Asrock 775XFire-eSATA2
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1. 27 Please connect an ATX 12V power supply to this connector 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 Connect a Game cable to this header if the Game port bracket is installed 2 11 eSATAII Interface Introduction 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 PORT2 and SATAI ORANGE PORTS eSATAII_TOP2. 1 Physically attach one additional SATA hard drive to the SATA port not being used Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system you will use this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration 2 Boot Windows install the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager software if not already installed using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary Intel Storage Utility and start menu links 3 Open the Intel Storage Utility from the Start Menu and select Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu This will activate the Create RAID volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Click through the dialogs as prompted It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination hard drive will be lost 4 Once the migration is complete reboot the system If you migrated to a RAID 0 volume use Disk Management from within Windows in order to partition and format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are combined You may also use third party software to extend any existing partitions within the RAID volume 2 16 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set Up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen
3. 4 At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install You may select Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH7R Windows XP 2000 for Windows XP 2000 or Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH7R Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit 5 Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers 6 Install the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel R Matrix Storage Console which can be used to manage the RAID configuration 7 After setting up a RAID Ready system as the above steps you can follow the procedures of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID Di 2 15 2 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID O RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing RAID Ready system then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non RAID configuration to a two drive RAID 0 RAID 1 configuration or three drive RAID 5 configuration To prepare for this you will need another SATA hard drive with a capacity equal to or greater than that currently being used as the source hard drive 35
4. 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 775XFire eSATA2 motherboard provides four 240 pin DDRII Double Data Rate Il 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 DDRII DIMM pair in the slots of the same color In other words you have to install identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel A DDRII_1 and DDRII_3 Yellow slots see p 10 No 7 or identical DDRII DIMM pair in Dual Channel B DDRII_2 and DDRII_4 Orange slots see p 10 No 8 so that Dual Channel Memory Technology can be activated This motherboard also allows you to install four DDRII DIMMs for dual channel configuration and please install identical DDRII DIMMs in all four slots You may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII_ 1 DDRIL 2 DDRII 3 DDRII 4 Yellow Slot Orange Slot Yellow Slot ne Slot __2 memory modules SS x ss EE Ce SS SS SS 4 memory modules SS 1 Ifyou want to install two memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability it is recommended to install them in the slots of the same color In other words install them either in the set of yellow slots DDRII_1 and DDRII_3 or in the set of orange slots DDRII 2 and DDRII 4 2 H only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDRII DIMM slots on
5. 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 18 2 7 CrossFire Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFire feature CrossFire technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units GPU in a single PC Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative interconnect mechanism CrossFire enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application Currently CrossFire feature is only supported with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 it may be supported with other OS in the future What graphics cards work with CrossFire A complete CrossFire system requires a CrossFire Ready motherboard a CrossFire Edition graphics card and a compatible standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card from the same series or two CrossFire Ready cards if they are software enabled This applies to cards from ATI or any of its partners Car
6. 0 Header USB67 Blue South Bridge Controller USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue Infrared Module Connector IR1 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 Game Port Header GAME1 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 PCI Slots PCI1 3 AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 PCI Express x 1 Slot PCIE2 PCI Express x 16 Slot PCIE1 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black SLI XFIRE Power Connector eSATAII Connector eSATAII_TOP eSATAII Connector eSATAIL BOTTOM 1 5 ASRock eSATAII UO Parallel Port RJ 45 Port Line In Light Blue Line Out Lime Microphone Pink eSATAII Ports ooh MM ch 10 11 11 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 COM Port PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple PS 2 Mouse Port Green Chapter 2 Installation 775XFire eSATA2is an ATX form factor 12 0 x 8 6 30 5 x 21 8 cm motherboard Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components 2 1 Screw Holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard setting
7. RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage and Hot Plug functions see CAUTION 8 2 x eSATAII 3 0Gb s connectors shared with 2 SATAII connectors support Hot Plug function see CAUTION 9 1 x ATA100 IDE connector supports 2 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 see CAUTION 10 BIOS Feature 4Mb AMI BIOS AMI Legal BIOS Supports Plug and Play ACPI 1 1 Compliance Wake Up Events Supports jumperfree Hardware CPU Temperature Sensing Monitor Chassis Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore OS Microsoft Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit compliant Certifications FCC CE WHQL CAUTION 10 About the setting of Hyper Threading Technology please check page 40 This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology Please read Un tied Overclocking Technology on page 37 for details 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 16 for proper installation There are memory module installat
