ASRock K10N78-1394, K10N78 User Manual

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K10N78-1394

/ K10N78

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published August 2008

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

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ContentsContents

Contents

ContentsContents

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

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

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

1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray (BD) /

HD-DVD Playback Support ........................................................ 11

1.4 Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab Test ... 12

1.5 Motherboard Layout (K10N78-1394) ....................................... 13

1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78) ................................................ 14

1.7 I/O Panel (K10N78-1394) .......................................................... 15

1.8 I/O Panel (K10N78) ................................................................... 16

2.2.

InstallationInstallation

Installation

2.2.

InstallationInstallation

Pre-installation Precautions ............................................................... 17

2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 18

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 18

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 19

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express slots) ................................... 21

2.5 Hybrid SLITM Operation Guide ................................................... 22

2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features .......................... 26

2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide ..................................... 29

2.8 Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 30

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors.......................................... 31

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide .................................... 37

2.11 eSATAII Interface Introduction (Only for K10N78-1394) ......... 38

2.12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide .................................................. 41

2.13 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks

Installation ................................................................................. 42

2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs /

eSATAII Devices ........................................................................ 43

2.15 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ..... 44

2.16 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................ 46

2.17 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

Without RAID Functions ............................................................ 46

2.17.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

2.17.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / Vista

2.18 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / Vista

With RAID Functions ................................................................. 48

2.18.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

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64-bit

Functions ...................................................................... 46

Functions ...................................................................... 47

Functions ...................................................................... 48

64-bit Without RAID

64-bit

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2.18.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / Vista

Functions ...................................................................... 49

2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 50

3.3.

BIOS SBIOS S

BIOS S

3.3.

BIOS SBIOS S

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 51

3.2 Main Screen .............................................................................. 52

3.3 Smart Screen ............................................................................ 53

3.4 Advanced Screen .................................................................... 54

3.5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 68

3.6 Boot Screen .............................................................................. 69

3.7 Security Screen ........................................................................ 70

3.8 Exit Screen ............................................................................... 71

4.4.

Software SupportSoftware Support

Software Support

4.4.

Software SupportSoftware Support

4.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 72

4.2 Support CD Information ............................................................. 72

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITY

ETUP UTILITYETUP UTILITY

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 51

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 52

3.4.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 55

3.4.2 Chipset Configuration ..................................................... 59

3.4.3 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 62

3.4.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 63

3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 65

3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 66

3.4.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 66

3.4.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... 67

3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 69

4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 72

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 72

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 72

4.2.4 Contact Information ........................................................ 72

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64-bit With RAID

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1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It de-

livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commit-

ment 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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1.11.1

ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm)

ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Quick Installation Guide ASRock K10N78-1394 / K10N78 Support CD

One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable

One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive

Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)

One I/O Panel Shield

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1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

1.2

Specifications

1.21.2

SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power (K10N78-1394)

CPU - Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom

FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon

X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor

- Supports CPU up to 140W

- AMD LIVE!TM Ready

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology

- FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s) (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Chipset - NVIDIA

GeForce 8200

Memory - Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)

- 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots

- Support DDR2 1066/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory (see CAUTION 4)

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

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (green @ x16 mode)

- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots

- 3 x PCI slots

- Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI

Graphics - Integrated NVIDIA

GeForce8 Series

(see CAUTION 6)

- DX10 VGA, Pixel Shader 4.0

- Max. shared memory 512MB (see CAUTION 7)

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

independent display controllers

- Supports HDCP function with DVI-D port

- Supports 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with DVI-D port (see CAUTION 8)

- NVIDIA® PureVideoTM HD Ready

Audio - 7.1 CH Windows

VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC888 Audio Codec)

- Chipset embeded HDMI Audio

LAN - Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211BCL-GR

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Rear Panel I/O I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port

- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATAII Port (K10N78-1394)

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port (K10N78-1394)

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

Connector - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 10)

- 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII connector) (K10N78-1394) (see CAUTION 11)

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

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header

- 1 x IEEE 1394 header (K10N78-1394)

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 24 pin ATX power connector

- 8 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 12)

- 1 x USB/WiFi header (see CAUTION 13)

BIOS Feature - 8Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- AMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- CPU, DRAM, Chipset Core, HTT Voltage Multi-adjustment

- Supports Smart BIOS

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

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Unique Feature - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 14)

- Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 15)

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 16)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 17)

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

- ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost

memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 18) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

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

OS - Microsoft

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

/ VistaTM 64-bit compliant

Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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.

CAUTION!

1. If you install AM2 CPU on this motherbord, the system bus speed will be

HT1.0 (2000 MT/s). If you install AM2+ CPU on this motherbord, the system

bus speed will be HT3.0 (up to 5200 MT/s), and the HT Link frequency

depends on the ability of the AM2+ CPU you adopt. Please refer to the CPU

support list on our website for more information.

ASRock website

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read

“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 50 for details.

3. 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 19 for proper installation.

4. Whether 1066MHz memory speed is supported depends on the AM2+ CPU

you adopt. If you want to adopt DDR2 1066 memory module on this

motherboard, please refer to the memory support list on our website for

the compatible memory modules.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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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

VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64-

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

6. Hybrid SLITM feature should depend on the driver from NVIDIA® and it may be

updated in the future. As long as we have the latest Hybrid SLI

driver, we will

update it to our website. Please visit our website for the updated Hybrid SLI

driver in the future. For the operation procedures, please refer to “Hybrid SLI

Operation Guide” on page 22.

7. The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and

is subject to change. Please check NVIDIA® website for the latest

information.

8. 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard requires

the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to page11 and 12 for the

minimum hardware requirement and the passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD

films in our lab test.

9. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes.

For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel,

and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 15 and 16 for proper

connection.

10. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 41 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to

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

directly.

11. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII

specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 38 for

details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

12. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft

Windows

VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2.

13. USB/WiFi header can be used to support 2 USB 2.0 ports. It can also be

used to support 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

14. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil

your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware

devices to get the best system performance under Windows

environment.

Please visit our website for the operation procedures of ASRock OC

Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com

15. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design,

Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers

unparalleled power savings. The voltage regulator can reduce the

number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are

idle. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and

improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance.

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To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet

option in the BIOS setup in advance. Please visit our website for the

operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver.

ASRock website:

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology for

AM2 CPU. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory perfor-

mance 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.

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1.31.3

Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-rayMinimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray

1.3

Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray

1.31.3

Minimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-rayMinimum Hardware Requirement for 1080p Blu-ray

(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support

(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support

(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support(BD) / HD-DVD Playback Support

1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback support on this motherboard

requires the proper hardware configuration. Please refer to below table

for the minimum hardware requirement.

