ASRock 939SLI eSATA2 motherboard User Manual

939SLI-eSATA2

User Manual

Version 1.1

Published February 2006

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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.

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

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

1.2 Specifications ........................................................................... 6

1.3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI TM Mode ........... 9

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

1.5 ASRock eSATAII I/O .................................................................. 11

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

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

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

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

2.4 Expansion Slots (Future CPU Port, PCI and PCIE Slots) .................

16

2.5 Dual Graphics Feature .............................................................. 18

2.6 SLI TM Operation Guide ............................................................... 19

2.7 Jumpers Setup .......................................................................... 22

2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors .......................................... 22

2.9 eSATAII Interface Introduction .................................................. 27

2.10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide .................................................. 30

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

Installation ................................................................................. 31

2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices........................................................................ 32

2.13 Using SATA / SATAII HDDs With RAID Functions ..................... 33

2.14 Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Without RAID Functions ................ 34

2.15 Untied Overclocking Technology .............................................. 34

BIOS S ETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 35

3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 35

3.1.2 Navigation Keys ............................................................. 36

3.2 Main Screen .............................................................................. 36

3.3 Advanced Screen .................................................................... 37

3.3.1 CPU Configuration .......................................................... 38

3.3.2 Chipset Configuration ..................................................... 40

3.3.3 ACPI Configuration ......................................................... 42

3.3.4 IDE Configuration ............................................................ 43

3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration ...................................................... 45

3.3.6 Floppy Configuration ...................................................... 46

3.3.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................... 46

3.3.8 USB Configuration .......................................................... 48

3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ............................. 48

3.5 Boot Screen .............................................................................. 49

3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 49

3.6 Security Screen ........................................................................ 50

3.7 Exit Screen ............................................................................... 51

4.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 52

4.2 Support CD Information ............................................................. 52

4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 52

4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 52

4.2.3 Utilities Menu ................................................................... 52

4.2.4 Contact Information ........................................................ 52

APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM T echnology

Thank you for purchasing ASRock 939SLI-eSATA2 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

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

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

1.1

Package Contents

1 x ASRock 939SLI-eSATA2 Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

1 x ASRock 939SLI-eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock 939SLI-eSATA2 Support CD

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

1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

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

2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional)

1 x ASRock eSATAII I/O Shield

1 x ASRock SLI Bridge

1.2

Specifications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Hybrid Booster

Expansion Slot

Audio

LAN

Rear Panel I/O

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

- 939-Pin Socket Supporting AMD Athlon TM 64 / 64FX / 64X2

Processor

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

(see CAUTION 1)

- FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)

- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2)

- Supports Hyper-Transport Technology

- ULi ® M1697

- Dual Channel DDR Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3)

- 4 x DDR DIMM slots

- Support DDR400/333/266

- Max. capacity: 4GB

- CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 4)

- ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 5)

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

- 1 x Future CPU Port (Supports CPU upgrade from AMD K8

939-Pin CPU to AM2 940-Pin CPU through AM2CPU Board)

(see page 16 for details)

- 3 x PCI slots

- 1 x PCI Express x 16 / x 8 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x 1 / x 8 slot

- 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot

- Supports NVIDIA SLI TM (see CAUTION 6)

- Realtek ALC 660 5.1channel CODEC with High Definition

Audio

- Realtek PHY RTL8201CL

- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

ASRock eSATAII I/O

- 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

- 2 x eSATAII Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 Port

- Audio Jack: Line in / Line out / Microphone

Connector

BIOS Feature

Support CD

Hardware

Monitor

OS

Certifications

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

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

(see CAUTION 7)

- 2 x eSATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors (shared with 2 SATAII

connectors), support “Hot Plug” function (see CAUTION 8)

- 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices)

- 1 x Floppy connector

- 1 x IR header

- 1 x Game header

- CPU/Chassis FAN connector

- 20 pin ATX power connector

- 4 pin 12V power connector

- SLI/XFIRE power connector

- CD in header

- Front panel audio connector

- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

(see CAUTION 9)

- 2Mb AMI BIOS

- AMI Legal BIOS

- Supports “Plug and Play”

- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events

- Supports jumperfree

- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software

- CPU Temperature Sensing

- Motherboard Temperature Sensing

- CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life

- CPU Fan Tachometer

- Chassis Fan Tachometer

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

- Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit compliant

- FCC, CE, Microsoft ® WHQL Certificated

CAUTION!

