4Core1600Twins-P35D
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published February 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 8CH_eSATAII I/OPlus ....................................... 12
2 Installation..................................................... 13
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 13
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ............................................ 13
2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 14
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................... 16
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 17
2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) ..................... 20
2.7 CrossFireTM Operation Guide .......................................... 20
2.8 Surround Display Feature ............................................... 24
2.9 Jumpers Setup ............................................................... 25
2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors .................................. 27
2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header ConnectionGuide ......................... 32
2.12 eSATAII Interface Introduction ......................................... 33
2.13 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide ........................................ 36
2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks
Installation...................................................................... 37
2.15 Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATAII HDDs and
eSATAII Devices ....................................................... 37
2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation
Guide ............................................................................. 38
2.17 Driver InstallationGuide ................................................... 40
2.18 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM
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VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ........................... 40
2.18.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without
RAID Functions ................................................... 40
2.18.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit Without
RAID Functions ................................................... 41
2.19 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................... 42
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3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 44
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar..................................................... 44
3.1.2 Navigation Keys .................................................... 44
3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 44
3.3 Advanced Screen ............................................................ 45
3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 46
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ............................................ 48
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 ................................................ 56
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen...................... 56
3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 57
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ................................... 58
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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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock 4Core1600Twins-P35D 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
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 4Core1600Twins-P35DMotherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock 4Core1600Twins-P35D Quick Installation Guide
ASRock 4Core1600Twins-P35D Support CD
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in FloppyDrive
Four Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
One Serial ATA (SATA) HDDPower Cable (Optional)
One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)
One “ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus” I/O Panel Shield
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- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- All Solid Capacitor design
- LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM
2Duo / Pentium® Dual Core / Celeron®, supporting Penryn Quad
Core Yorkfield and Dual Core Wolfdale processors
- Compatible with all FSB1600/1333/1066/800MHz CPUs
(see CAUTION 1)
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 2)
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 3)
- Supports EM64T CPU
Chipset
Memory
- Northbridge: Intel® P35
- Southbridge: Intel® ICH9
-Dual Channel DDR3/DDR2 Memory Technology
(see CAUTION 4)
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots (green)
- SupportDDR3 1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
(see CAUTION 5)
- Max. capacity: 4GB (see CAUTION 6)
- 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots (yellow and orange)
- SupportDDR2 1066/800/667 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
(see CAUTION 5)
- Max. capacity: 8GB (see CAUTION 6)
- Supports ATITM CrossFireTM
Expansion Slot
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 1 x AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4)
- 3 x PCI slots
Audio
LAN
- 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HDAudio
(ALC888 Audio Codec)
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8111C
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
Rear Panel I/O
ASRock 8CH_eSATAII I/O Plus
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Serial Port: COM1
- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATAII Port
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Port LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
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- HDAudio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/
Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 7)
- 4 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and
“Hot Plug” functions (see CAUTION 8)
- 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII
connector) (see CAUTION 9)
Connector
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- SLI/XFIRE power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 10)
- 1 x WiFi 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, NB, SB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology)
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
- ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 12)
- Hybrid Booster:
Support CD
Unique Feature
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 14)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
Hardware
Monitor
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- CPU Quiet Fan
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
OS
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM
VistaTM 64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 15)
- FCC, CE, WHQL
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Certifications
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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. FSB1600-CPU will operate in overclocking mode. If you use a FSB1600-
CPU on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please refer
to page 26 for proper jumper settings. Besides, if you want to change a
new CPU on this motherboard, please remove the AC power cord from
your PC in advance.
2. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
47.
3. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read
“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 42 for details.
4. 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 17 for proper
installation.
5. Please check the table below for the CPU FSB frequency and its
corresponding memory support frequency.
CPU FSB Frequency
1600
Memory Support Frequency
DDR2 800, DDR2 1066,
DDR3 1066, DDR3 1333
DDR2 667, DDR2 800, DDR2 1066,
DDR3 800, DDR3 1066, DDR3 1333
DDR2 667, DDR2 800, DDR2 1066,
DDR3 800, DDR3 1066
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DDR2 667, DDR2 800,
DDR3 800
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DDR2 1066 and DDR3 1333 memory modules will operate in
overclocking mode.
When you use a FSB1600-CPU on this motherboard, it will run at
DDR2 960 if you adopt a DDR2 1066 memory module. When you
use a FSB1600-CPU on this motherboard, it will run at DDR3 960
if you adopt a DDR3 1066 memory module. When you use a
FSB1600-CPU on this motherboard, it will run at DDR3 1280 if you
adopt a DDR3 1333 memory module.