CPU AMD Phenom X3 8400

VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port

Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2

Suggested OS Windows

VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64

* Currently, 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is only supported under Windows

VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS. If you install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS, the function of

1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback is not available, please visit our website for

NVIDIA® driver update in the future.

ASRock website

http://www.asrock.com

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1.41.4

Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our LabPassed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab

1.4

Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab

1.41.4

Passed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our LabPassed 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD Films in Our Lab

estest

est

estest

DVD Film Name Format Producer

Type

Blu-ray SWORDFISH VC-1 WB

DVD UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION MPEG-2 SONY

X-MEN III MPEG-4-AVC FOX

SPEED MPEG-4-AVC FOX

CASINO ROYALE MPEG-4-AVC SONY

THE LEAGUE OF MPEG-4-AVC FOX

EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

HD- KING KONG VC-1 UNIVERSAL

DVD NEW ORLEANS CONCERT MPEG-2 WEA

ONE SIX RIGHT MPEG-2 TERWILLIGER

* MPEG-4-AVC mentioned above refers to the same format of H.264.

* Above passed films are tested under below configuration.

Items Configurations

CPU AMD Phenom X3 8400

VGA Onboard VGA with DVI-D port

Memory Dual Channel DDR2 533, 1GB x 2

OS Windows

Playback Software CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra

DVD Player Blu-ray-DVDRW-LG-GBW-H10N (BD)

VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64

HD DVD-HP-TOSD-H802A-01 (HD-DVD)

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1.5 Motherboard Layout (K10N78-1394)

1.5 Motherboard Layout (K10N78-1394)1.5 Motherboard Layout (K10N78-1394)

Keyboard

Mouse

PS2

PS2_USB_PW1

DVI_CON1

VGA1

ATX12V 1

Bottom:

ESATAII

USB2.0

T:USB4

B:USB5

USB2.0 T:USB2 B:USB3

USB2.0 T:USB0 B:USB1

eSATAII_TOP

Top: IEEE 1394

Top: RJ-45

Top:

SIDE SPK

Bottom:

CTR BASS

Center:

REAR SPK

Bottom:

MIC IN

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

LAN PHY

COM1

35 34

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE2

PCIE3

Super

PCI Express2.0

I/O

RAID

FRONT_1394

HDMI_SPDIF1

AUDIO

CODEC

USB/WIFI

CD1

IR1

FLOPPY1

ATXPWR1

140W CPU

CPU_FAN1

PCIE1

K10N78-1394

PCI1

RoHS

PCI2

PCI3

21.3cm (8.4-in)

CHA_FAN1

SOCKET

A M2

SPEAKER1

AM2+

DDR2 1066

NVIDIA

GeForce 8200

Chipset

PANEL1

PLEDPWRBTN

HDLED RESET

FSB2.6GHz

FSB800

DDRII_2(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII_1(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII_3(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

Dual Channel

CMOS

BATTERY

SATAII_1(PORT0) SATAII_3 (PORT2) SATAII_5(PORT4)

USB8_9

8Mb

USB6_7

BIOS

DDRII_4(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

CLRCMOS1

IDE1

30.5cm (12.0-in)

SATAII_2(PORT1) SATAII_4 (PORT3) SATAII_6(PORT5)

1718

1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 20 System Panel Hea der (P ANEL1, Orange) 2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 21 Chassis Speaker Header 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) (SPEAKER 1, Purple) 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 5 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 23 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 24 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 25 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

7 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 26 Front Panel Audio Header

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 27 USB/WiFi Header (USB/WIFI, Yellow) 9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 28 PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) 10 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_5 (PORT4), Red) 29 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, Yellow) 11 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_6 (PORT5), Orange) 30 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header 12 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_4 (PORT3), Red) (FRONT_1394, Red) 13 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_2 (PORT1), Red) 31 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 14 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 32 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 33 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) 16 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_1 (PORT0), Red) 34 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 17 SPI BIOS Chip 35 A TX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 18 SATAII Connector (SAT AII_3 (PORT2), Red) 36 eSATAII Connector (eSAT AII_TOP , Orange) 19 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset

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1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78)1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78)

1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78)

1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78)1.6 Motherboard Layout (K10N78)

PCIE2

PCIE3

ATXPWR1

CPU_FAN1

PCIE1

K10N78

PCI1

RoHS

PCI2

PCI3

21.3cm (8.4-in)

140W CPU

CHA_FAN1

SPEAKER1

Keyboard

Mouse

PS2

PS2_USB_PW1

DVI_CON1

VGA1

ATX12V1

USB2.0 T: US B4 B:USB5

USB2.0 T: US B2 B:USB3

USB2.0

Top:

T: US B0

RJ-45

B:USB1

Top:

SIDE SPK

Bottom:

CTR BASS

Center:

REAR SPK

Bottom:

MIC IN

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

LAN

34 33

PHY

COM1

Super

PCI Express2.0

I/O

HD_AUDIO1

RAID

HDMI_SPDIF1

AUDIO CODEC

USB/WIFI

CD1

IR1

FLOPPY1

SOCKET

A M2

NVIDIA

GeForce 8200

Chipset

PANEL1

PLEDPWRBTN

HDLED RESET

AM2+

FSB2.6GHz

FSB800

DDRII_2(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDRII_1(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

DDR2 1066

Dual Channel

8Mb

BIOS

FSB800

DDRII_3(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

CMOS

BATTERY

SATAII_1(PORT0) SATAII_3 (PORT2) SATAII_5(PORT4)

DDRII_4(64 bit, 240-pinmodule)

IDE1

30.5cm (12.0-in)

CLRCMOS1

SATAII_2(PORT1) SATAII_4 (PORT3) SATAII_6(PORT5)

USB8_9

USB6_7

1718

1 PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper 19 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset 2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 20 System Panel Header (P ANEL1, Ora nge) 3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 21 Chassis Speaker Header 4 CPU Heatsink Retention Module (SPEAKER 1, Purple) 5 AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket 22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 6 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 23 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow) 24 Infrared Module Header (IR1)

7 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots 25 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange) 26 Front Panel Audio Header 8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 9 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 2 7 USB/WiFi Header (USB/WIFI, Yellow) 10 SAT AII Conne ctor (SA T AII_5 (PORT4), Red) 28 PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) 11 SAT AII Conne ctor (SA TAII_6 (PORT5), Red) 29 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, Yellow) 12 SAT AII Conne ctor (SA T AII_4 (PORT3), Red) 30 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 13 SAT AII Conne ctor (SA T AII_2 (PORT1), Red) 31 PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) 14 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) 32 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green) 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue) 33 Serial Port Connector (COM1) 16 SAT AII Conne ctor (SA TAII_1 (PORT0), Red) 34 ATX Power Connector (ATXPW R1) 17 SPI BIOS Chip 18 SAT AII Conne ctor (SA TAII_3 (PORT2), Red)

