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939NF6G-VSTA

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published December 2006

Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual.

With respect to the contents of this manual, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

The Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in

California, USA, please follow the related regulations in advance.

“Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com

1.1

Package Contents ..................................................................... 5

1.2

Specifications ........................................................................... 6

1.3

Minimum Hardware Requirement Table for Windows

®

Vista

TM

Premium and Basic Logo .......................................................... 9

1.4

Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 10

1.5

HD 8CH I/O ................................................................................ 11

Pre-installation Precautions ............................................................... 12

2.1

CPU Installation ......................................................................... 13

2.2

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 13

2.3

Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 14

2.4

Expansion Slots

(PCI Express, PCI, and HDMR Slots) ....................

16

2.5

Easy Multi Monitor Feature ........................................................ 17

2.6

Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 18

2.7

Onboard Headers and Connectors .......................................... 19

2.8

SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide .................................................. 23

2.9

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

Installation ................................................................................. 24

2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs .... 24

2.11 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................ 24

2.12 HDMR Card and Driver Installation ............................................ 25

2.13 Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM /

Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions ..................................... 25

2.14 Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista TM /

Vista TM 64-bit With RAID Functions ........................................... 25

2.14.1 Installing Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

Functions ...................................................................... 26

2.14.2 Installing Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit With RAID

Functions ...................................................................... 26

2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 27

BIOS S

ETUP UTILITY

3.1

Introduction ............................................................................... 28

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 28

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 29

3.2

Main Screen .............................................................................. 29

3.3

Advanced Screen .................................................................... 29

3.3.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 30

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ..................................................... 33

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 34

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 35

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 37

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 38

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 38

3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... 39

3.4

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 40

3.5

Boot Screen .............................................................................. 41

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 41

3.6

Security Screen ........................................................................ 42

3.7

Exit Screen ............................................................................... 43

4.1

Install Operating System ........................................................... 44

4.2

Support CD Information ............................................................. 44

4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 44

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 44

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 44

4.2.4 Contact Information ........................................................ 44

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

T echnology

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 939NF6G-VSTA motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

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

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

1.1

Package Contents

1 x ASRock 939NF6G-VSTA Motherboard

(Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm)

1 x ASRock 939NF6G-VSTA Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock 939NF6G-VSTA Support CD

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

1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

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

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

1 x HD 8CH I/O Shield

1 x COM Port Bracket

1.2

Specifications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Hybrid Booster

Expansion Slot

Graphics

Audio

LAN

Rear Panel I/O

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm

- Socket 939 for AMD Athlon

TM

64FX / 64X2 / 64 processors

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

Technology

(see CAUTION 1)

- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

- NVIDIA

®

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or

GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 (see CAUTION 3)

- Dual Channel DDR Memory Technology (see CAUTION 4)

- 4 x DDR DIMM slots

- Support DDR400/333/266

- Max. capacity: 4GB (see CAUTION 5)

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 6)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 7)

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

- 2 x PCI slots

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

- 1 x HDMR slot

- Integrated NVIDIA

®

GeForce6-class graphics

- DirectX 9.0 VGA, Pixel Shader 3.0

- Max. shared memory 256MB

- 7.1 CH Windows

®

Vista

TM

Premium Level HD Audio

(ALC888 Audio Codec)

- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

HD 8CH I/O

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x VGA Port

- 1 x Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 Port

- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/

Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8)

Connector

BIOS Feature

Support CD

Hardware

Monitor

OS

- 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, JBOD), NCQ, and “Hot Plug”

functions (see CAUTION 9)

- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Game header

- 1 x COM port header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

(see CAUTION 10)

- 4Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)

- CPU Temperature Sensing

- Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

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

- Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000/XP/XP 64-bit/Vista

TM

/

Vista

TM

64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 11)

- FCC, CE, Microsoft

®

WHQL Certificated

Certifications

WARNING

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

CAUTION!

1.

For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’

Quiet

TM

technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 45 to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

technology.

2.

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 27 for details.

3.

Both NVIDIA

®

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 and GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 refer to the same chipset. If you install NVIDIA

®

driver with 91.63 version or above under Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit, or install NVIDIA ® driver with

97.19 version or above under Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit, the chipset name will be GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430 instead of GeForce 6100 / nForce

430. However, the difference in device name under Windows

®

does not affect any specification and feature of this motherboard.

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 14 for proper installation.

