Asrock 939A785GMH motherboard User manual

939A785GMH

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published August 2011

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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

Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 11

1.4

I/O Panel .................................................................................... 12

Pre-installation Precautions ............................................................... 13

2.1

CPU Installation ......................................................................... 14

2.2

Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ....................................... 14

2.3

Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) .................................... 15

2.4

Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) .......................... 17

2.5

Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features .......................... 18

2.6

ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM Operation Guide ............................. 21

2.7

Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 23

2.8

Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................................. 24

2.9

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

Installation ................................................................................. 28

2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs ....... 28

2.11 SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug Feature and Operation Guide ....... 29

2.12 Driver Installation Guide ............................................................. 31

2.13 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP /

XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .................................................. 31

2.13.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit With RAID

Functions ................................................................ 31

2.13.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM /

Vista TM 64-bit With RAID Functions ............................... 32

2.14 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP /

XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ............................................. 33

2.14.1 Installing Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID

Functions ...................................................................... 33

2.14.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM /

Vista TM 64-bit Without RAID Functions .......................... 34

2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology ................................................ 35

3 . BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

3.1

Introduction ................................................................................ 36

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 36

3.1.2 Navigation Keys .............................................................. 37

3.2

Main Screen .............................................................................. 37

3.3

OC Tweaker Screen ................................................................... 38

3.4

Advanced Screen ....................................................................... 42

3.4.1 CPU Configuration ........................................................... 43

3.4.2 Chipset Configuration ...................................................... 44

3.4.3 ACPI Configuration .......................................................... 45

3.4.4 Storage Configuration ...................................................... 47

3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 49

3.4.6 Floppy Configuration ........................................................ 50

3.4.7 Super IO Configuration .................................................... 50

3.4.8 USB Configuration ........................................................... 52

3.5

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ................................. 53

3.6

Boot Screen .............................................................................. 54

3.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration ............................................. 54

3.7

Security Screen ......................................................................... 55

3.8

Exit Screen ................................................................................ 56

4.1

Install Operating System ........................................................... 57

4.2

Support CD Information .............................................................. 57

4.2.1 Running Support CD ........................................................ 57

4.2.2 Drivers Menu ................................................................... 57

4.2.3 Utilities Menu .................................................................. 57

4.2.4 Contact Information .......................................................... 57

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 939A785GMH 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

ASRock 939A785GMH Motherboard

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

ASRock 939A785GMH Quick Installation Guide

ASRock 939A785GMH Support CD

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

1 x I/O Panel Shield

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slot

Graphics

Audio

LAN

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

- Solid Capacitor for CPU power

- Socket 939 for AMD Athlon TM 64FX / 64X2 / 64 processors

- Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM Technology

- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 1)

- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

- Northbridge: AMD 785G

- Southbridge: AMD SB710

- Dual Channel DDR Memory Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- 4 x DDR DIMM slots

- Support DDR 400/333/266 non-ECC, un-buffered memory

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

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)

- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

- 2 x PCI slots

- Supports Hybrid CrossFireX TM

- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4200 graphics

- DX10.1 class iGPU, Shader Model 4.1

- Max. shared memory 512MB (see CAUTION 4)

- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI

- Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to

1920x1200 (1080P)

- Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560x1600

@ 75Hz

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048x1536

@ 60Hz

- Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports

- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback

with DVI and HDMI ports

- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC888 Audio Codec)

- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

- Realtek RTL8111DL

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports PXE

Rear Panel I/O

Connector

BIOS Feature

Support CD

Unique Feature

I/O Panel

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port

- 1 x D-Sub Port

- 1 x DVI-D Port

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x eSATA2 Port

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/Line in/

Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 5)

- 5 x SATA2 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions

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

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x COM port header

- 1 x Print port header

- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector

- 24 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)

- 8Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- VCCM, NB Voltage Multi-adjustment

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink

MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink

DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB -

Trial; ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite - OEM)

- ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 6)

- ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 7)

- ASRock Instant Boot

- ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 8)

- ASRock OC DNA (see CAUTION 9)

- ASRock APP Charger (see CAUTION 10)

Hardware

Monitor

- Hybrid Booster:

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 11)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12)

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

- CPU Temperature Sensing

- Chassis Temperature Sensing

- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer

- CPU Quiet Fan

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

- Microsoft ® Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS

Certifications

/ XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant

- FCC, CE, WHQL

- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

(see CAUTION 13)

* 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.