8. Utilities Menu sscoccintcsssccaslecssectenseniere neineredactes 53 4 2 4 LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program 53 4 2 5 Contact Information sssssseneeneeeeeneeeeeeenrrrrrn rren 53 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock 775XFire eSATA2 motherboard a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock s consistently stringent quality control It de livers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock s commit ment 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 1 1 Package Contents ASRock 775XFire eSATA2 Motherboard ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm ASRock 775XFire eSATA2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775XFire eSATA2 Support CD including LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo One 80 conductor Ultra ATA 66 100 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3 5 in Floppy Drive Four Seri
9. W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the security features Exit To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Use lt lt gt key or lt gt gt key to choose among the selections on the menu bar and then press lt Enter gt to get into the sub screen 37 3 1 2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key Navigation Key s Function Description lt Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Neat Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items lt Enter gt To bring up the selected screen lt F1 gt To display the General Help Screen lt F9 gt To load optimal default values for all the settings lt F10 gt To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY lt ESC gt To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3 2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security System Overview Use Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to 00 09 select a field l System Date Sat 12 17 2005 Use or to BIOS Version 775XFire eSATA2 BIOS P1 00 configure system Time Processor Type Intel R CPU 3 40 GHz 64bit supported Processor Speed 3400 MHz Microcode Update F34 17 Select Scre
10. as you are allowed to set the selection from AHCI to RAID if you plan to enable RAID function Configuration options AHCI IDE and RAID The default value is AHCI 1 AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports Hot Plug NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages 2 Only AHCI and RAID modes support Hot Plug function When Compatible is selected Combined Option It allows you to select between SATAO 1 2 3 IDE1 SATA1 SATA3 and SATAO SATA2 IDE1 If it is set to SATAO SATA2 IDE1 then SATAII BLACK PORT1 SATAII ORANGE PORTS will not work Likewise if itis set to IDE1 SATA1 SATA3 then GATAI BLUE PORTO SATAIL RED PORT2 will not work 44 Because Intel ICH7R south bridge only supports four IDE devices under legacy OS Windows NT you have to choose SATAO 1 2 3 IDE1 SATA1 SATA3 and SATAO SATA2 IDE1 when the installed device is used with legacy OS SATAO 1 2 3 SATAO SATA2 IDE1 IDE1 SATA1 SATA3 SATAI BLUE SATAIL BLUE SATAII BLACK PORTO PORTO PORT1 SATAI BLACK PORT1 SATAIL RED SATAIL RED SATAIL ORANGE PORT2 PORT2 PORTS SATAIL ORANGE PORTS BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Select the type SS SSS eee SSS ESS of device connected Device Hard Disk to the system Vendor ST340014A Size 40 0 GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Secto
11. drive connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 3 3 7 Super IO Configuration 139 C0 NS OM u 88 an OM NE A N D Advanced Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Allow BIOS to Enable SSS or Disable Floppy Controller Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Infrared Port Address Disabled Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Version 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard Game Port Enabled Select Screen OnBoard MIDI Port Disabled Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 DES 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 47 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
12. of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product FE 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 Contents EINNOQUCHOM EE 5 1 1 Package Contents ss ea Ent 5 ee er le 6 1 3 Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot POI EXOTESS X A hican en is 9 1 4 Motherboard Layout 10 1 5 ASROCK COATAI eronata 11 Z INSTON Le Le ET 12 2s OCEW MOIS 25m tement ne te 12 2 2 Pre installation Precautions ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeteees 12 2 91 CPU INStallatiOn DE 13 2 4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan cccceeeseeteees 15 2 5 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 16 a Eeer EE 18 2 7 CrossFire Operation Guide 19 2 8 Surround Display Feature 23 2 9 Jumpers EEN 23 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24 2 11 eSATAII Interface Introduction 28 2 12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 31 2 13 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks ICH ER 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices 00 eecceecee
13. recommends Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher to be installed If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher installed in your system there is no need to download it again Ready http www microsoft com windowsxp sp2 default mspx B You must have Microsoft NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the CATALYST Control Center http www microsoft com downloads details aspx Familyld 262D25E3 F589 4842 8157 034D1E7CF3A3 amp displaylang en rs on the Step 8 Restart your computer 2 Ready ct the DVI DMS nector otherwise ork 21 Step 9 Install the VGA card drivers to your system and restart your computer Then you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop ATI Catalyst driver should be version 5 10 or higher You will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop Step 10 Double click ATI Catalyst Control Center Click View and select Ad vanced View Click CrossFire and then set the option Enable CrossFire to Yes Cahors deeper Pat OF Conia ee Pits ERC NN ee Pe CL beire fg eos pem pi Fer pu eee eae Pee e Enable CrossFire Dhi oe D A Pa nangako ben bi erama re charge pher ol Earr EN Verger Foi rz per ta Eu Bogis fer eg eg i EE If you install one Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card and one compatible A E standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card to this motherb
14. temperature will be within aC 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 The default value is Fast Configuration options Fast Middle and Slow 3 5 Boot Screen In this section it will display the available devices on your system for you to config ure the boot settings and the boot priority 139 CO ON ON NES id OM D 0 1 N D Advanced H W Monitor Boot Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot 1st Boot Device Ist Floppy Device 2nd Boot Device HDD PM HDS722580VL 3rd Boot Device CD DVD 3S CD ROM C gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 90 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration To enable 0 EE he boot from network feature Bootup Num Lock Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 cha
