ASRock ALIVENF6P-VSTA User Manual

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ALiveNF6P-VSTA
User Manual
Version 1.1
Published November 2007
Copyright©2007 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Disclaimer:Disclaimer:
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Disclaimer:Disclaimer:
Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa-
tional 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 manual.
With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of
any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warran-
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loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like),
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defect or error in the manual 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.
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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ContentsContents
Contents
ContentsContents
1.1.
IntroductionIntroduction
1.
Introduction
1.1.
IntroductionIntroduction
1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5
1.2 Specifications ............................................................................ 6
1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® Vista
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo .................................................. 9
1.4 Motherboard Layout ................................................................... 10
1.5 ASRock 6CH I/O Plus ............................................................... 11
2.2.
InstallationInstallation
2.
Installation
2.2.
InstallationInstallation
Pre-installation Precautions ................................................................ 12
2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 13
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ......................................... 13
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 14
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express and PCI Slots) .................................. 15
2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature........................................................ 16
2.6 Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 17
2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................................. 18
2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide .................................... 22
2.9 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ................................................... 23
2.10 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation ................................................................................. 24
2.11 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....... 24
2.12 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 25
2.13 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................. 27
2.14 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /
Vista
2.15 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /
Vista
2.15.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / Vista
2.16 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................................ 29
3.3.
BIOS SBIOS S
3.
BIOS S
3.3.
BIOS SBIOS S
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 30
3.2 Main Screen .............................................................................. 31
3.3 Advanced Screen ....................................................................... 32
ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY
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ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 30
3.1.2 Navigation Keys .............................................................. 30
3.3.1 CPU Configuration ........................................................... 33
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3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ...................................................... 37
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration .......................................................... 38
3.3.4 IDE Configuration............................................................. 39
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 41
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................................ 42
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration .................................................... 42
3.3.8 USB Configuration ........................................................... 43
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................................. 44
3.5 Boot Screen .............................................................................. 45
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ............................................. 45
3.6 Security Screen ......................................................................... 46
3.7 Exit Screen ................................................................................ 47
4.4.
Software SupportSoftware Support
4.
Software Support
4.4.
Software SupportSoftware Support
4.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 48
4.2 Support CD Information .............................................................. 48
4.2.1 Running Support CD ........................................................ 48
4.2.2 Drivers Menu .... ......... .......... ......... .......... ......... ................ 48
4.2.3 Utilities Menu .................................................................. 48
4.2.4 Contact Information .......................................................... 48
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1.1.
IntroductionIntroduction
1.
Introduction
1.1.
IntroductionIntroduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock ALiveNF6P-VSTA 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 VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website
as well. ASRock website
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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(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.7-in, 24.4 cm x 19.6 cm)
1 x ASRock ALiveNF6P-VSTA Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock ALiveNF6P-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 “ASRock 6CH I/O Plus” I/O Shield
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1.21.2
SpecificationsSpecifications
1.2
Specifications
1.21.2
SpecificationsSpecifications
Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 7.7-in, 24.4 cm x 19.6 cm CPU - Socket AM2 for AMD Phenom
X2 / 64 and Sempron Processors
- AMD LIVE!TM Ready
- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology
- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1)
- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
Chipset - NVIDIA Memory - Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)
Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 5)
Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
Graphics - Integrated NVIDIA
Audio - 5.1 CH Windows
LAN - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
Rear Panel I/O ASRock 6CH I/O Plus
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GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430
- 2 x DDRII DIMM slots
- Support DDRII1066/800/667/533 (see CAUTION 3)
- Max. capacity: 4GB (see CAUTION 4)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 6)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 7)
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots
- DX9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0
- Max. shared memory 256MB
(Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
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Connector - 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 8)
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 4 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 1 x USB 2.0 header (supports 2 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 Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS - Microsoft
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Windows® 2000/XP/XP Media Center/XP 64-bit/
VistaTM/VistaTM 64-bit compliant
Certifications - FCC, CE, Microsoft
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WHQL Certificated
WA R NING
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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CAUTION!
1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read
“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 29 for details.
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 14 for proper
installation.
3. Whether 1066MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM2+
CPU you adopt. Since DDRII1066 specification is out of JEDEC memory
standard, if you want to adopt DDRII1066 memory module on this
motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for
the compatible memory modules.
ASRock website
4. 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
bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII
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.
9. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft
VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
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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VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-
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Minimum Hardware RMinimum Hardware R
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For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and
plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2007 and Basic logo, please follow
below table for minimum hardware requirements.