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

®

Vista

TM

. For Windows

®

XP 64-bit and Windows

®

Vista

TM

64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

6.

Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.

7.

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.

8.

For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes.

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

9.

Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the “SATAII

Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 23 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to

SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

10. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Vista TM 64-bit / Vista TM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

11. Microsoft ® Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit driver keeps on updating now. As long as we have the latest driver, we will update it to our website in the future.

Please visit our website for Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit driver and related information.

ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.3

Minimum Hardware R equirement T able for W

®

Vista

TM

For system integrators and users who purchase this motherboard and plan to submit Windows

®

Vista

TM

Premium and Basic logo, please follow the below table for minimum hardware requirement.

CPU

Memory

Athlon 3000+

512MB x 2 Dual Channel (Premium)

512MB Single Channel (Basic)

256MB x 2 Dual Channel (Basic)

* If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size 512MB and plan to

submit Windows ® Vista TM Basic logo, please adjust the shared memory size of onboard

VGA to 64MB. If you use onboard VGA with total system memory size above 512MB

and plan to submit Windows ® Vista TM Premium or Basic logo, please adjust the shared

memory size of onboard VGA to 128MB or above.

* If you plan to use external graphics card on this motherboard, please refer to Premium

Discrete requirement at http://www.asrock.com

1 2

PS2

Mouse

1

PS2_USB_PW1

ATX12V1

3 4

21.8cm (8.6-in)

5 6 7

CPU_FAN1

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

USB 2.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

IDE1

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

Top:

RJ-45

LAN

PHY

AUDIO

CODEC

1

HD_AUDIO1

CD1

FSB1GHz

ATA133

RAID

RoHS

PCI

PCIE2

7.1CH HD

HDMR1

PCIE1

939NF6G-VSTA

PCI1

PCI2

1

GAME1

CMOS

BATTERY

FLOPPY1

CLRCMOS1

1

SATAII

NVIDIA

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or

GeForce 6150SE / nForce 430

Chipset

USB4_5

1

CHA_FAN1

1

1

IR1

SPEAKER1

1

USB6_7

USB8_9

PLED PWRBTN

HDLED RESET

PANEL 1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

25

24 23 22 21 20 19 18

17

16

4

5

6

1

2

3

7

12

13

14

15

8

9

10

11

PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper

ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

CPU Heatsink Retention Module

939-Pin CPU Socket

CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots

(Dual Channel A: DDR1, DDR2; Blue)

2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots

(Dual Channel B: DDR3, DDR4; Black)

Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)

NVIDIA Single Chip

Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4, Red)

Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3, Red)

Secondary SATAII Connector (SATAII_2, Red)

Primary SATAII Connector (SATAII_1, Red)

USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)

USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

27

28

29

30

23

24

25

26

31

32

19

20

21

22

16

17

18

System Panel Header (PANEL1)

Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)

Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

Infrared Module Header (IR1)

Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

Game Port Header (GAME1)

HDMR Slot (HDMR1)

Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2)

Flash Memory

PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)

PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1)

Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

Serial Port Connector (COM1)

1.5

HD 8CH I/O

1 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

13 12

3

4

1

2

5

6

Parallel Port

RJ-45 Port

Side Speaker (Gray)

Rear Speaker (Black)

Central / Bass (Orange)

Line In (Light Blue)

*

7 Front Speaker (Lime)

11 10

9

8 Microphone (Pink)

9 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

11 VGA Port

12 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

13 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

*

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

(No. 7) (No. 4)

2

4

6

8

V

V

V

V

--

V

V

V

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

--

--

V

V

Side Speaker

(No. 3)

--

--

--

V

*

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.

939NF6G-VSTA is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.6-in, 24.4 cm x 21.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

1.

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2.

To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.

3.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

4.

Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component.

5.

When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

2.1

CPU Installation

Step 1.

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

Step 2.

Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

Step 3.

Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.

The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.

Step 4.

When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

STEP 1:

Lever 90° Up

Lift Up The Socket Lever

CPU Golden Triangle

Socket Corner Small Triangle

STEP 2 / STEP 3:

Match The CPU Golden Triangle

To The Socket Corner Small

Triangle

STEP 4:

Push Down And Lock

The Socket Lever

After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 10, No. 5). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

939NF6G-VSTA motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate)

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) DDR DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR1 and

DDR2; Blue slots; see p.10 No.6) or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B

(DDR3 and DDR4; Black slots; see p.10 No.7), so that Dual Channel Memory

Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four

DDR DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDR

DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration

Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

(1)

(2)

DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4

(Blue Slot) (Blue Slot) (Black Slot) (Black Slot)

Populated Populated

-

(3)* Populated

- Populated

Populated

-

Populated

-

Populated

Populated

*

For the configuration (3), please install identical DDR DIMMs in all four slots.

