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Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published February 2008
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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 2008 and Basic Logo......................... 9
1.4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
TM
Mode .. 10
1.5 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for 3-Way SLI
TM
Mode .............................................................................. 11
1.6 Motherboard Layout ........................................................ 11
1.7 ASRock WiFi_eSATAII I/O Plus ...................................... 12
1.8 ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Specifications ................. 13
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 14
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ............................................ 14
2.3 CPU Installation .............................................................. 15
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................... 17
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......................... 18
2.6 Expansion Slots
(PCI and PCI Express Slots) .....................
20
2.7 SLI
TM
and 3-Way SLI
TM
Operation Guide......................... 21
2.7.1 Graphics Card Setup ............................................. 21
2.7.1.1 Installing Two SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics
Cards ...................................................... 21
2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics
Cards ...................................................... 22
2.7.2 Driver Installation and Setup .................................. 23
2.8 Surround Display Feature ............................................... 26
2.9 Jumpers Setup ............................................................... 26
2.10 Onboard Headers and Connectors .................................. 27
2.11 HDMI_SPDIF Header Connection Guide ......................... 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 and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII
HDDs and eSATAII Devices ........................................ 37
2.16 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation
Guide ...................................................................... 38
2.17 Driver Installation Guide ................................................... 40
2.18 Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit Without RAID Functions ........................... 40
2.19 Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions ................................ 40
2.19.1 Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With
RAID Functions ................................................... 41
2.19.2 Installing Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit With
RAID Functions ................................................... 42
2.20 DTS Operation Guide ................................................. 43
2.21 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................... 45
3 BIOS S
ETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 46
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ..................................................... 46
3.1.2 Navigation Keys .................................................... 47
3.2 Main Screen ................................................................... 47
3.3 Advanced Screen ............................................................ 48
3.3.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 48
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ............................................ 50
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ................................................ 53
3.3.4 IDE Configuration .................................................. 54
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ........................................... 56
3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ............................................. 57
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration .......................................... 57
3.3.8 USB Configuration ................................................ 59
3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen...................... 59
3.5 Boot Screen ................................................................... 60
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ................................... 61
3.6 Security Screen .............................................................. 62
3.7 Exit Screen .................................................................... 63
4.1 Install Operating System ................................................ 64
4.2 Support CD Information ................................................... 64
4.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................. 64
4.2.2 Drivers Menu ......................................................... 64
4.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 64
4.2.4 Contact Information ............................................... 64
Thank you for purchasing ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi 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-by-step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to
BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using.
www.asrock.com/support/index.asp
1.1 P ack age Contents
ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi Quick Installation Guide
ASRock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi Support CD
ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide
Motherboard Accessories
One ASRock SLI Bridge
One ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge
One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable
One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive
Four Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
One HDMI_SPDIF Cable (Optional)
One “ASRock WiFi_eSATAII I/O Plus” I/O Shield
WiFi Accessories
One ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module
One Antenna
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Expansion Slot
Audio
LAN
Wireless LAN
Rear Panel I/O
- 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
®
Core
TM
2 Extreme / Core
TM
2 Quad / Core
TM
2 Duo / 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
- NVIDIA
®
nForce 680i SLI
- Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 4)
- 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots
- Support DDR2 800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB (see CAUTION 5)
- 3 x PCI Express x16 slots
(white @ x16 mode, yellow @ x8 mode)
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
and 3-Way SLI
TM
(see CAUTION 6)
- 7.1 CH Windows
®
Vista
TM
Premium Level HD Audio with
Content Protection
- DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec)
- DTS (Digital Theater Systems) support (see CAUTION 7)
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Giga PHY Realtek RTL8211B
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- ASRock WiFi-802.11g module
- 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g / 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b
- Supports Software Access Point mode (AP mode) and
Station mode (Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode)
ASRock WiFi_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 with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Unique Feature
Hardware
Monitor
- 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/
Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 8)
- 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1, JBOD and RAID 5), NCQ and “Hot Plug” functions
(see CAUTION 9)
- 1 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connector (shared with 1 SATAII
connector), supports NCQ and “Hot Plug” functions
(see CAUTION 10)
- 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
- 1 x IEEE 1394 header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
(see CAUTION 11)
- 1 x WiFi/E header (see CAUTION 12)
- 8Mb AMI BIOS
- 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
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version)
- ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 13)
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 14)
- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 15)
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- 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 / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit compliant (see CAUTION 16)
Certifications
- FCC, CE, WHQL
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com
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. FSB1600-CPU will operate in overclocking mode.