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16. ASRocK 7 75XFire eSATA2 User Manual Version 1 0 Published December 2005 Copyright 2005 ASRock INC All rights reserved Copyright Notice No part of this manual may be reproduced transcribed transmitted or translated in any language in any form or by any means except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose without written consent of ASRock Inc Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis tered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Disclaimer Specifications and information contained in this manual are furnished for informa tional use only and subject to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of data interruption of business and the like even if ASRock has been advised
17. B device connected Auto option will disable the legacy USB support 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system including the parameters of the CPU temperature motherboard temperature CPU fan speed chassis fan speed and the critical voltage BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H W Monitor Security Target Fan Speed Hardware Health Event Monitoring 5 P Fast CPU Temperature 37C 98F Middle M B Temperature 31 C 87F Slow CPU Fan Speed 3400 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Vcore 1 629V 3 30V 3 306V 5 00V 5 067V 12 00V 11 890V Select Screen Select Item General Help CPU Quiet Fan Enabled Load Defaults Target CPU Temperature C 50 Save and Exit Tolerance C 02 Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 49 CPU Quiet Fan This item allows you to identify the temperature of CPU fan If you set this option as Disabled the CPU fan will operate in full speed If you set this option as Enabled you will find the items Target CPU Temperature C Tolerance C and Minimun Fan Speed appear to allow you H adjusting them The default value is Disabled Target CPU Temperature C The target temperature will be between 45 C and 65 C The default value is 50 Tolerance C The default value of tolerance is 2 which means the error of the target CPU
18. IDE Configuration B Set ATA IDE Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATA as please set the option to AHCI or IDE STEP 2 Make a SATA Driver Diskette Only when you select AHCI mode and use SATA HDD If you set Configure SATA as to IDE there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette If you select AHCI mode and install Windows OS on IDE drive you do not have to make a driver diskette If you set Configure SATA as to AHCI mode and plan to install Windows OS on a SATA hard disk you have to make a SATA driver diskette Please refer to step 2 on page 34 for details But if you choose IDE mode please ignore this step STEP 3 Install Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install You may select Intel R 82801GR GH SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH7R Windows XP 2000 for Windows XP 2000 or Intel R 36 82801GR GH SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH7R Windows XP64 for Windows XP 64 bit 2 17 Untied Overclocking Technology This motherboard sup
19. ND f GND CD1 see p 10 No 30 CD L 25 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 connec tors and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color 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 accommo dates 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 accommo dates 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 Front Panel Audio Header TPRESENCEY 9 pin HD_AUDIO1 out bet see p 10 No 25 OUT2 L J_SENSE OUT2 R MIC2_R MIC2_L This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 4 1 High Definition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the i chassis must support HDA to function correctl
20. P64 for Windows XP 64 bit 34 After the installation of Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS if you want to manage RAID functions you are allowed to use both RAID Installation Guide and Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information for RAID configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager which is located in the folder at the following path Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that Intel Matrix If you want to use Intel Matrix Storage Manager in Windows environment 4 Storage Manager will be installed to your system as well 2 15 1 Setting Up a RAID Ready System You can also set up a RAID Ready system with a single SATA hard disk A RAID Ready system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 at a later date by using RAID migration feature of Intel Matrix Storage The following steps outline how to build an Intel RAID Ready system 1 Assemble the system and attach a single SATA hard drive 2 Set up system BIOS as step 1 of page 34 When done exit Setup 3 Make a SATA driver diskette as step 2 of page 34 Begin Windows setup by booting from the installation CD
21. Ready graphics card to AGI Ex press slot PCI Express x 4 For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expansion Slots Standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card Step 3 Install the Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card to PCI Express x 16 slot For the proper installation procedures please refer to section Expan sion Slots Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card Standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card 4 You are allowed to install two CrossFire Edition graphics cards to both slots or you may use one CrossFire Edition graphics cards and a compatible standard Radeon CrossFire M Ready graphics card from the same series Step 4 Correctly connect the DVI DMS cable to the monitor connector and two graphics cards that you install If you install two standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics cards to this motherboard please skip this step Ke DVI DMS cable DMS connector DVI connector Standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card DVI connector Connect the DVI DMS There are two DVI connectors on the cable to DVI connector of standard Radeon CrossFire Ready the compatible standard graphics card Please connect the DVI DMS Radeon CrossFire cable to the correct DVI connector otherwise Ready graphics card the graphics card will not work 20 RW Radeon CrossFire DMS ef Edition graphics connecto
