ASRock 775Dual-915GV User Manual

775Dual-915GV

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2005

Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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(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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ContentsContents

Contents

ContentsContents

1 Introduction1 Introduction

1 Introduction

1 Introduction1 Introduction

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

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

1.3 Supported AGP VGA Cards Lists for AGI Slot.............. 9

1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Cards Lists for AGI

Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)..................................... 11

1.5 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 12

1.6 ASRock 8CH I/O............................................................. 13

2 Installation2 Installation

2 Installation

2 Installation2 Installation

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

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions........................................... 1 4

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 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 21

2.8 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 21

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors .............................. 22

2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Dis ks Installation ................... 25

3 BIOS S3 BIOS S

3 BIOS S

3 BIOS S3 BIOS S

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 26

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 26

3.1.2 Navigation Keys................................................... 27

3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 27

3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 28

3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................ 28

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 30

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration............................................... 32

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 33

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 3 5

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 36

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 36

3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 3 8

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 38

3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 39

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.................................. 39

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 40

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 4 1

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4 Software Support4 Software Support

4 Software Support

4 Software Support4 Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 42

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 42

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 42

4.2.2 Drivers Menu........................................................ 42

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 4 2

4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program .. 42

4.2.5 Contact Information.............................................. 42

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775Dual-915GV motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de­livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit­ment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of
the motherboard and step-by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and
4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated
version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You
may find the latest memory 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 775Dual-915GV Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock 775Dual-915GV Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 775Dual-915GV Support CD

(including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo)
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Ca ble
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)
One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
One ASRock 8CH I/O
One COM Port Bracket
One ASRock MR Card (Optional)

http://www.asrock.com

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SpecificationsSpecifications

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Specifications

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SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

CPU - 775-Pin Socket supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D

processor (in 775-land LGA package)

- FSB 800/533 MHz

- Supports EM64T CPU

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

Chipset - Northbridge: Intel® 915GV chipset

- Southbridge: Intel® ICH6

Memory - Dual Channel DDR/DDRII Memory T echnology

(see CAUTION 2)

- 2 x DDR DIMM slots

- Support DDR400/333

- Max. capacity: 2GB

- 2 x DDRII DIMM slots

- Support DD RII533 (see CAUTION 3)

- Max. capacity: 2GB

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

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5)

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

Expansion Slot - 2 x PCI slots

- 1 x AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot (see CAUTION 6)

- 1 x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x 4) for PCI Express x 16
graphics card (see CAUTION 7)

- 1 x AMR slot

Graphics - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 VGA

- DirectX 9.0 VGA

- Pixel Shader 2.0

- Max. shared memory 192MB (see CAUTION 8)

Audio - Realtek ALC850 7.1 channel AC’97 audio codec

LAN - Realtek PCI LAN 8100C

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O ASRock 8CH I/O

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x VGA 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

- Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central Bass/Line
in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9)

Connector - 4 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors

(No Support for “RAID” and “Hot Plug” functions)

- 1 x ATA100 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x COM Port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 10)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compli ance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software
Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

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

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit compliant
Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please che ck page 29.

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

3. This motherboard doesn’t support 128Mbit DRAM Cell (128MB/8 cells;
256MB/16 cells).

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 AGI [ASRock Graphics Interface] slot is a special design that only
supports compatible AGP VGA cards. For the information of the
compatible AGP VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported AGP VGA
Card List for AGI Slot” on page 9 and page 10. For the proper
installation of AGP VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on
page 20.

7. For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards, please
refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot
(PCI Express x 4)” on page 11. For the proper installation of PCI Express
VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 20.

8. The Max. shared memory of onboard VGA is controlled by Intel VGA
driver. Installing different Intel VGA driver may vary its Max. shared
memory capacity.

9. 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 13 for
proper connection.

10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® XP
SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI SlotSupported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot

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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot

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Supported AGP VGA Card List for AGI SlotSupported AGP VGA Card List for AGI Slot

(for Windows 2000/Windows XP)

I. AGP 4X

Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name

Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS V8170 GeForce MX440SE

Ennyah G2 MX400 GeForce 2 MX400

ATI POWERCOLOR Radeon 9100 Radeon 9100

For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please
visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

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II. AGP 8X

Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name
Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS V9480 GeForce 4 Ti4800SE

ASUS V9570/TD GeForce FX 5700
ASUS V9950ULTRA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
ASUS V9520-X/128M GeForce FX 5200
ASUS V9400MAGIC GeForce 4 MX4000
ALBATRON MX-480E GeForce 4 MX440-8X