CPU Sempron 2800+
Memory 512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium)
VGA DX9.0 with WDDM Driver
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
Premium 2007 and Basic Logo Premium 2007 and Basic Logo
512MB Single Channel (Basic)
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submit Windows
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
* After June 1, 2007, all Windows
minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows
2007 logo.
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VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of
http://www.asrock.com
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VistaTM systems are required to meet above
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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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Keyboard
PS2
COM1
VGA1
USB2.0 T:USB2 B:USB3
USB2.0 T:USB0 B:USB1
USB2.0 T:USB4 B:USB5
LineOut
Bottom:
MicIn
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HD_AUDIO1
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Mouse
PARALLEL PORT
Center:
IR1
NVIDIA
Chipset
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BATTERY
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SOCKET AM2
FSB1GHz
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SPEAKER1
CMOS
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HDLED RESET
USB6_7
CLRCMOS1
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DDRII800
FSB800
DDRII_2 (64/72bit, 240-pin module)
DDRII_1 (64/72bit, 240-pin module)
IDE1
Dual Channel
ATA133
SATAII
4Mb
BIOS
SATAII_1(PORT0)
SATAII_2(PORT1)
PANEL1
SATAII_3(PORT2)
SATAII_4(PORT3)
24.4cm (9.6-in)
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PS2_USB_PW1
CPU_FAN1
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ATXPWR1
LineIn
Top:
PCIE1
CHA_FAN1
PCI
EXPRESS
LAN PHY
AUDIO CODEC
5.1CH HD
CD1
I/O
Super
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USB2.0
WIFI/E
HDMI_SPDIF1
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PCI1
PCI2
RAID
PCIE2
FLOPPY1
GeForce 6150SE
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RoHS
Dual Core CPU
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1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 15 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 3 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 17 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 4 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 18 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 19 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1) 6 2 x 240-pin DDRII DIMM Slots 20 WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E)
(Dual Channe: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 21 DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header 7 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) (IR1) 8 BIOS SPI Chip 22 PCI Slots (PCI1- 2) 9 NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 Chipset 23 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 10 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 2 4 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 11 SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0), Red) 25 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE2) 12 SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1), Red) 26 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) 13 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2), Red) 27 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 14 SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3), Red) 28 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 7 Microphone (Pink) 2 Parallel Port 8 Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 4 RJ-45 Port 10 VGA Port 5 Line In (Light Blue) 11 COM Port 6 Line Out (Lime) 1 2 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
* 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 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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2.2.
InstallationInstallation
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Installation
2.2.
InstallationInstallation
This is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 7.7-in, 24.4 cm x 19.6 cm) motherboard.
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en-
sure that the motherboard fits into it.
Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions
Pre-installation Precautions
Pre-installation PrecautionsPre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard
components or change any motherboard settings.
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.
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 anti-
static 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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2.12.1
CPU InstallationCPU Installation
2.1
CPU Installation
2.12.1
CPU InstallationCPU Installation
Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90
o
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.
Lever 90° Up
STEP 1: Lift Up The Socket Lever
2.22.2
Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
2.2
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
2.22.2
Installation of CPU Fan and HeatsinkInstallation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
CPU Golden Triangle
Socket Corner Small Triangle
STEP 2 / STEP 3: Match The CPU Golden Triangle To The Socket Corner Small Triangle
STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever
After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a
larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray
thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat
dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fas-
tened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to
the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 10, No. 28). For proper
installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan
and the heatsink.
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2.3 Installation of Memor2.3 Installation of Memor
2.3 Installation of Memor
2.3 Installation of Memor2.3 Installation of Memor
ALiveNF6P-VSTA motherboard provides two 240-pin DDRII (Double Data Rate) DIMM
slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install two identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type)
memory modules in the DDRII DIMM slots to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology.
Otherwise, it will operate at single channel mode.
1. It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot;
otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
2. If you install only one memory module or two non-identical memory
modules, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory
Technology.
Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM
Installing a DIMM
Installing a DIMMInstalling a DIMM
Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or
removing DIMMs or the system components.
Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.
Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break
on the slot.
y Modules (DIMM)y Modules (DIMM)
y Modules (DIMM)
y Modules (DIMM)y Modules (DIMM)
notch
break
notch
break
The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent
damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the
slot at incorrect orientation.
Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully
snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
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. 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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2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature
2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature
2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature2.5 Easy Multi Monitor Feature
This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade. With the internal onboard VGA 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 VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot). Please refer
to page 15 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.
2. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel of this
motherboard. Connect another D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub connector of
the add-on PCI Express VGA card. Connect the DVI-D 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.
For Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS:
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.
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.
For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:
Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display
Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor
according to the steps below.
A. Click the number ”2” icon.
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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.
6. Use Multi Monitor feature. Click and drag the display icons to positions
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.
2.62.6
Jumpers SetupJumpers Setup
2.6
Jumpers Setup
2.62.6
Jumpers SetupJumpers 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.10, No. 1) +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or
1_2
+5V
2_3
+5VSB
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.10, No. 17)
1_2
Default
2_3
Clear CMOS
Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes
system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system
setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup,
please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power
supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3
on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the CMOS right
after you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish
updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down
before you do the clear-CMOS action.
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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!
Floppy Connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.10 No. 18)
Pin1
FLOPPY1
the red-striped side to Pin1
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE connector (Blue)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 7)
PIN1
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
ID E1
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATAII Connectors These four Serial ATAII (SATAII)
(SATAII_1 (PORT0): see p.10, No. 11) connectors support SATAII
(SATAII_2 (PORT1): see p.10, No. 12) or SATA hard disk for internal
(SATAII_3 (PORT2): see p.10, No. 13) storage devices. The current
(SATAII_4 (PORT3): see p.10, No. 14) SATAII interface allows up to
-
SATAII_1 (PORT0)
SATAII_2 (PORT1)
SATAII_3 (PORT2)
SATAII_4 (PORT3)
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data cable
Data Cable can be connected to the SATA /
(Optional) SATAII hard disk or the SATAII
connector on 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 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.
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USB_PWR
P-7
P-6
USB_PWR
P+7
P+6
GND
GND
DUMMY
motherboard. This USB 2.0 header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
USB 2.0 Header Besides six default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB6_7) ports on the I/O panel, there is (see p.10 No. 16) one USB 2.0 header on this
WiFi/E Header This header supports WiFi+AP
(15-pin WIFI/E) function with ASRock (see p.10 No. 20) WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.1 1n
USB+5V_2
1
USB+5V_1
TXN
TXP
GND2
PCIE_RST#
+3SVB
RXP
RXN
PexCLK
GND1
PexCLK#
D0+
D0-
PME#
module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and en joy the convenience of wireless network connectivity.
DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection This header supports the Hot Header Plug detection function for
(5-pin IR1) ASRock DeskExpress. (see p.10 No. 21)
IRTX
+5VSB
Hotplug#
1
GND
IRRX
Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you
CD-L
GND
GND
(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.10 No. 23) from sound sources such as
CD-R
CD1
a CD-ROM, D V D-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.
1
GND
PRESENCE#
MIC2_R
MIC2_L
MIC_RET
J_SENSE
OUT2_R
OUT_R ET
OUT2_L
control of audio devices.
Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.10, No. 24) convenient connection and
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).
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D. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t
need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.
E. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select
Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from
[Auto] to [Enabled].
F. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand
taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager.
®
For Windows
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS:
Click “Audio I/O”, select “Connector Settings” , choose
“Disable front panel jack detection”, and save the change by
clicking “OK”.
For Windows
®
VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:
Click the right-top “Folder” icon , choose “Disable front
panel jack detection”, and save the change by clicking “OK”.
1
1
PLED+
HDLED +
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+5V
PLED-
PWRBTN#
GND
HDLED -
DUMMY
GND
DUMMY
RES ET#
SPEAKER
System Panel Header This header accommodates
(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel
(see p.10 No. 15) functions.
Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis
(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header.
(see p.10 No. 10)
Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan
(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and
(see p.10 No. 3) match the black wire to the
CHA_FAN_SPEED
+12V
GND
ground pin.
CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan
(4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and
(see p.10 No. 28) match the black wire to the
FAN_S PEED_CONTROL
CPU_FAN_SPEED
+12V
GND
4 3 2 1
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.
Pin 1-3 Connected
3-Pin Fan Installation
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ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power
(24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector.
(see p.10, No. 27)
Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector,
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13
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.
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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation
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ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary
(4-pin ATX12V1) to connect a power supply with
(see p.10 No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector.
Failing to do so will cause power
up failure.
HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing
(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA
(see p.10 No. 19) card, allows the system to
1
GND
SPD IFOUT
+5V
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
C
B
A
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.