22. al ATA SATA Data Cables Optional Two Serial ATA SATA HDD Power Cables Optional One ASRock eSATAII I O Panel Shield 1 2 Specifications Platform ATX Form Factor 12 0 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm LGA 775 for Intel Dual Core Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D supporting Presler and Cedar Mill processors in 775 land LGA package FSB 800 533 MHz Supports Hyper Threading Technology see CAUTION 1 Supports Untied Overclocking Technology see CAUTION 2 Supports EM64T CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 945PL chipset TT mener Memory Dual Channel DDRII Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 4 x DDRII DIMM slots Support DDRII533 see CAUTION 4 Max capacity 2GB Hybrid Booster CPU Frequency Stepless Control see CAUTION 5 ASRock U COP see CAUTION 6 Boot Failure Guard B F G Expansion Slot Supports ATI CrossFire 3 x PCI slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 1 x AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 see CAUTION 7 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot eee Realtek ALC660 5 1 channel CODEC with High Definition Audio Realtek PCI LAN 8101L Speed 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Rear Panel UO 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 4 x Serial ATAII 3 0Gb s connectors support
23. and eSATAIL BOTTOM 1 If you just plan to install one eSATAII device to this motherboard it is recom mended 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 12 and the red eSATAII connector eSATAIL BOTTOM see p 10 No 33 with a SATA data cable first Then the bottom eSATAII port of the I O shield is enabled aa d Connect the SATA data cable to the red eSATAII connector eSATAII BOTTOM Connect the SATA data cable to the red SATAII connector GATAI RED PORT2 28 3 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 SATAIL_ RED see p 10 No 12 and the red eSATAII connector eSATAII_BOTTOM see p 10 No 33 with a SATA data cable first and then connect the orange SATAII connector SATAIL ORANGE see p 10 No 13 and the orange eSATAII connector eSATAII TOP see p 10 No 32 with another SATA data cable After that both the top and the bottom eSATAI ports of the I O shield are enabled Connect the SATA data cables to both Conn ctth SATA red SATAII connector data Gables 10 bath SATAII_RED PORT2 rag eSATAII connector and orange SATAII eSATAIL BOTTOM conn
24. ata 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 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY eg Advanced PCI PnP Settings Value in units of PCI 2m clocks for PCI device 3 latency timer WARNING Setting wrong values in below actions register may cause system to malfunction PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 46 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration In this section you may configure the type of your floppy drive BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration Select the type of _ aaaaaaaaaaaiaiaaiauauaauauauaaalalalaMMssssssssl lM floppy
25. cted 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 43 3 3 4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Set Compatible when Legacy OS MS DOS WinNT is used IDE Configuration Configure SATA as AHCT Set Enhanced pSATAII BLUE PORTO Hard Disk when Native OS gt SATAIT BLACK PORTI Not Detected Win2000 XP ySATAIT RED PORT2 Not Detected is used gt SATAIL ORANGE PORT3 Not Detected pPIDE1 Master ATAPI CDROM IDE1 Slave Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ATA IDE Configuration Please select Compatible when you install legacy OS Windows NT If native OS Windows 2000 XP is installed please select Enhanced Then in the option Configure SATA
26. ctual PCIE frequency The default value of Actual Frequency option is 100 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 OnBoard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard LAN feature VCCM DRAM Voltage Use this to select VCCM DRAM Voltage Configuration options High Middle and Low The default value of this feature is Middle VDDQ NB SB Voltage Use this to select VDDQ NB SB Voltage Configuration options High and Low The default value of this feature is Low 42 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration 139 C0 NN OM u 88 an OM D 1 NW Advanced ACPI Configuration Select auto detect or disable the STR feature Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ring In Power On Disabled PCI Devices Power On Disabled PS 2 Keyboard Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Suspend to RAM This field allows you to select whether to auto detect or disable the Sus pend to RAM feature Select Auto will enable this feature if the system supports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpe
27. ds For AGI Express Slot Cards For PCI Express Slot Radeon X1800 Series Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition Radeon X1600 Series Radeon X1600 Series Radeon X1300 Series Radeon X1300 Series Radeon X850 Series Radeon X850 CrossFire Edition 1 If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the performance benefits of CrossFire All three CrossFire components a CrossFire Ready graphics card a CrossFire Ready motherboard and a CrossFire Edition co processor graphics card must be installed correctly to benefit from the CrossFire multi GPU platform 2 If you pair a 12 pipe CrossFire Edition card with a 16 pipe card both cards will operate as 12 pipe cards while in CrossFire mode Enjoy the benefit of CrossFire Step 1 Currently ATI has released Radeon X850XT X1800XT X1300 and X1600 CrossFire cards which require different methods to enable CrossFire feature In the below procedures we use Radeon X850XT as the example graphics card For other CrossFire cards that ATI has released or will release in the future please refer to ATI graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide Connect to the system power supply Please connect a hard disk power connector to SLI XFIRE Power connector It is recommended to use 500 Watt power supply or greater to perform the benefit of CrossFire feature for Radeon X850XT 19 Step 2 Install the standard Radeon CrossFire
28. duction on page 28 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures Port Multiplier Technology is not supported with eSATAII interface on this motherboard 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 AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 for Windows 2000 Windows XP Graphics Chip Model Name Chipset Name Vendor NVIDIA ASUS Extreme N6200GE TD ASUS Extreme N6200T C256 TD ASUS Extreme N6800GT ASUS Extreme N6800 TD ASUS Extreme 7800GTX 2DHTV 256M ALBATRON PC6600GT GIGABYTE GV NX66128D Inno3D GeFORCE 6600 LE LEADTEK PX6200 TC TDH MSI PCX 5750 TD128E SPARKLE GeFORCE 6200TC ASUS Extreme AX600XT HTVD ASUS Extreme AX700PRO TVD GECUBE Radeon X850XT 256M Gecube RX1600XTG3 D3 256M Gecube RX1300PG2 D3 256M MSI RX1300GPRO TD256E GeForce 6200 GeForce 6200 GeForce 6800GT GeForce 6800 GeForce 7800 GTX GeForce 6600GT GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600LE GeForce 6200TC GeForce PCX5750 GeForce 6200TC RADEON X600XT RADEON X700PRO RADEON X850XT RADEON X1600XT RADEON X1300PRO RADEON X1300 PRO For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 please visit our website for details ASRock website http Awww asrock com support index htm Note It is not recommended to use Turbo cache PCI Express x 16 VGA cards 1 4 Motherboard Layout NO oO P WD 10 11 12 13 14 15