1.

If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility 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 blue slots

(DDR1 and DDR2), or in the set of black slots (DDR3 and DDR4).

2.

If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR 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 DDR1 and DDR3, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology .

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.

2.4

Expansion Slots

There are 2 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on 939NF6G-VSTA motherboard.

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

width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane

width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

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

HDMR slot: The HDMR slot is used to insert an ASRock HDMR card with v.92

Modem functionality. The HDMR slot is shared with PCIE2 slot; you

can only choose either PCIE2 slot or HDMR slot to use.

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

Step 6.

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).

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.

Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Replace the system cover.

This motherboard supports Multi Monitor upgrade. With the internal onboard VGA and the external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of Multi Monitor feature. Please refer to the following steps to set up a multi monitor environment:

1. Install the NVIDIA ® PCI Express VGA card to PCIE1 (PCIE x16 slot). Please refer

to page 16 for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

2. Connect the D-Sub input monitor cable to the VGA/D-Sub port on the I/O panel

of this motherboard. Connect another D-Sub input monitor cable to the

VGA/D-Sub connector of the add-on PCI Express VGA card. Connect the DVI-D

input monitor cable to the VGA/DVI-D connector of the add-on PCI Express VGA

card.

3. Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Share Memory”

option to adjust the memory capability to [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], or

[256MB] to enable the function of onboard VGA/D-sub. Please make sure that

the value you select is less than the total capability of the system memory. If

you do not adjust the BIOS setup, the default value of “Share Memory”, [Auto],

will disable onboard VGA/D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is

inserted to this motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver to your system. If you have installed the

onboard VGA driver already, there is no need to install it again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display. Right click the desktop, choose “Properties”, and

select the “Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-

monitor according to the steps below. (The item names and operation

procedures described in this step are under Windows

®

XP environment. If you

install other Windows

®

OS, the item names and operation procedures may be

similar.)

A. Click the “Identify” button to display a large number on each monitor.

B. Right-click the display icon in the Display Properties dialog that you wish to

be your primary monitor, and then select “Primary”. When you use multiple

monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary, and all

additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

C. Select the display icon identified by the number 2.

D. Click “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”.

E. Right-click the display icon and select “Attached”, if necessary.

F. Set the “Screen Resolution” and “Color Quality” as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click “Apply” or “OK” to apply these new values.

G. Repeat steps C through E for the diaplay icon identified by the number one,

two, and three.

6. Use Multi Monitor feature. Click and drag the display icons to positions

representing the physical setup of your monitors that you would like to use. The

placement of display icons determines how you move items from one monitor to

another.

2.6

Jumpers Setup

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

Jumper

PS2_USB_PW1

(see p.10, No. 1)

1_2

Setting

2_3

Short pin2, pin3 to enable

+5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or

+5V +5VSB

USB wake up events.

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

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRCMOS1)

(see p.10, No. 21)

1_2 2_3

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.

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)

(see p.10 No. 22)

Pin1

FLOPPY1 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.10 No. 8)

PIN1

IDE1 connect the blue end to the motherboard

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable connect the black end to the IDE devices

Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.

Serial ATAII Connectors

(SATAII_1: see p.10, No. 13)

(SATAII_2: see p.10, No. 12)

(SATAII_3: see p.10, No. 11)

(SATAII_4: see p.10, No. 10)

Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

(Optional)

SATAII_4

SATAII_3

SATAII_2

SATAII_1

These four Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current

SATAII interface allows up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA /

SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Power Cable

(Optional) connect to the SATA HDD power connector connect to the power supply

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 connector of the power supply.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.10, No. 15)

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.10, No. 14)

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.10, No. 18)

USB_PWR

P-9

P+9

1

GND

P+8

P-8

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

P-7

P+7

GND

DUMMY

1

GND

P-6

P+6

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

P-5

P+5

GND

DUMMY

1

GND

P-4

P+4

USB_PWR

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.

Infrared Module Header

(5-pin IR1)

(see p.10 No. 20)

Internal Audio Connectors

(4-pin CD1)

(CD1: see p.10 No. 30)

+5VSB

DUMMY

1

GND

IRRX

CD1

CD-L

GND

GND

CD-R

This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.