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I/O Panel (K10N78-1394)I/O Panel (K10N78-1394)

1.7

I/O Panel (K10N78-1394)

1.71.7

I/O Panel (K10N78-1394)I/O Panel (K10N78-1394)

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

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1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 9 Line In (Light Blue) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port ** 10 Front Speaker (Lime) 3 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 11 Microphone (Pink) 4 IEEE 1394 P ort 12 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

* 5 LAN RJ-45 Port 13 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

6 Side Speaker (Gray) 14 eSA T AII Port 7 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 VGA/DVI-D Port 8 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

LAN Port LED Indications

Off No Activity Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port

** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

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

TABLE for Audio Output Conne ction

Audio Output ChannelsFront Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker

(No. 10) (No. 7) (No. 8) (No. 6) 2 V -- -- -4VV---6VVV-8VVVV

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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I/O Panel (K10N78)I/O Panel (K10N78)

1.7

I/O Panel (K10N78)

1.71.7

I/O Panel (K10N78)I/O Panel (K10N78)

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

1 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) ** 8 Front Speaker (Lime) 2 VGA/D-Sub Port 9 Microphone (Pink)

* 3 LAN RJ-45 Port 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

4 Side Speaker (Gray) 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) 6 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 V GA/D VI-D Port 7 Line In (Light Blue) 14 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

LAN Port LED Indications

Off No Activity Off 10Mbps connection Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

Green 1Gbps connection

LAN Port

** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.

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

TABLE for Audio Output Conne ction

Audio Output ChannelsFront Speaker Rear Speaker Central / Bass Side Speaker

(No. 8) (No. 5) (No. 6) (No. 4) 2 V -- -- -4VV---6VVV-8VVVV

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

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2.2.

InstallationInstallation

Installation

2.2.

InstallationInstallation

This is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 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

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

CPU Golden Triangle

Socket Corner

Small Triangle

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

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 13/14, No. 3). 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 Memory Modules (DIMM)2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) 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)

DDR2 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots; see p.13/14 No.6) or identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDRII_3 and

DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.13/14 No.7), so that Dual Channel Memory Technol-

ogy can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR2 DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDR2 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 DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots.

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibil-

ity 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 DDR2 DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to acti-

vate the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

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

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_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 DDR2 slot;

otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

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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.

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 3 PCI slots and 3 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 x16 slot; Green) is used for PCI Express cards with x16

lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 / PCIE3 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with

x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

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 system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a

chassis).

Step 3. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws

for later use.

Step 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

Step 5. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Step 6. Replace the system cover.

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2.52.5

2.5

2.52.5

Hybrid SLIHybrid SLI

Hybrid SLI

Hybrid SLIHybrid SLI

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Operation Guide Operation Guide

Operation Guide

Operation Guide Operation Guide

This motherboard supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM feature. Hybrid SLITM technology,

based on NVIDIA®’ s industry-leading SLITM technology, delivers multi-GPU

(graphics processing unit) benefits when an NVIDIA® motherboard GPU is

combined with an NVIDIA® discrete GPU. Hybrid SLITM technology today includes

two primary features: GeForce® Boost and HybridPowerTM. Hybrid SLITM increases

graphics performance with GeForce® Boost and provides intelligent power

management with HybridPowerTM. Currently, NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM Technology is

only supported with Windows® Vista

OS, and is not available with other OS.

Please visit our website for the driver update in the future.

GeForce® Boost

GeForce

Boost turbocharges the performance of NVIDIA® discrete GPU when

combined with NVIDIA

motherboard GPU and the discrete GPU share the rendering load by rendering

different frames of an image. Installing NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card

into NVIDIA

performance.

Hybrid SLITM-enabled motherboard allows you to enjoy additive

motherboard GPU. When GeForce® Boost is enabled, the

HybridPower

HybridPowerTM enables users to switch off the discrete GPU when the higher

processing power of the discrete GPU is not required and use the motherboard

GPU for non intensive graphics applications. Switching off the discrete GPU not

only lowers the total system power consumption for everyday computing tasks like

browsing the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos but also lowers total

system noise.

Minimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLIMinimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLI

Minimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLI

Minimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLIMinimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLI

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For best Hybrid SLITM benefits, the following minimum system configuration is

recommended. Please refer to below table for the minimum system configuration

for GeForce® Boost mode and HybridPowerTM mode.

GeForce® Boost

CPU AMD Phenom CPU

Memory Dual Channel DDR2 800, 1024MB x 2

256MB or 512MB shared memory for motherboard GPU

Suggested OS Windows® VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64

HybridPower

CPU AMD Athlon X2 3800+ CPU

Memory Dual Channel DDR2 667, 1024MB x 2

Suggested OS Windows

256MB or 512MB shared memory for motherboard GPU

VistaTM or Windows® VistaTM 64

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Supported PCI Express Card for Hybrid SLISupported PCI Express Card for Hybrid SLI

Supported PCI Express Card for Hybrid SLI

Supported PCI Express Card for Hybrid SLISupported PCI Express Card for Hybrid SLI

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GeForce® Boost and HybridPowerTM features are supported only with certain set

of discrete GPUs. Please refer to our website for the graphics cards update in the

future.

For GeForce® Boost Vendor Chipset Model Driver

NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS Gigabyte GV-NX84G256H 174.83

GeForce 8400GS Foxconn FV-N84SM2DT 174.83

GeForce 8400GS Leadtek WinFast PX8400 GS TDH 174.83

GeForce 8500GT Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H 174.83

For HybridPower Vendor Chipset Model Driver

NVIDIA GeForce 9800GX2 ASUS PCIE-ASUS-9800GX2/512M 174.83

Enjoy the benefit of NVIDIAEnjoy the benefit of NVIDIA

Enjoy the benefit of NVIDIA

Enjoy the benefit of NVIDIAEnjoy the benefit of NVIDIA

®®

Hybrid SLI Hybrid SLI

Hybrid SLI

Hybrid SLI Hybrid SLI

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To enjoy Hybrid SLITM feature, please refer to below installation and setup

procedures according to the mode you plan to use.

A. GeForceA. GeForce

A. GeForce

A. GeForceA. GeForce

For users using single monitor: If you connect the monitor to the

motherboard GPU, you can switch between GeForce

Performance) and HybridPower

monitor to the card GPU, you can choose GeForce

Performance) only.

®®

Boost Boost

Boost

Boost Boost

mode (Save Power). If you connect the

Boost mode (Boost

Step 1. Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE1 slot (green). For

the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 2. Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI

Express graphics card on PCIE1 slot.

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

screen, and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Hybrid SLI” to

[256MB] or [512MB].

