

5. Finish the Windows® installation and install all necessary drivers.

6. Install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager software via the CD-ROM included

with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add

the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID

configuration.

7. After setting up a “RAID Ready” system as the above steps, you can follow the

procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID

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

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

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

RAID 1 or RAID 5 RAID 1 or RAID 5

RAID 1 or RAID 5

RAID 1 or RAID 5 RAID 1 or RAID 5

If you have an existing “RAID Ready” system, then you can use the following

steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID configuration to a two drive

RAID 0, RAID 1 configuration or three drive RAID 5 configuration. To prepare for

this, you will need another SATA / SATAII hard drive with a capacity equal to or

greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive.

1. Physically attach one additional SATA / SATAII hard drive to the SATAII port not

being used. Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system; you

will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration.

2. Boot Windows®, install the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager software, if not

already installed, using the setup package obtained from a CD-ROM or from the

Internet. This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links.

3. Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select “Create RAID

volume from Existing Hard Drive” from the Actions menu. This will activate the

Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Click through the dialogs

as prompted. It’s important to understand what will occur during the migration

process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost.

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4. Once the migration is complete, reboot the system. If you migrated to a RAID 0

volume, use Disk Management from within Windows® in order to partition and

format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are

combined. You may also use third-party software to extend any existing

partitions within the RAID volume.

2.19.4 Installing Windows2.19.4 Installing Windows

2.19.4 Installing Windows

2.19.4 Installing Windows2.19.4 Installing Windows

RAID Functions RAID Functions

RAID Functions

RAID Functions RAID Functions

Vista Vista

Vista

Vista Vista

TMTM

/ Vista / Vista

/ Vista

/ Vista / Vista

TMTM

64-bit With 64-bit With

64-bit With

64-bit With 64-bit With

If you want to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII

HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure

SATAII as”, please set the option to [RAID].

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.

Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation

guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in

the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

Insert the Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot

your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit

OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?” page,

please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load

Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the Intel® RAID drivers. Intel® RAID

drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:

.. \ I386 \ Vista (For Windows .. \ AMD64 \ Vista64 (For Windows

Vista

OS)

64-bit OS)

After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical

drive again to continue the installation.

After the installation of Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID

functions, you are allowed to use both “RAID Installation Guide” and “Intel Matrix Storage

Manager Information” for RAID configuration. Please refer to the document in the Support

CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support

CD, “Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information

1. If you want to use “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” in Windows® environment,

please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that “Intel

Matrix Storage Manager” will be installed to your system as well.

2. If you install Windows

and RAID 5 or RAID 1 and RAID 5 at the same time under BIOS environment. It

is recommended to create RAID array one by one.

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, please do not create RAID 0

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2.202.20

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

2.20

Installing Windows

2.202.20

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

TMTM

VistaVista

Vista

VistaVista

If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS

on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below

procedures according to the OS you install.

64-bit Without RAID Functions 64-bit Without RAID Functions

64-bit Without RAID Functions

64-bit Without RAID Functions 64-bit Without 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

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2.20.1 Installing Windows

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RAID Functions RAID Functions

RAID Functions

RAID Functions RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option

“Configure SATAII as”, please set the option to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.

Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.19.1 step 2 on

page 46.

STEP 3: Install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you can start to install Windows® 2000

/ XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to

install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver

diskette containing the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will

be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the

OS you install. You may select: “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop

ICH8R-Windows 2000)” for Windows® 2000, “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Con-

troller (Desktop ICH8R-Windows XP)” for Windows® XP or “Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH

SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH8R-Windows XP64)” for Windows® XP 64-bit.

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Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option

“Configure SATAII as”, please set the option to [IDE].

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

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2.20.2 Installing Windows

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RAID Functions RAID Functions

RAID Functions

RAID Functions RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ function

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option

“Configure SATAII as”, please set the option to [AHCI].

STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on

your system.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set “ATA/IDE Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option

“Configure SATAII as”, please set the option to [IDE].

STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on

your system.

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2.212.21

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2.212.21

Untied Overclocking TUntied Overclocking T

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during

overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you

enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of

BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Therefore, CPU

FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so

that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

Please refer to the warning on page 8 for the possible overclocking risk before

you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITYChapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITYChapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY

3.13.1

IntroductionIntroduction

3.1

Introduction

3.13.1

IntroductionIntroduction

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.

The BIOS FWH chip 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 refer-

ence 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 selections 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 DDRII 2 DDRII 3 DDRII 4

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:09]

: 4Core1333-Viiv BIOSP1.00 : Intel (R) Core (TM) 2 CPU

: 2400MHz : 6F6/C6 : 4096KB

: 1024MB : 1024MB/266MHz (DDRII533) : None : None : None

[Tue 06/05/2007]

6600 @ 2.40GHz (64bit)

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

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.

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 Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP

Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

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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

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)

Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum

Ratio Actual Value 9

Enhanced Halt State Intel (R) Virtualization tech. CPU Thermal Throttling No-Excute Memory Protection Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[266] [100]

[Enabled] [Auto]

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

Configure CPU

Select Screen

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

Select the over clock mode.

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

Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto].

Configuration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.].

CPU Frequency (MHz)

Use this option to adjust CPU frequency.

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

Spread Spectrum

Select [Auto] for the spread spectrum feature.

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Ratio Actual Value

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

motherboard.

Enhance Halt State

All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported

through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no

hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor

maintains the context of the system caches.

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. This option will be hidden if the

current CPU does not support CPU Thermal Throttling.

No-Excute Memory Protection

No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection 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 version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed

CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology.

Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.

Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel’s new power saving technology.