This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read

“Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 35 for details.

2.

This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 15 for proper installation.

3.

Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows ® 7

/ Vista TM / XP. For Windows ® OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

4.

The maximum shared memory size is defined by the chipset vendor and is subject to change. Please check AMD website for the latest information.

5.

For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel,

6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 12 for proper connection.

6.

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

7.

Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design,

Intelligent Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings. The voltage regulator can reduce the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle. In other words, it is able to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance.

To use Intelligent Energy Saver function, please enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet option in the BIOS setup in advance. Please visit our website for the operation procedures of Intelligent Energy Saver.

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

8.

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM.

This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows ® . With this utility, you can press <F6> key during the POST or press <F2> key to

BIOS setup menu to access ASRock Instant Flash. Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility. Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system.

9.

The software name itself – OC DNA literally tells you what it is capable of. OC DNA, an exclusive utility developed by ASRock, provides a convenient way for the user to record the OC settings and share with others.

It helps you to save your overclocking record under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and share with your friends! Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours! Please be noticed that the OC profile can only be shared and worked on the same motherboard.

10. If you desire a faster, less restricted way of charging your Apple devices, such as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for you - ASRock APP Charger. Simply installing the APP Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charged much quickly from your computer and up to 40% faster than before. ASRock APP Charger allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and even supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1),

Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). With

APP Charger driver installed, you can easily enjoy the marvelous charging experience than ever.

ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system.

According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, an EuP ready motherboard and an EuP ready power supply are required. According to

Intel’s suggestion, the EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of

5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current consumption. For EuP ready power supply selection, we recommend you checking with the power supply manufacturer for more details.

1 2

USB 2.0

T: USB2

B: USB3 1

PS2_USB_PW1

ATX12V1

3 4 5

21.8cm (8.6-in)

CPU_FAN1

Hybrid CrossFire

6 7

8

34

33

32

31

30

29

IDE1

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

Top:

RJ-45

939A785GMH

LAN

Super

I/O

1

IR1

AUDIO

CODEC

1

HD_AUDIO1

CD1

1

COM1

28 27

AMD

785G

Chipset

PCIE1

FLOPPY1

USB8_9 USB6_7 USB4_5

PWR_FAN1

PCIE2

PCI Express 2.0

EuP Ready

PCI1 CMOS

BATTERY

PCI2

LPT1

1

AMD

SB710

Chipset

CHA_FAN1

8Mb

BIOS

PANEL 1

PLED PWRBTN

1

HDLED RESET

1

SPEAKER1

SATAII_1

(

SATAII_2

PORT 0) (PORT 1)

SATAII_3

(

SATAII_4 SATAII_5

PORT 2) (PORT 3) (PORT 4)

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17

9

14

15

16

10

12

13

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

PS2_USB_PW1 Jumper

ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

CPU Heatsink Retention Module

939-Pin CPU Socket

19

20

21

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

22

(Dual Channel B: DDR3, DDR4; Black)

ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)

USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue)

23

24

25



Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

Southbridge Controller

Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

30

31

32

Fifth SATAII Connector (SATAII_5 (PORT 4)) 33

Fourth SATAII Connector (SATAII_4 (PORT 3)) 34

26

27

28

29

Third SATAII Connector (SATAII_3 (PORT 2))

Secondary SATAII Connector

(SATAII_2 (PORT 1))

Primary SATAII Connector

(SATAII_1 (PORT 0))

Chassis Speaker Header

(SPEAKER 1, White)

System Panel Header (PANEL1, White)

SPI Flash Memory (8Mb)

Print Port Header (LPT1, White)

Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

Serial Port Connector (COM1)

Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

Front Panel Audio Header

(HD_AUDIO1, White)

Infrared Module Header (IR1)

Northbridge Controller

PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2; Blue)

PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1; White)

Northbridge Controller

I/O P anel

1 2 3

14 13 12 11 10 9

1

2

* 3

USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

D-Sub Port

LAN RJ-45 Port

8 Microphone (Pink)

9 Optical SPDIF Out Port

10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

4

5

Central / Bass (Orange) 11 eSATA2 Port

Rear Speaker (Black) *** 12 HDMI Port

6 Line In (Light Blue)

** 7 Front Speaker (Lime)

13

14

DVI-D Port

PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

4

5

6

7

8

* 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

Activity/Link LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off 10Mbps connection

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection

On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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

(No. 7) (No. 5)

2

4

6

8

V

V

V

V

--

V

V

V

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

--

--

V

V

Line In

(No. 6)

--

--

--

V

*** To support AC3 audio format with HDMI Audio under Vista TM , please install the XP HDMI

audio driver.