29. e 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 33 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions please follow the below steps STEP 1 Set up BIOS A Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration B Set ATA IDE Configuration to Enhanced and then in the option Configure SATA as please set the option to RAID STEP 2 Make a SATA Driver Diskette A Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system B During POST at the beginning of system boot up press lt F11 gt key and then a window for boot devices selection appears Please select CD ROM as the boot device C When you see the message on the screen Do you want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette YN press lt Y gt D Then you will see these messages Please insert a diskette into the flop
30. ector SATAII_ and orange eSATAII ORANGE PORT3 connector eSATAIL TOP Please make sure to correctly connect the SATAII and eSATAII connectors with corresponding color so that the eSATAII function will work successfully Use the eSATAII device cable to connect eSATAII device and the eSATAII port of the I O shield according to the eSATAII connector that you connect the SATA data cable 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 29 Comparison between eSATAII and other devices 400Mb s 480Mb s 1 5Gb s 1500Mb s 3 0Gb s 3000Mb s EH USB2 0 MIEEE1394 SATA O eS AT AII Speed 30 2 12 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 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 E 8 64 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 fro
31. eeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeees 33 2 15 Installing Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit With RAID Functions 34 2 15 1 Setting Up a RAID Ready System 35 2 15 2 Migrating a RAID Ready System to RAID O PAID AT OP RAID Sv sens 35 2 16 Installing Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Without RAID FUNCIONS seia a a 36 2 17 Untied Overclocking Technology 37 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY ee ceeeeeseeeeeeeeneeeeees 37 gl e tee Te 37 SB lal BIOS Menu EE 37 3 1 2 NAVIGATION E 38 D2 JEE 38 3 3 Advanced EE eege eer 38 3 349 1 ei ME lee BEE 39 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration c cscccccceeeeeeeeeeeees 41 3 3 3 ACPI Configuration sesiooni 43 39 41 IDE GCOnfQUIalION EE 44 3 3 5 PCIPnP Configuration scssssccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 46 3 3 6 Floppy Configuration scscscccccceeeeeeeeeeeees 47 3 3 7 Super lO Configuration 47 3 9 0 USB COMIQuIatION usant 49 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen ss 00000 49 350 BOOL SCEO EE 50 3 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 51 316 SCCUIILY SCOE pg Di Sel EEO ECI E 52 4 Software Support nn 53 4 1 Install Operating System cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeanees 53 4 2 Support CD Information ccccccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 53 4 2 1 Running Support CJ 53 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 53 4 2 3
32. en Cache Size 1024KB Select Item Change Field Total Memory 256MB Select Field Single Channel Memory Mode General Help DDRII 1 256MB 266MHz DDRII533 Load Defaults DDRII 2 None Save and Exit DDRII 3 None Exit DDRII 4 None 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 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 SuperlO Configuration and USB Configuration 3 8 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt Floppy Configuration Ee See i ill Select Item 4 on ed Le Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc A Setting wrong values in this section may cause 4 the system to malfunction 3 3 1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Select how to set the SE CPU host frequency Actual Frequency MHz 200 Bo
33. ion limitations on this motherboard please read Installation of Memory Modules DIMM on page 16 for details 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 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 For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Express Slot PCI Express x 4 on page 9 For the proper installation of PCI Express VGA card please refer to the installation guide on page 18 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide on page 31 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 This motherboard supports eSATAII interface the external SATAII specification Please read eSATAII Interface Intro
34. lts 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 52 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System 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 4 2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features 4 2 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4 2 3 Utilities Menu The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it 4 2 4 LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo Program This motherboard is equipped
35. m pin 5 and pin 6 SAMSUNG 7151311 RE RS 8161412 If pin 3 and pin 4 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin 3 and pin 4 HITACHI Please use the Feature Tool a DOS bootable tool for changing various ATA features Please visit HITACHI s website for details http www hitachigst com hdd support download htm The above examples are just for your reference For different SATAII hard disk products of different vendors the jumper pin setting methods may not be the same Please visit the vendors website for the updates 31 2 13 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel ICH7R south bridge chipset that supports Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAIT SATAII hard disks and RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage 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
36. nge the supervisor user password for the system For the user password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Password lt gt Select Screen re Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 51 3 7 Exit Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H W Monitro Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save configuration changes and exit setup Select OK to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes and exit setup Select OK to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option it will pop out the following message Dis card changes Select OK to discard all changes Load Optimal Defau
