ASRock Computer Hardware K10N78hSLI GLAN User Manual

K10N78hSLI-GLAN  
User Manual  
Version 1.0  
PublishedApril 2008  
Copyright©2008 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.  
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Contents  
1. Introduction ........................................................... 5  
1.1 Package Contents ..................................................................... 5  
1.2 Specifications ........................................................................... 6  
1.3 Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows® VistaTM  
Premium 2008 and Basic Logo .................................................. 10  
1.4 Motherboard Layout ................................................................... 11  
1.5 ASRock eSATAII_SPDIF I/O ...................................................... 12  
2. Installation ............................................................. 13  
Pre-installation Precautions ................................................................ 13  
2.1 CPU Installation ......................................................................... 14  
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink......................................... 14  
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 15  
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express slots) .................................. 17  
2.5 Hybrid SLITM Operation Guide .................................................... 18  
2.6 Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 20  
2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................................. 21  
2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide .................................... 26  
2.9 eSATAII Interface Introduction .................................................... 27  
2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ................................................... 30  
2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks  
Installation ................................................................................. 31  
2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and  
eSATAIIDevices ......................................................................... 32  
2.13 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 33  
2.14 Driver InstallationGuide ............................................................. 35  
2.15 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit  
Without RAID Functions ............................................................ 35  
2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID  
Functions ...................................................................... 35  
2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID  
Functions ...................................................................... 36  
2.16 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit  
With RAID Functions ................................................................. 37  
2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID  
Functions ...................................................................... 37  
2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID  
Functions ...................................................................... 38  
2.17 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................................ 39  
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3.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 40  
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 40  
3.1.2 Navigation Keys .............................................................. 41  
3.2 Main Screen .............................................................................. 41  
3.3 Advanced Screen ....................................................................... 42  
3.3.1 CPU Configuration ........................................................... 43  
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ...................................................... 47  
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration .......................................................... 50  
3.3.4 IDE Configuration............................................................. 51  
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 53  
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................................ 54  
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration .................................................... 54  
3.3.8 USB Configuration ........................................................... 55  
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................................. 56  
3.5 Boot Screen .............................................................................. 57  
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ............................................. 57  
3.6 Security Screen ......................................................................... 58  
3.7 Exit Screen................................................................................ 59  
4. Software Support ................................................... 60  
4.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 60  
4.2 Support CD Information .............................................................. 60  
4.2.1 Running Support CD ........................................................ 60  
4.2.2 Drivers Menu ................................................................... 60  
4.2.3 Utilities Menu .................................................................. 60  
4.2.4 Contact Information.......................................................... 60  
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1. Introduction  
Thank you for purchasing ASRock K10N78hSLI-GLAN 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 qual-  
ity 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  
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit  
our website for specific information about the model you are using.  
1.1 Package Contents  
ASRock K10N78hSLI-GLAN Motherboard  
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm)  
ASRock K10N78hSLI-GLAN Quick Installation Guide  
ASRock K10N78hSLI-GLAN Support CD  
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable  
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in FloppyDrive  
Two Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)  
One Serial ATA (SATA) HDDPower Cable (Optional)  
One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)  
One “ASRock eSATAII_SPDIF I/O” I/O Panel Shield  
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Platform  
CPU  
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.4-in, 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm  
- Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM  
FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon  
X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempronprocessor  
- 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  
-NVIDIA® GeForce 8200  
Chipset  
Memory  
-Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)  
- 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots  
-SupportDDR21066/800/667/533non-ECC, un-bufferedmemory  
(see CAUTION 4)  
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5)  
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (green @ x16 mode)  
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots  
Expansion Slot  
- 3 x PCI slots  
- Supports NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM Geforce® Boost feature  
(see CAUTION 6)  
Audio  
LAN  
- 5.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HDAudio  
(ALC662 Audio Codec)  
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s  
- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B  
- Supports Wake-On-LAN  
Rear Panel I/O  
ASRock eSATAII_SPDIF I/O  
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port  
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port  
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port  
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port  
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports  
- 1 x eSATAII Port  
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port  
- HDAudio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/Front  
Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7)  
- 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,  
RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug”  
functions (see CAUTION 8)  
Connector  
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- 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII  
connector) (see CAUTION 9)  
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)  
- 1 x Floppy connector  
- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header  
- 1 x COM port header  
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header  
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector  
- 24 pin ATX power connector  
- 4 pin 12V power connector  
- CD in header  
- Front panel audio connector  
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)  
(see CAUTION 10)  
- 1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 11)  
- 4Mb AMI BIOS  
BIOS Feature  
- 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  
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)  
- ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12)  
- Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 13)  
- Hybrid Booster:  
Support CD  
Unique Feature  
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 14)  
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15)  
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)  
-ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost  
memory performance up to 12.5% (see CAUTION 16)  
- CPU Temperature Sensing  
Hardware  
Monitor  
- Chassis Temperature Sensing  
- CPU Fan Tachometer  
- Chassis Fan Tachometer  
- CPU Quiet Fan  
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore  
- Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit / VistaTM  
/ VistaTM 64-bit compliant  
OS  
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 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 http://www.asrock.com  
2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read  
“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 39 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 15 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  
5. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be  
less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP  
and Windows® 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 SLITM driver,  
we will update it to our website. Please visit our website for the updated  
Hybrid SLITM driver in the future. For the operation procedures, please refer  
to “Hybrid SLITM Operation Guide” on page 18.  