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

Quiet TM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 53 to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology. Since not all K8 939-pin CPU can support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology, please check AMD’s website for details.

2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 34 for details.

3. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI TM technology, please read “Dual

Graphics Feature” on page 18 for jumper settings. PCIE3 slot is intended for SLI TM function. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard, please install it to PCIE1 slot. For the information of the compatible SLI TM Mode PCI Express VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI TM Mode” on page 9. For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card, please refer to the installation guide on page 16.

7. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the

“SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide” on page 30 to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. Besides, you are allowed to downgrade the SATAII hard disk to SATA hard disk (from SATAII 3Gb/s down to SATA 1.5Gb/s), and connect it to the SATAII connector. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly.

8. This motherboard supports eSATAII interface, the external SATAII specification. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 27 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures. (Port Multiplier

Technology is not supported with eSATAII interface on this motherboard.)

9. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft ® Windows ® XP

SP1 or SP2 / 2000 SP4.

1.3

Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for SLI TM Mode

(for Windows XP / XP 64-bit only)

Graphics Chip Model Name

Vendor

Chipset Name

NVIDIA ASUS EN6600 GeForce 6600

ASUS EN6600GT Series GeForce 6600GT

ASUS EN6800LE

ASUS EN6800GT

GeForce 6800LE

GeForce 6800GT

ASUS EN7800GTX/2DHTV GeForce 7800GTX

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 2 3 4

24.4cm (9.6 in)

5 6

PS2

Mouse

1

PS2_USB_PWR1

ATX12V1

7 8

38

37

33

36

35

34

33

32

31

29

28

CPU_FAN1

USB 2.0

T: USB2

B: USB3

USB 2.0

T: USB0

B: USB1

Top:

RJ-45 eSATAII_12

T: eSATAII_1

B: eSATAII_2

LAN

PHY

Super

I/O

CD1

AUDIO

CODEC

HD_AUDIO1 GAME1

1 1

1

J3

1

J4

1

J7

1

J11

1

J1

1

J2

FUTURE_CPU_PORT

1

J5

SLI/XFIRE_PWR1

PCIE1

J10

1

1

PCIE2

J9 1

J12

1

J13

1

J14

1

J15

PCIE3

1

J16

1

J17

1

J8

1

J6

1

J19

1

J18

RAID

RoHS

ATA133

939SLI-eSATA2

CLRTC1

1

2Mb

BIOS

PCI1

USB2.0

PCI2

1

IR1

PCI3

FLOPPY1

USB45

USB67

SATAII

ULi

M1697

Chipset

SATAII_RED SATAII_ORANGE

SPEAKER1

1

PANEL1

PLED PWRBTN

1

HDLED RESET

27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

8

13

14

15

16

9

10

11

12

17

18

PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper

ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

939-Pin CPU Socket

CPU Heatsink Retention Module

2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots

(Dual Channel A: DDR1, DDR2; Blue)

2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots

(Dual Channel B: DDR3, DDR4; Black)

J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 / J5 / J6 / J7 / J8 Jumpers

Flash Memory

Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRTC1)

Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)

Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2, Black)

ULi M1697 Single Chip

Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_BLUE)

Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_BLACK)

Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_ORANGE)

System Panel Header (PANEL1)

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

31

32

33

34

27

28

29

30

35

36

37

38

23

24

25

26

19

20

21

22

Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1)

Serial ATAII Connector (SATAII_RED)

USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue)

USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue)

Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1)

Infrared Module Header (IR1)

Game Port Header (GAME1)

Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

PCI Slots (PCI1- 3)

Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black)

PCI Express x 1 / x 8 Slot (PCIE3)

J12 / J13 / J14 / J15 / J16 / J17 / J18 / J19 Jumpers

PCI Express x 1 Slot (PCIE2)