If you want to use onboard VGA output, after step 1 to 3, please follow

below steps:

A. Set up the BIOS option “Primary Graphics Display” to [Onboard], and

save your BIOS change and exit BIOS setup.

B. Power off your system.

C. Switch your monitor cable to the connector on the I/O shield.

After reboot your system, you are allowed to switch between GeForce

Boost mode (Boost Performance) and HybridPower

according to your request.

mode (Save Power)

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Step 4. Boot into OS. Install Hybrid SLITM driver from our support CD to your system.

Hybrid SLITM driver is in the following path of ASRock support CD:

(There are two ASRock support CD in the motherboard gift box pack,

please choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.)

..\Drivers\Hybrid SLI driver\Vista

* Currently, Hybrid SLITM driver only has VistaTM 32 version, please visit our

website for future update.

Step 5. Restart your computer. Then you will find the Hybrid icon on your Win-

dows® taskbar.

Step 6. The default setting is GeForce® Boost mode (Boost Performance). You do

not need to adjust the setup anymore.

TMTM

B. HybridPowerB. HybridPower

B. HybridPower

B. HybridPowerB. HybridPower

TMTM

Step 1. Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE1 slot (green). For

the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 2. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Advanced”

screen, and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Hybrid SLI” to

[256MB] or [512MB]. And set the option “Primary Graphics Display” to

[Onboard].

Step 3. Save your BIOS change and exit BIOS setup.

Step 4. Power off your system.

Step 5. Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the I/O shield.

Step 6. Boot into OS. Install Hybrid SLITM driver from our support CD to your system.

Hybrid SLITM driver is in the following path of ASRock support CD:

(There are two ASRock support CD in the motherboard gift box pack,

please choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.)

..\Drivers\Hybrid SLI driver\Vista

* Currently, Hybrid SLITM driver only has VistaTM 32 version, please visit our

website for future update.

Step 7. Restart your computer. Then you will find the Hybrid icon on your Win-

dows® taskbar. Please click the icon and select the item “Save Power”.

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Step 8. Click the desktop. Then your system is switched to HybridPowerTM mode

(Save Power).

C. Dual MonitorsC. Dual Monitors

C. Dual Monitors

C. Dual MonitorsC. Dual Monitors

Step 1. Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE1 slot (green). For

the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 2. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Advanced”

screen, and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Share Memory”

to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] or [512MB].

Step 3. Connect one monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the I/O

shield. Connect the other monitor cable to the correspondent connector on

the PCI Express graphics card on PCIE1 slot.

Step 4. Boot into OS. Install Hybrid SLITM driver from our support CD to your system.

Hybrid SLITM driver is in the following path of ASRock support CD:

(There are two ASRock support CD in the motherboard gift box pack,

please choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.)

..\Drivers\Hybrid SLI driver\Vista

* Currently, Hybrid SLITM driver only has VistaTM 32 version, please visit our

website for future update.

Step 5. Restart your computer. Then you will find the Hybrid icon on your Win-

dows® taskbar. Please click the icon and select the item “Additional Displays”.

Step 6. Click the desktop. Then your system is switched to Dual Monitors mode

(Additional Displays).

Additional Displays

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2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features

2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features

2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features2.6 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features

Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal dual VGA output

support (DVI-D and D-Sub), you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor

feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This

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

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

display contents. To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:

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

motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O

panel of this motherboard.

VGA/D-Sub port

VGA/DVI-D port

2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system

already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of dual monitor function provided by

VGA/DVI-D and VGA/D-Sub ports with this motherboard after your system

boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install onboard

VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your computer.

Then you can start to use dual monitor function provided by VGA/DVI-D and

VGA/D-Sub ports with this motherboard.

1. When you playback HDCP-protected video from Blu-ray (BD) or

HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the two

monitors instead of both monitors.

2. This motherboard does not support dual monitor feature under DOS

because in this situation, the VGA/DVI-D output is not available. There

is no such limitation under Windows

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Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal dual VGA

output support (DVI-D and D-Sub) and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card,

you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature. Please refer to the

following steps to set up a surround display environment:

1. Install the NVIDIA® PCI Express VGA card to PCI Express slot. Please refer to

page 21 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

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

motherboard. Connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O

panel of this motherboard.

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

option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] or

[512MB] to enable the function of VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that the value

you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If you do not

adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto], will disable

VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this

motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to

your system. If you have installed the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI

Express VGA card driver already, there is no need to install them again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display.

For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and select the “Settings” 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, three and four.

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.

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A. Click the number ”2” icon.

B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto

this monitor”.

C. Click “OK” to save your change.

D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number

three and four.

6. Use Surround Display. Click and drag the display icons to positions 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.

HDCP Function with DVI-D Port

HDCP function is supported with DVI-D port on this motherboard. To

use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the

monitor that supports HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can

enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryp-

tion contents. Please refer to below instruction for more details about

HDCP function.

What is HDCP?

HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection, a

specification developed by Intel® for protecting digital entertainment

content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a copy protection

scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data

midstream between the video source, or transmitter - such as a

computer, DVD player or set-top box - and the digital display, or

receiver - such as a monitor, television or projector. In other words,

HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it

is being transmitted.

Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players,

satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few entertain-

ment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display. Due

to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment,

it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase

is compatible.

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2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide

2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide

2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide2.7 HDMI Audio Function Operation Guide

The DVI-D port for the chipset adopted on this motherboard can support DVI/HDCP

and HDMI format signal. You may use the DVI to HDMI adapter to convert the DVI-D

port to HDMI interface. Please follow below steps to enable HDMI audio function

according to the OS you install.

1. DVI to HDMI adapter is not bundled with this motherboard, please

refer to the adapter vendor for further information.

2. If you install the DVI-D monitor instead of the HDMI monitor on this

motherboard and enable HDMI audio function, the film you play

may pause sometimes.

For Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS

Step 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration.

B. Set the option “OnBoard HDMI HD Audio” to [Auto].

Step 2: Install HDMI audio driver to your system.

Install “Onboard HDMI HD Audio Driver” from ASRock Support CD to your system.

Step 3: Reboot your system.

After you reboot the system, the HDMI audio function is available.

After HDMI audio driver is installed, the OS default will output the audio

signal through HDMI audio. Therefore, the onboard audio jack will not

function.

For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS

Step 1: Set up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Chipset Configuration.

B. Set the option “OnBoard HDMI HD Audio” to [Auto].

Step 2: Enter Windows® to set up your system manually.

A. Click “Start” button, select “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”.

B. Click “Hardware and Sound”, and click “Sound”.

C. Change the default setting “Speaker” to “Digital Output Device (HDMI)”.

D. Click “OK” to finish the setting.

Step 3: Reboot your system.