37. oard but not two Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics cards please as well follow the above steps However although you have selected the option Enable CrossFire the CrossFire function can not work actually Your computer will automatically reboot After restarting your computer please confirm whether the option Enable CrossFire in ATI Catalyst Control Center is selected or not if not please select it again and then you are able to enjoy the benefit of CrossFire feature Step 11 You can freely enjoy the benefit of CrossFire feature CrossFire appearing here is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe 22 1 ATI Catalyst iter on your le CrossFire 2 8 Surround Display Feature This motherboard supports Surround Display upgrade With the external add on PCI Express VGA card you can easily enjoy the benefits of Surround Display feature For the detailed instruction please refer to the document at the following path in the Support CD Surround Display Information 2 9 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup When the jumper cap is placed on pins the jumper is Short If no jumper cap A J is placed on pins the jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 B e Die EEE and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is Sh
38. onfigure DRAM Timing by SPD Select Enabled will configure the following items by the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device If you select Disabled you will find the items DRAM RAS to CAS Delay DRAM RAS Precharge and DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge appear to allow you adjusting them DRAM CAS Latency Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options are 5 4 3 and Auto DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks and 5 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge This controls the idle clocks after a precharge command is issued Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks and 5 DRAM Clocks A1 DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge This controls the number of DRAM clocks for TRAS Configuration options 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks 7 DRAM Clocks 8 DRAM Clocks 9 DRAM Clocks 10 DRAM Clocks 11 DRAM Clocks 12 DRAM Clocks 13 DRAM Clocks 14 DRAM Clocks and 15 DRAM Clocks Boot Graphic Adapter Priority This allows you to select PCI PCIE or PCIE PCI as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI PCIE PCIE Frequency Use this option to adjust PCIE frequency The default value is Auto If you set this option to Manual you are allowed to adjust the a
39. ort Open placed on these 2 pins Jumper Setting Description PS2_USB_PWR1 12 25 Short pin2 pin3 to enable see p 10 No 1 e O Be e 5VSB standby for PS 2 5V 5VSB or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see p 10 No 10 2 pin jumper 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 2 pins on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds 23 2 10 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard FDD connector 33 pin FLOPPY1 see p 10 No 23 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 9 connect the blue end C e SC connect the black end to the motherboard re to the IDE devices 80 conductor ATA 66 100 cable Note Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the detail
40. ot Failure Guard Enabled Spread Spectrum Auto Ratio Status Unlocked Max 17 Min 14 Ratio Actual Value17 Ratio CMOS Setting 17 CPU Thermal Throttling Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Change Option Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled General Help No Excute Memory Protection Disabled Load Defaults Enhance Halt State Disabled Intel R Virtualization tech Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Auto Select Screen Select Item Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Host Frequency While entering setup BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this motherboard The actual CPU host frequency will show in the following item Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum This item should always be Auto for better system stability Ratio Status This is a read only item which displays whether the ratio status of this motherboard is Locked or Unlocked If it shows Unlocked you will find an item Ratio CMOS Setting appears to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard 39 Ratio Actual Value This is a read only item which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard Ratio CMOS Setting If the ratio status is unlocked you will find this item appear to allow you changing the ratio value of this motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable P4 CPU inte
41. ports Untied Overclocing Technology which means during overclocking FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI bus You may set CPU Host Frequency option of BIOS setup to Auto which will show you the actual CPU host frequency in the following item Therefore CPU FSB is untied during overclocking but PCI bus is in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment Chapter 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3 1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system The BIOS FWH chip on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer Please press lt F2 gt 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 lt Ctl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for refer ence purpose only and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H
42. py 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 lt Y gt E The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette STEP 3 Use RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration Before you start to configure the RAID function you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration Please refer to the document in the Support CD Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration which is located in the folder at the following path RAID Installation Guide STEP 4 Install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit OS on your system After making a SATA driver diskette and using RAID Installation Guide to set RAID configuration you can start to install Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit on your system At the beginning of Windows setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the driver will be presented Select the driver to install according to the mode you choose and the OS you install You may select Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH7R Windows XP 2000 for Windows XP 2000 or Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH7R Windows X
