ASRock 775i915PL-SATA2 User Manual

775i915PL-SATA2

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2005

Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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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 PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express

Slot (PCI Express x 4) ................................................... 8

1.4 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 9

1.5 ASRock 8CH I/O............................................................. 10

2 Installation2 Installation

2 Installation

2 Installation2 Installation

2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................. 1 1

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions........................................... 11

2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 12

2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 14

2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)......................... 15

2.6 Expansion Slots............................................................. 16

2.7 Dual Graphics Feature ................................................... 17

2.8 Surround Display Feature ............................................. 18

2.9 Jumpers Setup .............................................................. 1 8

2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 19

2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ................... 2 2

3 BIOS S3 BIOS S

3 BIOS S

3 BIOS S3 BIOS S

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction .................................................................... 23

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar .................................................... 23

3.1.2 Navigation Keys................................................... 24

3.2 Main Screen................................................................... 24

3.3 Advanced Screen ......................................................... 24

3.3.1 CPU Configuration................................................ 25

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration .......................................... 26

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration............................................... 28

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ................................................. 29

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 31

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................... 32

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ........................................ 32

3.3.8 USB Configuration ............................................... 34

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .................. 34

3.5 Boot Screen................................................................... 35

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration.................................. 36

3.6 Security Screen ............................................................ 3 6

3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 37

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4 Software Support4 Software Support

4 Software Support

4 Software Support4 Software Support

4.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 38

4.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 38

4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 38

4.2.2 Drivers Menu........................................................ 38

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 3 8

4.2.4 “LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo” Program .. 38

4.2.5 Contact Information.............................................. 38

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775i915PL-SATA2 motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de­livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit­ment to quality and endurance.
In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by­step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration
guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be
updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated
version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You
may find the latest 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 775i915PL-SATA2 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm)
ASRock 775i915PL-SATA2 Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 775i915PL-SA TA2 Support CD

(including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo)
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100 IDE Ribbon Cable
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

http://www.asrock.com

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1.2 Specifications1.2 Specifications

1.2 Specifications

1.2 Specifications1.2 Specifications

Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm

CPU: 775-Pin Socket

supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processor (in 775-land
LGA package)

Chipsets: North Bridge:

Intel® 915PL chipset, FSB @ 800 / 533MHz,
supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

South Bridge:

Intel® ICH6, supports SATA 1.5Gb/s

Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DD R2

supports PC3200 (DDR400) / PC2700 (DDR333),
Max. 2GB
Dual Channel Memory Technology support(see CAUTION 2)

IDE: IDE1: A TA 100 / Ultra DMA Mode 5, supports up to 2 IDE devices

Serial ATA: Supports up to 4 SATA devices at 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate

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

Serial ATA II: 1 SATA II device at 3.0Gb/s data transfer rate

(Supports “Hot Plug” function)

Floppy Port: Supports up to 1 floppy disk drive

Audio: 7.1 channels AC’97 Audio

PCI LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN

Hardware Monitor:CPU temperature sensing,

Chassis temperature sensing,
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 3),
CPU fan tachometer,
CPU Quiet Fan support,
Chassis fan tachometer,
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

PCI slots: 4 PCI slots with PCI Specification 2.2

PCI EXPRESS slots: 1 slot with PCIE x 16, 1 slot with PCIE x 1;

PCIE Specification 1.0a

AGI EXPRESS slot: 1 slot with PCI Express x 4, supports PCI Express x 16 Gra phic

Card (see CAUTION 4)

USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 ports:

includes 4 default USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,
plus two headers to support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
(see CAUTION 5)

ASRock 8CH I/O: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port

1 Serial Port: COM1
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

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4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
1 RJ-45 Port
Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central/Bass /

Line In / Front Speaker / Microphone
(see CAUTION 6)

BIOS: AMI legal BIOS, Supports “Plug and Play”,

ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events,
Supports jumperfree,
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 7)

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit

compliant (see CAUTION 8)

CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 26.

2. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory T e chnology. Before you
implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the
installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation.

3. 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 a nd the heatsink when you in stall the PC syste m.

4. If you install PCI Express VGA card to AGI Express slot (PCI Express x

4), PCIE2 slot (PCIE x 1) and SATAII functions will be disabled. 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 Expre ss
x 4)” on page 8. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card,
please refer to the installation guide on page 16.

5. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
SP1 / 2000 SP4.

6. 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 10 for
proper connection.

7. 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.

8. Because of Intel 915PL chipset limitation, Windows 98 / ME does not
support USB 2.0 but only USB 1.1. Besides, after installing Windows 98 /
ME, two display adapter controllers will appear in “Display Adapters” of
“Device Manager”. Please remove one of the display adapter controllers,
and then you can successfully install the VGA driver.