After you reboot the system, the HDMI audio function is available.

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2.82.8

2_3

Jumpers SetupJumpers Setup

2.8

Jumpers Setup

2.82.8

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.13/14, 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.13/14, No. 9)

1_2

Default

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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2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.9 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.9 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.13/14, No. 23)

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.13/14, No. 8)

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 ATA II Connectors These six Serial ATAII

(SATAII_1 (PORT0): (SATAII) connectors support

see p.13/14, No. 16) SATA data cables for internal

(SATAII_2 (PORT1): storage devices. The current

see p.13/14, No. 13) SATAII interface allows up to

(SATAII_3 (PORT2): 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

see p.13/14, No. 18)

(SATAII_4 (PORT3):

see p.13/14, No. 12)

(SATAII_5 (PORT4):

see p.13/14, No. 10)

(SATAII_6 (PORT5):

see p.13/14, No. 11)

SATAII_1 SATAII_3 SATAII_5

(PORT0) (PORT2) (PORT4)

For K10N78-1394, SATAII_6 (PORT5) connector can be used for inter-

nal storage device or be connected to eSATAII connector to support

eSATAII device. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 38

for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

SATAII_2 SATAII_4 SATAII_6

(PORT1) (PORT3) (PORT5)

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eSATAII Connector This eSATAII connector

(eSATAII_TOP: see p.13, No. 36) supports SATA data cable for

external SATAII function. The

current eSATAII interface

eSATAII_TOP

allows up to 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 this motherboard.

For K10N78-1394, you can also

use the SATA data cable to

connect SATAII_6 (PORT5)

connector and eSATAII

connector.

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.

USB 2.0 Headers Besides six default USB 2.0

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

(see p.13/14 No. 14) two USB 2.0 headers on this

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.13/14 No. 15)

USB/WiFi Header This header can be used to sup-

(11-pin USB/WIFI) port 2 USB 2.0 ports. It can also

(see p.13/14 No. 27) be used to support WiFi+AP

USB_PWR

P-9

P+9

GND

DUMMY

GND

P+8

P-8

USB_PWR

P-7

P+7

GND

DUMMY

GND

P+6

P-6

USB_PWR

+5V

P-

P+

GND

N/C

+3V

GND

N/C

P+

P-

+5V

motherboard. Each USB 2.0

header can support two USB

2.0 ports.

function with ASRock WiFi-802.

11g or WiFi-802.11n module, an

easy-to-use wireless local area

network (WLAN) adapter. It all-

ows you to create a wireless

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CD-L

GND

CD-R

environment and enjoy the

convenience of wireless net-

work connectivity.

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting

(see p.13/14 No. 24) and receiving infrared module.

IRTX

+5V

DUMMY

GND

IRRX

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input

(CD1: see p.13/14, No. 25) from sound sources such as

CD1

a CD-ROM, DVD-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.13/14, No. 26) convenient connection and

GND

PRE SENCE#

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

MIC_RET

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

OUT_R ET

OUT2_L

control of audio devices.

1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on

the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the

instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio

header as below:

A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.

B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L.

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

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

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

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

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from

[Auto] to [Enabled].

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

taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager.

For Windows

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”.

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G. To activate the front mic.

For Windows

XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Please select “Front Mic” as default record device.

If you want to hear your voice through front mic, please deselect "Mute"

icon in “Front Mic” of “Playback” portion.

For Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS:

Go to the "Front Mic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel.

Click "Set Default Device" to make the Front Mic as the default record

device.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED -

HDLED +

DUMMY

+5V

PWRBTN#

GND

RES ET#

GND

SPEAKER

DUMMY

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel

(see p.13/14, No. 20) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

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

(see p.13/14, No. 21)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.13/14, No. 22) match the black wire to the

CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan

(4-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and

(see p.13/14, No. 3) match the black wire to the

FAN_S PEED_CONTROL

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.

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

4 3 2 1

GND

+12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

ground pin.

Pin 1-3 Connected

3-Pin Fan Installation

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

12 124

(24-pin ATXPWR1) supply to this connector.

(see p.13, No. 35 or p.14, No. 34)

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Though this motherboard provides 24-pin ATX power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 20-pin ATX power supply. To use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 13.

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

ATX 12V Power Connector Please note that it is necessary

(8-pin ATX12V1) to connect a power supply with

(see p.13/14, No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector.

Failing to do so will cause power

up failure.

Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX 12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please

plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5.

4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation

Serial port Header This COM1 header supports a

(9-pin COM1) serial port module.

(see p.13 No.34 or p.14 No.33)

IEEE 1394 Header Besides one default IEEE 1394

(9-pin FRONT_1394) port on the I/O panel, there is one

(see p.13 No. 30) IEEE 1394 header

RXTPAM_0

RXTPAP_0

RRXD1

DDTR#1

TTXD1

DDCD#1

GND

RXTPBM_0

RXTPBP_0

GND

DDSR#1

GND

+12V

CCTS#1

RRI#1

RRTS#1

GND

(FRONT_1394) on this

motherboard. This IEEE 1394

header can support one IEEE

1394 port.

HDMI_SPDIF Header HDMI_SPDIF header, providing

(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1) SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA

(see p.13/14, No. 29) card, allows the system to

GND

SPD IFOUT

+5V

connect HDMI Digital TV/

projector/LCD devices. Please

connect the HDMI_SPDIF

connector of HDMI VGA card to

this header.

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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)

+5V

SPD IFOUT

GND

blue black

SPD IFOU T

GND

blue black

SPD IFOU T

GND

blue black

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2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide

2.10 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide2.10 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 21.

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

HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 13/14,

No. 29) 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 35.

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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2.11 eSA2.11 eSA

2.11 eSA

2.11 eSA2.11 eSA

What is eSATAII?

This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification.

eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your

computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the

convenient mobility like USB. eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that

enables you to exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you

may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening

your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk. Currently, on the market, the

data transfer rate of USB 2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, and for IEEE 1394 is up to

400Mb/s. However, eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb/s,

which is much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the conve-

nience of Hot Plug feature. Therefore, on the basis of the advantageous transfer

speed and the facilitating mobile capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace

USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface.

AII InterAII Inter

AII Inter

AII InterAII Inter

NOTE:

1. If you set “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup to AHCI or RAID mode, Hot

Plug function is supported with eSATAII devices. Therefore, you can insert or remove

your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports while the system is power-on and in

working condition.

2. If you set “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup to IDE mode, Hot Plug

function is not supported with eSATAII devices. If you still want to use eSATAII

function in IDE mode, please insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the

eSATAII ports only when the system is power-off.

