ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA User Manual

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K8NF6G-VSTA

User Manual

Version 1.0

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		Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................		5
1.1	Package Contents .....................................................................	5
1.2	Specifications ...........................................................................	6

1.3Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM

	Basic Logo ................................................................................	9
1.4	Motherboard Layout .................................................................	10
1.5	HD 8CH I/O ................................................................................	11
2. Installation ..............................................................		12
Pre-installation Precautions ...............................................................		12
2.1	CPU Installation .........................................................................	13
2.2	Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink .......................................	13
2.3	Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ....................................	14
2.4	Expansion Slots (PCI Express, PCI, and HDMR Slots) ....................	15
2.5	Easy Multi Monitor Feature ........................................................	16
2.6	Jumpers Setup ..........................................................................	17
2.7	Onboard Headers and Connectors ..........................................	18
2.8	SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ..................................................	22

2.9Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks

	Installation .................................................................................		23
2.10	Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....		23
2.11	Driver Installation Guide ............................................................		23
2.12	HDMR Card and Driver Installation ............................................		24
2.13	Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM Without RAID
	Functions ..................................................................................		24
2.14	Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM With RAID
	Functions. .................................................................................		24
2.15	Untied Overclocking Technology ..............................................		25
3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY ...................................................			26
3.1	Introduction ...............................................................................		26
	3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ...............................................................		26
	3.1.2	Navigation Keys .............................................................	27
3.2	Main Screen ..............................................................................		27
3.3	Advanced Screen ....................................................................		28
	3.3.1	CPU Configuration ..........................................................	28
	3.3.2	Chipset Configuration .....................................................	31
	3.3.3	ACPI Configuration .........................................................	32
	3.3.4	IDE Configuration ............................................................	33
	3.3.5	PCIPnP Configuration ......................................................	35
	3.3.6	Floppy Configuration ......................................................	36

	3.3.7	Super IO Configuration ...................................................	36
	3.3.8	USB Configuration ..........................................................	37
3.4	Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen .............................		38
3.5	Boot Screen ..............................................................................		39
	3.5.1	Boot Settings Configuration ...........................................	39
3.6	Security Screen ........................................................................		40
3.7	Exit Screen ...............................................................................		41
4. Software Support ...................................................			42
4.1	Install Operating System ...........................................................		42
4.2	Support CD Information .............................................................		42
	4.2.1	Running Support CD .......................................................	42
	4.2.2	Drivers Menu ..................................................................	42
	4.2.3	Utilities Menu ...................................................................	42
	4.2.4	Contact Information ........................................................	42
APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology ......			43

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.1Package Contents

1 x ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm) 1 x ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA Support CD

1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

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

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

1 x HD 8CH I/O Shield

1 x COM Port Bracket

1 x HDMR Card (Optional)

1.2Specifications

Platform	- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm
CPU	- Socket 754 for AMD AthlonTM 64 and Sempron Processors
	- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology
	(see CAUTION 1)
	- Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
	- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)
	- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology
Chipset	- NVIDIA® NF-6100-405
Memory	- 2 x DDR DIMM slots
	- Support DDR400/333/266
	- Max. capacity: 2GB
Hybrid Booster	- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 3)
	- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 4)
	- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
Expansion Slot	- 2 x PCI slots
	- 1 x PCI Express Graphics slot (see CAUTION 5)
	- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
	- 1 x HDMR slot
Graphics	- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce6-class graphics DX9.0 VGA
	- Pixel Shader 3.0
	- Max. shared memory 256MB
Audio	- Realtek ALC861VD/ALC883 7.1 channel audio CODEC with
	High Definition audio
LAN	- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL
	- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
	- Supports Wake-On-LAN
Rear Panel I/O	HD 8CH I/O
	- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
	- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
	- 1 x VGA Port
	- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
	- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
	- 1 x RJ-45 Port
	- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/
	Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6)

Connector	- 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
	RAID 1, JBOD), NCQ, and “Hot Plug” functions
	(see CAUTION 7)
	- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
	- 1 x Floppy connector
	- 1 x IR header
	- 1 x Game header
	- 1 x COM port header
	- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
	- 20 pin ATX power connector
	- 4 pin 12V power connector
	- CD in header
	- Front panel audio connector
	- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
	(see CAUTION 8)
BIOS Feature	- 4Mb AMI BIOS
	- AMI Legal BIOS
	- Supports “Plug and Play”
	- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
	- Supports jumperfree
	- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
Hardware	- CPU Temperature Sensing
Monitor	- Chassis Temperature Sensing
	- CPU Fan Tachometer
	- Chassis Fan Tachometer
	- CPU Quiet Fan
	- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS	- Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/XP 64-bit/VistaTM compliant
	(see CAUTION 9)

Certifications	- FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated

CAUTION!