2. About the setting of “Hyper Threading Technology”, please check page
50.
3. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read
“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 45 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 18 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
64-bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
6. This motherboard supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
and 3-Way SLI
TM
technology. If you want to use SLI TM function, please install two identical SLI cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots. If you want to use 3-Way SLI
TM graphics
TM
function, please install three identical 3-Way SLI
TM
support graphics cards on PCIE1,
PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots. For the information of the compatible SLI
TM
and 3-
Way SLI TM PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to page 10. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 20.
7. DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is a multi-channel digital surround sound format. To enable DTS function, you need to adjust the settings after audio driver installation. Please refer to “DTS Operation Guide” on page
43 for details.
8. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. WiFi/E header supports WiFi+AP function with ASRock WiFi-802.11g or
WiFi-802.11n module, an easy-to-use wireless local area network
(WLAN) adapter. It allows you to create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity.
13. 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
ASRock OC Tuner. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
14. 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.
15. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.
16. ASRock WiFi-802.11g module is not supported under Windows
®
2000
OS.
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 2008 and Basic logo, please follow below table for minimum hardware requirements.
CPU
Memory
VGA
Celeron 420
1GB system memory (Premium)
512MB Single Channel (Basic)
DX10 with WDDM Driver with 128bit VGA memory (Premium) with 64bit VGA memory (Basic)
* After June 1, 2008, all Windows
®
Vista
TM
systems are required to meet above
minimum hardware requirements in order to qualify for Windows
®
Vista
TM
Premium
2008 logo.
1 . 4 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
TM
(for Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit only)
Graphics Chip Model Name
Vendor
NVIDIA ASUS EN8800GTX
ASUS EN8600GT/2DHT
ASUS EN7950GX2 *
ASUS EN7900GT TOP
ASUS EN7800GT
ASUS EN7600GSSILENT
ASUS EN7600GT/2DHT
ASUS EN6800LE
ASUS Extreme N6800/TD
ALBATRON PC6600GT
GIGABYTE GV-NX66256DP2
LEADTEK PX7900GS TDH
LEADTEK PX7300GS TDH *
MSI 7300GT-TD256EH
Chipset Name
GeForce 8800GTX
GeForce 8600GT
GeForce 7950GX2
GeForce 7900GT
GeForce 7800GT
GeForce 7600GT
GeForce 7600GS
GeForce 6800LE
GeForce 6800
GeForce 6600GT
GeForce 6600
GeForce 7900GS
GeForce 7300GS
GeForce 7300GT
* These two cards can only work under Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS.
For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLI
TM
Mode,
please visit our website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
1 . 5 Suppor ted PCI Express VGA Card List for 3-
W ay
SLI
TM
(for Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit only)
Graphics Chip Model Name
Vendor
NVIDIA
Chipset Name
ASUS GF8800GTX/768 GeForce 8800GTX
* Currently, only NVIDIA SLI-Ready GeForce 8800 Ultra and GeForce 8800 GTX
graphics cards support 3-Way SLI
TM
Mode. For the latest updates of the
supported PCI Express VGA card list for 3-Way SLI
TM
Mode, please visit our
website for details.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm
1 2 3
24.4cm (9.6 in)
4 5 6 7
1
PS2_USB_PWR1
ATX12V1
CPU_FAN1
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
Top:
IEEE
1394
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
Top:
RJ-45
IDE1
NVIDIA nForce
680i SLI
Chipset
1
WIFI/E
PCIE1
LAN
PHY
27 26
PCIE2
25
CMOS
Battery
Super
I/O
AUDIO
CODEC
PCIE3
PCIE4
Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi
1
HDMI_SPDIF1
1
HD_AUDIO1
CD1
FLOPPY1
RAID
PCIE5
1394a
PCI1
RoHS
PCI2
1
IR1
1
1
SPEAKER1
CLRCMOS1
NVIDIA nForce
680i SLI
Chipset
8Mb
BIOS
SATAII
11
FRONT_1394
11
USB4_5 USB6_7
11
PANEL1
PLED PWRBTN
1
HDLED RESET
SATAII_2(PORT1.1) SATAII_4 (PORT2.1) SATAII_6 (PORT3.1)
SATAII_1(PORT1.0) SATAII_3 (PORT2.0) SATAII_5 (PORT3.0)
CHA_FAN1
24 23 22
21 20
19 18 17
16 15 14
8
9
10
11
12
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper
ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
775-Pin CPU Socket
North Bridge Controller
CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
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)
Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)
South Bridge Controller
SATAII Connector (SATAII_2 (PORT1.1))
SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT2.1))
SATAII Connector (SATAII_6 (PORT3.1))
Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT3.0))
SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT2.0))
SATAII Connector (SATAII_1 (PORT1.0))
8Mb LPC Flash
System Panel Header (PANEL1)
USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7, Blue)
20
21
22
23
24
32
33
34
35
36
37
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header
(FRONT_1394)
USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5, Blue)
Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection Header
(IR1)
Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)
Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)
Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1)
PCI Slots (PCI1- 2)
