ASRock 4COREN73PV-HD720P Installation Guide 02-2008

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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Published February 2008

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 3 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 18 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 4 775-Pin CPU Socket 19 DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header 5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) (IR1) 6 North Bridge Controller 20 WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E) 7 2 x 240- pi n DD R2 DI MM Sl ot s 21 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

(DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow) 22 PCI Slots (PCI1 - 2) 8 IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue) 23 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 9 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 24 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2) 10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 25 SPI Flash Memory (4Mb) 11 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 26 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 12 Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT1.3)) 27 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 13 Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT1.2)) 28 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 14 Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1.1)) 15 Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT1.0))

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 2 Parallel Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 3 RJ-45 Port 9 VGA/D-Sub Port 4 Line In (Light Blue) 10 VGA/DVI-D Port 5 Front Speaker (Lime) 11 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* 6 Microphone (Pink)

* To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming. For Windows® XP: 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” or

“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then reboot your system. For Windows® VistaTM: After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the system tray. Set “Speaker Configuration” to “Quadraphonic” or “Stereo”. Click “Device advanced settings”, choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.

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Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4CoreN73PV-HD720p motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conf orming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp

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Platform - M icro ATX Form Fa ctor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm CPU - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / Core

2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Quad Core Yorkf ield and Dual Core Wol fdale processors

- FSB1333/1066/800/533MHz

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports EM64T CPU

Chipset - NVIDIA® GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i Memory - 2 x DDR2 DIMM slots

- Support DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buf fered memory

- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB (see CAUTION 3)

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

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5)

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

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots

Graphics - Integrated N VIDIA® GeForce 7100

- D X9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0

- Max. shared memory 256MB (see CAUTION 6)

- Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers

- Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port

- Supports 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback (see CAUTION 7)

Audio - 5.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wa ke-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O ASRock 6CH_D VI I/O

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x V GA/D-Sub Port

- 1 x V GA/DVI-D Port

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

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- 1 x RJ-45 Port

- HD Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

Connector - 4 x Serial AT AII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI a nd “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 8)

- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE device s)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x DeskExpre ss Hot Plug Detection header

- 1 x COM port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin A TX power conne ctor

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

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

- 1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 10)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wa ke Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Hardware - CPU T e mperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis T emperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Ta chometer

- Chassis Fa n Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore OS - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

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Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com

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.

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CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 40 of “User Manual“ in the support CD.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 30 for details.

3. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® Vista 64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

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

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

6. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check NVIDIA® website for the latest information.

7. 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to page 9 and 10 for the minimum hardware requirement and the passed 720p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD films in our lab test.

8. Before installing SA TAII hard disk to SATAII connector, ple ase read the “SA TAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 24 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

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

10. WiFi/E header supports WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Please visit our website for the availability of ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n module. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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CPU Celeron D 326 Memory 1GB system memory (Premium)

VGA DX9.0 with WDDM Driver

* If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 64MB. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium or Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above. * If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard, please refer to Premium Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com * If the onboard VGA supports DVI, it must also support HDCP function to qualify for Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 logo. * After June 1, 2007, all Windows® VistaTM systems are required to meet above minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows® Vista Premium 2007 logo.

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CPU Wolfdale E8500 VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port Memory DDR2 800, 1GB x 2 Suggested OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64

* If you need to use CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra version 7.2 or 7.3, we suggest to disable Hardware Acceleration function for better playback performance and compatibility. After executing CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program, please follow below steps to disable Hardware Acceleration function. A. Right-click the main page of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program. B. Click “Configuration”. C. Select “Video”. D. Click “Enable hardware acceleration (nVidia PureVideo)” to remove the “V” mark in this item. E. Click “OK” to save the change.

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Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions

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

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 antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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

775-Pin Socket Overview

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

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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.

Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU:

Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are

marked with black lines.

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

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

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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 pla ce 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 Ca p (Pick a nd 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.

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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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Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

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 2, No. 5).

Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard

throughholes.

Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press

down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.

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

Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan

connector on the motherboard.

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

cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components.

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This motherboard provides two 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots.

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 cli ps outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the bre a k

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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

sna p back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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There are 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express slots 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, etc. PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards.

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. Plea se read the documentation of the expansion card a nd ma ke 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 com-

pletely seated on the slot.

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

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Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal dual VGA output support (DVI-D and D-Sub), you ca n easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any a dd-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for D VI-D a nd D-Sub to support dual V GA output so that DVI-D a nd D-sub can drive same or different display contents. To enable dual monitor feature, plea se follow the below ste ps:

1. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel of this motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this motherboard.

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2. If you have installed onboard V GA driver from our support CD to your system already , you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function provided by V GA/DVI-D a nd VGA/D-Sub ports with this motherboard after your system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard V GA driver yet, please in stall onboard V GA driver from our support CD to your system a nd re start your computer. Then you can start to use dual monitor function provided by VGA/DVI-D and V GA/D-Sub ports with this motherboard.

When you playback HDCP-protected video from Blu-ray (BD) or HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the two monitors instead of both monitors.

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Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal dual VGA output support (DVI-D and D-Sub) a nd the external a dd-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature. Plea se refer to the f ollowing steps to set up a surround display environment:

1. Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express V GA card to PCIE2 slot. Please refer to page 15 for proper expansion card in stallation procedures f or details.