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If you adopt a DDR2 1066 memory module and adopt a FSB1333-
CPU or FSB1066-CPU on this motherboard, you need to adjust the
jumpers. Please refer to page 26 for proper jumper settings.
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6. 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.
7. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono
modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-
channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on
page 12 for proper connection.
8. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the
“SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 36 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 33
for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.
10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows®
VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.
11. WiFi 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
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. 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.
14. 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.
15. AHCI function is not supported under Windows® 2000 OS. It is recom-
mended to use IDE mode under Windows® 2000. Please refer to page
51 for detailed setup.
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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 requirements.
CPU
Celeron 420
Memory
1GB system memory (Premium)
512MB Single Channel (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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ATX12V1
ESATAII
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IDE1
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AUDIO
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PCI3
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18 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
19 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)
21 South Bridge Controller
ATX 12V Connector (ATX12V1)
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
775-Pin CPU Socket
North Bridge Controller
22 SPI BIOS Chip
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel A: DDRII_1, DDRII_3; Yellow)
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel B: DDRII_2, DDRII_4; Orange)
2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots
(Dual Channel C: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1; Green)
IDE1 Connector (IDE1, Blue)
23 WiFi Header (WiFi)
24 DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header
(IR1)
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26 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)
27 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
28 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
29 PCI Slots (PCI1 - 3)
10 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
11 SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (Port4), Red)
12 SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (Port0), Red)
13 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
14 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
15 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
30 AGI Express Slot (AGI_EXPRESS1)
31 FSB1 Jumper
32 FSB2 / FSB3 Jumpers
33 PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)
34 SLI / XFIRE Power Connector
35 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
36 eSATAII Connector (eSATAII)
16 SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (Port1), Red)
17 SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (Port5), Orange)
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Microphone (Pink)
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LAN RJ-45 Port
10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)
12 eSATAII Port
Side Speaker (Gray)
Rear Speaker (Black)
Central / Bass (Orange)
Line In (Light Blue)
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* There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED
indications.
LAN Port LED Indications
SPEED ACT/LINK
Activity/Link LED
SPEED LED
Description
LED
LED
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No link
Status
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10Mbps connection
Orange Linked
Orange 100Mbps connection
Green 1Gbps connection
Blinking Data Activity
LAN Port
** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.
See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.
TABLE for Audio Output Connection
Audio Output ChannelsFront Speaker Rear Speaker
Central / Bass Side Speaker
(No. 8)
(No. 5)
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To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find “Mixer” tool on your system.
Please select “Mixer ToolBox”
, click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click
“ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA
Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA
Audio 2nd output” to use front panel audio.
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Chapter 2: Installation
This is an ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install
the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard
fits into it.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and
damages to motherboard components.
2.1 Screw Holes
Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the
chassis.
Do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2. To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER
place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use
a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle
components.
3. Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or
in the bag that comes with the component.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals,
and/or components.
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2.3 CPU Installation
For the installation of Intel 775-LAND CPU,
please follow the steps below.
775-Pin Socket Overview
Before you insert the 775-LAND CPU into the socket, please check if
the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket.
Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is
found. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.
Step 1. Open the socket:
Step 1-1. Disengaging the lever by depressing
down and out on the hook to clear
retention tab.
Step 1-2. Rotate the load lever to fully open po-
sition at approximately 135 degrees.
Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open po-
sition at approximately 100 degrees.
Step 2. Insert the 775-LAND CPU:
Step 2-1. Hold the CPU by the edges where are
marked with black lines.
Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated
Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two
orientation key notches.
Pin1
Pin1
alignment key
alignment key
orientation
key notch
orientation
key notch
775-PinSocket
775-LAND CPU
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For proper inserting, please ensure to match the two orientation key
notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket.
Step 2-3. Carefully place the CPU into the socket
by using a purely vertical motion.
Step 2-4. Verify that the CPU is within the socket
and properly mated to the orient keys.
Step 3. Remove PnP Cap (Pick and Place Cap):
Use your left hand index finger and thumb to
support the load plate edge, engage PnP cap
with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the
socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to
assist in removal.
1. It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking
off the PnP cap.
2. This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after
service.
Step 4. Close the socket:
Step 4-1. Rotate the load plate onto the IHS.
Step 4-2. While pressing down lightly on load
plate, engage the load lever.
Step 4-3. Secure load lever with load plate tab
under retention tab of load lever.
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This motherboard is equipped with 775-Pin socket that supports Intel 775-LAND CPU.
Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775-LAND CPU
to dissipate heat. Before you installed the heatsink, you need to spray thermal
interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation.
Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with
each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see
page 11, No. 3).
For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of
your CPU fan and heatsink.
Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775-LAND CPU.
Step 1. Apply thermal interface material onto center
of IHS on the socket surface.
Step 2. Place the heatsink onto the socket. Ensure
fan cables are oriented on side closest to the
CPU fan connector on the motherboard
(CPU_FAN1, see page 11, No. 3).
Step 3. Align fasteners with the motherboard
throughholes.
Step 4. Rotate the fastener clockwise, then press
down on fastener caps with thumb to install
and lock. Repeat with remaining fasteners.
If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise,
the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard.
Step 5. Connect fan header with the CPU fan
connector on the motherboard.
Step 6. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure
cable does not interfere with fan operation or
contact other components.
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This motherboard provides four 240-pinDDR2 (DoubleData Rate 2)DIMM slots and
two 240-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) 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/DDR3 DIMM pair in
the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR2
DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_3; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.6),
identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDRII_2 and DDRII_4; Orange
slots; see p.11No.7), or identical DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel C (DDR3_A1
and DDR3_B1; Green slots; see p.11No.8), so that Dual Channel Memory Technol-
ogy can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install fourDDR2DIMMs
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 DDR2 Memory Configurations
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
DDRII_3
DDRII_4
(Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot) (Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot)
2 memory modules SS
2 memory modules DS
2 memory modules X
2 memory modules X
4 memory modules SS
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Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Configurations
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DDR3_A1
DDR3_B1
(Green Slot) (Green Slot)
2 memory modules SS
2 memory modules DS
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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 in the set of green
slots (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1), in the set of yellow slots (DDRII_1
and DDRII_3), or in the set of orange slots (DDRII_2 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. If only one memory
module is installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard,
it is unable to activate 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_2, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory
Technology .
4. It is not allowed to install a DDR3 memory module into DDR2 slot
or install a DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot; otherwise, this
motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
5. DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules cannot be installed on this
motherboard at the same time.
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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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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI, PCI Express, and AGI Express
Slots)
There are 3 PCI slots, 1 PCI Express slot, and 1 AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) on
this motherboard.
PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
PCIE slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane
width graphics cards.
AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4):
AGI Express slot (PCI Express x4) is used to install PCI Express expan-
sion cards.
If you plan to install only one PCI Express card on this motherboard, please
install it on PCIE1 (PCIE x16 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.
Step 2. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws
for later use.
Step 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is
completely seated on the slot.
Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.
2.7 CrossFireTM Operation Guide
This motherboard supports CrossFireTM feature. CrossFireTM technology offers the
most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance
Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining a range of different
operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect
mechanism, CrossFireTM enables the highest possible level of performance and
image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireTM feature is supported with
Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 and VistaTM OS. Please check AMD website for
ATITM CrossFireTM driver updates.
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What graphics cards work with CrossFireTM
?
A complete CrossFireTM system requires a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard, a
CrossFireTM Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon (CrossFireTM
Ready) graphics card from the same series, or two CrossFireTM Ready cards. This
applies to cards from ATITM or any of its partners. Please refer to below table for
CrossFireTM VGA card support list according to the OS you install.
For Windows® XP
Vendor Chipset
ATI Radeon HD2900XT
Model
Driver
MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E
Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B
MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ
GeCube RX1950XTX
Catalyst 7.11
Catalyst 7.9
Catalyst 7.9
Catalyst 7.11
Radeon HD 2600XT
Radeon HD 2600PRO
Radeon X1950XTX
Radeon X1950PRO
Gecube Radeon X1950Pro 256MB Catalyst 7.11
For Windows® Vista
Vendor Chipset
Model
Driver
ATI
Radeon HD2900XT
MSI RX2900XT-VT2D512E
Gigabyte GV-RX26T256HP-B
MSI RX2600PRO-T2D256EZ
GeCube RX1950XTX
Catalyst 7.11
Catalyst 7.9
Catalyst 7.9
Catalyst 7.11
Radeon HD 2600XT
Radeon HD 2600PRO
Radeon X1950XTX
Radeon X1950PRO
Radeon X1600PRO
Radeon X1300 PRO
Gecube Radeon X1950Pro 256MB Catalyst 7.11
MSI RX1600PRO-TD256E
MSI RX1300PRO-TD256E
Catalyst 7.3
Catalyst 7.3
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireTM. All three CrossFireTM components, a
CrossFireTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireTM Ready motherboard and a
CrossFireTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
benefit from the CrossFireTM multi-GPU platform.
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireTM Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will
operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireTM mode.
Enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM
Different CrossFireTM cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireTM
feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon 2600XT as the example graphics
card. For other CrossFireTM cards that ATITM has released or will release in the
future, please refer to ATITM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Connect to the system power supply. Please connect a hard disk power
connector to SLI/XFIRE Power connector on this motherboard.