1.For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 43 to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology.

2.This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 25 for details.

3.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.

4.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.

5.PCI Express Graphics slot (PCIE1) supports most of the ATi® and NVIDIA® graphics cards except some old version ATi® graphics cards, such as ATi® X300, X550, X700, and X800 series graphics cards.

6.For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 11 for proper connection.

7.Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 22 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

8.Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

9.Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver is not ready yet. We will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.3Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows®

VistaTM Basic Logo

For system integrators and users who purchase our motherboard and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement. Please adopt the CPU, memory, and VGA that we suggest.

CPU	Sempron 2500+
Memory	512MB Single Channel*
VGA	DX9.0 with WDDM Driver

*If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of

onboard VGA to 64MB. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB and plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above.

1.4 Motherboard Layout

20.8cm (8.2-in)

DDR400

PS2_USB_PW1

PS2

DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

Mouse

FSB800

Keyboard PS2

PARALLELPORT

DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

IDE1

SATAII

VGA1

CPU_FAN1

SATAII

USB 2.0

FSB800

ATA133

T: USB2

1 COM1

B: USB3

USB 2.0

Top:

Socket754

-in)

T: USB0

B: USB1

RJ-45

24.4cm(9.6

ATXPWR1

CTRBASS

Bottom:

SIDESPK

Center:

REARSPK

Top:

NVIDIA

RAID

NF-6100-405

Chipset

ATX12V1

RoHS

MICIN

Bottom:

FRONT

Center:

LINEIN

Top:

CD1

PCIE1

LAN

PHY

K8NF6G-VSTA

PCI

PCI1

Super

EXPRESS

I/O

USB6_7

USB2.0

PCI2

USB4_5

AUDIO

4Mb BIOS

CMOS

PCIE2

CODEC

BATTERY

CLRCMOS1

CHA_FAN1

7.1CH HD

GAME1

IR1

PANEL 1

HD_AUDIO1

PLED PWRBTN

HDMR1

SPEAKER1

FLOPPY1

HDLED RESET

18 17 16

1	PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper	15	Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
2	CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)	16	Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
3	184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2)	17	Game Port Header (GAME1)
4	Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1, Red)	18	Flash Memory
5	Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2, Red)	19	HDMR Slot (HDMR1)
6	Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)	20	Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
7	NVIDIA NF-6100-405 Single Chip	21	PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)
8	ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)	22	PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
9	USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)	23	PCI Express Graphics Slot (PCIE1)
10	USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)	24	Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
11	Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)	25	ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
12	System Panel Header (PANEL1)	26	Serial Port Connector (COM1)
13	Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)	27	754-Pin CPU Socket
14	Infrared Module Header (IR1)	28	CPU Heatsink Retention Module

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1.5HD 8CH I/O

								3			6
									4	7


									5		8






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

*7 Front Speaker (Lime)

*If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.

TABLE for Audio Output Connection

Audio Output Channels	Front Speaker	Rear Speaker	Central / Bass	Side Speaker
	(No. 7)	(No. 4)	(No. 5)	(No. 3)
2	V	--	--	--
4	V	V	--	--
6	V	V	V	--
8	V	V	V	V

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2. Installation

K8NF6G-VSTA is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.2-in, 24.4 cm x 20.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Pre-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 antistatic 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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2.1CPU Installation

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

Socket Corner

CPU Golden Triangle

Lever 90° Up

STEP 1:	STEP 2 / STEP 3:	STEP 4:
Lift Up The Socket Lever	Match The CPU Golden Triangle	Push Down And Lock
	To The Socket Corner	The Socket Lever

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

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 fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 10, No. 2). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

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