7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono  
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel  
and 6-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper  
connection.  
8. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII  
Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 30 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to  
SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector  
directly.  
9. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII  
specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 27  
for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.  
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10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows®  
VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2.  
11. WiFi/E header supports WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or  
WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network  
(WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and  
enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Please visit our  
website for the availability of ASRock WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n  
module. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com  
12. 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  
13. 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.  
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.  
14. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recom-  
mended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recom-  
mended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system  
or damage the CPU.  
15. 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.  
16. This motherboard supports ASRock AM2 Boost overclocking technology  
for AM2 CPU. If you enable this function in the BIOS setup, the memory  
performance will improve up to 12.5%, but the effect still depends on the  
AM2 CPU you adopt. Enabling this function will overclock the chipset/CPU  
reference clock. However, we can not guarantee the system stability for all  
CPU/DRAM configurations. If your system is unstable after AM2 Boost func-  
tion 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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VistaTM Premium 2008 and Basic Logo  
For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and  
plan to submit Windows® VistaTM Premium 2008 and Basic logo, please follow  
below table for minimum hardware requirement.  
CPU  
Sempron 2800+  
Memory  
1GB system memory (Premium)  
512MB system memory (Basic)  
DX10 with WDDM Driver  
VGA  
with 128bit VGA memory (Premium)  
with 64bit VGA memory (Basic)  
* After June 1, 2008, all Windows® VistaTM systems are required to meet above  
minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows® VistaTM Premium  
2008 logo.  
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1.4 Motherboard Layout  
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21.3cm (8.4-in)  
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PS2_USB_PW1  
ATX12V1  
35  
34  
USB 2.0  
T: USB2  
B: USB3  
USB 2.0  
T: USB0  
B: USB1  
Top:  
RJ-45  
IDE1  
8
Dual Channel  
AM2+  
CPU_FAN1  
33  
LAN  
PHY  
PCIE1  
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31  
K10N78hSLI-GLAN  
CLRCMOS1  
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PCIE2  
PCIE3  
CMOS  
BATTERY  
10  
11  
Super  
I/O  
NVIDIA  
GeForce 8200  
Chipset  
30  
PCI1  
12  
RoHS  
PCI2  
HDMI_SPDIF1  
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AUDIO  
CODEC  
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WIFI/E  
USB8_9  
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PCI3  
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4Mb  
BIOS  
USB6_7  
PANEL  
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CD1  
HD_AUDIO1  
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PLED PWRBTN  
1
HDLED RESET  
CHA_FAN1  
IR1  
SPEAKER1  
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FLOPPY1  
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PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper  
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SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2))  
NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset  
System Panel Header (PANEL1)  
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)  
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)  
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)  
DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header  
(IR1)  
ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)  
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)  
CPU Heatsink Retention Module  
AM2 940-Pin CPU Socket  
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots  
(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_2; Yellow)  
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots  
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(Dual Channel B: DDRII_3, DDRII_4; Orange)  
Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)  
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)  
SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT4))  
SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT5))  
SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT3))  
SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1))  
USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)  
USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)  
SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT0))  
SPI BIOS Chip  
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Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)  
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)  
WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E)  
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PCI Slots (PCI1- 3)  
HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)  
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE3, White)  
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White)  
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, Green)  
ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)  
COM Port Header (COM1)  
eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP)  
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USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)  
Rear Speaker (Black)  
Central / Bass (Orange)  
Line In (Light Blue)  
Front Speaker (Lime)  
Microphone (Pink)  
10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB45)  
11 eSATAII Port  
12 Optical SPDIF Out Port  
13 Coaxial SPDIF Out Port  
14 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)  
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* 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  
(No. 6)  
(No. 3)  
(No. 4)  
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* To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front  
panel audio header. Please refer to below steps for the software setting of Multi-Streaming.  
For Windows® XP:  
After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system. Please select “Mixer  
ToolBox”  
, click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH” or  
“4CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker  
and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio. Then  
reboot your system.  
For Windows® VistaTM  
:
After restarting your computer, please double-click “Realtek HD Audio Manager” on the  
system tray. Set “Speaker Configuration” to “5.1 Speaker”. Click “Device advanced settings”,  
choose “Make front and rear output devices playbacks two different audio streams  
simultaneously”, and click “ok”. Then reboot your system.  
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2. Installation  
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 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.  
2.  
Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any  
component.  
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.  
Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.  
Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded anti-  
static pad or in the bag that comes with the component.  