The driver is located under the path: ..\Drivers\NB Audio\REALTEK\XP64_XP(R1.68)

And note for LPCM support up to stereo 2 channels only.

939A785GMH 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.

Lever 90° Up

CPU Golden Triangle

STEP 1:

Lift Up The Socket Lever

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 11, No. 5). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

939A785GMH 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.

11 No.6) or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B (DDR3 and DDR4; Black slots; see p.11 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)

(3)*

DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4

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

Populated Populated

-

-

- 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.

There are 2 PCI slots and 2 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 (PCIE x1 slot; White) is used for PCI Express cards with x1 lane width cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot; Blue) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards.

Step 1.

Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

Step 2.

Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screws for later use.

Step 3.

Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.

Step 4.

Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.

Dual Monitor Feature

This motherboard supports dual monitor feature. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI), you can easily enjoy the benefits of dual monitor feature without installing any add-on VGA card to this motherboard. This motherboard also provides independent display controllers for DVI-D, D-Sub or

HDMI to support dual VGA output so that DVI-D, D-sub or HDMI can drive same or different display contents.

To enable dual monitor feature, please follow the below steps:

1. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub monitor

cable to D-Sub port on the I/O panel, or connect HDMI monitor cable to HDMI port

on the I/O panel.

D-Sub port

DVI-D port HDMI port

DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot display at the same time. You can only choose the combination for dual monitor output support: DVI-D + D-Sub or HDMI + D-Sub.

2. If you have installed onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system

already, you can freely enjoy the benefits of multi monitor function after your

system boots. If you haven’t installed onboard VGA driver yet, please install

onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system and restart your

computer. Then you can start to use multi monitor function on this motherboard.

When you playback HDCP-protected video from Blu-ray (BD) or

HD-DVD disc, the content will be displayed only in one of the three monitors instead of all monitors.

Surround Display Feature

This motherboard supports surround display upgrade. With the internal VGA output support (DVI-D, D-Sub and HDMI) and external add-on PCI Express VGA card, you can easily enjoy the benefits of surround display feature.

Please refer to the following steps to set up a surround display environment:

1. Install the ATI TM PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 slot. Please refer to page 17

for proper expansion card installation procedures for details.

2. Connect DVI-D monitor cable to DVI-D port on the I/O panel, connect D-Sub

monitor cable to D-Sub port on the I/O panel, or connect HDMI monitor cable to

HDMI port on the I/O panel. Then connect other monitor cables to the

corresponding connectors of the add-on PCI Express VGA cards on PCIE2 slot.

DVI-D and HDMI monitors cannot display at the same time. You can only choose the combination: DVI-D + D-Sub or HDMI + D-Sub.

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

option to adjust the memory capability to [32MB], [64MB], [128MB] [256MB] or

[512MB] to enable the function of 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

D-Sub function when the add-on VGA card is inserted to this motherboard.

4. Install the onboard VGA driver and the add-on PCI Express VGA card driver to

your system. If you have installed the drivers already, there is no need to install

them again.

5. Set up a multi-monitor display.

For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

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.

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, three and four.

For Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS:

Right click the desktop, choose “Personalize”, and select the “Display

Settings” tab so that you can adjust the parameters of the multi-monitor according to the steps below.

A. Click the number ”2” icon.

B. Click the items “This is my main monitor” and “Extend the desktop onto

this monitor”.

C. Click “OK” to save your change.

D. Repeat steps A through C for the display icon identified by the number

three and four.

6. Use Surround Display. 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.

HDCP Function

HDCP function is supported on this motherboard. To use HDCP function with this motherboard, you need to adopt the monitor that supports

HDCP function as well. Therefore, you can enjoy the superior display quality with high-definition HDCP encryption contents. Please refer to below instruction for more details about HDCP function.

What is HDCP?

HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection, a specification developed by Intel ® for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface. HDCP is a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the video source, or transmitter - such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box - and the digital display, or receiver - such as a monitor, television or projector. In other words,

HDCP specification is designed to protect the integrity of content as it is being transmitted.

Products compatible with the HDCP scheme such as DVD players, satellite and cable HDTV set-top-boxes, as well as few entertainment PCs requires a secure connection to a compliant display. Due to the increase in manufacturers employing HDCP in their equipment, it is highly recommended that the HDTV or LCD monitor you purchase is compatible.

AA TI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM

This motherboard supports ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM feature. ATI TM Hybrid

CrossFireX TM brings multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD 785G integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame rates. Currently, ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM Technology is only supported with

Windows ® 7 / Vista TM OS, and is not available with Windows ® XP OS.

What does an ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM system include?

An ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM system includes an ATI TM Radeon TM 2400 or ATI TM

Radeon TM 3450 series graphics processor and a motherboard based on an AMD

785G integrated chipset, all operating in a Windows ® Vista TM environment.

Please refer to below PCI Express graphics card support list for ATI TM Hybrid

CrossFireX TM .

Vendor Chipset

ATI RADEON X2400PRO

RADEON HD2400XT *

Model Driver

MSI RX2400 PRO-TD256EH Catalyst 8.7

POWERCOLOR HD2400 XT Catalyst 8.7

256MB DDR3

RADEON HD3450 POWERCOLOR AX3450 Catalyst 8.7

256MD2-S

* Currently, RADEON HD2400XT series graphics cards are only supported with

AMD Phenom CPU. Please visit our website for the future driver update and the

latest information.

Enjoy the benefit of A TI TM Hybrid CrossF ireX TM

Step 1.

Install one compatible PCI Express graphics card to PCIE2 slot (blue). For the proper installation procedures, please refer to section “Expansion Slots”.

Step 2.

Connect the monitor cable to the correspondent connector on the PCI

Express graphics card on PCIE2 slot.

Step 3.

Boot your system. Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup. Enter “Advanced” screen, and enter “Chipset Settings”. Then set the option “Surround View” to [Enabled].

Step 4.

Boot into OS. Please remove the ATI TM driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system.

Step 5.

Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.

Step 6.

Restart your computer. Then you will find “ATI Catalyst Control Center” on your Windows ® taskbar.

ATI Catalyst Control Center

Step 7.

Double-click “ATI Catalyst Control Center”. Click “View”, click “CrossFire TM ”, and then select the option “Enable CrossFire TM ”.

View

CrossFire

TM

Enable CrossFire

TM

Step 8.

Click “Yes” to continue.

Step 9.

Click “OK” to save your change.

Step 10. Reboot your system. Then you can freely enjoy the benefit of Hybrid TM

CrossFireX TM feature.

* Hybrid CrossFireX TM appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI TM Technologies Inc.,

and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to

infringe.

* For further information of ATI TM Hybrid CrossFireX TM technology, please check AMD website

for up dates and details.

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.11, 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.11, No. 14)

1_2

Default

2_3

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.11 No. 26)

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. 9)

PIN1

IDE1 connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end 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 (PORT 0): see p.11, No. 21)





These five 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.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

(Optional)

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

SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB8_9)

(see p.11 No. 10)

USB_PWR

P-9

P+9

1

P-8

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

P-7

P+7

(9-pin USB6_7)

(see p.11 No. 11)

(9-pin USB4_5)

(see p.11 No. 12)

Infrared Module Header

(5-pin IR1)

(see p.11 No. 30)

1

GND

P-6

P+6

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

P-5

P+5

1

GND

P-4

P+4

USB_PWR

Print Port Header

(25-pin LPT1)

(see p.11 No. 25)

1

AFD#

ERROR#

PINIT#

SLIN#

GND

SPD4

SPD3

SPD2

SPD1

SPD6

SPD5

ACK#

BUSY

PE

SLCT

1

IRTX

+5V

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.

This is an interface for print port cable that allows convenient connection of printer devices.

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

Internal Audio Connectors

(4-pin CD1)

(CD1: see p.11 No. 28)

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.11, No. 29)

GND GND

CD1

GND

PRESENCE#

OUT_RET

1

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT2_L

J_SENSE

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.

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

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.11 No. 23)

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.11 No. 22)

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 ® 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 ® 7 / 7 64-bit / 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”.