J9 / J10 / J11 Jumpers

PCI Express x 16 / x 8 Slot (PCIE1)

SLI / XFIRE Power Connector

Future CPU Port (FUTURE_CPU_PORT1) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_TOP) eSATAII Connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM)

1.5 ASR ock eSA

1 2

11 10

1 Parallel Port

2 RJ-45 Port

3 Line In (Light Blue)

4 Line Out (Lime)

5 Microphone (Pink)

6 eSATAII Ports

9 8 7 6

7

8

9

USB 2.0 Ports (USB01)

USB 2.0 Ports (USB23)

COM Port

10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)

11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)

3

4

5

939SLI-eSATA2

is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 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

STEP 1:

Lift Up The Socket Lever

CPU Golden Triangle

Socket Corner

STEP 2 / STEP 3:

Match The CPU Golden Triangle

To The Socket Corner

STEP 4:

Push Down And Lock

The Socket Lever

After you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU FAN connector (CPU_FAN1, see Page 10, No. 3). For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of the CPU fan and the heatsink.

939SLI-eSATA2 motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate)

DIMM slots, and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. For dual channel configuration, you always need to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chip-type) DDR DIMM pair in the slots of the same color. In other words, you have to install identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel A (DDR1 and

DDR2; Blue slots; see p.10 No.7) or identical DDR DIMM pair in Dual Channel B

(DDR3 and DDR4; Black slots; see p.10 No.8), so that Dual Channel Memory

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

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

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

Table below.

Dual Channel Memory Configurations

(1)

(2)

DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4

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

Populated Populated

-

(3)* Populated

- Populated

Populated

-

Populated

-

Populated

Populated

*

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

1. If you want to install two memory modules, for optimal compatibility and reliability, it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color. In other words, install them either in the set of blue slots

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

2. If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR DIMM slots on this motherboard, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology.

3. If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual

Channel, for example, installing a pair of memory modules in DDR1 and DDR3, it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology .

Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components.

Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.

Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot.

notch break notch break

The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

2.4

Expansion Slots

There are 1 Future CPU Port, 3 PCI slots and 3 PCI Express slots on 939SLI-eSATA2 motherboard.

Future CPU Port (Yellow-Colored Port):

Future CPU Port allows you to upgrade your AMD K8 939-Pin CPU to AM2 940-Pin

CPU by installing an add-on ASRock AM2CPU Board into this future CPU Port on

939SLI-eSATA2

motherboard. Before you upgrade the K8 939-Pin CPU to AM2 940-

Pin CPU, it is necessary to adjust the jumper settings for those required jumpers on

939SLI-eSATA2

motherboard. Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings.

This yellow-colored Future CPU Port is not an AGP slot! Please do

NOT insert any AGP card into it!

CPU Type

K8 939-Pin CPU

(Default)

2_3

J11

Jumper Settings

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

J3 J4 J7 J8

3

2

3

2

3

2

J1 J2 J5 J6

2_3

2_3

J10

J9

AM2 940-Pin CPU

(Using add-on

ASRock AM2CPU

Board

)

1_2

J11

1_2

1_2

J10

J9

2

1

2 2 2

1 1 1

J3 J4 J7 J8

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

J1 J2 J5 J6

NOTE

When adjusting the jumper settings, you may use the tool, Jumper Cap Remover, to help you removing the jumper caps more easily. This Jumper Cap Remover is bundled in your motherboard package, and please follow the “Jumper Cap Remover Instruction” to use it properly.

PCI Slots:

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

PCIE Slots:

PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 / x 8 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16

lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as

Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc.

PCIE3 (PCIE x 1 / x 8 slot) is used to install PCI Express expansion

cards. For the information of the compatible SLI TM Mode PCI Ex

press VGA cards, please refer to the “Supported PCI Express VGA

Card List for SLI TM Mode” on page 9. Please check the jumper set

tings on page 18 for different functions.

PCIE3 slot is intended for SLI TM function. If you plan to install only one PCI Express VGA card to this motherboard, please install it to

PCIE1 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.