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.  
3.  
4.  
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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.  
Lever 90° Up  
CPU Golden Triangle  
SocketCorner  
SmallTriangle  
STEP 1:  
STEP 2 / STEP 3:  
STEP 4:  
Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock  
Lift Up The Socket Lever  
To The Socket Corner Small  
Triangle  
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 fas-  
tened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to  
the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 11, 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)  
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  
identicalDDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_2; Yellow slots;  
see p.11 No.6) or identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDRII_3 and  
DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.11 No.7), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology  
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)  
(2)  
(3)*  
Populated  
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Populated  
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Populated  
Populated  
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 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)  
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.  
PCIEslots: 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 and ASRock  
PCIE_DE card.  
If you want to use ASRock DeskExpress function on this motherboard,  
please install ASRock PCIE_DE card on PCIE3 slot.  
Installing 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.  
Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a  
chassis).  
Step 2.  
Step 3.  
Step 4.  
Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws  
for later use.  
Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is  
completely seated on the slot.  
Step 5.  
Step 6.  
Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.  
Replace the system cover.  
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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. This motherboard is compatible with GeForce®  
Boost feature in Hybrid SLITM, which can increase graphics performance. Currently,  
NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM Technology is only supported with Windows® VistaTM 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. When GeForce® Boost is enabled, the  
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® Hybrid SLITM-enabled motherboard allows you to enjoy additive  
performance.  
Minimum System Configuration for Hybrid SLITM  
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.  
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  
Supported PCI Express Card for Hybrid SLITM  
GeForce® Boost feature is supported only with certain set of discrete GPUs. Please  
refer to our website for the graphics cards update in the future.  
Vendor Chipset  
Model  
Driver  
174.91  
174.91  
NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS  
GeForce 8400GS  
GeForce 8400GS  
GeForce 8500GT  
Gigabyte GV-NX84G256H  
Foxconn FV-N84SM2DT  
Leadtek WinFast PX8400 GS TDH 174.91  
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H  
174.91  
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Enjoy the benefit of NVIDIA® Hybrid SLIT  
To enjoy Hybrid SLITM feature, please refer to below installation and setup procedures.  
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 [Auto] or  
[ChipsetDefault].  
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\nVIDIA\Vista(174.91) (For Windows® VistaTM  
OS)  
..\Drivers\Hybrid SLI driver\nVIDIA\Vista64(174.91) (For Windows®  
VistaTM 64-bit OS)  
Step 5. Restart your computer. Then you will find the Hybrid icon on your Windows®  
taskbar.  
Step 6. The default setting is GeForce® Boost mode (Boost Performance). You do not  
need to adjust the setup anymore.  
NOTE  
If you click the Hybrid icon on the Windows® task bar, you are allowed to select your  
required Hybrid SLITM mode. However, since this motherboard only support  
GeForce® Boost mode (Boost Performance), please do not select the options  
(“Save Power” and “Additional Displays”) other than “Boost Performance”.  
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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  
1_2  
2_3  
PS2_USB_PW1  
(see p.11, No. 1)  
Short pin2, pin3 to enable  
+5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or  
USB wake up events.  
+5V  
+5VSB  
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by  
power supply.  
Clear CMOS Jumper  
1_2  
2_3  
(CLRCMOS1)  
(see p.11, No. 9)  
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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2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors  
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place  
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps  
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the  
motherboard!  
Floppy Connector  
(33-pin FLOPPY1)  
FLOPPY1  
Pin1  
(see p.11, No. 23)  
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.11, No. 8)  
IDE1  
PIN1  
connect the black end  
to the IDE devices  
connect the blue end  
to the motherboard  
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable  
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.  
SerialATA II Connectors  
(SATAII_1 (PORT0):  
see p.11, No. 16)  
These six Serial ATAII  
(SATAII) connectors support  
SATA data cables for internal  
storage devices. The current  
SATAII interface allows up to  
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.  
(SATAII_2 (PORT1):  
see p.11, No. 13)  
(SATAII_3 (PORT2):  
see p.11, No. 18)  
(SATAII_4 (PORT3):  
see p.11, No. 12)  
(SATAII_5 (PORT4):  
see p.11, No. 10)  
(SATAII_6 (PORT5):  
see p.11, No. 11)  
SATAII_6 (PORT5) connector can be used for internal storage device  
or be connected to eSATAII connector to support eSATAII device.  
Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 27 for details  
about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.  
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eSATAII Connector  
This eSATAII connector  
supports SATA data cable for  
external SATAII function. The  
current eSATAII interface  
allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data  
transfer rate.  
(eSATAII_TOP: see p.11, No. 35)  
SerialATA (SATA)  
Data Cable  
Either end of the SATA data cable  
can be connected to the SATA /  
SATAII hard disk or the SATAII  
connector on this motherboard.  
You can also use the SATA data  
cable to connect SATAII_6  
(PORT5) connector and eSATAII  
connector.  
