ASROCK K8SLI-eSATA2 User Manual [fr]

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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Published February 2006

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 21 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 2 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 22 System Panel Header (PANEL1) 3 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) 23 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 4 ATX 12V Power Connector (A TX12V1) 24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 5 754-Pin CPU Socket 25 Game Port Header (GAME1) 6 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 26 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 7 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 27 PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) 8 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 9 ULi M1697 Single Chip 29 PCI Express x 1 / x 8 Slot (PCIE3) 10 Serial A T AII Connector (SA T AII_RED) 30 J21 Jumper 11 Serial A T AII Conne ctor (SA T AII_ORANGE) 31 PCI Express x 1 Slot (PCIE2) 12 J14 / J15 / J16 / J17 / J18 / J19 / J20 Jumpers 32 J11 / J12 Jumpers 13 Serial A T AII Connector (SATAII_BLACK) 33 PCI Express x 16 / x 8 Slot (PCIE1) 14 Serial A T AII Connector (SA T AII_BLUE) 34 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector 15 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 35 Future CPU Port (FUTURE_CPU_PORT1) 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) 36 J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 / J 7 / J8 / J 9 / J10 Jumpers 17 Flash Memory 37 eSAT AII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) 18 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 38 eSA TAII Connector (eSAT AII_BOTTOM) 19 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 39 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 20 J13 Jumper

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1 Parallel Port 7 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) 2 RJ-45 Port 8 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) 3 Line In (Light Blue) 9 COM Port 4 Line Out (Lime) 10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) 5 Microphone (Pink) 11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 6 eSAT AII Ports

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1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Introduction

1.1.

IntroductionIntroduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 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. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD.

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

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Package ContentsPackage Contents

1.1

Package Contents

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Package ContentsPackage Contents

1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm) 1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide 1 x ASRock K8SLI-eSATA2 Support CD 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor) 1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x ASRock eSATAII I/O Shield 1 x ASRock SLI Bridge

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SpecificationsSpecifications

1.2

Specifications

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SpecificationsSpecifications

Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.2-in, 30.5 cm x 20.8 cm CPU - 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD AthlonTM 64

and 32-bit / 64-bit 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 - ULi® M1697 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 - 1 x Future CPU Port (Supports CPU upgrade from AMD K8

754-Pin CPU to K8 939-Pin CPU or AM2 940-Pin CPU through 939CPU Board or AM2CPU Board) (see page 11 for details)

- 3 x PCI slots

- 1 x PCI Express x 16 / x 8 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x 1 / x 8 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot

- Supports NVIDIA SLI

Audio - Realtek ALC 660 5.1channel CODEC with High Definition

Audio

LAN - Realtek PHY RTL8201CL

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O ASRock eSATAII I/O

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 2 x eSATAII Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 Port

- Audio Jack: Line in / Line out / Microphone

(see CAUTION 5)

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

(RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, 5) and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 6)

- 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII connectors), support “Hot Plug” function (see CAUTION 7)

- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Game header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- SLI/XFIRE 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 - 2Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compli ance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Hardware - CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor - Motherboard Temperature Sensing

- CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

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

OS - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit compliant Certifications - FCC, CE, Microsoft® WHQL Certificated

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CAUTION!

1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 52 of “User Manual” in the Support CD to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Te chnology . Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 29 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, plea se check if the CPU fa n on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

5. This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLITM technology, please read “Dual Graphics Feature” on page 13 for jumper settings. PCIE3 slot is intended

for SLI

function. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard, please install it to PCIE1 slot. For the information of the compatible SLITM Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode” on page 8. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, plea se refer to the in stallation guide on page 11.

6. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 25 to a djust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to the SATAII connector. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

7. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 22 for details about eSATAII and eSA TAII installation procedures. (Port Multiplier Technology is not supported with eSATAII interface on this motherboard.)

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

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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI

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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI

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Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLISupported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI

(for Windows XP / XP 64-bit only)

Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name

Vendor NVIDIA ASUS EN6600 GeForce 6600

ASUS EN6600GT Series GeForce 6600GT ASUS EN6800LE GeForce 6800LE ASUS EN6800GT GeForce 6800GT ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV GeForce 7800GTX

For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm

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InstallationInstallation

Installation

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InstallationInstallation

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.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the 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 antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5. When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, plea se do not over-tighten the screws!

Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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CPU InstallationCPU Installation

2.1

CPU Installation

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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.

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

the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink vendors.

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

2.2

Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

2.22.2

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

K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots.

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 brea k

on the slot.

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

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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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Expansion SlotsExpansion Slots

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Expansion Slots

2.32.3

Expansion SlotsExpansion Slots

(Future CPU Port, PCI Slots and PCIE Slots)(Future CPU Port, PCI Slots and PCIE Slots)

(Future CPU Port, PCI Slots and PCIE Slots)

(Future CPU Port, PCI Slots and PCIE Slots)(Future CPU Port, PCI Slots and PCIE Slots)

There are 1 Future CPU Port, 3 PCI slots and 3 PCI Express slots on K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard.