PCI Express x8 Slot (PCIE5, Yellow)
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE4, White)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE3, White)
PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE2, White)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1, White)
WiFi/E Header (WIFI/E)
ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP)
ASR ock W iF i_eSA
1
2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
15 14 13
12
11
* 4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) ** 9 Front Speaker (Lime)
Parallel Port
IEEE 1394 Port
10
11
Microphone (Pink)
USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)
LAN RJ-45 Port
Side Speaker (Gray)
Rear Speaker (Black)
Central / Bass (Orange)
Line In (Light Blue)
12
13
14
15
USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) eSATAII Port
COM Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
* 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
SPEED LED
Status Description
Off 10Mbps connection
Orange 100Mbps connection
Green 1Gbps connection
Activity/Link LED
Status Description
Off No link
Orange Linked
Blinking Data Activity
LED LED
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 Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker
2
4
6
8
(No. 9)
V
V
V
V
(No. 6)
--
--
--
V
Central / Bass Side Speaker
(No. 7)
--
(No. 5)
--
--
V
V
V
V
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.
ASRock WiFi-802.11g module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi+AP function. With ASRock WiFi-802.11g module, you can easily create a wireless environment and enjoy the convenience of wireless network connectivity. Therefore, from anywhere within the signal range, you will be able to play
LAN games, connect to the internet, access and share printers, and make Internet phone calls easily.
Standard
Data Rate
Security
Network
Number of
- IEEE 802.11g
- 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
- Access Point mode (AP mode): WEP, WPA
- Access Point mode (AP mode)
Architecture Types
- Station mode: Infrastructure mode and Ad-Hoc mode
Frequency Band
- 2.4~2.5GHz
Operating Range
- Indoor: 80ft (30m)
Outdoor: 200ft (60m)
* The range varies in different environments
- up to 16 stations
Connected Devices
(AP Mode)
Antenna
LED
Support OS
- ASRock WiFi-802.11g omni-directional antenna
- Green data transmission (AIR) LED
- Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
Compatibility
- Full compatible with IEEE 802.11g standard products
Software Support
- ASRock WiFi-802.11g Wizard
If you want to start to use ASRock WiFi-802.11g module on this motherboard, please carefully read “ASRock WiFi-802.11g Module Operation Guide” in the package for the detailed introduction and operation procedures. You can also read the document in the following path of ASRock motherboard support CD:
..\ ASRock WiFi-802.11g \ Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP
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.
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.
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.
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 position at approximately 135 degrees.
Step 1-3. Rotate the load plate to fully open position 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.
Pin1
Step 2-2. Orient the CPU with IHS (Integrated
Heat Sink) up. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches.
Pin1 alignment key orientation key notch orientation key notch
775-Pin Socket alignment key
775-LAND CPU
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.
2.4
Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
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. 5).
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. 5).
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.
This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2) DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type)
DDR2 DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install
identical
DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDRII_1 and DDRII_3; Yellow slots; see p.11 No.6) or identical DDR2 DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDRII_2 and
DDRII_4; Orange slots; see p.11 No.7), so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated. This motherboard also allows you to install four DDR2 DIMMs for dual channel configuration, and please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots. You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below.
Dual Channel Memory Configurations
(1)
(2)
(3)*
DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4
(Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot) (Yellow Slot) (Orange Slot)
Populated -
-
Populated
Populated -
Populated
-
Populated
Populated Populated Populated
*
For the configuration (3), please install identical DDR2 DIMMs in all four slots.
1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal 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 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 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 DDR memory module into DDR2 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
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.
There are 2 PCI slots and 5 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCI Slots:
PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface.
PCIE Slots:
PCIE1 / PCIE3 (PCIE x16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards. For the information of the compatible SLI
TM
or
3-Way SLI
TM
Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI
TM
Mode” and “Supported PCI
Express VGA Card List for 3-Way SLI
TM
Mode” on page 10.