(Optional)  
Serial ATA (SATA)  
Power Cable  
(Optional)  
Please connect the black end of  
SATA power cable to the power  
connector on each drive. Then  
connect the white end of SATA  
power cable to the power  
connect to the SATA HDD  
powerconnector  
connect to the  
powersupply  
connector of the power supply.  
USB 2.0 Headers  
(9-pin USB8_9)  
Besides six default USB 2.0  
ports on the I/O panel, there are  
two USB 2.0 headers on this  
motherboard. Each USB 2.0  
header can support two USB  
2.0 ports.  
USB_PWR  
P-9  
P+9  
GND  
DUMMY  
(see p.11 No. 14)  
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GND  
P+8  
P-8  
USB_PWR  
USB_PWR  
(9-pin USB6_7)  
P-7  
P+7  
GND  
DUMMY  
(see p.11 No. 15)  
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GND  
P+6  
P-6  
USB_PWR  
WiFi/E Header  
(15-pin WIFI/E)  
This header supports WiFi+AP  
function with ASRock  
USB+5V_2  
TXN  
TXP  
GND2  
PCIE_RST#  
+3SVB  
RXN  
(see p.11 No. 27)  
WiFi-802.11g or WiFi-802.11n  
module, an easy-to-use wireless  
local area network (WLAN)  
adapter. It allows you to create a  
wirelessenvironmentandenjoythe  
convenience of wireless network  
connectivity.  
RXP  
1
PexCLK  
PexCLK#  
PME#  
GND1  
D0+  
D0-  
USB+5V_1  
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If you don’t plan to use WiFi+AP functin on this motherboard, this header can be  
used as a 4-Pin USB 2.0 header to support one USB 2.0 port. To connect the  
4-Pin USB device cable to this header, please refer to  
this picture for proper installation.  
DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection  
This header supports the Hot  
Plug detection function for  
ASRock DeskExpress.  
IRTX  
+5VSB  
Hotplug#  
Header  
(5-pin IR1)  
1
GND  
IRRX  
(see p.11 No. 24)  
InternalAudio Connectors  
(4-pin CD1)  
This connector allows you  
to receive stereo audio input  
from sound sources such as  
a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV  
tuner card, or MPEG card.  
CD1  
(CD1: see p.11, No. 25)  
GND  
PRESENCE#  
MIC_RET  
OUT_RET  
Front Panel Audio Header  
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)  
This is an interface for the front  
panel audio cable that allows  
convenient connection and  
control of audio devices.  
(see p.11, No. 26)  
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OUT2_L  
J_SENSE  
OUT2_R  
MIC2_R  
MIC2_L  
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.  
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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”.  
PLED+  
System Panel Header  
This header accommodates  
several system front panel  
functions.  
PLED-  
PWRBTN#  
GND  
(9-pin PANEL1)  
(see p.11, No. 20)  
1
DUMMY  
RESET#  
GND  
HDLED-  
HDLED+  
Chassis Speaker Header  
Please connect the chassis  
speaker to this header.  
1
(4-pin SPEAKER 1)  
(see p.11, No. 21)  
SPEAKER  
DUMMY  
DUMMY  
+5V  
Chassis Fan Connector  
(3-pin CHA_FAN1)  
Please connect a chassis fan  
cable to this connector and  
match the black wire to the  
ground pin.  
GND  
+12V  
CHA_FAN_SPEED  
(see p.11, No. 22)  
CPU Fan Connector  
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)  
Please connect the CPU fan  
cable to this connector and  
match the black wire to the  
ground pin.  
4 3 2 1  
GND  
+12V  
CPU_FAN_SPEED  
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL  
(see p.11, No. 3)  
Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin  
CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.  
If you plan to connect the 3-Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connector on this  
motherboard, please connect it to Pin 1-3.  
Pin 1-3 Connected  
3-Pin Fan Installation  
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ATX Power Connector  
Please connect anATX power  
supply to this connector.  
(24-pin ATXPWR1)  
(see p.11, No. 33)  
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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.  
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ATX 12V Power Connector  
(4-pin ATX12V1)  
Please note that it is necessary  
to connect a power supply with  
ATX 12V plug to this connector.  
Failing to do so will cause power  
up failure.  
(see p.11, No. 2)  
RRXD1  
DDTR#1  
DDSR#1  
CCTS#1  
Serial port Header  
This COM1 header  
(9-pin COM1)  
supports a serial port module.  
(see p.11 No.34)  
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RRI#1  
RRTS#1  
GND  
TTXD1  
DDCD#1  
HDMI_SPDIFHeader  
(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)  
(see p.11, No. 29)  
HDMI_SPDIF header, providing  
SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA  
card, allows the system to  
connect HDMIDigital TV/  
projector/LCD devices. Please  
connect the HDMI_SPDIF  
connector of HDMI VGA card to  
this header.  