It is recommended to use 500-Watt power supply or greater
to perform the benefit of CrossFireTM feature.
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Step 2. Install one Radeon graphics card to PCIE1 slot. For the proper installation
procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.
Step 3. Install the other Radeon graphics card to AGI Express slot (PCI
Express x4). For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section
“Expansion Slots”.
Step 4. Connect two Radeon graphics cards by installing two CrossFireTM Bridge
on CrossFireTM Bridge Interconnects on the top of Radeon graphics cards.
(CrossFireTM Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase, not
bundled with this motherboard. Please refer to your graphics card vendor
for details.)
CrossFireTM Bridge
Step 5. Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics
card on PCIE1 slot. (You may use the DVI to D-Sub adapter to convert the DVI
connector toD-Sub interface, and then connect the D-Sub monitor cable to the
DVI to D-Sub adapter.)
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Step 6. Power on your computer and boot into OS.
Step 7. Remove the ATITM driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system.
The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download. We recommend using this
utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation.
Please check AMD website for ATITM driver updates.
Step 8. Install the required drivers to your system.
For Windows® XP OS:
A. ATITM recommends Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be
installed (If you have Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed
in your system, there is no need to download it again):
B. You must have Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to
downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center. Please
check Microsoft website for details.
For Windows® VistaTM OS:
Install the CATALYST Control Center. Please check AMD website for details.
Step 9. Restart your computer.
Step 10. Install the VGA card drivers to your system, and restart your computer.
Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows® taskbar.
ATI Catalyst Control Center
Step 11. Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, and select
“Advanced View”. Click “CrossFireTM”, and then set the option “Enable
CrossFireTM” to “Yes”.
View
CrossFireTM
Enable CrossFireTM
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Although you have selected the option “Enable CrossFireTM”, the CrossFireTM
function may not work actually. Your computer will automatically reboot. After
restarting your computer, please confirm whether the option “Enable CrossFireTM
”
in “ATI Catalyst Control Center” is selected or not; if not, please select it again,
and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM feature.
Step 12. You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFireTM feature.
* CrossFireTM appearing here is a registered trademark of ATITM Technologies Inc., and is used
only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.
* For further information of ATITM CrossFireTM technology, please check AMD website for updates
and details.
2.8 Surround Display Feature
This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade. With the external add-on
PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display
feature. For the detailed instruction, please refer to the document at the following
path in the Support CD:
..\ Surround Display Information
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2.9 Jumpers Setup
The illustration shows how jumpers are setup.
When the jumper cap is placed on
pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The il-
lustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1
and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is
placed on these 2 pins.
Jumper
Setting
Description
PS2_USB_PWR1
(see p.11 No. 1)
Short pin2, pin3 to enable
+5VSB (standby) for PS/2
or USB wake up events.
1_2
2_3
+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. 10)
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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FSB1 Jumper
(FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.11 No. 31)
1_2
FSB2 Jumper
(FSB2, 5-pin jumper, see p.11 No. 32)
FSB2
FSB3
1_2
Default
1_2
FSB3 Jumper
FSB1
(FSB3, 5-pin jumper, see p.11 No. 32)
Note1: If you use a FSB1600-CPU on this motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers.
Please short pin4, pin5 for FSB3. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on
this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper settings.
1_2
FSB2
FSB3
4_5
FSB1600
1_2
FSB1
Note2: If you use a FSB1333-CPU and adopt a DDR2 1066 memory module on this
motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin4, pin5 for
FSB2. Otherwise, the CPU and memory module may not work properly on
this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper settings.
4_5
FSB2
FSB3
1_2
FSB1333 / DDR2 1066
1_2
FSB1
Note3: If you use a FSB1066-CPU and adopt a DDR2 1066 memory module on this
motherboard, you need to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin2, pin3 for
FSB3. Otherwise, the CPU and memory module may not work properly on
this motherboard. Please refer to below jumper settings.
1_2
FSB2
FSB3
2_3
FSB1066 /DDR2 1066
1_2
FSB1
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2.10 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!
FDD connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.11 No. 25)
FLOPPY1
Pin1
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. 9)
IDE1
PIN1
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
80-conductorATA 66/100/133 cable
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATAII_1 (Port0):
These four SerialATAII (SATAII)
connectors support SATA data
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATAII
interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
see p.11, No. 12)
SATAII_5 (Port4)
SATAII_1 (Port0)
SATAII_2 (Port1)
(SATAII_2 (Port1):
see p.11, No. 16)
(SATAII_5 (Port4):
SATAII_6 (Port5)
see p.11, No. 11)
(SATAII_6 (Port5):
see p.11, No. 17)
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 33 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: see p.11, No. 36)
eSATAII
Serial ATA (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
(Optional)
connector.