PCIE2 / PCIE4 (PCIE x1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.
PCIE5 (PCIE x8 slot) is used to install PCI Express expansion cards to support 3-Way SLI
TM
function. For the information of the compatible
3-Way SLI
TM
Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for 3-Way SLI
TM
Mode” on page 10.
1. This motherboard supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
and 3-Way SLI
TM
technology. If you want to use SLI
TM
function, please install two identical SLI
TM
graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots. If you want to use 3-Way SLI
TM
function, please install three identical 3-Way SLI
PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots.
TM
support graphics cards on PCIE1,
2. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card on this motherboard, please install it on PCIE1 slot.
3. If you want to use ASRock DeskExpress function on this motherboard, please install ASRock PCIE_DE card on PCIE4 slot.
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
Step 5.
Step 6.
Step 1.
Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.
Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis).
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.
2.7 SLI
TM
and 3W ay SLI
TM
This motherboard supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
and 3-Way SLI
TM
(Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
technology supports Windows
®
XP, XP 64-bit, Vista
TM and Vista
TM
64-bit OS. NVIDIA
®
3-Way SLI
TM
technology supports Windows
®
Vista
TM and Vista
TM
64-bit OS. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.
Requirements
1. For SLI
TM
technology, you should have two identical SLI
TM
-ready graphics
cards that are NVIDIA
®
certified. For 3-Way SLI
TM
technology, you should
have three identical 3-Way SLI TM -ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ®
certified.
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA
®
website
(www.nvidia.com).
3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the
minimum power required by your system. It is recommended to use
NVIDIA
®
certified PSU. Please refer to NVIDIA
®
website for details.
2.7.1.1 Installing T wo SLI
TM
-R eady Graphics Cards
Step 1. Install the identical SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. (Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and another graphics card to PCIE3 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.
Step2.
If required, connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards.
Step3.
Align and insert the SLI Bridge to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure that the SLI Bridge is firmly in place.
Step4.
Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.
2.7.1.2 Installing Three SLI
TM
-Ready Graphics Cards
Step 1.
Install the identical 3-Way SLI
TM
-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA
®
certified because different types of graphics cards will not work together properly.
(Even the GPU chips version shall be the same.) Each graphics card should have two goldfingers for the 3-Way SLI Bridge connector. Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot, another graphics card to PCIE3 slot, and the other graphics card to PCIE5 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.
Two Goldfingers
Step2.
Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card. Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graphics card are connected. Repeat this step on the three graphics cards.
Step3.
Align and insert the 3-Way SLI Bridge to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Make sure that the 3-Way SLI Bridge is firmly in place.
Step4.
Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.
Install the graphics card drivers to your system. After that, you can enable the Multi-
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA
®
nView system tray utility. Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi-GPU feature.
For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS:
(For SLI TM mode only)
A. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows
®
taskbar.
B. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager, and then
click nView Properties.
C. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop
Management
tab.
D. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box.
E. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click
Advanced
.
F. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab.
G. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI
multi-GPU
item.
H. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box.
I. Click OK when done.
For Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS:
(For SLI
TM
and 3-way SLI
TM
mode)
A. Click the Start icon on your Windows taskbar.
B. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA
Corporation
.
C. Select NVIDIA Control Panel tab.
D. Select Control Panel tab.
E. From the pop-up menu, select Set SLI configuration, and click Apply.
Then choose Enable SLI technology (recommended).
* SLI TM appearing here is a registered trademark of NVIDIA ® Technologies Inc., and is used
only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.
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
The illustration shows how jumpers are setup.
When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.
Jumper Setting Description
PS2_USB_PWR1
(see p.11 No. 1)
1_2 2_3
+5V +5VSB
or USB wake up events.
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply.
Short pin2, pin3 to enable
+5VSB (standby) for PS/2
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRCMOS1)
(see p.11 No. 23)
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!
FDD connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.11 No. 25)
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.11 No. 8)
PIN1
IDE1 connect the blue end connect the black end to the motherboard to the IDE devices
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details.