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GND  
SPDIFOUT  
+5V  
HDMI_SPDIF Cable  
(Optional)  
Please connect the black end (A)  
of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the  
HDMI_SPDIF header on the  
motherboard. Then connect the  
white end (B or C) of  
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B
A
io  
HDMI_SPDIF cable to the  
HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI  
VGA card.  
A. black end  
+5V  
B. white end (2-pin)  
C. white end (3-pin)  
SPDIFOUT  
blue  
SPDIFOUT  
blue  
GND  
black  
GND  
black  
SPDIFOUT  
blue  
GND  
black  
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2.8 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide  
HDMI (High-Definition Multi-media Interface) is an all-digital audio/video specification,  
which provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source,  
such as a set-top box, DVD player, A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio or  
video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV). A complete HDMI system requires a  
HDMI VGA card and a HDMI ready motherboard with a HDMI_SPDIF header. This  
motherboard is equipped with a HDMI_SPDIF header, which provides SPDIF audio  
output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/projector/  
LCD devices. To use HDMI function on this motherboard, please carefully follow the  
below steps.  
Step 1. Install the HDMI VGA card to the PCI Express Graphics slot on this  
motherboard. For the proper installation of HDMI VGA card, please refer  
to the installation guide on page 17.  
Step 2. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the  
HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 11,  
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 25.  
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)  
white end  
(3-pin) (C)  
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.  
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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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.  
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 non-RAID mode, Hot Plug  
function is not supported with eSATAII devices. If you still want to use eSATAII  
function in non-RAID 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 non-RAID 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 35 to 39 for detailed information of RAID mode, non-RAID  
mode and AHCI mode.  
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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.11 No.11) and the eSATAII  
connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.11 No.35) with a SATA data cable first.  
Connect the SATA data cable  
Connect the  
SATA data cable  
to the eSATAII  
connector  
to the orange SATAII  
connector  
(SATAII_6 (PORT5))  
(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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IEEE1394  
USB 2.0  
400Mb/s  
480Mb/s  
SATA  
1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s)  
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  
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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.  
HITACHI  
Please use the Feature Tool, a DOS-bootable tool, for changing various ATA  
features. Please visit HITACHI’s website for details:  
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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Installation  
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.  
STEP1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.  
STEP2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.  
STEP3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII  
connector.  
STEP4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA / SATAII hard  
disk.  
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. 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 non-RAID mode, SATAII_5 (PORT4) and SATAII_6 (PORT5)  
cannot function.  
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HDDs and eSATAII Devices  
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.  
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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Guide  
This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD in RAID / AHCI  
mode. Please read below operation guide of SATA/ SATAII HDDHot 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. SATA data cable (Red)  
B. SATA power cable  
1x4-pin conventional  
SATA 7-pin  
connector  
The SATA 15-pin power  
connector (Black) connect  
to SATA / SATAII HDD  
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:  
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:  
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 SATA / SATAII HDD:  
Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:  
Please do follow below instruction sequence to process the Hot Plug, improper  
procedure will cause the SATA / SATAII HDD damage and data loss.  
Step 1  
Step 2  
Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end  
(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.  
Connect SATA data cable to  
the motherboard’s SATAII connector.  
SATA power cable 1x4-pin  
power connector (White)  
Step 4  
Step 3  
Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector  
(Black) end to SATA / SATAII HDD.  
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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To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive  
first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on  
the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install  
those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.  
2.15 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM  
VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions  
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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 without RAID functions, please follow below  
procedures according to the OS you install.  
2.15.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID  
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 and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions  
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.  
A.  
B.  
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced screen  
IDE Configuration.  
Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [non-RAID].  
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.)  
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.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
When you see the message on the screen, “Generate Serial ATA driver  
diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.  
Then you will see these messages,  
Please 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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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-partyAHCI driver. When prompted, insert the  
SATA/ SATAII driver diskette containing theNVIDIA® 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 Afor Windows® XP in AHCI mode. Please select B for Windows® XP 64-bit  
in AHCI mode.  
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug  
functions  
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.  
A.  
B.  
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced screen  
IDE Configuration.  
Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [non-RAID].  
STEP 2: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.  
2.15.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without  
RAID Functions  
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 and eSATAII devices with NCQ and Hot Plug functions  
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.  
A.  
B.  
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced screen  
IDE Configuration.  
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® VistaTM OS)  
.. \ AMD64\ AHCI_Vista64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS)  
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 and eSATAII devices without NCQ and Hot Plug  
functions  
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.  
A.  
B.  
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced screen  
IDE Configuration.  
Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [non-RAID].  
STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.  
2.16 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM  
VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions  
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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.  
2.16.1 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID  
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.  
B.  
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced screen  
IDE Configuration.  
Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [non-RAID].  
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette.  
Please make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following section 2.15.1 step 2 on  
page 35.  
If you want to enable Hot Plug function on eSATAII ports but you install OS  
on IDE HDD, please skip step 1 and 2.  
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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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® RAIDdriver. 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  
2.16.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With  
RAID Functions  
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.  