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_PWR
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB8_9)
Besides four default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there are
three USB 2.0 headers on this
motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
P-9
P+9
GND
DUMMY
(see p.11 No. 20)
1
GND
P+8
P-8
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P-7
(9-pin USB6_7)
P+7
GND
DUMMY
(see p.11 No. 28)
1
GND
P+6
P-6
USB_PWR
(9-pin USB4_5)
USB_PWR
P-5
(see p.11 No. 19)
P+5
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P+4
P-4
USB_PWR
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WiFi Header
(11-pin WIFI)
This header supports WiFi+AP
function with ASRock
USB+5V_1
NC
NC
GND1
PLTRST#
+3SVB
(see p.11 No. 23)
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.
1
PME#
GND1
D0+
D0-
USB+5V_1
DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection
Header
This header supports the Hot
Plug detection function for
ASRock DeskExpress.
IRTX
+5VSB
Hotplug#
(5-pin IR1)
1
(see p.11 No. 24)
GND
IRRX
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: see p.11 No. 28)
CD1
GND
PRESENCE#
MIC_RET
Front Panel Audio Header
This is an interface for front
panel audio cable that allows
convenient connection and
control of audio devices.
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
OUT_RET
(see p.11 No. 27)
1
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].
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F. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand
taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager.
For Windows® 2000 / 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. 15)
1
DUMMY
RESET#
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
Chassis Speaker Header
Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.
1
SPEAKER
DUMMY
DUMMY
+5V
(4-pin SPEAKER 1)
(see p.11 No. 14)
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. 13)
CPU Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
Please connect a CPU fan cable
to this connector and match
the black wire to the ground pin.
4
3
2
1
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
CPU_FAN_SPEED
+12V
GND
(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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13
ATX Power Connector
Please connect anATX power
supply to this connector.
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.11, No. 35)
1
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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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20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation
1
13
8
5
4
1
ATX 12V Power Connector
Please connect an ATX 12V
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.11 No. 2)
power supply to this connector.
Though this motherboard provides 8-pin ATX 12V power
connector, it can still work if you adopt a traditional 4-pin ATX
12V power supply. To use the 4-pin ATX power supply, please
plug your power supply along with Pin 1 and Pin 5.
8
5
4
1
4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation
SLI/XFIRE Power Connector
(4-pin SLI/XFIRE_POWER1)
(see p.11 No. 34)
It is not necessary to use this
connector, but please connect it
with a hard disk power connecor
when two graphics cards are
plugged to this motherboard at
the same time.
SLI/XFIRE_POWER1
HDMI_SPDIFHeader
(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)
(see p.11 No. 26)
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.
1
GND
SPDIFOUT
+5V
HDMI_SPDIF Cable
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
C
(Optional)
B
d
A
a
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
SPDIFOUT
blue
blue
GND
black
GND
black
SPDIFOUT
GND
blue
black
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2.11 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.
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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 20.
Step 2. Connect the black end (A) of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the
HDMI_SPDIF header (HDMI_SPDIF1, yellow, see page 11,
No. 26) 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 31.
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 “Configure SATAII as” option in BIOS setup to AHCI 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 “Configure SATAII as” option in BIOS setup to IDE mode, Hot Plug function
is not supported with eSATAII devices. If you still want to use eSATAII function in IDE
mode, please insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports only when
the system is power-off.
3. Please refer to page 40 to 42 for detailed information of IDE mode and AHCI mode.
How to install eSATAII?
SATAII connector SATAII_6 (Port5)
eSATAII connector
(eSATAII)
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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.11No.17) and the eSATAII
connector (eSATAII; see p.11 No.36) with a SATA data cable first.
Connect the SATA data
cable to the orange
SATAII connector
Connect the SATA
(SATAII_6 (Port5))
data cable to the
eSATAII connector
(eSATAII)
2. Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port
of the I/O shield.
Connect one end of the eSATAII
Connect the other end of the eSATAII
device cable to eSATAII device
device cable to eSATAII port of the I/O
shield
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Comparison between eSATAII and other devices
IEEE 1394
USB 2.0
400Mb/s
480Mb/s
SATA
1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s)
3.0Gb/s (3000Mb/s)
eSATAII/SATAII
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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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5
6
3
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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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This motherboard adopts Intel® ICH9 south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA
(SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks. 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.