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.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.10, No. 25)

GND

PRESENCE#

MIC_RET

OUT_RET

This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices.

1

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT2_L

J_SENSE

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. Click “Audio I/O”, select

“Connector Settings” , choose “Disable front panel jack

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

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.10 No. 16)

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.10 No. 19)

Chassis Fan Connector

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.10 No. 17)

PLED+

PLED-

GND

1

RESET#

GND

DUMMY

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

SPEAKER

DUMMY

+5V

DUMMY

This header accommodates several system front panel functions.

Please connect the chassis speaker to this header.

GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.10 No. 5)

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

Please connect the CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.

1 2 3 4

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

ATX Power Connector

(20-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.10 No. 31)

Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.

ATX 12V Power Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.10 No. 2)

Game Port Header

(15-pin GAME1)

(see p.10 No. 23)

+5V

JBB1

MIDI_OUT

JBY

JBB2

MIDI_IN

1

+5V

JAB1

GND

JAX

JAY

GND

+5V

JAB2

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.

Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed.

Serial port Header This COM1 header

(9-pin COM1)

supports a serial port module.

(see p.10 No. 32)

DDTR#1

DDSR#1

CCTS#1

1

RRI#1

RRTS#1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

2.8

SA

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

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted, SATA 1.5Gb/s will be enabled.

On the other hand, if you want to enable SATAII 3.0Gb/s, please remove the jumpers from pin 5 and pin 6.

SAMSUNG

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

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: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

The above examples are just for your reference. For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors, the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same. Please visit the vendors’ website for the updates.

This motherboard adopts NVIDIA

®

GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 or GeForce 6150SE

/ nForce 430 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.

STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA / SATAII hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII connector.

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

Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII

Devices.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII

HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 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.

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.

2.12

HDMR Card and Driver Installation

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

1. Insert HDMR card to HDMR slot on this motherboard. Please make sure that the

HDMR card is completely seated on the slot.

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

3. Reboot your system.

2.13 Installing Windows

®

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

The installation procedures for Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit are subject to change. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit driver and related information in the future.

If you just want to install Windows

®

2000, Windows

®

XP, Windows

®

XP 64-bit,

Windows

®

Vista

TM

or Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without

RAID functions, you don’t have to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette. Besides, there is no need for you to change the BIOS setting. You can start to install Windows

®

2000, Windows

®

XP, Windows

®

XP 64-bit, Windows

®

Vista

TM

or Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit on your system directly.

2.14 Installing Windows

®

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

If you want to install Windows ® 2000, Windows ® XP, Windows ® XP 64-bit, Windows ®

Vista TM or Windows ® Vista TM 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

1. The installation procedures for Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

64-bit are subject to

change. Please visit our website for the updates of Windows ® Vista TM / Vista TM

64-bit driver and related information in the future.

2. Before installing Windows

®

2000 to your system, your Windows

®

2000 optical

disk is supposed to include SP4. If there is no SP4 included in your disk, please

visit the below website for proper procedures of making a SP4 disk:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/spdeploy.

htm#the_integrated_installation_fmay

2.14.1 Installing Windows

®

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

If you want to install Windows

®

2000, Windows

®

XP or Windows

®

XP 64-bit on your

SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.

A.

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

B.

During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-

C.

D.

ROM as the boot device.

When you see the message on the screen, “Generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a blank formatted diskette into floppy drive A: press any key to start

E.

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

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

SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.

STEP 2: Set Up BIOS.

A.

B.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen

Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].

IDE Configuration.

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

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

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 4: Install Windows

®

2000 / Windows

®

XP / Windows

®

XP-64bit OS on your system.

After step1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows

®

2000 / 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

®

RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install.

NOTE. If you install Windows

®

2000 / 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 in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

2.14.2 Installing Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

If you want to install Windows

®

Vista

TM

or Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit on your SATA /

SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration.

B.

Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].

STEP 2: Use “RAID Installation Guide” to set RAID configuration.

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

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit OS on your

system.

Insert the Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit optical disk into the optical drive to boot your system, and follow the instruction to install Windows

®

Vista

TM

/

Windows

®

Vista

TM

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:

.. \ I386 \ Vista (For Windows

®

Vista

TM

OS)

.. \ AMD64 \ Vista64 (For Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit OS)

After that, please insert Windows

®

Vista

TM

/ Windows

®

Vista

TM

64-bit optical disk into the optical drive again to continue the installation.