43. r 1 card E A Connect the DVI DMS Connect the DVI DMS cable to DMS connector cable to the monitor of the CrossFire Edition connector graphics card If you install two CrossFire Edition graphics cards to this motherboard please connect one end of DVI DMS cable to the monitor another end to DMS of one of the CrossFire Edition graphics cards to PCIE1 slot PCI Express x 16 and the other end to DVI of another CrossFire Edition graphics card to AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 If you install one CrossFire Edition graphics card and one compatible standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card to this motherboard please connect one end of DVI DMS cable to the monitor another end to DMS of the CrossFire Edition graphics card and the other end to DVI of the compatible standard Radeon CrossFire Ready graphics card Step 5 Power on your computer and boot into OS Step 6 Remove the ATI driver if you have any VGA driver installed in your system utility to uninstall any previously installed Catalyst drivers prior to installation Please visit this website for the driver http support ati com ics support DLRedirect asp fileIDExt 050553d401 96ef1 O9fff87cbb40aaf28 amp accountID 737 amp deptID 894 4 The Catalyst Uninstaller is an optional download We recommend using this Step 7 Install the required drivers to your system Please visit the websites below for installing the drivers that ATI recommends A ATI
44. rnal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheated Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Hyper Threading technology and an operating sys tem that includes optimization for this technology such as Microsoft Win dows XP Set to Enabled if using Microsoft Windows XP or Linux kernel version 2 4 18 or higher This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper Threading technology Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only some OSes ex NT4 0 cannot handle the function with disable This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions No Excute Memory Protection No Execution NX Memory Protection Technology is an enhancement to the A 32 Intel Architecture An 1A 32 processor with No Execute NX Memory Protection can prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to execute code This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support No Excute Memory Protection Enhance Halt State All processors support the Halt State C1 The C1 state is supported through the native processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches Intel R Virtualization tech When this option is set to Enabled a VIMM Virtual Machine Architect
45. rs PIO Mode 24 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Supported Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto 5 Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help S M A R T Disabled Load Defaults 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 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 E 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 45 LBA Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA Large mode for a hard disk gt 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 d
46. s 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 componenis 3 Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that comes with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 12 2 3 CPU Installation For the installation of Intel 775 LAND CPU please follow the steps below a 775 Pin Socket Overview Before you insert the 775 LAND CPU into the socket please check if the CPU surface is unclean or if there is any bent pin on the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po sition at approximately 135 degrees Step 1 3 Rotate the load plate to fully open po sition at approximately 100 degrees Step 2 Inser
47. s Serial ATA II Connectors These four Serial ATA II SATAIL BLUE PORTO SATAII connectors support see p 10 No 15 SATAII RED SATAII ORANGE SATA data cables for internal SATAIL_BLACK PORT1 PORT2 PORTS storage devices The current see p 10 No 14 SATA II interface allows up to SATAIL_RED PORT2 SATAI BLUE SATAIL BLACK 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate see p 10 No 12 PORTO PORT1 SATAIL ORANGE PORTS see p 10 No 13 SATAII_RED PORT2 and SATAII_ORANGE PORT3 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 28 for details about eSATAII and eSATAII installation procedures eSATA II Connectors a These two eSATA Il eSATAIL TOP see p 10 No 32 a E connectors support SATA eSATAII_BOTTOM see p 10 No 33 1 e data cables for external S SATAII function The current ml 2 Li 8 eSATA II interface allows up to 3 0 Gb s data transfer rate 24 Serial ATA SATA Data Cable Serial ATA SATA Power Cable Optional rs A connect to the SATA HDD connect to the power connector powersupply USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB67 see p 10 No 19 USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB45 see p 10 No 21 Infrared Module Header RTX Svs DUMMY 5 pin IR1 CT olo GND see p 10 No 22 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 E G
48. t the 775 LAND CPU Step 2 1 Hold the CPU by the edges where are marked with black lines aul woe aul woe Step 2 2 Orient the CPU with IHS Integrated Heat Sink up Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches Eer Pint s Pr i H alignment ke orientation orientation alignment key E g y key notch key notch 775 Pin Socket 775 LAND CPU 13 Step 3 Step 4 For proper inserting please ensure to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket Step 2 3 Carefully place the CPU into the socket by using a purely vertical motion Step 2 4 Verify that the CPU is within the socket and properly mated to the orient keys Remove PnP Cap Pick and Place Cap Use your left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is recommended to use the cap tab to handle and avoid kicking off the PnP cap 2 This cap must be placed if returning the motherboard for after service Close the socket Step 4 1 Rotate the load plate onto the IHS Step 4 2 While pressing down lightly on load plate engage the load lever Step 4 3 Secure load lever with load plate tab under retention tab of load lever 14 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink This motherboard is equipped with 775 Pin socket that supports In
49. tel 775 LAND CPU Please adopt the type of heatsink and cooling fan compliant with Intel 775 LAND CPU to dissipate heat Before you installed the heatsink you need to spray thermal interface material between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation Ensure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other Then connect the CPU fan to the CPU_FAN connector CPU_FAN1 see page 10 No 6 For proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply thermal interface material onto center D ETES of IHS on the socket surface E ge Step 2 Place the heatsink onto the socket Ensure ET an cables on side fan cables are oriented on side closest to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard CPU_FAN1 see page 10 No 6 i ihre tee 2 Step 3 Align fasteners with the motherboard me dt throughholes Step 4 Rotate the fastener clockwise then press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners 4 If you press down the fasteners without rotating them clockwise 4 the heatsink cannot be secured on the motherboard Step 5 Connect fan header with the CPU fan connector on the motherboard Step 6 Secure excess cable with tie wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components 15