Processor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to

enable power savings. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options:

[Auto], [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® XP and select

[Auto], you need to set the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to en-

able this function. If you install Windows® VistaTM and want to enable this

function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the

current CPU does not support Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech..

Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system

stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to

[Disable] if above issue occurs.

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3.3.23.3.2

Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration

3.3.2

Chipset Configuration

3.3.23.3.2

Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration

Advanced

Chipset Configuration

Memory Remap Feature

DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

DRAM CAS# Latency

Primary Graphics Adapter

OnBoard HD Audio

Front Panel

CD-In OnBoard Lan OnBoard 1394

VCCM Voltage VDDQ Voltage ICH8 Voltage

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Disabled]

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

[PCI]

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

[Auto] [Low] [Low]

ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory.

DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.

Select Screen

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

Memory Remap Feature

Use this item to enable or disable memory remap feature. Configuration

options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Disabled].

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: [266MHz (DDRII533)], [333MHz

(DDRII667)], [400MHz (DDRII800)].

Flexibility Option

The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for

memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Select [Enabled] will configure the following items by the contents in the

SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. If you select [Disabled], you will find

the items “DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay”, “DRAM RAS# Precharge”, and

“DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge” appear to allow you adjusting them.

DRAM CAS# Latency

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the

read / write command. Configuration options: [2 DRAM Clocks], [3 DRAM

Clocks], [4 DRAM Clocks], [5 DRAM Clocks], and [6 DRAM Clocks].

DRAM RAS# Precharge

This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued.

Configuration options: [2 DRAM Clocks], [3 DRAM Clocks], [4 DRAM

Clocks], [5 DRAM Clocks], and [6 DRAM Clocks].

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Primary Graphics Adapter

This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter

priority. The default value is [PCI].

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

Card is plugged.

Front Panel

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

CD-In

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

use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM logo test, please disable

this option.

OnBoard Lan

This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard LAN” feature.

OnBoard 1394

This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard 1394” feature.

VCCM Voltage

Use this to select VCCM Voltage. Configuration options: [Highest], [High],

[Middle], [Low], [Lowest] and [Auto]. The default value of this feature is

[Auto].

VDDQ Voltage

Use this to select VDDQ Voltage. Configuration options: [High] and [Low].

The default value of this feature is [Low].

ICH8 Voltage

Use this to select the south bridge Voltage. Configuration options: [High]

and [Low]. The default value of this feature is [Low].

VTT Voltage

Use this to select VTT Voltage. Configuration options: [High] and [Low].

The default value of this feature is [Low].

DIMM 1N Mode

Use this to select DIMM 1N mode. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Disabled].

The default value of this feature is [Disabled].

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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

Repost Video on STR Resume Energy Lake Feature

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

ACPI HPET Table

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[No] [Disabled]

[Power Off] [Disabled] [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

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-

RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If

you set this item to [Disabled], the function “Repost Video on STR Resume”

will be hidden.

Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume. (STR refers to

suspend to RAM.)

Energy Lake Feature

Use this item to enable or disable energy lake feature under Windows® XP

Media Center OS. The default value is [Disabled].

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.

RTC Alarm Power On

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

system.

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ACPI HPET Table

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is

[Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this

motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification.

3.3.43.3.4

IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration

3.3.4

IDE Configuration

3.3.43.3.4

IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration

Advanced

IDE Configuration

SATAII Configuration

Configure SATAII as

OnBoard SATAII Controller

SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 SATAII 5 SATAII 6 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out

SATAII Configuration

Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS (Windows NT). If native OS (Windows 2000 / XP) is installed, please select [Enhanced].

Then in the option “Configure SATAII as”, you are allowed to set the selec-

tion from [AHCI] to [RAID] if you plan to enable RAID function. Configuration

options: [AHCI], [IDE], and [RAID]. The default value is [AHCI].

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enhanced]

[AHCI]

[Enhanced]

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

[20]

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhanced

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

1. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports Hot

Plug, NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA

disk performance but IDE mode does not have these

advantages.

2. Only AHCI and RAID modes support Hot Plug function.

OnBoard SATAII Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard SATAII Controller” feature.

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will

use the “IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can

be applied to the configurations of “IDE Slave” as well.

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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] [Enabled]

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

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 for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI 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.

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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.

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out

Some SATA CD/DVD in AHCI mode need to wait longer. This item indicates

the time you may wait. Configuration options: [0], [5], [10], [15], [20], [25],

[30] and [35]. The default value is [20].

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]

Value in units of PCI 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.

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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

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 Win627EHF Super IO Chipset

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Serial 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

[1.44 MB 3 "]

[Enabled]

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

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

Allow BIOS to Enable 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].

Parallel Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it.

Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278].

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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].

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. Configura-

tion options: [Disabled], [300], and [330].

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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. If you set this item to

[Disabled], the function of USB 2.0 header (USB8_9) will be disabled.

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 temperature, CPU fan

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 [Disabled]

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. Configuration

options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. You are

allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan.

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 config-

ure 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 4th Boot Device

Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[1st Floppy Device] [HDD: PM - HDS722580VL] [CD/DVD: 3S-CD-ROM C] [USB]

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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3.5.13.5.1

Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot From Onboard LAN

Bootup Num-Lock

[Disabled]

[On]

Boot

To enable or disable the boot from onboard LAN feature.

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

Select Screen Select Item

Boot From Onboard LAN

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

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Security

Install or Change the password.

Exit

Select Screen

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

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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, “Dis-

card 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, “Dis-

card 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 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 Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

settings and hardware 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

4.2.44.2.4

Contact InformationContact Information

4.2.4

Contact Information

4.2.44.2.4

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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