This motherboard supports Dual Graphics Technology. When installing the add-on

VGA cards to this motherboard, you are allowed to choose two different ways to decide the function of PCIE1 slot and PCIE3 slot. The default value of this feature is to enable PCIE1 slot (PCI Express x 16) and PCIE3 slot (only PCI Express x 1). You can also adjust the jumpers according to the below table to enable PCIE1 slot (PCI

Express x 8) and PCIE3 slot (PCI Express x 8). In other words, you are able to adjust the jumpers to enjoy the benefit of Dual Graphics feature. Please refer to the table below for the correct jumper settings.

Function Jumper Settings

Enable PCIE1

(PCIE x 16) /

PCIE3 (only

PCIE x 1)

(Default)

3

2

3

2

3

2

J12 J13 J19

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

2

J14 J15 J16 J17 J18

Enable PCIE1

(PCIE x 8) /

PCIE3

(PCIE x 8)

2

1

2 2

1 1

J12 J13 J19

2 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 1

J14 J15 J16 J17 J18

9

2.6 SLI TM

This motherboard supports NVIDIA SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical NVIDIA SLI TM enabled PCI Express x 16 graphics cards. Currently, NVIDIA SLI TM technology supports Windows XP and XP 64-bit operating system. Please follow the installation procedures in this section.

SLI TM Technology Requirements

1. You should have two identical 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.

Enjoy the benefit of SLI TM

Step 1. Adjust the jumpers on this motherboard to enable PCIE1 slot (PCIE x 8) and

PCIE3 slot (PCIE x 8). Please refer to the previous section “Dual Graphics

Feature” for proper jumper setting.

Step 2. 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.

Step3.

If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards.

Step4.

Align and insert the SLI Bridge to the goldfingers on each graphics card.

Make sure that the SLI Bridge is firmly in place.

Step5.

Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the monitor connector and the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot.

Step6.

Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to SLI/XFIRE power connector.

Step7.

Power on your computer and boot into OS. Install the “SLI Enabled” driver of our support CD to your system. Then, reboot your system.

Step8.

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.

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.

* 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.

2.7

Jumpers Setup

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

Jumper Setting

PS2_USB_PWR1

(see p.10, No. 1)

1_2 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

(CLRTC1)

(see p.10, No. 11)

1_2 2_3

Default Clear CMOS

Note: CLRTC1 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 CLRTC1 for 5 seconds.

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!

•

Floppy Connector

(33-pin FLOPPY1)

(see p.10 No. 24) Pin1

FLOPPY1 the red-striped side to Pin1

Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector.

Primary IDE Connector (Blue)

(39-pin IDE1, see p.10 No. 12)

Secondary IDE Connector (Black)

(39-pin IDE2, see p.10 No. 13)

PIN1

IDE1

PIN1

IDE2 connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices

80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable

Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and

CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).

Serial ATA II Connectors

(SATAII_BLUE: see p.10, No. 15)

(SATAII_BLACK: see p.10, No. 16)

(SATAII_RED: see p.10, No. 20)

(SATAII_ORANGE: see p.10, No. 17)

SATAII_RED SATAII_ORANGE

These four Serial ATA II

(SATAII) connectors support

SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current

SATA II interface allows up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATAII_RED and SATAII_ORANGE connectors can be used for internal storage devices or be connected to eSATAII_BOTTOM and eSATAII_TOP connectors with corresponding color to support eSATAII devices. Please read “eSATAII Interface Introduction” on page 27 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures.

eSATA II Connectors

(eSATAII_TOP: see p.10, No. 37)

(eSATAII_BOTTOM: see p.10, No. 38)

Serial ATA (SATA)

Data Cable

These two eSATA II connectors support SATA data cables for external

SATAII function. The current eSATA II interface allows up to

3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

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

SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard.