Future CPU Port (Yellow-Colored Port):

Future CPU Port allows you to upgrade your AMD K8 754-Pin CPU to K8 939-Pin CPU or AM2 940-Pin CPU by installing an add-on ASRock 939CPU Board or AM2CPU Board into this future CPU Port on K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard. Before you up- grade the K8 754-Pin CPU to K8 939-Pin CPU or AM2 940-Pin CPU, it is ne cessary to adjust the jumper settings for those required jumpers on K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard. Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings.

This yellow-colored Future CPU Port is not an AGP slot! Please do NOT insert any AGP card into it!

CPU Type Jumper Settings

J9 J10

K8 754-Pin CPU

(Default)

J1 J2 J3 J4

J11 J12

J7 J8

J13

J9 J10

K8 939-Pin CPU or

J11

J12

J7 J8

J13

AM2 940-Pin CPU

(Using add-on ASRock 939CPU Board or AM2CPU Board)

J1 J2 J3 J4

NOTE

When adjusting the jumper settings, you may use the tool, Jumper Cap Remover, to help you removing the jumper caps more ea sily. This Jumper Cap Remover is bundled in your motherboard package, and please follow the “Jumper Cap Remover Instruction” to use it properly.

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PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 / x 8 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16

lane width graphics cards. PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE3 (PCIE x 1 / x 8 slot) is used to install PCI Express expansion

cards. For the information of the compatible SLITM Mode PCI Ex press VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLITM Mode” on page 8. Please check the jumper set tings on page 13 for different functions.

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PCIE3 slot is intended for SLI one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard, please install it to PCIE1 slot.

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.

function. If you plan to install only

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2.4 Dual Graphics Feature

2.4 Dual Graphics Feature2.4 Dual Graphics Feature

This motherboard supports Dual Graphics Technology. When installing the add-on VGA cards to this motherboard, you are allowed to choose two different ways to decide the function of PCIE1 slot and PCIE3 slot. The default value of this feature is to enable PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 16) and PCIE3 slot (only PCI Express x 1). You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to enable PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 8) and PCIE3 slot (PCI Express x 8). In other words, you are able to adjust the jumpers to enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics feature. Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings.

Function Jumper Settings

Enable PCIE1 (PCIE x 16) / PCIE3 (only PCIE x 1) (Default)

J14 J15 J16 J20

J21

J18 J19 J17

Enable PCIE1 (PCIE x 8) / PCIE3 (PCIE x 8)

J14 J15 J16 J20

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Operation Guide Operation Guide

Operation Guide

Operation Guide Operation Guide

This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical NVIDIA SLI

enabled PCI Express x 16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA SLITM technology supports Windows XP and XP 64-bit operating system. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.

SLI

Technology Requirements

1. You should have two identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified.

2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA

3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the

Enjoy the benefit of SLIEnjoy the benefit of SLI

Enjoy the benefit of SLI

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SLI

technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.

nvidia.com).

minimum power required by your system.

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Step 1. Adjust the jumpers on this motherboard to enable PCIE1 slot (PCIE x 8) and

PCIE3 slot (PCIE x 8). Please refer to the previous section “Dual Graphics Feature” for proper jumper setting.

Step 2. Install the identical SLITM-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified

because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and a nother graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.

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Step3. If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics

cards.

Step4. Align and insert the SLI Bridge to the goldfingers on each graphics card.

Make sure that the SLI Bridge is firmly in place.

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Step5. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI

connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.

Step6. Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to SLI/XFIRE power connector.

Step7. Power on your computer and boot into OS. Install the “SLI Enabled” driver

of our support CD to your system. Then, reboot your system.

Step8. Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable

the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility . Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature. A. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar.

B. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager, and then click nView Properties.

C. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. D. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box.

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E. From the Display Properties dialog box, sele ct the Settings ta b then click Advanced.

F. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab.

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G. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item.

H. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. I. Click OK when done.

* SLITM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Technologies Inc., and is used only

for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

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Jumpers SetupJumpers Setup

2.6

Jumpers Setup

2.62.6

Jumpers SetupJumpers Setup

The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Jumper Setting

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

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

Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by

power supply.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1) (see p.2, No. 24)

Note: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.

Clear CMOSDefault

Short Open

USB wake up events.

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!

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Floppy Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.2 No. 18)

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the

connector.

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Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 8) (39-pin IDE2, see p.2 No. 7)

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to the motherboard

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 ca ble

connect the black end to the IDE devices

Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE

device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).

Serial ATA II Connectors These four Serial ATA II

(SAT AII_BLUE: see p.2, No. 14) (SATAII) connectors support (SAT AII_BLACK: see p.2, No. 13) SATA data cables for internal (SAT AII_RED: see p.2, No. 10) storage devices. The current (SAT AII_ORANGE: see p.2, No. 1 1) SATA II interface allows up to

SATAII_RED and SATAII_ORANGE connectors can be used for internal storage devices or be connected to eSA TAII_BOTTOM and eSATAII_TOP connectors with corresponding color to support eSATAII devices. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 22 for details a bout eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

SATAII_RED

SATAII_ORANGE

SATAII_BLACK

SATAII_BLUE

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

eSATA II Connectors These two eSATA II

(eSAT AII_TOP: see p.2, No. 37) connectors support SATA (eSAT AII_BOTTOM: see p.2, No. 38) data cables for external

SATAII function. The current eSATA II interface allows up to

eSATAII_BOTTOM

eSATAII_TOP

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Serial A TA (SA TA) Either end of the SATA data cable Data Cable can be connected to the SATA /

SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard. You can also use the SATA data cable to connect SATAII connectors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color.

