ASRock ALIVENF6G-VSTA Installation Guide

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Disclaimer:Disclaimer:

Disclaimer:

Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational

use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a

commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions

that may appear in this guide.

With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind,

either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or

conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall

ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of

business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been

advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the guide

or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

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

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

may cause undesired operation.

Published February 2007

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic

substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations

passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in

California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

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1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

2 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 18 System Panel He ader (PANEL1)

3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

4 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 21 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 22 S e condary SA TAII Conne ctor (SAT AII_2, Red)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 23 NVIDIA Single Chip

7 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) 2 5 HDMR Slot (HDMR1)

8 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

9 Game Port Header (GAME1) 27 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)

10 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 2 8 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)

11 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

12 Flash Memory 30 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)

13 Fourth SA TAII Connector (SA T AII_4, Red) 31 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)

14 Third SA T AII Connector (SAT AII_3, Red) 32 ATX Power Connector (ATXPW R1)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 3 3 Serial Port Connector (COM1)

16 Primary SA T AII Connector (SA TAII_1, Red)

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1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

2 A TX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 18 Syste m Panel He a der (PANEL1)

3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

4 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 20 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 21 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

6 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 22 S e condary SA TAII Connector (SA T AII_2, Red)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 23 NVIDIA Single Chip

7 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) 2 5 HDMR Slot (HDMR1)

8 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

9 Game Port Header (GAME1) 27 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)

10 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 2 8 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)

11 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

12 Flash Memory 30 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)

13 Fourth SA TAII Connector (SA T AII_4, Red) 31 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)

14 Third SA T AII Conne ctor (SA T AII_3, Red) 32 ATX Power Connector (ATXPW R1)

15 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 3 3 Serial Port Connector (COM1)

16 Primary SATAII Connector (SA T AII_1, Red)

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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 VG A 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 spea ker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See

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

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

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

(No. 7) (No. 4) (No. 5) (No. 3)

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* 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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IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA motherboard,

a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s com-

mitment to quality and endurance.

This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step 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

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1.1

Package ContentsPackage Contents

Package Contents

1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Motherboard

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

1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI / ALiveNF6G-VSTA Support CD

1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)

1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

1 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional)

1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

1 x HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)

1 x HD 8CH I/O Shield

1 x COM Port Bracket

1 x HDMR Card (Optional)

1 x DVI Graphics-SI Card (only for ALiveNF6G-DVI)

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SpecificationsSpecifications

Specifications

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

CPU - Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon

64FX / 64X2 / 64 and Sempron

Processors

- AMD LIVE!

Ready

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Technology

(see CAUTION 1)

- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

Chipset - NVIDIA

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or

GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 (see CAUTION 3)

Memory - Dual Channel DDRII Memory T echnology (see CAUTION 4)

- 4 x DDRII DIMM slots

- Support DDRII800/667/533

- Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 5)

Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 6)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 7)

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

- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost

memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 8)

Expansion Slot - 2 x PCI slots

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

- 1 x HDMR slot

Graphics - Integrated NVIDIA

GeForce6-class graphics D X9.0 V GA

- Pixel Shader 3.0

- Max. shared memory 256MB

- Dual VGA Output: support DVI-D and D-Sub ports with DVI

Graphics-SI card by independent display controllers

(ALiveNF6G-DVI)

Audio - 7.1 CH Windows

Vista

Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC888 Audio Codec)

LAN - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (ALiveNF6G-DVI)

- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B (ALiveNF6G-DVI)

- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL (ALiveNF6G-VSTA)

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet (ALiveNF6G-VSTA)

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O HD 8CH I/O

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

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- 1 x VGA Port

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 Port

- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/

Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 9)

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

RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ, a nd “Hot Plug”

functions (see CAUTION 10)

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

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Game header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

(see CAUTION 11)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compli ance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

Hardware - CPU Internal Temperature Sensing

Monitor - CPU Ambient Temperature Sensing

- Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

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

OS - Microsoft

Windows

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

Vista

/Vista

64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 12)

Certifications - FCC, CE, Microsoft

WHQL Certificated

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CAUTION!

1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’

Quiet

technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 50 of

“User Manual” in the Support CD to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

technology.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking T echnology. Plea se read “Un-

tied Overclocking Technology” on page 27 for details.

3. Both NVIDIA

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 a nd GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430

refer to the same chipset. If you install NVIDIA

driver with 91.63 version or

above under Windows

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA

driver with

97.19 version or above under Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit, the chipset

name will be GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 instead of GeForce 6100 / nForce

430. However, the difference in device name under Windows

does not affect

any specification and feature of this motherboard.