You can also use the SATA data cable to connect SATAII connectors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Power Cable

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

USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB67)

(see p.10 No. 22)

USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB45)

(see p.10 No. 21)

Infrared Module Header

(5-pin IR1)

(see p.10 No. 25)

Internal Audio Connectors

(4-pin CD1)

(CD1: see p.10 No. 29)

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.10 No. 27)

USB_PWR

P-7

DUMMY

1

GND

P+6

P-6

USB_PWR

USB_PWR

P-5

DUMMY

1

GND

P+4

P-4

USB_PWR

+5VSB

DUMMY

1

GND

IRRX

CD-R

GND

GND

CD-L

CD1

GND

PRESENCE#

OUT_RET

1

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT2_L

J_SENSE

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.

ASRock eSATAII I/O accommodates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this

USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0

ports.

ASRock eSATAII I/O accommodates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O panel are not sufficient, this

USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 additional USB 2.0

ports.

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

This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card, or MPEG card.

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

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. MIC_RET and OUT_RET are for HD audio panel only. You don’t

need to connect them for AC’97 audio panel.

D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select

Chipset Configuration. Set the Front Panel Control option from

[Auto] to [Enabled].

E. Enter Windows system. Click the icon on the lower right hand

taskbar to enter Realtek HD Audio Manager. Click “Audio I/O”, select

“Connector Settings” , choose “Disable front panel jack

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

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.10 No. 18)

PLED+

PLED-

PWRBTN#

GND

1

RESET#

GND

DUMMY

HDLED-

HDLED+

This header accommodates several system front panel functions.

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-pin SPEAKER 1)

(see p.10 No. 19)

1

SPEAKER

DUMMY

+5V

DUMMY

Please connect the chassis speaker to this header.

Chassis Fan Connector

(3-pin CHA_FAN1)

(see p.10 No. 23) GND

+12V

CHA_FAN_SPEED

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

CPU Fan Connector

(3-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.10 No. 3)

ATX Power Connector

(20-pin ATXPWR1)

(see p.10 No. 2)

GND

+12V

CPU_FAN_SPEED

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

Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.

ATX 12V Connector

(4-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.10 No. 4)

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

SLI/XFIRE Power Connector

(4-pin SLI/XFIRE_POWER1)

(see p.10 No. 35)

SLI/XFIRE_POWER1

It is not necessary to use this connector, but please connect it with a hard disk power connecor when two graphics cards are plugged to this motherboard at the same time.

Game Port Header

(15-pin GAME1)

(see p.10 No. 26)

+5V

JBB1

MIDI_OUT

JBY

JBB2

MIDI_IN

1

+5V

JAB1

GND

JAX

JAY

GND

+5V

JAB2

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

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.

How to install eSATAII?

SATAII_RED and

SATAII_ORANGE eSATAII_TOP and eSATAII_BOTTOM

1.

If you just plan to install one eSATAII device to this motherboard, it is recommended to enable the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield. In order to enable the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield, you need to connect the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED; see p.10 No.20) and the red eSATAII connector

(eSATAII_BOTTOM; see p.10 No.38) with a SATA data cable first. Then the bottom eSATAII port of the I/O shield is enabled.

Connect the SATA data cable to the red

SATAII connector

(SATAII_RED)

Connect the SATA data cable to the red eSATAII connector

(eSATAII_BOTTOM)

2.

If you plan to install two eSATAII devices to this motherboard, you need to enable both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield. In order to enable the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield, you have to connect the red SATAII connector (SATAII_RED; see p.10 No.20) and the red eSATAII connector (eSATAII_BOTTOM; see p.10 No.38) with a SATA data cable first, and then connect the orange SATAII connector (SATAII_ORANGE; see p.10 No.17) and the orange eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP; see p.10

No.37) with another SATA data cable. After that, both the top and the bottom eSATAII ports of the I/O shield are enabled.

Connect the SATA data cables to both red SATAII connector

(SATAII_RED) and orange SATAII connector (SATAII_

ORANGE)

Connect the SATA data cables to both red eSATAII connector

(eSATAII_BOTTOM) and orange eSATAII connector (eSATAII_TOP)

Please make sure to correctly connect the SATAII and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color so that the eSATAII function will work successfully.

3.

Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I/O shield according to the eSATAII port that you enable.

