ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 User Manual

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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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The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

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1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 System Panel Hea der (P ANEL1) 2 A TX 12V Connector (A TX12V1) 16 USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 3 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 17 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1) 4 CPU Socket 18 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) 5 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1, DDR2) 19 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 6 Infrared Module Header (IR1) 20 HDMR Slot (HDMR1) 7 Flash Memory 21 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1) 8 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) 22 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 9 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black) 23 3 x PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) 10 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 24 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1) 11 North Bridge Controller 25 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 12 South Bridge Controller 26 Shared USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue) 13 Primary Serial A T A II Conne ctor (SATAII_1) 27 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 14 Secondary Serial A T AII Conne ctor (SAT AII_2)

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1. Introduction1. Introduction

1. Introduction

1. Introduction1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 motherboard, a reliable moth- erboard 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 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

1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents

1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents

ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm) ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4VM900-SATA2 Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cable (Optional) One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional) One ASRock 6CH I/O PlusTM Shield

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Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm CPU - Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D (Prescott,

Northwood, Willamate) processors

- FSB 800/533/400 MHz

- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

Chipset - Northbridge: VIA® P4M900

- Southbridge: VIA® VT8237S

Memory - 2 x DDR DIMM slots

- Support DDR400/333

- Max. capacity: 4GB (see CAUTION 3)

Hybrid Booster - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5)

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

Expansion Slot - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 3 x PCI slots

- 1 x HDMR slot

Graphics - Integrated VIA® Delta Chrome Graphics

- Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0 VGA

- Max. shared memory 256MB

Audio - 5.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Basic Level HD Audio

(Realtek ALC660VD Audio Codec)

LAN - VIA® PHY VT6103

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

Rear Panel I/O ASRock 6CH I/O Plus

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x Serial Port: COM1

- 1 x VGA Port

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port

- Audio Jack: Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone

Connector - 2 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1 and JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 6)

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

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

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- 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; 2 of them are shared with USB45 ports on the I/O panel) (see CAUTION 7)

BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compli ance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- AMBIOS 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

- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore OS - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM compliant

(see CAUTION 8)

Certifications - FCC, CE, WHQL

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WARNING

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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CAUTION!

1. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page 31 of “User Manual” in the support CD.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 22 for details.

3. Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows VistaTM.

4. 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.

5. 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 a nd the he atsink when you install the PC syste m.

6. Before installing SATAII hard dis k to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 18 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

7. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft VistaTM / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

8. Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver keeps on updating now. As long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future. Please visit our website for Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM driver and related information. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

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CP U Intel® 1GHz CPU 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.

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P4VM900-SATA2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.0-in, 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure 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.

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.

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.

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2.1 CPU Installation2.1 CPU Installation

Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90° angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner

matches the base of the socket lever.

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.

CPU Marked Corner

Lift Lever Up to 90°

Socket Marked Corner

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STEP 1: Lift The Socket Lever Up to 90°

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink

STEP 2/STEP 3: Match The CPU Marked Corner to The Socket Marked Corner

STEP 4: Push Down And Lock The Socket Lever

This motherboard adopts 478-pin CPU socket to support Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron® CPU. It requires 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 p.2 No. 27). 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)

P4VM900-SATA2 motherboard provides two 184-pin DD R (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 break

on the slot.

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

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining cli ps at both ends fully

snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)

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

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI, HDMR and PCI Express Slots)

There are 3 PCI slots, 1 HDMR slot, and 1 PCI Express slot on this motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI

interface.

HDMR slot: The HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card with v.92 Modem

functionality. The HDMR slot is shared with PCI3 slot; you can only choose either PCI3 slot or HDMR slot to use.

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

width graphics cards.

If you install the add-on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot), the onboard VGA will be disabled.

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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2.5 Jumpers Setup2.5 Jumpers Setup

2.5 Jumpers Setup

2.5 Jumpers Setup2.5 Jumpers Setup

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

Jumper Setting

PS2_USB_PWR1 Short pin2, pin3 to enable

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

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

by power supply.

Clear CMOS

(CLRCMOS1, 2-pin jumper) (see p.2, No. 19)

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 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds.

2-pin jumper

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or USB wake up events.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors2.6 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!

F DD Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.2, No. 8)

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) Secondary IDE Connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.2, No. 10) (39-pin IDE2, see p.2, No. 9)

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80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

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 ATAII Connectors These two Serial ATAII (SATAII)

(SAT AII_1: see p.2, No. 13) connectors support SATAII (SAT AII_2: see p.2, No. 14) or SATA hard disk for internal

SAT AII_1SAT AII_2

storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

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

(Optional) SATAII hard disk or the SATAII

connector on the motherboard.