G. To activate the front mic.

For Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS:

Please select “Front Mic” as default record device.

If you want to hear your voice through front mic, please deselect "Mute"

icon in “Front Mic” of “Playback” portion.

For Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS:

Go to the "Front Mic" Tab in the Realtek Control panel.

Click "Set Default Device" to make the Front Mic as the default record

device.

PLED+

PLED-

PWRBTN#

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.

Chassis and Power Fan Connectors

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

(see p.11 No. 16)

Please connect the fan cables to the fan connectors and match the black wire to the ground pin.

(3-pin PWR_FAN1)

(see p.11 No. 13)

PWR_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.11 No. 5)

GND

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

Please connect the 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. 8)

12 24

Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.

1 13

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.

12 24

20-Pin ATX Power Supply Installation

1

ATX 12V Power Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.11 No. 2)

Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector.

Serial port Header

(9-pin COM1)

RRXD1

DDTR#1

This COM1 header supports a

serial port module.

CCTS#1

(see p.11 No.27)

1

RRI#1

RRTS#1

GND

TTXD1

DDCD#1

13

This motherboard adopts AMD SB710 south bridge chipset that supports Serial

ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD) functions. You may install SATA / SATAII hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the

SATA / SATAII hard disks.

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

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

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII 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 or RAID 1 function, you need to install at least 2

SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use RAID 10 function, you need to install 4 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

2.10 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. AMD SB710 south bridge chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for

SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot Plug.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called

“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

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

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID 1 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.

AII HDD Hot Plug F eature and Operation

This motherboard supports Hot Plug feature for SATA / SATAII HDD in RAID / AHCI mode. Please read below operation guide of SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug feature carefully.

Before you process the SATA / SATAII HDD Hot Plug, please check below cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red) B. SATA power cable

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.

2.13 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM

Vista TM

If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

2.13.1 Installing Windows ®

F unctions

If you want to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more

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

STEP 1: Set up BIOS.

A.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen

B.

Configuration.

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

STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette.

A.

B.

Storage

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.

C.

D.

E.

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

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 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 part of the document in the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ RAID Installation Guide

STEP 4: Install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system.

After step 1, 2, 3, you can start to install Windows ® XP / 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 AMD RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. (Select “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controllerx86 platform” for Windows ® XP, or “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform” for Windows ® XP 64-bit.)

NOTE. If you install Windows ® XP / 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] first. Then, please set the RAID configuration by using the Windows RAID installation guide in the following path in the Support CD:


2.13.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM

Vista TM ith RAID F unctions

If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on a RAID disk composed of 2 or more SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps.


A.

Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen Storage

B.

Configuration.

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

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

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


STEP 3: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your

system.

NOTE1. If you install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / 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:


NOTE2. Currently, if you install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on IDE HDDs

and there are no SATA / SATAII device used, please set up “SATA Operation Mode”

to [IDE] in BIOS.

2.14 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM

Vista TM

If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below procedures according to the OS you install.

2.14.1 Installing Windows ®

F unctions

If you want to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A.


B.

Configuration.

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


You can start to install Windows ® XP / XP 64-bit OS on your system. At the beginning of Windows ® setup, press F6 to install a third-party AHCI driver. When prompted, insert the SATA / SATAII driver diskette containing the AMD AHCI driver. After reading the floppy disk, the driver will be presented. Select the driver to install according to the OS you install. (Select “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform” for

Windows ® XP, or “AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform” for Windows ®

XP 64-bit.)

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)


A.


B.

Configuration.

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


2.14.2 Installing Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM

Vista TM ithout RAID F unctions

If you want to install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit on your SATA /

SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, please follow below steps.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs with NCQ and Hot Plug functions (AHCI mode)

STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.

A.


Configuration.

B.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your

system.

Using SATA / SATAII HDDs without NCQ and Hot Plug functions (IDE mode)


A.


Configuration.

B.

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

STEP 2: Install Windows ® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit OS on your system.

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.

This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.