Serial ATAII Connectors
(SATAII_1 (PORT1.0): see p.11, No. 16)
(SATAII_2 (PORT1.1): see p.11, No. 10)
SATAII_2
(PORT1.1)
SATAII_4
(PORT2.1)
SATAII_6
(PORT3.1)
(SATAII_3 (PORT2.0): see p.11, No. 15)
SATAII_1
(PORT1.0)
SATAII_3
(PORT2.0)
SATAII_5
(PORT3.0)
These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
(SATAII_4 (PORT2.1): see p.11, No. 11)
(SATAII_5 (PORT3.0): see p.11, No. 14)
(SATAII_6 (PORT3.1): see p.11, No. 12)
SATAII_6 (PORT3.1) 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.
eSATAII Connector
(eSATAII_TOP: see p.11, No. 37)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Power Cable
(Optional) connect to the SATA
HDD power connector connect to the power supply
WiFi/E Header
(15-pin WIFI/E)
(see p.11 No. 35)
USB+5V_2
TXN
TXP
GND2
PCIE_RST#
+3SVB
RXN RXP
1
D0-D0+
USB+5V_1
GND1
PexCLK
PexCLK#
Dummy
USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.11 No. 19) eSATAII_TOP
USB_PWR
P-7
P+7
GND
DUMMY
1
GND
P-6
P+6
USB_PWR
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.
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
(PORT3.1) connector and eSATAII connector.
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.
This 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.
Besides four default USB 2.0
ports on the I/O panel, there are two USB 2.0 headers on this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB4_5)
(see p.11 No. 21)
USB_PWR
P-5
P+5
1
GND
P-4
P+4
USB_PWR
DeskExpress Hot Plug Detection
Header
(5-pin IR1)
(see p.11 No. 24)
IRTX
+5VSB
Hotplug#
1
IRRX
GND
Internal Audio Connector
(4-pin CD1)
(CD1: see p.11 No. 26)
GND GND
CD1
This header supports the Hot
Plug detection function for
ASRock DeskExpress.
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.11 No. 27)
GND
PRESENCE#
OUT_RET
This is an interface for 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.
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
®
Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit OS:
Click the right-top “Folder” icon , choose “Disable front
panel jack detection”, and save the change by clicking “OK”.
System Panel Header
(9-pin PANEL1)
(see p.11 No. 18)
PLED+
PLED-
PWRBTN#
GND
1
GND
HDLED-
HDLED+
DUMMY
This header accommodates several system front panel functions.
Chassis Speaker Header
(4-pin SPEAKER 1)
(see p.11 No. 22)
Chassis Fan Connector
(3-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.11 No. 13)
1
SPEAKER
DUMMY
+5V
DUMMY
GND
+12V
CHA_FAN_SPEED
Please connect the chassis speaker to this header.
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.11 No. 5)
3
4
1
2
GND
+12V
CPU_FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
Please connect a CPU fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.
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
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.11, No. 36)
13 1
Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
24 12
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.
13
20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation
24
1
12
ATX 12V Power Connector
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.11 No. 2)
4 8
1 5
Please connect an ATX 12V 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.
4 8
4-Pin ATX 12V Power Supply Installation
1 5
IEEE 1394 Header
(9-pin FRONT_1394)
(see p.11 No. 20)
HDMI_SPDIF Header
(3-pin HDMI_SPDIF1)
(see p.11 No. 28)
HDMI_SPDIF Cable
(Optional)
C
RXTPAM_0
GND
RXTPBM_0
+12V
GND
1
+12V
RXTPBP_0
GND
RXTPAP_0
1
+5V
GND
SPDIFOUT
B
A
Besides one default IEEE 1394 port on the I/O panel, there is one
IEEE 1394 header
(FRONT_1394) on this motherboard. This IEEE 1394 header can support one IEEE
1394 port.
HDMI_SPDIF header, providing
SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card, allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV/ projector/LCD devices. Please connect the HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI VGA card to this header.
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
HDMI_SPDIF cable to the
HDMI_SPDIF connector of HDMI
VGA card.
A. black end B. white end (2-pin) C. white end (3-pin)
+5V
SPDIFOUT
GND blue black
SPDIFOUT
GND blue black
SPDIFOUT
GND blue black
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.
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. 28) 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.
What is eSATAII?
This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification.
eSATAII allows you to enjoy the SATAII function provided by the I/O of your computer, offering the high speed data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s, and the convenient mobility like USB. eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you may simply plug your eSATAII hard disk to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to exchange your
SATAII hard disk. Currently, on the market, the data transfer rate of USB 2.0 is up to
480Mb/s, and for IEEE 1394 is up to 400Mb/s. However, eSATAII provides the data transfer rate up to 3000Mb/s, which is much higher than USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394, and still keeps the convenience of Hot Plug feature. Therefore, on the basis of the advantageous transfer speed and the facilitating mobile capability, in the near future, eSATAII will replace USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 to be a trend for external interface.