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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 SAT A

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 Header ASRock eSATAII I/O accommo-

(9-pin USB67) dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If (see p.2 No. 15) those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O

panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports.

USB 2.0 Header ASRock eSATAII I/O accommo-

(9-pin USB45) dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If (see p.2 No. 16) those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O

panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports.

Infrared Module Header This header supports an

(5-pin IR1) optional wireless transmitting (see p.2 No. 21) and receiving infrared module.

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.2 No. 26) from sound sources such as

CD1

a CD-ROM, D VD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.2 No. 28) convenient connection and

control of audio devices.

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1. High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system.

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

header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L. B. Connect Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LIN) to OUT2_L. C. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel. D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from [Auto] to [Enabled]. E. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. Click “Audio I/O”, select “Connector Settings” , choose “Disable front panel jack

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

System Panel Header This header accommodates

(9-pin PANEL1) several system front panel (see p.2 No. 22) functions.

Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.2 No. 23)

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Chassis Fan Connector Pl ease connect a chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.2 No. 19) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable

(3-pin CPU_FAN1) to this connector and match (see p.2 No. 39) the black wire to the ground pin.

ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPW R1) supply to this connector. (see p.2 No. 4)

ATX 12V Connector Please connect an ATX 12V

(4-pin A TX12V1) power supply to this connector. (see p.2 No. 2)

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(15-pin GAME1) header if the Game port bracket (see p.2 No. 25) is installed.

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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 convenience 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.

How to install eSATAII?

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1. If you just plan to install one eSATAII device to this motherboard, it is recommended to enable the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield. In order to enable the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED; see p.2 No.10) and the red eSATAII connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM; see p.2 No.38) with a SATA data cable first. Then the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield is enabled.

Connect the SATA data cable to the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED)

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Connect the SATA data cable to the red eSATAII connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM)

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2. If you plan to install two eSATAII devices to this motherboard, you need to enable both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield. In order to enable the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield, you have to connect the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED; see p.2 No.10) and the red eSATAII connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM; see p.2 No.38) with a SATA data cable first, and then connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_ORANGE; see p.2 No.11) and the orange eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.2 No.

37) with another SATA data cable. After that, both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield are enabled.

Connect the SATA data cables to both red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED) and orange SATAII connector (SATAII_ ORANGE)

Please make sure to correctly connect the SATAII and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color so that the eSATAII function will work successfully.

Connect the SATA data cables to both red eSATAII connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM) and orange eSATAII connector (eSAT AII_T OP)

3. Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I/O shield according to the eSATAII port that you enable.

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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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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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.

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If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4.

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Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS 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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This motherboard adopts ULi M1697 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and RAID 5) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII

connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard

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1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions, you need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 5 function, you need to install at least 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 0+1 function, you need to install at least 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you install 2 eSATAII devices, then only RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions will be enabled.

2. If you plan to use RAID functions on SATA / SATAII, SATA / SATAII HDDs must be operated in “RAID” mode.

3. “RAID” and “non-RAID” mode are options under “SATA Operation Mode” in BIOS setup. Please refer to page 42 of “User Manual” in the Support CD for details.

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K8SLI-eSATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSA TAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. ULi M1697 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. AHCI requires appropriate software support (e.g., an AHCI driver, which is contained in our support CD).

NOTE What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been

installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

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.

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If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, you need to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette before you start the OS installation.

STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.

(Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!)

STEP 2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and

then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CDROM as the boot device.

STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate

Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

STEP 4: Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.

STEP 5: The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA /

SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.

Once you have the SATA / SATAII driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you may start to use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0+1 / JBOD / RAID 5 configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please find the document, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, at the following path in the Support CD:

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If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, you are allowed to choose non-RAID mode or AHCI mode. For users who plan to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID and Hot Plug functions, please choose non-RAID mode. However, if you plan to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions but still keeping Hot Plug function, please choose AHCI mode. Please follow the below procedures for selecting the mode you need.

A. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Operating in Non-RAID Mode

1. Enter “SATA Operation Mode” in BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [non-

RAID].

2. Start Windows 2000, windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS installation.

B. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Operating in AHCI Mode

1. Enter “SATA Operation Mode” in BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [AHCI].

2. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following the proper steps of section 2.12

on page 28.

3. Start Windows 2000, windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS installation.

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The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up the computer, please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis. The BIOS Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, which allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the predetermined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer to the User Manual (PDF file) contained in the Support CD.

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This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit. The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that will enhance motherboard features. To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will display the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file “ASSETUP. EXE” from the “BIN” folder in the Support CD to display the menus.

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