2.15 Hot Plug Function for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII
Devices
This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in
AHCI mode. Intel® ICH9 south bridge chipset provides hardware support forAdvanced
Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers
developed thru a joint industry effort.
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.
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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This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD in AHCI mode.
Please read below operation guide of SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully.
Before you process the SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable
accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.
A. 7-pin SATA data cable
B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface
A. SATA data cable (Red)
B. SATA power cable
1x4-pin conventional
SATA7-pin
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The SATA 15-pin power
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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.
SATApowercable1x4-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.
VistaTM 64-bit Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS
on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below
procedures according to the OS you install.
1. Since Windows® 2000 AHCI driver is not provided by the chipset
vendor, AHCI function is not supported under Windows® 2000.
2. The AHCI driver in our support CD is non-logo.
2.18.1 Installing Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs
without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
IDE Configuration.
B. Set “SATAII Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure
SATAII as”, please set the option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.
A. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a
window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot
device.
C. When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate Serial
ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.
D. Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy files [YN]?
Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.
E. The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA / SATAII
drivers into the floppy diskette.
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STEP 3: Install Windows® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. (Windows® 2000 is
not supported.)
After making a SATA / SATAII driver diskette, you can start to install Windows® XP / XP
64-bit on your system. At the beginning of Windows® setup, press F6 to install a third-
party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing
the Intel® AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select
the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install. You may
select: "Intel(R) ICH9 SATAAHCI Controller (Desktop - Windows XP)" for Windows® XP
or "Intel(R) ICH9 SATAAHCI Controller (Desktop - Windows XP64)" for Windows® XP 64-
bit.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
IDE Configuration.
B. Set “SATAII Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure
SATAII as”, please set the option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.
2.18.2 Installing Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit
Without RAID Functions
If you want to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII
HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.
Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices with NCQ function
STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
IDE Configuration.
B. Set “SATAII Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure
SATAII as”, please set the option to [AHCI].
STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.
Insert the Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot
your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows® VistaTM / 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 Intel® AHCI drivers. Intel® AHCI drivers are in the
following path in our Support CD:
.. \ I386 (For Windows® VistaTM OS)
.. \ AMD64 (For Windows® VistaTM 64-bit OS)
After that, please insert Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit optical disk into the optical
drive again to continue the installation.
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Using SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII devices without NCQ function
STEP 1: Set up BIOS.
A. Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
IDE Configuration.
B. Set “SATAII Configuration” to [Enhanced], and then in the option “Configure
SATAII as”, please set the option to [IDE].
STEP 2: Install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system.
After setting up BIOS, you can start to install Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit on
your system.
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This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology, which means during
overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI / PCIE buses. Before you
enable Untied Overclocking function, please enter “Overclock Mode” option of
BIOS setup to set the selection from [Auto] to [Manual]. 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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Chapter 3: BIOS SETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.
The BIOS FWH chip 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 refer-
ence 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)
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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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<Enter>
<F1>
<F9>
<F10>
<ESC>
To display the General Help Screen
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
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BIOS Version
Processor Type
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Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU
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Use [+] or [-] to
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Microcode Update
Cache Size
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Select Screen
Select Item
Total Memory
DDRII 1
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DDRII 3
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Change Field
Select Field
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
Exit
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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,
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Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
H/W Monitor
Boot
Security
Exit
Main
Advanced
Configure 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
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General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
Exit
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Setting wrong values in this section may cause
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CPU Configuration
Overclock Mode
[Auto]
[400]
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CPU Frequency (MHz)
PCIE Frequency (MHz)
[Enabled]
[Auto]
Boot Failure Guard
Spread Spectrum
Ratio Status
Ratio Actual Value
Unlocked (Min:06, Max:Unlimited)
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Enhanced Halt State
Select Screen
Select Item
[Enabled]
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[Enabled]
[Auto]
Intel Virtualization tech.
CPU Thermal Throttling
No-Excute Memory Protection
Hyper Threading Technology
Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
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General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
Exit
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Overclock Mode
Use this to select Overclock Mode. Configuration options: [Auto], [Manual]
and [I.O.T.]. The default value is [Auto]. If you select [Manual], Untied
Overclocking function is enabled. Please refer to page 42 for the details of
Untied Overclocking Technology. If you select [I.O.T.] (Intelligent Overclocking
Technology), you are allowed to adjust the CPU frequency and PCIE frequency
in the following two items. Therefore, the system will automatically enable the
overclocking function when your CPU is heavy loaded.
CPU Frequency (MHz)
Use this option to adjust CPU frequency.
PCIE Frequency (MHz)
Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.
Boot Failure Guard
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.
Spread Spectrum
This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability.