4. 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 11 for proper installation.

5. 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

Vista

. For Windows

XP 64-bit and Windows

Vista

64-

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

6. 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.

7. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.

Before you resume the system, plea se check if the CPU fa n 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.

8. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology. If

you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory performance will

improve up to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the AM2 CPU you adopt.

Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU reference clock. However,

we can not guarantee the system stability for all CPU/DRAM configurations.

If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost function is enabled, it may not be

applicative to your system. You may choose to disable this function for

keeping the stability of your system.

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 third-

party 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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Premium and Basic Logo Premium and Basic Logo

Premium and Basic Logo

For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and

plan to submit Windows

Vista

Premium and Basic logo, please follow the

below table for minimum hardware requirement.

CPU Sempron 2800+

Memory 512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium)

512MB Single Channel (Ba sic)

256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic)

* If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to

submit Windows

Vista

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

Vista

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 Pre mium

Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com

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 mode s. Please check the table on page 4 f or proper connection.

10. Before installing SA TAII hard disk to SATAII conne ctor, plea se re a d the “SAT AII

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 23 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to

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

directly.

11. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft

Windows

Vista

64-bit / Vista

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

12. Microsoft

Windows

Vista

/ Vista

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

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit driver

and related information.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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2.2.

InstallationInstallation

Installation

Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install mother-

board 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 car-

pet 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, plea se do not over-tighten the screws!

Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1

CPU InstallationCPU Installation

CPU Installation

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90° angle.

Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with

the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push

down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab

to indicate that it is locked.

Step 5. Install CPU fan and heatsink. For proper installation, please kindly refer to

the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink vendors.

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2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.2 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DD RII (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_2;

Y ellow slots; see p.2/p.3 No.6) or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B

(DDRII_3 and DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.2/p.3 No.7), 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 iden-

tical 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) (Yellow Slot) (Orange 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 f our 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_2), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_3

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 T e chnology.

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

Channel, for exa mple, in stalling a pair of memory module s in DD RII_1

and DDRII_3, 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.

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Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM

Installing 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.

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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2.3 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)2.3 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)

2.3 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)

There are 2 PCI slots, 1 HDMR slot 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.

HDMR slot: HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card (optional) with v.92 Modem

functionality. The HDMR slot is shared with PCIE2 slot; you

can only choose either PCIE2 slot or HDMR slot to use.

PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane

width graphics cards or ASRock DVI Graphics-SI card (ALiveNF6G-

DVI).

PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane

width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

You can only choose either PCI Express VGA card or DVI Graphics-SI

card to install to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) on ALiveNF6G-DVI motherboard.

Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card

Installing 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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2.4 Easy Dual Monitor Feature (ALiveNF6G-DVI)2.4 Easy Dual Monitor Feature (ALiveNF6G-DVI)

2.4 Easy Dual Monitor Feature (ALiveNF6G-DVI)

This motherboard supports Dual Monitor feature. With the onboard VGA/D-Sub output

and the external installation of our DVI Graphics-SI card, this motherboard provides

users with dual VGA output support: DVI-D and D-Sub ports. You can easily enjoy the

benefits of dual VGA output support by connecting the D-Sub input monitor to the

VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel and connecting the DVI-D input monitor to our DVI

Graphics-SI card inserted to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) on this motherboard. Be sides, this

motherboard provides independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub ports to

support dual VGA output so that DVI-D and D-sub ports can drive same or different

display contents. To enjoy Dual Monitor feature, please refer to the below procedures

for proper installation of DVI Graphics-SI card in advance.

Step 1. Install the D VI Graphics-SI card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot). Plea se refer to the

expansion card installation procedures on page 13 for details.

Step 2. Connect the DVI-D connector of DVI-D input monitor to the DVI-D output

connector of DVI Graphics-SI card which is inserted to PCIE1 (PCIE x16

slot) on this motherboard.

DVI-D connector of

DVI-D input monitor

DVI-D output connec-

tor of DVI Graphics-SI

card

DVI Graphics-SI card

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Independent display controllers for DVI-D and D-Sub ports

to support dual VGA output: DVI-D and D-sub ports can

drive same or different display contents

Step 3. Connect the D-Sub input monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O

panel of this motherboard.

Step 4. I f you have installed NVIDIA

VGA driver from our support CD to your

system already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of DVI-D output function

with this motherboard after your system boots. If you haven’t installed

NVIDIA

VGA driver yet, please install NVIDIA

VGA driver from our support

CD to your system and restart your computer. Then you can start to use

DVI-D output function with this motherboard.