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Windows® XP

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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
Vendor
n-VIDIA ASUS EN5750 GeForce PCX5750

ASUS Extreme N5900 GeForce PCX5900
ASUS EN6200GE GeForce 6200
ASUS EN6200 GeForce 6200
ASUS EN6600 GeForce 6600
ASUS EN6800GT GeForce 6800GT
ASUS EN6800 GeForce 6800
ALBATRON PC6600GT GeForce 6600GT
GIGABYTE GV -NX66128D GeForce 6600
GIGABYTE GV -NX62128D GeForce 6200
LEADTEK PX6200 TC/TDH GeForce 6200TC
MSI PCX 5750-TD128 GeForce PCX5750
SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC GeForce 6200TC

ATI

For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express
slot (PCI Express x 4), please visit our website for details.

ASRock website:

ASUS EAX600XT/HTV D Radeon X600 XT
ASUS EAX700PRO/TVD Radeon X700 PRO
ABIT X600XT Radeon X600 XT
Gecube RX300 Radeon X300
GIGABYTE GV -RX60P128D Radeon X600 PRO
GECUBE X850XT-VIVO Radeon X850 XT
MSI X800XT Radeon X800 XT

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

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1.4 Motherboard Layout1.4 Motherboard Layout

1.4 Motherboard Layout

1.4 Motherboard Layout1.4 Motherboard Layout

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20.3cm (8.0in)

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PS2_USB_PWR1

PS2

Mouse

Keyboard

PARALLEL PORT

ATX12V1

PS2

COM1

USB2.0
T: US B2
B:USB3

USB2.0

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T: US B0

RJ-45

B:USB1

Bottom:

CTRBASS

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SIDESPK

Bottom:

MICIN

Center:

FRONT

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REARSPK

CD1

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LINEIN

PCIE2

Super

I/O

7.1CH

BIOS

2Mb

775i915PL-SATA2

PCI

LAN

AUDIO
CODEC

AUDIO1

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JR1

JL1

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ATXPWR1

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GAME1

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PCIE1

PCIEX1_EN4

PCIEX1_EN3

PCIEX1_EN2

PCIEX1_EN1

AGI_EXPRESS1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

FLOPPY1

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Chipset

SATA2_EN2
SATA2_EN1
SATA2_EN3
SATA2_EN4

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Intel

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EXPRESS

USB2.0

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CPU_FAN1

DDR400

Dual Channel

FSB800

Prescott 800

30.5cm (12.0in)

DDRDIMM2 (64/72 bit,184-pin module)

DDRDIMM1 (64/72 bit,184-pin module)

IDE1

JMicron
JMB360

SATAII_1

SATAII

CMOS

Battery

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SATA2_EN5

SATA

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

SPEAKER1

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PANEL1

IR1

PLED PWRBTN

USB67

USB45

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HDLED RESET

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SATA4

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CHA_FAN1

1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 19 Infrared Module Connector (IR1)
2 A TX 12V Connector (A TX12V1) 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)
3 775-Pin CPU Socket 21 SA TA2_EN5
4 North Bridge Controller 22 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)
5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 23 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
6 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots 2 4 Game Port Header (GAME1)

(DDR1- 2, Dual Channel) 25 JR1 JL1 Jumper
7 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Black) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1)
8 JMicron JMB360 Chipset (PCIEX1 interface) 27 PCI Slots (PCI1- 4)
9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 28 BIOS FWH Chip
10 Serial ATAII Connector (SAT AII_1, red) 29 AGI Express Slot (PCI Express x 4)
11 South Bridge Controller 30 PCIEX1_EN1 - 4
12 Secondary Serial A T A Connector (SATA2, blue) 31 PCI Express Slot (PCIE2)
13 Third Serial A T A Connector (SAT A3, bla ck) 32 SAT A2_EN1 - 4
14 Fourth Serial A T A Connector (SATA4, black) 33 PCI Express Slot (PCIE1)
15 Primary Serial A T A Conne ctor (SA T A1, blue) 34 SLI Power
16 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 3 5 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
17 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 36 ATX Power Connector (A TXPW R1)
18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

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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 Serial Port: COM1
5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 1 3 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

* If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the spe aker’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

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TABLE for Audio Output Connection

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Chapter 2 InstallationChapter 2 Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

Chapter 2 InstallationChapter 2 Installation

775i915PL-SATA2 is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 8.0", 30.5 x 20.3 cm) motherboard.
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to
ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

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

2.1 Screw Holes2.1 Screw Holes

2.1 Screw Holes

2.1 Screw Holes2.1 Screw Holes

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

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

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

2.2 Pre-installation Precautions2.2 Pre-installation Precautions

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

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

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER

place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use

a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle

components.

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

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or

in the bag that comes with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,
and/or components.

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2.3 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

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Pin1

alignment key

black line

775-Pin Socket

black line

alignment key