ALBATRON FX5600P Turbo GeForce FX 5600

ELSA GLADIAC 518BL GeForce 4 MX4000
Ennyah GEFORCE FX5200 ULTRA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
GIGABYTE GV-N66128DP GeForce 6600
GIGABYTE GV-N57L256D GeForce FX 5700 LE
LEADTEK WINFAST A340TDH GeForce FX 5200
LEADTEK WinFast A340/PROTD GeForce FX 5500
LEADTEK WinFast A360TD GeForce FX 5600
Leadtek WinFast A6600 GT TDH GeForce 6600GT
LEADTEK WinFast A400TDH GeForce 6800

MSI Ti4200-TD8X GeForce 4 Ti4200

MIS FX5700-TD128 GeForce FX 5700

ATI ELSA FALCOX 920FX Radeon 9200

GECUBE Radeon 9250/128M Radeon 9250
POWERCOLOR Radeon 9200SE Radeon 9200SE
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9250/128M Radeon 9250

For the latest updates of the supported AGP VGA card list for AGI slot, please
visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website:

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

Note. ATi 9600, 9550 series, and all Matrox series VGA cards are NOT supported
with AGI.

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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI

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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI

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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI

Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)

Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)

Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)

(for Windows 2000/Windows XP)

Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name

Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS Extreme N5900 GeForce PCX5900

ASUS EN6200GE GeForce 6200
ASUS EN6200 GeForce 6200

ASUS EN6800GT GeForce 6800GT

ASUS EN6800 GeForce 6800

ALBATRON PC6600GT GeForce 6600GT

GIGABYTE GV-NX62128D GeForce 6200
GIGABYTE GV-NX66128D GeForce 6600
LEADTEK PX6200 TC/TDH GeForce 6200TC
MSI PCX 5750-TD128 GeForce PCX5750
SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC GeForce 6200TC
ATi ASUS EAX700PRO/TVD Radeon X700 PRO
ASUS EAX800XL Radeon X800 XL
ABIT X600XT Radeon X600 XT
GECUBE GC-RX300-C3 RADEON X300 SE
GECUBE X850XT-VIVO Radeon X850 XT
GIGABYTE GV-RX60P128D RADEON X600PRO
MSI X800XT Radeon X800 XT
POWERCOLOR X300 SE Radeon X300 SE

For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express
slot (PCI Express x 4), please visit ASRock website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

Note. Turbo cache PCI Express x 16 VGA cards are not recommanded to use.

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1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout

1.5 Motherboard Layout

1.5 Motherboard Layout1.5 Motherboard Layout

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24.4cm (9.6 in)

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PS2

PS2_USB_PWR1

Mouse

Keyboard

PARALLEL PORT

PS2

ATX12V1

VGA

USB2.0
T: US B2
B:USB3

USB2.0

Top:

T: US B0

RJ-45

B:USB1

Bottom:

CTR BASS

Bottom:

MIC IN

Top:

REAR SPK

Center:

SIDE SPK

ATXPWR1

CD1

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LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

AGI_EXPRESS1

CMOS

LAN

PHY

Battery

CLRCMOS1

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PCI 1

AUDIO
CODEC

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AUDIO1

JR1

JL1

AMR1

PCI 2

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COM1

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AGI

7.1CH

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Intel

915GV

Chipset

USB2.0

PCI

EXPRESS

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CPU_FAN1

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ATA133

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DDRII533

DDR DIMM1(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)

DDR DIMM2(64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)

DDRII DIMM1(64/72 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII DIMM2(64/72 bit, 240-pinmodule)

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Dual Channel

SATA

Intel

ICH6

USB67

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PANEL1

PLED PWRBTN

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HDLED RESET

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IR1

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Super

I/O

BIOS

4Mb

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IDE1

FLOPPY1

24.4cm (9.6 in)

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SATA3

SATA4

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SATA1

SATA2

USB45

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
2 ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1) 17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
3 775-Pin CPU Socket 18 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
4 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 1 9 System Panel He a der (PANEL1)
5 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 20 South Bridge Controller

(Dual Channel A: DDRII1, DDRII2; Yellow) 21 North Bridge Controller

6 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots 22 ASRock Graphics Interface Slot (AGI)

(Dual Channel B: DDR1, DDR2; Blue) 23 COM Port Header (COM1)
7 Infrared Module Connector (IR1) 24 AMR Slot (AMR1)
8 BIOS FWH Chip 25 JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
9 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Black) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
10 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 2 7 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
11 Fourth Serial A TA Connector (SATA4, black) 28 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
12 Third Serial AT A Connector (SAT A3, black) 29 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
13 Secondary Serial A T A Conne ctor (SA T A2, blue) 30 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
14 Primary Serial A T A Connector (SATA1, blue) 31 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
15 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)

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1 Parallel Port 8 Microphone (Pink)
2 RJ-45 Port 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
3 Side Speaker (Gray) 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
4 Rear Speaker (Black) 11 VGA Port
5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

* 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.

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

2 V -- -- -­4VV---­6VVV-­8VVVV

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