B.  
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced screen  
IDE Configuration.  
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® VistaTM OS)  
.. \ AMD64 \ Vista64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS)  
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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  
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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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
3.1 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.  
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar  
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:  
Main  
To set up the system time/date information  
To set up the advanced BIOS features  
Advanced  
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status  
Boot  
To set up the default system device to locate and load the  
Operating System  
Security  
Exit  
To set up the security features  
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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Navigation Key(s)  
Function Description  
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Moves cursor left or right to select Screens  
Moves cursor up or down to select items  
To change option for the selected items  
To bring up the selected screen  
+ / -  
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To load optimal default values for all the settings  
To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen  
3.2 Main Screen  
When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display  
the system overview.  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced  
H/W Monitor  
Boot  
Security  
Exit  
Main  
System Overview  
Use [Enter], [TAB]  
or [SHIFT-TAB] to  
System Time  
System Date  
[17:00:09]  
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Processor (64bit)  
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BIOS Version  
Processor Type  
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Use [+] or [-] to  
configure system Time.  
Processor Speed  
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L1 Cache Size  
L2 Cache Size  
L3 Cache Size  
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2048KB  
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Select Screen  
Select Item  
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Tab  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
Change Field  
Select Field  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
Total Memory  
: 2048MB with 256MB shared memory  
Dual-Channel Memory Mode  
: 1024MB/400MHz (DDRII 800)  
: 1024MB/400MHz (DDRII 800)  
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DDRII1  
DDRII2  
DDRII3  
DDRII4  
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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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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  
H/W Monitor  
Boot  
Security  
Exit  
Main  
Advanced  
Options for CPU  
Advanced Settings  
WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections  
may cause system to malfunction.  
CPU Configuration  
Chipset Configuration  
ACPI Configuration  
IDE Configuration  
PCIPnP Configuration  
Floppy Configuration  
SuperIO Configuration  
USB Configuration  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Enter Go to Sub Screen  
F1  
F9  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
F10  
ESC  
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CPU Configuration  
Overclock Mode  
Select the over clock  
mode.  
[Auto]  
CPU Frequency (MHz)  
PCIE Frequency (MHz)  
[200]  
[100]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Auto]  
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum  
SATA Spread Spectrum  
Boot Failure Guard  
Cool' n' Quiet  
Enhanced Halt State  
[Disabled]  
Processor Maximum Frequency 2300 MHz  
North Bridge Maximum Frequency 1800 MHZ  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Processor Maximum Voltage  
Multiplier/Voltage Change  
1.2500  
[Auto]  
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ESC  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
Memory Clock  
Flexibility Option  
Memory Controller Mode  
[Auto]  
[Disabled]  
[Unganged]  
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AM2 Boost  
This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. If you set this option to  
[Enabled], you will enableASRock AM2 Boost function, which will improve the  
memory performance. The default value is [Disabled]. Please refer to caution  
16 on page 9 for details.  
Overclock Mode  
Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration  
options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.].  
CPU Frequency (MHz)  
Use this option to adjust CPU frequency.  
PCIE Frequency (MHz)  
Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.  
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum  
This feature will be set to [Enabled] as default. Configuration  
options: [Disabled] and [Enabled].  
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 byAMD-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].  
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.  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced  
CPU Configuration  
Overclock Mode  
Select the over clock  
mode.  
[Auto]  
CPU Frequency (MHz)  
PCIE Frequency (MHz)  
[200]  
[100]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Auto]  
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum  
SATA Spread Spectrum  
Boot Failure Guard  
Cool' n' Quiet  
Enhanced Halt State  
[Disabled]  
Processor Maximum Frequency 2300 MHz  
North Bridge Maximum Frequency 1800 MHZ  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Processor Maximum Voltage  
Multiplier/Voltage Change  
Processor Target Frequency  
North Bridge Target Frequency  
1.2500  
[Manual]  
2300 MHz  
1800 MHZ  
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F10  
ESC Exit  
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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 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 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 Voltage  
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] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRCD  
Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK],  
[5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRP  
Use this to adjust TRP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK],  
[5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRTP  
Use this to adjust TRTP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2-4CLK] and  
[3-5CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRAS  
Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK] to  
[18CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRRD  
Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK],  
[4CLK] and [5CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRC  
Use this to adjust TRC values. Configuration options: [11CLK] to [26CLK]. The  
default value is [Auto].  
TWR  
Use this to adjust TWR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK],  
[5CLK] and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TWTR  
Use this to adjust TWTR values. Configuration options: [Auto], [1CLK], [2CLK]  
and [3CLK]. The default value is [Auto].  
TRWTTO  
This option appears only when you adoptAM2 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 adoptAM2 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 adoptAM2 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 forAddr/Cmd FineDelay 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 FineDelay 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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Advanced  
To set DRAM Voltage.  