Ratio Status
This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this
motherboard is “Locked” or “Unlocked”. If it shows “Unlocked”, you will find an
item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of
this motherboard.
Ratio Actual Value
This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this
motherboard.
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Enhance Halt State
All processors support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported
through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no
hardware support from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor
maintains the context of the system caches.
Intel (R) Virtualization tech.
When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)
can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool
Technology. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support
Intel (R) Virtualization Technology.
CPU Thermal Throttling
You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha-
nism to keep the CPU from overheated.
No-Excute Memory Protection
No-Execution (NX) Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the
IA-32 Intel Architecture. An IA-32 processor with “No Execute (NX) Memory
Protection” can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to
execute code. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support
No-Excute Memory Protection.
Hyper Threading Technology
To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium® 4
processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system
that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows®
XP. Set to [Enabled] if using Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Linux kernel version
2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not sup-
port Hyper-Threading technology.
Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel’s new power saving technology. Proces-
sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power
savings. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled]
and [Disabled]. If you install Windows® XP and select [Auto], you need to set
the “Power Schemes” as “Portable/Laptop” to enable this function. If you
install Windows® VistaTM and want to enable this function, please set this item
to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel
(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech..
Please note that enabling this function may reduce CPU voltage and lead to system
stability or compatibility issue with some power supplies. Please set this item to
[Disable] if above issue occurs.
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Chipset Configuration
ENABLE: Allow
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Memory Remap Feature
DRAM Frequency
Flexibility Option
DRAM CAS# Latency
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
DRAM RAS# Precharge
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precha
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
DISABLE: Do not allow
remapping of memory.
Primary Graphics Adapter
[PCI]
OnBoard HD Audio
Front Panel
OnBoard Lan
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
Select Screen
Select Item
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Change Option
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
Exit
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
CPU Voltage
DRAM Voltage
NB Core Voltage
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Memory Remap Feature
Use this item to enable or disable memory remap feature. Configuration
options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Disabled].
DRAM Frequency
If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s)
inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may select
[333MHz (DDR2 667)], [400MHz (DDR2 800)] or [533MHz (DDR2 1066)] for
DDR2 memory modules, or select [400MHz (DDR3 800)], [533MHz (DDR3
1066)] or [667MHz (DDR3 1333)] for DDR3 memory modules. The configura-
tion options depend on the CPU and memory module you adopt on this
motherboard. Please refer to page 8 for the CPU FSB frequency and its corre-
sponding memory support frequency.
Flexibility Option
The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for
memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].
DRAM CAS# Latency
Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration
options for DDR2 memory modules are [3], [4], [5], [6] and [Auto].
Configuration options for DDR3 memory modules are are [5], [6], [7], [8],
[9] and [Auto].
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the
read / write command. Configuration options: [Auto], [3 DRAM Clocks], [4
DRAM Clocks], [5 DRAM Clocks] and [6 DRAM Clocks].
DRAM RAS# Precharge
This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued.
Configuration options: [Auto], [3 DRAM Clocks], [4 DRAM Clocks],
[5 DRAM Clocks] and [6 DRAM Clocks].
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DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge
This controls the number ofDRAM clocks for TRAS. Configuration options:
Configuration options: [Auto], [9 DRAM Clocks], [10 DRAM Clocks], [11
DRAM Clocks], [12 DRAM Clocks], [13 DRAM Clocks], [14 DRAM Clocks]
and [15 DRAM Clocks].
Primary Graphics Adapter
This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter
priority. The default value is [PCI].
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.
Front Panel
Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HDAudio Front Panel.
OnBoard Lan
This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard Lan” feature.
CPU Voltage
Use this to select CPU Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] and [Manual].
The default value of this feature is [Auto].
DRAM Voltage
Use this to select DRAM Voltage. Configuration options for DDR2 memory
modules: [Auto], [1.79V], [1.85V], [1.90V], [1.96V], [2.02V], [2.08V], [2.14V],
[2.20V], [2.31V], [2.37V], [2.42V], [2.48V], [2.54V], [2.60V], [2.66V] and
[2.72V]. Configuration options for DDR3 memory modules: [Auto], [1.47V],
[1.53V], [1.64V], [1.71V], [1.76V], [1.82V], [1.88V], [1.99V], [2.05V], [2.11V],
[2.16V], [2.23V], [2.28V], [2.34V], [2.40V] and [2.66V]. The default value of
this feature is [Auto].