NOTE. If you install Windows ® Vista TM / Windows ® Vista TM 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 in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

Untied Overclocking T echnology

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 [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 7 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.

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.

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main

To set up the system time/date information

Advanced

To set up the advanced BIOS features

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.

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

/

Moves cursor left or right to select Screens

/

+ / -

Moves cursor up or down to select items

To change option for the selected items

<Enter>

<F1>

<F9>

<F10>

<ESC>

To bring up the selected screen

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.

Main

Advanced

System Overview

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

System Time

System Date

[ 17 :00:09]

[Mon 12/04/2006]

BIOS Version

Processor Type

Processor Speed

Microcode Update

L1 Cache Size

L2 Cache Size

: 939NF6G-VSTA BIOS P1.0

: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+

(64bit supported)

: 1800 MHz

: 20FF2/0

: 128KB

: 512KB

Total Memory

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

DDR4

: 512MB with 64MB shared memory

Dual-Channel Memory Mode

:

: 256MB/200MHz (DDR400)

256MB/200MHz (DDR400)

: None

: None

Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

+-

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Tab

F1

F9

F10

Select Field

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and 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.

3.3

Advanced Screen

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.

Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor Boot

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

Security Exit

Options for CPU

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F9

F10

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

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Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Boot Failure Guard

CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum

PCIE

SATA

Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum

Cool' n' Quiet

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Enabled]

[0.75% Hershey]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

Processor Maximum Multiplier

Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

Memory Clock

Flexibility Option

CAS Latency

TRAS

TRP x9 1800 MHz

1.450 V

[Auto]

[200MHz (DDR400)]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

If AUTO, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If

Manual, multiplier and voltage will be set based on User Selection in Setup.

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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. The default value is [200].

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. The default value is [100].

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum

This feature will be set to [0.75% Hershey] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled], [0.5% Hershey], [0.75% Hershey], [0.5% Triangular], and [0.75% Triangular].

PCIE 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].

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

technology. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and

[Disabled]. If you install Windows

®

Vista

TM

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.

Processor Maximum Multiplier

It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier 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 Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Boot Failure Guard

CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum

PCIE

SATA

Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum

Cool' n' Quiet

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Enabled]

[0.75% Hershey]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

Processor Maximum Multiplier

Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

Processor Multiplier

Processor Voltage

Memory Clock

Flexibility Option x9 1800 MHz

1.450 V

[Manual]

[x8 1600 MHz]

[1.500 V]

[200MHz (DDR400)]

[Disabled]

If AUTO, multiplier and voltage will be left at the rated frequency/voltage. If

Manual, voltage multiplier and will be set based on User Selection in Setup.

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Processor Multiplier

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.

Processor Voltage

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.

Memory Clock

This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [133 MHz (DDR 266)], [166 MHz (DDR 333)], and

[200MHz (DDR 400)].

Flexibility Option

The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].

CAS Latency

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [2.5T], and [3T]. The default value is [Auto].

TRAS

Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5T] to [12T].

The default value is [Auto].

TRP

Use this to adjust TRP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T] to [6T].

The default value is [Auto].

TRCD

Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T] to [6T].

The default value is [Auto].

TRRD

Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T] to [4T].

TRC

The default value is [Auto].

Use this to adjust TRC values. Configuration options: [Auto], [7T] to [14T].

The default value is [Auto].

MA Timing

Use this to adjust values for MA timing. Configuration options: [Auto], [1T],

[2T]. The default value is [Auto].

Burst Length

Burst length can be set to 8, 4 or 2 beats. 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats.

Bank Interleaving

Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

Memory Hole

Use this item to enable or disable memory hole. The Default value is

[Disabled].

Advanced

Chipset Settings

Onboard LAN

Onboard HD Audio

Front Panel

CD-In

Share Memory

Primary Graphics Adapter

CPU-NB Link Speed

CPU-NB Link Width

DRAM Voltage

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[PCI]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

To set DRAM Voltage.

+ -

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

F1

F9

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and 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 HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound

Card is plugged.

Front Panel

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

CD-In

Use this item to enable or disable CD-In of OnBoard HD Audio. If you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows ® Vista TM logo test, please disable this option.

Share Memory

This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto].

Configuration options: [Auto], [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], and [256MB].