The SPI 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> or <Del> 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

OC Tweaker To set up overclocking features

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

Security

Exit

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

/ 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

OC Tweaker

System Overview

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

System Time

System Date

[ 17 :00:09]

[Wed 08/10/2011]

BIOS Version

Processor Type

Processor Speed

Microcode Update

L1 Cache Size

L2 Cache Size

: 939A785GMH P1.00

: Dual Core AMD Opteron (tm)

Processor 180 (64bit)

: 2400MHz

: 20F32/4D

: 256KB

: 2048KB

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

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

Total Memory

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

DDR4

: 256MB with 128MB shared memory

Single-Channel Memory Mode

: 256MB/166MHz (DDR333)

: None

: None

: None

+-

Tab

F1

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

General Help

F9

F10

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.

OC T weak er Screen

In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.

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CPU Configuration

Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Spread Spectrum

Processor Maximum Multiplier

Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

HT Bus Speed

HT Bus Width

CPU Thermal Throttle

Memory Configuration

Memory Clock

DRAM Voltage

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Auto] x12 2400 MHZ

1.400 V

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard.

It should be done at your own risk and expense.

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F9

F10

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

ESC Exit [Auto]

[Auto] 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.], [CPU, PCIE, Async.] and [Optimized].


Use this option to adjust CPU frequency.


Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency.

Spread Spectrum

This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability.


It will display Processor Maximum Multiplier for reference.


It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference.


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.

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Advanced H/W Monitor Boot


Overclock Mode



Spread Spectrum




Processor Multiplier

Processor Voltage

HT Bus Speed

HT Bus Width



[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Auto] x12 2400 MHZ

1.400 V

[Manual]

[x12 2400 MHz]

[1.350 V]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

Security Exit

Overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard.

It should be done at your own risk and expense.

Select Screen

Select Item


F1

F9

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and Exit


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.

HT Bus Speed

This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus speed. Configuration options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz] and

[1000 MHz].

HT Bus Width

This feature allows you selecting Hyper-Transport bus width. Configuration options: [Auto], [8 Bit] and [16 Bit].


Use this item to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the

CPU from overheated. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [12.5%],

[25%], [37.5%], [50%], [62.5%], [75%] and [87.5%]. The default value is

[Auto].


Memory Clock

This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [133MHz (DDR266)], [166MHz (DDR333)] and

[200MHz (DDR400)].

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.60V] to

[2.95V]. The default value is [Auto].

Memory Timing

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Memory Timing

CAS Latency

TRAS

TRP

TRCD

TRRD

TRC

MA Timing

Burst Length

Bank Interleaving

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[4 Beats]

[Auto]


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 [15T].

The default value is [Auto].

TRP

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


TRCD

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


TRRD

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

TRC


Use this to adjust TRC values. Configuration options: [Auto], [7T] to [22T].


MA Timing

Use this to adjust values for MA timing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T],

[1T]. 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.

Chipset Settings

Onboard GPU Clock Override

This allows you to enable or disable the Onboard GPU Clock Override feature.

Onboard GPU Clock

This option only appears when you enable “Onboard GPU Clock

Override”. The default value is [500].

mGPU Voltage

Use this to select mGPU voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.10V] to


HT Voltage

Use this to select HT voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.30V] and


Would you like to save current setting user defaults?

In this option, you are allowed to load and save three user defaults according to your own requirements.

3.4

Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU

Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, Storage Configuration, PCIPnP

Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

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Advanced H/W Monitor Boot

Advanced Settings

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


Chipset Configuration

ACPI Configuration

Storage Configuration

PCIPnP Configuration

Floppy Configuration

SuperIO Configuration

USB Configuration

BIOS Update Utility

ASRock Instant Flash

Security Exit

Options for CPU

Select Screen

Select Item


F1

F9

F10

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


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

ASRock Instant Flash

ASRock Instant Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. This convenient BIOS update tool allows you to update system BIOS without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS or Windows ® . Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive, floppy disk or hard drive, then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility.

Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/

12 file system. If you execute ASRock Instant Flash utility, the utility will show the BIOS files and their respective information. Select the proper

BIOS file to update your BIOS, and reboot your system after BIOS update process completes.

Advanced


Boot Failure Guard

Cool' n' Quiet

Memory Hole


[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

Enable or disable the feature of Boot

Failure Guard.


Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and

[Disabled]. If you install Windows ® 7 / 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.

Memory Hole

Use this to enable or disable memory hole. The default value is [Disabled].

Advanced

Chipset Settings

Onboard HD Audio

Front Panel

CD-In

OnBoard Lan

Primary Graphics Adapter

Internal Graphics Mode

Share Memory

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

Surround View


[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[PCI]

[UMA]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

Auto/Enable/Disable

Onboard HD Audio.