NOTE:
1. If you set “SATA Operation Mode” option to RAID mode and enable the option
“eSATAII Support” in BIOS setup, Hot Plug function is supported with eSATAII
devices. Therefore, you can insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII
ports while the system is power-on and in working condition.
2. If you set “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup to non-RAID mode, Hot Plug
function is not supported with eSATAII devices. If you still want to use eSATAII
function in non-RAID mode, please insert or remove your eSATAII devices to the
eSATAII ports only when the system is power-off.
3. If you want to use the eSATAII HDD as an OS disk, please set “SATA Operation
Mode” option in BIOS setup to non-RAID mode. If you want to use the eSATAII HDD
as a removable data disk, please set “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup
to RAID mode and enable the option “eSATAII Support”. If you want to add the
eSATAII HDD as a RAID disk, please set “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS
setup to RAID mode and disable the option “eSATAII Support”.
4. Please refer to page 40 to 42 for detailed information of RAID mode and non-RAID
mode.
How to install eSATAII?
SATAII connector
SATAII_6 (PORT3.1) eSATAII connector
(eSATAII_TOP)
1.
In order to enable the eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_6 (PORT3.1); see p.11 No.12) and the eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.11 No.37) with a SATA data cable first.
Connect the SATA data cable to the orange
SATAII connector
(SATAII_6 (PORT3.1))
Connect the SATA data cable to the eSATAII connector
(eSATAII_TOP)
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 device cable to eSATAII device
Connect the other end of the eSATAII device cable to eSATAII port of the I/O shield
Comparison between eSATAII and other devices
IEEE 1394
USB 2.0
SATA eSATAII/SATAII
400Mb/s
480Mb/s
1.5Gb/s (1500Mb/s)
3.0Gb/s (3000Mb/s)
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
®
nForce 680i SLI 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.
If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD function, you need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 5 function, you need to install 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 0+1 function, you need to install 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks.
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in RAID mode.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called
“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot
Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to exchange drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you may simply plug your eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to exchange your SATAII hard disk.
Currently, the SATA RAID driver does not support Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions under Windows
®
Vista
TM and Vista
TM
64-bit OS. Please visit our website for the driver update in the near future.
ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com
AII HDD Hot Plug F eature and Operation
This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD in RAID 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
SATA 7-pin connector
The SATA 15-pin power connector (Black) connect to SATA / SATAII HDD
1x4-pin conventional 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:
www.asrock.com
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:
www.asrock.com
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.
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
Please connect SATA power cable 1x4-pin end
(White) to the power supply 1x4-pin cable.
Step 2
Connect SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII connector.
SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White)
Step 3
Connect SATA 15-pin power cable connector
(Black) end to SATA / SATAII HDD.
Step 4
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.
Step 2 Unplug SATA 15-pin power cable connector (Black) from SATA / SATAII HDD side.
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.
2.18 Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit W ithout RAID F
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
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.
2.19 Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM ith RAID F unctions
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.
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
2.19.1 Installing Windows
®
2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With
RAID F unctions
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.
B.
C.
D.
Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
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.
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:
E.
press any key to start
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 64-bit 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
2.19.2 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.
B.
Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
Set the “SATA Operation Mode” option to [RAID].
IDE Configuration.
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
DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is a multi-channel digital surround sound format to bring you a new class of entertainment experience by using home PCs. DTS makes audio tracks more closely match the original master recording than other digitally encoded soundtracks. Coupled with the multi-dimensional benefit of surround sound technology, the audio quality of DTS-format soundtracks and music mixes dramatically improves content.
Please follow below steps to enable DTS function:
1. Install the drivers to your system from ASRock support CD.
2. Reboot your system.
3. You will find the icon (Realtek HD Audio
Manager) on the Windows
®
task bar.
4. Double-click this icon to open Realtek HD Audio Manager.
5. On the bottom of Realtek HD Audio Manager. You can find that the DTS Connect
contains 2 elements: DTS Neo: PC and DTS Interactive. Click the button to
enable or disable it.
DTS Neo: PC DTS Interactive
DTS Neo: PC
DTS Neo: PC turns your stereo audio (WMA, MP3, CD and more) into a convincing 7.1-channel audio experience.
DTS Interactive
DTS Interactive provides a single cable connection to your DTS enabled surround sound system. Your stereo or multi-channel (up to 5.1) audio sources are re-encoded into a DTS audio signal and sent out from your PC to any DTS enabled system such as, powered PC speakers, an A/V receiver or any other DTS compatible surround sound system.