3. If you want to use the eSATAII HDD as an OS disk, please set “SATA Operation

Mode” option in BIOS setup to IDE mode. If you want to use the eSATAII HDD

as a removable data disk, please set “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup

to RAID mode. If you want to add the eSATAII HDD as a RAID disk, please set “SATA

Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup to RAID mode.

4. Please do not configure your eSATAII HDD as a RAID disk; otherwise, it may affect

the Hot Plug function that eSATAII HDD should have.

5. Please refer to page 46 to 50 for detailed information of RAID mode, IDE mode and

AHCI mode.

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face Introduction (Only for K10N78-1394)

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How to install eSATAII?

SATAII_6 (PORT5)

eSATAII_TOP

1. In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the

orange SATAII connector (SATAII_6 (PORT5); see p.13/14 No.11) and the

eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.13 No.36 or p.14 No.35) with a SATA

data cable first.

Connect the SATA data cable

to the orange SATAII

connector

(SATAII_6 (PORT5))

Connect the

SATA data cable

to the eSATAII

connector

(eSATAII_TOP)

2. Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of

the I/O shield according to the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA

data cable.

Connect one end of the eSATAII

device cable to eSATAII device

Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable

to eSATAII port of the I/O shield

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Comparison between eSATAII and other devices

IEEE 1394 400Mb/s

USB 2.0 480Mb/s

SATA 1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s)

eSATAII/SATAII 3.0Gb/s (3000Mb/s)

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2.122.12

SASA

2.12

2.122.12

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.

AII Hard Disk Setup GuideAII Hard Disk Setup Guide

AII Hard Disk Setup Guide

SASA

AII Hard Disk Setup GuideAII Hard Disk Setup Guide

1357

2468

1357

2468

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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2.132.13

Serial ASerial A

2.13

Serial A

2.132.13

Serial ASerial A

InstallationInstallation

Installation

InstallationInstallation

This motherboard adopts NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 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: I nstall 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.

A (SAA (SA

A (SA

A (SAA (SA

1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD function, you need to install at

least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 5 function, you

need to install 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 0+1

function, you need to install 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

2. For K10N78-1394, it is recommended to build RAID on internal SATAII

ports. In other words, if SATAII_6 (PORT5) is used for eSATAII port,

please build RAID on other SATAII ports.

3. Under IDE mode, SATAII_5 (PORT4) and SATAII_6 (PORT5) cannot

function.

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

A) / Serial A

A) / Serial AA) / Serial A

AII (SAAII (SA

AII (SA

AII (SAAII (SA

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard Disks

AII) Hard DisksAII) Hard Disks

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2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

HDDs / eSA HDDs / eSA

HDDs / eSA

HDDs / eSA HDDs / eSA

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

eSATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 chipset provides

hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming

interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. AHCI also

provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug.

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 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.

For K10N78-1394, eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that

enables you to exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII

interface, you may simply plug your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports

instead of opening your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk.

AII DevicesAII Devices

AII Devices

AII DevicesAII Devices

unctions for SAunctions for SA

unctions for SA

unctions for SAunctions for SA

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

A / SAA / SA

AIIAII

AII

AIIAII

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2.15 SA2.15 SA

2.15 SA

2.15 SA2.15 SA

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD in RAID / AHCI

mode. 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

A / SAA / SA

A / SA

A / SAA / SA

Guide Guide

Guide

Guide Guide

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

AII HDD Hot Plug FAII HDD Hot Plug F

AII HDD Hot Plug F

AII HDD Hot Plug FAII HDD Hot Plug F

eature and Operationeature and Operation

eature and Operation

eature and Operationeature and Operation

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 / SAT AII 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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2.162.16

Driver Installation GuideDriver Installation Guide

2.16

Driver Installation Guide

2.162.16

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.

TM TM

2.172.17

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

2.17

Installing Windows

2.172.17

Installing WindowsInstalling Windows

TMTM

VistaVista

Vista

VistaVista

If you want to install Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows

VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below

procedures according to the OS you install.

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Functions Functions

If you want to install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs

without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs / eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.

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

(There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please

choose the one for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit.)

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,

Plea se choose:

1. Generate AHCI Driver diskette for WindowsXP

2. Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP

3. Generate AHCI Driver diskette for WindowsXP64

4. Generate RAID Driver diskette for WindowsXP64

5. Exit Reboot system now Press any key to continue

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XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

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Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive. Select your required

item on the list according to the mode you choose and the OS you install.

Then press any key.

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

drivers into the floppy diskette.

STEP 3: Set Up BIOS.

Please follow step 1 to set up the BIOS option “SATA Operation Mode” to [AHCI].

STEP 4: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

You can start to install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit on your system. At the beginning of

Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the

SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the NVIDIA® AHCI driver. After reading the floppy

disk, the drivers will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you

install. The drivers are as below:

A. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP B. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) Windows XP64

Please select A for Windows® XP in AHCI mode. Please select B for Windows® XP 64-bit

in AHCI mode.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs / eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

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If you want to install Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII

HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs / eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / 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® AHCI drivers. NVIDIA® AHCI

drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:

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(There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please

choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.)

.. \ I386 \ AHCI_Vista (For Windows .. \ AMD64\ AHCI_Vista64 (For Windows

After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / Windows® VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into

the optical drive again to continue the installation.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs / eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug functions

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.

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If you want to install Windows® XP, Windows® XP 64-bit, Windows® VistaTM or Windows

VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below

procedures according to the OS you install.

2.18.1 Installing Windows2.18.1 Installing Windows

2.18.1 Installing Windows

2.18.1 Installing Windows2.18.1 Installing Windows

Functions Functions

Functions

Functions Functions

If you want to install Windows® XP / Windows® XP 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 [IDE].

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.

Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.17.1 step 2 on

page 46.

STEP 3: Set Up BIOS.

Please follow step 1 to set up the BIOS option “SATA Operation Mode” to [RAID].

STEP 4: 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

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If you want to enable Hot Plug function on eSATAII ports but you install OS

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STEP 5: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

You can start to install 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 drivers will be presented. Select the drivers to install. The drivers are

as below:

A. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) B. NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

Please select A and B for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit in RAID mode. (There are two RAID

drivers needed for RAID mode, you have to select them separately. Please specify the

first RAID driver and then specify again for the second one.)

NOTE. If you install 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 part of the

document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

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RAID Functions

RAID Functions RAID Functions

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If you want to install Windows® VistaTM / 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].

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 / 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:

(There are two ASRock Support CD in the motherboard gift box pack, please

choose the one for Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit.)

.. \ I386 \ Vista (For Windows .. \ AMD64 \ Vista64 (For Windows

Vista

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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 8 for the possible overclocking risk

before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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3.3.

BIOS SETUP UTILITYBIOS SETUP UTILITY

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.