+ -

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.

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 ® 7 / Vista TM logo test, please disable this option.

OnBoard Lan

This allows you to enable or disable the onboard Lan feature.

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].

Internal Graphics Mode

This allows you to adjust internal graphics mode. The default value is [UMA].

Configuration options: [UMA] and [Disabled].

Share Memory

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

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

Onboard HDMI HD Audio

This allows you to enable or disable the onboard HDMI HD Audio in AMD

785G.

Surround View

This allows you to enable or disable the Surround View feature or Hybrid

CrossFireX TM feature.


Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend To RAM

Away Mode Support

Restore on AC / Power Loss

Ring-In Power On

PCI Devices Power On

PS / 2 Keyboard Power On

RTC Alarm Power On

ACPI HPET Table

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Power Off]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

+-

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

F1

F9

General Help

Load Defaults



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.)

Check Ready Bit

Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.

Away Mode Support

Use this item to enable or disable Away Mode support under Windows ® XP

Media Center OS. The default value is [Disabled].

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power

loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the

power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes

and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system.

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

Storage Configuration

Onboard SATA Controller

SATA Operation Mode

IDE1 Master

IDE1 Slave

SATAII_1

SATAII_2

SATAII_3

SATAII_4

SATAII_5 eSATAII_1


[Enabled]

[IDE]

[Hard Disk]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

Configure onboard serial ATA controller.


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 [IDE]. If you want to operate RAID function on SATA / SATAII HDDs, please select [RAID]. Configuration options: [AHCI], [RAID] and [IDE].

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.


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



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.


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.

+-

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


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.


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



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

PS/2 Port Type

[Enabled]

[3F8 / IRQ4]

[Disabled]

[378]

[ECP + EPP]

[1.9]

[DMA3]

[IRQ7]

[Auto]

Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller.

+-

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


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].

PS/2 Port Type

Use this item to set the PS/2 port type.

Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support

Legacy USB Support


[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.

+-

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


USB Controller

Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller.

USB 2.0 Support

Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2.0 support.

Legacy USB Support

Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup

Only]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options:

[Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.

[Auto] - Enables legacy support if USB devices are connected.

[Disabled] - USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and

BIOS setup when [Disabled] is selected. If you have USB compatibility issue, it is recommended to select [Disabled] to enter OS.

[BIOS Setup Only] - USB devices are allowed to use only under BIOS setup and Windows / Linux OS.

3.5

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 OC Tweaker Advanced 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

Power Fan Speed

Vcore

+ 3.30V

+ 5.00V

+ 12.00V

CPU Quiet Fan

: 37 C / 98 F

: 27 C / 80 F

: 4722 RPM

: N / A

: N / A

: 1.216V

: 3.248V

: 5.136V

: 12.091V

[Disabled]

Exit

Select Screen

F1

F9

F10

Select Item

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


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].

3.6

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.

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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.

Select Screen

Select Item


F1 General Help

F9

F10

ESC

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


Boot Settings Configuration

Full Screen Logo

AddOn ROM Display

Boot Logo

Boot From Onboard LAN

Bootup Num-Lock


Boot

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[On]

Disabled: Displays normal POST messages.

Enabled: Displays OEM

Logo instead of POST messages.

+ -

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


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], [EUP], [Scenery] and [ASRock]. The default value is [Auto].

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 OC Tweaker Advanced 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 General Help

F9

F10

ESC

Load Defaults

Save and Exit



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Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit

Discard Changes

Load BIOS Defaults

Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA)

Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode

Load Performance Setup RAID Mode

Load Power Saving Setup Default

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

Select Screen

Select Item


F1

F9

F10

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


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 BIOS Defaults

Load BIOS default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this operation.

Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA)

This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default settings. F5 key can be used for this operation.

Load Performance Setup AHCI Mode

This performance setup AHCI mode may not be compatible with all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default settings. F3 key can be used for this operation.

Load Performance Setup RAID Mode

This performance setup RAID mode may not be compatible with all system configurations. If system boot failure occurs after loading, please resume optimal default settings. F4 key can be used for this operation.

Load Power Saving Setup Default

Load power saving setup default. F6 key can be used for this operation.

This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 7 /

7 64-bit / Vista TM / Vista TM 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 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.

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