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A. black end B. white end (2-pin) C. white end (3-pin)
SPD IFOUT
GND
+5V
blue black
SPD IFOU T
GND
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blue black
SPD IFOU T
GND
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2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide
2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide
2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide
HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification,
which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source,
such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or
video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a
HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This
motherboard is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides SPDIF audio
output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/
LCD devices. To use HDMI function on this motherboard, please carefully follow the
below steps.
Step 1. Install the HDMI VGA card to the PCI Express Graphics slot on this
motherboard. For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card, please refer
to the installation guide on page 15.
Step 2. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the
HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 10,
No. 19) on the motherboard.
Make sure to correctly connect the HDMI_SPDIF cable to the motherboard and the
HDMI VGA card according to the same pin definition. For the pin definition of
HDMI_SPDIF header and HDMI_SPDIF cable connectors, please refer to page 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.
Step 3. Connect the white end (B or C) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF
connector of HDMI VGA card. (There are two white ends (2-pin and 3-pin)
on HDMI_SPDIF cable. Please choose the appropriate white end according
to the HDMI_SPDIF connector of the HDMI VGA card you install.
white end
(2-pin) (B)
Please do not connect the white end of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the wrong connector
of HDMI VGA card or other VGA card. Otherwise, the motherboard and the
VGA card may be damaged. For example, this picture shows the wrong
example of connecting HDMI_SPDIF cable to the fan connector of PCI
Express VGA card. Please refer to the VGA card user manual for
connector usage in advance.
white end
(3-pin) (C)
Step 4. Connect the HDMI output connector on HDMI VGA card to
HDMI device, such as HDTV. Please refer to the user manual
of HDTV and HDMI VGA card vendor for detailed connection
procedures.
Step 5. Install HDMI VGA card driver to your system.
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SASA
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2.9
2.92.9
Before installing SATAII hard disk to your computer, please carefully read below
SATAII hard disk setup guide. Some default setting of SATAII hard disks may not be
at SATAII mode, which operate with the best performance. In order to enable SATAII
function, please follow the below instruction with different vendors to correctly adjust
your SATAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard disk
may fail to run at SATAII mode.
Western Digital
If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.
On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the
jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6.
SAMSUNG
If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.
On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the
jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4.
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HIT ACHI
Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA
features. Please visit HITACHI’s website for details:
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard
disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not
be the same. Please visit the vendors’ website for the updates.
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2.102.10
2.10
2.102.10
This motherboard adopts NVIDIA® 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
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard
2.112.11
2.11
2.112.11
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII
Devices.
Serial ASerial A
Serial A
Serial ASerial A
InstallationInstallation
Installation
InstallationInstallation
connector.
disk.
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Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
Hot Plug and Hot Swap FHot Plug and Hot Swap F
HDDsHDDs
HDDs
HDDsHDDs
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A) / Serial AA) / Serial A
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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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What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called
“Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII
HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
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2.12 SA
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This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD. Please read below
operation guide of SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully. Before you process the
SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable accessories from the motherboard
gift box pack.
A. 7-pin SATA data cable
B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface
TT
A / SAA / SA
T
A / SA
TT
A / SAA / SA
Guide Guide
Guide
Guide Guide
A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable
TT
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SATA 7-pin
connector
The SATA 15-pin power
connector (Black) connect
to SATA / SATAII HDD
1x4-pin conventional
power connector (White)
connect to power supply
Caution
1. Without SATA 15-pin power connector interface, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug
cannot be processed.
2. Even some SATA / SATAII HDDs provide both SATA 15-pin power connector
and IDE 1x4-pin conventional power connector interfaces, the IDE 1x4-pin
conventional power connector interface is definitely not able to support Hot
Plug and will cause the HDD damage and data loss.
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:
1. Below operation procedure is designed only for our motherboard, which supports
SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug.
* The SATA / SATAII Hot Plug feature might not be supported by the chipset
because of its limitation, the SATA / SATAII Hot Plug support information of our
motherboard is indicated in the product spec on our website:
www.asrock.com
2. Make sure your SATA / SATAII HDD can support Hot Plug function from your
dealer or HDD user manual. The SATA / SATAII HDD, which cannot support Hot
Plug function, will be damaged under the Hot Plug operation.
3. Please make sure the SATA / SATAII driver is installed into system properly. The
latest SATA / SATAII driver is available on our support website:
www.asrock.com
4. Make sure to use the SATA power cable & data cable, which are from our
motherboard package.
5. Please follow below instructions step by step to reduce the risk of HDD crash
or data loss.
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How to Hot Plug a SA TA / SATAII HDD:
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss.