Chipset Settings  
Onboard LAN  
Onboard HD Audio  
Front Panel  
[Enabled]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
Hybrid SLI  
Primary Graphics Adapter  
[Disabled]  
[PCI]  
CPU  
CPU  
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NB Link Width  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
DRAM Voltage  
Chipset Core Voltage  
HT Voltage  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
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F9  
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General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
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Onboard LAN  
This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature.  
Onboard HD Audio  
Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HDAudio feature. If you  
select [Auto], the onboard HDAudio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is  
plugged.  
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Front Panel  
Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HDAudio Front  
Panel.  
Hybrid SLI  
Adjust this item if you want this motherboard to support Hybrid SLITM  
function. You are allowed to select this option only when the total capacity of  
the memory module you adopt is 2GB and above. If you install non-NVIDIA®  
graphics card, you are not allowed to adjust this option. Configuration options:  
[Disabled], [Auto], [Optimize], [Manual] and [ChipsetDefault]. The default value  
is [Auto]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these five options,  
and refer to page 20 for the compatible Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card  
you adopt:  
[Disabled] - If you do not plan to use Hybrid SLITM function, please select  
[Disabled].  
[Auto] - If you adopt NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card, the default  
value will be [Auto]. Under this condition, Hybrid SLITM function will be  
enabled automatically and the onboard GPU core / shader clock will  
be in overclocking mode.  
[Optimize] - If you adopt NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card and  
select [Optimize], Hybrid SLITM function will be enabled auto  
matically and the onboard GPU core / shader clock will be in  
overclocking mode.  
[Manual] - If you adopt NVIDIA® graphics card and select [Manual], the item  
“Onboard GPU Clock” will appear and you can select the onboard  
GPU core / shader clock separately.  
[Chipset Default] - If you adopt NVIDIA® Hybrid SLITM-enabled graphics card  
and select [ChipsetDefault], the onboard GPU core / shader  
clock will be in chipset default value.  
Share Memory  
This allows you to set share memory feature when Hybrid SLITM feature is  
enabled. The default value is [256MB]. Configuration options: [Disabled],  
[256MB] and [512MB]. This option only appears when you enable the onboard  
GPU.  
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] and [PCI Express]. If you enable Hybrid SLITM, the default value of this  
option will be [PCI Express], and the option [PCI] will be removed.  
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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 Voltage  
Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.80V],  
[1.85V], [1.90V], [1.95V], [2.00V], [2.05V], [2.15V], [2.20V], [2.30V], [2.35V],  
[2.40V], [2.45V], [2.55V], [2.60V], [2.65V] and [2.70V]. The default value is  
[Auto].  
Chipset Core Voltage  
Use this to select chipset core voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.10V],  
[1.15V], [1.20V] and [1.25V]. The default value is [Auto].  
HT Voltage  
Use this to select HT voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.20V],  
[1.25V], [1.30V] and [1.35V]. 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 “OnboardGPU Core Clock” and “OnboardGPU 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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Advanced  
ACPI Settings  
Select auto-detect or  
disable the STR  
feature.  
[Auto]  
[No]  
[Disabled]  
Suspend To RAM  
Repost Video on STR Resume  
Away Mode Support  
Restore on AC / Power Loss  
Ring-In Power On  
PCI Devices Power On  
PS / 2 Keyboard Power On  
RTC Alarm Power On  
[Power Off]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
ACPI HPET Table  
[Disabled]  
+-  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.  
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.)  
Away Mode Support  
Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows® XP  
Media Center OS. The default value is [Disabled].  
Restore on AC/Power Loss  
This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If  
[Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If  
[Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot  
up when the power recovers.  
Ring-In Power On  
Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from  
the power-soft-off mode.  
PCI Devices Power On  
Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the  
power-soft-off mode.  
PS/2 Keyboard Power On  
Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from  
the power-soft-off mode.  
RTC Alarm Power On  
Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the  
system.  
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ACPI HPET Table  
Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is  
[Disabled]. Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this  
motherboard to submit Windows® VistaTM certification.  
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ENABLED: enables the  
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IDE Configuration  
DISABLED: disables the  
integrated IDE  
Controller.  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[non-RAID]  
OnBoard IDE Controller  
Onboard SATA Controller  
SATA Operation Mode  
IDE1 Master  
IDE1 Slave  
SATAII_1  
SATAII_2  
SATAII_3  
SATAII_4  
SATAII_5  
SATAII_6  
[Hard Disk]  
[Not Detected]  
[Not Detected]  
[Not Detected]  
[Not Detected]  
[Not Detected]  
[Not Detected]  
[Not Detected]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
+-  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC Exit  
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OnBoard IDE Controller  
Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard IDE Controller” feature.  
Onboard SATA Controller  
Use this item to enable or disable the “Onboard SATA Controller” feature.  
SATA Operation Mode  
Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option  
is [non-RAID]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SATAII HDDs,  
please select [RAID]. If you want to enable eSATAII function, please select  
[RAID] or [AHCI]. Configuration options: [RAID], [non-RAID] 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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BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced  
IDE Master  
Select the type  
of device connected  
to the system.  