K10N78-1394

Smart H/W Monitor Boot Security ExitAdvanced

Main

System Overview

System Time

System Date

BIOS Version Processor Type

Processor Speed Microcode Update L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size L3 Cache Size

Total Memory

DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:09]

: K10N78-1394 P1.00 : AMD Phenom (tm) 9750 Quad-Core

Processor (64bit) : 2400MHz : 100F23/1000065 : 512KB : 512KB : 2048KB

: 1024MB with 128MB shared memory

: 1024MB/266MHz (DDRII 533) : None : None : None

[Fri 07/25/2008]

Single-Channel Memory Mode

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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Main

System Overview

System Time

System Date

BIOS Version Processor Type

Processor Speed Microcode Update L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size L3 Cache Size

Total Memory

DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:09]

: K10N78 P1.00 : AMD Phenom (tm) 9750 Quad-Core

Processor (64bit) : 2400MHz : 100F23/1000065 : 512KB : 512KB : 2048KB

: 1024MB with 128MB shared memory

: 1024MB/266MHz (DDRII 533) : None : None : None

[Fri 07/25/2008]

Single-Channel Memory Mode

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

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.

3.33.3

Smart ScreenSmart Screen

3.3

Smart Screen

3.33.3

Smart ScreenSmart Screen

In the Smart screen, you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements.

Main

Smart

Smart Settings

Save Changes and Exit

Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode Load Performance Setup RAID Mode Load Power Saving Setup Default

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10keycanbeused for this operation.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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.

Load BIOS Defaults

Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used

for this operation.

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Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA)

This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system

configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume

optimal default settings. F5 key can be used for this operation.

Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode

This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system

configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume

optimal default settings. F3 key can be used for this operation.

Load Performance Setup RAID Mode

This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system

configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume

optimal default settings. F4 key can be used for this operation.

Load Power Saving Setup Default

Load power saving setup default. F6 key can be used for this operation.

3.43.4

Advanced ScreenAdvanced Screen

3.4

Advanced Screen

3.43.4

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 Smart

Advanced Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

CPU Configuration

Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration

Advanced

may cause system to malfunction.

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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3.4.13.4.1

CPU ConfigurationCPU Configuration

3.4.1

CPU Configuration

3.4.13.4.1

CPU ConfigurationCPU Configuration

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz)

CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum SATA

Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool'n'Quiet Enhanced Halt State L3 Cache Allocation

Processor Maximum Frequency North Bridge Maximum Frequency Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

Memory Clock Flexibility Option

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[200] [100]

[Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [BSP Only]

2300 MHz 1800 MHZ

1.2500 V

[Auto]

[Auto] [Disabled]

Select the over clock mode.

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

AM2 Boost

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. 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 cau-

tion 18 on page 10 for details.

Overclock Mode

Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration

options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized].

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].

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

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.

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Secure Virtual Machine

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. 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]. Con-

figuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

Enhanced Halt State

C1E is an enhanced power saving state which is supported by AM2 dual core

and AM2+ multi-core processors. The processor will enter C1E power saving

state when both of its cores transition into the C1 state. The default value is

[Disabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

L3 Cache Allocation

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. The default value

is [BSP Only]. Configuration options: [BSP Only] and [All Cores].

Processor Maximum Frequency

It will display Processor Maximum Frequency for reference.

North Bridge Maximum Frequency

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It will display North

Bridge Maximum Frequency 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 Frequency and Processor Voltage. However, it is recom-

mended to keep the default value for system stability.

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz)

CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum SATA

Spread Spectrum Boot Failure Guard Cool'n'Quiet Enhanced Halt State L3 Cache Allocation

Processor Maximum Frequency North Bridge Maximum Frequency Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change Processor Target Frequency North Bridge Target Frequency

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[200] [100]

[Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [BSP Only]

2300 MHz 1800 MHZ

1.2500 V

[Manual] 2300 MHz 1800 MHZ

Select the over clock mode.

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

Processor Frequency

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. 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.

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Processor Voltage

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. 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.

Processor T arget Frequency

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. 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.

North Bridge Target Frequency

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. 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.

CPU Frequency Multiplier

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. However, for safety

and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

CPU Frequency Divider

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. However, for safety

and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

CPU Voltage

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to adjust

the value of CPU voltage. However, for safety and system stability, it is not

recommended to adjust the value of this item.

NB Frequency Multiplier

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. However, for safety

and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

NB V oltage

This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. It allows you to adjust

the value of NB voltage. However, for safety and system stability, it is not

recommended to adjust the value of this item.

Memory Clock

This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard

values as listed: [200 MHz (DDR2 400)], [266 MHz (DDR2 533)],

[333 MHz (DDR2 667)] and [400MHz (DDR2 800)]. If you adopt Phenom CPU,

there is one more option: [533MHz (DDR2 1066)].

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Flexibility Option

The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for

memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

Memory Controller Mode

Use this item to adjust memory controller mode. Configuration options:

[Unganged] and [Ganged]. The default value is [Unganged].

CAS Latency (CL)

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options:

[Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], [6CLK] and [7CLK]. 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

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TRWTTD

values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], [6CLK],

[7CLK], [8CLK] and [9CLK]. The default value is [Auto].

TWRRD

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TWRRD

values. Configuration options: [Auto], [0CLK], [1CLK], [2CLK] and [3CLK].

The default value is [Auto].

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TWRWR

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. Use this to adjust TWRWR

values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK], [2CLK] and [3CLK]. The default

value is [Auto].

TRDRD

This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. 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].

Addr/Cmd Fine Delay

Use this to adjust values for Addr/Cmd Fine Delay feature. Configuration options:

[Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. The default value is [Auto].

CS/ODT Fine Delay

Use this to adjust values for CS/ODT Fine Delay feature. Configuration options:

[Auto], [No Delay], [1/64CLK] to [31/64CLK]. 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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3.4.23.4.2

3.4.2

3.4.23.4.2

Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration

Chipset Configuration

Chipset ConfigurationChipset Configuration

Advanced

Chipset Settings

Onboard LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard HDMI HD Audio Onboard HD Audio

Front Panel

CD-In Hybrid SLI Share Memory

Graphics Adapter

Primary

CPU - NB Link Speed CPU - NB Link Width

DRAM Voltage

Chipset Core Voltage Onboard GPU Clock

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [PCI]

[Auto] [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 1394

This option is for K10N78-1394 only. This allows you to enable or disable

the onboard 1394 feature.

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio.

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.

CD-In

Use this item to enable or disable CD-In of OnBoard HD Audio. If you plan

to use this motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM logo test, please

disable this option.

Hybrid SLI

Adjust this item if you want this motherboard to support Hybrid SLI

function. You are allowed to select this option only when the total capacity

of the memory module you adopt is 512MB and above. Configuration options:

[Disabled], [256MB] and [512MB]. The default value is [Disabled]. If you

select [256MB] or [512MB], you are not allowed to adjust the option “Share

Memory”.