Step 1
Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end
(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.
SATA power cable 1x4-pin
power connector (White)
Step 3
Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector
(Black) end to SATA / SATAII HDD.
Step 2
Connect SATA data cable to
the motherboard’s SATAII connector.
Step 4
Connect SATA data cable to
the SATA / SATAII HDD.
How to Hot Unplug a SATA / SATAII HDD:
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Unplug, improper
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss.
Step 1
Unplug SATA data cable from SATA / SATAII HDD side.
Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side.
Step 2
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2.132.13
Driver Installation GuideDriver Installation Guide
2.13
Driver Installation Guide
2.132.13
Driver Installation GuideDriver 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.
2.142.14
Installing WindowsInstalling Windows
2.14
Installing Windows
2.142.14
Installing WindowsInstalling Windows
TMTM
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/ Vista/ Vista
/ Vista
/ Vista/ Vista
If you just want to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows
VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 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® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your system
directly.
2.152.15
Installing WindowsInstalling Windows
2.15
Installing Windows
2.152.15
Installing WindowsInstalling Windows
/ Vista/ Vista
/ Vista
/ Vista/ Vista
If you want to install Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows
VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID
functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.
2.15.1 Installing Windows2.15.1 Installing Windows
2.15.1 Installing Windows
2.15.1 Installing Windows2.15.1 Installing Windows
Functions Functions
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.
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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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2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
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ithout RAID F
ithout RAID Fithout RAID F
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2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
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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>.
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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 contain-
ing 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
Vista Vista
Vista
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2.15.2 Installing Windows
2.15.2 Installing Windows2.15.2 Installing Windows
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RAID F RAID F
If you want to install Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA /
SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.
B. Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].
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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® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.
Insert the Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive
to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows
VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. When you see “Where do you want to install Windows?
” page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive, and click the “Load
Driver” button on the left on the bottom to load the NVIDIA® RAID drivers. NVIDIA® RAID
drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:
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After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into
the optical drive again to continue the installation.
NOTE. If you install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 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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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 7 for the possible overclocking risk
before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.
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3.3.
BIOS SETUP UTILITYBIOS SETUP UTILITY
3.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
3.3.
BIOS SETUP UTILITYBIOS SETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction3.1 Introduction
3.1 Introduction
3.1 Introduction3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.
The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run
the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during
the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST
will continue with its test routines.
If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by
pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system
chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only,
and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
3.1.13.1.1
BIOS Menu BarBIOS Menu Bar
3.1.1
BIOS Menu Bar
3.1.13.1.1
BIOS Menu BarBIOS Menu Bar
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:
Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Use < > key or < > key to choose among the selections on the menu bar,
and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.
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3.1.23.1.2
Navigation KeysNavigation Keys
3.1.2
Navigation Keys
3.1.23.1.2
Navigation KeysNavigation Keys
Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation
key.
Navigation Key(s) Function Description / Moves cursor left or right to select Screens / Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Enter> To bring up the selected screen <F1> To display the General Help Screen <F9> To load optimal default values for all the settings <F10> To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY <ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen
3.23.2
Main ScreenMain Screen
3.2
Main Screen
3.23.2
Main ScreenMain Screen
When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display
the system overview.
Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit
Main
System Overview
System Time
System Date
BIOS Version Processor Type
Processor Speed Microcode Update L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size
Total Memory
DDRII 1 DDRII 2
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[Wed 10/31/2007]
System Time [Hour:Minute:Second]
Use this item to specify the system time.
System Date [Day Month/Date/Year]
Use this item to specify the system date.
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Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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3.33.3
Advanced ScreenAdvanced Screen
3.3
Advanced Screen
3.33.3
Advanced ScreenAdvanced Screen
In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU
Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP
Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced Settings
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections
CPU Configuration
Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO USB Configuration
Advanced
may cause system to malfunction.
Configuration
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H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit
Options for CPU
Select Screen
Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
Setting wrong values in this section may cause
the system to malfunction.
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3.3.13.3.1
CPU ConfigurationCPU Configuration
3.3.1
CPU Configuration
3.3.13.3.1
CPU ConfigurationCPU Configuration
Advanced
CPU Configuration
AM2 Boost Overclock Mode
CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz)
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE
Spread Spectrum
SATA
Spread Spectrum
Boot Failure Guard
Cool'n'Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt State
Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage
Multiplier/Voltage Change
Memory Clock Flexibility Option
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[Disabled] [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
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1.350 V
[Auto]
[Auto] [Disabled]
AM2 Boost
If you set this option to [Enabled], you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost
function, which will improve the memory performance. The default value is
[Disabled]. Please refer to caution 7 on page 8 for details.