Device  
Vendor  
Size  
:Hard Disk  
:MAXTOR 6L080J4  
:80.0 GB  
:Supported  
LBA Mode  
Block Mode :16Sectors  
PIO Mode :4  
Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2  
Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-6  
S.M.A.R.T.  
:Supported  
Type  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
LBA/Large Mode  
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)  
PIO Mode  
DMA Mode  
S . M . A . R . T .  
32Bit Data Transfer  
+-  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC Exit  
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TYPE  
Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify.  
Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD].  
[Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device.  
[Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.  
After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk  
utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard  
disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data  
from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary  
IDE hard disk drives to active.  
[CD/DVD]:This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives.  
[ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device),  
such as MO.  
LBA/Large Mode  
Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under  
DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to  
disable the LBA/Large mode.  
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)  
The default value of this item is [Auto]. If this feature is enabled, it will  
enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during  
each transfer.  
PIO Mode  
Use this item to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by  
optimizing the hard disk timing.  
DMA Mode  
DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for  
compatible IDE devices.  
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S.M.A.R.T.  
Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis,  
and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto],  
[Enabled].  
32Bit Data Transfer  
Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data  
transfer rate.  
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced  
Value in units of PCI  
Advanced PCI / PnP Settings  
clocks for PCI device  
latency timer  
register.  
PCI Latency Timer  
PCI IDE BusMaster  
[32]  
[Enabled]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
+-  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
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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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BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced  
Floppy Configuration  
Floppy  
Select the type of  
floppy drive  
connected to the  
system.  
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Select Item  
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F9  
F10  
ESC  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
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3.3.7 Super IO Configuration  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Advanced  
Configure Super IO Chipset  
Allow BIOS to Enable  
or Disable Floppy  
Controller.  
[Enabled]  
[3F8 / IRQ4]  
[Disabled]  
OnBoard Floppy Controller  
Serial Port Address  
Infrared Port Address  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
+-  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
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OnBoard Floppy Controller  
Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller.  
Serial Port Address  
Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it.  
Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4],  
[2E8 / IRQ3].  
Infrared Port Address  
Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it.  
Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3]. If you plan to  
use ASRock DeskExpress on this motherboard, please keep this item on  
[Disabled] option.  
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Advanced  
USB Configuration  
To enable or disable  
the onboard USB  
controllers.  
[Enabled]  
USB Controller  
USB 2.0 Support  
Legacy USB Support  
[Enabled]  
[BIOS Setup Only]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
+-  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
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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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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.  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Boot  
Security  
Exit  
Main  
Advanced  
H/W Monitor  
Hardware Health Event Monitoring  
CPU Temperature  
M / B Temperature  
:
:
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31 C / 87 F  
CPU Fan Speed  
Chassis Fan Speed  
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N / A  
Vcore  
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3.129 V  
4.877 V  
11.741 V  
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5.00V  
12.00V  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
F1  
F9  
F10  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
CPU Quiet Fan  
[Disabled]  
ESC Exit  
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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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BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Main  
Advanced  
H/W Monitor  
Boot  
Security  
Exit  
Boot Settings  
Configure Settings  
during System Boot.  
Boot Settings Configuration  
[1st Floppy Device]  
1st Boot Device  
2nd Boot Device  
3rd Boot Device  
4th Boot Device  
Hard Disk Drives  
Removable Drives  
CD/DVD Drives  
[HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08]  
[CD/DVD: SM-CD-ROM]  
[USB]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Enter Go to Sub Screen  
F1  
F9  
F10  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
ESC Exit  
v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.  
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Boot  
Boot Settings Configuration  
To enable or disable the  
boot from network feature.  
Boot From Onboard LAN  
Bootup Num-Lock  
[Disabled]  
[On]  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
+ -  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
Change Option  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.  
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.  
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In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.  
For the user password, you may also clear it.  
BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
Main  
Advanced  
H/W Monitor  
Boot  
Security  
Exit  
Security Settings  
Install or Change the  
password.  
Supervisor Password : Not Installed  
User Password : Not Installed  
Change Supervisor Password  
Change User Password  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Enter Change  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
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H/W Monitro Boot  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Exit  
Exit Options  
Exit system setup  
after saving the  
changes.  
Save Changes and Exit  
Discard Changes and Exit  
Discard Changes  
F10 key can be used  
for this operation.  
Load Optimal Defaults  
Select Screen  
Select Item  
Enter Go to Sub Screen  
F1  
F9  
F10  
ESC  
General Help  
Load Defaults  
Save and Exit  
Exit  
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Save Changes and Exit  
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save  
configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes  
and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.  
Discard Changes and Exit  
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-  
card changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY  
without saving any changes.  
Discard Changes  
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-  
card changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.  
Load Optimal Defaults  
When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Load  
optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup  
configurations.  
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4. Software Support  
4.1 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 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 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 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 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.  
4.2.4 Contact Information  
If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome  
dealer for further information.  
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