6. If you select DTS Neo: PC. You can click the icon (Detail Settings) to
access advanced controls.
Music Mode Cinema Mode
Music Mode
The music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings, which preserves the integrity of the stereo mix while augmenting it with a center channel to anchor the image, and deriving enough surround content to yield a spacious, three-dimensional listening experience. The Music mode includes the control that allows the sound to be tailored to room layout and personal preferences.
Cinema Mode
The Cinema mode is for use with stereo television shows and all programs encoded in DTS Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 7.1-channel sound.
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 8 for the possible overclocking risk before you apply Untied Overclocking Technology.
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 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
Security
Exit
To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
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
/
/
+ / -
<Enter>
<F1>
<F9>
<F10>
<ESC>
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
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
When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview.
Main
Total Memory
DDRII 1
DDRII 2
DDRII 3
DDRII 4
Advanced
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
H/W Monitor
System Overview
System Time
System Date
BIOS Version
Processor Type
Processor Speed
Microcode Update
Cache Size
[ 14 :00:09]
[Tue 02/05/2008]
: Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi P1.00
: Intel (R) CPU 3.40 GHz
(64bit)
: 3400MHz
: F64/4
: 4096KB
: 512MB
Dual-Channel Memory Mode
: 256MB/266MHz (DDRII533)
: None
: 512MB/266MHz (DDRII533)
: None
Boot Security Exit
Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
+-
Tab
F1
F9
F10
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Field
Select Field
General Help
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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.
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
Configure CPU
Exit
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F9
F10
Load Defaults
Save and Exit
ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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 Spread Spectrum
PCIE Spread Spectrum
SATA Spread Spectrum
Ratio Status
Ratio Actual Value
[Auto]
[200]
[100]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Unlocked (Min:12, Max:17)
17
Enhanced Halt State
Max CPUID Value Limit
Intel Virtualization tech.
CPU Thermal Throttling
No-Excute Memory Protection
Hyper Threading Technology
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
Select the over clock mode.
ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Overclock Mode
Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.].
CPU Frequency (MHz)
Use this option to adjust CPU frequency.
PCIE Frequency (MHz)
Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.
Boot Failure Guard
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.
CPU Spread Spectrum
This feature will be set to [Auto] as default. Configuration options: [Disabled] and [Auto].
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].
Ratio Actual Value
This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard.
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.
Max CPUID Value Limit
For Prescott CPU only, some OSes (ex. NT4.0) cannot handle the function with disable. This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions.
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 mechanism 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 support Hyper-Threading technology.
Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. is Intel’s new power saving technology. Processor 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
®
Vista
TM
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.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Chipset Configuration
DRAM Frequency
Flexibility Option
Memory Timings
Memory Remap Feature
Primary Graphics Adapter
Hyper Transport Link Speed
Onboard LAN
OnBoard 1394
OnBoard HD Audio
Front Panel
CPU Voltage
DRAM Voltage
NB Voltage
SB Voltage
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[PCI]
[1000 MHZ]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
Options
Auto:
266MHz (DDRII533)
333MHz (DDRII667)
400MHz (DDRII800)
Manual
+ -
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
F1
F9
General Help
Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
DRAM Frequency
If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may select
[266MHz (DDRII533)], [333MHz (DDRII667)], [400MHz (DDRII800)] or [Manual].
Flexibility Option
The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].
Memory Timings
Use this item to select the Memory Timings feature. Configuration options:
[Auto] and [Manual]. If [Manual] is selected, you can adjust the following memory timings.
TCL (CAS Latency)
Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options are [3], [4], [5], [6] and [Auto].
TRCD
Use this item to adjust the TRCD value. Configuration options are [1], [2],
[3], [4], [5], [6], [7] and [Auto].
TRP
Use this item to adjust the TRP value. Configuration options are [1], [2],
[3], [4], [5], [6], [7] and [Auto].
TRAS
Use this item to adjust the TRAS value. Configuration options are [1] to
[31] and [Auto].
Command Per Clock (CMD)
Use this item to adjust the Command Per Clock (CMD) value. Configuration options are [1T], [2T] and [Auto].
TRRD
Use this item to adjust the TRRD value. Configuration options are [1] to
[15] and [Auto].
TRC
Use this item to adjust the TRC value. Configuration options are [1] to [31] and [Auto].
TWR
Use this item to adjust the TWR value. Configuration options are [2], [3],
[4], [5], [6] and [Auto].