Overclock Mode
Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configura-
tion options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.].
CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to adjust CPU frequency.
PCIE Frequency (MHz)
Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum
This feature will be set to [Enabled] as default. Configuration
options: [Disabled] and [Enabled].
PCIE Spread Spectrum
This feature will be set to [Enabled] as default. Configuration
options: [Disabled] and [Enabled].
SATA Spread Spectrum
This feature will be set to [Enabled] as default. Configuration
options: [Disabled] and [Enabled].
Boot Failure Guard
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.
Cool ‘n’ Quiet
Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. The
default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and
[Disabled]. If you install Windows® VistaTM and want to enable this function,
please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this function may
If AUTO, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If
multiplier and
Manual, voltage
will be set based
on User Selection in Setup.
Select Screen
Select Screen Select Item
Select Item
+- Change Option
+- Change Option F1 General Help
F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults
F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit
F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
ESC Exit
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reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency, and lead to system stability or
compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies. Please set
this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.
Secure Virtual Machine
When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)
can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V. The default
value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].
Enhance Halt State
All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no
hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor
maintains the context of the system caches.
Processor Maximum Multiplier
It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference.
Processor Maximum Voltage
It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference.
Multiplier/Voltage Change
This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the
value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recom-
mended to keep the default value for system stability.
Advanced
CPU Configuration
AM2 Boost Overclock Mode
CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz)
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE
Spread Spectrum
SATA
Spread Spectrum
Boot Failure Guard
Cool'n'Quiet Secure Virtual Machine Enhanced Halt State
Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage
Multiplier/Voltage Change
Processor Multiplier Processor Voltage
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[Disabled] [Auto] [200] [100] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
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1.350 V
[Manual]
[x8] [1.500V]
If AUTO, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If
multiplier and
Manual, voltage
will be set based
on User Selection in Setup.
Select Screen
Select Screen Select Item
Select Item
+- Change Option
+- Change Option F1 General Help
F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults
F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit
F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
ESC Exit
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Processor Multiplier
This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual];
otherwise, it will be hidden. The range of the value depends on the CPU
you adopt on this motherboard. However, for system stability, it is not
recommended to adjust the value of this item.
Processor V oltage
This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual];
otherwise, it will be hidden. The range of the value depends on the CPU you
adopt on this motherboard. However, for safety and system stability, it is not
recommended to adjust the value of this item.
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Memory Clock
This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the
standard values as listed: [200MHz (DDRII400)], [266MHz (DDRII533)],
[333MHz (DDRII667)] and [400MHz (DDRII800)].
Flexibility Option
The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for
memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].
CAS Latency (CL)
Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration
options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRCD
Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK],
[5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRP
Use this to adjust TRP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK],
[5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRTP
Use this to adjust TRTP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2-4CLK] and
[3-5CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRAS
Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK] to
[18CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRRD
Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK],
[4CLK] and [5CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRC
Use this to adjust TRC values. Configuration options: [11CLK] to [26CLK]. The
default value is [Auto].
TWR
Use this to adjust TWR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK],
[5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TWTR
Use this to adjust TWTR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK], [2CLK]
and [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRWTTO
Use this to adjust TRWTTD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK],
[3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], [6CLK], [7CLK], [8CLK] and [9CLK]. The default value
is [Auto].
TWRRD
Use this to adjust TWRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [0CLK], [1CLK],
[2CLK] and [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
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TWRWR
Use this to adjust TWRWR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK], [2CLK]
and [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRDRD
Use this to adjust TRWTTD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK],
[3CLK], [4CLK] and [5CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
MA Timing
Use this to adjust values for MA timing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T],
[1T]. The default value is [Auto].
Bank Interleaving
Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same
node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.
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3.3.23.3.2
3.3.2
3.3.23.3.2
Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration
Advanced
Chipset Settings
Onboard LAN Onboard HD Audio
Front Panel Share Memory Primary
Graphics Adapter
CPU-NB Link Speed CPU-NB Link Width
DRAM Voltage
Chipset Core Voltage
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[Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI]
[Auto] [Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
To set DRAM Voltage.
Select Screen
Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
OnBoard LAN
This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature.
OnBoard HD Audio
Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If
you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound
Card is plugged.
Front Panel
Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.
Share Memory
This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto].
Configuration options: [Auto], [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] and [256MB].