Step 5. Righ click the “NVIDIA Settings” icon on on the desktop to adjust the display

mode you plan to use by following the instructions shown on the “NVIDIA

Settings” screen. You are allowed to choose same or different display

contents shown on the two monitors you install.

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2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature

2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature

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and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits

of Multi Monitor feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a multi

monitor environment:

1. Install the NVIDIA

PCI Express V GA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot). Please refer

to page 13 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

2. Connect the D-Sub input monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel

of this motherboard. Connect another D-Sub input monitor cable to the

VGA/D-Sub connector of the add-on PCI Express VGA card. Connect the DVI-D

input monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on PCI Express VGA

card.

3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Share Memory”

option to adjust the memory capability to [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], or

[256MB] to enable the function of onboard 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 onboard VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is

inserted to this motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver to your system. If you have installed the

onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to install it again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display. Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and

select the “Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-

monitor according to the steps below. (The item names and operation

procedures described in this step are under Windows

XP environment. If you

install other Windows

OS, the item names and operation procedures may be

similar.)

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 Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one,

two, and three.

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representing 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

another.

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2.6

Jumpers SetupJumpers Setup

Jumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are

setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap

is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The

illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1

and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is

placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting

PS2_USB_PW1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

(see p.2/p.3, No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 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.2/p.3, No. 24)

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.

OpenShort

Clear CMOSDefault

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2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.7 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!

•

Floppy Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.2/p.3 No. 10)

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/p.3 No. 1 1)

Note: P l e ase re f e r t o t h e i nstruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

Serial A T AII Connectors These four Serial A T AII (SAT AII)

(SAT AII_1: see p.2/p.3, No. 16) connectors support SATAII

(SAT AII_2: see p.2/p.3, No. 22) or SATA hard disk for internal

(SAT AII_3: see p.2/p.3, No. 14) storage devices. The current

(SAT AII_4: see p.2/p.3, No. 13) SATAII interface allows up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial A TA (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 the motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of

Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on each drive. Then

connect the white end of SATA

power cable to the power

connector of the power supply.

connect the black end

to the IDE devices

connect the blue end

to the motherboard

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

SAT AII_3

SAT AII_2

SAT AII_1

the red-striped side to Pin1

connect to the

power supply

connect to the SAT A

HDD power connector

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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.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0

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

(see p.2/p.3 No. 19) three USB 2.0 headers on this

motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header cansupport two USB

2.0 ports.

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.2/p.3 No. 17)

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.2/p.3 No. 20)

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting

(see p.2/p.3 No. 8) and receiving infrared module.

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input

(CD1: see p.2/p.3 No. 29) from sound sources such as

a CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, TV

tuner card, or MPEG card.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows

(see p.2/p.3, No. 26) convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

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System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel

(see p.2/p.3 No. 18) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

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

(see p.2/p.3 No. 21)

Chassis Fan Connector P lease connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.2/p.3 No. 15) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.2/p.3 No. 5) match 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.

3-Pin Fan Installation

Pin 1-3 Connected

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPW R1) supply to this connector.

(see p.2/p.3 No. 32)

C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).

D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from

[Auto] to [Enabled].

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

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

“Connector Settings” , choose “Disable front panel jack

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

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Game Port Hea der Connect a Game cable to this

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

(see p.2/p.3 No. 9) is installed.

Serial port Header This COM1 header

(9-pin COM1) supports a serial port module.

(see p.2/p.3 No.33)

HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing

(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI V GA

(see p.2/p.3 No. 27) card, allows the system to

connect HDMI Digital TV/

projector/LCD devices. Please

connect the HDMI_SPDIF

connector of HDMI VGA card to

this header.

HDMI_SPDIF Cable Please connect the black end (A)

(Optional) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the

HDMI_SPDIF header on the

motherboard. Then connect the

white end (B or C) of

HDMI_SPDIF cable to the

HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI

VGA card.

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

ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary

(4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with

(see p.2/p.3 No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector.

Failing to do so will cause power

up failure.

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2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interfa ce) 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.

•

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 ca ble connectors, ple ase refer to page 21. 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.

white end

(2-pin) (B)

white end

(3-pin) (C)

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.

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.

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 appropri ate white end according

to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of the HDMI VGA card you install.

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 13.

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

HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 2/page

3, No. 27) on the motherboard.

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2.9

SASA

AII Hard Disk Setup GuideAII Hard Disk Setup Guide

AII Hard Disk Setup Guide

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 SA TAII 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.