TWTR
Use this item to adjust the TWTR value. Configuration options are [1] to
[15] and [Auto].
Memory Remap Feature
Use this item to enable or disable memory remap feature. Configuration options:
[Enabled] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].
Primary Graphics Adapter
This allows you to select [PCI] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI].
Hyper Transport Link Speed
This allows you to select Hyper Transport Link Speed. Configuration options:
[200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz] and [1000 MHz]. The default value is [1000 MHz].
Onboard LAN
This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature.
OnBoard 1394
This allows you to enable or disable the “OnBoard 1394” 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.
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: [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]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
NB Voltage
Use this to select NB Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low], [Middle],
[High] and [Highest]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
SB Voltage
Use this to select SB 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].
GTL Reference Level
Use this to select GTL Reference Level. Configuration options: [Auto], [Low],
[Middle] and [High]. The default value of this feature is [Auto].
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
ACPI Configuration
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.
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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
IDE1 Master
IDE1 Slave
SATAII_1
SATAII_2
SATAII_3
SATAII_4
SATAII_5
SATAII_6
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[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[non-RAID]
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
Disabled
Enabled
Options
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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.
* If you install OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please do not change the setting of this
item after OS installation.
eSATAII Support
Use this item to enable or disable eSATAII support. This item appears only when “SATA Operation Mode” is set to [RAID]. The default value is [Enabled].
Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you set this item to
[Enabled], eSATAII ports cannot support RAID functions. If you set this item to [Disabled], eSATAII port can support RAID functions.
IDE Device Configuration
You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “IDE1 Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “IDE1 Slave” as well.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Primary IDE Master
Device
Vendor
Size
LBA Mode
Block Mode
PIO Mode
Async DMA
Ultra DMA
S.M.A.R.T.
Type
LBA/Large Mode
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
S . M . A . R . T .
32Bit Data Transfer
Select the type of device connected to the system.
:Hard Disk
:ST340014A
:40.0 GB
:Supported
:16Sectors
:4
:MultiWord DMA-2
:Ultra DMA-5
:Supported
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
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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].
32-Bit 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
PCI Latency Timer
PCI IDE BusMaster
[32]
[Enabled]
Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register.
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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.
In this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive.
Advanced
Floppy Configuration
Floppy A
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Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system.
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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
[Enabled]
[3F8 / IRQ4]
[Disabled]
[378]
[ECP + EPP]
[1.9]
[DMA3]
[IRQ7]
Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy
Controller.
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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.
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].
Advanced
USB Configuration
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Support
Legacy USB Support
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[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
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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.
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
Security
Enable/Disable
CPU Quiet Fan
Function.
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
: 3400 RPM
: N / A
: 1.629V
: 3.306V
: 5.067V
: 11.890V
[Disabled]
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F9
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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” and
“Target Fan Speed” appear to allow you adjusting them. The default value is
[Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin
CPU fan.
Target CPU Temperature
The target temperature will be between 45 C/113 F and 65 C/149 F. The default value is [50 C/122 F].
Target Fan Speed
Use this option to set the target fan speed. You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you choose. Configuration options: [Level 1], [Level 2], [Level 3], [Level 4],
[Level 5], [Level 6] [Level 7], [Level 8] and [Level 9].
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
4th Boot Device
Hard Disk Drives
Removable Drives
CD/DVD Drives
[1st Floppy Device]
[HDD: PM - HDS722580VL]
[CD / DVD: 3S - CD - ROM C]
[USB]
Configure Settings during System Boot.
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Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
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Boot Settings Configuration
Full Screen Logo
AddOn ROM Display
Boot Logo
Boot From Onboard LAN
Bootup Num-Lock
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Boot
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[On]
Disabled: Displays normal POST messages.
Enabled: Displays OEM
Logo instead of POST messages.
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Full Screen Logo
Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo. The default value is [Enabled].
AddOn ROM Display
Use this option to adjust AddOn ROM Display. If you enable the option
“Full Screen Logo” but you want to see the AddOn ROM information when the
system boots, please select [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and
[Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled].
Boot Logo
Use this option to select logo in POST screen. This option only appears when
you enable the option “Full Screen Logo”. Configuration options: [Auto],
[Aircraft], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto]. Currently, the
option [Auto] is set to Aircraft.
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.
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 Exit
Security Settings
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Install or Change the password.
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Change
F1
F9
General Help
Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
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Main Advanced
Exit Options
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Changes
Load Optimal Defaults
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
H/W Monitro Boot 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 General Help
F9 Load Defaults
F10
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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 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.
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