Primary Graphics Adapter
This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video
card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple
video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration
options: [PCI], [Onboard] and [PCI Express].
CPU - NB Link Speed
This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency. Configuration
options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz] and [1000 MHz].
CPU - NB Link Width
This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width. Configuration options:
[Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit].
DRAM V oltage
Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.82V],
[1.90V], [1.95V], [2.00V] and [2.05V]. The default value is [Auto].
Chipset Voltage
Use this to select chipset voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.25V],
[1.28V], [1.30V] and [1.32V]. The default value is [Auto].
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3.3.33.3.3
3.3.3
3.3.33.3.3
ACPI ConfigurationACPI Configuration
ACPI Configuration
ACPI ConfigurationACPI Configuration
Advanced
ACPI Settings
Suspend To RAM
Repost Video on STR Resume Away Mode Support
Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS /2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On
ACPI HPET Table
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[Auto]
[No] [Disabled]
[Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]
[Disabled]
Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
Suspend to RAM
Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-
RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. If
you set this item to [Disabled], the function “Repost Video on STR Resume”
will be hidden.
Repost Video on STR Resume This feature allows you to repost video on STR resume. (STR refers to
suspend to RAM.)
Away Mode Support
Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP
Media Center OS. The default value is [Disabled].
Restore on AC/Power Loss
This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power
loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the
power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes
and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.
Ring-In Power On
Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from
the power-soft-off mode.
PCI Devices Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the
power-soft-off mode.
PS/2 Keyboard Power On
Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from
the power-soft-off mode.
RTC Alarm Power On
Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the
system.
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ACPI HPET Table
Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is
[Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this
motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification.
3.3.43.3.4
IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration
3.3.4
IDE Configuration
3.3.43.3.4
IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration
Advanced
IDE Configuration
OnBoard IDE Controller
OnBoard SATA Controller
SATA Operation Mode
IDE Master IDE Slave SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4
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OnBoard IDE Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard IDE Controller” feature.
OnBoard SATA Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard SATA Controller” feature.
SATA Operation Mode
Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this
option is [non-RAID]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SATAII
HDDs, please select [RAID].
* If you select [RAID] mode, SATA / SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish
configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility.
IDE Device Configuration
You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will
use the “IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can
be applied to the configurations of “IDE Slave” as well.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[Enabled]
[Enabled] [non-RAID]
[Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected]
ENABLED: enables the integrated IDE Controller. DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller.
Select Screen
Select Screen Select Item
Select Item
+- Change Option
+- Change Option F1 General Help
F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults
F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit
F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
ESC Exit
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Advanced
IDE Master
:Hard Disk
Device
:MAXTOR 6L080J4
Vendor
:80.0 GB
Size
:Supported
LBA Mode
:16Sectors
Block Mode
:4
PIO Mode
:MultiWord DMA-2
Async DMA
:Ultra DMA-6
Ultra DMA
:Supported
S.M.A.R.T.
Type
LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32Bit Data Transfer
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[Auto]
[Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled]
Select the type of device connected to the system.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
TYPE
Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify.
Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD].
[Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.
After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk
utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard
disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data
from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary
IDE hard disk drives to active.
[CD/DVD]:This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device),
such as MO.
LBA/Large Mode
Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under
DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to
disable the LBA/Large mode.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will
enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during
each transfer.
PIO Mode
Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by
optimizing the hard disk timing.
DMA Mode
DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for
compatible IDE devices.
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S.M.A.R.T.
Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis,
and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto],
[Enabled].
32Bit Data Transfer
Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data
transfer rate.
3.3.53.3.5
PCIPnP ConfigurationPCIPnP Configuration
3.3.5
PCIPnP Configuration
3.3.53.3.5
PCIPnP ConfigurationPCIPnP Configuration
Advanced
Advanced PCI /PnP Settings
PCI Latency Timer
PCI IDE BusMaster
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[32]
[Enabled]
Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
Setting wrong values in this section may cause
the system to malfunction.
PCI Latency Timer
The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless
the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings.
PCI IDE BusMaster
Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.
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3.3.63.3.6
Floppy ConfigurationFloppy Configuration
3.3.6
Floppy Configuration
3.3.63.3.6
Floppy ConfigurationFloppy Configuration
In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.
Advanced
Floppy Configuration
Floppy A
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3.3.73.3.7
Super IO ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration
3.3.7
Super IO Configuration
3.3.73.3.7
Super IO ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
1
[1.44 MB 3 "]
2
Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
Advanced
Configure Super IO Chipset
OnBoard Floppy Controller
Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address
Parallel Port Mode
EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel
Parallel Port IRQ
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[Enabled]
[3F8 /IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP +EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7]
Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
OnBoard Floppy Controller
Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller.