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 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 ULi M1697 chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) /

Serial ATAII (SATAII) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and

RAID 5) 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.

1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions, you

need to install at least 2 SATA / SATAII hard disks. If you plan to use

RAID 5 function, you need to install at least 3 SATA / SATAII hard disks.

If you plan to use RAID 0+1 function, you need to install at least 4 SATA

/ SATAII hard disks. If you install 2 eSATAII devices, then only RAID 0,

RAID 1, or JBOD functions will be enabled.

2. If you plan to use RAID functions on SATA / SATAII, SATA / SATAII HDDs

must be operated in “RAID” mode.

3. “RAID” and “non-RAID” mode are options under “SATA Operation Mode” in

BIOS setup. Please refer to page 43 for details.

2.12 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F unctions for SA

939SLI-eSATA2

motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. ULi M1697 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. AHCI requires appropriate software support (e.g., an AHCI driver, which is contained in our support CD).

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 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.

If you obey “safely remove hardware” mechanism like USB flash drive, you can enable eSATAII device write cache on the driver by ULi RAID configuration tools to enhance the eSATAII performance. While keeping write data to disk can be flush out when removing the eSATAII device.

A / SATTTTTAII HDDs W ith RAID F unctions

If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your

SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions, you need to make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette before you start the OS installation.

STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.

(Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!)

STEP 2: 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.

STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate

Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.

STEP 4: Then you will see these messages,

Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.

WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will lose ALL data in it!

Start to format and copy files [YN]?

Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.

STEP 5: The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA /

SATAII drivers into the floppy diskette.

Once you have the SATA / SATAII driver diskette ready, you may start to install

Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you may start to use “RAID Installation

Guide” to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0+1 / JBOD / RAID 5 configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please find the document,

“Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration”, at the following path in the Support CD:

.. \ Information \ Manual \ RAID Installation Guide \ English.pdf

ithout RAID F unctions

If you want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your

SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID functions, you are allowed to choose non-RAID mode or AHCI mode. For users who plan to install Windows 2000, Windows XP, or

Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without RAID and Hot Plug functions, please choose non-RAID mode. However, if you plan to install Windows

2000, Windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS on your SATA / SATAII HDDs without

RAID functions but still keeping Hot Plug function, please choose AHCI mode.

Please follow the below procedures for selecting the mode you need.

A. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Operating in Non-RAID Mode

1. Enter “SATA Operation Mode” in BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [non-

RAID].

2. Start Windows 2000, windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS installation.

B. Using SATA / SATAII HDDs Operating in AHCI Mode

1. Enter “SATA Operation Mode” in BIOS setup to set the option from [RAID] to [AHCI].

2. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette by following the proper steps of section 2.13

on page 33.

3. Start Windows 2000, windows XP, or Windows XP 64-bit OS installation.

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 and PCIE buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.

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

The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following

BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

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

Main

To set up the system time/date information

Advanced

To set up the advanced BIOS features

H/W Monitor

To display current hardware status

Boot

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

3.2

Main Screen

When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview

Main Advanced

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

H/W Monitor Boot

System Overview

System Time

System Date

[ 17 :00:09]

[Thu 01/05/2006]

BIOS Version

Processor Type

: 939SLI-eSATA2 BIOS P1.0

: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+

(64 bit supported)

Processor Speed

Microcode Update

L1 Cache Size

L2 Cache Size

: 2200 MHz

: 10FF0/41

: 128KB

: 1024KB

Total Memory

DDR 1

DDR 2

DDR 3

DDR 4

: 512MB

Dual-Channel Memory Mode

: 256MB/166MHz (DDR333)

: 256MB/166MHz (DDR333)

: None

: None

Security Exit

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

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

+-

Tab

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, 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 the future, you may upgrade your AMD 939-Pin CPU to AMD 940-Pin (AM2) CPU by installing an add-on ASRock AM2CPU Board into future CPU Port on this motherboard