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Serial ATA (SATA) Please connect the black end of Power Cable SATA power cable to the power

(Optional) connector on the 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 Besides six default USB 2.0

(9-pin USB67) ports on the I/O panel, there are (see p.2, No. 16) two USB 2.0 headers on this

motherboard. Each USB 2.0 header cansupport two USB

2.0 ports. The shared USB 2.0 header (USB4_5) is shared with

Shared USB 2.0 Header USB ports 45 on the I/O panel.

(9-pin USB4_5) When using the front panel USB (see p.2, No. 26) ports by attaching the front pa nel

USB cable to USB4_5 header, the USB ports 45 on the I/O panel will not be able to function.

Infrared Module Header This header supports an optional

(5-pin IR1) wireless transmitting and (see p.2, No. 6) receiving infrared module.

Internal Audio Connectors This connector allows you

(4-pin CD1) to receive stereo audio input (CD1: see p.2, No. 22) from sound sources such as

CD1

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

Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for the front

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.2, No. 21) convenient connection and

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.

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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® 2000 / XP OS:

Click “Audio I/O”, select “Connector Settings” , choose

“Disable front panel jack detection”, and save the change by

clicking “OK”.

For Windows® VistaTM OS:

Click the right-top “Folder” icon , 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. 15) functions.

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Chassis Speaker Header Please connect the chassis

(4-pin SPEAKER 1) speaker to this header. (see p.2, No. 17)

Chassis Fan Connector Please connect the chassis fan

(3-pin CHA_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.2, No. 18) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan

(3-pin CPU_FAN1) cable to this connector and (see p.2, No. 27) match the black wire to the

ground pin.

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ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power

(20-pin ATXPW R1) supply to this connector. (see p.2, No. 25)

ATX 12V Connector Please note that it is necessary

(4-pin A TX12V1) to connect a power supply with (see p.2, No. 2) ATX 12V plug to this connector

so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up.

Please install the heatsink and the CPU fan before installing ATX 12V connector; otherwise, it may cause permanent damage!

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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 SA TAII hard disk to SATAII mode in advance; otherwise, your SATAII hard

disk may fail to run at SATAII mode.

Western Digital

If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled. On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6.

SAMSUNG

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

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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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2.8 Serial A2.8 Serial A Installation Installation

Installation

Installation Installation

This motherboard adopts VIA® VT8237S southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATAII hard disks.

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

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

connector.

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P4VM900-SATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices.

NOTE What is Hot Plug Function?

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

What is Hot Swap Function?

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

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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.

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HDMR Card and Driver Installation HDMR Card and Driver Installation

If you do not insert HDMR card to this motherboard, and you finish installing all drivers to your system now, but in the future, you plan to use HDMR card function on this motherboard, please follow the steps below then.

1. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard. Ple ase make sure that the HDMR card is completely seated on the slot.

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

3. Reboot your system.

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If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

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If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP 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: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.

A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and

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

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

diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

D. Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A:

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

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

SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.

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

Before you start to configure RAID function, you need to check the RAID installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please refer to the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 4: Install Windows® 2000 / XP OS on your system.

After step1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows® 2000 / XP 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 VIA® RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install.

1. If you install Windows® 2000 / XP on IDE HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

2. If you want to use “VIA RAID Tool” in Windows® environment, please install SATA / SATAII drivers from the Support CD again so that “VIA RAID Tool” will be installed to your system as well.

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If you want to install Windows® VistaTM 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.

.. \ RAID Installation Guide STEP 3: Install Windows® VistaTM OS on your system.

Insert the Windows® VistaTM optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM 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, a nd click the “Loa d Driver” button on the left on the

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bottom to load the VIA® RAID drivers. VIA® RAID drivers are in the following path in our Support CD:

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After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation.

1. If you install Windows® VistaTM on IDE HDDs and want to manage (create, convert, delete or rebuild) RAID functions on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

3. To operate SATA RAID utility under Windows® VistaTM, please right-click “VIA V-Raid Utility” icon on the desktop and select “Run as administrator” item to execute.

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If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without 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 [non-RAID].

STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM OS on your system.

After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows® 2000 / XP / VistaTM on your system.

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This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE bus. Y ou may set “CPU Host Frequency” option of BIOS setup to [Auto], which will show you the actual CPU host frequency in the following item. Therefore, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCI / PCIE bus is in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

Please refer to the warning on page 6 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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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 / VistaTM. 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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