NB Core Voltage
Use this to select Northbridge Core Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto],
[Low], [Middle], [High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
SB Voltage
Use this to select Southbridge Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low],
[Middle], [High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
VTT Voltage
Use this to select VTT Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low],
[Middle], [High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
DRAM RCOMP Setting
Use this to adjustDRAM RCOMP Setting feature. Configuration options: [Auto]
and [Manual]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
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Suspend To RAM
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[Auto]
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Repost Video on STR Resume
[Power Off]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Restore on AC/Power Loss
Ring-In Power On
PCI Devices Power On
PS / 2 Keyboard Power On
RTC Alarm Power On
Select Screen
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ACPI HPET Table
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General Help
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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
suspend to RAM.)
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.
3.3.4IDE Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Options
IDE Configuration
Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced
[Enhanced]
SATAII Configuration
[AHCI]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Configure SATAII as
Hot Plug
OnBoard IDE Controller
SATAII
SATAII
SATAII
SATAII
IDE1 Master
IDE1 Slave
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[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
Exit
+-
F1
F9
F10
ESC
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out
[20]
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SATAII Configuration
Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. If native OS (Windows
2000 / XP) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. Then in the option “Config-
ure SATAII as”, you are allowed to set the selection to [AHCI] or [IDE] mode.
The default value is [AHCI].
If you select [AHCI] mode, the option “Hot Plug” will appear. You are allowed to
use the Hot Plug function under Windows environment if this option is enabled.
Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].
AHCI(AdvancedHostControllerInterface)supportsNCQandother
new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE
mode does not have these advantages.
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IDE Device Configuration
You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will
use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Primary IDE Master
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
Device
Vendor
Size
:Hard Disk
:ST340014A
:40.0 GB
LBA Mode
Block Mode
PIO Mode
Async DMA
Ultra DMA
S.M.A.R.T.
:Supported
:16Sectors
:4
:MultiWord DMA-2
:Ultra DMA-5
:Supported
Type
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
Select Screen
Select Item
LBA/Large Mode
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
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32Bit Data Transfer
+-
F1
F9
F10
ESC
Change Option
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
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.
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DMA Mode
DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for com-
patible IDE devices.
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].
32-Bit Data Transfer
Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data
transfer rate.
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Advanced
Value in units of PCI
clocks for PCI device
latency timer
Advanced PCI / PnP Settings
PCI Latency Timer
PCI IDE BusMaster
[32]
[Enabled]
register.
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
F1
F9
F10
ESC Exit
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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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In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Floppy Configuration
Floppy
Select the type of
floppy drive
connected to the
system.
[1.44 MB 31 "]
A
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Select Screen
Select Item
+-
F1
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]
[378]
[ECP + EPP]
[1.9]
OnBoard Floppy Controller
Serial Port Address
Infrared Port Address
Parallel Port Address
Parallel Port Mode
EPP Version
ECP Mode DMA Channel
Parallel Port IRQ
[DMA3]
[IRQ7]
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
F1
F9
F10
ESC 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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Parallel Port Address
Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it.
Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278].
Parallel Port Mode
Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default
value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP
version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options:
[Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].
EPP Version
Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9]
and [1.7].
ECP Mode DMA Channel
Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration
options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3].
Parallel Port IRQ
Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options:
[IRQ5] and [IRQ7].
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
USB Configuration
To enable or disable
the onboard USB
controllers.
[Enabled]
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Support
Legacy USB Support
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
F1
F9
F10
ESC 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 item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O
devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so
that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device
connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB support.
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system,
including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan
speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
Security
Exit
Main
Advanced
H/W Monitor
Enable/Disable
CPU Quiet Fan
Function.
Hardware Health Event Monitoring
CPU Temperature
M / B Temperature
:
:
37 C / 98 F
31 C / 87 F
CPU Fan Speed
Chassis Fan Speed
:
:
3400 RPM
N / A
Vcore
:
:
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:
1.629V
3.306V
5.067V
11.890V
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3.30V
5.00V
12.00V
Select Screen
Select Item
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
Exit
F1
F9
F10
ESC
CPU Quiet Fan
[Disabled]
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CPU Quiet Fan
This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan. 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
(
C)”, “Tolerance ( C)”, and “Minimun 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 ( C)
The target temperature will be between 45 C and 65 C. The default
value is [50].
Tolerance ( C)
The default value of tolerance is [2], which means the error of the
target CPU temperature will be within 2 C.
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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In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config-
ure the boot settings and the boot priority.
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 - HDS722580VL]
[CD / DVD: 3S - CD - ROM C]
[USB]
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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Boot
Boot Settings Configuration
To enable or disable the
boot from onboard LAN
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
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Boot From Onboard LAN
Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature.
Boot Up Num-Lock
If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock
function after boot-up.
3.6 Security Screen
In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.
For the user password, you may also clear it.
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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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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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Chapter 4: Software Support
4.1 Install Operating System
This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 /
XP / 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
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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