3.3

Advanced Screen

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

Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP

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

Main Advanced



Advanced Settings

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

CPU Configuration

Chipset Configuration

ACPI Configuration

IDE Configuration

PCIPnP Configuration

Floppy Configuration

SuperIO Configuration

USB Configuration

Security Exit

Options for CPU

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1

F9

F10

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

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

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


Advanced


Overclock Mode

CPU Frequency (MHz)

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

Spread Spectrum

Boot Failure Guard

Cool' n' Quiet

Processor Maximum Multiplier

Processor Maximum Voltage

Multiplier/Voltage Change

Memory Clock

Flexibility Option

CAS Latency

TRAS

TRP

TRCD

TRRD

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Enabled] x11 2200 MHz

1.450 V

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

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

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


Overclock Mode

Use this to select Overclock Mode. The default value is [Auto]. Cnfiguration options: [Auto], [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] and [CPU, PCIE, Async.].


Use this option to adjust CPU frequency. The range is from 90MHz to

340MHz. The default value is [200].


Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency. The range is from 90MHz to

170MHz. The default value is [100].

PCI Frequency (MHz)

Use this option to adjust PCI frequency. This option only appears when

you set overclock mode to [CPU, PCIE, Sync.] or [CPU, PCIE, Async.]. Con

figuration options: [33.33], [33.80], [34.28], [34.78], [35.29], [35.82], [36.36],

[36.92], [37.50] and [Sync. with CPU]. The default value is [33.33].

Spread Spectrum

This feature will be set to [Auto] as default.


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.


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.



Advanced


Overclock Mode



Spread Spectrum


Cool' n' Quiet




Processor Multiplier

Processor Voltage

Memory Clock


CAS Latency

TRAS

TRP

[Auto]

[200]

[100]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Enabled] x11 2200 MHz

1.450 V

[Manual]

[x11 2200 MHz]

[1.450V]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

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

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

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


Processor Multiplier

This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [x8 1600 MHz] up to [x25 5000 MHz] but no higher than the value of “Processor Maximum

Multiplier”. For example, if the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier” is

[x11 2200 MHz], the actual value of multiplier will be [x11 2200 MHz] even if you set this item to a value higher than [x11 2200 MHz]. 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. For safety and system stability, it is not recommended to adjust the value of this item.

Memory Clock

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

[200 MHz (DDR400)].


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

CAS Latency

Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.0], [3.0], and [2.5].

TRAS

Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK], [6CLK],

[7CLK], [8CLK], [9CLK], [10CLK], [11CLK], [12CLK], [13CLK], [14CLK], and

[15CLK].

TRP

Use this to adjust TRP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK],

[4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK].

TRCD

Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK],

[4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK].

TRRD

Use this to adjust TRRD values. the default value is [Auto].

TRC

Use this to adjust TRC values. The default value is [Auto].

MA Timing

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

[1T]. The default value is [Auto].

Burst Length

Burst length can be set to 8, 4, or 2 beats.

Bank Interleaving

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

Memory Hole

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

Advanced

Chipset Settings

OnBoard LAN

OnBoard HD Audio

Front Panel Control

Primary Graphics Adapter

CPU - NB Link Speed

CPU - NB Link Width

VCCM Voltage

Chipset Core Voltage


[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[PCI]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

Enable/Disable onboard LAN device.

Select Screen

+ -

F1

F9

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults

F10 Save and Exit


OnBoard LAN

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

OnBoard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound

Card is plugged.

Front Panel Control

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

Panel.

Primary Graphics Adapter

This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration options: [PCI] and [PCIE].

CPU - NB Link Speed

This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency. Configuration options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], [800 MHz], and [1000

MHz].

CPU - NB Link Width

This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width. Configuration options:

[Auto], [8 BIT], and [16 BIT].

VCCM Voltage

This option allows you to set VCCM. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [High], [Middle], [Low], and [Auto].

Chipset Core Voltage

This option allows you to set chipset core voltage. The default value is

[Auto]. Configuration options: [High], [Middle], [Low], and [Auto].


Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend To RAM

Repost Video on STR Resume

Restore on AC / Power Loss

Ring-In Power On

PCI Devices Power On

PS / 2 Keyboard Power On

RTC Alarm Power On

[Auto]

[No]

[Power Off]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

+-

F1

F9

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

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.)