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Share Memory

This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto].

Configuration options: [Auto], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], [256MB] and

[512MB]. To make sure the proper operation of the system, the option

[512MB] only appears when the total capacity of the memory modules you

adopt is above 2GB.

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].

If you adopt Phenom CPU, the configuration options are: [Auto], [200 MHz],

[400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz], [1000 MHz], [1800 MHz], [2000 MHz],

[2200 MHz], [2400 MHz] and [2600 MHz]. The configuration options depend

on the CPU you adopt.

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], [1.80V],

[1.85V], [1.90V], [1.96V], [2.02V], [2.08V], [2.14V], [2.20V], [2.31V], [2.

37V], [2.42V], [2.48V], [2.54V], [2.60V], [2.66V] and [2.72V]. The default

value is [Auto].

Chipset Core V oltage

Use this to select chipset core voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.

12V], [1.18V], [1.20V] and [1.26V]. The default value is [Auto].

Onboard GPU Clock

This option only appears when you set the option “Hybrid SLI” to [Manual].

This allows you to adjust onboard GPU clock. Configuration options: [Auto]

and [Manual]. The default value is [Auto]. If you select [Manual], you are al-

lowed to select the items “Onboard GPU Core Clock” and “Onboard GPU Shader

Clock”; otherwise, these two items will be hidden.

Onboard GPU Core Clock

This option only appears when you set the option “Onboard GPU Clock” to

[Manual]. This allows you to adjust onboard GPU core clock.

Onboard GPU Shader Clock

This option only appears when you set the option “Onboard GPU Clock” to

[Manual]. This allows you to adjust onboard GPU shader clock.

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3.4.33.4.3

3.4.3

3.4.33.4.3

ACPI ConfigurationACPI Configuration

ACPI Configuration

ACPI ConfigurationACPI Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend To RAM

Repost Video on STR Resume Check Ready Bit 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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Auto]

[No] [Enabled] [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 sus-

pend to RAM.)

Check Ready Bit

Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.

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.

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RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system.

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.

3.4.43.4.4

IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration

3.4.4

IDE Configuration

3.4.43.4.4

IDE ConfigurationIDE Configuration

Advanced

IDE Configuration

OnBoard IDE Controller

Onboard SATA Controller

SATA Operation Mode

IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 SATAII_4

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [IDE]

[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

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 [IDE]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SAT AII HDDs, please select [RAID]. If you want to enable eSATAII function on K10N78-1394, ple a se select [RAID] or [AHCI]. Configuration options: [RAID], [IDE] and [AHCI].

* If you select [RAID] mode, SATA / SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility. * If you install OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please do not change the setting of this item after OS installation. * If you install SATA / SATAII device on eSATAII port and plan to make a floppy image or use Ghost under DOS (Disk Operating System), please set this option to [non-RAID].

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “IDE1 Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “IDE1 Slave” as well.

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Advanced

IDE Master

:Hard Disk

Device

:MAXTOR 6L080J4

Vendor

:80.0 GB

Size

:Supported

LBA Mode

:16Sectors

Block Mode

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[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.

3.4.53.4.5

PCIPnP ConfigurationPCIPnP Configuration

3.4.5

PCIPnP Configuration

3.4.53.4.5

PCIPnP ConfigurationPCIPnP Configuration

Advanced

Advanced PCI / PnP Settings

PCI Latency Timer

PCI IDE BusMaster

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[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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3.4.63.4.6

Floppy ConfigurationFloppy Configuration

3.4.6

Floppy Configuration

3.4.63.4.6

Floppy ConfigurationFloppy Configuration

In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.

Advanced

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A

3.4.73.4.7

Super IO ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration

3.4.7

Super IO Configuration

3.4.73.4.7

Super IO ConfigurationSuper IO Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[1.44 MB 3 "]

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[3F8 /IRQ4] [Disabled]

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].

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3.4.83.4.8

USB ConfigurationUSB Configuration

3.4.8

USB Configuration

3.4.83.4.8

USB ConfigurationUSB Configuration

Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [BIOS Setup Only]

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.

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four

configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only].

The default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions

for the details of these four options:

[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.

[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.

[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and BIOS

setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is

recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.

[BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup

and Windows / Linux OS.

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3.53.5

Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenHardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

3.5

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

3.53.5

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 Smart 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 [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor

: 37C/98F : 31C/87F

: 3400 RPM :N/A

: 1.629V : 3.306V : 5.067V : 11.890V

Boot Security Exit

Enable/Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function.

Select Screen

Select Item F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

CPU Quiet Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed and fan noise. If you set this

option as [Disabled], the CPU fan will operate in full speed. If you set this

option as [Enabled], you will find the items “Target CPU Temperature” and

“Target Fan Speed” appear to allow you adjusting them. The default value is

[Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin

CPU fan.

Target CPU Temperature

The target temperature will be between 45 C/113 F and 65 C/149 F. The

default value is [50 C/122 F].

Target Fan Speed

Use this option to set the target fan speed. You can freely adjust the

target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you

choose. Configuration options: [Level 1], [Level 2], [Level 3], [Level 4],

[Level 5], [Level 6] [Level 7], [Level 8] and [Level 9].

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3.63.6

Boot ScreenBoot Screen

3.6

Boot Screen

3.63.6

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 Smart 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

3.6.13.6.1

3.6.1

3.6.13.6.1

Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings ConfigurationBoot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings Configuration

Full Screen Logo

AddOn ROM Display

Boot Logo 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

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled]

[On]

Boot

Configure Settings during System Boot.

Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Boot

Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. Enabled: Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages.

+ - Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Security Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Full Screen Logo

Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled].

AddOn ROM Display

Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option

“Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when

the system boots, please select [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled]

and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].

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Boot Logo

Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears

when you enable the option “Full Screen Logo”. Configuration options:

[Auto], [PCIE2.0 Revolution], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is

[Auto]. Currently, the option [Auto] is set to Aircraft.

Boot From Onboard LAN

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From 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.

3.73.7

Security ScreenSecurity Screen

3.7

Security Screen

3.73.7

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 Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Security

Install or Change the password.

Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

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3.83.8

Exit ScreenExit Screen

3.8

Exit Screen

3.83.8

Exit ScreenExit Screen

Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes

Would you like to save current setting user defaults ?

Save 1st User Defaults

Load 1st User Defaults

Save 2nd User Defaults

Load 2nd User Defaults

Save 3rd User Defaults

Load 3rd User Defaults

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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.

Would you like to save current setting user defaults?

In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults

according to your own requirements.

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

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4.4.

SofSof

4.4.

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: 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

4.2.4

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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