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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2.10

Serial ASerial A

Serial A

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

AII (SAAII (SA

AII (SA

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard Disks

InstallationInstallation

Installation

This motherboard adopts NVIDIA

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or GeForce 6150SE

/ nForce 430 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard

disks and RAID 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.

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2.11

Hot Plug and Hot Swap FHot Plug and Hot Swap F

Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

unctions for SAunctions for SA

unctions for SA

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

AIIAII

AII

HDDsHDDs

HDDs

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

Devices.

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 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.

2.122.12

2.12

Driver Installation GuideDriver 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.

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2.13

HDMR Card and Driver Installation HDMR Card and Driver Installation

HDMR Card and Driver Installation

If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all

drivers to your system now, but in the future, you plan to use HDMR card function

on this motherboard, please follow the steps below then.

1. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard. Please make sure that the

HDMR card is completely seated on the slot.

2. Install HDMR card driver from our support CD to your system.

3. Reboot your system.

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2.14

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

Installing Windows

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

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TMTM

/ Vista/ Vista

/ Vista

TMTM

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

64-bit Without RAID Functions

2.152.15

2.15

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

Installing Windows

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

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TMTM

/ Vista/ Vista

/ Vista

TMTM

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

64-bit With RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

2000, Windows

XP, Windows

XP 64-bit, Windows

Vista

or Windows

Vista

64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID

functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

The installation procedures for Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit are subject to

change. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit

driver and related information in the future.

If you just want to install Windows

2000, Windows

XP, Windows

XP 64-bit,

Windows

Vista

or Windows

Vista

64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without

RAID functions, you don’t have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Besides,

there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install Windows

2000, Windows

XP, Windows

XP 64-bit, Windows

Vista

or Windows

Vista

64-bit on your system directly.

1. The installation procedures for Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit are subject to

change. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows

Vista

/ Vista

64-bit driver and related information in the future.

2. Before installing Windows

2000 to your system, your Windows

2000 optical

disk is supposed to include SP4. If there is no SP4 included in your disk, please

visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy.

htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay

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2.15.1 Installing Windows2.15.1 Installing Windows

2.15.1 Installing Windows

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

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

Functions Functions

Functions

If you want to install Windows

2000, Windows

XP or Windows

XP 64-bit on your

SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.

A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.

B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and

then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-

ROM as the boot device.

C. When you see the message on the screen, “Generate Serial ATA driver

diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

D. Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a blank

formatted diskette into floppy

drive A:

press any key to start

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press any key.

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

SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.

STEP 2: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].

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

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

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

installation guide in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 4: Install Windows

2000 / Windows

XP / Windows

XP 64-bit OS on

your system.

After step1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows

2000 / Windows

XP / Windows

XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of Windows

setup, press F6 to install

a third-party RAID driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette

containing the NVIDIA

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.

NOTE. If you install Windows

2000 / Windows

XP / Windows

XP 64-bit on IDE

HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions

on SATA / SATAII HDDs, you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] in

BIOS first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID

installation guide in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

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2.16

Untied Overclocking TUntied Overclocking T

Untied Overclocking T

echnologyechnology

echnology

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.

2.15.2 Installing Windows2.15.2 Installing Windows

2.15.2 Installing Windows

Vista Vista

Vista

TM TM

/ Vista/ Vista

/ Vista

TMTM

64-bit With 64-bit With

64-bit With

RAID Functions RAID Functions

RAID Functions

If you want to install Windows

Vista

or Windows

Vista

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 the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].

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

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

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

installation guide part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 3: Install Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit OS on your

system.

Insert the Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit optical disk into the optical

drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows

Vista

Windows

Vista

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 NVIDIA

RAID

drivers. NVIDIA

RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:

.. \ I386 \ Vista (For Windows

Vista

OS)

.. \ AMD64 \ Vista64 (For Windows

Vista

64-bit OS)

After that, please insert Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit optical disk into

the optical drive again to continue the installation.

NOTE. If you install Windows

Vista

/ Windows

Vista

64-bit on IDE HDDs and want to

manage (create, convert, delete, or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs,

you still need to set up “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID] in BIOS first. Then, plea se set

the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following

path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

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3. BIOS Information

The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up

the computer, please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter

BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to

enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> +

<Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis.

The BIOS Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program,

which allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the

predetermined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer

to the User Manual (PDF file) contained in the Support CD.

4. Software Suppor4. Software Suppor

4. Software Suppor

t CD informationt CD information

t CD information

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

Windows

operating systems: 2000 /

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

/ Vista

64-bit. The Support CD that came

with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will en-

hance motherboard features.

To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will display

the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main

Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file “ASSETUP.

EXE” from the “BIN” folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

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