50. the SATA data cable to the SATA SATAII hard disk g 1 If you plan to use RAID 0 RAID 1 or Intel Matrix Storage function 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 10 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 Intel Matrix Storage functions will be enabled 2 It is not recommended to switch the Configure SATA as setting between AHCI RAID and IDE mode after OS installation 32 2 14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA SATAII HDDs and eSATAII Devices 775XFire eSATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA SATAII eSATAII Devices Intel ICH7R 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 AHCI requires appropriate software support e g an AHCI driver which is contained in our support CD 4 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 th
51. this motherboard it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 3 If a pair of memory modules is NOT installed in the same Dual Channel for example installing a pair of memory modules in DDRII_ 1 and DDRII 2 it is unable to activate the Dual Channel Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR memory module into DDRII slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 16 Recommended Memory Configurations DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII 1 DDRII 2 DDRII 3 DDRII 4 Yellow Slot Orange Slot Yellow Slot Orange Slot Trenor moane oses xX 2 memory modules Dsss x ss DSISS EE 3 memory modules Ges 4 memory modules SS SS SS If you only install one memory module you can install it to any one of the four slots These two TRANSCEND memory modules can only be supported under the following conditions DRAM SIZE TYPE CELL CELL NO INGLE SIDE VENDOR MB VENDOR DOUBLE SIDE TRANSCEND 256 DDRII533 SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCD5_ SINGLE SIDE TRANSCEND 512 DDRII533 INFINEON HYB18T512800AF37 SINGLE SIDE 1 If you plan to install one above memory module you can install it to any DDRII slot of this motherboard 2 If you plan to install two above memory modules it is recommended to install them either in the set of yellow slots DDRII_1 and DDRII_3 or in the set of orange slots DDRII 2 and DDRII 4 3 This motherboard does not support three or four above memory mod
52. ules Installing a DIMM Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components Step 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot 17 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 6 Expansion Slots PCI PCI Express and AGI Express Slots There are 3 PCI slots 2 PCI Express slots and 1 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 on this motherboard PCI slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface PCIE Slots PCIE1 PCIE x 16 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 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 AGI Express slot PCI Express x 4 is used to install PCI Express expan sion cards For the information of the compatible PCI Express VGA cards please refer to the Supported PCI Express VGA Card List for AGI Ex press Slot PCI Express x 4 on page 9 Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card
53. ure can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Intel R Virtualization Technology Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Intel R SoeedStep tm tech is Intel s new power saving technology Proces sor can switch between multiple frequency and voltage points to enable power savings If you select Auto you need to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to enable this function 40 3 3 2 Chipset Configuration 133 C0 SN OM MOS an OM NE NRW Advanced Chipset Configuration Auto Flexibility Option Disabled AL SS UIE GS HE UD Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled SE DRAM CAS Latency Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI PCIE A PCIE Frequency uto OnBoard HD Audio Auto SE SE Front Panel Control Auto one OnBoard LAN Enabled Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit VCCM DRAM Voltage Middle VDDQ NB SB Voltage Low v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Frequency If Auto is selected the motherboard will detect the memory module s inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically You may also select other value as operating frequency 200MHZ DDRII 400 266MHz DDRII 533 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to Enabled C
54. 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 DMAOI 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 Configura tion options Disabled 300 and 330 48 3 3 8 USB Configuration 139 C0 NS Ow OD QE ON D D P1 HN D Advanced USB Configuration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc USB Controller Use this item to enable or disable the use of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable the support to emulate 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 US
55. with Intel LGA 775 socket which is a new CPU socket interface that Intel has released Since it has several tiny pins whcih are easily to be damaged by improper handling ASRock sincerely presents you a Clear installation guide through this LGA 775 CPU Installation Live Demo We hope you may check this live demo program before you start the installa tion of LGA 775 CPU in order to reduce the risks of CPU and motherboard damages caused by any improper handling To see this Live Demo you can run Microsoft Media Player to play the file You may find this Live Demo in the motherboard s Support CD through the following path A Live Demo PC DIY LGA775INST_English dat 4 2 5 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock welcome to visit ASRock s website at http Awww asrock com or you may contact your dealer for further information 53
56. y 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 OUT_L C MIC_RET and OUT REI are for HD audio panel only You don t need to connect them for AC 97 audio panel D Connect PRESENCE pin to GND to enable front panel audio System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 10 No 17 Chassis Speaker Header 4 pin SPEAKER 1 W see p 10 No 18 P i Chassis Fan Connector GND py 3 pin CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN_SPEED see p 10 No 16 12V CPU Fan Connector mete ee 4 pin CPU FAN1 GND FAN SPEED CONTROL see p 10 No 6 ATX Power Connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 see p 10 No 3 26 This header accommodates several system front panel functions Please connect the chassis speaker to this header Please connect a chassis fan cable to this connector and match the black wire to the ground pin 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 2 SLI XFIRE Power Connector 4 pin SLI XFIRE_POWER1 see p 10 No 31 Game Port Header 15 pin GAME1 see p 10 No 24
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