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.

Advanced

IDE Configuration

Serial ATA Controller

SATA Operation Mode eSATAII Support

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave


[Enabled]

[RAID]

[Enabled]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

[Not Detected]

Disabled

Enabled


Serial ATA Controller

Enable the SATA controller by selecting [Enabled]. The default value of this option is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].

SATA Operation Mode

Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [RAID]. Configuration options: [RAID], [non-RAID] and [AHCI].

eSATAII Support

Use this item to enable or disable eSATAII support. The default value of this option is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

IDE Device Configuration

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


Advanced

Primary 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]

[Enabled]

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].

32-Bit 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

OnBoard Game Port

OnBoard MIDI Port

[Enabled]

[3F8 / IRQ4]

[Disabled]

[378]

[ECP + EPP]

[1.9]

[DMA3]

[IRQ7]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller.

Select Screen

Select Item

+-

F1

F9

Change Option

General Help

Load Defaults



OnBoard Floppy Controller

Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller.

Serial Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it.

Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4],

[2E8 / IRQ3].

Infrared Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it.

Configuration options: [Disabled], [2F8 / IRQ3], and [2E8 / IRQ3].

Parallel Port Address

Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it.

Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278].

Parallel Port Mode

Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP]. If this option is set to [ECP+EPP], it will show the EPP version in the following item, “EPP Version”. Configuration options:

[Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP].

EPP Version

Use this item to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7].

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Use this item to set the ECP mode DMA channel. Configuration options: [DMA0], [DMA1], and [DMA3].

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to set the IRQ for the parallel port. Configuration options:

[IRQ5] and [IRQ7].

OnBoard Game Port

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

OnBoard MIDI Port

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

Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Controller

USB 2.0 Support

Legacy USB Support


[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.

+-

F1

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F9

F10

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


USB Controller

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

USB 2.0 Support

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

Legacy USB Support

Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. Or you may select [Auto] so that the system will start to auto-detect; if there is no USB device connected, “Auto” option will disable the legacy USB support.

3.4

Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

Main Advanced


H/W Monitor

Boot

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

CPU Temperature

M / B Temperature

CPU Fan Speed

Chassis Fan Speed

Vcore

+ 3.30V

+ 5.00V

+ 12.00V

: 37 C / 98 F

: 31 C / 87 F

: 2833 RPM

: N / A

: 1.532 V

: 3.129 V

: 4.877 V

: 11.741 V

Security

F1

F9

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit

Exit


3.5

Boot Screen

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

Main Advanced


H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit

Boot Settings

Boot Settings Configuration

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

Removable Drives

[1st Floppy Device]

[HDD: PM-MAXTOR 6L08]

[CD/DVD: SM-CD-ROM]

Configure Settings during System Boot.

Select Screen

Select Item


F1

F9

F10

ESC

General Help

Load Defaults

Save and Exit


Boot Settings Configuration

Boot From Network

Bootup Num-Lock


Boot

[Disabled]

[On]

To enable or disable the boot from network feature.

+ -

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

F1

F9

General Help

Load Defaults



Boot From Network

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

Boot Up Num-Lock

If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

3.6

Security Screen

In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system.

For the user password, you may also clear it.

Main Advanced



Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

Clear User Password

Security Exit

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen

Select Item

Enter Change

F1 General Help

F9 Load Defaults



3.7

Exit Screen

Main Advanced


H/W Monitro Boot

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit

Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults

Security Exit

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

Select Screen

Select Item


F1 General Help

F9

F10

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 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. 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 including ASRock Express GbL PCI Express LAN card driver if the system detects the installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

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

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

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

AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM T echnology

4.

5.

6.

1.

2.

3.

For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology under Windows system. When using this feature, please make sure to install “AMD Processor Driver” from the “Support CD” first.

If you are using Windows 2000 / XP/ XP 64-bit operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM technology:

From the Windows 2000 / XP/ XP 64-bit operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.

Switch to Classic View. (for Windows XP only)

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

Saver tab.

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

From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power

Management

.

Click OK to implement settings.

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