2. Connect the DVI-D monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D port on the I/O panel of this motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this motherboard.

3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Share Memory” option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] or [256MB] to enable the function of VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable V GA/D-Sub function when the a dd-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.

4. Install the onboard V GA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to your system. If you have installed the onboard VGA driver a nd the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver already, there is no need to install them again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display.

For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” ta b so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the steps below. A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor. B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary, and all additional monitors will be designated as Secondary . C. Select the display icon identified by the number 2. D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”. E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary. F . Set the “Screen Re solution” a nd “Color Quality” as a ppropriate f or the second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values. G. Repeat steps C through E for the di aplay icon identified by the number one, two, three and four.

For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, a nd sele ct the “Display Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the steps below.

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A. Click the number ”2” icon. B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto this monitor”. C. Click “OK” to save your change. D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number three and four.

6. Use Surround Display. Click and drag the display icons to positions repre senting the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to a nother.

HDCP Function with DVI-D Port

HDCP function is supported with DVI-D port on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports HDCP function a s well. Theref ore, you ca n enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below in struction f or more details about HDCP function.

What is HDCP?

HDCP stands f or High-Ba ndwidth Digital Content Protection, a specification developed by Intel® for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a copy prote ction scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source, or transmitter - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box - a nd the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television or projector. In other words, HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.

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Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such a s DVD players, satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well a s few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equi pment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible.

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2.6 Jumpers Setup2.6 Jumpers Setup

2.6 Jumpers Setup

2.6 Jumpers Setup2.6 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.2 No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2

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

supply.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1) (see p.2 No. 10)

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 of f the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper ca p 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 clearCMOS action.

Clear CMOSDefault

Short Open

or USB wake up events.

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2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

F DD conne ctor

(33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.2 No. 18)

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.2 No. 8)

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connect the blue end

to the motherboard

connect the black end to the IDE devices

80-conductor A T A 66/100133 ca ble

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

Serial A TAII Connectors These four Serial AT AII (SAT AII)

(SATAII_1 (PORT1.0): connectors support SATA data see p.2, No. 15) cables for internal storage (SATAII_2 (PORT1.1): devices. The current SA T AII see p.2, No. 14) interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s (SATAII_3 (PORT1.2): data transfer rate.

see p.2, No. 13) (SATAII_4 (PORT1.3): see p.2, No. 12)

SATAII_1 (PORT1.0)

SATAII_2 (PORT1.1)

SATAII_3 (PORT1.2)

SATAII_4 (PORT1.3)

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

(Optional) SATAII hard disk or the SA TAII

connector on this motherboard.

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Serial ATA (SAT A) Please connect the black end of Power Cable SAT A power ca ble 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.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

(9-pin US6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.2 No. 27) two USB 2.0 headers on this

motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB4_5) (see p.2 No. 28)

WiFi/E Header This header supports WiFi+AP

(15-pin WIFI/E) function with ASRock (see p.2 No. 20) WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n

module, an ea sy-to-use wirele ss local area network (WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity.

DeskExpress Hot Plug Dete ction This header supports the Hot Header Plug detection function for

(5-pin IR1) ASRock DeskExpress. (see p.2 No. 19)

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.2 No. 23) from sound sources such as

CD1

a CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.

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Front Panel Audio Header This is an interfa ce for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.2 No. 21) convenient connection and

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

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

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

clicking “OK”.

For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

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

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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

System Panel Hea der This header a ccommodate s

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.2 No. 11) functions.

Chassis Spea ker He ader Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this hea der. (see p.2 No. 17)

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Chassis Fa n Connector Please connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector a n d (see p.2 No. 16) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) to this connector and match (see p.2 No. 5) the bla ck wire to the ground pin.

4 3 2 1

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.

ATX Power Conne ctor Please connect an A TX power

(24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector. (see p.2 No. 2)

Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

ATX 12V Connector Please connect an A TX 12V

(4-pin ATX12V1) power supply to this connector. (see p.2 No. 3)

Serial port Header This COM1 header

(9-pin COM1) supports a serial port module. (see p.2 No. 9)

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2.8 SA2.8 SA

2.8 SA

2.8 SA2.8 SA

Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully rea d below SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SA TAII hard disks may not be at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performa nce. In order to ena ble SATAII function, please f ollow the below in struction with different vendors to corre ctly adjust your SATAII hard disk to SA TAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard dis k may fail to run at SATAII mode.

Western Digital

If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be en abled. On the other hand, if you wa nt to enable SAT AII 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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HITACHI

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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2.9 Serial A2.9 Serial A

2.9 Serial A

2.9 Serial A2.9 Serial A

Installation Installation

Installation

Installation Installation

This motherboard adopts NVIDIA® GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i chipset that supports Serial AT A (SAT A) / Seri al ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID functions. Y ou may install SA TA / SATAII hard disk s on this motherboard for intern al storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.

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

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

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Hot Plug and Hot Swap FHot Plug and Hot Swap F

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Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

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Hot Plug and Hot Swap FHot Plug and Hot Swap F

HDDsHDDs

HDDs

HDDsHDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swa p functions f or SA TA / SAT AII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. NVIDIA® GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i chipset provide s hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interfa ce (AHCI), a new operation interface f or SA T A host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug.

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A (SAA (SA

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

connector.

disk.

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.

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AII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

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A / SA

A / SAA / SA

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What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 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.

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