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], [Onboard] and [PCI Express].

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].

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], [Ultra High],

[High], [Normal], and [Low]. The default value is [Auto].

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend To RAM

Repost Video on STR Resume

Restore on AC / Power Loss

Ring-In Power On

PCI Devices Power On

PS / 2 Keyboard Power On

RTC Alarm Power On

ACPI HPET Table

[Auto]

[No]

[Power Off]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

+-

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

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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.

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

®

Vista

TM

certification.

Advanced

IDE Configuration

OnBoard IDE Controller

OnBoard SATA Controller

SATA Operation Mode

IDE Master

IDE Slave

SATAII 1

SATAII 2

SATAII 3

SATAII 4

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[non-RAID]

[Hard Disk]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

ENABLED: enables the integrated IDE

Controller.

DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE

Controller.

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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 select [RAID] mode, SATA / SATAII HDDs can not be accessed until you finish

configuring RAID functions in NVIDIA BIOS / Windows RAID Utility.

IDE Device Configuration

You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “IDE Slave” as well.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

IDE Master

Device

Vendor

Size

LBA Mode

Block Mode

PIO Mode

Async DMA

Ultra DMA

S.M.A.R.T.

:Hard Disk

:MAXTOR 6L080J4

:80.0 GB

:Supported

:16Sectors

:4

:MultiWord DMA-2

:Ultra DMA-6

:Supported

Type

LBA/Large Mode

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

PIO Mode

DMA Mode

S . M . A . R . T .

32Bit Data Transfer

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

Select the type of device connected to the system.

+-

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

F1

F9

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and 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.

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.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Advanced PCI / PnP Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.

PCI Latency Timer

PCI IDE BusMaster

[64]

[Enabled]

+-

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

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.

In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A

Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+-

F1

F9

F10

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Configure Super IO Chipset

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Serial Port Address

Infrared Port Address

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

EPP Version

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Parallel Port IRQ

OnBoard Game Port

OnBoard MIDI Port

[Enabled]

[3F8 / IRQ4]

[Disabled]

[378]

[ECP + EPP]

[1.9]

[DMA3]

[IRQ7]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller.

Select Screen

Select Item

+-

F1

F9

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and 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].

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].

OnBoard Game Port

Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it.

OnBoard MIDI Port

Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330].

Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support

Legacy USB Support

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.

+-

F1

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F9

F10

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

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 the I/O devices of legacy OS (DOS) such as mouse, keyboard, USB flash... 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.

Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor

Boot

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

CPU Temperature

M / B Temperature

CPU Fan Speed

Chassis Fan Speed

Vcore

+ 3.30V

+ 5.00V

+ 12.00V

CPU Quiet Fan

: 37 C / 98 F

: 31 C / 87 F

: 2833 RPM

: N / A

: 1.532 V

: 3.129 V

: 4.877 V

: 11.741 V

[Disabled]

Security

F1

F9

Select Screen

Select Item

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

CPU Quiet Fan

This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. The default value is [Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan.

3.5

Boot Screen

In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.

Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Boot Settings

Boot Settings Configuration

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

Hard Disk Drives

Removable Drives

CD/DVD Drives

[1st Floppy Device]

[HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08]

[CD/DVD: SM-CD-ROM]

Configure Settings during System Boot.

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1

F9

F10

ESC

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.

Boot Settings Configuration

Boot From Network

Bootup Num-Lock

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

[Disabled]

[On]

To enable or disable the boot from network feature.

+ -

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

F1

F9

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

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Boot From Network

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network 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.

Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

Security Exit

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Change

F1 General Help

F9 Load Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

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3.7

Exit Screen

Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitro Boot

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit

Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults

Security

Exit

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1

F9

F10

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and 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, “Discard 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, “Discard 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.

This motherboard supports various Microsoft

®

Windows

®

operating systems:

2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista

TM

/ Vista

TM

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.

The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features.

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.

The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects the installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports.

Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.

If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information.

AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

T echnology

For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM technology under Windows

®

system. When using this feature, please make sure to install “AMD Processor Driver” from the “Support CD” first.

If you are using Windows

®

2000/XP operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet

TM

technology:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

From the Windows

®

2000/XP operating system, click the Start button.

Select Settings, then Control Panel.

Switch to Classic View. (for Windows

®

XP only)

Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen

Saver tab.

Click the “Power…” button. The following dialog box appears.

From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power

Management.

Click OK to implement settings.

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