Serial Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it.
Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4],
[2E8 / IRQ3].
Infrared Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it.
Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. If you plan to
use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard, please keep this item on
[Disabled] option.
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Parallel Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it.
Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278].
Parallel Port Mode
Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default
value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP
version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options:
[Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].
EPP Version
Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9]
and [1.7].
ECP Mode DMA Channel
Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration
options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3].
Parallel Port IRQ
Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options:
[IRQ5] and [IRQ7].
3.3.83.3.8
USB ConfigurationUSB Configuration
3.3.8
USB Configuration
3.3.83.3.8
USB ConfigurationUSB Configuration
Advanced
USB Configuration
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support
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[Enabled]
[Enabled] [Disabled]
To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
Select Screen
Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
USB Controller
Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.
USB 2.0 Support
Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support.
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Legacy USB Support
Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate the I/O devices
of legacy OS (DOS) such as mouse, keyboard, USB flash... etc. Or you
may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is
no USB device connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB
support.
3.43.4
Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
3.4
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
3.43.4
Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,
including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan
speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.
Main Advanced
Hardware Health Event Monitoring
CPU Temperature M /B Temperature
CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed
Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.00V
CPU Quiet Fan
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H/W Monitor
: 37C/98F : 31C/87F
: 2833 RPM :N/A
: 1.532 V : 3.129 V : 4.877 V : 11.741V
[Disabled]
Boot Security Exit
Select Screen
Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
CPU Quiet Fan
This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan. Configuration
options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. You are
allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan.
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3.53.5
Boot ScreenBoot Screen
3.5
Boot Screen
3.53.5
Boot ScreenBoot Screen
In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config-
ure the boot settings and the boot priority.
Main Advanced H/W Monitor
Boot Settings
Boot Settings Configuration
1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device
Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives
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3.5.1
3.5.13.5.1
Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration
Boot Settings Configuration
Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration
Boot Settings Configuration
Boot From Onboard LAN
Bootup Num-Lock
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[1st Floppy Device] [HDD: PM -HDS722580VL] [CD/DVD: 3S-CD-ROM C] [USB]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[Disabled]
[On]
Boot
Boot
Security Exit
Configure Settings during System Boot.
Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
To enable or disable the boot from onboard LAN feature.
+ - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
Select Screen Select Item
Select Screen Select Item
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Boot Onboard LAN
Use this item to enable or disable the Boot Onboard LAN feature.
Boot Up Num-Lock
If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock
function after boot-up.
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3.63.6
Security ScreenSecurity Screen
3.6
Security Screen
3.63.6
Security ScreenSecurity Screen
In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
For the user password, you may also clear it.
Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Security
Install or Change the password.
Select Screen
Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
Exit
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3.73.7
Exit ScreenExit Screen
3.7
Exit Screen
3.73.7
Exit ScreenExit Screen
Main Advanced H/W Monitro Boot Security
Exit Options
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes
Load Optimal Defaults
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Save Changes and Exit
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save
configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes
and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.
Discard Changes and Exit
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-
card changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY
without saving any changes.
Discard Changes
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-
card changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.
Load Optimal Defaults
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Load
optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup
configurations.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Exit
Exit system setup after saving the changes.
F10 key can be used for this operation.
Select Screen
Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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4.4.
Software SupporSoftware Suppor
4.
Software Suppor
4.4.
Software SupporSoftware Suppor
4.1 Install Operating System4.1 Install Operating System
4.1 Install Operating System
4.1 Install Operating System4.1 Install Operating System
This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems:
2000 / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. Because motherboard
settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for
general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
4.2 Support CD Information4.2 Support CD Information
4.2 Support CD Information
4.2 Support CD Information4.2 Support CD Information
The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and
useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.
4.2.1 Running The Support CD4.2.1 Running The Support CD
4.2.1 Running The Support CD
4.2.1 Running The Support CD4.2.1 Running The Support CD
To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD
automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer.
If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file
“ASSETUP.EXE” from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu4.2.2 Drivers Menu
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
4.2.2 Drivers Menu4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the
installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
4.2.3 Utilities Menu4.2.3 Utilities Menu
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
4.2.3 Utilities Menu4.2.3 Utilities Menu
The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports.
Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.
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4.2.44.2.4
If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome
to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your
dealer for further information.
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Contact Information
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